E6 - When Spring Arrives

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    "Nikaidou"
[00:09] ---
    Hey!
[00:11] ---
    What are you doing?
[00:12] ---
    Ah, well...
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    Has there been misfortune
    with this family lately?
[00:23] ---
    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,
[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"
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    A long, long time ago...
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    ...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...
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    ...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.
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    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,
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    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,
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    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?
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    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!!
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    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
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    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,
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    and because, as a friend,
    he refused to kill the dream
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    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,
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    I'm not apologizing for the extensive
    badmouthing I did about you.
[07:24] ---
    Roger that.
[07:32] ---
    What is it?
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    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
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    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
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    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"
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    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] ---
    
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