E12 - Aren't You Taking Him Lightly?
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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.
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Meisei High School... at the summer tournament.
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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!
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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.
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"Akai"
[04:30] ---
Thank you very much!
[04:33] ---
--Huh?
--What's wrong?
[04:35] ---
That girl.
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Do you know her?
[04:42] ---
Yeah. She's Otomi's classmate.
[04:48] ---
You're in my way.
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"Tomohito Akai"
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Hello!
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I'm Ryou's classmate. My name is Mita.
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I heard that Ryou had
to stay home today with a cold.
[05:15] ---
I was worried, so...
[05:22] ---
...I came... to see...
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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?!
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She went through the trouble of
seeing how he is, so let him know!
[06:00] ---
Never mind!
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I happened to drop by
because I was in the area.
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I could do without the hassle.
I'm leaving. Goodbye.
[06:09] ---
Wait!
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Clean up after yourself.
[06:23] ---
Why are you still here?
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Even in light rain, without
an umbrella, you could catch a cold.
[06:31] ---
Did you see his bag?
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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
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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!
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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?
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Your late father!
[07:44] ---
Keiichi.
[07:46] ---
Keiichi Sawai?!
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Humph!
[07:57] ---
Hey, hey!
[07:58] ---
Would it happen to be this person? Your father!
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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.
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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...
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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?
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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?
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"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.
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A first-year player.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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] ---
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