# MIX
A new generation steps up to the plate in a moving sequel to the 1985 baseball manga, Touch. Stepbrothers Touma and Suichirou are ace players on Meisei High School’s baseball team, and thanks to them, the team may finally have a chance at returning to nationals. But little by little, a tragic legacy unfolds as the stepbrothers follow in their fathers’ footsteps.
# Season 1
# E1 - Meisei's Ace
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY4PXW986/meiseis-ace)
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**[01:28] ---**
Strike! You're out!
**[01:37] ---**
On their first ever trip to
the tournament, Meisei is champion!
**[01:42] ---**
The team's ace, Tatsuya Uesugi,
has pitched the entire game!
**[01:49] ---**
"1986 68th Koshien
National High School Tournament
Champions Meisei High School"
**[02:03] ---**
It has been 30 years
since the glory of that summer.
**[02:06] ---**
The Meisei baseball team
that became champions
**[02:09] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[02:13] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[02:15] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[02:18] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[02:21] ---**
Their goal is the same.
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[04:06] ---**
"Meisei High School"
**[04:10] ---**
That championship happened only once.
**[04:13] ---**
Many summers have followed...
**[04:17] ---**
...but Meisei High School
would never make it to Koshien again.
**[04:25] ---**
Squat, Kou!
**[04:28] ---**
You're the one who
should be squatting, Sou!
**[04:31] ---**
Can't you do what
your older brother says?!
**[04:34] ---**
Ha!
**[04:36] ---**
Big brother?
**[04:38] ---**
We share the same birthday.
**[04:40] ---**
You've seen the mother-child handbook.
**[04:43] ---**
I was born ten minutes earlier.
**[04:47] ---**
I don't trust that information.
**[04:49] ---**
My hospital might've just been lazy
**[04:52] ---**
and slow when I was being born.
**[04:56] ---**
Maybe your hospital was impatient and
had the habit of writing down earlier times.
**[05:02] ---**
Who knows if the clocks
in the hospitals were accurate?
**[05:10] ---**
Whether you accept it or not,
**[05:13] ---**
the public sees me as the
older brother and you the younger.
**[05:19] ---**
Shut up!
**[05:20] ---**
Huh?
**[05:22] ---**
Ow!
**[05:27] ---**
You guys! You're trespassing again!
**[05:32] ---**
Hey, stop! Brats!
**[05:36] ---**
"Meisei High School"
**[05:38] ---**
This story is about Meisei High School,
**[05:41] ---**
champions on their first trip
to Koshien 30 years ago.
**[05:47] ---**
"Meisei's Ace"
**[06:36] ---**
"Tachibana"
**[06:36] ---**
How fortunate. It's stopped raining.
**[06:40] ---**
Spring vacation is over.
**[06:43] ---**
Darn. It's way too short!
**[06:47] ---**
Don't blame me.
**[06:49] ---**
Make the...
**[06:51] ---**
...vacation longer!
**[06:53] ---**
I'm telling you it's not my fault!
**[06:56] ---**
Hey! What are you doing?!
**[06:57] ---**
I'm doing this!
**[06:59] ---**
Hey! What?!
**[06:59] ---**
Cut it out!
**[07:00] ---**
*You* cut it out!
**[07:03] ---**
Ah!
**[07:08] ---**
This boy is main character number one.
Touma Tachibana. Thirteen years old.
**[07:12] ---**
"Touma Tachibana"
**[07:14] ---**
This one is main character number two.
Souichirou Tachibana. Thirteen years old.
**[07:17] ---**
"Souichirou Tachibana"
**[07:20] ---**
Come on. Have your breakfast
and leave, or you'll be late.
**[07:25] ---**
And she is the brothers' little sister:
**[07:28] ---**
Otomi Tachibana. Twelve years old.
Main character number three.
**[07:29] ---**
"Otomi Tachibana"
**[07:34] ---**
Sou. And you too, Tou.
**[07:36] ---**
OK, got it, Otomi.
**[07:38] ---**
Stop calling me that.
**[07:41] ---**
Why?
**[07:42] ---**
You make me sound like your father!
**[07:45] ---**
Oh!
**[07:48] ---**
"Tou" can also mean father!
**[07:48] ---**
"Tou"
**[07:49] ---**
"Tou"
"Tou"
**[07:52] ---**
That's right.
**[07:53] ---**
Don't worry.
**[07:54] ---**
No one'll think you had me as
your daughter when you were one.
**[08:00] ---**
Of course not.
**[08:08] ---**
Why aren't you getting ready?
**[08:11] ---**
Otomi's entrance ceremony
**[08:14] ---**
is tomorrow!
**[08:17] ---**
Mother. Mayumi Tachibana.
Thirty-eight years old.
**[08:17] ---**
"Mayumi Tachibana"
**[08:20] ---**
Wow. Otomi is finally
entering junior high school.
**[08:25] ---**
She's grown to be a fine lady. Hm!
**[08:28] ---**
Father. Eisuke Tachibana.
Forty-one years old.
**[08:29] ---**
"Eisuke Tachibana"
**[08:33] ---**
Hey, Dad! Stop touching
my school uniform like that!
**[08:38] ---**
You mustn't!
**[08:39] ---**
Meow!
**[08:40] ---**
So there you have it.
I'll see you at school tomorrow. Seniors.
**[08:48] ---**
I'm leaving!
**[08:49] ---**
Me too!
**[08:51] ---**
The high school is only one minute away.
**[08:54] ---**
"Meisei High School"
**[08:55] ---**
Two more years of patience.
**[09:00] ---**
After leaving home,
**[09:03] ---**
walk halfway around the high school grounds
**[09:07] ---**
and cross one street, then you
arrive at Meisei Junior High School.
**[09:12] ---**
It makes no difference if we go
right or left around the High School.
**[09:17] ---**
"Meisei Junior High School"
**[09:17] ---**
It's really not far enough to complain.
**[09:21] ---**
It's a straight path if we walk
through the High School grounds.
**[09:26] ---**
Most of the students
commute by train, bus, or bicycle.
**[09:32] ---**
Not to mention,
this light takes forever to change.
**[09:35] ---**
Are you listening? Hey!
**[09:37] ---**
--Hm?
--Hm?
**[09:55] ---**
"Daisuke Nikaidou"
**[09:58] ---**
Have a good day.
**[10:02] ---**
Good morning!
**[10:09] ---**
A new school year,
but the unlikable ones are still unlikable.
**[10:13] ---**
We need longer vacations.
**[10:24] ---**
Otomi.
**[10:26] ---**
What?
**[10:27] ---**
Will you help me clean the storeroom?
**[10:31] ---**
Why suddenly today?
**[10:33] ---**
Only because it came to mind today.
**[10:37] ---**
I guess I can.
**[10:38] ---**
Good.
**[10:41] ---**
I was hoping to go
and see the baseball team.
**[11:16] ---**
Nikaidou.
**[11:18] ---**
It's time.
**[11:19] ---**
Yes. Then I'll be leaving, manager.
**[11:23] ---**
Yeah. Good work.
**[11:29] ---**
Exactly one hour today, too.
**[11:32] ---**
OK. You guys.
**[11:35] ---**
The new school year begins tomorrow.
We'll have new students wanting to join.
**[11:39] ---**
Get your bodies back into
shape after that long spring break.
**[11:43] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[11:44] ---**
You guys.
**[11:45] ---**
Captain.
**[11:46] ---**
Can't do it today.
**[11:50] ---**
"Tadashi Imagawa"
**[11:53] ---**
I know that.
**[12:02] ---**
I'm home!
**[12:05] ---**
You're early.
**[12:07] ---**
They're not gonna overwork us from day one.
**[12:11] ---**
Throw any pitches today?
**[12:13] ---**
No. Because the manager
was there the whole time.
**[12:17] ---**
I'm glad I didn't...
**[12:18] ---**
Hm?
**[12:19] ---**
...go see you practice.
**[12:21] ---**
What's that about?
**[12:22] ---**
How about Sou?
**[12:24] ---**
He's on a date.
**[12:26] ---**
He doesn't miss a beat from day one.
**[12:38] ---**
What is it?
**[12:40] ---**
Want something to drink?
**[12:43] ---**
Sure.
**[13:05] ---**
You interested in baseball?
**[13:07] ---**
Hm?
**[13:11] ---**
Miss Tachibana... right?
**[13:15] ---**
You're...?
**[13:17] ---**
Ichiban Natsuno!
**[13:20] ---**
"Ichiban Natsuno"
**[13:23] ---**
Oh! Yes, of course!
**[13:26] ---**
I remember only the fact
I thought your name was funny.
**[13:31] ---**
That's mean.
**[13:33] ---**
Personally, I really like my name.
**[13:37] ---**
Ichiban means No. 1, the team ace!
**[13:39] ---**
And Natsu means summer!
**[13:42] ---**
So it is my destiny to pitch
at the summer Koshien.
**[13:46] ---**
So you won't pitch at the spring Koshien?
**[13:49] ---**
Ah, well, that's a different issue...
**[13:54] ---**
Are you joining the baseball team?
**[13:57] ---**
It's my destiny.
**[14:00] ---**
Good luck.
**[14:03] ---**
I understand it's pretty tough.
**[14:07] ---**
What's tough?
**[14:23] ---**
Is that person our ace pitcher?
**[14:26] ---**
Huh?
**[14:27] ---**
Yeah. That's Nikaidou. He's in ninth grade.
**[14:32] ---**
Oh.
**[14:34] ---**
It doesn't look like
I'll have to wait a year to be No. 1.
**[14:39] ---**
Oops! I was talking to myself.
**[14:42] ---**
You speak so clearly
for someone talking to himself.
**[14:45] ---**
Do you want to become a pitcher?
**[14:47] ---**
Yes!
**[14:50] ---**
Ichiban Natsuno! The ace of the summer!
**[14:53] ---**
I'm destined to take the mound
at the summer Koshien!
**[14:57] ---**
So you won't pitch at the spring Koshien?
**[15:00] ---**
Huh? Ah, that's a different issue...
**[15:04] ---**
Ah.
**[15:05] ---**
"Tachibana"
**[15:06] ---**
Tachibana?
**[15:08] ---**
Yeah. I'm Touma Tachibana,
in eighth grade. Good to meet you.
**[15:14] ---**
Well, in any case,
Koshien is a high school tournament.
**[15:20] ---**
So don't rush it. Take it slow.
**[15:28] ---**
I don't know about that ace pitcher,
but that catcher is good.
**[15:33] ---**
That's Souichirou Tachibana, in eighth grade.
**[15:36] ---**
Tachibana?
**[15:39] ---**
Are you brothers?
**[15:41] ---**
Yeah.
**[15:42] ---**
But you two don't look alike, for twins.
**[15:48] ---**
Who said we were twins?
**[15:50] ---**
Huh? But...
**[15:52] ---**
Oh, I get it.
**[15:55] ---**
You were born almost a year
apart in the same grade year!
**[15:58] ---**
We share the same birthday.
**[16:00] ---**
Huh?
**[16:02] ---**
New members, gather here!
**[16:05] ---**
Yes!
**[16:07] ---**
I'm Kuroyanagi, the manager.
**[16:10] ---**
Let's start with you
showing me how good you are.
**[16:15] ---**
Those wanting to be a pitcher, step forward.
**[16:18] ---**
Yes!
**[16:22] ---**
Yes!
**[16:23] ---**
Y-Yes!
**[16:35] ---**
Tachibana. Catch for them.
**[16:38] ---**
Five pitches per person should be enough.
**[16:40] ---**
Yes.
**[16:44] ---**
Oh... I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
**[16:48] ---**
Come on! Don't be so nervous!
**[17:01] ---**
I'm sorry!
**[17:07] ---**
Next!
**[17:21] ---**
OK, next!
**[17:23] ---**
Yes!
**[17:28] ---**
Ichiban Natsuno! Here I go!
**[17:35] ---**
Huh?
**[17:45] ---**
He's pretty good.
**[17:48] ---**
Not bad.
**[17:52] ---**
I'm throwing you a slider next!
**[18:00] ---**
OK, that's enough.
**[18:03] ---**
Natsuno!
**[18:04] ---**
Yes!
**[18:06] ---**
The outfield seems to suit you the best.
**[18:09] ---**
Take your position there.
**[18:11] ---**
Pardon?!
**[18:13] ---**
Manager. I'm leaving now.
**[18:16] ---**
Right. Good work.
**[18:19] ---**
Pardon?
**[18:21] ---**
That's the expression anyone would make.
**[18:24] ---**
I guess.
**[18:29] ---**
What is that manager thinking?!
**[18:29] ---**
"Next day"
**[18:32] ---**
I told you.
**[18:34] ---**
It's pretty tough.
**[18:37] ---**
Oh! Come to think of it!
**[18:39] ---**
The Tachibana brothers
on the baseball team...
**[18:43] ---**
They're my brothers.
**[18:45] ---**
They're in the same grade with the same
birthday but aren't twins?
**[18:49] ---**
How can that be?
**[18:51] ---**
Oh. That's because--
**[18:52] ---**
Otomi!
**[18:53] ---**
Yoshiko.
**[18:55] ---**
My mom says you can come
and get the puppy whenever you want.
**[19:00] ---**
Huh?! Really?!
**[19:03] ---**
Hey! Wait!
**[19:05] ---**
You haven't finished explaining.
**[19:11] ---**
Manager. I'm leaving now.
**[19:15] ---**
Yeah. Good work.
**[19:19] ---**
Does our ace pitcher
always leave alone early?
**[19:24] ---**
Yeah. After about an hour. Every day.
**[19:29] ---**
What a carefree club this is.
**[19:32] ---**
I guess. Both our team and the
**[19:35] ---**
High School baseball team have
gotten used to being weak.
**[19:40] ---**
But the team's been to Koshien before, right?
The High School team?
**[19:43] ---**
"1986 68th Koshien
National High School Tournament
Champions Meisei High School"
**[19:46] ---**
A long, long, long time ago. And only once.
**[19:52] ---**
Huh?
**[19:52] ---**
Oops.
**[19:54] ---**
Ugh!
**[19:54] ---**
Darn. I should've done more
research before selecting schools.
**[20:02] ---**
Touma.
**[20:03] ---**
Hm?
**[20:04] ---**
I hear the manager won't be back for a while.
**[20:10] ---**
Roger that.
**[20:17] ---**
Huh?
**[20:18] ---**
What about the Tachibana who isn't a catcher?
**[20:22] ---**
Oh. He's been our regular
third baseman since seventh grade.
**[20:27] ---**
Oh.
**[21:03] ---**
What position did you say he plays?
**[21:08] ---**
Third base.
**[21:17] ---**
--I'm home!
--I'm home!
**[21:21] ---**
I'm thirsty. Huh?
**[21:24] ---**
What's this?
**[21:26] ---**
Oh, that.
**[21:28] ---**
We found it when cleaning the storeroom.
**[21:34] ---**
Maybe it belongs to Dad.
**[21:39] ---**
Nope.
**[21:41] ---**
This isn't Dad's.
**[21:43] ---**
Now, this uniform.
Who does this No. 1 belong to?
**[23:24] ---**
Next time, on Mix.
**[23:25] ---**
Hey. Who is the big brother?
**[23:28] ---**
Hm? You can be him.
**[23:30] ---**
No, you be the big brother.
**[23:32] ---**
No, you.
**[23:33] ---**
--You. You. You.
--You. You.
**[23:36] ---**
Then I'll be him.
**[23:37] ---**
Why you?!
**[23:39] ---**
Next time, "I'm Big Brother,
and You're Little Brother."
**[23:39] ---**
"Name: Punch"
**[23:42] ---**
"I'm Big Brother and You're Little Brother"
**[23:42] ---**
They're both big brothers to me!
**[23:45] ---**
**[23:47] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:47] ---**
# E2 - I'm Big Brother and You're Little Brother
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYJ0M4Q46/im-big-brother-and-youre-little-brother)
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**[00:01] ---**
Are you sure that's the one you want, Otomi?
**[00:03] ---**
"Dog"
**[00:05] ---**
Absolutely.
**[00:06] ---**
I had decided on him from the start.
**[00:09] ---**
As long as you're sure.
**[00:11] ---**
Don't go changing your mind later.
**[00:14] ---**
I won't change my mind.
**[00:16] ---**
You take care of him from this point on.
**[00:19] ---**
Right.
**[00:26] ---**
We'll have fun together from now on.
**[00:28] ---**
"Punch."
**[00:31] ---**
That's not the way "Punch" should be barking.
**[00:36] ---**
It has been 30 years
since the glory of that summer.
**[00:39] ---**
The Meisei baseball team
that became champions
**[00:42] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[00:46] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[00:48] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[00:51] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[00:54] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[02:40] ---**
"Meisei High School"
**[02:45] ---**
There's not much hope this summer, either.
**[02:49] ---**
Hmm.
**[02:51] ---**
Even a team like this
**[02:53] ---**
could be good if we had a decent ace pitcher.
**[02:57] ---**
Every pitcher is only
**[02:59] ---**
as good as our junior high ace pitcher.
**[03:03] ---**
Nikaidou, huh?
**[03:06] ---**
That guy will only be our
ace until this summer.
**[03:10] ---**
I certainly hope so.
**[03:13] ---**
Souichirou! Touma, dear!
**[03:16] ---**
I bought some *taiyaki* snacks!
**[03:19] ---**
Come on home!
**[03:22] ---**
Let's go, Touma dear.
**[03:25] ---**
Hey!
**[03:27] ---**
"I'm Big Brother and You're Little Brother"
**[03:33] ---**
Would you simply call me by my name?
**[03:36] ---**
Don't worry about it.
**[03:38] ---**
I'm not classifying. Just separating.
**[03:42] ---**
Making it clear to those around us
makes it simpler in the long run.
**[03:47] ---**
Everyone knows in this neighborhood.
**[03:50] ---**
She was even explaining it
to the courier service the other day.
**[03:56] ---**
But you do it too, Touma dear.
**[03:58] ---**
You're separating "Mother"
**[03:59] ---**
"Mother"
**[04:00] ---**
"Mother"
"(Step) mother"
**[04:02] ---**
from "mother" properly.
**[04:04] ---**
They sound exactly the same!
**[04:06] ---**
By the way...
**[04:08] ---**
What's this creature roaming around?!
**[04:12] ---**
Punch!
**[04:14] ---**
Punch?
**[04:18] ---**
That's the puppy Otomi promised
to bring home from Yoshiko's place.
**[04:24] ---**
You decided to name him Punch?
**[04:26] ---**
Well, you see...
**[04:29] ---**
While I was lying in bed thinking of a name,
**[04:34] ---**
"Name: Punch"
**[04:35] ---**
a strange person appeared in my dream...
**[04:42] ---**
...told me to do the rest, and disappeared.
**[04:49] ---**
I'm sure
**[04:50] ---**
the puppy was meant to be called that.
**[04:56] ---**
Hey, Punch.
**[04:58] ---**
Meet brother Souichirou and brother Touma.
**[05:02] ---**
Say hi.
**[05:04] ---**
Argh!
**[05:06] ---**
Throw that dog away!
**[05:08] ---**
--My, it's full of spirit!
--There are two portraits displayed
in the Japanese-style room.
**[05:13] ---**
One is of Souichirou
and Otomi's deceased father,
**[05:16] ---**
and the other is of Touma's deceased mother.
**[05:19] ---**
When their current parents, Eisuke Tachibana
**[05:24] ---**
and Mayumi Sawai, got married,
**[05:26] ---**
big brother Souichirou and
little brother Touma were six,
**[05:31] ---**
and little sister Otomi was five years old.
**[05:39] ---**
Oh, I see now.
**[05:42] ---**
Hm?
**[05:43] ---**
I just happened to
overhear your mother explain it
**[05:48] ---**
--at the new *taiyaki* shop by the station.
--That's right! Can you imagine it?!
**[05:52] ---**
The Tachibana family structure.
**[05:54] ---**
It's pretty nice.
**[05:56] ---**
Oh, how nice.
**[05:58] ---**
But, well, never mind that.
**[06:02] ---**
What's the deal with our baseball club?!
**[06:05] ---**
Anyone can see that your brother
is far superior to the current ace!
**[06:12] ---**
Of course.
**[06:13] ---**
That's not all!
**[06:14] ---**
The team has no decent backup pitchers,
**[06:17] ---**
so why am I stuck playing in the outfield?
**[06:20] ---**
That's proof that you've been
recognized as a decent pitcher.
**[06:25] ---**
I-I don't get it.
**[06:28] ---**
What they're doing doesn't make any sense!
**[06:31] ---**
What is it with this baseball club?
**[06:34] ---**
But the facilities are
top class, don't you think?
**[06:37] ---**
Huh?
**[06:42] ---**
You have a point. They are top class.
**[06:47] ---**
New members, gather!
**[06:51] ---**
We received your practice uniforms
**[06:54] ---**
from old boy Chairman Nikaidou.
**[06:58] ---**
Accept them with heartfelt gratitude.
**[07:02] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[07:04] ---**
Nikaidou?
**[07:16] ---**
Clean these, Miyata.
**[07:18] ---**
Y-Yes.
**[07:23] ---**
Nikaidou.
**[07:26] ---**
We have new first-year members on the team,
**[07:29] ---**
so it's time you relieve Miyata of his duties
**[07:33] ---**
as your personal equipment cleaner.
**[07:37] ---**
Do you want to stop doing it, Miyata?
**[07:39] ---**
Huh?
**[07:40] ---**
Well, um...
**[07:42] ---**
If you don't want to do it, tell him so.
**[07:46] ---**
Nikaidou is not someone
who would take advantage
**[07:49] ---**
of your fathers' positions at the company.
**[07:53] ---**
Right?
**[07:56] ---**
Tachibana.
**[08:00] ---**
I hear you've been secretly
practicing after I leave.
**[08:08] ---**
Stop wasting your time.
**[08:10] ---**
As long as I'm here,
you will never take the pitcher's mound.
**[08:15] ---**
You can count on that.
**[08:17] ---**
But you won't be here long.
**[08:19] ---**
Come autumn, you'll no
longer be here. Right, Nikaidou?
**[08:27] ---**
You're right. I'll need to have
a long talk with the manager.
**[08:32] ---**
About things to come.
**[08:40] ---**
That OB called Nikaidou.
**[08:44] ---**
Any relation to our ace?
**[08:45] ---**
Yeah.
**[08:48] ---**
He's our Nikaidou's father.
**[08:52] ---**
President of the Nikaidou Electric Company.
**[08:56] ---**
"Gift from Kouzou Nikaidou"
**[08:57] ---**
Every year, he grants our
baseball club a shower of gifts.
**[09:04] ---**
I see.
**[09:06] ---**
But that's not all.
**[09:09] ---**
He and our manager are former players
of the junior high and high school teams.
**[09:14] ---**
And they remain very good friends.
**[09:18] ---**
And for that reason,
**[09:19] ---**
our club's selfish ace
is free to do as he desires.
**[09:26] ---**
I get it.
**[09:28] ---**
Wait! Are you all right with that?!
**[09:31] ---**
You're the team captain,
aren't you, Imagawa?!
**[09:34] ---**
Don't rely on me to do anything.
**[09:37] ---**
We've known each other since grade school.
**[09:41] ---**
I can't speak for him,
but *I* still consider him
**[09:45] ---**
a friend.
**[09:52] ---**
Touma.
**[09:53] ---**
I'll catch for you. Throw some pitches.
**[09:56] ---**
But the manager's still
here. Right over there.
**[10:00] ---**
Why should I care?
**[10:03] ---**
Yeah.
**[10:04] ---**
Why should we care?
**[10:28] ---**
Nice pitch!
**[10:30] ---**
Miss Tachibana!
**[10:33] ---**
Break time is over.
**[10:35] ---**
Please return to your seat right now.
**[10:39] ---**
Wanna throw some pitches, Natsuno?
**[10:42] ---**
Huh? You sure?
**[10:45] ---**
Don't even think about Touma's fastball!
**[10:48] ---**
Pitch your own style!
**[10:50] ---**
Yes!
**[10:54] ---**
Tachibana.
**[10:55] ---**
I didn't approve or disapprove, did I?
**[11:00] ---**
You didn't. As always, Captain.
**[11:04] ---**
OK.
**[11:08] ---**
Huh? This tune...
**[11:12] ---**
This is that tune often
played at the Koshien, isn't it?
**[11:16] ---**
From that baseball anime
they had on TV long ago.
**[11:20] ---**
What was the name? Ah...
**[11:24] ---**
If you're not gonna throw, change spots!
**[11:26] ---**
Huh?
**[12:13] ---**
What time is it, Sou?
**[12:17] ---**
Sou!
**[12:33] ---**
Morning.
**[12:35] ---**
Hey.
**[12:37] ---**
Do you realize what time it is?
**[12:40] ---**
I know it's Sunday, but still.
**[12:43] ---**
I tried to find out, but Sou...
**[12:48] ---**
So where's Sou?
**[12:50] ---**
On a date.
**[12:51] ---**
With who?
**[12:52] ---**
Who knows?
**[12:54] ---**
The girls line up to date Sou.
There are so many of them.
**[13:00] ---**
Where are Dad and Mom?
**[13:02] ---**
They're on a date, too.
**[13:04] ---**
They're visiting the Asakusa area.
**[13:06] ---**
They'll be buying box lunches
and returning before evening.
**[13:10] ---**
How nice that they get along so well.
**[13:13] ---**
I agree.
**[13:18] ---**
But you know,
**[13:21] ---**
Mom's lowered her standards.
**[13:24] ---**
They've got completely
different personalities.
**[13:27] ---**
You think so?
**[13:29] ---**
Depending on the angle of the shot,
**[13:31] ---**
Dad could pass as
a refreshingly good-looking man.
**[13:39] ---**
If you show me even one photo like that,
**[13:41] ---**
I'll treat you to all the cake you can eat.
**[13:44] ---**
Really?!
**[13:46] ---**
OK!
**[13:55] ---**
I'll stop now. I'd hate for
it to fade as just a dream.
**[14:01] ---**
You've gotta love comic
storytelling to understand that.
**[14:04] ---**
Don't worry about it.
**[14:14] ---**
Darn it. Dad's a fool.
**[14:14] ---**
"Member of Society Book"
**[14:16] ---**
There's not a single decent photo.
**[14:19] ---**
"Youthful Days Book"
**[14:24] ---**
He's been like that since he was a student.
**[14:29] ---**
Your double-digit uniform number
is nothing to brag about.
**[14:34] ---**
Yeah, this pitching form says it all.
**[14:38] ---**
Good grief.
**[14:40] ---**
Will you stop calling Dad names, Tou?
**[14:44] ---**
Stop calling me that!
**[14:46] ---**
That's so confusing.
**[14:49] ---**
"Tou" can mean dad and stepfather.
**[14:50] ---**
"Tou (father)"
**[14:51] ---**
"Tou (father)"
"Tou (stepfather)"
**[14:52] ---**
"Tou (father)"
"Tou (stepfather)"
"Tou (Touma)"
**[14:54] ---**
That's not at all confusing.
**[14:57] ---**
Stop laughing!
**[15:01] ---**
Darn.
**[15:02] ---**
Huh?
**[15:04] ---**
Come to think of it, that uniform...
**[15:08] ---**
Oh, that? Did you ask Dad?
**[15:13] ---**
Let's just say we never saw that.
**[15:16] ---**
Why's that?
**[15:17] ---**
He could've stolen it from the club, right?
**[15:22] ---**
I doubt it.
**[15:23] ---**
No, our dad might do something like that.
**[15:27] ---**
He always tells us after a couple of drinks.
**[15:31] ---**
How he would've loved to, just one time,
wear uniform number 1 when at school.
**[15:38] ---**
You're right.
**[15:40] ---**
Let's not say anything
until he's ready to confess.
**[15:44] ---**
Roger that!
**[15:47] ---**
Uniform number 1.
**[15:51] ---**
Tou, I can't wait to see you take the mound
**[15:55] ---**
and wear Meisei's number 1 uniform.
**[16:01] ---**
If you wanna go out somewhere, go ahead.
**[16:03] ---**
I'll look after things at home.
**[16:07] ---**
Oh. I made a promise to see Koma.
**[16:12] ---**
See you later.
**[16:17] ---**
Oops! Run!
**[16:27] ---**
Thank you. I had a lot of fun today.
**[16:30] ---**
No, thank *you*. I had great fun, too!
**[16:34] ---**
Sorry I don't have more time today.
**[16:37] ---**
Let's spend more time together next time.
**[16:39] ---**
Yes! I'd be glad to!
**[16:43] ---**
Goodbye, then.
**[16:44] ---**
Goodbye.
**[16:46] ---**
Feel free to call me
anytime! I'll be waiting!
**[16:55] ---**
What in the world are you doing here?!
**[16:58] ---**
I just happened to be passing by.
**[17:01] ---**
Where do you plan to go?!
**[17:03] ---**
Where?
**[17:05] ---**
I was going to Koma's
place to play some games.
**[17:08] ---**
How about Otomi?
**[17:09] ---**
She's home.
**[17:11] ---**
Dad and Mom have gone out, right?!
**[17:14] ---**
Yeah, appears so.
**[17:16] ---**
And yet you left her alone?!
**[17:19] ---**
What's there to worry about?
She's no longer in elementary school.
**[17:24] ---**
Are you nuts?!
**[17:26] ---**
The danger that haunts a
girl increases as she gets older!
**[17:30] ---**
Head back home right now!
**[17:32] ---**
I came here without worry
because I thought you'd be with her!
**[17:37] ---**
If that's how you feel,
*you* go home right now!
**[17:41] ---**
You're finished with your date, right?!
**[17:45] ---**
The first game, yes.
**[17:47] ---**
Huh?
**[17:48] ---**
I've got a doubleheader today.
**[17:52] ---**
"Doubleheader"
***SIGN*** "Doubleheader" "In baseball, where teams play two games in a row on the same day."
**[17:58] ---**
Sou!
**[18:00] ---**
Sorry to keep you waiting!
**[18:02] ---**
No worries. I just arrived.
**[18:06] ---**
Anyway, you head home right now!
**[18:08] ---**
Should anything happen
to Otomi, I'll blast you!
**[18:12] ---**
Oh, no! You're scaring me, Sou!
**[18:16] ---**
I'm just kidding.
**[18:18] ---**
Come on, let's go.
**[18:24] ---**
Oh, Natsuno.
**[18:26] ---**
Is Otomi home today?
**[18:30] ---**
What if she is?
**[18:32] ---**
Huh? Oh, well... nothing. Just...
**[18:38] ---**
Please tell her I said "hi."
**[18:39] ---**
Natsuno!
**[18:43] ---**
Y-Yes?
**[18:45] ---**
About your pitching form.
Relax your elbow more.
**[18:50] ---**
Otherwise, you'll injure
your arm. So watch out.
**[18:53] ---**
Oh. Yes. Thank you very much.
**[19:01] ---**
Give me a break.
What's with this doubleheader?
**[19:05] ---**
Really. Who's he kidding? Why must I...
**[19:13] ---**
Get lost, suspicious prowlers!
**[19:17] ---**
What the heck?
**[19:24] ---**
Otomi is very shy, Touma dear.
**[20:04] ---**
"Any for 300 yen"
**[21:03] ---**
It took...
**[21:06] ---**
...one month.
**[21:11] ---**
I'm home.
**[21:13] ---**
That was fast. Was Koma not home?
**[21:17] ---**
No, that's not it.
**[21:19] ---**
I remembered on my way there
that we had an argument.
**[21:24] ---**
If it's an argument you'd forgotten,
why should that keep you?
**[21:27] ---**
Well, I guess.
**[21:31] ---**
Hey, stop disturbing me.
**[21:34] ---**
Punch has become
attached to you in no time.
**[21:37] ---**
A far cry from someone else I know.
**[21:39] ---**
Huh?
**[21:41] ---**
No, it's nothing.
**[23:24] ---**
Next time, on *Mix*.
**[23:25] ---**
What do you like about Meisei High School?
**[23:27] ---**
School is one minute from home.
**[23:29] ---**
What else?
**[23:29] ---**
Run, and it could be 30 seconds.
**[23:31] ---**
What else?
**[23:32] ---**
I can come home during
the break to get anything I forgot.
**[23:34] ---**
I can get up that much later in the morning.
**[23:36] ---**
I won't get wet on rainy days.
**[23:37] ---**
I can casually invite friends.
**[23:38] ---**
In other words, only that it's close.
**[23:41] ---**
Huh?
**[23:41] ---**
"The Heck with Meisei High School"
**[23:42] ---**
Next time, "The Heck with
Meisei High School."
**[23:45] ---**
What I like is... Huh?
**[23:47] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:49] ---**
**[23:51] ---**
# E3 - The Heck with Meisei High School
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G61XEP5Q6/the-heck-with-meisei-high-school)
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**[00:00] ---**
Meisei High School
**[00:03] ---**
and their one and only trip to Koshien
**[00:06] ---**
where they became national champions.
**[00:09] ---**
But we'll put that aside.
**[00:11] ---**
We'll focus on the Junior
High School for now.
**[00:16] ---**
What a beautiful day.
**[00:19] ---**
I hope you're having a great day, too.
**[00:23] ---**
What was that about?
**[00:26] ---**
It has been 30 years
since the glory of that summer.
**[00:29] ---**
The Meisei baseball team
that became champions
**[00:32] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[00:36] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[00:38] ---**
these brothers and
their younger sister have adventures
**[00:41] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[00:44] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[02:39] ---**
Ball!
**[02:40] ---**
Four balls!
**[02:43] ---**
"Pitcher: Nikaidou" "Grade: Nine"
**[02:47] ---**
"Third Baseman: Touma
Tachibana" "Grade: Eight"
**[02:48] ---**
He's run out of stamina again.
**[02:54] ---**
Two outs! Two outs!
**[02:54] ---**
"First Baseman: Imakawa"
"Grade: Nine"
**[02:56] ---**
"Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
**[02:56] ---**
"Kitamiya"
"Meisei"
**[02:57] ---**
A practice game against Kitamiya Junior High.
**[03:01] ---**
Top of the fifth inning,
two outs, bases loaded.
**[03:06] ---**
"Catcher: Souichirou"
"Grade: Eight"
**[03:16] ---**
Seriously?
**[03:25] ---**
Three outs! Change sides!
**[03:28] ---**
"The Heck with Meisei High School"
**[03:34] ---**
Nice catch.
**[03:35] ---**
I was just lucky.
**[03:37] ---**
Goodbye, manager.
**[03:39] ---**
Yeah. You pitched well. Good job.
**[03:47] ---**
Good job? Come on,
we're still in the fifth inning.
**[03:51] ---**
No sweat. It's just a practice game.
**[03:56] ---**
Now, time to bring in the
team's pride, our relief pitchers.
**[04:01] ---**
"Kousaku Koma"
**[04:08] ---**
Where are you going?
**[04:09] ---**
To the toilet.
**[04:10] ---**
It's unlikely I'll be hitting this inning.
**[04:21] ---**
Oww...
**[04:23] ---**
Watch where you're going!
**[04:25] ---**
Cut that out!
**[04:29] ---**
You're Tachibana,
the third baseman, aren't you?
**[04:31] ---**
That play a moment ago was impressive.
**[04:34] ---**
I thank you on behalf of my son.
**[04:37] ---**
Thank you.
**[04:38] ---**
The baseball team OB Chairman.
**[04:41] ---**
Father of our ace pitcher.
**[04:43] ---**
We're going.
**[04:46] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[04:51] ---**
He's come here to see a game like this?
**[04:53] ---**
Presidents must have nothing to do.
**[04:57] ---**
And in the final inning...
**[05:01] ---**
"Pitcher: Yasuno"
"Grade: Nine"
**[05:13] ---**
Out!
**[05:14] ---**
Game over!
**[05:16] ---**
"Total"
**[05:17] ---**
In junior high, games generally
go for seven innings. Or so they say.
**[05:21] ---**
"Kitamiya"
"Meisei"
**[05:23] ---**
That was a great practice game,
for both our defense and offense.
**[05:37] ---**
Tachibana.
**[05:38] ---**
Yes?
**[05:39] ---**
Older brother.
**[05:41] ---**
Yes?
**[05:42] ---**
A girl by the name of
Itou is waiting outside.
**[05:45] ---**
Itou?
**[05:46] ---**
Ah... Asako Itou...
**[05:49] ---**
Oh, right.
**[05:53] ---**
Touma. Tell Mom I won't be home for dinner.
**[06:00] ---**
You need to warn him.
**[06:03] ---**
Huh?
**[06:04] ---**
If guys who are already
popular start hitting on girls,
**[06:08] ---**
that becomes a problem for other guys!
**[06:11] ---**
If Souichirou does as he wishes,
things will get out of hand!
**[06:15] ---**
This won't end well!
**[06:16] ---**
I've heard that line somewhere.
**[06:18] ---**
Tou!
**[06:22] ---**
Is the game over?
**[06:24] ---**
Stop calling me Tou!
**[06:28] ---**
Oh, Koma. Long time no see.
**[06:31] ---**
Otomi.
**[06:32] ---**
So? How'd you do today?
**[06:36] ---**
Two for four. One RBI.
**[06:39] ---**
How did Sou do?
**[06:41] ---**
Two for three. One RBI.
**[06:45] ---**
Which means...
**[06:46] ---**
Overall, Touma, you're hitting .368.
**[06:50] ---**
Sou is hitting .382.
**[06:53] ---**
Sou has increased his lead over you again.
**[06:56] ---**
Like I've said, I really should be...
**[06:58] ---**
Yeah, yeah. I know.
**[07:02] ---**
I'll add your pitching stats too,
starting this autumn.
**[07:06] ---**
Oh, which reminds me--
**[07:08] ---**
Koma. You hit a home run today, didn't you?
**[07:12] ---**
Were you watching?
**[07:14] ---**
That's so flattering.
**[07:16] ---**
Every other at bat,
you struck out on three pitches.
**[07:21] ---**
No need to give out
unnecessary information, young man.
**[07:25] ---**
I'm glad to see you guys made up.
**[07:27] ---**
Bye.
**[07:30] ---**
Made up?
**[07:33] ---**
Were we fighting about something?
**[07:35] ---**
I dunno.
**[07:37] ---**
In any case,
**[07:38] ---**
she gets cuter every time I see her. Otomi.
**[07:42] ---**
Oh! Of course!
**[07:45] ---**
No matter how cute she is,
Otomi's safe, unlike the other girls.
**[07:49] ---**
She's the one and only girl
**[07:52] ---**
that your womanizer brother can't hit on.
**[07:54] ---**
That's obvious!
**[07:56] ---**
Oh! Senior Tachibana!
**[07:59] ---**
Did Otomi happen to come this way?
**[08:03] ---**
Have you seen my sister?
**[08:05] ---**
I haven't.
**[08:07] ---**
Huh? That's strange.
**[08:11] ---**
Competition is going to become intense.
**[08:15] ---**
Huh?
**[08:17] ---**
Of course. You have the right to compete.
**[08:21] ---**
Huh?
**[08:22] ---**
Cut out that nonsense!
**[08:25] ---**
Want me to fight you for real?!
**[08:45] ---**
Be quiet!
**[08:46] ---**
I'm not interested in my sister's underwear!
**[08:51] ---**
"Taking a bath
Do not peek!"
**[08:52] ---**
She was in elementary school
until just a month ago.
**[08:57] ---**
Don't expect me to peek! You fool!
**[09:03] ---**
What in the world are you doing?
**[09:10] ---**
You're confusing things by posting this sign!
**[09:12] ---**
The sign's for when Otomi is in!
**[09:14] ---**
Oh? Is that so? So sorry.
**[09:21] ---**
Why don't you take Sou's bat to him, too?
**[09:25] ---**
He's fooling around with a girl.
**[09:27] ---**
He won't be home for...
**[09:31] ---**
Here.
**[09:32] ---**
Thank you.
**[09:42] ---**
And to think you've been brothers for years.
**[09:48] ---**
I thought it again during today's game.
**[09:50] ---**
Our baseball team will become pretty strong.
**[09:55] ---**
By making you our ace pitcher
**[09:56] ---**
and maintaining the other pitchers properly.
**[10:00] ---**
Yeah.
**[10:03] ---**
But...
**[10:05] ---**
What'll you do if you're still
stuck at third come autumn?
**[10:10] ---**
That manager may do just that.
**[10:13] ---**
He plans to domesticate us.
**[10:16] ---**
Also...
**[10:18] ---**
Even in high school, he'll
be on the team again.
**[10:21] ---**
His father's influence on
Meisei High School is huge.
**[10:26] ---**
Actually, he may even hire that
manager to take over the high school--
**[10:31] ---**
Stop it, already.
**[10:33] ---**
Don't worry about it.
**[10:35] ---**
I don't plan on being with him for that long.
**[10:38] ---**
Meisei's not the only school
with a baseball team.
**[10:41] ---**
But it's the school your dad went to.
**[10:43] ---**
Yeah.
**[10:45] ---**
Because of it, I've been forced
to root for it as long as I can remember.
**[10:49] ---**
And every time, I'm shown
a game where they lose bad.
**[10:53] ---**
Honestly, I don't really care.
**[10:56] ---**
I have no preference for it other
than the fact it's only a minute away.
**[11:02] ---**
I see.
**[11:03] ---**
OK. Choose any high school.
**[11:07] ---**
But you'd better take responsibility.
**[11:10] ---**
You're the one who made me a catcher.
**[11:14] ---**
Yeah.
**[11:15] ---**
I won't make you regret it.
**[11:19] ---**
OK! I'm done!
**[11:23] ---**
"Taking a bath"
**[11:23] ---**
This one's for me.
**[11:27] ---**
Right? No reason to really care about it.
**[11:29] ---**
Meisei High School.
**[11:30] ---**
"Taking a bath"
**[11:31] ---**
You're right. No reason to care.
**[11:46] ---**
National Junior High School
Hard Rubber Ball Baseball Tournament.
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National Juniors for short.
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In Tokyo, the tournament begins with
preliminaries, divided into twelve blocks.
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By the way, the Meisei
Junior High Baseball Team
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"Nakaizumi"
"Meisei"
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hasn't been past this stage
for about 20 years now.
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You're out!
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National Juniors, preliminary
round, game one.
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What are you trying to do?
You're swinging too hard.
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Well, you see. I was hoping
we could finish this match
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before our beloved ace pitcher leaves.
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"Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7"
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"Nakaizumi"
"Meisei"
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Lead by ten or more runs
by the end of the third inning
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or by seven or more runs by the end of the
fifth inning, and the mercy rule goes into effect.
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Apparently.
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An inside-the-park home run!
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You can round the bases easily!
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Don't be so sure.
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Safe!
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"Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Total"
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"Nakaizumi"
"Meisei"
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Eight to one, fifth inning
mercy rule, Meisei wins!
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That was a great sprint, as always.
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Shut up.
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If you would put your heart into it,
there are easier ways to win.
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"Team Member A: No Uniform
Number" "Grade: Eight"
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Good job, Mr. Nikaidou.
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"Team Member B: No Uniform
Number" "Grade: Eight"
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Yes, good job.
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--You were great again today.
--That type can be seen everywhere.
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--You were awesome.
--That type can be seen everywhere.
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To them, it could be the
quickest way onto the team.
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You can't be serious.
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If it becomes too rotten,
it's time to reconsider.
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Because then this isn't
where you two should be.
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Good! We've made it past the first game!
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But why is he playing third base?
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Pardon?
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According to you, Otomi,
Touma's a great pitcher, right?
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No! A Super-great pitcher!
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Then why?
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You will find out soon enough.
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For sure.
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You're Otomi Tachibana, right?
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Would you mind taking a picture with me?
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Me too, me too.
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Huh?
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Touma!
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Huh?
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Take Otomi and go home first.
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She's surrounded by bad pests over there.
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Oh, Seniors, I'll help you!
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I'll take care of this pest.
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Now go!
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R-Right.
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Excuse me, big brother.
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What is it with the popularity
of both you and Sou?
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We're cheerful, friendly,
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and have lovable personalities.
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Ugh!
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If so, it's thanks to you, Tou.
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I used to have a different
personality, right?
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I wonder.
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I don't remember all that well.
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I'm home!
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That's what I think!
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The rain is so noisy.
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Huh? Ah, did you not hear me?
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I heard you. I understand
what you're trying to say.
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What's that?
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Resignation in writing.
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I never said a single word
about wanting to resign!
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You don't like the way I do things, right?
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I'm only asking, aren't
things a little bit odd?
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Do you find it only a little bit odd?
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Huh?
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Life is full of good
and bad luck from time to time.
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You'll just need to give up, thinking
you got stuck with a lousy manager.
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If you can't do that...
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So did you submit your resignation?
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There's no way I would
quit the baseball club!
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I'm Ichiban Natsuno!
Ace pitcher of the summer!
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I'll take the mound of Koshien!
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Whatever.
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Well, if push comes to shove,
you can always change schools.
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Not a chance!
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Besides, I now have another destiny.
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I will throw while Otomi Tachibana performs
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in the background
from Koshien's Alps Stands.
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The team's brass band doesn't play
when the team is playing defense.
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What I wanna know is, what about those two?
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Hm?
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Should they remain in Meisei?
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As you see, many topics surround the
Meisei Junior High School baseball club.
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"No. 6 | Second Baseman:
Muroya" "Grade: Nine"
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You're out!
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Yeah!
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Somehow...
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One way or another...
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"Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7"
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"Meisei"
"Sakanishi"
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Finding ways to get it done...
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Congratulations on getting
to the block representative final!
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You can almost smell the Tokyo Tournament.
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The first time in 20 years.
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I wonder.
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Take today's game. We totally lucked out.
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But although the opponent tied us,
we never let them take the lead.
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If you hadn't led the game,
we would've been blown out.
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That's it!
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Huh?
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Where?
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He hardly ever shakes off pitches I call.
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Odd, don't you think?
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Not really.
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He doesn't have enough
pitches to give him the luxury
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of shaking them off.
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Well, whatever the case,
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he does show great determination
in the most crucial times.
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Enough to scare you.
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If so, he needs to take practice seriously!
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He's always leaving early.
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Couldn't agree more.
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OK, replies have been sent.
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That must be a lot of work.
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It's about time you got
yourself a smart phone.
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I don't need one. It'll be a drag.
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I get asked frequently
from girls how to reach you.
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Oh?
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Yeah. A number of girls have asked me, too.
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Go right ahead. Make fun of me, will you?
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I'm telling the truth.
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You're quite popular, Tou!
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And imagine if they found out
about the pitching talent you're hiding.
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Why, the entire school--
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What do you want me to do?
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Punch's vaccination.
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Help me take him to the animal hospital.
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You're more accustomed to Punch than Sou is.
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That's because he only plays with girls!
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Have fun at the vet.
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Ace, huh?
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--We're home.
--We're home.
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Welcome home.
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Did Otomi go to the animal hospital?
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Yeah. Just moments ago,
with Punch and Touma.
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Oh? I'll get dinner ready right away.
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Sou!
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Why don't we play catch
while dinner's being prepared?
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It's not like you've given up yet, right?
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Huh?
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Pitching.
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In little league, you two were
always competing to be the ace pitcher.
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There's no way I can throw
a ball as fast as Touma does.
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It's not just about the fastball, is it?
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The art of pitching?
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Not to mention, he's my son.
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Me, a backup pitcher at best.
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I envied Touma.
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Huh?
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You played catch with him
since he was three, I hear.
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Yeah. But you, too, right?
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Not at all.
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My late father bought me a baseball glove,
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but he would only watch
me play with the ball.
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Although he did look happy doing so.
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He told me himself
that he was lousy at baseball.
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Mayumi!
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Yes?
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Dinner's not ready yet, is it?
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Of course not!
It's not like I'm making instant noodles!
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Didn't think so.
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Next time, on *MIX*.
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Tou, do you know what a "trade" is?
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Oh, like what's popular?
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That's a trend.
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That hairstyle?
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You mean dreads?
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Hardly moves.
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A droid!
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In music?
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Do re do!
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Strong winds.
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Tornado!
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Sweet and sour.
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Marmalade!
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Deck of cards!
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Spades!
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Soccer.
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Forward!
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Oh, boy.
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"I Want a Trade"
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Next time, "I Want a Trade."
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Marine reptile. With a shell.
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A turtle!
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"To be continued"
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# E4 - I Want a Trade
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY0X00NG6/i-want-a-trade)
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Tachibana!
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Tachibana!
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Yes?
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Not you.
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The other Tachibana.
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If you mean Souichirou, he's not here.
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What?
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Today's the anniversary of
the day his dad passed away,
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so he's visiting
his dad's grave with his sister.
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Visiting his dad's grave?
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Yes.
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I wasn't informed!
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Huh? That's strange.
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Everyone knows about it.
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That he got permission from the manager
and captain after practice yesterday.
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Oh! Why, of course.
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You're not here after practice,
are you, Nikaidou?
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Because you always leave early.
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You were both ready for a fight, weren't you?
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Yeah.
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At least I was.
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Nikaidou!
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As your former battery partner,
how about I catch your pitches?
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I'd rather not.
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Hm?
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There's an important game coming up.
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I don't want to lose
my touch by throwing to you.
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As you wish.
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Hey!
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He left. Our ace pitcher.
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The next game will be
our last in this tournament.
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It has been 30 years
since the glory of that summer.
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The Meisei baseball team
that became champions
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on their first tournament is returning.
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Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
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these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
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in this story of love and youthful days.
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Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
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National Junior High School
Hard Rubber Ball Baseball Tournament.
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National Juniors for short.
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Final of the preliminaries with a trip
to the Tokyo Tournament on the line.
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No matter how you look at it...
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...there's no way.
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Not with that speed or movement.
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Do your best!
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Hit it!
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Third!
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That's great!
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"Kitamiya"
"Meisei"
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I can't believe he threw a complete game.
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That was a great game!
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How'd you like that, Tachibana?
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Nice pitching.
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I could barely hear you!
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Perhaps.
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Try saying it, Tachibana.
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Who is the ace pitcher of this team?
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Only you, Nikaidou,
wear the number 1 uniform.
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Did you hear that, Tachibana?!
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Now you're talking to me?
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In your face!
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He's trying to make a point, but...
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Right?
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All I said was he wears
the number 1 uniform.
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But still.
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The first trip to the
Tokyo Tournament in 20 years.
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Let alone a complete game victory.
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--Daisuke! You're a star!
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--That uniform number 1's
gonna be all puffed up.
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Yeah.
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That's gonna be a pain.
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"I Want a Trade"
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However, that wasn't the
only thing that would be a pain.
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"Interim Test
July 4th to 6th"
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Ugh! With the excitement around the
baseball game I forgot all about this.
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Hello, rival.
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I suffered defeat to you by a mere
five points on the midterm test,
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but this time, I'll be
better than you. Be prepared.
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You fool!
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I caught a cold and wasn't feeling
well during the midterm test!
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Otherwise...
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Such excuses won't work
for tests or ball games.
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OK, then how about this?
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Should you lose, you will consent
to me taking Otomi out on a date.
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And if you lose?
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I'll introduce you to my little sister.
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She just entered elementary school this year!
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In any case, as a stepbrother
I have no such right.
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Then... real brother!
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How about it?
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Go ahead.
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--What?
--OK! It's decided!
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What?
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Hey. I don't understand this question.
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Hm?
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Where's Sou?
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He's taking a bath.
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Is that so?
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What's wrong?
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Then never mind.
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What are you doing?
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Can't you tell by looking?
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I'm studying for a test! A test!
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Oh? Oh?
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What's the meaning of saying "oh" twice?!
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Good luck.
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And what's with that grin?!
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I wasn't grinning.
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You were grinning.
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No I wasn't.
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What's with you?!
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--What's with that smile?!
--Those two can be so noisy.
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That day, gift cards for books were
handed out to all baseball club members.
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It was from the OB Chairman and Nikaidou
Electric Company President to commemorate
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the team making it to the Tokyo Tournament
for the first time in 20 years.
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The gift card was appreciated...
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"Congratulations! Tokyo
Tournament Participant"
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When the test is over,
I'll buy comics and throw this away.
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Darn it. He's not worried at all.
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I'm returning your test.
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Wow.
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You guessed right, did you?
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When I do, I really score.
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We're comparing total score.
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What did you get, Touma?
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How dare you! Don't avoid me by sleeping!
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I'll add up the score so give me that!
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As always, I will now announce
the top five students.
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Number one, Souichirou Tachibana.
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Number two, Chie Komatsu.
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Huh! Never mind the top five.
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Number five, Touma Tachibana.
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Like I said, never mind...
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Huh?
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Huh?
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Tou!
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Dinner's ready! Tou!
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Hey!
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Let him sleep.
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He was putting all of his energy into it.
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Huh?
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Our uniform number 1 has great
concentration and tenacity,
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but he doesn't come close to Touma.
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I don't really get what you're saying,
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but you are praising Touma, right?
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Yeah.
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Then that's fine.
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Get lots of rest.
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Ace pitcher.
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Now that interim tests are over,
summer vacation will arrive shortly.
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And the Tokyo Tournament
will also begin shortly.
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Hey, what's going on?
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He's not even coming out for
his usual one-hour practices lately.
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Our uniform number 1.
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I guess he's satisfied enough
just with winning the block.
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It didn't seem that way.
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Well, that's fine.
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I'd be more than happy
if he decides to retire now!!
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I can't imagine that, either.
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What'll we do?!
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There's little time before the
first match of the Tokyo Tournament.
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Don't worry!
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Trust our manager!!
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No matter the situation,
our manager has things under control!!
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Are you done with your sarcasm?
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Souichirou. Here's a DVD
on the first round opponent.
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In any case, we depend on you
leading the game. I'm counting on you.
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What kind of team is it?
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A strong team.
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"Taking a bath
Do not peek!"
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Seriously, I'm not gonna peek!
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Darn.
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How is the offense of our opponent?
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We can beat this team.
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If you're pitching, that is.
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But hitting against them
is a different matter.
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What is this curve?
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It's top class.
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And his fastball...
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...is fast.
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Ace pitcher Takumi Nishimura,
an eighth grader.
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He's hardly been scored
upon during the preliminaries.
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So? Think we can win the first round?
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Yeah. If Touma is pitching, that is.
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Oh? So they're strong.
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Yeah. They're strong.
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The day before the match.
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Nikaidou has finally shown up.
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Yeah.
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Without a single word of apology.
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Huh? Our ace pitcher has already left.
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Yeah.
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Without a single word of apology.
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Sou!
**[12:46] ---**
How did our uniform number 1 do?
**[12:51] ---**
No speed or movement on his ball.
**[12:52] ---**
That's no different from usual.
**[12:54] ---**
Even worse than usual.
**[12:56] ---**
Darn it. The guy's taking
baseball too lightly.
**[13:00] ---**
Guys, be delighted!
**[13:02] ---**
We have some cold sports drinks.
**[13:04] ---**
They're from our OB Chairman Nikaidou.
**[13:07] ---**
Accept it with appreciation.
**[13:08] ---**
--Yes sir!
--Darn it. The guy's taking baseball too lightly.
**[13:13] ---**
"Tokyo Junior High School
Baseball Tournament"
**[13:15] ---**
The Tokyo Tournament has begun.
**[13:19] ---**
"Meisei"
"Mizukami"
**[13:23] ---**
Huh? You'd like me to?
**[13:25] ---**
Manager!
**[13:26] ---**
I'm counting on you, Yasuno.
**[13:28] ---**
Manager!
**[13:29] ---**
Otomi!
**[13:31] ---**
It seems like our ace hasn't arrived yet.
**[13:34] ---**
So both teams are starting
with backup pitchers.
**[13:37] ---**
But our situations are completely different!
**[13:39] ---**
That team's resting their ace pitcher
because they see us as weak!
**[13:43] ---**
Don't take it out on me.
**[13:45] ---**
Anyway, let's score as many
as we can before the devil arrives.
**[13:50] ---**
Argh!
**[13:50] ---**
"Batting First, Third Baseman Tachibana (Touma)"
"Grade Eight"
**[13:51] ---**
Hopeless manager and hopeless ace pitcher!
**[13:57] ---**
Safe!
**[13:58] ---**
He's cool even when he's angry.
**[14:03] ---**
After the second batter sacrifices
Touma to second--
**[14:05] ---**
Batting third, Souichirou Tachibana.
**[14:08] ---**
And batting cleanup, Tadashi Imagawa.
**[14:14] ---**
"Meisei"
"Mizukami"
**[14:16] ---**
All right! Striking first in great style!
**[14:22] ---**
"Meisei"
"Mizukami"
**[14:24] ---**
They've tied it up in no time.
**[14:31] ---**
"Meisei"
"Mizukami"
**[14:33] ---**
They've taken the lead in no time.
**[14:36] ---**
Don't worry about it, Yasuno.
**[14:38] ---**
You're pitching low,
so there have been no extra-base hits.
**[14:41] ---**
They won't be scoring too many runs.
**[14:43] ---**
OK! We're batting from
the top of the order this inning!
**[14:47] ---**
You can do it, Touma!
**[14:49] ---**
Yeah!
**[14:51] ---**
Two...
**[14:53] ---**
...for two!
**[14:54] ---**
Yeah!
**[14:56] ---**
Unlike Sou, that older
brother is kind of noisy.
**[15:01] ---**
With Tou, it's been building within him--
**[15:03] ---**
this thing that he can only release
when on the mound--for almost two years.
**[15:09] ---**
After the second batter sacrifices,
one out, runner on second.
**[15:12] ---**
So who's batting second?
**[15:15] ---**
"Batting Third, Catcher: Tachibana (Souichirou)"
"Grade Eight"
**[15:17] ---**
Come on! Sou!
**[15:20] ---**
That guy's really popular.
**[15:23] ---**
Four balls!
**[15:24] ---**
If we let guys like that hit,
it gives that team momentum.
**[15:31] ---**
"Batting Fourth, First Baseman: Imagawa"
"Grade Nine"
**[15:32] ---**
How about guys like this?
**[15:35] ---**
Don't take the cleanup lightly!
**[15:40] ---**
Strike! Batter is out!
**[15:44] ---**
Two out, runners on first and second.
**[15:46] ---**
I'm one for two. That's pretty good.
**[15:53] ---**
"Batting Fifth, Right Fielder: Koma"
"Grade Eight"
**[15:54] ---**
Huh?
**[15:59] ---**
"Meisei"
"Mizukami"
**[16:03] ---**
Pitcher change.
**[16:18] ---**
"Takumi Nishimura"
**[16:27] ---**
"Batting Sixth, Second Baseman: Murotani"
"Grade Nine"
**[16:27] ---**
OK!
**[16:31] ---**
Strike out on three pitches.
**[16:34] ---**
This is turning out to be
a fun game, for a change.
**[16:37] ---**
Yeah.
**[16:38] ---**
Thanks to someone not being here.
**[16:55] ---**
Three outs! Change sides!
**[16:59] ---**
I told you. They won't
be scoring too many runs.
**[17:02] ---**
Y-Yeah.
**[17:04] ---**
"Meisei"
"Mizukami"
**[17:06] ---**
For two innings in a row,
we had three hits and one run.
**[17:10] ---**
Talk about inefficient offense.
**[17:12] ---**
We'll be leading shortly.
Even if we scored one at a time.
**[17:16] ---**
Mhm.
**[17:19] ---**
We're taking turns scoring.
This game's bad for the heart.
**[17:24] ---**
I agree.
**[17:25] ---**
Don't worry. We'll be fine.
**[17:32] ---**
Three strikeouts in a row.
**[17:34] ---**
Getting runs won't be easy from here on.
**[17:44] ---**
Good!
**[17:46] ---**
It's all right!
**[17:48] ---**
He didn't hit it squarely.
**[17:49] ---**
B-But our lead is just one run.
**[17:52] ---**
Exactly!
**[17:53] ---**
We're leading! By one run!
**[17:56] ---**
In the Tokyo Tournament!
**[17:58] ---**
Also, you started in a game, Yasuno!
**[18:01] ---**
Y-You're right. What a surprise.
**[18:04] ---**
So, that's our situation. Carry on.
**[18:12] ---**
"Batting Third, Catcher: Takeuchi"
"Grade Nine"
**[18:19] ---**
Strike! Batter is out!
**[18:25] ---**
"Meisei"
"Mizukami"
**[18:28] ---**
That's unthinkable.
**[18:30] ---**
With a pitch like that?!
Get me out on three pitches?!
**[18:33] ---**
Against me, the cleanup batter!
**[18:36] ---**
Well?!
**[18:37] ---**
It was because you thought that, Takeuchi.
**[18:40] ---**
Huh?
**[18:42] ---**
Souichirou Tachibana.
**[18:46] ---**
I wish they would trade our catcher for him.
**[18:49] ---**
Huh?! Did you say something, Nishimura?!
**[19:03] ---**
The Tachibana brothers, huh?
**[19:10] ---**
Strike!
**[19:13] ---**
Foul!
**[19:17] ---**
Foul!
**[19:18] ---**
Touma! Don't swing at anything off the plate!
**[19:20] ---**
OK!
**[19:25] ---**
You fool.
**[19:27] ---**
He's been waiting for my fastball all along.
**[19:30] ---**
He figured me out.
**[19:31] ---**
In that case, I'll have to...
**[19:35] ---**
Ugh!
**[19:38] ---**
Darn it!
**[19:40] ---**
Safe!
**[19:41] ---**
I want a trade.
**[19:43] ---**
What?!
**[19:47] ---**
What's he looking at?
**[19:56] ---**
When?
**[19:56] ---**
Just this moment.
**[19:58] ---**
No way.
**[19:59] ---**
Sure he'll put him in. He's our ace pitcher.
**[20:02] ---**
Second batter, sacrifice bunt.
**[20:06] ---**
But fails.
**[20:08] ---**
Batting third, catcher. Souichirou Tachibana.
**[20:12] ---**
Yay! My dear Sou!
**[20:14] ---**
Don't want a catcher
who's too popular with the girls.
**[20:18] ---**
He seems to be in a bad mood.
**[20:21] ---**
Not that I care.
**[20:26] ---**
A double play.
**[20:28] ---**
That's unusual, for the always cool Sou.
**[20:32] ---**
Maybe that's because...
**[20:35] ---**
Announcing a player change
for Meisei Junior High School.
**[20:38] ---**
Coming in for pitcher Yasuno is Nikaidou.
**[20:43] ---**
--Ninth in the batting order, Nikaidou.
--Yeah, that would be why.
**[20:47] ---**
We've been waiting for you, ace!
**[20:50] ---**
Go get them, young man!
**[20:57] ---**
"Batting Fourth, Pitcher: Nishimura"
"Grade Eight"
**[21:07] ---**
Strike!
**[21:08] ---**
Wonderful!
**[21:09] ---**
Way to go, ace!
**[21:14] ---**
Is that guy your ace pitcher?
**[21:16] ---**
No. He just wears the number 1 uniform.
**[21:19] ---**
Unlike the ace of your team.
**[21:22] ---**
I'm convinced.
**[21:24] ---**
I do want a trade.
**[23:23] ---**
Next time, on *MIX*.
**[23:25] ---**
Hey. I'm sure I've seen
that Nishimura guy before.
**[23:30] ---**
Where have you seen him?
**[23:32] ---**
Something on TV from long ago.
**[23:34] ---**
That anime where a bread-faced
hero punches him?
**[23:36] ---**
No.
**[23:37] ---**
The one where you collect seven
and your wishes are granted!
**[23:39] ---**
Stop it!
**[23:41] ---**
Next time, "You're a Pitcher, Right?"
**[23:42] ---**
"You're a Pitcher, Right?"
**[23:44] ---**
Oh. I remember.
**[23:46] ---**
**[23:47] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:49] ---**
# E5 - You're a Pitcher, Right?
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6P50E2D6/youre-a-pitcher-right)
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**[00:09] ---**
It has been 30 years since
the glory of that summer.
**[00:12] ---**
The Meisei baseball team
that became champions
**[00:15] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[00:19] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[00:21] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[00:24] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[00:27] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[02:41] ---**
This isn't good!
**[02:56] ---**
"Meisei"
"Mizukami"
**[03:02] ---**
"You're a Pitcher, Right?"
**[03:08] ---**
Thanks to our ace pitcher,
we got out of that jam.
**[03:11] ---**
He was just lucky.
**[03:13] ---**
Even after that home run,
every one of those could've been hits.
**[03:17] ---**
It's a miracle that he gave up only one run.
**[03:21] ---**
Are you the one behind the second
baseman's frequent defensive shift?
**[03:26] ---**
The shift was only effective
until the previous inning.
**[03:29] ---**
His ball movement and
speed are both the worst.
**[03:32] ---**
The way Nikaidou is pitching today,
any one of our backup pitchers would do better.
**[03:37] ---**
Just answer what I ask you.
**[03:41] ---**
It's a brand new ball game, that's all!
**[03:44] ---**
Our ace against their ace.
The game begins here.
**[03:46] ---**
Got that?
**[03:47] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[03:48] ---**
"Meisei"
"Mizukami"
**[03:49] ---**
Batting fourth, Imagawa.
**[03:54] ---**
Batting fifth, Koma.
**[03:57] ---**
Batting sixth, Murotani.
**[04:00] ---**
Three up...
**[04:03] ---**
...three down.
**[04:45] ---**
What is that guy doing?
**[04:48] ---**
Hurry with your warm-up pitches.
**[04:59] ---**
What now?!
**[05:07] ---**
Wow, I had no idea.
**[05:10] ---**
When did you get remarried
to that beautiful lady, Eisuke?
**[05:13] ---**
Huh?
**[05:15] ---**
Seven years ago.
**[05:20] ---**
We're friends. Why didn't you let me know?
**[05:26] ---**
Give me a break!
**[05:27] ---**
How'd you expect me to get in
touch with someone on the run
**[05:30] ---**
who owes money to multiple sources!
**[05:32] ---**
Here you are.
**[05:33] ---**
I've added extra for interest.
**[05:37] ---**
What have you been up to lately?
**[05:39] ---**
That's a secret.
**[05:41] ---**
Don't tell me this money...!
**[05:42] ---**
Don't worry. It's nothing illegal.
**[05:47] ---**
Is that the late husband
of your current wife?
**[05:51] ---**
Yeah.
**[05:52] ---**
I've seen him before.
**[05:54] ---**
It's Sawai.
**[05:56] ---**
By Sawai, you mean *that* Sawai?
**[05:59] ---**
Yeah.
**[06:00] ---**
Sawai, from two grades below us.
**[06:04] ---**
Having said that,
**[06:05] ---**
I thought it better not to ask
too much about her late husband.
**[06:10] ---**
I learned about it after I married her.
**[06:14] ---**
Oh?
**[06:15] ---**
Your wife must've been surprised.
**[06:18] ---**
No.
**[06:20] ---**
My wife doesn't seem to
know anything about it.
**[06:25] ---**
Apparently, Sawai rarely
talked about his high school days.
**[06:31] ---**
I see.
**[06:35] ---**
Well, not that I don't get how he felt.
**[06:41] ---**
Oh?
**[06:42] ---**
Are you leaving already?
**[06:44] ---**
I bought some beer
because I thought you'd run out.
**[06:47] ---**
Oh? Really?
**[06:48] ---**
In that case...
**[06:50] ---**
Oops.
**[06:52] ---**
Here. Take these home and drink it there.
**[06:55] ---**
Oh? Why, thank you.
**[07:03] ---**
"Meisei High School"
**[07:05] ---**
They only made it to
the third round this year, too.
**[07:07] ---**
Yeah.
**[07:09] ---**
Even after being fortunate
to face weak opponents.
**[07:15] ---**
Oh, one other thing, Eisuke.
**[07:18] ---**
Huh?
**[07:19] ---**
Can you lend me some money
for my train fare home?
**[07:22] ---**
Huh? How much do you need?
**[07:24] ---**
Thirty thousand yen.
**[07:25] ---**
What?! How far do you plan to go by train?!
**[07:28] ---**
Oh. I currently live in Kyushu.
**[07:31] ---**
I don't have such money!
**[07:32] ---**
There's the money I returned moments ago.
**[07:35] ---**
Why did you come here, then?!
**[07:39] ---**
See you!
**[07:41] ---**
Never come again!
**[07:43] ---**
Oh!
**[07:44] ---**
But return the money!
**[07:49] ---**
Boy, look at the time.
**[07:52] ---**
Even if I go now, the game will be over.
**[07:55] ---**
He couldn't have come at
a worse time! That dumbass!
**[08:00] ---**
Mr. Ooyama, was it?
**[08:03] ---**
Yeah. Gorou Ooyama.
**[08:06] ---**
He used to be our captain
back when we played.
**[08:08] ---**
The sumo wrestling club?
**[08:09] ---**
Baseball club!
**[09:16] ---**
Argh!
**[09:18] ---**
What business did that
pitcher have taking the mound?!
**[09:20] ---**
Or rather, what's that manager thinking?!
**[09:23] ---**
H-Hey, Otomi...
**[09:25] ---**
That man's glaring at you with a scary look.
**[09:32] ---**
Blah!
**[09:33] ---**
H-Hey, Otomi.
**[09:40] ---**
It was a pretty good game, wasn't it?
**[09:44] ---**
Yeah.
**[09:45] ---**
Until moments ago.
**[09:50] ---**
--Manager!
--We're playing a game.
**[09:51] ---**
If you wanna talk, do it after the game.
**[09:55] ---**
Yes.
**[09:57] ---**
By the beginning of the final inning,
**[10:00] ---**
there was no "number 1 uniform"
on the Meisei bench.
**[10:13] ---**
Nice pitching!
**[10:14] ---**
Yup. And we're done here.
**[10:17] ---**
Win, and express joy to the fullest.
**[10:24] ---**
Lose, and show frustration from deep within.
**[10:28] ---**
That's the sort of player I wish to be.
**[10:32] ---**
"Meisei"
"Mizukami"
**[10:32] ---**
OK, it's time to go home.
**[11:05] ---**
Hey!
**[11:06] ---**
Don't just lie there!
How am I supposed to clean the place?!
**[11:09] ---**
Stop it! You're stretching my T-shirt!
**[11:21] ---**
Wanna go out for another run, Touma?
**[11:23] ---**
Sure.
**[11:26] ---**
If you want a workout that bad,
why not attend practice?
**[11:31] ---**
No way!
**[11:32] ---**
If we met that manager now,
**[11:34] ---**
who knows what we'd do?!
**[11:37] ---**
Hmm... I do get how you feel.
**[11:42] ---**
But what'll you do from now on?
**[11:44] ---**
We've been thinking a lot about it!
**[11:46] ---**
Right, Sou?
**[11:47] ---**
Yeah!
**[11:48] ---**
A lot about what?
**[11:52] ---**
Coming!
**[11:56] ---**
Good after--
**[11:59] ---**
Nishimura.
**[12:01] ---**
Oh, Tachibana brothers.
**[12:03] ---**
I'm surprised you found out where we live.
**[12:06] ---**
I asked in the neighborhood
and found out right away.
**[12:09] ---**
Home of remarried couple, each with kids.
**[12:11] ---**
The two sons are in the same grade.
**[12:13] ---**
They have a sister, one year younger.
**[12:16] ---**
Is that girl your sister?
**[12:20] ---**
Yeah.
**[12:21] ---**
She's cute.
**[12:22] ---**
I hear you didn't make it past
the semifinals at the Tokyo Tournament.
**[12:26] ---**
Yeah.
**[12:27] ---**
We missed a chance at the
Kanto Tournament after coming so close.
**[12:30] ---**
Although the reason is very clear.
**[12:33] ---**
What's the reason?
**[12:34] ---**
I've never been blessed with a good catcher.
**[12:39] ---**
Her name?
**[12:40] ---**
Huh?
**[12:41] ---**
Your younger sister.
**[12:44] ---**
Otomi.
**[12:45] ---**
She's cute.
**[12:46] ---**
And? Why did you come to see us?
**[12:48] ---**
Would you be interested
in meeting my dad today?
**[12:52] ---**
If you're serious about making it to Koshien,
**[12:55] ---**
your current situation won't do!
**[12:57] ---**
Seinan High School represented
the area in the Spring Tournament.
**[13:00] ---**
My dad is the current manager of the team.
**[13:03] ---**
Team up with me and lets go to Koshien.
**[13:05] ---**
In fact, we'll aim to be national champions!
**[13:07] ---**
I have no intention of leaving Touma.
**[13:10] ---**
That's perfect.
**[13:11] ---**
My dad's also looking for
a good third baseman.
**[13:15] ---**
Anyway, come and take a look at Seinan.
**[13:18] ---**
You'll start dreaming bigger!
**[13:20] ---**
What do you think?
**[13:21] ---**
Well, we have been thinking a lot about it.
**[13:24] ---**
And we have nothing else to do.
**[13:25] ---**
OK, then it's decided.
**[13:27] ---**
Perhaps your sister would also--
**[13:28] ---**
She's not going!
**[13:44] ---**
What's there?
**[13:46] ---**
Oh, that's Kenjyou High School.
**[13:48] ---**
It used to be called Sumi Tech,
**[13:50] ---**
but its name changed a few years ago.
**[13:52] ---**
That's the opponent
Meisei High School faced in the final
**[13:56] ---**
the year they made it to Koshien, right?
**[13:58] ---**
Though they're now no more than participants.
**[14:00] ---**
Both baseball teams.
**[14:04] ---**
Come on! This way!
**[14:08] ---**
"Seinan High School Baseball Team"
**[14:18] ---**
Excuse me!
**[14:20] ---**
Is my dad... ah, is the manager around?
**[14:23] ---**
Oh. He's observing the
pitching practice area.
**[14:31] ---**
Dad!
**[14:32] ---**
Hm?
**[14:33] ---**
Hi.
**[14:35] ---**
I brought some guys today
that I wanted you to meet.
**[14:39] ---**
The Tachibana brothers of Meisei, are you?
**[14:43] ---**
Huh? Do you know them?
**[14:45] ---**
Coach Kamata was awfully
enthusiastic about you.
**[14:48] ---**
He had been scouting you quite a bit.
**[14:50] ---**
Oh.
**[14:51] ---**
I'm sorry about the summer tournament.
**[14:54] ---**
The final four, was it?
**[14:56] ---**
Yeah.
**[14:57] ---**
Winning the Tokyo Tournament is hard.
**[15:00] ---**
Although the reason is very clear.
**[15:05] ---**
It was painfully clear
at the Spring Tournament, too.
**[15:09] ---**
We still don't have an
ace pitcher or main catcher.
**[15:15] ---**
Just wait two more years.
**[15:17] ---**
Then, your best battery in
Seinan's history will have arrived!
**[15:21] ---**
Are both brothers coming?
**[15:23] ---**
He's a great third baseman.
**[15:25] ---**
--He runs fast, and his throwing arm--
--You're a pitcher, right?
**[15:32] ---**
And I hear you're as good as my son.
**[15:37] ---**
Huh?
**[15:39] ---**
I was told that if we got you to join Seinan,
**[15:41] ---**
my son may not be able
to wear the number 1 uniform,
**[15:44] ---**
so I should pass on it.
**[15:46] ---**
By whom?
**[15:48] ---**
Your... Meisei's manager.
**[15:52] ---**
Huh?
**[15:54] ---**
Well, though I don't really
believe anything a manager
**[15:58] ---**
with no achievements or talent says.
**[16:00] ---**
That manager has a really bad reputation.
**[16:03] ---**
Doesn't surprise me.
**[16:07] ---**
Show me a pitch.
**[16:08] ---**
One pitch will be enough to tell.
**[16:10] ---**
Because I have both achievements and talent.
**[16:14] ---**
That's what he says.
**[16:18] ---**
Can I ask you one question?
**[16:21] ---**
What is it?
**[16:22] ---**
Depending on talent,
**[16:24] ---**
would you consider giving the
ace number to anyone other than your son?
**[16:30] ---**
Did you hear that, Takumi?
**[16:32] ---**
Listen carefully!
**[16:34] ---**
There's no such thing as
a pitcher more skilled than my son!
**[16:38] ---**
That's what any manager
coaching his son would say.
**[16:52] ---**
How was that?!
**[16:54] ---**
Oh, just a moment!
**[16:56] ---**
One more! One more pitch!
**[16:58] ---**
I suggest you get a different catcher.
**[17:00] ---**
Huh?
**[17:03] ---**
Yamakura!
**[17:04] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[17:28] ---**
I agree, it does appear that you need
to address the issue about catchers.
**[17:33] ---**
Right?
**[17:35] ---**
Sorry, Nishimura.
**[17:37] ---**
I want to see him wearing
the number 1 uniform.
**[17:41] ---**
While on the same team.
**[17:43] ---**
Also...
**[17:45] ---**
We've had enough with doting fathers.
**[17:50] ---**
I guess it just wasn't meant to be.
Give it up, Takumi.
**[17:54] ---**
In the first place, I
hate Meisei High School.
**[17:57] ---**
I feel sick just looking at that uniform.
**[18:01] ---**
Having said that, ever
since I became manager,
**[18:05] ---**
I haven't lost a single game to them.
**[18:11] ---**
They've become such a pathetically weak team.
**[18:15] ---**
It's a shame.
**[18:18] ---**
Let's go home, Touma.
**[18:20] ---**
Yeah.
**[19:30] ---**
Why now, after all these years?
**[19:32] ---**
I'm reminded of Uesugi
after seeing him pitch.
**[19:37] ---**
Tachibana!
**[19:41] ---**
Let me say one thing!
**[19:44] ---**
What is it?!
**[19:48] ---**
What kanji characters are
used in Otomi's name?
**[19:59] ---**
That guy's pretty skilled.
**[20:01] ---**
And his father, too.
**[20:03] ---**
Yeah.
**[20:04] ---**
They've become such a pathetically weak team.
**[20:08] ---**
You know...
**[20:09] ---**
Hm?
**[20:10] ---**
It peeves me when someone else says it.
**[20:12] ---**
Says what?
**[20:15] ---**
When they bad-mouth Meisei.
**[20:19] ---**
But I must say I was surprised.
**[20:22] ---**
To hear that our manager said
you're a better pitcher than Nishimura.
**[20:26] ---**
I wonder if it's true.
**[20:28] ---**
I think that would be
the last thing he'd ever say.
**[20:31] ---**
Yeah.
**[20:32] ---**
It doesn't sound like words coming
from a man trying to domesticate us.
**[20:36] ---**
Well, whatever the case, that was absurd!
**[20:38] ---**
The game the other day! How he managed it!
**[20:41] ---**
There's no excuse for that!
No matter how you cut it!
**[20:45] ---**
I agree.
**[20:46] ---**
Unless, for instance, that was
Nikaidou's last time taking the mound.
**[20:51] ---**
It is his last!
It's his last summer in junior high!
**[20:57] ---**
No.
**[20:58] ---**
That's not what I mean.
**[21:00] ---**
What I mean by last...
**[21:16] ---**
That no-good manager of the baseball team.
**[21:22] ---**
"Tachibana"
**[21:47] ---**
What kind of harassment is he up to?
**[23:24] ---**
Next time, on *MIX*.
**[23:25] ---**
Spring is almost here!
**[23:27] ---**
Spring means...
**[23:28] ---**
Graduation ceremony.
**[23:29] ---**
Rapeseed blossoms.
**[23:30] ---**
Entrance ceremony.
**[23:31] ---**
Butterbur.
**[23:32] ---**
Cherry-blossom viewing.
**[23:33] ---**
Rice cake wrapped in cherry leaf.
**[23:34] ---**
Moving.
**[23:35] ---**
Bamboo shoot.
**[23:36] ---**
Girls' festival.
**[23:37] ---**
Sumo mandarin.
**[23:38] ---**
Spring Tournament.
**[23:39] ---**
Spring cabbage.
**[23:40] ---**
Hey, you've only mentioned food!
**[23:42] ---**
"When Spring Arrives"
**[23:42] ---**
Next time, "When Spring Arrives."
**[23:45] ---**
Might I add, the season's first bonito?
**[23:47] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:48] ---**
**[23:51] ---**
# E6 - When Spring Arrives
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6XJW92ER/when-spring-arrives)
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**[00:02] ---**
"Nikaidou"
**[00:09] ---**
Hey!
**[00:11] ---**
What are you doing?
**[00:12] ---**
Ah, well...
**[00:15] ---**
Has there been misfortune
with this family lately?
**[00:23] ---**
It has been 30 years
since the glory of that summer.
**[00:26] ---**
The Meisei baseball team
that became champions
**[00:29] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[00:33] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[00:35] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[00:38] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[00:41] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[02:29] ---**
Blast it! That was needless worry!
**[02:32] ---**
They say there was no misfortune
with the Nikaidou family!
**[02:36] ---**
Yeah. I hear it was a miracle.
**[02:39] ---**
Hm?
**[02:41] ---**
What was?
**[02:42] ---**
Hmm...
**[02:43] ---**
Hey!
**[02:45] ---**
Sorry to keep you waiting.
**[02:51] ---**
"Shirai General Hospital"
**[02:54] ---**
"When Spring Arrives"
**[03:01] ---**
A long, long time ago...
**[03:03] ---**
...that man's father was also
a pitcher at Meisei High School.
**[03:10] ---**
Although he would never wear
**[03:12] ---**
the ace number during his six years
in junior high and high school,
**[03:16] ---**
his straightforward personality
you wouldn't figure from his looks
**[03:19] ---**
left countless memories
over his six sweat-drenched years
**[03:23] ---**
and a lifelong friendship.
**[03:26] ---**
And...
**[03:28] ---**
...that talent would bloom after
he took over his father's business,
**[03:32] ---**
developing it into a
well-established major company.
**[03:35] ---**
His looks would result in some enemies,
**[03:38] ---**
but those who know him well
never say a bad word about him.
**[03:42] ---**
Or so it is told.
**[03:45] ---**
The love for his only
child is all the greater
**[03:47] ---**
as he was blessed with
his son after he turned 40.
**[03:50] ---**
When his son began playing
baseball, he was so fond of him,
**[03:55] ---**
that, unafraid of what others thought,
he would brag that his son was a genius.
**[03:59] ---**
Autumn of the year
his son was in grade seven,
**[04:01] ---**
they say he shed tears of joy seeing
his son wear the number 1 uniform.
**[04:06] ---**
Although the manager had been the
man's best friend since they were students,
**[04:10] ---**
believing in his son's abilities
and never doubting them,
**[04:14] ---**
the father thought nothing odd about this.
**[04:17] ---**
Six months later, an abnormality
was found in the son's heart.
**[04:26] ---**
Now, for something different.
**[04:33] ---**
Otomi has come to have some fun
at the pool with her female friends.
**[04:37] ---**
What do you want?
**[04:42] ---**
This is Otomi, the younger sister.
**[04:44] ---**
I'm asking you, what do you want?!
**[04:46] ---**
Huh?
**[04:47] ---**
Oh, Natsuno. What a coincidence.
**[04:50] ---**
I went to your home,
but only your mother was there.
**[04:53] ---**
She told me you went to the pool.
**[04:56] ---**
What do you want?
**[04:58] ---**
Ah, well, actually
I'm looking for your brothers.
**[05:02] ---**
But since I heard you went to the pool...
**[05:08] ---**
Oh, of course!
**[05:10] ---**
The baseball manager suddenly quit!
**[05:13] ---**
Huh?
**[05:14] ---**
Without giving us a reason or anything!
**[05:16] ---**
He bowed in apology, and that was it.
**[05:19] ---**
Oh, and he wants us to ask
Souichirou to be the new captain.
**[05:24] ---**
Oh?
**[05:25] ---**
In any case, please ask your brothers
to visit the baseball grounds at once.
**[05:30] ---**
OK. Bye.
**[05:32] ---**
Oh! And also! I have free time today.
**[05:37] ---**
OK. Bye.
**[05:41] ---**
Huh?
**[05:45] ---**
Hey!!
**[05:49] ---**
They say it was a miracle.
**[05:53] ---**
That was how grim the chances
of the operation succeeding were.
**[05:58] ---**
I hadn't thought about
what to say if I failed to die.
**[06:02] ---**
So, aside from your parents,
**[06:04] ---**
only the manager was aware of this.
**[06:08] ---**
You were badmouthing me a lot, I imagine.
**[06:11] ---**
I was hoping you'd know the truth later,
**[06:14] ---**
leaving a bad taste of regret
that will linger for a lifetime.
**[06:18] ---**
That is just annoying.
**[06:20] ---**
Only my father believed
the operation would go well.
**[06:25] ---**
Why did you not believe your father?
**[06:29] ---**
He's the same father
who believed I was a genius.
**[06:34] ---**
The best way to thank my father
in the limited time I had
**[06:37] ---**
was to stand on the mound wearing the
number 1 uniform for as many games as possible.
**[06:43] ---**
The best way to thank your father
was not to die before him.
**[06:49] ---**
Don't hate Manager Kuroyanagi.
**[06:52] ---**
It was because I insisted,
**[06:54] ---**
and because, as a friend,
he refused to kill the dream
**[06:57] ---**
of my father who believed I was
ace material and never doubted me.
**[07:01] ---**
I hear he took responsibility and quit.
**[07:03] ---**
Yeah.
**[07:04] ---**
I tried to stop him, but he wouldn't listen.
**[07:07] ---**
I'm not going to apologize.
**[07:09] ---**
Because I honestly thought
I wouldn't survive.
**[07:13] ---**
Pardon the self-indulgence of a dying man.
**[07:16] ---**
Roger that.
**[07:17] ---**
In return,
**[07:18] ---**
I'm not apologizing for the extensive
badmouthing I did about you.
**[07:24] ---**
Roger that.
**[07:32] ---**
What is it?
**[07:33] ---**
There's another former
Meisei High School pitcher
**[07:36] ---**
who was never able to wear the ace number.
**[07:45] ---**
Well, the biggest difference
from Nikaidou's father
**[07:49] ---**
is that he still remains
a reserve as a member of society--
**[07:52] ---**
Welcome home!
**[07:54] ---**
I see he had good hearing and control.
**[07:57] ---**
Ow!
**[08:01] ---**
Where's Otomi?
**[08:02] ---**
She hasn't returned from the pool yet.
**[08:05] ---**
Pool? With whom?
**[08:07] ---**
There's no need to worry.
**[08:10] ---**
Yoshiko and her other friends came
to pick her up, and they left together.
**[08:13] ---**
What are you saying?!
**[08:15] ---**
The pool's where you find a bunch of guys
wearing nothing but swimming trunks!
**[08:18] ---**
Well, naturally.
**[08:20] ---**
Touma! You go and pick her up!
**[08:22] ---**
Hey, it's still light outside.
**[08:25] ---**
The sun will set in no time,
and it will be pitch dark!
**[08:28] ---**
What'll you do if something happens?!
**[08:29] ---**
Are you gonna take responsibility?!
**[08:31] ---**
If you're that worried, you go!
**[08:34] ---**
I'm saying this because I accept
you as Otomi's older brother!
**[08:38] ---**
What I'm saying is,
unlike how she appears, Otomi is...
**[08:40] ---**
Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and go!
**[08:44] ---**
Darn. When it comes to Otomi...
**[08:46] ---**
Hey, Tou! Where are you going?
**[08:53] ---**
Give me a break! If you're home, then say so!
**[09:02] ---**
You're Touma Tachibana, are you?
**[09:04] ---**
Ah, yes.
**[09:05] ---**
My son asked me to give you this.
**[09:10] ---**
For just one game,
the pitcher who becomes the next ace
**[09:12] ---**
borrows the previous ace's number
**[09:16] ---**
and then replaces it with
a new number 1 label.
**[09:19] ---**
That has been a tradition
with the Meisei baseball club.
**[09:23] ---**
Well, after my genius son
**[09:26] ---**
I know this is going to add
extreme pressure on you.
**[09:29] ---**
No pressure at all.
**[09:31] ---**
At the least, pitch so as not
to shame that ace number.
**[09:36] ---**
That's going to be easy!
**[09:38] ---**
Please return it after one game without fail.
**[09:41] ---**
Because that is a family treasure.
**[09:44] ---**
I understand.
**[09:46] ---**
I shall excuse myself.
**[09:48] ---**
Oh, the operation.
**[09:50] ---**
I'm glad it was a success.
**[09:56] ---**
Mhm.
**[10:03] ---**
If only they didn't look so scary.
**[10:05] ---**
Father and son alike.
**[10:13] ---**
Touma Tachibana.
Fourteen years and two months.
**[10:17] ---**
Meisei Junior High School
baseball team, uniform number 1.
**[10:25] ---**
Now...
**[10:27] ---**
Thanks to Manager Kuroyanagi resigning
without reason, explanation or excuse,
**[10:34] ---**
many players who left the team
**[10:35] ---**
after the Tokyo Tournament because
they were fed up, never returned.
**[10:40] ---**
"Meisei Junior High School"
**[10:41] ---**
Add to that the fact that students
in their final year of junior high,
**[10:44] ---**
who were the largest group, left the team.
**[10:45] ---**
"Team name"
"Kamiishi"
"Meisei"
**[10:46] ---**
The Meisei Junior High School baseball team,
**[10:50] ---**
the new team now consisting
of just seventh and eighth graders,
**[10:53] ---**
were an elite force
with just enough club members!
**[10:57] ---**
Of course...
**[10:59] ---**
Don't rush it! You have plenty
of time to get him out!
**[11:06] ---**
Out!
**[11:07] ---**
That doesn't mean all nine
in the starting lineup are elite.
**[11:11] ---**
Sou!
**[11:14] ---**
Captain!
**[11:16] ---**
Did you want me?
**[11:18] ---**
You haven't given me
a single sign for a fastball!
**[11:21] ---**
You fool.
**[11:22] ---**
How dare you!
**[11:25] ---**
Your fastball won't even hit their bat.
**[11:28] ---**
What?
**[11:29] ---**
We need our players
to practice fielding in a game.
**[11:32] ---**
It's what the team needs the most.
**[11:34] ---**
Our captain's good.
**[11:36] ---**
I get it!
**[11:37] ---**
Then I'll throw you a
breaking ball that won't hit the bat!
**[11:41] ---**
You fool.
**[11:42] ---**
How dare you! Darn it!
**[11:45] ---**
Your breaking ball is
effective because of your fastball.
**[11:49] ---**
Our captain's good.
**[11:53] ---**
Manager!
**[11:56] ---**
Manager!
**[11:57] ---**
Huh?
**[12:02] ---**
Do you understand the rules now?
**[12:05] ---**
Amazing.
**[12:05] ---**
"Substitute Manager: Shinichi
Mikami" "54 years old"
**[12:06] ---**
I had no idea there were so
many baseball comics in this world.
**[12:11] ---**
Their patience is going
to be tested for a while.
**[12:13] ---**
For the team and Touma personally.
**[12:16] ---**
The new captain is saving face.
**[12:18] ---**
For both me and my father.
**[12:21] ---**
If an incredible ace were to suddenly appear,
it would make us look bad.
**[12:26] ---**
Can't you continue baseball
once you're in high school?
**[12:29] ---**
It took a miracle to allow me
to be standing here.
**[12:33] ---**
I can't continue being selfish, now can I?
**[12:37] ---**
You're right.
**[12:42] ---**
Good.
**[12:43] ---**
I was waiting for that sign!
**[12:49] ---**
You fool.
**[12:56] ---**
Oops.
**[12:58] ---**
If someone were to show us another miracle,
**[13:01] ---**
it would likely be those two.
**[13:04] ---**
Yeah.
**[13:17] ---**
Before you know it, seasons change.
**[13:29] ---**
Good luck! Go, go! Straight ahead!
**[13:38] ---**
"Nishimura"
**[13:39] ---**
How have the Tachibana brothers
been doing since then?
**[13:42] ---**
Oh?
**[13:43] ---**
She's gotten even cuter.
**[13:47] ---**
I'm talking about the brothers.
**[13:50] ---**
Oh.
**[13:51] ---**
I hear the younger brother's been
throwing as their ace pitcher.
**[13:57] ---**
Oh? Is that so?
**[14:04] ---**
Strike!
**[14:08] ---**
Oh! He was right.
**[14:11] ---**
Otomi!
**[14:15] ---**
It's been a while.
**[14:19] ---**
Strike!
**[14:20] ---**
Great!
**[14:23] ---**
And who might you be?
**[14:26] ---**
Next year, I'll be Seinan's
first-year ace pitcher. I'm Nishi--
**[14:30] ---**
Good! Fly out to the catcher!
**[14:32] ---**
Awesome! No hits! No runs!
**[14:36] ---**
Is this the first time
he's thrown a no-hitter?
**[14:39] ---**
What if it is?
**[14:41] ---**
Oh, ah, congratulations.
**[14:44] ---**
What do you want, Mr. Nishi?
**[14:46] ---**
Ah, no, it's not Nishi--
**[14:50] ---**
--That was great! Your brother's awesome!
--Hey! Excuse me! It's not Nishi, but...
**[14:53] ---**
"Akaoka"
"Meisei"
**[15:00] ---**
You should look happier.
**[15:02] ---**
Even if I threw nine innings,
it wouldn't be a record.
**[15:05] ---**
That's correct!
**[15:07] ---**
Don't get carried away
with something little like this.
**[15:11] ---**
Nishimura's made this kind of thing a habit.
**[15:14] ---**
You can shut up!
**[15:15] ---**
If it weren't for your two errors,
I would've had a perfect game!
**[15:19] ---**
You fool.
**[15:20] ---**
Don't forget the two that would've been hits
**[15:22] ---**
if I didn't make great plays on them.
**[15:24] ---**
Those weren't great plays!
**[15:26] ---**
Those were easy fly balls!
**[15:30] ---**
Whatever the case...
**[15:32] ---**
Thanks to their achievements at the
Tokyo Tournament in their ninth grade year,
**[15:35] ---**
"Tachibana"
**[15:35] ---**
the Tachibana brothers
have made a name for themselves.
**[15:41] ---**
Tachibana!
**[15:43] ---**
Captain!
**[15:44] ---**
I'm now no more than a
new member of the high school team.
**[15:48] ---**
To me, you'll always be Captain.
**[15:50] ---**
You came close at the Tokyo Tournament.
**[15:53] ---**
If only that fool hadn't slammed the
sliding door at the clubhouse on his fingers.
**[15:59] ---**
You've gotta watch him,
so he doesn't injure himself.
**[16:01] ---**
Being the hasty type that he is.
**[16:04] ---**
Imagawa! Hurry and bring the balls over!
**[16:07] ---**
Right away!
**[16:09] ---**
First year high schoolers have it tough.
**[16:11] ---**
It's nothing,
**[16:13] ---**
compared to the joy of looking
forward to you guys joining next year.
**[16:26] ---**
Oh! Sorry!
**[16:37] ---**
You moving?
**[16:38] ---**
Yes.
**[16:39] ---**
Hey!
**[16:40] ---**
What are you doing, Haruka? Get moving.
**[16:45] ---**
"Gorou Ooyama"
**[16:48] ---**
Yes!
**[16:52] ---**
Thank you very much.
**[16:55] ---**
"Haruka Ooyama"
**[16:59] ---**
And then winter arrives...
**[17:06] ---**
...and they meet again.
**[17:07] ---**
Cheers!
**[17:09] ---**
The older man, that is.
**[17:11] ---**
Hi. Here are the Tachibana brothers.
**[17:16] ---**
He's a friend of my
father's from high school.
**[17:19] ---**
He's apparently here from Kyushu.
**[17:21] ---**
He was captain of the baseball team.
**[17:24] ---**
Then you were a member
of Meisei's baseball team?
**[17:26] ---**
He's no friend! How shameless!
**[17:29] ---**
Will you pay back what you owe?!
**[17:31] ---**
How rude! In front of your children!
**[17:34] ---**
You must be really proud.
**[17:36] ---**
You're the father of the
storied Tachibana battery.
**[17:39] ---**
Never mind that! Pay up!
**[17:41] ---**
It's that neglectful attitude that
**[17:43] ---**
results in your wife
getting fed up and leaving you!
**[17:46] ---**
How dare a reserve player
talk back to your captain like that!
**[17:50] ---**
Act like a captain after
you've paid back the money you owe!
**[17:53] ---**
Cheers!
**[17:54] ---**
Pay it back!
**[17:56] ---**
So, which is which? The brothers battery.
**[18:00] ---**
The pitcher is my son
and the catcher is Sawai's son.
**[18:04] ---**
Oh.
**[18:06] ---**
Hm?
**[18:08] ---**
Are you... surprised?
**[18:10] ---**
The parents are the parents.
The kids are the kids. Right?
**[18:15] ---**
I'm looking forward to you two.
**[18:18] ---**
He says he has a daughter.
**[18:20] ---**
She's entering the same
high school you are from spring.
**[18:26] ---**
Where is she now?
**[18:27] ---**
She's still in Kyushu.
**[18:29] ---**
Until she graduates from junior high.
**[18:32] ---**
Oh, I see.
**[18:34] ---**
My income will stabilize starting April.
**[18:36] ---**
So please wait until then
for me to pay you back.
**[18:39] ---**
What work are you doing?
**[18:41] ---**
Meisei High School baseball team manager.
**[18:47] ---**
"Punch"
**[18:50] ---**
Hey! It's started to snow
because of your odd jokes!
**[19:13] ---**
"Maruha Music School"
**[19:14] ---**
Goodbye!
**[19:20] ---**
Otomi!
**[19:21] ---**
Oh! Touma!
**[19:26] ---**
Hey, are you all right?
**[19:28] ---**
That hurt!
**[19:32] ---**
I can't walk.
**[19:34] ---**
Carry me.
**[19:36] ---**
Don't be so selfish. You had a harmless fall.
**[19:39] ---**
Carry me!
**[19:41] ---**
Stop fussing.
**[19:44] ---**
That's amazing. It's all white in no time!
**[19:48] ---**
Darn. Why must it snow like this in March?
**[19:53] ---**
Which do you think it will be?
**[19:55] ---**
Which what?
**[19:56] ---**
Your and Sou's competition
to become ace pitcher.
**[20:00] ---**
The thing is,
**[20:02] ---**
he's stronger competition
than I had imagined.
**[20:05] ---**
If it was my choice, I'd choose you, Touma.
**[20:09] ---**
Why's that?
**[20:10] ---**
Because you shine when you throw, Touma.
**[20:15] ---**
What's that supposed to mean?
**[20:17] ---**
Also...
**[20:19] ---**
Also?
**[20:20] ---**
Because you carried me!
**[20:23] ---**
Darn.
**[20:27] ---**
This hill becomes dangerous
when there's snow on the ground.
**[20:30] ---**
And what's more dangerous
than walking uphill...
**[20:36] ---**
...is walking downhill.
**[20:38] ---**
See?
**[20:40] ---**
It was a story of Touma's experience.
**[20:43] ---**
Come to think of it, back then,
**[20:45] ---**
I remember hearing a strange sound
**[20:47] ---**
coming from Tou's boots.
**[20:51] ---**
Walking this path on his way
to pick me up, he had a bad fall here.
**[20:55] ---**
He tore his nail off from his big toe,
**[20:58] ---**
and the inside of his
boot was soaked in blood.
**[21:02] ---**
When we got home and I saw his toe,
**[21:05] ---**
I cried out loud.
**[21:07] ---**
Tou saw me cry and laughed,
**[21:12] ---**
until a misunderstanding
Sou quickly came and hit Tou.
**[21:17] ---**
That's why Tou was able
to become the ace pitcher.
**[21:21] ---**
Not quite, I guess.
**[21:22] ---**
Otomi!
**[21:26] ---**
Where are you...
**[21:32] ---**
Are you all right, Natsuno?
**[21:33] ---**
I hope you didn't tear a nail.
**[21:36] ---**
Huh?
**[21:37] ---**
When spring arrives, then it's high school.
**[21:41] ---**
You'll be grade nine.
**[21:45] ---**
We will be, yes.
**[23:24] ---**
Next time, on MIX.
**[23:25] ---**
Apparently, Meisei High School
**[23:26] ---**
became national champions
in something other than Koshien.
**[23:30] ---**
Yeah. Rhythmic gymnastics.
**[23:32] ---**
I see. So that was it at the gymnasium.
**[23:36] ---**
Hey, where are you going?
**[23:37] ---**
I'm going out for a jog.
**[23:39] ---**
Huh? Then me, too!
**[23:40] ---**
The gymnasium's in that direction!
**[23:42] ---**
"Worried?"
**[23:43] ---**
Next time, "Worried?"
**[23:45] ---**
Hey! Stop peeking!!
**[23:47] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:48] ---**
**[23:51] ---**
# E7 - Worried?
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRG5W5J7R/worried)
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**[00:05] ---**
"Meisei High School"
**[00:11] ---**
April...
**[00:17] ---**
A new season...
**[00:24] ---**
"Tachibana"
**[00:41] ---**
Cross a single street,
and there's the school.
**[00:44] ---**
"Meisei High School"
**[00:48] ---**
Sasaki.
**[00:49] ---**
Here.
**[00:50] ---**
Suzuki.
**[00:51] ---**
Here.
**[00:52] ---**
Sonoda.
**[00:53] ---**
Here.
**[00:54] ---**
Tachibana.
**[00:55] ---**
"Don't run in the halls!!"
**[00:58] ---**
Tachibana...
**[00:59] ---**
Here!
**[01:00] ---**
If you're not in your
seat when you're called,
**[01:02] ---**
then I'll mark you late.
**[01:04] ---**
Also...
**[01:05] ---**
Finish your breakfast at home.
**[01:08] ---**
That's all.
**[01:09] ---**
Yes, sir.
**[01:14] ---**
Darn, I guess I need more
than a minute to get here.
**[01:17] ---**
There's no helping it.
**[01:18] ---**
Starting tomorrow,
I'll leave two minutes before the bell.
**[01:22] ---**
Oops.
**[01:38] ---**
Here.
**[01:40] ---**
Thanks...
**[01:47] ---**
It has been 30 years since
the glory of that summer.
**[01:50] ---**
The Meisei baseball team
that became champions
**[01:53] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[01:57] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[01:59] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[02:02] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[02:05] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[03:54] ---**
Hey, Ooyama, your junior high was in Kyushu?
**[03:57] ---**
Whereabouts in Kyushu?
**[03:59] ---**
Have you decided what club you'll join?
**[04:01] ---**
Do you read *Get the Sun*?
**[04:02] ---**
It's on sale now.
**[04:16] ---**
Nan!
**[04:19] ---**
"Nan"
**[04:20] ---**
"Shirou Nangou"
**[04:30] ---**
Kyushu...? Ooyama...?
**[04:33] ---**
Hey, could you be...
**[04:43] ---**
Never mind. Don't want any trouble.
**[04:46] ---**
"Worried?"
**[04:53] ---**
Did you hear, Souichirou?
**[04:54] ---**
About the Class A student from Kyushu--
**[04:56] ---**
You should refrain from acting rashly.
**[05:00] ---**
Haruka Ooyama.
**[05:02] ---**
The daughter of the high school
baseball club's new manager.
**[05:06] ---**
The manager's daughter?
**[05:07] ---**
Yeah. If you make a pass recklessly,
**[05:11] ---**
the path to becoming
a regular will become longer.
**[05:15] ---**
Don't worry, Souichirou.
**[05:17] ---**
No matter what beautiful girl appears,
**[05:18] ---**
I'll always stay true to Otomi.
**[05:21] ---**
Besides...
**[05:22] ---**
Besides?
**[05:23] ---**
I was talking about the *boy*
from Kyushu in Class A.
**[05:27] ---**
Boy?
**[05:33] ---**
Shirou Nangou.
**[05:35] ---**
Apparently, he's idolized
that old man since junior high,
**[05:40] ---**
so even though famous
baseball clubs wanted him,
**[05:42] ---**
he followed the old man to Tokyo.
**[05:46] ---**
He wanted to play high school baseball
under him no matter what.
**[06:05] ---**
Is the one he was following
**[06:07] ---**
really that old man?
**[06:12] ---**
"That old man"
**[06:15] ---**
"Meisei Junior High School"
**[06:16] ---**
This is the junior high school.
**[06:25] ---**
Are you watching, Otomi?
**[06:27] ---**
The pitching of the new team's number one,
**[06:29] ---**
Ichiban Natsuno!
**[06:34] ---**
Here!
**[06:36] ---**
Unlike last year,
**[06:37] ---**
you aren't looking outside
at all recently, huh, Tachibana?
**[06:42] ---**
Yes, thanks to your instruction.
**[06:44] ---**
Now, let's start again from the top.
**[06:54] ---**
But man, that manager makes us run a lot.
**[06:59] ---**
My legs are killing me.
**[07:01] ---**
We weren't worked
hard enough in junior high.
**[07:05] ---**
Anyway, did you talk about anything?
**[07:09] ---**
With whom?
**[07:10] ---**
With the daughter of that manager
who makes us run so much.
**[07:15] ---**
You're in the same class, right?
**[07:16] ---**
Yeah.
**[07:17] ---**
But I don't think a single boy
in our class talked to her properly.
**[07:23] ---**
What do you mean?
**[07:31] ---**
So that's what you mean.
**[07:33] ---**
That's what I mean.
**[07:35] ---**
Now, let's go home.
**[07:36] ---**
We're leaving first.
**[07:38] ---**
Make sure you lock up,
**[07:39] ---**
Nan.
**[07:44] ---**
Nan?
**[07:45] ---**
That's what the manager's
daughter called him.
**[07:47] ---**
Help...!
**[07:51] ---**
What's wrong?
**[07:52] ---**
Th-There's a cockroach!
**[07:54] ---**
Huh?
**[07:58] ---**
Okay, it's dead.
**[07:59] ---**
Th-Th-Throw it away outside!
**[08:01] ---**
Okay.
**[08:06] ---**
See ya, Nan.
**[08:13] ---**
I was wondering what all the fuss was about.
**[08:16] ---**
Speaking of which,
**[08:19] ---**
that was the first time I heard his voice.
**[08:20] ---**
It was cracking.
**[08:22] ---**
Cross a single street, and they're home.
**[08:27] ---**
--I'm home.
--I'm home.
**[08:30] ---**
Man, I'm starving.
**[08:31] ---**
Before you eat, go wash the
hand you touched the cockroach with.
**[08:35] ---**
Okay, okay.
**[08:40] ---**
Oh, Sou.
**[08:41] ---**
Right now, the manager's
daughter's using the bath,
**[08:45] ---**
so don't open the door to the bathroom.
**[09:00] ---**
Our bath is broken,
but the landlord won't fix it.
**[09:05] ---**
Sorry, ma'am.
**[09:07] ---**
We just came to say hi
but ended up using your bath.
**[09:11] ---**
It's fine.
**[09:12] ---**
Don't *you* use it, though.
**[09:15] ---**
Don't worry,
I went to the bathhouse yesterday.
**[09:30] ---**
What is it?
**[09:31] ---**
Did you see?
**[09:32] ---**
See what?
**[09:33] ---**
Don't play dumb!
**[09:34] ---**
You opened the door to the bathroom, right?
**[09:36] ---**
She was in the bath, right?
**[09:38] ---**
No, she was coming out.
**[09:40] ---**
What?! Then, don't tell me--
**[09:43] ---**
He just missed the show.
**[09:44] ---**
I'd already put on my panties.
**[09:48] ---**
P-P-P...
**[09:51] ---**
...unch?
**[09:54] ---**
Besides, he closed the door right away,
**[09:57] ---**
so he didn't really see anything. Right?
**[10:00] ---**
No, this guy's dynamic vision
is first or second in the school!
**[10:03] ---**
Yours is first, right?
**[10:05] ---**
Even if it was only an instant,
**[10:06] ---**
he could've taken in every last detail...
**[10:08] ---**
Come on, come on.
**[10:10] ---**
What's all the fuss about over there?
**[10:13] ---**
Oh, Haruka. The bath wasn't too hot?
**[10:17] ---**
No, it was the perfect temperature.
**[10:21] ---**
Do you want something cold to drink?
**[10:22] ---**
Oh, thanks.
**[10:25] ---**
Hey, let go of me!
**[10:27] ---**
I'm hungry!
**[10:29] ---**
Anyway, it's your fault!
**[10:31] ---**
You're the one who told me
to go wash my hands.
**[10:34] ---**
Oh, I haven't washed them yet.
**[10:36] ---**
Bastard, you touched me
with your cockroach hand!
**[10:38] ---**
Shut up! It's not like it'll kill you!
**[10:41] ---**
Both of you, quiet down!
**[10:43] ---**
Hurry up and wash your hands!
**[10:47] ---**
You have wonderful brothers.
**[10:50] ---**
Thanks...
**[10:52] ---**
Which one's your type, Haruka?
**[10:55] ---**
Huh?
**[10:58] ---**
Hmm...
**[11:01] ---**
Worried?
**[11:03] ---**
Huh?
**[11:06] ---**
How long are you going
to wash your face for?!
**[11:08] ---**
Hurry up and let me wash my hands!
**[11:09] ---**
Shut up! I'm washing my face right now!
**[11:13] ---**
No, you're not!
**[11:14] ---**
Yes, I am!
**[11:22] ---**
"Ramen Dragon"
"Chinese Food"
**[11:32] ---**
Shining examples of first
years in high school.
**[11:35] ---**
Their stage is Meisei High School.
**[11:38] ---**
So, please...
**[11:41] ---**
...keep supporting them.
**[11:54] ---**
"Meisei High School"
**[11:55] ---**
At our very own Meisei High School,
**[11:58] ---**
a club other than the baseball club
**[11:59] ---**
also became national champions, just once.
**[12:05] ---**
"National High School
Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship"
"1st Place"
**[12:06] ---**
Miraculously,
**[12:07] ---**
they did it the same year
the baseball club went to Koshien...
**[12:09] ---**
"National High School
Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships"
**[12:59] ---**
Make sure you don't
cause a violent incident.
**[13:03] ---**
So she's in the rhythmic gymnastics club?
**[13:06] ---**
Haruka Ooyama.
**[13:10] ---**
Are you only scared of cockroaches?
**[13:13] ---**
"Be careful of caterpillars"
**[13:13] ---**
Nan.
**[13:20] ---**
No, looks like he's scared of all bugs.
**[13:28] ---**
Move!
**[13:28] ---**
What?
**[13:30] ---**
You saw her in her panties the other day!
**[13:32] ---**
It's not like I was trying to see...
**[13:35] ---**
Pan... ties...!
**[13:41] ---**
It's like he came straight out
of a comedy sketch.
**[13:47] ---**
Okay, switch with the boys!
**[13:56] ---**
This ending's straight
out of a comedy sketch.
**[14:02] ---**
This is Meisei Junior High.
**[14:07] ---**
Mita, you dropped this.
**[14:10] ---**
I don't need it.
**[14:12] ---**
It's trivial present I got
**[14:15] ---**
from a trivial guy.
**[14:16] ---**
Throw it away.
**[14:19] ---**
"Arisa Mita"
**[14:21] ---**
Oh, but...
**[14:23] ---**
You know,
**[14:25] ---**
if you think everyone likes you,
you're dead wrong.
**[14:29] ---**
What?
**[14:30] ---**
Oh?
**[14:31] ---**
And what strange person
are you talking about?
**[14:38] ---**
Let's go.
**[14:42] ---**
Jeez!
**[14:43] ---**
Someone like *her* is second place!
**[14:46] ---**
I can't stand it!
**[14:47] ---**
Second place?
**[14:49] ---**
Yeah.
**[14:50] ---**
In the 42nd Miss Meisei Popularity Vote.
**[14:53] ---**
Anyway, you won first place
by a huge margin, though.
**[14:56] ---**
Two years in a row.
**[14:58] ---**
I wish she wouldn't hold a grudge
against me for something as silly as that.
**[15:05] ---**
That's not all.
**[15:07] ---**
Tachibana!
**[15:09] ---**
You heard that the class reps are meeting
at lunch in Meeting Room 2, right?
**[15:18] ---**
"Ryou Akai"
**[15:20] ---**
Oh, no!
**[15:22] ---**
I haven't tallied up the survey yet.
**[15:24] ---**
I already did it, but can you check it?
**[15:29] ---**
Thanks, Akai.
**[15:31] ---**
Akai.
**[15:33] ---**
You're a good guy, but...
**[15:35] ---**
...if you think everyone likes you,
you're dead wrong.
**[15:41] ---**
Natsuno.
**[15:43] ---**
Tachibana, I'll see you later.
**[15:46] ---**
Okay.
**[15:50] ---**
The 2nd place Miss Meisei likes him.
**[15:54] ---**
When they were second years,
**[15:56] ---**
they were friendly as class reps.
**[16:00] ---**
But this year...
**[16:02] ---**
It's not my fault!
**[16:03] ---**
The homeroom teacher just chose me.
**[16:07] ---**
Well, you should just think of it
as your fate and give up.
**[16:10] ---**
Oh, dear.
**[16:12] ---**
Being too popular is a curse, too.
**[16:15] ---**
You shouldn't talk.
**[16:17] ---**
Huh? Did you say something?
**[16:19] ---**
No, I didn't say anything!
**[16:22] ---**
Am I hearing things?
**[16:36] ---**
Manager!
**[16:38] ---**
You're not letting Tachibana
throw in the bullpen yet?
**[16:42] ---**
New club members should run first.
**[16:46] ---**
They need to build their bodies.
**[16:49] ---**
Even though he's the son of a good friend,
**[16:51] ---**
I won't show favoritism.
**[16:53] ---**
We just need to be able to use him by fall.
**[16:57] ---**
Have you ever seen Touma pitch?
**[17:01] ---**
Nope.
**[17:02] ---**
Well, I've heard rumors,
**[17:05] ---**
so my expectations are pretty high.
**[17:07] ---**
Then--
**[17:08] ---**
This team will be able to fight
by switching out our pitchers:
**[17:13] ---**
right-handed Takeshita,
**[17:15] ---**
Takaoka, with his sidearm,
**[17:18] ---**
and left-handed Nojima.
**[17:20] ---**
We'll use this trio of third-years.
**[17:23] ---**
I don't want them to lose motivation
**[17:25] ---**
because I'm giving a
first year special treatment.
**[17:28] ---**
It's important to give them confidence
**[17:30] ---**
and let them be proud of their pitches.
**[17:34] ---**
I see.
**[17:38] ---**
Manager!
**[17:40] ---**
You're still not letting
Tachibana throw in the bullpen?
**[17:43] ---**
Huh?
**[17:45] ---**
We've been waiting
eagerly for him to join us.
**[17:49] ---**
Depending on how he is,
**[17:50] ---**
I was thinking of practicing
defense with the outfielders.
**[17:54] ---**
I was also thinking I could make
a difference somehow infield...
**[17:57] ---**
Hey, don't you guys have
any pride as upperclassmen?
**[18:02] ---**
Manager, have you ever
seen Tachibana pitch?
**[18:06] ---**
I haven't.
**[18:07] ---**
We're third years. This is our last summer!
**[18:11] ---**
We want to play baseball
for as long as possible!
**[18:15] ---**
We want to break out of our
disgraceful streak of over 20 years
**[18:18] ---**
of not getting past the third round!
**[18:20] ---**
Manager!
**[18:22] ---**
Imagawa!
**[18:25] ---**
Yes?
**[18:26] ---**
Call the Tachibana brothers over!
**[19:09] ---**
What's up with your son?!
**[19:12] ---**
"Punch"
**[19:14] ---**
The rumors don't come
close to describing him!
**[19:16] ---**
How should I know what rumors you heard?
**[19:20] ---**
If he's so amazing,
you should brag about him more!
**[19:23] ---**
I was the one who ended up embarrassed!
**[19:26] ---**
Now that you mention it,
I've been busy recently at work,
**[19:29] ---**
so I haven't been able to watch any games.
**[19:33] ---**
I see. So my son is that amazing, huh?
**[19:36] ---**
Yeah! I can't believe he's your son!
**[19:39] ---**
Who's the one who said,
"the parents are the parents,
**[19:42] ---**
and the kids are the kids"?
**[19:44] ---**
Oh, you got me there!
**[19:47] ---**
More beer!
**[19:49] ---**
--I'm home.
--I'm home.
**[19:51] ---**
Welcome back.
**[19:55] ---**
He's here again? That old man.
**[20:01] ---**
Haruka's not here.
**[20:03] ---**
Apparently, their bath's fixed.
**[20:05] ---**
Oh, really? I'm glad.
**[20:09] ---**
Hey.
**[20:11] ---**
Can I go wash my hands, Sou?
**[20:15] ---**
"Punch"
**[20:17] ---**
♪ Our dear old Meisei High ♪
**[20:25] ---**
Yay! Cheers!
**[20:30] ---**
Now, let's have dinner.
**[20:33] ---**
Otomi, go call your brothers.
**[20:35] ---**
Okay.
**[20:38] ---**
Huh? Where's Tou?
**[20:40] ---**
Oh, he said he wanted to lie down for a bit.
**[20:43] ---**
That old man made him pitch
for a long time in the bullpen.
**[20:44] ---**
"That old man"
**[20:48] ---**
Well, it'd been a while for him, too,
**[20:50] ---**
so he was a little too eager.
**[20:52] ---**
Is he okay?
**[20:54] ---**
Don't worry. He'll be down soon.
**[20:57] ---**
Come on, let's eat.
**[21:01] ---**
I'll go check on him.
**[21:04] ---**
Didn't I say not to worry?
**[21:07] ---**
I can't be trusted, huh?
**[21:13] ---**
"Nishimura"
**[21:13] ---**
How have the Tachibana brothers
been doing since then?
**[21:18] ---**
Huh?
**[21:21] ---**
I'm talking about her big brothers.
**[21:23] ---**
O-Oh.
**[21:25] ---**
They got a new manager,
**[21:26] ---**
so they seem pretty motivated this year.
**[21:29] ---**
Oh, really?
**[21:32] ---**
But they're just Meisei, right?
**[21:39] ---**
Yeah...
**[21:43] ---**
You're right...
**[23:24] ---**
Next time, on *MIX*.
**[23:26] ---**
This is Arisa.
**[23:26] ---**
Next time, my big brother will appear.
**[23:28] ---**
Who's your brother again?
**[23:31] ---**
You don't even know *that*?
**[23:32] ---**
The driving force behind
last year's Koshien quarterfinals,
**[23:35] ---**
at 183 cm, 78 kg, throwing and
hitting with his left, with type B blood,
**[23:39] ---**
the super amazing high school baseball
player even pros are watching--
**[23:42] ---**
"My Brother"
**[23:42] ---**
Next time, "My Brother."
**[23:45] ---**
So, who're you talking about again?
**[23:47] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:48] ---**
**[23:51] ---**
# E8 - My Brother
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**[00:00] ---**
Since long ago, in this country,
when the wind blows...
**[00:06] ---**
"Ramen Dragon"
"Chinese Food"
**[00:12] ---**
Good afternoon, Master.
**[00:14] ---**
Oh, Haruka! Welcome home.
**[00:17] ---**
They had a sale, so I
might've bought too much.
**[00:21] ---**
I'll help you to your room.
**[00:22] ---**
I'll be fine.
**[00:28] ---**
Are you sure?
**[00:30] ---**
Using both hands means
you won't be able to secure your skirt.
**[00:34] ---**
What will you do?!
**[00:36] ---**
Should the wind blow right now...
**[00:40] ---**
Yes!
**[00:42] ---**
Ow! Oww!
**[00:44] ---**
Oh no!
**[00:46] ---**
Dang, you cloud of dust!
**[00:49] ---**
I should've watered the ground!
**[00:52] ---**
Let's see. Something to water the ground.
**[01:00] ---**
Oh? Master of Dragon.
Are you going somewhere?
**[01:03] ---**
Yes, to go and buy a bucket.
**[01:06] ---**
Oh, what a coincidence. So am I.
**[01:10] ---**
Oh? Are you two going somewhere?
**[01:12] ---**
Off to buy a bucket.
**[01:14] ---**
--Well, what a coincidence.
--It appears that when the
wind blows, buckets sell well.
**[01:20] ---**
It has been 30 years since
the glory of that summer.
**[01:23] ---**
The Meisei baseball team
that became champions
**[01:26] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[01:30] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[01:32] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[01:35] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[01:38] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[03:25] ---**
"Punch"
**[03:29] ---**
What is it with this wind?!
**[03:33] ---**
Give me a break!
**[03:37] ---**
Are you done with practice already?
**[03:39] ---**
Yeah. We finished early today.
**[03:42] ---**
Winds are strong, and there
were some nasty looking clouds.
**[03:45] ---**
What about Sou?
**[03:47] ---**
He got abducted by
some female fans over there.
**[03:51] ---**
Who is that behind you?
**[03:53] ---**
Behind me?
**[03:58] ---**
"My Brother"
**[04:04] ---**
Wait here?
**[04:07] ---**
Manager told you that?
**[04:09] ---**
Yeah. He's apparently dropping
by later for some drinks.
**[04:13] ---**
He also said he'll treat me to dinner.
**[04:15] ---**
Has our home become a pub?
**[04:17] ---**
It's not like he's paying us.
**[04:19] ---**
Not only that, the man hasn't
paid Dad the money he owes!
**[04:23] ---**
What is with that man?!
**[04:25] ---**
Darn it! And he has the nerve to...
**[04:29] ---**
Do not talk bad about our manager!
**[04:34] ---**
That man... he saved my life.
**[04:42] ---**
Punch!
**[04:45] ---**
Oh no! What's this downpour all of a sudden?!
**[04:49] ---**
I'm glad I had brought in the laundry.
**[04:54] ---**
Can you make me some tea, Otomi?
**[04:56] ---**
OK!
**[04:59] ---**
Oh, would you like some tea?
**[05:01] ---**
Ah...
**[05:02] ---**
Nan.
**[05:05] ---**
Nan?
**[05:08] ---**
That day too.
**[05:11] ---**
The weather was much like it is today.
**[05:16] ---**
Hello, Tachibana residence.
**[05:18] ---**
Oh, Mom?
**[05:21] ---**
What? The trains aren't running
because of the rain?
**[05:25] ---**
You'll be late coming home
**[05:27] ---**
so you're eating out with Dad?!
**[05:31] ---**
Get delivery for dinner?
**[05:32] ---**
Who's going to deliver in
this rain that even stops the trains?
**[05:36] ---**
Hey! Wait! Hey!
**[05:41] ---**
That's what she says.
**[05:43] ---**
Do we have ingredients to make dinner?
**[05:45] ---**
We have nothing!
**[05:48] ---**
I was promised that I could have dinner.
**[05:50] ---**
Get real!
**[05:51] ---**
We can't be taking responsibility
for what that man told you!
**[05:55] ---**
In the first place, that man...
**[05:57] ---**
Do not talk bad about our manager!
**[06:00] ---**
That man... he saved my life.
**[06:04] ---**
That day too.
**[06:05] ---**
--I wonder if Sou is OK.
--The weather was much like it is today.
**[06:07] ---**
I'm sure he's fine.
**[06:09] ---**
--Likely at a convenience store
or family restaurant.
--It was raining like this.
**[06:11] ---**
Surrounded by girls.
**[06:15] ---**
That was a close call.
**[06:17] ---**
If we were a minute later,
we would've been soaked!
**[06:21] ---**
From the looks of it, I won't be
able to leave here for a while.
**[06:25] ---**
I can stay like this for days
if I'm with you, Sou.
**[06:28] ---**
Oh? I can stay here for weeks.
**[06:30] ---**
I could do this for months.
**[06:34] ---**
If it rained for that long,
Japan would sink into the ocean.
**[06:39] ---**
What is it, Sou?
**[06:41] ---**
Hey, I recognize that person from somewhere.
**[06:43] ---**
Huh?
**[06:45] ---**
The Toushu baseball team's ace pitcher.
**[06:48] ---**
Hiroki Mita.
**[06:51] ---**
"Hiroki Mita"
**[06:54] ---**
Oh! He's the guy who got lots of strikeouts
**[06:57] ---**
and became famous at last year's Koshien!
**[06:59] ---**
183 cm. 78 kg.
**[07:02] ---**
Throws left handed, bats left handed.
**[07:04] ---**
Blood type B.
**[07:05] ---**
Are you girls a player directory?!
**[07:08] ---**
Shall I introduce him to you, Sou?
**[07:11] ---**
Hi, and a pleasure to meet you.
**[07:13] ---**
My name is Arisa Mita,
and I'm a classmate of Otomi.
**[07:19] ---**
Mita?
**[07:20] ---**
Hiroki Mita is my elder brother.
**[07:23] ---**
I haven't told anybody about this at school.
**[07:25] ---**
Because it would be like
I'm bragging about it.
**[07:29] ---**
Shall I get his autograph for you?
**[07:32] ---**
I'll pass on that.
**[07:33] ---**
It's all right! Don't worry!
**[07:36] ---**
Hiroki!
**[07:39] ---**
Allow me to introduce him to you.
**[07:41] ---**
This is Tachibana. He's in tenth grade.
**[07:44] ---**
He's pretty famous.
Among Meisei High School students, that is.
**[07:48] ---**
He plays baseball,
and I hear he's very talented.
**[07:52] ---**
His sister's in my class,
and she's always bragging about him.
**[07:57] ---**
Oh? What position does he play?
**[07:59] ---**
Huh? Uh...
**[08:02] ---**
He's a catcher.
**[08:04] ---**
His brother pitches.
They're a sibling battery.
**[08:07] ---**
You know about them, Mita?
**[08:09] ---**
I watched last year's
no hitter at the Junior High
**[08:13] ---**
Tokyo Tournament from the stands.
**[08:15] ---**
Nice pitching, and nice leading on your part.
**[08:18] ---**
Thank you.
**[08:20] ---**
That's impressive.
**[08:22] ---**
To have Mita remember your name.
**[08:24] ---**
We'll keep an eye out for you, too.
**[08:26] ---**
The Tachibana brothers of Meisei.
**[08:29] ---**
Thanks, but we're still only in grade ten.
**[08:33] ---**
Excuse me.
**[08:36] ---**
There's no need for hesitation.
**[08:39] ---**
I've been the team's ace
since I was in grade ten.
**[08:42] ---**
Your grade is irrelevant during a game.
**[08:51] ---**
It wouldn't hurt to brag some more.
**[08:53] ---**
Huh?
**[08:55] ---**
You're at a different level,
so you should look down at him more.
**[08:59] ---**
You fool.
**[09:01] ---**
At a different level?
**[09:02] ---**
You've never seriously
seen me pitch a game, have you?
**[09:06] ---**
That's because I don't really know baseball.
**[09:09] ---**
Then stop talking about one's levels.
**[09:11] ---**
But they're nothing like you!
**[09:14] ---**
You're a celebrity, appearing
in magazines and newspapers!
**[09:18] ---**
Magazines and newspapers are not important!
**[09:21] ---**
Oh, I'm sorry.
**[09:23] ---**
It's quite all right.
**[09:26] ---**
In any case, when the summer tournament
begins, come to a game and see me pitch.
**[09:31] ---**
Just one game will do,
but watch it from beginning to end.
**[09:35] ---**
I'll make you a fan of baseball.
**[09:41] ---**
Hey, how'd it go?
**[09:43] ---**
With the brother of that nasty girl.
**[09:45] ---**
Hm?
**[09:47] ---**
Oh.
**[09:49] ---**
I now would love to have his autograph.
**[09:52] ---**
"Ramen Dragon"
"Chinese Food"
**[09:52] ---**
Darn! I was tagged out
just before reaching home.
**[09:57] ---**
I'm glad I went shopping
for food earlier today.
**[10:02] ---**
Come to think of it, I wonder if Nan is OK.
**[10:06] ---**
He lives far away, right?
**[10:08] ---**
His uncle's home is way out in Saitama.
**[10:11] ---**
I'm surprised his parents
in Kyushu allowed him
**[10:14] ---**
to live in the Tokyo area.
**[10:16] ---**
He's got so many sisters and brothers.
**[10:19] ---**
Besides, when he decides on
something, he won't back down.
**[10:22] ---**
He truly wants to pay you
back for what you did.
**[10:27] ---**
Pay me back, huh?
**[10:33] ---**
Come to think of it, that day, too...
**[10:37] ---**
Ah!
**[10:39] ---**
Oops!
**[10:53] ---**
A fastball at nearly 150
km/h from a tall lefty.
**[11:00] ---**
A slider with great movement.
**[11:02] ---**
And there's his two-seam fastball.
**[11:04] ---**
They're all top notch.
**[11:06] ---**
He's a super high schooler.
**[11:10] ---**
In other words, a regular high school student
doesn't have a chance against him.
**[11:15] ---**
So it's a skilled high school team,
**[11:17] ---**
quarterfinalists at the summer Koshien,
with an incredible ace pitcher.
**[11:19] ---**
"Toushu High School Baseball Team"
**[11:20] ---**
Why would they settle
for a practice game with us?
**[11:23] ---**
What do you mean "settle for"?!
**[11:24] ---**
They only made it to the quarterfinals!
**[11:27] ---**
We've been national champions!
**[11:29] ---**
The best team in all of Japan!
**[11:30] ---**
But that happened 30 years ago.
**[11:32] ---**
That's like just the other day!
**[11:34] ---**
It's ancient history, right?
**[11:37] ---**
It's all for his cute younger sister.
**[11:40] ---**
Huh?
**[11:41] ---**
What?!
**[11:43] ---**
He's your brother, Arisa?
**[11:45] ---**
Well, yeah.
**[11:46] ---**
The hero from Koshien!
**[11:48] ---**
Hiroki Mita, who the pros are interested in?
**[11:51] ---**
Is he really that great?
**[11:54] ---**
My brother.
**[11:56] ---**
Yes. I think he is.
**[11:58] ---**
Then can I brag about him?
**[12:01] ---**
The way that you do?
**[12:04] ---**
Yes. I think you can.
**[12:07] ---**
From what Natsuno tells me,
**[12:09] ---**
her sense of rivalry against
Otomi is quite intense.
**[12:13] ---**
Which means,
**[12:15] ---**
at the moment,
Otomi is the one who's in the lead.
**[12:18] ---**
So today, a brother against brothers match
**[12:21] ---**
has been arranged,
so she can earn some sure points.
**[12:24] ---**
What a thing to be caught up in.
**[12:27] ---**
No. We should be thankful.
**[12:30] ---**
It's a chance to experience the
pitching of a super high schooler.
**[12:33] ---**
A rare opportunity.
**[12:35] ---**
Even if it'll make things
uncomfortable for Otomi?
**[12:38] ---**
Things won't become any
less comfortable for Otomi.
**[12:47] ---**
So?
**[12:49] ---**
Will we be allowed to play?
**[13:00] ---**
Huh?
**[13:01] ---**
What about the rumored sibling battery?
**[13:04] ---**
They're only in grade ten, after all.
**[13:07] ---**
My brother tells me he was the
ace pitcher since he was in grade ten.
**[13:11] ---**
What?
**[13:13] ---**
Seriously?
**[13:14] ---**
Is that really something so great?!
**[13:15] ---**
--Are you just going
to let her go on like that?
--It's awesome!
**[13:17] ---**
--It's not like I can say anything.
--Yes, it's awesome!
**[13:19] ---**
--You think so?
**[13:20] ---**
--For the time being, that is.
--You think so?
**[13:24] ---**
Takeshita will start.
**[13:26] ---**
Second time through
the lineup, it'll be Takaoka.
**[13:28] ---**
Third time through the lineup,
it'll be the younger Tachibana.
**[13:31] ---**
We'll finish with Nojima.
**[13:34] ---**
Before they get used to a pitcher's style,
**[13:36] ---**
we'll use four pitchers
with different styles,
**[13:39] ---**
disrupting their attack
rhythm in the process.
**[13:42] ---**
There are no restrictions
on player replacements for us.
**[13:45] ---**
That's how lightly they're
taking us from the start.
**[13:48] ---**
Let's teach them what happens when they take
**[13:51] ---**
national champions lightly!
**[13:53] ---**
But that happened 30 years ago.
**[13:56] ---**
OK! We're going to win this!
**[13:58] ---**
Yeah!
**[14:00] ---**
Play ball!
**[14:02] ---**
I'm third up.
**[14:04] ---**
Today we're here to study.
**[14:06] ---**
Let's take a good look at the pitching
**[14:09] ---**
of a pitcher that the pros are raving over.
**[14:11] ---**
You think he'll be pitching seriously
against a team like ours?
**[14:14] ---**
I'm sure he will.
**[14:16] ---**
His cute little sister is watching.
**[14:20] ---**
In any case,
**[14:22] ---**
Takeshita looks really happy today.
**[14:26] ---**
He usually pitches with
a really sour expression.
**[14:30] ---**
Yeah.
**[14:33] ---**
His pitches are easier to hit today.
**[14:38] ---**
His sweet smile matches his easy pitches.
**[14:42] ---**
Ball! Four balls!
**[14:49] ---**
I see you can get lots of points in baseball.
**[14:52] ---**
"Toushu"
"Meisei"
**[14:53] ---**
That ends the top of the first inning.
**[14:57] ---**
I thought they'd be using backups,
**[14:59] ---**
but no, they're using their regular starters.
**[15:02] ---**
Regardless...
**[15:04] ---**
What's wrong, Takeshita?
**[15:06] ---**
--He gets nervous around celebrities.
--I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
**[15:10] ---**
Pitching against famous players
he's seen frequently on TV,
**[15:13] ---**
he's having trouble keeping
his feet on the ground.
**[15:15] ---**
More importantly,
you'd better get warmed up soon.
**[15:17] ---**
You're third up.
**[15:19] ---**
Huh?
**[15:20] ---**
They batted around
**[15:22] ---**
in just the first inning.
**[15:24] ---**
Ugh.
**[15:36] ---**
He's serious, all right.
**[15:37] ---**
Yeah.
**[15:39] ---**
He's serious.
**[15:41] ---**
"Toushu"
"Meisei"
**[15:44] ---**
Second up, Pitcher Takaoka.
**[15:47] ---**
Against six batters,
he gives up one walk and two hits.
**[15:52] ---**
Although he does give up one run,
the pitching is pretty decent.
**[15:55] ---**
Yes!
**[15:56] ---**
But one thing with Takaoka is,
when he pitches more than an inning,
**[16:00] ---**
he can become a completely different pitcher.
**[16:02] ---**
"Toushu"
"Meisei"
**[16:04] ---**
And this is Takaoka
when he's become a different pitcher.
**[16:08] ---**
He has walked consecutive batters
to load the bases with no outs,
**[16:12] ---**
at which point he completes his mission
of going through the lineup once.
**[16:16] ---**
Pitching change, and replacing catcher, too!
**[16:19] ---**
Oh boy.
**[16:20] ---**
Oh! They're finally making an appearance.
**[16:23] ---**
The rumored sibling battery.
**[16:26] ---**
At the worst possible time.
**[16:28] ---**
What? They're bringing in a tenth grader?
**[16:32] ---**
Grades are irrelevant in a game.
**[16:36] ---**
Play!
**[16:38] ---**
Darn. At the worst possible time.
**[16:42] ---**
Oh, well... here goes nothing.
**[16:46] ---**
Oops.
**[16:55] ---**
Out!
**[17:00] ---**
Oh boy.
**[17:02] ---**
Three outs! Switch sides!
**[17:04] ---**
T-Triple play?!
**[17:07] ---**
What just happened?
**[17:10] ---**
Strike!
**[17:12] ---**
To this point, there have been
four strikeouts and two ground balls.
**[17:16] ---**
It's only a practice game
**[17:19] ---**
yet no one's been able
to hit a ball out of the infield.
**[17:23] ---**
Strike! Batter is out!
**[17:27] ---**
Sou!
**[17:30] ---**
At the least, make him throw four pitches.
**[17:35] ---**
Get him! Sou!
**[17:50] ---**
Out!
**[17:51] ---**
Really, Sou?
**[17:56] ---**
I told you at least four pitches.
**[17:58] ---**
Sorry. It looked like a pitch
I could hit, so I swung at it.
**[18:03] ---**
He hit the first delivery he
ever saw from Mita to the outfield!
**[18:07] ---**
Get him! Tou!
**[18:10] ---**
I wish she wouldn't call me that.
**[18:22] ---**
Strike!
**[18:27] ---**
Looked like a pitch he could hit?
**[18:30] ---**
Does he seriously mean that?
**[18:35] ---**
Foul ball!
**[18:41] ---**
Ball!
**[18:44] ---**
Well done.
**[18:47] ---**
Foul ball!
**[18:49] ---**
Foul ball!
**[18:50] ---**
He's persistently fouling them off.
**[18:53] ---**
He's not trying to foul them off.
**[18:56] ---**
He's trying to get a hit.
**[19:00] ---**
Ball!
**[19:01] ---**
It's now a full count.
**[19:03] ---**
Tou is always the one
who does the unexpected.
**[19:07] ---**
Huh?
**[19:08] ---**
Both good and bad.
**[19:22] ---**
Strike! Batter is out!
**[19:24] ---**
Three outs! Switch sides!
**[19:29] ---**
It appears that it's not only our
**[19:31] ---**
starting pitcher Takeshita
who's weak around celebrities.
**[19:35] ---**
I just hope that umpire doesn't regret it.
**[19:40] ---**
That was your favorite spot, wasn't it?
**[19:43] ---**
Right there, just off the plate.
**[19:45] ---**
"Toushu"
"Meisei"
**[19:46] ---**
Five to nothing after three innings.
**[19:49] ---**
That's enough service, don't you think?
How about we replace you?
**[19:53] ---**
I've still only seen one pitch from that guy.
**[19:57] ---**
Not that it matters. He's
only a tenth grader.
**[20:01] ---**
And he lucked out
with a miracle on that one play.
**[20:06] ---**
Foul ball!
**[20:12] ---**
Strike! Batter is out!
**[20:15] ---**
Huh? You're kidding.
**[20:18] ---**
Strike! Batter is out!
**[20:21] ---**
This really helps.
**[20:23] ---**
Batter is out!
**[20:25] ---**
He struck out the side!
**[20:26] ---**
And against the heart of
the Toushu starting lineup!
**[20:30] ---**
He did the unexpected, didn't he?
**[20:32] ---**
He definitely did that, I must say.
**[20:35] ---**
That's my brother.
**[20:36] ---**
I already know!
**[20:38] ---**
Do you want to change pitchers?
**[20:40] ---**
Out of respect for that pitching we saw,
we'll add on some more service!
**[20:50] ---**
"Toushu"
"Meisei"
**[20:58] ---**
What are you getting so heated up about?
**[21:01] ---**
That was the second time I faced that batter!
**[21:03] ---**
Wasn't I supposed to be replaced
after going through the lineup once?
**[21:06] ---**
You fool.
**[21:07] ---**
I'm a fool?!
**[21:09] ---**
It's two outs in the sixth inning.
**[21:11] ---**
Nojima is our only remaining pitcher.
**[21:15] ---**
What's that sign supposed to mean?!
**[21:18] ---**
That couldn't be more obvious.
**[21:20] ---**
Who in their right mind would
replace a pitcher who has no-hit
**[21:24] ---**
the nine starting members
of the Toushu lineup?
**[21:27] ---**
The fluke of no-hitting our batters
will only work through the lineup once.
**[21:31] ---**
Even against the same batters,
the second time will be a lot more difficult.
**[21:34] ---**
That's the reality of facing
a national level team.
**[23:24] ---**
Next time, on *MIX*.
**[23:26] ---**
Big news! Big news!
**[23:27] ---**
What's the matter, Natsuno?
What are you so worked up about?
**[23:30] ---**
It's a big deal! It's big news!
**[23:32] ---**
What happened?
**[23:33] ---**
Tell us.
**[23:34] ---**
It's big news!
**[23:36] ---**
It really is a big deal!
Something incredible is happening!
**[23:39] ---**
So tell us!
**[23:40] ---**
Hurry and say it.
**[23:41] ---**
W-W-Well, you see...
**[23:42] ---**
"Big News, Right?"
**[23:44] ---**
Next time, "Big News, Right?"
**[23:45] ---**
So what is it?!
**[23:47] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:49] ---**
**[23:51] ---**
# E9 - Big News, Right?
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6J0E9G4R/big-news-right)
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"Meisei High School Entrance"
**[00:09] ---**
Oh! They're playing a ball game!
**[00:13] ---**
Let's see.
**[00:18] ---**
Hey! Touma's throwing!
**[00:27] ---**
It has been 30 years
since the glory of that summer.
**[00:30] ---**
The Meisei baseball team
that became champions
**[00:33] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[00:37] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[00:39] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[00:42] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[00:45] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[02:31] ---**
"Punch"
**[02:38] ---**
Oh? Welcome home. You're home early.
**[02:41] ---**
Yeah. And because of it,
I saw something I'd rather have not.
**[02:45] ---**
Something you'd rather have not?
**[02:47] ---**
I saw a baseball club practice game.
**[02:50] ---**
Oh. I did hear a lot of
cheering so I wondered.
**[02:53] ---**
So they're playing a ball game.
**[02:55] ---**
Touma's throwing.
**[02:57] ---**
Oh? Why, that's awesome!
And he's only in tenth grade!
**[03:01] ---**
That no-good manager.
**[03:03] ---**
He's demanding gratitude from me.
**[03:06] ---**
Heck with his "even better
than rumored" nonsense!
**[03:09] ---**
All that flattery.
**[03:11] ---**
He's thinking it'll lead to free booze.
**[03:15] ---**
I won't let him have his way.
**[03:16] ---**
I'm going to drink all the beer
in the house before he arrives here.
**[03:21] ---**
Calm down!
**[03:23] ---**
From the sounds of it, the game...
**[03:27] ---**
We're losing.
**[03:28] ---**
Five nothing through five innings.
**[03:30] ---**
At this rate, the opponent
will be scoring many more runs.
**[03:33] ---**
Who is the opponent?
**[03:36] ---**
Opponent?
**[03:40] ---**
"Toushu"
**[03:43] ---**
Toushu!
**[03:44] ---**
Who's Toushu?
**[03:46] ---**
Ah, why, what Toushu could
there be other than *that* Toushu?!
**[03:51] ---**
Embraced by their lefty, Hiroki Mita,
who the pros are raving over,
**[03:53] ---**
they made it to the quarterfinals
in last summer's Koshien!
**[03:56] ---**
They were cursed with
bad luck in the spring tournament,
**[03:59] ---**
but they're unmistakably
a favorite to win this summer!
**[04:02] ---**
*That* team!
**[04:15] ---**
No mistake about it! That's
Toushu High School!
**[04:19] ---**
Not to mention,
their regular starters are playing!
**[04:23] ---**
On the mound...
**[04:25] ---**
...is their ace pitcher!
**[04:28] ---**
"Big News, Right?"
**[04:33] ---**
So, on that note,
we'll continue with the practice game.
**[04:34] ---**
"Batting Eighth, Catcher: Tachibana (Sou)"
"Grade Ten"
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Out!
**[04:47] ---**
Nice play.
**[04:49] ---**
Too bad.
**[04:50] ---**
It would've been nice
if first base was a little closer.
**[04:57] ---**
"Batting Ninth, Pitcher: Tachibana (Tou)"
"Grade Ten"
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Strike three! Batter is out!
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That last pitch was
the fastest he's thrown today.
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Darn. That's so immature of him
against a mere tenth grader.
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"Toushu"
"Meisei"
**[05:28] ---**
Five to nothing.
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Hey, Miss Tachibana.
**[05:34] ---**
You know those games where not
a single player reaches base?
**[05:37] ---**
What was that called?
**[05:38] ---**
"Perfect Game"
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A baseball game has nine innings.
**[05:44] ---**
Please learn to be patient.
**[05:46] ---**
Right, Natsuno?
**[05:49] ---**
I wouldn't be surprised
if we were to give up a perfect game
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to the mighty Hiroki Mita.
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Out!
**[06:01] ---**
But what's surprising is...
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Strike three! Batter is out!
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Out!
**[06:13] ---**
Ever since he entered
the game, he's only allowed
**[06:17] ---**
a single weak hit against that Toushu lineup!
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Obviously that tenth grade pitcher
is the surprise. It's big news, right?
**[06:27] ---**
What's the meaning of this, manager?
**[06:30] ---**
I'm Yoneyama, the advisor.
**[06:33] ---**
Oh. Thank you for the trouble.
**[06:36] ---**
Why can't we get any hits?
**[06:38] ---**
There were many pitchers just
as good at Koshien, weren't there?
**[06:43] ---**
Yes, there were.
**[06:44] ---**
Then...
**[06:46] ---**
Sure, we can get hits.
**[06:47] ---**
If we're allowed to focus on certain pitches.
**[06:51] ---**
He's not letting us sit
on any particular pitch.
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That catcher.
**[07:08] ---**
Koma!
**[07:10] ---**
Nangou!
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You're pinch hitting!
**[07:12] ---**
Both of you, impress me
like your life depends on it!
**[07:15] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[07:17] ---**
Out of desperation, that manager's
trying to win by buying lottery tickets.
**[07:25] ---**
If we're not getting hits anyway,
at least buying the lottery lets you...
**[07:30] ---**
...dream...
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Out!
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How's that? I hit it farther than anyone.
**[07:50] ---**
Higher than anyone, yes.
**[07:51] ---**
If the wind picked it up,
it would've left the park.
**[07:55] ---**
Good grief.
**[07:58] ---**
If the wind blew that hard,
the outfield fences would blow away first.
**[08:04] ---**
Foul!
**[08:13] ---**
He hit it well.
**[08:15] ---**
Yeah.
**[08:16] ---**
Although the ball was thrown
where a well-hit ball can only be fouled.
**[08:22] ---**
I just hope he doesn't misunderstand that.
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Out!
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So close!
**[08:46] ---**
He could be one tough guy to deal with.
**[08:49] ---**
Yeah. Although he's a power hitter,
**[08:51] ---**
he uses his wits unlike
some other power hitter I know.
**[08:55] ---**
Some other?
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Otomi!
**[09:03] ---**
How's the game coming along?!
**[09:07] ---**
We just finished the seventh inning!
**[09:09] ---**
We're losing, five to nothing!
**[09:12] ---**
What?!
**[09:13] ---**
They got five runs,
even with Touma pitching?!
**[09:18] ---**
No!
**[09:19] ---**
Ever since Tou entered
the game in the third inning,
**[09:22] ---**
they've only hit one weak hit.
**[09:24] ---**
And they haven't been
able to score a single run!
**[09:27] ---**
That's more like it.
**[09:29] ---**
I knew that didn't sound right.
**[09:30] ---**
Miss Ooyama! Please return to practice!
**[09:34] ---**
Oops.
**[09:36] ---**
See you later, Otomi!
**[09:39] ---**
Wh-Who is that pretty lady?
**[09:41] ---**
Haruka Ooyama.
**[09:43] ---**
She's the daughter of the
high school baseball team manager.
**[09:46] ---**
Oh...
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No, wait! Does she even know?!
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Know what?
**[09:52] ---**
She heard they hadn't scored,
**[09:55] ---**
and yet she acted like that was normal!
**[09:58] ---**
Does she know who Touma is pitching against?!
**[10:02] ---**
I wonder.
**[10:06] ---**
He's starting to lose velocity,
since he hasn't pitched all that much.
**[10:11] ---**
But thanks to that man,
he's been running more than enough.
**[10:15] ---**
His lower body is still stable.
**[10:18] ---**
Since long ago, they've said that in baseball,
as long as you maintain accuracy,
**[10:23] ---**
the ball will be hit in front
of one of the players on the field.
**[10:28] ---**
Of course,
**[10:31] ---**
the pitcher can't be responsible for errors.
**[10:34] ---**
No worries!
**[10:38] ---**
As long as his pitches remain accurate.
**[10:44] ---**
--Out!
--Out!
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Out!
**[10:50] ---**
Three outs! Switch sides!
**[11:00] ---**
The Meisei baseball team was
doing well against Toushu, but...
**[11:13] ---**
Strike three! Batter is out!
**[11:16] ---**
Once again, three up, and three down.
**[11:19] ---**
How many innings are there in
a baseball game, Miss Tachibana?
**[11:37] ---**
So here we are.
**[11:40] ---**
We are in the top of the ninth inning.
The late stages of the game.
**[11:48] ---**
What do you think?
**[11:49] ---**
Hm?
**[11:50] ---**
Compared to how I pitched
when I was in grade ten.
**[11:54] ---**
Come on.
**[11:56] ---**
It wouldn't be fair to
compare him to you, now would it?
**[12:00] ---**
Do you remember your first game?
**[12:03] ---**
It was a practice game
against Sankou High School.
**[12:08] ---**
That's right.
**[12:09] ---**
At the time, that team had been
to Koshien, two straight years.
**[12:12] ---**
Sankou High School.
**[12:16] ---**
Unfortunately the game was still scoreless
when it was rained out after seven innings.
**[12:23] ---**
But that Sankou lineup had their
hands full against you, a tenth grader.
**[12:28] ---**
They could get nothing going.
**[12:31] ---**
How many hits did they get against you?
**[12:34] ---**
Two hits.
**[12:36] ---**
I still remember that day clearly.
**[12:39] ---**
The look on the Sankou manager's face.
**[12:46] ---**
OK!
**[12:48] ---**
That's our second hit.
**[12:50] ---**
The number of hits he has given up.
**[12:53] ---**
And he's pitching his seventh inning.
**[13:03] ---**
That's precisely the expression.
**[13:05] ---**
On the Sankou manager's face.
**[13:11] ---**
Five.
**[13:12] ---**
Four.
**[13:14] ---**
Three.
**[13:16] ---**
We got 'em good.
**[13:18] ---**
Yes!
**[13:19] ---**
A double play!
**[13:25] ---**
We need a perfect game.
**[13:28] ---**
In order for us
**[13:29] ---**
to make them forget his great pitching
and make this a game they'll want to forget.
**[13:37] ---**
That was my intention to begin with.
**[13:40] ---**
My younger sister
doesn't know baseball too well.
**[13:43] ---**
So I need to post a record that's easy
to comprehend, in order to impress her.
**[13:48] ---**
I still think it's unfair
to compare him to you.
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"Toushu"
"Meisei"
**[13:53] ---**
Three outs! Switch sides!
**[13:57] ---**
Bottom of the ninth inning.
Meisei's last time up.
**[14:01] ---**
OK! Like it or not, this is our last chance!
**[14:05] ---**
Who's up?
**[14:06] ---**
Huh? Ah, well...
**[14:09] ---**
...we've only had
three up every inning, so...
**[14:11] ---**
...obviously from our seventh batter.
**[14:13] ---**
Only three up every inning?
**[14:18] ---**
P-P-Perfect!
**[14:21] ---**
He only noticed now?
**[14:24] ---**
Mhm.
**[14:26] ---**
Our final chance.
**[14:28] ---**
Seventh, eighth, and ninth!
**[14:32] ---**
It's made to come around
to them at the right time.
**[14:36] ---**
Baseball is a drama!
**[14:40] ---**
First up.
**[14:42] ---**
Strike three! Batter is out!
**[14:45] ---**
Strike out.
**[14:47] ---**
And then...
**[14:58] ---**
Strike!
**[15:03] ---**
Foul!
**[15:17] ---**
Strike three! Batter is out!
**[15:20] ---**
Strike out.
**[15:26] ---**
You're such an unreliable elder brother.
**[15:39] ---**
Don't dodge the situation with a smile.
**[15:43] ---**
Two outs.
**[15:45] ---**
And then...
**[15:47] ---**
Strike!
**[15:54] ---**
Strike!
**[15:57] ---**
Two strikes.
**[15:59] ---**
And then...
**[16:40] ---**
Strike three! Batter is out!
**[16:48] ---**
Huh? Where's the drama?
**[16:51] ---**
I told you.
**[16:52] ---**
Expect too much and he'll bring you down.
**[16:55] ---**
Well, yeah, but...
**[17:01] ---**
Manager?
**[17:02] ---**
Hm? Oh...
**[17:05] ---**
Huh?!
**[17:06] ---**
OK! Good game.
**[17:09] ---**
"Toushu"
"Meisei"
**[17:11] ---**
What was that?
**[17:13] ---**
His pitching in the ninth inning.
**[17:16] ---**
A message to us.
**[17:18] ---**
We were surprised enough with his pitching
**[17:21] ---**
until the eighth inning.
**[17:24] ---**
He's telling us to give up
because he's leaps ahead of us?
**[17:28] ---**
It wasn't that kind of
cheap message, now was it?
**[17:32] ---**
Not that pitching.
**[17:38] ---**
You're right.
**[17:44] ---**
Where's my sister?
**[17:45] ---**
Huh?
**[17:47] ---**
Oh!
**[17:48] ---**
If you're looking for Arisa,
she left for the junior high soccer field,
**[17:52] ---**
because Akai's soccer match
was about to begin.
**[17:55] ---**
Right after the end of the eighth inning.
**[17:58] ---**
Yelp!
**[18:01] ---**
What the heck!
**[18:05] ---**
Oh, ah, I'm sorry.
**[18:10] ---**
Tell me, what kind of person is
that Akai fellow of the soccer team?
**[18:15] ---**
He's class rep of our class,
**[18:18] ---**
and captain of the soccer team.
**[18:19] ---**
He studies hard, he's kind,
**[18:22] ---**
and popular in class, liked by everyone.
**[18:25] ---**
But having said that,
**[18:26] ---**
he's handsome, great at socializing,
and really has no faults,
**[18:30] ---**
which makes him boring among the guys.
**[18:35] ---**
Oh, but you have nothing to worry about.
**[18:36] ---**
Akai is not interested in your little sister.
**[18:40] ---**
Not interested?
**[18:43] ---**
Hey, Natsuno...
**[18:44] ---**
His character is boring,
**[18:47] ---**
but he knows what to look for in a woman.
**[18:49] ---**
What do you mean by that?
**[18:52] ---**
What I'm saying is, your little sister...
**[18:55] ---**
Natsuno!
**[18:56] ---**
--Because! Your little sister is terrible!
**[18:57] ---**
--They seem to be arguing about something.
--Because! Your little sister is terrible!
**[18:59] ---**
Would you stop it, already?!
**[19:00] ---**
Well, sure! She certainly is good looking!
But her personality!
**[19:03] ---**
--Natsuno! Hey!
**[19:04] ---**
--Everyone! Good game!
--Natsuno! Hey!
**[19:07] ---**
That guy. He made me so nervous.
**[19:11] ---**
I swear Mita was totally angry.
**[19:15] ---**
If we didn't have the netting separating us,
Natsuno could've been beaten up.
**[19:19] ---**
That's too bad.
**[19:22] ---**
If Mita were caught in an act of violence,
**[19:25] ---**
a favorite would be forced to quit,
making the summer tournament more interesting.
**[19:30] ---**
You don't seriously think that, do you?!
**[19:35] ---**
Half serious.
**[19:36] ---**
Huh?!
**[19:37] ---**
Well, maybe about one-third.
**[19:41] ---**
Oww!
**[19:42] ---**
What's with that attitude toward
a big brother who loves his little sister?
**[19:46] ---**
Right now I wish to
say those exact words to you!
**[19:51] ---**
Oh my. What a thing to do to a
big brother who loves his little sister?
**[19:55] ---**
Are you all right, my dear big brother?!
**[19:57] ---**
Shut up!
**[20:00] ---**
The dog can shut up, too!
**[20:01] ---**
Really. Would you hurry
and take the dog out for a walk?!
**[20:05] ---**
OK.
**[20:08] ---**
Have a nice walk, my dear big brother.
**[20:11] ---**
How long do you plan on holding that bucket?
**[20:19] ---**
Ryou!
**[20:23] ---**
Otomi!
**[20:25] ---**
Good afternoon, Otomi's brother.
**[20:27] ---**
What's wrong with your leg?
**[20:30] ---**
Oh. I seemed to have
sprained it during the game.
**[20:34] ---**
But we won today's game
by a score of two to nothing.
**[20:38] ---**
I scored a goal and I also assisted.
**[20:40] ---**
Never mind the game. How bad is your leg?
**[20:44] ---**
The school nurse had a look at it
and says it's nothing serious.
**[20:48] ---**
Not good enough!
**[20:50] ---**
That nurse has a habit of saying
"nothing serious" to everything!
**[20:53] ---**
Go to the hospital to have it looked at!
**[20:55] ---**
I hear you.
**[20:57] ---**
I'll give it one night, and if the
pain doesn't go away, then tomorrow...
**[21:00] ---**
No way! Right now!
**[21:03] ---**
Let me. I'll push the bicycle for you.
**[21:06] ---**
Ah, yeah, but...
**[21:09] ---**
Come on, get on the back.
**[21:11] ---**
Riding double on a bicycle is dangerous!
**[21:13] ---**
I'm only going to push it along.
**[21:15] ---**
Don't worry, I'm not going to ride it.
**[21:17] ---**
It'll be heavy.
**[21:19] ---**
Stop fussing.
**[21:21] ---**
Just shut up and get on.
**[21:23] ---**
Yes, ma'am.
**[21:25] ---**
I'll see you later!
**[21:27] ---**
Excuse me!
**[21:29] ---**
Hold on tight!
**[21:43] ---**
Punch. We're good even
if you do a really big one.
**[23:24] ---**
Next time, on *MIX*.
**[23:25] ---**
Argh...
**[23:27] ---**
What's wrong, Haruka?
**[23:28] ---**
I'm thinking of going out next Saturday
**[23:31] ---**
but getting there is a bit of a trek.
**[23:33] ---**
How far are you going?
**[23:34] ---**
Two hours by train, with three transfers.
**[23:36] ---**
Then walk two hours from the station.
**[23:38] ---**
Over a mountain,
through a valley, and I'm there.
**[23:40] ---**
Where in the world?
**[23:42] ---**
"Just a Walk"
**[23:42] ---**
Next time, "Just a Walk."
**[23:44] ---**
I wonder what she'll be doing.
**[23:47] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:48] ---**
**[23:51] ---**
# E10 - Just a Walk
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYW45V3K6/just-a-walk)
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**[00:01] ---**
The weather is perfect today.
**[00:06] ---**
Otomi is taking Punch out for a walk.
**[00:14] ---**
Excuse me.
**[00:16] ---**
Are you a stalker?
**[00:19] ---**
Who are you calling stalker?!
**[00:21] ---**
I am not anyone suspicious!
**[00:24] ---**
Really?
**[00:25] ---**
I am Takumi Nishimura!
**[00:27] ---**
I'm the tenth grade ace of the
Seinan High School baseball team,
**[00:31] ---**
who the entire nation will be talking
about once the summer tournament begins.
**[00:35] ---**
So, what is the reason for sneakily peeking?
**[00:38] ---**
I'm close friends with her brothers.
**[00:41] ---**
Hmm...
**[00:42] ---**
Lately this area has become dangerous,
**[00:45] ---**
with creepy-looking guys
roaming around, even during the day.
**[00:48] ---**
Wait! As I speak, there's
another suspicious looking guy!
**[00:56] ---**
Well, with that face,
I guess there's little to worry about.
**[01:00] ---**
You need your eyes examined!
**[01:03] ---**
That guy is a famous playboy,
known as the Red Smile.
**[01:07] ---**
Tricked by his refreshing smile,
**[01:10] ---**
countless girls have been reduced to tears!
**[01:13] ---**
What?!
**[01:14] ---**
Like I told you,
**[01:16] ---**
you can't trust what that school nurse says.
**[01:20] ---**
You were right.
**[01:22] ---**
It was good that I went to the hospital then.
**[01:24] ---**
Oh, one other thing--
**[01:25] ---**
Stay away from Otomi!
**[01:32] ---**
Stop right there, Red Smile!
**[01:34] ---**
I know exactly what you're thinking!
**[01:37] ---**
Huh?
**[01:38] ---**
What's with this comedy act?
**[01:40] ---**
Oh my! Isn't that the Nishimura
that everyone's talking about?
**[01:44] ---**
The guy who Miss Tachibana
is always talking about.
**[01:46] ---**
Nishimura, the ace of the
Seinan High School baseball team, right?
**[01:51] ---**
Ah, what?
**[01:53] ---**
He's the hero she's always talking about,
saying she's worried that all the girls
**[01:57] ---**
will be after him once he becomes popular
nationwide after the summer tournament begins.
**[02:02] ---**
*That* Takumi Nishimura, right?!
**[02:05] ---**
Ah, what?
**[02:07] ---**
Come on, Akai.
**[02:10] ---**
We mustn't get in the way of the two.
**[02:12] ---**
Come on. Let's go, let's go.
**[02:15] ---**
I see. She scripted this.
**[02:18] ---**
Otomi!
**[02:19] ---**
Are you all right? Did he do anything to you?
**[02:21] ---**
Did you get hurt? Feverish? Harmed?
**[02:22] ---**
--I'm fine!
--Did he talk dirty to you?
Does it hurt anywhere?
**[02:24] ---**
--What the heck are you doing?!
--Did he talk dirty to you?
Does it hurt anywhere?
**[02:28] ---**
Lay a finger on Miss Otomi,
and I'll blast you!
**[02:32] ---**
--Huh?! Otomi!
--Who the heck are you?!
**[02:34] ---**
--Huh?! Otomi!
--That's what I want to know!
**[02:36] ---**
--Otomi!
--How dare you barge in!
**[02:38] ---**
--So, who the heck are you?!
**[02:38] ---**
--Who is he?
--So, who the heck are you?!
**[02:40] ---**
It has been 30 years since
the glory of that summer.
**[02:43] ---**
The Meisei baseball team
that became champions
**[02:46] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[02:50] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[02:52] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[02:55] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[02:58] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[04:48] ---**
I'm starving.
**[04:51] ---**
Hang in there until Otomi's home.
**[04:53] ---**
She was looking forward to making you some
**[04:56] ---**
special "spaghetti napolitan"
when you wake up.
**[04:59] ---**
Special napolitan?
**[05:01] ---**
Why does she always insist
on making everything special?
**[05:05] ---**
If she made it normally,
it would be normally delicious.
**[05:08] ---**
But she adds other ingredients
and adds unneeded effort.
**[05:12] ---**
She has the tendency to try too hard
when it comes to you, dear Touma.
**[05:15] ---**
Perhaps unnecessarily.
**[05:18] ---**
Well, just think of it as kindness and
compassion, and let her do as she wants.
**[05:23] ---**
OK.
**[05:25] ---**
Thank you.
**[05:27] ---**
What for?
**[05:28] ---**
If it weren't for you, dear Touma,
**[05:30] ---**
I doubt Souichiro and Otomi
could've turned out like they are now.
**[05:35] ---**
Right?!
**[05:36] ---**
When I first met them, they weren't
sociable and they seemed so depressed.
**[05:41] ---**
But now, they're both
so popular and well-liked at school!
**[05:46] ---**
All three of you are, right?
**[05:50] ---**
"Victory"
"Go for it To-*chan*! Koshien! Asako"
"Dear Touma"
**[05:50] ---**
We've been receiving stuff,
ever since that game the other day.
**[05:55] ---**
In our mailbox.
**[05:57] ---**
I wonder...
**[06:00] ---**
Well, in any case,
**[06:02] ---**
your biggest fan is Otomi.
**[06:12] ---**
I-A-O?
**[06:13] ---**
"To Touma Tachibana"
**[06:14] ---**
Who is this?
**[06:16] ---**
"Just a Walk"
**[06:25] ---**
I'm home!
**[06:26] ---**
Welcome home!
**[06:28] ---**
I'd better get something to eat.
**[06:31] ---**
We're here, too!
**[06:35] ---**
Why are you guys here?
**[06:37] ---**
I don't know why,
but they insisted on coming with me!
**[06:41] ---**
That's like the story of Momotaro!
**[06:43] ---**
"Japan's Best" "Punch"
**[06:45] ---**
What's all the fuss?
**[06:47] ---**
Well, the Momotaro gang arrived first.
**[06:50] ---**
So, you decided to take
part by bringing the villain?
**[06:54] ---**
Who knows.
**[06:55] ---**
I happened to bump into him at the
noodle shop, and he decided to tag along.
**[06:59] ---**
Growl.
**[07:01] ---**
Is this some unlucky day I should know about?
**[07:03] ---**
Like I said, I...
**[07:05] ---**
--Shut up! You're only in junior high.
--Hey, don't you understand anything?
**[07:07] ---**
--Kids should keep quiet.
--Hey, don't you understand anything?
**[07:09] ---**
Say what you wish, Senior.
**[07:11] ---**
--Yeah, I'm your senior.
You need to know that.
**[07:11] ---**
--Huh? Where'd Touma go?
--Yeah, I'm your senior. You need to know that.
**[07:13] ---**
--I dunno.
--Yeah, I'm your senior. You need to know that.
**[07:16] ---**
It's not I-A-O. But...
**[07:19] ---**
One-A-O.
**[07:21] ---**
First year of high school, class A, Ooyama?
**[07:25] ---**
Sorry this is so sudden. When we're
finished with midterm tests next week,
**[07:29] ---**
I'd like to go out with you on a walk.
**[07:32] ---**
If it's too much of a hassle, never mind.
**[07:34] ---**
If you can join me, then tomorrow morning,
**[07:36] ---**
when I say "Good morning" to you,
respond with a "Good morning."
**[07:39] ---**
If you'd rather not, say,
"Anokutara Sanmyaku Sanbodai,"
**[07:43] ---**
then I'll know from your response.
**[07:45] ---**
Huh? What's this?
**[07:47] ---**
Ano, kuta, what?
**[07:50] ---**
P.S.
**[07:50] ---**
"Ramen Dragon"
"Chinese Food"
**[07:51] ---**
Due to the request of the shop manager,
**[07:54] ---**
I've started working at noodle shop
"Dragon" on days that it's busy.
**[07:58] ---**
If you're ever close by, please drop by.
**[08:01] ---**
I'll add an extra slice of meat for free.
**[08:04] ---**
Haruka Ooyama.
**[08:09] ---**
I see. Now it's making sense.
**[08:18] ---**
Stop it!
**[08:19] ---**
Why should I?!
**[08:20] ---**
Eat without getting in my way!
**[08:22] ---**
I'm a pitcher so I've got to watch how I eat!
**[08:28] ---**
Hmm...
**[08:30] ---**
"Punch"
**[08:30] ---**
I don't really get it.
**[08:35] ---**
See you later.
**[08:36] ---**
Yeah.
**[08:38] ---**
In any case,
**[08:40] ---**
"If it's too much of a hassle, never mind."
**[08:41] ---**
this could become a real hassle,
**[08:43] ---**
so it's safer to decline.
**[08:46] ---**
Let's see.
**[08:48] ---**
What was I supposed to say when declining?
**[08:51] ---**
Ano, kuta, ra...
**[08:53] ---**
Good morning.
**[08:55] ---**
Oh, good morning.
**[09:01] ---**
Oops.
**[09:03] ---**
But hey, that response is automatic!
**[09:06] ---**
"If you'd rather not, say 'Anokutara Sanmyaku
Sanbodai,' then I'll know from your response."
**[09:06] ---**
Besides, that key phrase
to decline is too difficult.
**[09:11] ---**
"Midterm Test"
**[09:12] ---**
OK, you have five more minutes.
**[09:23] ---**
"I'd like to go out with you."
**[09:24] ---**
I'd like to go out with you.
**[09:29] ---**
Don't get distracted. Focus. Focus.
**[09:32] ---**
Time's up!
**[09:36] ---**
So? How'd you do on your test?
**[09:39] ---**
Whether I guessed right
or not is a matter of luck.
**[09:41] ---**
Something to look forward
to when it's returned.
**[09:43] ---**
That's what you always say.
**[09:45] ---**
Don't expect too much
from him this time around.
**[09:48] ---**
Huh?
**[09:49] ---**
You've been having trouble concentrating...
**[09:52] ---**
...all week.
**[09:54] ---**
What makes you say so?
**[09:56] ---**
It's about time.
**[09:57] ---**
Time for what?!
**[09:59] ---**
"Noodle Master"
**[10:00] ---**
It's been over ten minutes since you added
hot water to that bowl of instant noodles.
**[10:09] ---**
Does it taste good?
**[10:11] ---**
Shut up.
**[10:12] ---**
Come to think of it, you no longer
eat noodles at home, do you, Sou?
**[10:17] ---**
That's not true.
**[10:23] ---**
I've started working at noodle shop "Dragon."
**[10:26] ---**
Hmm... this is a problem.
**[10:30] ---**
Wait. What's there to worry about?
**[10:35] ---**
It's not like I did anything.
**[10:37] ---**
And it's not like I've confirmed
how Sou feels about her.
**[10:41] ---**
Besides, it's just a walk.
**[10:45] ---**
Hey. There's no baseball
practice tomorrow, Saturday, right?
**[10:50] ---**
Right.
**[10:51] ---**
They'll be repairing the
sunken parts of the baseball field.
**[10:55] ---**
Yeah. That would be our only free day.
**[10:58] ---**
In that case, why don't the
three of us go out and watch a movie?
**[11:03] ---**
Can't you be less messy?
**[11:05] ---**
Wait.
**[11:06] ---**
"I'd like to go out with you on a walk."
**[11:07] ---**
She did say a walk,
**[11:09] ---**
but we haven't agreed on a date, time,
or place yet. Nothing's been decided.
**[11:14] ---**
Which means, if I booked
plans ahead of time...
**[11:18] ---**
Good.
**[11:20] ---**
Let's do that. A movie would be nice.
**[11:23] ---**
I'm home!
**[11:24] ---**
Oh, hi there.
**[11:27] ---**
Dear Touma, you had
another one in the mailbox.
**[11:30] ---**
"To Touma Tachibana"
**[11:30] ---**
A fan letter.
**[11:36] ---**
"Notice of our walk
Tomorrow (Saturday) 2 p.m.
Takamidai Station Entrance I'll see you then."
**[11:37] ---**
Darn it.
**[11:39] ---**
I ended up seeing this
before I could make plans.
**[11:43] ---**
Otomi.
**[11:44] ---**
Here's a gift to take to
the Ida residence tomorrow.
**[11:48] ---**
Ida residence? Tomorrow?
**[11:50] ---**
Have you forgotten?
**[11:52] ---**
You were the one who brought it up
last week when we visited them.
**[11:56] ---**
That you would give their
grade school girl flute lessons.
**[12:00] ---**
Oops, I forgot about that.
**[12:02] ---**
Hm?
**[12:04] ---**
Then next time
**[12:05] ---**
the baseball field sinks, we'll go out.
**[12:08] ---**
We can't afford to have
that field sink that often.
**[12:12] ---**
Which would mean...
**[12:14] ---**
What about it? Maybe the
two of us can go watch a movie.
**[12:17] ---**
Not a chance!
**[12:19] ---**
Didn't think so.
**[12:21] ---**
There's no reason to hide the fact,
**[12:24] ---**
but neither is there a reason to tell him.
**[12:26] ---**
Because it's just a walk, after all.
**[12:40] ---**
"Takamidai Station"
**[12:41] ---**
The weather is perfect.
**[12:43] ---**
A great day to take a trip.
**[12:53] ---**
How far are we going?
**[12:56] ---**
We're almost there.
**[12:58] ---**
I'm sure we are,
**[13:00] ---**
since it's just a walk.
**[13:12] ---**
How far are we going?
**[13:14] ---**
We're almost there.
**[13:17] ---**
That's what you say, but after multiple
train rides, we've been walking quite a bit.
**[13:23] ---**
It's just a walk, right?
**[13:28] ---**
Hey!
**[13:29] ---**
I remember this!
**[13:32] ---**
Downhill from this marker...
**[13:35] ---**
H-Hey, wait!
**[13:40] ---**
Bingo! This is it!
**[13:44] ---**
Huh?
**[13:45] ---**
Take a look at this.
**[13:50] ---**
"Katatataki"
**[13:50] ---**
It's a photo of me when I was three.
**[13:55] ---**
Oh! So that's why!
**[13:58] ---**
Huh? What?
**[14:00] ---**
I've been wondering
every time l look at that photo.
**[14:06] ---**
Look.
**[14:07] ---**
There's a persimmon on this sign, right?
**[14:10] ---**
Huh?
**[14:11] ---**
"Katatataki"
**[14:12] ---**
Strange, don't you think?
**[14:13] ---**
Why would there be a persimmon here?
**[14:16] ---**
You're right.
**[14:18] ---**
But not enough to bother me.
**[14:21] ---**
So I was wondering.
**[14:23] ---**
Maybe there's a hint about it
behind what my body's hiding.
**[14:27] ---**
I've always wanted to know.
**[14:30] ---**
Come over here.
**[14:32] ---**
"Katatataki"
**[14:33] ---**
Ta-da!
**[14:35] ---**
Look at this!
**[14:37] ---**
In Japanese, the word for raccoon dog
can also mean "take away the 'Ta'"!
**[14:39] ---**
Yes?
**[14:41] ---**
Take away all the "Ta" from
the waterfall name "Katatataki."
**[14:41] ---**
"Katatataki"
**[14:44] ---**
"Kaki"
**[14:44] ---**
Kaki.
**[14:46] ---**
Yes, the Japanese word for persimmon!
**[14:48] ---**
Do you get it now? Surprising, right?
**[14:51] ---**
Well, no. It's not anything
to get too impressed about.
**[14:56] ---**
Wow! That's so satisfying!
I'm so glad I came!
**[15:06] ---**
I'm sorry to dampen the mood,
even though this is a waterfall and all,
**[15:10] ---**
but we'd better start
heading back before it gets dark.
**[15:13] ---**
Not to worry.
**[15:16] ---**
For our way back, there's
a bus stop just ahead this way.
**[15:20] ---**
"Kuroku Bus"
"Tanton"
**[15:25] ---**
I told you so. Just like I said.
**[15:28] ---**
That's incredible.
**[15:30] ---**
I don't remember anything
from when I was three years old.
**[15:34] ---**
I figured that.
**[15:35] ---**
You don't remember me
teasing you either, do you?
**[15:38] ---**
No... Huh?
**[15:45] ---**
Huh?
**[15:51] ---**
"Ramen Dragon"
"Chinese Food"
**[16:02] ---**
Welcome!
**[16:03] ---**
Huh? Haruka?
**[16:06] ---**
Oh, she's taken the day off.
**[16:08] ---**
She said she had plans to go somewhere.
**[16:11] ---**
So, what would you like to order...
**[16:14] ---**
Hey...
**[16:21] ---**
Why are you coming after me?
**[16:28] ---**
Huh?
**[16:29] ---**
Manager?
**[16:31] ---**
Oh! I'm glad to see you.
**[16:33] ---**
No one would answer, so I was at a loss.
**[16:37] ---**
Why are you here?
**[16:39] ---**
Well, I thought Haruka
should be home about now.
**[16:43] ---**
From where?
**[16:44] ---**
Not sure. She never
told me where she's going.
**[16:47] ---**
Then why visit our home?
**[16:49] ---**
Well, that's obvious!
**[16:50] ---**
Because she left with Touma.
**[16:54] ---**
Hello there.
**[16:55] ---**
What are you standing out here for?
**[17:03] ---**
Then why don't we go inside?
**[17:07] ---**
Let's go in and talk about this at length.
**[17:14] ---**
The bus is taking a long time.
**[17:16] ---**
You're right. It's taking a little too long.
**[17:21] ---**
What's this sheet of paper?
**[17:24] ---**
"Kehoten Jiketsu Batesu Yaketesumi"
"Kuroku Bus"
**[17:25] ---**
Huh?
**[17:26] ---**
Are these silly riddles
a tradition around here?
**[17:30] ---**
It looks like it was posted here.
**[17:33] ---**
Losing hair can mean
"take away the 'Ke'" in Japanese.
**[17:36] ---**
"Kehoten Jiketsu Batesu Yaketesumi"
**[17:37] ---**
Hotenjitsu...
**[17:39] ---**
Batesu, yatesumi...
**[17:41] ---**
Huh? I can't make any sense out of this.
**[17:44] ---**
Wait. Look at this drawing.
**[17:47] ---**
"Kuroku Bus"
**[17:47] ---**
Compared to the old man,
**[17:49] ---**
the lost hair is sloppy, and sloppy
can mean "take away the 'Te.'"
**[17:52] ---**
So, this drawing is
"take away the 'Te' and 'Ke'"!
**[17:56] ---**
Huh?
**[17:57] ---**
What does it mean after
omitting "Te" and "Ke"?
**[17:59] ---**
"Kehoten Jiketsu Batesuya Ketesumi"
"The bus will be out of service today"
**[18:00] ---**
The bus will be out of service today.
**[18:04] ---**
Right?
**[18:05] ---**
Sure we solved the puzzle, but...
**[18:08] ---**
...the bus won't be coming
no matter how long we wait!
**[18:12] ---**
Do you have a mobile phone?
**[18:13] ---**
No, I don't.
**[18:14] ---**
How rare is that?
**[18:16] ---**
For two high school students in these
times to both not have a mobile phone.
**[18:21] ---**
Oh boy.
**[18:23] ---**
"Tachibana"
**[18:24] ---**
They met when they were three?
**[18:27] ---**
Those two?
**[18:29] ---**
I remember now!
**[18:32] ---**
It was during the funeral
of my previous wife, right?
**[18:35] ---**
That's right.
**[18:36] ---**
That girl made Touma cry
when she splashed soda on his face.
**[18:41] ---**
Oh, right. So that girl was Haruka.
**[18:45] ---**
She made him cry with soda?
**[18:47] ---**
Yeah.
**[18:51] ---**
Vroom! Vroom! Vroom!
**[19:06] ---**
The surrounding adults were all crying,
**[19:09] ---**
but he alone was romping
about with a big smile.
**[19:11] ---**
It seems she was quite upset about it.
**[19:16] ---**
He had trouble realizing
that his mother had died.
**[19:20] ---**
In addition, since he was little,
he always had the tendency to
**[19:23] ---**
get all excited when there
are a lot of people around.
**[19:26] ---**
A big difference between two three-year-olds.
**[19:30] ---**
Our Haruka may be different from others.
**[19:33] ---**
She clearly remembers what happened then.
**[19:37] ---**
So she has this sense
of nostalgia toward Touma.
**[19:42] ---**
Don't break the glass.
**[19:44] ---**
She says he turned out
exactly how she imagined.
**[19:47] ---**
She was thrilled to have
been able to see him again.
**[19:51] ---**
Unfortunately, I doubt Touma
remembers a single thing from then.
**[19:56] ---**
Touma might just be Haruka's first love!
**[20:04] ---**
Are you all right, Nan?
**[20:06] ---**
Are you hurt?
**[20:11] ---**
You fool!
**[20:12] ---**
At three years old, you
can hardly call it love.
**[20:18] ---**
How old were we?
**[20:20] ---**
Huh?
**[20:21] ---**
How old were we when we first met Tou?
**[20:24] ---**
I was six,
**[20:26] ---**
and you were five.
**[20:28] ---**
Then I lose.
**[20:31] ---**
It's nothing to be competing over.
**[20:35] ---**
Whatever the case...
**[20:37] ---**
...they're late.
**[20:41] ---**
What is this?
**[20:43] ---**
What's going on?
**[20:46] ---**
We've walked quite a bit,
**[20:48] ---**
but we haven't come across
a single convenience store.
**[20:51] ---**
You're right.
**[20:53] ---**
And it's dark everywhere.
**[20:56] ---**
This might be something
we should be worrying about.
**[21:01] ---**
I'm going to apologize now before it happens.
**[21:03] ---**
Huh?
**[21:05] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[21:07] ---**
What do you mean, before it happens?
**[21:10] ---**
It would be too late after something happens.
**[21:13] ---**
After what happens?
**[21:15] ---**
Should something happen, you can blame me.
**[21:18] ---**
Ah, hold on. So, what do you
mean by something happening?
**[21:22] ---**
Hmm... for example...
**[21:24] ---**
No! Something isn't right here!
**[21:27] ---**
This is a wide, paved road!
**[21:29] ---**
How could there not be
a single car passing us?!
**[21:35] ---**
Speak of the devil, right?
**[21:38] ---**
Yes!
**[21:47] ---**
"Seinan High School Baseball Club"
**[23:23] ---**
Next time, on *MIX*.
**[23:25] ---**
The one who saved Touma and Haruka,
who were lost in the dark, mountain roads,
**[23:29] ---**
was the bus belonging to the terrifying
Seinan High School baseball club.
**[23:32] ---**
They are bombarded by questions coming
from the Nishimura father and son.
**[23:36] ---**
This bus is haunted with spirits and goblins!
**[23:38] ---**
Will they be able to return home alive?!
**[23:40] ---**
What will happen to the two?!
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"Try Pitching"
**[23:42] ---**
Next time, "Try Pitching."
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Hey, stop exaggerating things!
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"To be continued"
**[23:47] ---**
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# E11 - Try Pitching
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**[00:00] ---**
A long, long time ago...
**[00:05] ---**
...the two who were stranded in
the mountains, unable to get home...
**[00:07] ---**
"Seinan High School Baseball Team"
**[00:10] ---**
...were saved by the
Sainan High School Team bus,
**[00:13] ---**
or so the story goes.
**[00:17] ---**
Just a walk... you say?
**[00:21] ---**
Yes.
**[00:22] ---**
Alone with a girl along such a dark road?
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It couldn't be helped!
**[00:27] ---**
We didn't know the bus wasn't running today.
**[00:31] ---**
So what's your relationship?
**[00:34] ---**
We're childhood friends.
**[00:37] ---**
W-Wait a minute!
We never really knew each other!
**[00:41] ---**
Childhood friends, huh?
**[00:45] ---**
I like how that sounds.
**[00:47] ---**
Ah, but, like I'm saying,
I have absolutely no memory of...
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Darn you! It's not fair!
**[00:53] ---**
To have such a cute childhood friend!
**[00:55] ---**
What's unfair about it?
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It's a tradition that runs
in Meisei High School.
**[01:02] ---**
Oh, come to think of it, Nishimura.
**[01:05] ---**
Lend me your mobile phone.
**[01:06] ---**
It's gotten awfully late,
so I want to call my folks.
**[01:10] ---**
What's this?
**[01:11] ---**
You're a high-schooler in these times
and don't even have a smart phone?
**[01:16] ---**
Shut up.
**[01:18] ---**
It has been 30 years
since the glory of that summer.
**[01:21] ---**
The Meisei baseball team
that became champions
**[01:24] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[01:28] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[01:30] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[01:33] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[01:36] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[03:26] ---**
Hello, Tachibana residence.
**[03:29] ---**
Tou? Where are you now?
**[03:32] ---**
Huh? Raccoon dog?
**[03:35] ---**
Take away the "Te" and "Ke"?
**[03:38] ---**
I don't get it.
**[03:39] ---**
Is Haruka with you?
**[03:41] ---**
Huh? Ah, yes, yes.
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Anyway, I'll talk to you about it later.
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I should be home within an hour.
**[03:50] ---**
What? Is that Otomi?
**[03:52] ---**
Give me the phone!
**[03:54] ---**
Hey!
**[03:55] ---**
Otomi? It's Nishimura speaking!
**[03:59] ---**
Huh? Well, no. It's not Shimura.
**[04:03] ---**
Huh? Ikariya? No, not that.
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Tenth grader from Seinan High School,
Takumi Nishimura.
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All of Japan will be talking about me
when the summer Koshien begins.
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The ace pitcher of the Seinan baseball team
in only his first year of high school.
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You see, we had an expedition match today.
**[04:19] ---**
I got a shutout, but they got
a whole two hits against me.
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I know I should've done better.
**[04:26] ---**
Huh? We got disconnected.
**[04:27] ---**
Redial. Redial.
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--I heard Mita of Toushu pitched a
perfect game against you in a practice game.
**[04:32] ---**
--Huh? It won't connect.
--I heard Mita of Toushu pitched a
perfect game against you in a practice game.
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He did.
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We were outdone by him in every respect.
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A complete defeat.
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--However...
--I'm still unable to connect.
**[04:50] ---**
I also heard in the same game,
you pitched seven innings against
**[04:54] ---**
that Toushu lineup and
limited them to no runs and two hits.
**[04:57] ---**
--Ah, yeah, but it was only a practice game.
--Well, I'm sure it'll connect again.
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Obviously!
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--Don't you forget that it's totally
different from an official game.
**[05:07] ---**
--Huh?
--Don't you forget that it's totally
different from an official game.
**[05:09] ---**
That's strange.
Perhaps the connection is weak.
**[05:12] ---**
--It disconnects right away.
**[05:12] ---**
--You've been paying a lot of attention
toward the Meisei baseball team.
--It disconnects right away.
**[05:18] ---**
--Just thinking I'd llike to battle them
at the summer tournament for a change.
--Shucks, it still won't connect.
**[05:22] ---**
--But it's easier said than done.
--Maybe the battery's dead.
**[05:25] ---**
Because every year, by the time we reach
the third round, they've been eliminated.
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Meisei High School.
**[05:31] ---**
No worries there.
They won't be eliminated this year.
**[05:35] ---**
Home... phone... Home phone?!
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--Because we have Touma Tachibana on our team.
--That's got a nice ring to it.
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So you'll be able to face them,
as long as you're not eliminated before that.
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For certain.
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That's how a childhood friend should be.
**[05:51] ---**
Ah, but, like I said,
we never really knew each other.
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Hello! Otomi?
**[05:58] ---**
Hello!
**[06:01] ---**
"Try Pitching"
**[06:01] ---**
He-llo!!
**[06:08] ---**
Sunday.
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He's doing it on purpose!
**[06:33] ---**
He's got great bat control.
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I explained everything to you!
**[06:38] ---**
That it was just a walk yesterday!
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We were late due to some bad luck... Yelp!
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He was simply shocked.
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To learn that this guy existed in her mind
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long before he even met her.
**[06:53] ---**
Like I said, I don't remember
a thing about that.
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Yeah, I know that.
I know how terrible your memory is.
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Until I was three years old, that is!
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Switch batters!
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OK, it's my turn.
**[07:09] ---**
You'd better watch out.
**[07:11] ---**
I've got better bat control than that guy.
**[07:19] ---**
Yay.
**[07:21] ---**
What are you looking at, Koma?
**[07:23] ---**
Oh, right now, Otomi is hanging
the underwear she just washed.
**[07:29] ---**
What are you doing?
**[07:31] ---**
Those are my words, exactly!
**[07:35] ---**
That's dangerous!
**[07:46] ---**
"Ramen Dragon"
"Chinese Food"
**[07:48] ---**
A burglar!
**[07:49] ---**
Watch out! He's got a knife!
**[07:54] ---**
Move, old maid!
**[08:07] ---**
Who are you calling old maid?!
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I'm sorry!
**[08:11] ---**
Lady, I think that's enough.
**[08:37] ---**
"Examination room"
**[08:38] ---**
OK. I got it. It's suffering
from summer heat fatigue.
**[08:42] ---**
But we're not even in the rainy season.
**[08:44] ---**
Then it's eating too much.
**[08:46] ---**
What do you mean, "Then"?
Check him properly.
**[08:50] ---**
He's been looking exhausted,
and won't make a sound.
**[08:54] ---**
Not to worry. When it gets hungry,
it'll make a sound.
**[08:58] ---**
Given that figure and greedy expression,
there's no question about it.
**[09:02] ---**
It's been eating too much!
**[09:04] ---**
"Precise Diagnosis
Hakke Animal Hospital"
**[09:04] ---**
OK, next person!
**[09:08] ---**
Give me a break.
**[09:10] ---**
If something should happen, I'll sue you!
**[09:21] ---**
"Disappearing Deadline"
"Nagisa Tsukikage"
"'Team Sketch' faces their toughest challenge"
**[09:26] ---**
It just came out. I hear it's selling well.
**[09:29] ---**
Don't let her in while I'm away.
**[09:32] ---**
What's the problem?
It's not like you got divorced.
**[09:36] ---**
You're just separated, right?
**[09:37] ---**
She moved out on her own!
**[09:40] ---**
She said that when she looked at
**[09:42] ---**
my face every day,
she could only write comedies.
**[09:45] ---**
Mom has talent.
**[09:47] ---**
And she felt that if she didn't pursue it then,
she'd regret it for the rest of her life.
**[09:52] ---**
But is that the right attitude as a mother?!
**[09:55] ---**
Mom trusts me.
**[09:58] ---**
And she thought that as long as you have me
**[10:01] ---**
by your side, there's nothing to worry about.
**[10:04] ---**
Now, is it right for a
father to be like that?
**[10:07] ---**
I have two parents
who both pursue their dreams.
**[10:10] ---**
I feel blessed.
**[10:14] ---**
"Disappearing Deadline"
"Nagisa Tsukikage"
"'Team Sketch' faces their toughest challenge"
**[10:15] ---**
Is this book selling well?
**[10:17] ---**
I hear it pays a ton on royalties.
**[10:20] ---**
You didn't receive money from her, did you?!
**[10:24] ---**
Mom tried to leave money
with me, but I declined.
**[10:27] ---**
Because I thought you would hate that.
**[10:31] ---**
You did? Good.
**[10:36] ---**
How much was she going to give you?
**[10:39] ---**
Huh?
**[10:40] ---**
Huh? No, never mind.
**[11:06] ---**
"Soda"
**[11:29] ---**
Why are you making all that noise?
**[11:31] ---**
Sorry.
**[11:33] ---**
It's like I got something stuck in my throat.
**[11:36] ---**
I'll go and gargle.
**[11:39] ---**
I hear that it's good to gargle
with soda at times like this.
**[11:43] ---**
You're surprisingly an
awfully persistent guy.
**[11:59] ---**
What are you doing here?
**[12:02] ---**
Punch still won't let out a cry.
**[12:06] ---**
There will be days like this.
**[12:08] ---**
The vet told you not to worry, right?
**[12:11] ---**
I can't trust that doctor!
**[12:14] ---**
He didn't properly check Punch.
**[12:16] ---**
But he's a pro,
so at least Punch won't be dying.
**[12:20] ---**
Don't say that!
**[12:30] ---**
I hardly remember it myself.
**[12:36] ---**
About my dad.
**[12:38] ---**
So I doubt I could cry when he died.
**[12:43] ---**
Mom tells me that he was a very kind dad
**[12:45] ---**
and that he treated me
with a lot of affection.
**[12:52] ---**
But it's sad, to have a
dad like that pass away
**[12:54] ---**
and not even be able to cry about it.
**[12:58] ---**
Would you have wanted
the help of soda to make you cry?
**[13:07] ---**
But seeing him so quiet certainly
is reason to be worried.
**[13:13] ---**
Right?!
**[13:14] ---**
But that quack says Punch just ate too much!
**[13:18] ---**
Ate too much?
**[13:20] ---**
He said Punch will cry for food
when hungry, so not to worry.
**[13:23] ---**
But I've only given him
the usual amount of food!
**[13:26] ---**
You gave him food?
**[13:28] ---**
"Punch"
**[13:28] ---**
When?
**[13:29] ---**
Early evening.
**[13:31] ---**
I also gave him food in the early evening.
**[13:34] ---**
Huh?
**[13:35] ---**
Because his bowl was empty.
**[13:37] ---**
It was empty when I gave him food, too.
**[13:44] ---**
Huh?
**[13:57] ---**
Punch will cry for food when hungry,
so not to worry, right?
**[14:06] ---**
Would you mind if I hit this dog once?
**[14:10] ---**
Take it easy on him.
**[14:33] ---**
Wow, so nice. I want to join her.
**[14:42] ---**
Good!
**[14:43] ---**
What was so good about that?!
**[14:45] ---**
You've returned to your old habit again!
**[14:48] ---**
Huh?
**[14:49] ---**
You're spreading your body
and releasing the ball too early.
**[14:53] ---**
Show me how you're pitching.
**[14:56] ---**
You got it wrong.
**[15:09] ---**
OK!
**[15:13] ---**
Now go for a run again.
**[15:15] ---**
Sure.
**[15:20] ---**
Souichirou!
**[15:33] ---**
Try pitching.
**[15:40] ---**
Huh?
**[15:46] ---**
"1986 68th Koshien
National High School Tournament
Champions Meisei High School"
**[15:48] ---**
Ever since that summer,
**[15:50] ---**
"Meisei High School Champions
in their First Appearance!!
Ace Uesugi Standing Strong"
**[15:50] ---**
he had always adored
Meisei's number one uniform.
**[15:55] ---**
After his seniors left the team,
from the previous autumn,
**[15:58] ---**
Eisuke Tachibana became
the number two starting pitcher.
**[16:02] ---**
Not only that, the top
starting pitcher Obokata
**[16:05] ---**
lost his pitching form and continued
having problems getting back on track.
**[16:09] ---**
Then, being in his senior year
and last summer tournament,
**[16:13] ---**
it was a great chance
to earn the number one uniform.
**[16:17] ---**
And yet...
**[16:29] ---**
Well, Tachibana? His stuff
is far better, right?
**[16:33] ---**
Compared to who?
**[16:40] ---**
Don't let it bother you, Tachibana.
**[16:42] ---**
The uniform number is just a number.
**[16:45] ---**
So you're telling me,
the decision's already been made.
**[16:51] ---**
Do you like number eleven or number twelve?
**[16:57] ---**
Give it up, Tachibana.
**[17:04] ---**
His stuff is much better.
**[17:20] ---**
He throws with such a
pretty form, like always.
**[17:23] ---**
Was he a pitcher?
**[17:26] ---**
Huh? Didn't you know?
**[17:29] ---**
On their team in elementary school,
**[17:31] ---**
he and Touma competed over
who'd become the ace pitcher.
**[17:34] ---**
He can compete for the position even now.
**[17:37] ---**
If he wishes to, then yes.
**[17:46] ---**
Why did you give up becoming a pitcher?
**[17:49] ---**
I lost in rock-paper-scissors.
**[17:51] ---**
Huh?
**[17:53] ---**
When we entered junior high,
**[17:55] ---**
we decided who'd be pitcher
with rock-paper-scissors.
**[17:58] ---**
Huh?!
**[17:59] ---**
I was confident I'd win,
in rock-paper-scissors.
**[18:04] ---**
I believe that was the one and only time
**[18:07] ---**
I lost to him in rock-paper-scissors.
**[18:10] ---**
He's got it.
**[18:12] ---**
Huh?
**[18:13] ---**
He's got that type of
strong luck on his side.
**[18:17] ---**
Are you really OK with that?!
**[18:20] ---**
I've always had a disadvantage.
**[18:23] ---**
Disadvantage?
**[18:24] ---**
Because when he pitches,
he's got Souichirou Tachibana to throw to,
**[18:28] ---**
but that's not possible when I pitch.
**[18:37] ---**
It looks like I've got it, too!
**[18:40] ---**
That strong luck! Right?!
**[18:43] ---**
Rock-paper-scissors.
**[18:58] ---**
"Meisei Junior High School"
**[19:05] ---**
Akai!
**[19:11] ---**
Hi.
**[19:12] ---**
Hi, Otomi!
**[19:16] ---**
Whatever. Don't look away.
**[19:18] ---**
OK!
**[19:21] ---**
Natsuno's doing well.
**[19:23] ---**
Yeah. When it comes
to baseball, it's not all talk.
**[19:27] ---**
He loves to practice,
**[19:29] ---**
and he studies the game with enthusiasm.
**[19:34] ---**
In any case, his form is
becoming very similar.
**[19:37] ---**
Huh?
**[19:39] ---**
To Tou's form.
**[19:42] ---**
Although Tou's form originally came from Sou.
**[19:48] ---**
Your two brothers get along well.
**[19:51] ---**
But they never hold back,
so they're always fighting.
**[19:56] ---**
Do you have any siblings, Akai?
**[20:00] ---**
I do.
**[20:02] ---**
I have one older brother.
**[20:05] ---**
As someone with great athletic skills,
**[20:08] ---**
was selecting baseball not an option?
**[20:11] ---**
No, it wasn't.
**[20:13] ---**
It wasn't for just baseball.
**[20:19] ---**
Ryou! How long do you plan to stare at me?!
**[20:22] ---**
Hurry and get back to soccer practice!
**[20:25] ---**
Oops. You're right.
**[20:27] ---**
Bye! See you again, Natsuno!
**[20:30] ---**
Have fun at practice.
**[20:32] ---**
Hey, come on!
**[20:34] ---**
You don't have to leave, Otomi!
**[20:47] ---**
What's there?
**[20:49] ---**
That's Kenjyou High School.
**[20:50] ---**
It used to be called Sumi Tech,
**[20:53] ---**
but they changed the name a few years ago.
**[20:59] ---**
The opponent Meisei
High School faced in the final,
**[21:03] ---**
the year they made it to Koshien.
**[21:08] ---**
Though they're now no more
than a participating school.
**[21:11] ---**
Both baseball teams.
**[21:14] ---**
Would you shut up?!
**[21:20] ---**
Did a big fish make a splash or something?
**[21:26] ---**
Now, then...
**[21:28] ---**
Let's both do our best,
school formerly known as Sumi Tech.
**[21:38] ---**
At this stage,
**[21:41] ---**
all participating schools
still have a chance.
**[21:45] ---**
The road to Koshien.
**[23:24] ---**
Next time, on *MIX*.
**[23:25] ---**
Hey, Haruka. What do you
recommend at Ramen Dragon?
**[23:29] ---**
Gyoza dumplings and our special ramen!
**[23:30] ---**
Sounds delicious!
Especially when it's called "special"!
**[23:33] ---**
Also, our special *tenmen*
and special dandan noodles!
**[23:35] ---**
I see, I see.
**[23:37] ---**
Also Ryuichi special black vinegar
*ankake*, with everything on top!
**[23:39] ---**
That sounds incredible...
**[23:42] ---**
"Aren't You Taking Him Lightly?"
**[23:42] ---**
Next time, "Aren't You Taking Him Lightly?"
**[23:44] ---**
But the best has to be our *kiriboshi* daikon.
**[23:47] ---**
**[23:47] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:50] ---**
# E12 - Aren't You Taking Him Lightly?
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6P5J29D6/arent-you-taking-him-lightly)
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**[00:09] ---**
The rainy season's approaching.
**[00:13] ---**
It's about to begin again this year, Daisuke!
**[00:20] ---**
Such a gloomy season.
**[00:23] ---**
Tournament match-ups will
be drawn on the twenty-first.
**[00:27] ---**
Opening ceremonies on the fifth, next month.
**[00:30] ---**
Wh-What might you be talking about?
**[00:36] ---**
I wonder.
**[00:41] ---**
I hear he hasn't given up any
runs yet in his practice games.
**[00:47] ---**
You sure saw great things
in that "third baseman."
**[00:53] ---**
Darn.
**[00:54] ---**
It might actually become
possible to face them for a change.
**[00:58] ---**
Meisei High School... at the summer tournament.
**[01:03] ---**
If I had a choice, I'd rather not.
**[01:07] ---**
If I beat them up too badly,
**[01:10] ---**
Otomi might no longer like me.
**[01:13] ---**
You talk as if right now she likes you.
**[01:17] ---**
Sure she likes me!
**[01:18] ---**
The other day, she made me
her homemade Napolitan spaghetti!
**[01:24] ---**
Just because we're father and son,
there's no need to be so much like me.
**[01:28] ---**
Huh?
**[01:30] ---**
Well, anyway...
**[01:31] ---**
The only enemy on our way to Koshien
is Hiroki Mita of Toushu High School!
**[01:40] ---**
Let's hope that's the case.
**[01:43] ---**
Tokyo is big, you know.
**[01:47] ---**
It has been 30 years
since the glory of that summer.
**[01:50] ---**
The Meisei baseball team that became champions
**[01:53] ---**
of their first tournament is returning.
**[01:57] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[01:59] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[02:02] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[02:05] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[03:54] ---**
Sheesh, this sticky kind of rain is so gross.
**[04:03] ---**
Huh?
**[04:05] ---**
What's wrong?
**[04:06] ---**
That guy.
**[04:10] ---**
Do you know him?
**[04:11] ---**
Yeah. He's Otomi's classmate.
**[04:16] ---**
So this is where he lives.
**[04:18] ---**
"Akai"
**[04:30] ---**
Thank you very much!
**[04:33] ---**
--Huh?
--What's wrong?
**[04:35] ---**
That girl.
**[04:41] ---**
Do you know her?
**[04:42] ---**
Yeah. She's Otomi's classmate.
**[04:48] ---**
You're in my way.
**[04:55] ---**
"Tomohito Akai"
**[05:03] ---**
Hello!
**[05:05] ---**
I'm Ryou's classmate. My name is Mita.
**[05:11] ---**
I heard that Ryou had
to stay home today with a cold.
**[05:15] ---**
I was worried, so...
**[05:22] ---**
...I came... to see...
**[05:25] ---**
He's not home.
**[05:27] ---**
Huh?
**[05:28] ---**
My little brother did not catch a cold.
**[05:31] ---**
He simply skipped school.
**[05:34] ---**
He's gone off to play and hasn't returned home.
**[05:37] ---**
Why would you tell a pointless lie like that?
**[05:41] ---**
Moments ago, he was standing by
the second floor window in his pajamas,
**[05:45] ---**
wringing a towel and coughing.
**[05:47] ---**
Who are you guys?
**[05:50] ---**
We were just passing by.
**[05:52] ---**
Then hurry and pass by, would you?
**[05:55] ---**
What's wrong with you?!
**[05:57] ---**
She went through the trouble of
seeing how he is, so let him know!
**[06:00] ---**
Never mind!
**[06:03] ---**
I happened to drop by
because I was in the area.
**[06:06] ---**
I could do without the hassle.
I'm leaving. Goodbye.
**[06:09] ---**
Wait!
**[06:11] ---**
Clean up after yourself.
**[06:23] ---**
Why are you still here?
**[06:26] ---**
Even in light rain, without
an umbrella, you could catch a cold.
**[06:31] ---**
Did you see his bag?
**[06:34] ---**
Huh?
**[06:35] ---**
He's with the Kenjyou
High School Baseball Team.
**[06:40] ---**
Oh?
**[06:42] ---**
Formerly Sumi Tech.
**[06:48] ---**
Will our Punch become
like that in a few years, too?
**[06:52] ---**
Hey, wait! What do you
mean "like that"? How rude!
**[06:57] ---**
Hi there. Tea is being served.
**[07:00] ---**
I must say, your family
really gets along, Otomi.
**[07:05] ---**
Must be rare
**[07:07] ---**
for two people on their second
marriage to get along so well.
**[07:10] ---**
Do you think so?
**[07:12] ---**
Yeah it is. It's really rare.
**[07:15] ---**
Otomi, how old would
your late father be if he were alive?
**[07:19] ---**
Let's see... forty... one, I think.
**[07:23] ---**
Oh, my! He's the same age as me!
**[07:29] ---**
He passed away awfully young.
**[07:33] ---**
He sure did.
**[07:35] ---**
What was your last name
before the marriage?
**[07:37] ---**
Sawai.
**[07:38] ---**
Sawai? And his first name?
**[07:42] ---**
Your late father!
**[07:44] ---**
Keiichi.
**[07:46] ---**
Keiichi Sawai?!
**[07:48] ---**
Humph!
**[07:57] ---**
Hey, hey!
**[07:58] ---**
Would it happen to be this person? Your father!
**[08:02] ---**
Huh?
**[08:07] ---**
It looks like him.
**[08:08] ---**
Yay! Yay!
**[08:10] ---**
--Yay!
--What's gotten into you, Mom?
**[08:13] ---**
That man is your mother's first love.
**[08:18] ---**
Huh?
**[08:44] ---**
"Aren't You Taking Him Lightly?"
**[08:56] ---**
I'm going to borrow the ladder.
**[09:00] ---**
Ah, Sou.
**[09:02] ---**
Hm?
**[09:05] ---**
Um...
**[09:07] ---**
Where did Otomi go, again?
**[09:09] ---**
She's at Yoshiko's.
**[09:11] ---**
You know, where we got Punch from.
**[09:14] ---**
Ah, yes. Of course.
**[09:25] ---**
Souichirou! Dear Touma!
**[09:28] ---**
I don't care who goes first!
Hurry and take your bath!
**[09:33] ---**
She says either one of us can go.
**[09:36] ---**
Rock-paper-scissors!
**[09:41] ---**
Please go ahead.
**[09:43] ---**
Thanks. As always.
**[10:05] ---**
What's up?
**[10:06] ---**
I was at Yoshiko's place today.
**[10:10] ---**
I know.
**[10:11] ---**
But you didn't know that Yoshiko's mother was
**[10:17] ---**
our late dad's classmate
at Meisei High School, did you?
**[10:22] ---**
I was so surprised!
**[10:24] ---**
Dad was a baseball player. Not only that--
**[10:27] ---**
The ace pitcher in his first year.
**[10:29] ---**
And I hear they made it to
the quarterfinals that summer.
**[10:35] ---**
Who did you hear that from?
**[10:41] ---**
"Ramen Dragon"
"Chinese Cuisine"
**[10:41] ---**
But really, you seem to
know everything, shop master!
**[10:46] ---**
That is mighty impressive.
**[10:49] ---**
Of course I know!
**[10:50] ---**
I still cannot forget the thrill from
that summer of the championship year.
**[10:55] ---**
I've been following the Meisei baseball team,
and it wasn't even my high school.
***SIGN*** "Beer (small) 300 (big) 500, Gyoza 300, Fried rice 650, Rice 150, Ramen with roasted pork 800, Soba with assorted toppings 700, Soba with meat 700, Ramen with egg 650, Ramen with green onion 700,
**[11:00] ---**
In the past, I wouldn't miss
a practice game or official game.
***SIGN*** Ramen with cabbage 700,
Ramen with bean sprouts 700,
Ramen with *takana* pickles 700, Ramen in salty broth 600, Ramen in miso broth 600"
**[11:04] ---**
I'd close shop every time there was a game,
**[11:06] ---**
so the coffee shop I ran at the time
went out of business in no time.
**[11:10] ---**
Wow, what a nice story.
**[11:13] ---**
About him failing as an adult?
**[11:17] ---**
But the truth is,
these past few years,
**[11:20] ---**
I can't say I'm motivated enough
to go as far as to close shop.
**[11:24] ---**
The sluggish period has extended for too long.
**[11:28] ---**
I'm sorry about that.
**[11:30] ---**
Here you are. Your gyoza.
**[11:32] ---**
Thanks so much.
**[11:34] ---**
But this year, I'm going. To cheer you on.
**[11:38] ---**
Huh? Well, thank you for that.
**[11:42] ---**
It's not because you manage the team.
**[11:45] ---**
Huh?
**[11:46] ---**
Because of Keiichi Sawai! Keiichi Sawai!
**[11:52] ---**
Ever since Meisei won
the national championship,
**[11:55] ---**
Sawai is the only pitcher
to leave such a strong impression
**[12:00] ---**
and give us something to dream about.
**[12:02] ---**
Do you remember the catcher from back then?
**[12:05] ---**
He was the captain, in his senior year.
**[12:09] ---**
Who cares about someone like that?
**[12:12] ---**
In any case, although it
was for just a few games,
**[12:15] ---**
who could ever forget that pitching?
**[12:20] ---**
And I hear you've got the son of Keiichi Sawai!
**[12:25] ---**
I don't remember anyone
named Sawai in grade ten.
**[12:29] ---**
It's Tachibana.
**[12:30] ---**
Huh?
**[12:32] ---**
Souichirou Tachibana.
**[12:35] ---**
Sawai is Souichirou and Otomi's late father.
**[12:41] ---**
He was that great a pitcher?
**[12:44] ---**
Yeah. Of all Meisei pitchers after
Meisei High School's championship year,
**[12:49] ---**
he's unmistakably number one.
**[12:51] ---**
Right? Right?
**[12:53] ---**
Since I agree,
and I was the captain of that team
**[12:55] ---**
and catcher who caught his
pitches, it must be true.
**[13:00] ---**
Oh, manager, this one's on the house.
**[13:03] ---**
Have some *kiriboshi* daikon.
**[13:25] ---**
"Houhoku"
"Kenjyou"
**[13:35] ---**
Is it true?
**[13:36] ---**
Is this team really Kenjyou?
**[13:41] ---**
Their starting lineup mostly
consists of first-year players.
**[13:44] ---**
Including that guy batting fourth
who just hit the home run.
**[13:56] ---**
A first-year player.
**[13:58] ---**
What's his name?
**[14:00] ---**
Akai...
**[14:02] ---**
His name is Tomohito Akai.
**[14:11] ---**
Formerly Sumi Tech.
**[14:14] ---**
That's right. It used to be Sumi Tech.
**[14:19] ---**
In that summer tournament,
**[14:21] ---**
they played Meisei High School
for the right to take part in Koshien.
**[14:44] ---**
Right now, just like Meisei High School,
**[14:48] ---**
they've distanced themselves from Koshien.
**[14:52] ---**
*That* school that used to be Sumi Tech.
**[14:58] ---**
Darn it. I didn't have enough lunch.
**[15:09] ---**
So you heard about it.
**[15:13] ---**
About your late father,
**[15:15] ---**
from Ramen Dragon's shop master.
**[15:19] ---**
Yes, in great detail.
**[15:21] ---**
About your father's dashed hopes, too?
**[15:24] ---**
Yes.
**[15:25] ---**
I see.
**[15:27] ---**
Then how about trying to
become the ace pitcher again?
**[15:34] ---**
Aren't you taking him lightly? Touma?
**[15:37] ---**
Hm?
**[15:39] ---**
I don't know how great a pitcher my father was,
**[15:45] ---**
but I don't believe Touma will lose.
**[15:56] ---**
Well, excuse me.
**[16:05] ---**
The Tachibana brothers.
**[16:10] ---**
And also...
**[16:19] ---**
Koshien.
**[16:23] ---**
"Ramen Dragon"
"Chinese Cuisine"
**[16:24] ---**
--But really, you seem to
know everything, shop master.
--I'd love to go to that spa that just opened.
**[16:28] ---**
Of course I know!
**[16:30] ---**
I still cannot forget the thrill from
that summer of the championship year.
**[16:34] ---**
I've been following the Meisei baseball team,
and it wasn't even my high school.
**[16:39] ---**
Really. What a big surprise. I mean it.
**[16:43] ---**
Anyway, like I said earlier,
**[16:45] ---**
Meisei High School's number one pitcher
after their national championship is...
**[16:50] ---**
Keiichi Sawai, right?
**[16:52] ---**
That's right!
**[16:54] ---**
As a member of Meisei's baseball team,
do not forget that name.
**[16:58] ---**
Keiichi Sawai. Keiichi Sawai. There.
**[17:02] ---**
So, is the ramen I ordered earlier ready?
**[17:05] ---**
Oops!
**[17:06] ---**
"Ramen Dragon"
"Chinese Cuisine"
**[17:06] ---**
An order of ramen
that's become soggy! Enjoy!
**[17:09] ---**
How can I enjoy noodles
that have gone soggy?!
**[17:13] ---**
"Punch"
**[17:14] ---**
"National High School Baseball Championship:
**[17:17] ---**
East Tokyo Tournament Outlook."
**[17:20] ---**
"Toushu High School are the favorites,
followed by Seinan and Seijyou."
**[17:24] ---**
Then we have Sankou, Senkawa,
**[17:27] ---**
Seishuu High School, Meiwa Daiichi...
**[17:32] ---**
There's not a word mentioned about Meisei.
**[17:34] ---**
Never mind and read on.
**[17:38] ---**
Other players to watch out for include
**[17:41] ---**
Shibata, the lefty from Kabaura,
**[17:43] ---**
Ogasawara, the catcher with a
strong shoulder from Minato Shougyou,
**[17:47] ---**
and Akai, in tenth grade
but hitting cleanup for Kenjyou.
**[17:53] ---**
There's not a word mentioned
about the Tachibana brothers.
**[17:55] ---**
That's his brother.
**[17:57] ---**
Huh?
**[17:58] ---**
They did mention Akai.
**[18:02] ---**
Do you have any siblings, Ryou?
**[18:04] ---**
I do.
**[18:06] ---**
I have one older brother.
**[18:08] ---**
He's apparently been a well-known
batter since he was in junior high.
**[18:12] ---**
Oh?
**[18:14] ---**
Call it fate.
**[18:15] ---**
It seems those who have older brothers
with baseball talent gather around you.
**[18:22] ---**
The younger sister of the ace pitcher
of the East Tokyo Tournament favorites,
**[18:26] ---**
and the younger brother of
a noted first year cleanup hitter.
**[18:30] ---**
The younger sister of Japan's best battery.
**[18:39] ---**
It seems Mom really knew nothing about it.
**[18:43] ---**
I know they only met after they began working.
**[18:47] ---**
And I know Dad didn't talk much.
**[18:49] ---**
But it's still surprising.
**[18:53] ---**
It was the quarterfinals of
the East Tokyo Tournament.
**[18:56] ---**
He kept the opponents scoreless
up to the seventh inning.
**[18:59] ---**
While covering first base,
he came in contact with the runner.
**[19:03] ---**
His pitching arm got spiked,
rupturing a ligament.
**[19:07] ---**
He would never return to the mound again.
**[19:11] ---**
But he remained with the baseball team
as their scorekeeper until he graduated.
**[19:15] ---**
He continued to smile as he always did.
**[19:21] ---**
My dream was to wear
Meisei's number 1 uniform.
**[19:26] ---**
But to him, none of that mattered.
**[19:29] ---**
The number had little meaning.
**[19:32] ---**
But still, you should not be
stealing other people's uniforms.
**[19:35] ---**
This is *my* uniform!
**[19:38] ---**
He gave me his number after his operation!
**[19:42] ---**
Because it became famous throughout school
**[19:44] ---**
how I would stare at
the uniform like I wanted it!
**[19:47] ---**
That's not something to shout about.
**[19:50] ---**
Sawai had said that the
number 1 uniform belongs to a senior.
**[19:55] ---**
But the manager insisted that there was
**[19:58] ---**
too great a difference in talent
and that a first year ace would be cooler.
**[20:02] ---**
Did that manager say anything that's untrue?
**[20:08] ---**
Well, never mind that.
**[20:11] ---**
Changing the subject, are we?
**[20:13] ---**
After being eliminated in their first game
**[20:15] ---**
two years in a row, the Meisei baseball team
had completely lost confidence.
**[20:19] ---**
But he had a habit of saying this.
**[20:23] ---**
"Let's go to Koshien! Let's go to Koshien!"
**[20:27] ---**
And that didn't change,
even after he could no longer pitch.
**[20:31] ---**
He really loved baseball.
**[20:34] ---**
And he really loved the Meisei baseball team.
**[20:40] ---**
His wife may have had
no interest in baseball whatsoever,
**[20:44] ---**
but I'm sure there were many things
he would've liked to tell his two kids.
**[20:49] ---**
Especially Sou. Right?
**[20:53] ---**
You're right. I'm sure.
**[20:57] ---**
A legendary ace and a uniform number thief.
**[21:01] ---**
Like I'm telling you, I didn't steal it!
**[21:04] ---**
Don't worry, Touma!
**[21:06] ---**
You've inherited more than my talent!
**[21:09] ---**
Your late mother was an
ace softball pitcher in high school,
**[21:13] ---**
and finished runner up
at the national tournament!
**[21:16] ---**
--The nickname she got from
her lively pitching style was--
**[21:18] ---**
--Sorry to interrupt you,
--The nickname she got from
her lively pitching style was--
**[21:20] ---**
--but we should be going to practice.
--Hey Sou.
**[21:23] ---**
--Let's go, Touma.
--I was about to... Hey...
**[21:24] ---**
--Roger that.
--I was about to... Hey...
**[21:26] ---**
Oh, by the way.
**[21:29] ---**
That talked-about first-year
cleanup hitter. Ryou's brother.
**[21:33] ---**
If we continue winning,
do we have a chance of facing him?
**[21:37] ---**
Sure we do.
**[21:40] ---**
Even if we don't continue winning.
**[21:43] ---**
Huh?
**[21:47] ---**
"Meisei High School"
"Kenjyou"
"9th (Wed) Jingu 2 10:00 a.m."
**[23:23] ---**
Next time, on *MIX*.
**[23:25] ---**
The East Tokyo Tournament is about to begin!
**[23:28] ---**
Ryou, the book I promised.
**[23:30] ---**
Thank you.
**[23:31] ---**
The first round is finally beginning!
**[23:33] ---**
Here you are,
because I bought too many snacks.
**[23:35] ---**
Thank you.
**[23:36] ---**
Our opponent is Kenjyou High School!
**[23:38] ---**
Do you want some juice?
**[23:39] ---**
Thank you.
**[23:40] ---**
Hey, are you listening? Natsuno? Huh?
**[23:42] ---**
"Because We're Brothers"
**[23:43] ---**
Next time, "Because We're Brothers."
**[23:45] ---**
Where are you, Natsuno?
**[23:47] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:48] ---**
**[23:50] ---**
# E13 - Because We're Brothers
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY8D07DGY/because-were-brothers)
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**[00:05] ---**
"Kenjo High School"
**[00:11] ---**
Are those guys really
still in their first year?
**[00:15] ---**
Will their student card be required?
**[00:17] ---**
No, no.
**[00:19] ---**
In any case, this lineup is a real threat.
**[00:24] ---**
Hard to say how well we'll do.
**[00:27] ---**
We won't know until we play some games.
**[00:32] ---**
After all, I'm also in
my first year as a manager.
**[00:37] ---**
About your first opponent,
Meisei High School...
**[00:40] ---**
This will be the team's first game
against them in some time.
**[00:43] ---**
By the way, we're having
difficulty getting data on them.
**[00:46] ---**
Would you have any information
concerning Meisei High School?
**[00:50] ---**
Let's see. I did hear
they have a new manager.
**[00:55] ---**
The team hasn't been
too strong lately, after all.
**[00:59] ---**
That's no different from our team.
**[01:01] ---**
I wouldn't say that.
**[01:02] ---**
Kenjo is in fact in the
spotlight this summer.
**[01:12] ---**
I hear you raised the
right fence because of Akai.
**[01:16] ---**
Yes. Because he was losing too many balls.
**[01:33] ---**
It has been 30 years since
the glory of that summer.
**[01:36] ---**
The Meisei baseball team
that became champions
**[01:39] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[01:43] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[01:45] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[01:48] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[01:51] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[03:40] ---**
How many hours is it taking you
to deliver something simple like that?
**[03:44] ---**
Then why don't you come and get it yourself?
**[03:48] ---**
I'm in training camp preparing for
the tournament. I haven't got the time.
**[03:53] ---**
The game is at 10 a.m. on the ninth.
**[03:55] ---**
Will you come to cheer for us?
**[03:58] ---**
I can't. I've got classes.
**[04:00] ---**
Even if I could, I wouldn't
be cheering for you.
**[04:05] ---**
Of course. I had forgotten
that our first opponent is Meisei.
**[04:12] ---**
Then it would be for your
own good not to watch the game.
**[04:15] ---**
I wonder about that.
**[04:19] ---**
I suggest you do the proper research
**[04:22] ---**
on Meisei's baseball team.
**[04:31] ---**
"Because We're Brothers"
**[04:39] ---**
Nangou!
**[04:44] ---**
--Hey!
--Hey! Shirou!
**[04:46] ---**
Huh?
**[04:47] ---**
What are you doing?!
**[04:51] ---**
Lower your hip! Bring the
glove up to the ball!
**[04:55] ---**
Batting alone won't get
you a spot in the starting order!
**[04:59] ---**
Balls hit by Kenjo batters are
nothing like those hit by that old man!
**[05:04] ---**
Hey, cool it.
**[05:05] ---**
Especially their third,
fifth, and seventh batters!
**[05:09] ---**
Third baseman, you also need
to watch out for soft hit balls
**[05:12] ---**
of the fast-running first and second hitters!
**[05:14] ---**
She's heckling in great detail.
**[05:17] ---**
Yeah. I had her go to observe
a Kenjo practice game the other day.
**[05:22] ---**
She's quite accurate with her observations.
**[05:26] ---**
As for their left-handed Akai hitting fourth,
do not throw him any easy pitches!
**[05:32] ---**
What are you doing, Miss Ooyama?!
**[05:35] ---**
You're skipping practice
to spend time out here?
**[05:38] ---**
Oh, hello.
**[05:39] ---**
This is always the case with you!
**[05:42] ---**
Do you have any intention of
seriously doing rhythmic gymnastics?!
**[05:49] ---**
Huh? Wait. There's no need to think it over.
**[05:52] ---**
Because you are our rhythmic
gymnastic club's ray of hope.
**[05:56] ---**
Now, please come with me.
**[05:59] ---**
So? What did her observation tell us?
**[06:02] ---**
A team with a powerful lineup
and great mobility, as rumored.
**[06:06] ---**
As rumored, he says.
**[06:09] ---**
I see.
**[06:11] ---**
Which tells us, they're
not better than rumored.
**[06:16] ---**
That's true.
**[06:17] ---**
That's good.
**[06:20] ---**
That's good? Huh?
**[06:23] ---**
Next year, the Kenjo High
School baseball team
**[06:26] ---**
celebrates 60 years, including
the years they used to be Sumi Tech.
**[06:30] ---**
Since a few years ago,
the school's gone all out
**[06:33] ---**
to have the team return
to its prestigious status.
**[06:37] ---**
Shinpei Komiyama, the manager, used to coach
**[06:40] ---**
a prestigious ball club
in Shikoku until three years ago.
**[06:43] ---**
He faced problems for his devilish style
of coaching and the guidance he gave.
**[06:48] ---**
He had an argument and quit the school,
which was when Kenjo gave him an offer.
**[06:53] ---**
For the first two years,
he was the assistant manager.
**[06:55] ---**
He personally visited junior high schools across
Tokyo and made a list of promising players.
**[07:01] ---**
He spent the next year persuading
five of his top choices to enter Kenjo,
**[07:05] ---**
and he was officially promoted
to Manager this spring.
**[07:14] ---**
Oh. Sorry.
**[07:15] ---**
Mind if I punch him?
**[07:16] ---**
Don't!
**[07:18] ---**
And this.
**[07:19] ---**
"Confidential"
**[07:20] ---**
It's a report on the
Kenjo lineup that I observed.
**[07:23] ---**
My father asked me to show this to you.
**[07:29] ---**
I'll pass on that. I'm too sleepy.
**[07:33] ---**
The other Tachibana is
in charge of such things.
**[07:37] ---**
Talk to... him...
**[07:41] ---**
Mind if I punch him?
**[07:48] ---**
Is our ace pitcher all right, the way he is?
**[07:52] ---**
He does nothing but
sleep during his lunch break.
**[07:54] ---**
The fact he's sleepy before a game just proves
that his body's making the proper adjustments.
**[07:58] ---**
But still! Kenjo High School's
lineup is really powerful!
**[08:03] ---**
Hmm...
**[08:05] ---**
Hm?
**[08:06] ---**
Is something missing?
**[08:08] ---**
There's nothing here on Haruka Ooyama,
the data I wanted the most.
**[08:14] ---**
Fine! So my observations
are of no use to you!
**[08:23] ---**
Is our battery all right, the way they are?
**[08:26] ---**
No need to worry.
**[08:28] ---**
I guarantee the weirdness of those brothers.
**[08:31] ---**
Weirdness?
**[08:33] ---**
Your entire report, Haruka,
is now in his head.
**[08:41] ---**
You're kidding, right?
**[08:42] ---**
I'm not kidding.
**[09:04] ---**
It seems it wasn't the entire report.
**[09:07] ---**
Yeah...
**[09:23] ---**
"Meiji Jingu Stadium"
**[09:24] ---**
The National High School Baseball
Championship, East Tokyo Tournament...
**[09:30] ---**
...has begun!
**[09:31] ---**
"Meiji Jingu Second Stadium"
**[09:37] ---**
"Game 1 | 10:00 | Estimated Start Time
Third Base Dugout | First Base Dugout
Meisei High School | Kenjo"
**[09:49] ---**
The game is about to begin.
**[09:55] ---**
Darn.
**[09:56] ---**
This is no time to be doing that.
**[10:00] ---**
It'll be all right. They won't lose.
**[10:03] ---**
Not your brothers.
**[10:05] ---**
Come on. Your brother is
the one receiving all the attention.
**[10:09] ---**
Are you sure you want to cheer for Meisei?
**[10:13] ---**
Of course.
**[10:15] ---**
I'm rooting for Meisei, 100 percent.
**[10:19] ---**
I'm guessing you don't
get along with your brother.
**[10:27] ---**
You guessed right.
**[10:41] ---**
Even though you're brothers?
**[10:49] ---**
Because we're brothers.
**[10:55] ---**
You can't get your mind off of it.
**[10:57] ---**
Of course not. If they lose once,
there is no next game.
**[11:01] ---**
"Self-study"
**[11:02] ---**
Aww, I should've faked being sick
or something and gone to the game.
**[11:10] ---**
By the way, where's Natsuno?
**[11:12] ---**
He's not coming today.
He said he caught a cold and...
**[11:16] ---**
Hm? Hm?
**[11:20] ---**
"Meiji Jingu Second Stadium"
**[11:26] ---**
"Kenjo"
"Meisei"
**[11:53] ---**
The first step for the
new Meisei baseball team!
**[11:58] ---**
Go!
**[11:59] ---**
Touma Tachibana!
**[12:22] ---**
Ball!
**[12:23] ---**
Ugh...
**[12:28] ---**
Ball!
**[12:30] ---**
"No. 1, Center Fielder: Teramoto"
"Grade Ten"
**[12:35] ---**
Strike!
**[12:37] ---**
Is he a breaking ball pitcher?
**[12:39] ---**
Or maybe they found out
that Teramoto prefers the fastball.
**[12:44] ---**
Strike!
**[12:49] ---**
It's true that he's not
too good with breaking balls.
**[12:53] ---**
But if he just needs to hit it,
**[12:56] ---**
he can do that any time.
**[12:59] ---**
And if the ball rolls...
**[13:02] ---**
Safe!
**[13:03] ---**
...things will work out.
**[13:07] ---**
You're in a pinch, Tachibana.
**[13:10] ---**
Teramoto's infield single...
**[13:14] ---**
...is as good as getting an extra base hit.
**[13:20] ---**
Out!
**[13:27] ---**
That was quick.
**[13:30] ---**
Oh. That catcher has a good arm.
**[13:34] ---**
Not that.
**[13:36] ---**
The ball the pitcher just threw.
**[13:40] ---**
Oh?
**[13:41] ---**
One out!
**[13:50] ---**
"No. 2, Second Baseman: Yamaji"
"Grade Ten"
**[14:03] ---**
Out!
**[14:05] ---**
Don't get deceived by
a breaking ball of that level.
**[14:11] ---**
"No. 3, Right Fielder: Todoroki"
"Grade Twelve"
**[14:12] ---**
He's only in tenth grade, after all.
**[14:16] ---**
What's with that pitcher?
**[14:32] ---**
Strike!
**[14:34] ---**
Three outs! Change sides!
**[14:36] ---**
Yes!
**[14:40] ---**
It's him.
**[14:42] ---**
We were just passing by.
**[14:45] ---**
"Kenjo"
**[14:56] ---**
Strike!
**[14:58] ---**
Irregular pitches from the left, huh?
**[15:02] ---**
"Starting Pitcher: Kita"
"Grade Ten"
**[15:17] ---**
Out!
**[15:18] ---**
What a pain it must be.
**[15:20] ---**
To face Kita's irregular pitching
form and off-speed pitches.
**[15:23] ---**
Facing him only two or three times won't...
**[15:26] ---**
...be enough to...
**[15:30] ---**
"No. 3, Catcher: Tachibana (Sou)"
"Grade Ten"
**[15:38] ---**
Me too!
**[15:43] ---**
...time your swing against
his pitches. Right?
**[15:46] ---**
Three outs! Change sides!
**[15:52] ---**
His pitches can be hit.
**[15:54] ---**
By you, anyway.
**[15:58] ---**
"Kenjo"
"Meisei"
**[16:01] ---**
That's Akai.
**[16:03] ---**
Wow!
**[16:04] ---**
--It's Akai!
--It's Akai!
**[16:11] ---**
Top of the second inning.
Batting fourth for Kenjo High School
**[16:15] ---**
is first baseman Akai.
**[16:19] ---**
Akai?
**[16:30] ---**
Then hurry and pass by, would you?
**[16:33] ---**
For humans,
**[16:35] ---**
first impressions
**[16:37] ---**
are important!
**[16:41] ---**
Strike!
**[16:48] ---**
It's fast. But...
**[16:52] ---**
...the first pitch, a fastball right
down the middle against Akai?
**[16:58] ---**
He's either just fearless,
**[17:02] ---**
or...
**[17:08] ---**
...is it...
**[17:10] ---**
...confidence?
**[17:22] ---**
Clean up after yourself.
**[17:25] ---**
You've got to be...
**[17:29] ---**
...nicer to girls!
**[17:43] ---**
Fair ball!
**[17:48] ---**
Did my pitching form tip him
that I was pitching him a change-up?
**[17:51] ---**
No, you succeeded in throwing off his timing.
**[17:54] ---**
And yet he gets a double.
**[17:57] ---**
That's why he only got a double.
**[18:01] ---**
During today's game, you're prohibited
from putting anyone on base before he bats.
**[18:11] ---**
Big brother Akai, huh?
**[18:16] ---**
Did you catch a cold, Natsuno?
**[18:19] ---**
N-Nikaidou?!
**[18:21] ---**
Because there's a cold going around now.
**[18:25] ---**
You're right.
**[18:28] ---**
Don't just stand here.
Let's get a seat and watch.
**[18:33] ---**
We're sick with a cold.
**[18:34] ---**
You're right.
**[18:49] ---**
Strike! You're out!
**[18:52] ---**
"Kenjo"
"Meisei"
**[18:54] ---**
In this inning, both teams
will start with their second batter.
**[19:00] ---**
To this point,
it's been an equal pitcher's duel.
**[19:04] ---**
Not equal.
**[19:06] ---**
Huh?
**[19:06] ---**
Not at all equal. Compare
the lineup the pitcher is facing.
**[19:12] ---**
Between Kita
**[19:14] ---**
and that pitcher.
**[19:18] ---**
Strike! You're out!
**[19:21] ---**
Which junior high school did
that first year pitcher go to?
**[19:25] ---**
It appears he was with
Meisei's Junior High School.
**[19:29] ---**
That's funny.
**[19:30] ---**
I went to check out Meisei's
junior high team two years ago,
**[19:33] ---**
but they had no pitcher worth mentioning.
**[19:35] ---**
Actually, I remember hearing
a rumor around that time.
**[19:38] ---**
A rumor?
**[19:39] ---**
That at Meisei, the baseball team's
**[19:41] ---**
talented pitchers weren't allowed to pitch,
**[19:44] ---**
because of a father who wanted
his own son to pitch as the team's ace.
**[19:48] ---**
An ace pitcher favored by his father...
**[19:51] ---**
Oh, now that you mention it,
**[19:53] ---**
there was a ninth grade pitcher
who acted big but had little talent.
**[20:00] ---**
Huh? Do you really have a cold?
**[20:03] ---**
No. Something got caught in my throat.
**[20:09] ---**
I got all of that one!
**[20:14] ---**
Wh-What?
**[20:19] ---**
I thought I told you that's prohibited.
**[20:23] ---**
Is there a punishment for that?
**[20:25] ---**
Yeah.
**[20:29] ---**
You now must get a strikeout.
**[20:33] ---**
Batting fourth, first baseman, Akai.
**[20:41] ---**
I must get a strikeout, he says.
**[20:45] ---**
I wouldn't
**[20:47] ---**
call that a punishiment...
**[20:50] ---**
...at all!
**[20:52] ---**
As for their left-handed Akai hitting fourth,
do not throw him any easy pitches!
**[20:59] ---**
Oops.
**[21:04] ---**
Huh?
**[21:09] ---**
Yes?
**[21:23] ---**
Out!
**[21:26] ---**
Double play.
**[21:31] ---**
An ace who won't keep a promise,
**[21:34] ---**
a Kenjo lineup as rumored,
**[21:37] ---**
and a better-than-rumored number four batter.
**[21:43] ---**
This should be a great game!
**[23:23] ---**
Next time, on *MIX*.
**[23:24] ---**
The East Tokyo Tournament has finally begun!
**[23:27] ---**
Yeah.
**[23:27] ---**
They're facing a strong team,
right from the first game!
**[23:30] ---**
A lefty with an irregular form
and an iron wall infield!
**[23:32] ---**
Not to mention that great lineup!
**[23:33] ---**
Yeah.
**[23:34] ---**
Will our first year battery be OK?
**[23:36] ---**
Yeah!
**[23:37] ---**
Are you positively, positively sure?!
**[23:39] ---**
Shut up!! Be quiet and watch the game.
**[23:41] ---**
"We're Losing"
**[23:42] ---**
Next time, "We're Losing"!
**[23:44] ---**
What? We're losing?
**[23:46] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:47] ---**
**[23:50] ---**
# E14 - We're Losing
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR9VEE446/were-losing)
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**[00:01] ---**
"Previously on *MIX*..."
**[00:01] ---**
Well then, previously on *MIX*...
**[00:07] ---**
The East Tokyo Tournament has begun,
to determine who goes to the summer Koshien.
**[00:14] ---**
Meisei High School is trying
to go for the first time in 30 years.
**[00:20] ---**
Their first opponent is the team of talked-about
**[00:24] ---**
tenth grade slugger
Tomohito Akai's Kenjo High School.
**[00:35] ---**
Huh?
**[00:39] ---**
Yes?
**[00:48] ---**
Out!
**[00:50] ---**
Double play.
**[00:51] ---**
"Kenjo"
"Meisei"
**[00:52] ---**
In the middle of the fourth inning,
it's a scoreless tie.
**[00:59] ---**
Yum!
**[01:01] ---**
Hm? Huh?
**[01:08] ---**
It has been 30 years since
the glory of that summer.
**[01:12] ---**
The Meisei baseball team that became champions
**[01:15] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[01:18] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[01:21] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[01:23] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[01:26] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[03:19] ---**
Otomi!
**[03:21] ---**
Yes?
**[03:31] ---**
Everyone gather!
**[03:33] ---**
"We're Losing"
**[03:38] ---**
"Meiji Jingu Second Stadium"
**[03:43] ---**
"No. 2, Second Baseman - Murotani"
"Grade Eleven"
**[03:47] ---**
Out!
**[03:48] ---**
What a pain it must be
**[03:50] ---**
to face Kita's irregular form
and off-speed pitches.
**[03:53] ---**
Facing him only two or three times won't...
**[04:02] ---**
"No. 3, Catcher - Tachibana (Sou)"
"Grade Ten"
**[04:05] ---**
Touma.
**[04:06] ---**
Yes?
**[04:07] ---**
Doesn't he know how to hesitate or worry?
**[04:11] ---**
No. Because he's a
fundamentally obnoxious guy.
**[04:16] ---**
"No. 4, First Baseman - Imagawa"
"Grade Eleven"
**[04:17] ---**
Me too!
**[04:20] ---**
Huh?
**[04:25] ---**
Out!
**[04:27] ---**
"No. 5, Center Fielder - Ogi"
"Grade Twelve"
**[04:31] ---**
Strike three! You're out!
**[04:33] ---**
"Kenjo"
"Meisei"
**[04:34] ---**
Hmm... Another scoreless inning.
**[04:37] ---**
So it'll be decided in the second half.
**[04:40] ---**
The pitches' slight drops and turns...
**[04:43] ---**
Only obnoxious guys can hit them
before getting used to them.
**[04:48] ---**
Koma. Nangou. Get ready to pinch hit.
**[04:52] ---**
What's he hinting at?
**[05:07] ---**
Hello?
**[05:08] ---**
What inning is it?
**[05:09] ---**
What?! Otomi?!
**[05:11] ---**
Wh-What are you talking about?
**[05:15] ---**
I caught a cold today and
have been home in bed all day.
**[05:21] ---**
You're out!
**[05:24] ---**
You live in an awfully noisy home.
**[05:27] ---**
Oh, well, a popular cartoon
artist just walked past the house,
**[05:32] ---**
then a curious crowd followed...
**[05:34] ---**
Shut up!
**[05:35] ---**
"Women's Changing Room"
**[05:36] ---**
I'm hiding from the teacher while calling you,
so we're both in the same boat.
**[05:41] ---**
What class are you in now?
**[05:44] ---**
Swimming lessons.
**[05:46] ---**
Oh, of course.
**[05:48] ---**
What?!
**[05:49] ---**
Then are you in your swimsuit?
**[05:52] ---**
What if I am?!
**[05:53] ---**
Would you take a photo and send it to me?
**[05:57] ---**
You're pathetic!
**[05:59] ---**
Never mind that!
Quickly give me an update on the game.
**[06:03] ---**
"Kenjo"
"Meisei"
**[06:03] ---**
Ah, yes. Let's see...
**[06:06] ---**
We're in the bottom of the fifth, Meisei is up.
**[06:10] ---**
In the batter's box is
Touma, batting sixth.
**[06:10] ---**
"No. 6, Pitcher - Tachibana (Tou)"
"Grade Ten"
**[06:13] ---**
Good!
**[06:15] ---**
But against the opposing starting lefty
who throws irregular pitches,
**[06:19] ---**
Meisei has only been able to get two hits.
**[06:22] ---**
It'll be fine.
**[06:24] ---**
In Touma's first at-bat,
**[06:26] ---**
he couldn't figure out the timing
and struck out swinging.
**[06:30] ---**
I know he'll get a hit.
**[06:31] ---**
Well, but like I said, the pitches
have this slight movement--
**[06:35] ---**
Hit it! Tou!
**[06:39] ---**
Would you listen when I'm talking?!
**[07:02] ---**
Yes! A home run!
**[07:09] ---**
Ah...
**[07:11] ---**
Batting in the bottom of the fifth,
Meisei leads one to nothing.
**[07:16] ---**
Yes! After every inning, send me an update!
**[07:20] ---**
Roger!
**[07:21] ---**
In return, about that swimsuit photo...
**[07:26] ---**
Too bad for you.
**[07:28] ---**
Otomi's in class now, isn't she?
**[07:32] ---**
Yeah.
**[07:34] ---**
I thought I heard her voice.
**[07:37] ---**
I must be imagining it.
**[07:39] ---**
Only obnoxious guys can hit them, huh?
**[07:44] ---**
Then, with one out,
**[07:46] ---**
Meisei's pinch hitters Koma and
Nangou get on base with consecutive hits.
**[07:53] ---**
However...
**[07:59] ---**
"Kenjo"
"Meisei"
**[08:00] ---**
The threat ends there with just the one run.
**[08:03] ---**
Only obnoxious guys can hit them, huh?
**[08:09] ---**
Just the one run.
**[08:10] ---**
Oh, the update.
**[08:15] ---**
Hm?
***SIGN*** "Otomi Tachibana" "Chance to score, Hirao hitting" "Grounder to second" "Double play"
**[08:17] ---**
She hasn't read it yet.
**[08:20] ---**
She may be getting changed.
**[08:21] ---**
Getting changed?
**[08:35] ---**
It's kind of late now...
**[08:37] ---**
But I should've properly checked
this Meisei High School team out.
**[08:42] ---**
They only scored one run.
**[08:44] ---**
I know that.
**[08:46] ---**
And I also know whether or not
our team is one that will easily be shut out.
**[09:59] ---**
Akai! Akai!
**[10:03] ---**
"Mitsuru Adachi"
**[10:07] ---**
Y-Yes.
**[10:08] ---**
"Mitsuru Adachi"
**[10:09] ---**
Mitsuru Adachi...
**[10:11] ---**
What did this person do?
**[10:13] ---**
Other than the fact he draws manga comics?
**[10:16] ---**
That's right.
**[10:17] ---**
Let's see...
**[10:19] ---**
I explained it in detail just now.
**[10:22] ---**
Teacher!
**[10:24] ---**
Mitsuru Adachi is a
big fan of the Yakult Swallows--
**[10:27] ---**
Mita. I wasn't asking you.
**[10:32] ---**
"Mitsuru Adachi"
**[10:32] ---**
Akai!
**[10:33] ---**
I'm sorry, sir. I wasn't listening.
**[10:36] ---**
Stand at the back of the classroom!
**[10:38] ---**
Yes, sir.
**[10:45] ---**
"Meiji Jingu Second Stadium"
**[10:53] ---**
Hello?
**[10:53] ---**
"Women's Toilet"
**[10:54] ---**
I forgot to ask earlier.
How has Akai's brother done to this point?
**[11:00] ---**
Akai's brother?
**[11:02] ---**
What?! Is Kenjo's cleanup
hitter Akai's brother?!
**[11:06] ---**
Is that so? Wow. That's something.
**[11:11] ---**
How has he done?!
**[11:13] ---**
Oh, right.
**[11:14] ---**
Let's see...
**[11:16] ---**
I recall he had a double his first at-bat.
**[11:19] ---**
Then he hit into a double play
that we totally lucked out on.
**[11:23] ---**
And...
**[11:48] ---**
His third at-bat...
**[11:51] ---**
"Kenjo"
"Meisei"
**[11:52] ---**
He's hit a come-from-behind
two-run home run.
**[12:06] ---**
"Meiji Jingu Second Stadium"
**[12:10] ---**
"Kenjo"
"Meisei"
**[12:17] ---**
Was that a ball that
could be hit for a home run?
**[12:20] ---**
Apparently.
**[12:22] ---**
For him, that is.
**[12:25] ---**
Well, what a waste.
**[12:28] ---**
If he wasn't facing us,
**[12:30] ---**
he could've had a more colorful debut
as a tenth grade cleanup hitter.
**[12:36] ---**
A home run and a double.
**[12:39] ---**
Add to that the lucky out at first base
that could've easily been an extra base hit.
**[12:43] ---**
I'd say that's plenty colorful.
**[12:46] ---**
Even if he strikes out his last at-bat?
**[12:50] ---**
In any case,
**[12:51] ---**
that batter before him reaching base
safely after the strikeout... That hurts.
**[12:55] ---**
Yeah. Because of your passed ball.
**[12:58] ---**
What?!
**[12:59] ---**
Get real! Anyone can see
that it was a wild pitch!
**[13:03] ---**
--First of all, you haven't done
any of the things you said...
**[13:06] ---**
--Come on, stop fighting.
--First of all, you haven't done
any of the things you said...
**[13:09] ---**
Only one run separates us.
The real battle begins here.
**[13:13] ---**
That's so encouraging.
**[13:15] ---**
Coming from our cleanup hitter
who can't bring our
**[13:17] ---**
third batter home,
who has been on base three times.
**[13:22] ---**
Like I said! The real battle begins here!
**[13:26] ---**
Stop it, Imagawa! Not during the game!
**[13:28] ---**
Because he...!
**[13:30] ---**
Imagawa!
**[13:31] ---**
Hey! You guys!
**[13:35] ---**
Is this team going to be all right?
**[13:37] ---**
There's no need to worry.
**[13:40] ---**
Since I'm not on the team.
**[13:44] ---**
That was impressive.
**[13:46] ---**
I lucked out.
**[13:48] ---**
It's not like you to talk like that.
**[13:54] ---**
Well, however you put it,
it's a home run by our cleanup.
**[13:57] ---**
Coming from behind
to take the lead late,
**[13:59] ---**
past the seventh inning,
is the perfect scenario.
**[14:02] ---**
We're only leading by one.
**[14:06] ---**
I can't...
**[14:10] ---**
I can't afford to lose yet.
**[14:13] ---**
Especially to Meisei.
**[14:20] ---**
Strike three! You're out!
**[14:23] ---**
Baseball is played to win.
**[14:27] ---**
Whoever the opponent might be.
**[14:32] ---**
Bottom of the seventh inning. Up to bat
**[14:36] ---**
for Meisei High School,
batting sixth, pitcher, Touma Tachibana.
**[14:40] ---**
Go! Hit a second straight home run!
**[14:43] ---**
Stop that.
**[14:45] ---**
OK! Leave it to me!
**[14:48] ---**
Stop that.
**[15:34] ---**
Tachibana?! Are you all right?!
**[15:36] ---**
How dare that guy!
**[15:38] ---**
Koma!
**[15:40] ---**
Hold Nangou back!
**[15:42] ---**
Huh?
**[16:08] ---**
Hey.
**[16:10] ---**
So does that mean I should
target you during your next at-bat?
**[16:17] ---**
Yeah. Target me.
**[16:21] ---**
If that's the kind of
baseball you prefer to play.
**[16:30] ---**
Hello?
**[16:31] ---**
Hit it!!
**[16:33] ---**
Tou!
**[16:35] ---**
Ah, well, um...
**[16:38] ---**
Huh? Isn't Tou up to bat now?
**[16:42] ---**
Well, that's not it.
**[16:45] ---**
Did he lose control?
**[16:48] ---**
Or did he make it look like he lost control?
**[16:50] ---**
I don't know.
**[16:52] ---**
Either way there's no way to confirm it.
**[17:12] ---**
Out!
**[17:15] ---**
Even obnoxious guys can't do it.
**[17:18] ---**
OK! We'll keep them from scoring!
**[17:21] ---**
The seventh inning has ended.
Kenjo leads two to one.
**[17:29] ---**
Should've been the right hand or leg.
**[17:32] ---**
If you think about what'll affect his pitching.
**[17:38] ---**
I'm kidding.
**[17:40] ---**
Your expression is easy
to misinterpret, so be careful.
**[17:45] ---**
And I mean it.
**[17:47] ---**
Right.
**[17:51] ---**
"Kenjo"
"Meisei"
**[17:52] ---**
Top of the eighth inning. Up to bat
**[17:56] ---**
for Kenjo High School,
batting seventh, pitcher, Kita.
**[18:01] ---**
Watch out, Kita!
**[18:03] ---**
You'd be wise to stand
far away from the plate!
**[18:23] ---**
Strike!
**[18:28] ---**
Strike!
**[18:33] ---**
Strike three! You're out!
**[18:36] ---**
Nice pitch.
**[18:49] ---**
You're out!
**[18:54] ---**
Five straight strikeouts!
**[18:57] ---**
Yes!
**[19:00] ---**
His is real.
**[19:03] ---**
His number 1 uniform.
**[19:13] ---**
"Easy to Understand Baseball"
**[19:17] ---**
I'm home!
**[19:27] ---**
Boy, it's hot.
**[19:43] ---**
Is that so?
**[19:46] ---**
You were a legendary pitcher, were you?
**[19:55] ---**
Hello? Tachibana residence.
**[19:58] ---**
Oh, hi dear.
**[20:00] ---**
Huh? The result? For what?
**[20:04] ---**
Game result? Oh, right.
**[20:08] ---**
No. I haven't heard from them yet.
**[20:11] ---**
They said they'd call after the game,
so I imagine they're still playing.
**[20:17] ---**
They're late?! Well there's
nothing I can do about that.
**[20:21] ---**
Yes, dear. I understand. I'll see you later.
**[20:26] ---**
Bye.
**[20:33] ---**
You didn't tell me anything,
**[20:36] ---**
but your dream lives on with Souichirou.
**[20:42] ---**
And he's met the best partner.
**[20:52] ---**
Of course.
**[20:55] ---**
I've been puzzled about it the whole time.
**[20:57] ---**
Why I never hesitated that time
at the thought of remarrying.
**[21:05] ---**
Now it's making sense.
**[21:08] ---**
Oh, right. I just bought
something at the bookstore.
**[21:13] ---**
"Easy to Understand Baseball
Basic Rules"
**[21:13] ---**
I'm going to study so that
I can properly cheer them on.
**[21:17] ---**
So please cheer for them, too,
along with dear Touma's mother.
**[21:23] ---**
"Punch"
**[21:26] ---**
Be quiet, Punch.
**[21:28] ---**
Stop barking, just because you
haven't appeared as often lately.
**[21:39] ---**
I wonder if we're winning.
**[21:44] ---**
"Kenjo"
"Meisei"
**[21:46] ---**
No, we're losing.
**[23:23] ---**
Next time, on *MIX*.
**[23:25] ---**
Hmm...
**[23:26] ---**
What are you so concerned about, Father?
**[23:28] ---**
I'm thinking about the batting order.
**[23:30] ---**
First up, beer. Second, *hiyayakko*.
Third, sashimi.
**[23:34] ---**
Fourth, fried chicken.
Fifth, skewered chicken.
**[23:36] ---**
For now, I'll put whiskey and soda sixth.
**[23:38] ---**
Seventh, kimchi and eighth,
smashed cucumber pickles.
**[23:41] ---**
What batting order is that?!
**[23:41] ---**
"I Wanted to See That Expression"
**[23:43] ---**
Next time, "I Wanted to See That Expression."
**[23:45] ---**
I'll finish it off with ramen noodles.
**[23:47] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:47] ---**
**[23:50] ---**
# E15 - I Wanted to See That Expression
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR79GEQ16/i-wanted-to-see-that-expression)
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**[00:06] ---**
"Punch"
**[00:08] ---**
I wonder how those two are doing.
**[00:22] ---**
It has been 30 years
since the glory of that summer.
**[00:25] ---**
The Meisei baseball team
that became champions
**[00:28] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[00:31] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[00:34] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[00:37] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[00:39] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[02:23] ---**
"Meiji Jingu Second Stadium"
**[02:31] ---**
He looks a lot like him.
**[02:39] ---**
"I Wanted to See That Expression"
**[02:48] ---**
Top of the eighth, from the top of the order.
**[02:52] ---**
Oh! Please watch this first.
**[02:55] ---**
"Previously on *MIX*..."
**[02:56] ---**
Well then, previously on *MIX*...
**[03:02] ---**
The East Tokyo Tournament with a
spot in the summer Koshien on the line.
**[03:06] ---**
Meisei High School is trying
to go for the first time in 30 years.
**[03:12] ---**
Their first opponent is Kenjo High School,
**[03:16] ---**
the team of the much
talked-about slugger Tomohito Akai.
**[03:19] ---**
By the way, this school used to be Sumi Tech.
**[03:30] ---**
Yes!
**[03:32] ---**
"Kenjo"
"Meisei"
**[03:32] ---**
Bottom of the eighth, trailing by one run,
**[03:35] ---**
Meisei bats from the top of the order.
**[03:42] ---**
Shouldn't we be excited
about the top of the order?
**[03:46] ---**
Our first and second batters
have yet to find their timing.
**[03:53] ---**
"No. 1, Shortstop: Hirao"
"Grade Twelve"
**[04:00] ---**
Out!
**[04:05] ---**
"No. 2, Second Baseman: Mirotani"
"Grade Eleven"
**[04:06] ---**
Okay!
**[04:13] ---**
You're out!
**[04:22] ---**
Now that there are two outs...
**[04:25] ---**
Souichirou, who is our biggest hope...
**[04:25] ---**
"No. 3, Catcher: Tachibana (Sou)"
"Grade Ten"
**[04:31] ---**
...will surely...
**[04:36] ---**
Ball! Ball four!
**[04:39] ---**
...get nothing decent to swing at.
**[04:43] ---**
So!
**[04:46] ---**
That cleanup hitter!
**[04:46] ---**
"No. 4, First Baseman: Imagawa"
"Grade Eleven"
**[04:51] ---**
Can't you trust that guy?
**[04:55] ---**
Ah, well...
**[04:56] ---**
As a person, I'm sure that
he's without a doubt a good man.
**[05:01] ---**
And he can be relied upon.
**[05:03] ---**
Yeah. He's saved my ass numerous times.
**[05:08] ---**
In a game?
**[05:11] ---**
I won't allow anyone bad-mouthing him.
**[05:14] ---**
Ah, like I said, I'm praising him.
As a person, that is.
**[05:23] ---**
Strike!
**[05:29] ---**
Did I make a mistake with the lineup?
**[05:31] ---**
Tadashi was batting fourth
in his second year of junior high, too.
**[05:36] ---**
Hm?
**[05:37] ---**
That person looks good batting cleanup.
**[05:44] ---**
Of course, I wouldn't say all the time.
**[05:51] ---**
Ball!
**[05:57] ---**
He's really got the cleanup hitter
vibe during this at bat.
**[06:02] ---**
Are you sure?
**[06:18] ---**
Strike!
**[06:23] ---**
That was a swing and a
miss worthy of a cleanup hitter.
**[06:26] ---**
Do you really think so?
**[06:43] ---**
Ball!
**[06:53] ---**
Ball!
**[07:15] ---**
Ball!
**[07:16] ---**
Ball four!
**[07:20] ---**
That pitcher has great instincts.
**[07:22] ---**
Yeah.
**[07:24] ---**
Two outs, runners on first and second.
**[07:28] ---**
Number five, center fielder, Ogi.
**[07:31] ---**
Again, did I make a mistake with the lineup?
**[07:36] ---**
Yes?
**[07:36] ---**
"No. 5, Center Fielder: Ogi"
"Grade Twelve"
**[07:42] ---**
Consecutive walks after getting two outs.
**[07:46] ---**
Is he beginning to tire?
**[07:48] ---**
Being cautious doesn't always
guarantee you safety, does it?
**[07:52] ---**
Yes?
**[07:53] ---**
Always cool and calm.
**[07:55] ---**
Kita is a pitcher who knows how to win.
**[08:01] ---**
Get on base. Get the next
batter up no matter what it takes!
**[08:08] ---**
Focus.
**[08:11] ---**
Really. Did I make a mistake?
**[08:16] ---**
Yes?
**[08:18] ---**
Strike!
**[08:21] ---**
Hey.
**[08:24] ---**
Kenjo may still be incomplete as a team,
**[08:28] ---**
but it does have what it takes
to win this tournament.
**[08:32] ---**
The offense is a given,
but we've also got good pitching,
**[08:35] ---**
and the iron wall defense of the
infield consisting of tenth graders.
**[08:41] ---**
Even our outfield.
**[08:45] ---**
With the exception of...
**[08:49] ---**
...right fielder Todoroki, who
cannot cover too much ground...
**[08:56] ---**
Don't dive for it! At your speed,
you won't catch up to it!
**[09:15] ---**
Huh?
**[09:31] ---**
OK! We've taken the lead!
**[09:33] ---**
I guess I wasn't mistaken.
**[09:47] ---**
As a pitcher, that's the last
batter you want to see right now.
**[09:52] ---**
If it were me pitching,
I would not challenge Touma.
**[09:57] ---**
Right.
**[10:03] ---**
Strike!
**[10:05] ---**
We cannot let Meisei ride
this momentum any further.
**[10:27] ---**
"No. 6, Pitcher: Tachibana (Tou)"
"Grade Ten"
**[10:42] ---**
Out!
**[10:47] ---**
Our infield defense is an iron wall.
**[10:50] ---**
Darn.
**[10:54] ---**
What's wrong, Kita?
**[10:56] ---**
Are you feeling down
about giving up the lead?
**[10:59] ---**
No.
**[11:02] ---**
His talents aren't limited to pitching.
**[11:08] ---**
Darn! It was only a few inches out of reach!
**[11:11] ---**
Who would've figured
the ball wasn't going to carry?
**[11:15] ---**
Talk about bad luck. Darn it.
**[11:21] ---**
We're doomed if he's
relying on luck when he fields.
**[11:24] ---**
In any case, what do you
think about this matchup?
**[11:29] ---**
There had to be many other teams
suitable to be our first opponent.
**[11:33] ---**
Yeah.
**[11:35] ---**
They're thinking the same thing.
**[11:49] ---**
Taking the mound immediately
after running at full speed.
**[11:52] ---**
A one-run lead in the
top of the ninth inning.
**[11:56] ---**
And the top of the order
is up for the opponent.
**[12:00] ---**
So what?
**[12:02] ---**
Doesn't this worry you?
**[12:06] ---**
Have you forgotten?
**[12:08] ---**
Huh?
**[12:08] ---**
That I was trying desperately to crush him.
**[12:29] ---**
Strike three! You're out!
**[12:54] ---**
A-Awesome!
**[12:57] ---**
I know better than anyone...
**[13:01] ---**
...how terrifying he is.
**[13:04] ---**
Against our lineup...
**[13:07] ---**
...that's seven straight strikeouts.
**[13:18] ---**
Aren't you taking him lightly? Touma?
**[13:22] ---**
I don't know how great
a pitcher my father was,
**[13:27] ---**
but I don't believe Touma will lose.
**[13:42] ---**
Number three, right fielder, Todoroki.
**[13:49] ---**
Are we going to lose?
**[13:51] ---**
To them? In the first round?
**[14:04] ---**
Foul!
**[14:12] ---**
Two years ago, when I arrived
to become the assistant manager,
**[14:16] ---**
he, in only his first year, was the
single bright spot on a weak team.
**[14:25] ---**
He quickly made the starting lineup,
then the cleanup position.
**[14:33] ---**
Ball!
**[14:35] ---**
But those days that we continued
to lose ended up rotting him.
**[14:47] ---**
In grade eleven, he completely
lost the motivation to play.
**[14:51] ---**
He started cutting corners in practice.
**[14:55] ---**
But he does have a great swing, doesn't he?
**[14:59] ---**
Yeah.
**[15:00] ---**
Ever since you tenth graders joined the team,
**[15:03] ---**
he has started to get back
the shine he had two years ago.
**[15:14] ---**
Foul!
**[15:18] ---**
Foul!
**[15:23] ---**
Foul!
**[15:31] ---**
Of our team members,
he's the most thirsty for a victory.
**[15:36] ---**
That guy.
**[15:46] ---**
Out!
**[16:14] ---**
If you guys had arrived a year earlier,
**[16:18] ---**
I would've hit that.
**[16:22] ---**
I believe you.
**[16:28] ---**
I thought you promised to end the game
by striking out their cleanup hitter.
**[16:34] ---**
That number three hitter
wouldn't let me lose focus.
**[16:39] ---**
The older brother Akai.
**[16:41] ---**
To me, he doesn't seem like
the bad guy you say he is.
**[16:46] ---**
Yeah. In which case, he could be a nuisance.
**[16:52] ---**
Our team lost. In the first round.
**[16:57] ---**
That was my blunder.
**[16:59] ---**
Did you take them lightly?
**[17:02] ---**
That's not it.
**[17:03] ---**
I can't figure out why a great battery
like that flew under my radar
**[17:06] ---**
during their junior high school days.
**[17:08] ---**
It just doesn't make sense to me.
**[17:12] ---**
You have me to thank for that.
**[17:15] ---**
Did you say something?
**[17:18] ---**
I didn't say anything.
**[17:21] ---**
"Kenjo"
"Meisei"
**[17:21] ---**
Meisei High School.
**[17:23] ---**
Through to the second round
of the East Tokyo Tournament.
**[17:33] ---**
"Akai"
**[17:40] ---**
Isn't dinner ready yet?
**[17:44] ---**
I just got a call from Mom.
**[17:45] ---**
She says she's running late
and wants us to wait a little.
**[17:52] ---**
You're not going to ask
about the game results?
**[17:57] ---**
I'm not interested.
**[17:59] ---**
Oh. As for us.
**[18:02] ---**
Meisei, that is. I hear we won. Three to two.
**[18:06] ---**
Though I don't know who they were playing.
**[18:13] ---**
What did you do that for?
**[18:18] ---**
I bought this t-shirt.
**[18:21] ---**
I didn't know.
Mom must've made a mistake.
**[18:25] ---**
It was in my chest of drawers.
**[18:27] ---**
I'll wash it and return it!
**[18:33] ---**
I don't want it after you've worn it.
**[18:37] ---**
You can have it. Consider it
tomorrow's birthday present.
**[19:07] ---**
So? Then what?
**[19:16] ---**
Let's see... How far did we get?
**[19:20] ---**
Top of the fifth inning, Kenjo batting.
**[19:23] ---**
Oh.
**[19:24] ---**
I guess it was from about then
that I had a better grip on the ball.
**[19:29] ---**
You were pitching well
from the beginning today.
**[19:33] ---**
Otherwise, you wouldn't have escaped that
lineup with only the two runs on a home run.
**[19:38] ---**
No doubt the mercy rule would've been
in effect against an average pitcher.
**[19:42] ---**
Oh? That former Sumi Tech?
**[19:46] ---**
To put it differently,
if we had been facing an average team,
**[19:50] ---**
they would've found it almost impossible
to get a single hit off of Touma today.
**[19:55] ---**
Oh! I see! Why, that's great!
**[19:58] ---**
You're something, Tou!
**[20:00] ---**
I've got to pee.
**[20:05] ---**
Mom, can I have another glass of oolong tea?
**[20:07] ---**
Sure you can.
**[20:14] ---**
Yes?
**[20:15] ---**
You can return to our room
and go to bed if you wish.
**[20:18] ---**
I'll keep her entertained.
**[20:21] ---**
I'm fine, I'm fine.
**[20:23] ---**
Tou!
**[20:25] ---**
It could be endless with her.
**[20:27] ---**
That's all right.
**[20:31] ---**
I tried my best because I wanted
to see that expression, after all.
**[20:42] ---**
"Nishimura"
**[20:43] ---**
I hear Meisei won by a score of three to two.
**[20:48] ---**
But they played against
the former Sumi Tech, right?
**[20:51] ---**
You fool!
**[20:52] ---**
Some media sources even had Kenjo as
one of the favorites to win the tournament.
**[20:58] ---**
Apparently their new team from this
spring had over a 90 percent winning record.
**[21:03] ---**
Former Sumi Tech is strong.
**[21:06] ---**
Hmm...
**[21:07] ---**
And Meisei, who won against them,
is also a reborn team.
**[21:12] ---**
You look really happy.
**[21:16] ---**
It just doesn't get exciting,
unless we're all there.
**[21:20] ---**
"To Become National Champions"
"Seinan Baseball Team"
"Isami Nishimura"
**[21:21] ---**
Meisei, Sumi Tech, and Seinan.
**[21:25] ---**
What's the big deal?
**[21:27] ---**
You don't need to understand.
**[21:29] ---**
You make sure you manage your health
**[21:31] ---**
in preparation for your next
start five days from now.
**[21:34] ---**
Roger that.
**[21:37] ---**
Until then, don't you get
caught secretly taking photos.
**[23:23] ---**
Next time, on *MIX*.
**[23:25] ---**
There's just one thing
our Meisei Baseball Team lacks.
**[23:29] ---**
There must be more than one.
We lack both offense and defense.
**[23:32] ---**
No, you're wrong.
**[23:33] ---**
--We lack endurance and concentration.
--No.
**[23:35] ---**
--Perseverance of our manager?
--No.
**[23:37] ---**
Then what is it? Intelligence?
Magical power? Centrifugal force?
**[23:40] ---**
No! We have no girls!
**[23:42] ---**
"Full of Spirit"
**[23:42] ---**
Next time! "Full of Spirit"!
**[23:44] ---**
There are many other things we lack.
**[23:47] ---**
**[23:47] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:50] ---**
# E16 - Full of Spirit
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***SIGN*** "Game 1 | 10:00 | Estimated Start Time Third Base Dugout | First Base Dugout Meisei High School | Kenjo"
**[00:02] ---**
The East Tokyo Tournament with a spot
in the summer Koshien on the line has begun.
**[00:07] ---**
Meisei High School is trying
to go for the first time in 30 years.
**[00:13] ---**
Their first opponent is Kenjo High School,
**[00:16] ---**
the team of the much
talked-about slugger Tomohito Akai.
**[00:21] ---**
Yes!
**[00:39] ---**
Out!
**[00:47] ---**
"Kenjo"
"Meisei"
**[00:48] ---**
In what turned out to be a seesaw game,
**[00:50] ---**
Meisei High School barely earned the victory.
**[00:52] ---**
"Punch"
**[01:05] ---**
See you later!
**[01:11] ---**
It has been 30 years
since the glory of that summer.
**[01:15] ---**
The Meisei baseball team that became champions
**[01:18] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[01:21] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[01:24] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[01:26] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[01:29] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[01:50] ---**
*I see a mirage of a faraway summer day*
* *
**[01:56] ---**
*Friends' voices echo*
* *
**[02:02] ---**
*All these people walking*
*around with eyes downcast*
* *
**[02:08] ---**
*Were boys once too--didn't*
*recognize them, did you?*
* *
**[02:14] ---**
*If I close my eyes tight*
*on the field after the rain*
* *
**[02:20] ---**
*I see the same blue sky*
*I lost myself in that day*
* *
**[02:29] ---**
*Maybe today is what I was looking at then*
* *
**[02:35] ---**
*The heavens so cloudless*
* *
**[02:41] ---**
*Versus, let's face each*
*other under the same sky*
* *
**[02:48] ---**
*Guess what, past boy--I'm fighting hard, too*
* *
**[03:19] ---**
"Meisei Junior High School"
**[03:27] ---**
What a tremendous yawn
first thing in the morning.
**[03:32] ---**
Good morning.
**[03:36] ---**
I see you've recovered
from your feigned illness.
**[03:39] ---**
Ha ha, thanks to you.
**[03:44] ---**
Good morning, Akai.
**[03:47] ---**
Morning.
**[03:48] ---**
How is your brother doing?
**[03:51] ---**
Huh?
**[04:01] ---**
Er, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
**[04:04] ---**
Well, your brother can't be blamed, after all.
**[04:08] ---**
He was two for three against Tou,
who was on top of his game.
**[04:12] ---**
He hit a home run and had two runs batted in.
**[04:14] ---**
As the team's cleanup hitter,
he more than fulfilled...
**[04:18] ---**
Excuse me!
**[04:20] ---**
Ow!
**[04:22] ---**
Oh, Akai!
**[04:24] ---**
Happy birthday!
**[04:27] ---**
Um, this isn't anything special.
Just a slightly expensive mug!
**[04:31] ---**
--Huh?
--It's a bit expensive,
**[04:32] ---**
but don't let that
keep you from using it!
**[04:35] ---**
Oh. Thank you very much.
**[04:39] ---**
Ow!
**[04:40] ---**
Excuse me!
**[04:45] ---**
Today's your birthday?
**[04:48] ---**
Huh?
**[04:49] ---**
Yeah, though I had completely forgotten myself.
**[04:53] ---**
Congratulations.
**[04:54] ---**
But I didn't know, so I have no present for you.
**[04:58] ---**
That's more than enough. What you just said.
**[05:02] ---**
Ah, Otomi. Do you know when my birthday is?
**[05:06] ---**
Oh! Hi, Yoshiko!
**[05:12] ---**
When is it?
**[05:13] ---**
Huh?
**[05:14] ---**
Your birthday.
**[05:16] ---**
That's private information! You fool!
**[05:19] ---**
"Full of Spirit"
**[05:24] ---**
Now, as for the Meisei
High School baseball club...
**[05:29] ---**
Their opponent in the second round is...
**[05:31] ---**
"Sankou High School"
**[05:39] ---**
"Meisei High School
15 (Tue.) Koma 10:00
Sankou High School"
**[05:40] ---**
...Sankou High School.
**[05:42] ---**
Hm? That school name
sounds somewhat familiar.
**[06:00] ---**
Next! I'm hitting it to left field!
**[06:02] ---**
Ready!
**[06:08] ---**
--Sankou! Sankou! Sankou!
--Second base, here I go!
**[06:11] ---**
--Sankou! Sankou! Sankou!
--Next, first base!
**[06:38] ---**
Oops.
**[06:56] ---**
Darn!
**[06:57] ---**
This sheet is a nuisance!
**[07:08] ---**
So lucky!
**[07:14] ---**
Hey, Yokoyama.
**[07:17] ---**
Hasn't anyone been here
to repair the umpire's chair yet?
**[07:20] ---**
No, not yet, it seems.
**[07:24] ---**
Is it not a problem leaving it out there?
**[07:26] ---**
It could be dangerous
if someone decides to sit in it.
**[07:29] ---**
It won't be a problem.
**[07:32] ---**
Because all club members know
there is a problem with that chair.
**[07:37] ---**
All right, then.
**[07:39] ---**
Yes.
**[07:51] ---**
How's that? It dropped, didn't it?
**[07:54] ---**
Yeah. It dropped.
**[07:57] ---**
Miss Ooyama! Miss Ooyama!
**[08:05] ---**
Haruka hasn't been back
from her roadwork yet.
**[08:09] ---**
Is that a fact?!
**[08:11] ---**
What is it with her?
She does this all the time!
**[08:21] ---**
It dropped, didn't it?
**[08:33] ---**
Yeah. It dropped.
**[08:34] ---**
And so did she.
**[08:38] ---**
The following day...
**[08:39] ---**
"Next day"
**[08:52] ---**
Yes?
**[08:54] ---**
So there you have it.
**[08:57] ---**
While she takes time off
from rhythmic gymnastics,
**[08:59] ---**
she will serve as the baseball
team's caretaker. Haruka Ooyama.
**[09:04] ---**
Nice to meet you.
**[09:10] ---**
I know now. I felt that the
team was missing something.
**[09:15] ---**
What we were lacking was a female caretaker!
**[09:18] ---**
There's no rule that says we must have one.
**[09:21] ---**
Well, I was aware that
she's always wanted to do this.
**[09:27] ---**
Because when it comes to baseball,
**[09:29] ---**
she's always had a habit of
getting carried away without thinking.
**[09:33] ---**
As her parent, it was
bothersome to have her around,
**[09:36] ---**
so I forced her to keep her distance.
**[09:39] ---**
But this injury happened
while checking up on
**[09:42] ---**
Sankou High School as
I had requested, so I had no choice.
**[09:48] ---**
However!
**[09:51] ---**
I have three conditions.
**[09:55] ---**
Three?
**[09:57] ---**
Number one.
**[09:59] ---**
Not to interfere with the manager's
arrangements or training methods.
**[10:03] ---**
Sure.
**[10:05] ---**
Number two.
**[10:07] ---**
No love relationships within the team.
**[10:09] ---**
--What?!
**[10:12] ---**
--What do you mean, "What"?
--What?!
**[10:14] ---**
And what's the third one?
**[10:19] ---**
Up to two large bottles of
beer is allowed in the evenings!
**[10:22] ---**
Declined.
**[10:24] ---**
But wait! This is the most
important of the conditions.
**[10:28] ---**
Then two mid-sized bottles.
**[10:30] ---**
Declined.
**[10:32] ---**
It doesn't have to be every day.
**[10:33] ---**
How about just four days a week,
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday!
**[10:37] ---**
Let me think about it.
**[10:39] ---**
--Now let's begin practice.
--I insist on at least that much!
**[10:44] ---**
I won't ask for any snacks with the beer!
**[11:08] ---**
Am I just imagining it?
**[11:11] ---**
Hm?
**[11:12] ---**
Didn't we have pool lessons
just the other day?
**[11:15] ---**
Yeah, we did. Episode 14.
**[11:17] ---**
Right? On top of that,
why just the girls every time?
**[11:26] ---**
Mr. Fumimura! What are you doing?!
**[11:30] ---**
Oh. Well...
**[11:32] ---**
Did you happen to see
a car key around here?
**[11:35] ---**
There was nothing here!
**[11:37] ---**
In any case, men are
not allowed during this hour!
**[11:41] ---**
I ask that you leave now!
**[11:43] ---**
Oh, well, excuse me.
**[11:47] ---**
Mr. Fumimura!
**[11:49] ---**
Yeah, I hear you. Sorry, sorry.
**[11:58] ---**
I wonder when they'll
finally leave this country.
**[12:00] ---**
Shameless perverted men like that one.
**[12:07] ---**
Everybody gather!
**[12:10] ---**
Now, as tradition has it,
**[12:12] ---**
we will have a 50-meter freestyle race
**[12:14] ---**
between those who
posted the five fastest times.
**[12:18] ---**
Tradition?
**[12:19] ---**
Those whose names I call,
please step forward.
**[12:24] ---**
Miss Itou!
**[12:25] ---**
Yes.
**[12:26] ---**
Miss Nakao!
**[12:27] ---**
Yes.
**[12:28] ---**
Miss Sono!
**[12:29] ---**
Yes.
**[12:31] ---**
Miss Mita!
**[12:32] ---**
Yes.
**[12:33] ---**
Miss Tachibana!
**[12:36] ---**
Yes.
**[12:48] ---**
Good luck.
**[13:02] ---**
Don't lose to them, Arisa!
**[13:04] ---**
Do your best, Otomi!
**[13:07] ---**
I hope you're not misunderstanding.
**[13:11] ---**
Huh?
**[13:12] ---**
The last race, I only lost because
I sprained my neck in my sleep.
**[13:18] ---**
The last race?
**[13:21] ---**
When I'm in my best condition,
there's no way you could beat me!
**[13:25] ---**
I'll make that clear to you.
**[13:31] ---**
Oh! Miss Meisei and the runner up!
**[13:33] ---**
The fateful battle is about to begin!
**[13:36] ---**
Let's go, let's go!
**[13:42] ---**
You fools.
**[13:43] ---**
It'll hardly be a contest, against Otomi.
**[13:52] ---**
Ready!
**[14:13] ---**
Miss Meisei runner up is fast!
**[14:23] ---**
Huh? Otomi?
**[14:25] ---**
Otomi is not rising to the surface.
**[14:29] ---**
She'll rise shortly,
after having taken a big lead!
**[14:41] ---**
She's giving them a handicap
to add excitement to the race.
**[14:44] ---**
A piece of cake, right, Otomi?
**[15:18] ---**
Look! She's passed two girls in no time!
**[15:26] ---**
Good! And the one remaining is...
**[15:33] ---**
Otomi! Catch her!
**[15:36] ---**
Arisa! Looking good!
**[15:39] ---**
A fateful battle it is!
**[15:42] ---**
Miss Meisei and runner up, keep going!
**[15:57] ---**
Yay!
**[16:13] ---**
Huh?
**[16:25] ---**
You're not going to tell me
you sprained your neck, are you?
**[16:29] ---**
Don't worry. I'm in great condition.
**[16:40] ---**
You were awesome, Arisa!
**[16:42] ---**
You were the clear winner!
**[16:44] ---**
You were really fast!
**[16:50] ---**
What were you doing, Otomi?
**[16:52] ---**
That's the one person you can't lose to
on purpose. You won't hear the end of it.
**[17:02] ---**
No, no.
**[17:04] ---**
She was a lot faster this
time compared to the last time.
**[17:09] ---**
Maybe she really did sprain
her neck in her sleep the last time.
**[17:13] ---**
She did not! It's obvious
that she was making excuses.
**[17:17] ---**
In that case,
**[17:19] ---**
she must've really practiced hard.
**[17:28] ---**
What a pest.
**[17:30] ---**
He's still out there
wandering about, that pervert.
**[17:34] ---**
Mr. Fumimura!
**[17:40] ---**
Mr. Fumimura!
**[17:52] ---**
I found it on the bottom of the pool!
**[17:56] ---**
Oh! Thank you! Thank you!
**[18:00] ---**
Were you by chance looking
for that after you dove in?
**[18:31] ---**
Oh, I want to get into that pool, too!
**[18:34] ---**
Why are the boys always doing this?
**[18:42] ---**
Natsuno.
**[18:44] ---**
What is it?
**[18:45] ---**
I'm in love with Otomi Tachibana.
**[19:04] ---**
H-How dare you!
**[19:05] ---**
I wasn't ready for that!
That's not fair going all out like you did!
**[19:11] ---**
I've got no idea how I should react to that!
**[19:25] ---**
"Meisei High School"
**[19:36] ---**
Center field!
**[19:39] ---**
He's got an unexpectedly great pair of legs!
**[19:42] ---**
Center fielder, grade twelve!
**[19:46] ---**
"Yutaka Ogi"
**[19:46] ---**
Yutaka Ogi!
**[19:49] ---**
Next! To the infield!
**[19:55] ---**
I can play any infield position!
**[19:57] ---**
My strong point is that
I play solid defense! Grade eleven!
**[20:01] ---**
"Kenjirou Murotani"
**[20:01] ---**
Kenjirou Murotani!
**[20:06] ---**
I love fly balls! Grade twelve!
**[20:10] ---**
"Shigeru Koumoto"
**[20:10] ---**
Shigeru Koumoto!
**[20:13] ---**
I have confidence in my throwing arm!
**[20:15] ---**
Grade eleven! Shuji Ogura!
**[20:19] ---**
Hey!
**[20:22] ---**
Leave the grounders to me!
Grade eleven! Shigematsu!
**[20:26] ---**
I'm fast and I'm good! Grade twelve! Hirao!
**[20:30] ---**
Anytime and anywhere! I am your Takeshita!
**[20:34] ---**
Can't we do something about
them over-selling each play?
**[20:39] ---**
I kind of like it. They're full of spirit.
**[20:44] ---**
If it's no more than spirit, then sure.
**[21:03] ---**
Every one of them is trying
too hard, trying to show off.
**[21:08] ---**
Let's hope it doesn't disrupt their swings.
**[21:41] ---**
Whose swing did he say was disrupted?
**[21:43] ---**
I wonder.
**[23:23] ---**
Next time, on *MIX*.
**[23:24] ---**
Next time, we face Sankou High School.
**[23:26] ---**
Apparently their cleanup
hitter is particularly powerful.
**[23:29] ---**
Sankou High School.
I remember that name from somewhere.
**[23:31] ---**
I believe that was who Mita of Toushu
played against in his debut match.
**[23:34] ---**
I think it became known
for something before that.
**[23:37] ---**
Back then, they made it
to Koshien two years in a row.
**[23:39] ---**
No, even before that, there was
something with Meisei High School.
**[23:42] ---**
"You Are Thinking of Someone"
**[23:42] ---**
Next time. "You Are Thinking of Someone."
**[23:44] ---**
I remember! That game from 30 years ago!
**[23:47] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:49] ---**
**[23:51] ---**
**[23:53] ---**
# E17 - He Reminds Me of Someone
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY7939Z5R/he-reminds-me-of-someone)
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**[00:00] ---**
**[00:00] ---**
**[00:00] ---**
"Meiji Jingu Stadium"
**[00:01] ---**
The National High School
Baseball Championship
**[00:04] ---**
"Game 1 | 8:30 | Estimated Start Time
Third Base Dugout | First Base Dugout
Toushu | Shimosakanishi"
**[00:05] ---**
East Tokyo Tournament.
**[00:10] ---**
Strike three! You're out!
**[00:16] ---**
"Toushu"
**[00:17] ---**
A seeded high school
is finally making an appearance.
**[00:23] ---**
It has been 30 years
since the glory of that summer.
**[00:26] ---**
The Meisei baseball team
that became champions
**[00:29] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[00:32] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[00:35] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[00:38] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[00:40] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[01:01] ---**
*I see a mirage of a faraway summer day*
* *
**[01:07] ---**
*Friends' voices echo*
* *
**[01:13] ---**
*All these people walking*
*around with eyes downcast*
* *
**[01:19] ---**
*Were boys once too--didn't*
*recognize them, did you?*
* *
**[01:25] ---**
*If I close my eyes tight*
*on the field after the rain*
* *
**[01:31] ---**
*I see the same blue sky*
*I lost myself in that day*
* *
**[01:40] ---**
*Maybe today is what I was looking at then*
* *
**[01:46] ---**
*The heavens so cloudless*
* *
**[01:52] ---**
*Versus, let's face each*
*other under the same sky*
* *
**[01:59] ---**
*Guess what, past boy--I'm fighting hard, too*
* *
**[02:24] ---**
"Game 2 | 11:00 | Estimated Start Time
Third Base Dugout | First Base Dugout
Seinan | Takeoka"
**[02:35] ---**
Strike!
**[02:40] ---**
For your reference, I'll just say this.
**[02:43] ---**
We won't be facing Seinan
unless we make it to the finals.
**[02:47] ---**
Then make it to the finals.
**[02:49] ---**
Keep this in mind.
**[02:51] ---**
To do that, we need to defeat
top-seeded Toushu who won
**[02:51] ---**
"Game 1
Toushu 11
Shimosakanishi 0"
**[02:55] ---**
the last game in five innings
due to the mercy rule.
**[02:58] ---**
Then defeat them.
**[03:00] ---**
Well sure, that's true, but...
**[03:03] ---**
Our team has too many weaknesses
compared to a seeded team.
**[03:08] ---**
I'm not telling you
to win ten out of ten games.
**[03:12] ---**
You just need to beat them once.
**[03:13] ---**
It's not rock-paper-scissors. It'll be tough.
**[03:17] ---**
To win by chance in a nine-inning game.
**[03:23] ---**
Are you the type that
will contradict everything I say?
**[03:26] ---**
It is the catcher's job to always calmly
judge the team's situation.
**[03:34] ---**
I kind of realized this already,
but it sounds like we can't get along.
**[03:39] ---**
Huh?
**[03:40] ---**
"He Reminds Me of Someone"
**[03:48] ---**
Ah, now wait a minute.
**[03:50] ---**
They say that with couples,
**[03:52] ---**
complete opposites get along
better than those who are alike.
**[03:56] ---**
What do you mean couple?
**[03:58] ---**
Relationships within the
club are prohibited...
**[04:04] ---**
"Takeoka"
"Seinan"
**[04:06] ---**
Darn it!
**[04:08] ---**
I was trying for a no-hitter,
**[04:11] ---**
but now it's no more than a reference record.
**[04:14] ---**
Stop being so picky!
**[04:16] ---**
Go out and greet the other team.
**[04:18] ---**
Yeah.
**[04:20] ---**
Due to the seven-inning mercy rule, Seinan!
**[04:24] ---**
Thank you very much!
**[04:27] ---**
What?! No way.
**[04:30] ---**
The game's over because
you took your sweet time!
**[04:34] ---**
But think about it.
**[04:35] ---**
There's a good chance that we could meet
Saijyou, playing the next game, in the finals.
**[04:43] ---**
Well, never mind that.
**[04:45] ---**
We're here, so let's find a seat.
**[04:50] ---**
"Meisei High School"
**[04:57] ---**
What is Nangou complaining
to the manager about?
**[05:01] ---**
Why, that's obvious.
**[05:04] ---**
It's because the manager sent Souichirou
to watch the game with Haruka.
**[05:08] ---**
But that's obvious, when considering
who's better at collecting data.
**[05:13] ---**
Yeah, we're all in agreement.
**[05:16] ---**
With the exception of that guy.
**[05:24] ---**
"Takamidai Station North Entrance"
**[05:33] ---**
They're back! Haruka and Souichirou!
**[05:41] ---**
Give it a rest! How will
we know until we try?!
**[05:45] ---**
Like I said, baseball isn't a
game of rock-paper-scissors!
**[05:49] ---**
I know they're different! That's obvious!
**[05:52] ---**
Then why do you keep saying
what you can't be sure of?
**[05:55] ---**
Ah! Forget it!
**[05:58] ---**
If I continue talking with you,
I may end up hating baseball.
**[06:02] ---**
Hey! Wait a minute!
**[06:14] ---**
What's gotten into him?
**[06:19] ---**
Never mind and get changed.
**[06:22] ---**
Right away.
**[06:24] ---**
I've never seen that before.
**[06:25] ---**
A girl being fed up with Souichirou.
**[06:28] ---**
You're right.
**[06:36] ---**
Are you praying for help?
**[06:38] ---**
Oh! Souichirou, welcome back.
**[06:42] ---**
Look! A treasure of our baseball team!
**[06:45] ---**
It's the ball signed by all players
on the national championship team.
**[06:49] ---**
So, what request did you
make to the treasure?
**[06:53] ---**
The round of 16,
or possibly the quarterfinals.
**[07:01] ---**
Am I asking for too much?
**[07:04] ---**
I can't believe they're father and daughter.
**[07:07] ---**
Huh?
**[07:16] ---**
Oh. Sorry.
**[07:17] ---**
The hose was coming loose,
so I tried to stop it.
**[07:21] ---**
I can't use my left arm, after all.
**[07:25] ---**
You did that on purpose.
**[07:27] ---**
What are you saying?
**[07:29] ---**
If I did it on purpose,
I'd make an effort not to get myself wet!
**[07:33] ---**
As a catcher, you need
to calmly judge the situation.
**[07:37] ---**
Hey!
**[07:45] ---**
I can't drink so many!
**[07:50] ---**
I heard you went to see
the game of a seeded high school.
**[07:53] ---**
Yeah. I thought we'd get there
in time for the Seinan game,
**[07:57] ---**
but the game ended when we arrived.
**[07:59] ---**
Right. But I thought you wouldn't be facing
Seinan unless you made it to the finals.
**[08:04] ---**
You're right.
**[08:06] ---**
Then we'll make it to the finals.
**[08:12] ---**
But to do that, we must
get past top-seeded Toushu...
**[08:15] ---**
Then we'll defeat them.
**[08:21] ---**
Touma dear! Hurry and take your bath!
**[08:25] ---**
OK!
**[08:28] ---**
If it's a tournament where the
seeded schools proceed as expected,
**[08:32] ---**
that wouldn't be any fun, would it?
**[08:35] ---**
We'll add great excitement!
**[08:38] ---**
If Meisei High School defeats Toushu.
**[08:43] ---**
That's true.
**[08:45] ---**
Then we face Seinan.
**[08:47] ---**
You'd better be ready to face us, Nishimura.
**[08:51] ---**
--Yeah, I'll be waiting.
--Touma dear! Your bath!
**[08:54] ---**
First, you get ready with a bath.
**[08:57] ---**
OK!
**[09:00] ---**
He's so full of promise.
**[09:03] ---**
So he's also the rock-paper-scissors type.
**[09:06] ---**
Huh?
**[09:07] ---**
We're not alike.
**[09:09] ---**
Who?
**[09:11] ---**
Touma and me.
**[09:13] ---**
Yeah, your personalities
are completely different.
**[09:16] ---**
♪ On a journey. ♪
**[09:22] ---**
--♪ Visiting Suruga Province
with the scent of green tea. ♪
**[09:23] ---**
--At first, we used to fight all the time, didn't we?
--♪ Visiting Suruga Province
with the scent of green tea. ♪
**[09:27] ---**
--You're right.
--♪ Visiting Suruga Province
with the scent of green tea. ♪
**[09:29] ---**
But...
**[09:31] ---**
We get along pretty well, don't we?
**[09:36] ---**
What are you talking about?
**[09:38] ---**
It's not just "pretty well."
**[09:40] ---**
If you ask me, you get
along the best in the country!
**[09:43] ---**
Both as brothers, and as a battery.
**[09:50] ---**
Good.
**[09:52] ---**
It'll be fine.
**[09:54] ---**
What will?
**[09:56] ---**
Good.
**[10:01] ---**
Mother, are we throwing out this garbage?
**[10:04] ---**
Hold on! That's not garbage.
Take a closer look.
**[10:09] ---**
I am taking a closer look.
**[10:11] ---**
Your father says he wants to fold
one thousand cranes to wish you two luck
**[10:15] ---**
so I'm showing him how.
**[10:17] ---**
They're cranes?
**[10:19] ---**
I'd say I see three
that kind of look like cranes.
**[10:22] ---**
Far from one thousand, we have three cranes.
**[10:41] ---**
"Meisei"
"Sankou"
**[10:46] ---**
You'll be covering the same topic?
**[10:49] ---**
What's wrong with that?
Take a defiant attitude.
**[10:52] ---**
"Ramen Dragon"
"Chinese Food"
**[10:52] ---**
Half-hearted tricks will
only make you look bad.
**[10:56] ---**
"Nagisa Tsukikage"
**[10:56] ---**
Also, I doubt people
are placing much hope on you.
**[11:01] ---**
No longer, at this stage.
**[11:03] ---**
"Ms. Nagisa's Life Counseling"
**[11:03] ---**
I see. Any comments, anonymous Mr. A?
**[11:07] ---**
Was the advice of Ms. Tsukikage helpful?
**[11:11] ---**
"Nagisa Tsukikage"
**[11:12] ---**
I'm so sorry.
**[11:13] ---**
To give such a bold statement, even though
I know little about high school baseball manga.
**[11:18] ---**
--That's fine! Thank you
very much, Ms. Tsukikage.
**[11:19] ---**
--I'm positive I've met
this lady before somewhere.
--That's fine! Thank you very much, Ms. Tsukikage.
**[11:21] ---**
--I'm positive I've met
this lady before somewhere.
--Anonymous Mr. A.
**[11:23] ---**
--She seems to be on TV a lot lately.
--Anonymous Mr. A.
**[11:24] ---**
--She seems to be on TV a lot lately.
--I'm sure this advice will become
very useful in the manga you create.
**[11:25] ---**
--I hear she's a popular novelist.
--I'm sure this advice will become
very useful in the manga you create.
**[11:28] ---**
Oh?
**[11:30] ---**
Speaking of high school baseball,
I trust there are passionate games
**[11:33] ---**
taking place across the country today
as teams try to make it to Koshien.
**[11:38] ---**
Kiss my butt, I say.
**[11:39] ---**
Huh?!
**[11:40] ---**
Oh. No, I said nothing.
**[11:43] ---**
Let's go to commercial!
**[11:45] ---**
So, what should I have?
**[11:50] ---**
I'm sorry, sir. We're closed.
**[11:53] ---**
Huh?!
**[11:54] ---**
"Ramen Dragon"
"Chinese Food"
**[11:54] ---**
But come on, you just opened...
**[11:56] ---**
Shut up! Get lost! Now!
**[11:58] ---**
"Get lost"?
**[11:59] ---**
And don't come back!
**[12:00] ---**
What?
**[12:05] ---**
Ball!
**[12:06] ---**
What's this? He's not that great.
**[12:11] ---**
Have confidence.
**[12:12] ---**
There's no need to be
intimidated by a pitcher like that.
**[12:16] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[12:17] ---**
Is the opposing manager all right?
**[12:21] ---**
He's struggling to stand upright.
**[12:23] ---**
That's Manager Ekoda.
**[12:25] ---**
He's a great veteran, leading
Sankou High School for over 30 years.
**[12:30] ---**
The team's been to Koshien twice.
**[12:33] ---**
They're a traditional high school
posting a decent record every year.
**[12:37] ---**
They're not among the seeded high schools,
**[12:39] ---**
but they're said to be fielding
the best team in years.
**[12:43] ---**
They're particularly proud
of the power of their cleanup hitter.
**[12:46] ---**
Hmm...
**[12:48] ---**
And who gathered that information for you?
**[12:52] ---**
Huh?
**[12:53] ---**
Well, excuse me.
**[12:56] ---**
Ball! Ball four!
**[12:58] ---**
I think the opposing manager isn't
the only one barely standing on his feet.
**[13:05] ---**
I hear he pitched an impressive game
in his previous outing.
**[13:09] ---**
Today, he seems to be struggling
to find the plate to begin with.
**[13:14] ---**
Right, Morishima?
**[13:16] ---**
Oh, the name's Kondou.
**[13:20] ---**
Oh! Right, of course!
Morishima quit two years ago, didn't he?
**[13:26] ---**
Actually, three years ago.
**[13:30] ---**
This. And this. And this.
**[13:39] ---**
Hit batsman!
**[13:42] ---**
No outs, runners on first and second.
**[13:45] ---**
And now their pride, the cleanup hitter.
**[13:52] ---**
He's only in his first year, after all.
**[13:56] ---**
His failure to properly prepare for
a game will prove to be a good lesson.
**[14:00] ---**
Right, Watanabe?
**[14:02] ---**
The name's Kondou.
**[14:07] ---**
I'm kidding! I'm kidding!
**[14:10] ---**
Now, this is where
we show off our lineup's hitting!
**[14:14] ---**
You guys are the best
team we've had in years.
**[14:20] ---**
Have confidence.
**[14:22] ---**
There's no need to be
intimidated by a pitcher like that.
**[14:26] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[14:30] ---**
Now, upon submitting your
test answers, as tradition has it,
**[14:34] ---**
we'll announce the
top five students of our class.
**[14:36] ---**
What?!
**[14:39] ---**
How about it, Otomi?
**[14:44] ---**
Well, I think I did pretty good.
**[14:48] ---**
OK!
**[14:51] ---**
What?
**[14:58] ---**
Oh.
**[15:00] ---**
She's even got bags under her eyes.
**[15:03] ---**
Although I doubt there's
anything to worry about.
**[15:06] ---**
Because that person's rarely
been in the top five until now.
**[15:11] ---**
First place, Arisa Mita.
**[15:13] ---**
Huh?
**[15:14] ---**
Yes!
**[15:19] ---**
Calm down. There's no need to stand up.
**[15:23] ---**
And stop that victory pose.
**[15:27] ---**
Second place, Otomi Tachibana.
**[15:31] ---**
Yes!
**[15:35] ---**
Why must you stand up again right now?
**[15:43] ---**
Third place, Ryou Akai.
**[15:46] ---**
Fourth place, Jiro Yamada.
**[15:48] ---**
Fifth place, Miyuki Kashima.
**[15:52] ---**
With this test, the class
average was better than usual.
**[15:54] ---**
The top three scores were
especially very close.
**[15:58] ---**
As your homeroom teacher,
I must say I'm very pleased.
**[16:01] ---**
Now, we'll continue with class.
**[16:04] ---**
Who has gone right to sleep in my class?!
**[16:09] ---**
It's first place Mita.
**[16:11] ---**
Huh?
**[16:15] ---**
That girl.
**[16:17] ---**
She may be a much more
incredible person than we think.
**[16:28] ---**
Well, that's enough talk
about a test we finished.
**[16:35] ---**
Aren't you concerned about
the game your brothers are playing?
**[16:40] ---**
You didn't catch a cold today?
**[16:44] ---**
I contacted the homeroom
teacher this morning.
**[16:46] ---**
He threatened to post my test score
if I didn't come to school.
**[16:51] ---**
Our teacher knew all along.
**[16:53] ---**
So you're concerned about
how the game's going, right?
**[16:57] ---**
There's no need to worry about Tou today.
**[17:03] ---**
Because he said his shoulder
was feeling really light this morning.
**[17:07] ---**
Huh?
**[17:10] ---**
Since grade school, on game days
he left saying stuff like that,
**[17:14] ---**
he'd hardly give up any hits.
**[17:19] ---**
Really?
**[17:22] ---**
Ball!
**[17:24] ---**
Ball four!
**[17:29] ---**
Would you cut it out?! You've been
putting runners on base every inning.
**[17:33] ---**
Come on. They got on base due
to errors in the second and fourth.
**[17:37] ---**
Even that has to do with the
lack of rhythm in your pitching.
**[17:43] ---**
Thanks to that, it's even
affecting our offense.
**[17:46] ---**
We're hitting the ball well,
but directly at someone.
**[17:48] ---**
That's strange.
**[17:50] ---**
I'm feeling great.
**[17:54] ---**
It looks like he'll self-destruct for us.
**[17:58] ---**
That pitcher.
**[17:59] ---**
You're right. But...
**[18:04] ---**
Ah, no, it's nothing.
**[18:12] ---**
By the way, that pitcher...
**[18:16] ---**
I think I've seen him somewhere.
**[18:21] ---**
Strike three! You're out!
**[18:27] ---**
Out!
**[18:30] ---**
We place runners in scoring
position almost every inning,
**[18:33] ---**
but we can't get that next hit.
**[18:36] ---**
Next hit?
**[18:40] ---**
We haven't had any hits yet.
**[18:44] ---**
"Meisei"
"Sankou"
**[18:48] ---**
Come on, what are you worrying about?
**[18:52] ---**
We have our best team in years.
**[18:56] ---**
In our previous game,
in the seventh inning...
**[19:01] ---**
We had twelve hits.
**[19:02] ---**
That's right! Twelve hits and nine runs.
**[19:05] ---**
The teams I put together
always focus on offense.
**[19:10] ---**
I've been managing for over 30 years.
**[19:13] ---**
We may have been shut out,
but we've never lost with no hits.
**[19:17] ---**
Never in a no-hitter!
**[19:20] ---**
Strike!
**[19:22] ---**
Huh? Did you say, never?
**[19:25] ---**
Yes! If you think I'm
lying, check the records.
**[19:29] ---**
I've always had great
confidence in my memory.
**[19:36] ---**
"History of the
Sankou High School Baseball Team"
**[19:41] ---**
Strike!
**[19:44] ---**
"Meisei"
"Sankou"
**[19:46] ---**
Two innings are plenty!
**[19:49] ---**
After all, you guys
**[19:51] ---**
are the best team we've had in years.
**[19:55] ---**
Yes, sir!
**[19:57] ---**
I'm positive he reminds me of someone.
**[20:01] ---**
That pitcher.
**[20:06] ---**
"1986
East Tokyo Tournament Semifinal
Sankou High School 0-6 Meisei High School"
**[20:12] ---**
I get it now.
**[20:16] ---**
"Meisei"
"Sankou"
**[20:18] ---**
No need to panic.
**[20:20] ---**
We can easily turn the tables in one inning.
**[20:22] ---**
Have confidence.
**[20:24] ---**
There's no need to be
intimidated by a pitcher like that.
**[20:28] ---**
Yes, sir...
**[20:42] ---**
Strike three! You're out!
**[20:45] ---**
Over 30 years of managing experience.
**[20:53] ---**
Strike!
**[20:55] ---**
We may have been shut out,
but we've never lost with no hits...
**[21:06] ---**
Strike three! You're out!
**[21:08] ---**
"Meisei"
"Sankou"
**[21:08] ---**
One more out! One more out! One more out!
**[21:17] ---**
"Meisei"
**[21:35] ---**
Strike three! You're out!
**[21:40] ---**
Do you remember now?
**[21:42] ---**
"Meisei High School"
**[21:45] ---**
"Hits"
**[21:47] ---**
"Uesugi"
**[23:23] ---**
Next time, on *MIX*.
**[23:25] ---**
Hi, Otomi? What are you doing today?
**[23:27] ---**
We were supposed to practice,
but with this rain it got canceled.
**[23:31] ---**
I was wondering what you're doing.
**[23:33] ---**
Are you doing anything now?
**[23:34] ---**
I know it's raining, but we have
the day off, so let's go somewhere.
**[23:37] ---**
It's probably too sudden. Yeah, I agree.
**[23:39] ---**
--But if you're not against the idea...
--Otomi! This call's for you!
**[23:42] ---**
"On a Rainy Day Like Today"
**[23:42] ---**
Huh?
**[23:43] ---**
Next time, "On a Rainy Day Like Today."
**[23:45] ---**
Oh, Otomi's mother? Is Otomi there?
**[23:47] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:48] ---**
# E18 - On a Rainy Day Like Today
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY4PK18W6/on-a-rainy-day-like-today)
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**[00:02] ---**
"Meisei High School
Return of a Prestigious School"
**[00:03] ---**
"Meisei High School
Touma Tachibana
First time since the summer they became national champions!!"
**[00:05] ---**
"Meisei High School Grade Ten Ace
Tachibana Pitches a No-hitter"
**[00:25] ---**
It has been 30 years
since the glory of that summer.
**[00:28] ---**
The Meisei baseball team
that became champions
**[00:31] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[00:34] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[00:37] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[00:40] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[00:42] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[01:03] ---**
*I see a mirage of a faraway summer day*
* *
**[01:09] ---**
*Friends' voices echo*
* *
**[01:15] ---**
*All these people walking*
*around with eyes downcast*
* *
**[01:21] ---**
*Were boys once too--didn't*
*recognize them, did you?*
* *
**[01:27] ---**
*If I close my eyes tight*
*on the field after the rain*
* *
**[01:33] ---**
*I see the same blue sky*
*I lost myself in that day*
* *
**[01:42] ---**
*Maybe today is what I was looking at then*
* *
**[01:48] ---**
*The heavens so cloudless*
* *
**[01:54] ---**
*Versus, let's face each*
*other under the same sky*
* *
**[02:01] ---**
*Guess what, past boy--I'm fighting hard, too*
* *
**[02:31] ---**
Otomi! It's for you!
**[02:34] ---**
Thanks!
**[02:39] ---**
Hello?
**[02:41] ---**
Right. Yeah. Yeah.
**[02:45] ---**
OK. Got it.
**[02:49] ---**
"Meisei High School Grade Ten Ace
Tachibana Pitches a No-hitter"
**[02:54] ---**
"On a Rainy Day Like Today"
**[03:05] ---**
"Seinan High School Baseball Team
Training Camp"
**[03:11] ---**
He even got a big photo
of him with the article!
**[03:15] ---**
That's what I was telling you!
**[03:16] ---**
A reference record isn't good enough.
**[03:19] ---**
They treat the article
completely differently.
**[03:21] ---**
That's not the only reason
for the significant coverage.
**[03:26] ---**
The public weren't paying attention to them.
**[03:29] ---**
Neither to Meisei as a team or that battery.
**[03:32] ---**
That's added to the size of the article.
**[03:35] ---**
I see.
**[03:36] ---**
Well, of course.
**[03:38] ---**
Even if I did the same, people
expect it so no one would be surprised.
**[03:42] ---**
Don't be so full of yourself.
**[03:44] ---**
At this point, the only one who wouldn't
surprise anyone is Hiroki Mita of Toushu.
**[03:49] ---**
Come on, you should know better.
**[03:53] ---**
I'm the type who excels when being praised.
**[03:56] ---**
Yeah. Being full of himself and
believing he's better than he really is.
**[04:02] ---**
I know it all too well
because I was the same.
**[04:06] ---**
You're right that we're
blood relatives and we look alike,
**[04:12] ---**
but we're not identical
in every sense, are we?
**[04:16] ---**
Yeah. I sincerely hope not.
**[04:21] ---**
First of all, you don't know how to
properly use one of these, do you?
**[04:27] ---**
Oh, right! I'll call Otomi
to congratulate her.
**[04:37] ---**
In our next life, I'll make
sure to live next door to you!
**[04:47] ---**
We'll be childhood friends.
**[04:54] ---**
It's been 30 years since then.
**[05:00] ---**
Huh? She went out?
**[05:02] ---**
But she has the day off
because of Foundation Day, right?
**[05:06] ---**
Huh? Why do I know?
I checked it out on the internet.
**[05:10] ---**
What? That's creepy?
No, this is normal nowadays.
**[05:14] ---**
So, who did Otomi go out with?
**[05:17] ---**
Huh? None of my business?
Don't say that, Mom!
**[05:22] ---**
Hello?
**[05:23] ---**
You don't need to be so much like me.
**[05:34] ---**
A rainy Foundation Day.
**[05:35] ---**
"Meisei High School"
**[05:51] ---**
The schedule being pushed back a day
helps greatly. Especially for Touma's sake.
**[05:57] ---**
Do you plan to use only
Touma all the way to the final?
**[06:02] ---**
It would be ideal to win a game
with the mercy rule somewhere
**[06:05] ---**
to reduce the number
of innings he needs to pitch.
**[06:08] ---**
But we don't have that kind of offense.
**[06:11] ---**
Well, we'll just ride
this as far as we... Huh?
**[06:15] ---**
To the final?
**[06:18] ---**
Yes, to the final.
**[06:20] ---**
No, wait. I'm not expecting
us to make it that far.
**[06:25] ---**
Why not?
**[06:26] ---**
Why not? It's only been four months
since I became manager.
**[06:30] ---**
That's being impudent!
**[06:32] ---**
You have a point.
**[06:33] ---**
Even if we continue winning,
it won't be because of your managing skills.
**[06:38] ---**
You fool! None of that matters!
**[06:41] ---**
It does matter!
**[06:43] ---**
We've got to show Mom!
**[06:46] ---**
Show her how great a leader you are, Dad!
**[06:49] ---**
You did so much during your days as a coach,
but she never came to see a single game!
**[06:54] ---**
She knows absolutely nothing about you!
**[06:59] ---**
She knows a lot about me.
**[07:03] ---**
She sees that I went out to
play ball all day with great passion,
**[07:08] ---**
knowing there was little money
in it and ignoring the family.
**[07:11] ---**
That I was not much of a father.
**[07:14] ---**
Doesn't it frustrate you?
**[07:16] ---**
Why should I be frustrated?
**[07:18] ---**
It was my dream to become Meisei's manager.
**[07:21] ---**
You're wrong.
**[07:23] ---**
Your dream is to take
Meisei to Koshien again!
**[07:30] ---**
Oh. Yeah.
**[07:32] ---**
That's right, Koshien. Yes, Koshien.
**[07:36] ---**
Huh?
**[07:38] ---**
What is it?
**[07:39] ---**
Are you really a great leader?
**[07:42] ---**
Yes?
**[07:43] ---**
You did so much when you were a coach,
**[07:46] ---**
but all you did was develop
a weak team into a regular team.
**[07:51] ---**
Sure, you were popular among club members,
**[07:54] ---**
but they treated you more like a friend,
and didn't necessarily respect you.
**[07:57] ---**
Hold on there.
**[07:59] ---**
Why were you able to become
Meisei's manager in the first place?
**[08:02] ---**
What's this?
**[08:03] ---**
Who contacted you?
**[08:06] ---**
Wait a minute.
**[08:07] ---**
Were there no other candidates?
**[08:09] ---**
Come on!
**[08:10] ---**
Did they draw your name out of a hat?
**[08:12] ---**
That's enough!
**[08:14] ---**
"Punch"
**[08:17] ---**
See you later!
**[08:19] ---**
Otomi! It's for you!
**[08:40] ---**
"Akai"
**[08:46] ---**
Out of my way.
**[08:50] ---**
It's you again.
**[08:52] ---**
Is Ryou not home?
**[08:54] ---**
I don't know.
**[08:56] ---**
I haven't checked yet, so I can't be sure.
**[08:59] ---**
What do you want with him?
**[09:00] ---**
I promised to lend Ryou a book.
**[09:04] ---**
I was going to give it
to him at school tomorrow.
**[09:07] ---**
But I happened to be in the neighborhood.
**[09:13] ---**
You always have too
much time on your hands.
**[09:16] ---**
Ryou! Ryou!
**[09:21] ---**
It doesn't look like he's home.
**[09:22] ---**
I see. Well, excuse me.
**[09:25] ---**
"Toushu High School Baseball Team"
**[09:30] ---**
Hey!
**[09:33] ---**
You said you're classmates
with Ryou, didn't you?
**[09:37] ---**
What about it?
**[09:39] ---**
Then you go to Meisei Junior High.
**[09:42] ---**
Naturally.
**[09:43] ---**
"Toushu High School Baseball Team"
**[09:44] ---**
Why are you wearing a
windbreaker from Toushu High School?
**[09:48] ---**
Oh, this?
**[09:51] ---**
I didn't want the clothes
I just bought to get wet.
**[09:54] ---**
So I borrowed this from my brother.
**[09:57] ---**
Your brother...
**[09:59] ---**
What was it again?
**[10:01] ---**
Yes?
**[10:02] ---**
Your name!
**[10:03] ---**
The name's Mita! So what?
**[10:07] ---**
Mita...
**[10:11] ---**
Hey!
**[10:14] ---**
Come in for some tea.
**[10:19] ---**
What?
**[10:35] ---**
The rain's coming down harder again!
**[10:38] ---**
That's why I told you
to jog in the gymnasium.
**[10:41] ---**
I can't get excited running indoors.
**[10:47] ---**
Hey!
**[10:48] ---**
What is it?
**[10:49] ---**
I forgot to bring a change of clothes.
**[10:52] ---**
Good grief.
**[10:53] ---**
Hang tight. I'll call home and have
Otomi bring you something to change into.
**[10:59] ---**
I'll be right there.
**[11:01] ---**
Hello!
**[11:04] ---**
She went out?
**[11:06] ---**
Yeah? Is that so? OK.
**[11:10] ---**
She says to go get it yourself.
**[11:13] ---**
How fortunate that we live across the street.
**[11:16] ---**
Otomi's not home?
**[11:18] ---**
No.
**[11:19] ---**
I hear she left in the morning.
**[11:21] ---**
In this rain? To do what?
**[11:25] ---**
I hear she's on a date.
**[11:27] ---**
Huh?
**[11:28] ---**
In this rain?
**[11:30] ---**
She's on a date.
**[11:33] ---**
On a rainy day like today?
**[11:35] ---**
She's on a date.
**[11:48] ---**
A rainy Foundation Day.
**[11:52] ---**
Afternoon.
**[12:16] ---**
Thunder?
**[12:18] ---**
Yeah. I hear it, in the distance.
**[12:24] ---**
I've got no choice. I'm going home
to get a change of clothes.
**[12:28] ---**
Do you want to call first?
**[12:30] ---**
Never mind. I have a key.
**[12:33] ---**
I mean, give Otomi a call.
**[12:38] ---**
Don't bother.
**[12:41] ---**
That's the surest way for
a family member to be hated.
**[12:48] ---**
Oh! Lightning!
**[13:00] ---**
Oh boy.
**[13:04] ---**
What's with that expression?
**[13:05] ---**
Try to enjoy this more.
We're having fun, after all.
**[13:09] ---**
This expression has
nothing to do with the score.
**[13:12] ---**
Oh! A perfect split!
**[13:22] ---**
Here you are, Otomi.
**[13:24] ---**
Thank you.
**[13:25] ---**
Hurry and bowl your second roll!
**[13:31] ---**
That's the current distance
between you and Otomi.
**[13:34] ---**
If you can get them closer, go ahead and try!
**[13:53] ---**
So close!
**[13:54] ---**
Dangerously close!
**[13:58] ---**
OK! My turn next.
**[14:01] ---**
Watch me, Otomi.
**[14:04] ---**
OK.
**[14:05] ---**
--This is where I show her that I'm a man!
--What is he doing here?!
**[14:08] ---**
--This is where I show her that I'm a man!
--Oh.
**[14:09] ---**
Boys and girls, do not do what he's doing.
**[14:12] ---**
I was about to leave when he called me.
**[14:15] ---**
He asked me if I happened
to get a call from you.
**[14:20] ---**
So I told him I did.
**[14:22] ---**
Why did you tell him?! We're on a date!
**[14:26] ---**
Huh?
**[14:31] ---**
All right!
**[14:35] ---**
Come on. You asked me
to go bowling with you.
**[14:38] ---**
I was just thinking that
I wanted to get some exercise
**[14:42] ---**
and figured the more the merrier.
**[14:48] ---**
Yay! That was awesome!
**[14:51] ---**
A date?
**[14:52] ---**
I hesitated many times,
afraid that you might say no.
**[14:57] ---**
I finally worked up the
courage to make that phone call.
**[15:03] ---**
Don't underestimate the read
and instincts of a skilled pitcher.
**[15:06] ---**
I know every action you plan to take.
**[15:10] ---**
You need a lot more training
to be able to outwit me.
**[15:14] ---**
Akai.
**[15:15] ---**
Hurry and bowl your second throw!
**[15:20] ---**
I rolled it.
**[15:22] ---**
You left so many pins.
**[15:25] ---**
I'm the type to politely hit the corners.
**[15:29] ---**
Don't compare me to common pitchers
who easily throw it right down the middle.
**[15:35] ---**
Well, I won't even talk
about the first throw.
**[15:38] ---**
I trust you haven't forgotten our promise
that the one with the lowest score
**[15:42] ---**
pays for the games we bowl.
**[15:46] ---**
It's already decided, right?
**[15:49] ---**
I have a handicap of 20,
so you're right about me.
**[15:53] ---**
But since you've been aiming
too much for the corners,
**[15:55] ---**
you've left him with a chance to beat you.
**[15:58] ---**
What? You're kidding.
**[16:09] ---**
--Let's see, if I get a strike
in the last frame, then...
**[16:13] ---**
--I'm sorry.
--Let's see, if I get a strike
in the last frame, then...
**[16:15] ---**
I was being insensitive.
**[16:17] ---**
I'll be careful from now on.
**[16:29] ---**
Oh boy.
**[16:39] ---**
There's no way that
Otomi Tachibana is insensitive.
**[16:43] ---**
I know very well that you meant no harm.
**[16:46] ---**
So you have no need to apologize to some
lonely guy who asks you out to go bowling
**[16:52] ---**
and decides on his own that it's a date!
You mustn't apologize!
**[16:56] ---**
Oh, but the average girl would
have picked up on such things, right?
**[17:00] ---**
I'm sure.
**[17:02] ---**
You're not an average girl.
**[17:04] ---**
Yes?
**[17:06] ---**
You're special. Otomi Tachibana.
**[17:14] ---**
This is where an average girl
would fall for you, right?
**[17:18] ---**
I'm sure.
**[17:19] ---**
You had me worried!
**[17:21] ---**
There's no chance I'll lose unless I miss
**[17:25] ---**
and Akai finishes off
the final frame with strikes!
**[17:29] ---**
Good job! You were finally
able to calculate that!
**[17:32] ---**
Ahem!
**[17:33] ---**
Second throw, coming up!
**[17:36] ---**
Boys and girls, definitely
do not do what she's doing.
**[17:43] ---**
That's the current distance
between me and Otomi.
**[17:48] ---**
Yes!
**[17:50] ---**
I see...
**[17:59] ---**
OK!
**[18:01] ---**
Next, we'll compete at
a batting center, Akai!
**[18:05] ---**
That's not fair!
**[18:07] ---**
Of course, I'll give you a handicap.
**[18:09] ---**
I'll face 130 kph pitches,
and you face 100 kph pitches.
**[18:12] ---**
We'll see which one of us
can get more clear hits.
**[18:15] ---**
Otomi will decide whether
or not they're hits.
**[18:17] ---**
Huh?
**[18:18] ---**
Well?
**[18:19] ---**
I'll do it.
**[18:20] ---**
What?
**[18:21] ---**
OK, then it's decided.
**[18:23] ---**
Now that it's decided,
let's move to our next location.
**[18:32] ---**
I see.
**[18:34] ---**
Otomi received a call from Akai after nine.
**[18:37] ---**
She was invited to go bowling
**[18:39] ---**
and was ready to leave at about 10:30.
**[18:43] ---**
Yeah, I think those times are about right.
**[18:47] ---**
How did she seem at the time?
**[18:48] ---**
Huh?
**[18:51] ---**
A. She seemed to be having fun.
**[18:52] ---**
"A. Having fun"
**[18:54] ---**
B. She seemed unwilling and reluctant.
**[18:55] ---**
"A. Having fun"
"B. Unwilling"
**[18:57] ---**
C. She was so excited,
she began skipping about.
**[18:58] ---**
"A. Having fun"
"B. Unwilling"
"C. Skipping"
**[19:04] ---**
I guess that would be "A."
**[19:07] ---**
But she only said she was going bowling.
**[19:10] ---**
She didn't say anything
about it being a date, right?
**[19:13] ---**
You're right.
**[19:14] ---**
But that has to be a date.
**[19:17] ---**
Don't be so sure. It all has
to do with what she thinks.
**[19:21] ---**
It's not for others to decide.
**[19:24] ---**
So, what was she dressed in?
**[19:26] ---**
A. She was wearing something fancy.
**[19:27] ---**
"A. Wearing something fancy"
**[19:29] ---**
B. No different from what she usually wears.
**[19:30] ---**
"A. Wearing something fancy"
"B. What she usually wears"
**[19:32] ---**
C. A jersey.
**[19:32] ---**
"A. Wearing something fancy"
"B. What she usually wears"
"C. Jersey"
**[19:34] ---**
Let's see...
**[19:35] ---**
See you later!
**[19:40] ---**
Yeah, I'd say no different
from what she usually wears.
**[19:43] ---**
Then no sweat.
**[19:45] ---**
It's raining, so I think that's appropriate.
**[19:48] ---**
Yes, I guess so.
**[19:50] ---**
An outfit for a rainy day.
**[19:53] ---**
And, just as Otomi was about to leave,
**[19:56] ---**
she got a phone call.
**[19:58] ---**
A phone call? From who?
**[20:01] ---**
Oh dear. What was his name?
**[20:04] ---**
He's in Otomi's class and
a member of the baseball team.
**[20:06] ---**
With a funny name.
**[20:08] ---**
Ichiban Natsuno?
**[20:10] ---**
That's it! That boy, that boy!
**[20:13] ---**
Did Otomi tell him?
**[20:15] ---**
That she's on her way
to go bowling with Akai?
**[20:18] ---**
Yes she did. Including when and
where they were meeting and other stuff.
**[20:27] ---**
The phone.
**[20:28] ---**
Right away.
**[20:30] ---**
Hello?
**[20:32] ---**
Yes?
**[20:35] ---**
All right.
**[20:37] ---**
Touma. You're asked to return at once
because meetings are about to begin.
**[20:42] ---**
That was from Souichirou.
**[20:43] ---**
Oops, I forgot. I came
home to get some clothes.
**[20:47] ---**
See you later!
**[20:48] ---**
Goodbye!
**[20:58] ---**
"Soccer Team: Akai (Ryou)"
"Grade Nine"
**[21:06] ---**
Can we add that one as a hit, too?
**[21:09] ---**
Go right ahead.
**[21:25] ---**
How many hits is a home run?
**[21:27] ---**
The number of bases don't matter!
Every hit counts as one hit!
**[21:45] ---**
Give me a break, Soccer Team!
**[23:23] ---**
Next time, on *MIX*.
**[23:25] ---**
Our head of the household,
Eisuke Tachibana, is very mysterious.
**[23:28] ---**
It appears to be true that
he's a businessman...
**[23:31] ---**
...but we already had our detached home
with a yard as far back as I can remember.
**[23:34] ---**
He says he's not interested in promotions...
**[23:37] ---**
...but we have no idea
what he does during the day.
**[23:39] ---**
Not to mention, he drinks beer
and falls asleep every night.
**[23:42] ---**
"Do You Envy Them?"
**[23:42] ---**
But he's able to support four family members.
**[23:44] ---**
Next time, "Do You Envy Them?"
**[23:45] ---**
In a way, I do envy him.
**[23:47] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:48] ---**
**[23:48] ---**
**[23:50] ---**
# E19 - Do You Envy Them?
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY5PMQ1KY/do-you-envy-them)
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**[00:00] ---**
"Meiji Jingu Second Stadium"
**[00:03] ---**
"Shiraishi"
"Meisei"
**[00:14] ---**
Fair ball!
**[00:18] ---**
How do you explain this?
**[00:21] ---**
All borderline pitches are called balls,
**[00:25] ---**
and all weakly hit balls become hits.
**[00:28] ---**
Have I used up all my luck from
the last game with that no-hitter?
**[00:33] ---**
But which side is really dealing
with bad luck, I wonder.
**[00:37] ---**
You, who have been
complaining from the beginning,
**[00:40] ---**
or the team who's had four hits and
three walks thus far, but not a single run.
**[00:46] ---**
They look awfully frustrated.
**[00:49] ---**
In any case, they're a team
with no power hitters,
**[00:52] ---**
who try just to put the ball in play.
**[00:56] ---**
You won't be hit hard even if you
do throw it right down the middle.
**[01:00] ---**
Overpower them with your pitches.
**[01:01] ---**
That's what Haruka said at the meeting.
**[01:08] ---**
Huh?
**[01:08] ---**
What do you mean, "huh"?
Weren't you listening?
**[01:12] ---**
When she stood up, and the
button on her blouse came undone,
**[01:15] ---**
and she spoke while grabbing onto her blouse?
**[01:23] ---**
Catch a cold?
**[01:24] ---**
No, I don't think so.
**[01:30] ---**
It has been 30 years
since the glory of that summer.
**[01:34] ---**
The Meisei baseball team
that became champions
**[01:37] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[01:40] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[01:43] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[01:45] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[01:48] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[02:09] ---**
*I see a mirage of a faraway summer day*
* *
**[02:15] ---**
*Friends' voices echo*
* *
**[02:21] ---**
*All these people walking*
*around with eyes downcast*
* *
**[02:27] ---**
*Were boys once too--didn't*
*recognize them, did you?*
* *
**[02:33] ---**
*If I close my eyes tight*
*on the field after the rain*
* *
**[02:39] ---**
*I see the same blue sky*
*I lost myself in that day*
* *
**[02:48] ---**
*Maybe today is what I was looking at then*
* *
**[02:54] ---**
*The heavens so cloudless*
* *
**[03:00] ---**
*Versus, let's face each*
*other under the same sky*
* *
**[03:07] ---**
*Guess what, past boy--I'm fighting hard, too*
* *
**[03:32] ---**
"Meiji Jingu Second Stadium"
**[03:46] ---**
That's what you should be doing, Touma.
**[03:50] ---**
I was thinking so right from the beginning.
**[03:53] ---**
This lineup has no power,
so just overpower them.
**[03:59] ---**
Oh? You too, I see.
**[04:02] ---**
Huh?
**[04:02] ---**
Yeah, you're not the former
junior high team captain for nothing.
**[04:07] ---**
Right?
**[04:19] ---**
"Do You Envy Them?"
**[04:28] ---**
Safe!
**[04:32] ---**
Great! A double!
**[04:34] ---**
Nice running!
**[04:40] ---**
You could've been a top athlete
whatever sport you selected, Ryou.
**[04:45] ---**
No.
**[04:47] ---**
Baseball is the one sport
I've never had confidence in.
**[04:50] ---**
What?!
**[04:51] ---**
"Baseball Team"
**[04:52] ---**
Here is Ichiban Natsuno of the baseball team,
paying because he lost the challenge.
**[04:56] ---**
Because I was brought up
watching a genius from close range.
**[05:00] ---**
I would call that a fortunate environment.
**[05:04] ---**
I don't like to be compared.
**[05:06] ---**
What's wrong with that?
**[05:08] ---**
You're brothers, and you're the younger one.
**[05:13] ---**
Yeah. We're brothers.
**[05:17] ---**
Although he's an older brother who suddenly
appeared before me when I was four.
**[05:24] ---**
My parents are both remarried.
**[05:28] ---**
What?! That's just like my parents.
What a surprise.
**[05:33] ---**
Huh? The same?
**[05:35] ---**
You're kidding!
But your brothers get along so well.
**[05:39] ---**
Huh? Aren't they twins who don't look alike?
**[05:42] ---**
Hey, come on!
**[05:44] ---**
You didn't know all this time?
**[05:46] ---**
You'd have a harder time finding someone
around here who doesn't know.
**[06:01] ---**
Out!
**[06:11] ---**
Strike three! You're out!
**[06:19] ---**
Wait, is this team really Meisei High School?
**[06:24] ---**
"Meisei Alumni"
**[06:24] ---**
I figured the no-hitter was a fluke,
**[06:27] ---**
so I came in just for the fun of it.
**[06:30] ---**
But the opponent hasn't had a
decent hit against him in this game, either.
**[06:34] ---**
That tenth grader.
**[06:37] ---**
Yeah.
**[06:38] ---**
And that hard-throwing catcher batting third.
**[06:41] ---**
He's caught all three
attempted steals against them.
**[06:44] ---**
This brother battery is really something!
**[06:48] ---**
Hey, did you know?
**[06:50] ---**
Those brothers who work well together
are actually not blood relatives.
**[06:55] ---**
Get real. Of course I know.
**[06:59] ---**
Yeah. They live across
the street from the school,
**[07:02] ---**
and their parents are both remarried, right?
**[07:05] ---**
Everyone knows it.
**[07:07] ---**
There isn't a single person living
in the area who doesn't know.
**[07:13] ---**
"Shiraishi"
"Meisei"
**[07:19] ---**
You won't find her
if you keep looking over there.
**[07:25] ---**
Otomi... is over there.
**[07:34] ---**
She's on loan to the brass band
and is currently performing.
**[07:49] ---**
Well? Do you envy them? Mr. Soccer Team?
**[07:54] ---**
Currently in Japan, there is no bigger summer
event than the high school baseball tournament.
**[08:01] ---**
Yeah.
**[08:08] ---**
I envy them.
**[08:10] ---**
But don't start telling me now
that you want to begin baseball.
**[08:14] ---**
I've never once had confidence
when it comes to baseball.
**[08:19] ---**
Yeah, I heard that.
**[08:21] ---**
But... the other day,
**[08:24] ---**
I did beat the ace pitcher and cleanup hitter
of the junior high team in a baseball challenge.
**[08:29] ---**
Y-You fool!
**[08:30] ---**
I was facing 130 kph pitches and
you had the handicap of facing 100 kph pitches!
**[08:35] ---**
But...
**[08:38] ---**
It gave me confidence.
**[08:39] ---**
Don't tell me...
**[08:46] ---**
I'm kidding.
**[09:03] ---**
"Shiraishi"
"Meisei"
**[09:23] ---**
Out!
**[09:24] ---**
Stop unnecessarily prolonging the scene.
**[09:30] ---**
He follows up his no-hitter with a shutout!
**[09:33] ---**
Nice pitching! Nice game!
**[09:36] ---**
What's so nice about it?
**[09:38] ---**
Given how Touma pitched today,
it's almost a miracle that they didn't score.
**[09:44] ---**
Yeah, I guess you're right.
**[09:46] ---**
Also that we benefitted from the fact every
move their manager made worked against them.
**[09:51] ---**
It was Souichirou's leading that resulted
in every move working against them.
**[09:55] ---**
We were only charged with one error,
an area we were particularly worried about.
**[10:00] ---**
We made five mistakes in offense and
defense that will go unnoticed in the books.
**[10:06] ---**
Good! You're observing
what needs to be observed!
**[10:12] ---**
Good boy.
**[10:13] ---**
Hey, stop that.
**[10:31] ---**
Really.
**[10:34] ---**
I envy them.
**[10:48] ---**
"Meiji Jingu Second Stadium"
**[10:51] ---**
Over there. That guy, and that guy.
**[10:55] ---**
And I see that guy often, too.
**[10:58] ---**
Oh?
**[11:00] ---**
Are they all alumni of our school?
**[11:03] ---**
I'd say probably.
**[11:05] ---**
Hey!
**[11:07] ---**
That man with the funny hat and sunglasses
has been known for coming since long ago.
**[11:12] ---**
Oh?
**[11:13] ---**
He usually watches quietly from a corner,
**[11:17] ---**
but he was uncharacteristically excited
during that no-hitter the other day.
**[11:21] ---**
I'd think anyone would
get excited about that game.
**[11:25] ---**
I wonder if it's not getting
in the way of his work.
**[11:29] ---**
Well, I'm sure he's got time on his hands.
**[11:31] ---**
It would be difficult
for a regular office worker.
**[11:37] ---**
I agree.
**[11:50] ---**
I'm no one suspicious.
**[11:55] ---**
I'm home!
**[11:57] ---**
Hi there.
**[11:58] ---**
Oh, thank you.
**[12:00] ---**
Boy, it is so hot.
**[12:03] ---**
I was outside making the rounds
all day today. I thought I'd die.
**[12:10] ---**
Do you want to take a bath first?
**[12:13] ---**
Yeah. I think I'll do that.
**[12:15] ---**
Aren't you going to ask?
**[12:18] ---**
Huh?
**[12:19] ---**
The game results.
**[12:21] ---**
Oh! Yes, of course!
**[12:25] ---**
My mind was on work,
so I completely forgot.
**[12:28] ---**
So, how did it go?
**[12:30] ---**
We won.
**[12:31] ---**
Oh! Is that right?!
**[12:34] ---**
So we won the game three to nothing!
**[12:39] ---**
Don't you get fired from work.
**[12:43] ---**
Huh?
**[12:48] ---**
Wow, that brings back memories.
**[12:51] ---**
That was your Father's
Day present to your dad
**[12:53] ---**
from when you were in
grade school, right? That hat.
**[12:58] ---**
And these sunglasses
were a present from Sou and Tou.
**[13:05] ---**
Oh, this feels so good!
**[13:08] ---**
♪ This school where we stand proud! ♪
**[13:13] ---**
♪ Our dear old Meisei High! ♪
**[13:15] ---**
Your dad's in such a good mood.
**[13:18] ---**
Hurrah! Hurrah!
**[13:21] ---**
No wonder he never gets promoted.
**[13:25] ---**
Did you say something?
**[13:26] ---**
Huh? Not really.
**[13:35] ---**
Meisei High School Baseball Team.
**[13:42] ---**
"1986 68th Koshien
National High School Tournament
Champions Meisei High School"
**[13:48] ---**
"Meisei High School"
"Champions on their first appearance!!"
**[13:50] ---**
They're in the round of sixteen
for the first time since that year.
**[13:55] ---**
The nostalgic Meisei High School name
gradually becomes the talk of the town,
**[14:00] ---**
and excitement continues to build daily.
**[14:04] ---**
School representatives begin to get restless,
**[14:06] ---**
"We can do this! Koshien"
"Meisei High School Alumni Association"
**[14:07] ---**
and the alumni get ahead of themselves.
**[14:23] ---**
What do you think?
**[14:25] ---**
About what?
**[14:27] ---**
We've only won three games.
People are getting too excited.
**[14:32] ---**
Not to mention, the average
age of spectators seems high.
**[14:36] ---**
Our school has many fans
aside from our alumni.
**[14:41] ---**
Because I hear the team got the
entire nation excited the year they won.
**[14:46] ---**
What happened way back
then has little to do with us.
**[14:50] ---**
It's true that from this point on,
all teams we face will be top level.
**[14:55] ---**
The excessive expectations
become nothing but pressure.
**[14:58] ---**
That's not what I mean.
**[15:01] ---**
The excitement should start
after we defeat Toushu!
**[15:07] ---**
And when we beat Seinan in the final,
the drama will reach its climax!
**[15:12] ---**
And then it'll reach maximum excitement!
**[15:15] ---**
Where does that incomprehensible
confidence of yours come from?
**[15:20] ---**
How could I have any confidence?
We have no experience, after all.
**[15:26] ---**
I just think it would be
so much fun if it happened.
**[15:29] ---**
That's correct!
**[15:32] ---**
That's it. It all starts there.
**[15:35] ---**
Come on. Wait a minute.
**[15:37] ---**
This is the game Toushu played yesterday.
**[15:41] ---**
It's a video of the game aired on TV.
**[15:43] ---**
Thank you.
**[15:44] ---**
We've got to face Houkaidai Sankou first!
**[15:48] ---**
What are you saying? If we beat them
and win the game after that,
**[15:52] ---**
we'll be facing Toushu in no time.
**[15:54] ---**
In no time?
**[15:56] ---**
Guys like you who only look at
their next step when walking
**[15:59] ---**
will end up hitting a telephone pole.
**[16:01] ---**
What's with that example?!
**[16:06] ---**
Should you be laughing?
**[16:09] ---**
You can't tell if a persimmon's
bitter just from its looks.
**[16:15] ---**
What's with that example?
**[16:17] ---**
Don't ask me.
**[16:27] ---**
Then...
**[16:38] ---**
"Punch"
**[16:40] ---**
Summer vacation
**[16:43] ---**
arrives.
**[16:45] ---**
"Meiji Jingu Second Stadium"
**[16:49] ---**
"Houkaidai"
"Meisei"
**[16:54] ---**
Strike three! You're out!
**[17:06] ---**
They did it!
**[17:07] ---**
Past the round of sixteen,
we're in the quarterfinals!
**[17:11] ---**
They did it, didn't they?! They did it!
**[17:15] ---**
Yes!
**[17:16] ---**
♪ The school where we stand proud! ♪
**[17:20] ---**
♪ Our dear old Meisei High! ♪
**[17:23] ---**
"He who does not work, neither shall he eat."
**[17:26] ---**
Okay then, Otomi.
Thanks for going to buy them.
**[17:30] ---**
Sure.
**[17:31] ---**
Oops.
**[17:34] ---**
What is it?
**[17:36] ---**
I need to add this bit.
**[17:37] ---**
"18 (Fri) Jingu 2 12:30"
"20 (Sun) Jingu 13:30"
**[17:43] ---**
There we go.
**[17:46] ---**
See you later!
**[17:53] ---**
Oh, my.
**[17:58] ---**
A further increase in spectators, I see.
**[18:03] ---**
Well, I guess it should be expected.
**[18:06] ---**
"It's in sight! Koshien"
"Meisei High School Alumni Association"
**[18:11] ---**
Oh! Otomi!
**[18:13] ---**
Your brothers are doing well.
**[18:16] ---**
Thank you.
**[18:17] ---**
"Supermarket Nakano-ya"
**[18:18] ---**
I'm rooting for you guys.
Here's a little extra.
**[18:21] ---**
Wow. You sure? Thank you.
**[18:25] ---**
"Fresh Fish Uotami"
**[18:25] ---**
You can have this.
**[18:27] ---**
Oh, you don't have to.
**[18:30] ---**
Go ahead and take it. It's all right.
**[18:33] ---**
"Fruits and Vegetables"
"Kamioka Fruits and Vegetables"
**[18:33] ---**
Otomi! Otomi!
**[18:36] ---**
Hey! Otomi!
**[18:39] ---**
Oh boy. The goodwill of
people can weigh down heavily.
**[18:55] ---**
Arisa Mita?
**[18:59] ---**
Oh my. Who is that man she's with?
**[19:03] ---**
That's Ryou Akai's older brother.
**[19:08] ---**
Oh my. Who is this man standing here?
**[19:15] ---**
Hi.
**[19:16] ---**
Koma? What are you doing here?
**[19:20] ---**
Well, you see,
**[19:22] ---**
there are so many spectators,
I can't get a break.
**[19:27] ---**
As things were, I was about
to pass out from lack of oxygen.
**[19:30] ---**
So you're skipping practice.
**[19:32] ---**
I prefer the term "taking a break."
**[19:34] ---**
Not that I care, but what's with your outfit?
**[19:39] ---**
I can't exactly wander
about here in my uniform,
**[19:43] ---**
so this is my disguise.
**[19:45] ---**
You seem to be quite used
to taking so-called breaks.
**[19:49] ---**
What?! Ryou's older brother?!
**[19:51] ---**
Oh. We're back to that topic.
**[19:57] ---**
So that's Ryou's brother, who isn't related
by blood, who is Kenjo's cleanup hitter,
**[20:01] ---**
and who Ryou doesn't get along with.
**[20:04] ---**
Oh? Is that so? I didn't know all of that.
**[20:08] ---**
What's he doing with Arisa?
**[20:11] ---**
And since when?
**[20:13] ---**
I'll go and ask.
**[20:15] ---**
You blockhead!
**[20:17] ---**
Huh?
**[20:19] ---**
Right.
**[20:22] ---**
Since there's not enough time left
in this episode, I'll pretend I saw nothing!
**[20:26] ---**
Huh?
**[20:30] ---**
You're carrying an awful
lot. Grocery shopping?
**[20:33] ---**
Not at all.
**[20:35] ---**
My dad asked to get one each
of this morning's sports papers.
**[20:41] ---**
Your dad must be thrilled.
**[20:43] ---**
Thrilled is an understatement.
**[20:46] ---**
He was going nuts late into the night.
Talk about disrupting the neighborhood.
**[20:51] ---**
Your dad's not the only
one going nuts, is he?
**[20:55] ---**
You're right about that.
**[20:59] ---**
If we win the next game,
then it's Toushu, right?
**[21:01] ---**
That's right.
**[21:07] ---**
Aren't things going a little too well?
**[21:11] ---**
Yeah, now that you mention it,
**[21:14] ---**
developments like this
are good reason to be cautious.
**[21:17] ---**
Because...
**[21:22] ---**
You fool! Do you want to die?!
**[21:30] ---**
Do you know him?
**[21:32] ---**
No. Not at all.
**[21:41] ---**
All right! I can see it now! Koshien!
**[21:46] ---**
"It's in sight! Koshien"
"Meisei High School Alumni Association"
**[21:47] ---**
Are you serious?
**[23:23] ---**
Next time, on *MIX*.
**[23:25] ---**
Huh? Where did our manager go?
**[23:28] ---**
He appears to have gone to the local shrine.
**[23:30] ---**
Let's see. Pray for family safety.
Thriving business.
**[23:34] ---**
No sickness. Safe delivery.
**[23:36] ---**
He got all these amulets?!
**[23:38] ---**
There's even a four-leaf clover.
**[23:40] ---**
I also drew a fortune slip!
**[23:42] ---**
"You're Praying for Help"
**[23:43] ---**
Next time, "You're Praying for Help."
**[23:45] ---**
And what did you draw?
**[23:46] ---**
I drew "little luck."
**[23:47] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:49] ---**
**[23:51] ---**
**[23:53] ---**
# E20 - You're Praying for Help
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYW4NKV36/youre-praying-for-help)
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**[00:11] ---**
Preliminaries to the Summer
Koshien Tournament.
**[00:12] ---**
"Meisei"
"Sankou"
**[00:14] ---**
East Tokyo Tournament.
**[00:18] ---**
Seeing Meisei High School's
continued march through
**[00:21] ---**
the tournament for
the first time in 30 years,
**[00:24] ---**
people have begun to pay
attention to the team.
**[00:24] ---**
"Shiraishi"
"Meisei"
**[00:33] ---**
Excitement has been mounting around
this Meisei team that has come to life again
**[00:35] ---**
"18 (Fri) Jingu 2 12:30"
"20 (Sun) Jingu 13:30"
**[00:37] ---**
for the first time since the legendary team
**[00:40] ---**
that became champions on
their first tournament.
**[00:40] ---**
"It's in sight! Koshien"
"Meisei High School Alumni Association"
**[00:46] ---**
Focus has centered around the
first year battery, the Tachibana brothers.
**[00:50] ---**
Should Meisei, now in the
quarterfinals, continue to win...
**[00:56] ---**
Toushu High School will be waiting
for them in the semifinals.
**[01:02] ---**
Seriously? Is it possible we
could be facing Meisei in the final?
**[01:07] ---**
Not possible.
**[01:12] ---**
One hundred percent.
**[01:17] ---**
It has been 30 years since
the glory of that summer.
**[01:21] ---**
The Meisei baseball team
that became champions
**[01:24] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[01:27] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[01:30] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[01:32] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[01:35] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[01:56] ---**
*I see a mirage of a faraway summer day*
* *
**[02:02] ---**
*Friends' voices echo*
* *
**[02:08] ---**
*All these people walking*
*around with eyes downcast*
* *
**[02:14] ---**
*Were boys once too--didn't*
*recognize them, did you?*
* *
**[02:20] ---**
*If I close my eyes tight*
*on the field after the rain*
* *
**[02:26] ---**
*I see the same blue sky*
*I lost myself in that day*
* *
**[02:35] ---**
*Maybe today is what I was looking at then*
* *
**[02:41] ---**
*The heavens so cloudless*
* *
**[02:47] ---**
*Versus, let's face each*
*other under the same sky*
* *
**[02:54] ---**
*Guess what, past boy--I'm fighting hard, too*
* *
**[03:19] ---**
"Meiji Jingu Stadium"
**[03:24] ---**
East Tokyo Tournament quarterfinals. Day one.
**[03:40] ---**
"Toushu"
"Jindai"
**[03:43] ---**
"Jingu Stadium Game 1
〇 Toushu 9-1 Jindai
(7th inning mercy rule)"
**[03:53] ---**
"Jingu Stadium Game 2
〇 Saijo 4x-3 Bukyou"
**[04:09] ---**
So it's Toushu after all.
**[04:12] ---**
Yeah.
**[04:14] ---**
No upsets.
**[04:16] ---**
Add to that, they won with
the mercy rule again.
**[04:20] ---**
Ace pitcher Mita only pitched five innings.
**[04:23] ---**
And they already had the advantage of
playing one less game, being a seeded school.
**[04:27] ---**
I see. Giving them an abundance
of spare energy and composure.
**[04:32] ---**
Well, that only concerns us
if we win tomorrow.
**[04:35] ---**
"It's in sight! Koshien"
"Meisei High School Alumni Association"
**[04:36] ---**
You know, my family and
relatives have been going nuts over this.
**[04:41] ---**
Oh? Is that so?
**[04:44] ---**
Oh. No one's interested
in baseball at my home. No one.
**[04:50] ---**
In fact, I'm not sure they
even know that I play baseball.
**[04:55] ---**
I find that hard to believe.
**[04:57] ---**
My parents don't have
the time to care for me.
**[05:02] ---**
All they care is that I don't get
into trouble with the police.
**[05:08] ---**
Do they both work?
**[05:10] ---**
Yeah.
**[05:11] ---**
I see. That must be tough.
**[05:14] ---**
What work do your parents do?
**[05:16] ---**
A doctor and a lawyer.
**[05:22] ---**
What did you do that for?!
**[05:24] ---**
"You're Praying for Help"
**[05:32] ---**
Awesome! Look at the movement on his pitch!
**[05:40] ---**
OK! That'll be all!
**[05:44] ---**
Hey, wait! Ten more pitches!
**[05:47] ---**
We're done.
**[05:48] ---**
Hey!
**[05:50] ---**
Souichirou!
**[05:52] ---**
Yes!
**[05:54] ---**
Here. Good work.
**[06:00] ---**
Oh, thank you.
**[06:02] ---**
Oh, right!
**[06:03] ---**
Did you hear? Katatataki no longer exists.
**[06:07] ---**
Huh?
**[06:09] ---**
There was torrential rain
in just that area the other day.
**[06:14] ---**
It caused a landslide, changing the terrain.
**[06:27] ---**
Oh, that waterfall.
**[06:27] ---**
"Katatataki"
**[06:30] ---**
"Katatataki"
"Kehoten Jiketsu Batesu Yaketesumi
Kuroku Bus"
**[06:30] ---**
"Katatataki"
"Kehoten Jiketsu Batesu Yaketesumi
Kuroku Bus" "See episode 10"
**[06:31] ---**
I'll bet the heavens made them
pay for those silly riddles.
**[06:36] ---**
Aren't you sad?
**[06:39] ---**
A place where we share memories is now gone!
**[06:43] ---**
You say memories, but I don't
remember anything from when I was three.
**[06:48] ---**
And it hasn't been long enough since the
last time we went to call that time a memory.
**[06:54] ---**
Oh. That's how you feel.
**[07:00] ---**
Sorry to bother you during practice
with something so unimportant.
**[07:05] ---**
Huh? Can I have that?
**[07:08] ---**
Thank you.
**[07:10] ---**
Punch.
**[08:14] ---**
They're friends since childhood, are they?
**[08:28] ---**
OK then. Please fill out that questionnaire.
**[08:30] ---**
Yeah. Sure.
**[08:33] ---**
I can just write whatever, right?
**[08:37] ---**
Sure. If you don't care what they
say when they introduce you on TV.
**[08:43] ---**
Do you have an eraser?
**[08:45] ---**
Here.
**[08:46] ---**
Where's Souichirou?
**[08:48] ---**
He was called to the club room
by the manager a little while ago.
**[08:52] ---**
Thanks.
**[09:06] ---**
What is it?
**[09:08] ---**
Oh.
**[09:10] ---**
Club room, right?
**[09:12] ---**
I think so.
**[09:14] ---**
Got it. Club room. Club room.
**[09:53] ---**
It's clearly due to pitching every game.
**[09:59] ---**
Did you say something, Punch?
**[10:16] ---**
"Meiji Jingu Stadium"
**[10:19] ---**
"Game 1 (9:00)
Seinan - Izumi Daini
Game 2 (11:30) Kaiou Nishi - Meisei High School"
**[10:20] ---**
Quarterfinals. Day two.
**[10:23] ---**
Game one.
**[10:39] ---**
It's clearly due to pitching every game.
**[10:45] ---**
Toward the end of the previous game,
**[10:47] ---**
he was having problems keeping
his pitches down in the strike zone.
**[10:51] ---**
If it wasn't for that catcher,
**[10:53] ---**
they wouldn't have been
able to hold onto the lead.
**[10:57] ---**
Out!
**[10:58] ---**
Even with the extra time between games,
**[11:00] ---**
the physical strength of a
first year player will only go so far.
**[11:03] ---**
The weakness will be exposed
at some point during today's game.
**[11:06] ---**
And even if he manages
to pitch a complete game today,
**[11:09] ---**
he'll have nothing left for the
next game against a top pitcher.
**[11:12] ---**
Which means, it'll hardly be much of a game.
**[11:16] ---**
One hundred percent?
**[11:18] ---**
Strike!
**[11:19] ---**
Yeah, one hundred percent.
**[11:23] ---**
Our opponent in the final will be Toushu.
**[11:27] ---**
And, game two.
**[11:37] ---**
Manager!
**[11:44] ---**
Say something?
**[11:47] ---**
It's no longer zero.
**[11:50] ---**
The chances of Meisei High School
being our opponent in the final.
**[11:54] ---**
"Meisei
7 Touma Tachibana
4 Murotani 2 Souichirou Tachibana
**[11:56] ---**
3 Imagawa
8 Ogi
5 Nangou
**[11:58] ---**
I completely read it wrong.
**[11:58] ---**
6 Hirao
9 Koma
1 Takeshita"
**[12:02] ---**
"First Pitcher: Takeshita"
"Grade Twelve"
**[12:06] ---**
I'd say.
**[12:08] ---**
This summer, I planned on getting
as far as we could with Touma
**[12:12] ---**
and figure out the problems of
the team from the games we play.
**[12:16] ---**
Honestly, that's all I was expecting.
**[12:20] ---**
I'd say.
**[12:21] ---**
But next thing you know,
we're in the quarterfinals!
**[12:26] ---**
Next thing you know, tenth grader
Touma has pitched four straight games.
**[12:30] ---**
That's why I'm telling you, I read it wrong!
**[12:33] ---**
I never dreamed that we'd make it this far!
**[12:37] ---**
Ball! Ball four!
**[12:40] ---**
I'd say.
**[12:42] ---**
Ogi, batting second, with a good eye.
**[12:44] ---**
Meisei High School's Takeshita
in his first start of the tournament.
**[12:48] ---**
With one out, he has allowed
a speedy runner on base.
**[12:52] ---**
Although the chance of Meisei High School
being our opponents is no longer zero,
**[12:58] ---**
at the same time, the chances of them
losing this game have greatly increased.
**[13:05] ---**
Ogi has a big lead off the base!
**[13:07] ---**
He leads the team in steals
for this tournament.
**[13:16] ---**
Ball!
**[13:25] ---**
"Left Fielder"
**[13:30] ---**
They're taking you lightly, Takeshita.
**[13:36] ---**
Pick-off throw!
**[13:38] ---**
Safe!
**[13:44] ---**
Both his pick-offs and
quick pitches are below average.
**[13:47] ---**
Not a pitcher you'd expect
to pitch in the quarterfinals.
**[13:52] ---**
Strike!
**[13:58] ---**
Out!
**[14:02] ---**
Did you say something?
**[14:04] ---**
Two outs!
**[14:13] ---**
Yes!
**[14:19] ---**
Out!
**[14:20] ---**
That was dangerous!
**[14:23] ---**
With today's lineup,
priority is with the offense.
**[14:25] ---**
With this game, we can't calculate
how many runs we'll give up,
**[14:28] ---**
"7 Touma Tachibana"
**[14:28] ---**
so we'll score as many as we can.
**[14:31] ---**
Today, Touma Tachibana is
batting first and playing left field.
**[14:32] ---**
"No. 1, Left Fielder: Tachibana (Tou)"
"Grade Ten"
**[14:38] ---**
He hits the first pitch,
but straight at the center fielder!
**[14:44] ---**
Taking the mound for Kaiou Nishi
is submarine pitcher Karashima,
**[14:45] ---**
"Pitcher: Karashima"
"Grade Twelve"
**[14:47] ---**
in his second start.
**[14:50] ---**
He's given up one run in nine innings
this tournament, including in relief.
**[14:54] ---**
He has been very consistent to this point.
**[15:00] ---**
Out!
**[15:02] ---**
Murotani, batting second,
**[15:03] ---**
hitting the third-pitch grounds out
to the shortstop. Two outs.
**[15:06] ---**
His looks and delivery
form are both horrible.
**[15:09] ---**
Looks are not important.
**[15:12] ---**
Right, Nangou?
**[15:15] ---**
Between first and second!
**[15:18] ---**
He stopped it! And the throw to first?
**[15:21] ---**
Out!
**[15:25] ---**
That was close.
**[15:28] ---**
That won't be a hit against any team
remaining in the quarterfinals.
**[15:33] ---**
Other than our team, that is.
**[15:35] ---**
"Kaiou Nishi"
"Meisei"
**[15:41] ---**
Did you know that Touma wouldn't
be pitching in today's game?
**[15:45] ---**
Yeah. Ooyama told me over
the phone yesterday.
**[15:48] ---**
I see.
**[15:50] ---**
Then that manager's satisfied
just making it to the quarterfinals.
**[15:53] ---**
You've got that wrong, you fool!
**[15:59] ---**
Who might you be?
**[16:01] ---**
Someone who received a
message from your boss at work.
**[16:06] ---**
He says to stop telling obvious lies,
because it's embarrassing.
**[16:09] ---**
He also says to thank him, because he
delayed the afternoon meeting to three p.m.
**[16:14] ---**
The call came just as I was leaving home.
**[16:17] ---**
Why did he call home?
**[16:19] ---**
Because you've turned off
your mobile phone, Dad!
**[16:22] ---**
Oh. That makes sense.
**[16:29] ---**
Strike!
**[16:37] ---**
Foul!
**[16:40] ---**
Am I imagining it?
**[16:44] ---**
Foul!
**[16:46] ---**
It seems they're struggling
to hit Takeshita's pitches.
**[16:50] ---**
They're having trouble
getting the timing right.
**[16:53] ---**
After all, the Kaiou Nishi lineup
**[16:55] ---**
has won their games to this point
only facing fastball pitchers capable
**[16:59] ---**
of throwing over 140 km pitches.
**[17:02] ---**
Naturally, they would've also
**[17:03] ---**
--practiced hitting with the assumption
that they'd face Touma's fastball.
**[17:06] ---**
--Out!
--practiced hitting with the assumption
that they'd face Touma's fastball.
**[17:09] ---**
Thank goodness.
**[17:11] ---**
But Kaiou Nishi is a team
known for its hitting.
**[17:15] ---**
They'll be scary when
they see the ball better.
**[17:17] ---**
I know that.
**[17:21] ---**
Today's game has to do with
the combined pitching and timing
**[17:23] ---**
of our three senior pitchers.
**[17:26] ---**
This is where I show what I'm capable of.
**[17:32] ---**
"Akai"
**[17:35] ---**
Bottom of the second inning,
Meisei High School is up to bat.
**[17:38] ---**
Next up is Imagawa, hitting fourth.
**[17:44] ---**
Ryou!
**[17:46] ---**
What is it?
**[17:47] ---**
Would you mind taking this
box to your brother's room?
**[17:51] ---**
If I enter his room without permission,
it will only lead to a fight.
**[17:55] ---**
I'll tell him that I brought it in.
**[17:58] ---**
Please. It's blocking the way.
**[18:01] ---**
The pitch is on the way.
**[18:03] ---**
Okay.
**[18:52] ---**
"To Akai Tomohito
Toushu High School Baseball Team
Hiroki Mita"
**[18:56] ---**
Mita?
**[19:03] ---**
If his control slipped,
his pitches wouldn't be unhittable.
**[19:08] ---**
He's consistently keeping it low.
**[19:17] ---**
Out!
**[19:20] ---**
The looks and delivery form of
that pitcher are truly horrible!
**[19:23] ---**
Looks are not important!
**[19:26] ---**
Right, Nan...
**[19:28] ---**
...gou?
**[19:40] ---**
What did I tell you? Looks are not important!
**[19:41] ---**
"Kaiou Nishi"
"Meisei"
**[19:45] ---**
They've quickly taken the lead.
**[19:48] ---**
In this game, a single run
won't get you too far.
**[19:52] ---**
Second time up for the Kaiou Nishi lineup.
**[19:56] ---**
"Kaiou Nishi"
"Meisei"
**[20:01] ---**
They've quickly taken the lead.
**[20:05] ---**
They only have two runs
in four innings. Looking good.
**[20:09] ---**
Bottom of the fourth inning. Meisei hitting.
**[20:11] ---**
With one out,
Souichirou Tachibana, hitting third,
**[20:14] ---**
hits the ball between the outfielders!
**[20:16] ---**
As the outfielder takes his time
to get the ball to the infield,
**[20:19] ---**
he uses his speed to get to third!
**[20:22] ---**
And with cleanup hitter
Imagawa's outfield fly...
**[20:26] ---**
...the game's once again tied!
**[20:29] ---**
Yes!
**[20:30] ---**
"Second Pitcher: Takaoka"
"Grade Twelve"
**[20:39] ---**
"Kaiou Nishi"
"Meisei"
**[20:41] ---**
This is a tiresome game.
**[20:45] ---**
He was expecting this much.
**[20:47] ---**
From the beginning.
**[20:49] ---**
Today's theme is to give Touma rest.
**[20:53] ---**
Winning or losing is not as important.
**[20:55] ---**
Hey, wait.
**[20:56] ---**
Even if we win this game,
**[20:58] ---**
if we're in the semifinals with
no further hope, that's meaningless.
**[21:02] ---**
If we're going to have hope
in the next pitcher's duel,
**[21:04] ---**
we must send Touma to
the mound in his best condition.
**[21:09] ---**
If we lose today, he'll be in his
best condition enjoying summer vacation.
**[21:14] ---**
I want to see it.
**[21:17] ---**
How Touma's pitching matches up
against Toushu in an important game!
**[21:22] ---**
You want to see it too, don't you?!
**[21:24] ---**
Rather than watching
a mid-range opponent like Kaiou,
**[21:27] ---**
to see the tenth-grade
ace making a shocking debut
**[21:29] ---**
against the southpaw
that the pros are raving about!
**[21:33] ---**
Well, that is true.
**[21:35] ---**
I'm sure they want to see it, too!
**[21:38] ---**
I know the baseball gods want to see it!
**[21:41] ---**
That matchup!
**[21:43] ---**
I see.
**[21:46] ---**
For today's game, you're praying for help.
**[23:23] ---**
Next time, on *MIX*.
**[23:25] ---**
Summer! The sea! And Koshien!
**[23:27] ---**
Hey, don't get ahead of yourself,
we still have...
**[23:29] ---**
The semifinal is against Toushu.
**[23:31] ---**
Before that, we're still playing
our game against Kaiou Nishi.
**[23:33] ---**
I'm finally matched up against Mita.
**[23:35] ---**
Unless we win this game,
there is no such matchup.
**[23:37] ---**
If I win, I face Nishimura in the final!
**[23:39] ---**
Like I said! We're still playing this game!
It continues to the next episode!
**[23:42] ---**
"If..."
**[23:43] ---**
Is that so?
**[23:44] ---**
Next time, "If..."
**[23:45] ---**
So the game will be decided next time.
**[23:47] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:48] ---**
**[23:51] ---**
**[23:53] ---**
# E21 - If...
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR4PKDNWY/if)
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**[00:00] ---**
"Toushu High School"
**[00:02] ---**
Bottom of the sixth inning,
Meisei High School is up to bat.
**[00:06] ---**
"Bottom of 6th"
"Kaiou Nishi"
"Meisei"
**[00:07] ---**
In the batter's box is the pitcher
who entered the game in the last inning.
**[00:10] ---**
Batting ninth, pitcher Takaoka!
**[00:12] ---**
Here comes the first pitch!
**[00:17] ---**
It has been 30 years since
the glory of that summer.
**[00:21] ---**
The Meisei baseball team that became champions
**[00:24] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[00:27] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[00:30] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[00:33] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[00:35] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[00:56] ---**
*I see a mirage of a faraway summer day*
* *
**[01:02] ---**
*Friends' voices echo*
* *
**[01:08] ---**
*All these people walking*
*around with eyes downcast*
* *
**[01:14] ---**
*Were boys once too--didn't*
*recognize them, did you?*
* *
**[01:20] ---**
*If I close my eyes tight*
*on the field after the rain*
* *
**[01:26] ---**
*I see the same blue sky*
*I lost myself in that day*
* *
**[01:35] ---**
*Maybe today is what I was looking at then*
* *
**[01:41] ---**
*The heavens so cloudless*
* *
**[01:47] ---**
*Versus, let's face each*
*other under the same sky*
* *
**[01:54] ---**
*Guess what, past boy--I'm fighting hard, too*
* *
**[02:19] ---**
"Kaiou Nishi"
"Meisei"
**[02:23] ---**
They've added to their lead.
**[02:29] ---**
They've escaped jams
that could've led to big innings.
**[02:33] ---**
"Bottom of 6th"
"Kaiou Nishi"
"Meisei"
**[02:34] ---**
Without using their ace pitcher.
**[02:38] ---**
Strikeout!
**[02:40] ---**
We now know who our opponent
in the semifinals will be.
**[02:44] ---**
Are you satisfied facing Kaiou Nishi?
**[02:47] ---**
Batting first, left fielder Touma Tachibana.
**[02:50] ---**
Wouldn't you like to see it?
**[02:52] ---**
His pitching once more, right in front of you.
**[02:57] ---**
Unlike a practice game, in an official game,
**[02:59] ---**
our team's lineup is completely different.
**[03:03] ---**
That's true.
**[03:08] ---**
Tachibana hits a ball that bounces before him
**[03:11] ---**
for a hit into center field.
**[03:16] ---**
Root for Kaiou Nishi.
**[03:19] ---**
I can't imagine us losing
to whichever team we face...
**[03:22] ---**
"Bottom of 6th"
"Kaiou Nishi"
"Meisei"
**[03:24] ---**
...but that guy gives me the creeps.
**[03:30] ---**
Creepy, he says.
**[03:33] ---**
Manager says that when he praises someone.
**[03:37] ---**
Yeah.
**[03:38] ---**
"If..."
**[03:43] ---**
"Meiji Jingu Stadium"
**[03:44] ---**
Entering the batter's box is,
**[03:47] ---**
hitting third, the elder brother,
Souichirou Tachibana.
**[03:50] ---**
Couldn't having Souichirou pitch
this game be considered an option?
**[03:55] ---**
No.
**[03:56] ---**
I concluded that the
drawback of losing Souichirou
**[03:59] ---**
as our catcher outweighed
the benefits to our team.
**[04:03] ---**
If we didn't have his lead and strong arm,
this game wouldn't even be close.
**[04:07] ---**
You're right.
**[04:09] ---**
He's thrown out at least
three runners on base to this point.
**[04:21] ---**
From two outs, Tachibana hitting third and
Imagawa hitting fourth get hits to bring in a run,
**[04:22] ---**
"Kaiou Nishi"
"Meisei"
**[04:25] ---**
bringing Meisei High School
to within a run.
**[04:28] ---**
They're within a run. They're now within a run.
**[04:32] ---**
However...
**[04:32] ---**
"6 7 8"
**[04:33] ---**
"Kaiou Nishi" "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8"
"Meisei"
**[04:34] ---**
That did not last long.
**[04:41] ---**
Meisei High School is changing pitchers.
**[04:51] ---**
"Kaiou Nishi" "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9"
"Meisei"
**[04:52] ---**
Bottom of the eighth inning,
Meisei is up to bat.
**[05:04] ---**
Strike three! You're out!
**[05:06] ---**
Strikeout on three pitches!
**[05:08] ---**
Bottom of the eigth,
**[05:09] ---**
Tsukamoto of Kaiou Nishi impressively
gets the Meisei batters out in order!
**[05:13] ---**
"Kaiou Nishi" "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9"
"Meisei"
**[05:14] ---**
It's time.
**[05:16] ---**
We're returning to school, Takumi.
**[05:19] ---**
Yeah.
**[05:27] ---**
Oh? What's the matter?
**[05:29] ---**
Oh, it's nothing.
**[05:34] ---**
What's the matter?
**[05:36] ---**
Oh, it's nothing.
**[05:38] ---**
"Meiji Jingu Stadium"
**[05:38] ---**
Kaiou Nishi has added
another run in the top of the ninth.
**[05:43] ---**
They now have a three run lead.
**[05:45] ---**
"Kaiou Nishi" "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9"
"Meisei"
**[05:46] ---**
We are now in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Meisei High School is up.
**[05:51] ---**
Taking the mound for Kaiou Nishi
is ace pitcher Tsukamoto,
**[05:53] ---**
who entered the game in the previous inning.
**[05:56] ---**
He got Meisei's batters out
in order in the eighth inning.
**[06:00] ---**
He is showing us why he's the ace pitcher.
**[06:04] ---**
Now finished with
his longer than usual stretching.
**[06:06] ---**
Play!
**[06:08] ---**
Now, Kaiou Nishi. Three more outs
to its first ever semifinals.
**[06:24] ---**
He's popped it up!
**[06:28] ---**
Out!
**[06:30] ---**
Sorry, Touma.
**[06:33] ---**
We're sorry for being such unreliable seniors.
**[06:36] ---**
It's thanks to you that we're even allowed
to pitch in such an important game.
**[06:40] ---**
I feel miserable. Really.
**[06:45] ---**
If I wasn't around, you would've
had your chance to pitch earlier.
**[06:48] ---**
Against an easier opponent.
**[06:51] ---**
Ball! Ball four!
**[06:55] ---**
Kaiou Nishi has a powerful lineup
**[06:57] ---**
that has averaged more than
seven runs per game to this point.
**[07:02] ---**
You can be proud of yourselves.
**[07:06] ---**
Hirao hits the first pitch!
**[07:08] ---**
Oh! But it's straight back to the pitcher!
**[07:11] ---**
This will be a double play, sending
Kaiou Nishi to the semifinals for the first time!
**[07:15] ---**
Is this it for Meisei?
**[07:42] ---**
What happened?
**[07:43] ---**
When he walked off the mound...
**[07:46] ---**
...it appears that he pulled a muscle.
**[07:51] ---**
What is the meaning of this?
**[07:53] ---**
Looks like they want to see it too.
**[07:57] ---**
"5 6 7 8 9"
**[07:58] ---**
The baseball gods.
**[08:14] ---**
Yay!
**[08:16] ---**
Hey, stop!
**[08:19] ---**
Meisei High School somehow won this game,
**[08:21] ---**
but their semifinal opponent is
Toushu High School, which has Mita,
**[08:25] ---**
who the pros have their eyes on.
**[08:27] ---**
What kind of game will we see?
**[08:27] ---**
"Super high-schooler left-handed Hiroki Mita
vs. Meisei's Touma Tachibana"
**[08:36] ---**
What are they thinking?!
**[08:39] ---**
It's necessary. To keep the viewers satisfied.
**[08:42] ---**
Huh?
**[08:45] ---**
Oh, you're talking about Kaiou Nishi?
**[08:49] ---**
Hm?
**[08:50] ---**
Well, we can only call it bad luck.
**[08:53] ---**
But that's what makes baseball
so terrifying and interesting.
**[08:56] ---**
Still, what's with this coverage?!
**[09:00] ---**
There is another semifinal game!
**[09:02] ---**
There is another first year ace pitcher!
An even better one!
**[09:07] ---**
You don't give the impression
of being a tenth grader.
**[09:10] ---**
Neither your face nor your attitude.
**[09:13] ---**
Are you praising me?
**[09:17] ---**
Take it as you like.
**[09:19] ---**
Are you praising me?!
**[09:31] ---**
What are they thinking?!
**[09:34] ---**
It's necessary. Every once in a while.
**[09:38] ---**
What's that?
**[09:40] ---**
Business cards.
**[09:41] ---**
They claim to be alumni from our school.
**[09:43] ---**
I was visited by a company president,
general manager, editor, a legislator...
**[09:48] ---**
I was told to meet these
old men I've never seen before.
**[09:51] ---**
And even take pictures with them.
How can I focus on practice?!
**[09:57] ---**
Well, it can't be helped, can it?
**[09:59] ---**
Should we end up going to Koshien,
**[10:01] ---**
the school will have a
tough time collecting donations.
**[10:04] ---**
For them to cooperate willingly,
**[10:07] ---**
the school must please them any way they can.
**[10:10] ---**
Do they have any idea who
we're facing in tomorrow's game?
**[10:15] ---**
Hey, Touma! Do you have a moment?
**[10:19] ---**
They're people concerned with the school, too.
**[10:30] ---**
Hey, Touma! Do you have a moment?
**[10:33] ---**
Huh? Touma?
**[10:40] ---**
Souichirou. Where's Touma?
**[10:43] ---**
I had him evacuate and go jogging.
**[10:45] ---**
Was that a bad move?
**[10:46] ---**
No. Not at all.
**[10:49] ---**
What I want to know is, how did
he get away without being noticed
**[10:52] ---**
with all the attention surrounding him?
**[10:56] ---**
This school is like a playground for us.
**[10:59] ---**
We would always sneak in here
to play when we were children.
**[11:03] ---**
We know every inch of the premises.
**[11:06] ---**
Including hard-to-find, secret ways out of here.
**[11:19] ---**
Two people on one bicycle is prohibited!
**[11:22] ---**
It's one person and one dog, mister.
**[11:25] ---**
Who are you calling "mister"?
**[11:42] ---**
What's wrong? Is the genius
tenth grader already in a slump?
**[11:48] ---**
Oh, hello.
**[11:50] ---**
He seems to be having trouble getting
over the shock of having his dream shattered.
**[11:54] ---**
But he's still got another two years.
**[11:58] ---**
His dream this year was not Koshien.
**[12:03] ---**
Huh?
**[12:04] ---**
His goal has always been Hiroki Mita,
ever since elementary school.
**[12:09] ---**
Mita of Toushu?
**[12:12] ---**
He adored Mita this whole time.
**[12:14] ---**
In order to one day hit Mita's pitches,
**[12:16] ---**
he'd continue swinging the bat
until his palms were scarred.
**[12:20] ---**
And this year was his only chance.
**[12:23] ---**
What are you saying?
**[12:25] ---**
It's not like the guy died or anything.
**[12:27] ---**
So why not continue pursuing him
in pro baseball and face him there?
**[12:32] ---**
You say it like that's easy to do.
**[12:35] ---**
Including the days of Sumi Tech,
the school marks its 60th anniversary next year.
**[12:39] ---**
In those years, only one
student has gone on to turn pro.
**[12:43] ---**
And that one pro was never
promoted to the first league.
**[12:47] ---**
His career ended after only two years.
**[12:50] ---**
What are you saying?
If he didn't have that injury...
**[12:53] ---**
Even that injury was a result of him trying
to achieve more than he was capable of.
**[12:59] ---**
The truth is, there was one
player many times better than me.
**[13:02] ---**
There was a true genius
on the Sumi Tech team.
**[13:08] ---**
Mr. Ookuma! The principal is back!
**[13:13] ---**
Thanks!
**[13:16] ---**
Manager.
**[13:19] ---**
That guy is unmistakably the second genius
this school's had since the team was formed.
**[13:24] ---**
Take good care of him.
**[13:36] ---**
What are you doing there?!
**[13:39] ---**
Hi. Long time no see.
**[13:41] ---**
What do you want with a
high school that's been eliminated?
**[13:45] ---**
You see, our dog ran in here when we were
**[13:47] ---**
looking the other way for just a moment.
**[13:50] ---**
Your dog?
**[13:52] ---**
Oh, this is my younger sister.
**[13:54] ---**
I'm Otomi. Nice to meet you.
**[13:56] ---**
This person is...
**[13:57] ---**
You're Ryou's older brother, right?
**[14:00] ---**
Huh? Have you met him before?
**[14:03] ---**
I saw you with Arisa Mita
the other day at a coffee shop.
**[14:13] ---**
Hiroki Mita's younger sister?
**[14:15] ---**
Huh? But I thought
she liked the younger brother.
**[14:19] ---**
Huh?
**[14:20] ---**
Don't get ideas. I was just meeting her
to pick up an autograph board.
**[14:25] ---**
Autograph board?
**[14:26] ---**
It's none of your business.
Would you mind leaving?
**[14:34] ---**
Punch!
**[14:36] ---**
There's no reason to make a scene out of it.
**[14:40] ---**
I hate dogs.
**[14:45] ---**
The dog seems to like you, though.
**[14:49] ---**
Anyway, get out of here.
**[14:52] ---**
Unauthorized people are not
allowed on the school grounds.
**[14:55] ---**
But I have reason to be here.
**[14:58] ---**
You're the only one who scored runs
against me in this tournament.
**[15:03] ---**
Are you bragging?
**[15:06] ---**
What I'm saying is, the better I do,
**[15:09] ---**
the more it proves how good you are.
**[15:12] ---**
I'd say that's good reason.
**[15:14] ---**
Do you think that you
can win against Hiroki Mita?
**[15:17] ---**
I'll be battling against the Toushu lineup.
**[15:20] ---**
But it's the best hitting lineup
in the tournament.
**[15:24] ---**
But there aren't that many of them.
**[15:27] ---**
Batters as good as you.
**[15:33] ---**
Let's go.
**[15:34] ---**
Well then, sorry to disturb you.
**[15:37] ---**
Tachibana.
**[15:40] ---**
If...
**[15:44] ---**
If... what?
**[15:52] ---**
This is nonsense.
**[15:54] ---**
Tell me, what is?
**[16:00] ---**
Why can't those brothers get along?
**[16:02] ---**
Beats me.
**[16:06] ---**
Tou. Where's Punch?
**[16:08] ---**
Huh?
**[16:12] ---**
East Tokyo Tournament Semifinal.
**[16:15] ---**
Meisei High School versus Toushu High School.
**[16:19] ---**
The game everyone is waiting
for begins at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
**[16:23] ---**
Like I said!
**[16:26] ---**
There is another semifinal game!
**[16:30] ---**
Huh? Hey, there's another semi--
**[16:51] ---**
Good!
**[16:53] ---**
Otomi! I'm almost ready to go!
**[16:57] ---**
OK!
**[17:00] ---**
Mom. Are you really not coming with us?
**[17:04] ---**
Someone's got to remain
to make sure the home's safe.
**[17:06] ---**
Only the other day, one of
the neighbors was broken into.
**[17:11] ---**
Also, since I have trouble following the rules,
**[17:14] ---**
the TV, complete with commentary,
suits me better.
**[17:17] ---**
Don't worry, and go and enjoy yourself.
**[17:21] ---**
The three of us will be here rooting for them.
**[17:26] ---**
OK! Let's go!
**[17:26] ---**
"Victory"
**[17:28] ---**
Don't you need to be disguised, Dad?
**[17:31] ---**
"Victory"
**[17:32] ---**
No worries there.
**[17:34] ---**
Today is Sunday, across the nation!
**[17:41] ---**
So the time has come.
**[17:42] ---**
"Meiji Jingu Stadium"
**[17:43] ---**
East Tokyo Tournament Semifinal.
**[17:46] ---**
It is the game between
Meisei High School and Toushu High School.
**[17:50] ---**
Behind the first base dugout,
third base dugout, and even behind home plate,
**[17:53] ---**
there's not an empty seat.
**[17:55] ---**
It's because of the media attention
coupled with today being Sunday.
**[18:00] ---**
The media jumps on a tenth grader who
does well and praises him more than necessary.
**[18:05] ---**
It's a bad habit of theirs since long ago.
**[18:07] ---**
For one thing, Meisei was on
the receiving end of Mita's perfect game
**[18:11] ---**
in a practice game
before the summer tournament.
**[18:14] ---**
Oh? Is that so?
**[18:16] ---**
There's nothing about it mentioned
in the information submitted by Meisei.
**[18:20] ---**
That's because the manager ripped apart
the score book and pretends it never happened.
**[18:25] ---**
That's how sloppy that baseball team is.
**[18:29] ---**
If you compare tenth graders,
Nishimura of Seinan is far better.
**[18:33] ---**
But he doesn't receive much attention because
he's not popular among women and children.
**[18:37] ---**
Oh?
**[18:39] ---**
Well, I don't have to tell you.
**[18:42] ---**
For a true baseball fan, there is
only one point of interest in this game.
**[18:47] ---**
How badly Meisei will lose.
**[18:50] ---**
They will regret having come
this far in the tournament.
**[18:53] ---**
They'll be unsightly, miserable,
and torn apart to pieces!
**[18:56] ---**
On air in five minutes!
**[19:04] ---**
How does the opposing ace pitcher look?
**[19:08] ---**
Can't tell watching just the warm up.
**[19:10] ---**
But any pitcher
**[19:12] ---**
can have an off day on any given day, right?
**[19:16] ---**
Just look at the number
of scouts behind home plate.
**[19:19] ---**
Even if he had an off day,
**[19:21] ---**
the pros would not be paying
this much attention to a pitcher
**[19:25] ---**
who'd let that affect his pitching.
**[19:27] ---**
It all depends on Touma.
**[19:30] ---**
How badly we lose.
**[19:34] ---**
What did you do that for?!
**[19:35] ---**
What's with that ominous talk
before the game's even begun?!
**[19:38] ---**
Listen! I know his personality
more than anyone!
**[19:43] ---**
Including the most
effective ways to stimulate him!
**[19:49] ---**
You sure?
**[19:51] ---**
Don't bother him.
He's psyching himself up for the game.
**[19:56] ---**
Sorry.
**[20:07] ---**
Hey! Wait!
**[20:09] ---**
This lack of tension right before a big game.
**[20:12] ---**
Love it. It's so Meisei High School.
**[20:16] ---**
Huh? Where's the manager?
**[20:18] ---**
Toilet.
**[20:19] ---**
Come on. Didn't he just go?
**[20:23] ---**
It's his third trip.
**[20:31] ---**
We expect a good game!
**[20:33] ---**
Let's have a good game!
**[20:35] ---**
Now, after the greetings by the two teams,
**[20:38] ---**
the starting members of Toushu,
who bat in the bottom half, take the field.
**[20:43] ---**
The stands are packed.
**[20:46] ---**
The first game of the semifinals
has attracted much attention.
**[20:49] ---**
The super high-schooler, left-handed
ace pitcher, Hiroki Mita of Toushu.
**[20:54] ---**
It won't be easy to score
runs from this pitcher.
**[20:57] ---**
He hasn't given up a single run
in the entire tournament.
**[21:00] ---**
Together with the team's powerful lineup,
**[21:03] ---**
this flawless team has their eyes
set on the national championship.
**[21:06] ---**
Many have considered this team to be the
overwhelming favorite from before the game.
**[21:11] ---**
Don't be so sure.
**[21:12] ---**
"Color commentator: Hyouri (51 years old)"
**[21:13] ---**
With high school baseball
and rock-paper-scissors,
**[21:14] ---**
you don't know until you play it.
**[21:18] ---**
Do not underestimate the momentum
of the reborn Meisei High School.
**[21:19] ---**
"Play-by-play: Mori" "Twelth Grade"
**[21:22] ---**
Take the pitching of
tenth grader Touma Tachibana.
**[21:24] ---**
There's something
about him that's enchanting.
**[21:26] ---**
I believe we'll be treated to a great game.
**[21:32] ---**
Your color commentator
for this game is Mr. Omoteura.
**[21:35] ---**
The characters in my name appear
as "Omoteura," but it's read "Hyouri."
**[21:37] ---**
Good to be here.
**[21:38] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[21:41] ---**
The plate umpire raises his right arm.
**[21:43] ---**
Play ball!
**[23:24] ---**
Next time, on *MIX*.
**[23:25] ---**
The semifinals have begun!
**[23:26] ---**
The opponent is Toushu.
**[23:27] ---**
Seinan is in the other game.
**[23:29] ---**
Against the monstrous Hiroki Mita,
**[23:32] ---**
how well can the tenth grade ace compete?
**[23:34] ---**
There is another tenth grade ace, right?
**[23:37] ---**
It's a game everyone's watching!
**[23:38] ---**
You might as well call this game the final.
**[23:39] ---**
Like I said! There is another semifinal game!
**[23:41] ---**
"He Loves His Sister"
**[23:43] ---**
Next time, "He Loves His Sister."
**[23:45] ---**
Who's playing in the other game?
**[23:47] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:49] ---**
Stop barking!
**[23:51] ---**
**[23:53] ---**
**[23:55] ---**
# E22 - He Loves His Sister
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY0X4EWP6/he-loves-his-sister)
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**[00:01] ---**
East Tokyo Tournament semifinal, game one.
**[00:05] ---**
"Meiji Jingu Stadium"
**[00:05] ---**
Meisei versus Toushu.
**[00:08] ---**
The super high-schooler, left-handed
ace pitcher, Hiroki Mita of Toushu.
**[00:14] ---**
The pro baseball scouts are watching closely.
**[00:16] ---**
And of course, he hasn't
allowed a run in this tournament.
**[00:20] ---**
Together with its powerful lineup,
**[00:22] ---**
this flawless team has their eyes
set on the national championship.
**[00:35] ---**
Each and every one
with their respective thoughts...
**[00:40] ---**
Him, too?
**[00:46] ---**
The fateful game is about to begin!
**[00:51] ---**
Play ball!
**[00:58] ---**
It has been 30 years since
the glory of that summer.
**[01:01] ---**
The Meisei baseball team
that became champions
**[01:04] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[01:07] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[01:10] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[01:13] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[01:15] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[01:36] ---**
*I see a mirage of a faraway summer day*
* *
**[01:42] ---**
*Friends' voices echo*
* *
**[01:48] ---**
*All these people walking*
*around with eyes downcast*
* *
**[01:54] ---**
*Were boys once too--didn't*
*recognize them, did you?*
* *
**[02:00] ---**
*If I close my eyes tight*
*on the field after the rain*
* *
**[02:06] ---**
*I see the same blue sky*
*I lost myself in that day*
* *
**[02:15] ---**
*Maybe today is what I was looking at then*
* *
**[02:21] ---**
*The heavens so cloudless*
* *
**[02:28] ---**
*Versus, let's face each*
*other under the same sky*
* *
**[02:34] ---**
*Guess what, past boy--I'm fighting hard, too*
* *
**[03:02] ---**
Strike!
**[03:06] ---**
One saving grace in this game
**[03:10] ---**
is that everyone in our lineup has
faced that absolute ace once before.
**[03:18] ---**
The batter's mentality changes greatly
between the first and second encounters.
**[03:23] ---**
His fastball...
**[03:25] ---**
...and his wicked breaking balls.
**[03:28] ---**
We all know exactly what to expect from him.
**[03:48] ---**
As expected.
**[03:51] ---**
"He Loves His Sister"
**[03:57] ---**
He's throwing heat from the outset.
**[04:00] ---**
Because their manager has no intention
of having him pitch a complete game.
**[04:05] ---**
To prepare for the final,
they want to build a significant lead
**[04:08] ---**
in the early innings so they can pull him.
**[04:11] ---**
I see.
**[04:14] ---**
He has struck out the side.
**[04:15] ---**
The stands applaud in appreciation
of Hiroki Mita's great pitching!
**[04:21] ---**
"Color commentator: Hyouri (51 years old)"
**[04:24] ---**
"Play-by-play: Mori" "Twelfth Year"
**[04:27] ---**
Oh, excuse me.
**[04:30] ---**
Now, things are starting to get interesting.
**[04:33] ---**
I'm sure that's got pitcher
Tachibana all fired up.
**[04:37] ---**
I'll bet he'll show us
some incredible pitching.
**[04:40] ---**
He's been receiving
all this attention, after all.
**[04:44] ---**
Yes, yes.
**[04:48] ---**
Toushu High School is up to bat.
**[04:51] ---**
Batting first, second baseman Maeba.
**[04:55] ---**
When we get four runs,
you can come out of the game, Mita.
**[05:00] ---**
Which could be as soon as the next inning.
**[05:03] ---**
Have you forgotten?
**[05:06] ---**
Our batting lineup has never
scored a run against that pitcher.
**[05:44] ---**
He's...
**[05:46] ---**
...struck out the side!
**[05:55] ---**
Did he pitch like that before?
**[05:59] ---**
It seems that being different
from a practice game to an official game
**[06:03] ---**
doesn't only apply to our lineup.
**[06:07] ---**
In any case, I'll do my best
until we get four runs.
**[06:12] ---**
Ah, yeah...
**[06:14] ---**
Yay!
**[06:16] ---**
Hey!
**[06:18] ---**
Thanks.
**[06:19] ---**
Thank you.
**[06:20] ---**
He's looking great!
**[06:25] ---**
He's totally inconsistent.
Even more than usual.
**[06:30] ---**
Huh?
**[06:32] ---**
His pitching form and swing of his arm are
consistent, but the velocity on his fastball...
**[06:38] ---**
Inconsistent?
**[06:39] ---**
Which makes it tough to catch,
**[06:41] ---**
but worse for anyone trying to hit it.
**[06:45] ---**
Yeah.
**[06:51] ---**
Strike three! You're out!
**[06:59] ---**
Strike three! You're out!
**[07:06] ---**
Not as much as facing him, though. Right?
**[07:10] ---**
Yeah.
**[07:11] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[07:11] ---**
That's six straight strikeouts.
**[07:13] ---**
It's unusual to see the always cool
Mita going all out from the beginning!
**[07:18] ---**
He's simply overpowering the Meisei batters!
**[07:21] ---**
Not really. He's no different
from the Mita we usually see.
**[07:25] ---**
It looks that way because he's
that much better against their batters.
**[07:29] ---**
It's Tachibana, though,
who needs to watch out.
**[07:34] ---**
Things went a bit too well
for him at the start of the game.
**[07:37] ---**
He mustn't get overconfident.
**[07:40] ---**
Especially since the batter he's facing...
**[07:44] ---**
Tani, batting fourth,
with an aggressive swing.
**[07:46] ---**
This one's headed for the stands!
**[07:49] ---**
I got it.
**[07:55] ---**
Must be the wind.
**[07:58] ---**
No, there's absolutely no wind.
**[08:01] ---**
Fukabori, batting fifth,
hits the third pitch, a ground out to first.
**[08:17] ---**
He avoided the trap.
**[08:20] ---**
I was hoping he'd continue
going for strikeouts,
**[08:24] ---**
but I had forgotten about that catcher.
**[08:28] ---**
That battery, they're both
still in tenth grade, right?
**[08:33] ---**
In any case, I'll do
my best until we get four runs.
**[08:38] ---**
Ah, yeah...
**[08:39] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[08:41] ---**
He pitched like a different person
in the second inning.
**[08:46] ---**
I promised him that he can pitch however
he wants to just for the first inning.
**[08:52] ---**
If he gets provoked into
pitching like that guy,
**[08:56] ---**
he'll be the first to run out of gas.
**[08:58] ---**
The physical strength of
a senior and tenth grader differ,
**[09:01] ---**
not to mention, he's the
unrivaled Hiroki Mita.
**[09:04] ---**
Right, Manager?
**[09:08] ---**
Hm?
**[09:12] ---**
They're expecting today
to be the hottest day all year.
**[09:17] ---**
The challenge from here on is how
to keep Touma's pitch count down,
**[09:19] ---**
so he can pitch more innings.
**[09:22] ---**
Right, Manager?
**[09:25] ---**
Hm? Oh, yes, you're right.
**[09:30] ---**
Huh? Before the game someone said,
**[09:32] ---**
"We have no plan! Go for broke!"
**[09:35] ---**
I wonder where that old man went?
**[09:38] ---**
I don't know what you're talking about.
**[09:41] ---**
Foul!
**[09:45] ---**
Batting eighth, right fielder Koma.
**[09:49] ---**
Foul!
**[09:55] ---**
It looks like he's not too keen
on making the hitter hit into outs.
**[09:59] ---**
Even if he takes something off his fastball
or breaking ball, there's still great movement,
**[10:03] ---**
so even if the pitch hits the bat,
the ball doesn't travel forward.
**[10:07] ---**
On the other hand, my pitches...
**[10:10] ---**
You're saying my balls have no movement?!
**[10:13] ---**
Nobody said such a thing!
**[10:16] ---**
Foul!
**[10:17] ---**
The trick of making the Toushu
lineup hit into outs is only possible
**[10:21] ---**
because of Souichirou's lead
and your great control,
**[10:24] ---**
precisely delivering the
ball where he wants it.
**[10:29] ---**
Well, thank you.
**[10:31] ---**
What I want to know is,
**[10:34] ---**
is your great control when you don't
try to throw too hard a natural talent?
**[10:39] ---**
Yes!
**[10:40] ---**
One meter from the plate. The catcher
picks it up with his bare hand, and...
**[10:45] ---**
Two outs.
**[10:48] ---**
Yay. How'd you like that?
**[10:51] ---**
I put a stop to the run
of consecutive strikeouts.
**[10:56] ---**
Is your carefree attitude
also a natural talent?
**[11:00] ---**
Yes?
**[11:04] ---**
Three outs and Toushu is up next.
**[11:06] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[11:14] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[11:16] ---**
This heat from early morning is abnormal.
**[11:20] ---**
It's even hotter on the mound, isn't it?
**[11:23] ---**
Yeah.
**[11:25] ---**
But no matter how hot it is,
**[11:29] ---**
I would've loved to take the mound just once.
**[11:32] ---**
Wearing Meisei's number 1 uniform.
**[11:34] ---**
Sorry about that. It's all my dad's fault.
**[11:44] ---**
Is that guy really my son?
**[11:48] ---**
Sou has hardly had to
move his catcher's mitt.
**[11:52] ---**
I did not have the confidence to
maintain control of my pitches to the end.
**[11:57] ---**
Maybe it's because he had Sou
to play catch with since he was little.
**[12:03] ---**
I wonder about that.
**[12:05] ---**
When they played catch,
**[12:07] ---**
it was like fighting, throwing the ball as
hard as they could against each other.
**[12:12] ---**
In fact, it would often
turn into a real fight.
**[12:15] ---**
When that happened,
they'd stop playing for weeks.
**[12:19] ---**
And then every time...
**[12:22] ---**
Every time?
**[12:45] ---**
Want to rest a bit, Otomi?!
**[12:49] ---**
I'm all right!
**[12:58] ---**
Come on! Throw it!
**[13:28] ---**
Strike!
**[13:36] ---**
He can pitch like this too, can he?
**[13:39] ---**
He's just like you, Mita.
**[13:41] ---**
He loves his sister. Always has.
**[13:48] ---**
But with me...
**[13:55] ---**
We used to always fight.
**[14:03] ---**
Where are you throwing it?!
**[14:05] ---**
Shut up!
**[14:24] ---**
What do you wish to do?
**[14:26] ---**
Please go.
**[14:29] ---**
Oh? Wait a moment.
**[14:34] ---**
Quietly... Quietly...
**[14:43] ---**
What a terrible parent.
**[14:46] ---**
Her sons are battling it out in a game
with a trip to the finals on the line.
**[14:51] ---**
Yet she won't even go
to the stadium to cheer them on.
**[14:55] ---**
I came in here assured
that there would be no one home.
**[15:00] ---**
Darn it! Then a change of plans!
**[15:05] ---**
Were you planning to rob from an empty home?
**[15:10] ---**
You are a burglar, aren't you?
**[15:13] ---**
What if I am?!
**[15:36] ---**
Oh, hello, ma'am.
**[15:40] ---**
He says he's a burglar.
**[15:44] ---**
"Nagisa Tsukikage"
**[15:48] ---**
You were a great help. I am truly grateful.
**[15:53] ---**
It was nothing.
**[15:54] ---**
Oh, by the way...
**[15:57] ---**
Does the baseball team here
have a day off from practice today?
**[16:02] ---**
Huh?
**[16:03] ---**
"Punch"
**[16:13] ---**
Three outs!
**[16:15] ---**
Touma Tachibana posts
another scoreless inning.
**[16:17] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[16:19] ---**
East Tokyo Tournament semifinal, game one.
**[16:23] ---**
Meisei High School versus Toushu High School.
**[16:25] ---**
After five innings,
the game is tied at zero-zero.
**[16:29] ---**
Huh?
**[16:30] ---**
This is a semifinal game, right?
**[16:34] ---**
They did say so.
**[16:36] ---**
Of the East Tokyo Tournament where
well over one hundred high schools compete.
**[16:41] ---**
It appears that way.
**[16:44] ---**
Why are they still playing?
**[16:46] ---**
I wonder.
**[16:55] ---**
To this point, each team
has been limited to only one hit.
**[17:00] ---**
Yes?
**[17:03] ---**
They may each have one hit,
**[17:05] ---**
but Toushu's hit was
cleanly hit into center field.
**[17:09] ---**
Meisei's was weakly hit, but just
happened to drift over the infielder.
**[17:15] ---**
I wonder about grouping
them together simply as hits.
**[17:20] ---**
A cleanly hit ball...
**[17:24] ---**
...breaks through to center field.
**[17:26] ---**
Yes!
**[17:29] ---**
What just happened?
**[17:32] ---**
Without looking at the ball, he relied
solely on timing his swing to the fastball.
**[17:36] ---**
The ball just happened to meet his swing.
**[17:38] ---**
Of course, if it wasn't for his quick swing,
**[17:41] ---**
it would've been a different result.
**[17:49] ---**
An all-important runner on base
with no outs. So naturally...
**[17:56] ---**
...no matter what it takes...
**[17:59] ---**
...get the runner in scoring position!
**[18:05] ---**
But that's easier said than done.
**[18:08] ---**
Of course it's not easy.
**[18:10] ---**
Mita's not a pitcher who you can
easily lay a sacrifice bunt against.
**[18:17] ---**
Also, even if they did get
the ball on the ground,
**[18:20] ---**
the players covering first
and third will be quick to dash in.
**[18:23] ---**
I must say, these two players
are excellent at handling the ball!
**[18:29] ---**
Hitting second, second baseman Murotani.
**[18:33] ---**
The infielders are back
to their regular positions.
**[18:36] ---**
Because it's two outs.
**[18:38] ---**
Who bunts the best on our team?
**[18:43] ---**
I'd say that would be Murotani.
**[18:45] ---**
I agree.
**[18:52] ---**
But there are two outs.
**[18:55] ---**
So what?
**[19:01] ---**
He bunts here!
**[19:03] ---**
Not expecting it, third baseman
Kaga reacts a little late.
**[19:07] ---**
But he makes up for it with his quick play.
**[19:09] ---**
He grabs it with his bare hand
and throws an arrow to first base.
**[19:12] ---**
That's the excellent ball handling
I'm talking about.
**[19:16] ---**
But he throws off the mark,
pulling the first baseman's foot off the bag!
**[19:22] ---**
Safe!
**[19:27] ---**
And who is the most
reliable batter on our team?
**[19:32] ---**
Me, I guess. Being the cleanup batter.
**[19:36] ---**
"Ha ha"
**[19:40] ---**
Hitting third, catcher Souichirou Tachibana.
**[19:48] ---**
But in his two at-bats so far,
**[19:51] ---**
he has struck out swinging both times.
**[19:54] ---**
That's exactly why we can count on him here.
**[20:00] ---**
This boy looks like he'd
be popular among the girls.
**[20:04] ---**
He's my son, after all.
**[20:08] ---**
Oh?
**[20:14] ---**
Foul!
**[20:20] ---**
The crowd is stunned.
**[20:22] ---**
He got all of that ball, but it barely
drifted to the right of the right foul pole.
**[20:28] ---**
The Meisei dugout express their frustration.
**[20:31] ---**
Among them is the gorgeous
scorekeeper Haruka Ooyama,
**[20:34] ---**
who is the talk of the internet.
**[20:37] ---**
She's cuter than a pop idol.
**[20:40] ---**
She's my daughter, after all.
**[20:43] ---**
Huh?! Which would mean...
**[20:46] ---**
He's my husband.
**[20:48] ---**
Oh, my...
**[20:51] ---**
You've been swinging and
missing the pitches thrown to that spot,
**[20:56] ---**
all so you'd have a chance here, I see.
**[20:59] ---**
Huh? What might you be talking about?
**[21:03] ---**
What an annoying tenth grader.
**[21:06] ---**
I agree.
**[21:18] ---**
Three outs and to the bottom of the inning.
**[21:23] ---**
He finally showed me one
of his seriously thrown pitches.
**[21:27] ---**
And that wore off some
of the enemy's physical strength.
**[21:36] ---**
This boy's pretty handsome, too.
**[21:39] ---**
Yes. He's my son.
**[21:46] ---**
Would you cut that out?!
**[21:48] ---**
Huh?
**[23:24] ---**
Next time, on *MIX*.
**[23:25] ---**
We're now in the middle innings of the game!
**[23:27] ---**
It'll be a difficult task to get
a run off of that monster.
**[23:30] ---**
You're right.
**[23:31] ---**
This tense pitchers' duel.
We can't let them score first.
**[23:34] ---**
You're right.
**[23:35] ---**
Still, what is it with this heat?
I'm getting dizzy.
**[23:38] ---**
You're right.
**[23:39] ---**
Wait! Before you know it,
one out with runners on first and third?!
**[23:42] ---**
"It's a Matter of Time"
**[23:42] ---**
Y-You're right!
**[23:43] ---**
Next time, "It's a Matter of Time."
**[23:45] ---**
That comical figure will also be there.
**[23:47] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:48] ---**
**[23:51] ---**
**[23:53] ---**
# E23 - It's a Matter of Time
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GR793J7M6/its-a-matter-of-time)
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**[00:02] ---**
The East Tokyo Tournament,
with a ticket to Koshien on the line.
**[00:06] ---**
Semifinals, game one.
**[00:10] ---**
Meisei High School versus Toushu High School.
**[00:13] ---**
A game that has everyone
on the edge of their seats.
**[00:15] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[00:16] ---**
Who will win?
**[00:20] ---**
It has been 30 years since
the glory of that summer.
**[00:24] ---**
The Meisei baseball team
that became champions
**[00:27] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[00:30] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[00:33] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[00:36] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[00:38] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[00:59] ---**
*I see a mirage of a faraway summer day*
* *
**[01:05] ---**
*Friends' voices echo*
* *
**[01:11] ---**
*All these people walking*
*around with eyes downcast*
* *
**[01:17] ---**
*Were boys once too--didn't*
*recognize them, did you?*
* *
**[01:23] ---**
*If I close my eyes tight*
*on the field after the rain*
* *
**[01:29] ---**
*I see the same blue sky*
*I lost myself in that day*
* *
**[01:38] ---**
*Maybe today is what I was looking at then*
* *
**[01:44] ---**
*The heavens so cloudless*
* *
**[01:50] ---**
*Versus, let's face each*
*other under the same sky*
* *
**[01:57] ---**
*Guess what, past boy--I'm fighting hard, too*
* *
**[02:23] ---**
Meisei High School's tenth grade
ace pitcher, Touma Tachibana.
**[02:32] ---**
And tenth grade catcher,
Souichirou Tachibana.
**[02:37] ---**
This "brother battery"
also share the same birthday.
**[02:40] ---**
"Play-by-play: Mori" "Twelfth Year"
"Color commentator: Hyouri (51 years old)"
**[02:40] ---**
I see, I see. Meisei's known for their twins.
**[02:43] ---**
And hot springs are known for their eggs.
It's a given, isn't it?
**[02:49] ---**
Well, I'm sure many of
our viewers are already aware,
**[02:53] ---**
but these two are not brothers since birth.
**[02:57] ---**
What?!
**[02:58] ---**
The parents already had children
when they got married.
**[03:01] ---**
Oh, that in itself is nothing unusual.
**[03:05] ---**
But considering the odds that
each son would be born on the same day,
**[03:09] ---**
one gets the sense that
this encounter was meant to be.
**[03:20] ---**
I see. It was meant to be, was it?
**[03:24] ---**
By the way, I'm born on the same day
as the world famous Hachiro--
**[03:27] ---**
He hits the fourth pitch!
But the ball is hit softly.
**[03:31] ---**
The right fielder Koma runs
forward and makes the catch.
**[03:34] ---**
One out.
**[03:36] ---**
"It's a Matter of Time"
**[03:50] ---**
I see you weren't joking, after all.
**[03:53] ---**
Huh?
**[03:56] ---**
With one out, Mita,
batting ninth, hits the ball...
**[03:59] ---**
...and it splits the
outfield defense for a double.
**[04:03] ---**
The first extra-base hit of the game belongs
to Pitcher Mita of Toushu, hitting ninth.
**[04:08] ---**
One out, runner on second.
**[04:10] ---**
I get it.
**[04:12] ---**
Your plan is to force him to run
many bases and tire him out, I guess.
**[04:16] ---**
Mighty impressive.
**[04:18] ---**
Shut up!
**[04:19] ---**
I had trouble controlling the pitch,
and it drifted high. For the first time today!
**[04:25] ---**
Listen!
**[04:26] ---**
From this point on, include all mistakes
I might make in your calculations!
**[04:31] ---**
What's with that bossy attitude?
**[04:35] ---**
Don't let your guard down.
**[04:36] ---**
Huh?
**[04:37] ---**
I want to avoid having a runner
on third with only one out.
**[04:41] ---**
Come on.
**[04:43] ---**
Why are you worried?
**[04:45] ---**
There's no way.
**[04:48] ---**
Huh? Are you sure?
**[04:51] ---**
Come to think of it.
**[04:59] ---**
Are you serious?
**[05:02] ---**
He's running!
**[05:05] ---**
A pitch out?!
**[05:09] ---**
Out!
**[05:10] ---**
Out! Out!
**[05:12] ---**
Mita had a great lead.
**[05:14] ---**
But he's tagged out in a close play.
The Meisei battery read that well.
**[05:18] ---**
No, no, no! The pitcher continues
pitching under the blazing sun!
**[05:22] ---**
And no one could've guessed
that Mita would attempt to steal third!
**[05:25] ---**
That was nothing but pure luck!
**[05:28] ---**
Did you give the sign?
**[05:31] ---**
Surprising, isn't it?
**[05:34] ---**
One run on this fly ball to the outfield.
**[05:37] ---**
That was the plan.
**[05:38] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[05:40] ---**
I was 100 percent confident.
**[05:44] ---**
I was 200 percent sure you'd be safe.
**[05:47] ---**
The moment you broke for third.
**[05:51] ---**
Do those guys know how fast you run?
**[05:55] ---**
I don't know.
**[05:57] ---**
There should be no record of me stealing
since I started attending this school.
**[06:04] ---**
That was dangerous. Who would've
guessed that he'd really run there?
**[06:09] ---**
I was joking when I mentioned it.
**[06:12] ---**
Yeah, I'm sure.
**[06:15] ---**
Did something tip you off?
**[06:18] ---**
Hm?
**[06:19] ---**
Huh? Are you sure?
**[06:22] ---**
I'm not lying.
**[06:23] ---**
I can't beat him on a straight path,
**[06:25] ---**
but when it comes to base running,
I'm faster than Sou.
**[06:29] ---**
Because Sou insists that
people be "straight" with him.
**[06:32] ---**
What do you mean by that?!
**[06:34] ---**
Come to think of it,
Arisa was bragging about that.
**[06:38] ---**
She said back when
her brother was in grade school,
**[06:41] ---**
he was better known for how fast
he runs, rather than baseball.
**[06:45] ---**
He was a hero whenever
Sports Day came around.
**[06:49] ---**
Call it a wild hunch.
**[06:52] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[06:53] ---**
That's not like Toushu.
**[06:56] ---**
They should play like this game's theirs.
What are they all worried about?
**[07:00] ---**
Yeah. Meisei is sure to show some
weaknesses if they just drag it out.
**[07:06] ---**
There's no reason they should be worried.
**[07:09] ---**
Of course, that's if they don't
think about the next game, the final.
**[07:17] ---**
He's breathing heavily now.
**[07:23] ---**
Now'd be perfect to crush him!
**[07:26] ---**
Ball!
**[07:29] ---**
He walked him!
**[07:31] ---**
That's unusual.
**[07:33] ---**
Mita, known for his control,
has walked the batter on four pitches.
**[07:36] ---**
Perhaps running that double
and stealing third is taking its toll.
**[07:41] ---**
I would say so.
**[07:43] ---**
The public refers to him as a monster,
**[07:46] ---**
but Mita is actually a human being.
**[07:50] ---**
I should think so.
**[07:52] ---**
This is a great chance for Meisei.
**[07:55] ---**
But wasn't that walk a little too easy?
**[07:58] ---**
He didn't have enough time
to recover from the damage.
**[08:02] ---**
That was on purpose?!
**[08:04] ---**
Probably.
**[08:17] ---**
Huh?
**[08:19] ---**
What happened to your heavy breathing?
**[08:35] ---**
Impressive!
**[08:37] ---**
He has struck out the side again!
**[09:00] ---**
That guy...
**[09:02] ---**
...is a monster.
**[09:38] ---**
Batting fifth, first baseman Fukabori.
**[09:47] ---**
Oh boy.
**[09:48] ---**
While I was feeling lightheaded
from the heat, this happened?
**[09:53] ---**
Runners on the corners with only one out.
**[09:55] ---**
Bottom of the seventh, Toushu with
a great chance to score the first run.
**[09:59] ---**
After the first out, the second baseman
was late covering a ball hit straight to him.
**[10:03] ---**
Followed by some poor defense
when the center fielder misjudged the ball.
**[10:08] ---**
Meisei High School now
find themselves in a jam.
**[10:10] ---**
One cannot help but feel sorry
for the pitcher, Tachibana.
**[10:14] ---**
Nonsense.
**[10:16] ---**
Including the line drive hit to third
by Sakai, batting first this inning,
**[10:19] ---**
the balls have been hit well.
**[10:23] ---**
Well, it's to be expected
when you think about it.
**[10:26] ---**
We're going through the order a third time.
**[10:29] ---**
The batters are now showing us
what they're capable of.
**[10:33] ---**
The infielders and
outfielders alike are becoming
**[10:36] ---**
more and more tense with each inning.
**[10:39] ---**
Being such an important game,
and given the large crowd,
**[10:42] ---**
not to mention how the game's developed,
**[10:44] ---**
it's not surprising that the inexperienced
Meisei team would be so tense.
**[10:48] ---**
A squeeze bunt?
**[10:50] ---**
Don't be ridiculous.
**[10:52] ---**
That's our cleanup hitter.
**[10:54] ---**
Our hitter has had a good
look at his pitches,
**[10:57] ---**
and he's at the peak of exhaustion,
losing speed and movement on his pitches.
**[11:01] ---**
We'll crush him and take command of the game!
**[11:03] ---**
Please do that.
**[11:06] ---**
If I'm not mistaken, if
he gets over this hump,
**[11:10] ---**
he will come back to life again.
**[11:13] ---**
I admit I was mistaken.
**[11:16] ---**
I never imagined that we'd have
this much trouble against them.
**[11:20] ---**
Foul!
**[11:22] ---**
Fukabori, batting fifth,
swings for the fences on the first pitch.
**[11:25] ---**
He's looking great!
**[11:27] ---**
He looks to have figured out the timing.
**[11:31] ---**
So hot.
**[11:33] ---**
Get out of this jam, Touma.
**[11:35] ---**
A run here will be fatal.
**[11:40] ---**
That pitch is trouble!
**[11:44] ---**
Fukabori hits it square!
The bat makes a loud noise, and the ball...
**[11:49] ---**
The ball...
**[11:51] ---**
...finds its way into Tachibana's glove!
**[11:54] ---**
Oh? The third base runner is caught off base!
**[12:01] ---**
That was...
**[12:03] ---**
That was a double play.
**[12:05] ---**
Hm?
**[12:07] ---**
It's OK to be happy here.
**[12:10] ---**
Oh? I thought so!
**[12:12] ---**
Yay!
**[12:14] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[12:15] ---**
Toushu High School could not score.
**[12:18] ---**
One out with runners on first and third.
**[12:20] ---**
Touma Tachibana was able
to escape quite a jam.
**[12:24] ---**
I must say, he did really well.
**[12:27] ---**
He should be proud of what he's doing.
**[12:29] ---**
East Tokyo Tournament Semifinals, game one.
**[12:33] ---**
We are still scoreless.
**[12:36] ---**
Sorry.
**[12:37] ---**
This is what baseball is.
**[12:43] ---**
With this matchup, many expected the game
to be a one-sided affair favoring Toushu.
**[12:47] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[12:49] ---**
But we have been treated
to a masterful pitching duel.
**[12:53] ---**
I'm sure this uniform brings back memories for
fans of high school baseball from many years back.
**[12:58] ---**
It's been over 30 years since that
miraculous national championship year.
**[13:01] ---**
Can this Meisei team create
a whirlwind of their own?
**[13:05] ---**
However...!
**[13:08] ---**
At this stage, Mita's pitches seem
to have gotten even more powerful!
**[13:15] ---**
Three outs! Switch sides!
**[13:29] ---**
It's a matter of time.
**[13:32] ---**
Luck runs out at some point.
**[13:35] ---**
I can't see that lineup scoring any runs
against Mita, the way he's pitching today.
**[13:45] ---**
Safe!
**[13:46] ---**
They're a team that should've
never made it this far in the tournament.
**[13:52] ---**
It's clear that he's reached his limit.
**[13:55] ---**
It's a matter of time.
**[13:58] ---**
Now, we'll return to where
everyone is, Takumi.
**[14:09] ---**
What's this?! A well-hit ball,
hit between first and second
**[14:12] ---**
has hit the foot of the runner!
**[14:15] ---**
The runner is called out!
**[14:18] ---**
How fortunate for Meisei High School.
**[14:24] ---**
It's a matter of time, is it?
**[14:43] ---**
You're finally sitting
down to watch the game.
**[14:48] ---**
Over here.
**[15:02] ---**
Wh-Wh-What's this?
**[15:05] ---**
The first game of the semifinals
is going to extra innings.
**[15:05] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[15:11] ---**
"Meiji Jingu Stadium"
**[15:14] ---**
Extra innings? They're
going to extra innings.
**[15:16] ---**
Come on, are you serious?
**[15:24] ---**
Maeda. Koga. Play your
defense a step forward.
**[15:27] ---**
I won't let them hit
anything through the infield.
**[15:30] ---**
So don't allow any
infield hits off weakly hit balls.
**[15:33] ---**
Right!
**[15:34] ---**
"Toushu Advisor: Yoneyama"
**[15:34] ---**
Shouldn't we be changing pitchers?
**[15:37] ---**
I've never seen it.
**[15:40] ---**
I've never seen Mita look
so happy heading to the mound.
**[15:45] ---**
You're not rooting for
either side, seated here.
**[15:47] ---**
Because I'm a student
of Meisei Junior High School.
**[15:52] ---**
I thought you weren't interested in baseball.
**[15:56] ---**
My brother hounds me over and over.
**[16:00] ---**
He insisted that I watch this game
**[16:03] ---**
because he says it could be
his last one as a high school student.
**[16:08] ---**
Does he have a habit of
making jokes like that?
**[16:12] ---**
Is it a joke?
**[16:22] ---**
H-He has just posted his fastest pitch!
**[16:27] ---**
How are we supposed
to score against that monster?
**[16:32] ---**
Beats me.
**[16:33] ---**
I have absolutely no idea. None.
**[16:37] ---**
Yeah, but that's no reason to cry about it.
**[16:40] ---**
Have you forgotten?
**[16:42] ---**
That every year in front of the TV,
**[16:45] ---**
even if the game is
between teams I don't even know,
**[16:48] ---**
no matter how lopsided the score may be,
**[16:50] ---**
I would always cry when I heard
the siren signifying the end of the game?
**[16:55] ---**
To see a game like this from this close?
There's no way I can help it.
**[17:00] ---**
But the game's not over yet!
**[17:03] ---**
Souichirou.
**[17:06] ---**
I'm replacing Touma.
**[17:09] ---**
It's all my fault for my lack of preparation.
**[17:11] ---**
I was happy being hired for the dream job
of managing my old high school's team.
**[17:14] ---**
So I entered this tournament
without fully grasping
**[17:18] ---**
the personalities and
characteristics of each player.
**[17:21] ---**
I must apologize to the seniors,
**[17:24] ---**
but I was focused on putting
together a competitive team
**[17:27] ---**
for next year and the year after.
**[17:30] ---**
Sorry.
**[17:31] ---**
No, that would be the right plan.
**[17:34] ---**
At this rate, we'd only be waiting for
Touma to eventually break down physically!
**[17:40] ---**
Where's Touma?
**[17:43] ---**
He's getting warmed up.
**[17:46] ---**
But he's past his limit, isn't he?
**[17:49] ---**
Yes.
**[17:51] ---**
And he has just climbed up to the next level.
**[17:55] ---**
Manager.
**[17:57] ---**
Please leave him to me.
**[18:01] ---**
Touma will not break down yet.
**[18:04] ---**
Thanks to Mita raising the bar,
before we realized it,
**[18:09] ---**
he was battling in a place
that is beyond his limit.
**[18:13] ---**
Please trust me.
**[18:15] ---**
I will be sure to throw in the towel
before he breaks down.
**[18:20] ---**
One, two, and...
**[18:22] ---**
...three! Strikes...
**[18:24] ---**
That's 20!
**[18:26] ---**
Monster Hiroki Mita is a force to be feared!
**[18:29] ---**
In order to respond to that pitching.
**[18:32] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[18:33] ---**
Meisei High School could not score
in the top of the tenth inning either.
**[18:37] ---**
Now, Toushu High School
batting in the bottom half.
**[18:40] ---**
If they score a run, the game ends there.
**[18:42] ---**
That will earn them a spot in the final.
**[18:45] ---**
After pitching a full nine innings,
he heads to the mound in the tenth.
**[18:49] ---**
Meisei High School's
tenth grade ace, Touma Tachibana.
**[18:53] ---**
Checking through the stats,
**[18:55] ---**
it has apparently been three years
**[18:58] ---**
since the last time one pitcher kept
Toushu High School scoreless
**[19:00] ---**
through nine innings in an official game.
**[19:10] ---**
I'll ask you one more time.
**[19:12] ---**
What are the good qualities
of Pitcher Tachibana?
**[19:17] ---**
Well, let me see. His personality, perhaps?
**[19:21] ---**
He's said to ignore deadlines and stuff.
**[19:24] ---**
Huh?
**[19:25] ---**
Now, Touma Tachibana turns and
calls to his team, as if to encourage himself!
**[19:30] ---**
The anime *MIX* is airing on
TV right now to a favorable reception!
**[19:35] ---**
Are we sure he hasn't already broken down?
**[19:39] ---**
Wow. Tachibana also
posts his fastest pitch today.
**[19:43] ---**
But it slightly misses,
and he has walked the batter.
**[19:47] ---**
I don't know if I should be happy or worried.
**[19:51] ---**
For now...
**[19:53] ---**
...let's be surprised.
**[19:56] ---**
They've had runners on base,
and they've moved them into scoring position.
**[20:02] ---**
However...
**[20:08] ---**
Out!
**[20:09] ---**
The Meisei battery will
not allow that next hit.
**[20:17] ---**
You're the only one who scored
runs against me in this tournament.
**[20:26] ---**
What's so funny?
**[20:28] ---**
Don't you feel anything?
**[20:31] ---**
While watching him pitch?
**[20:33] ---**
Before he started playing baseball,
we were always together.
**[20:37] ---**
We were known around the
neighborhood for getting along so well.
**[20:41] ---**
Unlike you two.
**[20:45] ---**
By the way, is Ryou here,
cheering for them with the Meisei fans?
**[20:50] ---**
The soccer team is at training camp.
You don't even know that?
**[20:55] ---**
All he does is baseball,
from morning to night.
**[20:58] ---**
At first, my parents would tell him to play
with his younger sister every once in a while.
**[21:08] ---**
Another strikeout, darling!
**[21:10] ---**
Dear, you need to calm down a little!
**[21:12] ---**
--Hiroki! You're doing great!
**[21:13] ---**
--Ever since they realized
his potential, it's as you can see.
--Hiroki! You're doing great!
**[21:18] ---**
And since then, it's,
"Don't get in the way of his practice!"
**[21:21] ---**
or "Don't get into trouble
and be a burden to him!"
**[21:25] ---**
I haven't had the freedom I used to have.
**[21:28] ---**
That's why he wants you to watch him.
**[21:32] ---**
Hiroki.
**[21:38] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[21:40] ---**
This has become one long game, hasn't it?
**[21:46] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[21:46] ---**
Well, we are in extra innings.
**[23:23] ---**
Next time, on *MIX*.
**[23:24] ---**
We're now in extra innings.
**[23:26] ---**
Extra innings can go to the fifteenth inning.
**[23:28] ---**
It'll be fine.
**[23:28] ---**
Under this blazing sun?
**[23:30] ---**
His physical strength has reached its limit!
**[23:32] ---**
He'll be fine!
**[23:33] ---**
How long is this game going to last?
**[23:35] ---**
Don't tell me they'll tie
and have to play a rematch?
**[23:36] ---**
We'll definitely finish this here!
**[23:38] ---**
How do you know that?
**[23:40] ---**
Yeah!
**[23:41] ---**
The reason is...
**[23:41] ---**
"Final Episode: Don't You
Think They're Alike?"
**[23:42] ---**
Next is the final episode--
**[23:44] ---**
"Don't You Think They're Alike?"
**[23:45] ---**
--I see.
--I see.
**[23:47] ---**
"To be continued"
**[23:47] ---**
**[23:50] ---**
**[23:52] ---**
# E24 - Don't You Think They're Alike?
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYW4NN326/dont-you-think-theyre-alike)
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**[00:12] ---**
"Ramen Dragon"
**[00:14] ---**
"We have closed for the day."
**[00:33] ---**
In our next life, I'll make sure
to live next door to you!
**[00:37] ---**
We'll be childhood friends.
**[00:41] ---**
It's been 30 years.
**[00:44] ---**
Time goes by so quickly.
**[00:46] ---**
How could you say that?!
**[00:48] ---**
The first game is taking forever!
**[00:51] ---**
How much longer are they going to make us wait?!
**[00:56] ---**
It has been 30 years
since the glory of that summer.
**[00:59] ---**
The Meisei baseball team that became champions
**[01:02] ---**
on their first tournament is returning.
**[01:05] ---**
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
**[01:08] ---**
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
**[01:11] ---**
in this story of love and youthful days.
**[01:13] ---**
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
**[01:34] ---**
*I see a mirage of a faraway summer day*
* *
**[01:40] ---**
*Friends' voices echo*
* *
**[01:46] ---**
*All these people walking*
*around with eyes downcast*
* *
**[01:52] ---**
*Were boys once too--didn't*
*recognize them, did you?*
* *
**[01:58] ---**
*If I close my eyes tight*
*on the field after the rain*
* *
**[02:04] ---**
*I see the same blue sky*
*I lost myself in that day*
* *
**[02:13] ---**
*Maybe today is what I was looking at then*
* *
**[02:19] ---**
*The heavens so cloudless*
* *
**[02:26] ---**
*Versus, let's face each*
*other under the same sky*
* *
**[02:32] ---**
*Guess what, past boy--I'm fighting hard, too*
* *
**[02:58] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[02:58] ---**
Who were you planning to have pitch?
**[03:02] ---**
To replace Touma.
**[03:07] ---**
You're asking someone to
suddenly enter this nail-biting game,
**[03:10] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[03:11] ---**
not to mention he must face
the powerful Toushu lineup.
**[03:14] ---**
Forget our team, you'll have trouble
finding anyone nationwide who can do that.
**[03:19] ---**
Yeah.
**[03:20] ---**
Whether they score or not,
**[03:23] ---**
the moment I take Touma out of this game,
the game is as good as over.
**[03:27] ---**
And who was going to be
stuck doing the dirty work
**[03:30] ---**
and be the one responsible for losing the game?
**[03:33] ---**
Dirty work, you say.
**[03:37] ---**
"Don't You Think They're Alike?"
**[03:42] ---**
A long, long time ago, at Jingu Stadium...
**[03:43] ---**
"Meiji Jingu Stadium"
**[03:45] ---**
"Meisei"
"Eishin"
**[03:46] ---**
No, I can't do it. It's impossible.
**[03:51] ---**
Touma, Souichirou and
Otomi's dad, Eisuke Tachibana.
**[03:56] ---**
"Relief Pitcher: Tachibana (Father)"
"Grade Twelve"
**[03:58] ---**
At the time, he was a high school senior
and a member of the Meisei baseball team.
**[04:01] ---**
Don't worry, Eisuke.
**[04:04] ---**
Every single person watching
the game is thinking the same.
**[04:06] ---**
"Catcher: Ooyama (Father)"
"Grade Twelve"
**[04:08] ---**
The current Meisei baseball
team manager, Gorou Ooyama.
**[04:12] ---**
He was also a senior at the time.
**[04:15] ---**
They all think the outcome of this game
**[04:18] ---**
was a foregone conclusion
the moment Sawai got injured.
**[04:21] ---**
No one will be surprised if you get hit,
and no one will blame you.
**[04:26] ---**
I can't imagine an outing with less stress.
**[04:30] ---**
You're right.
**[04:33] ---**
You're right! You're right!
**[04:36] ---**
There's not a single person
who's counting on me!
**[04:40] ---**
All right, all right. OK, OK!
**[04:44] ---**
That's it, Tachibana.
**[04:47] ---**
That's the weapon you have,
that Sawai doesn't have.
**[04:51] ---**
You're right.
**[04:54] ---**
East Tokyo Tournament, quarterfinals.
**[04:58] ---**
After pitching two straight shutouts,
**[05:01] ---**
in this game as well,
Meisei's number 1 pitcher had thus far
**[05:04] ---**
limited the opponent to only
two hits through seven innings.
**[05:07] ---**
Keiichi Sawai, in tenth grade.
**[05:09] ---**
"Pitcher: Keiichi Sawai"
"Grade Ten"
**[05:10] ---**
Souichirou and Otomi's biological father.
**[05:14] ---**
While getting the third out
in the seventh inning,
**[05:18] ---**
Sawai, covering first base,
crossed paths with the runner.
**[05:23] ---**
He had his pitching hand spiked
and was immediately sent to the hospital.
**[05:28] ---**
As the team was about ready to give up,
**[05:31] ---**
uniform number 12
was suddenly sent in to pitch.
**[05:35] ---**
It wasn't only the teammates
who were disturbed after the accident.
**[05:40] ---**
The guilt of greatly injuring the opponent's
**[05:42] ---**
practically flawless ace pitcher
**[05:47] ---**
weighed heavily on the batters' fighting spirit,
**[05:49] ---**
affecting the concentration of the batters.
**[05:52] ---**
On the other hand, pitches that were
thrown with every intention of being hit
**[05:57] ---**
would prove to be sharper than usual.
**[06:00] ---**
As a result...
**[06:03] ---**
Of course, the one most surprised
was the one wearing number 12.
**[06:08] ---**
And then...
**[06:12] ---**
Top of the ninth inning, a run is
scored on an error by the opponent.
**[06:16] ---**
This gave him the chance
to be the winning pitcher.
**[06:20] ---**
This ignited the dugout and crowd
who earlier were feeling down.
**[06:25] ---**
Naturally, the opponents
who gave up the lead
**[06:28] ---**
and found themselves on the verge
of defeat focused only on the game.
**[06:31] ---**
And uniform number 12,
who had misunderstood the situation,
**[06:35] ---**
became very nervous, thinking
only of not wanting to give up a hit.
**[06:48] ---**
That uniform number 12 fool. If only I'd...
**[06:51] ---**
"Former Pitcher: Eisuke Tachibana (43 years old)"
**[06:52] ---**
Eisuke Tachibana, currently 43 years old.
**[06:56] ---**
You've been annoying me
with all that talking to yourself!
**[06:59] ---**
I'm having trouble focusing on the game!
**[07:02] ---**
Oh. Sorry about that.
**[07:06] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[07:06] ---**
Am I just imagining it?
**[07:09] ---**
His pitching seems even better
since we entered extra innings.
**[07:12] ---**
No, that can't be right.
**[07:15] ---**
Yeah!
**[07:17] ---**
When one becomes too confident,
that's when one becomes careless, Touma.
**[07:22] ---**
Am I just imagining it?
**[07:25] ---**
Right now, I can't imagine anyone
getting a hit off of me, Souichirou.
**[07:29] ---**
Don't get carried away.
**[07:32] ---**
You're being helped by hitters who are
swinging at balls out of the strike zone.
**[07:35] ---**
It's the panic of a team who
is used to scoring a lot of runs.
**[07:38] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[07:39] ---**
They come close to scoring but fail to do so,
**[07:41] ---**
and this continues inning after inning,
until we finally reach extra innings.
**[07:46] ---**
Most batters end up having their swing
disrupted in this most unexpected development.
**[07:52] ---**
Although I'm purposely calling
the pitches with that in mind.
**[07:56] ---**
You're right. I see. That does make sense.
**[08:00] ---**
I couldn't figure it out.
**[08:02] ---**
Here I am, absolutely exhausted, and yet...
**[08:06] ---**
How obedient of you, Touma.
**[08:08] ---**
There are no mistakes in what Souichirou says.
**[08:12] ---**
When it comes to baseball, that is.
**[08:14] ---**
You're not mistaken. But...
**[08:18] ---**
That's not everything, is it?
**[08:21] ---**
Yes.
**[08:23] ---**
But it would be a mistake
to flatter him during the game.
**[08:27] ---**
There are no mistakes in what Souichirou says.
**[08:32] ---**
East Tokyo Tournament, semifinals, game one.
**[08:35] ---**
In this match between Meisei and Toushu,
after 12 innings, it's still a scoreless tie.
**[08:40] ---**
Extra innings will be played until the 15th inning.
Will we have a winner before that?
**[08:44] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[08:45] ---**
Or will the game end in a tie,
which will result in a rematch?
**[08:48] ---**
While Toushu was up, we did see
batters being overly aggressive,
**[08:52] ---**
and swinging at bad pitches.
**[08:55] ---**
Is this a sign that the
Toushu lineup is starting to panic?
**[09:00] ---**
Mr. Hyouri?
**[09:02] ---**
What are you looking at?
**[09:04] ---**
Ah, well...
**[09:06] ---**
It's about pitcher
Tachibana's pitching moments ago.
**[09:11] ---**
Is he this kind of pitcher?
**[09:13] ---**
Huh?
**[09:15] ---**
As I pointed out before the game,
**[09:18] ---**
in this tournament, together with
pitcher Nishimura of Seinan High School,
**[09:21] ---**
--while only in tenth grade--
--I already know that!
**[09:40] ---**
Shouldn't he be seated and
get whatever rest he can get?
**[09:43] ---**
Don't get in the way of his work.
**[09:46] ---**
Work?
**[09:48] ---**
That guy is a thief.
**[09:51] ---**
Huh?
**[09:56] ---**
Here. Take a look at this.
**[09:58] ---**
This is how Tachibana pitched
at the start of the game.
**[10:02] ---**
Oh?
**[10:03] ---**
A wonderful start, striking out the side.
**[10:07] ---**
I wonder.
**[10:08] ---**
It was more like someone recklessly
throwing as hard as he can.
**[10:13] ---**
There were some innings
where he focused more on control,
**[10:15] ---**
but even then he burdened
himself unnecessarily.
**[10:18] ---**
Not the form of a pitcher
who could last a full nine innings.
**[10:22] ---**
But then...
**[10:24] ---**
In the late innings and extra innings
when he had to be the most exhausted,
**[10:27] ---**
and the last inning...
**[10:29] ---**
How do you explain this?
**[10:32] ---**
Well, you'll have to be more specific.
**[10:34] ---**
Can't you tell from this?!
**[10:37] ---**
This is the ideal form of a pitcher
who will throw a complete game shutout.
**[10:41] ---**
A mirror image of his form,
**[10:44] ---**
and you practically have Mita.
**[11:22] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[11:29] ---**
You have it wrong.
**[11:33] ---**
Foul!
**[11:34] ---**
The ball he hit barely rolls foul.
**[11:41] ---**
That's right.
**[11:45] ---**
Much better.
**[11:47] ---**
Since when did you become
Meisei's pitching coach?
**[11:50] ---**
Oh, I'm sorry.
**[11:52] ---**
It's simply my love for baseball.
**[11:57] ---**
Do not worry.
**[11:59] ---**
There's still a big gap
between our skill levels.
**[12:03] ---**
Unfortunately, I am worried.
**[12:06] ---**
Because Toushu will
no longer have you next year.
**[12:21] ---**
Mita.
**[12:23] ---**
Should this end in a tie and rematch,
**[12:26] ---**
if possible, please have someone else pitch.
**[12:29] ---**
A tie and rematch?
**[12:33] ---**
It's no longer something to joke about.
**[12:36] ---**
The best he could do is pop it up.
**[12:38] ---**
Fukabori, playing first, takes a
few steps forward to catch it. Three outs.
**[12:43] ---**
Hiroki Mita has not allowed a single runner
on base since the beginning of extra innings.
**[12:48] ---**
He's been perfect. He truly is a monster.
**[12:52] ---**
Without a doubt, this game would be rated
**[12:55] ---**
the best game Hiroki Mita
has ever pitched in high school.
**[12:58] ---**
He's sending you a message,
challenging you to catch up to him.
**[13:02] ---**
No.
**[13:04] ---**
I'm not the one he really wants
to show this to. I think.
**[13:09] ---**
Aren't you going to watch it to the end?
**[13:11] ---**
I've reached my limit.
**[13:13] ---**
I endured this because I thought
it would be over in nine innings.
**[13:18] ---**
What? You need to pee?
**[13:21] ---**
Are you really brothers with the other Akai?
**[13:25] ---**
Yeah, we're brothers.
Although we're not related by blood.
**[13:29] ---**
That pattern again?
**[13:32] ---**
What do you mean by that?
**[13:33] ---**
So you're the same as that battery.
**[13:38] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[14:07] ---**
Runners on the corners with only one out.
**[14:09] ---**
Bottom of the 14th, Toushu with
a great chance to end this game.
**[14:13] ---**
After the first out, the shortstop was
late covering a ball hit straight to him.
**[14:17] ---**
Followed by some poor defense
when the right fielder misjudged the ball.
**[14:21] ---**
Meisei High School now finds itself in a jam.
**[14:24] ---**
One cannot help but
feel sorry for the pitcher...
**[14:28] ---**
Huh?
**[14:29] ---**
This scene...
**[14:31] ---**
Oh, excuse me.
**[14:33] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[14:33] ---**
One cannot help but feel sorry
for the pitcher Tachibana.
**[14:38] ---**
I agree.
**[14:39] ---**
Meisei High School is in a desperate situation.
**[14:42] ---**
He's been able to shut us down,
even with that defense behind him.
**[14:47] ---**
That pitcher.
**[14:49] ---**
Please praise him in
your victory interview, manager.
**[14:53] ---**
Yeah. I'll do that.
**[14:57] ---**
Kaga, batting third,
hits for the fences on the first pitch.
**[15:00] ---**
He's looking great! He looks
to have figured out the timing.
**[15:07] ---**
A squeeze bunt?
**[15:09] ---**
Don't be ridiculous. That's our cleanup hitter.
**[15:13] ---**
We'll crush him and...
**[15:17] ---**
Huh?
**[15:18] ---**
I know this scene from somewhere.
**[15:26] ---**
W-Wait one moment!
**[15:33] ---**
Kaga hits it square!
**[15:35] ---**
The bat makes a loud noise, and the ball...
**[15:40] ---**
...finds its way into Tachibana's glove again!
**[15:43] ---**
And the third base runner
is caught off base again!
**[15:46] ---**
So lucky.
**[15:47] ---**
A line out to the pitcher for two outs!
**[15:50] ---**
And...
**[16:11] ---**
"Meisei"
"Toushu"
**[16:22] ---**
"Punch"
**[16:24] ---**
"Toushu's Mita"
"Champions of East Tokyo"
"The path to Koshien"
**[16:48] ---**
Is no one home?
**[16:58] ---**
So he was watching this.
**[17:00] ---**
"68th National High School Baseball Tournament"
"Meisei High School Championship Game"
**[17:01] ---**
It's been a while.
**[17:10] ---**
The skies above Koshien are as clear as can be!
**[17:13] ---**
Now, the time has come
to crown the champion
**[17:17] ---**
from among the 3,647 participating high schools.
**[17:20] ---**
Touma. I'm preparing dinner.
**[17:25] ---**
The rolled omelet came out well,
so we'll share it with your mother.
**[17:39] ---**
It picks up speed here.
**[17:41] ---**
This is Meisei High School's
Tatsuya Uesugi's fastball!
**[17:46] ---**
We'll continue watching this after dinner.
**[18:12] ---**
It's not at all the same, is it?
**[18:15] ---**
It's as different as night and day.
**[18:18] ---**
How dare you insult me!
**[18:20] ---**
You've been nothing but annoying,
the father and son over there!
**[19:34] ---**
Oh, you're awake, Touma Dear.
**[19:37] ---**
See that? You wouldn't eat quietly,
Otomi, so he woke up.
**[19:42] ---**
Huh? My fault?
**[19:44] ---**
You can continue sleeping.
There's none for you.
**[19:47] ---**
He's lying. Yours is in the fridge, Tou.
**[19:52] ---**
What happened to the video?
**[19:53] ---**
I stopped it for you.
**[19:55] ---**
You'd better copy it onto something before
the tape is ruined from playing it too often.
**[20:00] ---**
Oh.
**[20:02] ---**
Here. Hurry and eat it,
**[20:04] ---**
because we really don't have any for Dad.
**[20:07] ---**
He'll be fine.
**[20:09] ---**
Your dad will be happy as long
as he has snacks to go with his beer.
**[20:14] ---**
Dad's been watching
that every day since we lost.
**[20:19] ---**
Together with our dad. Right?
**[20:32] ---**
"Punch"
**[20:35] ---**
In any case, we'll need to entrust those
two with the countless disappointments
**[20:41] ---**
and hopes of the former baseball team
members and have them do their best.
**[20:46] ---**
Right, Sawai?
**[20:49] ---**
Come out, Tatsuya Uesugi!
**[20:52] ---**
Time to be national champions again,
Meisei High School!
**[20:57] ---**
Don't you think he kind of
looks like Touma, Mayumi?
**[21:06] ---**
What's wrong?
**[21:08] ---**
What's wrong?! The tape!
**[21:11] ---**
The all-important tape broke!
**[21:14] ---**
What's with all the commotion?
**[21:18] ---**
I've copied the contents onto a DVD disc
long ago, so there's no need to worry.
**[21:23] ---**
Please give Dad that message.
**[21:27] ---**
What did she say?
**[21:29] ---**
Otomi said something, right?
**[21:33] ---**
"Taking a bath
Do not peek!"
**[21:33] ---**
She did say something.
**[21:36] ---**
"Punch"
**[21:36] ---**
The tape! The tape!
**[21:40] ---**
**[21:42] ---**
**[21:44] ---**
**[23:17] ---**
"The End"
# Season 2
# E1 - Looking Forward to Working With You
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G31UXZKQN/looking-forward-to-working-with-you)
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**[00:01] Narrator**
* It has been 30 years*
* since the glory of that summer.*
**[00:04] Narrator**
* The Meisei baseball club*
* that won the championship*
**[00:07] Narrator**
*in its first tournament is returning.*
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** High School
**[00:11] Narrator**
* They're a battery of brothers*
* and classmates... It's complicated.*
**[00:13] Narrator**
* This is the story of their adventures*
* with their little sister,*
***SIGN*** 1986 68th Koshien
National High School
Tournament
Champions
Meisei High School
**[00:17] Narrator**
*a tale of love and youthful days.*
**[00:19] Narrator**
* Their goal is the same:*
* Get to the Koshien Tournament!*
**[00:24] Colorcaster**
* It's the East Tokyo Tournament semifinals.*
* Game one: Meisei vs. Toushu.*
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Toushu
***SIGN*** 10
***SIGN*** 11
***SIGN*** 12
***SIGN*** 13
***SIGN*** 14
**[00:30] Colorcaster**
* It's extra innings and we're in the 14th.*
* The winner will be a step closer to Koshien.*
**[00:35] Colorcaster**
* It's a rare pitchers' duel between*
* Toushu's Mita and Meisei's Tachibana.*
**[00:46] Colorcaster**
* Kaga, batting third,*
* swings for the fences on the first pitch.*
**[00:48] Colorcaster**
* Kaga hits it square!*
* The bat makes a loud noise, and the ball...*
**[00:53] Colorcaster**
* ...finds its way into*
* Tachibana's glove again!*
**[00:56] Colorcaster**
* And the third base runner*
* is caught off base again!*
**[00:58] Touma**
So lucky.
**[01:00] Colorcaster**
*A line out to the pitcher for two outs!*
**[01:02] Colorcaster**
*And...*
***SIGN*** 1986 68th Koshien
National High School
Tournament
Champions
Meisei High School
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** High School
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** We're a-coming!
Koshien
Meisei High Baseball Team
**[02:58] Otomi**
Tou!
**[03:23] Otomi**
Tou!
**[03:29] Narrator**
**MIX *has begun.*
**[03:32] Narrator**
*This boy is Male Lead #1: Touma Tachibana.*
***SIGN*** Touma
***SIGN*** Tachibana
**[03:37] Narrator**
* He's a 10th grader at Meisei High School,*
* and the baseball team's ace.*
***SIGN*** Sound Effects
***SIGN*** Sound Effects
***SIGN*** Sound Effects
***SIGN*** Sound Effects
**[03:42] Narrator**
*And this girl is Female Lead #1:*
***SIGN*** Sound Effects
***SIGN*** Sound Effects
***SIGN*** Sound Effects
**[03:45] Narrator**
* Touma's little sister who isn't*
* related by blood, Otomi Tachibana.*
***SIGN*** Otomi
***SIGN*** Tachibana
**[03:50] Narrator**
*She's a 9th grader at Meisei Junior High.*
**[03:53] Otomi**
A friend has come calling on you.
**[03:56] Touma**
Huh?
**[03:57] Narrator**
* Furthermore, this boy is Male Lead #2:*
* Souichirou Tachibana.*
**[04:02] Narrator**
* He's a 10th grader at Meisei High School,*
* and the baseball team's catcher.*
***SIGN*** Souichirou
***SIGN*** Tachibana
**[04:06] Narrator**
* He's Touma's older brother, and they share*
* a birthday, but they're not blood-related.*
**[04:11] Souichirou**
Right.
**[04:12] Narrator**
*And further furthermore,*
**[04:14] Narrator**
*this is Female Lead #2: Haruka Ooyama.*
***SIGN*** Haruka
***SIGN*** Ooyama
**[04:17] Narrator**
* She's a 10th grader at Meisei High School,*
* and the baseball team's caretaker.*
**[04:28] Nishimura**
How long did you plan on sleeping?
**[04:34] Touma**
Otomi, I don't see this
friend you said was here.
**[04:38] Nishimura**
Hey!
**[04:39] Narrator**
*This is Takumi Nishimura,*
**[04:41] Narrator**
* a 10th grader at Seinan High School,*
* and their baseball team's ace.*
***SIGN*** Takumi
***SIGN*** Nishimura
**[04:46] Touma**
It was a good game.
***SIGN*** Toushu
Steamrolls Yet
Another Team
**[04:48] Touma**
I watched it on TV.
**[04:49] Nishimura**
Some "good game."
**[04:51] Nishimura**
Hiroki Mita only pitched the last inning.
Who wants to play a final against relievers?
**[04:57] Touma**
Still, Toushu's something else. Even their
#2 and #3 pitchers are on another level.
**[05:02] Nishimura**
Exactly!
**[05:04] Nishimura**
They coulda run those guys in
the semifinal against Meisei!
**[05:09] Nishimura**
So why...
**[05:11] Nishimura**
Why'd they have their ace pitching
instead? And all 14 innings at that!
**[05:15] Touma**
How should I know?
**[05:17] Nishimura**
I'd have pitched *way* better
if I'd been up against their ace.
**[05:21] Touma**
Yeah, sure.
**[05:23] Nishimura**
Plus...
***SIGN*** Toushu
Steamrolls Yet
Another Team,
Heads to the
Promised Land
***SIGN*** Mita
***SIGN*** Mita
***SIGN*** Mita
***SIGN*** Toushu
**[05:24] Nishimura**
With all the coverage that semifinal got,
**[05:28] Nishimura**
even if we'd won, they'd have
said it was thanks to Meisei
**[05:31] Nishimura**
for making sure Hiroki Mita couldn't start.
**[05:34] Nishimura**
How was I supposed to give
my all in a match like *that*?!
**[05:38] Touma**
You sure can run your mouth
first thing in the morning.
**[05:41] Nishimura**
It's way past first thing!
**[05:43] Otomi**
Yeah, it's almost noon.
**[05:46] Touma**
What's that?
**[05:48] Otomi**
Your friend brought it, Tou.
**[05:52] Touma**
Any for me?
**[05:53] Nishimura**
Heck no.
**[05:55] Touma**
What the hell?
**[05:57] Touma**
And you!
**[05:58] Touma**
Don't let him into the house
just 'cause he brought cake!
**[06:01] Nishimura**
Leave her alone.
Otomi did nothing wrong.
**[06:04] Touma**
Can it!
***SIGN*** Punch
**[06:05] Touma**
Quit blaming others for you losing
first thing in the morning!
**[06:09] Nishimura**
It's not first thing!
**[06:10] Touma**
I already lost sleep 'cause of nightmares
about my wild throw losing that match!
**[06:15] Nishimura**
Seriously, do you know what time it is?!
**[06:29] Souichirou**
More club hopefuls?
**[06:34] Haruka**
You're here early. I thought
practice wasn't until this afternoon.
**[06:37] Souichirou**
I saw you pulling weeds
from our balcony at home.
**[06:43] Haruka**
Just trying to make up for the time I spent
doing basically nothing with a broken arm.
**[06:48] Souichirou**
You going back to the
rhythmic gymnastics club?
**[06:51] Haruka**
I dunno. The advisor had these
weirdly high expectations for me.
**[06:58] Souichirou**
Nothing weird about
those high expectations.
**[07:02] Haruka**
Well, either way, it's nothing to worry about.
**[07:06] Haruka**
We've got plenty of
female caretaker applicants.
**[07:09] Souichirou**
A bunch of trend chasers who don't
know the first thing about baseball,
**[07:13] Souichirou**
but wanna join because
of all the coverage, yeah?
**[07:15] Haruka**
Don't underestimate
modern baseball fangirls.
**[07:19] Haruka**
It's the boys that are the bigger problem.
**[07:22] Haruka**
Because the team got such huge
press coverage lots of days in a row,
**[07:26] Haruka**
we've got a bunch of shallow guys applying
**[07:28] Haruka**
in the hopes that joining Meisei's
baseball team will get them girls.
**[07:33] Souichirou**
Yup, that's a rogues' gallery of
shallow guys from each class.
**[07:37] Haruka**
Besides, anyone who's spent the year up to now
bumming around instead of joining a club
**[07:41] Haruka**
is unlikely to be of any help to the team.
**[07:44] Souichirou**
There's one guy here who
doesn't fit that description.
**[07:48] Souichirou**
But...
**[07:50] Haruka**
But?
***SIGN*** Baseball Club Application
***SIGN*** Name:
***SIGN*** Kenji
Nishiki
***SIGN*** Class:
**[07:52] Souichirou**
He might be trouble.
**[07:55] Otomi**
Oh?
**[07:57] Otomi**
Sou and Haruka meeting up
on the baseball field?
**[08:01] Otomi**
Yes, I see.
**[08:03] Otomi**
That's why he was in such a rush
to get dressed and go out earlier.
**[08:08] Otomi**
He might just be serious about this one.
**[08:11] Touma**
He's just skirt-chasing like always.
**[08:15] Otomi**
But he's been turning down invitations
from all his other lady-friends lately.
**[08:20] Touma**
Of course he has.
**[08:22] Touma**
He's been busy with tournament stuff.
**[08:26] Nishimura**
Hey, can I borrow those?
**[08:28] Otomi**
Oh, uh, sure.
**[08:30] Nishimura**
Let's have a look.
**[08:34] Nishimura**
Huh?
**[08:35] Nishimura**
Isn't that your girlfriend?
**[08:42] Nishimura**
Yeah, our Seinan bus picked you guys up
while you were on a date that time, right?
**[08:47] Touma**
Like I said, we were just out on a walk
and hit a run of bad luck.
**[08:52] Otomi**
A love triangle involving the beautiful
team caretaker and the sibling battery...
**[08:57] Touma**
The phone's ringing, Otomi.
**[08:59] Otomi**
Yeah, yeah.
**[09:02] Otomi**
Hello?
**[09:05] Otomi**
Oh? Mom?
**[09:10] Otomi**
What?
**[09:12] Otomi**
Right.
**[09:15] Otomi**
Okay. Got it.
**[09:17] Otomi**
See you.
**[09:20] Touma**
What's up?
**[09:23] Otomi**
Mom was in a traffic accident.
**[09:25] Otomi**
She's gonna be at the hospital for a while,
so she said we have to handle our own lunch.
**[09:30] Touma**
A traffic accident?
**[09:32] Otomi**
Yeah, but it didn't sound too serious.
**[09:35] Otomi**
She sounded upbeat.
**[09:37] Nishimura**
Don't underestimate traffic accidents.
**[09:40] Nishimura**
Do you know what hospital she's at?
**[09:42] Otomi**
Yeah.
**[09:44] Nishimura**
You should go there right away.
**[09:46] Otomi**
Oh, but she said it wasn't serious
and that we shouldn't worry.
**[09:50] Nishimura**
Five years ago, my aunt said
it wasn't serious and came home,
**[09:53] Nishimura**
then died suddenly the next day.
**[09:56] Nishimura**
You can get hit in places and not know
anything's wrong. So when in a traffic accident...
**[10:01] Nishimura**
you should get a full run of tests!
**[10:04] Nishimura**
Get to the hospital, both of you!
**[10:05] Otomi**
Oh, but we're waiting for a package...
**[10:09] Nishimura**
I'll take care of that for you!
**[10:12] Nishimura**
Just get going!
**[10:19] Touma**
Jeez...
**[10:21] Touma**
Okay, fine.
**[10:23] Touma**
Don't worry, Otomi.
**[10:25] Touma**
He's Seinan's ace and
the son of their manager.
**[10:28] Touma**
Any funny business and it's a real
life-or-death problem for their team.
**[10:32] Nishimura**
What do you mean, "funny business"?
**[10:34] Touma**
Oh, I'm just saying we can definitely
trust you to watch the house.
**[10:38] Nishimura**
Glad you see that.
**[10:40] Touma**
But, Otomi, you should lock your room,
just to be on the safe side.
**[10:44] Otomi**
Right.
**[10:44] Nishimura**
What do you mean, "on the safe side"?!
**[10:50] Otomi**
Should we let Sou know?
**[10:52] Touma**
Nah, we can check up on her first.
**[10:57] Touma**
We're only playing along since
Nishimura got so intense about it, anyway.
***SIGN*** Tanba
Hospital
**[11:02] Touma**
But...
**[11:04] Mayumi**
I never said *I* was the one
in the traffic accident.
**[11:08] Otomi**
Huh?
**[11:09] Mayumi**
I was walking with Mrs. Tanaka,
and a car ran over her toe.
**[11:15] Mayumi**
They're just doing her X-rays now.
**[11:18] Mayumi**
But she wasn't limping or anything,
so I'm sure she'll be fine.
**[11:22] Narrator**
* This is Mayumi Tachibana,*
* Souichirou and Otomi's mother.*
***SIGN*** Mayumi Tachibana
**[11:27] Touma**
*Yeah, figures.*
**[11:29] Narrator**
* She's also Touma's mother,*
* though they're not related by blood.*
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Meisei's Near Revival!
***SIGN*** Some watching the Meisei High School team—
especially first-year pitcher, Touma Tachibana—
found themselves reminded of the intense battles
thirty years ago. In the semifinals, Meisei faced
Toushu High led by their indomitable ace, Mita.
Before the game, common wisdom suggested
it would be a guaranteed victory for Toushu;
that Meisei's record meant the path to a win
for them was nigh-on impossible. But that belief
was upended the moment the match started.
In the bottom of the first, Meisei's ace,
Tachibana (Touma), struck out the side...
**[11:37] Narrator**
* And this is the Tachibana family*
* patriarch, Eisuke Tachibana.*
***SIGN*** Eisuke Tachibana
**[11:40] Eisuke**
Oh, hello! I'm Touma's father.
**[11:43] Narrator**
* Both widowed, Eisuke and*
* Mayumi remarried each other*
**[11:47] Narrator**
* to form a blended family*
* with their children.*
**[11:50] Narrator**
* The result is the thing*
* everyone's got their eye on:*
**[11:53] Narrator**
*Meisei's battery of brothers.*
***SIGN*** Tanba Hospital
**[11:58] Narrator**
*Now then, back to our story.*
**[12:02] Touma**
Darn it.
**[12:06] Nishiki**
Hey.
**[12:09] Touma**
Nishiki?
**[12:11] Touma**
What happened to you?
**[12:14] Nishiki**
Lost my footing on some
stone steps up to a shrine.
**[12:18] Touma**
You okay?
**[12:20] Nishiki**
Yeah, think so.
**[12:23] Announcer**
*Mr. Nishiki, we're ready for you.*
**[12:26] Nishiki**
Later.
**[12:29] Nishiki**
Oh, right.
**[12:32] Nishiki**
Looking forward to working with you.
***SIGN*** Tanba Hospital
**[12:40] Otomi**
He was in a fight, right?
**[12:42] Touma**
I'd say so, yeah.
**[12:46] Otomi**
So...
***SIGN*** Tanba Hospital
**[12:47] Otomi**
How does he expect to be working with you?
**[12:52] Touma**
No idea.
**[13:17] Narrator**
*Ryou Akai.*
**[13:18] Narrator**
*A 9th grader at Meisei Junior High.*
***SIGN*** Ryou
***SIGN*** Akai
**[13:20] Narrator**
* He's currently on the soccer team,*
* and he's Otomi's classmate.*
**[13:24] Ryou**
I'm home.
**[13:26] Ryou**
I'm hungry.
**[13:28] Ryou**
Anything to eat?
**[13:31] Akai's Mother**
I can make you some ramen,
but dinner will be ready soon.
**[13:35] Ryou**
I can't wait. Can you make it?
**[13:39] Akai's Mother**
How did your match go?
**[13:42] Ryou**
Oh. We lost, actually.
**[13:45] Akai's Mother**
Again?
**[13:46] Ryou**
Hey, come on, our last match was...
**[13:49] Ryou**
Uh, I think...
**[13:52] Ryou**
We won 3-2, didn't we?
**[13:54] Akai's Mother**
How would I know?
**[13:56] Akai's Mother**
If you're eating that junk now,
will you want dinner later than usual?
**[14:00] Ryou**
Don't worry. I'll eat at
the normal time. No problem.
**[14:05] Narrator**
* Tomohito Akai, a 10th grader at Kenjo*
* High School. He's on the baseball team.*
***SIGN*** Tomohito
***SIGN*** Akai
**[14:09] Narrator**
* This sibling relationship*
* is a bit complicated, too.*
**[14:19] Narrator**
*Arisa Mita.*
**[14:20] Narrator**
* A 9th grader at Meisei Junior High.*
* She's the caretaker for their soccer team.*
***SIGN*** Arisa Mita
**[14:25] Tomohito**
You again?
**[14:26] Arisa**
I could say the same to you!
**[14:31] Tomohito**
What is it today?
**[14:33] Arisa**
I thought Ryou might be upset
about losing the match.
**[14:37] Arisa**
I wanted to check on him.
**[14:39] Tomohito**
You really seem to have
a lot of time on your hands.
**[14:44] Tomohito**
Is he seriously applying himself to soccer?
**[14:48] Arisa**
Huh? He's the best player on the team.
**[14:52] Tomohito**
That's not what I asked, stupid.
**[14:55] Arisa**
Who are you calling "stupid"?!
**[14:57] Arisa**
Hey, answer me!
**[15:23] Imagawa**
Hey, hey! Look alive over there!
**[15:26] Imagawa**
Let's get it all cleaned up!
**[15:30] Touma**
You turned it down?
**[15:33] Touma**
Nishiki's application.
**[15:35] Imagawa**
Yeah.
**[15:38] Imagawa**
I'm hungry. Let's grab
something on the way back.
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[15:45] Souichirou**
Huh?
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[15:47] Imagawa**
Wasn't this a ramen place?
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[15:49] Touma**
I thought it was.
**[15:51] Haruka**
It was. Up until two weeks ago.
***SIGN*** DRAGON
***SIGN*** DRAGON
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[15:56] Imagawa**
Why'd it change?
It pulled in tons of customers.
**[16:00] Imagawa**
Why a coffee shop in this day and age?
**[16:02] Haruka**
Ramen places get way
too busy around lunchtime.
**[16:06] Imagawa**
Huh?
**[16:08] Haruka**
I think he got frustrated that he couldn't go
watch any of Meisei's games because of it.
**[16:14] Souichirou**
I'm thankful for the support,
**[16:17] Souichirou**
but can he really make a living like that?
**[16:20] Touma**
Dunno.
**[16:21] Haruka**
He kind of treats the whole
thing like a hobby anyway.
**[16:24] Haruka**
Believe it or not, he's pretty rich, apparently.
**[16:27] Souichirou**
With a face like his, you have to wonder
if he earned his money in an honest—
**[16:32] Masaki**
Quit flappin' your gums in front of my shop!
**[16:34] Masaki**
In or out? Make up your dang minds, will ya?
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[16:37] Touma**
Do they even *do* food here?
**[16:39] Haruka**
Apparently, he recommends
the napolitan spaghetti.
**[16:42] Souichirou**
Want to join us, Haruka?
**[16:45] Haruka**
Sorry, but I need to have dinner ready
by the time Dad gets home.
**[16:51] Haruka**
See you!
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[16:58] Imagawa**
So, about Nishiki...
**[17:00] Imagawa**
Yeah, I turned him down.
***SIGN*** Chinese
Food
***SIGN*** Chinese
Food
**[17:02] Souichirou**
You really think he won't work?
**[17:05] Imagawa**
You guys know him better than I do, right?
**[17:09] Touma**
Well, I heard he quit the baseball
team before eighth grade
**[17:13] Touma**
and fell in with a bad crowd, but...
**[17:16] Touma**
He was always a pretty quiet guy.
**[17:18] Touma**
I'm not sure I ever had
a real conversation with him.
**[17:22] Imagawa**
Well, he won't work.
**[17:25] Imagawa**
I saw it. When he quit the team...
**[17:30] Imagawa**
I saw him punch Kuroyanagi,
the junior high team's manager.
**[17:36] Imagawa**
The manager told me to stay quiet,
though, so I never told anyone.
**[17:41] Imagawa**
He just won't work. He's too dangerous.
**[17:44] Imagawa**
How would you even have to *fall* on
a shrine stairway to get injuries like that?!
**[17:49] Masaki**
Here. Your napolitan spaghetti.
**[17:52] Touma**
Chopsticks?
**[17:54] Masaki**
Just use 'em.
**[17:55] Masaki**
I've got tons of leftover
disposable chopsticks.
***SIGN*** Chinese
Food
***SIGN*** Chinese
Food
**[17:59] Souichirou**
I suspect the chopsticks
aren't the only things left over.
**[18:02] Masaki**
I'm still remodeling.
**[18:05] Masaki**
Listen up, new captain!
**[18:07] Masaki**
Don't go getting the wrong idea!
**[18:09] Masaki**
Meisei got as far as it did this year
due to a series of lucky breaks.
**[18:13] Masaki**
First of all, none of the teams
you faced scouted you beforehand.
**[18:17] Masaki**
Of the teams that made the round of 16,
you had the most errors in a single game,
**[18:20] Masaki**
and the worst team batting average!
**[18:22] Masaki**
And in the semifinals,
you lost in a 14-inning shutout!
**[18:25] Masaki**
I know you were facing Mita and all,
but you never even got *close* to scoring!
**[18:30] Imagawa**
Can't really argue with that.
**[18:32] Masaki**
I don't know why nobody noticed a battery
as good as you in your junior high days.
**[18:37] Touma**
Yeah, that's a long story.
**[18:40] Masaki**
But next time, you can expect to
be thoroughly watched, analyzed,
**[18:43] Masaki**
and strategized against
by all the other teams!
**[18:46] Masaki**
And they'll definitely target
your weak spot: your fielding!
**[18:49] Imagawa**
Hey, shop master, got any tabasco?
**[18:51] Masaki**
I've got plenty of chili oil.
**[18:57] Masaki**
That's not to say I'm not grateful
to see the team as strong as it is!
**[19:03] Souichirou**
Should you really be drinking that much?
**[19:05] Masaki**
No worries! Business will be dead all night!
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[19:12] Souichirou**
It's true that our defense will take
a big hit with the seniors leaving.
**[19:17] Touma**
Yeah.
**[19:18] Imagawa**
We just need to practice,
and we'll get better.
**[19:22] Imagawa**
Well, *somewhat* better.
**[19:24] Imagawa**
There'll be promising guys coming up
from the junior high school, too, right?
**[19:28] Touma**
Oh, tons!
**[19:30] Touma**
There's Natsuno. And...
**[19:33] Touma**
There's Natsuno. And...
**[19:36] Touma**
Natsuno.
**[19:37] Imagawa**
Right, right.
**[19:38] Imagawa**
That should be enough.
**[19:41] Imagawa**
Huh?
**[19:43] Imagawa**
Hey, wake up, you rotten shop master!
**[19:46] Imagawa**
How'd the beers *you* drank end up on *our* tab?!
**[19:51] Masaki**
Ah, sorry, sorry! I wasn't
thinking and did my usual thing.
**[19:54] Imagawa**
What do you mean, "your usual thing"?
**[19:56] Masaki**
Meisei Baseball forever!
**[19:58] Imagawa**
Don't change the subject!
***SIGN*** Meisei Junior High School
**[20:09] Natsuno**
Don't make me say it again!
You gotta get a better jump on it!
**[20:13] Narrator**
*Ichiban Natsuno.*
**[20:14] Narrator**
* A 9th grader at Meisei Junior High, its*
* pitcher, and Touma's promising new recruit.*
***SIGN*** Ichiban
***SIGN*** Natsuno
**[20:23] Otomi**
Hey, c'mon, Natsuno.
**[20:25] Otomi**
The new team can't focus with members of the
graduating class hanging around all the time.
**[20:29] Natsuno**
They've gotta work on their fielding more.
**[20:32] Natsuno**
They won't be any help to the
high school team otherwise.
**[20:36] Team Member A**
S'all good, man.
**[20:37] Natsuno**
It's not good at all, you dunce!
**[20:40] Natsuno**
We're gonna practice our fielding
until summer vacation ends!
**[21:23] Narrator**
*And so, the new school term began.*
**[21:26] Narrator**
* Oh goodness! I almost forgot*
* a core member of our cast!*
**[21:30] Narrator**
*The Tachibanas' beloved pooch, Punch.*
**[21:40] Narrator**
* The Meisei High School baseball team*
* would be aiming for the next Koshien.*
**[21:44] Narrator**
* But the journey there*
* certainly wouldn't be smooth.*
**[23:22] Narrator**
* Fall arrives, leaving behind the*
* fervor of the summer Koshien.*
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Tachibana
**[23:26] Narrator**
* The Meisei High School*
* baseball team revs up again.*
**[23:30] Narrator**
* A man falls from the*
* stone stairs of a shrine.*
**[23:34] Narrator**
*And another man steps into action.*
**[23:39] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*:
"Leave Me Alone" is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Tachibana
***SIGN*** Leave Me Alone
***SIGN*** Leave Me Alone
# E2 - Leave Me Alone
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**[00:00] Narrator**
* Incidentally, at this year's Koshien,*
* the team representing East Tokyo, Toushu,*
***SIGN*** Kogakukan
***SIGN*** Toushu
**[00:06] Narrator**
* faced tournament favorites from the west,*
* Osaka Kogakukan, in the first round.*
**[00:11] Narrator**
*The game, considered by many
to be that year's* true *final,*
**[00:15] Narrator**
*was every bit as exciting as anticipated.*
**[00:17] Narrator**
* Toushu's ace, Mita, held Kogakukan's order*
* to three hits and no walks,*
**[00:24] Narrator**
*but one unlucky run sealed their fate.*
**[00:28] Narrator**
* Kogakukan would go on to win the rest*
* of their games with double-digit hits,*
**[00:33] Narrator**
* breezing through the rest of the tournament*
* and securing the championship flag.*
**[00:40] Narrator**
* Indeed, it was that first-round game*
* that determined the eventual victor.*
**[00:49] Otomi**
I saw Mita crying.
**[00:52] Touma**
Where'd you see that?
He wasn't crying at all.
**[00:55] Souichirou**
Yeah, Mita has a lot more
baseball ahead of him.
**[01:01] Souichirou**
He's already over it
and focusing on the future.
**[01:07] Otomi**
I didn't mean him.
**[01:10] Otomi**
I meant the Mita in the Alps stands.
***SIGN*** 1986 68th Koshien
National High School
Tournament
Champions
Meisei High School
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** High School
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** We're a-coming!
Koshien
Meisei High Baseball Team
***SIGN*** Meisei Junior High School
**[02:59] Arisa**
Sorry, sorry!
**[03:01] Arisa**
Could you bring that back up?
**[03:05] Natsuno**
It's a new term,
but she hasn't changed one bit.
**[03:10] Otomi**
Maybe she has. She missed me
by a pretty wide margin.
**[03:15] Natsuno**
Probably a fluke.
**[03:16] Otomi**
Nah. If she'd wanted to hit me,
she wouldn't have missed.
**[03:19] Otomi**
She's Hiroki Mita's little sister, remember.
**[03:30] Otomi**
Where are you going, Akai?
**[03:38] Ryou**
Oh, whoops.
**[03:40] Otomi**
Something on your mind
first thing in the morning?
**[03:43] Ryou**
Oh, no, I just spaced out.
**[03:46] Natsuno**
Y'know, lately, you've been...
**[04:10] Natsuno**
Well, not that I care.
**[04:18] Otomi**
Here.
**[04:20] Arisa**
Thanks a lot.
**[04:22] Otomi**
Did you have fun at Koshien?
**[04:26] Arisa**
Wha?
**[04:27] Otomi**
You went, right? To cheer on your brother?
**[04:29] Arisa**
As if I'd ever go to that sweltering place.
**[04:33] Otomi**
Oh, but—
**[04:35] Arisa**
Get it through your head!
I don't care about baseball!
**[04:40] Arisa**
Oh, Akai! Good morning!
**[04:43] Arisa**
Here. A souvenir from my summer
vacation trip. It's a sport towel.
**[04:47] Ryou**
Oh, thanks.
**[04:49] Natsuno**
That towel clearly has
"Koshien" written on it.
**[04:57] Otomi**
She said she wasn't there, so...
**[05:00] Otomi**
Maybe I imagined them...
**[05:04] Otomi**
Those tears.
***SIGN*** Meisei High School
**[05:22] Touma**
Trip up on some shrine steps again?
**[05:31] Nishiki**
Leave me alone.
**[05:37] Touma**
Suit yourself.
**[05:39] Haruka**
Hey, come on.
**[05:41] Haruka**
We'll never learn anything
if you don't grill him a little.
**[05:46] Touma**
You say that,
**[05:47] Touma**
but at least we now know he isn't in a
downward spiral over getting rejected.
**[05:53] Touma**
And while his face is in bad shape,
**[05:56] Touma**
his body's more toned than
it was before summer break.
**[06:01] Haruka**
Think he's been working out
on those shrine steps?
**[06:03] Touma**
Maybe.
**[06:08] Touma**
What the hell was that for?!
**[06:10] Haruka**
He's telling you to get a grip.
**[06:13] Touma**
Why do we have so many
tight-lipped characters?!
**[06:21] Imagawa**
Sounds to me like
Nishiki's still picking fights.
**[06:25] Touma**
You're sure he's the one picking them?
**[06:28] Touma**
It definitely looks like
he's been punched in the face,
**[06:33] Touma**
but I didn't see any marks on his knuckles.
**[06:37] Touma**
Plus, I've been thinking...
**[06:41] Imagawa**
About what?
**[06:42] Touma**
About him hitting Coach Kuroyanagi
before he quit in junior high.
**[06:47] Touma**
Back then, I thought
about it every day myself.
**[06:50] Touma**
Slugging the old man and quitting, I mean.
**[06:56] Souichirou**
Same here.
**[07:00] Imagawa**
Hey now...
**[07:01] Imagawa**
Hang on a minute.
***SIGN*** Regulation Baseball Club
**[07:04] Imagawa**
What are you implying here?
**[07:16] Taguchi**
He's a stubborn one, ain't he?
**[07:22] Delinquent A**
Oh, please. A couple more beatings,
and he'll change his mind.
**[07:27] Delinquent A**
If he thinks he can cut all ties
with us that easy, he's dead wrong.
**[07:33] Delinquent A**
Okay. Let's get ahead of him
and ambush him at the shrine.
**[07:37] Delinquents**
Right.
**[07:39] Nikaidou**
I wouldn't do that.
**[07:44] Narrator**
*Daisuke Nikaidou.*
**[07:46] Narrator**
* He's a year older than Touma and*
* Souichirou and goes to the same school.*
***SIGN*** Daisuke
***SIGN*** Nikaidou
**[07:50] Narrator**
* Despite his love of baseball, he was*
* forced to stop playing due to his health.*
**[07:56] Delinquent A**
Nikaidou?
**[07:57] Nikaidou**
You can see how serious he is, can't you?
**[08:02] Delinquent A**
And how's that any business of yours?
**[08:04] Delinquent A**
Buzz off!
**[08:06] Nikaidou**
It *is* my business, because I'm the
reason he fell in with your gang.
**[08:13] Delinquent A**
Huh?
**[08:13] Nikaidou**
Taguchi. Maekawa.
**[08:17] Nikaidou**
You do realize that your fathers' standings
are at the mercy of my father, don't you?
**[08:24] Delinquents**
H-Hey...
**[08:26] Delinquent A**
You bastard! That's dirty!
**[08:30] Nikaidou**
Have you forgotten?
**[08:32] Nikaidou**
I use any means at my disposal.
**[08:35] Nikaidou**
That's the kind of man I've always been.
**[08:40] Nikaidou**
Never go after Nishiki again.
**[08:43] Nikaidou**
Got that?
**[08:44] Delinquent A**
Shut up! You can't go lecturin' *us*!
**[08:54] Nikaidou**
Didn't I just say?
I use *any* means at my disposal.
**[09:01] Nikaidou**
See you.
**[09:02] Nikaidou**
We have an accord. Stick to it.
***SIGN*** Meisei Baseball Club Admission
***SIGN*** Reception Area
***SIGN*** Meisei Baseball Club Admission
***SIGN*** Reception Area
***SIGN*** Meisei Baseball Club Admission
***SIGN*** Reception Area
***SIGN*** Meisei Baseball Club Admission
***SIGN*** Reception Area
**[09:44] Imagawa**
Touma's pitching, huh?
**[09:47] Imagawa**
That's what inspired you
to come back to baseball?
**[09:52] Nishiki**
I've always been a big fan
of the Tachibana brothers.
**[09:56] Nishiki**
Since long before I quit the club.
**[10:02] Imagawa**
Once your face is all healed up,
you can come to practice.
**[10:06] Nishiki**
Oh, but it might happen a few more times...
**[10:12] Imagawa**
I doubt it will.
**[10:14] Imagawa**
You won't be falling down any more steps.
**[10:48] Souichirou**
Did you hear about Nishiki?
**[10:51] Touma**
Yeah.
**[10:52] Touma**
Nikaidou stepped in, apparently.
**[10:56] Souichirou**
I heard he'd felt bad
about Nishiki for a while.
**[11:00] Souichirou**
Seems the reason he snapped
and hit the manager
**[11:03] Souichirou**
was because his constant requests
for you to pitch were ignored.
**[11:11] Touma**
I really should've been the one to slug him.
**[11:17] Touma**
I made Nishiki waste two years of his life.
**[11:21] Souichirou**
Nikaidou wanted to keep playing, too.
**[11:26] Touma**
Yeah, I guess.
**[11:29] Otomi**
Just like our father did.
**[12:02] Souichirou**
Yeah.
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** Meisei Baseball Club Admission
***SIGN*** Reception Area
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Crosswords
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[12:49] Touma**
Boy, oh boy.
**[12:50] Touma**
Yep, he's one heck of a player.
**[12:53] Souichirou**
Yeah.
**[12:54] Souichirou**
And I think he's getting his rhythm back.
**[12:56] Ooyama**
Too slow!
**[12:59] Ooyama**
Don't you know what month it is?!
**[13:03] Touma**
Um...
**[13:06] Ooyama**
It's November! November!
**[13:10] Ooyama**
It's November, and the fall
tournament's already over!
**[13:13] Imagawa**
Goodness gracious, time sure flies by!
**[13:16] Ooyama**
Stop talking like an old man!
**[13:20] Ooyama**
You guys talked him up,
so I used him to shore up our defense,
**[13:25] Ooyama**
but he was a sieve!
**[13:27] Souichirou**
Well, we did say he'd been out
of the game for two years.
**[13:31] Souichirou**
It's your own fault for expecting too much.
**[13:34] Imagawa**
And it's not like defense
was our only problem.
**[13:36] Imagawa**
Our ace didn't put in his
best performance, either.
**[13:41] Touma**
Yeah, I just felt really tired for some reason.
**[13:44] Touma**
I always perform well in the summer heat,
**[13:47] Touma**
but I guess exhaustion
catches up to me in the fall.
**[13:50] Ooyama**
Are you an old man, too?!
**[13:53] Ooyama**
What I'm saying is you should've
done this, and this, and that...
**[13:57] Koma**
Is that old guy okay?
**[14:00] Koma**
He's ignoring his own lapses in judgment
and shifting the blame onto everyone else.
**[14:04] Koma**
We won't make it to Koshien
with a manager like that.
**[14:10] Nangou**
How dare you badmouth our manager!
**[14:16] Koma**
Get your dirty face away from me!
**[14:21] Ooyama**
What are you doing? Stop that right now.
**[14:24] Koma**
He just grabbed my uniform for no reason.
**[14:28] Ooyama**
Were you badmouthing me?
**[14:29] Koma**
Oh, um... You heard that?
**[14:32] Ooyama**
Nangou.
**[14:34] Ooyama**
Don't make me say it again.
**[14:36] Ooyama**
I'm not the great man or the
great manager you take me for.
**[14:41] Koma**
See?
**[14:43] Ooyama**
Not *yet*.
**[14:45] Koma**
Your nose is running, Manager.
**[14:48] Ooyama**
It's because of this sudden cold snap.
I've been under the weather since yesterday.
**[14:55] Ooyama**
Imagawa!
**[14:57] Ooyama**
Follow this training regimen for now.
**[15:00] Ooyama**
I'm feeling feverish,
so I'm heading home to rest.
**[15:03] Imagawa**
Take care.
**[15:07] Koma**
If the school is serious
about getting to Koshien,
**[15:11] Koma**
they need to find us a proper manager.
**[15:18] Koma**
What is it *now*, you big jerk?!
**[15:18] Nishiki**
Should I break it up?
**[15:20] Touma**
Nah. If you step in,
it'll just make things worse.
**[15:20] Nangou**
I told you not to badmouth him!
**[15:23] Koma**
And I don't care!
**[15:24] Touma**
Anyway, don't worry.
They're just messing around.
**[15:25] Nangou**
What did you say?!
**[15:31] Imagawa**
This notebook is amazing.
**[15:35] Imagawa**
It has details on every single club member,
**[15:38] Imagawa**
and a custom training regimen for each.
**[15:44] Imagawa**
Could it be... that he's actually...
**[15:48] Souichirou**
I believed in him from the start.
**[15:52] Imagawa**
Liar.
**[15:54] Souichirou**
He might have fallen on the leanest of times,
**[15:57] Souichirou**
but he's still Haruka's father.
**[16:04] Imagawa**
Nothing "lean" about him.
**[16:30] Haruka**
It's pretty lonely in here
with all the seniors gone.
**[16:33] RG Advisor**
It really is.
**[16:35] RG Advisor**
But now that you're back,
the spectator seats are packed!
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Tachibana
**[17:04] Otomi**
The manager's wife,
**[17:06] Otomi**
Haruka's mom,
**[17:09] Otomi**
and novelist, Nagisa Tsukikage?
**[17:13] Tsukikage**
We're separated, but yes.
**[17:16] Otomi**
I read your *Team Gessan* series!
**[17:18] Otomi**
It was great!
**[17:20] Tsukikage**
That's unusual. Children your age
rarely read novels these days.
**[17:25] Mayumi**
This is perfect, though.
**[17:26] Mayumi**
Otomi, you know more about baseball
and your brothers than I do.
**[17:30] Mayumi**
Help her with her story, would you?
**[17:32] Otomi**
Story?
**[17:33] Editor**
She will be writing a short story
about high school baseball.
**[17:39] Otomi**
Then, you should talk to Coach Ooya—
**[17:41] Tsukikage**
I have little interest
in an old man's stories.
**[17:44] Tsukikage**
My inspiration for taking on this assignment
**[17:46] Tsukikage**
is that I think modeling it on your brothers
could lead to something interesting.
**[17:52] Otomi**
I'm surprised you want to
write about sports, though.
**[17:55] Editor**
It's a sign of Ms. Tsukikage's superlative
talent! She can write any genre!
**[18:01] Tsukikage**
You're my editor.
You're supposed to be more critical.
**[18:04] Editor**
R-Right.
**[18:06] Otomi**
So what's the hardest genre to write?
**[18:09] Tsukikage**
Let's see...
**[18:12] Tsukikage**
Romcoms, perhaps.
**[18:16] Tsukikage**
It seems like anyone should be able to write
them, but they're actually quite complex.
**[18:21] Tsukikage**
It's a miracle to see any writer
last for decades writing romcoms.
**[18:25] Tsukikage**
I truly admire people like that.
**[18:27] Tsukikage**
From the depths of my heart.
**[18:30] Tsukikage**
Yet if their stories are even a *little* similar,
people say they have a "formula,"
**[18:35] Tsukikage**
or their characters are all the same.
**[18:37] Tsukikage**
They'll nitpick the writer to death,
even though they're dead wrong!
**[18:40] Mayumi**
Excuse me...
**[18:42] Mayumi**
I'm not sure who's on the line,
**[18:45] Mayumi**
but they're saying, "Give it a rest."
**[18:49] Tsukikage**
Oh. I see.
**[18:55] Tsukikage**
Mrs. Tachibana! I'd like one more!
**[19:00] Mayumi**
Help yourself.
**[19:02] Souichirou**
A visitor?
**[19:03] Touma**
And a pretty rowdy one at that.
**[19:06] Tsukikage**
Ah! The Tachibana brothers are here!
**[19:09] Tsukikage**
Yay!
**[19:11] Tsukikage**
I've been waiting! What took you so long?
**[19:13] Souichirou**
The manager's wife,
**[19:15] Souichirou**
Haruka's mom,
**[19:18] Souichirou**
Nagisa Tsukikage?
**[19:20] Tsukikage**
Hey!
**[19:21] Tsukikage**
You brothers! Quit standing around
and come serve your guest!
**[19:28] Souichirou**
R-Right away.
**[19:31] Souichirou**
They have different surnames.
Are they officially divorced?
**[19:35] Otomi**
It's just her pen name. As a writer.
**[19:37] Touma**
A writer?
**[19:41] Otomi**
Honestly. You don't read
prose at all, do you, Touma?
**[19:45] Otomi**
You're manga or nothing.
**[19:48] Touma**
Manga isn't nothing!
**[19:50] Touma**
Manga and anime are Japan's
cultural ambassadors to the world!
**[19:55] Otomi**
Sure, sure.
**[19:56] Touma**
Male-oriented romcom manga in particular—
**[19:57] Otomi**
You're gonna make the phone
ring again, so knock it off.
**[20:02] Touma**
Hm?
**[20:04] Souichirou**
Here you are, Haruka's mom.
**[20:07] Tsukikage**
Yes.
**[20:07] Tsukikage**
Although, you boys sure are unlucky!
**[20:12] Tsukikage**
Stuck with that louse as a
manager at a time like this!
**[20:16] Souichirou**
Not at all.
**[20:18] Souichirou**
Meisei's rather famous for
its bad luck with managers.
**[20:23] Souichirou**
Don't worry on our account, Haruka's mom.
**[20:29] Tsukikage**
What a nice boy!
**[20:31] Touma**
Like husband, like wife.
**[20:35] Otomi**
You got bad luck with this one?
**[20:38] Otomi**
The current manager?
**[20:43] Touma**
Who knows.
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[20:56] Haruka**
If you've got a cold,
why don't you go to bed early?
**[21:00] Ooyama**
No. Not just yet.
**[21:25] Haruka**
*Honestly.*
***SIGN*** Crosswords
***SIGN*** Crosswords
***SIGN*** Crosswords
**[21:34] Touma**
At any rate...
**[21:37] Touma**
We've probably just gotta have faith,
and go along with it.
**[21:42] Tsukikage**
Mrs. Tachibana! One more beer!
**[21:47] Mayumi**
Coming up!
**[23:22] Narrator**
*Spring has arrived.*
**[23:24] Narrator**
*Otomi graduates from Meisei Junior High.*
**[23:28] Narrator**
*Spring break begins.*
**[23:31] Narrator**
* Amid the cherry blossoms, various*
* incidents arise around Touma and Otomi.*
**[23:39] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "Don't You Know
What Month It Is?!" is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** Don't You Know What Month It Is?!
***SIGN*** Don't You Know What Month It Is?!
# E3 - Don't You Know What Month It is?!
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G2XU0DX81/dont-you-know-what-month-it-is)
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**[00:15] Touma**
You're all better, I see.
**[00:18] Ooyama**
What?
**[00:20] Touma**
Your cold.
**[00:22] Ooyama**
Listen here, you.
I had that cold in November.
**[00:26] Ooyama**
Don't you know what month it is?!
**[00:29] Touma**
Huh?
**[00:31] [SONG]**
Just as the mountain peaks stretch to the clouds
***SIGN*** Meisei Junior High School
**[00:39] [SONG]**
Let our hopes reach just as high
**[00:48] [SONG]**
Open up a path now into the blue sky
***SIGN*** Meisei
Junior
High
School
Graduation
Ceremony
**[00:52] Narrator**
* It's an auspicious day in March,*
* with perfect graduating weather.*
**[00:57] [SONG]**
Brush away the clouds around you and arise
**[01:03] [SONG]**
Ah, Meisei, our alma mater
***SIGN*** 1986 68th Koshien
National High School
Tournament
Champions
Meisei High School
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** High School
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** We're a-coming!
Koshien
Meisei High Baseball Team
**[02:47] Eisuke**
Our girl's in high school, huh?
**[02:50] Otomi**
C'mon, Dad. Leave my uniform alone.
**[02:55] Mayumi**
My, my, time flies, doesn't it?
**[02:59] Otomi**
Darn it.
**[02:59] Eisuke**
Yes, yes!
***SIGN*** Punch
**[03:34] (Flashback) Souichirou**
He's a thief.
**[03:38] (Flashback) Souichirou**
Like the breaking balls
I spend months mastering...
**[03:42] (Flashback) Souichirou**
He steals everything.
**[03:48] (Flashback) Otomi**
You're just a good teacher, Sou.
**[03:52] (Flashback) Souichirou**
I haven't taught him anything.
**[03:56] (Flashback) Souichirou**
He just picks it up.
***SIGN*** Doesn't drop elbow
***SIGN*** Arm goes straight
***SIGN*** Middle finger
***SIGN*** Snap
***SIGN*** Slider
***SIGN*** Same arm
motion as
a fastball
but with
extra snap!
***SIGN*** Middle and pinkie finger
**[04:10] (Flashback) Souichirou**
It was *you*?!
**[04:19] Otomi**
*But I'm sure Sou knew...*
**[04:23] (Flashback) Otomi**
Here.
**[04:28] (Flashback) Touma**
Wow!
**[04:38] Otomi**
* Stealing isn't as easy as*
* just reading some notes.*
**[04:49] Otomi**
* But since he wanted something good*
* to come from my meddling,*
**[04:55] Otomi**
*Tou probably worked really hard in secret.*
**[05:04] (Flashback) Neighbor**
Hey!
**[05:15] Souichirou**
I wondered why he'd suddenly perked up.
**[05:19] Koma**
Hi there, Otomi!
**[05:25] Koma**
So Otomi's finally gonna
be in high school, huh?
**[05:28] Touma**
Why does that matter?
**[05:30] Koma**
It means it's open season
on teen romcom stuff.
**[05:35] Touma**
Huh?
**[05:36] Koma**
Yep!
***SIGN*** Congratulations
on making
the Spring
Invitational
Kenjo
High
School
***SIGN*** Akai
**[06:11] Akai's Mom**
You're really not going to
go cheer for your brother?
**[06:15] Akai's Mom**
Your father's going, too.
You'll be home alone.
**[06:19] Ryou**
It's fine. I'll watch the house.
**[06:22] Akai's Mom**
You don't want to watch
your brother's big game?
**[06:26] Ryou**
It's not like he ever comes
to any of my matches.
**[06:30] Akai's Mom**
Don't talk like that. This is Koshien.
It's being broadcast all over the country.
**[06:35] Akai's Dad**
Now, now. It's all right, dear.
**[06:38] Akai's Dad**
He can stay home if he likes.
**[06:41] Akai's Dad**
He's got his new school
and all that to prep for.
**[06:45] Akai's Mom**
But...
**[06:48] Akai's Dad**
Oh, yeah. What should we do
to celebrate your enrollment?
**[06:52] Ryou**
We don't need to celebrate.
I'm only going to the high school next door.
**[06:56] Akai's Dad**
Don't be like that.
**[06:58] Akai's Dad**
Think about it, all right?
**[07:01] Ryou**
Fine.
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** One to Watch
***SIGN*** Kenjo's Clean-Up Hitter
***SIGN*** Akai
***SIGN*** Akai
***SIGN*** Akai
***SIGN*** Spring Koshien
**[07:13] Akai's Dad**
Dear. Where'd this morning's
sports paper end up?
**[07:17] Akai's Mom**
Hm? I'm sure it's around here somewhere.
**[07:25] Mayumi**
Time for dinner!
***SIGN*** Tachibana
**[07:30] Mayumi**
Tou. Call Otomi down, would you?
**[07:33] Touma**
Sure thing.
**[07:38] Touma**
Hey!
**[07:45] (Flashback) Koma**
It means it's open season
on teen romcom stuff!
**[07:51] Touma**
Which means...
**[07:55] Narrator**
*Ahem.*
**[07:57] Narrator**
* "Open season" is a period in which*
* restrictions on an activity are lifted.*
**[08:03] Narrator**
* A "season opener" is the first game*
* played by a team that year.*
**[08:07] Touma**
What's that got to do with it?
**[08:14] Touma**
I'm coming in.
**[08:18] Touma**
Wake up. Time for food.
***SIGN*** Fork
***SIGN*** Hyah!
***SIGN*** Drops
***SIGN*** Index finger
***SIGN*** Yah!
***SIGN*** So hard to control
***SIGN*** Middle finger
***SIGN*** Curve
***SIGN*** Middle finger side
Ring finger
***SIGN*** Sooo hard
***SIGN*** Swing and a miss
***SIGN*** Shoulders Parallel
Slips out
**[08:28] Touma**
It's really packed.
**[08:32] Touma**
I never was able to make
heads or tails of any of it.
**[08:36] Touma**
Still can't, to be honest.
**[08:39] Touma**
But...
**[08:41] Touma**
It's really packed.
**[08:47] Souichirou**
Hey! What's going on up there?
**[08:50] Souichirou**
It's time for...
**[09:04] Narrator**
* In spring, one sleeps*
* deeply through the dawn.*
**[09:07] Souichirou**
It's not exactly dawn...
**[09:15] Colorcaster**
*And that one's outta here, too!*
**[09:22] Colorcaster**
* That was Kenjo's cleanup, Akai,*
* now in eleventh grade.*
**[09:26] Colorcaster**
* His second homerun of the game*
* went high into the left-field stands.*
**[09:35] Souichirou**
What's wrong?
**[09:36] Touma**
Oh, um, I just felt a chill.
**[09:40] Touma**
Maybe I caught the manager's cold?
**[09:43] Ooyama**
I told you, that cold was back in November!
**[09:49] Ooyama**
Don't you know what month it is?!
**[09:51] Colorcaster**
*It's March.*
**[09:54] Colorcaster**
* The spring invitational marks*
* the start of baseball season.*
**[09:58] Colorcaster**
*This is game three of day three.*
**[10:01] Colorcaster**
* Koshien Stadium explodes with noise*
* as a new hero announces himself.*
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[10:31] Mayumi**
Otomi! Your friends are here!
**[10:34] Otomi**
Coming!
**[10:36] Otomi**
Bye! See you later!
**[10:39] Mayumi**
Take care!
**[10:43] Otomi**
What in the world?
**[10:45] Otomi**
When has it ever been this windy out here?
**[10:48] Otomi**
Hold on a minute!
**[10:49] Otomi**
I'll get changed!
**[10:53] Otomi**
Darn it.
**[10:55] Otomi**
There!
***SIGN*** Punch
**[11:08] Yoshiko**
It's going to be a nice, calm day.
Perfect flower-viewing weather, Sorajiro.
**[11:13] Otomi**
Who are you calling "Sorajiro"?
**[11:16] Sachie**
Hey, where's the baseball team?
**[11:18] Otomi**
They're having a practice game
at another school, apparently.
**[11:28] Narrator**
* Spring is in full bloom.*
* Perfect flower-viewing weather.*
**[11:32] Narrator**
*The cherry blossoms...*
**[11:34] Arisa**
They're at 80 percent bloom, I reckon.
**[11:36] Arisa**
A fine time to view them. Right, Akai?
**[11:41] Ryou**
Oh... maybe.
**[11:43] Natsuno**
Mita. Where's Otomi?
**[11:47] Arisa**
Hey, they're selling grilled rice dumplings!
**[11:50] Arisa**
We should buy the dumplings
and get started without her.
**[11:53] Arisa**
Right, Akai?
**[11:54] Ryou**
S-Sure.
**[12:00] Sachie**
You're sure this is the place?
**[12:02] Yoshiko**
That's what it says on the map they sent us.
**[12:06] Sachie**
There isn't a single cherry tree around here.
**[12:09] Yoshiko**
That's weird.
**[12:11] Otomi**
Who arranged the flower viewing?
**[12:14] Yoshiko**
Arisa Mita, I think.
**[12:16] Otomi**
Oh, that explains it.
**[12:20] Friend A**
Akai's big brother really
was amazing, though.
**[12:24] Friend A**
*Three* homers at Koshien!
It was in all the papers.
**[12:28] Friend B**
Yeah, what a surprise!
**[12:30] Friend C**
He became a household name overnight!
**[12:34] Arisa**
He's kind of a jerk, though.
**[12:37] Ryou**
Where is she?
**[12:39] Natsuno**
I've been calling,
but I'm not getting through.
**[12:43] Arisa**
Yeah, figures.
**[12:44] Arisa**
No one gets signal out there.
**[12:48] Natsuno**
Huh?
**[12:52] Otomi**
Well, anyway...
**[12:54] Otomi**
Let's go someplace where we can get signal.
**[13:05] Friend B**
What's all that noise?
**[13:05] Visitor A**
That corner store robber who stabbed
the clerk apparently took off still armed.
**[13:10] Visitor B**
For real?
**[13:11] Visitor C**
And they say he ran into the
forest behind Nihonmatsu Park.
**[13:16] Natsuno**
That place is famous for its lack
of signal. Nihonmatsu Park.
**[13:21] Arisa**
I-It's not my fault!
**[13:23] Natsuno**
Well, of course it's not.
**[13:40] Otomi**
Are you all right?
**[13:42] Otomi**
Do you need some help?
**[13:44] Otomi**
Huh?
**[13:50] Yoshiko & Sachie**
Otomi!
**[13:57] Cop A**
There he is! Over there!
**[13:58] Cop B**
Grab him!
**[14:12] Koma**
Touma!
**[14:13] Koma**
Quit it with the long fouls!
Put the ball in play already!
**[14:17] Touma**
Oh, shut up.
**[14:20] Touma**
* With newbie pitching form like this,*
* it's hard to get the timing right...*
**[14:26] Otomi**
Hit it, Tou!
**[14:44] Cop B**
That was a direct hit.
**[14:45] Cop C**
He's foaming at the mouth.
**[14:47] Cop A**
Ambulance! Get an ambulance!
**[14:52] Ryou**
You still can't get through to Otomi?
**[14:55] Arisa**
I-It's not my fault.
**[14:58] Arisa**
It's really not my fault!
**[14:59] Natsuno**
What are you on about?
**[15:03] Visitor A**
The corner store robber who ran into the
forest behind Nihonmatsu Park was arrested!
**[15:08] Visitor B**
Really?
**[15:09] Visitor C**
Then I guess it all worked out.
**[15:11] Natsuno**
Oh, is that you, Otomi?
**[15:12] Crowd**
Isn't that great?
Well, back to flower viewing.
**[15:13] Natsuno**
Where are you now?
**[15:16] Natsuno**
Cheering on the practice game?
**[15:26] Friend A**
What's up with you?
**[15:27] Arisa**
I was so relieved, I suddenly got hungry!
**[15:35] Narrator**
* Their rather eventful*
* spring vacation continues.*
**[15:41] Otomi**
Where are you off to, Tou?
**[15:43] Touma**
The captain threw out his back.
**[15:47] Touma**
He's laid up, so the manager
asked me to look in on him.
**[15:51] Otomi**
Hold on! I'll come with you!
**[15:56] Otomi**
Huh? You're going, too, Sou?
***SIGN*** Punch
**[16:04] Mayumi**
Hm? You're not going with them?
**[16:08] Souichirou**
They regarded me as a third wheel.
**[16:10] Mayumi**
Goodness me.
**[16:18] Otomi**
Perfect friend-visiting weather, Sorajiro.
**[16:21] Touma**
Who are you calling "Sorajiro"?
**[16:24] Crowd**
Hit it!
**[16:26] Crowd**
Go!
**[16:27] Crowd**
You got this!
**[16:29] Crowd**
Get it!
**[16:30] Crowd**
C'mon, go!
**[16:32] Crowd**
Keep it up!
**[16:35] Crowd**
Yeah, you got him!
**[16:42] Nikaidou**
I haven't come to your house
since grade school.
***SIGN*** Imagawa
**[16:48] Nikaidou**
I don't remember this room being so small.
**[16:52] Imagawa**
It's only small compared to yours, dumbo.
**[16:56] Nikaidou**
That's not what I meant.
**[16:59] Nikaidou**
What I mean is, we've grown up.
**[17:03] Imagawa's Mom**
Only physically, of course.
**[17:06] Imagawa's Mom**
It's a shame. You were so cute back then.
**[17:10] Nikaidou**
You never change.
**[17:12] Imagawa's Mom**
Yeah.
**[17:14] Imagawa's Mom**
I was cute back then, and I still am.
**[17:19] Nikaidou**
She's treating me like a guest.
**[17:22] Imagawa**
Yeah. I haven't seen her
that friendly in a while.
**[17:28] Nikaidou**
So...
**[17:29] Nikaidou**
Are you sure your back's all right?
**[17:32] Imagawa**
Yeah. They said I'll be all better
after a few days' rest.
**[17:37] Nikaidou**
Don't you dare hurt yourself
before this last summer.
**[17:42] Imagawa**
"Last summer," huh?
**[17:44] Imagawa**
That's a lot of pressure.
**[17:46] Nikaidou**
You'd better keep your promise
of taking me to Koshien.
**[17:52] Imagawa**
Ow, ow, ow!
**[17:54] Imagawa**
I never promised that!
**[17:56] Nikaidou**
Oh? You didn't?
**[17:59] Imagawa**
*You* were the little kid always crowing
about how you'd take Meisei to Koshien
**[18:04] Imagawa**
and do your dad proud!
**[18:11] Nikaidou**
I didn't know my limits back then.
**[18:15] Imagawa**
You dumdum. What little kid
ever knows his limits?
**[18:20] Imagawa**
I thought I'd learn to fly someday
all the way up to fifth grade.
**[18:25] Imagawa**
Ow, ow! Ow!
**[18:32] Imagawa**
Heading out already?
**[18:34] Imagawa**
The Tachibana siblings
should be by in a bit.
**[18:37] Nikaidou**
I've got business to attend to.
**[18:39] Imagawa**
Business?
**[18:41] Nikaidou**
Give them my best.
**[18:43] Nikaidou**
Let them know I have high
hopes for this last summer.
**[18:47] Imagawa**
They're not seniors yet.
**[18:50] Nikaidou**
Yeah. You're right.
**[18:53] Nikaidou**
Goodbye. No need to see me out.
**[18:55] Imagawa**
I couldn't if I wanted... Ow, ow, ow!
**[18:59] Nikaidou**
I'm leaving now, ma'am.
**[19:01] Imagawa's Mom**
All right. See you in another five years.
**[19:22] Umpire**
Out!
**[19:24] Crowd**
We did it!
**[19:25] Touma**
Okay! Good work, both teams!
**[19:28] Touma**
Nice game!
**[19:36] Touma**
That wasn't a nice game at all.
Why'd we stick around for the whole thing?
**[19:41] Otomi**
You said it.
***SIGN*** Shirai General Hospital
**[19:57] Otomi**
Huh? Isn't that Nikaidou?
**[20:03] Otomi**
You think he's having problems again?
**[20:05] Touma**
Nah.
***SIGN*** Shirai General Hospital
**[20:07] Touma**
Probably just a checkup.
***SIGN*** Shirai General Hospital
***SIGN*** Shirai General Hospital
***SIGN*** Shirai General Hospital
***SIGN*** Shirai General Hospital
**[20:26] Souichirou**
Huh? That's weird.
**[20:30] Souichirou**
Well, it's been a while
since they went out together,
**[20:33] Souichirou**
so they might have gotten waylaid.
**[20:36] Souichirou**
Still, they should probably be there—
**[20:39] Otomi**
We're back!
**[20:43] Touma**
Wow, that was tough!
**[20:46] Touma**
They were having an open
rock-paper-scissors tournament
**[20:49] Touma**
at the shopping street in Takamidai.
**[20:51] Touma**
There were a hundred folks there,
but Otomi won the big prize!
**[20:55] (Flashback) Otomi**
Rock, paper, scissors!
***SIGN*** Congrats!
Rock-
Paper-
Scissors
Tournament
Winner
***SIGN*** Congrats!
Rock-
Paper-
Scissors
Tournament
Winner
***SIGN*** Congrats!
Rock-
Paper-
Scissors
Tournament
Winner
***SIGN*** Congrats!
Rock-
Paper-
Scissors
Tournament
Winner
**[21:04] (Flashback) Otomi**
Tee-hee!
**[21:06] Touma**
And that's our prize: ten kilograms of rice.
**[21:10] Mayumi**
Goodness me.
**[21:12] Touma**
Carrying it back was rough!
**[21:15] Touma**
When I was picking it up, I was sure
I was gonna throw out my back...
**[21:36] Mayumi**
Goodness me.
**[21:39] Mayumi**
Goodness me?
**[21:42] Narrator**
* And so, the new school year*
* is about to begin!*
**[23:22] Narrator**
* A tale of another pair of brothers*
* not related by blood.*
**[23:27] Narrator**
*The words they exchanged one rainy day.*
**[23:31] Narrator**
*The road they've both traveled,*
**[23:34] Narrator**
*and the ones they'll both choose...*
**[23:39] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "Convince Him"
is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** Convince Him
***SIGN*** Convince Him
# E4 - Convince Him
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G8WUN034P/convince-him)
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***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Kenjo High School
**[00:01] Umpire**
Play ball!
***SIGN*** Amada
***SIGN*** Kenjo
**[00:16] Ooyama**
Kenjo High's really
broken away from the pack.
**[00:20] Ooyama**
All while they're still trying out
their new club members...
**[00:24] Imagawa**
They don't look much like
new club members to me.
**[00:27] Imagawa**
It's their expressions and attitude.
**[00:30] Ooyama**
More talent hand-picked by Coach Komiyama
from his assistant manager days?
**[00:35] Imagawa**
Reliable team development shaped by a keen
eye, a gregarious personality, and leadership.
**[00:41] Imagawa**
High school baseball really is
all about the manager, huh?
**[00:44] Ooyama**
Idiot!
**[00:46] Ooyama**
If this sport was that basic and simple,
no one would get excited about it!
**[00:53] Imagawa**
Even so...
**[00:57] Imagawa**
They really don't look like new members.
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 70
***SIGN*** Meisei High School
**[01:05] Imagawa**
See?
**[01:07] Imagawa**
Now *those* are new club members.
**[01:10] Ooyama**
You think that's worth smiling about?
***SIGN*** 1986 68th Koshien
National High School
Tournament
Champions
Meisei High School
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** High School
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** We're a-coming!
Koshien
Meisei High Baseball Team
**[02:46] Ooyama**
Natsuno's pretty much the only
new player with any promise.
**[02:50] Natsuno**
Here!
**[02:52] Ooyama**
Of the returning members,
Nishiki's fielding is impressive,
**[02:56] Ooyama**
but he hasn't done much in the batter's box.
**[03:01] Ooyama**
And as for our would-be sluggers,
**[03:04] Ooyama**
they just swing at everything,
hoping to make contact.
**[03:08] Ooyama**
Pitching and fielding aside,
**[03:11] Ooyama**
the gap in offense between us
and Kenjo is clear as day.
**[03:16] Imagawa**
What about the manager gap?
**[03:18] Ooyama**
And what about the *weight* gap
between Kenjo's first baseman and *you*?!
**[03:23] Ooyama**
I bet you gained weight
while you were laid up, too.
**[03:26] Imagawa**
Oh, come on. Of course I didn't.
**[03:28] Ooyama**
Hey, first-year! Bring some scales over here!
**[03:31] Imagawa**
I'm running some laps!
**[03:42] Touma**
As long as you're not asking for consistency,
they're pretty intimidating, huh?
**[03:47] Souichirou**
Yeah, I guess.
**[03:51] Touma**
What's up, Nishiki?
**[03:53] Nishiki**
Huh?
**[03:57] Nishiki**
I thought I caught a glimpse of
Coach Kuroyanagi over there.
**[04:02] Touma**
Coach Kuroyanagi?
**[04:04] Touma**
The guy you punched out who managed our
junior high team? That Coach Kuroyanagi?
**[04:10] Nishiki**
Yeah.
**[04:11] Nishiki**
The guy I punched out who managed our
junior high team. That Coach Kuroyanagi.
**[04:16] Touma**
It's gotta be mistaken identity.
**[04:19] Touma**
That Coach Kuroyanagi you punched out
who managed our junior high team
**[04:23] Touma**
is living in Hokkaido now,
helping out on his wife's family farm.
**[04:31] Nishiki**
Mistaken identity, huh?
**[04:33] Touma**
Yeah, the guy you punched—
**[04:35] Souichirou**
The guy you're *about* to punch out who's
the ace of your *senior* high team is leaving.
**[04:40] Touma**
Ow! Ow! Let me go!
**[04:42] Touma**
I was just doing a bit!
**[05:01] Imagawa**
Mistaken identity, huh?
**[05:10] Yoshiko**
Otomi!
**[05:11] Yoshiko**
Isn't Akai coming to practice today?
**[05:16] Tennis Club A**
Oh, didn't you hear?
**[05:18] Tennis Club A**
Akai hasn't joined the soccer club.
**[05:22] Otomi**
How come?
**[05:23] Tennis Club A**
We're not really sure, either.
**[05:26] Tennis Club B**
Right?
**[05:28] Haruka**
Hey, Otomi!
**[05:30] Otomi**
Oh, Haruka!
**[05:32] Otomi**
Hello.
**[05:34] Haruka**
Say, Otomi... Club-wise, you're in band, right?
**[05:39] Haruka**
Oh, um... Do you know any girls
who haven't picked a club yet,
**[05:43] Haruka**
and might want to join the
rhythmic gymnastics team?
**[05:46] Otomi**
Not sure.
**[05:47] Otomi**
I'll ask around, though.
**[05:49] Haruka**
You mean it?
**[05:50] Haruka**
Take this, then. I made up flyers.
***SIGN*** Rhythmic Gymnastics
***SIGN*** Beginners Welcome!
***SIGN*** So fun!
***SIGN*** Club Location: Gym Building
**[05:56] Haruka**
Actually, never mind.
**[06:00] Otomi**
Huh?
**[06:02] Haruka**
See you, Otomi!
**[06:05] Yoshiko**
She's weird, isn't she?
**[06:07] Otomi**
Yeah.
**[06:08] Yoshiko**
Pretty, though.
**[06:10] Otomi**
Yeah.
**[06:18] Mayumi**
Oh, for heaven's sake! All this rain lately...
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 70
***SIGN*** Meisei High School
**[06:35] Imagawa**
Where's Nikaidou?
**[06:38] Student A**
He's absent today.
**[06:40] Imagawa**
Oh, yeah?
**[06:41] Imagawa**
You'll do, then.
**[06:44] Student A**
For what?
**[06:45] Imagawa**
Can I borrow some lunch money?
**[06:47] Student A**
Excuse me?
**[07:01] Tomohito**
Well?
**[07:03] Touma**
Seems fine to me.
**[07:05] Tomohito**
Just fine?
**[07:08] Touma**
Batting's your specialty, though, right?
**[07:11] Tomohito**
I'm family.
**[07:13] Touma**
So?
**[07:18] Touma**
You're too soft on him? Or too hard?
**[07:42] Tomohito**
I heard you guys aren't
related by blood, either.
**[07:50] Touma**
So?
**[08:04] Imagawa**
Where's Nikaidou?
**[08:06] Student A**
He's absent again today.
**[08:08] Imagawa**
Oh, yeah?
**[08:10] Imagawa**
I wanted to give back the lunch
money I borrowed last week.
**[08:14] Imagawa**
Well, whatever.
**[08:16] Student A**
Hey! You borrowed lunch
money from *me* yesterday!
**[08:22] Imagawa**
Well, whatever.
**[08:24] Student A**
Hey!
**[08:28] Arisa**
Hey! You!
**[08:30] Arisa**
You really put one over on me!
**[08:33] Otomi**
Huh?
**[08:34] Arisa**
I became the soccer club's caretaker
because you said Akai had joined!
**[08:39] Otomi**
Huh.
**[08:40] Arisa**
And boy, do you owe me!
**[08:42] Arisa**
The pledge I signed means I have
to stick with it for at least a month!
**[08:47] Otomi**
Did I say Akai had joined the soccer club?
**[08:51] Arisa**
Nonomiya!
**[08:53] Nonomiya**
Coming.
***SIGN*** Playback
**[08:58] Arisa**
* Hey, Tachibana.*
* Akai joined the soccer club, right?*
**[09:02] Otomi**
*Oh, I don't know. But I bet...*
**[09:05] Nonomiya**
* ...he totally did!*
* Akai did join the soccer club!*
**[09:08] Arisa**
Ironclad proof, don't you agree?
**[09:11] Otomi**
But the voice changed halfway.
**[09:14] Arisa**
Are you claiming I forged it?
**[09:16] Arisa**
That's defamation, and I'll take you to court.
**[09:19] Nonomiya**
He totally did!
Akai did join the soccer club!
**[09:22] Arisa**
The point is, just tell him to
join the soccer club already!
**[09:27] Otomi**
Why me?
**[09:29] Nonomiya**
Why do you think? It'd be way more
effective coming from you than from Ari—
**[09:34] Arisa**
Look, just go tell him already! Got it?
**[09:52] Otomi**
It might be a little too late for that.
**[09:54] Arisa**
Huh?
**[09:59] Club**
Meisei! Meisei!
**[10:02] Club**
Fight! Fight!
**[10:12] Touma**
He joined the baseball team today.
**[10:15] Touma**
The younger Akai.
**[10:17] Otomi**
Yeah, looks like.
**[10:19] Touma**
You're not surprised?
**[10:21] Otomi**
I kind of figured he would.
**[10:25] (Flashback) Tomohito**
I heard you guys aren't
related by blood, either.
**[10:36] Otomi**
What is it?
**[10:38] Touma**
Oh, nothing.
**[10:43] (Flashback) Tomohito**
He hated being compared to me,
**[10:47] (Flashback) Tomohito**
so he didn't play baseball in junior high.
**[10:52] (Flashback) Tomohito**
Because despite how much he loved baseball,
he felt he couldn't beat me, I guess.
**[10:58] (Flashback) Touma**
You more talented or something?
**[11:00] (Flashback) Tomohito**
No way.
**[11:03] (Flashback) Tomohito**
But when all he could do was crawl,
I was standing and walking around.
**[11:09] (Flashback) Tomohito**
When you're little,
that one-year difference is huge.
**[11:16] (Flashback) Tomohito**
And he hated me so much, he forgot that.
**[11:24] (Flashback) Touma**
What happened?
**[11:28] (Flashback) Tomohito**
A dog.
**[11:29] (Flashback) Touma**
A dog?
**[11:34] Touma**
Hey!
**[11:36] Touma**
Don't interrupt the flashback,
you rotten mutt!
**[11:39] Otomi**
Hey!
**[11:41] Otomi**
You'll pay if anything happens to Punch, Tou!
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[12:10] (Flashback) Tomohito**
That dog was a birthday present
to Ryou from our parents.
**[12:17] (Flashback) Tomohito**
Walking it every day was his job,
**[12:20] (Flashback) Tomohito**
and his greatest joy in life.
***SIGN*** Ryou
***SIGN*** Field
Trip
**[13:10] (Flashback) Tomohito**
"How do I explain this to Ryou?"
**[13:13] (Flashback) Tomohito**
"How do I apologize to him?"
**[13:15] (Flashback) Tomohito**
While I was racking my brain,
crying my eyes out,
**[13:19] (Flashback) Tomohito**
I ended up so exhausted,
I accidentally fell asleep.
**[13:25] (Flashback) Tomohito**
What woke me up was the sound of
Ryou crying and swinging a bat around,
**[13:30] (Flashback) Tomohito**
and a pain in my head.
**[13:35] (Flashback) Tomohito**
I'd missed my chance to apologize.
**[13:39] (Flashback) Tomohito**
And after that, I started ignoring him.
**[13:43] (Flashback) Tomohito**
At the same time, he changed.
**[13:48] (Flashback) Tomohito**
The boy who had been a shy weakling,
always hiding behind me...
**[13:58] (Flashback) Tomohito**
Make me the villain and convince him.
**[14:01] (Flashback) Tomohito**
I vouch for his skill.
**[14:06] (Flashback) Touma**
Why?
**[14:08] (Flashback) Tomohito**
Because the way siblings grow is
by butting heads with each other.
**[14:13] (Flashback) Tomohito**
And because Meisei won't be
a worthy rival without him.
**[14:22] (Flashback) Touma**
Akai.
**[14:24] (Flashback) Touma**
Don't regret it later, all right?
**[14:34] Souichirou**
Flashback finally over?
**[14:37] Souichirou**
Go take your bath already.
**[14:39] Touma**
Sure thing, sibling.
**[14:51] Touma**
I figured it'd be that song.
**[14:54] Touma**
My at-bat theme.
**[15:01] Touma**
♫ It's no use. I thought
I'd try facing forward to cry ♫
**[15:06] Touma**
♫ Youth leaves a bruise
on the heart, doesn't it? ♫
**[15:13] Touma**
♫ When you know each other too well,
the feelings never really get through ♫
**[15:19] Touma**
H-Huh? What? Hit the wrong note there.
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 70
***SIGN*** Meisei High School
**[15:29] Imagawa**
Where's Nikaidou?
**[15:31] Student A**
He's absent again today.
**[15:34] Imagawa**
Oh, yeah?
**[15:36] Imagawa**
Hang on! Isn't that kinda weird?!
**[15:45] Nikaidou**
Sorry you had to come out here.
**[15:47] Imagawa**
Oh. No problem.
**[15:53] Imagawa**
He'd apparently been in and out
of hospital for the last six months.
**[15:58] Imagawa**
They say he was prepared for the worst
when he first checked in for tests,
**[16:04] Imagawa**
laid a firm foundation
and a solid path forward
**[16:07] Imagawa**
for the next five years for his
trusted workers and close family,
**[16:13] Imagawa**
got the perfect successor in place,
**[16:17] Imagawa**
ate everything he wanted to eat,
saw everyone he wanted to see,
**[16:21] Imagawa**
then in the end,
passed away without suffering.
***SIGN*** Regulation Baseball Club
**[16:26] Touma**
So?
**[16:28] Touma**
You started talking about
his dad at some point...
**[16:32] Touma**
But before that, you'd been making a whole
thing about Nikaidou himself dying, right?
**[16:38] Imagawa**
Oh, uh, well... That was just...
**[16:41] Imagawa**
He'd been absent for so long,
I got worried and called,
**[16:46] Imagawa**
but I couldn't get through to
his cell or his home phone...
**[16:50] Imagawa**
And, well...
**[16:52] Imagawa**
You said it, too, right?
**[16:54] Imagawa**
You saw him entering the hospital on the sly!
**[16:58] Touma**
Yeah, never thought he'd
be visiting his dad there.
**[17:01] Imagawa**
You said it, too, right?
**[17:03] Imagawa**
You said he'd seemed tired lately,
like he could drop dead any minute!
**[17:07] Souichirou**
I never said he could drop dead.
**[17:11] Imagawa**
P-Point is...
**[17:12] Imagawa**
Last night, I finally got
through to his home phone,
**[17:16] Imagawa**
and his mom picked up and started bawling.
**[17:19] Imagawa**
She said "He passed away
last night," so I was sure...
**[17:24] Imagawa**
It's not like anyone *told* me
his dad was in the hospital!
**[17:27] Touma**
But since you spread the unconfirmed rumor,
we're getting called liars, too. Right?
**[17:33] Souichirou**
Yeah.
**[17:34] Souichirou**
Still, it's hard to feel relieved
when the news is what it is.
**[17:40] Touma**
Yeah.
**[17:43] Imagawa**
No worries.
**[17:45] Imagawa**
He's capable of handling it now.
**[17:49] Imagawa**
Oh, that's right.
**[17:52] Imagawa**
His dad apparently had faith to the end...
**[17:55] Imagawa**
That Meisei would make it to Koshien.
**[18:01] Touma**
An annoying last request, huh?
**[18:15] Natsuno**
Not as easy to hit as those dead
balls in the batting cage, huh?
**[18:18] Natsuno**
You don't know the pitch type
and the speed beforehand, either!
**[18:23] Natsuno**
Too bad, baby boy Akai!
**[18:25] Ooyama**
Natsuno! This is *batting* practice!
**[18:28] Natsuno**
Right!
**[18:29] Natsuno**
Here comes an outside slider!
**[18:33] Touma**
An inside fastball?
**[18:37] Natsuno**
An outside fastball!
**[18:39] Souichirou**
A forkball.
**[18:43] Haruka**
He's clearly reading the man, not the ball.
**[18:47] Touma**
Not surprising when the man's
that transparent and predictable.
**[18:50] Souichirou**
But...
**[18:51] Souichirou**
He's skilled enough that hits shouldn't
be that easy, even if you can read him.
**[18:58] (Flashback) Tomohito**
I vouch for his skill.
**[19:02] Touma**
So how does the manager want to use him?
**[19:06] Haruka**
Center field and lead-off, he said.
**[19:09] Haruka**
He's got speed and strength.
**[19:12] Touma**
C'mon now. Even then, it seems a little soon.
**[19:15] Souichirou**
No, it might do the trick.
**[19:18] Souichirou**
Though, I guess it's more a sign
of the shallow talent pool
**[19:21] Souichirou**
versus what you'd get
at a more famous school.
**[19:24] Haruka**
Exactly.
**[19:27] Haruka**
Which means no one's allowed to get hurt.
**[19:30] Haruka**
I'll be running strict checks
on everyone's condition.
**[19:34] Touma & Souichirou**
Yes, ma'am.
**[19:37] Touma & Souichirou**
Huh?
**[19:39] Yoshiko**
Otomi.
**[19:42] Yoshiko**
Where's the rhythmic gymnastics club?
**[19:46] Tennis Club A**
Oh, didn't you hear?
**[19:49] Tennis Club A**
The rhythmic gymnastics club shut down.
**[19:52] Otomi**
Shut down?
**[19:53] Tennis Club B**
They already had barely enough members,
**[19:56] Tennis Club B**
and they apparently couldn't
get any new ones this year.
**[20:02] (Flashback) Haruka**
Actually, never mind.
**[20:07] Otomi**
Huh?
**[20:18] Souichirou**
Center field and lead-off.
**[20:20] Touma**
Not bad.
**[20:35] Otomi**
Akai was very vivacious today.
**[20:38] Otomi**
He looked good in that uniform,
and I think his expression's changed, too.
**[20:44] Otomi**
Did he always look that handsome?
**[20:46] Otomi**
Wow, I'm seeing him in a whole new light.
**[20:49] Souichirou**
You heard her.
**[20:51] Touma**
Seems fine to me.
**[20:52] Eisuke**
Don't retreat, Touma!
**[20:54] Eisuke**
Stay in the fight!
Take Meisei High to Koshien!
**[21:03] Souichirou**
Didn't you hear your dad's last request?
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** Punch
**[21:05] Touma**
He's just asleep!
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** High School
**[21:09] Narrator**
* The regulation baseball club*
* at Meisei High School.*
***SIGN*** 1986 68th Koshien
National High School
Tournament
Champions
Meisei High School
**[21:13] Narrator**
* The shallow ones who*
* initially joined last summer*
**[21:16] Narrator**
* during the semifinals hubbub*
* dropped out quickly,*
**[21:20] Narrator**
*bringing the final club member total to 28.*
**[21:25] Manager**
*Manager: Gorou Ooyama, age 44.*
**[21:28] Manager**
*Supervising teacher: Fumio Hosono, age 50.*
**[21:32] Manager**
*Assistant manager: Takashi Toyama, age 37.*
**[21:37] Narrator**
*Two female caretakers...*
**[21:39] Narrator**
*Plus...*
**[21:41] Narrator**
*one returnee.*
***SIGN*** We're a-coming!
Koshien
Meisei High Baseball Team
**[21:44] Narrator**
*We're a-coming, Koshien!*
**[23:22] Narrator**
*No one knows the reason he came to this city.*
**[23:29] Narrator**
*Not even he knows why he came to this city.*
**[23:35] Narrator**
* He observes the Meisei*
* High School baseball team.*
**[23:39] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "What's Up,
Scary Stranger?" is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** What's Up, Scary Stranger?
***SIGN*** What's Up, Scary Stranger?
# E5 - What's up, Scary Stranger?
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GZ7UV1Q0V/whats-up-scary-stranger)
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***SIGN*** 1986 68th Koshien
National High School
Tournament
Champions
Meisei High School
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** High School
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** We're a-coming!
Koshien
Meisei High Baseball Team
***SIGN*** Tachibana
**[01:30] Mayumi**
Otomi! Could you take out
the garbage by the front door?
**[01:34] Otomi**
On it!
***SIGN*** No Parking
**[01:57] Teacher A**
All right. That's all for today.
**[02:01] Teacher A**
Oh, right.
**[02:03] Teacher A**
A scary stranger has been seen
lurking near the school recently,
**[02:07] Teacher A**
so keep your wits about you.
**[02:09] Students**
Okay.
**[02:11] Touma**
I can't wait to eat!
**[02:14] Koma**
Touma!
**[02:17] Touma**
What's up, scary stranger?
**[02:18] Koma**
Who are you calling that?
**[02:20] Koma**
You know it's my birthday tomorrow, right?
**[02:24] Touma**
Oh, is it really? How old will you be?
**[02:27] Koma**
We're in the same class!
Do you really need to ask?
**[02:30] Touma**
Well, you do look like an old man.
**[02:35] Koma**
Don't go telling anyone it's my birthday.
**[02:38] Touma**
Wasn't planning to.
**[02:40] Koma**
Especially Otomi.
**[02:42] Touma**
I just said I wouldn't!
**[02:46] Koma**
Hang on. Do you just not know
how these comedy routines work?
**[02:50] Touma**
Huh?
**[02:52] Narrator**
*Incidentally, the class changeover led to...*
**[02:59] Narrator**
*these setups.*
**[03:52] Umpire**
Strike!
***SIGN*** Nobutani
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
**[04:26] Nishimura**
Satisfied?
**[04:28] Nishimura**
I did like you said.
All fastballs in the strike zone.
**[04:33] Nishimura's Dad**
Yeah. You did.
**[04:36] Nishimura**
The hell were you thinking?
**[04:38] Nishimura**
Pitching's about smarts!
**[04:40] Nishimura**
It's about using speed and movement
strategically over three pitches.
**[04:44] Nishimura**
That's what you always say!
**[04:48] Nishimura's Dad**
I wanted to see some stupid pitching.
**[04:52] Nishimura**
Huh?
**[04:54] Nishimura's Dad**
Don't worry about it.
**[04:59] Nishimura's Dad**
It's just one inning in a practice game.
**[05:03] Nishimura**
I hate guys getting hits off me.
**[05:07] Nishimura's Dad**
You don't recognize the
power of your fastball.
**[05:12] Nishimura's Dad**
Look at the other team's batting lineup,
and you'll see you don't need strategy.
**[05:17] Nishimura's Dad**
You should be able to hold them
down through brute force.
**[05:21] Nishimura's Dad**
The fastball you throw against your will,
**[05:23] Nishimura's Dad**
and the fastball you throw
with total self-confidence...
**[05:28] Nishimura's Dad**
While they're both fastballs,
**[05:31] Nishimura's Dad**
they're totally different beasts.
**[05:49] Nishimura's Dad**
Stupid pitching can be a terrifying thing.
**[05:56] Narrator**
*Then, the next day...*
**[06:04] Koma**
What are you first-years up to?
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Regulation Baseball Club
**[06:07] Club A**
U-Um, just decorating...
**[06:09] Club B**
Shhh!
**[06:12] Koma**
Decorating?
**[06:13] Club C**
You ordered the cake, right?
***SIGN*** Regulation Baseball Club
**[06:15] Club D**
Yeah, they said it'd arrive by noon.
***SIGN*** Regulation Baseball Club
**[06:23] Club A**
Oh, this is just...
**[06:25] Koma**
Yeah, yeah.
**[06:27] Koma**
I'll pretend I didn't hear anything.
**[06:31] Koma**
Surprise, surprise!
**[06:35] Koma**
Morning, Touma!
**[06:38] Koma**
That hurt! What's the big idea?
**[06:40] Koma**
You goof.
**[06:42] Koma**
And after I told you not to.
**[06:44] Koma**
What a gossipy goose you are!
**[06:50] Souichirou**
Touma.
**[06:52] Souichirou**
200 yen.
**[06:55] Touma**
Huh?
**[06:56] Souichirou**
All second-years have to pay 200 yen.
**[06:59] Touma**
For what?
**[07:01] Souichirou**
Birthday cake and presents.
**[07:05] Touma**
Huh?
**[07:06] Souichirou**
Hey, Koma! Where are you going?
**[07:08] Koma**
Oh, just pretending I don't hear anything.
**[07:10] Souichirou**
Guess again. You've gotta pay, too. 200 yen.
**[07:15] Koma**
Huh?
**[07:17] Koma**
But it's for birthday stuff, right?
**[07:19] Souichirou**
Right.
**[07:20] Souichirou**
Haruka's birthday.
***SIGN*** Haruka Ooyama's
***SIGN*** Birthday Party
**[07:24] Koma**
Huh?
**[07:26] Touma**
So that's the story.
**[07:28] Touma**
Take this and buy a little cake.
**[07:31] Touma**
Put a handmade card on it
and give it to Koma, okay?
**[07:36] Otomi**
Got it.
**[07:40] Otomi**
You've gotta let go.
**[07:45] Touma**
If Souichirou had just stayed quiet,
I could've played dumb the whole time.
**[07:51] Touma**
Make it a small cake, okay?
**[07:53] Touma**
And I want the change!
**[07:55] Otomi**
Sure, sure.
***SIGN*** The Cake Monsieur
***SIGN*** The Cake Monsieur
**[08:00] Staff**
Thanks for coming!
**[08:37] Touma**
Otomi's been gone a long time.
**[08:40] Touma**
What's she up to?
**[08:41] Souichirou**
Touma! Come with me!
**[08:44] Touma**
Where?
**[08:45] Souichirou**
Just hurry!
**[08:47] Touma**
What's this about?
***SIGN*** Tanba Hospital
**[08:51] Souichirou**
Touma!
***SIGN*** Tanba Hospital
**[09:00] Otomi**
Tou! Sou!
**[09:05] Officer**
Thanks. We'll be on our way, then.
**[09:11] Otomi**
H-H-Hey!
**[09:13] Otomi**
Don't touch me like that.
**[09:15] Touma**
W-Weren't you hurt?!
**[09:19] Otomi**
Just skinned my knee.
**[09:21] Touma**
Weren't you hit by a car?!
**[09:24] Otomi**
Yes, I was hit.
**[09:26] Otomi**
A driver spaced out and
went through the light.
**[09:44] Otomi**
That's how I came away
with just a skinned knee.
**[09:48] Touma**
What about the guy?
**[09:49] Otomi**
He's with the doctor.
**[09:54] Otomi**
What's going on, Doctor?
**[09:56] Doctor**
It was just a kei car,
**[09:58] Doctor**
but you said he was hit trying to
throw you out of the way, right?
**[10:03] Otomi**
Yes.
**[10:04] Doctor**
I don't believe it!
**[10:06] Doctor**
Not only is nothing broken,
he's got no injuries at all anywhere.
**[10:10] Doctor**
He's the picture of health!
**[10:13] Doctor**
Yet his body is covered
in all these ugly old scars.
**[10:18] Doctor**
What kind of life has that man lived?
**[10:23] Otomi**
You should ask him that.
**[10:26] Doctor**
He doesn't know either.
**[10:30] Otomi**
Come again?
**[10:31] Doctor**
He doesn't even know his own name.
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[10:35] Otomi**
Come again?
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[10:47] Eisuke**
You've got amnesia?
**[10:49] Harada**
Yes, I do.
**[10:52] Eisuke**
Did he hit his head
when the car ran into him?
**[10:55] Otomi**
Seems not.
**[10:57] Harada**
One month ago...
**[11:00] Harada**
Oh, can I have more?
**[11:02] Mayumi**
Of course!
**[11:07] Touma**
So, one month ago?
**[11:09] Harada**
Huh? One month ago what?
**[11:12] Souichirou**
He's got a bad case of it.
**[11:14] Harada**
Ma'am, can I have a bigger portion this time?
**[11:18] Mayumi**
Yes, of course.
**[11:20] Touma**
Not for that, though.
**[11:23] Harada**
Oh, right. One month ago.
**[11:26] Touma**
Finally remembered?
**[11:28] Souichirou**
Shhh.
**[11:31] Harada**
Seems I'd passed out in a field.
**[11:35] Harada**
I woke up covered in blood.
**[11:38] Otomi**
What? Covered in blood?
**[11:42] Harada**
My only memories were...
**[11:44] Harada**
being hit over the back of
the head with a metal bat,
**[11:48] Harada**
and all of my things being taken.
**[11:52] Harada**
I don't remember anything before that.
**[11:57] Otomi**
Did you talk to the police?
**[11:59] Harada**
No. Seemed like more
trouble than it was worth.
**[12:03] Harada**
And I figured my memory
would come back in time.
**[12:07] Touma**
That's very happy-go-lucky of you.
**[12:10] Harada**
And there might be some
memories I'm better off without.
**[12:17] Touma**
You got saved by quite a character, Otomi.
***SIGN*** Punch
**[12:38] Eisuke**
An amnesiac homeless man, huh?
**[12:42] Eisuke**
What in the world are we gonna do with him?
**[12:45] Otomi**
But he saved my life!
**[12:50] Eisuke**
That's true.
**[13:10] (Flashback) Harada**
Hey.
**[13:18] Nishimura's Dad**
No!
**[13:25] Nishimura's Mom**
What's wrong, dear?
**[13:29] Nishimura's Dad**
Oh, uh...
**[13:32] Nishimura's Dad**
Nothing.
**[14:06] (Flashback) Harada**
Hey!
**[14:07] Nishimura**
No!
**[14:15] Nishimura**
Wh-Who was that?
**[14:19] Koma**
Sounds like Otomi had a bad time.
**[14:22] Touma**
Yeah, all thanks to you.
**[14:25] Koma**
Huh?
**[14:25] Touma**
I sent her on that stupid errand.
I coulda regretted that forever.
**[14:30] Koma**
Stupid errand?
**[14:32] Touma**
That's why I'm never
celebrating your birthday again.
**[14:36] Touma**
See ya.
**[14:38] Koma**
See me for what?
**[14:41] Touma**
Who knows?
**[14:42] Koma**
So what was the guy like?
The one who saved Otomi's life.
***SIGN*** Scary
Stranger
***SIGN*** Height: ~ 185 cm
Age: ~ 50 years
***SIGN*** If you see him,
call 110
immediately!
**[14:51] Touma**
Hm... Just a pretty normal,
everyday kinda guy.
**[15:02] Koma**
What's going on?
**[15:04] Girl A**
They apparently caught the scary
stranger skulking around the school.
**[15:13] Touma**
Crud.
**[15:14] Touma**
I gotta stop 'em.
**[15:18] Souichirou**
Leave this to Otomi.
**[15:21] Otomi**
Wait!
**[15:25] Otomi**
He's not a scary stranger!
**[15:36] Harada**
I'm your uncle?
**[15:39] Otomi**
Just play along.
**[15:41] Otomi**
He wasn't even causing any trouble.
He was just skulking around.
**[15:45] Otomi**
Yet because he's a little scruffy-looking,
you call the cops? It's ridiculous.
**[15:51] Teacher B**
Tachibana!
**[15:53] Teacher B**
Come back inside! Class is starting!
**[15:56] Otomi**
Coming!
**[15:58] Otomi**
Anyway, you might not have been hurt,
but you were still hit by a car.
**[16:02] Otomi**
So just stay at home and rest for today, okay?
**[16:06] Harada**
Okay.
**[16:10] Harada**
Meisei High School, huh?
**[16:15] Ryou**
He's still a total unknown, though, right?
**[16:17] Otomi**
Yeah.
**[16:19] Ryou**
You sure you can just trust him like this?
**[16:23] Otomi**
I mean, he did save my life.
**[16:25] Natsuno**
Yeah, but he *is* a pretty shifty-looking guy.
***SIGN*** Height: ~ 185 cm
Age: ~ 50 years
***SIGN*** If you see him,
call 110
immediately!
**[16:30] Otomi**
His face has character. It grows on you.
**[16:32] Natsuno**
I dunno about that.
**[16:35] Ryou**
You're just a very trusting person, Otomi.
**[16:38] Ryou**
'Cause you only have good people around you.
**[16:40] Otomi**
I dunno...
**[16:47] Arisa**
Sorry about that.
**[16:51] Arisa**
Tch!
**[16:54] Otomi**
I wouldn't say that.
**[17:00] Touma**
Darn it.
**[17:02] Haruka**
I'm jealous.
**[17:05] Haruka**
She has two big brothers worrying about her.
**[17:10] Souichirou**
Which big brother do you wish you had?
**[17:13] Haruka**
I used to have one.
**[17:16] Haruka**
A big brother.
**[17:19] Haruka**
He died not long after he was born.
**[17:22] Haruka**
All I have of him is pictures.
**[17:27] Haruka**
Child-sized bats, gloves, and other baseball
stuff piled high around a newborn baby.
**[17:37] Haruka**
And Dad standing next to all of it,
looking happier than I've ever seen him.
**[17:45] Haruka**
Then, two years later, I was born.
**[17:49] Haruka**
I know he was disappointed,
but it was hardly my fault.
**[17:54] Souichirou**
He needed you.
**[17:58] Souichirou**
He needed you at that time, Haruka.
**[18:07] Haruka**
My mom said the same thing a long time ago.
**[18:11] Haruka**
I see.
**[18:13] Haruka**
Let's say that's true, then.
**[18:23] Haruka**
Thanks.
**[18:24] Girl**
Ooyama!
**[18:26] Haruka**
Coming!
**[18:29] Haruka**
Oh, there's a practice match today.
It starts at 2:30, got it?
**[18:35] Souichirou**
Got it.
**[18:42] Souichirou**
What?
**[18:45] Mayumi**
What are you up to?
**[18:49] Harada**
Oh, I bought a lottery ticket
with some day laborer pay.
**[18:53] Harada**
Wanted to see if it was a winner.
**[18:55] Mayumi**
Is buying lottery tickets
something you've always done?
**[18:59] Harada**
I just felt the urge the minute I had money.
Dunno if I've always done it.
**[19:06] Mayumi**
Oh, I'm sorry. I suppose you wouldn't.
**[19:10] Mayumi**
Here, your tea.
**[19:11] Harada**
Thanks a bunch.
**[19:14] Harada**
Are you sure you shouldn't talk to the police?
**[19:18] Harada**
To turn myself in?
**[19:19] Mayumi**
Huh? Oh, I didn't mean that!
**[19:22] Mayumi**
I just thought your family
might be looking for you.
**[19:28] Harada**
Oh.
**[19:30] Mayumi**
Right? You might not get your memories back,
but you'd learn your name and identity...
**[19:36] Harada**
I won.
**[19:37] Mayumi**
Your family must be worried sick,
enduring sleepless nights...
**[19:42] Mayumi**
Editors pestering them daily because they
haven't made progress on their manga draft...
**[19:48] Mayumi**
Hm?
**[19:50] Harada**
A million yen.
**[19:54] Mayumi**
What?!
**[19:57] Mayumi**
Y-You're right!
**[20:00] Mayumi**
Have you always hit the jackpot?
**[20:02] Mayumi**
O-Oh, right. I'm sorry.
**[20:04] Mayumi**
But that's amazing.
You really did win the lottery.
**[20:09] Mayumi**
Just amazing!
**[20:15] Harada**
Has it always been like this?
**[20:19] Harada**
This high school.
**[20:21] Mayumi**
I don't know what it used to be like,
**[20:24] Mayumi**
but the people in the neighborhood told me
it was renovated just over ten years ago.
**[20:30] Mayumi**
Do you have memories of Meisei High School?
**[20:35] Harada**
I'm not really sure,
**[20:38] Harada**
but when I wander around,
I always end up in front of it.
**[20:43] Harada**
And...
**[20:46] Harada**
That sound.
**[20:49] Mayumi**
We can't have people
calling the police again.
**[20:52] Mayumi**
If you want to watch,
do so from the balcony. Go on.
**[21:09] Nishimura**
Otomi!
**[21:19] Nishimura**
Wh-Who the...
**[21:22] Harada**
Looks like...
**[21:25] Harada**
someone I know.
**[21:30] Nishimura**
Hey!
**[21:32] Nishimura**
Are you a member of the Tachibana family?
**[21:38] Harada**
Looks like...
**[21:43] Harada**
someone I know.
**[21:47] Nishimura**
Huh?
**[23:21] Narrator**
*A café.*
**[23:22] Narrator**
* Far from the hustle and bustle of the city,*
* it's a place that promises comfort.*
**[23:27] Narrator**
*People lose track of time there,*
**[23:29] Narrator**
* enjoying the aroma of the coffee*
* and the pleasant music playing.*
**[23:36] Narrator**
* There was a place like*
* that here, wasn't there?*
**[23:41] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "It's Not a Dream"
is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** It's Not a Dream
***SIGN*** It's Not a Dream
# E6 - It's Not a Dream
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GD9UV89PE/its-not-a-dream)
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***SIGN*** 1986 68th Koshien
National High School
Tournament
Champions
Meisei High School
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** High School
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** We're a-coming!
Koshien
Meisei High Baseball Team
**[01:32] Narrator**
* A practice game between Meisei High*
* School and Kaiou Nishi High School.*
**[01:40] Narrator**
*Another run for Meisei.*
**[01:47] Narrator**
*It's the top of the fifth. Kaiou Nishi to bat.*
**[01:57] Umpire**
Strike!
**[02:02] Umpire**
Strike two!
**[02:06] Umpire**
Strike! You're out!
**[02:06] Ooyama**
Nice pitching.
**[02:10] Haruka**
Dad... Whoops. Coach!
***SIGN*** Kaiou Nishi Manager
**[02:14] Haruka**
The other team's manager is on the line.
**[02:17] Haruka**
He says, "How long are
you gonna let him pitch?"
**[02:21] Ooyama**
How dare you ask me that?!
**[02:22] Ooyama**
It was *you* who got mad at me for resting
Touma in last summer's quarterfinals,
**[02:26] Ooyama**
and insisted on an honest,
no-holds-barred duel today!
**[02:29] Ooyama**
You can't just back out now!
**[02:33] Haruka**
He hung up.
**[02:36] Umpire**
Strike! Out!
**[02:38] Ooyama**
In your face.
**[02:40] Haruka**
Still, on top of all the strikeouts,
he's had five infield outs.
**[02:43] Haruka**
Not a single ball has
made it into the outfield.
**[02:46] Ooyama**
That's because of that
idiotic manager's stupid pride.
**[02:49] Ooyama**
His lineup could be good
if they played with freedom,
**[02:52] Ooyama**
but he's putting unnecessary pressure on them.
**[02:54] Ooyama**
Trying not to piss him off,
they're getting all tense and panicking.
**[02:57] Ooyama**
And Souichirou's game-calling
is toying with them.
**[03:01] Haruka**
He must be pretty upset
about last year's loss, huh?
**[03:04] Ooyama**
Yeah.
**[03:06] Ooyama**
We were resting our ace pitcher, and went
into the bottom of the ninth three down,
**[03:09] Ooyama**
when *their* ace pitcher pulled a
muscle and gifted us the walkoff.
**[03:13] Ooyama**
As the manager of a prestigious team,
it must've been humiliating.
**[03:16] Ooyama**
Not that it's my problem.
**[03:21] Haruka**
Hello?
**[03:23] Haruka**
The other team's manager says:
***SIGN*** Kaiou Nishi Manager
**[03:25] Haruka**
"Next inning, let's have an honest,
no-holds-barred duel
**[03:28] Haruka**
between our number two pitchers."
**[03:33] Ooyama**
Just ignore him.
***SIGN*** Tachibana
**[03:35] Nishimura**
He saved Otomi's life?
**[03:38] Nishimura**
Just who is this guy?
**[03:40] Mayumi**
Well, about that...
**[03:44] Mayumi**
Oh, is the game over?
**[03:46] Harada**
No, but your son is done
pitching for the day.
**[03:52] Harada**
Hey. What's your name?
**[03:55] Nishimura**
Um... Nishimura. Why?
**[03:58] Harada**
Nishimura?
**[04:02] Nishimura**
Wh-What of it?
**[04:05] Harada**
That's a very unremarkable name.
**[04:07] Nishimura**
Hey, lay off!
**[04:08] Harada**
Ma'am, do you have a baseball glove?
**[04:10] Mayumi**
Oh, the house is full of them.
**[04:14] Harada**
Can you play catch?
**[04:17] Nishimura**
Uh, pardon? Who do you
think you're talking to?
**[04:21] Nishimura**
I'm Takumi Nishimura,
Seinan High's ace pitcher!
**[04:24] Harada**
I don't care.
**[04:26] Harada**
Come along now.
**[04:30] Nishimura**
All right, here we go!
**[04:32] Harada**
Give me your best shot!
***SIGN*** Punch
**[04:43] Nishimura**
What the hell are you doing?!
You can't just dodge them!
**[04:47] Harada**
Oh. Right.
***SIGN*** Punch
**[05:06] Harada**
Doesn't seem right.
**[05:09] Nishimura**
Hang on! What about the ball?
**[05:12] Harada**
Just go next door and get it back.
**[05:15] Nishimura**
But, uh, didn't you hear something break?
**[05:18] Harada**
Most things can be resolved with an apology.
***SIGN*** Punch
**[05:23] Harada**
I thought I might've played
baseball in school, but seems not.
**[05:30] Mayumi**
Doesn't look like it, no.
**[05:34] Umpire**
Ball.
**[05:36] Narrator**
*Reliever: Natsuno, tenth grade.*
**[05:39] Narrator**
* After getting one out,*
* he's given up a series of walks.*
**[05:43] Souichirou**
Like I told you last inning,
don't let so many runners on base.
**[05:48] Souichirou**
You're being too calculating.
**[05:50] Souichirou**
Your pitches are sharp today.
You don't have to paint the corners.
**[05:54] Souichirou**
They won't get any long hits,
so go aggressive.
**[05:57] Natsuno**
I don't want short ones, either.
**[05:59] Natsuno**
We're on a no-hitter here.
**[06:03] Souichirou**
Listen, man.
No one's expecting that from you.
**[06:06] Souichirou**
What's a combined no-hitter matter in
a practice game? It won't be made official.
**[06:12] Natsuno**
It will be. In my memory.
**[06:15] Natsuno**
And...
**[06:17] Natsuno**
I'm sure it'd make Otomi happy if I did.
**[06:25] Souichirou**
Fine. Paint the corners.
**[06:28] Souichirou**
But if anyone gets a hit, I'm talking to
the manager and getting you swapped out.
**[06:33] Natsuno**
Right!
**[06:35] Ooyama**
What do you think of that number two pitcher?
**[06:39] Touma**
His face seems easy to draw.
**[06:42] Ooyama**
Hm?
**[06:42] Touma**
Oh, nothing.
**[06:43] Touma**
Seems the batters are more
relaxed than when facing me,
**[06:46] Touma**
and they can see the pitches a bit easier.
**[06:49] Ooyama**
Well, he *is* a first-year pitcher
with no accomplishments to his name.
**[06:53] Touma**
This lineup might get pretty crazy, then.
**[07:07] Conductor**
How was that?
**[07:08] Conductor**
Sir?
**[07:09] Conductor**
Mr. Senbongi?
**[07:11] Senbongi**
Huh? Oh, right.
**[07:13] Senbongi**
Sounded fine to me.
**[07:17] Senbongi**
You were playing so well, you almost
pulled me into the land of dreams.
**[07:22] Senbongi**
Wow, look at the time.
**[07:24] Senbongi**
Let's stop there and meet again on Monday.
**[07:31] Yoshiko**
It's like he doesn't care.
**[07:33] Saitou**
Well, he's our advisor while
Tsuda's out for childcare leave.
**[07:37] Senbongi**
Oh, right. Yokoyama. Saitou.
**[07:39] Saitou**
Huh?
**[07:40] Senbongi**
You should take better care
of your instruments.
**[07:44] Saitou**
Gulp.
**[07:45] Senbongi**
See you.
**[07:47] Otomi**
Seems he's got a good ear, at least.
**[07:48] Yoshiko**
I wonder about that.
**[07:55] Natsuno**
Heck *yeah*!
**[08:00] Haruka**
A-A no-hitter?
**[08:02] Touma**
Technically.
**[08:04] Ooyama**
I guess I owe him some praise, huh?
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** Kaiou Nishi
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
**[08:08] Touma**
Nope. More like a lecture.
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** Total
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** Total
**[08:13] Narrator**
*Ichiban Natsuno pitched four innings.*
**[08:16] Narrator**
* His final line: no hits, one error,*
* eight walks, and three runs.*
**[08:21] Narrator**
* The runs came from two runners*
* walked home and one sacrifice fly,*
**[08:25] Narrator**
*making it a three-run no-hitter!*
**[08:28] Touma**
That's so stupid.
**[08:30] Otomi**
Tou, Punch is asking you
to give him breakfast.
**[08:33] Touma**
He's not asking me specifically.
**[08:35] Otomi**
"Tou! Tou! Tou!"
***SIGN*** Punch
**[08:38] Touma**
Fine, I'll do it. Shut up already.
***SIGN*** Punch
**[08:41] Touma**
Eat up.
***SIGN*** Scary
Stranger
Sketch
***SIGN*** Height: ~ 185 cm
Age: ~ 50 years
***SIGN*** If you see him,
call 110
immediately!
**[08:51] Touma**
What's wrong with that old man?
**[08:53] Otomi**
He was having a tough time
sleeping on our fluffy beds.
**[08:57] Touma**
Homeless through and through, huh?
**[09:00] Touma**
Where'd the tent come from?
**[09:02] Otomi**
He bought it. With his
lottery winnings, remember?
**[09:07] Touma**
He seriously won the lottery?!
**[09:09] Otomi**
Ow!
**[09:11] Touma**
What's up?
**[09:13] Otomi**
You scared me, yelling like that.
**[09:16] Touma**
You're bleeding!
**[09:18] Otomi**
Well, I *am* using a chef's knife.
**[09:21] Touma**
H-Hang on a minute!
**[09:22] Touma**
I'll fetch the first-aid kit!
***SIGN*** Punch
**[09:28] Otomi**
Seriously, it's not that big a deal.
**[09:30] Otomi**
I can't make lunch like this.
**[09:32] Touma**
No problem. I'll bake us up some mochi.
***SIGN*** Mochi Cuts
**[09:38] (Flashback) Touma**
Otomi's dying! Mom! Mom!
**[09:42] (Flashback) Mayumi**
She'll be fine. The doctor
said it was just a cold.
**[09:45] (Flashback) Touma**
Mom! Mom!
**[09:47] (Flashback) Touma**
Otomi says her stomach hurts!
**[09:48] (Flashback) Touma**
She needs an ambulance!
**[09:50] (Flashback) Mayumi**
It's not that big a deal.
She just ate too much.
**[09:56] Otomi**
I don't want to lose those.
**[09:58] Touma**
Lose what?
**[10:00] Otomi**
My memories.
**[10:04] Touma**
Oh, yeah. Did the police ever look into him?
**[10:08] Otomi**
Yeah. There's no missing persons
notices or arrest warrants out for him.
**[10:13] Otomi**
Dad would like to become his guarantor
and stop by the hospital periodically, but...
**[10:19] Touma**
Really?
**[10:21] Touma**
No arrest warrants, huh?
**[10:23] Touma**
Too bad.
**[10:28] Otomi**
It's rare to see you sleeping in so late, Sou.
**[10:32] Souichirou**
My head's killing me.
**[10:33] Touma**
You just overslept.
**[10:35] Souichirou**
Where's the medicine?
**[10:37] Otomi**
On the way!
**[10:38] Touma**
Ah, leave him. That's a waste of good drugs.
**[10:43] Souichirou**
We got any drugs that can shut him up?
**[10:46] Otomi**
Sadly, no.
**[10:48] Souichirou**
I'm a little dizzy, so I'm gonna go lie down.
**[10:52] Otomi**
I hope Sou's okay.
**[10:55] Touma**
No need to worry.
**[10:57] Touma**
He always exaggerates this stuff.
It's not that big a deal.
***SIGN*** Punch
**[11:09] Otomi**
Oh, hey, you're awake?
**[11:15] Otomi**
Want something to eat?
**[11:16] Harada**
Is there a coffee shop around here?
**[11:19] Otomi**
I can make you some coffee.
**[11:21] Harada**
There's more to a coffee shop
than just drinking coffee.
**[11:24] Otomi**
Excuse me?
**[11:27] Harada**
Step through the door that separates you
from the bustling city, and time slows down.
**[11:32] Harada**
The unobtrusive music, the aroma
of the coffee, and a silent barista.
**[11:38] Harada**
Unlike at a bar,
there's no shouting or arguments.
**[11:42] Harada**
One man reads a newspaper, another
a book, and another draws a manga draft.
**[11:49] Harada**
That comforting atmosphere
can't be found anywhere else.
**[11:53] Harada**
It's been metropolitan culture across the
Meiji, Taisho, Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras.
**[12:00] Harada**
Times change! It's a culture that
will disappear if you don't protect it!
**[12:05] Harada**
And being protected is what makes it culture!
**[12:08] Otomi**
Um... who are you speaking for?
**[12:15] Harada**
Dunno.
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** DRAGON
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[12:29] Harada**
No, no, this won't do.
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[12:32] Harada**
Isn't there another coffee shop in town?
**[12:35] Touma**
What kind?
**[12:39] Harada**
Kind of like this?
**[12:42] Touma**
Can you get any more 80s?
There's no coffee shops like that anymore.
**[12:47] Harada**
Are coffee shops in the style of
ramen shops the in-thing these days?
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[12:51] Masaki**
Quit flappin' your gums in front of my shop!
**[12:54] Masaki**
In or out? Make up your dang minds, will ya?
**[13:09] Nishimura**
You got a reason to be in a place like this?
**[13:11] Nishimura's Dad**
It used to be here.
**[13:14] Nishimura**
What did?
***SIGN*** Minamikaze
**[13:16] Nishimura's Dad**
A coffee shop.
**[13:29] Nishimura's Dad**
It's been 30 years, huh?
**[13:32] Nishimura's Dad**
I doubt I'd recognize any of them
if I passed them in the streets now.
**[13:38] Nishimura's Dad**
No, I'd recognize *him*.
**[13:43] Nishimura's Dad**
A face like that wouldn't change in 30 years.
**[13:49] Nishimura**
"A face like that"?
**[13:50] Nishimura's Dad**
Even in high school,
he had the face of an old man.
**[13:55] Nishimura**
You're one to talk.
**[13:58] Nishimura's Dad**
I suddenly have a craving
for napolitan spaghetti.
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[14:03] Masaki**
Amnesia, huh?
**[14:06] Masaki**
I see I've got an unusual customer.
**[14:10] Otomi**
Hey, you two are about the same age, right?
**[14:14] Masaki**
I'm younger than I look, I'll have you know.
**[14:17] Otomi**
How old are you?
**[14:18] Masaki**
I'm 28.
**[14:19] Harada**
No jokes, please. Your face is bad enough.
**[14:22] Masaki**
A good whack to the back of the head
might bring back your memories!
**[14:25] Touma**
Now, now.
**[14:27] Touma**
You grew up in this area, right?
**[14:30] Masaki**
Yeah, born and raised right around here.
**[14:32] Otomi**
Do you recognize his face?
**[14:35] Otomi**
He says he thinks he spent
his school years around here.
**[14:39] Masaki**
Never seen him.
**[14:41] Masaki**
Faces like his usually stay
the same from childhood.
**[14:44] Masaki**
No one could forget a face like that.
**[14:47] Harada**
A face like yours, too.
**[14:49] Masaki**
What can I get you?!
**[14:51] Harada**
A coffee and the napolitan.
**[14:53] Otomi**
Oh, and I'll have orange juice.
**[14:59] Harada**
What's your dog's name again?
**[15:04] Otomi**
Punch. Why?
**[15:06] Harada**
Punch. Meisei High. Koshien.
**[15:12] Otomi**
Something resurfacing?
**[15:14] Harada**
Who was the guy who visited yesterday?
**[15:16] Touma**
Oh, Nishimura from Seinan?
**[15:18] Harada**
Nishimura.
**[15:21] Harada**
Nishi...
**[15:23] Harada**
Higashi...
**[15:25] Harada**
Kita...
**[15:28] Masaki**
One napolitan spaghetti!
**[15:32] Harada**
Damn you! I was so *close*!
**[15:35] Masaki**
I don't care!
**[15:36] Masaki**
I told you I'd whack you with
a bat to restore your memory!
**[15:39] Harada**
Sounds good!
**[15:40] Harada**
Let's see if my memory returns,
or if you lose *your* memory first!
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[15:45] Masaki**
Bring it!
**[15:46] Narrator**
*Maybe the word he wanted was "Minami."*
**[15:51] Narrator**
*Time flies, and it's now the middle of May.*
***SIGN*** Manager
***SIGN*** Gorou Ooyama
**[15:57] Haruka**
What are you grinning about?
***SIGN*** Manager
***SIGN*** Gorou Ooyama
***SIGN*** Manager
**[16:00] Ooyama**
Oh, I'm working out the field positions
and batting order for this summer.
**[16:05] Ooyama**
I think this year's team will be pretty good.
**[16:08] Haruka**
Oh? And you were so pessimistic before.
**[16:11] Ooyama**
Well, it's a pretty shallow player pool.
**[16:15] Ooyama**
But Akai's really improved the
team's balance all by himself.
**[16:20] Ooyama**
Last year, we got to the semis
through luck and twists of fate,
**[16:23] Ooyama**
but I wanna get there with *skill* this year.
**[16:25] Ooyama**
No, to Koshien! It's not a dream!
**[16:28] Haruka**
All teams think that before a tournament.
**[16:32] Haruka**
"If only... Just maybe..."
**[16:36] Haruka**
It's an "only-maybe" Koshien.
**[16:38] Ooyama**
So? What did you want?
**[16:41] Haruka**
Oh, right.
***SIGN*** Monthly Planner
***SIGN*** Date
**[16:43] Haruka**
I'm going to eat with Mom tonight.
**[16:46] Haruka**
You can have dinner by yourself.
**[16:48] Ooyama**
That so?
**[16:50] Ooyama**
When you see her, tell her...
**[16:53] Ooyama**
"Do some more proper research
before you put pen to paper."
**[16:56] Ooyama**
That's about her most recent
high school baseball story.
**[16:59] Haruka**
Oh, you read it?
**[17:01] Haruka**
Wasn't it great?
**[17:03] Haruka**
She said it got good reviews,
and will become a series.
**[17:06] Ooyama**
Are you kidding? It's total nonsense.
**[17:10] Haruka**
You think? It seemed pretty realistic to me.
**[17:13] Haruka**
Especially the airheaded manager.
**[17:16] Ooyama**
The only real thing here
is the writer's meanness!
**[17:26] Haruka**
"If only..."
**[17:30] Haruka**
"Just maybe..."
**[17:37] Haruka**
Even Koshien itself. It's not a dream.
**[17:41] Masaki**
How long are you gonna
nurse that cup of coffee?
**[17:44] Harada**
I dunno. What's the record?
***SIGN*** Chinese
Food
**[17:49] Harada**
I feel like I'll recover some memories
if I just sit here for long enough.
**[17:53] Masaki**
Well, it's a pain in my butt.
**[17:55] Harada**
You should really be kinder to me.
I might secretly be rich.
**[18:04] Masaki**
Playing the lottery would
be a safer bet than that!
**[18:08] Harada**
Speaking of which, I did win again.
**[18:11] Harada**
The lottery.
**[18:12] Masaki**
Again?
**[18:14] Masaki**
Huh? He really did.
**[18:17] Masaki**
Ah, come on in!
**[18:27] Masaki**
See?! Your face drove those customers away!
**[18:31] Harada**
That's just an excuse. They confused it
for a ramen place. That's why they left.
**[18:36] Masaki**
Darn it.
**[18:38] Harada**
Give me my lottery ticket back.
**[18:40] Masaki**
Your what?
**[18:41] Harada**
The thing you just slipped into your pocket.
***SIGN*** Open
**[18:45] Underling**
What is it, Big Bro?
**[18:48] Takayasu**
It's Harada.
**[18:49] Underling**
Harada?
**[18:50] Takayasu**
Yeah, no question.
**[18:52] Takayasu**
So the louse was in Japan, huh?
**[18:55] Underling**
Who is he?
**[18:57] Takayasu**
Shohei Harada, damn it!
**[18:59] Takayasu**
Back in school,
he made my life a living hell.
**[19:04] Underling**
Got it! Let's call him out here
and give him a whooping!
**[19:08] Takayasu**
I-Idiot! That's *the* Shohei Harada!
**[19:11] Underling**
Okay, but I don't actually know who that is.
**[19:14] Takayasu**
Hang on.
**[19:15] Takayasu**
I'll call in my old gang.
**[19:18] Takayasu**
There're plenty of guys who
have a bone to pick with him.
**[19:21] Takayasu**
Even he doesn't stand a
chance if there's ten of us.
**[19:23] Underling**
Ten against one? That doesn't seem fair.
**[19:26] Takayasu**
Idiot! This is *the* Shohei
Harada we're talking about!
**[19:29] Underling**
Seriously, I don't know who that is.
**[19:31] Takayasu**
Hey, Yasu? It's been a while. It's me.
**[19:34] Soccer Club**
Meisei! Meisei!
**[19:37] Soccer Club**
Fight! Fight!
**[19:38] Arisa**
Tamura! Don't lag behind!
**[19:41] Tamura**
Show some respect!
I'm your senior, remember?
**[19:44] Arisa**
Then you'd better set a
better example for your juniors!
**[19:47] Juniors**
Yeah!
**[19:49] Tamura**
Stow it, you jerks!
**[19:52] Arisa**
That's better! Keep it up, Tamura!
**[19:56] Yoshiko**
It's been a month now,
but Mita hasn't quit yet.
**[20:00] Yoshiko**
After all that whining she did...
**[20:05] Otomi**
I guess she's not the type
to do things halfway.
**[20:14] Arisa**
Don't sit out! Get running already!
**[20:17] Soccer Club**
Meisei! Meisei!
**[20:20] Soccer Club**
Fight! Fight!
**[20:22] Arisa**
Have it!
**[20:24] Otomi**
In everything she does.
**[20:26] Otomi**
Wish she'd be more forthright
about showing it.
**[20:28] Otomi**
Akai might have a better
opinion of her, then.
**[20:31] Yoshiko**
You don't mind if she steals Akai?
**[20:36] Otomi**
"Steals" him? Why should I care?
**[20:39] Yoshiko**
Man, why are *you* the type
of girl guys go crazy for?
**[20:43] Otomi**
What do you mean?
**[20:46] Yoshiko**
Three more guys asked me to pass on letters.
**[20:50] Yoshiko**
Do you get it now?
**[20:56] Underling**
No one's coming, Big Bro.
**[21:00] Takayasu**
What a buncha useless punks.
**[21:02] Takayasu**
"Oh, I've got work."
"I've got kids." "I've got a wife."
**[21:06] Takayasu**
In just 30 years, they've all
turned into a bunch of old men.
**[21:09] Underling**
Well, that's what most adults do—
**[21:12] Takayasu**
Whaddaya mean "most"?
Whaddaya mean "adults"?!
**[21:15] Underling**
Th-That's a little too
philosophical for me...
**[21:20] Underling**
H-He came out, Big Bro!
**[21:22] Underling**
H-He's leaving!
**[21:24] Takayasu**
Who is?
**[21:25] Underling**
Huh?
**[21:27] Takayasu**
Someone you know?
**[21:29] Underling**
N-No.
**[21:32] Takayasu**
Let's go, then.
**[21:38] Takayasu**
Aw, man. Wish I could get married.
**[21:42] Narrator**
*"If only..."*
**[21:43] Narrator**
*"Just maybe..."*
**[21:45] Narrator**
* Even Koshien and marriage...*
* It's not a dream!*
**[23:21] Narrator**
*Resourcefulness. Strategy. Tactics.*
**[23:26] Narrator**
* Just a practice match.*
* But a practice match.*
**[23:31] Narrator**
*Powerful enemies pursue Meisei High.*
**[23:33] Narrator**
*They're ready to fight back!*
**[23:35] Narrator**
*Or so they think. But wait, can it be?*
**[23:40] Narrator**
*Next time on* Mix*: "Isn't It Just a
Practice Match?" is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** Isn't It Just a Practice Match?
***SIGN*** Isn't It Just a Practice Match?
# E7 - Isn't It Just a Practice Match?
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GQJUGQNPW/isnt-it-just-a-practice-match)
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**[00:11] Komiyama**
How do we feel about a practice match?
**[00:15] Komiyama**
Against Meisei High.
**[00:19] Tomohito**
You're interested in them?
***SIGN*** Kenjo High School
**[00:21] Komiyama**
Yeah.
**[00:23] Teramoto**
Seinan's wanted a practice match
for ages. Won't that make them mad?
**[00:28] Komiyama**
I don't need to test Seinan to
know what their team can do.
**[00:34] Komiyama**
Or that they're a formidable opponent.
**[00:37] Komiyama**
Meisei's the unpredictable one.
**[00:39] Komiyama**
Their potential is unsettling.
**[00:42] Komiyama**
One or two players taking the next step
could make a huge difference for them.
**[00:47] Komiyama**
And I want to see your
little brother in action.
**[00:51] Teramoto**
But this might help them out.
**[00:54] Komiyama**
Oh, it won't.
**[00:56] Komiyama**
What it comes down to is *how* we beat them.
**[01:01] Komiyama**
Instead of letting their team develop
on its own until the summer,
**[01:04] Komiyama**
we hit them hard now
and cut them off at the knees.
**[01:08] Komiyama**
Including your little brother, of course.
**[01:13] Tomohito**
You're worrying too much.
**[01:15] Komiyama**
Am I?
**[01:17] Komiyama**
Not as much as you, I'd say.
**[01:23] Komiyama**
Point is, that manager's getting a little
*too* ambitious and excited for my liking.
**[01:30] Komiyama**
I say he needs a cold, hard dose of reality.
**[01:35] Komiyama**
Let him get too big for his britches
and he could be a real problem.
**[01:41] Imagawa**
He drinks and he dances,
he sings and he fights,
**[01:44] Imagawa**
yet he never reflects
on the trouble he causes:
**[01:46] Imagawa**
Gorou Ooyama has arrived.
**[01:49] Imagawa**
Let all who know fear flee in his presence.
**[01:52] Imagawa**
I bet he said something like that.
**[01:55] Ooyama**
You just made up that last part!
**[01:59] Souichirou**
So what do we do?
**[02:02] Ooyama**
What do you think we do?
**[02:04] Ooyama**
Turn him down.
**[02:06] Ooyama**
Unsettling them is a good thing.
**[02:09] Ooyama**
Why reveal ourselves and
set their minds at ease?
**[02:12] Ooyama**
Ghosts are only scary when they're invisible.
**[02:16] Ooyama**
Why should the underdog show
their hand before the tournament?
**[02:20] Ooyama**
I'm right, yeah? Any objections?
**[02:24] Touma**
Sounds fine to me.
**[02:26] Touma**
It's very you.
**[02:28] Ooyama**
What do you mean by that?
**[02:35] Haruka**
So we're set for 2 pm on Saturday.
That's three days from now.
**[02:45] Ooyama**
For what?
**[02:47] Haruka**
Huh? The practice match with Kenjo High.
**[02:51] Ooyama**
What?
**[02:53] Ooyama**
But I sent them a fax turning them down!
**[02:56] Haruka**
Turning them down?
**[02:58] Ooyama**
I wrote a big X on it!
**[03:01] Haruka**
This?
**[03:03] Ooyama**
Yeah, that's the one.
**[03:06] Ooyama**
It says it right here, see?
**[03:09] Ooyama**
"If you accept our offer of
a practice match, put an X."
***SIGN*** Practice Match Proposal
***SIGN*** Dear Sir, I'm happy to hear you've been well since we last spoke.
***SIGN*** I am writing to you to propose the scheduling of a practice match
***SIGN*** between Kenjo High and Meisei High.
***SIGN*** Would you agree to the following date and time?
***SIGN*** Date: X Month X Day Saturday, 2 pm
***SIGN*** Location: Meisei High School Grounds
***SIGN*** Please write O or X in the square provided below.
***SIGN*** Thank you for your time.
**[03:13] Ooyama**
"If you cannot attend, put an O."
***SIGN*** °If you accept our offer of a practice match, put an X.
If you cannot attend, put an O.
***SIGN*** Kenjo High Baseball Club
***SIGN*** Manager: Shinpei Komiyama
**[03:18] Ooyama**
Hm?
**[03:19] Narrator**
* Put an X to accept the*
* practice match. Hm?*
**[03:27] Tomohito**
He fell for it?
**[03:30] Komiyama**
I'm glad their manager's so easy to read.
**[03:33] Tomohito**
Meisei's the only one, right?
**[03:37] Tomohito**
The only team this past year,
outside of the Spring Invitationals,
**[03:40] Tomohito**
that beat us in a game
we worked hard to win.
**[03:45] Tomohito**
Hm? Did I speak out of turn?
**[03:49] Komiyama**
Is that so? I didn't notice.
**[03:52] Komiyama**
When I lose a match, I analyze it
and put it straight out of my mind.
**[04:02] Komiyama**
Tell the others that.
**[04:06] Tomohito**
Yes, sir.
***SIGN*** 1986 68th Koshien
National High School
Tournament
Champions
Meisei High School
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** High School
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** We're a-coming!
Koshien
Meisei High Baseball Team
***SIGN*** Open
***SIGN*** Closed
**[06:08] Harada**
Hey. What's the big idea?
**[06:10] Masaki**
Hm?
***SIGN*** Closed
***SIGN*** Closed
**[06:12] Masaki**
Calm down. It's not 'cause I saw you coming.
**[06:17] Masaki**
I'm just going to watch the Meisei game.
**[06:21] Harada**
Isn't it just a practice match?
***SIGN*** Closed
**[06:23] Masaki**
"Just" nothing! They're playing *Kenjo*!
**[06:27] Harada**
Kenjo?
**[06:29] Harada**
Never heard of 'em.
**[06:34] Masaki**
Used to be Sumi Tech.
**[06:37] Masaki**
They changed their name a few years back.
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[06:41] Masaki**
Not that you care, I'll bet,
being an amnesiac and all.
**[06:46] Masaki**
I don't mind waiting 30 minutes
to close up, you know?
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[07:10] Nishimura's Dad**
What?
**[07:14] Nishimura's Dad**
What does that mean?
**[07:16] Seinan Club Advisor**
Well, I'm not sure what to say.
**[07:21] Seinan Club Advisor**
Apparently, it was Kenjo
that asked for the match.
**[07:29] Umpire**
Strike!
**[07:31] Umpire**
You're out!
**[07:33] Nishimura**
"Struck out the side! A great start
for Seinan's ace pitcher, Nishimura!"
**[07:41] Nishimura**
See that?
**[07:47] Nishimura**
Huh?
**[07:50] Nishimura**
Hm? Where's Dad... Uh, the manager?
**[07:54] Seinan Club A**
No idea.
***SIGN*** Tachibana
**[08:16] Eisuke**
Ow, ow, ow.
**[08:21] Mayumi**
Oh? Shouldn't you be at work?
**[08:25] Eisuke**
I accidentally threw my back out,
so I decided to come home a little early.
**[08:31] Mayumi**
You didn't go to the hospital?
**[08:33] Eisuke**
Oh, no need for that.
**[08:36] Eisuke**
A day's rest should do the trick.
I'll be better tomorrow.
**[08:40] Mayumi**
Is that the truth?
**[08:41] Eisuke**
Of course.
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Meisei
**[08:54] Eisuke**
It's the truth.
**[09:05] Eisuke**
Ow, ow, ow!
**[09:09] Harada**
He's not faking.
**[09:11] Eisuke**
Of course I'm not faking.
**[09:15] Eisuke**
Still, I can't deny the
timing worked out well.
**[09:21] Harada**
You will need more than just rest, though.
**[09:46] Harada**
Now, sit in a chair and watch the match.
**[09:51] Harada**
You'll be better by nightfall.
**[09:53] Harada**
I think.
**[09:55] Eisuke**
You can't treat me like this!
You're not even a doctor!
**[09:59] Eisuke**
Huh?
**[10:02] Harada**
I can identify physical issues
by touch alone.
**[10:09] Harada**
I also treated my own wounds
after I lost my memory.
**[10:14] Harada**
Isn't it possible I'm a brilliant doctor?
**[10:19] Eisuke**
No, there's no way.
**[10:24] Harada**
No way, huh?
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 0 0 l 23 0 b 24 0 24 1 24 1 l 24 14 b 24 15 23 15 23 15 l -21 15 b -21 15 -22 15 -22 14 l -22 1 b -22 1 -22 1 -22 1 b -22 1 -22 0 -21 0 l -21 0 b -21 0 -21 0 -21 0 b -21 0 -21 0 -21 0
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**[10:34] Narrator**
*Meisei High School.*
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Batting 4th, First Base
***SIGN*** 3rd
Year
***SIGN*** Imagawa
**[10:35] Narrator**
*First baseman, Imagawa. Third-year.*
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 0 0 l 23 0 b 24 0 24 1 24 1 l 24 14 b 24 15 23 15 23 15 l -21 15 b -21 15 -22 15 -22 14 l -22 1 b -22 1 -22 1 -22 1 b -22 1 -22 0 -21 0 l -21 0 b -21 0 -21 0 -21 0 b -21 0 -21 0 -21 0
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***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Batting 2nd, Second Base
***SIGN*** 3rd
Year
***SIGN*** Murotani
**[10:39] Narrator**
*Second baseman, Murotani. Third-year.*
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 0 0 l 23 0 b 24 0 24 1 24 1 l 24 14 b 24 15 23 15 23 15 l -21 15 b -21 15 -22 15 -22 14 l -22 1 b -22 1 -22 1 -22 1 b -22 1 -22 0 -21 0 l -21 0 b -21 0 -21 0 -21 0 b -21 0 -21 0 -21 0
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***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Batting 8th, Shortstop
***SIGN*** 2nd
Year
***SIGN*** Nishiki
**[10:43] Narrator**
*Shortstop, Nishiki. Second-year.*
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 0 0 l 23 0 b 24 0 24 1 24 1 l 24 14 b 24 15 23 15 23 15 l -21 15 b -21 15 -22 15 -22 14 l -22 1 b -22 1 -22 1 -22 1 b -22 1 -22 0 -21 0 l -21 0 b -21 0 -21 0 -21 0 b -21 0 -21 0 -21 0
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 0 0 l 23 0 b 24 0 24 1 24 1 l 24 14 b 24 15 23 15 23 15 l -21 15 b -21 15 -22 15 -22 14 l -22 1 b -22 1 -22 1 -22 1 b -22 1 -22 0 -21 0 l -21 0 b -21 0 -21 0 -21 0 b -21 0 -21 0 -21 0
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Batting 5th, Third Base
***SIGN*** 2nd
Year
**[10:47] Narrator**
*Third baseman, Nangou. Second-year.*
***SIGN*** Nangou
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 0 0 l 23 0 b 24 0 24 1 24 1 l 24 14 b 24 15 23 15 23 15 l -21 15 b -21 15 -22 15 -22 14 l -22 1 b -22 1 -22 1 -22 1 b -22 1 -22 0 -21 0 l -21 0 b -21 0 -21 0 -21 0 b -21 0 -21 0 -21 0
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 0 0 l 23 0 b 24 0 24 1 24 1 l 24 14 b 24 15 23 15 23 15 l -21 15 b -21 15 -22 15 -22 14 l -22 1 b -22 1 -22 1 -22 1 b -22 1 -22 0 -21 0 l -21 0 b -21 0 -21 0 -21 0 b -21 0 -21 0 -21 0
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Batting 3rd, Catcher
***SIGN*** 2nd
Year
***SIGN*** Tachibana
(Elder)
**[10:51] Narrator**
*Catcher, the elder Tachibana. Second-year.*
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***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Batting 9th, Left Field
***SIGN*** 3rd
Year
***SIGN*** Imaizumi
**[10:55] Narrator**
*Left fielder, Imaizumi. Third-year.*
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***SIGN*** Batting 1st, Center Field
***SIGN*** 1st
Year
***SIGN*** Akai
(Younger)
**[10:59] Narrator**
*Center fielder, the younger Akai. First-year.*
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***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Batting 7th, Right Field
***SIGN*** 3rd
Year
***SIGN*** Ogura
**[11:03] Narrator**
*Right fielder, Ogura. Third-year.*
**[11:13] Narrator**
*And...*
**[11:19] Kenjo Club A**
That's Meisei's ace pitcher?
**[11:22] Komiyama**
That's...
**[11:25] Komiyama**
Just a pitcher.
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***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 0 0 l 23 0 b 24 0 24 1 24 1 l 24 14 b 24 15 23 15 23 15 l -21 15 b -21 15 -22 15 -22 14 l -22 1 b -22 1 -22 1 -22 1 b -22 1 -22 0 -21 0 l -21 0 b -21 0 -21 0 -21 0 b -21 0 -21 0 -21 0
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***SIGN*** Batting 6th, Just a Pitcher
***SIGN*** 1st
Year
***SIGN*** Natsuno
**[11:29] Narrator**
*Just a pitcher, Natsuno. First-year.*
**[11:37] Tomohito**
He's not even on the bench.
**[11:41] Tomohito**
Their ace.
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Meisei
**[12:01] Haruka**
Touma's not here yet?
**[12:05] Ooyama**
Oh, I told him there was no need to rush.
**[12:11] Ooyama**
What else could I do?
**[12:12] Ooyama**
He's got his civic duty to do,
aiding in a police investigation.
**[12:17] Ooyama**
I'm certainly not doing this
to hide our true power.
**[12:20] Ooyama**
Just a simple, unavoidable
coincidence. Teehee.
**[12:28] Arisa**
Excuse me.
**[12:31] Arisa**
Where's your stupid older
brother, pitching version?
**[12:34] Otomi**
Oh, he got mixed up
in a tiny criminal incident.
**[12:38] Arisa**
He was arrested?
**[12:40] Otomi**
No, he was the arrester.
**[12:46] Otomi**
He was out jogging with
Koma before the match.
**[12:51] Otomi**
Then, by chance...
**[12:53] (Flashback) Woman**
Thief!
**[12:56] (Flashback) Woman**
Someone, help me!
**[12:59] (Flashback) Woman**
Give it back!
**[13:01] Woman**
Please, give it back!
**[13:02] Otomi**
They pursued the fleeing purse-snatcher...
**[13:06] Otomi**
Tackled his legs...
**[13:07] Arisa**
Isn't that a dropkick?
**[13:09] Otomi**
Physically restrained him...
**[13:11] Arisa**
Isn't that a chokehold?!
**[13:13] Otomi**
Then waited for the police to
arrive and handed him over.
**[13:19] Otomi**
After that, they accompanied the victim
to the police station to give a statement.
**[13:23] Arisa**
Couldn't they have come straight back?
They've got a match to play!
**[13:27] Otomi**
It's our civic duty to aid
in police investigations.
**[13:30] Otomi**
Any commendation they receive
reflects well on our school.
**[13:34] Otomi**
Far more than winning
one silly little practice match.
**[13:38] Kenjo Club Advisor**
And that's the deal.
**[13:41] Komiyama**
Huh.
**[13:44] Arisa**
You think you can compete
with that little louse pitching?
**[13:47] Narrator**
*That little louse...*
**[13:49] Natsuno**
First!
**[13:54] Otomi**
He's pretty extraordinary, too.
**[13:58] Umpire**
Play ball!
**[14:00] Natsuno**
Okay!
**[14:03] Komiyama**
End this in the first inning.
**[14:06] Umpire**
Ball!
**[14:08] Umpire**
Ball!
**[14:09] Teramoto**
C'mon, man. Grow a spine already.
**[14:15] Umpire**
Strike!
**[14:21] Teramoto**
Whoa!
**[14:22] Umpire**
Ball!
**[14:26] Umpire**
Strike!
**[14:32] Umpire**
You're out!
**[14:35] Komiyama**
That would've been a ball if he'd left it.
**[14:40] Umpire**
Ball!
**[14:42] Umpire**
Ball!
**[14:44] Umpire**
Ball!
**[14:46] Umpire**
Strike!
**[14:49] Umpire**
Strike!
**[14:52] Spectator A**
A checked swing!
**[14:53] Spectator A**
He went around!
**[14:56] Tomohito**
If they hadn't swung, we'd have
two runners on base with no outs.
**[15:00] Komiyama**
I didn't realize their pitcher
was so lacking in control.
**[15:05] Komiyama**
That's my mistake.
**[15:07] Komiyama**
My foolish directive to end this in the first
**[15:10] Komiyama**
caused them to grow lax
when evaluating the pitches.
**[15:13] Komiyama**
They couldn't resist the urge to swing.
**[15:18] Tomohito**
And that catcher...
**[15:21] Tomohito**
He barely moved his mitt
to catch those pitches.
**[15:25] Komiyama**
What?
**[15:31] Umpire**
Ball!
**[15:35] Umpire**
Ball!
**[15:37] Tomohito**
That pitcher's not lacking in control at all.
**[15:46] Spectator A**
A good hit!
**[15:48] Ooyama**
Right into center field.
**[15:51] Ooyama**
Teehee.
**[15:53] Spectator B**
Three up, three down!
**[15:55] Otomi**
Well?
**[15:57] Arisa**
Is the real powerhouse here
your stupid older brother, catching version?
**[16:02] Ooyama**
Wait for a good pitch to hit
until you're on two strikes.
**[16:07] Ooyama**
Don't give him an out he hasn't earned.
**[16:09] Ooyama**
Hang in there and force him to
throw as many pitches as possible.
**[16:13] Ooyama**
One of the jobs of the
leadoff hitter in the first
**[16:17] Ooyama**
is to gather intel for the
batters that come after.
**[16:20] Ooyama**
Got that?
**[16:28] Kita**
I can probably guess what he's saying.
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Meisei
**[17:01] Umpire**
Play!
**[17:04] Kita**
Okay, let's find out...
**[17:07] Kita**
how many pitches you can hang in for.
**[17:13] Narrator**
* Batting first, center fielder,*
* Akai. First-year.*
**[17:26] Umpire**
You're out!
**[17:37] Souichirou**
Well, he hung in there for one pitch.
**[17:39] Ooyama**
Hard to find fault with
a hit like that, though.
**[17:48] Kita**
I got careless. That was
your brother, wasn't it?
**[17:53] Tomohito**
Don't worry about him.
He's not much of a hitter.
**[17:56] Tomohito**
Well, when he's not getting a clumsy
fastball on the first pitch, anyway.
**[18:02] Kita**
Tell me that first, would you?
**[18:05] Narrator**
* Batting second, second baseman,*
* Murotani. Third-year.*
**[18:15] Ooyama**
Hung in there for three pitches.
**[18:19] Narrator**
* Batting third, catcher, the elder*
* Tachibana. Second-year.*
**[18:26] Eisuke**
I only see one of my two stupid sons.
**[18:32] Nishimura's Dad**
Excuse me.
**[18:35] Nishimura's Dad**
Might you be the Tachibanas' youngest?
**[18:40] Otomi**
Yes?
**[18:42] Nishimura's Dad**
I thought so. You looked so familiar.
**[18:47] Nishimura's Dad**
I've seen your photo so many times
while tidying my son's room.
**[18:51] Otomi**
Photo?
**[18:54] Nishimura's Dad**
Oh, um, nothing.
**[19:00] Umpire**
Foul!
**[19:05] Otomi**
So close!
**[19:07] Nishimura's Dad**
Isn't Touma pitching today?
**[19:11] Nishimura's Dad**
Oh, I promise I'm not a scary guy.
**[19:17] Otomi**
Not sure that line works
if it's about yourself...
**[19:20] Toshie**
Mr. Yamamotoyama?!
**[19:23] Toshie**
It's been forever! I'm Toshie Nonomiya!
**[19:27] Toshie**
My mom told me all about you!
**[19:30] Toshie**
You went to Shikoku for work
and came back three years later.
**[19:36] Nishimura's Dad**
Um... uh...
**[19:39] Toshie**
With the beard and sunglasses,
I didn't recognize you at first.
**[19:44] Nishimura's Dad**
Uh, well...
**[19:48] Soccer Club A**
Hey, you guys!
**[19:51] Soccer Club A**
Our match is starting!
**[19:53] Arisa**
Yeah, yeah.
**[19:55] Arisa**
Cheer on Akai for me, would you?
**[19:59] Otomi**
Which Akai?
**[20:07] Arisa**
Dumbass.
**[20:12] Spectator A**
What a close pitch!
**[20:14] Narrator**
*First baseman, the elder Akai. Second-year.*
**[20:21] Spectator B**
Great timing on that foul!
**[20:28] Kita**
I'll never come to like this guy.
**[20:30] Narrator**
*Ace pitcher, Kita. Second-year.*
**[20:50] Girls**
Nice one!
**[20:58] Souichirou**
I hung in there for seven pitches.
**[21:00] Ooyama**
No, I want hits from you.
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Meisei
**[21:13] Yamamotoyama**
Hey, Toshie!
**[21:16] Yamamotoyama**
It's been ages!
**[21:19] Toshie**
Who're you?
**[21:21] Yamamotoyama**
Aw, c'mon! Have you forgotten?
**[21:24] Yamamotoyama**
It's me! Me!
**[21:28] Nishimura's Dad**
I'm Mr. Yamamotoyama.
**[21:44] Narrator**
*Huh? But where's the ace?*
**[23:21] Narrator**
* The clash: Meisei High*
* vs. Kenjo High, part two.*
**[23:29] Narrator**
*Pitch.*
**[23:31] Narrator**
*Hit.*
**[23:33] Narrator**
*Run.*
**[23:34] Narrator**
*Catch.*
**[23:36] Narrator**
*How will the match go?*
**[23:41] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "Yeah, That's
Their Ace" is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** Yeah, That's Their Ace
***SIGN*** Yeah, That's Their Ace
# E8 - Yeah, That's Their Ace
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**[00:18] Touma**
What inning do you think they're in now?
**[00:21] Koma**
The match started at two,
so probably the third or so.
**[00:25] Koma**
Though I guess it's possible
Kenjo's still batting in the first.
**[00:31] Touma**
You dumbass.
**[00:33] Touma**
With Natsuno's control
and Sou calling the shots,
**[00:37] Touma**
I'll bet they'll be in the
third with three runs.
**[00:40] Koma**
Don't be naive. This is
Kenjo we're talking about.
**[00:43] Koma**
They might have five, maybe
even six runs on the board by now.
**[00:46] Cop**
Eight runs!
**[00:50] Cop**
Oh, excuse me.
**[00:52] Cop**
As a former member of the Sumi Tech
baseball club, I couldn't help myself.
**[00:57] Cop**
Kenjo's got a real strong team this year.
**[01:00] Cop**
Maybe I should step on the gas.
**[01:05] Cop**
Nobody wants the game to be all
but over before the ace arrives, right?
***SIGN*** 1986 68th Koshien
National High School
Tournament
Champions
Meisei High School
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** High School
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** We're a-coming!
Koshien
Meisei High Baseball Team
**[03:06] Nishimura's Dad**
Think it'd be okay if
I used the restroom here?
**[03:09] Otomi**
You don't have to ask about every
little thing, Mr. Yamamotoyama.
**[03:16] Nishimura's Dad**
I'll go right ahead, then.
**[03:20] Harada**
Hey.
**[03:27] Otomi**
Is this school even safe anymore?
**[03:30] Otomi**
We've been overrun by scary strangers lately.
**[03:34] Harada**
Where?
**[03:35] Otomi**
Oh, nothing.
**[03:38] Otomi**
Can I help you?
**[03:41] Harada**
I don't see your other brother.
**[03:44] Harada**
Did something happen?
**[03:46] Otomi**
Yeah, he got hit by a truck
trying to save a kid.
**[03:55] Otomi**
I'm just kidding!
**[04:01] Otomi**
He helped catch a purse-snatcher
while jogging before the match,
**[04:05] Otomi**
so he's getting a police commendation.
**[04:17] Harada**
Never joke like that again.
**[04:23] Otomi**
I'm... sorry.
**[04:31] Nishimura's Dad**
I'm back from the restroom.
**[04:36] Nishimura's Dad**
What's wrong?
**[04:38] Otomi**
I got yelled at.
**[04:40] Otomi**
I joked that our ace got hit
by a truck trying to save a—
**[04:48] Nishimura's Dad**
Never joke like that again.
**[04:53] Otomi**
Okay.
**[04:59] Nishimura's Dad**
Their offense is weak, like always.
**[05:10] Trio**
Huh?
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Meisei
**[05:13] Cop**
What the...
**[05:16] Touma**
Meisei's got a pretty strong team this year.
**[05:19] Cop**
Yeah, yeah.
**[05:20] Cop**
Well, do the best you can, but don't win.
**[05:24] Koma**
What's his problem?
**[05:27] Koma**
Still...
**[05:36] Koma**
Natsuno's really kept them scoreless so far?
**[05:41] Otomi**
They've started reading his pitches,
so each inning has been pretty dicey.
**[05:47] Otomi**
But he's either very resilient or very lucky.
**[05:58] Otomi**
Between the good hits going straight to
the fielders and Sou's arm helping him out,
**[06:03] Otomi**
he's shut them out so far.
**[06:12] Koma**
Get in there, Touma.
Looks like his luck's about to run out.
**[06:17] Touma**
Yeah.
**[06:22] Otomi**
Give it your best.
**[06:26] Touma**
Okay.
**[06:33] Ooyama**
No need to rush, Touma.
**[06:36] Ooyama**
Natsuno's managed to keep us in this game.
**[06:39] Touma**
But he's loaded the bases.
**[06:41] Ooyama**
Just you watch.
**[06:43] Ooyama**
Natsuno's been feeling the
hand of the divine today.
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
**[07:03] Ooyama**
Is your arm warmed up?
**[07:06] Ooyama**
Changing pitchers!
**[07:07] Touma**
Oh, c'mon now.
**[07:18] Narrator**
* It's the top of the fifth,*
* with Kenjo at the plate.*
**[07:21] Narrator**
* They lead by three runs with one out*
* and runners on the corners.*
**[07:27] Narrator**
*Next up in the batter box...*
**[07:29] Narrator**
* Batting fourth, first baseman,*
* the elder Akai. Second-year.*
**[07:34] Souichirou**
All warmed up?
**[07:37] Touma**
Nowhere near.
**[07:39] Souichirou**
That's perfect.
**[07:41] Touma**
How so?
**[07:44] Umpire A**
Ball!
**[07:47] Umpire A**
Ball!
**[07:51] Umpire A**
Ball!
**[07:53] Tomohito**
Hey.
**[07:54] Souichirou**
Sorry. I don't want a half-hearted duel.
**[08:03] Umpire A**
Ball four!
**[08:06] Narrator**
*One out. Bases loaded.*
**[08:13] Souichirou**
Okay.
**[08:16] 7-Hole**
That's Meisei's ace?
**[08:20] Komiyama**
Yeah.
**[08:31] Nishimura's Dad**
What's going on?
He's way faster than last year.
**[08:36] Nishimura's Dad**
And... that form...
**[08:47] Umpire A**
Strike!
**[08:48] Umpire A**
Three outs! Change!
**[08:51] Spectator A**
A strike out!
**[08:52] Spectator A**
That's two in a row.
**[08:57] Komiyama**
Yeah, that's their ace.
**[09:00] Komiyama**
Meisei's.
**[09:15] Umpire A**
Foul!
**[09:19] Umpire A**
Strike! You're out!
**[09:22] Komiyama**
Think we can take him?
**[09:24] Tomohito**
Yeah. But the first
go-round will be difficult.
**[09:30] Komiyama**
You faced him last summer, didn't you?
**[09:34] Kita**
Yup. Though only Akai made
any kind of decent contact.
**[09:40] Komiyama**
Things are different now.
**[09:42] Komiyama**
After the fall tournament and Invitationals,
Kenjo's hitting is now at national level.
**[09:50] Tomohito**
But he's...
**[09:53] Tomohito**
He's different now, too.
**[10:06] Nishimura's Dad**
Did he do some training?
**[10:09] Otomi**
Yup. He spent six months up in the mountains.
**[10:13] Otomi**
Oh, sorry, sorry! I'm just kidding.
**[10:26] Nishimura's Dad**
I don't see any weaknesses.
**[10:30] Nishimura's Dad**
No particular tells for fastballs
or breaking balls, either.
**[10:35] Otomi**
Oh, they're there.
**[10:39] Otomi**
An amateur wouldn't be able to spot them.
**[10:44] Nishimura's Dad**
But you can?
**[10:46] Otomi**
Yup! I'm a Touma Tachibana
professional, after all.
**[10:50] Nishimura's Dad**
So, like what?
**[10:52] Otomi**
Well, like... See? That there—
**[10:54] Haruka**
Coach Nishimura!
**[10:57] Haruka**
Is that you, Seinan's Coach Nishimura?
**[11:03] Haruka**
Are you here to scout us?
**[11:05] Nishimura's Dad**
Oh, well, um...
**[11:08] Haruka**
It won't do you any good.
**[11:10] Haruka**
Our ace has no weaknesses or pitching tells.
**[11:13] Haruka**
Right, Otomi?
**[11:16] Ooyama**
Caretaker!
**[11:17] Haruka**
Oh, coming!
**[11:19] Haruka**
Well, see you later.
**[11:25] Nishimura's Dad**
So, like what?
**[11:26] Otomi**
"Like what" what?
**[11:38] Komiyama**
That's one time through the order.
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** Total
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[12:02] Harada**
Is that pitcher really your son?
**[12:07] Eisuke**
What do you mean by that?
**[12:09] Harada**
Well...
**[12:11] Harada**
It seems less like inherited talent,
and more like a kite giving birth to a hawk.
**[12:17] Eisuke**
Who are you calling a kite?
**[12:23] Umpire A**
Strike!
**[12:25] Ooyama**
Still a no-hitter, huh?
**[12:29] Haruka**
Yup. Souichirou's walk
was our only time on base.
**[12:33] Touma**
You're kidding.
**[12:34] Ooyama**
Well, get to it, then.
**[12:54] Ooyama**
Hey, now. No one told you
to try for a home run.
**[12:58] Souichirou**
Touma *did* hit a home run
off that pitcher last summer.
**[13:05] Ooyama**
Oh, hey, so he did.
**[13:07] Ooyama**
I completely forgot.
**[13:10] Souichirou**
They remember that, too.
**[13:13] Souichirou**
Their defense has gone deep.
**[13:17] Souichirou**
Both the outfield...
**[13:19] Souichirou**
and the infield.
**[13:32] Souichirou**
They can't get a no-hitter now.
**[13:35] Ooyama**
He's more level-headed
than I made him out to be.
**[13:38] Souichirou**
Nah.
**[13:43] Umpire A**
Out!
**[13:45] Souichirou**
He was originally exactly what
you made him out to be.
**[13:51] Eisuke**
That kite was raised by a hawk.
**[13:56] Eisuke**
Sou is the legitimate genius.
**[14:02] Eisuke**
The inherited talent. Get it now?
**[14:07] Harada**
Still, it's an impressive kite
that doesn't get eaten by a hawk.
**[14:13] Eisuke**
Otomi's the reason why he didn't.
**[14:18] Eisuke**
Otomi wouldn't let Touma use
his lack of talent as an excuse.
**[14:24] Eisuke**
And she's been on Touma's
side since they were little.
**[14:30] Eisuke**
Sou complained about it a lot.
**[14:34] Harada**
Siblings not connected by blood, huh?
**[14:40] Masaki**
Oh, hey there.
**[14:42] Otomi**
Did you close your shop for this again, sir?
**[14:45] Masaki**
Ah, it's fine.
**[14:47] Masaki**
And you'd better not tell
this old man anything.
**[14:51] Masaki**
He's quite the famous coach himself.
**[14:54] Nishimura's Dad**
Who are you again?
**[14:55] Masaki**
Just your average Meisei fan.
**[14:59] Masaki**
You've got one unlucky son.
**[15:01] Masaki**
He's sharing a generation and a district with
the Tachibana brothers and Tomohito Akai.
**[15:07] Nishimura's Dad**
You think so? I think we'll find out
who the unlucky ones are.
**[15:12] Narrator**
*The Seinan High baseball club's field.*
**[15:19] Umpire B**
Strike! It's over!
**[15:22] Ninomiya Manager**
We were completely helpless.
**[15:25] Ninomiya Manager**
A no-hitter.
**[15:27] Nishimura**
It's over.
**[15:29] Nishimura**
But where's my stupid dad?!
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
**[15:35] Narrator**
*Top of the seventh, with Kenjo at the plate.*
**[15:39] Narrator**
* Batting fourth, first baseman,*
* the elder Akai. Second-year.*
**[15:44] Umpire A**
Strike!
**[15:45] Tomohito**
Good pitch.
**[15:46] Souichirou**
Right?
**[15:48] Tomohito**
But...
**[15:50] Tomohito**
I think I can manage it.
**[15:56] Souichirou**
Hey, now...
**[16:11] Komiyama**
Akai's little brother?
**[16:15] (Flashback) Tomohito**
I vouch for his skill.
**[16:25] (Flashback) Touma**
Don't regret it later, all right?
**[16:32] Kita**
You don't look happy.
**[16:34] Tomohito**
Yeah.
**[16:35] Kita**
Nice work by your little brother,
catching up to that ball.
**[16:40] Tomohito**
No.
**[16:42] Tomohito**
I'm unhappy because I made good
contact, but that's as far as it went.
**[17:10] (Flashback) Otomi**
Sou! Sou!
**[17:11] (Flashback) Otomi**
Tou just beat your long throw record!
**[17:16] (Flashback) Souichirou**
That was my record from a year ago.
**[17:19] (Flashback) Otomi**
So what's your record now?
**[17:21] (Flashback) Souichirou**
You're such a pain in the butt.
**[17:31] (Flashback) Otomi**
He beat your record!
**[17:32] (Flashback) Souichirou**
Yeah, from six months ago.
**[17:39] (Flashback) Otomi**
He beat your record!
**[17:42] (Flashback) Souichirou**
From three months ago.
**[17:50] Umpire A**
Three outs! Change!
**[17:55] Imagawa**
Feels weird I'm just realizing it now...
**[17:58] Imagawa**
But your little brother's pretty amazing.
**[18:02] Souichirou**
Though he doesn't seem to like it
when a batter makes contact.
**[18:05] Imagawa**
Oh, come on now. Doesn't he know
who he's up against?
**[18:12] Narrator**
*Bottom of the seventh.*
**[18:14] Narrator**
* With one out, the 3-hole, Souichirou,*
* hits a double to right center.*
**[18:20] Narrator**
* Then, the cleanup, Imagawa, gets jammed,*
* but still bloops it to center field.*
**[18:25] Narrator**
*A much-needed run!*
**[18:27] Imagawa**
Hey, camera! Get back down here!
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** Total
**[18:30] Ooyama**
Heck yeah!
**[18:32] Ooyama**
We got a run against Kenjo!
**[18:35] Touma**
Because they're on their second pitcher.
**[18:39] Ooyama**
A run's a run, no matter who's on the mound!
**[18:41] Ooyama**
I mean, the three runs
they got against us were...
**[18:46] Natsuno**
Yes?
***SIGN*** Starting
Pitcher
***SIGN*** Natsuno (1st Year)
**[18:47] Narrator**
*Starting pitcher, Natsuno. First-year.*
**[18:52] Spectator B**
Six!
**[18:53] Spectator B**
Four!
**[18:54] Spectator B**
Three!
**[18:55] Ooyama**
Shake it off now!
**[18:58] Koma**
Shake it off.
**[18:59] Natsuno**
Shake *what* off?
**[19:04] Komiyama**
We've failed in our mission
to cut them off at the knees.
**[19:12] Umpire A**
Foul!
**[19:14] Komiyama**
But this practice match
was still a good call.
**[19:21] Umpire A**
Foul!
**[19:23] Nishimura's Dad**
They're really swinging away.
**[19:26] Nishimura's Dad**
Kenjo. They struggled to get the timing
right the first time through the order...
**[19:33] Nishimura's Dad**
But now, it's like they know exactly
what pitch he's going to throw.
**[19:43] Otomi**
Don't tell me...
**[19:53] Spectator B**
Four!
**[19:54] Spectator B**
Six!
**[19:55] Spectator B**
Three!
**[20:00] Touma**
Well, either way.
**[20:05] Komiyama**
You were right.
**[20:06] Komiyama**
They've got a better feel for it
the second time around.
**[20:12] Tomohito**
Yes, they do.
**[20:17] Narrator**
*And then...*
***SIGN*** 9th
**[20:19] Narrator**
*The final inning.*
**[20:23] Umpire A**
Foul!
**[20:25] Umpire A**
Ball!
**[20:27] Ooyama**
His pitches don't seem to be losing
any of their movement or speed,
**[20:32] Ooyama**
but they're making a lot of contact now.
**[20:34] Haruka**
Is Kenjo just that good, do you think?
**[20:40] 7-Hole**
So close!
**[20:42] Komiyama**
We were worried over nothing.
**[20:44] Komiyama**
Next game, we'll get hits off him easy.
**[20:47] 7-Hole**
But...
**[20:50] 7-Hole**
Do you think he'll tell us all the pitches
next time, too? Their catcher, I mean.
**[20:56] Komiyama**
Pardon?
**[20:58] Souichirou**
Outside slider.
**[21:10] Komiyama**
Pardon?
**[21:12] Souichirou**
High inside fastball.
**[21:17] 3-Hole**
Hey.
**[21:19] Souichirou**
Slider breaking outside.
**[21:27] Souichirou**
The jig's up, huh?
**[21:34] Umpire A**
Strike!
**[21:35] Umpire A**
Three outs! Change!
**[21:37] Narrator**
* Touma Tachibana pitched*
* five and two-thirds innings.*
**[21:41] Narrator**
*His line: one hit, one walk, no runs allowed.*
**[21:46] Komiyama**
Pardon?
**[23:21] Narrator**
*After the excitement fades,*
**[23:23] Narrator**
*use this to spur you on.*
**[23:26] Narrator**
*Meisei High, move forward!*
**[23:30] Narrator**
*Work to improve your team!*
**[23:34] Narrator**
*All you need to do is play!*
**[23:39] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "Let's Play!"
is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** Let's Play!
***SIGN*** Let's Play!
# E9 - Let's Play!
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***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** Total
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** Total
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** Total
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** Total
**[00:20] Ooyama**
Hold it, hold it!
**[00:22] Ooyama**
Don't erase it yet.
**[00:24] Ooyama**
I want to preserve it with a photograph.
**[00:27] Club Member A**
But we lost.
**[00:29] Ooyama**
Can't you see it?
**[00:33] Ooyama**
I can see it, clear as day!
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
**[00:36] Ooyama**
Beyond this scoreboard,
I see a packed stadium!
**[00:42] Club Member A**
The Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium?
**[00:47] Ooyama**
Just erase it.
**[00:48] Club Member A**
Yes, sir.
**[00:55] Otomi**
Huh? Where's Tou?
**[00:58] Souichirou**
He decided to stay out
with Koma and the guys.
**[01:01] Otomi**
You didn't go with them?
**[01:04] Souichirou**
I already have to be around him all day.
**[01:07] Souichirou**
I'm not gonna stay out
with him all night, too.
**[01:10] Otomi**
Hm, I see.
**[01:15] Otomi**
You're in shock, aren't you?
**[01:17] Souichirou**
About what?
**[01:18] Otomi**
Since you didn't have the same
faith in Tou's talent that I did.
**[01:25] Souichirou**
Idiot. You didn't have
any basis for that "faith."
**[01:29] Souichirou**
I'm the one catching his
pitches every day, you know.
**[01:34] Otomi**
I see. So you need more
than that to stun you, huh?
**[01:38] Souichirou**
Idiot. Do you even know how much "that" was?
**[01:43] Otomi**
Come again?
**[01:44] Souichirou**
Who do you think tipped off their
batters to give their team a boost?
**[01:48] (Flashback) Souichirou**
Outside slider.
**[01:50] (Flashback) Souichirou**
High inside fastball.
**[01:53] (Flashback) Souichirou**
Slider breaking outside.
**[01:57] Souichirou**
I did it to make sure
he doesn't get conceited.
**[02:00] Otomi**
You're lying.
**[02:03] Otomi**
You know better than any of us that Tou's
not the type to get conceited and slack off.
**[02:13] Souichirou**
Fine. I'm lying.
**[02:16] Souichirou**
I got jealous and wanted to spite him.
**[02:18] Otomi**
That's my honest boy.
***SIGN*** 1986 68th Koshien
National High School
Tournament
Champions
Meisei High School
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** High School
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** We're a-coming!
Koshien
Meisei High Baseball Team
**[03:51] Eisuke & Ooyama**
A toast!
**[03:55] Souichirou**
He's drinking with the manager again?
**[03:58] Otomi**
They're extra excited today.
**[04:01] Otomi**
The Meisei Baseball Club
Alumni Association, I mean.
**[04:04] Ooyama**
Yeah!
**[04:05] Souichirou**
The Meisei Baseball Club
Alumni Association, huh?
**[04:09] Souichirou**
How many do you think there have been so far?
**[04:12] Otomi**
Not sure.
**[04:13] Otomi**
I don't have many memories of Dad,
**[04:17] Otomi**
but there is one thing
I remember really clearly.
**[04:26] Otomi**
It was a hot day.
**[04:29] Otomi**
You were throwing balls at the wall
in the yard and sweating buckets.
***SIGN*** Summer
**[04:35] Otomi**
I was sitting on Dad's lap,
eyes fixed to the TV screen.
**[04:41] Otomi**
That's when Dad, seeing the intense
expression on my face, asked me:
**[04:47] Otomi**
"You want to go there someday?"
**[04:53] Otomi**
I said, "Yeah," and Dad looked super happy.
**[05:00] Otomi**
"You'll get there for sure."
**[05:04] Otomi**
"Your brother will take you," he said.
**[05:09] Souichirou**
Your brother, huh?
**[05:13] Souichirou**
I'm sure he never expected
you'd have two of them.
**[05:19] Otomi**
Though, at the time, I was
less focused on the baseball,
**[05:22] Otomi**
and more on the band
playing in the Alps stands.
**[05:35] Ooyama**
Yes! Shall we sing the
school song, Tachibana?
**[05:38] Ooyama**
Three, four...
**[05:39] Ooyama & Eisuke**
♫ Just as the mountain peaks
stretch to the clouds ♫
**[05:48] Ooyama & Eisuke**
♫ Let our hopes reach just as high ♫
**[05:57] Ooyama & Eisuke**
♫ Open up a path now into the blue sky ♫
**[06:05] Ooyama & Eisuke**
♫ Brush away the clouds around you and arise ♫
**[06:05] Harada**
Brush away... you and arise...
**[06:12] Ooyama & Eisuke**
♫ Ah, Meisei, our alma mater ♫
**[06:19] Ooyama & Eisuke**
Yeah!
**[06:27] Narrator**
*Global warming.*
**[06:31] Narrator**
*Abnormal weather patterns.*
**[06:35] Narrator**
*Ah, but let's set all that aside.*
**[06:45] Narrator**
*The rainy month of June.*
**[06:48] Narrator**
*With summer regionals coming up,*
**[06:51] Narrator**
* everyone's throwing around*
* predictions, outlooks, and analyses.*
***SIGN*** Practice
***SIGN*** To
***SIGN*** Stand
***SIGN*** At
***SIGN*** The
***SIGN*** Top
**[06:58] Narrator**
*And within all that...*
**[07:00] Teacher**
Tachibana.
**[07:02] Narrator**
*The name on everyone's lips*
**[07:04] Narrator**
*as a pitcher to watch out for in the East Tokyo Tournament is...*
**[07:09] Teacher**
Touma Tachibana!
**[07:10] Touma**
Oh, um, yes?
***SIGN*** Geography A
***SIGN*** Geography A
**[07:13] Teacher**
Save the autograph practice for *after* class.
***SIGN*** Tachibana Touma
***SIGN*** Tachibana Touma
***SIGN*** (Pitcher)
***SIGN*** Tachibana
Touma
**[07:18] Touma**
Huh? How'd he kno—
***SIGN*** Tachibana's pract- icing his autograph
***SIGN*** (Like he's some kind of
celebrity)
***SIGN*** Teacher !
**[07:23] Touma**
Hey! I'm only doing this because
*your* friend asked me for an autograph!
**[07:28] Koma**
Dumbass.
**[07:30] Koma**
Just write your name like a normal person.
It's not like you've gone pro.
**[07:34] Touka**
Who're you calling a dumbass?!
**[07:36] Teacher**
Hey, now! Save the fighting
for after class, too!
**[07:41] Haruka**
Apparently, the Kenjo manager's been
talking Touma up everywhere he can.
**[07:47] Souichirou**
That would have any ordinary
high schooler flying high.
**[07:52] Haruka**
Think he has an ulterior motive?
**[07:54] Souichirou**
Nah.
**[07:55] Souichirou**
It'd be one thing if it was Nishimura,
but he knows it won't work on Touma.
**[08:07] Nishimura**
Someone's saying nice things
about me, I'll bet.
**[08:16] Catcher**
Can we take a break?
**[08:22] Nishimura's Dad**
What's the matter?
**[08:24] Catcher**
Oh, uh, my hand's gone numb.
**[08:29] Catcher**
His fastball maxes out
at 145 kmph, doesn't it?
**[08:34] Nishimura's Dad**
Yeah. So far.
**[08:37] Catcher**
Maybe you should measure it again.
**[08:40] Catcher**
I'll bet it's close to 150 now.
**[08:46] Nishimura's Dad**
No, his fastball is 145 kmph.
**[09:08] Harada**
Meisei High's got some pre-season hype.
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[09:13] Masaki**
Well, that's only natural, but...
**[09:18] Harada**
But?
**[09:20] Masaki**
Well, I can't help but be concerned.
**[09:24] Masaki**
Meisei High's had its share of tragedies.
**[09:28] Masaki**
And it always seems to happen
when a promising ace appears.
**[09:33] Harada**
Oh?
**[09:36] Masaki**
The first tragedy was 30-odd years ago.
**[09:40] Masaki**
On the morning of the finals, with Meisei's
first Koshien appearance imminent,
**[09:48] Masaki**
their undisputed ace, a first-year
prodigy, died in a traffic accident.
**[09:57] Masaki**
And five years later, a new man appeared,
who we all had high hopes for.
**[10:06] Masaki**
Keiichi Sawai.
**[10:08] Masaki**
Souichirou and Otomi
Tachibana's biological father.
**[10:15] Masaki**
But a catastrophe in the quarters
took him off the mound for good.
**[10:25] Masaki**
So whenever a promising new ace appears
for Meisei, you can't help wondering...
**[10:31] Harada**
Kazuya Uesugi.
**[10:33] Masaki**
Hm?
**[10:36] Masaki**
Yeah. It was Kazuya Uesugi.
The kid who died 30-odd years ago.
**[10:55] Masaki**
Hm? It's really coming down again.
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** DRAGON
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[11:18] Souichirou**
Okay, listen up. We start next week.
**[11:24] Touma**
Start what?
**[11:26] Souichirou**
Weren't you listening?
**[11:28] Souichirou**
We're gonna swap bunks every week.
**[11:33] Touma**
What a pain in the butt. Do we have to?
**[11:36] Souichirou**
It gets too hot in the top bunk in summer.
**[11:40] Touma**
You've never complained about it before.
**[11:43] Souichirou**
I've been sucking it up. But no more.
**[11:49] Souichirou**
Wh-What the heck is this?
**[11:51] Touma**
Oh, that's my winter clothing.
**[11:54] Souichirou**
What's it doing in *my* closet?!
**[11:57] Touma**
I ran out of room in mine, so I figured...
**[12:01] Souichirou**
You figured *what*? You have no space
'cause you just toss stuff in!
**[12:05] Souichirou**
If you organized it properly, it'd all fit!
**[12:08] Touma**
Could you do that, then?
**[12:10] Souichirou**
Screw that!
**[12:14] Mayumi**
Jeez, they're so rowdy this morning.
**[12:18] Eisuke**
Same as ever, huh?
**[12:20] Eisuke**
And whenever Touma picks a fight,
**[12:23] Eisuke**
Sou always ignores the provocation,
**[12:26] Eisuke**
so it never gets too serious.
**[12:29] Souichirou**
Get back here, Touma!
**[12:30] Touma**
That hurt, you stupid jerk!
**[12:33] Touma**
"Shut up"? *You* shut up!
**[12:36] Otomi**
Maybe he can't ignore it
quite so easily anymore.
**[12:39] Otomi**
Excellent, excellent.
**[12:48] Souichirou**
Morning.
**[12:50] Haruka**
Morning!
**[12:51] Haruka**
Hm? What happened to you?
**[12:56] Souichirou**
I was doing my morning calisthenics on the
lawn when a drone dropped a package on me.
**[13:02] Souichirou**
Boy, what a shock.
**[13:09] Haruka**
Aw. So it wasn't a fight, then?
**[13:12] Souichirou**
That's the problem?
**[13:18] Koma**
What's with your face, man?
Did you get a package dropped on you?
**[13:22] Touma**
Why would you even ask that?
**[13:24] Nishiki**
Did you have a fight with
your bro this morning?
**[13:27] Touma**
He kept riding me about stuff,
so I indulged him in a bit of roughhousing.
**[13:35] Nishiki**
I hope they're okay. That battery
is kind of our team's foundation.
**[13:42] Koma**
You're an only child,
so you wouldn't understand,
**[13:45] Koma**
but that's what it's like
when you have a sibling.
**[13:47] Koma**
Fighting's a sign of how close you are.
**[13:52] Nishiki**
Aren't you an only child, too?
***SIGN*** Library
***SIGN*** Soccer Ins and Outs
The Fundamentals of Soccer
***SIGN*** Introduction to Soccer
**[14:36] Arisa**
Our possession stats are terrible.
**[14:39] Club B**
But we had plenty of the
ball in that last match.
**[14:42] Arisa**
And it got intercepted constantly.
**[14:44] Arisa**
Your passes need to be
shorter and snappier.
**[14:46] Arisa**
And you need to throw them off
their rhythm with your positional play.
**[14:50] Arisa**
If they've got two up front,
we need three...
**[14:53] Otomi**
Ignored you, huh?
**[14:57] Otomi**
Was that the soccer club she was with?
**[14:59] Ryou**
Y-Yeah.
**[15:01] Ryou**
I think she's finally realized...
**[15:05] Ryou**
Soccer's the thing she always loved.
**[15:10] Ryou**
The only reason she cared about me
is because I played soccer.
**[15:18] Arisa**
Yeah. Okay, I get it.
Well, we're done here for now.
**[15:23] Tamura**
Where are you going?
**[15:24] Arisa**
I haven't seen Akai even once today.
**[15:29] Arisa**
It's bad for my health if
I don't see him once a day.
**[15:34] Tamura**
But we just passed him in the hall.
**[15:38] Arisa**
Huh?
***SIGN*** Regulation Baseball Club
**[15:43] Ooyama**
Okay! Let's have a scrimmage!
**[15:46] Haruka**
A scrimmage?
**[15:48] Ooyama**
Yeah.
**[15:49] Ooyama**
There's a few positions where I'm still
waffling on who should be the starter.
**[15:54] Imagawa**
Sounds good to me.
**[15:56] Imagawa**
It'll get us in a competitive
headspace for summer, too.
**[16:01] Ooyama**
Yeah.
**[16:02] Ooyama**
And we really need to raise
our overall skill level.
**[16:06] Haruka**
So? How do we pick the teams?
***SIGN*** Manager
***SIGN*** Manager
**[16:09] Narrator**
*Let me announce them.*
**[16:11] Narrator**
*Red team manager, Haruka Ooyama,*
***SIGN*** Haruka Ooyama
**[16:14] Narrator**
*against white team manager, Gorou Ooyama.*
***SIGN*** Gorou Ooyama
***SIGN*** Red Team
**[16:18] Narrator**
*And the red team's
members are as follows:*
***SIGN*** Shinichi Maki
**[16:22] Narrator**
*Shinichi Maki,
first-year, shortstop.*
***SIGN*** 1st Year
***SIGN*** Batting 7th, Shortstop
***SIGN*** Tadashi Imagawa
**[16:25] Narrator**
*Tadashi Imagawa,
third-year, first baseman.*
***SIGN*** 3rd Year
***SIGN*** Batting 4th, First Base
***SIGN*** Shuuji Ogura
**[16:29] Narrator**
*Shuuji Ogura,
third-year, center fielder.*
***SIGN*** 3rd Year
***SIGN*** Batting 1st, Center Field
***SIGN*** Yuusuke Yoneyama
**[16:33] Narrator**
*Yuusuke Yoneyama,
second-year, right fielder.*
***SIGN*** 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Batting 8th, Right Field
***SIGN*** Daichi Imaizumi
**[16:36] Narrator**
*Daichi Imaizumi,
third-year, left fielder.*
***SIGN*** 3rd Year
***SIGN*** Batting 5th, Left Field
***SIGN*** Akira Tanabe
**[16:40] Narrator**
*Akira Tanabe,
third-year, second baseman.*
***SIGN*** 3rd Year
***SIGN*** Batting 2nd, Second Base
***SIGN*** Ichiban Natsuno
**[16:44] Narrator**
*Ichiban Natsuno,
first-year, pitcher.*
***SIGN*** 1st Year
***SIGN*** Batting 9th, Pitcher
***SIGN*** Kenta Hikosaka
**[16:47] Narrator**
*Kenta Hikosaka,
second-year, third baseman.*
***SIGN*** 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Batting 6th, Third Base
***SIGN*** Souichirou Tachibana
**[16:51] Narrator**
*Souichirou Tachibana,
second-year, catcher.*
***SIGN*** 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Batting 3rd, Catcher
**[16:55] Narrator**
*And now, the white
team's members:*
***SIGN*** White Team
***SIGN*** Jin Morishita
**[16:59] Narrator**
*Jin Morishita,
third-year, first baseman.*
***SIGN*** 3rd Year
***SIGN*** Batting 7th, First Base
***SIGN*** Shirou Nangou
**[17:02] Narrator**
*Shirou Nangou,
second-year, third baseman.*
***SIGN*** 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Batting 5th, Third Base
***SIGN*** Ryou Akai
**[17:06] Narrator**
*Ryou Akai,
first-year, center fielder.*
***SIGN*** 1st Year
***SIGN*** Batting 1st, Center Field
***SIGN*** Hajime Nonomura
**[17:09] Narrator**
*Hajime Nonomura,
third-year, catcher.*
***SIGN*** 3rd Year
***SIGN*** Batting 8th, Catcher
***SIGN*** Kousaku Koma
**[17:13] Narrator**
*Kousaku Koma,
second-year, right fielder.*
***SIGN*** 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Batting 5th, Right Field
***SIGN*** Kenjirou Murotani
**[17:17] Narrator**
*Kenjirou Murotani,
third-year, second baseman.*
***SIGN*** 3rd Year
***SIGN*** Batting 2nd, Second Base
***SIGN*** Tetsuya Miyata
**[17:21] Narrator**
*Tetsuya Miyata,
third-year, left fielder.*
***SIGN*** 3rd Year
***SIGN*** Batting 9th, Left Field
***SIGN*** Kenji Nishiki
**[17:24] Narrator**
*Kenji Nishiki,
second-year, shortstop.*
***SIGN*** 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Batting 6th, Shortstop
***SIGN*** Touma Tachibana
**[17:28] Narrator**
*Touma Tachibana,
second-year, pitcher.*
***SIGN*** 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Batting 3rd, Pitcher
**[17:32] Imagawa**
What the hell is this lineup?
**[17:34] Imagawa**
Is the manager favoring his own team?
**[17:38] Haruka**
Sorry.
**[17:39] Haruka**
Dad and I drew straws to pick each defensive
position, so we can't really complain.
**[17:44] Imagawa**
Oh, it's all good.
**[17:46] Imagawa**
After all, you drew me and Souichirou.
**[17:50] Imagawa**
No problem, no problem.
**[17:53] Imaizumi**
Hmph. Making *us* sound like the bad draws...
**[17:57] Natsuno**
Hey, don't put me in that category.
**[17:59] Gorou**
Gather round!
**[18:02] Gorou**
All right, time for the scrimmage.
**[18:06] Gorou**
The losing team buys ramen for the winners.
**[18:10] Gorou**
That's the standard rule we play by.
**[18:12] Souichirou**
The standard rule?
**[18:16] Koma**
Ramen, huh?
**[18:18] Koma**
I can't wait!
**[18:19] Touma**
You said you were an udon man.
**[18:22] Koma**
Idiot. The ramen someone else
buys you has a unique allure.
**[18:25] Gorou**
Exactly.
**[18:27] Gorou**
Nothing tastes better than free ramen!
**[18:30] Gorou**
So give it all you've got out there, Touma.
**[18:34] Touma**
Yeah, yeah.
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** Red Team
***SIGN*** White Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
**[18:52] (Flashback) Gorou**
Give it all you've got out there, Touma.
**[18:55] Touma**
*Yeah, about that...*
**[18:58] Touma**
Not happening.
**[19:01] Souichirou**
No disrespect to him,
**[19:02] Souichirou**
but Nonomura catching means Touma
will only be at half power at most.
**[19:06] Souichirou**
We've got a real chance to win that ramen!
**[19:10] Imagawa**
Heck yeah!
**[19:11] Imagawa**
Go get it, Ogura!
**[19:13] Ogura**
Right!
**[19:15] Narrator**
*Batting first, center fielder, Ogura.*
**[19:21] Ogura**
Too slow!
**[19:26] Umpire**
You're out!
**[19:29] Imagawa**
Drat.
**[19:30] Imagawa**
That'd be good fielding on any team.
**[19:34] Narrator**
*Batting second, second baseman, Tanabe.*
**[19:40] Touma**
*If I can't get 'em with my speed...*
**[19:41] Touma**
*I'll get 'em with my control.*
**[19:46] Ooyama**
That's two outs.
**[19:49] Narrator**
* Batting third, catcher,*
* the elder Tachibana.*
**[19:53] Haruka**
We're counting on you, Souichirou.
**[19:56] Souichirou**
If he can sit me down at
half power, I'll quit baseball.
**[20:02] Haruka**
Oh, uh, you don't have to go that far...
**[20:05] Imagawa**
The brotherly showdown
everyone's been waiting for.
**[20:08] Ooyama**
Intentional walk!
***SIGN*** intentional walk
**[20:13] Narrator**
* An intentional walk is a*
* declaration to walk the batter.*
***SIGN*** An intentional walk is a declaration to walk the batter
***SIGN*** walk the batter
***SIGN*** team on defense
***SIGN*** When the manager of the team on defense declares their intention to walk a batter
**[20:18] Narrator**
* When the manager of the team on defense*
* declares their intention to walk a batter,*
***SIGN*** intention to walk
***SIGN*** it counts as a base-on-balls without the pitcher throwing a single pitch
**[20:22] Narrator**
* it counts as a base-on-balls without*
* the pitcher throwing a single pitch.*
***SIGN*** base-on-balls
***SIGN*** base-on-balls
***SIGN*** In order to speed up games
***SIGN*** speed up
**[20:26] Narrator**
*In order to speed up games,*
***SIGN*** Major League
***SIGN*** this innovative rule was adopted in US Major League Baseball in 2017
**[20:29] Narrator**
* this innovative rule was adopted in*
* US Major League Baseball in 2017,*
***SIGN*** in 2017
***SIGN*** Japanese professional baseball as well
***SIGN*** and picked up last year by Japanese professional baseball as well
***SIGN*** last year
**[20:33] Narrator**
* and picked up last year by Japanese*
* professional baseball as well.*
***SIGN*** adopted
***SIGN*** innovative
***SIGN*** this innovative rule
***SIGN*** innovative
**[20:38] Haruka**
Hang on a minute here!
This isn't pro baseball!
***SIGN*** WALK
HIM
**[20:42] Gorou**
But this is just a scrimmage, not a real
match. So it shouldn't matter, right?
**[20:47] Haruka**
Darn it.
**[20:51] Narrator**
* Next up, batting fourth.*
* First baseman, Imagawa.*
**[20:56] Gorou**
Intentional walk for that guy, too!
***SIGN*** WALK
HIM
***SIGN*** WALK
HIM
***SIGN*** WALK
HIM
***SIGN*** WALK
HIM
***SIGN*** WALK
HIM
***SIGN*** WALK
HIM
**[20:58] Imagawa**
"That guy, too"?
**[21:00] Narrator**
*Okay, let's start afresh.*
**[21:02] Narrator**
*Batting fifth, left fielder, Imaizumi.*
**[21:07] Touma**
Two outs. Runners on first and second.
**[21:16] Umpire**
Three outs! Change!
**[21:18] Gorou**
Teehee.
**[21:20] Haruka**
Damn him!
**[21:22] Haruka**
You talked a good game about picking
starters and raising our skill level,
**[21:28] Haruka**
but you really just want
free ramen, don't you?!
**[21:31] Haruka**
Okay, if that's how you want it...
**[21:33] Haruka**
Let's play!
**[21:41] Narrator**
*And so...*
**[21:42] Narrator**
*Which team will win the ramen?*
**[21:46] Narrator**
*Tune in to find out!*
**[23:22] Narrator**
* The destined showdown:*
* Touma vs. Souichirou.*
**[23:27] Narrator**
*After victory comes ramen.*
**[23:31] Narrator**
* A wise man once said,*
* "Nothing tastes better than free ramen."*
**[23:37] Narrator**
*Now, let's play!*
**[23:40] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "Don't Underestimate It!"
is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** Don't Underestimate It!
***SIGN*** Don't Underestimate It!
# E10 - Don't Underestimate It!
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***SIGN*** 1986 68th Koshien
National High School
Tournament
Champions
Meisei High School
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** High School
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** We're a-coming!
Koshien
Meisei High Baseball Team
***SIGN*** Ramen
***SIGN*** Ramen
**[01:33] Narrator**
* Salt, miso, soy sauce,*
* pork broth, and so on.*
**[01:38] Narrator**
* Lately, you can get it dry,*
* or with broth only for dipping,*
**[01:41] Narrator**
*or with seafood broth, and so on.*
***SIGN*** Instant Noodles
**[01:44] Narrator**
* Then there's the instant kind*
* and cup noodle kind...*
***SIGN*** Tonkotsu Ramen
***SIGN*** Chicken-Packed
Noodles
**[01:50] Narrator**
* The nostalgic cry of the*
* business hotel's evening soba...*
**[01:53] Narrator**
*Gracious me.*
**[01:54] Narrator**
* But not all ramen becomes*
* delicious just because it's free.*
**[02:01] Narrator**
* It becomes delicious because you*
* eat it boldly as the spoils of victory.*
**[02:10] Ooyama**
That's right!
**[02:13] Ooyama**
Get a move on already, Red Team!
**[02:15] Natsuno**
Sheesh.
**[02:17] Souichirou**
You know what to do, Natsuno?
**[02:20] Natsuno**
Heck yeah, I do.
**[02:21] Natsuno**
The only solid hitters they've got
are Akai and Touma.
**[02:24] Natsuno**
As long as I keep my
control tight, we win easy.
**[02:28] Souichirou**
"Easy" might be overstating it,
but you *can* pitch with confidence.
**[02:32] Natsuno**
Hey, I'm nothing *but confidence!*
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** Red Team
***SIGN*** White Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
**[02:36] Narrator**
* And so, it's the bottom of the*
* first in the ramen scrimmage.*
**[02:42] Narrator**
*The White Team is batting.*
**[02:44] Narrator**
* Batting first, center fielder,*
* Akai. First-year.*
**[02:47] Natsuno**
First!
**[02:53] Umpire**
Foul!
**[02:55] Ryou**
Did his breaking balls always move like that?
**[02:59] Souichirou**
It impressed me, too.
**[03:01] Natsuno**
First!
**[03:09] Souichirou**
Your swing there impressed me, too.
**[03:13] Souichirou**
One ball width lower,
and that would've been in the stands.
**[03:22] Ryou**
I got a compliment.
**[03:24] Koma**
Giving up an easy out is
never something to celebrate!
**[03:27] Narrator**
* Batting second, second baseman,*
* Murotani. Third-year.*
**[03:32] Umpire**
Strike! You're out!
**[03:34] Souichirou**
Three ball widths lower, and that
would've been a liner in front of center.
**[03:39] Murotani**
I... did not get a compliment, did I?
**[03:41] Touma**
Nope, unfortunately.
**[03:43] Natsuno**
Two outs! Two outs!
**[03:46] Ooyama**
That little punk looks even better
than he did against Kenjo.
**[03:51] Koma**
He must be a real ramen lover, too.
**[03:55] Narrator**
* Batting third, pitcher,*
* Tachibana. Second-year.*
**[03:58] Natsuno**
First!
**[04:02] Souichirou**
That was a fastball down the middle.
**[04:05] Souichirou**
I think you've been neglecting
your batting practice.
**[04:08] Touma**
Oh, shut up.
**[04:10] Touma**
That frustrated batting debt I worked up
while never getting to pitch in junior high
**[04:15] Touma**
isn't anywhere near paid yet!
**[04:21] Touma**
Th-That was a terrible hit!
**[04:24] Natsuno**
Grounded right to the pitcher!
**[04:26] Touma**
Lucky break!
**[04:30] Umpire**
Out!
**[04:32] Umpire**
Three outs! Change!
**[04:36] Natsuno**
Heck yeah!
**[04:47] Haruka**
Natsuno?
**[04:48] Natsuno**
Yeah?
**[04:49] Haruka**
Your fingers...
**[04:51] Natsuno**
Fingers?
**[04:53] Natsuno**
Huh?
**[05:09] Tsuda**
Has our band always been this good?
**[05:14] Tsuda**
Was Mr. Senbongi a better teacher than me
while I was off on maternity leave?
**[05:20] Girl**
No way. He pretty much slept the whole time.
**[05:25] Girl**
Right?
**[05:25] Otomi**
But on the rare occasion he *did* say something,
his advice seemed really on point.
**[05:32] Girl**
Hm... Now that you mention it, it was.
**[05:35] Boy**
I hear Mr. Senbongi is subbing
for the fine arts club now.
***SIGN*** Fine Art Room
**[05:53] Umpire**
You're out!
**[06:04] Touma**
What's all this now?
**[06:09] Ooyama**
What? Natsuno jammed
his fingers and can't pitch?
**[06:12] Ooyama**
Well, well! We've got ramen in our future.
**[06:16] Ooyama**
Will he be all right, though?
**[06:19] Morishita**
Your priorities might be backwards there.
**[06:22] Touma**
What should we do?
**[06:26] Touma**
It won't be much of a match like this.
**[06:30] Ooyama**
True.
**[06:31] Ooyama**
They don't have a real relief pitcher.
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** Red Team
***SIGN*** White Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
**[06:36] Ooyama**
Well, let's think about it *after* we score.
**[06:40] Touma**
I don't know what I was expecting.
**[06:42] Koma**
Whoever the pitcher is,
there's no need to hold back, Nangou!
**[06:46] Koma**
Get us that ramen with one mighty swing!
**[06:49] Nangou**
Yeah!
**[06:51] Narrator**
* Batting fourth, third baseman,*
* Nangou. Second-year.*
**[07:14] Umpire**
Strike!
**[07:17] Ooyama**
Hey now...
**[07:23] Umpire**
Strike! You're out!
**[07:27] Ooyama**
Three up, three down.
**[07:30] Imagawa**
Great work.
**[07:31] Souichirou**
That catcher's mask looks good on you.
**[07:34] Imagawa**
You think so?
**[07:36] Koma**
Oh, I forgot. In junior high, Imagawa was
the team's catcher before Souichirou joined.
**[07:44] Touma**
Yeah.
**[07:45] Touma**
But they moved him to first
with high hopes for his slugging.
**[07:49] Ooyama**
Curse that Haruka.
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** Red Team
***SIGN*** White Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
**[07:55] Narrator**
*And so, we come to the top of the third.*
**[08:04] Haruka**
Touma doesn't seem to
be enjoying his pitching.
**[08:08] Imagawa**
Yeah, I doubt he's liking it very much.
**[08:11] Imagawa**
That first-year we rushed out
to sub in for Natsuno
**[08:15] Imagawa**
is fouling off pitch after pitch
to stay in the at-bat.
**[08:18] Haruka**
They're easier pitches, too, right?
**[08:20] Souichirou**
His control is excellent at full power,
**[08:22] Souichirou**
but it's harder to
maintain when holding back.
**[08:32] Nangou**
That was a nice infield hit.
**[08:37] Nonomura**
Tachibana.
**[08:39] Nonomura**
I think I'm getting used to it, so you can
throw with a little more power if you want.
**[08:44] Touma**
Oh, really?
**[08:51] Nonomura**
I said a *little* more, remember?
**[08:53] Nonomura**
I didn't say go all-out.
**[08:55] Touma**
Oh, sorry.
**[08:58] Touma**
*That wasn't exactly all-out, though.*
**[09:00] Touma**
*Let's try this, then.*
**[09:04] Nonomura**
*Right down the middle.*
**[09:10] Imagawa**
We might take him out
of the game here and now.
**[09:13] Imagawa**
Right, Souichirou?
**[09:14] Haruka**
I'm not so sure.
**[09:17] Haruka**
He might not be enjoying it, but...
**[09:28] Umpire**
Out!
**[09:30] Haruka**
He *is* focused on the game.
**[09:35] Narrator**
* Batting second, second baseman,*
* Tanabe. Third-year.*
**[09:39] Touma**
* Okay, let's see... How do I make*
* a speed-limited four-seamer look faster?*
**[09:45] Touma**
*Let's try...*
**[09:46] Touma**
Take this!
**[09:53] Touma**
And this!
**[09:58] Umpire**
Strike!
**[09:59] Touma**
Yeah!
**[10:02] Umpire**
Strike! You're out!
**[10:04] Touma**
Thank you very changeup.
**[10:06] Souichirou**
Idiot.
***SIGN*** Sawai Family Grave
**[10:31] Mayumi**
Ah. Can I help you?
**[10:33] Senbongi**
Oh.
**[10:34] Senbongi**
Is this Mr. Sawai's grave?
**[10:37] Mayumi**
Yes, it is.
**[10:39] Senbongi**
Oh, excuse me. This is my first visit here.
**[10:42] Mayumi**
Um, and who are you?
**[10:45] Senbongi**
Oh, my name is Senbongi.
**[10:48] Mayumi**
Mr. Senbongi.
**[10:51] Mayumi**
How did you know Mr. Sawai?
**[10:53] Senbongi**
Well, um, we were high school acquaintances.
**[10:56] Senbongi**
I only recently heard about his passing,
and I was so surprised...
***SIGN*** Sawai Family Grave
**[11:01] Mayumi**
Oh, goodness.
**[11:03] Senbongi**
Might you be Mrs. Keiichi Sawai, then?
**[11:06] Mayumi**
Mayumi, yes.
**[11:07] Mayumi**
Oh, though I'm Mayumi
Tachibana now. Remarried.
**[11:11] Senbongi**
Ah, I see.
**[11:17] Senbongi**
Tachibana?
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[11:34] Ooyama**
Keiichi Sawai's son.
**[11:40] Ooyama**
And...
**[11:41] Ooyama**
Imagawa, who looks far too
at home in that catcher's mask.
**[11:46] Gorou**
Match result aside, this battery
is a great discovery for us.
**[11:51] Gorou**
I hate to admit it, but I owe Haruka one.
**[11:53] Touma**
Though as far as I know, he hasn't done any
proper pitching practice since junior high.
**[12:06] Haruka**
He's really into pitching.
**[12:12] Ooyama**
Interesting direction on that grounder!
**[12:16] Ooyama**
Run like your life depends on it, Koma!
**[12:25] Ooyama**
Stop, Koma!
**[12:29] Umpire**
Out!
**[12:31] Touma**
What the hell were you *thinking*, Coach?!
**[12:33] Ooyama**
Oh, um... I was just reminded
of his father and couldn't help it.
**[12:40] Ooyama**
The accidents that come
with all-out play are rough.
**[12:45] Ooyama**
Both for the one injured,
and the one who injured them.
**[12:49] Ooyama**
Right?
**[12:52] Koma**
Coach!
**[12:53] Ooyama**
Oh, sorry 'bout that.
**[12:55] Touma**
So what kind of person was he?
**[12:59] Touma**
The guy who injured Sou's dad.
**[13:02] Ooyama**
Oh, well...
**[13:03] Ooyama**
He had a rather unusual name.
**[13:06] Touma**
An unusual name?
**[13:08] Ooyama**
He was a first-year like Sawai,
brought in to pinch hit. It was, um...
**[13:13] Ooyama**
What was it again?
**[13:16] Otomi**
Mr. Senbongi?
**[13:20] Otomi**
Where have you been?
**[13:22] Otomi**
The art club people are looking for you.
**[13:31] Senbongi**
Tachibana.
**[13:32] Otomi**
Yes? What about it?
**[13:38] Senbongi**
I see, I see.
**[13:44] Eisuke**
Welcome back!
**[13:47] Mayumi**
Oh! You aren't at work?
**[13:49] Eisuke**
Well, you see...
**[13:51] Eisuke**
The president was so overjoyed
about the birth of his first grandson,
**[13:54] Eisuke**
he started drinking during a meeting.
**[13:57] Eisuke**
"Let's forget about today, shall we?
Everyone, go home!" he said.
**[14:02] Mayumi**
I do hope your company's not at risk.
**[14:06] Eisuke**
In this day and age, even the most prestigious
of companies aren't guaranteed a future.
**[14:12] Eisuke**
Sometimes, a company just goes belly-up!
**[14:14] Mayumi**
Both the leadership and the workers
seem awfully relaxed about it.
**[14:18] Eisuke**
One of our sons will be the
breadwinner, if needs be.
**[14:22] Eisuke**
With those pro baseball signing bonuses.
**[14:24] Eisuke**
Oh, but wait! They could both
get signed at the same time.
**[14:29] Eisuke**
Then we'd *really* be set!
**[14:31] Mayumi**
Neither of them has said
anything about going pro.
**[14:36] Eisuke**
Nonsense. The whole world will be
going wild for them in just a few years.
**[14:43] Mayumi**
Is there another match today?
**[14:46] Eisuke**
I took a peek, and it's
apparently a scrimmage match.
**[14:50] Mayumi**
Is "Scrimmage" the name of
the school they're playing?
***SIGN*** Punch
**[14:57] Eisuke**
You went to visit his grave?
**[15:00] Mayumi**
Yes.
***SIGN*** Not at
Home
**[15:01] Mayumi**
Oh, speaking of that,
I ran into someone there.
**[15:04] Eisuke**
Ran into someone?
**[15:06] Mayumi**
I'd never seen him before.
He said he knew Sawai in high school.
**[15:11] Eisuke**
What was his name?
**[15:13] Mayumi**
Senbongi, I believe.
**[15:17] Mayumi**
Do you know him?
**[15:18] Eisuke**
Senbongi?
**[15:20] Eisuke**
That name sounds rather familiar.
**[15:22] Eisuke**
I don't think he went to our school, though...
**[15:25] Mayumi**
Ouch!
**[15:26] Eisuke**
What's wrong?
**[15:27] Mayumi**
I cut my finger with the chef's knife.
**[15:29] Eisuke**
Hey, you sure you're okay?
**[15:32] Eisuke**
Look! You're bleeding!
**[15:34] Mayumi**
It's not a big deal, really.
**[15:37] Mayumi**
It'll stop right away.
**[15:40] Mayumi**
Um, staring at it won't make it stop.
**[15:44] Eisuke**
Who was he again?
**[15:46] Eisuke**
The man at the grave.
**[15:48] Mayumi**
O-Oh, Mr. Senbongi?
**[16:06] Ooyama**
We're losing.
**[16:08] Touma**
I know.
**[16:10] Ooyama**
You wanna buy them ramen?
**[16:12] Touma**
Come on.
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** Red Team
***SIGN*** White Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** Total
**[16:14] Touma**
One run in seven innings
without using all my speed...
**[16:18] Touma**
You don't have any right
to complain about that.
**[16:20] Touma**
I think the bigger issue
is that our batting order,
**[16:24] Touma**
despite being mostly starters,
is being held to a shutout.
**[16:28] Ooyama**
True.
**[16:31] Umpire**
Ball!
**[16:32] Natsuno**
Hey, Ump! You blind or something?
That was totally in the strike zone!
**[16:37] Haruka**
Are your fingers okay?
**[16:39] Natsuno**
Yup. It's just a jammed finger.
The bones are fine.
**[16:43] Natsuno**
That's what the school nurse said.
**[16:45] Haruka**
I hope she's right. You should get it
checked out at the hospital later, too.
**[16:49] Natsuno**
Yes, ma'am.
**[16:54] Umpire**
Out!
**[16:55] Haruka**
One way or the other, nice catch.
**[16:58] Natsuno**
Say...
**[17:00] Natsuno**
I still get the ramen
even on the bench, right?
**[17:06] Touma**
Close one, Nishiki.
**[17:08] Touma**
You got a good hit, too.
**[17:10] Nishiki**
Still, it seems like his speed and
movement have both dropped off.
**[17:32] Umpire**
Three outs! Change!
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
**[17:35] Souichirou**
Baseball's nine innings, huh?
**[17:38] Souichirou**
Well, I came in as a second-inning reliever,
so I guess it's eight for me.
**[17:43] Haruka**
You suddenly got thrown in,
**[17:45] Haruka**
and kept them to three hits and no runs
in six innings, even with two errors.
**[17:49] Haruka**
It's very impressive.
**[17:51] Imagawa**
Yeah.
**[17:52] Imagawa**
If you really devoted yourself to pitching,
**[17:55] Imagawa**
you could reach the level of
most teams' aces in no time.
**[17:58] Haruka**
Although...
**[18:00] Haruka**
Even if we searched all over Japan,
**[18:04] Haruka**
we might not find a single
catcher on Souichirou's level.
**[18:11] Umpire**
Strike! You're out!
**[18:14] Natsuno**
He's got plenty in the tank still, huh?
**[18:17] Souichirou**
At this point, he won't worry about
passed balls until a two-strike count.
**[18:23] Umpire**
Strike! You're out!
**[18:25] Souichirou**
Fastballs you can't hit
even knowing they're coming.
**[18:28] Souichirou**
And he'll finish it off with a
changeup or a breaking ball.
**[18:32] Souichirou**
The batter's at a disadvantage
in that showdown.
**[18:38] Umpire**
You're out!
**[18:39] Umpire**
Three outs! Change!
**[18:41] Souichirou**
Okay.
**[18:43] Souichirou**
Just two innings left.
**[18:46] Natsuno**
Hey, you okay?
**[18:50] Souichirou**
This is my first time on a real
mound since elementary school.
**[18:55] Souichirou**
I'll be just fine.
**[18:57] Natsuno**
Right...
**[18:59] Narrator**
* Bottom of the eighth.*
* White Team up to bat.*
**[19:02] Narrator**
* Batting ninth, left fielder,*
* Miyata. Third-year.*
**[19:07] Umpire**
Strike!
**[19:09] Souichirou**
*Okay.*
**[19:11] Souichirou**
*Just as I thought.*
**[19:18] Souichirou**
*I'm losing power with every pitch.*
**[19:21] Narrator**
* Batting first, center fielder,*
* Akai. First-year.*
**[19:25] Souichirou**
*"Just two innings left," I said.*
**[19:29] Souichirou**
*High-school baseball...*
**[19:31] Souichirou**
*Don't underestimate it!*
**[19:34] Ooyama**
Yes!
**[19:46] Haruka**
Where are you going, Natsuno?
**[19:49] Haruka**
You won't get any ramen
if you aren't on the bench.
**[19:57] Senbongi**
What were they called again?
**[20:00] Senbongi**
That second-year battery
on the baseball team.
**[20:03] Art Student A**
The Tachibana siblings, you mean?
**[20:08] Senbongi**
That was it.
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** Red Team
***SIGN*** White Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** Total
**[20:11] Narrator**
* It's the top of the ninth.*
* Red Team up to bat.*
**[20:14] Narrator**
*One out, no runners.*
**[20:21] Souichirou**
It's better to not grab
with the mitt from above.
**[20:25] Souichirou**
It's easier to lose the ball like that.
**[20:27] Nonomura**
Oh, of course...
**[20:31] Souichirou**
*Although, at this point...*
**[20:38] Souichirou**
*The pitches you're throwing...*
**[20:42] Natsuno**
He's on two strikes.
**[20:44] Haruka**
We'll be all right.
**[20:46] Haruka**
To avoid a dropped third strike, he'll throw
a breaking ball or a changeup to end it.
**[20:50] Haruka**
And Souichirou has a 100% OBP
with two at-bats, two hits,
**[20:55] Haruka**
and one intentional walk today.
**[20:57] Natsuno**
But in that case...
**[21:00] Ooyama**
H-Hey! Where's that "intentional
walk" sign?! I need it!
**[21:04] Nine**
Huh? Where'd it go?
**[21:17] Umpire**
Strike! You're out!
**[21:20] Nonomura**
I... I caught it!
**[21:28] Nonomura**
I caught it! Tachibana!
**[21:31] Nine**
Yeah! All right!
**[21:34] Imagawa**
Hey, that's only our second out!
**[21:37] Imagawa**
The match ain't over yet!
**[21:40] Umpire**
Strike! You're out!
**[21:43] Umpire**
That's game!
**[21:45] Imagawa**
Hey!
**[23:20] Narrator**
*Men at the mercy of memories from long ago.*
**[23:27] Narrator**
* Young people at the mercy of*
* conflicts between men and women.*
**[23:33] Narrator**
*Life truly is never worry-free.*
**[23:37] Narrator**
* What does the future hold*
* for Meisei High School?*
**[23:41] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "Let's Pretend
We Didn't See" is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** Let's Pretend We Didn't See
***SIGN*** Let's Pretend We Didn't See
# E11 - Let's Pretend We Didn't See
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G0DUNJG53/lets-pretend-we-didnt-see)
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**[00:05] Harada**
Freshly fried!
***SIGN*** Takenori
**[00:07] Harada**
Come sample Takenori's delicacy:
croquettes! Croquettes!
**[00:10] Harada**
Grab one before they're all gone!
**[00:14] Harada**
Hey, you! The scrawny-looking boy!
Come try one!
***SIGN*** Meat
**[00:18] Harada**
Takenori's delicacy: croquettes!
**[00:20] Harada**
C'mon, roll up! Fresh-fried croquettes!
**[00:23] Harada**
They're downright delicious!
**[00:25] Harada**
Don't blame me if the
deliciousness leaves you dead!
**[00:28] Harada**
Don't blame me if the
draft misses the deadline!
**[00:32] Harada**
Buy, buy, buy some croquettes!
**[00:34] Harada**
C'mon, buy 'em! Buy 'em!
**[00:36] Minced Meat Man**
Hey, you!
***SIGN*** Big Sale
***SIGN*** Meat
**[00:39] Minced Meat Man**
You're scaring away all my
potential customers standing there.
**[00:45] Harada**
Hey, that hurts. I'm trying
to drum up business for you.
**[00:49] Minced Meat Man**
Well, you're doing the exact opposite!
**[00:51] Minced Meat Man**
Besides, have you even
*had* one of our croquettes?
**[00:56] Harada**
Nope.
***SIGN*** Shish-Katsu
***SIGN*** Chicken Tender Katsu
**[00:58] Minced Meat Man**
No one's gonna believe someone
who hasn't even tried the food.
**[01:02] Harada**
Let me have some, then.
**[01:05] Minced Meat Man**
You buying?
**[01:06] Harada**
No, I'm afraid I forgot my wallet.
**[01:08] Minced Meat Man**
Then get lost, you bum!
**[01:11] Harada**
I can't do that.
**[01:13] Harada**
In my dreams this morning,
God gave me a mission:
**[01:18] Harada**
"Go support your local vendors."
**[01:21] Minced Meat Man**
Huh?
**[01:23] Harada**
And so, in that spirit...
***SIGN*** Big Sale
**[01:25] Harada**
C'mon, buy 'em, buy 'em!
**[01:28] Harada**
Hey, you! Old lady!
**[01:30] Harada**
Come buy some croquettes!
**[01:33] Harada**
They're delicious! Buy 'em, buy 'em!
***SIGN*** 1986 68th Koshien
National High School
Tournament
Champions
Meisei High School
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** High School
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** We're a-coming!
Koshien
Meisei High Baseball Team
**[03:18] Harada**
Maybe I'll go support the bakery tomorrow.
**[04:13] Harada**
I guess there are some memories
I don't want to leave behind.
**[04:22] Harada**
Maybe I'll go to the hospital
and give it a proper try.
**[04:40] Senbongi**
Excuse me.
**[04:45] Senbongi**
I knew it!
**[04:46] Senbongi**
You're the guy from back then.
**[04:50] Harada**
You know who I am?
**[04:53] Senbongi**
Oh, come on. You don't remember?
**[04:57] Senbongi**
Ten years ago, we met in the mountains in
India and hitchhiked together for three days.
**[05:03] Senbongi**
I'm Senbongi.
**[05:06] Harada**
India?
**[05:07] Harada**
Hitchhiked?
**[05:09] Senbongi**
I'd taken time off work due to bad health,
**[05:13] Senbongi**
then spent six months on an aimless
journey while undergoing rehab.
**[05:18] Harada**
I don't give a damn about that part.
**[05:22] Harada**
Who the hell am I?
**[05:26] Senbongi**
Huh?
**[05:39] Otomi**
Sou said that at his last
at-bat in the scrimmage,
**[05:44] Otomi**
if he hadn't been tired from pitching,
he definitely would've hit that ball.
**[05:48] Touma**
He's telling you that junk, too?
**[05:51] Touma**
He doesn't give up, does he?
**[05:54] Otomi**
He seems really frustrated about it.
**[05:57] Otomi**
You two don't get many
chances to face off, after all.
**[06:00] Touma**
He doesn't need to make excuses.
**[06:03] Touma**
I know better than anyone how amazing he is.
**[06:08] Otomi**
And I've known from the start
how amazing *you* are.
**[06:12] Touma**
What do you mean "from the start"?
**[06:17] Touma**
Remember when I was in fourth grade?
**[06:21] Touma**
You called me over to help your
classmates out in a sandlot game.
**[06:25] Otomi**
Oh, right, yeah.
**[06:28] Otomi**
They asked if my big brother
could come help them out.
**[06:32] Touma**
I still can't forget 'em...
**[06:35] Touma**
The looks of disappointment
when I showed up and not Sou.
**[06:42] Touma**
And I met all of their expectations,
losing the game for them as the pitcher.
**[06:49] Touma**
You wept your heart out on the bench,
but I should've been the one crying.
**[06:56] Otomi**
Well, that other team didn't play fair.
**[06:59] Otomi**
They got four sixth-graders to help them.
**[07:02] Touma**
But Sou wouldn't have
let them get all those hits.
**[07:06] Otomi**
You think?
**[07:09] Otomi**
That two-year difference in
elementary school is huge.
**[07:13] Touma**
Nah.
**[07:14] Touma**
Compared to the difference between me
and Sou back then, it's not huge at all.
**[07:23] Otomi**
I see.
**[07:26] Otomi**
So all your awesomeness came *after* that, huh?
**[07:51] Touma**
Well, anyway.
**[07:53] Touma**
C'mon, you dumb dog, let's go.
**[08:04] Touma**
If Dad hadn't remarried...
**[08:10] Touma**
I mean...
**[08:12] Touma**
If you and Sou hadn't come into my life,
**[08:15] Touma**
what kind of high school student
would I be as an only child?
**[08:19] Touma**
That's what I was thinking.
**[08:21] Otomi**
Could you picture it?
**[08:23] Touma**
Well, it brought Dad's high school
photos to mind, so I stopped.
**[08:29] Otomi**
So it was Sou that nurtured Meisei's ace, huh?
**[08:33] Touma**
Well, if it had just been him,
I would've given up in a heartbeat.
**[08:39] Touma**
I needed the weepy little sister, too.
**[08:45] Editor**
I'm so sorry to interrupt
your conversation, but...
**[08:54] Editor**
My author wishes to speak with you.
**[08:57] Touma**
Your author?
**[09:03] Tsukikage**
Sorry to spring this on you.
**[09:06] Narrator**
* Nagisa Tsukikage, author.*
* Real name: Midori Ooyama.*
**[09:10] Narrator**
*Haruka's mother.*
**[09:13] Touma & Otomi**
No problem.
**[09:15] Tsukikage**
I've hit a wall developing
my high school baseball series.
**[09:19] Tsukikage**
I was wondering if
I could chat to you for a bit.
**[09:22] Otomi**
I read your story.
**[09:24] Otomi**
The protagonists' family structure
is basically the same as ours, right?
**[09:28] Tsukikage**
Yes. *Exactly* the same.
**[09:30] Tsukikage**
I intended for it to be a standalone story,
**[09:33] Tsukikage**
but it was so well-received
that I was told to make it a series.
**[09:37] Tsukikage**
But I'm finding it difficult to expand on.
**[09:39] Touma**
Does that kind of thing happen a lot?
**[09:42] Editor**
Oh, yes, it's quite common.
**[09:45] Editor**
Series that are planned to be
long-running get canceled in no time,
**[09:49] Editor**
stories that are over carry on,
**[09:52] Editor**
stories that were popular
decades ago get continuations...
***SIGN*** Nobody Asked You
***SIGN*** Nobody Asked You
***SIGN*** Nobody Asked You
**[09:59] Editor**
This truck driver is crazy!
**[10:19] Tsukikage**
What's the matter?
**[10:21] Touma**
Oh, uh, I just saw your daughter
slap a man she was walking with.
**[10:28] Tsukikage**
Oh? How interesting.
**[10:31] Tsukikage**
That man might have a chance with her, then.
**[10:34] Tsukikage**
Or he might be truly hopeless.
**[10:38] Touma**
Huh?
**[10:40] Tsukikage**
My girl wouldn't strike a man she didn't
feel strongly about, one way or the other.
**[10:47] Otomi**
So which way is it?
**[10:48] Touma**
No idea.
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[10:57] Masaki**
So?
**[10:58] Masaki**
Did you figure anything out?
**[11:02] Harada**
Nothing.
**[11:03] Masaki**
Hang on a minute! You spent
three days with him, right?
**[11:07] Masaki**
You *must* have introduced yourself.
**[11:09] Harada**
Apparently, I called myself Harimao
and said I was from Macau.
**[11:15] Harada**
I told him I'd come to the mountains in India
to train to fight an evil organization.
**[11:21] Harada**
Apparently, I acted that way
the whole time we were together.
**[11:25] Masaki**
So you were equally crazy
before the amnesia, too, huh?
**[11:29] Harada**
Oh, shut up.
**[11:31] Harada**
Where's that coffee?
**[11:32] Masaki**
Coming, coming.
***SIGN*** Open
**[11:38] Masaki**
So?
**[11:40] Masaki**
Who was this man you met in India?
**[11:44] Harada**
He said he was a high school teacher.
**[11:49] Masaki**
What was his name?
**[11:51] Harada**
Yutaka Senbongi.
**[11:53] Masaki**
Yutaka... Senbongi?
**[11:58] Masaki**
Hold up. *That* Yutaka Senbongi?
**[12:03] Harada**
What Yutaka Senbongi
are you talking about?
**[12:05] Masaki**
Wait there a minute.
**[12:11] Masaki**
Take a look in here.
**[12:14] Masaki**
It's the quarterfinal of the East Tokyo
qualifiers, pitched by Keiichi Sawai,
**[12:20] Masaki**
Souichirou and Otomi Tachibana's
biological father.
**[12:23] Masaki**
In the seventh, the other team
sent up a first-year to pinch hit.
**[12:28] Masaki**
That first-year, who wrecked
Sawai's pitching career
**[12:30] Masaki**
by colliding with him
as he went to cover first...
**[12:33] Masaki**
was Yutaka Senbongi.
***SIGN*** Open
**[12:40] Harada**
Small world.
**[12:46] Nishimura**
What is it?
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[12:48] Nishimura's Dad**
Think I'll pass. This coffee shop
looks too much like a ramen shop.
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[13:21] Touma & Otomi**
We're back!
**[13:23] Souichirou**
What took you so long?
**[13:32] Souichirou**
What is it?
**[13:33] Touma**
Oh, nothing.
**[13:36] Touma**
Tsukikage the novelist interviewed us,
then treated us to sushi.
**[13:44] Souchirou**
Wow, lucky you.
**[13:51] Otomi**
What do we do?
**[13:53] Touma**
For now...
**[13:56] Touma**
Let's pretend we didn't see.
***SIGN*** Punch
**[14:22] Harada**
*Went to the mountains in India to train...*
**[14:28] Harada**
*to fight an evil organization?*
**[14:34] Harada**
*Yeah, I don't think that's right.*
**[14:43] Souichirou**
It's not like that.
**[14:45] Souichirou**
Please wait.
**[14:48] Souichirou**
It's a misunderstanding.
**[14:52] Souichirou**
It's not like that.
**[14:55] Souichirou**
Please.
**[15:01] Touma**
Let's pretend we didn't hear.
***SIGN*** Meisei High School
**[15:31] Haruka**
Good morning!
**[15:40] Touma**
Oh, morning.
**[15:43] Haruka**
Huh? Where's Souichirou?
**[15:45] Touma**
Huh?
**[15:47] Touma**
O-Oh.
**[15:49] Touma**
He slept in and was taking forever,
so I left him behind.
**[15:53] Haruka**
Huh. That's rare.
**[15:57] Haruka**
Oh, right. I heard you
ran into my mother yesterday.
**[16:01] Touma**
Oh. Yup, indeedy.
**[16:04] Haruka**
She said listening to you guys talk gave her
all kinds of ideas. She was over the moon.
**[16:10] Touma**
Nah, we were the ones
who were over the moon,
**[16:11] Touma**
'cause we got to eat non-conveyor belt sushi.
**[16:15] Haruka**
She said you two got along so well,
**[16:19] Haruka**
it crystallized her image of a high school
baseball novel full of rom-com elements
**[16:25] Haruka**
centered around two siblings
not related by blood.
**[16:29] Touma**
A high school baseball rom-com?
**[16:33] Touma**
Can you really make that entertaining?
**[16:35] Haruka**
With a good plot and
good characters, sure you can.
**[16:40] Touma**
But she'll lose the reader's interest
if she doesn't keep the pacing snappy.
**[16:44] Haruka**
True. I'll let the writer know.
**[16:53] Yoshiko**
Is it all right?
**[16:55] Otomi**
Is what all right?
**[16:57] Yoshiko**
It wouldn't be weirding me out
if it was the one who acts half-asleep
**[17:01] Yoshiko**
but then does something
rash and scatterbrained.
**[17:05] Yoshiko**
But the brother of yours
that *isn't* like that
**[17:07] Yoshiko**
has been stumbling around the staircase
all morning, muttering to himself.
**[17:15] Yoshiko**
Is he dealing with some issue or something?
**[17:19] Otomi**
Well, everyone has to deal with
an issue or two or three in their lives.
**[17:25] Yoshiko**
Do you have one, Otomi?
**[17:29] Otomi**
Of course.
**[17:31] Otomi**
I'm having a real issue thinking up ways
to take revenge on a female friend
**[17:35] Otomi**
who's been saying mean things
about my other brother.
**[17:39] Yoshiko**
Oh, Miya-chan! Good morning!
**[18:04] Souichirou**
Please wait. It's not like that.
**[18:07] Souichirou**
Please. It's not...
**[18:10] Touma**
Sou!
**[18:13] Souichirou**
Hang on a minute.
**[18:20] Souichirou**
Okay, let's get to it.
**[18:53] Touma**
"Where were you aiming on that one?"
**[18:55] Touma**
Aren't you gonna say that?
**[18:59] Souichirou**
Oh, right.
**[19:03] Souichirou**
Where were you aiming on that one?
**[19:16] Touma**
Coach!
**[19:19] Touma**
Where's Haruka?
**[19:21] Ooyama**
Oh, in the club room.
**[19:26] Touma**
Sheesh.
**[19:28] Touma**
I dunno what happened,
but I can't just leave things like this.
***SIGN*** Regulation Baseball Club
**[19:37] Haruka**
Oh, for heaven's sake!
I'm never letting this go!
**[19:40] Haruka**
I didn't think you were that kind of man.
**[19:43] Haruka**
You deserve way worse than a slap!
**[19:46] Haruka**
This isn't over.
**[19:47] Haruka**
Next time we meet, you're dead!
**[19:52] Souichirou**
Touma.
**[19:55] Souichirou**
What are you doing over there?
**[19:59] Souichirou**
Is Haruka in there?
**[20:01] Touma**
Oh, uh, hold on a minute.
**[20:03] Souichirou**
Is she changing?
**[20:05] Touma**
No, but...
**[20:14] Touma**
Who slipped that in there?
***SIGN*** Regulation Baseball Club
**[20:16] Souichirou**
I'm coming in.
**[20:24] Souichirou**
Listen...
**[20:25] Souichirou**
My lines are too long.
I'll never memorize them.
**[20:29] Touma**
Huh?
**[20:30] Haruka**
My lines are hard, too.
**[20:32] Haruka**
This script is just totally nuts.
***SIGN*** Culture Festival
**[20:38] Touma**
Script?
***SIGN*** Regulation Baseball Club
**[20:41] Ooyama**
It's a short film for the culture festival.
**[20:45] Souichirou**
Is it too late to quit?
**[20:48] Haruka**
Don't ask me. Ask Dad.
**[20:50] Ooyama**
Oh, it's *far* too late to quit.
**[20:53] Ooyama**
The Film Society's adviser already
treated me to sake and whiskey.
**[21:03] Ooyama**
Well, what choice did I have?
**[21:05] Ooyama**
He's the director.
**[21:06] Ooyama**
They matched the couple in his head perfectly,
**[21:08] Ooyama**
so he came crying to me,
begging to use them.
**[21:12] Ooyama**
And those two only have
a few scenes together,
**[21:15] Ooyama**
and the booze was fantastic,
**[21:17] Ooyama**
and right now, it won't impact
the baseball team at all.
**[21:21] Ooyama**
It's a win-win!
**[21:26] Touma**
Mind if I throw a punch?
**[21:29] Ooyama**
At whom?
**[21:35] Ooyama**
Huh?
**[21:44] Narrator**
*Let's wrap it up there for now.*
**[21:47] Narrator**
*They lived happily ever after.*
**[23:22] Narrator**
*Meiji Jingu Stadium in the summer.*
**[23:25] Narrator**
*Meisei High, back in the day.*
**[23:29] Narrator**
* The young players sweat*
* on their way to Koshien.*
**[23:33] Narrator**
*The past and the present all come together.*
**[23:38] Narrator**
*The goal must be Koshien!*
**[23:42] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "He's Calling You"
is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** He's Calling You
***SIGN*** He's Calling You
# E12 - He's Calling You
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GEVUZNJ48/hes-calling-you)
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**[00:10] Oohashi**
Whew!
**[00:11] Touma**
What're you up to, Oohashi?
**[00:13] Oohashi**
Oh, hey, Tachibana.
**[00:15] Oohashi**
Sorry, but could you help me carry this?
**[00:19] Touma**
What is it?
**[00:22] Oohashi**
The new sign for the
club room finally got here.
**[00:28] Touma**
New sign?
***SIGN*** Boxing
Club
***SIGN*** Boxing
Club
**[00:35] Touma**
Jeez, dude. Why didn't you
swap it out before it got that bad?
**[00:40] Oohashi**
Oh, shut up. We don't get a nice,
big budget like the baseball club.
***SIGN*** Boxing
Club
**[00:43] Oohashi**
Just help me get it inside, would you?
**[00:46] Touma**
Sure thing.
**[00:49] Touma**
Pretty dirty, huh?
**[00:52] Touma**
Pretty stinky, huh?
**[00:54] Touma**
So this club somehow still exists, huh?
**[00:57] Oohashi**
Oh, shut up.
**[01:01] Oohashi**
You baseball guys do know you owe
the boxing club big time, don't you?
**[01:08] Touma**
Huh?
**[01:09] Oohashi**
Don't "Huh?" me.
***SIGN*** Boxing
Club
**[01:11] Oohashi**
He came from the boxing club, you know.
**[01:13] Oohashi**
The ace who led the Meisei
baseball team to the win at nationals.
**[01:17] Oohashi**
Everyone knows it.
***SIGN*** Hot Blood
***SIGN*** Guts
**[01:19] Oohashi**
The baseball club came crying
to our captain at the time,
**[01:23] Oohashi**
and he sent him off with great sorrow.
**[01:26] Oohashi**
That's how you guys
got your miraculous win.
**[01:29] Oohashi**
Be a little grateful. And don't ever forget!
**[01:32] Touma**
That's weird. I heard he got traded
for a piece of calligraphy board.
***SIGN*** Hot Blood
***SIGN*** Guts
**[01:39] Oohashi**
Oh, please. Don't tell me you
actually *believe* that silly story.
**[01:45] Oohashi**
You know the classic old story,
**[01:47] Oohashi**
where the pitcher's boxing training
increases the speed of his pitches.
**[01:52] Touma**
That's more of a manga and anime thing.
**[01:56] Touma**
Did you put these old pictures up
to cover up the dirt on the walls?
**[02:01] Oohashi**
That's our history, man.
**[02:03] Touma**
So a bit of both, then.
**[02:06] Oohashi**
Well? Wanna hang for a bit
and speed up those pitches?
**[02:12] Oohashi**
In the boxing club, I mean.
**[02:13] Touma**
Yeah, yeah. So long.
**[02:16] Oohashi**
Hey, shut the door behind you.
**[02:19] Touma**
I think you guys need the fresh air.
***SIGN*** 1986 68th Koshien
National High School
Tournament
Champions
Meisei High School
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** High School
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** We're a-coming!
Koshien
Meisei High Baseball Team
***SIGN*** Milk
**[04:15] Touma**
Oh, excuse me!
**[04:17] Touma**
That's mine.
**[04:21] Touma**
Sorry about that.
**[04:23] Senbongi**
Tachibana?
**[04:25] Touma**
Yes?
**[04:26] Senbongi**
The Tachibana who's on the baseball team?
**[04:29] Touma**
Yes, why?
**[04:31] Senbongi**
I'm...
**[04:32] Touma**
I know who you are.
**[04:34] Touma**
Mr. Senbongi, right?
**[04:36] Touma**
You transferred here in April,
and now you're the band's adviser.
**[04:40] Senbongi**
Actually, I'm advising the fine art club now.
**[04:44] Senbongi**
Do you think we could have a word?
**[04:48] Senbongi**
I have to speak with you
regarding your father.
**[04:53] Touma**
Did he make some kind of mess or something?
**[04:57] Senbongi**
Well...
**[04:59] Senbongi**
Actually, I'm the one who made the mess.
**[05:19] Otomi**
Can I help you?
**[05:22] Arisa**
It's nothing.
**[05:26] Yoshiko**
What now?
**[05:27] Yoshiko**
Is she bugging you again?
**[05:30] Otomi**
She said it was nothing.
***SIGN*** Fine Art Room
**[05:38] Senbongi**
And that's the story.
**[05:45] Touma**
Huh.
**[05:47] Touma**
Wow. Yeah, okay. That's quite a coincidence.
**[05:51] Senbongi**
I felt it'd be better to tell you directly
**[05:54] Senbongi**
than for you to find out
via some circuitous route.
**[06:00] Touma**
Okay, I get it.
**[06:10] Touma**
Oh, right.
**[06:11] Touma**
Do you remember the third-year who took
the mound after Keiichi Sawai in that game?
**[06:17] Touma**
Uniform number 12.
**[06:21] Senbongi**
Uh, well... Vaguely.
**[06:24] Touma**
That's my dad.
**[06:27] Senbongi**
Oh, I see.
**[06:33] Touma**
So I'll go get the Tachibana
who's actually Keiichi Sawai's son.
**[06:38] Touma**
You'll need to repeat that story to him.
**[06:46] Senbongi**
Huh?
**[06:48] Narrator**
*And so...*
**[06:52] Narrator**
*That summer...*
**[06:55] Narrator**
* The East Tokyo Championship*
* quarterfinals at Jingu Stadium...*
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Eishin
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
**[07:08] Narrator**
* Yutaka Senbongi,*
* a first-year at Eishin High School.*
**[07:13] Senbongi**
It took a while for me to
process what had happened.
**[07:19] Senbongi**
All I got was the feeling of contact,
the fall, and the call of "out."
**[07:26] Senbongi**
The bottom of the seventh.
The bottom of the order was up.
**[07:31] Senbongi**
In that game,
**[07:33] Senbongi**
bloops and infield hits were the
best you could hope for off Keiichi Sawai.
**[07:39] Senbongi**
I was brought in to pinch-hit.
**[07:41] Senbongi**
A first-year who was on the bench for no
other reason than I was the fastest runner.
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Eishin
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
**[07:52] Senbongi**
Because of that, Eishin made it to
the semifinals for the first time ever.
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Eishin
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Eishin
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Eishin
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
**[07:57] Senbongi**
And even though we lost there, that summer
remains our team's best performance.
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** Tragic Fate for Brilliant Pitcher
***SIGN*** Tear in
Right Arm
Ligament
***SIGN*** Future in Baseball in Doubt
***SIGN*** Keiichi
Sawai
**[08:18] Senbongi**
I'm the man who stole
your father's baseball career.
**[08:28] Souichirou**
But he wasn't the only one
who lost his baseball career.
**[08:34] Souichirou**
I looked into my father's life
a bit on my own.
**[08:38] Souichirou**
I wasn't looking for the culprit,
**[08:40] Souichirou**
so I wasn't especially interested
in the name I came across,
**[08:45] Souichirou**
but that person quit
the baseball club that autumn.
**[08:49] Souichirou**
I'm betting that, when running,
**[08:53] Souichirou**
he unintentionally slowed down
if someone was in front of him.
**[08:56] Souichirou**
In other words, he got the yips.
**[08:59] Senbongi**
Oh, well...
**[09:00] Souichirou**
That's fatal for a player
whose main strength is his speed.
**[09:05] Senbongi**
My talent was nothing
compared to Keiichi Sawai's.
**[09:10] Senbongi**
You can't really put us in the same boat.
**[09:12] Souichirou**
But...
**[09:13] Souichirou**
You were both victims, weren't you?
**[09:22] Souichirou**
So what do you think happened?
**[09:24] Touma**
With what?
**[09:26] Souichirou**
To the person who could still run full speed
as long as there was no one in front of him.
**[09:32] Touma**
He went into sprinting or something?
**[09:34] Souichirou**
Yeah.
**[09:35] Souichirou**
He made it to the
inter-high in his second year,
**[09:38] Souichirou**
and won at nationals in his third.
**[09:41] Touma**
For real?
**[09:44] Souichirou**
Isn't that right?
**[09:49] Senbongi**
No one was happier about it
than Keiichi Sawai.
**[09:56] Senbongi**
I didn't even have the courage
to enter his hospital room,
**[10:00] Senbongi**
yet he came all the way to see me at home.
**[10:03] Senbongi**
All he said was...
**[10:06] Senbongi**
"I'm really happy for you."
**[10:09] Senbongi**
And then he left, as happy as could be.
**[10:15] Senbongi**
That's the kind of man your father was.
**[10:19] Souichirou**
I know.
**[10:25] Senbongi**
I see.
**[10:29] Senbongi**
The catcher from that game is
your team's manager now, right?
**[10:33] Souichirou**
Yes.
**[10:34] Senbongi**
And the son of that
relief pitcher is your ace.
**[10:39] Senbongi**
Keiichi Sawai's son is your catcher.
**[10:43] Senbongi**
It has to be more than a coincidence.
**[10:46] Senbongi**
Including my transfer here in April.
**[10:50] Souichirou**
He's calling you. Keiichi Sawai.
**[10:54] Souichirou**
He's calling all the people he wants to
watch Meisei High make it to Koshien.
**[11:01] Touma**
That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard!
**[11:04] Souichirou**
Join in the hype already.
**[11:08] Senbongi**
I'd be truly honored if that is the case.
**[11:12] Souichirou**
Start believing.
**[11:14] Souichirou**
We'll probably make it to Koshien.
**[11:16] Touma**
Did you just say "probably"?
***SIGN*** Fine Art Room
**[11:19] Souichirou**
Come on. Afternoon classes are starting.
**[11:22] Touma**
Yeah, yeah.
**[11:27] Touma**
Hey.
**[11:28] Souichirou**
Yeah?
**[11:29] Touma**
You think that amnesiac homeless guy
who showed up in early spring
**[11:35] Touma**
was called here by your dad, too?
**[11:39] Souichirou**
Nah, there's no way Dad did that.
**[11:42] Touma**
Who called him here, then?
**[11:44] Souichirou**
How should I know?
**[11:52] Harada**
Whoops.
**[11:53] Harada**
Went for a wander and got myself lost.
**[11:56] Harada**
Where am I right now?
***SIGN*** Harada
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Harada
**[12:20] Kanna**
Scary stranger!
**[12:30] Kanna**
If you don't scram,
I'll sic Poseidon here on you!
**[12:48] Kanna**
A demon!
**[12:52] Kanna**
It's a demon!
**[12:54] Kanna**
Mama! Mama!
**[12:58] Harada's Sister**
Okay, okay, what's the matter?
**[13:01] Kanna**
A monster! There's a monster!
**[13:04] Harada's Sister**
A monster?
**[13:06] Harada's Sister**
I don't see anyone.
**[13:09] Kanna**
I saw it! A monster with bristly hair!
**[13:13] Harada's Mother**
Kanna, dear?
**[13:16] Harada's Mother**
It's snack time. Come wash up.
**[13:20] Kanna**
Okay!
**[13:24] Harada's Sister**
You know, speaking of monsters...
**[13:27] Harada's Sister**
I wonder what Shohei's up to.
**[13:31] Harada's Mother**
He sent us a postcard from some
country or other three months ago.
**[13:37] Harada's Mother**
He's probably not dead yet, at least.
**[13:40] Harada's Sister**
That brother of mine! At his age,
shouldn't he have settled down already?
**[13:46] Harada's Mother**
You're a fine one to talk.
**[13:50] Harada's Mother**
You *finally* get married,
**[13:53] Harada's Mother**
then divorce and bring your child
back to live in the family home.
**[13:56] Harada's Sister**
Kanna! Are you all washed up yet?
**[14:05] Toshie**
What's up, Arisa?
**[14:08] Toshie**
You seem kinda down.
**[14:10] Girl Student A**
We'd be happy to give you
a shoulder to cry on.
**[14:13] Girl Student B**
Yeah, we'll do anything
if you treat us to lunch.
**[14:17] Girl Student B**
Even if the whole school's against you,
we'll do anything for a free lunch!
**[14:24] Natsuno**
Hey, when the heck...
***SIGN*** Mama Owl
**[14:29] Otomi**
What's that?
**[14:31] Natsuno**
Oh, uh, it's a souvenir my mom
brought me back from a hot springs resort.
**[14:36] Natsuno**
I told her I didn't want it,
but she stuck it on my bag anyway.
**[14:41] Otomi**
Wow, this is nice.
**[14:44] Natsuno**
Huh?
**[14:45] Natsuno**
It's kinda lousy.
You can have it if you want it.
**[14:49] Otomi**
You mean it?
**[14:50] Otomi**
Wait, no, I can't take it!
**[14:53] Otomi**
It's a present from your mom.
**[14:55] Natsuno**
I can just throw it out, then.
**[14:59] Otomi**
I'll take it! I'll take it!
**[15:02] Otomi**
Thanks! It makes me happy.
**[15:04] Natsuno**
I didn't think a little nothing like that
would make anyone happy.
**[15:08] Otomi**
Oh, it definitely will.
**[15:11] Otomi**
It'll make Tou really happy.
**[15:14] Natsuno**
Tou?
**[15:15] Otomi**
He's always loved these weird little things.
**[15:18] Otomi**
He collects them in his treasure box.
**[15:22] Otomi**
Thanks a lot, Natsuno.
**[15:26] Natsuno**
I've never seen her that happy before.
**[15:30] Ryou**
I see.
**[15:32] Ryou**
So to make Otomi smile,
we need to make Touma happy.
**[15:42] Touma**
Hey! Is that Mr. Skulls?!
**[15:51] Inoue**
I dunno what it's called,
but I got it from my uncle.
**[15:57] Touma**
It's pretty beat up.
I'll take it off your hands.
**[16:00] Inoue**
No, that's okay.
**[16:02] Touma**
Well, see, my little sister, Otomi,
*loves* those weird little things.
**[16:07] Touma**
She's been collecting them in a
treasure box since she was little.
**[16:11] Inoue**
She has?
**[16:13] Touma**
Plus, that one's a limited edition,
so I think it'd make her pretty happy.
**[16:18] Inoue**
You mean it?
**[16:20] Koma**
Of course not.
**[16:23] Koma**
Otomi doesn't want that crap.
**[16:27] Koma**
Collecting them is Touma's hobby.
**[16:30] Touma**
You little...
**[16:33] Touma**
Ah! Get back here! Mr. Skulls!
**[16:40] Narrator**
*After class...*
**[16:55] Arisa**
Today's...
**[16:57] Arisa**
my birthday.
**[17:02] Otomi**
Oh, is it?
**[17:04] Otomi**
Sorry, I had no idea.
**[17:05] Arisa**
It's fine.
**[17:08] Arisa**
None of my usual crowd realized, either.
**[17:12] Otomi**
Oh. I see.
**[17:14] Arisa**
You wanna come by my house today?
**[17:18] Arisa**
I won't get birthday presents
if I don't bring a friend home.
**[17:24] Arisa**
I've never had a friend over before,
**[17:28] Arisa**
and it seems even my overly
indulgent parents are getting worried.
**[17:32] Arisa**
They're all up my butt about
bringing a friend this year.
**[17:36] Otomi**
So why me?
**[17:38] Arisa**
Unfortunately, my parents are
under the impression I'm a good girl,
**[17:42] Arisa**
and no one in my usual crowd
is suitable to introduce to them.
**[17:48] Arisa**
Someone like you would set any
parent's mind at ease, though.
**[17:53] Arisa**
You can hold a real conversation,
you're amicable,
**[17:57] Arisa**
you've got the cutesy act down,
and you come across as smart enough.
**[18:01] Otomi**
Are those compliments?
**[18:03] Arisa**
But I won't beg or anything.
**[18:24] Haruka**
Is it tomorrow?
**[18:26] Haruka**
The announcement of the brackets
for the summer tournament.
**[18:31] Ooyama**
Yes.
**[18:33] Haruka**
Nervous? Excited?
**[18:38] Ooyama**
If there's a manager who could look
at that battery and feel nervous,
**[18:42] Ooyama**
I'd sure like to meet him.
**[18:47] Haruka**
You've got Natsuno running a lot lately.
**[18:50] Ooyama**
I'm just trying to keep him rested
until those jammed fingers heal.
**[18:55] Ooyama**
No worries there.
**[18:57] Ooyama**
Our batting lineup's getting
better and better, too.
**[19:02] Koma**
Koma!
**[19:04] Ooyama**
If there's a manager who *wouldn't* get excited
about this team, I'd sure like to meet him.
**[19:11] Haruka**
Sounds like the manager's the only one
we need to be nervous about.
**[19:14] Ooyama**
What was that?
**[19:16] Haruka**
Oh, nothing.
***SIGN*** Mita
**[19:33] Mita's Mother**
Help yourself.
**[19:34] Otomi**
Thanks!
**[19:35] Mita's Father**
Eat up.
**[19:36] Otomi**
Thanks!
**[19:38] Mita's Father**
Go on! Go on!
**[19:39] Otomi**
It all looks so good!
***SIGN*** Arisa
**[19:42] Arisa**
You're quite the little actress.
**[19:43] Otomi**
What do you mean?
**[19:45] Arisa**
My parents absolutely love you.
**[19:48] Otomi**
I really like your parents, too.
**[19:53] Arisa**
I'm the only one no one likes, huh?
**[20:03] Arisa**
So sue me. I like collecting
weird little things.
**[20:06] Arisa**
It's just a hobby. Get off my back.
**[20:10] Otomi**
Oh, I actually don't mind at all.
**[20:15] Otomi**
Your brother's getting attention
in college baseball, too, huh?
**[20:20] Arisa**
I don't care one bit about baseball.
**[20:23] Mita's Mother**
Otomi, your brother's here to walk you home!
**[20:28] Otomi**
Oh, coming!
**[20:32] Arisa**
Honestly. What are we, children?
**[20:38] Arisa**
Wh-What?
**[20:41] Otomi**
Would you like this?
We can call it a birthday present.
***SIGN*** Mama Owl
**[20:48] Arisa**
It's Mama Owl! How'd you get it?
**[20:52] Arisa**
You can only get this at hot springs
inns in the mountains of Gunma!
**[20:58] Arisa**
How'd you get it?
**[20:59] Touma**
What's she so excited about?
**[21:00] Arisa**
I'm so happy!
**[21:03] Mita's Mother**
Come by again, Otomi.
**[21:05] Mita's Father**
Look after Arisa for us.
**[21:06] Otomi**
Sure!
**[21:10] Otomi**
I'm here.
**[21:12] Otomi**
It's okay, right?
**[21:14] Touma**
What is?
**[21:15] Otomi**
After all, it made her really happy.
**[21:18] Otomi**
Right?
**[21:20] Touma**
Seriously, what did?
**[21:23] Otomi**
Oh, hey. A full moon.
**[21:27] Otomi**
There's so many lifestyles.
**[21:29] Otomi**
There's so many hobbies.
**[21:31] Otomi**
There's so many deadlines!
**[21:33] Otomi**
Next up, color pages!
**[21:36] Touma**
Are you drunk or something?
***SIGN*** National High School Baseball Players
***SIGN*** East Tokyo Tournament Brackets
**[21:42] Narrator**
* And so began the Tachibana*
* siblings' second summer.*
**[23:21] Narrator**
*The blue sky.*
**[23:23] Narrator**
*The white clouds.*
**[23:25] Narrator**
* The call of the cicadas*
* ringing out here and there.*
**[23:29] Narrator**
* You can't separate summer in Japan*
* from high school baseball and Koshien.*
**[23:35] Narrator**
*The players' hottest season has begun.*
**[23:40] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "This Season"
is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** This Season
***SIGN*** This Season
# E13 - This Season
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**[00:01] Narrator**
* At last, the National High School Baseball*
* Tournament, East Tokyo qualifiers have begun.*
**[00:06] Narrator**
* Meisei High, who secured their seeding*
* back in the spring tournament,*
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** m 50 0 b 100 0 100 100 50 100 b 0 100 0 0 50 0
***SIGN*** 124. Miyashita
125. Saijo
126. Kanda South
127. Touma Electric
128. Kiba Trade School
129. Oonomiya Academy
130. Eishin
131. Nakai
132. Minamino Tech
133. Kuboyama Secondary
134. Toyosu
135. Konan
136. Hiryuu North
137. Ichijou
138. Kagamihara
139. Hachimonji
140. Nogami
141. Gondagawa
142. Hakubi
4 Meisei High
**[00:10] Narrator**
*bypass the first and second rounds.*
**[00:12] Narrator**
* For now, they're forced to wait and*
* see who their first opponent will be.*
**[00:16] Narrator**
* Only one school will win its way*
* through the tournament*
***SIGN*** Meiji
Jingu
***SIGN*** Baseball
Stadium
**[00:20] Narrator**
*and get to the dreamed-of Koshien.*
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Secondary Stadium
**[00:22] Narrator**
* But they must beat powerhouses, veterans,*
* promising up-and-comers... All kinds of rivals.*
***SIGN*** Koshien
***SIGN*** Hanshin
***SIGN*** Stadium
**[00:28] Narrator**
* Six victories stand*
* between Meisei and Koshien.*
***SIGN*** 1986 68th Koshien
National High School
Tournament
Champions
Meisei High School
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** High School
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** We're a-coming!
Koshien
Meisei High Baseball Team
**[03:15] Eisuke**
It passes by in a flash.
**[03:21] Eisuke**
We've been living together
for ten years now, huh?
**[03:33] Eisuke**
Even sweet little Otomi
is in high school now.
**[03:38] Eisuke**
Goodness. Those ten years
really did pass by in a flash.
**[03:42] Touma**
It might seem like it to you,
but don't act like it does for us, all right?
**[03:51] Eisuke**
Fair enough.
**[03:53] Eisuke**
We adults are just killing time.
**[03:56] Eisuke**
You kids are growing
and learning every day.
**[04:00] Eisuke**
I wonder how you'd have turned out
if it'd just been the two of us.
**[04:05] Otomi**
Thanks.
**[04:07] Touma**
I could say the same for you.
**[04:10] Touma**
Crying in front of a picture of my dead mom
every night until you passed out drunk...
**[04:18] Touma**
If you'd kept drinking like that, you'd have
ended up in a ditch by now for sure.
**[04:24] Eisuke**
You said it.
**[04:25] Eisuke**
And I've got to show my
gratitude to Sawai, of course.
**[04:30] Eisuke**
If it hadn't been for him,
I never would've met Otomi or Sou.
**[04:39] Otomi**
Aw, Punch.
**[04:39] Eisuke**
I'm truly grateful.
**[04:43] Eisuke**
Aw, man.
**[04:45] Touma**
What's wrong?
**[04:46] Eisuke**
In another ten years,
she might be married to someone.
**[04:47] Otomi**
Punch! Punch!
**[04:52] Eisuke**
Sweet little Otomi.
**[04:55] Touma**
Come on now. She only just
started high school this spring.
**[04:59] Touma**
Seems a little early to worry about that.
**[05:02] Eisuke**
But didn't I just say? For me,
ten years pass by in a flash.
**[05:08] Eisuke**
Aw, man.
**[05:13] Souichirou**
Touma.
**[05:15] Souichirou**
We gotta get going.
**[05:17] Touma**
Sure thing.
**[05:21] Eisuke**
Oh, that reminds me.
Who's your first-round opponent?
**[05:25] Touma**
I'd advise you to get
your head into gear, sir.
**[05:28] Touma**
We're a seeded school, remember?
**[05:31] Touma**
We don't play for a while yet.
**[05:34] Eisuke**
Oh, is that so?
**[05:38] Eisuke**
A seeded school, huh?
**[05:40] Eisuke**
Sounds like a dream for an alumnus like me.
**[05:43] Touma**
Though, we just barely qualified.
**[05:46] Eisuke**
Still, it's a shortcut to Koshien.
**[05:50] Touma**
Oh, come on. We still have six games.
**[05:52] Touma**
There's way too many schools in Tokyo.
**[05:55] Eisuke**
And I'll be there to watch every
single one, even if it gets me fired!
**[06:03] Souichirou**
Touma!
**[06:04] Touma**
Coming!
**[06:09] Otomi**
Have a good day.
**[06:16] Touma**
When you're sick of Punch, could you
entertain the old man for a while instead?
**[06:23] Otomi**
Copy that.
**[06:48] Nishimura**
This is seriously Japanese.
**[06:52] Nishimura**
Entreating the gods at a shrine in the end?
**[06:55] Nishimura's Dad**
Yeah. Entreating the gods.
***SIGN*** Seinan
**[06:59] Nishimura's Dad**
But I'm not asking to be granted
victory in our matches.
**[07:06] Nishimura's Dad**
I just want the gods to
mind their own business.
***SIGN*** Seinan
**[07:11] Nishimura's Dad**
This season's always been very eventful.
**[07:15] Nishimura's Dad**
In lots of different ways, you know?
**[07:23] Nishimura's Dad**
Let's keep the drama to
the baseball games, shall we?
**[07:37] Nishimura**
I'm seriously Japanese, too, after all.
**[07:40] Nishimura**
But my entreaty was the extremely
practical: "Let us win at nationals."
**[07:47] Nishimura's Dad**
I see.
**[07:49] Nishimura's Dad**
I was worried you were wishing
for a date with the Tachibana girl.
**[07:59] Nishimura's Dad**
Don't actually do it.
**[08:01] Nishimura's Dad**
This isn't a marriage shrine, anyway.
**[08:03] Nishimura**
Oh, right.
**[08:05] Nishimura**
But even so...
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[08:18] Masaki**
If all goes well, it'll be Seinan in the semis,
**[08:22] Masaki**
and Kenjo in the final.
**[08:24] Masaki**
That feels like a good omen.
**[08:27] Harada**
Just like it was in the year
Meisei took the crown.
**[08:31] Masaki**
Right.
**[08:32] Masaki**
That year, Seinan lost in the quarters,
so they didn't face them,
**[08:37] Masaki**
but the final was against Sumi Tech,
which is now known as Kenjo.
**[08:41] Masaki**
History's repeating!
**[08:46] Masaki**
Wait, did you remember that?
**[08:48] Harada**
I don't remember.
**[08:51] Harada**
But I have records.
**[08:53] Harada**
Tachibana's father's scrapbook.
**[08:58] Harada**
It chronicles that summer's
Meisei baseball team.
**[09:02] Masaki**
Oh, wow.
**[09:04] Masaki**
This article really takes me back.
***SIGN*** Sumi Tech Loses
***SIGN*** Sumi
Tech
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Uesugi's
Fire Pitching
***SIGN*** Meisei
Makes It
for the
First
Time!
**[09:07] Harada**
Yeah. It really does.
**[09:14] Harada**
Or it feels like it should.
**[09:22] Masaki**
It's really coming down.
**[09:28] Masaki**
Oh, welcome!
**[09:41] Masaki**
See?! Your face drove
those customers away again!
**[09:47] Harada**
That's just an excuse.
They confused it for a ramen place.
**[09:55] Underling**
The rain's coming down heavier, Big Bro!
**[09:58] Takayasu**
So find one already!
**[10:00] Underling**
Find what?
**[10:02] Takayasu**
A coffee shop without Harada in it!
**[10:08] Narrator**
*And so, as the rain continued to fall,*
**[10:15] Narrator**
* the National High School Baseball Tournament,*
* East Tokyo qualifiers got underway.*
**[10:30] Hirayama Batter**
Heck yeah!
**[10:32] Ooyama**
Man, oh man.
**[10:33] Ooyama**
Waiting a whole week
after it all kicks off...
**[10:36] Ooyama**
In a way, it's tough
for seeded schools, too, huh?
**[10:41] Ooyama**
Our first opponent will be warmed-up
and will hit us like a freight train.
**[10:45] Ooyama**
But I suppose seeded schools like ours
need a bit of a handicap, huh?
**[10:52] Haruka**
I really wish you'd shut up
about us being a seeded school.
**[11:02] Ooyama**
Ah, that was close.
**[11:05] Ooyama**
But of course, what should've been
their place to shine is all muddied up.
**[11:10] Haruka**
Seems like the rain will keep up
for at least the next few days.
**[11:13] Ooyama**
That's a real shame.
**[11:16] Ooyama**
But those blue summer skies should be back
by the time us seeded schools join the mix.
**[11:24] Haruka**
Yeah.
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
**[11:36] Ooyama**
I gotta say...
**[11:38] Cheerleaders**
Taiga! Taiga!
**[11:52] 1st Base Umpire**
You're out!
***SIGN*** Hirayama
**[12:17] Ooyama**
Well, that was a real race to the bottom.
**[12:23] Haruka**
But... they're crying.
**[12:27] Haruka**
Both the winners...
**[12:30] Haruka**
and the losers.
**[12:35] Ooyama**
Yeah. They are.
**[12:39] Narrator**
*Summer in Japan is a summer of Koshien.*
***SIGN*** Meiji
Jingu
***SIGN*** Baseball
Stadium
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Secondary Stadium
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[13:17] Narrator**
*Those blue summer skies had returned.*
***SIGN*** Meiji
Jingu
Stadium
**[13:21] Narrator**
*And so...*
**[13:24] Narrator**
*Excitement. Passion.*
**[13:27] Narrator**
*Tragedy. Comedy.*
**[13:30] Narrator**
* In those days beneath the blazing sun,*
* dramatic tales unfold in stadiums.*
**[13:36] Narrator**
* Half the schools' stories*
* turn out to be one-shots.*
**[13:39] Narrator**
* Only one school's adventures in the*
* regional tournament get serialized.*
**[13:48] Umpire**
Ball four!
***SIGN*** Hakubi
**[13:51] Touma**
Okay, great eye!
**[13:53] Touma**
Looking good out there!
**[13:54] Touma**
You'll be just fine!
**[13:56] Touma**
The comeback starts now!
**[13:58] Touma**
Don't give up!
**[14:02] Touma**
What's the problem?
**[14:03] Souichirou**
Just sit down and stay quiet.
**[14:05] Spectator A**
Hey, aren't they...
**[14:07] Spectator B**
They're the Tachibana brothers
from Meisei, right?
**[14:10] Spectator C**
Hey, you're right!
**[14:13] Girl A**
Sorry, but could I get a picture with you?
**[14:19] Girl A**
I'm so glad I came today.
***SIGN*** Hakubi
***SIGN*** Hakubi
**[14:39] Girl A**
Souichirou!
**[14:41] Girl B**
Touma!
**[14:42] Girl C**
Souichirou!
**[14:43] Girl D**
Touma!
**[14:44] Girl E**
Souichirou!
**[14:46] Souichirou**
Don't draw attention to us.
**[14:48] Souichirou**
You're a minor celebrity, remember?
Have a little self-awareness.
**[14:53] Touma**
"Minor," huh?
**[14:55] Touma**
Yeah, I guess more girls were
calling out your name than mine.
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** Nogami
***SIGN*** Hakubi
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
**[15:07] Souichirou**
A five-run differential
at the end of the 7th.
**[15:11] Souichirou**
Looks like Nogami'll be our first opponent.
**[15:15] Touma**
Too bad. Hakubi's a nice team.
**[15:19] Touma**
They go all-in and
never give up for a second.
***SIGN*** Hakubi
**[15:23] Touma**
They've got a united bench.
***SIGN*** Hakubi
**[15:26] Touma**
They've got a manager who
watches over them with love.
**[15:33] Touma**
Who wouldn't root for a team like that?
**[15:40] Tomohito**
I'm back.
**[15:42] Akai's Mother**
Oh, Tomo.
**[15:44] Akai's Mother**
I prepared what you asked me for.
**[15:48] Akai's Mother**
Check and make sure it's all there.
**[15:52] Tomohito**
For the laundry.
**[15:54] Akai's Mother**
Okay.
**[15:56] Tomohito**
Where's Ryou?
**[15:57] Akai's Mother**
He's not here.
**[15:59] Akai's Mother**
He leaves early every morning
and mostly comes home to sleep.
**[16:04] Akai's Mother**
Oh, but before he goes to sleep, he takes
a few swings with that bat in the yard.
**[16:11] Akai's Mother**
He always hated being compared to you.
**[16:14] Akai's Mother**
I wonder what's gotten into him lately.
**[16:17] Akai's Mother**
I hope he doesn't feel outshone.
**[16:21] Tomohito**
Unfortunately, there's no one there
who will bust his chops over me.
**[16:29] Tomohito**
He's my little brother.
**[16:31] Tomohito**
No matter what anyone says,
**[16:33] Tomohito**
and no matter how much he hates it.
**[16:37] Tomohito**
He's the only little brother I have.
**[16:43] Tomohito**
See you.
**[16:44] Akai's Mother**
You won't rest a while?
**[16:49] Tomohito**
I don't want to rest a while.
**[16:52] Tomohito**
It's been too long since
I last enjoyed baseball like this.
***SIGN*** Akai
**[17:17] Koma**
Is it just me or does each of
his hits fly further than the last?
**[17:23] Koma**
He's the brother of that
genius, Akai, after all.
**[17:26] Koma**
Can't beat genetics.
**[17:29] Nishiki**
Did you forget? Those siblings
aren't related by blood either.
**[17:33] Koma**
Oh, that's right.
**[17:36] Nishiki**
You ever looked under his gloves?
**[17:40] Nishiki**
He covers his hands in blisters
doing them over and over again.
**[17:45] Nishiki**
His practice swings, I mean.
**[17:54] Koma**
I tend not to get blisters.
**[17:57] Nishiki**
I didn't ask.
**[18:00] Haruka**
Our first opponent's been confirmed, Dad.
**[18:03] Ooyama**
I see.
**[18:05] Ooyama**
Who is it?
**[18:06] Haruka**
Hakubi High.
**[18:08] Touma**
Yup, figured.
**[18:09] Souichirou**
Wait...
**[18:10] Touma**
What?
**[18:11] Haruka**
They closed the five-run gap
in the 8th and 9th,
**[18:14] Haruka**
then got a walk-off hit in the 11th.
**[18:18] Touma**
What?
**[18:19] Souichirou**
They go all-in and
never give up for a second.
**[18:24] Souichirou**
A united bench.
**[18:26] Souichirou**
A manager who watches over them with love.
**[18:30] Souichirou**
Who wouldn't root for
a team like that, right?
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[18:38] Harada**
Hakubi High?
**[18:40] Harada**
Never heard of 'em.
**[18:42] Masaki**
Yeah, but you've got amnesia, remember?
**[18:45] Harada**
Oh, I forgot.
**[18:48] Harada**
So what's their deal?
**[18:50] Masaki**
Well, there's nothing
spectacular in the stats
**[18:55] Masaki**
regarding their offense or pitching, but...
**[18:58] Masaki**
Win or lose, all their games, including
practice matches, have all been close.
***SIGN*** Hakubi
***SIGN*** Terauchi
***SIGN*** Hakubi
***SIGN*** Seika
***SIGN*** Hakubi
***SIGN*** Aiki
**[19:05] Masaki**
Regardless of whether their opponents
were powerhouses or weak teams.
**[19:12] Masaki**
They're also passionate in their
cleaning and volunteer activities,
**[19:17] Masaki**
so they're loved by all the local vendors.
**[19:22] Harada**
I don't like that one bit.
**[19:24] Masaki**
Is that your opinion as a man
hated by all the local vendors?
**[19:28] Harada**
It's not that. But...
**[19:31] Masaki**
But?
**[19:33] Harada**
That's just the kind of team you might
stumble against in the first round.
**[19:39] Harada**
Or so my instinct tells me.
**[19:44] Masaki**
Hey, now.
***SIGN*** Hakubi
**[20:12] Umpire**
Three outs!
**[20:15] Narrator**
* Pitcher Touma Tachibana had a steady start,*
* retiring the top of Hakubi's order.*
***SIGN*** Hakubi
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Hakubi
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
**[21:07] Umpire**
Game called for Meisei High in six innings!
***SIGN*** Meiji
Jingu
***SIGN*** Baseball
Stadium
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[21:29] Harada**
That's a seeded school for you.
**[21:31] Harada**
They just dominated.
**[21:41] Masaki**
You don't remember what
you said before, I'm guessing?
**[21:44] Harada**
Hm? What did I say?
**[23:22] Narrator**
*A manager. His players.*
***SIGN*** Hiryuu
***SIGN*** Hiryuu
***SIGN*** Hiryuu
**[23:25] Narrator**
*They turn their faith into strength.*
**[23:29] Narrator**
* Every team and every player*
* has a reason they need to win.*
**[23:36] Narrator**
*They have their dreams.*
**[23:39] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "Part 2"
is the name of our story.*
# E14 - Part 2
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G50UZ1X99/part-2)
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***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Kenjo High School
***SIGN*** Tachibana's
One-Hit Shutout
Meisei Starts With
a Called Game!
**[01:32] Komiyama**
Well? Didn't I tell you?
**[01:38] Komiyama**
I said they'd keep developing until
the summer if left to their own devices.
**[01:42] Komiyama**
Including that brother of yours.
**[01:46] Komiyama**
It says here his four at-bats were two
extra-base hits, a walk, and a sacrifice fly.
**[01:52] Komiyama**
A fine debut for a leadoff hitter.
**[01:56] Tomohito**
That sacrifice fly was just a mishit.
**[02:02] Komiyama**
Did he go to watch the game?
**[02:06] Kita**
With our schedule yesterday,
he wouldn't have had time.
**[02:11] Komiyama**
You have a point.
**[02:15] Kita**
Think we should raise
the right-field fence a little?
**[02:20] Komiyama**
Nah. Not even he could...
**[02:27] Komiyama**
The second genius since
this club's founding, I'd say.
**[02:38] Touma**
Looking for something?
**[02:40] Nishimura**
Oh, Otomi usually walks that doodle
of a dog of hers around this time...
**[02:51] Nishimura**
Wh-What are *you* doing here?
**[02:54] Touma**
As you can see,
I'm walking my doodle of a dog.
**[03:00] Nishimura**
Where's Otomi?
**[03:02] Touma**
She's got band practice.
**[03:05] Nishimura**
Don't *you* have a tournament?
**[03:07] Touma**
I've still got time to walk a dog, man.
**[03:11] Touma**
Hey, don't you also...
**[03:13] Touma**
Wait, did Seinan lose at some point?
**[03:16] Nishimura**
You dumbass!
**[03:17] Nishimura**
Our game was called in
the seventh. We won 8-0!
**[03:20] Nishimura**
I pitched till the fifth. No hits, nine
strikeouts, four groundouts, and two flyouts.
**[03:26] Nishimura**
A *perfect* game!
**[03:27] Touma**
Yeah, yeah.
**[03:28] Touma**
I know, I know.
Learn how to take a joke, man.
**[03:32] Nishimura**
You little...
**[03:33] Nishimura**
If you weren't Otomi's brother,
I'd let you have it right here, right now.
**[03:37] Touma**
Whoa.
**[03:39] Touma**
If you wanna get yourself disqualified
for fighting, we'd really appreciate that.
**[03:44] Nishimura**
Well, too bad for you.
**[03:46] Nishimura**
I'm way worse in a fight than I look.
**[03:49] Touma**
Is that supposed to be a brag?
**[03:50] Touma**
See ya.
**[03:52] Nishimura**
Hold up a minute.
**[03:54] Nishimura**
I'm thirsty. I want a cold drink.
**[03:58] Touma**
Go get one, then. I'm not stopping you.
**[04:01] Nishimura**
I'm out of change.
**[04:03] Touma**
You've got large bills, though, right?
**[04:05] Nishimura**
You little...
**[04:07] Nishimura**
If you weren't Otomi's brother,
I'd let you have it right here, right now.
**[04:11] Touma**
Whoa.
**[04:13] Touma**
If you wanna get yourself disqualified
for fighting, we'd really appreciate that.
**[04:19] Nishimura**
Well, too bad for you.
**[04:21] Nishimura**
I'm way worse in a fight than I—
***SIGN*** We appreciate your patience.
**[04:41] Nishimura's Dad**
You're back early.
**[04:43] Nishimura's Dad**
Couldn't find the Tachibana girl?
**[04:46] Nishimura**
What's *that* supposed to mean?
I was out jogging. Jogging.
**[04:50] Nishimura's Dad**
Oh, is that so?
**[05:00] Nishimura**
What're you watching?
**[05:02] Nishimura's Dad**
Koshien.
**[05:05] Nishimura's Dad**
That game so long ago,
when Meisei clinched the championship.
**[05:10] Nishimura**
Talk about a jinx.
Why would you wanna watch that?
**[05:15] Nishimura's Dad**
I was in that sold-out crowd, too.
**[05:21] Nishimura's Dad**
I might've been that man's biggest fan.
**[05:29] Nishimura's Dad**
This is the final scene.
**[05:35] Nishimura's Dad**
Meisei were divinely possessed that summer.
**[05:39] Nishimura's Dad**
Aside from their battery, they didn't have
a single noteworthy player, and yet...
**[05:47] Nishimura**
What is it?
**[05:48] Nishimura's Dad**
It's him.
**[05:51] Nishimura**
"Him"?
**[05:53] Nishimura's Dad**
I've watched this so many times,
yet I never noticed before.
**[05:57] Nishimura's Dad**
Even though he's right
there in the Alps stands.
**[06:01] Nishimura**
Who?
**[06:03] Nishimura's Dad**
Someone you wouldn't know.
**[06:05] Nishimura's Dad**
Or rather, someone you *shouldn't* know.
**[06:12] Eisuke**
A lifeguard at a pool?
**[06:14] Harada**
I haven't won a lottery in a while.
**[06:19] Eisuke**
I'm surprised they hired you.
**[06:21] Harada**
For some reason, people just believe
whatever nonsense I make up.
**[06:30] Eisuke**
I think it really is best
that you've got amnesia.
**[06:34] Eisuke**
So what name did you give?
**[06:37] Harada**
Just a name that came to mind.
**[06:40] Eisuke**
What was it?
**[06:42] Harada**
Koutarou Matsudaira.
**[06:46] Harada**
You okay?
**[06:48] Eisuke**
H-How do you know that name?
**[06:51] Harada**
I told you, I made it up.
**[06:53] Announcer**
*It gets through!*
**[06:55] Announcer**
*Meisei takes the lead!*
**[06:58] Annnouncer**
*He's doing a sumo pose on first base!*
**[07:02] Annnouncer**
* Yes, that's Meisei High's cleanup hitter*
* and captain, Koutarou Matsudaira.*
**[07:09] Harada**
Who did he say he was?
**[07:11] Eisuke**
Koutarou Matsudaira.
**[07:15] Harada**
Guess I should've picked a different name.
**[07:19] Otomi**
Are you watching that video again?
**[07:21] Otomi**
You never get tired of it, huh?
**[07:23] Eisuke**
I'll have a new video to watch in the fall.
**[07:26] Eisuke**
"Meisei at Koshien: Part 2"!
**[07:29] Harada**
Where are your brothers today?
**[07:31] Otomi**
They said their meeting
would probably run long,
**[07:34] Otomi**
so they're staying at the dorm tonight.
**[07:37] Harada**
Isn't it a two-minute walk?
**[07:40] Otomi**
But building team spirit is the
priority at the moment, right?
**[07:45] Eisuke**
Here it is. The moment they sealed the win!
**[07:52] Eisuke**
Yes! The best in Japan!
**[07:55] Otomi**
Yes, yes. A great win.
**[07:57] Otomi**
I need to clean up from dinner, so could
the drunks please move to the tatami room?
**[08:02] Otomi**
I'll ask you to carry your
own booze and snacks.
**[08:05] Eisuke**
Hey, c'mon.
**[08:07] Eisuke**
Let me bask in the victory a bit longer.
**[08:10] Otomi**
You've probably got it all memorized anyway.
**[08:13] Otomi**
You don't need to watch
one more second of it.
**[08:15] Otomi**
Where's that remote?
**[08:23] Narrator**
*Five wins left to "Meisei at Koshien: Part 2."*
***SIGN*** Proper behavior
over summer break
***SIGN*** Early to bed,
early to rise!
Radio
calisthenics
(1, 2)
***SIGN*** Proper behavior
over summer break
***SIGN*** Brush your
teeth twice
a day
***SIGN*** Help with the housework
***SIGN*** Eat and drink
in moderation
***SIGN*** Finish your
homework
early
***SIGN*** Don't go off
with strangers
***SIGN*** Proper behavior
over summer break
***SIGN*** Early to bed,
early to rise!
Radio
calisthenics
(1, 2)
***SIGN*** Brush your
teeth twice
a day
***SIGN*** Help with the housework
***SIGN*** Eat and drink
in moderation
***SIGN*** Finish your
homework
early
***SIGN*** Don't go off
with strangers
**[08:35] Teacher**
That's all.
**[08:38] Otomi**
What are we, little kids?
**[08:42] Narrator**
*Meanwhile...*
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Secondary Stadium
**[08:44] Narrator**
*Over at Jingu Secondary Stadium...*
***SIGN*** 1st Game
***SIGN*** Expected Start
***SIGN*** 3rd Base Dugout
***SIGN*** 1st Base Dugout
***SIGN*** Meisei High
***SIGN*** Hiryuu North
**[08:54] Natsuno**
*I miss the crowds.*
**[08:56] Narrator**
* Meisei High's starting pitcher,*
* Ichiban Natsuno, first-year.*
**[09:02] Umpire**
Strike!
**[09:08] Usami**
That's a strike, not a ball?
**[09:11] Usami**
Okay, got it.
**[09:19] Umpire**
Out!
**[09:23] Usami**
Damn it!
**[09:25] Imagawa**
Whoops.
**[09:26] Usami**
Damn you.
**[09:30] Usami**
Whew. Close one, huh?
**[09:34] Hiryuu 1**
Hey, be careful out there, Usami!
You almost hurt someone!
**[09:34] Hiryuu 1**
Hiryuu
North
**[09:40] Haruka**
An unusually well-mannered
team for this day and age.
**[09:44] Ooyama**
Yeah.
**[09:46] Ooyama**
Of course, with teams like this one,
it's usually the manager...
**[09:54] Haruka**
They've even got unified team colors.
**[10:02] Narrator**
*Left fielder, Touma Tachibana, second-year.*
***SIGN*** Hiryuu
***SIGN*** North
***SIGN*** High
***SIGN*** School
**[10:17] Nishiki**
Hiryuu North is lax with its rules,
and tends to attract lots of problem students.
**[10:22] Nishiki**
These students tend to be tall and athletic,
***SIGN*** Idiot
**[10:27] Nishiki**
and they've produced a number of
national-level athletes in combat sports.
***SIGN*** On the scene!
**[10:32] Nishiki**
Until a few years ago, their baseball team
regularly made quarterfinals, too.
**[10:37] Nishiki**
However...
**[10:39] Nishiki**
After repeated suspensions
from interschool play,
**[10:43] Nishiki**
the manager they appointed
three years ago, Toida,
**[10:48] Nishiki**
was tasked with thoroughly reforming
them by the school's leadership.
**[10:55] Touma**
And that didn't work out so well, huh?
**[10:58] Nishiki**
Actually, they became so dedicated
to good manners and etiquette,
**[11:02] Nishiki**
you wouldn't even recognize them.
**[11:04] Touma**
I don't really see it.
**[11:06] Nishiki**
But they also lost their ability to win.
**[11:09] Nishiki**
Last year and the year before, they lost in
the summer tournament in the first round.
**[11:16] Nishiki**
Hiryuu North's strengths used to be
their unpredictability and crassness.
**[11:22] Touma**
Hang on. You can't have
a baseball team like that.
**[11:25] Nishiki**
This summer, with crowds booing them loudly,
they've won both games by a wide margin.
**[11:32] Nishiki**
You see, the manager pitied his team so much,
he changed tack at the start of the year,
**[11:37] Nishiki**
and said he'd personally take
the blame for anything they did.
**[11:42] Koma**
I see. So he let the wild dogs off the leash.
**[11:49] Nishiki**
Well, I heard that manager was
a wild one himself once upon a time.
**[11:55] Koma**
You sure know a lot about
delinquent schools, don't you, Nishiki?
**[11:59] Nishiki**
What are you implying?
**[12:02] Haruka**
Manners aside, they run hard for
even basic grounders and flyballs.
**[12:07] Haruka**
Their defense is solid.
**[12:09] Hiryuu 3rd Base**
Screw you!
**[12:11] Haruka**
They really know their baseball, at least.
**[12:14] Touma**
Yeah.
**[12:15] Souichirou**
And...
**[12:18] Souichirou**
Manners aside,
their technique and talent are real.
***SIGN*** On the scene!
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Hiryuu North
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[12:40] Harada**
Okay, all good here.
**[12:44] Harada**
Bet they'll be in the later innings by now.
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** Hiryuu
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
**[12:49] Narrator**
* Top of the seventh.*
* Hiryuu North at the plate.*
**[12:54] Umpire**
Ball four!
**[12:56] Hiryuu Runner**
Hup!
**[12:57] Umpire**
One out. Runners on first and second.
**[13:00] Haruka**
Natsuno's walked two in a row.
**[13:04] Haruka**
Is it because he's tired?
**[13:06] Ooyama**
Nope.
**[13:07] Ooyama**
It didn't stand out against the
aggressive batters in the first half, but...
**[13:12] Ooyama**
He doesn't have control of it yet.
**[13:16] Ooyama**
Since jamming his fingers, his pitches
suddenly have a lot more break now,
**[13:19] Ooyama**
and he's still getting used to it.
**[13:22] Umpire**
Ball!
**[13:24] Ooyama**
If he can get those pitches
exactly where he wants,
**[13:27] Ooyama**
Natsuno can become a
national-level pitcher for sure.
**[13:34] Ooyama**
At least, that's what Souichirou told me.
**[13:39] Umpire**
Ball!
**[13:41] Haruka**
Looks like they're on to him.
They know he's not fully in control.
**[13:49] Hiryuu 4**
When you're down in the count,
it gets harder to pitch...
**[13:52] Hiryuu 4**
anything but a fastball.
**[13:56] Umpire**
Foul!
**[13:59] Hiryuu 4**
Guess I swung too early, huh?
**[14:02] Souichirou**
Yup, you did.
**[14:04] Souichirou**
Don't get greedy. Just hit it
straight back up the middle.
**[14:07] Hiryuu 4**
The hell did you say, asshole?
**[14:09] Umpire**
Hey, come on now. No talking.
**[14:13] Haruka**
Should we sub in our ace?
**[14:16] Ooyama**
I told Natsuno I wouldn't relieve him
until he'd given up three runs.
**[14:22] Haruka**
Uh, but if he gives up three runs,
they'll take the lead.
**[14:33] Base Umpire**
Double play!
**[14:36] Base Umpire**
Change sides!
**[14:41] Souichirou**
Straight back up the middle.
***SIGN*** Principal's Office
**[14:46] (Flashback) Hiryuu's Principal**
Care to explain?
***SIGN*** Hiryuu North
**[14:49] (Flashback) Toida**
Well, you see...
**[14:50] (Flashback) Toida**
Our next game is against
Meisei High, a seeded school.
**[14:54] (Flashback) Toida**
But if we can keep it tight early on,
I think we have a good chance of winning.
**[14:59] (Flashback) Hiryuu's Principal**
That's not what I meant.
**[15:02] (Flashback) Hiryuu's Principal**
I'm referring to the complaint calls and
online criticism we get after every game.
**[15:09] (Flashback) Toida**
Oh. Any complaints from the JHBF?
**[15:13] (Flashback) Hiryuu's Principal**
Oh, well, not yet.
**[15:16] (Flashback) Toida**
Isn't foul language and a bad attitude
part of the Hiryuu North sports tradition?
**[15:21] (Flashback) Hiryuu's Principal**
A tradition I'd love to leave behind.
**[15:24] (Flashback) Hiryuu's Principal**
Our baseball team attracts
enough attention as it is!
**[15:27] (Flashback) Toida**
We've got to let them off the leash.
**[15:31] (Flashback) Toida**
So we can draw out their true potential.
**[15:35] (Flashback) Toida**
I believe this year's team has
the greatest hidden potential
**[15:39] (Flashback) Toida**
of any since the club's founding.
**[15:44] (Flashback) Hiryuu's Principal**
Very well. You seem prepared to assume
responsibility for whatever happens.
**[15:50] (Flashback) Toida**
Is that a relief to you?
**[15:53] (Flashback) Toida**
My contract with the previous principal
means I'm guaranteed five years in this job
**[15:59] (Flashback) Toida**
unless I voluntarily resign.
**[16:05] (Flashback) Toida**
You went drinking with your potential
next manager again last night, didn't you?
**[16:10] (Flashback) Hiryuu's Principal**
Wh-Wh-What? Never!
***SIGN*** Hiryuu North
**[16:13] (Flashback) Toida**
The rumor is all over the internet.
**[16:17] (Flashback) Hiryuu's Principal**
Totally baseless—
**[16:18] (Flashback) Toida**
Do you have a pen and paper?
**[16:22] (Flashback) Toida**
I'm sure all these backroom
dealings are getting tiresome.
**[16:25] (Flashback) Toida**
Why don't we put it all on
the line at tomorrow's game?
**[16:29] (Flashback) Toida**
Either I resign, or the
school gives me free rein
**[16:33] (Flashback) Toida**
to coach the team the way I want
for my remaining two years.
**[16:39] (Flashback) Hiryuu's Principal**
Are you sure about that?
You're playing Meisei High, remember?
**[16:44] (Flashback) Toida**
And this year's team is the
school's strongest since its founding.
**[16:49] (Flashback) Toida**
"If our team loses tomorrow's
game against Meisei,
**[16:54] (Flashback) Toida**
I will immediately resign
my position as manager."
**[16:57] (Flashback) Toida**
Now, if you'll just sign here...
**[17:03] (Flashback) Hiryuu's Principal**
You're really sure about this?
**[17:11] Umpire**
Out!
**[17:19] Haruka**
It was bases loaded with no outs, too.
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** 10th
**[17:24] Touma**
Just one extra run on the board.
**[17:27] Toida**
They really held strong.
**[17:29] Hiryuu Captain**
But that extra run really hurts us.
**[17:34] Toida**
End of the eighth. Score's 3-1.
**[17:37] Toida**
They're two runs ahead.
**[17:49] Ooyama**
One out!
**[17:51] Haruka**
The batter got seven pitches
out of him, but he made it.
**[17:55] Haruka**
Guess you can keep that promise
not to sub out Natsuno
**[17:59] Haruka**
until he's given up three runs, huh?
**[18:02] Ooyama**
Yeah, since that won't
put them in the lead now.
**[18:15] Hiryuu 6**
What the hell?!
**[18:17] Base Umpire**
Safe!
**[18:19] Hiryuu 6**
Damn straight.
**[18:22] Hiryuu 6**
I was clearly safe. Right?
**[18:26] Hiryuu Players**
Yeah!
**[18:27] Hiryuu 1**
Great eye there, ump!
**[18:29] Hiryuu Captain**
None of us are giving up.
**[18:32] Toida**
Of course not.
**[18:34] Hiryuu Captain**
Look, we all know...
**[18:37] Hiryuu Captain**
We all know your future
is riding on this match.
**[18:43] Hiryuu Captain**
That loudmouth principal's
been talking about it everywhere.
**[18:50] Umpire**
Foul!
**[19:00] Hiryuu 7**
*It's outta the box!*
**[19:02] Hiryuu 7**
Hell yeah!
**[19:03] Umpire**
Strike! You're out!
**[19:05] Hiryuu 7**
Wha...
**[19:17] Hiryuu Captain**
He scared me there.
**[19:19] Hiryuu Captain**
I was sure he was gonna hit the umpire.
**[19:22] Toida**
The only leash I removed
was the one on their manners.
**[19:28] Toida**
They still have to play by the rules.
**[19:40] Umpire**
Two outs. Runners on second and third.
**[19:43] Toida**
None of us are giving up.
**[19:47] Toida**
Pinch hitter! Urakami!
**[19:50] Haruka**
Their ace-in-the-hole pinch hitter, huh?
**[19:53] Haruka**
He's useless on defense, but he's one
of the best sluggers on the team.
**[19:58] Haruka**
He's been red-hot this tournament, too.
**[20:01] Haruka**
Just as a pinch hitter,
he's had two hits in two at-bats,
**[20:04] Haruka**
one home run, and four RBI.
**[20:06] Ooyama**
He got us!
**[20:09] Haruka**
Are you okay?
**[20:12] Ooyama**
I just played the game
on fast-forward in my head,
**[20:15] Ooyama**
and Natsuno gave up the third run.
**[20:20] Ooyama**
Which means...
**[20:22] Ooyama**
Pitcher change.
**[20:30] Hiryuu Captain**
Urakami's at his best
against fastballs, right?
**[20:34] Toida**
Yeah.
**[20:47] Toida**
Except for when they're fastballs
he's never seen before.
**[20:51] Hiryuu's Principal**
Hooray!
**[20:54] Hiryuu's Principal**
All right, then.
**[20:55] Hiryuu's Principal**
Shall we get down to brass tacks,
my new team manager?
***SIGN*** Mr. Principal.
**[21:03] Hiryuu's Principal**
Yes?
***SIGN*** Did you actually read this note?
**[21:07] Hiryuu's Principal**
Well, I'm just getting so
farsighted these days, you know?
**[21:11] Hiryuu's Principal**
And that old man's handwriting is
so small and sloppy, it was hard to read.
**[21:19] Hiryuu's Principal**
But he was reading the terms
aloud as he wrote them down.
**[21:23] Hiryuu's Principal**
Is there some problem?
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
***SIGN*** 10th
***SIGN*** 11th
***SIGN*** 12th
***SIGN*** 13th
***SIGN*** 14th
***SIGN*** 15th
**[21:29] Toida**
They beat us by two.
**[21:33] Toida**
Maybe I should've trusted them a bit more.
***SIGN*** If our team loses against Meisei tomorrow
***SIGN*** by 4 runs or more, I will immediately resign
***SIGN*** from my position as manager.
***SIGN*** Baseball Team Manager, Toida
**[21:45] Narrator**
*Four wins left to "Part 2"!*
**[23:21] Narrator**
*Is it a trick of fate?*
**[23:25] Narrator**
*A connection that lasts through time?*
**[23:28] Narrator**
* The memories and fears*
* of that day are reborn.*
**[23:31] Narrator**
*Your true opponent is your own heart.*
**[23:35] Narrator**
* Let the field never be*
* stained with blood again.*
**[23:39] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "Eishin?"
is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** Eishin?
***SIGN*** Eishin?
# E15 - Eishin?
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**[00:04] Nishimura's Dad**
He only pitched to one batter?
**[00:07] Nishimura's Dad**
The younger Tachibana brother.
***SIGN*** Seinan High School
**[00:10] Club Members**
Seinan! Seinan!
**[00:14] Club Members**
Seinan! Seinan! Seinan!
**[00:16] Club A**
Seems that way.
**[00:18] Nishimura's Dad**
What a bratty way to win.
**[00:21] Nishimura's Dad**
Meisei's really looking ahead this year.
**[00:26] Nishimura**
They won't get further
than the semifinals.
**[00:29] Nishimura**
Don't worry. I'll settle the score for you.
**[00:32] Nishimura**
You've been telling me about it
my whole life, after all.
**[00:35] Nishimura**
That semifinal game against Meisei
you didn't get to play in.
**[01:00] Nishimura's Dad**
Idiot.
**[01:02] Nishimura's Dad**
I don't hold any resentment
over what happened that summer.
**[01:09] Nishimura**
H-Hey!
**[01:11] Nishimura's Dad**
Water.
**[01:17] Nishimura**
You okay?
**[01:20] Nishimura's Dad**
Yeah, I'm fine.
**[01:22] Nishimura's Dad**
The heat just got the better of me.
**[01:25] Nishimura**
Get a grip. You're too old for this.
**[01:27] Nishimura's Dad**
Oh, shut up.
**[01:29] Nishimura**
At least wear a hat when outside!
**[01:32] Nishimura**
You're too old for this.
**[01:34] Nishimura's Dad**
I get it already.
**[01:37] Club A**
Still...
**[01:39] Club B**
It's one hell of a hot day.
**[01:46] Nishimura**
But that's still to come...
**[01:49] Nishimura**
The real heat of summer.
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[03:36] Mayumi**
Gosh, it's hot.
**[03:38] Otomi**
You bought so much booze again...
**[03:43] Mayumi**
Of course I did.
**[03:44] Mayumi**
I want him to drink to his heart's content
on the days when the baseball team wins.
**[03:49] Mayumi**
He limits himself to one as a
divine entreaty in the run-up, after all.
**[03:54] Otomi**
Not much of a divine entreaty.
**[03:58] Otomi**
Wouldn't a real man say "I won't touch
a drop until Koshien!" or something?
**[04:03] Mayumi**
Now, now.
**[04:05] Mayumi**
You want to see your father
happy as much as I do.
**[04:23] Otomi**
Did my late dad drink?
**[04:27] Mayumi**
He did.
**[04:29] Mayumi**
Twice a year.
**[04:33] Mayumi**
On Souichirou's birthday, and yours.
**[04:38] Otomi**
Sou told me...
**[04:41] Otomi**
He said our late dad is calling
for certain people to come here...
**[04:46] Otomi**
so they can watch Meisei High
make it to Koshien.
**[04:49] Otomi**
Dad, who was his relief pitcher.
**[04:52] Otomi**
Coach Ooyama, who was his captain.
**[04:56] Otomi**
Mr. Senbongi, the one who injured him.
**[05:00] Otomi**
And the ultimate sibling battery
that was created when you remarried.
**[05:06] Mayumi**
Goodness.
**[05:07] Mayumi**
Do you think he called
the man with amnesia, too?
**[05:12] Otomi**
No, I think that man...
**[05:15] Harada**
You called?
**[05:17] Otomi**
Ah. Welcome back, man with amnesia.
**[05:21] Harada**
Hey. I brought yakitori and beer.
**[05:24] Mayumi**
Oh dear, oh dear.
**[05:26] Otomi**
Where'd it come from?
**[05:27] Harada**
Why do you look so worried?
**[05:29] Harada**
I got paid. At my job.
**[05:32] Mayumi**
Oh, of course.
**[05:34] Otomi**
My apologies.
**[05:38] Harada**
It was 3-1 in the end?
**[05:41] Harada**
The baseball game.
**[05:43] Otomi**
Yeah. Seems that way.
**[05:46] Harada**
Oh? You didn't go cheer them on?
**[05:50] Otomi**
I can't go! School isn't over yet.
**[05:54] Otomi**
Dad probably skipped work to watch it,
though, so get the details from him.
**[06:01] Harada**
Understood.
**[06:07] Harada**
I don't know why exactly,
**[06:09] Harada**
but this beer tastes good.
**[06:12] Harada**
It always tastes best when
Meisei's baseball team wins. You know?
***SIGN*** Regulation Baseball Club
***SIGN*** Staying Overnight
**[06:38] Imagawa**
Okay, okay! Break time's over!
**[06:43] Imagawa**
Head to the meeting room, everyone.
**[06:46] Club**
Yes, sir.
**[06:54] Natsuno**
Aw, damn it!
**[06:56] Souichirou**
You're still mad about that?
**[06:59] Souichirou**
Getting taken out with just one batter left?
**[07:02] (Flashback) Ooyama**
Pitcher change.
**[07:08] Natsuno**
No, it's not that.
**[07:10] Natsuno**
I'm mad at myself for feeling
relieved about getting taken out.
**[07:15] Imagawa**
Hiryuu North was stronger
than our scouting suggested.
**[07:23] Imagawa**
You gave up one run in
eight and two-thirds innings.
**[07:25] Imagawa**
That's good stuff. Better than we'd hoped.
**[07:28] Imagawa**
Pat yourself on the back, Natsuno.
**[07:32] Imagawa**
Not your face!
**[07:33] Natsuno**
A weird bug landed on it.
**[07:37] Imagawa**
Oh, really?
**[07:40] Imagawa**
Huh? Where's Touma?
**[07:51] Souichirou**
Because he only threw
three pitches today, I guess.
**[07:54] Imagawa**
Yeah, but he was in the outfield
the whole time.
**[08:09] Natsuno**
Those three pitches were amazing.
**[08:13] Souichirou**
Because a hit would've added to your ERA.
**[08:18] Souichirou**
When he's pitching for
someone else, he gives 120%.
**[08:23] Souichirou**
That's just how he is.
**[08:28] Natsuno**
I guess I'll forgive myself
for feeling relieved.
**[08:32] Koma**
Hey! Everyone to the meeting room!
**[08:38] Koma**
Huh? Where's Touma?
**[08:40] Natsuno**
Oh, I'll call him in.
**[08:42] Imagawa**
Right.
**[09:14] Touma**
Yeah, yeah.
**[09:15] Touma**
Meeting time, right?
**[09:18] Touma**
Thanks.
**[09:28] Touma**
You gave up one run in
eight and two-thirds innings.
**[09:32] Touma**
That's good stuff. Better than we'd hoped.
**[09:35] Touma**
Pat yourself on the back, Natsuno.
**[09:38] Touma**
Not your face!
**[09:40] Natsuno**
I know, okay?
**[09:44] Senbongi**
Hey.
**[09:45] Senbongi**
I heard you had a great game.
**[09:48] Touma**
Yup. Thanks for the support.
**[09:50] Senbongi**
One more win and
it's the quarterfinals, right?
**[09:53] Touma**
Yeah. That's in two days.
**[09:57] Senbongi**
Who against?
**[09:58] Touma**
Whoever wins out of Kiba Trade School
versus Eishin tomorrow.
**[10:02] Senbongi**
I see.
**[10:03] Senbongi**
It'll be summer vacation by then,
so we can all come cheer you on.
**[10:07] Touma**
Thank you very much.
**[10:11] Senbongi**
Well, give it your best.
**[10:13] Touma & Natsuno**
Goodbye, sir.
**[10:22] Senbongi**
Kiba Trade School versus... Who did he say?
**[10:31] Haruka**
Where are you going, Dad?
**[10:34] Ooyama**
Oh, um, Mr. Tachibana said he had
something to discuss with me, so...
**[10:41] Haruka**
Is the topic "Which is better: beer or sake?"
**[10:45] Ooyama**
It's a far deeper topic than that!
**[10:48] Ooyama**
There's whiskey and wine to consider, too!
***SIGN*** Meisei High School
**[10:51] Ooyama**
Well, see you soon!
**[10:53] Ooyama**
See you sozzled!
**[10:55] Haruka**
Hang on!
**[11:00] Eisuke**
Right, right.
**[11:03] Harada**
So who do they face next?
**[11:06] Eisuke**
The winner of Kiba Trade School
versus Eishin tomorrow. I think?
**[11:11] Ooyama**
Yeah. Kiba Trade School... versus...
**[11:24] Ooyama**
Eishin?
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[11:52] Narrator**
*Don't go worrying now.*
**[11:55] Narrator**
*He's at work.*
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Secondary Stadium
***SIGN*** DRAGON
***SIGN*** DRAGON
***SIGN*** DRAGON
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[12:33] Masaki**
Guess it's Eishin, then.
***SIGN*** Tachibana
**[12:44] Mayumi**
Eishin?
**[12:45] Otomi**
Yeah.
**[12:47] Otomi**
Some 27 years ago,
**[12:49] Otomi**
the Meisei High team with
Coach Ooyama as captain and catcher
**[12:55] Otomi**
played in the quarterfinal of the East Tokyo
Championship, where my late dad got injured
**[13:01] Otomi**
and my current dad had to sub in for him,
then gave up the lead and the walk-off hit.
**[13:09] Otomi**
Their opponent was Eishin High.
**[13:12] Mayumi**
Goodness. So in other words,
that's Mr. Senbongi's...
**[13:17] Otomi**
His alma mater, yes.
**[13:18] Mayumi**
Oh my.
**[13:20] Otomi**
And amazingly, they haven't played
each other in an official game since.
**[13:25] Mayumi**
It somehow feels like
it's meant to be. How awful.
**[13:30] Otomi**
I'm not sure if it's "meant to be" or...
**[13:34] Otomi**
just an especially long period when
both schools got knocked out early, you know?
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** Punch
**[13:48] Senbongi**
I'm sorry.
**[13:52] Ooyama**
Why are you apologizing?
**[13:56] Senbongi**
Oh, well, it's just...
**[13:59] Senbongi**
Won't it be a bit awkward?
**[14:01] Ooyama**
Oh, come on now. It's been years since that.
**[14:06] Ooyama**
Almost no one at the school
right now remembers that game,
**[14:13] Ooyama**
especially Eishin's starters.
**[14:17] Senbongi**
Maybe.
**[14:19] Ooyama**
My intel tells me they're a good,
strong team for the first time in a while.
**[14:27] Ooyama**
But it'll be near impossible for
anyone to beat this year's Meisei.
**[14:34] Senbongi**
Yeah.
**[14:36] Senbongi**
That's what we all thought...
**[14:39] Senbongi**
that year, too.
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[15:23] Arisa**
Well?
**[15:33] Tomohito**
Good, good.
**[15:37] Tomohito**
Lots of inside pitches
to get ahead in the count,
**[15:39] Tomohito**
then a low outside pitch that'll
result in mainly weak grounders.
**[15:43] Arisa**
Not that! Tell me how he can hit better!
**[15:47] Tomohito**
Why should I?
**[15:48] Arisa**
Why should you? We had a deal!
**[15:52] Tomohito**
I don't recall that being part of it.
***SIGN*** Open
**[15:57] Tomohito**
You said you wanted to see
pictures of Ryou as a kid,
**[16:01] Tomohito**
and I told you to get video of
his at-bats and batting practice.
**[16:08] Arisa**
But then, I'm basically a spy.
**[16:12] Tomohito**
A leadoff hitter is more than
just one-ninth of a lineup.
**[16:17] Tomohito**
You need to grind him into the dirt
to stop your opponents getting on a roll.
**[16:25] Tomohito**
I'll keep my promise.
**[16:27] Tomohito**
Here. Pictures.
**[16:30] Tomohito**
Later.
**[16:31] Arisa**
Hang on!
**[16:33] Tomohito**
And tell Ryou...
**[16:36] Tomohito**
Keep using that full-strength grip
of his, then lock in his knees,
**[16:42] Tomohito**
and keep swinging hard
at those inside pitches.
**[16:50] Masaki**
Thanks for coming.
**[16:56] Masaki**
Would you like a refill?
**[16:59] Arisa**
No, thank you.
**[17:02] Masaki**
Make sure you tell him.
**[17:10] Masaki**
Tell Meisei's leadoff hitter
what he said just now.
**[17:20] Masaki**
Those brothers seem close.
**[17:23] Arisa**
Yeah, right.
**[17:24] Arisa**
You don't know a thing.
**[17:26] Masaki**
I know a bit.
**[17:29] Masaki**
Kenjo's cleanup, Tomohito Akai.
**[17:32] Masaki**
A genius batter that's
caught the eye of pro teams.
***SIGN*** DRAGON
***SIGN*** Open
**[17:39] Arisa**
Hey. Didn't this used to be a ramen shop?
**[17:43] Masaki**
Yeah, up until recently.
**[17:50] Arisa**
I'm leaving. What's the tab?
**[17:53] Masaki**
The genius batter paid your tab.
**[18:00] Masaki**
Make sure you tell Meisei's leadoff hitter.
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Secondary Stadium
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Eishin
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
**[18:25] Umpire**
Play ball!
**[19:03] Base Umpire**
Safe!
**[19:11] Ooyama**
Wow. He really used his knees to scoop up
that low breaking ball on the first pitch.
**[19:16] Arisa**
In your face, stupid older brother!
**[19:25] Masaki**
Looks like she told him.
**[19:35] Masaki**
We keep running into each other
at the ballpark, don't we?
**[19:39] Eisuke**
Yes, I remember you.
**[19:42] Eisuke**
The owner of the ramen shop, right?
**[19:44] Masaki**
Yes.
**[19:45] Masaki**
It was a ramen shop until recently.
**[19:48] Masaki**
It's a coffee shop now.
My name is Ryuuichi Masaki.
**[19:54] Eisuke**
I'm a Meisei baseball team alumnus,
Eisuke Tachibana. It's a pleasure.
**[20:01] Eisuke**
Did you attend Meisei, sir?
**[20:04] Masaki**
Oh, no. I'm just a fan
of Meisei's baseball team.
**[20:14] Eisuke**
So close!
**[20:16] Masaki**
Wait... Mr. Tachibana?
**[20:20] Eisuke**
Hey, there.
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Eishin
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
**[20:36] Imagawa**
First baseman and captain, Imagawa.
**[20:38] Imagawa**
He scoops it up, and throws it to—
**[20:43] Plate Umpire**
Safe!
**[20:50] Souichirou**
What the heck's wrong with you?
**[20:55] Souichirou**
Why didn't you cover first?
**[20:56] Touma**
Well, the manager told me...
**[20:59] Touma**
"In this game, don't go cover first."
**[21:18] Ooyama**
Yeah, that's not gonna work, is it?
**[21:25] Narrator**
*Hearts whirl with memories and pain.*
**[21:30] Narrator**
* Bottom of the first,*
* no outs, runner on first.*
**[21:34] Narrator**
* Ooyama's instructions spark*
* confusion through the Meisei Nine.*
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Secondary Stadium
**[21:41] Narrator**
*So what will you do, battery of brothers?*
**[21:45] Narrator**
*Continued next episode!*
**[23:21] Narrator**
*Adults drag their pasts along with them.*
**[23:24] Narrator**
* The only way to put it behind them*
* is with a fiery match!*
**[23:29] Narrator**
* The warriors out on the field can see*
* only themselves standing at Koshien.*
**[23:36] Narrator**
* For the sake of your future,*
* sever the ties to your past.*
**[23:40] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "Play Hard!"
is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** Play Hard!
***SIGN*** Play Hard!
# E16 - Play Hard!
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***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Secondary Stadium
**[00:43] Base Umpire**
Safe!
**[00:50] Ooyama**
Wow. He really used his knees to scoop up
that low breaking ball on the first pitch.
**[00:56] Arisa**
In your face, stupid older brother!
**[01:13] Imagawa**
First baseman and captain, Imagawa.
**[01:15] Imagawa**
He scoops it up, and throws it to—
**[01:20] Plate Umpire**
Safe!
**[01:27] Souichirou**
What the heck's wrong with you?
**[01:31] Souichirou**
Why didn't you cover first?
**[01:33] Touma**
Well, the manager told me...
**[01:36] Touma**
"In this game, don't go cover first."
**[01:54] Ooyama**
Yeah, that's not gonna work, is it?
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[03:32] Narrator**
*Meanwhile...*
***SIGN*** Meiji
Jingu
***SIGN*** Baseball
Stadium
**[03:38] Narrator**
*Over at Meiji Jingu Stadium...*
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Takanami
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
**[03:56] Fukuda**
"Batting is an uncertain affair." That old
saying means nothing to our lineup, huh?
**[04:08] Komiyama**
Mr. Fukuda, did you watch
our practice game against Meisei?
**[04:14] Fukuda**
No, why?
**[04:20] Fukuda**
Ah. But you still won, right? 3-1?
**[04:28] Komiyama**
One of the pitchers to watch out for in
this tournament: Takanami's ace, Shirasu.
**[04:37] Komiyama**
The way they were before that practice game,
our batters might have struggled with him.
**[04:47] Komiyama**
But ever since that game...
**[04:50] Komiyama**
The batting of our players even aside
from Akai has grown less uncertain.
**[05:13] Komiyama**
You see, to raise great batters,
you need great pitchers.
**[05:20] Komiyama**
And...
**[05:30] Komiyama**
...even greater batters.
***SIGN*** Meiji
Jingu
***SIGN*** Baseball
Stadium
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu
***SIGN*** Secondary Stadium
**[05:54] Umpire**
Strike! You're out!
**[06:08] Eishin**
Yeah! All right!
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Eishin
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Eishin
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
**[06:18] Touma**
Manager!
**[06:20] Ooyama**
I'm sorry, Touma.
**[06:21] Ooyama**
Forget what I told you before the game.
**[06:25] Souichirou**
Haunted by memories of Keiichi Sawai?
**[06:32] Ooyama**
I know it seems strange to think about
something from decades ago now, but...
**[06:45] Ooyama**
I had a dream about that game this morning.
**[06:50] Ooyama**
It bothered me so much, I couldn't help it.
**[06:54] Ooyama**
But that's no way to be.
**[06:56] Ooyama**
It's offensive to our opponent!
Offensive to baseball itself!
**[07:02] Touma**
You just realized that now?
**[07:06] Ooyama**
Play hard, Touma.
**[07:08] Ooyama**
Even if it means an injury
that will end your baseball career.
**[07:12] Touma**
C'mon, dude.
**[07:15] Touma**
I'm happy to play hard,
but I'll pass on the injury, thanks.
**[07:21] Ooyama**
Even so...
**[07:23] Ooyama**
They've been hitting it toward
first base almost obsessively.
**[07:27] Haruka**
Probably because we've
been lax at covering it.
**[07:34] Haruka**
You said almost no one would remember
that game, especially Eishin's starters.
**[07:45] Haruka**
But their manager is your age.
**[07:49] Haruka**
And he played for Eishin's
baseball team back in the day.
**[07:53] Ooyama**
What?
**[07:54] Ooyama**
You mean, he was there for that game?
**[07:57] Haruka**
Yep.
**[08:01] Haruka**
He was their catcher
and captain, just like you.
**[08:07] Ooyama**
What a forgettable face.
**[08:09] Ooyama**
He looked like your average
middle-aged geezer to me.
**[08:13] Haruka**
I'm sure he thinks the same of you.
**[08:18] Haruka**
The difference is his cutthroat nature
to notice and exploit how haunted you are.
**[08:43] 2nd Base Umpire**
Safe!
**[08:46] Touma**
Boy, that was close!
**[08:51] Ooyama**
Good thing he went easy on the tag.
**[08:54] Haruka**
The players don't share the
manager's cutthroat nature, I guess.
**[08:59] Haruka**
In fact, knowing about the accident
is probably making them hold back.
**[09:05] Ooyama**
What in the world are we doing?
**[09:09] Ooyama**
This ridiculous back-and-forth
between middle-aged geezers
**[09:13] Ooyama**
is ruining what should be a great game.
**[09:20] Eishin Reserve**
That's what they're saying, Manager.
**[09:23] Eishin Manager**
Let them talk.
**[09:31] Colorcaster**
* A little too much heat on that.*
* The runner's held to third.*
**[09:35] Colorcaster**
*No outs, runners on the corners.*
**[09:50] Colorcaster**
* Meisei's one run behind. They have*
* a chance to tie it up or maybe take the lead.*
**[09:55] Eisuke**
There's commentary all of a sudden?
**[10:11] 1st Base Umpire**
Out!
**[10:13] Colorcaster**
*Wh-What? A hidden ball?*
**[10:17] Colorcaster**
*The first-base runner, Koma, is out.*
**[10:26] Colorcaster**
* Hidden ball tactics*
* aren't officially prohibited,*
**[10:29] Colorcaster**
* but the unwritten rules of high school*
* baseball certainly discouraged it.*
**[10:34] Colorcaster**
* This may be a sport that rewards scheming*
* and exploiting the opponent's weak spots,*
**[10:39] Colorcaster**
* but when you're cultivating*
* young minds, it feels a bit off.*
**[10:44] Eishin Reserve**
That's what they're saying, Manager.
**[10:47] Eishin Manager**
Let them talk.
***SIGN*** Tachibana
**[11:10] Mayumi**
Hey now. And where exactly are you going?
**[11:13] Otomi**
Aw c'mon, I'm fine! My fever's gone down.
**[11:19] Mayumi**
Don't you lie to me.
**[11:22] Mayumi**
And even if you leave now, the game
will be over by the time you get there.
**[11:26] Mayumi**
So go back to bed and stay there.
**[11:32] Otomi**
Why did I have to catch a cold today?
**[11:34] Mayumi**
Don't ask me.
**[11:39] Otomi**
If they lose, it'll be my fault.
**[11:42] Mayumi**
You know that's not true.
**[11:44] Otomi**
You don't get it, Mom.
**[11:47] Otomi**
Tou's a different person when I'm there
rooting for him than when I'm not.
**[11:53] Mayumi**
Sure, sure.
**[11:56] Otomi**
What'll I do?
**[11:58] Otomi**
If Tou gets an injury
he can't recover from...
**[12:11] Mayumi**
You really do love Tou, don't you?
**[12:19] Otomi**
Why bring that up now?
**[12:25] Mayumi**
You were originally against me
getting remarried, you know.
**[12:31] Otomi**
Really? I guess I was too young to remember.
**[12:35] Mayumi**
But I felt certain...
**[12:39] Mayumi**
When your current father proposed
to me, I knew we'd all be happy.
**[12:50] Mayumi**
You should show a little gratitude.
**[12:53] Otomi**
Fine.
**[13:09] Otomi**
Whoops!
**[13:11] Otomi**
What happened at the game?
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[13:29] Colorcaster**
*All right, we're back!*
**[13:31] Colorcaster**
*Here at Meiji Jingu Secondary Stadium,*
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu
***SIGN*** Secondary Stadium
**[13:34] Colorcaster**
* Meisei High and Eishin High*
* are battling it out*
**[13:37] Colorcaster**
* for a spot in the East Tokyo*
* Championship quarterfinals.*
**[13:41] Colorcaster**
* Meisei's order has just been*
* put down in the top of the second.*
**[13:48] Colorcaster**
* A sneaky hidden ball robbed Meisei*
* of an important opportunity.*
**[13:53] Colorcaster**
* After that first out, the 8-hole, Nishiki,*
* hit a hard one to the shortstop,*
**[13:57] Colorcaster**
*keeping Tachibana locked on third.*
**[14:01] Colorcaster**
* Then, the 9-hole, Imaizumi,*
* grounded one to second for a third out.*
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Eishin
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
**[14:05] Colorcaster**
* That hidden ball halted the momentum of*
* Meisei's no-out, runners-on-corners setup,*
**[14:11] Colorcaster**
*preventing them from scoring.*
**[14:13] Colorcaster**
* Now, in the bottom of the inning,*
* Eishin High, of the sneaky hidden ball stunt,*
**[14:17] Colorcaster**
* leads off with Egami, the second baseman*
* batting sixth in the order.*
**[14:22] Eishin Reserve**
Manager...
**[14:23] Eishin Manager**
Let them talk.
**[14:31] Souichirou**
Otomi's not here.
**[14:34] Souichirou**
She sent me a message
saying she's in bed with a cold.
**[14:42] Touma**
Okay. If we lose, we'll say it's her fault.
**[14:48] Souichirou**
Sure.
**[14:50] Souichirou**
If we lose, it's her fault.
**[14:53] Touma**
Hold it right there!
**[14:55] Touma**
That was a joke, you big jerk.
**[14:59] Souichirou**
So was mine, you big jerk.
**[15:04] Touma**
Okay, let's close this out.
**[15:42] Souichirou**
Ow, ow.
**[15:45] Eishin Manager**
Hey, kid. Don't push yourself so much.
**[15:48] Eishin Manager**
If you get injured here,
you'll regret it the rest of your life.
**[15:53] Souichirou**
I have to push myself.
**[15:55] Souichirou**
I've got the blood of Keiichi Sawai in me.
***SIGN*** m 50 0 b 100 0 100 100 50 100 b 0 100 0 0 50 0
***SIGN*** Player Info
Secret
**[16:02] Eishin Manager**
What was that all about?
**[16:04] Eishin Manager**
Isn't his name Tachibana?
***SIGN*** m 50 0 b 100 0 100 100 50 100 b 0 100 0 0 50 0
***SIGN*** Player Info
Secret
***SIGN*** m 50 0 b 100 0 100 100 50 100 b 0 100 0 0 50 0
***SIGN*** Player Info
Secret
**[16:06] Eishin Reserve**
Um...
**[16:09] Eishin Reserve**
Looks like his mother remarried
and changed their last name.
**[16:13] Eishin Reserve**
He was originally Souichirou Sawai.
**[16:44] Colorcaster**
* The only contact Eishin's batters*
* made that inning was three foul balls.*
**[16:49] Colorcaster**
*Three straight strikeouts!*
**[16:53] Masaki**
But man, you must be a great father.
**[16:58] Masaki**
How else could you end up with
such a perfect battery of brothers?
**[17:04] Eisuke**
W-Would you like a beer?
**[17:07] Masaki**
Why, thank ya!
**[17:09] Eisuke**
Oh, a native son of Edo, are you?
**[17:11] Masaki**
Yeah, born and raised in Nerima!
**[17:14] Eisuke**
Have some sushi!
**[17:15] Masaki**
Why, thank ya!
**[17:32] Lifeguard**
Mr. Matsudaira?
**[17:36] Lifeguard**
Um, Mr. Matsudaira?
**[17:42] Harada**
Who, me?
**[17:43] Lifeguard**
Who else?
**[17:45] Lifeguard**
Your shift is over.
**[17:46] Harada**
Oh. Thanks a lot.
**[17:55] Sasaki**
Is that you, Mr. Harada? It's been forever!
**[18:14] Harada**
Are you the one who just shouted at me?
**[18:16] Man**
Huh? Nope, not me.
**[18:20] Harada**
Who was it, then?
**[18:21] Man**
Uh, how should I know?
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Secondary Stadium
**[18:44] Eishin Reserve**
I don't feel great about where we are now.
**[18:47] Eishin Manager**
Of course you don't.
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Eishin
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
**[18:49] Eishin Manager**
They managed to get that run back.
**[19:03] Eishin Manager**
They're helpless.
**[19:05] Eishin Manager**
Their bats have gone totally cold.
**[19:10] Eishin Manager**
It's just like it was that day.
**[19:21] Colorcaster**
* Tsushima is in to bat for*
* eighth in the order, Kawada.*
**[19:27] Ooyama**
Bottom of the seventh, all tied up,
with the bottom of the order coming up.
**[19:35] Ooyama**
One out. A pinch hitter.
**[19:39] Ooyama**
And then...
**[19:45] Colorcaster**
*It's a weak infield grounder.*
**[19:50] Colorcaster**
*The first baseman, Imagawa, grabs it.*
**[19:52] Colorcaster**
*Tachibana moves to cover first.*
**[19:58] 1st Base Umpire**
Out!
**[19:59] Eishin Manager**
Difference is...
**[20:01] Eishin Manager**
The runner that day was fast enough to
go on to be a national champion sprinter.
**[20:31] Colorcaster**
* It's like some kind of curse has lifted.*
* All of a sudden, Meisei's bats are on fire.*
**[20:37] Colorcaster**
*And another one shoots into the outfield!*
**[21:11] Mayumi**
Good. She's fast asleep.
**[21:27] Mayumi**
Right, your bath. On my way.
**[21:34] Mayumi**
Gracious me.
**[21:37] Mayumi**
Baseball on a day like this!
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Eishin
**[23:21] Narrator**
* The teams for the quarterfinals of the*
* East Tokyo Championships have been decided.*
***SIGN*** National High School Baseball Championships
***SIGN*** East Tokyo
Division
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Houkaidai Ni
***SIGN*** Shirayama
***SIGN*** Toushu
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Houkaidai Ni
***SIGN*** Shirayama
***SIGN*** Toushu
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Akanodai
***SIGN*** Meisei High
***SIGN*** Saijo
**[23:26] Narrator**
* Little by little,*
* their daily lives are changing.*
***SIGN*** Extraordinary Cleanup Batter Akai
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Kenjo
**[23:30] Narrator**
*Attention. Expectations. Popularity.*
**[23:34] Narrator**
*People seeking drama over 30 years.*
**[23:38] Narrator**
*But some people don't change.*
**[23:41] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "It Really Is Special,
Isn't It?" is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** It Really Is Special, Isn't It?
***SIGN*** It Really Is Special, Isn't It?
# E17 - It Really is Special, isn't It?
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G0DUNJD18/it-really-is-special-isnt-it)
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***SIGN*** Ice
***SIGN*** Ice
***SIGN*** Ice
***SIGN*** Ice
***SIGN*** Ice
***SIGN*** Ice
***SIGN*** Ice
***SIGN*** Festival
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[02:24] Eisuke**
You okay?
**[02:26] Mystery Man**
Oh, just twisted my ankle
a little. I'll be fine.
**[02:32] Eisuke**
Well, take care.
**[02:52] Nishimura's Dad**
Okay, let's go over it, just to be sure.
**[02:56] Nishimura**
Go over it?
**[02:59] Nishimura's Dad**
Yeah. Just to be sure.
***SIGN*** National High School Baseball Championships
***SIGN*** East Tokyo
Division
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Houkaidai Ni
***SIGN*** Shirayama
***SIGN*** Toushu
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Houkaidai Ni
***SIGN*** Shirayama
***SIGN*** Toushu
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Akanodai
***SIGN*** Meisei High
***SIGN*** Saijo
**[03:02] Nishimura's Dad**
We now know the quarterfinal lineup
**[03:05] Nishimura's Dad**
of the National High School Baseball
Championships, East Tokyo Division.
***SIGN*** National High School Baseball Championships
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Akanodai
***SIGN*** Meisei High
**[03:10] Nishimura's Dad**
Only seeded schools remain.
**[03:13] Nishimura's Dad**
It's almost a little *too* predictable.
**[03:15] Nishimura**
The final will be predictable, too.
It'll be Seinan vs. Kenjo.
**[03:19] Nishimura**
And in the eyes of the people,
Kenjo's the favorite,
**[03:23] Nishimura**
so if they wanna see an upset,
that's the one we'll get.
***SIGN*** Akanodai
***SIGN*** Meisei High
***SIGN*** National High School Baseball Championships
***SIGN*** Seinan
**[03:27] Nishimura's Dad**
Apparently, the game they
want to see is Meisei vs. Kenjo.
***SIGN*** East Tokyo Division Final 8 Decided!
***SIGN*** Extraordinary Cleanup Batter Akai
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** All Eyes on This Sibling Battery!
***SIGN*** Meisei
High
***SIGN*** Meisei
High
***SIGN*** East
Tokyo
High
School
Baseball
Teams
***SIGN*** Houkaidai
Ni
***SIGN*** Toushu
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Meisei
High
***SIGN*** Hayashi
Family
Grave
***SIGN*** Hayashi
Family
Grave
***SIGN*** Sawai Family Grave
**[03:52] Ooyama**
Hey, fancy meeting you here.
**[04:00] Eisuke**
I bet Sawai's laughing at us.
**[04:04] Eisuke**
Over how we got so worked up about
a "fateful match" of our own making.
***SIGN*** Sawai Family Grave
**[04:09] Ooyama**
My bad.
**[04:11] Senbongi**
I'm sure there's some meaning to
any match-up if you go back far enough.
**[04:18] Eisuke**
True. We've been doing this
for a hundred years, after all.
**[04:23] Ooyama**
High school baseball, huh?
**[04:26] Ooyama**
People might get mad at me
for treating it as special, but...
**[04:28] Ooyama**
When you think about it,
it really is special, isn't it?
**[04:41] Ooyama**
What's up?
**[04:42] Eisuke**
You hear it, don't you?
**[04:46] Eisuke**
That favorite phrase of his,
whispered among the cicadas.
**[04:51] Ooyama**
Whose?
**[04:52] Eisuke**
The favorite phrase of Keiichi Sawai.
**[05:01] Eisuke**
"Let's go... Let's go... to Koshien..."
**[05:06] Ooyama**
Hey, I do hear it!
**[05:10] Eisuke**
Right?
**[05:11] Ooyama**
But that's not Sawai's voice.
**[05:15] Ooyama**
It's your lousy ventriloquist act!
**[05:19] Eisuke**
I've been rumbled, huh?
**[05:20] Ooyama**
Take this! And this! And this!
**[05:27] (Flashback) Sawai**
Let's go to Koshien.
**[05:36] Senbongi**
I heard you, Sawai-san.
**[05:55] Komiyama**
Looks like what the people want
is a Meisei vs. Kenjo final.
**[06:01] Ookuma**
Nah.
**[06:04] Ookuma**
What the people want is Meisei vs. Sumi Tech.
**[06:10] Ookuma**
That match is legendary.
**[06:23] Ookuma**
To all the middle-aged men
who lived through that summer,
**[06:26] Ookuma**
including the ones writing
those articles, anyway.
**[06:33] Ookuma**
Kenjo, huh?
**[06:35] Ookuma**
Why'd they change their name again?
**[06:38] Komiyama**
Because they dropped their
industrial arts program, I assume.
**[06:42] Ookuma**
Oh, right.
**[06:44] Komiyama**
A Meisei vs. Sumi Tech final, huh?
**[06:49] Ookuma**
Doesn't seem too likely, of course.
**[06:53] Ookuma**
The people and the media
have an unjustly low opinion...
**[06:58] Ookuma**
of both Seinan and
their manager, Nishimura.
**[07:04] Kita**
An unjustly low opinion, huh?
**[07:08] Tomohito**
I agree.
***SIGN*** Meisei High School
**[07:18] Imagawa**
Here.
**[07:20] Touma**
What's that?
**[07:21] Imagawa**
Provisions from Nikaidou.
**[07:23] Imagawa**
Take it to Otomi to help with her cold.
**[07:27] Touma**
She said she's all better now, though.
**[07:30] Imagawa**
Just do it.
**[07:31] Imagawa**
You're not training with
the rest of us today, anyway.
**[07:34] Imagawa**
Put in a little face time
and see how she's doing.
**[07:38] Touma**
Fine.
**[07:40] Touma**
See ya.
**[07:43] Nikaidou**
I don't remember giving a watermelon.
**[07:49] Imagawa**
Souichirou's idea.
**[07:53] Imagawa**
Apparently, part of Touma's
indispensable post-win ritual
**[07:57] Imagawa**
is going over the scorebook with Otomi
and explaining the match results in detail.
**[08:05] Imagawa**
She's right there across the street, but they
don't see each other much during tourneys.
**[08:10] Imagawa**
So we had to give him an excuse.
**[08:18] Nikaidou**
Good on Souichirou.
He cares about his little brother.
**[08:21] Imagawa**
Nah. He cares about his little sister.
**[08:25] Nikaidou**
Either way, it's a more positive
relationship than you'd expect.
**[08:29] Nikaidou**
Family really is an inscrutable thing.
**[08:37] Imagawa**
Hey, you're not gonna watch practice?
**[08:40] Nikaidou**
You don't want me to buy
watermelon for the rest of you?
**[08:45] Imagawa**
I wish you all the best.
**[09:01] Narrator**
*Let's go over it, just to be sure.*
**[09:03] Narrator**
* Meisei's baseball team needs*
* three more wins to reach Koshien.*
**[09:08] Touma**
Anyone want watermelon?
**[09:21] Lady**
Otomi! Otomi!
**[09:24] Lady**
You'd better watch out.
**[09:26] Otomi**
What?
**[09:28] Lady**
A shifty-looking guy on a bicycle has been
doing laps around here, looking for you.
**[09:35] Otomi**
A shifty-looking guy on a bicycle?
**[09:38] Lady**
Just don't go down
any dark alleys, all right?
**[09:43] Otomi**
I won't. Thanks.
**[09:47] Lady**
We'll be closing to cheer on your
brothers' next match, by the way.
**[09:52] Otomi**
Thanks. Please do.
**[10:08] Sasaki**
Mr. Harada!
**[10:14] Sasaki**
I *knew* it was you!
**[10:15] Sasaki**
It's been so long!
**[10:17] Sasaki**
How have you been?
**[10:21] Sasaki's Daughter**
C'mon, Dad. We're gonna be late.
**[10:24] Sasaki**
Right, right.
**[10:25] Sasaki**
Let's catch up sometime soon, Mr. Harada!
**[10:31] Sasaki**
Later!
**[10:36] Man A**
Sure. See you.
**[10:49] Otomi**
Weird.
**[10:50] Nishimura**
Otomi!
**[10:54] Man A**
Hey!
**[11:03] Nishimura**
I just happened to be passing by!
Fancy meeting you here!
**[11:08] Otomi**
The shifty-looking guy
on a bicycle appears.
**[11:15] Harada**
Nishimura...
**[11:20] Otomi**
Oh? You two know each other?
**[11:23] Harada**
Yeah. We're classmates, right?
**[11:26] Nishimura**
What? Hell freaking no!
**[11:30] Nishimura**
Don't act surprised, old man.
**[11:32] Nishimura**
What the hell is wrong with you?
**[11:34] Otomi**
Oh, I remember.
**[11:35] Otomi**
You guys played catch before, right?
**[11:39] Nishimura**
If you can even call that "catch."
**[11:44] Nishimura**
Is he an ex-boxer or something?
**[11:46] Otomi**
Dunno.
**[11:48] Nishimura**
"Dunno"? Haven't you asked him?
**[11:51] Otomi**
Asking him doesn't do any good.
**[11:55] Harada**
So we're really not classmates, Nishimura?
**[11:59] Nishimura**
Shut up, old man!
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[12:22] Touma & Koma**
One, two! One, two!
**[12:29] Koma**
A shifty-looking guy on
a bicycle is watching us.
**[12:35] Touma**
Nishimura?
**[12:38] Touma**
Need something?
**[12:41] Nishimura**
Just dropping by since
I was in the neighborhood.
**[12:44] Nishimura**
I was worried you might not
last long enough to play Seinan.
**[12:48] Mayumi**
Nishimura! Did you manage to find Otomi?
**[12:52] Nishimura**
O-Oh, yes!
**[12:54] Nishimura**
She had to go to band practice, though.
**[13:14] Nishimura**
Saijo's a pretty tough opponent, you know.
**[13:19] Nishimura**
They don't have a monster batter
like Akai in their lineup,
**[13:23] Nishimura**
but every batter is one to watch out for.
**[13:27] Touma**
What are you even doing here?
**[13:29] Nishimura**
You pitching back-to-back?
**[13:35] Natsuno**
First!
**[13:38] Nishimura**
Or are you gonna go as
far as you can with him?
**[13:43] Touma**
That's up to the manager to decide.
**[13:45] Nishimura**
I really can't have you guys losing yet.
**[13:50] Nishimura**
I gotta show my dad
the semifinal against Meisei
**[13:53] Nishimura**
that he missed out on in his
third summer of high school,
**[13:56] Nishimura**
and which he always kept pestering
me about when I was growing up.
**[14:02] Nishimura**
Seinan's gonna win this one, of course.
**[14:15] Nishimura**
What a waste.
**[14:19] Haruka**
Touma!
**[14:23] Haruka**
Mind humoring the newspaper
club with an interview?
**[14:27] Touma**
Sure.
**[14:41] Tsuda**
Okay. Let's all take a break.
**[14:44] Yoshiko**
Boy, it's hot.
**[14:48] Yoshiko**
Otomi, c'mere a minute!
**[14:51] Otomi**
Hm?
**[14:58] Nishimura**
You get it now?
**[15:00] Natsuno**
Can we go through it one more time?
**[15:01] Nishimura**
Like I said...
**[15:08] Touma**
What's that guy doing now?
**[15:14] Imagawa**
Nishimura says he and Natsuno
have similar pitching styles,
**[15:18] Imagawa**
so he can see all the things he's messing up.
**[15:23] Imagawa**
He just watched and grumbled for a while,
**[15:26] Imagawa**
but he kept getting annoyed, and finally...
**[15:30] Nishimura**
It's *all* wrong! Are you even watching?
**[15:33] Touma**
You don't think he's giving him
bad advice to sabotage us, do you?
**[15:38] Imagawa**
If there was any sign of that,
Souichirou wouldn't allow it.
**[15:50] Haruka**
"A boy who just loves baseball"
is a good expression.
***SIGN*** Dad
***SIGN*** Cell Phone
**[15:59] Touma**
Nishimura! Your dad's calling you!
**[16:03] Nishimura**
Crap.
**[16:05] Nishimura**
Get it now? Just remember
those twelve simple points.
**[16:10] Natsuno**
"Just" twelve?
**[16:19] Ooyama**
Wasn't that Nishimura from Seinan?
**[16:22] Souichirou**
It must be his appearance and attitude.
**[16:27] Souichirou**
A pitcher like that really
deserves more attention.
**[16:33] Tsuda**
Okay! Take your seats!
**[16:36] Kids**
Yes, ma'am.
**[16:37] Tsuda**
Let's start from the top again.
**[16:40] Tsuda**
Ready?
**[16:41] Tsuda**
Imagine you're in the Alps stands
at Koshien and focus.
**[16:46] Tsuda**
Three, four...
***SIGN*** Meiji
Jingu
Baseball
Stadium
***SIGN*** Meiji
Jingu
Baseball
Stadium
***SIGN*** Meiji
Jingu
Baseball
Stadium
***SIGN*** Meiji
Jingu
Baseball
Stadium
***SIGN*** Meiji
Jingu
Baseball
Stadium
***SIGN*** Meiji
Jingu
Baseball
Stadium
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium
**[16:53] Narrator**
* The National High School*
* Baseball Championships.*
**[16:57] Narrator**
*The East Tokyo Division quarterfinals.*
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[17:01] Narrator**
*Highlights.*
**[17:02] Customer A**
Just the highlights?
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Hey now. Isn't that a giveaway
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Right?
**[17:10] Mystery Man**
You'd think that, wouldn't you?
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**[17:14] Mystery Man**
But the motto of that particular author is:
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**[17:20] Mystery Man**
It's at times like these that
caution is most required.
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***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Houkaidai Ni
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
**[17:28] Narrator**
*Kenjo vs. Houkaidai Ni.*
**[17:32] Colorcaster**
*Another walk.*
**[17:35] Colorcaster**
*Even with no runners on base,*
**[17:37] Colorcaster**
* these pitchers won't even*
* try throwing a strike to Akai.*
**[17:43] Colorcaster**
* He's been on base three times,*
* all from intentional walks.*
**[17:47] Colorcaster**
* Houkaidai Ni High's bench has studiously*
* avoided pitching to this stellar cleanup.*
**[17:52] Colorcaster**
* But for their ace pitcher, Gotou,*
* who struggles with runners on base,*
**[17:58] Colorcaster**
*is this really the ideal strategy?*
**[18:01] Colorcaster**
* Even without Akai, Kenjo has a strong lineup,*
* with numerous hitters averaging over .400.*
**[18:09] Colorcaster**
*The result...*
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Houkaidai Ni
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
**[18:14] Colorcaster**
* The game has become extremely one-sided,*
* with victory all but clinched in the seventh.*
**[18:19] Colorcaster**
*Akai's fourth at-bat.*
**[18:23] Colorcaster**
*He throws a strike...*
**[18:29] Colorcaster**
* And it's into the lower deck*
* of the right field stands!*
**[18:31] Colorcaster**
*The favorites have no weak spots!*
**[18:34] Colorcaster**
* It was a match that truly*
* showed off Kenjo's strengths.*
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Houkaidai Ni
***SIGN*** (Called in the 7th)
**[18:38] Narrator**
*Next, Shirayama vs. Toushu.*
**[18:42] Colorcaster**
*Last year, Toushu High won the whole summer.*
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
**[18:46] Colorcaster**
* They're feeling the loss*
* of their wonder ace, Mita,*
**[18:50] Colorcaster**
* and they've had close game*
* after close game.*
**[18:52] Colorcaster**
* And in this one, they've gone*
* into extra innings tied at 3-3.*
**[18:55] Colorcaster**
*But...*
**[19:01] Colorcaster**
* This year's Toushu team*
* performs best under pressure.*
**[19:06] Colorcaster**
* Last year's champions gain*
* momentum with a walkoff.*
**[19:10] Colorcaster**
*A troublesome opponent for Kenjo stays in.*
***SIGN*** Shirayama
***SIGN*** Toushu
***SIGN*** (Walkoff in the 10th)
**[19:14] Colorcaster**
*We can't wait to see that semifinal.*
**[19:17] Narrator**
*Seinan vs. Akanodai.*
**[19:22] Colorcaster**
* Watch this. Seinan's number one, Nishimura,*
* takes to the mound in the eighth.*
**[19:31] Colorcaster**
* Incredible. A perfect save.*
* Six consecutive strikeouts.*
**[19:36] Colorcaster**
*The only son of veteran manager, Nishimura,*
**[19:38] Colorcaster**
* whose dislike of the media and interviews*
* is legendary: Takumi Nishimura.*
**[19:43] Colorcaster**
* Those who recall the manager's playing days*
* know their looks and form are identical.*
**[19:48] Colorcaster**
*Seinan High got to the final last year,*
**[19:53] Colorcaster**
* and they've made it to*
* the semifinals once more.*
**[19:57] Nishimura**
Huh? That's all you have to say?!
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Akanodai
**[20:00] Colorcaster**
*And now, to find out who Seinan will face.*
**[20:04] Narrator**
*Meisei High vs. Saijo.*
**[20:16] Colorcaster**
* Meisei's starting pitcher, Natsuno,*
* struggles with his control out of the gate,*
**[20:20] Colorcaster**
*giving Saijo a promising two-run lead.*
**[20:25] Colorcaster**
* But Meisei's bats have*
* the long ball working this game.*
**[20:29] Colorcaster**
* Batting fifth, Nangou ties things up*
* with a two-run big fly.*
**[20:31] Colorcaster**
* Batting seventh,*
* Koma homers to take the lead.*
**[20:34] Colorcaster**
* Batting fourth, Imagawa goes deep*
* for a three-run shot.*
**[20:36] Colorcaster**
* The Meisei lottery trio*
* put six runs on the board.*
**[20:40] Colorcaster**
*And Natsuno on the mound steps it up, too.*
**[20:43] Natsuno**
Okay, I get it now.
**[20:45] Natsuno**
Like this!
**[20:47] Souichirou**
*That's it.*
**[20:50] Colorcaster**
* From the second onward,*
* his breaking ball movement*
**[20:52] Colorcaster**
* and his control make him*
* seem like a different person.*
**[20:57] Colorcaster**
*And in the seventh...*
**[21:00] Colorcaster**
* An error from the lottery*
* gives up a third run.*
**[21:04] Colorcaster**
*But he pitches eight innings,*
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Saijo
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***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
**[21:05] Colorcaster**
* with a line of six hits, three walks,*
* and three runs, two of them earned.*
**[21:17] Colorcaster**
* Ace Touma Tachibana closes out*
* the ninth to win the game.*
***SIGN*** DRAGON
***SIGN*** Meisei High
***SIGN*** Saijo
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**[21:40] Masaki**
Beats me.
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**[21:43] Narrator**
*Next up: the semifinals!*
**[21:46] Narrator**
*Beat the shifty-looking guy on a bicycle!*
**[23:21] Narrator**
*A rival. An opponent you want to beat.*
**[23:25] Narrator**
* Through mutual encouragement,*
* seek your own goals.*
**[23:28] Narrator**
*Hit each other with everything you've got.*
**[23:32] Narrator**
*With the next stage in mind, play ball!*
**[23:36] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "Who Is That?"
is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** Who Is That?
***SIGN*** Who Is That?
# E18 - Who is That?
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GEVUZNX2N/who-is-that)
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***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[01:30] Eisuke**
♫ Just as the mountain peaks
stretch to the clouds ♫
**[01:39] Eisuke**
♫ Let our hopes reach just as high ♫
***SIGN*** Punch
**[01:47] Eisuke**
♫ Open up a path now... ♫
**[01:48] Otomi**
You're in a good mood.
**[01:51] Eisuke**
Yes, indeed! A very good mood!
**[01:54] Otomi**
As you're in such a good mood,
could you trim the branches of our trees
**[01:59] Otomi**
that are overgrowing
into the neighbor's yard?
**[02:01] Otomi**
That's what Mom said.
**[02:04] Mayumi**
Yoo-hoo!
**[02:06] Eisuke**
Yes, coming!
**[02:07] Eisuke**
Piece of cake!
***SIGN*** East Tokyo Final 4 Locked In!
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Meisei High
***SIGN*** Toushu
**[02:15] Narrator**
*No wonder he's in a good mood.*
**[02:44] Otomi**
That's a funny-looking bat.
**[02:46] Eisuke**
It's a softball bat.
**[02:48] Otomi**
Softball?
**[02:50] Eisuke**
The kind my late wife
used in her school days.
**[02:57] Otomi**
She was a softball ace, and her high school
team placed second at nationals, didn't it?
**[03:04] Eisuke**
Yup.
**[03:06] Eisuke**
She always used to say if we had a girl,
she'd make her play softball for sure.
**[03:14] Otomi**
Was she disappointed you had a boy?
**[03:17] Eisuke**
Heck no.
**[03:19] Eisuke**
I was just so over the moon
about the idea of having a boy,
**[03:22] Eisuke**
she wanted to push back a little.
**[03:27] Otomi**
Well, good.
**[03:29] Eisuke**
I doubt Touma remembers
much about her, though.
**[03:38] Eisuke**
They only had three years together, but...
**[03:44] Eisuke**
What a three years full of love it was.
**[03:59] Eisuke**
Sorry.
**[04:03] Otomi**
Just long enough to remember the
warmth of their back when they carried you,
**[04:08] Otomi**
and the feel of their hand on your head, huh?
**[04:14] Eisuke**
Yeah.
**[04:16] Otomi**
I wonder if Tou's late mom
would be surprised to see him now.
**[04:21] Eisuke**
Oh, absolutely.
**[04:23] Eisuke**
I mean, she'd never dream he'd...
**[04:25] Eisuke**
Oh, I mean...
**[04:26] Eisuke**
To be honest, we tried not
to set our expectations too high.
**[04:32] Eisuke**
I mean, he was so much like me
in every way, ever since he was born.
**[04:39] Eisuke**
But there's one big difference
between Touma and me.
**[04:45] Eisuke**
Know what it is?
**[04:49] Otomi**
His looks?
**[04:51] Eisuke**
No way! We look alike!
**[04:54] Otomi**
Y-You think so?
**[04:57] Eisuke**
I didn't have a charming little sister.
**[05:03] Eisuke**
That's the only difference
between him and me.
**[05:11] Eisuke**
You really love Touma, don't you?
**[05:15] Otomi**
Yeah.
**[05:16] Eisuke**
Lucky little lout.
**[05:21] Eisuke**
Hey, that was a great sound.
**[05:24] Eisuke**
But that goes without saying!
**[05:27] Eisuke**
In my high school days, I played far more
as a pinch hitter than as a pitcher.
**[05:36] Otomi**
Is that really something to brag about?
**[05:42] Eisuke**
Yeah, that's the way.
**[05:43] Eisuke**
What a great sound!
**[05:45] Mayumi**
Well? What about the "great sound"
of our trees being trimmed?
**[05:53] Eisuke**
Right, right. On it, on it!
**[05:56] Mayumi**
Will you be all right?
**[05:59] Mayumi**
You look a bit unsteady on your feet.
**[06:01] Eisuke**
N-Nah, it's nothing.
**[06:12] Otomi**
Thank you for bringing Tou into this world.
***SIGN*** Punch
**[06:18] Mayumi**
Are you all right, dear?
**[06:30] Imagawa**
There!
**[06:35] Ooyama**
It's true. His pitching form and
the nature of his pitches are similar.
**[06:42] Imagawa**
One more!
**[06:47] Ooyama**
Yes, it's perfect visualization
training for Nishimura.
**[06:52] Souichirou**
Want to make them even more similar?
**[06:57] Souichirou**
Natsuno, pitch from one step closer.
**[07:00] Natsuno**
Gotcha!
**[07:01] Natsuno**
One step closer.
**[07:13] Souichirou**
That's pretty much Nishimura.
**[07:15] Ooyama**
Okay, but we can't hit those at all.
**[07:22] Touma**
The semifinals, huh?
**[07:30] Haruka**
Yeah.
**[07:32] Haruka**
For the second year in a row, in the
nation's most competitive division, too.
**[07:37] Haruka**
It's really kind of amazing.
**[07:41] Touma**
I've been having nightmares
for three days straight.
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Toushu
***SIGN*** 10th
***SIGN*** 11th
***SIGN*** 12th
***SIGN*** 13th
***SIGN*** 14th
**[08:05] Touma**
You say something?
**[08:19] Souichirou**
That's pretty much Nishimura.
**[08:21] Ooyama**
Okay, but...
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium
**[08:25] Colorcaster**
*Now, will Seinan High make the final?*
**[08:30] Colorcaster**
*Here's the wind-up.*
**[08:32] Colorcaster**
*The undefeated ace pitches it!*
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium
**[08:37] Colorcaster**
*Strike three! And that's the game!*
**[08:40] Colorcaster**
* Incredible. He's pitched*
* another nine scoreless innings,*
**[08:44] Colorcaster**
*maintaining a zero ERA.*
**[08:47] Colorcaster**
*Last name: Nishimura. First name: Takumi.*
**[08:50] Colorcaster**
*They call him the Shutout Tiger!*
**[08:54] Otomi**
Go, Tiger!
**[08:56] Nishimura**
Hi, Otomi!
**[09:01] Nishimura**
Tiger?
***SIGN*** Seinan High School
**[09:13] Tadokoro**
Awake now, Tiger?
**[09:16] Narrator**
* Starting catcher for Seinan High:*
* Tadokoro, a third-year.*
**[09:22] Tadokoro**
Just so you know, your ERA isn't zero.
**[09:27] Tadokoro**
Did you forget that hit and RBI
you gave up in the fourth round?
**[09:31] Nishimura**
I just relaxed 'cause we were so far ahead—
**[09:35] Nishimura**
How'd you know what I was dreaming about?
**[09:38] Tadokoro**
You were giving a play-by-play in your sleep.
**[09:41] Tadokoro**
I wish you'd wake up earlier, though.
**[09:44] Tadokoro**
The little sister of our opponent's battery
would only root for you in your dreams.
**[09:50] Tadokoro**
And she's such a cutie, too.
**[09:53] Tadokoro**
You ever looked at yourself in the mirror?
**[09:56] Nishimura**
You're one to talk with a face like that.
**[10:00] Tadokoro**
But we won, right?
**[10:05] Tadokoro**
Your father's barely sleeping.
**[10:13] Tadokoro**
All night, even when
I got up to go to the can,
**[10:17] Tadokoro**
he was holed up on his own,
studying Meisei's stats.
**[10:22] Nishimura**
He's just that excited.
**[10:25] Nishimura**
Did you see his face when we learned
we'd be playing Meisei in the semis?
**[10:33] Nishimura**
I haven't seen him that happy in years.
**[10:39] Nishimura**
Not that it really matters to us,
**[10:42] Nishimura**
but this is a special game for Dad.
**[10:46] Tadokoro**
I gotta say, I like seeing the
manager looking that happy.
**[10:52] Nishimura**
Let's see it one more time by
making that whole dream a reality.
**[11:00] Tadokoro**
We can't make it *all* real, Tiger.
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[11:28] Narrator**
*The East Tokyo Championship Semifinals.*
***SIGN*** East Tokyo Championship Semifinals
***SIGN*** (Jingu Stadium)
***SIGN*** Game 1
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Toushu
***SIGN*** Game 2
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Meisei High
**[11:31] Narrator**
*Meisei High will play in the second game.*
**[11:45] Otomi**
Okay!
**[11:46] Otomi**
All ready!
***SIGN*** Punch
**[11:52] Otomi**
Huh? Where's Dad?
**[11:55] Mayumi**
He said he couldn't wait
for the school fan bus.
**[11:59] Mayumi**
He already headed over to the stadium.
**[12:03] Otomi**
Honestly. Like it's some
grade school field trip...
**[12:10] Mayumi**
Oh?
**[12:13] Mayumi**
Your father forgot his cell phone.
**[12:18] Mayumi**
Give it to him if you find him
at the ballpark, would you?
**[12:21] Otomi**
Okay.
**[12:31] Otomi**
Keep watching over us.
**[12:42] Souichirou**
Get a good night's sleep?
**[12:45] Touma**
No worries there.
**[12:48] Touma**
I slept soundly, with no time to dream.
**[12:52] Souichirou**
Oh, you dreamed all right.
**[12:55] Souichirou**
The thing is whether you remember
the dreams when you wake up or not.
**[13:00] Touma**
Dreams, huh?
**[13:03] Touma**
I'm not gonna wake up to find out
we lost in the first round, am I?
**[13:10] Souichirou**
No worries there.
**[13:12] Souichirou**
We're definitely on our way
to the East Tokyo semifinals.
**[13:19] Touma**
Good.
**[13:31] Souichirou**
Baseball's the one thing
I had total confidence in.
**[13:39] Touma**
Where's this coming from?
**[13:41] Touma**
Without a doubt, you're the
first genius I ever met in my life.
**[13:57] Souichirou**
Good, then.
**[14:00] Touma**
What's up with this conversation?
**[14:02] Souichirou**
Don't worry about it.
**[14:05] Touma**
Two wins left to Koshien, huh?
**[14:10] Souichirou**
Yeah. Two wins left.
**[14:13] Touma**
Last year, it didn't feel real at all,
**[14:17] Touma**
but this year, I feel like
I can really see it. Koshien, I mean.
**[14:22] Souichirou**
Glad to hear it.
**[14:25] Touma**
Playing at Koshien, huh?
**[14:27] Touma**
That'd earn a jump for joy, for sure.
**[14:31] Souichirou**
From who?
**[14:35] Touma**
From everyone involved, of course.
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium
**[14:44] Narrator**
*This is the first game, Kenjo vs. Toushu.*
**[15:02] Narrator**
*It's white-hot from the first inning!*
**[15:03] Umpire**
Out!
**[15:07] Ooyama**
I hear Jingu's already over capacity.
**[15:12] Haruka**
Because four red-hot schools are still in it.
**[15:16] Haruka**
High school baseball fans can't
afford to miss these two games.
**[15:20] Ooyama**
I mean, it *is* really exciting.
**[15:24] Haruka**
Here. Replenish those fluids.
**[15:27] Haruka**
We need you to be watching your health.
**[15:30] Haruka**
They said today's gonna be
the hottest day of the summer.
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Toushu
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
**[16:35] Harada**
All right, then.
**[16:42] Sasaki**
Mr. Harada!
**[16:46] Sasaki**
Great to see you again!
**[17:00] Colorcaster**
*What a tremendous game that was.*
**[17:02] Colorcaster**
* The first match of the East*
* Tokyo Championship Semifinals...*
**[17:06] Colorcaster**
*was a game of constant comebacks.*
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Toushu
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
**[17:08] Colorcaster**
* Last year's winner, Toushu, caught up*
* with this year's favorite, Kenjo, three times,*
**[17:13] Colorcaster**
*nipping at their heels right to the end.*
**[17:16] Colorcaster**
* Such is the pride and*
* stubbornness of Manager Hori.*
**[17:18] Colorcaster**
* It was as good a match as we could've*
* hoped for, with a final score of 5-3.*
**[17:22] Colorcaster**
*Kenjo High School advance to the final,*
**[17:25] Colorcaster**
* seeking to make a summer trip to*
* Koshien to mirror their spring one.*
**[17:29] Colorcaster**
*The second match will begin at 11:30.*
**[17:35] Colorcaster**
* Who will join them in the final two days*
* from now, with Koshien as the prize?*
**[17:40] Colorcaster**
*Will it be Seinan High or Meisei High?*
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
**[17:49] Mayumi**
Goodness. How will it turn out?
**[17:57] Mayumi**
Oh, my.
***SIGN*** Punch
**[18:03] Mayumi**
It's been so long!
**[18:05] Mayumi**
You seem hard at work like always.
**[18:08] Nagisa**
Indeed.
**[18:08] Nagisa**
Drinks, snacks, candy...
**[18:11] Nagisa**
I'd like to watch the game on TV here again.
**[18:15] Mayumi**
Pardon?
**[18:16] Colorcaster**
*Meisei's defense is warming up as we speak.*
**[18:22] Nagisa**
Until last year, I had no interest
at all in high school baseball.
**[18:29] Nagisa**
But having spent a year writing
a novel about high school baseball,
**[18:34] Nagisa**
conducting interviews,
consulting documents...
**[18:39] Nagisa**
I know more about it than most old man fans.
**[18:43] Mayumi**
Goodness.
**[18:46] Nagisa**
And having interviewed countless
managers, I've come to think...
**[18:51] Nagisa**
Maybe my husband isn't so bad after all.
**[18:56] Nagisa**
Thinking back to all those baseball stories
he used to tell that I just ignored...
**[19:02] Nagisa**
Perhaps he was saying some
rather meaningful things.
**[19:07] Nagisa**
And as for Haruka, who was
willing to listen to them...
**[19:10] Nagisa**
Perhaps I understand how
she ended up so obsessed with it.
**[19:16] Mayumi**
My husband really loves Coach Ooyama.
**[19:22] Nagisa**
Just as a drinking buddy, right?
**[19:25] Mayumi**
They must've spent a wonderful
three years together.
**[19:29] Mayumi**
You can't stop them when they get
to talking about their high school days.
**[19:34] Nagisa**
High school baseball, huh?
**[19:38] Nagisa**
If they make it to the final,
**[19:41] Nagisa**
would you come to the ballpark with me?
**[19:46] Mayumi**
Gladly.
**[19:52] Colorcaster**
*And so, both teams come off the benches.*
**[19:56] Colorcaster**
* They pay their respects,*
* and Meisei moves to defense.*
**[20:01] Colorcaster**
* Taking the mound is their ace,*
* Touma Tachibana.*
**[20:03] Colorcaster**
* Catching for him will be*
* Souichirou Tachibana.*
**[20:07] Colorcaster**
* The battery of brothers*
* everyone's been watching.*
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
**[20:13] Nishimura's Dad**
Seinan vs. Meisei, huh?
**[20:18] Nishimura**
Quit looking so satisfied about the
matchup before we even play, will ya?
**[20:24] Nishimura's Dad**
Don't be stupid. Can't you grasp the
subtleties of your own father's expressions?
**[20:29] Nishimura's Dad**
You kids don't get it.
**[20:33] Nishimura's Dad**
Just how incredible
Seinan's current team is.
**[20:36] Nishimura's Dad**
Don't sweat the opinions of
the trend-chasers of this world.
**[20:40] Nishimura's Dad**
Trust in my eyes and my words.
**[20:44] Nishimura's Dad**
With talent like ours, manager included,
**[20:46] Nishimura's Dad**
we've even better than a real contender
for the Koshien crown, Kenjo.
**[20:51] Nishimura's Dad**
That's my clear-eyed evaluation.
**[20:55] Nishimura's Dad**
I've analyzed the pitching of
Touma Tachibana in game after game.
**[20:59] Nishimura's Dad**
We don't need to worry.
**[21:01] Nishimura's Dad**
He's easier to get a read on than you.
**[21:05] Nishimura's Dad**
You get it now?
This is my confident expression.
**[21:22] Souichirou**
*Incredible.*
**[21:25] Souichirou**
*Without a doubt...*
**[21:27] Souichirou**
* you're the first genius*
* I ever met in my life.*
**[21:33] Nishimura's Dad**
Who *is* that?
**[21:36] Nishimura**
Huh?
**[21:38] Nishimura**
That's Touma Tachibana.
**[21:41] Umpire**
Play ball!
**[21:44] Narrator**
*The match of destiny is about to begin!*
**[23:21] Narrator**
*Two aces.*
**[23:23] Narrator**
* These evolving monsters have dreams*
* hotter than a midsummer's day.*
**[23:28] Narrator**
*And they'll show them to the people watching.*
**[23:31] Narrator**
*Bigger and greater dreams than ever before.*
**[23:37] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "That's a Good
Expression" is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** That's a Good Expression
***SIGN*** That's a Good Expression
# E19 - That's a Good Expression
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G7PU4JMZM/thats-a-good-expression)
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**[00:12] Souichirou**
*Incredible.*
**[00:16] Nishimura's Dad**
Who *is* that?
**[00:19] Nishimura**
Huh?
**[00:20] Nishimura**
That's Touma Tachibana.
**[00:22] Umpire**
Play ball!
***SIGN*** Meiji
Jingu
***SIGN*** Baseball
Stadium
**[00:49] Nishimura's Dad**
Who...
**[00:56] Nishimura's Dad**
...*is* that?
**[00:58] Nishimura**
I just told you. It's Touma Tachibana.
**[01:17] Umpire**
Out!
**[01:29] Touma**
That last pitch was the best one, right?
**[01:32] Souichirou**
Did you change something on purpose?
**[01:37] Touma**
I just did my usual thing.
**[01:39] Touma**
My speed felt about the same.
**[01:42] Touma**
Was something weird?
**[01:43] Souichirou**
Oh, well, I just thought the spin rate on
your fastball had increased a little bit.
**[01:49] Touma**
Is that good?
**[01:50] Souichirou**
Of course.
**[01:53] Touma**
Oh. Neat.
**[01:59] Souichirou**
I was lying, idiot.
**[02:04] Souichirou**
It was more than a little bit.
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[03:42] Colorcaster**
* Those three quick outs have*
* got the stadium going wild.*
**[03:46] Colorcaster**
* Seinan's batting average is*
* every bit as good as Kenjo's,*
**[03:51] Colorcaster**
* but the only contact anyone made*
* was with the slow-curve at the end.*
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
**[03:58] Colorcaster**
* The fastballs they couldn't get*
* a piece of were all over 150 kph.*
**[04:02] Colorcaster**
* In his first appearance of the day,*
* Meisei High's ace Touma Tachibana*
**[04:07] Colorcaster**
*completely dominates the mound.*
**[04:10] Nishimura**
Boy, it's noisy in here.
**[04:13] Tadokoro**
Let's just take it back
to the center of the ring.
**[04:16] Tadokoro**
Losing on the first face-off makes it
harder against an opponent like this.
**[04:20] Nishimura**
Could you stop comparing
everything to sumo wrestling?
**[04:25] Tadokoro**
My point is, it's time to make
some noise of your own.
**[04:30] Tadokoro**
Tiger.
**[04:32] Nishimura**
Who are you calling "Tiger"?
**[04:36] Colorcaster**
* It's the bottom of the first,*
* and first up to the plate for Meisei...*
**[04:40] Colorcaster**
*is their center fielder, Akai.*
**[04:44] Colorcaster**
*Nishimura begins his windup.*
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Seinan
**[05:00] Ooyama**
Huh?
**[05:03] Colorcaster**
* Nishimura makes a*
* statement with his fastball.*
**[05:09] Colorcaster**
*And that one also comes in over 150 kph.*
**[05:41] Colorcaster**
* I-Incredible. More dominant*
* pitching from Seinan's Nishimura.*
**[05:46] Colorcaster**
*The crowd is roaring.*
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
**[05:48] Colorcaster**
* Meisei's time at the plate is an*
* action replay of the top of the inning.*
**[05:53] Colorcaster**
* What a way to start the second match of*
* the East Tokyo Championship semifinals!*
**[05:59] Touma**
Seriously, were you in on that?
**[06:02] Touma**
It was a total match.
**[06:06] Souichirou**
It was what I expected.
**[06:14] Souichirou**
Including him throwing a curve.
**[06:21] Souichirou**
I just didn't know his curve was that good.
**[06:25] Touma**
Oh, yeah?
**[06:32] Yoshiko**
I never knew he was that awesome a pitcher.
**[06:41] Yoshiko**
Otomi?
**[06:43] Otomi**
Yeah?
**[06:45] Yoshiko**
You looking for someone?
**[06:48] Otomi**
Yeah. Dad left home without his phone.
**[06:55] (Flashback) Mayumi**
Oh?
**[06:59] (Flashback) Mayumi**
Your father forgot his cell phone.
**[07:03] (Flashback) Mayumi**
Give it to him if you find him
at the ballpark, would you?
**[07:07] Yoshiko**
You won't find him in a crowd like this.
**[07:15] Otomi**
Yeah. Let's focus on the match.
**[07:25] Colorcaster**
* Wasn't the pitching from both teams in*
* the first inning incredible, Mr. Omoteura?*
**[07:33] Hyouri**
I tell you every year. It might be
*written* as "Omoteura," but it's "Hyouri."
**[07:37] Colorcaster**
Oh, please excuse me.
**[07:40] Hyouri**
Still, leaving Tachibana aside, it's a
surprise to see Nishimura north of 150 kph.
**[07:47] Colorcaster**
We definitely had an image of him
as a breaking ball pitcher.
**[07:52] Hyouri**
Of course, they can't keep
this kind of pitching up forever.
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
**[07:59] Hyouri**
Baseball is nine innings.
They've got a long way to go.
**[08:03] Hyouri**
Getting 27 outs isn't easy.
**[08:06] Hyouri**
It's important to apply the gas and brakes
as needed, and not get carried away.
**[08:12] Hyouri**
Stepping on the gas the
whole time leads to accidents.
**[08:15] Hyouri**
Momentary caution ensures a long life.
**[08:17] Hyouri**
Haste makes waste.
**[08:19] Hyouri**
Gargle, wash your hands, mask up,
avoid the Three Cs, and ventilate.
**[08:23] Hyouri**
Raise the red, lower the white!
**[08:26] Colorcaster**
*I think you lost the thread a little.*
**[08:28] Colorcaster**
*Anyway, we're past three innings now.*
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
**[08:31] Colorcaster**
*Both sides continue to pitch perfect innings.*
**[08:36] Hyouri**
Huh?
**[08:42] Colorcaster**
*The match started at 11:30,*
**[08:46] Colorcaster**
* and as both teams have failed*
* to get a runner on base,*
**[08:49] Colorcaster**
* we've reached the fourth*
* inning in under 30 minutes.*
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
**[08:54] Colorcaster**
* Naturally, we've cycled through*
* both orders, and we're back to the top.*
***SIGN*** Mitsuya
**[08:58] Colorcaster**
*Seinan's lineup gets its second go through.*
**[09:03] Colorcaster**
*But...*
**[09:22] Colorcaster**
* Just getting a piece of it*
* leads to big cheers.*
**[09:27] Mitsuya**
The ball's drifting high.
**[09:32] Mitsuya**
Ah, sorry.
**[09:35] Mitsuya**
Just making an excuse for my strikeouts.
**[09:40] Nishimura's Dad**
Trust your eyes.
**[09:49] Nishimura's Dad**
In my time, I've seen a few high school
pitchers seemingly transform overnight...
**[09:59] Colorcaster**
*Another strikeout. That's his ninth today.*
**[10:05] Nishimura's Dad**
But I've never seen a transformation
as drastic as *this* before.
**[10:10] Colorcaster**
* Touma Tachibana's not letting*
* anyone get a foot in the door today.*
**[10:15] Tadokoro**
There's one other.
**[10:19] Tadokoro**
Another pitcher who has transformed...
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Mitsuya
***SIGN*** Taki
***SIGN*** Hanaoka
***SIGN*** Tadokoro
***SIGN*** Nishimura
***SIGN*** Ogawara
***SIGN*** Ide
***SIGN*** Hachida
***SIGN*** Sandou
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Akai
***SIGN*** Murotani
***SIGN*** Tachibana S
***SIGN*** Imagawa
***SIGN*** Nangou
***SIGN*** Tachibana T
***SIGN*** Koma
***SIGN*** Nishiki
***SIGN*** Morishita
**[10:28] Colorcaster**
*And in the bottom of the fourth,*
**[10:29] Colorcaster**
* Meisei's back at the top of their*
* order with center fielder, Akai.*
**[10:46] Seinan Team A**
That's a good expression.
**[10:52] Seinan Team A**
Oh, I'm not suggesting
he's handsome or anything.
**[10:56] Nishimura's Dad**
You didn't need to clarify.
**[11:00] Seinan Team A**
I haven't ever seen Nishimura
that happy while pitching before.
**[11:07] Nishimura's Dad**
Really?
**[11:09] Nishimura's Dad**
I have.
**[12:04] Umpire**
Foul!
***SIGN*** Tachibana S
**[12:22] Umpire**
Strike!
**[12:37] Colorcaster**
* Struck him out.*
* His ninth of the day, too.*
**[12:40] Nishimura**
Yeah!
**[12:43] Colorcaster**
*Nishimura strikes a power pose on the mound.*
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[13:10] Man A**
Sounds like something big's
happening in that game.
**[13:15] Woman A**
Think we can still get in?
**[13:17] Man A**
Let's try.
***SIGN*** Meiji
Jingu
***SIGN*** Baseball
Stadium
**[13:36] Otomi**
Hello?
**[13:38] Mayumi**
*What? Otomi?*
**[13:41] Mayumi**
You haven't given the phone
to your father yet?
**[13:45] Otomi**
I can't go looking for Dad
right now. I don't have time.
**[13:50] Otomi**
Need something?
**[13:53] Mayumi**
I was wondering what he wanted for dinner.
**[13:57] Otomi**
Bah!
**[13:59] Otomi**
Honestly.
**[14:02] Touma**
Haven't seen you strike out in a while.
**[14:08] Touma**
Look, I get it. You don't have to say it.
**[14:12] Touma**
"I only swung at two."
**[14:15] Touma**
"That second one was a ball's width outside.
It shouldn't have counted as a strike."
**[14:22] Souichirou**
I'm surprised.
**[14:25] Touma**
Right?
**[14:26] Touma**
I can read everybody's thoughts today.
**[14:31] Touma**
I'm even scaring myself.
**[14:33] Touma**
No one's getting a hit off me today!
**[14:42] Souichirou**
Whatever.
**[14:44] Souichirou**
I really did just strike out, though.
***SIGN*** Kenjo High School
**[14:57] Colorcaster**
* No action there. Another inning*
* with three up, three down.*
**[15:01] Colorcaster**
*We haven't had a single man on base.*
**[15:04] Colorcaster**
* So far today, both pitchers*
* have faced the minimum.*
**[15:09] Colorcaster**
* Here in the second semi of the East Tokyo*
* Championship, the fifth inning has ended.*
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
**[15:14] Colorcaster**
* Meisei's ace, Tachibana,*
* and Seinan's ace, Nishimura,*
**[15:17] Colorcaster**
* remain perfect through five*
* here in Jingu Stadium.*
**[15:24] Komiyama**
I was expecting a pitchers' duel,
**[15:28] Komiyama**
but I didn't expect them
both to do their career best.
**[15:32] Komiyama**
They're pitching in a way that
invalidates all of our data so far.
**[15:36] Tomohito**
It's a rather abnormal match.
**[15:40] Yamaji**
Darn straight.
They're both perfect through five.
**[15:46] Tomohito**
Well...
**[15:50] Tomohito**
That's not what I meant.
**[16:18] Haruka**
Strikeout number...
**[16:20] Haruka**
Thirteen?!
**[16:25] Colorcaster**
*Fourteen!*
**[16:33] Touma**
Yup, yup, yup.
**[16:37] Souichirou**
It's perfect.
**[16:40] Ooyama**
R-Right.
**[16:42] Ooyama**
Of course it is! Perfect, indeed!
**[16:46] Souichirou**
Every ball has gone
where he meant it to go.
**[16:49] Souichirou**
I haven't moved my mitt
once after putting it up.
**[16:55] Ooyama**
You're awfully calm, given that.
**[16:59] Souichirou**
I always thought one minor
change could result in this.
**[17:05] Souichirou**
We might just see
a perfect game here today.
**[17:12] Souichirou**
The only question is,
which team will pitch it?
**[17:16] Ooyama**
Hey now...
**[17:20] Nishimura**
Fourteen strikeouts?
**[17:24] Nishimura**
How many do I have again?
**[17:27] Tadokoro**
Ten.
**[17:28] Nishimura**
Damn.
**[17:30] Nishimura**
Even if I strike out the side
this inning, I can't draw level.
**[17:33] Tadokoro**
C'mon now. Victory isn't
determined by how many slaps land.
**[17:38] Tadokoro**
You guys are grappling
in the ring right now.
**[17:40] Tadokoro**
Lower your hips and stand strong.
**[17:43] Nishimura**
Huh?
**[17:44] Nishimura**
Not sure I followed that, stable master.
***SIGN*** Nangou
***SIGN*** Tachibana T
***SIGN*** Koma
***SIGN*** Nishiki
**[17:57] Nishimura**
*No one's getting a hit off me.*
**[17:59] Nishimura**
*There's the power of my low fastballs...*
**[18:05] Nishimura**
*And...*
**[18:20] Nishimura**
* ...the break on my secondary pitches*
* even the catcher can't grab.*
**[18:23] Koma**
Zoom, zoom.
**[18:26] Colorcaster**
*I-Incredible.*
**[18:28] Colorcaster**
* The first runner on base for either team*
* is Kousaku Koma, Meisei's 7-hole,*
**[18:33] Colorcaster**
*off an uncaught third strike.*
**[18:35] Koma**
Winner.
**[18:37] Timon D**
An uncaught third strike!
**[18:38] Timon D**
Hey, great work!
**[18:42] Tadokoro**
Sorry, Nishimura.
**[18:44] Nishimura**
An uncaught... third strike?
**[18:48] Tadokoro**
I didn't expect a pitch
that fast to break like that.
**[18:52] Nishimura**
Does that mean there's a chance
I can get *four* strikeouts this inning?
**[19:00] Nishimura**
Heck yeah!
**[19:01] Nishimura**
I'm gonna win this grapple!
**[19:06] Colorcaster**
* Nishiki, batting eighth,*
* with a sacrifice bunt.*
**[19:10] Nishimura**
Damn it.
**[19:12] Colorcaster**
*Nishimura rushes out.*
**[19:13] Colorcaster**
*He grabs it and throws to second.*
**[19:15] 2nd Base Ump**
Out!
**[19:16] Colorcaster**
*Then, to first.*
**[19:18] 1st Base Ump**
Out!
**[19:18] Colorcaster**
*It's there in time. A double play!*
**[19:25] Colorcaster**
*Excellent fielding from Nishimura.*
**[19:34] Colorcaster**
*Two outs, no runners. And...*
**[19:40] Colorcaster**
*...strikeout number twelve!*
**[19:46] Nishimura**
Damn.
**[19:47] Nishimura**
I sat them down in order anyway,
**[19:50] Nishimura**
so can they just say
my perfect game is still alive?
**[19:53] Tadokoro**
Dosukoi, dosukoi!
**[19:55] Nishimiura**
You mean, "don't mind"!
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
**[20:17] Masaki**
Mister?
**[20:22] Masaki**
Boy, oh boy. It's been quite a game, huh?
**[20:26] Masaki**
You don't see a pitchers' duel
like this often, do you?
**[20:31] Harada**
Yeah. It's exhausting to watch.
**[20:39] Masaki**
That's disgusting!
**[20:43] Harada**
Sorry, sorry.
**[20:44] Harada**
I must be getting old.
Stuff keeps going down the wrong pipe.
**[20:49] Masaki**
How old are you, anyway?
**[20:58] Harada**
I'm 48.
**[21:02] Harada**
Shouhei Harada.
**[21:06] Harada**
That's my name.
**[21:09] Harada**
So I'm told.
**[21:23] Narrator**
*Sorry for making you stuff-er through that.*
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Mitsuya
***SIGN*** Taki
***SIGN*** Hanaoka
***SIGN*** Tadokoro
***SIGN*** Nishimura
***SIGN*** Ogawara
***SIGN*** Ide
***SIGN*** Hachida
***SIGN*** Sandou
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Akai
***SIGN*** Murotani
***SIGN*** Tachibana S
***SIGN*** Imagawa
***SIGN*** Nangou
***SIGN*** Tachibana T
***SIGN*** Koma
***SIGN*** Nishiki
***SIGN*** Morishita
**[21:42] Narrator**
* Now, which team will win*
* and move on to the final?*
**[21:46] Narrator**
*Who will it be?*
**[23:21] Narrator**
*It was the greatest festival of all.*
**[23:25] Narrator**
*The players. The crowds.*
**[23:28] Narrator**
* They were all caught up in*
* the exciting second match.*
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
**[23:34] Narrator**
*The second half of the match for victory.*
**[23:38] Narrator**
*Next time on *MIX*: "That's Our Best
Game" is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** That's Our Best Game
***SIGN*** That's Our Best Game
# E20 - That's Our Best Game
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G9DUEG5QM/thats-our-best-game)
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**[00:02] Colorcaster**
* The sixth inning is over. Both teams*
* remain without a hit in this game.*
**[00:07] Colorcaster**
As for the strikeout tally,
Tachibana has 14, Nishimura has 12.
**[00:13] Colorcaster**
*No walks so far.*
***SIGN*** Meiji
Jingu
***SIGN*** Baseball
Stadium
**[00:19] Colorcaster**
*My goodness.*
**[00:20] Colorcaster**
How could you possibly put this
display into words, Mr. Hyouri?
**[00:25] Hyouri**
It's a pitchers' duel in every sense.
**[00:32] Hyouri**
What's wrong?
**[00:33] Hyouri**
Your expression screams,
"I was expecting something more poetic."
**[00:37] Colorcaster**
O-Oh, I'm sure it doesn't...
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[02:13] Colorcaster**
* It's the top of the seventh,*
* and Seinan High is batting.*
**[02:16] Colorcaster**
* First up, the leadoff,*
* second baseman, Mitsuya.*
**[02:27] Mitsuya**
Okay!
**[02:32] Souichirou**
*Third time through the order, huh?*
**[02:41] Colorcaster**
*That was a tricky one.*
**[02:46] Colorcaster**
*He totally jammed him!*
**[02:48] Colorcaster**
*Oh, but...*
**[02:51] Colorcaster**
* That slow pop fly ends up coming down in the*
* gap between second, center, and right field.*
**[02:57] Ooyama**
Don't do it. Don't do it!
**[03:05] Colorcaster**
*And it doesn't hit the turf!*
**[03:07] Colorcaster**
* The swift Akai at center field*
* makes a diving catch.*
**[03:19] Colorcaster**
* Listen to those cheers!*
* That's the first out in the seventh.*
**[03:23] Colorcaster**
* Meisei's Touma Tachibana's perfect*
* pitching continues here at Jingu Stadium!*
**[03:31] Nishimura's Dad**
It's so annoying.
**[03:34] Nishimura's Dad**
"Perfect, perfect..."
**[03:37] Nishimura's Dad**
It's only the spectators making a big deal.
**[03:41] Nishimura's Dad**
That battery's not concerned
with that nonsense.
**[03:52] Nishimura's Dad**
They're just thinking
about each batter in turn.
**[04:08] Colorcaster**
*Three up, three down!*
**[04:10] Colorcaster**
* That's 21 batters retired. Still a*
* perfect game from Touma Tachibana!*
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
**[04:21] Timon-D**
Perfect!
**[04:22] Timon-D**
Yeah! You can do it!
**[04:27] Nishimura's Dad**
Sheesh. The dream gets bigger.
**[04:32] Nishimura**
No need to worry.
**[04:34] Nishimura**
They can't achieve their
perfect game if I don't give up a run.
**[04:44] Colorcaster**
* That's right! Nishimura hasn't*
* given up any walks or hits, either.*
**[04:50] Colorcaster**
* An error allowed one runner on base,*
* but he took him out in a double play,*
**[04:54] Colorcaster**
* leaving no stranded runners*
* for a near-perfect game.*
**[05:00] Nishimura**
"Near"?
**[05:02] Hyouri**
We have ourselves here
a bona fide pitchers' duel.
**[05:08] Hyouri**
Is there a problem?
**[05:11] Colorcaster**
*Leadoff, center fielder, Akai.*
**[05:15] Nishimura**
Third time through the order, huh?
**[05:22] Nishimura**
Gotten used to it yet?
**[05:26] Nishimura**
My curveball, I mean.
**[05:32] Colorcaster**
*He got a piece of it.*
**[05:35] Nishimura**
Hey, good job.
**[05:36] Colorcaster**
* It's coming down in the gap between*
* second, center, and right field.*
**[05:41] Colorcaster**
*It hits the turf!*
**[05:50] Colorcaster**
*It's a hit! A hit, a hit!*
**[05:52] Colorcaster**
* The first hit of this game comes from Meisei*
* High's leadoff and center fielder, Ryou Akai.*
**[05:58] Colorcaster**
* Will we start to see offensive movement*
* in this second match of the semifinals?*
**[06:04] Haruka**
So, what do we do now?
**[06:07] Ooyama**
What else?
**[06:12] Colorcaster**
Whoa. The 2-hole, Murotani,
swings hard at the first pitch.
**[06:18] Hyouri**
Who does he think he's fooling?
**[06:20] Hyouri**
He knows the other team's
first and third basemen are fast.
**[06:25] Hyouri**
He's trying to delay their charge
as much as possible, I'll bet.
**[06:30] Hyouri**
He's obviously going to bunt here.
**[06:36] Umpire**
Strike!
**[06:39] Umpire**
Strike! You're out!
**[06:42] Colorcaster**
* Behind in the count, but still swinging*
* away and that's strike three.*
**[06:46] Colorcaster**
* The runner stays right*
* where he is, and it's one out.*
**[06:49] Haruka**
Is that what you ordered?
**[06:51] Ooyama**
Yeah.
**[06:53] Ooyama**
I wanted to avoid a double play
on a weak grounder.
**[06:57] Ooyama**
If you swing away like that
with Nishimura pitching like he is,
**[07:00] Ooyama**
you won't make contact.
**[07:02] Haruka**
Why not go for a sacrifice bunt?
**[07:05] Ooyama**
I'm playing the percentages.
**[07:09] Ooyama**
If first base were clear,
they'd walk Souichirou for sure.
**[07:14] Ooyama**
Leaving the runner where he is
**[07:16] Ooyama**
and betting on an extra-base hit
from Souichirou on his third at-bat
**[07:19] Ooyama**
seems more likely to
translate to a run, don't you think?
**[07:25] Haruka**
I see.
**[07:28] Colorcaster**
* Well, well, well. Looks like a*
* message from the Seinan bench.*
**[07:37] Hyouri**
An intentional walk, I'll bet.
**[07:41] Colorcaster**
* It's an intentional walk,*
* and Tachibana takes his base.*
**[07:47] Ooyama**
Wha?
**[07:49] Haruka**
Even high school baseball
has adopted that rule, you see.
**[07:56] Koma**
Looks like Nishimura on
the mound wanted that, too.
**[08:00] Touma**
Yeah. He's thinking clearly.
**[08:04] Colorcaster**
*With one out and a runner on first,*
**[08:06] Colorcaster**
* the 3-hole and catcher,*
* Tachibana, is walked intentionally.*
**[08:09] Colorcaster**
* Coach Nishimura is willing to put a runner*
* in a scoring position to avoid facing him.*
**[08:16] Haruka**
Looks like their bench
saw things the same way.
**[08:19] Ooyama**
Damn. Playing the percentages, huh?
**[08:25] Colorcaster**
*Next up, the cleanup, Imagawa.*
**[08:28] Imagawa**
Should I feel insulted?
**[08:47] Umpire**
Foul!
**[08:48] Ooyama**
When a percentage goes down...
**[08:52] Ooyama**
you just have to raise it.
**[09:12] Colorcaster**
*The double steal is...*
**[09:12] Umpire**
Safe!
**[09:14] Colorcaster**
*...successful!*
**[09:16] Colorcaster**
*One out, runners on second and third.*
**[09:18] Colorcaster**
*Meisei's got a real chance here!*
**[09:28] Ooyama**
How'd you like that? That percentage
is looking pretty good now!
**[09:31] Touma**
What was the chance of
success on that double steal?
**[09:37] Koma**
A more accurate throw
would've made that dicey, right?
**[09:46] Ooyama**
Despite appearances,
he's good at making contact.
**[09:52] Ooyama**
One out, runners on second and third.
**[09:56] Ooyama**
We don't need a hit.
**[09:59] Ooyama**
If he can just make contact...
**[10:02] Ooyama**
something might happen!
**[10:07] Ooyama**
Yes!
**[10:09] Colorcaster**
*It's a hard fly ball.*
**[10:11] Ooyama**
Make it to the outfield!
Give us a run on a sacrifice fly!
**[10:15] Touma**
Hang on, dude.
**[10:19] Colorcaster**
*The right fielder retreats...*
**[10:21] Ooyama**
Yes! One run on a sacrifice fly!
**[10:25] Colorcaster**
*But it goes over his head!*
**[10:29] Colorcaster**
*It's loose! It's loose!*
**[10:35] Colorcaster**
*The runner from third makes it in.*
**[10:39] Colorcaster**
*The runner from second makes it in, too.*
**[10:41] Colorcaster**
* But the fired-up Imagawa gets greedy and*
* is tagged out at second. Just a bit too slow.*
**[10:49] Colorcaster**
* And so, in the bottom of the seventh,*
* Meisei gets the go-ahead runs to make it 2-0.*
**[10:55] Timon-D**
Meisei!
**[10:56] Timon-D**
Hey, great work!
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Punch
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[11:20] Colorcaster**
* And so, in the bottom of the seventh,*
* Meisei gets the go-ahead runs to make it 2-0.*
**[11:32] Touma**
Was it the wind?
**[11:35] Souichirou**
Nah.
**[11:37] Souichirou**
He didn't just hit it.
**[11:39] Souichirou**
He really pushed it at the end.
**[11:43] Imagawa**
Yeah!
**[11:45] Imagawa**
You see that, Touma?
**[11:47] Touma**
Yeah, it surprised me.
**[11:50] Touma**
I can't believe you got
tagged out at second.
**[11:52] Imagawa**
Not that part!
**[12:00] Colorcaster**
*That's the third out.*
**[12:02] Colorcaster**
*Nishimura hung in there.*
**[12:05] Colorcaster**
*He turns back to check the scoreboard.*
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Akai
***SIGN*** Murotani
***SIGN*** Tachibana S
***SIGN*** Imagawa
***SIGN*** Nangou
***SIGN*** Tachibana T
***SIGN*** Koma
***SIGN*** Nishiki
***SIGN*** Morishita
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Mitsuya
***SIGN*** Taki
***SIGN*** Hanaoka
***SIGN*** Tadokoro
***SIGN*** Nishimura
***SIGN*** Ogawara
***SIGN*** Ide
***SIGN*** Hachida
***SIGN*** Sandou
**[12:10] Colorcaster**
*Only the eighth and ninth innings remain.*
**[12:14] Colorcaster**
* In this East Tokyo Championship semifinal,*
* Meisei High has taken a two-run lead!*
**[12:20] Nishimura's Dad**
It wasn't a bad pitch.
The hitter deserves the credit.
**[12:27] Nishimura**
I don't like it.
**[12:34] Nishimura's Dad**
Okay!
**[12:36] Nishimura's Dad**
The match is in motion now.
**[12:38] Nishimura's Dad**
Waves are forming in
the quiet pitchers' duel.
**[12:42] Nishimura's Dad**
And with a two-run lead, the pitcher's
feelings will be in motion, too. I'm sure of it.
**[12:49] Nishimura's Dad**
The real game starts here.
**[12:54] Colorcaster**
*Struck him out.*
**[12:56] Colorcaster**
* The bottom of the eighth starts with*
* Seinan's cleanup and catcher, Tadokoro.*
**[13:02] Colorcaster**
* He swings and misses at strike three*
* for out number one.*
***SIGN*** Tadokoro
***SIGN*** Nishimura
***SIGN*** Ogawara
**[13:10] Colorcaster**
*Next up, the 5-hole and pitcher, Nishimura.*
**[13:43] Colorcaster**
*I-Incredible! 157 kph!*
**[13:48] Colorcaster**
* How can he still bring heat*
* like that in the eighth?*
**[13:52] Colorcaster**
* Touma Tachibana is*
* a force to be reckoned with.*
**[13:55] Touma**
Whew. It's hot out here.
**[14:00] Nishimura**
Having to face him on a day like today...
Is it bad luck on our part?
**[14:05] Souichirou**
If you wanna write it off as luck
and concede, we'd appreciate it.
**[14:13] Nishimura**
I don't...
**[14:15] Nishimura**
like it!
**[14:19] Colorcaster**
*Foul!*
**[14:20] Colorcaster**
* Touma Tachibana has him in a hole*
* after just two pitches.*
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Mitsuya
***SIGN*** Taki
***SIGN*** Hanaoka
***SIGN*** Tadokoro
***SIGN*** Nishimura
***SIGN*** Ogawara
***SIGN*** Ide
***SIGN*** Hachida
***SIGN*** Sandou
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Akai
***SIGN*** Murotani
***SIGN*** Tachibana S
***SIGN*** Imagawa
***SIGN*** Nangou
***SIGN*** Tachibana T
***SIGN*** Koma
***SIGN*** Nishiki
***SIGN*** Morishita
**[14:38] Touma**
It's 12:50, huh?
**[15:41] Otomi**
Huh?
***SIGN*** Punch
**[15:53] Mayumi**
What does it mean if it hits that part?
**[15:57] Nagisa**
Oh, that's a home run.
**[16:14] Colorcaster**
*He touches home!*
**[16:17] Colorcaster**
*It's 2-1! It's now a one-run game.*
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
**[16:20] Colorcaster**
*In the eighth with one out, Seinan's 5-hole*
**[16:23] Colorcaster**
* and pitcher, Nishimura,*
* hits a home run off the foul pole.*
**[16:27] Colorcaster**
* That one hit wrecks Touma Tachibana's*
* perfect game, his no-hitter,*
**[16:33] Colorcaster**
*and his shutout all at once.*
**[16:39] Souichirou**
What the hell was that pitch?
**[16:43] Touma**
That's what I'd like to know.
**[16:49] Touma**
This cool breeze blew in all of a sudden,
and my body went totally limp.
**[16:57] Souichirou**
Huh?
**[17:05] Souichirou**
What are you doing? That hurt!
**[17:09] Touma**
That's what it felt like, at least.
**[17:15] Souichirou**
Hey now...
***SIGN*** Ogawara
**[17:28] Tadokoro**
The waves you kicked up
have him disoriented.
**[17:33] Nishimura**
That was just a check-in.
**[17:41] Nishimura**
I think.
**[17:47] Touma**
*Okay.*
**[17:49] Touma**
* I can continue to throw it*
* in the strike zone, no problem.*
**[17:58] Umpire**
Strike! You're out!
**[18:11] Umpire**
Three outs!
**[18:16] Nishimura's Dad**
What was that about, then?
**[18:18] Nishimura's Dad**
The pitch he threw to you.
**[18:22] Nishimura**
Who can say?
**[18:25] Nishimura's Dad**
Enjoying yourself, are you?
**[18:28] Nishimura**
Yeah.
**[18:29] Nishimura**
That's our best game of
the summer right here.
**[18:34] Nishimura's Dad**
Idiot. It's only our best game if Seinan wins.
**[18:41] Nishimura**
You seem to be enjoying yourself
more than I am, though.
**[19:05] Colorcaster**
*The bat finds nothing. That's two outs.*
**[19:09] Colorcaster**
* Great movement and speed from*
* Seinan's ace, Takumi Nishimura.*
**[19:14] Colorcaster**
* With such stellar pitching, you wouldn't*
* believe he just gave up two runs.*
**[19:22] Komiyama**
Where'd the others go?
**[19:24] Team E**
Oh, well...
**[19:26] Team E**
They said seeing all those strikeouts before
our match was giving them bad vibes, so...
**[19:49] Colorcaster**
*Strike three!*
**[19:52] Colorcaster**
* Takumi Nishimura raises*
* a cry from the mound!*
**[19:55] Colorcaster**
* Other than the blip in the seventh,*
* he's ended every inning in three batters!*
**[19:59] Colorcaster**
* In pitching eight innings, he's given up*
* two hits and struck out 16!*
**[20:04] Colorcaster**
* I should call it incredible,*
* but his rival pitcher, Touma Tachibana,*
**[20:09] Colorcaster**
* has only given up one hit, which was*
* a home run to Nishimura himself.*
**[20:12] Colorcaster**
*He's struck out 17!*
**[20:14] Colorcaster**
*But gosh, what a match this has been!*
**[20:19] Hyouri**
* Yes, we have ourselves here*
* a bona fide pitchers' duel.*
**[20:25] Colorcaster**
* And so, it's Seinan's turn to bat,*
* needing one run in the final inning.*
**[20:31] Teacher**
Before today...
**[20:33] Teacher**
I never once doubted
we'd be going to Koshien.
**[20:39] Teacher**
But watching a match
like this gets me worrying.
**[20:44] Teacher**
They're something else, aren't they?
**[20:47] Komiyama**
This is all within expectations.
**[20:50] Komiyama**
Our players know better than anyone
how amazing Touma Tachibana is, after all.
**[20:56] Komiyama**
They're not shaken at all.
**[21:00] Teacher**
Yes. Although...
**[21:02] Teacher**
It's not certain yet
which team we'll be playing.
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
**[23:22] Narrator**
*The final at last.*
**[23:25] Narrator**
*The battle reignites after 30 years.*
**[23:29] Narrator**
*And awaiting the victors is Koshien.*
**[23:34] Narrator**
*Soon, dreams will come true.*
**[23:38] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "Just One More"
is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** Just One More
***SIGN*** Just One More
# E21 - Just One More
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GX9UQZJGE/just-one-more)
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***SIGN*** Kenjo High School
**[00:07] Teacher**
Before today...
**[00:09] Teacher**
I never once doubted
we'd be going to Koshien.
**[00:15] Teacher**
But watching a match
like this gets me worrying.
**[00:20] Teacher**
They're something else, aren't they?
**[00:23] Komiyama**
This is all within expectations.
**[00:25] Komiyama**
Our players know better than anyone
how amazing Touma Tachibana is, after all.
**[00:32] Komiyama**
They're not shaken at all.
**[00:36] Teacher**
Yes. Although...
**[00:38] Teacher**
It's not certain yet
which team we'll be playing.
**[01:18] Colorcaster**
*It ends 2-1.*
**[01:20] Colorcaster**
*The aces really duked it out.*
**[01:24] Colorcaster**
*A rare pitchers' duel.*
**[01:52] Nishimura's Dad**
You're not going to cry?
**[01:55] Nishimura**
Only the seniors are allowed to cry.
**[02:05] Nishimura**
I'm burning this sight into my eyes.
**[02:12] Nishimura**
For next year.
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Mitsuya
***SIGN*** Taki
***SIGN*** Hanaoka
***SIGN*** Tadokoro
***SIGN*** Nishimura
***SIGN*** Ogawara
***SIGN*** Ide
***SIGN*** Hachida
***SIGN*** Sandou
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Akai
***SIGN*** Murotani
***SIGN*** Tachibana S
***SIGN*** Imagawa
***SIGN*** Nangou
***SIGN*** Tachibana T
***SIGN*** Koma
***SIGN*** Nishiki
***SIGN*** Morishita
**[02:21] Nishimura's Dad**
Yeah, we'll hold our
"best game" over to next year.
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
**[02:39] Colorcaster**
* This result means in two days' time,*
* the final will be Kenjo against Meisei High.*
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[04:20] Colorcaster**
* Meisei High's center fielder, Akai Ryou,*
* makes the catch to win the game.*
**[04:25] Colorcaster**
* His match-up with Kenjo's*
* indomitable slugger,*
***SIGN*** Kenjo High School
**[04:28] Colorcaster**
* Tomohito Akai, who's his brother,*
* is getting lots of attention,*
**[04:32] Colorcaster**
* but let's not forget that Kenjo High School*
* was once known as Sumi Tech.*
**[04:39] Colorcaster**
* That's right. That legendary final*
* from that legendary summer,*
**[04:43] Colorcaster**
* burned into the memory*
* of many a baseball fan.*
**[04:47] Colorcaster**
*Meisei High School's ace, Tatsuya Uesugi.*
**[04:52] Colorcaster**
*Sumi Tech's slugger, Akio Nitta.*
**[04:56] Colorcaster**
* Thirty-something years later, these two*
* schools clash in the final once more.*
**[05:04] Colorcaster**
* Which school will snag*
* that ticket to Koshien?*
**[05:18] Komiyama**
We've had tons of
encouraging emails and calls.
**[05:24] Komiyama**
Excitement is high among Sumi Tech alumni.
**[05:27] Club A**
Sounds good. The more attention on us,
the harder our lineup will hit.
**[05:36] Komiyama**
Yup.
**[05:42] Komiyama**
I wonder why...
**[05:46] Komiyama**
I'm perfectly aware of
how great Touma Tachibana is,
**[05:50] Komiyama**
but for some reason, I feel
like we've got this in the bag.
**[05:56] Tomohito**
It's mysterious, isn't it?
**[06:01] Tomohito**
I feel the same way.
**[06:07] Komiyama**
I see.
**[06:17] Yoshiko**
Yeah!
**[06:18] Otomi**
Yeah!
**[06:21] Girls**
Yeah!
**[06:23] Yoshiko**
We did it!
**[06:25] Otomi**
We did it!
**[06:26] Yoshiko**
They were amazing!
**[06:29] Otomi**
They were amazing!
**[06:31] Band A**
Too amazing, right?
**[06:36] Band B**
Yeah. It felt kinda unreal.
**[06:40] Band C**
You said it.
***SIGN*** Meiji
Jingu
***SIGN*** Baseball
Stadium
**[07:16] Harada**
What are you doing out here?
**[07:20] Masaki**
Oh, it's you.
**[07:22] Masaki**
Seriously, where'd he go?
**[07:28] Harada**
Who?
**[07:30] Masaki**
He asked me to hold his stuff
while he went to the bathroom.
**[07:35] Masaki**
But even by the end,
he hadn't returned to his seat.
**[07:38] Harada**
Like I said, who?
**[07:42] Masaki**
The Tachibana brothers' father.
**[08:03] Club**
Just one more! Just one more!
**[08:07] Club**
Just one more! Just one more!
**[08:11] Club**
Just one more! Just one more!
**[08:12] Ooyama**
Hey now. Quiet down.
**[08:15] Ooyama**
Your ace pitched a complete game
under that blazing sun.
**[08:21] Ooyama**
Let him rest.
**[08:24] Club**
Yes, sir.
**[08:28] Souichirou**
He'll be fine, Manager.
**[08:31] Souichirou**
He's not that sensitive.
**[08:53] Ooyama**
Even so...
**[08:56] Ooyama**
He's pretty amazing.
**[09:06] Yoshiko**
Your phone's ringing, Otomi.
**[09:13] Otomi**
It's not mine.
**[09:32] Haruka**
Who are you calling?
***SIGN*** Calling
Eisuke Tachibana
***SIGN*** Calling
Eisuke Tachibana
**[09:35] Ooyama**
Oh, I wanted to hear from the man
who'll be riding highest of all.
***SIGN*** Calling
Eisuke Tachibana
***SIGN*** Calling
Eisuke Tachibana
***SIGN*** Calling
Eisuke Tachibana
***SIGN*** Calling
Eisuke Tachibana
***SIGN*** Calling
Eisuke Tachibana
**[09:44] Otomi**
Hello?
**[09:49] Ooyama**
Huh?
**[09:55] Souichirou**
What's with you?
**[09:57] Touma**
Oh, well, it's just... Nothing.
**[10:07] Souichirou**
In your dreams, you can give up
as many home runs as you want.
**[10:11] Touma**
I didn't give up any home runs!
**[10:15] Touma**
It was a bases-clearing double.
**[10:20] Souichirou**
I see.
**[10:23] Otomi**
Hello?
**[10:25] Ooyama**
Yes?
**[10:29] Narrator**
*Just one more until Meisei High: Part 2!*
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Mitsuya
***SIGN*** Taki
***SIGN*** Hanaoka
***SIGN*** Tadokoro
***SIGN*** Nishimura
***SIGN*** Ogawara
***SIGN*** Ide
***SIGN*** Hachida
***SIGN*** Sandou
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Akai
***SIGN*** Murotani
***SIGN*** Tachibana S
***SIGN*** Imagawa
***SIGN*** Nangou
***SIGN*** Tachibana T
***SIGN*** Koma
***SIGN*** Nishiki
***SIGN*** Morishita
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[10:45] Narrator**
* The heat of that summer*
* remained sealed inside here.*
***SIGN*** Punch
**[11:41] Mayumi**
Oh, no! I forgot to buy toilet paper.
**[11:49] Touma**
I'll go get some.
**[11:52] Touma**
I was gonna hit up the bookstore, anyway.
**[11:54] Mayumi**
Oh, but...
**[11:57] Touma**
Just the usual kind, right?
**[11:59] Mayumi**
Oh, but...
**[12:07] Touma**
I'm off.
**[12:26] Souichirou**
Otomi.
**[12:30] Souichirou**
Do you have any superglue?
**[12:33] Otomi**
Yeah. Just a minute.
**[12:58] Staff**
Thank you for coming!
***SIGN*** Kaiser Paper
***SIGN*** Cotton Candy
***SIGN*** Watch
Out
***SIGN*** Frequent
Cross-
Traffic
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Out
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Cross-
Traffic
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Cross-
Traffic
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Cross-
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Traffic
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Cross-
Traffic
***SIGN*** Watch
Out
**[13:47] Touma**
Ouch.
**[13:50] Harada**
Don't space out.
**[13:52] Harada**
Watch where you're walking.
***SIGN*** Watch
Out
***SIGN*** Frequent
Cross-
Traffic
**[14:09] Touma**
Um, you're...
**[14:13] Harada**
My name is Shouhei Harada.
**[14:15] Harada**
So I'm told.
**[14:18] Touma**
Oh, right! It's Harada! Harada!
**[14:23] Harada**
Show some respect.
**[14:25] Touma**
I'm glad to hear your real name got out.
**[14:28] Harada**
I don't like the way you just said that.
**[14:32] Harada**
But my memory's not back yet.
**[14:36] Harada**
So everything's just "So I'm told" for now.
***SIGN*** Watch
Out
***SIGN*** Frequent
Cross-
Traffic
**[14:41] Harada**
Good timing, though. Follow me.
**[14:45] Touma**
Where?
**[14:47] Harada**
You're interested in the people
I'm told are my family, right?
**[14:51] Touma**
Not really.
**[14:57] Harada**
Don't be shy.
**[14:58] Touma**
No, I mean it. I'm really not.
**[15:16] Nishimura**
Tachibana?
**[15:21] Harada**
You're interested, I bet.
**[15:23] Touma**
I'm really not.
**[15:28] Nishimura's Dad**
H-He's...
**[15:33] Nishimura's Dad**
He's alive?
**[15:35] Nishimura**
Hey, man. Get a grip.
**[15:39] Nishimura**
No one thought he'd—
**[15:40] Nishimura's Dad**
No, stupid. The man *with* him.
**[15:45] Nishimura**
The old guy?
**[15:47] Nishimura**
Otomi says he's got amnesia
and doesn't even know his own name.
**[15:55] Nishimura's Dad**
He's Shouhei Harada.
**[15:59] Nishimura's Dad**
Mauled by a tiger in the mountains of India.
**[16:04] Nishimura's Dad**
Gored while bullfighting in Spain.
**[16:08] Nishimura's Dad**
I heard all kinds of crazy rumors
about him. So I felt sure...
**[16:13] Nishimura**
A guy from your past, huh?
**[16:17] Nishimura's Dad**
Yeah.
**[16:39] Nishimura's Dad**
Yeah.
**[16:44] Nishimura's Dad**
A fellow loser in love.
***SIGN*** Harada
**[17:07] Touma**
These guys seem pretty well-off.
**[17:09] Harada**
What are you, a burglar?
**[17:12] Kanna**
Shouhei!
**[17:14] Kanna**
Who's that guy?!
**[17:18] Touma**
You've got a kid?
**[17:20] Harada**
Idiot.
**[17:24] Harada**
That's the daughter of my divorced sister.
**[17:29] Harada**
So I'm told.
**[17:31] Touma**
Oh, I see.
**[17:34] Harada's Mother**
Oh! Shouhei, you brought a guest?
**[17:39] Harada**
My mom.
**[17:41] Harada**
So I'm told.
**[17:42] Touma**
Oh. Hi there.
**[17:44] Harada**
I told you about him. He's Touma Tachibana.
**[17:48] Harada's Mom**
Oh, from the family
that's been looking after you?
**[17:53] Touma**
We haven't, really.
**[17:56] Touma**
He just kind of put up a tent in our
yard and decided to sleep there.
**[18:01] Harada's Mom**
Once things calm down a bit,
we'd love to come by and say hello.
**[18:08] Touma**
Oh, you don't have to!
**[18:11] Touma**
We've already moved on to a life without him.
**[18:18] Harada**
You're hungry, right?
**[18:20] Harada**
You haven't had lunch yet, I bet.
**[18:23] Touma**
I'm not really—
**[18:24] Harada's Mom**
Would you like some sushi?
**[18:27] Harada**
Yeah, sounds good.
**[18:28] Touma**
I'm not—
**[18:50] Touma**
How old?
**[18:52] Harada**
I'm 48. So I'm told.
**[18:55] Touma**
I meant the kid.
**[18:57] Harada**
Oh.
**[18:58] Harada**
She said six or something, I think.
**[19:02] Touma**
She's cute.
**[19:04] Kanna**
Get back here, Poseidon!
**[19:04] Harada**
I disagree.
**[19:18] Harada**
I guess summer's almost over.
**[19:22] Touma**
It's still plenty hot.
**[19:38] Harada**
It was about this time of day.
**[19:46] Harada**
When Nishimura hit that home run
off you in the Seinan match...
**[20:01] Harada**
And...
**[20:04] Harada**
when the old man passed away.
**[20:31] Otomi**
Hey, Mom!
**[20:33] Otomi**
We've got lots of toilet paper right here!
**[20:42] Mayumi**
Oh, do we?
**[20:45] Mayumi**
I must have bought some
yesterday and put it in there.
**[20:49] Otomi**
Honestly.
**[20:53] Mayumi**
I'm sorry.
**[21:21] Narrator**
*It would've been just one more.*
**[21:37] Narrator**
*To Koshien.*
**[23:22] Narrator**
*"I wish..."*
**[23:23] Narrator**
*"If only..."*
**[23:26] Narrator**
*"Could've..."*
**[23:28] Narrator**
*"Would've..."*
**[23:31] Narrator**
* All they can think of is*
* the time they can't get back.*
**[23:36] Narrator**
*Yet tomorrow comes all the same.*
**[23:40] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "As Ever"
is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** As Ever
***SIGN*** As Ever
# E22 - As Ever
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G4VUQ819K/as-ever)
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***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[01:45] Narrator**
*The East Tokyo Championship final.*
***SIGN*** Natsuno
***SIGN*** Tachibana T
**[02:22] Souichirou**
Don't wave.
**[02:25] Souichirou**
That wasn't some great play.
You were just slow to start running.
**[02:30] Souichirou**
Focus on the game.
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
**[02:46] Touma**
Let me pitch.
**[02:51] Ooyama**
You can't hold off the Kenjo
order in your current state.
**[02:55] Ooyama**
Those aren't my words.
**[02:57] Ooyama**
That's what Souichirou said.
**[03:01] Ooyama**
The guy who knows you better than anyone.
**[03:06] Touma**
But if I take the mound, they might be
all sympathetic and go easy on me.
**[03:14] Touma**
The Kenjo order, I mean.
**[03:20] Ooyama**
Is that what you want?
**[03:24] Ooyama**
Is that the game you want your father to see?
**[03:56] Touma**
Seems like you're the same as ever.
**[04:01] Souichirou**
It's not my first time losing a father.
**[04:09] Souichirou**
And...
**[04:12] Souichirou**
It's not like he was my real father.
**[04:25] Umpire**
Three outs! Change!
**[04:32] Souichirou**
It's time, Natsuno.
**[04:34] Natsuno**
Uh, right.
**[04:45] Umpire**
Play ball!
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[04:58] Ooyama**
Natsuno pitched really well.
**[05:01] Masaki**
Yeah.
**[05:03] Masaki**
That Kenjo order got double digit hits,
but only scored three runs in nine innings.
**[05:09] Masaki**
That's amazing work.
**[05:12] Ooyama**
Natsuno pitched really well.
**[05:21] Ooyama**
But we lost.
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
***SIGN*** 9th
**[05:27] Ooyama**
I didn't shed a single tear, though.
**[05:31] Ooyama**
I'd cried 'em all out the day before.
**[05:40] Ooyama**
I think I might've been the one
least focused on the game.
**[05:47] Ooyama**
Right, shop master?
**[05:49] Masaki**
Don't "Right, shop master?" me.
**[05:52] Masaki**
You haven't ordered anything!
You're drinking beer you brought in!
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[05:58] Ooyama**
I've been drinking so much lately that Haruka
finally had enough and banned it last week,
**[06:04] Ooyama**
so I can't drink at home.
**[06:06] Masaki**
I don't care!
**[06:07] Ooyama**
Oh, come on!
There's no need to shout so loud!
**[06:11] Haruka**
Same to you, Dad.
**[06:15] Ooyama**
Oh, shop master.
**[06:17] Ooyama**
Could I have a coffee?
**[06:18] Haruka**
Oh, honestly. You're really
going to ruin your health.
**[06:22] Ooyama**
Forgive me, daughter!
**[06:24] Ooyama**
I'll cut back after
the 49-day mourning period.
**[06:27] Ooyama**
So please... I promise!
**[06:29] Haruka**
"Cut back"? Not "quit"?
**[06:32] Ooyama**
Please understand.
**[06:35] Ooyama**
I *have* to drink.
**[06:49] Haruka**
But...
**[06:50] Haruka**
Touma and the others can't drink.
**[06:53] Haruka**
I wonder what they should do.
**[07:01] Masaki**
Speaking of which...
**[07:05] Masaki**
He's the only one left now.
**[07:09] Masaki**
The only one in that house
not related by blood.
**[07:16] Otomi**
Tou's not back yet?
**[07:19] Mayumi**
Oh, he called earlier.
**[07:22] Mayumi**
He's over at Mr. Harada's.
**[07:26] Otomi**
Mr. Harada's?
**[07:28] Otomi**
Oh, right, right. That Mr. Harada.
**[07:32] Souichirou**
I'm hungry.
**[07:33] Souichirou**
Let's eat already.
**[07:35] Otomi**
Hey, Sou!
**[07:39] Souichirou**
Did you make this gyoza, Otomi?
**[07:43] Otomi**
Not just the gyoza.
**[07:46] Otomi**
The beef and potato stew, the boiled
spinach in soy sauce, *and* the pork miso.
**[07:51] Mayumi**
Thank you.
**[07:53] Mayumi**
Otomi's been such a big help.
**[08:02] Souichirou**
Maybe we should wait
till Touma gets back, then.
**[08:07] Otomi**
Hey, hold up! What are you implying there?
**[08:10] Souichirou**
Oh, nothing.
**[08:12] Otomi**
No, come on, tell me!
**[08:14] Mayumi**
Now, now...
**[08:22] Touma**
I'm back.
**[08:31] (Flashback) Eisuke**
Um, excuse me!
**[08:34] (Flashback) Eisuke**
I think I might be lost.
**[08:38] (Flashback) Eisuke**
Which way is it to Koshien again?
**[08:42] (Flashback) Eisuke**
Oh, it's that way? Thanks so much.
**[08:46] Touma**
*No...*
**[08:50] (Flashback) Eisuke**
Gotta go!
**[08:51] Touma**
*It's not that way!*
**[08:53] Touma**
*Don't go!*
**[08:55] Touma**
*Come back!*
***SIGN*** Meisen Silk
from Isesaki
***SIGN*** Meisen Silk
from Isesaki
**[09:04] Teacher**
No, *you* come back to geography class.
**[09:08] Touma**
Understood.
**[09:21] Nikaidou**
Well? How's your ace been?
**[09:26] Imagawa**
Same as ever.
**[09:30] Imagawa**
Though, since it's a new team,
I've only looked in now and then.
**[09:35] Imagawa**
But his pitching's as good as ever.
**[09:38] Nikaidou**
I see.
**[09:40] Imagawa**
Sorry I couldn't keep my promise
to take us to Koshien.
**[09:45] Nikaidou**
You never made a promise like that.
**[09:49] Imagawa**
Wait, I didn't?
**[09:51] Nikaidou**
You don't have anyone to
apologize to. Hold your head high.
**[09:56] Nikaidou**
Is Souichirou the new captain?
**[09:59] Imagawa**
Yeah.
**[10:00] Imagawa**
Though, he's essentially been
the captain this whole time.
**[10:06] Nikaidou**
Yeah, I suppose.
**[10:08] Imagawa**
You didn't have to agree.
**[10:12] Nikaidou**
If that hadn't happened...
**[10:16] Nikaidou**
Just...
**[10:20] Nikaidou**
"If only," you know?
**[10:38] Otomi**
Can I help you?
**[10:42] Arisa**
It's nothing.
**[10:44] Otomi**
Did I look down?
**[10:48] Arisa**
Why would I care?
**[10:58] Komiyama**
Rain, huh?
**[11:10] Narrator**
*The quarterfinals of Koshien.*
**[11:13] Narrator**
* From the very start of the match,*
* the rain poured down.*
**[11:24] Narrator**
* An error by the shortstop slipping in*
* the mud resulted in Kenjo giving up the lead.*
**[11:32] Narrator**
* Trailing by that run, it was Kenjo*
* to bat at the top of the eighth.*
**[11:36] Narrator**
*One out, runners on first and second.*
***SIGN*** Hayashi
***SIGN*** Akai
***SIGN*** Yamada
**[11:50] Narrator**
*Just then...*
**[11:57] Komiyama**
Whoops.
**[11:58] Komiyama**
Sorry.
**[12:01] Komiyama**
Keep practicing.
**[12:03] Players**
Yes, sir.
**[12:10] Hayashi**
Poor thing.
**[12:11] Hayashi**
This bucket gets kicked every time it rains.
**[12:16] Kita**
"If only," you know?
**[12:19] Yamaji**
Well, it's a damn frustrating way to lose.
**[12:23] Hayashi**
Yeah, it's a hell of a way to lose.
**[12:26] Kita**
You idiots. As if there's
a non-frustrating way to lose.
**[12:30] Kita**
Right, Akai?
**[12:43] Akai**
Yeah.
**[12:46] Akai**
If losing at baseball doesn't frustrate you,
you're better off not playing.
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[13:11] Club**
See you later!
**[13:13] Club**
Good work.
**[13:13] Club**
Later!
**[13:20] Touma**
Sou!
**[13:22] Touma**
I'm gonna go hang out at Koma's for a bit.
Let Mom know I won't be back for dinner.
**[13:30] Souichirou**
Want us to make you
some rice balls, at least?
**[13:32] Touma**
Nah, we're gonna get ramen.
**[13:35] Touma**
Well, later. Let's go, Koma.
**[13:38] Koma**
Sure thing.
**[13:41] Touma**
Hey, Haruka. Later.
**[13:43] Koma**
Later.
**[13:44] Haruka**
Great work today.
**[13:57] Haruka**
Well, that's good to see.
**[14:00] Haruka**
Seems like he's as cheerful as ever.
**[14:02] Haruka**
Good to see.
**[14:04] Souichirou**
No.
**[14:07] Souichirou**
He's not the same as ever.
**[14:11] Souichirou**
If he was,
**[14:12] Souichirou**
he wouldn't have forgotten
that today is Mom's birthday.
***SIGN*** Meisei High School
**[14:27] Narrator**
* When it was "just one more" until Koshien*
* for the Meisei High baseball club,*
**[14:35] Narrator**
*one street away...*
***SIGN*** Punch
**[14:43] Souichirou**
Otomi.
**[14:45] Souichirou**
He's gonna be late if you don't wake him up.
**[14:51] Otomi**
Oh, you're right.
**[14:58] Otomi**
Tou—
**[14:59] Otomi**
Oh, oh, oh!
**[15:02] Touma**
What are you doing?
**[15:05] Otomi**
I came to wake you up
so you wouldn't oversleep!
**[15:09] Otomi**
You'd better hurry or you'll be late.
**[15:17] Touma**
Oh, right. Thanks.
**[15:28] Souichirou**
You'd better eat that up quick.
**[15:30] Touma**
You can go on without me.
**[15:33] Souichirou**
Yeah, that was the plan.
**[15:36] Souichirou**
Let's go, Otomi.
**[15:42] Otomi**
See you later, Tou.
**[15:44] Touma**
Later.
**[15:57] Mayumi**
Oh. Would you like more coffee?
**[16:00] Touma**
No, I'm fine.
**[16:01] Mayumi**
All right. Then, I'll go do the laundry.
**[16:34] Narrator**
*That day...*
**[16:37] Narrator**
*he collapsed in the Jingu Stadium bathroom.*
**[16:45] Narrator**
*And then...*
**[16:51] Narrator**
* Because he wasn't carrying*
* any form of identification,*
**[16:56] Narrator**
* the family only learned*
* about it that evening.*
**[17:06] Narrator**
*The cause of death was a heart attack.*
**[17:11] Narrator**
* His yearly company physical*
* always came back with nothing amiss.*
**[17:16] Narrator**
* He was the picture of health*
* for a middle-aged man.*
**[17:20] Touma**
So what the hell happened?
**[17:29] Touma**
Oh.
**[17:40] Haruka**
Touma's been late a lot lately.
**[17:44] Souichirou**
Dad's been showing up in his dreams,
meaning his sleep's been restless.
**[17:49] Souichirou**
He was moaning in his sleep again last night.
**[17:53] Haruka**
Is he okay?
**[17:54] Souichirou**
Dunno.
**[17:56] Souichirou**
I mean, it's not my job to worry about him.
**[18:03] Otomi**
No problem!
**[18:13] Teacher B**
What's no problem, Miss Tachibana?
**[18:18] Otomi**
No problems? You don't
need to go see the nurse?
**[18:22] Teacher B**
Okay, let's start class.
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[18:30] Editor**
So what now?
**[18:35] Editor**
Going to play dumb again?
**[18:37] Adachi**
What do you mean, "again"?
**[18:40] Editor**
As in, "A second time. Repeatedly."
**[18:44] Adachi**
Oh, well...
**[18:48] Adachi**
I'm not really sure.
**[18:51] Editor**
You're just playing dumb, right?
**[18:53] Adachi**
What do you mean, "just"?
**[18:56] Editor**
As in, "Simply put.
When it comes down to it."
**[19:06] Harada**
This shop never gets any
respectable customers, does it?
**[19:11] Masaki**
You're one to talk!
**[19:25] Nishiki**
Why do you look so disappointed?
**[19:31] Natsuno**
Oh, it's just...
**[19:33] Natsuno**
I thought it might be my chance
to steal the ace's number.
**[19:41] Natsuno**
He really is something else.
**[19:44] Nishiki**
There's no need to rush. Next autumn,
you'll be wearing the ace's number for sure.
**[19:51] Natsuno**
Yup. It's just a good thing
we're not in the same grade.
**[19:57] Ooyama**
Souichirou!
**[20:16] Ooyama**
Okay, pitch away!
**[20:18] Touma**
What about Souichirou?
**[20:20] Ooyama**
I asked him to coach
the prospective catchers.
**[20:27] Ooyama**
We've gotta train up a backup catcher.
**[20:31] Ooyama**
Just in case something happens to Souichirou.
**[20:35] Touma**
That's asking for trouble.
**[20:41] Ooyama**
Yeah, you're right.
That's not like me, is it?
**[20:46] Ooyama**
Your father often said to me...
**[20:50] Ooyama**
"Your greatest weapon is
your boundless optimism."
**[20:57] Ooyama**
All right, I get it.
**[20:59] Ooyama**
Let's forget that.
**[21:01] Ooyama**
What am I saying, "just in case"?
That's asking for trouble.
**[21:05] Ooyama**
Hey, Souichirou! Get back here!
**[21:10] Touma**
Um, that's not what I meant.
**[21:20] Touma**
Is our manager okay?
**[21:23] Haruka**
He's just not used to his
sudden alcohol-free life yet.
**[21:29] Haruka**
It's okay. It'll be back in time
for the fall tournament.
**[21:33] Haruka**
His personality and his alcohol.
**[21:35] Touma**
Fall tournament?
**[21:38] Haruka**
Yeah. Fall tournament.
**[21:45] Touma**
Oh, right. The fall tournament.
**[23:22] Narrator**
*The season is fall.*
**[23:24] Narrator**
*Little by little, bit by bit...*
**[23:28] Narrator**
* To fill the void, they reach out to*
* each other. Call out to each other.*
**[23:34] Narrator**
*Because that's what it means to be human.*
**[23:38] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "No."
is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** No.
***SIGN*** No.
# E23 - No.
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G14U4G9DJ/no)
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**[00:06] Ooyama**
Weekender at a hot springs resort?
**[00:09] Ooyama**
That's a popular novelist for you.
**[00:11] Ooyama**
Sounds like she's sitting pretty.
**[00:13] Haruka**
It's not like that at all.
**[00:17] Haruka**
Mom's trying to be nice
and cheer up Mrs. Tachibana.
**[00:26] Ooyama**
She invited Eisuke's wife?
**[00:29] Haruka**
Yeah.
**[00:30] Haruka**
Whenever she gets a break in her
schedule, she stops by to chat to her.
**[00:37] Haruka**
You didn't know?
**[00:42] Ooyama**
Nice work on her part.
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[02:17] Narrator**
*Fall is about sports.*
**[02:20] Narrator**
* The sweat you fail to shed when you're young*
* comes out as tears when you're older.*
**[02:26] Narrator**
*At least...*
**[02:29] Narrator**
*So they say.*
**[02:51] Touma**
What are you up to, Oohashi?
**[02:54] Oohashi**
Hush! Hush! Hush!
**[03:02] Touma**
Who are they?
**[03:04] Oohashi**
The Toga brothers.
**[03:06] Oohashi**
They stop by our club
once every two months.
**[03:09] Oohashi**
They give our members a
pounding in the ring, then leave.
**[03:13] Oohashi**
They're boxing club alumni.
**[03:16] Touma**
Are they pro boxers?
**[03:18] Oohashi**
No, they just like beating people up.
They don't especially like boxing.
**[03:23] Touma**
Sounds like they're just thugs.
***SIGN*** Boxing
Club
**[03:26] Touma**
The adviser hasn't said anything?
**[03:28] Oohashi**
If they don't blow off steam like this,
**[03:31] Oohashi**
they might commit a serious crime
and damage the school's reputation,
**[03:35] Oohashi**
so he looks the other way.
**[03:37] Touma**
Sounds like a pain in the butt.
***SIGN*** Boxing
Club
**[03:41] Oohashi**
That was close. Good thing I was late.
**[04:01] Otomi**
So he did go to our school, huh?
**[04:05] Senbongi**
Yeah. And he was a senior during
that glorious championship year.
**[04:12] Otomi**
Was he in the baseball club?
**[04:14] Senbongi**
No, the boxing club, so they say.
***SIGN*** Staff
Room
1
**[04:18] Senbongi**
But there aren't any detailed records.
**[04:20] Senbongi**
It was all blotted out with ink.
***SIGN*** Shouhei Harada
**[04:27] Otomi**
I hope his memories come back.
In moderation.
**[04:32] Iwami**
Hey, Tachibana! You're holding up well.
**[04:37] Otomi**
I'm working hard to make it look that way.
**[04:40] Otomi**
Just like you are.
**[04:48] Otomi**
Mr. Iwami got divorced last month, right?
**[04:55] Senbongi**
Everyone's got their own stuff going on, huh?
***SIGN*** Regulation Baseball Club
***SIGN*** Regulation Baseball Club
**[05:05] Koma**
That incense reeks!
**[05:07] Ooyama**
Quiet!
**[05:12] Ooyama**
Prepare yourselves.
**[05:13] Ooyama**
I am a demon as of today.
**[05:17] Koma & Natsuno**
Huh?
**[05:19] Ooyama**
We're going to Koshien.
**[05:23] Ooyama**
We're taking him there.
**[05:27] Haruka**
Oh, hey, Dad.
**[05:30] Haruka**
The president of the fan club, Kanemura,
**[05:33] Haruka**
would like you to attend the
pre-tournament meetup tonight.
**[05:38] Haruka**
What should I tell him?
**[05:44] Ooyama**
Where is it?
**[05:46] Haruka**
The all-you-can-drink buffet place.
**[05:53] Ooyama**
I say again. Prepare yourselves.
**[05:56] Ooyama**
I am a demon...
**[05:58] Ooyama**
as of tomorrow.
**[06:29] Souichirou**
Haruka's mom is there. They're having tea.
**[06:36] Touma**
You can see them?
**[06:39] Souichirou**
You've got better eyesight than me.
**[06:41] Souichirou**
She called earlier.
**[06:44] Touma**
Called? Did she need something?
**[06:48] Souichirou**
Do you have to need
something to call someone?
**[06:55] Touma**
Yeah, guess not.
***SIGN*** Boxing
Club
**[07:11] Oohashi**
Ow, ow, ow.
**[07:13] Oohashi**
Hey, leaving already?
**[07:16] Oohashi**
Come by anytime you're feeling stressed!
**[07:19] Older Toga**
We're never coming back, dumbass!
**[07:27] Senbongi**
Well? Did you remember anything?
**[07:35] Harada**
I need a little more.
**[07:37] Harada**
I think if I can work out a little more,
I might remember something.
**[07:42] Harada**
Just one more person, at least.
**[07:48] Harada**
Are you in the boxing club?
**[07:53] Oohashi**
Oh, gosh, no. I'm simply a passing student.
**[07:58] Oohashi**
Bye now.
**[08:00] Boxing Club**
Captain!
**[08:02] Boxing Club**
The Toga brothers just left, huh?
**[08:05] Boxing Club**
Glad I got here late. Lucky, lucky.
***SIGN*** Boxing
Club
**[08:12] Harada**
Lucky, lucky.
**[08:15] Boxing Club**
Hm?
**[08:19] Narrator**
*Saturday.*
**[08:23] Mayumi**
You sure you'll be all right?
**[08:26] Otomi**
I'll be just fine.
**[08:28] Otomi**
Don't worry about me.
Take this time for yourself.
**[08:34] Mayumi**
When the neighborhood notices
come by, pass them on to the Tanakas.
**[08:38] Mayumi**
And water the flowers on the lawn, and um...
**[08:41] Otomi**
Yes, yes, I've got it all.
**[08:44] Otomi**
Go on already. The great
Nagisa Tsukikage is waiting.
**[09:14] (Flashback) Eisuke**
Isn't this a surprise, Otomi?
**[09:19] (Flashback) Eisuke**
My own sons are wearing Numbers 1
and 2 for the Meisei High baseball team.
**[09:25] (Flashback) Eisuke**
I still can't believe it.
**[09:30] (Flashback) Eisuke**
And at this rate, I might even get
to see them both at Koshien.
**[09:37] (Flashback) Eisuke**
If a beautiful dream like that
came true, I could die happy!
**[09:51] Otomi**
But you can't.
**[09:55] Otomi**
You can't really just die.
**[10:07] Touma**
Sorry to make your mom worry.
**[10:14] Haruka**
It's fine.
It'll be a nice breather for her, too.
**[10:20] Touma**
Well, okay.
**[10:23] Touma**
I gotta say, those two seem
pretty close, don't they?
**[10:28] Haruka**
As women who chose to marry baseball
nerds, they have a lot in common.
**[10:33] Touma**
I see.
**[10:36] Haruka**
She might be able to really
cry in front of my mom.
**[10:40] Haruka**
Even though she's so reserved.
**[10:44] Haruka**
Instead of crying in secret,
**[10:46] Haruka**
I think crying your eyes out in front
of someone is a lot more cathartic.
**[10:53] Touma**
Is that how it works?
**[11:05] Souichirou**
What were you talking about?
**[11:11] Haruka**
I asked him out on a date,
but he shot me down.
**[11:24] Haruka**
That was a joke.
**[11:28] Souichirou**
Oh, right, right.
**[11:29] Souichirou**
Sorry to make your mom worry, by the way.
**[11:34] Haruka**
Starting with that one again, huh?
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** Seinan High School
**[11:59] Nishimura**
The hell is wrong with you?
**[12:01] Nishimura**
You were slow into the run, Arita—
**[12:06] Harada**
Where's your father?
**[12:12] Harada**
I'm told your father's
an old classmate of mine.
**[12:18] Nishimura**
Is... your memory back?
**[12:22] Harada**
Nah, I did some research and looked into it.
**[12:28] Nishimura**
Dad said you were both losers in lo—
**[12:31] Nishimura's Dad**
Well, if it isn't Harada!
**[12:33] Nishimura's Dad**
Hey there! It's been forever!
How many years has it been now?
**[12:38] Nishimura's Dad**
That face of yours hasn't changed a bit!
**[12:41] Nishimura's Dad**
Well? It's me, Isami Nishimura!
**[12:45] Harada**
How do we know each other?
**[12:48] Nishimura's Dad**
Hey, c'mon, don't be like that.
**[12:50] Nishimura's Dad**
We were best buds. We hung out every day!
**[12:54] Harada**
"Best buds"?
**[12:56] Nishimura**
He's got amnesia, so he can't
remember the past, he says.
**[13:00] Nishimura's Dad**
Really, Harada?
**[13:02] Nishimura's Dad**
Why, that's terrible.
**[13:04] Nishimura's Dad**
Okay, I get it.
**[13:06] Nishimura's Dad**
Just leave it to me, your best bud.
**[13:09] Nishimura's Dad**
I'll tell you all about old times
until your memory returns.
**[13:13] Nishimura's Dad**
C'mon, this way.
**[13:17] Nishimura's Dad**
I see, I see.
**[13:19] Nishimura's Dad**
I suppose you don't remember
the 2,000 yen I lent you in high school?
**[13:26] Nishimura's Dad**
Well, don't sweat it. I'm not
a stickler about stuff like that.
**[13:31] Nishimura**
Do they look like best buds to you?
**[13:33] Club A**
Nope.
**[13:36] Ooyama**
Okay, that's the end! Everyone, go home!
**[13:39] Baseball Club**
Yes, sir!
**[13:41] Ooyama**
Oh, Souichirou. You're the captain,
so you stick around.
**[13:45] Ooyama**
We've got a meeting with school people
about the fall tournament.
**[13:50] Souichirou**
Sure.
**[14:00] Touma**
Koma, wanna grab some yakisoba...
**[14:12] Touma**
...while you're walking home?
***SIGN*** Punch
**[14:55] Touma**
Family, huh?
**[15:09] Touma**
Did you get dinner ready?
**[15:11] Otomi**
Yup, yup. All ready.
**[15:17] Touma**
What happened to your finger?
**[15:19] Otomi**
A glorious battle scar.
**[15:21] Touma**
Show me.
**[15:23] Otomi**
It's fine. It's not a big deal.
**[15:26] Touma**
Let me.
**[15:40] Touma**
It's just a scratch.
**[15:42] Otomi**
I told you it was.
**[15:45] Otomi**
Are you hungry? We can eat anytime.
**[15:48] Touma**
Nah, we should wait for Sou—
**[15:53] Otomi**
Coming, coming.
**[15:57] Otomi**
Yes? Tachibana...
**[15:59] Otomi**
Oh, Sou?
**[16:02] Otomi**
Oh? Really?
**[16:05] Otomi**
Got it. Later.
**[16:09] Touma**
What did he say?
**[16:11] Otomi**
During that meeting, the alumni bought
Manager Ooyama beer and he drank too much.
**[16:16] Otomi**
He didn't seem steady on his feet,
so he's walking him home.
**[16:22] Touma**
What's wrong with that old man?
**[16:25] Otomi**
This is strictly confidential, of course.
**[16:30] Otomi**
So I guess we should eat, huh?
**[16:32] Touma**
Yeah.
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[16:39] Souichirou**
I'll let you handle it from here.
**[16:41] Haruka**
Oh, sorry about this, Souichirou.
**[16:43] Ooyama**
Hey, hang on a minute,
Souichirou. Come on in.
**[16:47] Ooyama**
We'll talk a bit more about the team.
***SIGN*** Ooyama
**[16:51] Haruka**
Hey! You okay, Dad?
**[16:53] Ooyama**
I'm fine. I'm fine.
**[16:55] Ooyama**
I won't let anyone say I'm drunk!
**[18:14] Otomi**
Okay. I get it. Take your time.
**[18:22] Otomi**
Sou says he's at the manager's house
getting treated to Haruka's home cooking.
**[18:28] Touma**
Why didn't you get mad?
**[18:30] Touma**
You made all that food,
and we waited for him.
**[18:34] Otomi**
It's fine, it's fine.
**[18:36] Otomi**
Sou only complains about my cooking, anyway.
**[18:40] Touma**
Your cooking's good.
**[18:44] Otomi**
That's because I make it to your tastes.
**[18:47] Otomi**
You guys are way too different
with your likes and dislikes.
**[18:51] Otomi**
It's honestly annoying.
**[18:53] Touma**
Because we're not related
by blood, I guess. Him and me.
**[19:02] Touma**
Actually, I'm the only one
in the house who isn't.
**[19:09] Touma**
It was too damn sudden, you know?
**[19:13] Touma**
Didn't even say goodbye.
**[19:17] Touma**
Left a fridge full of beer.
**[19:26] Touma**
Thanks, by the way.
**[19:31] Touma**
I didn't think you'd cry so much for my dad.
**[19:38] Otomi**
I was crying for two.
**[19:42] Otomi**
Because when my own dad died,
I was too little to cry.
**[20:00] Otomi**
And I really loved him.
**[20:08] Otomi**
I could cry forever.
**[20:18] Touma**
I hope Mom cries, too.
**[20:24] Touma**
Haruka said it.
**[20:27] Touma**
If it's just the two of them
without us there,
**[20:31] Touma**
she might be able to really cry.
**[20:36] Otomi**
She's really nice.
**[20:38] Touma**
I mean, holding that stuff in
is bad for your health.
**[20:45] Otomi**
It is for you, too.
**[20:58] Touma**
You're the main person
I can't cry in front of.
**[21:03] Touma**
My pathetic side... My shameful side...
**[21:09] Touma**
The main person in the world
I can't show that stuff to...
**[21:17] Touma**
is you.
**[21:26] Otomi**
Cry.
**[21:30] Touma**
No.
**[21:38] Otomi**
Cry.
**[21:41] Touma**
No.
**[23:21] Narrator**
*I'm here with you.*
**[23:24] Narrator**
*I'll hear you out.*
**[23:27] Narrator**
*I'll give you a shoulder to cry on.*
**[23:29] Narrator**
*So let's start walking again, together.*
**[23:33] Narrator**
*Our destination: Koshien.*
**[23:36] Narrator**
* Because now there's another person*
* we've promised to take.*
**[23:40] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*, the final episode:
"Counting On You" is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** Counting On You
***SIGN*** Counting On You
# E24 - Counting On You
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***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[01:34] Touma**
I'm told I was a real crybaby
when I was a kid.
**[01:43] Otomi**
Seems that way, yeah.
**[01:47] Otomi**
Dad told me you changed
after I joined the household.
**[01:55] Otomi**
Is that true?
**[02:17] Otomi**
Here, your coffee.
**[02:24] Touma**
He was just so cool.
**[02:28] Otomi**
Who was?
**[02:36] Touma**
Sou was.
**[02:39] Touma**
In my childish heart, I wanted
to be a big brother like that.
**[02:44] Touma**
So I decided, "I can't just
keep crying all the time."
**[02:51] Touma**
Hot!
**[02:57] Otomi**
For as long as I can remember,,
my friends always envied me.
**[03:02] Otomi**
They all wanted a big brother like that.
**[03:06] Touma**
Yeah, I believe it.
**[03:09] Otomi**
But...
**[03:11] Otomi**
I don't need two of Sou.
**[03:17] Otomi**
To the hypercompetent Sou,
I was just the annoying little sister.
**[03:23] Otomi**
But in your eyes, I was indispensable.
**[04:24] Touma**
Yeah.
**[04:27] Touma**
If it wasn't for you, I would've thrown
in the towel the minute Sou showed up,
**[04:32] Touma**
and not even bothered competing.
**[04:38] Touma**
That's for sure.
**[04:46] Otomi**
I see, I see.
**[04:48] Otomi**
You worked really hard.
**[04:50] Otomi**
You even stole the role of ace from Sou.
**[04:54] Otomi**
Good boy, good boy.
**[04:58] Touma**
I just beat him at rock paper scissors.
**[05:01] Touma**
Only one game of it at that.
**[05:04] Touma**
I would've insisted on making it
two out of three myself.
**[05:09] Touma**
Why'd he back off just like that?
**[05:14] Otomi**
I'll bet...
**[05:16] Otomi**
he thought I'd be happier that way.
**[05:28] Otomi**
At least, I think so.
**[05:39] Touma**
Damn it.
**[05:42] Otomi**
Want another coffee?
**[05:44] Touma**
Yeah.
***SIGN*** Tachibana
***SIGN*** Punch
**[06:08] Otomi**
There we go.
**[06:10] Touma**
What's in there?
**[06:13] Otomi**
We haven't had a chance
to sit and chat in a while,
**[06:17] Otomi**
so I think it's time we caught up.
**[06:20] Touma**
Okay, fine.
**[06:24] Otomi**
Take a look. In here—
**[06:36] Otomi**
Someone's there.
**[06:53] Harada**
Oh.
**[06:56] Harada**
Crud.
**[06:59] Harada**
I had too much to drink and
walked to the wrong house.
**[07:07] Touma**
Do we know a single adult who
doesn't get blind stinking drunk?
***SIGN*** Punch
**[07:18] Otomi**
Here. Your water.
**[07:26] Harada**
Ah, sorry about this.
**[07:30] Harada**
Living in that tent was just so good,
I slipped back into old habits.
**[07:36] Touma**
What's wrong with you?
Your family's got that huge place.
**[07:41] Harada**
I can't get comfortable
on a nice, soft bed like that.
**[07:58] Harada**
Where's everyone else?
**[08:01] Otomi**
Mom went for a weekender at a hot
springs resort with the manager's wife.
**[08:07] Harada**
And Souichirou?
**[08:09] Otomi**
He's at the manager's house getting
treated to Haruka's home cooking.
**[08:14] Harada**
So it's just the two of you here?
**[08:18] Touma**
Yeah. So?
**[08:22] Harada**
Sorry to interrupt.
**[08:27] Harada**
Later.
**[08:42] Harada**
Mind if I light an incense
stick for your dad?
**[09:24] Harada**
It'll be all right, sir.
**[09:34] Harada**
It'll be all right.
**[09:56] Harada**
I'm counting on you with Touma.
**[10:04] Harada**
Later.
**[10:13] Touma**
What did he say?
**[10:16] Touma**
Did he ask you for something?
**[10:25] Otomi**
Nah. Anyway, picking up where we left off—
**[10:33] Souichirou**
Did I just pass that old guy with amnesia?
**[10:41] Otomi**
Welcome back.
**[10:43] Touma**
You're back early.
**[10:45] Souichirou**
On what planet?
**[10:48] Souichirou**
It's already past ten.
**[10:50] Touma**
Oh. You're right.
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[11:13] Narrator**
*Keep on moving, seasons of Japan.*
**[11:22] Narrator**
*Keep on moving, young people of Japan.*
**[11:28] Narrator**
*As the heat of the summer Koshien dies away,*
**[11:32] Narrator**
* high school baseballers turn their*
* attentions to the fall tournament.*
**[11:37] Narrator**
* With the seniors gone, it's a brand new team*
* made up of just first- and second-years.*
**[11:45] Narrator**
*On this day, Meisei High is on fire.*
**[11:50] Narrator**
*Hitting.*
**[11:53] Narrator**
*Bunting.*
**[11:58] Narrator**
*Stealing.*
**[12:02] Narrator**
*Striking out.*
**[12:06] Narrator**
*Hitting again.*
**[12:11] Narrator**
*Hitting again and again. And again.*
**[12:16] Narrator**
*Meisei High versus Nantara High.*
**[12:19] Narrator**
* It's the bottom of the sixth,*
* with Meisei at bat.*
**[12:27] 1st Base Umpire**
Safe!
**[12:30] Ooyama**
Heck yeah!
**[12:33] Ooyama**
Is that ten hits now?
**[12:36] Haruka**
Yup. The new faces to the
lineup are working hard, too.
***SIGN*** Batting 2nd, Shortstop
***SIGN*** Kenji Nishiki
***SIGN*** 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Batting 1st, Center Field
***SIGN*** Ryou Akai
***SIGN*** 1st Year
**[12:41] Narrator**
*So this is Meisei High's lineup for today.*
***SIGN*** Batting 4th, Third Base
***SIGN*** Shirou Nangou
***SIGN*** 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Batting 5th, First Base
***SIGN*** Kousaku Koma
***SIGN*** 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Batting 7th, Second Base
***SIGN*** Kenta Hikosaka
***SIGN*** 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Batting 6th, Pitcher
***SIGN*** Ichiban Natsuno
***SIGN*** 1st Year
***SIGN*** Batting 9th, Right Field
***SIGN*** Yuusuke Yoneyama
***SIGN*** 2nd Year
***SIGN*** Batting 8th, Left Field
***SIGN*** Shinichi Maki
***SIGN*** 1st Year
***SIGN*** Batting 3rd, Catcher
***SIGN*** Souichirou Tachibana
***SIGN*** 2nd Year
**[12:52] Ooyama**
Well, I knew our opponents today
would be stronger on offense than defense.
***SIGN*** Meisei
**[12:59] Ooyama**
Still, it feels good racking up all those hits.
**[13:06] Ooyama**
Although...
**[13:14] Ooyama**
Even if they *are* strong on offense,
isn't Natsuno giving up a few too many runs?
***SIGN*** Nantara
**[13:28] Touma**
It was the same in the last match.
**[13:30] Touma**
I think he's pitching a little high overall.
**[13:36] Touma**
Even though his best pitches
are sinkers with excellent control.
**[13:46] Touma**
Plus, he's thrown a lot of
wild pitches and loose ones today.
**[13:56] Umpire**
Ball four! One out, bases loaded!
**[14:01] Ooyama**
Pitcher change!
**[14:13] Natsuno**
I set it up so things
would be exciting for you.
**[14:17] Touma**
You idiot.
**[14:19] Touma**
You'd better work on that
pitching form of yours!
**[14:22] Natsuno**
Sure.
**[14:25] Souichirou**
Stay alert.
**[14:28] Souichirou**
Natsuno's condition is part of the problem,
but they really are swinging well.
**[14:33] Touma**
Yeah, I've been watching.
**[14:36] Touma**
They're all really working hard.
**[14:43] Umpire**
Play ball!
**[15:03] Ooyama**
Looks like he's shaken off
the ghost of his dad.
**[15:08] Haruka**
He hasn't shaken off anything.
**[15:12] Haruka**
He's taken his father's
feelings fully on board.
**[15:32] Ooyama**
It's much cooler this way.
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Nantara
**[15:49] Narrator**
*This is how the match ended.*
***SIGN*** Library
**[16:05] Otomi**
Yes!
**[16:06] Arisa**
They won?
**[16:15] Otomi**
It was 11-4. Called in the eighth.
**[16:19] Arisa**
How'd Akai do?
**[16:21] Otomi**
Um...
**[16:24] Otomi**
Looks like he got three hits.
**[16:27] Arisa**
I see.
**[16:30] Otomi**
Who are you telling?
**[16:33] Otomi**
Oh, Akai's big brother?
**[16:39] Otomi**
Oh, am I wrong? Sorry.
**[16:45] Arisa**
They're an odd set of siblings.
**[16:48] Arisa**
Apparently, they barely talk at home.
**[16:54] Arisa**
But he's still really worried
about his brother.
**[17:03] Otomi**
They're siblings who grow by butting heads.
At least, that's what he told Tou.
**[17:11] Arisa**
Having non-blood-related
siblings sounds like a pain.
**[17:16] Otomi**
Does it?
**[17:18] Arisa**
Oh, right. You're in that situation, too.
**[17:22] Arisa**
Wait, which brother are you related to again?
**[17:26] Otomi**
Which do you think?
**[17:32] Arisa**
I don't really care.
**[17:38] Arisa**
Oh.
**[17:40] Arisa**
About that guy...
**[17:42] Otomi**
That guy?
**[17:44] Arisa**
Akai's older brother.
**[17:46] Otomi**
Oh, right, right.
**[17:48] Arisa**
Bet you think he's cold and aloof, don't you?
**[17:52] Otomi**
What? Uh, I didn't...
**[17:56] Arisa**
But he's actually surprisingly...
**[18:03] Arisa**
I don't really care.
**[18:10] Yoshiko**
Looks like her feelings for Akai
totally transferred to his brother.
**[18:15] Otomi**
I always thought they'd make a good match.
**[18:20] Yoshiko**
I *thought* she'd been less prickly and looking
more attractive lately. That explains it.
**[18:27] Yoshiko**
Okay! So if I wanna get prettier,
I should start dating someone, too!
**[18:34] Yoshiko**
Hey, did you get more attractive, too?
**[18:37] Masaki**
Huh?
**[18:56] Masaki**
Mobile payments?
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[18:58] Masaki**
QR codes? Cashless?
**[19:00] Masaki**
What? What? Huh? Huh?
**[19:02] Masaki**
What *is* all that crap?!
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[19:04] Masaki**
Never heard the phrase, "Cash on
delivery makes for good neighbors"?!
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[19:08] Masaki**
Takes some nerve to try to eat out on a card!
***SIGN*** DRAGON
***SIGN*** DRAGON
***SIGN*** DRAGON
**[19:11] Masaki**
Get lost!
***SIGN*** DRAGON
***SIGN*** Punch
**[19:35] Otomi**
Morning, Punch.
***SIGN*** Punch
**[19:42] Otomi**
Here. Your breakfast.
**[20:04] Mayumi**
Oh, Otomi.
**[20:07] Otomi**
Tou, right?
**[20:10] Otomi**
Morning, Sou.
**[20:11] Souichirou**
Morning.
**[20:19] Mayumi**
Did you notice?
**[20:22] Souichirou**
Notice what?
**[20:24] Mayumi**
Tou's been finishing his breakfast lately.
**[20:29] Mayumi**
You always leave before him,
so I bet you didn't know that.
**[20:37] Souichirou**
I'll bet.
**[20:46] Otomi**
You're awake!
**[20:53] Touma**
Of course I am.
**[22:08] Otomi**
I'm heading out.
**[22:09] Mayumi**
Have a good day!
**[22:11] Souichirou**
See you.
**[22:17] Touma**
Later.
**[22:20] Mayumi**
Take care on your way.
**[22:22] Touma**
It's not a long enough walk to take care on.
**[22:45] Otomi**
Mom said, "Take care on your way."
**[22:49] Souichirou**
Yeah?
**[22:52] Touma**
Like I said...
**[22:54] Touma**
It's not a long enough walk to take care on.
**[22:57] Otomi**
Just do it.
**[23:01] Narrator**
*The usual morning. The usual walk to school.*
**[23:06] Narrator**
*Always similar, but a little bit different.*
**[23:10] Narrator**
* The Tachibana siblings*
* are doing well again today.*