E19 - The Moment of Release

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SIGN    Hakone
SIGN    Tokyo-Hakone Round-Trip College Ekiden Race
[00:05] Announcer
    The time is 7:59.
[00:07] Announcer
    The Tokyo-Hakone Round-Trip
    College Ekiden Race will begin shortly.
SIGN    Hakone Ekiden
SIGN    Tokyo-Hakone Round-Trip College Ekiden Race
[00:14] Announcer
    Which university will write
    a new page in history?
SIGN    Kansei University
[00:19] Announcer
    Twenty-one runners wearing sashes
    will wrap themselves in a gust of wind
[00:24] Announcer
    as they run down Hakoneji Road.
[00:26] Announcer
    Will that wind be a headwind or a tailwind?
SIGN    Tokyo-Hakone Round-Trip College Ekiden Race
[00:30] Announcer
    Who will be the first to return to Otemachi?
[00:34] Announcer
    They are starting now towards honor and glory!
SIGN    Run with the Wind
SIGN    Section 1
[02:13] Announcer
    The Tokyo-Hakone Round-Trip
    College Ekiden Race
[02:15] Announcer
    allows no room for carelessness
    once again this year.
[02:18] Announcer
    The runners have maintained
    a slow pace since the start of the race.
[02:21] Announcer
    They're averaging 3:07 per kilometer
    over the first three kilometers.
SIGN    Broadcast Car
SIGN    Broadcast Car
[02:26] Announcer
    For the past few years, we'd been seeing
    high-paced starts under three minutes.
[02:30] Announcer
    What do you think of this?
SIGN    New Year Sports Special Hakone Ekiden
[02:32] Analyst
    Everyone's looking for their opportunity.
[02:35] Analyst
    They rival each other in ability.
SIGN    Section 1
[02:37] Analyst
    More than speed, they must
    be emphasizing strategy.
[02:46] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Come on.
[02:47] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Run where we can see you, Prince.
[02:50] Nico
    Wait! He might be doing it on purpose.
[02:54] Prince
    A windbreak?
[02:56] Haiji
    That's right.
[02:57] (Flashback) Haiji
    Each section of the Hakone Ekiden is long.
[02:59] (Flashback) Haiji
    The situation changes moment to moment.
[03:02] (Flashback) Haiji
    To ensure you don't fall
    behind during the second half,
[03:05] (Flashback) Haiji
    conserve your stamina during the first.
[03:07] (Flashback) Haiji
    Use everything you can.
[03:10] (Flashback) Prince
    Conserve my stamina, huh?
[03:12] (Flashback) Prince
    I hope I'm allowed to do that.
[03:15] (Flashback) Haiji
    You will. I'm sure you will.
[03:22] Prince
    What is he? A prophet?
[03:25] Haiji
    How is he doing?
[03:26] Tazaki
    He's doing well.
[03:27] Tazaki
    He's coming up on ten kilometers.
[03:29] Tazaki
    It's a truly dry affair.
[03:32] Tazaki
    This is no different than going for a drive.
[03:34] Haiji
    Got it.
[03:35] Haiji
    If you see any change in Prince,
SIGN    Yamanote
[03:38] Haiji
    could you offer him words of encouragement?
[03:40] Haiji
    Tell him...
SIGN    The Moment of Release
[03:56] Student
    Kashiwazaki!
[03:57] Student
    This kilometer's exactly three minutes!
[03:59] Student
    Keep your pace!
SIGN    Rokugo Bridge
[04:08] Announcer
    The runners have made it 17 kilometers now.
[04:12] Announcer
    The incline of Rokugo
    Bridge lies in their path.
[04:14] Analyst
    If they exhaust themselves here,
    they'll pay for it later.
[04:19] Analyst
    They'll have to stand firm.
[04:27] Announcer
    They're moving! The runners are on the move!
[04:29] Announcer
    The quiet journey so far is being
    disrupted by major change!
[04:31] Announcer
    Yokohama, Eurasia, Teito, and other
    universities are increasing their paces!
[04:43] Prince
    But I don't like inclines.
[04:55] (Flashback) Haiji
    Even if the runners around
    you begin to move, don't panic.
[04:59] (Flashback) Haiji
    Just keeping up with them until Rokugo
    Bridge earns full marks from me.
[05:03] (Flashback) Haiji
    You'll be able to pass the sash to Musa
    without much of a difference in time.
[05:08] (Flashback) Prince
    I see. The real race is Section 2 and onward.
[05:11] (Flashback) Haiji
    Are you unhappy with that?
[05:13] (Flashback) Prince
    Not at all. I'm only an amateur.
[05:16] (Flashback) Prince
    I'll finish the race quickly, so I
    can get back to my comics sooner.
[05:21] (Flashback) Prince
    That's all.
[05:27] (Flashback) Prince
    Things might have gotten a little easier.
[05:29] (Flashback) Haiji
    Prince.
[05:33] (Flashback) Haiji
    Sorry for forcing you to do this.
[05:46] Prince
    If I give up, the race is over.
[05:50] Prince
    All those who succeed have worked hard.
[05:55] Prince
    I am strong!
SIGN    Tsurumi Relay Station
[06:07] Announcer
    The air at Tsurumi Relay
    Station is heating up
[06:10] Announcer
    as the sashes will be arriving soon.
[06:13] Announcer
    This year's Section 2 will be a fierce race
[06:16] Announcer
    featuring athletes running
    10,000 meters in 28 minutes.
[06:19] Announcer
    And we can't discuss Section 2
    without mentioning this man:
[06:23] Announcer
    Iwanki of Kofu Academy.
[06:26] Announcer
    We're all very excited to see how
    he'll run in his fourth Hakone Ekiden.
[06:31] Announcer
    We'll also be watching Kansei
    University's exchange student, Musa.
[06:37] Announcer
    Musa is a truly unique runner.
[06:40] Announcer
    He's a government-sponsored
    engineering student,
[06:42] Announcer
    who had no running
    experience until last spring.
[06:47] Announcer
    Thank you.
[06:49] Announcer
    Kansei University is taking on the
    Hakone Ekiden with only ten runners,
[06:51] Announcer
    and each runner is exceptionally unique.
[07:01] Iwanki
    I enjoyed the qualifier.
[07:03] Iwanki
    I'm disappointed we won't get to race again.
[07:07] Kakeru
    Don't worry.
[07:08] Kakeru
    He won't let you take it easy.
[07:10] Kakeru
    Not our ace.
[07:27] Shindo
    Hey, Musa.
[07:28] Shindo
    I just saw you on TV.
[07:30] Musa
    I was surprised.
[07:32] Musa
    Did I look weird?
[07:34] Shindo
    Not at all.
[07:36] Shindo
    Musa, once this is over, let's go see the snow.
[07:40] Musa
    Snow?
[07:42] Shindo
    Yeah. It really snows in my hometown.
[07:45] Shindo
    The world becomes white
    as far as the eye can see.
[07:48] Shindo
    You've never seen that, have you?
[07:50] Musa
    I haven't.
[07:52] Musa
    I'll imagine us having
    a snowball fight while I run.
[07:57] Shindo
    Sounds nice.
[07:58] Shindo
    Talk to you later.
[07:59] Musa
    Later.
[08:06] Yuki
    You can't afford to be worrying
    about the others.
SIGN    Section 1 20km Point
[08:34] Tazaki
    Prince!
[08:35] Tazaki
    Message for you from Haiji!
[08:37] Tazaki
    “There's something I never got to tell you!”
[08:41] Tazaki
    “Come to Tsurumi even if
    you have to crawl!” That's all!
[08:49] (Flashback) Prince
    That's not what I want to hear.
[08:53] (Flashback) Prince
    Joe and Hanamichi, Ippo and Sakamichi.
[08:57] (Flashback) Prince
    Sango Jugo, Hinata, and Yawara.
[09:00] (Flashback) Prince
    Sena, Goro, Tsubasa, Ryoma.
[09:04] (Flashback) Prince
    It's no use. There's no end to them.
[09:09] (Flashback) Prince
    I like protagonists, but I also
    like the people who lead them.
[09:14] (Flashback) Prince
    They're all tough, but of course they are.
[09:18] (Flashback) Prince
    They don't want to be shown kindness.
[09:22] (Flashback) Prince
    An athlete wants to win.
[09:36] Announcer
    Totai Uni is the 16th to pass their sash.
[09:38] Announcer
    They're 40 seconds behind first place.
[09:40] Official
    Kansei University!
[09:41] Announcer
    Behind them are Nihonbashi
    Tech and Jonan Bunka.
[09:42] Official
    Kansei University to the relay line!
[09:54] Prince
    I hate this.
[09:56] Prince
    I really hate running.
[10:01] Prince
    I got dragged into this
[10:04] Prince
    and suffered for it.
[10:08] Prince
    But if I hadn't run with them...
[10:13] Prince
    If I hadn't made it here...
[10:17] Prince
    I...
[10:21] Prince
    I would've hated myself more!
[10:27] Haiji
    Prince!
[10:32] Musa
    Prince! I'm here!
[10:36] All
    Prince!
[10:43] Prince
    There's someone waiting for me there.
[10:47] Prince
    Just thinking about it makes me so... so...
[10:53] Prince
    I...
[10:59] Haiji
    Prince!
[11:01] Haiji
    I take back what I said.
[11:04] Haiji
    Prince.
[11:06] Haiji
    Thank you.
[11:08] Officials
    Non-participants, stay off the course!
[11:13] Prince
    I pass.
[11:17] Both
    Yes!
[11:19] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Nice!
[11:22] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Yeah!
SIGN    Section 2
[11:34] Musa
    The pace sudden quickened
    as soon as we entered Section 2.
[11:39] Musa
    I have to keep up.
[11:42] Musa
    Prince got the sash this far.
[11:45] Musa
    I promise I'll take it to Totsuka.
[11:57] Musa
    Wow...
[12:02] Tazaki
    I told him! I know I did!
[12:05] Tazaki
    I told him to restrain himself
    around the five-kilometer mark!
SIGN    Yokohama Station
[12:09] Tazaki
    Maybe Musa didn't hear me.
[12:12] Haiji
    Tell him again at ten kilometers.
[12:14] Haiji
    He's going too fast.
[12:16] Tazaki
    Got it.
[12:18] Kakeru
    He's averaging 2:48 per kilometer.
[12:21] Kakeru
    He won't last until the end.
[12:23] Haiji
    He got carried away.
SIGN    Gontazaka
[12:42] Musa
    Why can't I catch up?
[12:45] Musa
    My legs won't move.
[12:47] Musa
    They won't move.
[12:48] Student
    Musa! Musa! Musa!
[12:53] Student
    You're 18th right now.
[12:55] Student
    There's a cluster of seven up ahead.
[13:01] (Flashback) Haiji
    People build it up by calling it the
    Glorious Section 2, the section of aces,
[13:04] (Flashback) Haiji
    but don't listen to them.
[13:06] (Flashback) Haiji
    Plenty of schools think
    other sections decide the race.
[13:11] (Flashback) Haiji
    Let's think of Section 2's 23 kilometers
[13:12] (Flashback) Haiji
    as one part of a longer race
    the ten of us build together.
[13:16] (Flashback) Musa
    Okay.
[13:18] (Flashback) Haiji
    Bravely, calmly, and without fail.
[13:21] (Flashback) Haiji
    Only you can do it.
[13:25] Musa
    18th. In other words,
    even I could pass two runners.
[13:31] Musa
    Bravely, calmly, and without fail.
[13:36] Announcer
    This is Broadcast Car 2.
SIGN    Section 2
[13:37] Announcer
    Iwanki's pace remains constant.
[13:39] Announcer
    Perhaps he exhausted himself
    competing against Manaka's Inawa,
[13:42] Announcer
    who caught up to Rikudo to reach first place,
[13:44] Announcer
    but he can't catch Tokyo Sport.
[13:46] Announcer
    The burst of speed
    at the start of the section
[13:48] Announcer
    is throwing off even the strongest athletes.
[13:51] King
    Why aren't they showing Musa?
[13:54] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    It can't be helped.
    The race for first is crazy.
[13:57] King
    Yeah, but don't you wanna see him?
SIGN    1 Manaka 2 Rikudo 3 Boso 4 Tokyo Sport 5 Kofu Academy 6 Yokohama 7 Kino 8 Shinsei 9 Kanagawa 10 Nihonbashi Tech 11 Eurasia 12 Do 13 Jonan Bunka 14 Tokyo Academy 15 Ake 16 Kitakan OP Student Association 17 Kansei 18 Yamato 19 Teito 20 Saikyo
[14:01] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    King, how's your job hunt coming?
[14:04] King
    Huh?
[14:05] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    I thought I'd relieve the tension.
[14:08] King
    Then choose your words more carefully.
[14:10] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Okay...
[14:16] King
    I haven't been doing it.
[14:17] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Huh?
[14:19] King
    When would I have had the time?
[14:21] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    What? Then what are you going to do?
[14:25] King
    I don't know!
[14:28] King
    What are my parents going to say?
[14:31] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Then why don't you run next year?
[14:33] King
    I won't be able to look for a job again!
[14:35] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    You're right.
[14:39] King
    Next year? Are you...
[14:43] Official
    Get ready! They're coming!
[14:45] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Oof.
[14:47] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    King, wanna warm up together?
SIGN    19km Point
[14:59] Musa
    I thought I reduced my pace.
[15:09] Musa
    Running is strange.
[15:11] Musa
    Speed alone isn't enough to win.
[15:13] Musa
    You have opponents and teammates.
[15:15] Fan
    You're almost there!
[15:17] Fan
    You can do it!
[15:18] Musa
    Someone's voice gives you strength.
[15:21] Musa
    And that's how I run!
SIGN    Totsuka Relay Point
[15:34] Announcer
    Kofu Academy's Iwanki leaves four
    years of passion on Hakoneji Road
[15:37] Announcer
    as he arrives at the relay line!
[15:42] Announcer
    He failed to win his section,
[15:44] Announcer
    but he displayed his usual
    unchanging running style
[15:46] Announcer
    in a turbulent Section 2, nonetheless.
[15:59] Haiji
    Marvelous.
[16:01] Haiji
    You were extremely fortunate
    to have been able to run with him.
[16:05] Kakeru
    Yes. His running is the embodiment of strength.
[16:09] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Musa!
[16:21] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Over here!
[16:25] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Thanks, ace.
[16:33] King
    Musa!
[16:34] King
    14th. You were 14th.
[16:37] King
    You passed seven guys.
[16:40] King
    Whoa! Whoa!
[16:43] Announcer
    The temperature is currently 5.7 degrees.
[16:46] Announcer
    The sunlight and sea breeze, together,
    chip away at the runners' stamina.
[16:52] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Musa was amazing.
[16:54] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    It makes me want to do the same thing.
[16:57] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    King seems to be taking
    the race seriously, too.
[16:59] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    We even locked eyes.
[17:02] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    He practically told me
    he'd be running next year, too.
[17:06] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Next year, huh?
[17:08] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Sorry, King.
[17:10] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    This is probably the end for me.
[17:24] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Joji, my younger brother, is a part of my soul.
[17:30] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    We slept together, played together,
    and went to school together.
[17:34] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    No one could tell us apart.
[17:37] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    They seemed troubled when we spoke to them,
[17:41] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    and we'd do things to distress them further.
[17:47] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    But we're two different people.
[17:51] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    I'm Jo Taro. He's Jo Jiro.
[17:56] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    We have plenty of differences.
[17:58] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Favorite foods, the locations of
    our moles, the girls we've dated.
[18:04] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Our personalities...
[18:06] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    ...and our talents.
[18:09] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    I'm sure of it. Joji's the better runner.
[18:13] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Even if there's no difference now,
    Joji will become way faster than me.
[18:18] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    He'll see worlds I can't see.
[18:21] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    After all, you love to run.
[18:26] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    He'd sometimes train by himself before dawn.
[18:29] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    How can he run like that?
[18:36] (Flashback) Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Bro, can you watch my form?
[18:40] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    When we were together, the conversation
    would always turn to Kakeru.
[18:45] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Joji, you finally found your very own rival.
[18:51] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Your very own goal.
[18:53] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    It's time for us to follow different paths.
[18:56] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Go. Follow it far, far away.
[18:59] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    It doesn't matter how many years it takes.
[19:02] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Win. Beat Kakeru.
[19:04] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Become a stronger runner than him.
[19:07] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    I'll be rooting for you.
[19:11] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    It's finally time for me to release
    that precious part of my soul.
[19:18] Announcer
    Kansei University first-year
    and older twin brother, Jo Taro
[19:21] Announcer
    is running with a light step.
[19:23] Announcer
    He's re-passed Tokyo Academy,
    and even passed Shinsei.
SIGN    Shonan Bridge
[19:29] Announcer
    He has Jonan Bunka and
    Nihonbashi Tech in his sights.
[19:34] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Two more. No...
[19:40] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    I'm pumped.
[19:42] Hanako
    Jota!
[19:46] Hanako
    Jota!
[19:50] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Hana?
[19:53] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    What's she doing here?
[19:55] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Wasn't she watching
    the starting line at Otemachi?
[19:56] Hanako
    You can do it!
[20:04] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Could it be?
[20:06] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    No, but—
[20:08] Tazaki
    What?
[20:10] Kakeru
    What's he looking at?
[20:13] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Does she like me?
[20:17] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    What? Seriously?!
[20:24] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Bro!
[20:30] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Oh, wow!
[20:32] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    He's so strong during the actual event.
[20:35] Announcer
    Kansei's showing a menacing final spurt.
[20:38] Announcer
    With the explosive sprint
    of a short-distance runner,
[20:41] Announcer
    he's climbed two ranks.
[20:42] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Joji!
[20:44] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Hey!
[20:47] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Hana!
[20:48] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Huh?
[20:49] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    I think...
[20:54] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    ...she likes me.
[20:57] Twin (Jota or Joji)
    Seriously?!
SIGN    Congratulations Takashi on Running in the Hakone Ekiden
[22:40] Narration
    Next time, “Even If I Break.”
SIGN    Next time: Even If I Break