E21 - If...
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"Toushu High School"
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Bottom of the sixth inning,
Meisei High School is up to bat.
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"Bottom of 6th"
"Kaiou Nishi"
"Meisei"
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In the batter's box is the pitcher
who entered the game in the last inning.
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Batting ninth, pitcher Takaoka!
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Here comes the first pitch!
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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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I see a mirage of a faraway summer day
* *
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Friends' voices echo
* *
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All these people walking
around with eyes downcast
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Were boys once too--didn't
recognize them, did you?
* *
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If I close my eyes tight
on the field after the rain
* *
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I see the same blue sky
I lost myself in that day
* *
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Maybe today is what I was looking at then
* *
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The heavens so cloudless
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Versus, let's face each
other under the same sky
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Guess what, past boy--I'm fighting hard, too
* *
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"Kaiou Nishi"
"Meisei"
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They've added to their lead.
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They've escaped jams
that could've led to big innings.
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"Bottom of 6th"
"Kaiou Nishi"
"Meisei"
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Without using their ace pitcher.
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Strikeout!
[02:40] ---
We now know who our opponent
in the semifinals will be.
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Are you satisfied facing Kaiou Nishi?
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Batting first, left fielder Touma Tachibana.
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Wouldn't you like to see it?
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His pitching once more, right in front of you.
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Unlike a practice game, in an official game,
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our team's lineup is completely different.
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That's true.
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Tachibana hits a ball that bounces before him
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for a hit into center field.
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Root for Kaiou Nishi.
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I can't imagine us losing
to whichever team we face...
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"Bottom of 6th"
"Kaiou Nishi"
"Meisei"
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...but that guy gives me the creeps.
[03:30] ---
Creepy, he says.
[03:33] ---
Manager says that when he praises someone.
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Yeah.
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"If..."
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"Meiji Jingu Stadium"
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Entering the batter's box is,
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hitting third, the elder brother,
Souichirou Tachibana.
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Couldn't having Souichirou pitch
this game be considered an option?
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No.
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I concluded that the
drawback of losing Souichirou
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as our catcher outweighed
the benefits to our team.
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If we didn't have his lead and strong arm,
this game wouldn't even be close.
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You're right.
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He's thrown out at least
three runners on base to this point.
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From two outs, Tachibana hitting third and
Imagawa hitting fourth get hits to bring in a run,
[04:22] ---
"Kaiou Nishi"
"Meisei"
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bringing Meisei High School
to within a run.
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They're within a run. They're now within a run.
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However...
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"6 7 8"
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"Kaiou Nishi" "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8"
"Meisei"
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That did not last long.
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Meisei High School is changing pitchers.
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"Kaiou Nishi" "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9"
"Meisei"
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Bottom of the eighth inning,
Meisei is up to bat.
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Strike three! You're out!
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Strikeout on three pitches!
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Bottom of the eigth,
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Tsukamoto of Kaiou Nishi impressively
gets the Meisei batters out in order!
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"Kaiou Nishi" "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9"
"Meisei"
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It's time.
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We're returning to school, Takumi.
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Yeah.
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Oh? What's the matter?
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Oh, it's nothing.
[05:34] ---
What's the matter?
[05:36] ---
Oh, it's nothing.
[05:38] ---
"Meiji Jingu Stadium"
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Kaiou Nishi has added
another run in the top of the ninth.
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They now have a three run lead.
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"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.
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Taking the mound for Kaiou Nishi
is ace pitcher Tsukamoto,
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who entered the game in the previous inning.
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He got Meisei's batters out
in order in the eighth inning.
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He is showing us why he's the ace pitcher.
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Now finished with
his longer than usual stretching.
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Play!
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Now, Kaiou Nishi. Three more outs
to its first ever semifinals.
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He's popped it up!
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Out!
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Sorry, Touma.
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We're sorry for being such unreliable seniors.
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It's thanks to you that we're even allowed
to pitch in such an important game.
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I feel miserable. Really.
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If I wasn't around, you would've
had your chance to pitch earlier.
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Against an easier opponent.
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Ball! Ball four!
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Kaiou Nishi has a powerful lineup
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that has averaged more than
seven runs per game to this point.
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You can be proud of yourselves.
[07:06] ---
Hirao hits the first pitch!
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Oh! But it's straight back to the pitcher!
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This will be a double play, sending
Kaiou Nishi to the semifinals for the first time!
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Is this it for Meisei?
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What happened?
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When he walked off the mound...
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...it appears that he pulled a muscle.
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What is the meaning of this?
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Looks like they want to see it too.
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"5 6 7 8 9"
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The baseball gods.
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Yay!
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Hey, stop!
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Meisei High School somehow won this game,
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but their semifinal opponent is
Toushu High School, which has Mita,
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who the pros have their eyes on.
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What kind of game will we see?
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"Super high-schooler left-handed Hiroki Mita
vs. Meisei's Touma Tachibana"
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What are they thinking?!
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It's necessary. To keep the viewers satisfied.
[08:42] ---
Huh?
[08:45] ---
Oh, you're talking about Kaiou Nishi?
[08:49] ---
Hm?
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Well, we can only call it bad luck.
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But that's what makes baseball
so terrifying and interesting.
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Still, what's with this coverage?!
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There is another semifinal game!
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There is another first year ace pitcher!
An even better one!
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You don't give the impression
of being a tenth grader.
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Neither your face nor your attitude.
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Are you praising me?
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Take it as you like.
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Are you praising me?!
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What are they thinking?!
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It's necessary. Every once in a while.
[09:38] ---
What's that?
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Business cards.
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They claim to be alumni from our school.
[09:43] ---
I was visited by a company president,
general manager, editor, a legislator...
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I was told to meet these
old men I've never seen before.
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And even take pictures with them.
How can I focus on practice?!
[09:57] ---
Well, it can't be helped, can it?
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Should we end up going to Koshien,
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the school will have a
tough time collecting donations.
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For them to cooperate willingly,
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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?
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Huh? Touma?
[10:40] ---
Souichirou. Where's Touma?
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I had him evacuate and go jogging.
[10:45] ---
Was that a bad move?
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No. Not at all.
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What I want to know is, how did
he get away without being noticed
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with all the attention surrounding him?
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This school is like a playground for us.
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We would always sneak in here
to play when we were children.
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We know every inch of the premises.
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Including hard-to-find, secret ways out of here.
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Two people on one bicycle is prohibited!
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It's one person and one dog, mister.
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Who are you calling "mister"?
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What's wrong? Is the genius
tenth grader already in a slump?
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Oh, hello.
[11:50] ---
He seems to be having trouble getting
over the shock of having his dream shattered.
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But he's still got another two years.
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His dream this year was not Koshien.
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Huh?
[12:04] ---
His goal has always been Hiroki Mita,
ever since elementary school.
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Mita of Toushu?
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He adored Mita this whole time.
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In order to one day hit Mita's pitches,
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he'd continue swinging the bat
until his palms were scarred.
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And this year was his only chance.
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What are you saying?
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It's not like the guy died or anything.
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So why not continue pursuing him
in pro baseball and face him there?
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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.
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In those years, only one
student has gone on to turn pro.
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And that one pro was never
promoted to the first league.
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His career ended after only two years.
[12:50] ---
What are you saying?
If he didn't have that injury...
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Even that injury was a result of him trying
to achieve more than he was capable of.
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The truth is, there was one
player many times better than me.
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There was a true genius
on the Sumi Tech team.
[13:08] ---
Mr. Ookuma! The principal is back!
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Thanks!
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Manager.
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That guy is unmistakably the second genius
this school's had since the team was formed.
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Take good care of him.
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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?
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You see, our dog ran in here when we were
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looking the other way for just a moment.
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Your dog?
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Oh, this is my younger sister.
[13:54] ---
I'm Otomi. Nice to meet you.
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This person is...
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You're Ryou's older brother, right?
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Huh? Have you met him before?
[14:03] ---
I saw you with Arisa Mita
the other day at a coffee shop.
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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.
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Autograph board?
[14:26] ---
It's none of your business.
Would you mind leaving?
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Punch!
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There's no reason to make a scene out of it.
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I hate dogs.
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The dog seems to like you, though.
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Anyway, get out of here.
[14:52] ---
Unauthorized people are not
allowed on the school grounds.
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But I have reason to be here.
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You're the only one who scored runs
against me in this tournament.
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Are you bragging?
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What I'm saying is, the better I do,
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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.
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But it's the best hitting lineup
in the tournament.
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But there aren't that many of them.
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Batters as good as you.
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Let's go.
[15:34] ---
Well then, sorry to disturb you.
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Tachibana.
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If...
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If... what?
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This is nonsense.
[15:54] ---
Tell me, what is?
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Why can't those brothers get along?
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Beats me.
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Tou. Where's Punch?
[16:08] ---
Huh?
[16:12] ---
East Tokyo Tournament Semifinal.
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Meisei High School versus Toushu High School.
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The game everyone is waiting
for begins at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
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Like I said!
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There is another semifinal game!
[16:30] ---
Huh? Hey, there's another semi--
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Good!
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Otomi! I'm almost ready to go!
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OK!
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Mom. Are you really not coming with us?
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Someone's got to remain
to make sure the home's safe.
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Only the other day, one of
the neighbors was broken into.
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Also, since I have trouble following the rules,
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the TV, complete with commentary,
suits me better.
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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!
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"Victory"
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Don't you need to be disguised, Dad?
[17:31] ---
"Victory"
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No worries there.
[17:34] ---
Today is Sunday, across the nation!
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So the time has come.
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"Meiji Jingu Stadium"
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East Tokyo Tournament Semifinal.
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It is the game between
Meisei High School and Toushu High School.
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Behind the first base dugout,
third base dugout, and even behind home plate,
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there's not an empty seat.
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It's because of the media attention
coupled with today being Sunday.
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The media jumps on a tenth grader who
does well and praises him more than necessary.
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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
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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.
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How badly Meisei will lose.
[18:50] ---
They will regret having come
this far in the tournament.
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They'll be unsightly, miserable,
and torn apart to pieces!
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On air in five minutes!
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How does the opposing ace pitcher look?
[19:08] ---
Can't tell watching just the warm up.
[19:10] ---
But any pitcher
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can have an off day on any given day, right?
[19:16] ---
Just look at the number
of scouts behind home plate.
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Even if he had an off day,
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the pros would not be paying
this much attention to a pitcher
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who'd let that affect his pitching.
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It all depends on Touma.
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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!
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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,
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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,
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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,
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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] ---
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