# 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*
* *
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*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"