E24 - Don't You Think They're 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"