# Stars Align
Toma Shinjo has one mission: save his school’s tennis team. And his only hope rests on the talent of Maki Katsuragi, who’s reluctant to part from his studies. This will be the team’s last summer together unless they convince Maki to step on the court!
# Season 1
# E1 - Episode 1
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G0DUN55G9/episode-1)
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**[00:15] ---**
Looks like we won't get
little chocolates at this place.
**[00:18] ---**
Guess I can't earn
pocket change then. Oh well.
**[00:23] ---**
We've even got an elevator.
**[00:27] ---**
We're eighth floor this time?
**[00:30] ---**
It's sure taking it's time...
**[00:32] ---**
I'm using the stairs.
**[00:33] ---**
Maki, it's gonna be rough going by stairs.
**[00:36] ---**
What are you talking about?
It's better than before.
**[00:39] ---**
Maki!
**[00:43] ---**
Your son sure is energetic.
**[00:45] ---**
"Seagull Movers"
**[00:45] ---**
Our last apartment didn't have an elevator.
**[00:51] ---**
"Stars Align"
**[00:59] ---**
G-O! Go, go, go, go, Shijo!
Fight, fight, fight, fight--
**[01:09] ---**
Huh? What's going on?
**[01:12] ---**
The super awful boys' team is
playing the super good girls' team.
**[01:16] ---**
No way. The soft tennis clubs?
**[01:18] ---**
They don't stand a chance
against the national champs.
**[01:21] ---**
Not the worthless boys' team!
**[01:23] ---**
That's hilarious!
**[01:27] ---**
It's not hilarious.
**[01:29] ---**
They'll totally get crushed,
bruised, and broken.
**[01:40] ---**
Well, it was a good effort at least.
**[01:51] ---**
Huh?
**[01:54] ---**
You scored on me good!
**[01:57] ---**
Sensei!
**[01:59] ---**
Uh, no! He's ashamed, you see. Ashamed...
**[02:04] ---**
Here... goes!
**[02:08] ---**
Whoa, whoa...
**[02:09] ---**
That was incredible.
There's no way I can stop that.
**[02:13] ---**
It deserves a round of applause.
**[02:15] ---**
Nice return.
**[02:17] ---**
Uh, I don't think their intentions are bad.
**[02:20] ---**
Their intention is to not even try.
**[02:30] ---**
It got stuck.
**[02:32] ---**
They're so bad, this won't count as practice.
**[02:35] ---**
Come on, don't say that.
Think of it as taking a breather.
**[02:38] ---**
G-O! Go, go, go, go, Takada!
**[02:41] ---**
Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight,
fight, Takada! G-O! Go, go--
**[02:50] ---**
Mine!
**[03:06] ---**
Thanks for the match, Takeda.
**[03:09] ---**
Shinjo, you should try working on
your aim for your first serve.
**[03:13] ---**
Right. Thanks for the advice.
**[03:15] ---**
Hey, Kei. You fine with me
speeding up my second serve?
**[03:19] ---**
Okay. In that case, maybe I'll
hug closer to center then.
**[03:23] ---**
You did great!
**[03:24] ---**
Nice game, guys!
**[03:25] ---**
--Nice work!
--Here's a towel!
**[03:27] ---**
There's like no point in
practicing against the boys.
**[03:30] ---**
Hence it's volunteer.
**[03:31] ---**
And yet captain and Namie were
kind enough to play them.
**[03:36] ---**
Those jerks...
**[03:38] ---**
Just look at them!
**[03:39] ---**
Hello? You got crushed!
**[03:48] ---**
Captain, nice effort!
**[03:50] ---**
No way, I sucked.
**[03:52] ---**
And here I thought Toma was our only chance
of scoring against the Black Butterfly.
**[03:58] ---**
Hey, Itsuki. Tell White Butterfly, I mean...
Tell your sister to hold back a little.
**[04:04] ---**
You think I can say that to my sister?
**[04:06] ---**
Sorry. My bad.
**[04:09] ---**
You've got a big sister who's smart,
pretty, and good at tennis...
**[04:12] ---**
I so envy you.
**[04:14] ---**
You're being serious?
**[04:16] ---**
Huh? Uh... I-I was joking.
**[04:19] ---**
You better be. If not, I'll kill you.
**[04:23] ---**
Itsuki! No fighting, all right?! No fighting!
**[04:26] ---**
Well, it's not like us chumps
ever had a chance of winning.
**[04:30] ---**
Shingo, could you not put it like that?
**[04:33] ---**
He's right, though. We're no competition
no matter what we do.
**[04:42] ---**
But I heard Ms. Muroi was begging
Mr. Sakurai for a scrimmage.
**[04:46] ---**
She thought it'd be good for the girls' team!
**[04:49] ---**
Huh? Seriously?
**[04:50] ---**
Shingo, Nao's just talking fairy tales again.
**[04:53] ---**
Oh, that's all?
**[04:55] ---**
I've had enough.
**[04:58] ---**
I can't take it! I can't!
**[05:00] ---**
Huh? Takuto?
**[05:02] ---**
I'm through with losing like a bunch of losers!
**[05:05] ---**
Huh?
**[05:06] ---**
How am I ever gonna become
popular in the soft tennis club?!
**[05:10] ---**
At this rate, I'll never confess to Nanase!
**[05:12] ---**
Nanase?
**[05:16] ---**
*That* Nanase?!
**[05:19] ---**
No way in hell.
**[05:21] ---**
This time, I'll play normal tennis!
I'll definitely be popular then!
**[05:25] ---**
I'm done playing on this
crummy soft tennis team!
**[05:28] ---**
Takuto, calm down.
**[05:29] ---**
I've made up my mind! I'm quitting
this club and becoming a stud!
**[05:38] ---**
Go get dumped.
**[05:41] ---**
The club activities in our school operate
with funds provided by the school.
**[05:43] ---**
"Shijo Minami Middle School Student Council"
"Special Meeting"
"Topic: 'Allocation of club activity funds'"
**[05:43] ---**
The club activities in our school operate
with funds provided by the school.
**[05:47] ---**
Those funds are equally distributed
to each club as best as possible.
**[05:47] ---**
"Episode 1"
**[05:52] ---**
Those funds are equally distributed
to each club as best as possible.
**[05:53] ---**
Depending on the number of students enlisted,
**[05:55] ---**
we factor in a slight variance
of funds given to each club.
**[06:00] ---**
However, distributing funds equally like this
naively assumes clubs are equal
**[06:06] ---**
and fails to take consideration
of the effort and passion involved.
**[06:11] ---**
Being student council president,
I want to do away with that system
**[06:16] ---**
and revamp it so that each club
**[06:18] ---**
is compensated by the amount of
effort and passion it displays.
**[06:23] ---**
Effort and passion always produces results.
**[06:26] ---**
And having results is what
deserves compensation.
**[06:31] ---**
Unfortunately, there are some clubs
**[06:33] ---**
which drain club activity funds
with nothing to show for it.
**[06:37] ---**
These clubs with no results
**[06:39] ---**
are essentially stealing funds
from passionate clubs.
**[06:42] ---**
What's the point in letting them continue?
**[06:45] ---**
What the hell? So clubs that lose
don't deserve to stick around?
**[06:50] ---**
But why? School clubs aren't
supposed to be all about results.
**[06:55] ---**
It's all just one huge fraud.
**[06:57] ---**
The clubs good enough to go to the nationals
are supported by the school and PTA.
**[07:03] ---**
What about us? What will happen
to the boys' soft tennis club?
**[07:08] ---**
Unless we win a match
in the summer tournament,
**[07:11] ---**
we disband.
**[07:14] ---**
President Kinuyo is so heartless.
**[07:17] ---**
There's no way we'll win at the tournament.
**[07:19] ---**
Not when we haven't
won a match in four years.
**[07:22] ---**
Disband, huh?
**[07:23] ---**
Guys, hold up!
**[07:24] ---**
Come second semester,
we're the "go-home" club.
**[07:27] ---**
And here my mom wanted me to
join the wind instrument club.
**[07:31] ---**
Maybe I should've listened to her.
**[07:33] ---**
Disband, though? I feel bad for our seniors...
**[07:38] ---**
Don't you think those seniors
are partially to blame, too?
**[07:42] ---**
It's not just our fault.
**[07:43] ---**
That's right. We've got no third years.
**[07:46] ---**
And not a single first year
decided to join us this year.
**[07:50] ---**
It's just us second years in the club these days.
**[07:53] ---**
Shingo...
**[07:55] ---**
Guess we won't be needing this racket then.
**[07:57] ---**
I could give it to my sister.
Dunno what she'd use it for though.
**[08:02] ---**
"Burnable"
**[08:07] ---**
This is bullshit.
**[08:26] ---**
Good morning!
**[08:27] ---**
Oh, morning!
**[08:27] ---**
Oh, morning!
**[08:27] ---**
"Okazaki"
"Katsuragi"
**[08:45] ---**
Ah, shoot, shoot, shoot!
**[08:48] ---**
Found it!
**[08:52] ---**
It's ready, Mom.
**[08:54] ---**
Morning, Maki!
**[08:57] ---**
Shoot, shoot!
**[08:59] ---**
Ack...
**[09:01] ---**
Good grief.
**[09:04] ---**
Mom!
**[09:06] ---**
Maki! Thanks a lot!
**[09:07] ---**
Here. Got everything now?
**[09:19] ---**
Toma.
**[09:21] ---**
Could you hand that book to Maki for me?
**[09:24] ---**
Huh?
**[09:25] ---**
Maki...?
**[09:41] ---**
Hey! Be a little more careful!
**[09:43] ---**
Hmm?
**[09:45] ---**
Sorry, did I hit you?
**[09:47] ---**
Er, um...
**[09:50] ---**
Well, you ran past me all of a sudden, so...
**[09:53] ---**
Oh, I'll be more careful.
**[09:55] ---**
Didn't you come to greet neighbors yesterday?
**[09:58] ---**
Oh, you're the one downstairs...
**[10:01] ---**
Kanako Mitsue from room 701.
**[10:04] ---**
Oh, right. Good morning.
**[10:07] ---**
Your name was Maki Katsuragi, wasn't it?
**[10:10] ---**
Yup. Nice to meet you.
**[10:12] ---**
Uh, why don't you use the elevator?
**[10:16] ---**
'Cuz it's a pain to wait.
**[10:19] ---**
Isn't it more of a pain to
run down from the eighth floor?
**[10:23] ---**
"Congrats" "Girls' Soft Tennis Club
at National & Kanto Tournament"
**[10:25] ---**
"Class 2-C"
"Class 2-D"
**[10:26] ---**
A transfer student..
**[10:28] ---**
Which school is that uniform from?
**[10:31] ---**
"Frugal Meals" "Math"
**[10:31] ---**
I so hate math, ugh...
**[10:34] ---**
I love it.
**[10:35] ---**
Huh?!
**[10:39] ---**
It's been a while.
**[10:45] ---**
Shinjo!
**[10:47] ---**
Toma Shinjo!
**[10:48] ---**
Huh? Katsuragi, you know Shinjo?
**[10:52] ---**
I'm back home again.
**[10:57] ---**
So, what's this?
**[10:59] ---**
It's from Ryoma.
**[11:01] ---**
Ryoma?!
**[11:04] ---**
Oh, nice! It's the *Astronomical Almanac*!
**[11:05] ---**
"Astronomical Almanac"
**[11:07] ---**
What's an astronomical almanac?
**[11:09] ---**
It's sorta like a star calendar
and map. Wanna see?
**[11:13] ---**
Sure.
**[11:16] ---**
Ugh, the pages are swamped in numbers.
**[11:22] ---**
So he's a friend of yours?
**[11:29] ---**
Yesterday, the student council
decided to apportion
**[11:32] ---**
club activity funds based on
achievements by majority vote.
***SIGN*** "Student Council Agenda"
"About club activity funds."
"New transfer student."
**[11:37] ---**
So that's why the soft tennis club...
**[11:39] ---**
The boys' one.
**[11:40] ---**
--They're getting cracked down on.
--That's Kinuyo for you.
**[11:42] ---**
That explains why Shinjo was in a bad mood.
**[11:45] ---**
"Student Council Agenda"
**[11:46] ---**
And as you're aware,
we have a new transfer student.
**[11:49] ---**
If you see him struggling with something,
please help him out.
**[11:53] ---**
Don't worry about it. I'll be just fine.
**[12:02] ---**
What do you think the boys will do?
**[12:04] ---**
I guess they're trying to
recruit new members today.
**[12:07] ---**
Yeah?
**[12:08] ---**
They want to get athletic people
to join and up their chance to win.
**[12:13] ---**
It's that lax attitude of theirs
that got 'em into this mess.
**[12:15] ---**
It's that lax attitude of theirs
that got 'em into this mess.
***SIGN*** "Boys' Soft Tennis Club
Now Recruiting!"
"Soft Tennis is Fun!"
**[12:17] ---**
That's right. They're a disgrace to soft tennis.
**[12:22] ---**
Shit.
**[12:24] ---**
Isn't there anyone?
**[12:26] ---**
All the athletic guys are
in soccer or baseball already.
**[12:30] ---**
Someone...
**[12:31] ---**
"Class 2-C"
"Class 2-D"
**[12:31] ---**
Damn, it's that way!
**[12:33] ---**
Look out!
**[12:35] ---**
Grab it already!
**[12:37] ---**
--That way!
**[12:37] ---**
--Get back here!
--That way!
**[12:40] ---**
It went over there!
**[12:41] ---**
Don't let it escape!
**[12:43] ---**
A cat! It's a kitty cat!
**[12:45] ---**
You've never seen a cat before?
**[12:47] ---**
Over there!
**[12:48] ---**
There it goes!
**[12:50] ---**
It's here!
**[12:51] ---**
Hilarious.
**[12:56] ---**
Whoa!
**[13:04] ---**
Whoa!
**[13:08] ---**
Jeez, how did you even get in here?
**[13:12] ---**
That friend of yours is pretty amazing.
**[13:19] ---**
"Astronomical Almanac"
**[13:24] ---**
Huh?
**[13:43] ---**
Katsuragi.
**[13:45] ---**
I'll get straight to the point.
**[13:47] ---**
Join the soft tennis club.
**[13:50] ---**
What are you talking about?
I've got no interest in joining a club.
**[13:54] ---**
Just join.
**[13:55] ---**
No way.
**[13:59] ---**
If we don't win a match
at the summer tournament,
**[14:01] ---**
the boys' soft tennis club will disband.
**[14:04] ---**
You've got incredible reflexes, so...
**[14:07] ---**
...if you paired up with me, we could win.
**[14:10] ---**
I'm not interested.
**[14:13] ---**
Sorry.
**[14:22] ---**
Shinjo sure is desperate.
**[14:24] ---**
He sure is. Springtime of youth.
**[14:27] ---**
You know what? You seem like
the mysterious type.
**[14:31] ---**
I'd say that goes for you, too.
**[14:51] ---**
I want Katsuragi to join the soft tennis club.
**[14:53] ---**
Yeah? That's a good idea.
**[14:56] ---**
Maki just transfered here, so I bet
he doesn't have many friends.
**[15:00] ---**
That's not the reason I want him to join.
**[15:04] ---**
If we can't win once at the summer
tournament, we'll get disbanded.
**[15:09] ---**
I see.
**[15:10] ---**
And you're fine with that?
**[15:12] ---**
You're club alumni.
**[15:14] ---**
When you were there, our school made it
all the way to the nationals.
**[15:18] ---**
And you're hoping I say to not let it die?
**[15:24] ---**
Toma, you guys should do
what you think is best.
**[15:28] ---**
We alumni shouldn't have
any say in the matter.
**[15:32] ---**
Because you know I can't do it?
**[15:34] ---**
Because you know it's pointless?
**[15:36] ---**
Toma...
**[15:37] ---**
Enough.
**[15:39] ---**
Toma.
**[15:45] ---**
I'm leaving.
**[15:48] ---**
Ryoma, how about breakfast?
**[15:50] ---**
No thanks. I'm good with
just coffee in the morning.
**[15:54] ---**
Well, what do you want to do
for dinner tonight?
**[15:57] ---**
I'm staying at one of my friend's
from college, so not today. Sorry.
**[16:02] ---**
Oh. And Dad's on a business trip today,
so I'll be alone with just him.
**[16:09] ---**
Mom, Toma isn't--
**[16:11] ---**
That boy is nothing like you!
**[16:14] ---**
Mom...
**[16:17] ---**
When I'm around him, I... I...
**[16:27] ---**
Shoot! I'll miss the event if I
don't upload the picture soon!
**[16:40] ---**
It's the moon and Venus.
**[16:49] ---**
What a nice scene.
**[17:03] ---**
Seriously? Such a pain...
**[17:14] ---**
Coming through.
**[17:16] ---**
Excuse me.
**[17:19] ---**
Could you move aside?
**[17:21] ---**
Join the soft tennis club, Katsuragi.
**[17:23] ---**
I told you yesterday.
I have no interest in soft tennis.
**[17:28] ---**
Your mom... She works, right?
**[17:32] ---**
Katsuragi lives in a fatherless home.
**[17:36] ---**
His parents divorced when he was little
and his mom took custody.
**[17:41] ---**
So now, he lives alone with his mother.
**[17:44] ---**
I knew that already.
**[17:46] ---**
His name used to be Maki Kyobate.
**[17:49] ---**
Did you know that Maki does
all the chores himself though?
**[17:53] ---**
Huh? All of 'em?
**[17:54] ---**
Yeah. Cooking, laundry, cleaning...
**[17:58] ---**
He does everything.
**[18:05] ---**
"9th of every month" "19th of every month"
"ALL Berkshire Pork" "Chicken Legs"
"Half Off!" "Half Off!"
**[18:08] ---**
His mother works, so he does
all the errands himself.
**[18:13] ---**
So what?
**[18:16] ---**
If you need help shopping,
I can help after practice.
**[18:19] ---**
Mind your own business.
**[18:22] ---**
His mom goes to work at
a small construction firm.
**[18:25] ---**
I guess she works as a second-class architect.
**[18:28] ---**
And it's not a very big company, so...
**[18:31] ---**
That's why I think he won't join a club
that costs a bunch of money.
**[18:38] ---**
What?
**[18:39] ---**
I'll get equipment and
a uniform all ready for you.
**[18:44] ---**
You won't have to buy anything.
**[18:48] ---**
I'm saying that money isn't a problem!
**[18:52] ---**
Oh? So you can join clubs
because money isn't a problem?
**[19:00] ---**
My brother's an alumni of the club!
**[19:03] ---**
Oh... That's right, he...
**[19:11] ---**
He had a racket back in middle school.
**[19:14] ---**
So that must have been a soft tennis racket?
**[19:17] ---**
Ryoma even approved of you
joining the soft tennis club.
**[19:24] ---**
In that case...
**[19:28] ---**
Huh?
**[19:29] ---**
Give me money if you want me to join.
**[19:32] ---**
Huh?
**[19:33] ---**
I'm not made of free time, you know.
**[19:36] ---**
But if you agree to pay me for it,
I'm fine with joining.
**[19:42] ---**
Think of it as payment for manual labor.
**[19:45] ---**
I won't join any clubs for fun.
**[19:47] ---**
Because money's a problem.
**[19:54] ---**
You won't.
**[19:55] ---**
So give up trying to convince me and--
**[19:57] ---**
Ten thousand yen a month!
**[20:00] ---**
That makes 30,000 to July!
**[20:03] ---**
If we win at the tournament, I'll add 10,000!
**[20:06] ---**
That's 40,000 in total!
**[20:10] ---**
Huh?
**[20:11] ---**
If that's not enough, I'll throw in
extra payments! Got it?!
**[20:15] ---**
Huh?
**[20:16] ---**
You're good with that, right?!
**[20:19] ---**
Sweet!
**[20:20] ---**
This seals the deal then! Grats!
**[20:23] ---**
Huh?
**[20:25] ---**
After school tomorrow, come to
the locker room by the tennis courts!
**[20:28] ---**
I'll give you a uniform and equipment,
and then we practice!
**[20:32] ---**
We'll start with the rules and how to play--
**[20:34] ---**
Hey, hold up...
**[20:36] ---**
Oh, yeah!
**[20:42] ---**
You can have this racket.
**[20:46] ---**
It's a nice one that's easy
to use, even for beginners.
**[20:50] ---**
If anyone, you can handle it. Here.
**[20:53] ---**
Uh, this... This is...
**[20:56] ---**
Good.
**[20:57] ---**
See you!
**[20:58] ---**
Uh...
**[20:59] ---**
What the heck? I didn't even say
I was okay with it...
**[21:17] ---**
Soft tennis, huh?
**[21:50] ---**
Coming!
**[22:04] ---**
What?
**[22:15] ---**
Yo, Maki.
**[22:17] ---**
Been a while.
**[22:21] ---**
You doing good?
**[22:23] ---**
It's been, like, two months?
**[22:27] ---**
You just moved here, huh?
**[22:30] ---**
As usual, you ain't got much...
**[22:35] ---**
G-Get out.
**[22:37] ---**
Hmm?
**[22:38] ---**
Don't you talk to your dad like that.
**[22:46] ---**
It's rude.
**[22:50] ---**
Maki, gimme the usual.
**[22:54] ---**
I came to borrow some. Where is it?
**[22:58] ---**
We don't have money.
**[23:02] ---**
I wonder... She wouldn't go
out of her way to hide it, right?
**[23:08] ---**
If anyone hid it, Maki... it's you.
**[23:13] ---**
And if you were hiding it...
**[23:32] ---**
Well, I'll be borrowing this.
**[23:34] ---**
Tell your mom for me.
**[23:36] ---**
**[24:02] ---**
"Stars Align"
"Look forward to next week!"
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# E2 - Episode 2
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**[00:07] ---**
You really make me sick,
waddling around like that.
**[00:10] ---**
What are you doing?
**[00:11] ---**
He seriously disgusts me.
**[00:13] ---**
Let me go.
**[00:14] ---**
Shut your mouth.
**[00:17] ---**
Gotta be careful around him.
**[00:18] ---**
We might turn gay if we get too close.
**[00:21] ---**
Yuta!
**[00:23] ---**
What's going on?
**[00:26] ---**
Eh?
**[00:30] ---**
What are you, kids?
**[00:32] ---**
Shut up, idiot.
**[00:34] ---**
Don't think you're tough
'cuz he won't fight back.
**[00:36] ---**
Say what?
**[00:37] ---**
It's Shinjo!
**[00:38] ---**
Oh, crap!
**[00:39] ---**
What's up?
**[00:41] ---**
--Just go!
--What for?!
**[00:42] ---**
That guy's seriously nuts!
**[00:45] ---**
Come on!
**[00:46] ---**
Hurry!
**[00:47] ---**
What the hell for? Hey!
**[00:49] ---**
Thank you, Shinjo.
**[00:51] ---**
Yuta, you really ought to
slug guys like that. They only--
**[00:55] ---**
I don't think it's right... to do that.
**[01:00] ---**
Too much to ask, huh?
**[01:02] ---**
You're just way too nice.
**[01:06] ---**
"Stars Align"
**[01:12] ---**
"Episode 2"
**[01:12] ---**
--Shoot!
--We're late!
**[01:15] ---**
I'm Mr. Sakurai, the advisor of the
boys' soft tennis club and art teacher.
**[01:16] ---**
I'm Mr. Sakurai, the advisor of the
boys' soft tennis club and art teacher.
**[01:20] ---**
Let's see... Maki Katsuragi, Class 2-C?
**[01:24] ---**
Just transferred here, huh? Good luck.
**[01:27] ---**
Thanks.
**[01:30] ---**
What happened to your cheek? It's all red.
**[01:32] ---**
Oh...
**[01:35] ---**
I was half-asleep and
fell out of bed. On my face.
**[01:39] ---**
I see.
**[01:40] ---**
It's sure been a while since any new members.
**[01:44] ---**
Want some candy?
**[01:46] ---**
No thanks.
**[01:47] ---**
Huh? You're missing out then. It's good.
**[01:50] ---**
Sensei, we're having Katsuragi
join practice starting today.
**[01:54] ---**
Okay, sounds good.
**[01:56] ---**
It was a pleasure to meet you.
**[01:58] ---**
You, too.
**[02:00] ---**
If I'm not here, I'm usually
in the art prep room.
**[02:03] ---**
Okay.
**[02:04] ---**
Want some candy?
**[02:05] ---**
No thanks.
**[02:07] ---**
One!
**[02:10] ---**
Two!
**[02:13] ---**
Three!
**[02:17] ---**
Four!
**[02:21] ---**
This the club room?
**[02:22] ---**
No, it's a locker room. But hardly
any clubs use it anymore.
**[02:24] ---**
"Burnable"
**[02:24] ---**
No, it's a locker room. But hardly
any clubs use it anymore.
**[02:27] ---**
Our club just uses it 'cuz it's near the courts.
**[02:28] ---**
Our club just uses it 'cuz it's near the courts.
**[02:30] ---**
Then it's essentially your own club room then.
**[02:33] ---**
Pretty much.
**[02:33] ---**
Hmm?
**[02:39] ---**
Ooh, nice!
**[02:43] ---**
Man, these shoes are light.
You're sure I can have 'em?
**[02:47] ---**
Yeah. You can't go on the courts
without tennis shoes anyways.
**[02:51] ---**
This, too.
**[02:52] ---**
Oof.
**[02:54] ---**
I can have this, too?
**[02:55] ---**
It's someone's bag who already quit.
**[02:57] ---**
Feel free to use it. It's just trash otherwise.
**[03:01] ---**
Okay. Might as well make use of it then.
**[03:04] ---**
Oh, there's no caps left.
**[03:06] ---**
Hey, what's this?
**[03:08] ---**
Itsuki got that from his sister,
but he doesn't want it.
**[03:12] ---**
So it's fine if I take it?
**[03:16] ---**
Well?
**[03:17] ---**
It's fine, but usually only girls
wear sun visors.
**[03:20] ---**
Whatever. I kinda like it.
**[03:25] ---**
Is Katsuragi actually serious?
**[03:27] ---**
What's he thinking,
joining such a garbage club?
**[03:31] ---**
--We're late!
--Hurry! Hurry!
**[03:46] ---**
Oh. There they are.
**[03:50] ---**
Oh, they're here.
**[03:55] ---**
Look, he's already in a uniform.
**[03:57] ---**
Visor? What, are you a girl?
**[04:02] ---**
Welcome to the soft tennis club.
**[04:04] ---**
I'm club vice president, Rintaro Futsu
from Class 2-D. Nice to meet you.
**[04:11] ---**
Um, would you be kind enough to
introduce yourself to everyone?
**[04:16] ---**
Fine.
**[04:18] ---**
I'm Maki Katsuragi from Class 2-C.
**[04:22] ---**
That's all.
**[04:23] ---**
Right...
**[04:25] ---**
So cheeky.
**[04:26] ---**
Let's not haze the newbie, Tsubasa.
**[04:28] ---**
That's right. If he quits, our captain's
enthusiasm will plummet--
**[04:32] ---**
Taiyo! Brave enough to stand up
to me now, are we?!
**[04:35] ---**
--Ow, ow!
**[04:37] ---**
--C'mon, Tsubasa.
--Ow, ow!
**[04:38] ---**
Don't tease poor Taiyo.
**[04:41] ---**
I'm Shingo Takenouchi in Class 2-A.
**[04:44] ---**
You're quite the shorty, aren't you?
**[04:48] ---**
Itsuki Ameno. Class 2-B.
**[04:51] ---**
I've got no idea why you'd
wanna join this club, though.
**[04:54] ---**
Tsubasa Soga in Class 2-B.
Bug me and I'll punch you.
**[04:58] ---**
Uh... He's kidding! He's kidding, Katsuragi!
**[05:02] ---**
I'm Nao Tsukinose. Class 2-A.
**[05:06] ---**
Oh, wanna know something cool?
**[05:08] ---**
My mom's actually cousins with Ken Nishikori.
**[05:11] ---**
Huh? Really? Ow!
**[05:14] ---**
Don't believe it, Taiyo. He's at it again.
**[05:16] ---**
Oh, right. Nao's telling more fairy tales.
**[05:20] ---**
Oops, I guess I'm last up.
**[05:23] ---**
Taiyo Ishigami from Class 2-A.
**[05:26] ---**
Although my personality
isn't as bright as the sun,
**[05:29] ---**
there's really no harm in striving for it to be.
**[05:31] ---**
The seven of us make up
the soft tennis members.
**[05:35] ---**
With Katsuragi, we've got eight.
**[05:37] ---**
Katsuragi and I will pair up.
**[05:39] ---**
Pair up? But I wanna play alone.
**[05:42] ---**
Our school only plays doubles, though.
**[05:45] ---**
In fact, most middle schools
only have doubles for soft tennis.
**[05:49] ---**
Let's get on the court and I'll teach you
the basics and rules of tennis.
**[05:53] ---**
Hold up, Captain.
**[05:54] ---**
Should you be letting a beginner
on the court right off the bat?
**[05:57] ---**
Good point. Does he even have
the stamina needed to play tennis?
**[06:02] ---**
Show us you can run 20 laps
around the school grounds first.
**[06:06] ---**
Then you can see the courts.
**[06:11] ---**
I-I know! Let's all welcome him to the club
by running 20 laps together!
**[06:16] ---**
What?!
**[06:17] ---**
Huh? Everyone?
**[06:19] ---**
All right, 20 laps it is. Let's go!
**[06:31] ---**
What the heck is the soft tennis club doing?
**[06:34] ---**
That's the guys, right?
First time I've ever seen 'em run.
**[06:38] ---**
Are they that desperate?
**[06:39] ---**
*Will there ever come a day
when I can forgive myself?*
**[06:43] ---**
They're just wasting their time.
**[06:52] ---**
*Until now, I've been punishing myself,
carrying that burden without saying a word*
**[06:55] ---**
Hey, look at that!
**[06:57] ---**
Is that the boys?
**[06:59] ---**
I guess they're doing some running.
**[07:01] ---**
Staying in shape is important!
**[07:07] ---**
*Like a tropical fish thrown into
a fresh-water tank*
**[07:13] ---**
Lap three!
**[07:15] ---**
Oh, no... This is torture!
**[07:21] ---**
*It's waving its tail fin,
but it's not as if it's swimming*
**[07:28] ---**
Huh?
**[07:31] ---**
That jerk!
**[07:31] ---**
*Just floundering as it drowns*
**[07:32] ---**
Shit!
**[07:33] ---**
Was he in a sport?
**[07:34] ---**
*Although I'm no longer so weak
as to hug my knees and cry*
**[07:35] ---**
Nope! He wasn't in anything,
even in the school he transferred from!
**[07:42] ---**
*I'm not yet strong enough to stand up and say*
**[07:53] ---**
*That this world is wonderful for everyone*
**[07:57] ---**
Huh?! Those guys are beasts!
**[07:59] ---**
Shit!
**[08:00] ---**
No more! This is awful!
**[08:06] ---**
I feel sick!
**[08:13] ---**
Katsuragi, don't push yourself!
**[08:16] ---**
You'll be sorry tomorrow when you can't walk!
**[08:30] ---**
*Is it really true that everyone has doubts?
That sometimes it's okay to cling on?*
**[08:31] ---**
You're kidding!
**[08:32] ---**
They seriously lapped us?!
**[08:34] ---**
Give it up, Katsuragi.
**[08:36] ---**
Why don't you quit first?
**[08:38] ---**
*And if with my ears I listen carefully*
**[08:38] ---**
Those guys are actually
running with decent form.
**[08:41] ---**
That's their captain Shinjo and...
Huh? Who's the other?
**[08:45] ---**
*Maybe I can sing along with the whales
singing their song of joy*
**[08:49] ---**
Those two are unstoppable!
**[08:53] ---**
Final lap! Lap 20!
**[09:10] ---**
Finish!
**[09:20] ---**
Were you... seriously not... in a sports club?
**[09:26] ---**
I wasn't in anything.
**[09:30] ---**
Katsuragi.
**[09:33] ---**
Maki, with your speed and endurance,
**[09:37] ---**
if you pair with me, we can totally win a match.
**[09:41] ---**
Yeah.
**[09:44] ---**
Shinjo.
**[09:46] ---**
Um...
**[09:49] ---**
Here, Toma.
**[09:52] ---**
Huh?
**[09:55] ---**
I guess I'll be counting on you.
**[09:57] ---**
Same here, Maki.
**[10:10] ---**
Kill me.
**[10:11] ---**
I'm dead.
**[10:18] ---**
Never again!
**[10:21] ---**
You're something else, Katsuragi.
**[10:24] ---**
But, well... You know, I'm all about power.
**[10:29] ---**
Endurance and speed don't matter to me.
**[10:31] ---**
Nice excuse.
**[10:32] ---**
I've never ran that much in my life.
**[10:35] ---**
Oh, dear, I might vomit.
**[10:37] ---**
I already puked long ago.
**[10:39] ---**
Come on, let's give Katsuragi a warm
welcome as our newest member.
**[10:44] ---**
Guys, bring it in for Katsuragi.
**[10:48] ---**
--Welcome.
--Yeah.
**[10:49] ---**
Welcome.
**[10:50] ---**
--Sure.
--Welcome.
**[10:52] ---**
Welcome, man.
**[10:53] ---**
Yeah.
**[10:58] ---**
Are they dumb or something?
**[11:00] ---**
It's soft tennis, not track club.
**[11:03] ---**
They're so stupid it's freaky.
**[11:05] ---**
Mitsue?
**[11:09] ---**
"Mitsue"
**[11:20] ---**
"konomin: Are you a god? This'll help me
get through the week."
"Shinei: School uniform and knee highs~
You know where it's at!"
**[11:21] ---**
"coco@anime_account:
Thank you! It's super-duper cute!"
"Katagiri: Wish I could hit Like a billion times"
"Cat Ninja: Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!"
**[11:23] ---**
"sky: Knee high! Knee high!"
"Nyam: It's a masterpiece! Amazing!"
**[11:23] ---**
What kind of morons get excited
over knee highs these days?
**[11:24] ---**
What kind of morons get excited
over knee highs these days?
**[11:27] ---**
Is the whole world filled with
people like this? Pathetic.
**[11:35] ---**
We're in the science room next.
**[11:36] ---**
Ugh, spare me.
**[11:38] ---**
Speaking of awful teachers...
**[11:41] ---**
Maki, hurry it up.
**[11:43] ---**
Who made you the boss around here?
**[11:46] ---**
I'm technically the class president,
so it's my job to look after new students.
**[11:50] ---**
I'm not some child.
**[11:52] ---**
Really? Don't you think we're still kids?
**[11:54] ---**
Do you?
**[11:55] ---**
--Hey, Mitsue.
--Huh?
**[11:58] ---**
Are you friends with the new kid?
**[12:00] ---**
You were talking to him.
**[12:01] ---**
That's not really true. I hardly know him.
**[12:05] ---**
What, for real?
**[12:06] ---**
Looked like you were getting along. Huh?
**[12:09] ---**
You like him, don't you?
Even though you're so gloomy.
**[12:13] ---**
You creepy otaku. Unbelievable!
**[12:17] ---**
Shut up, you fat pigs.
**[12:23] ---**
Toma, go on ahead.
**[12:25] ---**
Hmm? Okay. Make it quick.
**[12:31] ---**
Hey, I feel like you're always watching us.
You wanna play soft tennis?
**[12:35] ---**
No way. I'm the opposite of athletic.
**[12:38] ---**
Hmm?
**[12:45] ---**
I see... You like Toma?
**[12:48] ---**
Huh? Wh-What are you talking about?
We're just regular friends.
**[12:52] ---**
--It's fine.
--Eh?
**[12:54] ---**
Like whoever you want.
**[12:55] ---**
What?
**[12:56] ---**
Anyways, wanna be our manager?
For soft tennis.
**[13:00] ---**
Why?
**[13:01] ---**
He can't keep track of equipment and
there's not even a practice schedule.
**[13:06] ---**
Oh, and we'll still clean up together.
**[13:08] ---**
It's simple. I just want you
to help out with stuff.
**[13:21] ---**
Mmm! So good!
**[13:24] ---**
Maki, come sit down and eat with us already.
**[13:28] ---**
Uh, one sec. This is the last one.
**[13:31] ---**
Maki's yakitori is always so tasty!
**[13:34] ---**
Maki, let's start a yakitori place
when you're done with middle school.
**[13:38] ---**
A broke guy like you has
that sort of money, Shou?
**[13:41] ---**
Listen here, there's more to life than money.
**[13:44] ---**
That's what a broke person would say.
**[13:46] ---**
Hey, that's not very funny!
**[13:50] ---**
You need more beer?
**[13:51] ---**
You're too young to go buy it.
**[13:53] ---**
Oh, right. You'll have to settle for tea then.
**[13:56] ---**
Yeah.
**[13:59] ---**
He doesn't know about this place, right?
**[14:02] ---**
Hopefully.
**[14:03] ---**
I've filed for a restraining order,
but until it's served...
**[14:08] ---**
I think it's a good thing Maki joined a club.
**[14:11] ---**
He can't reach Maki while he's there.
**[14:14] ---**
Shou...
**[14:16] ---**
I...
**[14:22] ---**
Starting today, Yuta Asuka
is going to be our manager.
**[14:26] ---**
But I want everyone to know that
a manager doesn't do chores for us.
**[14:30] ---**
It's everyone's job to keep the
locker and storage room clean.
**[14:34] ---**
Katsuragi, why's a newbie like you
talking like you own the place?
**[14:38] ---**
I'm a club member, too.
Being a newbie doesn't change that.
**[14:41] ---**
That's right. Maki makes a good point.
**[14:44] ---**
It'll make things easier with a manager.
**[14:46] ---**
The girls' club has, like, five managers.
**[14:50] ---**
There's a huge difference
between popular clubs and us.
**[14:54] ---**
All right, we practice on the grounds today.
**[14:57] ---**
Huh? Not on the tennis courts?
**[14:59] ---**
The boys' club gets the courts on
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
**[15:03] ---**
The girls use the courts all the other days.
**[15:06] ---**
It's because they pretty much
always make the nationals.
**[15:09] ---**
Good teams get preferential treatment.
That's how the world works.
**[15:13] ---**
Then the boys' club should just get good, too.
**[15:16] ---**
Us, in danger of disbanding?
**[15:18] ---**
It's part of the deal.
**[15:19] ---**
Deal?
**[15:20] ---**
Let's practice on the grounds. Let's go.
**[15:28] ---**
Let's do hurdles today!
**[15:29] ---**
No way, hurdles hurt!
**[15:35] ---**
Hmm? What a squishy ball.
**[15:38] ---**
They're a lot softer than normal tennis balls.
**[15:42] ---**
Then it's totally safe if you're hit.
**[15:44] ---**
Thing is, if you take a really hard hit,
you'll have a good welt the next day.
**[15:49] ---**
I once took one of Tsubasa's
smashes right on my thigh
**[15:53] ---**
and it gave me a welt for three days.
**[15:56] ---**
These balls of ours are pretty filthy.
**[16:00] ---**
Aren't the girls' ones nice?
**[16:02] ---**
That's true, but our club
gets all of their old ones.
**[16:06] ---**
Hmm?
**[16:07] ---**
Just for once, I'd like to try a fresh ball
with that white powder coat on it.
**[16:11] ---**
Stop, that sounds pathetic.
**[16:13] ---**
Maki, try holding your racket.
**[16:16] ---**
I am holding it.
**[16:17] ---**
No, to properly hold a racket...
**[16:21] ---**
You hold the racket by the grip like this.
**[16:24] ---**
Keep your index finger like this,
sliding down your fingers to hold on tight.
**[16:28] ---**
This is what's called a Western Grip.
Holding like this is Eastern Grip.
**[16:33] ---**
Holding it between Eastern and Western
is called a Semi-Eastern Grip.
**[16:37] ---**
In soft tennis, Western is standard.
**[16:40] ---**
I see.
**[16:41] ---**
Try it.
**[16:44] ---**
Okay then. Like this?
**[16:49] ---**
Whoa! Watch it!
**[16:51] ---**
Oh, sorry.
**[16:51] ---**
Be careful! Make sure there's no one
around if you're practicing swinging.
**[16:56] ---**
Okay, I will.
**[16:58] ---**
And you don't just swing the racket.
**[17:00] ---**
Huh? Really?
**[17:02] ---**
I'll show you the basic posture.
**[17:04] ---**
Basic posture?
**[17:05] ---**
Yeah. Here's the ready stance for soft tennis.
**[17:09] ---**
Your knees are slightly bent
and heels just off the ground.
**[17:12] ---**
Why?
**[17:13] ---**
Humans can't react quickly with locked knees
and heels stuck on the ground.
**[17:19] ---**
You have to be able to get to the ball
no matter where it goes on the court.
**[17:24] ---**
That's why.
**[17:25] ---**
Is that right? I'd forgotten...
**[17:31] ---**
You'll want to plant your left foot
forward for the backswing.
**[17:35] ---**
Then swing the racket with not just
your arms, but while twisting your hips.
**[17:40] ---**
Open the face of the racket to
meet the ball bouncing towards you.
**[17:45] ---**
And as the face hits the ball,
follow through with a whip of the wrist,
**[17:50] ---**
and as it goes over your left shoulder,
bring your right foot forward.
**[17:54] ---**
I see.
**[17:59] ---**
Like this?
**[18:01] ---**
Right?
**[18:02] ---**
Yeah, yeah. Nice form.
**[18:04] ---**
That's a forehand.
**[18:06] ---**
I see.
**[18:07] ---**
Now, try hitting a ball.
**[18:09] ---**
Huh? Hit one?
**[18:20] ---**
You try it, Maki.
**[18:21] ---**
Huh?
**[18:26] ---**
As if he could hit anything this quick.
**[18:35] ---**
Seriously?
**[18:39] ---**
Incredible...
**[18:44] ---**
This is his first time?
**[18:45] ---**
How?
**[18:50] ---**
Ah!
**[18:53] ---**
I messed up.
**[18:54] ---**
That looked good. Next up is backhand.
**[18:57] ---**
It's how you hit the ball when
it comes to your left side.
**[19:01] ---**
Why? Can't I just move around
the ball and hit it right-handed?
**[19:05] ---**
That's true.
**[19:07] ---**
If you do that, it means
you have to move farther,
**[19:10] ---**
and you'll miss the fast balls.
**[19:12] ---**
Oh!
**[19:15] ---**
Plant your right foot forward
and backswing like this.
**[19:18] ---**
Then you twist your wrist
and hold the racket like this.
**[19:22] ---**
Like this?
**[19:23] ---**
And as the ball is coming your way,
swing to meet it with the racket face,
**[19:29] ---**
and hit it straight on
just like you do for the forehand.
**[19:33] ---**
Make sense to me.
**[19:36] ---**
You swing out the racket like this.
**[19:38] ---**
Like opening up your chest.
**[19:42] ---**
Like that?
**[19:43] ---**
That's right. Try it once more.
**[19:46] ---**
Like this...
**[19:52] ---**
I see. I should've been doing that.
**[19:55] ---**
I forgot the basics.
**[20:15] ---**
Katsuragi's incredible...
**[20:25] ---**
Wh-Whoa.
**[20:30] ---**
Sorry, Katsuragi. You okay?
**[20:34] ---**
Huh? Katsuragi?
**[20:37] ---**
You guys played soft tennis for a year
and this is all you have to show for it?
**[20:42] ---**
Huh?
**[20:43] ---**
Excuse me? Don't get cocky
just 'cuz you can hit the ball.
**[20:47] ---**
Isn't it strange that some of you
can't even do that much?
**[20:50] ---**
It's just soft tennis we're bad at.
Who really cares?
**[20:54] ---**
Just? I'm sure it's more than just soft tennis.
**[20:58] ---**
This is what they call
the cries of a sore loser.
**[21:02] ---**
Huh?! Who's a sore loser?!
**[21:06] ---**
You little...!
**[21:07] ---**
That's why you can't win a match.
**[21:09] ---**
You can't get results without effort.
Even idiots know that.
**[21:13] ---**
Wha...?!
**[21:14] ---**
You're all a bunch of excuses.
**[21:17] ---**
Sore loser clowns and cowards.
**[21:19] ---**
Wh-What?!
**[21:21] ---**
That's not...
**[21:23] ---**
That's not true! We're not!
**[21:26] ---**
More excuses? Enough already.
**[21:29] ---**
We can do it if we try! Why would you--
**[21:31] ---**
That's what failures always say.
**[21:34] ---**
You little...!
**[21:38] ---**
If you're going to hit me, use your fists.
**[21:44] ---**
No point in hitting someone like you.
**[21:46] ---**
Rintaro, let's do practice swings
like we did during first year!
**[21:51] ---**
O-Okay!
**[21:52] ---**
Everyone, line up!
Count to 20 starting with Tsubasa!
**[21:55] ---**
"Shijo Minami"
**[21:55] ---**
Everyone, line up!
Count to 20 starting with Tsubasa!
**[21:57] ---**
One!
**[22:00] ---**
Two!
**[22:03] ---**
Three!
**[22:06] ---**
Four!
**[22:09] ---**
Five!
**[22:11] ---**
You do that on purpose?
**[22:12] ---**
Six!
**[22:15] ---**
Do what?
**[22:18] ---**
--Seven!
--Namie, heard anything from your brother?
**[22:19] ---**
--Namie, heard anything from your brother?
**[22:21] ---**
--Eight!
--He just said someone new was joining.
**[22:22] ---**
--He just said someone new was joining.
**[22:24] ---**
--Hmm? Must be someone interesting.
**[22:24] ---**
--Nine!
--Hmm? Must be someone interesting.
**[22:25] ---**
--Hmm? Must be someone interesting.
**[22:26] ---**
I wonder?
**[22:27] ---**
Ten!
**[22:29] ---**
--Well, heck. I guess there
won't be a fight then. Lame.
**[22:30] ---**
--Eleven!
--Well, heck. I guess there
won't be a fight then. Lame.
**[22:31] ---**
--Well, heck. I guess there
won't be a fight then. Lame.
**[22:33] ---**
Twelve!
**[22:36] ---**
*Ever since finding that sky
we've yearned to soar through*
**[22:36] ---**
Thirteen!
**[22:39] ---**
Fourteen!
**[22:45] ---**
*Our hearts have been drawn to the future*
**[22:57] ---**
*The image grows with each hope and fear*
**[23:04] ---**
*Tears and smiles come pouring out,
regardless of emotion*
**[23:09] ---**
*It's almost dizzying*
**[23:10] ---**
*Makes us wanna break the cage
of this confined, empty life and run away*
**[23:18] ---**
*Ever since the wings to fly
unfurled from our backs*
**[23:28] ---**
*Our hearts have faced the future*
**[23:32] ---**
*We wanna soar freely though skies far and wide*
**[23:42] ---**
*Hey, don't keep us locked up*
**[23:46] ---**
*No matter how hard we flap our wings*
**[23:50] ---**
*We can't reach like this*
**[23:53] ---**
*When we're inside a cage*
**[24:04] ---**
"Stars Align"
"Look forward to next week!"
"Grr"
**[24:08] ---**
# E3 - Episode 3
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G7PU4XXP0/episode-3)
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**[00:05] ---**
This is far enough.
**[00:07] ---**
I can carry it up to your place.
Since it's part of the deal.
**[00:11] ---**
You're so persistent.
**[00:12] ---**
So? What about you guys?
**[00:15] ---**
Uh...
**[00:22] ---**
Can I help?
**[00:23] ---**
No, you'll be in the way.
**[00:26] ---**
The meat was on sale today.
Do you guys want some?
**[00:31] ---**
This looks incredible, Katsuragi.
**[00:33] ---**
It's good. This is tons better
than the stuff we have at home.
**[00:37] ---**
Thanks for the meal.
**[00:44] ---**
Delicious.
**[00:46] ---**
I get kinda grumpy if I cook when I'm hungry.
**[00:49] ---**
Then let me handle shopping--
**[00:50] ---**
It's fine, whatever.
**[00:52] ---**
Um, Kanako Mitsue?
Why aren't you going home?
**[00:55] ---**
It's just one floor down. Who cares?
**[00:59] ---**
So good.
**[01:00] ---**
--Hey, Toma.
--Hmm?
**[01:02] ---**
In soft tennis doubles,
there's a front player and...
**[01:05] ---**
Back player.
**[01:06] ---**
Hmm.
**[01:07] ---**
In doubles, the roles of playing front
and back are split between two people.
**[01:12] ---**
We call those two players a pair.
**[01:16] ---**
So what's the role of front and back?
**[01:18] ---**
The rear reads the game
and acts as the play maker.
**[01:21] ---**
The front strikes when's there's a chance.
**[01:23] ---**
The player combination must be
pretty important then.
**[01:27] ---**
It's just a system for players who
aren't good enough to play alone.
**[01:31] ---**
Mitsue...
**[01:34] ---**
I'm home! I got off of work early today!
**[01:38] ---**
Huh? Uh...
**[01:41] ---**
Maki? We have guests?
**[01:43] ---**
Welcome home.
**[01:44] ---**
I made dinner. There's some for you, too.
**[01:47] ---**
Whoa, it looks yummy!
Hello, I'm Maki's mother!
**[01:53] ---**
I'm Toma Shinjo.
**[01:55] ---**
Nice to meet you. I'm Yuta Asuka.
**[01:57] ---**
I stayed for dinner, ma'am.
**[02:00] ---**
Even Kanako's here!
**[02:01] ---**
Thanks so much for getting
along with Maki, everyone!
**[02:05] ---**
We're not elementary schoolers.
**[02:08] ---**
Really? You and Toma were together
until your first year of elementary?
**[02:13] ---**
I went to a different school though.
**[02:15] ---**
Me, too.
**[02:17] ---**
I think it's about time for us to get going.
**[02:19] ---**
All right. Take care going home.
**[02:22] ---**
Come and play anytime!
**[02:24] ---**
Sure.
**[02:26] ---**
"Stars Align"
**[02:31] ---**
"Shijo Minami"
**[02:32] ---**
Soft tennis matches are
typically one-set matches.
**[02:33] ---**
Soft tennis matches are
typically one-set matches.
**[02:33] ---**
"Episode 3"
**[02:35] ---**
A set is played as a best of three, five,
or seven games. Always an odd number.
**[02:38] ---**
A set is played as a best of three, five,
or seven games. Always an odd number.
**[02:40] ---**
You win a game by scoring four points first.
**[02:43] ---**
So in a three-game match, you win
the match if you win two games first.
**[02:48] ---**
In other words, all you have to do
is win the majority.
**[02:52] ---**
Taiyo, let's do this!
**[02:54] ---**
--Please, stop it!
**[02:55] ---**
--Are you guys children?
--Please, stop it!
**[02:56] ---**
Stretch!
**[02:57] ---**
--Watch it! This place is too cramped
to be screwing around!
**[02:59] ---**
--Hmm? Huh? Ameno isn't here today?
--Watch it! This place is too cramped
to be screwing around!
**[03:01] ---**
--Hmm? Huh? Ameno isn't here today?
--It's not my fault, it's Shingo!
**[03:04] ---**
--Oh. Itsuki will join us later.
--It's not my fault, it's Shingo!
**[03:06] ---**
Hmm? He busy with something?
**[03:09] ---**
Kinda.
**[03:17] ---**
Practice match? All of us?
**[03:19] ---**
Won't a match be the best way to
teach Maki the basics and rules?
**[03:24] ---**
Sure, but is a beginner like him
really ready for a match?
**[03:28] ---**
I think Katsuragi will be just fine.
**[03:31] ---**
Huh?
**[03:32] ---**
He's surprisingly good at soft tennis.
**[03:37] ---**
You play front and I'll play back.
**[03:39] ---**
You got it.
**[03:40] ---**
Also, tuck your shirt into
your shorts before the match.
**[03:43] ---**
Huh? What for?
**[03:45] ---**
Because those are soft tennis rules.
**[03:48] ---**
Oh?
**[03:50] ---**
He's playing a match now...
**[03:54] ---**
Service side: Toma Shinjo and Maki Katsuragi.
**[03:58] ---**
Return side: Taiyo Ishigami
and Shingo Takenouchi.
**[04:01] ---**
Aim at his feet for the return.
**[04:03] ---**
Seriously?
**[04:04] ---**
Don't hold back! Nail it right at him!
**[04:08] ---**
Three-game match! Play ball!
**[04:17] ---**
Right in front of Katsuragi...
**[04:22] ---**
Huh?
**[04:30] ---**
Nice volley.
**[04:31] ---**
That's what you call a volley?
**[04:33] ---**
Yeah, just like that.
**[04:35] ---**
Oh, my. They just got played by a beginner.
**[04:38] ---**
Pathetic. Are they stupid?
**[04:42] ---**
Bring it on!
**[04:52] ---**
--Huh?
--What the?
**[04:54] ---**
He's an idiot!
**[04:57] ---**
Hey. I get to serve next, right?
**[05:01] ---**
Y-Yeah, right.
**[05:06] ---**
For the first serve,
I'm supposed to hit it hard?
**[05:23] ---**
For real?!
**[05:26] ---**
That went well.
**[05:28] ---**
Nice serve.
**[05:30] ---**
3-0!
**[05:33] ---**
Fault!
**[05:34] ---**
Careful on your second serve.
**[05:37] ---**
Got it.
**[05:40] ---**
Like this?
**[05:43] ---**
Take this!
**[05:47] ---**
What?!
**[05:54] ---**
--Game!
--Taiyo, you've gotta get that!
**[05:57] ---**
Sorry.
**[05:58] ---**
Shingo, there's no way he could've.
**[06:01] ---**
Tsk!
**[06:02] ---**
Change sides!
**[06:04] ---**
Is he seriously a beginner?
**[06:06] ---**
He's just sharp, that's all.
**[06:10] ---**
Probably...
**[06:15] ---**
2-0!
**[06:17] ---**
It's a bad idea to let him get full of himself.
**[06:21] ---**
Especially people like him.
**[06:28] ---**
Game, set!
**[06:29] ---**
With a game score of 2-0,
Shinjo/Katsuragi pair wins!
**[06:34] ---**
Yeah!
**[06:35] ---**
Huh, it's over? Katsuragi's team won?
**[06:40] ---**
Was that any good?
**[06:41] ---**
Yeah.
**[06:42] ---**
But you might wanna work on
getting to the net faster.
**[06:46] ---**
Yeah? I'll do that then.
**[06:51] ---**
What?
**[06:52] ---**
That was pathetic.
**[06:53] ---**
You little...!
**[06:54] ---**
--Please don't, Shingo!
--Huh?!
**[06:56] ---**
There's no fighting during club!
**[06:59] ---**
You stupid?
**[07:00] ---**
Hit every single ball straight towards him.
**[07:03] ---**
Don't you think that's mean?
**[07:05] ---**
We're just exploiting the opponent's weakness.
**[07:16] ---**
Come on, rush forward!
**[07:18] ---**
Gotcha!
**[07:27] ---**
Nice volley.
**[07:29] ---**
Thanks.
**[07:30] ---**
He's pissing me off.
**[07:32] ---**
--Rintaro!
--Huh? Right...
**[07:35] ---**
0-1!
**[07:38] ---**
Tsk!
**[07:42] ---**
You little pest!
**[07:49] ---**
Nice volley.
**[07:56] ---**
Yeah!
**[07:57] ---**
They scored again...
**[08:04] ---**
G-Game, set!
**[08:06] ---**
With a game score of 2-0,
Shinjo/Katsuragi pair wins!
**[08:14] ---**
Katsuragi's amazing.
**[08:18] ---**
Is it just me, or did they win again?
**[08:22] ---**
It's about time to knock him down a notch.
**[08:40] ---**
Itsuki aimed right at him.
**[08:44] ---**
Getting hit by a soft tennis ball
isn't gonna kill you.
**[08:48] ---**
0-1!
**[08:55] ---**
Whoa...
**[09:02] ---**
Katsuragi!
**[09:03] ---**
Don't!
**[09:05] ---**
They're in a match.
**[09:10] ---**
Remember what I said?
**[09:12] ---**
That's gonna give you a nice welt.
**[09:15] ---**
They're aiming right for him.
Are they newbie hazing?
**[09:19] ---**
Hey, what should I have done?
**[09:21] ---**
Your positioning wasn't decisive enough.
**[09:23] ---**
In times like that, drop back to the baseline.
**[09:26] ---**
All right.
**[09:27] ---**
Positions change with the flow of the game.
**[09:30] ---**
The front always has to be on top of that.
**[09:33] ---**
Sounds like a pain.
**[09:35] ---**
0-2!
**[09:47] ---**
What's that?
**[09:48] ---**
He's running all over.
**[09:51] ---**
Would you stay still?!
**[09:54] ---**
You're too hard to hit!
**[09:58] ---**
For real?
**[10:01] ---**
Nice volley!
**[10:02] ---**
Thank you.
**[10:05] ---**
Gah, so many blisters.
**[10:08] ---**
Even during our match, you can tell
he's getting better and better.
**[10:12] ---**
Quit praising the enemy.
**[10:15] ---**
He's not an enemy.
**[10:16] ---**
Huh?
**[10:17] ---**
He's a club member, too.
**[10:34] ---**
Game, set!
**[10:35] ---**
With a game score of 2-0,
Shinjo/Katsuragi pair wins!
**[10:39] ---**
Are you serious? They won again?
**[10:42] ---**
What's with him?
**[10:44] ---**
He's too good!
**[10:45] ---**
You're incredible, Katsuragi!
With you, we can win!
**[10:48] ---**
Huh?
**[10:51] ---**
You guys are plain awful.
**[10:53] ---**
Huh?
**[10:54] ---**
What have you been doing till now?
**[10:56] ---**
Excuse me?! Just because you won a few--
**[10:58] ---**
Argh!
**[11:06] ---**
Maki's completely right.
**[11:09] ---**
What have you been doing?
**[11:11] ---**
How the hell do you lose to someone
who's never played tennis?!
**[11:15] ---**
You guys are plain awful!
**[11:17] ---**
Either that or plain idiots!
**[11:19] ---**
But Shinjo, but everyone's trying
the best that they can!
**[11:23] ---**
If this is the result of
you guys trying your best,
**[11:27] ---**
you'll never be good at anything!
**[11:29] ---**
That's not...
**[11:31] ---**
Enough.
**[11:32] ---**
I don't care anymore.
**[11:36] ---**
Shinjo...
**[11:38] ---**
He's got a shorter temper
than you'd expect from him.
**[11:42] ---**
What now?
**[11:58] ---**
You're early.
**[12:00] ---**
What about club?
**[12:01] ---**
I left for the day.
**[12:03] ---**
You left practice to come home? Just you?
**[12:08] ---**
What's wrong with you?
**[12:11] ---**
Aren't you ever going to try?
**[12:13] ---**
I am trying. With all I've got...
**[12:18] ---**
It's more or less like this.
**[12:20] ---**
It's their personalities and play styles.
**[12:23] ---**
I'll make a clean copy for you tonight.
**[12:25] ---**
Thank you, Yuta.... and vice president.
**[12:29] ---**
Rintaro is fine, Katsuragi.
**[12:31] ---**
Say, Rintaro... Who decided
the pairs we have now?
**[12:35] ---**
We decided on our own.
**[12:39] ---**
Our advisor was fine with it, too.
**[12:42] ---**
To be frank, they're not pairs
made with tennis in mind.
**[12:45] ---**
It's pairs of leaders and lackeys.
**[12:48] ---**
Uh, that's a mean way of putting it.
**[12:51] ---**
But it's the truth, right?
**[12:53] ---**
You think so?
**[12:55] ---**
--Okay.
--Huh?
**[12:57] ---**
I think I get it now.
**[12:59] ---**
Enough, at least.
**[13:08] ---**
Toma, did practice finish early today?
**[13:11] ---**
What about you and work?
**[13:13] ---**
Same as you, I think.
**[13:15] ---**
You ditched it then.
**[13:18] ---**
I finally realized today
how utterly pointless it is.
**[13:23] ---**
The club is awful because of me, the captain.
**[13:26] ---**
They're bad because I'm worthless.
**[13:28] ---**
I don't think that's true at all, all right?
**[13:31] ---**
Even Mom tells me that. How worthless I am.
**[13:35] ---**
Come on, come on! Quit pouting
and sit yourself up!
**[13:39] ---**
Would you cut it out, Ryoma?! Sheesh...
**[13:43] ---**
It's all right.
**[13:44] ---**
Huh?
**[13:45] ---**
Parents and their children
aren't always going to get along.
**[13:48] ---**
So it's not your fault, Toma.
**[13:51] ---**
You're just not so compatible... with Mom.
**[13:55] ---**
It's not your fault.
**[13:57] ---**
One!
**[14:00] ---**
Two!
**[14:03] ---**
Three!
**[14:06] ---**
Four!
**[14:08] ---**
--Think Captain will come?
--Five!
**[14:10] ---**
Probably not.
**[14:11] ---**
--I wonder if he's still upset?
--Six!
**[14:13] ---**
--It'd be weirder if he wasn't upset.
**[14:14] ---**
--It'd be weirder if he wasn't upset.
--Seven!
**[14:16] ---**
I don't know about that.
**[14:18] ---**
By the way, where's that visor chump?!
**[14:21] ---**
--Namie!
--Okay!
**[14:23] ---**
Kei, right!
**[14:25] ---**
Why are you watching the girls practice?
**[14:28] ---**
Just because.
**[14:31] ---**
Is one of them a girl you like?
**[14:33] ---**
Go die.
**[14:34] ---**
Kei, front!
**[14:35] ---**
Okay!
**[14:37] ---**
I see how it is...
**[14:50] ---**
Leaving again today?
**[14:56] ---**
I'm fed up with it.
**[15:00] ---**
But don't you love soft tennis?
**[15:09] ---**
What the hell are we even doing?
**[15:11] ---**
We're taking a break.
**[15:13] ---**
We've a club on the verge of disbanding
with a captain that's sick of us.
**[15:18] ---**
I just saw him changing in
the locker room a bit earlier.
**[15:22] ---**
I think that's one fairy tale
that's not coming true, Nao.
**[15:26] ---**
Look, it's the soft tennis club. How pitiful.
**[15:30] ---**
I heard you guys are so awful,
you can't use the tennis courts.
**[15:34] ---**
Talk about a rubbish club.
**[15:36] ---**
And you're in the go-home club,
so leave already.
**[15:39] ---**
Is that Ameno? You're in the soft tennis club?!
**[15:42] ---**
Get lost, Nakao.
**[15:45] ---**
His sister's the vice captain of the girls' club
and they say she's amazing.
**[15:49] ---**
Yeah? The one who's paired
with that super dark third year?
**[15:52] ---**
Compared to her, you're all so laughably weak.
**[15:59] ---**
You need to learn when to shut up.
**[16:01] ---**
You know they don't have a mother
at home? Their parents got divorced.
**[16:05] ---**
Really? Man, so sad!
**[16:07] ---**
That's why their place is a total trash house.
**[16:10] ---**
Thing is, you've never been to my house.
**[16:13] ---**
I can tell without ever going.
Just by looking at you.
**[16:36] ---**
What are you doing?!
**[16:37] ---**
Shoot! Taiyo, help out!
**[16:39] ---**
Huh? R-Right!
**[16:41] ---**
Did that cut his head?
**[16:42] ---**
Here. Hold a towel against the wound.
**[16:45] ---**
It hurts!
**[16:46] ---**
Take him to the infirmary!
**[16:48] ---**
Right. Shingo?
**[16:49] ---**
Come on, stand up.
**[16:50] ---**
Itsuki, you okay?
**[16:53] ---**
Yeah.
**[16:54] ---**
Nothing he says matters,
so don't let it bother you.
**[16:58] ---**
It will bother him.
**[17:00] ---**
Just hearing it pissed me off.
**[17:03] ---**
Katsuragi?
**[17:04] ---**
Because I'm the same.
Though I only have a mom at home.
**[17:08] ---**
What?
**[17:09] ---**
Huh?
**[17:10] ---**
But still, don't hit people with a racket.
**[17:14] ---**
It's a waste to break it.
**[17:16] ---**
Huh?
**[17:20] ---**
No fighting allowed. You know that, right?
**[17:24] ---**
And well, if you do end up in a fight,
you can't use weapons. Ever.
**[17:29] ---**
Luckily, the wound wasn't anything that serious,
**[17:32] ---**
but the thing with cuts on the head
is they bleed all over the place.
**[17:37] ---**
It'll surprise you.
**[17:39] ---**
I'm the one who hit him,
so this was entirely my fault.
**[17:43] ---**
Yeah. Though it's pretty
straightforward you hit him,
**[17:46] ---**
it's also despicable how he
teased you over your family situation.
**[17:51] ---**
Sensei...
**[17:52] ---**
They need to understand the things
they say can deeply hurt people.
**[17:58] ---**
Here. Candy?
**[18:01] ---**
The reason Itsuki refuses to change
with us is because you're here.
**[18:06] ---**
But it's not because he hates you, Katsuragi.
**[18:09] ---**
I think it's just because he doesn't want you
to see the burn scars on his back.
**[18:14] ---**
Burn scars?
**[18:16] ---**
Yeah, some pretty bad ones.
**[18:18] ---**
Not many in school even know about it.
**[18:21] ---**
Us club members already knew,
but not you until now.
**[18:26] ---**
You're right.
**[18:28] ---**
When Itsuki was something like
one year old, his mother...
**[19:08] ---**
His mom was dazed and out of it,
**[19:10] ---**
and they found her
sitting right next to Itsuki.
**[19:14] ---**
Some neighbors who heard his cries
came and took him to the hospital.
**[19:18] ---**
But enough time had passed
that his scars were permanent.
**[19:23] ---**
It's not that he avoids changing around
people so they don't see his scars.
**[19:28] ---**
He just doesn't like being asked
where he got 'em from.
**[19:32] ---**
That's all.
**[19:34] ---**
To admit your mom poured
boiling water on you...
**[19:38] ---**
*Will there ever come a day
when I can forgive myself?*
**[19:38] ---**
That's tough to say.
**[19:45] ---**
Sorry to put you through that.
**[19:49] ---**
Just between us, after you hit him,
I totally thought he deserved it.
**[19:50] ---**
*Until now, I've been punishing myself,
carrying that burden without saying a word*
**[19:54] ---**
You're so bad.
**[19:55] ---**
Yup, I'm bad.
**[20:03] ---**
My sister...
**[20:04] ---**
I'll hurry on home. Later!
**[20:06] ---**
*Like a tropical fish thrown into
a fresh-water tank*
**[20:06] ---**
Yeah.
**[20:09] ---**
Goodbye, Ameno!
**[20:11] ---**
Bye-bye, Rintaro.
**[20:15] ---**
I heard what happened from Mr. Sakurai.
**[20:17] ---**
Yeah?
**[20:19] ---**
You can't be hitting people.
**[20:19] ---**
*It's waving its tail fin,
but it's not as if it's swimming*
**[20:20] ---**
I know.
**[20:22] ---**
You should've just
headbutted him or something.
**[20:25] ---**
I know.
**[20:30] ---**
*Just floundering as it drowns*
**[20:33] ---**
*Faintly heard from the distant sea*
**[20:34] ---**
Coming home?
**[20:35] ---**
Yeah.
**[20:36] ---**
*The crashing waves are not some dream*
**[20:39] ---**
It's your turn for dinner.
**[20:41] ---**
*And if with my ears I listen carefully*
**[20:41] ---**
What do you want? I can go buy ingredients.
**[20:44] ---**
Fried chicken.
**[20:45] ---**
Again? What else besides fried chicken?
**[20:48] ---**
*I can hear the whales
singing together a song of joy*
**[20:49] ---**
Fried chicken!
**[20:57] ---**
Toma.
**[21:00] ---**
What?
**[21:01] ---**
I kinda got a call from Maki.
**[21:03] ---**
Huh?
**[21:04] ---**
He's on the phone.
**[21:08] ---**
"Maki Katsuragi"
**[21:12] ---**
Hello?
**[21:13] ---**
If the boys' soft tennis club gets disbanded,
**[21:16] ---**
I won't get my money.
**[21:18] ---**
What?
**[21:19] ---**
That's a problem for me, so...
**[21:22] ---**
So you're not allowed to
quit the soft tennis club.
**[21:27] ---**
Absolutely not. No way.
**[21:30] ---**
Don't even think you can quit.
**[21:32] ---**
Absolutely not.
**[21:34] ---**
I won't allow it. I won't permit it.
I won't acknowledge it.
**[21:44] ---**
You, me, and the others are better together.
**[21:48] ---**
We need to stick together.
**[21:58] ---**
All right.
**[22:00] ---**
I'll be there tomorrow.
**[22:01] ---**
Good. We'll be waiting.
**[22:04] ---**
Later.
**[22:17] ---**
I'm sorry, guys.
**[22:19] ---**
*Ever since finding that sky
we've yearned to soar through*
**[22:19] ---**
I skipped for three days, but I want
to come back and practice today.
**[22:23] ---**
I'm sorry for the selfish things I said.
**[22:26] ---**
Will you all forgive me?
**[22:28] ---**
*Our hearts have been drawn to the future*
**[22:29] ---**
I suppose I'll forgive you.
**[22:31] ---**
Don't act cocky. You've skipped
practice tons of times.
**[22:34] ---**
Have I now?
**[22:35] ---**
You're King Forgetful.
**[22:37] ---**
You little...!
**[22:38] ---**
Stretch!
**[22:40] ---**
*The image grows with each hope and fear*
**[22:40] ---**
--Shingo!
--Shingo, violence is bad.
**[22:42] ---**
--Shingo, violence is bad.
**[22:43] ---**
I don't wanna hear it from you.
**[22:45] ---**
Oh, okay.
**[22:46] ---**
Itsuki let that go past him?
**[22:47] ---**
*Tears and smiles come pouring out,
regardless of emotion*
**[22:49] ---**
The kid's got some guts.
**[22:51] ---**
What do you mean?
**[22:52] ---**
*It's almost dizzying*
**[22:52] ---**
It's not like Itsuki to do that.
**[22:53] ---**
*Makes us wanna break the cage
of this confined, empty life and run away*
**[22:54] ---**
Hey, guys, can you listen up?
**[23:01] ---**
*Ever since the wings to fly
unfurled from our backs*
**[23:11] ---**
*Our hearts have faced the future*
**[23:15] ---**
*We wanna soar freely though skies far and wide*
**[23:25] ---**
*Hey, don't keep us locked up*
**[23:29] ---**
*No matter how hard we flap our wings*
**[23:33] ---**
*We can't reach like this*
**[23:36] ---**
*When we're inside a cage*
**[23:48] ---**
I figured out why you're so awful.
**[23:50] ---**
What?!
**[23:51] ---**
--You little...!
--What do you mean?
**[23:52] ---**
--Katsuragi...
--We are?
**[23:54] ---**
Your pair combinations are what's bad.
**[23:56] ---**
We just have to change them up. All of them.
**[24:02] ---**
Our pairs?
**[24:03] ---**
**[24:04] ---**
"Stars Align"
"Look forward to next week!"
"Hmm" "Tasty"
**[24:08] ---**
# E4 - Episode 4
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G9DUE11Z1/episode-4)
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**[00:04] ---**
What do you mean by "change them up"?!
**[00:07] ---**
Who said you could mix things around?
**[00:10] ---**
I've got the list of pairs right here.
**[00:12] ---**
Huh? The pairs?
**[00:15] ---**
What?!
**[00:16] ---**
What's up?
**[00:17] ---**
What's it say?
**[00:18] ---**
Here, lemme see.
**[00:20] ---**
C-Captain!
**[00:21] ---**
I already knew the pairs.
**[00:23] ---**
You're imagining things again.
**[00:25] ---**
You can't be serious.
**[00:27] ---**
These are the worst...
**[00:29] ---**
The worst pairs you could make.
**[00:34] ---**
*Will there ever come a day
when I can forgive myself?*
**[00:47] ---**
*Until now, I've been punishing myself,
carrying that burden without saying a word*
**[01:03] ---**
*Like a tropical fish thrown into
a fresh-water tank*
**[01:16] ---**
*It's waving its tail fin,
but it's not as if it's swimming*
**[01:26] ---**
*Just floundering as it drowns*
**[01:30] ---**
*Faintly heard from the distant sea*
**[01:33] ---**
*The crashing waves are not some dream*
**[01:38] ---**
*And if with my ears I listen carefully*
**[01:45] ---**
*I can hear the whales
singing together a song of joy*
**[01:56] ---**
*I can hear the whales
singing together a song of joy*
**[01:56] ---**
"Stars Align"
**[02:03] ---**
Why am I playing back?
**[02:05] ---**
Hey, Maki! Don't you know
I always play front?
**[02:05] ---**
"Episode 4"
**[02:09] ---**
And I've never played front in my life.
**[02:12] ---**
Are you sure about doing a 15-point match?
**[02:15] ---**
Yeah. That's the fastest way to play, right?
**[02:19] ---**
It is, but...
**[02:21] ---**
Are they even ready for
a match right off the bat?
**[02:24] ---**
Katsuragi seemed pretty confident.
**[02:27] ---**
Where does that confidence come from?
**[02:31] ---**
This is bullshit... I'll smash the ball
right in your face!
**[02:35] ---**
I bet he can't rally if his life depended on it.
**[02:38] ---**
Play ball!
**[02:43] ---**
Argh, this feels so wrong!
**[02:48] ---**
There!
**[02:51] ---**
Shingo! Don't give 'em an easy volley!
**[02:54] ---**
Tsk! Not my fault I'm playing back!
I'm not used to it yet!
**[03:03] ---**
A front just hugs the net, right?
**[03:06] ---**
--Huh?
--Hey!
**[03:08] ---**
Your left side was wide open!
**[03:09] ---**
Tsk! Shut up!
**[03:11] ---**
How about you aim for once?!
**[03:13] ---**
--Huh?! Quit blaming me for everything!
**[03:13] ---**
--Are you sure about this?
--Huh?! Quit blaming me for everything!
**[03:15] ---**
It's fine.
**[03:19] ---**
Argh, quit hitting it that way, dammit!
**[03:22] ---**
Ugh, shit!
**[03:24] ---**
That happens 'cuz you hit it straight at 'em.
**[03:26] ---**
Shut up, I know that!
**[03:36] ---**
That punk!
**[03:42] ---**
Shit!
**[03:44] ---**
That's what happens if you don't move closer.
**[03:47] ---**
You don't think I know?!
**[03:48] ---**
Dammit, playing front's a pain in the ass.
**[03:55] ---**
Hey, Toma! Hit it this way!
**[04:00] ---**
Tsubasa, cover right!
**[04:01] ---**
I'm not stupid!
**[04:04] ---**
Having fun playing front?
**[04:06] ---**
Shove it.
**[04:09] ---**
Huh?
**[04:11] ---**
You little...!
**[04:17] ---**
Tsubasa!
**[04:18] ---**
I'm on it!
**[04:22] ---**
They scored...
**[04:25] ---**
That was a nice volley there.
**[04:27] ---**
Y-You put up a nice fight covering the back.
**[05:02] ---**
They're up to something.
**[05:04] ---**
Tsubasa, fall back!
**[05:05] ---**
Shoot...
**[05:09] ---**
They got us!
**[05:10] ---**
Yeah!
**[05:11] ---**
Hell yeah!
**[05:15] ---**
Oh? That was pretty good for a fluke.
**[05:18] ---**
It wasn't a fluke. Look!
**[05:21] ---**
Shingo!
**[05:23] ---**
Not on my watch!
**[05:28] ---**
Gotcha now!
**[05:33] ---**
Game, set.
**[05:35] ---**
15-10. Takenouchi/Soga pair wins.
**[05:39] ---**
Maybe you're suited to playing rear?
**[05:42] ---**
And you, too. You're pretty good at front.
**[05:45] ---**
Did we screw up?
**[05:47] ---**
I don't think so. They're just a good pair.
**[05:50] ---**
You think?
**[05:52] ---**
People that play like they do
are better to have as a pair.
**[05:56] ---**
Since they're both self-centered players,
**[05:58] ---**
the other of the pair moves
however they see fit.
**[06:02] ---**
If they can grasp that, they'll play
better than they ever have before.
**[06:07] ---**
They've just gotta learn
to give and take a little.
**[06:10] ---**
I get it. Pairs need to complement
their partner by amplifying their strength.
**[06:15] ---**
That's the gist of it.
**[06:17] ---**
That pair has room to grow.
**[06:20] ---**
Anyways, we've got two more matches to play.
**[06:24] ---**
You held back?
**[06:37] ---**
Nice return, Itsuki!
**[06:39] ---**
Hmm. That was a bit of a surprise for me, too.
**[06:43] ---**
1-0!
**[06:50] ---**
They scored again.
**[06:51] ---**
What the? Itsuki's way better in front.
**[06:54] ---**
He's got good focus and
he makes quick decisions.
**[06:58] ---**
Rinta's more suited for back
since he plays so cautiously.
**[07:02] ---**
He's moving a lot more freely
than when he paired up with you.
**[07:06] ---**
They're such a good...
**[07:08] ---**
They're a well-balanced pair, right?
**[07:10] ---**
I guess so.
**[07:16] ---**
Okay!
**[07:22] ---**
Game, set!
**[07:23] ---**
12-15. Futsu/Ameno pair wins.
**[07:29] ---**
Looks like we won.
**[07:30] ---**
Yeah... We won.
**[07:32] ---**
Oh my. We lost again.
**[07:35] ---**
What do we do?
**[07:36] ---**
What are you talking about?
**[07:40] ---**
Uh, um...
**[07:44] ---**
Ugh!
**[07:45] ---**
There's no way Taiyo and Nao actually win...
**[07:49] ---**
Sorry, I couldn't catch up to it.
**[07:52] ---**
I don't know where to go.
Playing front is tough.
**[07:55] ---**
Taiyo! Get a hold of yourself!
**[07:58] ---**
Shingo, quit scaring him or he'll freeze up.
**[08:02] ---**
Betcha nobody's got their hopes up
for this pair of leftovers.
**[08:07] ---**
That was rude, Mitsue.
**[08:09] ---**
I'm just speaking the truth.
**[08:11] ---**
0-4!
**[08:27] ---**
Taiyo, hang in there. It's not over yet.
**[08:30] ---**
Huh?
**[08:32] ---**
Just now, I thought of a good idea.
**[08:35] ---**
What's that? Both of them are
playing way in the back.
**[08:39] ---**
0-5!
**[08:51] ---**
Oh? I see...
**[08:53] ---**
It works 'cuz Nao has good aim.
**[08:55] ---**
Now he's not forced to play close to the net.
**[08:58] ---**
Shit!
**[09:05] ---**
They scored!
**[09:08] ---**
Nice one, Nao!
**[09:09] ---**
Let's keep this up, Taiyo!
**[09:11] ---**
Yeah!
**[09:16] ---**
They've got similar personalities,
so they know what the other is thinking.
**[09:20] ---**
Which means...
**[09:29] ---**
5-9!
**[09:36] ---**
8-11!
**[09:52] ---**
Game, set!
**[09:53] ---**
--Gah!
--13-15! Shinjo/Katsuragi pair wins!
**[09:54] ---**
--So close!
--13-15! Shinjo/Katsuragi pair wins!
**[09:55] ---**
--For real?
--13-15! Shinjo/Katsuragi pair wins!
**[10:00] ---**
That was incredible! And so close!
**[10:03] ---**
It's because Nao was covering me so well.
**[10:06] ---**
Taiyo makes it easy with those serves of his.
**[10:11] ---**
You held back again?
**[10:13] ---**
Well, yeah. I wanted to
give 'em some confidence.
**[10:17] ---**
A little confidence makes people
better than they know they're capable of.
**[10:23] ---**
Plus, these blisters are killing me.
**[10:28] ---**
You're such a schemer, you know.
**[10:30] ---**
Just be glad I'm not a swindler.
**[10:33] ---**
I'm so beat.
**[10:34] ---**
Me, too.
**[10:36] ---**
The boys' soft tennis club
is actually practicing?
**[10:41] ---**
If they happen to win at the summer
tournament and avoid disbanding...
**[10:45] ---**
The budget was put together with the
assumption their club would be gone.
**[10:51] ---**
It'll be fine.
**[10:53] ---**
Useless people are the result
**[10:55] ---**
of not having the talent nor putting
forth the effort to achieve results.
**[10:59] ---**
Successful people have talent and
will always put forth their best effort.
**[11:05] ---**
Useless people will turn away
from that truth and continue to rot.
**[11:11] ---**
That's the truth of this world--
of this ruthless society.
**[11:18] ---**
It's great how everyone's happy with the pairs.
**[11:21] ---**
You're amazing, Katsuragi.
You really nailed the pairs.
**[11:25] ---**
Let's hope so.
**[11:27] ---**
Asuka, don't praise him too much.
He's the kinda type that gets cocky.
**[11:32] ---**
You're the type that dies if you can't complain.
**[11:34] ---**
Huh? You wanna say that again?
**[11:37] ---**
Enough. Quit flirting.
**[11:39] ---**
Eww, disgusting.
**[11:42] ---**
We should think of a practice
schedule to use tomorrow
**[11:45] ---**
so the pairs can get better.
**[11:47] ---**
Oh, I've already got one.
**[11:49] ---**
What?
**[11:52] ---**
"Shijo Minami"
**[11:52] ---**
The pairs should basically
stick together at all times.
**[11:55] ---**
The pairs should basically
stick together at all times.
**[11:56] ---**
That's the fastest way to
improve our combinations.
**[11:59] ---**
If they're not in the same class?
**[12:01] ---**
They'll have to meet up anytime there's a break.
**[12:04] ---**
Jeez, math makes me so sleepy.
**[12:07] ---**
And I hate English. Memorizing words sucks.
**[12:10] ---**
I think we should try giving me
some good shots near the net.
**[12:14] ---**
I need to practice rallies more, too.
**[12:17] ---**
Shijo Minami!
**[12:18] ---**
--Fight! Fight! Fight!
--Oh! Oh! Oh!
**[12:19] ---**
--Look, that's the soft tennis club.
--Fight! Fight! Fight!
--Oh! Oh! Oh!
**[12:21] ---**
--Look, that's the soft tennis club.
--Shijo Minami!
**[12:21] ---**
--They're still going at it? Weird...
--Shijo Minami!
**[12:22] ---**
--They're still going at it? Weird...
--Fight! Fight!
--Oh! Oh!
**[12:33] ---**
Those guys sure have changed.
**[12:35] ---**
Because they've got some confidence now.
**[12:38] ---**
Such simpletons.
**[12:41] ---**
Guys, gather up!
**[12:42] ---**
Hmm?
**[12:44] ---**
Whatcha got, Maki?
A sweet new way to practice?
**[12:48] ---**
Your enthusiasm is creepy.
**[12:50] ---**
Can we do another practice match?
**[12:51] ---**
Yeah, I like that idea!
**[12:53] ---**
Nao and I think we should go
to a park in the morning and--
**[12:58] ---**
I had someone who knows their stuff
teach me this training method.
**[13:02] ---**
It's to strengthen your lower body.
**[13:04] ---**
--That's pretty important.
--Work out our legs?
**[13:06] ---**
Talk about these guys pulling a complete 180.
**[13:21] ---**
I'm home.
**[13:23] ---**
Welcome back, Rintaro!
**[13:25] ---**
Squeeze!
**[13:27] ---**
I'm home, Mom.
**[13:31] ---**
Hmm? Something happen?
**[13:33] ---**
Huh? Not that I know of...
**[13:38] ---**
Oh, jeez! You smell like sweat! Go take a bath.
**[13:42] ---**
Okay. I'm so hungry, I could die. Got anything?
**[13:48] ---**
Just a sec!
**[13:50] ---**
I'm home, Girl.
**[13:53] ---**
Have these. They're duds.
**[13:55] ---**
Ooh, looks tasty! Don't mind if I do!
**[13:59] ---**
Hot!
**[14:05] ---**
Why are you guys here again?
Sheesh, it's unbelievable.
**[14:09] ---**
Having all these blisters
makes it hurt to do chores.
**[14:13] ---**
I-I bet. Can I help?
**[14:15] ---**
Wash the rice.
**[14:17] ---**
Erm...
**[14:18] ---**
Shinjo, can you set the table?
**[14:20] ---**
Oh, all right.
**[14:22] ---**
Keep it up, guys.
**[14:32] ---**
Delicious! How'd you make
such authentic *mapo* tofu?!
**[14:36] ---**
Your simmered mackerel in miso is tasty, too!
**[14:39] ---**
It's good!
**[14:41] ---**
I bought some mackerel yesterday
since it was on sale.
**[14:44] ---**
--And tofu was so cheap today--
**[14:45] ---**
--I'm home!
--And tofu was so cheap today--
**[14:48] ---**
Oh? Everyone's shoes!
**[14:51] ---**
Uh, thanks for having us.
**[14:53] ---**
Welcome home!
**[14:54] ---**
'Sup.
**[14:55] ---**
Whoa! It's *mapo* tofu!
**[14:57] ---**
I made yours a little bit spicy.
**[15:00] ---**
Maki! That's what makes you the best son ever!
**[15:15] ---**
The boys' practice seems
fired up lately, Mr. Sakurai.
**[15:19] ---**
Ah, Mrs. Murou...
**[15:22] ---**
Yeah, that's for sure.
**[15:24] ---**
Is that all thanks to you?
**[15:26] ---**
Nope. I haven't done anything at all.
**[15:29] ---**
They're doing everything on their own.
**[15:32] ---**
The girls' captain Takada is kinda
impressed with all they're doing.
**[15:36] ---**
Oh my. They'll cry tears of joy
when they hear that.
**[15:40] ---**
Wait, don't tell them that.
It'll go to their heads.
**[15:43] ---**
You think?
**[15:45] ---**
I do. Boys their age are pretty much
the same as grasshoppers.
**[15:49] ---**
Grasshoppers?
**[15:51] ---**
Because they hop around without
any thought, like grasshoppers.
**[15:55] ---**
You might have a point,
but calling them grasshoppers is a bit...
**[15:59] ---**
Oh, it's time. Bye, Mr. Sakurai.
**[16:02] ---**
Later.
***SIGN*** "Tachikawashi Middle School"
"Tsukimi Middle School"
"Tokaki Middle School"
"Toyotanien Middle School"
***SIGN*** "Toyotamahei Middle School"
"Nanto Middle School"
"Hamanagi Middle School"
"Hisei Academy"
***SIGN*** "Hontsukuni Middle School"
"Matsukaze Middle School"
"Misaki Academy Middle School"
"Momiji Middle School"
**[16:11] ---**
The formula is x + 2y = 2.
**[16:14] ---**
By choosing values for x and y,
**[16:16] ---**
we can plot the points that intersect
the x- and y-axis on the graph.
**[16:21] ---**
Once we connect those points with
a straight line, we get a graph like this.
**[16:27] ---**
If we know the value for x in this formula, y--
***SIGN*** "Front position on serving side"
"Careful if serve lands close to edge"
"Close the gap or return will get through"
"Aim serve as close to center line as possible"
**[16:30] ---**
"Misaki Academy"
**[16:34] ---**
Yo, Kadowaki?
**[16:36] ---**
Sakurai here. It's been a while!
**[16:41] ---**
Huh? What do I want?
**[16:43] ---**
Oh, come on! Can't a guy call up
his trustworthy junior once in a while?
**[16:50] ---**
"Art Prep Room"
"Art Room"
**[16:51] ---**
Uh, not quite. I'm not calling
to beg you for money.
**[16:53] ---**
Uh, not quite. I'm not calling
to beg you for money.
**[16:56] ---**
Yeah.
**[16:59] ---**
It's not every day that you come
all this way. What's the problem?
**[17:03] ---**
Well, I kinda had an idea.
**[17:07] ---**
I set up a practice match.
**[17:09] ---**
Huh?
**[17:10] ---**
A practice match?! With who?!
**[17:12] ---**
Misaki Academy.
**[17:14] ---**
--Seriously?
--You for real, Tacky?
**[17:17] ---**
Don't call me that.
**[17:17] ---**
You can't be serious.
**[17:20] ---**
What's this Misaki Academy?
**[17:22] ---**
They're insanely good,
not to mention soft tennis champs.
**[17:26] ---**
We can't put up a fight, let alone win.
**[17:28] ---**
We'll get crushed.
**[17:32] ---**
Hey, come on! Don't look so pathetic!
Aren't you grasshoppers?
**[17:37] ---**
We're grasshoppers?
**[17:39] ---**
Uh, well, I mean...
**[17:41] ---**
Come on, this is a great chance!
**[17:43] ---**
What?
**[17:44] ---**
You don't often get the chance
to practice against champs, right?
**[17:49] ---**
Yeah, that's true.
**[17:52] ---**
Our opponent will be strong.
**[17:54] ---**
And even though we'll probably lose,
you're way different than before.
**[17:58] ---**
We've... changed?
**[18:01] ---**
That's right.
**[18:02] ---**
Let's find out how we've changed
and how much more we can change.
**[18:07] ---**
Can change?
**[18:08] ---**
It'll be good because not only will
we find out our true strengths,
**[18:13] ---**
but it'll reveal our weaknesses.
**[18:15] ---**
We couldn't hope for a better chance than this.
**[18:18] ---**
It's the best simulation there is
for the summer tournament.
**[18:21] ---**
You're right about that!
**[18:23] ---**
Such a smooth talker. Still, he's right.
**[18:26] ---**
Good work, Tacky!
**[18:28] ---**
He went the extra mile for us!
**[18:30] ---**
Just hope it doesn't rain.
**[18:31] ---**
--Thank you!
--I'm all pumped up now!
**[18:34] ---**
Let's do our best!
**[18:35] ---**
--Right... Just do your best.
--Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah...!
**[18:40] ---**
What are the boys doing?
**[18:43] ---**
They're jumping for joy.
**[18:45] ---**
I knew they were grasshoppers.
**[18:47] ---**
Grasshoppers.
**[18:55] ---**
When you of all people asked for a
practice match, it caught me off guard.
**[19:01] ---**
Well, yeah. Just thought I should
act like a real advisor once in a while.
**[19:06] ---**
I see. After five years ago, well...
**[19:10] ---**
I know. It's been different after the incident.
**[19:14] ---**
Clubs are meant for students to enjoy.
There's no need to take it seriously.
**[19:19] ---**
When winning is all that matters,
no good comes from it.
**[19:23] ---**
Even so, the kids this time
are really pushing themselves.
**[19:27] ---**
They want to achieve something.
**[19:29] ---**
Saying it's fine if they don't see results
**[19:32] ---**
are the words of an adult
who couldn't achieve anything.
**[19:35] ---**
Which is why, for them...
**[19:40] ---**
We won't be holding back
even for a practice match.
**[19:43] ---**
Yeah, of course not. I'd appreciate that.
**[19:47] ---**
We want everything you've got.
**[19:50] ---**
We're strong though.
**[19:51] ---**
I'm afraid your students won't be
on the same level as mine.
**[19:55] ---**
Kids their age are sensitive.
It might be quite the shock for them.
**[19:59] ---**
I wonder? I think you'll find my kids
more spirited than your average team.
**[20:05] ---**
They're grasshoppers after all.
**[20:08] ---**
Grasshoppers?
**[20:12] ---**
Everyone's changed so much
since you've came. Thanks.
**[20:16] ---**
I don't think that's true.
They're just trying their best.
**[20:20] ---**
You included, Toma.
**[20:24] ---**
To think you'll get results
by putting in effort...
**[20:28] ---**
How childish.
**[20:30] ---**
You're such an adult, Mitsue.
**[20:32] ---**
Of course I am.
**[20:34] ---**
Catch!
**[20:35] ---**
I won't be shopping today.
**[20:37] ---**
All right.
**[20:38] ---**
We can't keep mooching
dinner from you anyway.
**[20:41] ---**
If you pay what it costs, I don't mind.
**[20:43] ---**
Sign me up then.
**[20:44] ---**
Eat at your own place.
**[20:46] ---**
What? Why are you so mean to me?
**[20:48] ---**
Oh, shut up. Ah, shoot...
**[20:51] ---**
*Ever since finding that sky
we've yearned to soar through*
**[20:51] ---**
We're out of garbage bags.
**[20:54] ---**
I've gotta hit the supermarket. Later.
**[20:57] ---**
Okay. See you tomorrow!
**[20:59] ---**
Goodbye, Katsuragi!
**[21:01] ---**
*Our hearts have been drawn to the future*
**[21:12] ---**
*The image grows with each hope and fear*
**[21:19] ---**
*Tears and smiles come pouring out,
regardless of emotion*
**[21:24] ---**
*It's almost dizzying*
**[21:26] ---**
*Makes us wanna break the cage
of this confined, empty life and run away*
**[21:34] ---**
*Ever since the wings to fly
unfurled from our backs*
**[21:43] ---**
*Our hearts have faced the future*
**[21:47] ---**
*We wanna soar freely though skies far and wide*
**[21:57] ---**
*Hey, don't keep us locked up*
**[22:02] ---**
*No matter how hard we flap our wings*
**[22:05] ---**
*We can't reach like this*
**[22:08] ---**
*When we're inside a cage*
**[22:28] ---**
Yo, Maki.
**[22:30] ---**
I had some errands in the area,
so I thought I'd stop by.
**[22:35] ---**
Maki, there's more in the room, right?
**[22:39] ---**
There's not.
**[22:41] ---**
We don't have money because you take it all!
**[22:45] ---**
Really? That's too bad.
**[22:50] ---**
Let me go!
**[22:51] ---**
Let go of me!
**[22:58] ---**
Oh? Playing tennis, are we?
**[23:02] ---**
Stop! What are you doing?! Stop it!
**[23:05] ---**
A club, huh? That brings back memories...
**[23:10] ---**
Friendship? Effort? What else was there?
**[23:15] ---**
I wanted to believe.
**[23:19] ---**
The things you learn in school...
**[23:21] ---**
They don't help jack shit
for getting by in this world.
**[23:25] ---**
Maki, you already know that, don't you?
**[23:29] ---**
It's because you're my son.
**[23:32] ---**
You've got the same genes as I do.
**[23:36] ---**
My filthy genes, that is.
**[23:38] ---**
Stop it!
**[23:40] ---**
So give up and throw it all away!
**[23:44] ---**
Give up on this shit world!
**[23:46] ---**
Stop it!
**[23:53] ---**
By tomorrow, got it?
**[23:55] ---**
Whatever it takes, you better have some.
**[23:58] ---**
**[24:04] ---**
"Stars Align"
"Look forward to next week!"
**[24:08] ---**
# E5 - Episode 5
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**[00:07] ---**
--Yeah, it's practice time! Transform!
**[00:09] ---**
--Would you shut up, Shingo?
--Yeah, it's practice time! Transform!
**[00:11] ---**
--Hey, let's all practice volleys!
--Tsubasa, let's stretch!
**[00:12] ---**
--Hey, let's all practice volleys!
--Cut it out! Argh! Ow! Lemme go, you ass!
**[00:13] ---**
--That's a good idea.
--Cut it out! Argh! Ow! Lemme go, you ass!
**[00:14] ---**
--I'd like to practice serving.
--Cut it out! Argh! Ow! Lemme go, you ass!
**[00:17] ---**
It's good for you, Tsubasa!
**[00:19] ---**
--No it ain't! Let go! Your stretches hurt!
**[00:20] ---**
--Hey, could you lend me a spare racket?
--No it ain't! Let go! Your stretches hurt!
**[00:21] ---**
--Hey, could you lend me a spare racket?
--You're fine, you're fine!
**[00:23] ---**
--Forget yours?
--Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!
**[00:26] ---**
Sorta.
**[00:27] ---**
'Sup!
**[00:28] ---**
--Quit it!
--We're going ahead!
--What's our practice?
**[00:33] ---**
What happened to your racket?
**[00:36] ---**
Sorry, I broke it.
**[00:38] ---**
Huh?
**[00:41] ---**
*Will there ever come a day
when I can forgive myself?*
**[00:54] ---**
*Until now, I've been punishing myself,
carrying that burden without saying a word*
**[01:10] ---**
*Like a tropical fish thrown into
a fresh-water tank*
**[01:23] ---**
*It's waving its tail fin,
but it's not as if it's swimming*
**[01:33] ---**
*Just floundering as it drowns*
**[01:36] ---**
*Faintly heard from the distant sea*
**[01:40] ---**
*The crashing waves are not some dream*
**[01:44] ---**
*And if with my ears I listen carefully*
**[01:52] ---**
*I can hear the whales
singing together a song of joy*
**[02:03] ---**
"Stars Align"
*I can hear the whales
singing together a song of joy*
**[02:05] ---**
"Stars Align"
**[02:10] ---**
"Episode 5"
**[02:13] ---**
Huh? Where are they?
**[02:14] ---**
Huh? Where are they?
**[02:17] ---**
Those two are missing.
**[02:18] ---**
Yeah. Said they had to talk about something.
**[02:22] ---**
Oh?
**[02:28] ---**
Don't try to hide it.
You didn't break your racket.
**[02:32] ---**
You're not that stupid.
**[02:34] ---**
What happened?
**[02:54] ---**
My dad broke it.
**[02:55] ---**
Your dad? But aren't your parents divorced?
**[02:59] ---**
Yeah. They divorced
back when I was eight years old.
**[03:05] ---**
But well, you could say he's trash.
**[03:11] ---**
The thing is, he occasionally
stops by for some money.
**[03:15] ---**
For money?
**[03:17] ---**
Doesn't he work?
**[03:19] ---**
Who knows? I've got no clue.
**[03:25] ---**
He comes when my mom isn't around.
**[03:29] ---**
He knows I'm the only one there.
**[03:32] ---**
Why?
**[03:34] ---**
Because he used to hit me all the time.
**[03:37] ---**
Hit you?
**[03:45] ---**
I don't remember everything
since I was pretty young, but...
**[03:55] ---**
I think... he always stayed at home.
**[03:59] ---**
Because my mom was working.
**[04:10] ---**
All he really had to do was watch me.
**[04:13] ---**
But rather than that, he often... beat me.
**[04:19] ---**
You remember it?
**[04:20] ---**
More or less.
**[04:23] ---**
That's why when I see him,
I kinda freeze up, even now.
**[04:27] ---**
I know it's pathetic.
**[04:29] ---**
That's not true at all.
**[04:32] ---**
I'm pretty sure he gets enjoyment
out of terrorizing me.
**[04:37] ---**
He smashed the racket right in front of me,
but I couldn't do anything.
**[04:43] ---**
He said he'll be back today,
so I better have some ready.
**[04:48] ---**
Money?
**[04:50] ---**
My mom knows full well
that he comes by to get money.
**[04:56] ---**
That's why, she always...
**[05:00] ---**
She always sets some aside for him on the desk.
**[05:05] ---**
When that disappears, she'll stuff more
in an envelope and put it back.
**[05:09] ---**
When I'm the only one home,
I try to hide it some other place, but...
**[05:15] ---**
He... He always manages to find it.
**[05:24] ---**
He's coming back today,
but I don't wanna tell my mom.
**[05:29] ---**
That's money we don't have to spare.
**[05:40] ---**
Use this one starting today.
It's the latest model.
**[05:47] ---**
You sure?
**[05:48] ---**
Don't worry about it. I feel like
it suits you more than me anyway.
**[05:58] ---**
Thank you, Toma.
**[06:02] ---**
Bring it in, Rintaro! Come a step closer!
**[06:07] ---**
Here goes!
**[06:13] ---**
Guys! Come and rehydrate!
**[06:15] ---**
Nice! Thanks, Manager!
**[06:18] ---**
"Shijo Minami"
**[06:18] ---**
Nice! Thanks, Manager!
**[06:18] ---**
Man, you sure think of everything.
**[06:21] ---**
It's been such a big help
having you around, Asuka.
**[06:23] ---**
It's been such a big help
having you around, Asuka.
**[06:25] ---**
I'm really glad if you mean that.
**[06:28] ---**
--Here.
--Thank you.
**[06:30] ---**
I hear the boys' club is having
a practice match against Misaki.
**[06:35] ---**
You've got sharp ears, Mrs. Murou.
**[06:38] ---**
It feels like the boys have
started to change a bit recently.
**[06:42] ---**
And you, too.
**[06:43] ---**
I'm the same me as always.
**[06:45] ---**
Adults don't grow, you know.
**[06:48] ---**
Is that right?
**[06:51] ---**
Shit, my shoulder hurts.
**[06:54] ---**
You guys seem awfully active lately.
**[06:57] ---**
The track club?
**[06:58] ---**
We really haven't changed.
**[07:00] ---**
People are saying you're
desperate to not get disbanded.
**[07:04] ---**
Still, winning a match
is impossible for all you!
**[07:07] ---**
See? 'Cuz you don't got this!
**[07:10] ---**
Huh? Come on, look at this! Aren't you--
**[07:13] ---**
Cut it out. Our manager is sensitive.
**[07:16] ---**
That's right. He's bad at
dealing with rude brutes like you.
**[07:21] ---**
Hey!
**[07:21] ---**
--Ow, ow, ow, ow!
--You're disgusting, so hide all that.
**[07:24] ---**
I'm sorry!
**[07:26] ---**
By the way, why did Maki and Toma leave early?
**[07:29] ---**
They never said why.
**[07:31] ---**
Aren't they just researching
new training methods or something?
**[07:35] ---**
Makes sense. I'm sure
Makimaki has lots of ideas.
**[07:39] ---**
Makimaki?
**[07:40] ---**
What a weird nickname.
**[07:46] ---**
It's okay. I don't want your money to go to him.
**[07:48] ---**
"Everyday Bank"
**[07:48] ---**
Think of this as an
advance payment for our deal.
**[07:51] ---**
Think of this as an
advance payment for our deal.
**[07:52] ---**
But...
**[07:53] ---**
I've got other money. Don't worry.
**[08:48] ---**
Maki!
**[08:53] ---**
You're here, aren't you?
**[08:59] ---**
Ah, Maki...
**[09:03] ---**
Huh?
**[09:17] ---**
Maki is my precious doubles partner.
**[09:19] ---**
Don't torment him anymore!
**[09:25] ---**
What a great friend you found.
Good for you, Maki.
**[09:31] ---**
You are not his father.
**[09:34] ---**
You look smart, but I guess you don't know.
**[09:38] ---**
We divorced, but I'm still
his father according to the law.
**[09:42] ---**
So no matter where they move,
if I go to the office,
**[09:45] ---**
they'll tell me exactly where my son lives.
**[09:48] ---**
Because I'm his father.
**[09:51] ---**
It's our father and son bond. Right, Maki?
**[09:55] ---**
I said stop tormenting Maki!
**[09:57] ---**
Why would I do anything to
torment him? Not me, his father.
**[10:02] ---**
If you keep on tormenting Maki, I...
**[10:06] ---**
I'll kill you!
**[10:09] ---**
Yeah? You're really scaring me.
**[10:12] ---**
I'm still just a minor. I'll get a light
punishment if I kill you. Besides,
**[10:16] ---**
getting rid of trash like you
would be doing the world a favor!
**[10:31] ---**
You... are... so... dumb.
**[10:35] ---**
What if before you kill me...
**[10:39] ---**
...I killed you first?
**[10:44] ---**
If you do anything to Toma, I...
**[10:47] ---**
I'll kill you!
**[10:52] ---**
Aww, and you used to be such a cute son.
**[10:56] ---**
By the way, what's your name?
**[10:59] ---**
Shinjo.
**[11:00] ---**
That's your last name. What's your first name?
**[11:04] ---**
It's Toma!
**[11:05] ---**
What a nice name. Your parents
must be such incredibly kind people.
**[11:12] ---**
I'll remember this, Toma.
**[11:16] ---**
Later, Maki.
**[11:29] ---**
Thank you, Toma.
**[11:32] ---**
You're my partner, right?
**[11:34] ---**
Of course I wanna help you.
**[11:37] ---**
That's what a partner does.
**[11:41] ---**
Thank you, Toma.
**[11:47] ---**
Thank you.
**[11:57] ---**
"A few days earlier..."
**[12:00] ---**
Kinuyo, is school going well for you?
***SIGN*** "Kasuga Estate"
"Home of Kinuyo Kasuga, Shijo Minami
Middle School's Student Council President"
**[12:00] ---**
Kinuyo, is school going well for you?
**[12:03] ---**
Yes, it's all right.
**[12:06] ---**
"Kinuyo's Grandmother"
"Haruhi Kasuga"
**[12:07] ---**
After all, it's a school that Ryouka decided on.
**[12:10] ---**
After all, it's a school that Ryouka decided on.
**[12:11] ---**
"Kinuyo Kasuga"
**[12:11] ---**
It must be such a curious and
interesting experience for you.
**[12:19] ---**
"Kinuyo's Mother"
"Ryouka Kasuga"
**[12:22] ---**
Kinuyo, I'll see you tomorrow.
**[12:25] ---**
Okay.
**[12:34] ---**
Isn't school so much fun, Ruriha?
**[12:38] ---**
When my grandmother isn't around,
my mother refers to me as Ruriha.
**[12:46] ---**
The name Kinuyo was chosen by
my grandmother all on her own...
**[12:51] ---**
...and my mom hates it.
**[12:53] ---**
Yes. It's been very helpful in
expanding my everyday knowledge.
**[12:58] ---**
I knew it.
**[12:59] ---**
It's good to understand the lives of the
townspeople who work for your father.
**[13:07] ---**
To be honest, I wanted to go to an
affiliate school of a certain girls' college.
**[13:12] ---**
But my mother forced me to
enroll into my current one.
**[13:17] ---**
My mother and grandmother
had a terrible argument over it.
**[13:20] ---**
It's better for her here!
**[13:22] ---**
Don't force her to live with your foul tastes!
**[13:25] ---**
Your way of thinking is outdated!
**[13:27] ---**
--It's ancient!
--I just don't want her to grow up
to be a nincompoop like you!
**[13:28] ---**
--I just don't want her to grow up
to be a nincompoop like you!
**[13:44] ---**
But, my real name is actually...
**[13:47] ---**
...Kaori.
**[13:50] ---**
So cute.
**[14:05] ---**
--'Sup!
--Good morning. Isn't my hair just awful?
**[14:06] ---**
--Cut it out.
--Good morning. Isn't my hair just awful?
**[14:07] ---**
It's fine.
**[14:08] ---**
Are you sure?
**[14:10] ---**
Why did you leave yesterday?
**[14:12] ---**
For some astronomy.
**[14:14] ---**
Huh? It was raining last night.
**[14:16] ---**
Oh? Was it?
**[14:23] ---**
Morning, Shinjo.
**[14:25] ---**
Morning, Yuta.
**[14:27] ---**
Did you do yesterday's English homework?
**[14:29] ---**
Yeah, I'm all done.
**[14:31] ---**
Something happen with Shinjo?
**[14:33] ---**
We had a fistfight.
**[14:34] ---**
You liar.
**[14:35] ---**
"Class 2-D"
**[14:35] ---**
We substitute equation two,
"y=3x-1," into equation one like this.
**[14:38] ---**
We substitute equation two,
"y=3x-1," into equation one like this.
***SIGN*** "For the first game, take position in the center
and be on guard for balls towards the side.
When you see one coming, be ready
to leave center to get ahead of it."
**[14:40] ---**
We substitute equation two,
"y=3x-1," into equation one like this.
**[14:41] ---**
When you're doing that,
remember to use parenthesis.
**[14:43] ---**
When you're doing that,
remember to use parenthesis.
**[14:46] ---**
Let's see...
**[14:49] ---**
Rintaro Futsu. Can you come solve this?
**[14:53] ---**
O-Okay.
**[15:16] ---**
And that's why I can't say anything to him.
**[15:20] ---**
We're short on time,
so I wanna power up our practice.
**[15:23] ---**
We really should! That's why I--
**[15:25] ---**
Maki put together this schedule. Wanna see?
**[15:28] ---**
Huh?
**[15:29] ---**
He did a great job. I think we should try it.
**[15:34] ---**
What's wrong?
**[15:35] ---**
I haven't been useful at all.
**[15:37] ---**
Huh? With what?
**[15:39] ---**
I'm the vice president of the
soft tennis club in name only.
**[15:43] ---**
Why are you bringing this up
after all this time?
**[15:46] ---**
Yeah, after all this time.
**[15:48] ---**
I finally understood after Katsuragi joined.
**[15:52] ---**
Our club was only that bad
because I'm the vice president.
**[15:56] ---**
If only I had realized it sooner.
**[16:01] ---**
I'm done with being vice president.
**[16:03] ---**
Rintaro...
**[16:06] ---**
I'm a failure in everything that I do.
**[16:09] ---**
I can't live up to my parents'
expectations. I'm a failure.
**[16:14] ---**
Why would you think that?
**[16:16] ---**
I've known you and your parents
since elementary school.
**[16:19] ---**
If anything, they always brag about
how proud you make them.
**[16:22] ---**
But you're wrong, Shinjo!
**[16:24] ---**
If my mom and dad were
actually my real parents,
**[16:28] ---**
they wouldn't have given birth
to a failure like me.
**[16:33] ---**
Huh? What are you saying?
**[16:40] ---**
The two that you know aren't my real parents.
**[16:43] ---**
They took me in right after I was born.
**[16:46] ---**
I'm adopted.
**[16:48] ---**
What?
**[16:50] ---**
My biological mother was
too young... and not married.
**[16:54] ---**
She couldn't raise a child.
**[16:57] ---**
So instead, she gave me up for adoption.
**[17:02] ---**
They took a stray dog like me...
**[17:05] ---**
...and my parents, they...
**[17:09] ---**
They were kind to me like I was their own son.
**[17:13] ---**
They cherished me, and I...
**[17:15] ---**
I truly thought they were
my real parents until fifth grade.
**[17:20] ---**
But they said due to adoption laws,
they had to tell me about my birth.
**[17:27] ---**
Mom and Dad both cried.
**[17:29] ---**
That's when I knew. That's when I realized it.
**[17:34] ---**
I wasn't born because they
wanted me. I was just a burden.
**[17:39] ---**
That's why I've tried to push myself
harder than anyone, but...
**[17:44] ---**
...I'm still a failure.
**[17:45] ---**
That's bullshit!
**[17:47] ---**
Huh?
**[17:48] ---**
Who's a burden? Who decided that?
**[17:51] ---**
The mom and dad you have right now
love you more than anything!
**[17:55] ---**
Enough that I envy you!
**[17:57] ---**
What part of that disappoints you?!
**[17:59] ---**
Whoever the hell gave birth to you
doesn't matter one bit!
**[18:04] ---**
Sorry.
**[18:06] ---**
Don't talk about this to Maki.
**[18:09] ---**
Huh?
**[18:10] ---**
He'll flip out.
**[18:12] ---**
Rintaro!
**[18:14] ---**
So this is where you were.
**[18:16] ---**
Let's go work on your doubles with Itsuki.
**[18:18] ---**
Uh...
**[18:21] ---**
Okay, I'm going ahead of you guys.
**[18:28] ---**
Something happen?
**[18:29] ---**
No, not really.
**[18:31] ---**
Yeah?
**[18:32] ---**
We need to work on our doubles some, too.
**[18:36] ---**
I thought of something new to try.
**[18:46] ---**
Actually, something happened.
**[18:48] ---**
Yeah?
**[18:50] ---**
I'll have to tell you later.
**[18:52] ---**
All right.
**[18:53] ---**
By the way, do you think I should
try out a cut for my second serve?
**[18:59] ---**
It's best if you don't.
**[19:00] ---**
Huh? Really?
**[19:02] ---**
Yeah. You look goofy doing it.
**[19:04] ---**
You say that with such confidence.
**[19:10] ---**
Toma, it's best if you don't laugh like that.
**[19:31] ---**
Futsu is really pushing himself today.
**[19:33] ---**
Is he? Not that I would know.
**[19:37] ---**
You're always watching
Katsuragi and nobody else.
**[19:40] ---**
That's right! I wanna see him fall over
and get a face full of tears.
**[19:45] ---**
Fall over! Fall over! Fall over!
**[19:48] ---**
Whoa!
**[19:49] ---**
Yeah!
**[19:52] ---**
Tomorrow's practice match with
Misaki Academy will be at their tennis courts.
**[19:57] ---**
Don't come here by mistake.
**[19:59] ---**
We'll meet up at Misaki Station
and walk the rest together.
**[20:03] ---**
Listen up, guys! Tomorrow's the day
we see the fruits of our labors!
**[20:07] ---**
Believe in us! We can do it!
**[20:09] ---**
Yeah!
**[20:11] ---**
Mitsue, will you be coming tomorrow?
**[20:14] ---**
"Shijo Minami"
**[20:14] ---**
Why would I waste my Sunday just to go
watch the soft tennis club practice?
**[20:21] ---**
Uh, you're right. Sorry.
**[20:24] ---**
I'm not that bored, thank you very much.
**[20:29] ---**
Um, is that everyone? We're all here?
**[20:32] ---**
Yeah, that's everyone!
**[20:33] ---**
Great. Then, shall we go? Uh...
**[20:36] ---**
--Hey, Shinjo!
--What?
**[20:38] ---**
You're going the wrong way!
Misaki Academy's that way!
**[20:42] ---**
Flustered much?
**[20:43] ---**
Shut up.
**[20:54] ---**
Mitsue, you came!
**[20:56] ---**
Yeah, well, so what?
**[20:58] ---**
Where's their tennis court?
**[20:59] ---**
The courts are this way.
They're separate from the school grounds.
**[21:04] ---**
Dang, champions are something else.
***SIGN*** "Congrats!" "Misaki Academy Middle School"
"The 2018, 49th National Middle
School Soft Tennis Tournament"
"Boys' Team Tournament" "Champions"
***SIGN*** "Congrats"
"National Middle School Soft Tennis Tournament
Returning Placers in Individual & Team"
**[21:10] ---**
Those are some beautiful courts.
**[21:12] ---**
They've sure got a lot of members.
**[21:14] ---**
They've got four whole courts?
**[21:16] ---**
I hear their alumni donate a ton.
**[21:19] ---**
Looks like they spend a ton, too.
**[21:21] ---**
Champions schools are amazing.
**[21:23] ---**
Hey, come on! You're all sounding pathetic!
**[21:26] ---**
It's just a practice match, so--
**[21:28] ---**
*Ever since finding that sky
we've yearned to soar through*
**[21:28] ---**
Listen up, guys! This match means everything!
**[21:31] ---**
It's do or die!
**[21:33] ---**
Let's crush 'em with everything we've got!
**[21:37] ---**
*Our hearts have been drawn to the future*
**[21:40] ---**
Hot damn. He's more anxious than anyone.
**[21:43] ---**
It sure seems like it.
**[21:49] ---**
*The image grows with each hope and fear*
**[21:56] ---**
*Tears and smiles come pouring out,
regardless of emotion*
**[22:01] ---**
*It's almost dizzying*
**[22:02] ---**
*Makes us wanna break the cage
of this confined, empty life and run away*
**[22:10] ---**
*Ever since the wings to fly
unfurled from our backs*
**[22:20] ---**
*Our hearts have faced the future*
**[22:24] ---**
*We wanna soar freely though skies far and wide*
**[22:34] ---**
*Hey, don't keep us locked up*
**[22:38] ---**
*No matter how hard we flap our wings*
**[22:42] ---**
*We can't reach like this*
**[22:45] ---**
*When we're inside a cage*
**[22:56] ---**
"Misaki Academy"
**[22:57] ---**
Thanks for today, Mr. Kadowaki.
**[23:00] ---**
Likewise. It's a pleasure, Mr. Sakurai.
**[23:01] ---**
Likewise. It's a pleasure, Mr. Sakurai.
**[23:04] ---**
I heard they're only playing second years today.
**[23:06] ---**
So we won't play their third year regulars?
**[23:09] ---**
We're jokes to them!
**[23:10] ---**
We're just second years, too, though.
**[23:12] ---**
But you know some of their
second years are regulars, too.
**[23:16] ---**
I bet they're all good.
**[23:17] ---**
Move it! Move it!
**[23:36] ---**
You guys look so weak.
**[23:40] ---**
There's nothing I hate more than
playing against weak players.
**[23:44] ---**
It bores me.
**[23:46] ---**
But, since Coach Kado says I have to,
I'll see you on the court.
**[23:51] ---**
So the least you could do
is try to put up a fight.
**[23:56] ---**
Don't, and you get a farewell gift.
I'll give each of you...
**[24:01] ---**
...a punch from me.
**[24:03] ---**
**[24:04] ---**
"Stars Align"
"Look forward to next week!"
"*Flinch*" "Achoo!"
"Argh, dammit!"
**[24:08] ---**
# E6 - Episode 6
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GJWU255NV/episode-6)
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**[00:04] ---**
Go, go, Misaki! Fight, fight, Misaki!
**[00:06] ---**
Go, go, Misaki! Fight, fight, Misaki!
**[00:07] ---**
Win, win, Misaki!
**[00:08] ---**
Go, go, Misaki! Fight, fight,
Misaki! Win, win, Misaki...
**[00:12] ---**
"Misaki Academy"
**[00:12] ---**
Go, go, Misaki! Fight, fight,
Misaki! Win, win, Misaki...
**[00:12] ---**
What the hell? Could they be any louder?
**[00:16] ---**
They've got over 60 members
on the boys' team,
**[00:18] ---**
"Shijo Minami"
"Boys' Soft Tennis Club"
**[00:18] ---**
so their first years act as the cheer squad.
**[00:21] ---**
"Shijo Minami"
**[00:21] ---**
so their first years act as the cheer squad.
**[00:22] ---**
That's disgusting.
**[00:23] ---**
"Shijo Minami"
"Boys' Soft Tennis Club"
**[00:24] ---**
Mitsue, you might want to
tone down the voice in your head.
**[00:27] ---**
Mind your own business.
**[00:29] ---**
Like I said yesterday, we're starting
the matches with Taiyo and Nao.
**[00:34] ---**
Will we be okay?
**[00:35] ---**
What if they complain that
we didn't even put up a fight?
**[00:39] ---**
And what if we can't score a single point?
**[00:42] ---**
Keep thinking that way and
you'll lose a match you can win.
**[00:46] ---**
A match they can win?
**[00:47] ---**
Yuta's been coming here for a week
to scout and gather data for us.
**[00:52] ---**
Yuta, tell Taiyo and Nao about
the players they're up against.
**[00:58] ---**
I don't know if it'll be helpful though.
**[01:00] ---**
Have confidence.
**[01:01] ---**
Um, you've got back player Kazumi Miwa
and front player Ayumu Ooi.
**[01:07] ---**
Miwa has an excellent first serve. He has
a quick stroke and can aim his shots well.
**[01:12] ---**
Ooi can defend a huge area of the net.
**[01:15] ---**
Their combination is a classic example
of a front and back pair.
**[01:20] ---**
Basically, count on Miwa
to set the pace of the game.
**[01:23] ---**
Thanks, Yuta.
**[01:25] ---**
Point being, it's all about being
able to return the shots from Miwa.
**[01:29] ---**
There's no way I can keep up against him.
**[01:32] ---**
Yeah, exactly.
**[01:34] ---**
Don't say it like that, Katsuragi.
**[01:36] ---**
That's why.
**[01:37] ---**
Huh?
**[01:38] ---**
You're a pair. There's two of you.
**[01:41] ---**
You know what you've gotta do.
**[01:44] ---**
Oh, yeah. They can always do that.
**[01:46] ---**
That's right. We can win.
**[01:49] ---**
For sure.
**[01:50] ---**
That's right!
**[01:52] ---**
We're strong as hell!
**[01:55] ---**
Me and my little sister came up
with a victory dance!
**[01:58] ---**
A victory dance?
**[02:00] ---**
Yeah, raise your right hand and...
Hey, everyone do it!
**[02:04] ---**
Join us, Yuta!
**[02:08] ---**
Believe in our victory! Fight!
**[02:13] ---**
Now you try it!
**[02:14] ---**
All right! Fight!
**[02:16] ---**
Whoa! Fight!
**[02:19] ---**
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
**[02:21] ---**
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
**[02:25] ---**
Whoa!
**[02:27] ---**
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah...
**[02:31] ---**
Is that a pre-match tradition?
**[02:33] ---**
Seems that way.
**[02:35] ---**
It's a dance to bring
grasshopper victory... I guess?
**[02:41] ---**
*Will there ever come a day
when I can forgive myself?*
**[02:54] ---**
*Until now, I've been punishing myself,
carrying that burden without saying a word*
**[03:10] ---**
*Like a tropical fish thrown into
a fresh-water tank*
**[03:23] ---**
*It's waving its tail fin,
but it's not as if it's swimming*
**[03:33] ---**
*Just floundering as it drowns*
**[03:36] ---**
*Faintly heard from the distant sea*
**[03:40] ---**
*The crashing waves are not some dream*
**[03:44] ---**
*And if with my ears I listen carefully*
**[03:52] ---**
*I can hear the whales
singing together a song of joy*
**[04:03] ---**
"Stars Align"
*I can hear the whales
singing together a song of joy*
**[04:05] ---**
"Stars Align"
**[04:11] ---**
--Go, go, Misaki! Fight, fight,
Misaki! Win, win, Misaki!
**[04:11] ---**
"Episode 6"
**[04:12] ---**
--Go, go, Misaki! Fight, fight,
Misaki! Win, win, Misaki!
--Argh, damn stiff neck.
**[04:14] ---**
--Go, go, Misaki! Fight, fight,
Misaki! Win, win, Misaki!
--Hey, you guys understand?
**[04:15] ---**
--Go, go, Misaki...
--Hey, you guys understand?
**[04:16] ---**
Don't you worry, Arashi.
We won't give up a single point.
**[04:20] ---**
Playing those guys isn't even
a warm-up. It's more like a stretch.
**[04:26] ---**
Shoot!
**[04:31] ---**
Face-up. It's our pick.
**[04:34] ---**
You can serve. We want this side.
**[04:40] ---**
I feel loose thanks to that dance.
**[04:43] ---**
I don't feel so nervous anymore.
**[04:46] ---**
You've got this, Nao! Taiyo!
**[04:48] ---**
Serving side: Shijo Minami's
Ishigami/Tsukinose pair.
**[04:52] ---**
Receiving side: Misaki Academy's Miwa/Ooi pair.
**[04:55] ---**
It's a five-game match. Play ball!
**[05:01] ---**
Come on, bring it.
**[05:11] ---**
Hmm? Not a bad serve...
**[05:14] ---**
Shit!
**[05:17] ---**
There!
**[05:20] ---**
Huh? They're both playing back?
**[05:27] ---**
Shoot!
**[05:31] ---**
Th-They got a point.
**[05:32] ---**
Unbelievable.
**[05:33] ---**
Awesome!
**[05:38] ---**
Tsk!
**[05:41] ---**
I-It was just a fluke.
**[05:43] ---**
Uh, 1-0!
**[05:50] ---**
Not again! Shit!
**[05:55] ---**
Their front fell back for a rally battle.
**[05:57] ---**
And they're surprisingly good at it, too.
**[06:07] ---**
--Another point!
--Hell yeah!
--Yeah!
--Woohoo!
**[06:09] ---**
Hey! It's bad manners to cause a scene!
**[06:12] ---**
Your kids are sure giving it their best today.
**[06:17] ---**
Yeah they are.
**[06:18] ---**
--Bravery!
--Lively!
**[06:20] ---**
Victory!
**[06:21] ---**
Dammit!
**[06:26] ---**
2-0!
**[06:33] ---**
Damn lefties!
**[06:54] ---**
These Shijo Minami clowns!
**[06:58] ---**
Out!
**[07:00] ---**
What an idiot.
**[07:01] ---**
Hey, hit the ball!
**[07:02] ---**
I can't volley when they lob like that!
**[07:05] ---**
You could if you moved for once!
**[07:07] ---**
I am moving!
**[07:08] ---**
What are they doing?
**[07:10] ---**
This isn't the time to fight.
**[07:12] ---**
Bravery! Lively! Victory!
**[07:19] ---**
There!
**[07:23] ---**
Out! Change sides!
**[07:25] ---**
They're both idiots.
**[07:27] ---**
We did it! We won a game versus Misaki!
**[07:30] ---**
Hell yeah!
**[07:31] ---**
Yay!
**[07:32] ---**
Even if it's a fluke, that's amazing.
**[07:34] ---**
We won?! We really won?!
**[07:37] ---**
Yeah, yeah!
**[07:37] ---**
So it's over? We won the match?
**[07:40] ---**
Not quite. It means we won one game.
**[07:43] ---**
Really? Didn't they say it's
a five-game match? How do you win?
**[07:49] ---**
If you score four points,
it means you win a game.
**[07:52] ---**
In a five-game match, the team that
wins three games first wins the match.
**[07:57] ---**
So we've gotta win three then.
**[07:59] ---**
Yeah. You have to win the majority.
If it's a three-game match, you win with two.
**[08:04] ---**
Oh? That's a weird way to score.
**[08:07] ---**
That's how it works in soft tennis.
**[08:10] ---**
They'll come back in force.
**[08:12] ---**
Huh?
**[08:13] ---**
They'll get serious.
**[08:16] ---**
Sorry.
**[08:18] ---**
It's okay. Let's reset.
**[08:20] ---**
All right.
**[08:21] ---**
We're the better players for sure.
**[08:24] ---**
I know. I'll play the game right this time.
**[08:27] ---**
Good. Let's do it.
**[08:31] ---**
Pull it together.
**[08:34] ---**
Game score: 0-1!
**[08:47] ---**
Huh?!
**[08:51] ---**
Out!
**[08:53] ---**
What was that?
**[08:54] ---**
A serve with a slice on it.
**[08:57] ---**
Play like that from the start.
**[09:00] ---**
1-0!
**[09:08] ---**
He slices it from the get-go
with his first serve?
**[09:11] ---**
He can pull that off?
**[09:14] ---**
2-0!
**[09:18] ---**
Again?!
**[09:22] ---**
Will he slice this next serve?
**[09:27] ---**
They caught up?
**[09:29] ---**
They have now.
**[09:30] ---**
Game score: 1 all!
**[09:33] ---**
"Ishigami/Tsukinose 1 - 0 Miwa/Ooi"
**[09:34] ---**
"Ishigami/Tsukinose 1 - 1 Miwa/Ooi"
**[09:35] ---**
"Ishigami/Tsukinose 1 - 2 Miwa/Ooi"
**[09:36] ---**
"Ishigami/Tsukinose 1 - 3 Miwa/Ooi"
**[09:38] ---**
"Ishigami/Tsukinose 1 - 4 Miwa/Ooi"
**[09:38] ---**
Game score: 2-1!
**[09:41] ---**
"Miwa/Ooi 1 - 0 Ishigami/Tsukinose"
**[09:43] ---**
"Miwa/Ooi 2 - 0 Ishigami/Tsukinose"
**[09:47] ---**
Out!
**[09:47] ---**
"Miwa/Ooi 3 - 0 Ishigami/Tsukinose"
**[09:49] ---**
They're controlling the game pace.
**[09:51] ---**
That's a champion school for you.
**[09:56] ---**
Game, set!
**[09:58] ---**
With a game score of 3-1,
Misaki Academy's Miwa/Ooi pair wins!
**[10:05] ---**
Sorry. We tried our best, but--
**[10:07] ---**
They're just too good.
**[10:08] ---**
You did great.
**[10:10] ---**
You had 'em in a total panic at first.
**[10:12] ---**
Yeah, that formation will be handy.
We can work on perfecting it. Also...
**[10:18] ---**
Improve our endurance and stamina, right?
**[10:21] ---**
We'll have to run more often.
**[10:23] ---**
You guys were amazing!
It was evenly matched in the first half!
**[10:28] ---**
What are they so happy about? They lost.
**[10:31] ---**
It was worthwhile. A loss you can
learn and grow from isn't simply a loss.
**[10:37] ---**
A loss is a loss.
**[10:41] ---**
Yanagishita, the opponent back player,
serves even faster than Miwa.
**[10:46] ---**
There's more power in his strokes.
**[10:48] ---**
The front player, Ikeda, can serve well, too.
**[10:51] ---**
He positions himself to
bring out Yanagishita's best.
**[10:54] ---**
They have no weaknesses.
**[10:56] ---**
In other words, they're just plain good.
**[10:59] ---**
Serving side: Misaki Academy's
Yanagishita/lkeda pair.
**[11:03] ---**
Receiving side: Shijo Minami's Futsu/Ameno pair.
**[11:06] ---**
It's a five-game match. Play ball!
**[11:11] ---**
It's fast!
**[11:18] ---**
"Yanagishita/lkeda 1 - 0 Futsu/Ameno"
**[11:22] ---**
"Yanagishita/lkeda 2 - 0 Futsu/Ameno"
**[11:26] ---**
"Yanagishita/lkeda 3 - 0 Futsu/Ameno"
**[11:31] ---**
Out! Game! Change sides!
**[11:32] ---**
"Game Score"
"Futsu/Ameno 0 - 1 Yanagishita/lkeda"
**[11:32] ---**
Out! Game! Change sides!
**[11:35] ---**
We can come back now that we serve.
**[11:37] ---**
Yeah. We're used to the speed of their hits now.
**[11:40] ---**
That's right.
**[11:42] ---**
Compared to the serves
we've seen from Takada,
**[11:44] ---**
these guys are nothing.
**[11:50] ---**
Game score: 0-1!
**[11:53] ---**
Here goes!
**[12:00] ---**
The left is open!
**[12:04] ---**
Aw yeah!
**[12:05] ---**
Nice one!
**[12:06] ---**
Yeah!
**[12:08] ---**
1-0!
**[12:12] ---**
Take this!
**[12:13] ---**
Mine!
**[12:17] ---**
Whoops!
**[12:20] ---**
"Futsu/Ameno 2 - 0 Yanagishita/lkeda"
**[12:27] ---**
They seem so bad... What gives?
**[12:34] ---**
"Futsu/Ameno 3 - 0 Yanagishita/lkeda"
**[12:39] ---**
Game!
**[12:40] ---**
--Yeah!
--Yeah!
**[12:41] ---**
They did it! They took a game!
**[12:44] ---**
Rintaro's on fire.
**[12:46] ---**
He's good. He might have
the best game sense in our club.
**[12:50] ---**
Huh?
**[12:51] ---**
Game score: 1 all!
**[12:54] ---**
There!
**[13:05] ---**
Out!
**[13:07] ---**
These guys are good, that's for sure.
**[13:10] ---**
The ball feels heavy...
**[13:16] ---**
Out!
**[13:18] ---**
With a game score of 3-1, Misaki Academy's
Yanagishita/lkeda pair wins!
**[13:23] ---**
We won, but...
**[13:24] ---**
--Again?
--No way.
**[13:25] ---**
Eh? They took another game
from us? How interesting...
**[13:33] ---**
Looks like we're up next.
**[13:35] ---**
Yeah. I'm sick of waiting.
**[13:42] ---**
It's rare to see those two get so worked up.
**[13:48] ---**
Taiyo, hold this!
**[13:50] ---**
H-Heavy!
**[13:51] ---**
Yuta, what kind of players are we facing?
**[13:54] ---**
Masato Nagano is their back player
and their front is Takeru Tanaka.
**[13:59] ---**
They appeared in the
national tournament for Misaki.
**[14:01] ---**
"Shijo Minami"
"Boys' Soft Tennis Club"
**[14:02] ---**
All I know is that they're good. Sorry.
**[14:06] ---**
--Good, huh?
--Well, that's a given.
**[14:09] ---**
Tsubasa, Shingo. Drink this.
**[14:11] ---**
Oh, thanks.
**[14:13] ---**
Appreciate it.
**[14:16] ---**
--Thanks.
--It's good!
**[14:18] ---**
Nice thinking.
**[14:20] ---**
Yay.
**[14:21] ---**
Let's go, Tsubasa.
**[14:22] ---**
Yeah!
**[14:28] ---**
We're gonna start off serving.
**[14:30] ---**
We want this side. Let's get this over with.
**[14:33] ---**
We'll make sure to wrap this up quick.
**[14:36] ---**
What do you mean?
**[14:37] ---**
We won't hold back like the guys before us.
**[14:40] ---**
Sorry, but this match will be a piece of cake.
**[14:44] ---**
Piece of cake?
**[14:45] ---**
We're on a totally different level
than you two guys.
**[14:48] ---**
Oh? Is that right?
**[14:51] ---**
How about a handshake?
**[14:53] ---**
Ow, ow, ow!
**[14:54] ---**
Good luck to you!
**[14:55] ---**
Argh!
**[15:00] ---**
Hmm? Those guys are funny.
**[15:02] ---**
Serving side: Shijo Minami's
Takenouchi/Soga pair.
**[15:06] ---**
Receiving side: Misaki Academy's
Tanaka/Nagano pair.
**[15:08] ---**
It's a five-game match. Play ball!
**[15:15] ---**
Here comes my special move!
**[15:18] ---**
Galactica...
**[15:20] ---**
...Magnum Serve!
**[15:24] ---**
Aaarrggh!
**[15:32] ---**
No frickin' way! That was damn hilarious!
**[15:35] ---**
Super Revolution Cannon Serve!
**[15:40] ---**
Chest!
**[15:45] ---**
"Tanaka/Nagano 0 - 2 Takenouchi/Soga"
**[15:47] ---**
Those two are incredible!
**[15:49] ---**
That's a nice strategy they've got.
**[15:51] ---**
Those two are a train wreck. What's wrong?
**[15:54] ---**
The morons have zero mental focus.
**[15:56] ---**
Incoming!
**[16:01] ---**
Shabang!
**[16:03] ---**
Out!
**[16:05] ---**
"Game Score"
"Tanaka/Nagano 0 - 1 Takenouchi/Soga"
**[16:09] ---**
They took the first game...
**[16:11] ---**
Awesome! That was totally dumb,
but that's so like them!
**[16:15] ---**
They're using their heads.
**[16:16] ---**
What part of them?
**[16:17] ---**
Nice one, Shingo!
**[16:19] ---**
Go! Go!
**[16:20] ---**
Keep it up.
**[16:21] ---**
Come on, bring it!
**[16:23] ---**
Hey, hey, hey!
**[16:25] ---**
Are they stupid?
**[16:27] ---**
*Stupid*?!
**[16:30] ---**
Fault!
**[16:32] ---**
Yeah! Good one!
**[16:33] ---**
That's not illegal, right?
**[16:35] ---**
What the hell is with these guys?!
**[16:43] ---**
--Whoa!
--Good job!
**[16:45] ---**
Relax, Tanaka.
**[16:47] ---**
I know. That won't work on me anymore.
**[16:55] ---**
"Takenouchi/Soga 1 - 1 Tanaka/Nagano"
**[16:58] ---**
"Takenouchi/Soga 1 - 2 Tanaka/Nagano"
**[17:06] ---**
"Takenouchi/Soga 1 - 3 Tanaka/Nagano"
**[17:08] ---**
"Takenouchi/Soga 1 - 4 Tanaka/Nagano"
**[17:10] ---**
Argh, what are they doing?! They caught up!
**[17:14] ---**
Let's keep it up.
**[17:16] ---**
For sure. Arashi will beat us up if we lose.
**[17:19] ---**
Oh, yeah...
**[17:30] ---**
Shit!
**[17:32] ---**
--Nagano!
--Okay!
**[17:37] ---**
With a game score of 3-1, Misaki Academy's
Tanaka/Nagano pair wins!
**[17:38] ---**
"Game Score"
"Tanaka/Nagano 3 - 1 Takenouchi/Soga"
**[17:38] ---**
With a game score of 3-1, Misaki Academy's
Tanaka/Nagano pair wins!
**[17:42] ---**
Aww, so close.
**[17:44] ---**
All bark and no bite.
**[17:46] ---**
What a shame. They were doing so well, too.
**[17:49] ---**
Dammit. That strategy alone wasn't enough.
**[17:53] ---**
Guess not. We didn't have
long enough to prepare this time.
**[17:57] ---**
It's just a matter of practice.
**[17:59] ---**
That's right. We just gotta get stronger.
**[18:06] ---**
Shingo and Tsubasa are
better than I thought, Maki.
**[18:10] ---**
They've got room to grow, those two.
**[18:16] ---**
It's our turn now.
**[18:17] ---**
Yuta!
**[18:18] ---**
Yeah!
**[18:19] ---**
You're up against Arashi Oji who
plays back and Shinjiro Sunaga in front.
**[18:24] ---**
They're actually Misaki Academy's ace pair.
**[18:27] ---**
You'll never beat their aces.
**[18:31] ---**
I did some research of my own.
**[18:33] ---**
For that pair, Oji is the leader
and he calls all the shots.
**[18:37] ---**
He's the one in charge.
**[18:40] ---**
I see how it is.
**[18:42] ---**
Let's go.
**[18:43] ---**
Yup.
**[18:44] ---**
Be right back!
**[18:47] ---**
Maki! Toma! Good luck!
**[18:50] ---**
Let's see your stuff!
**[18:51] ---**
Stay calm!
**[18:52] ---**
Win at least one, okay?
**[18:54] ---**
Do whatever it takes to win!
**[18:56] ---**
Go on! Give 'em hell!
**[18:58] ---**
Your kids are really
something else. I'm shocked.
**[19:02] ---**
I know. I'm surprised, too.
**[19:05] ---**
Did you give them some guidance?
**[19:07] ---**
I haven't done anything.
**[19:09] ---**
It's your secret then? I get it.
**[19:11] ---**
Still, Oji and Sunaga are our aces.
I can't wait to see what happens.
**[19:16] ---**
Aces? Second years?
**[19:18] ---**
You didn't know that?
**[19:20] ---**
Uh... These are our aces, too!
**[19:23] ---**
This team of yours isn't even that great.
**[19:26] ---**
My side's just dumb for underestimating you.
**[19:29] ---**
I won't be guilty of that.
**[19:31] ---**
I'm going to absolutely crush you.
**[19:43] ---**
What's that about?
**[19:45] ---**
Serving side: Shijo Minami's
Shinjo/Katsuragi pair.
**[19:48] ---**
Receiving side: Misaki Academy's
Oji/Sunaga pair.
**[19:52] ---**
It's a five-game match. Play ball!
**[19:58] ---**
That serve's pretty...
**[20:01] ---**
...fast!
**[20:02] ---**
There!
**[20:04] ---**
What?!
**[20:06] ---**
Nice volley.
**[20:07] ---**
Nice serve there.
**[20:10] ---**
I think I'll be able to enjoy this!
**[20:29] ---**
"Oji/Sunaga 1 - 1 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[20:36] ---**
--In the blink of an eye...
--They turned it around.
**[20:38] ---**
Incredible.
**[20:40] ---**
They're pretty damn good.
**[20:42] ---**
1-2!
**[20:45] ---**
Fault!
**[20:48] ---**
Double fault!
**[20:51] ---**
Maki.
**[20:53] ---**
Don't worry.
**[20:56] ---**
Sorry.
**[21:03] ---**
Change sides!
**[21:06] ---**
Game score: 1-0!
**[21:11] ---**
The fun has just begun.
**[21:13] ---**
Let's enjoy this some more!
**[21:27] ---**
Tsk! Shit!
**[21:31] ---**
Come on, guys! At least put up a fight!
**[21:41] ---**
I see it!
**[21:45] ---**
It's so fast.
**[21:46] ---**
That's because I'm awesome!
**[21:48] ---**
If my first serve stays in, you'll never
return it! And I mean never!
**[21:58] ---**
Out!
**[21:59] ---**
So close!
**[22:00] ---**
That's one impressive serve.
**[22:02] ---**
3-0!
**[22:07] ---**
Change service!
**[22:08] ---**
That's crazy. Even their front has a sick serve.
**[22:12] ---**
It's bad news if their serves stay in.
**[22:14] ---**
Arashi Oji's serves are faster
than anything we've seen before.
**[22:19] ---**
Just hitting it's a challenge.
**[22:21] ---**
Are you saying they can't win?!
**[22:25] ---**
I thought of something I think we should try.
**[22:28] ---**
Huh?
**[22:29] ---**
**[22:35] ---**
*Ever since finding that sky
we've yearned to soar through*
**[22:45] ---**
*Our hearts have been drawn to the future*
**[22:57] ---**
*The image grows with each hope and fear*
**[23:04] ---**
*Tears and smiles come pouring out,
regardless of emotion*
**[23:09] ---**
*It's almost dizzying*
**[23:10] ---**
*Makes us wanna break the cage
of this confined, empty life and run away*
**[23:18] ---**
*Ever since the wings to fly
unfurled from our backs*
**[23:28] ---**
*Our hearts have faced the future*
**[23:32] ---**
*We wanna soar freely though skies far and wide*
**[23:42] ---**
*Hey, don't keep us locked up*
**[23:46] ---**
*No matter how hard we flap our wings*
**[23:50] ---**
*We can't reach like this*
**[23:53] ---**
*When we're inside a cage*
**[24:04] ---**
"Stars Align"
"Look forward to next week!"
**[24:08] ---**
# E7 - Episode 7
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GK9U355VM/episode-7)
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**[00:05] ---**
Good luck, Shinjo.
**[00:08] ---**
Praying isn't going to change anything.
**[00:10] ---**
But you know how hard they've practiced.
**[00:13] ---**
I'd feel so bad if they lost.
**[00:15] ---**
Hmph. In this world, those who
work hard are rarely rewarded.
**[00:20] ---**
Game score: 0-2!
**[00:22] ---**
I doubt this will go well, but...
**[00:26] ---**
...let's give it a shot!
**[00:31] ---**
At least your aim's on target!
**[00:41] ---**
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 1 - 0 Oji/Sunaga"
**[00:42] ---**
--They did it!
--Yeah!
**[00:44] ---**
That was lucky.
**[00:46] ---**
Just stay out of my way.
**[00:48] ---**
Right, sorry.
**[00:50] ---**
Hmm?
**[00:57] ---**
If I can hit it between 'em...
**[01:00] ---**
Right there!
**[01:04] ---**
Move it!
**[01:09] ---**
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 2 - 0 Oji/Sunaga"
**[01:11] ---**
Tsk!
**[01:13] ---**
Sorry.
**[01:14] ---**
Shut up.
**[01:16] ---**
Nice smash.
**[01:17] ---**
Let's keep this up.
**[01:19] ---**
Okay.
**[01:20] ---**
This pair... Oji wants control
of every play they make.
**[01:25] ---**
Rather than Sunaga being
half of the pair, he's an accessory.
**[01:29] ---**
He's not Arashi Oji's doubles partner.
He's a spare part.
**[01:33] ---**
Oji doesn't give Sunaga
the freedom to play as he sees fit.
**[01:38] ---**
But is the better player
taking the lead a bad thing?
**[01:42] ---**
No, it's fine if they take the lead.
**[01:45] ---**
But he's not leading. He's controlling.
**[01:48] ---**
A pair that doesn't recognize
each other loses their strengths.
**[01:52] ---**
Their strengths?
**[01:53] ---**
Oji's pair doesn't do that.
That's their biggest weak point.
**[01:58] ---**
Abuse it. Aim the ball so it
goes directly between them.
**[02:03] ---**
If we can, I think it'll mess up Oji's rhythm.
**[02:09] ---**
There's no way we'd beat him
one-on-one though.
**[02:25] ---**
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 3 - 0 Oji/Sunaga"
**[02:27] ---**
It takes two to play doubles.
**[02:31] ---**
Seriously?
**[02:33] ---**
Shit!
**[02:37] ---**
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 4 - 0 Oji/Sunaga"
**[02:39] ---**
G-Game! Change sides!
**[02:41] ---**
"Game Score"
"Oji/Sunaga 2 - 1 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[02:41] ---**
G-Game! Change sides!
**[02:42] ---**
--For real?!
--They got one!
**[02:43] ---**
Whoa, no way!
**[02:45] ---**
You guys are awesome!
**[02:47] ---**
Yeah! Awesome!
**[02:48] ---**
You're all too damn excited. It's just one game.
**[02:57] ---**
"Stars Align"
**[03:03] ---**
We're fine. Once your eyes get
used to his serve, it's easy to hit it.
**[03:07] ---**
"Episode 7"
**[03:07] ---**
We're fine. Once your eyes get
used to his serve, it's easy to hit it.
**[03:08] ---**
Just return it and the rest
will take care of itself.
**[03:16] ---**
Game score: 2-1!
**[03:20] ---**
I'll crush 'em!
**[03:28] ---**
Fault!
**[03:28] ---**
Tsk! My toss was off!
**[03:39] ---**
Shit!
**[03:42] ---**
"Oji/Sunaga 0 - 1 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[03:47] ---**
Double fault!
**[03:50] ---**
Shoot, he's pissed.
**[03:52] ---**
0-2!
**[03:56] ---**
Fault!
**[04:01] ---**
"Oji/Sunaga 0 - 3 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[04:04] ---**
"Oji/Sunaga 0 - 4 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[04:04] ---**
Double fault!
**[04:05] ---**
--Woohoo!
--They did it!
**[04:06] ---**
"Game Score"
"Oji/Sunaga 2 - 2 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[04:06] ---**
--Woohoo!
--They did it!
**[04:08] ---**
Unbelievable!
**[04:09] ---**
Can you believe it?
**[04:11] ---**
A final?
**[04:12] ---**
It's a final game.
**[04:14] ---**
What's this about a final game?
**[04:16] ---**
Huh?
**[04:17] ---**
Oh. In a five-game match, the first to
win three games wins the match, but...
**[04:23] ---**
If they win two games each,
the fifth game is called a final game.
**[04:27] ---**
Unlike the earlier games
that take four points to win,
**[04:31] ---**
the first to get seven points wins the match.
**[04:34] ---**
That's so complicated, it's goofy.
**[04:37] ---**
Hmm. Our pair's biggest shortcoming
is rearing its ugly head.
**[04:41] ---**
I think my boys are playing the game
hoping this would happen.
**[04:45] ---**
Huh?
**[04:47] ---**
Oh, my. That could be bad news
for our Prince Oji.
**[04:53] ---**
Bullshit!
**[04:54] ---**
I was taken to a final game
in a match like this?!
**[04:58] ---**
This doesn't happen!
**[05:00] ---**
Game score: 2 all! Final game!
**[05:07] ---**
It's so fast!
**[05:09] ---**
"Oji/Sunaga 1 - 0 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[05:15] ---**
"Oji/Sunaga 1 - 1 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[05:21] ---**
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 2 - 3 Oji/Sunaga"
**[05:23] ---**
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 3 - 3 Oji/Sunaga"
**[05:24] ---**
"Oji/Sunaga 4 - 3 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[05:26] ---**
"Oji/Sunaga 4 - 4 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[05:28] ---**
"Oji/Sunaga 5 - 4 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[05:31] ---**
"Oji/Sunaga 5 - 5 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[05:37] ---**
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 5 - 6 Oji/Sunaga"
**[05:38] ---**
Advantage server!
**[05:41] ---**
Keep it up, Shinjo.
**[05:43] ---**
Advantage... They lose if
they give up another point?
**[05:47] ---**
Don't worry. I'm sure they'll be fine.
**[05:50] ---**
How about... this?!
**[05:55] ---**
I see it!
**[06:00] ---**
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 6 - 6 Oji/Sunaga"
**[06:03] ---**
H-He scored?
**[06:05] ---**
They caught up!
**[06:07] ---**
Woohoo!
**[06:10] ---**
They tied it up?
**[06:11] ---**
It's deuce?
**[06:12] ---**
Versus Arashi?
**[06:15] ---**
Deuce!
**[06:18] ---**
Deuce? This is bullshit!
**[06:23] ---**
I wanna win this match so bad!
**[06:26] ---**
I wanna win!
**[06:30] ---**
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 6 - 7 Oji/Sunaga"
**[06:32] ---**
They sure can score
out of nowhere. I'm impressed.
**[06:36] ---**
Advantage receiver!
**[06:39] ---**
There' s no point if we lose. No point!
**[06:45] ---**
There!
**[06:49] ---**
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 7 - 7 Oji/Sunaga"
**[06:50] ---**
Yeah!
**[06:51] ---**
Yeah!
**[06:53] ---**
Nice. We're still in it.
**[06:55] ---**
Yeah. But it's so much fun
I don't want it to end.
**[06:59] ---**
Huh?
**[06:59] ---**
This is fun, Toma.
**[07:04] ---**
Deuce again!
**[07:10] ---**
These guys are terrible
compared to me, so why...?
**[07:15] ---**
That little runt plays like a total amateur!
**[07:20] ---**
I refuse to lose to the likes of you!
**[07:23] ---**
Arashi...
**[07:31] ---**
"Oji/Sunaga 8 - 7 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[07:32] ---**
Argh, shit! So close, too!
**[07:34] ---**
Ugh! This is making my stomach hurt.
**[07:37] ---**
It's okay! Those two will catch up again!
**[07:45] ---**
Nice smash.
**[07:48] ---**
Th-Thank you.
**[07:50] ---**
Advantage server!
**[08:06] ---**
"Oji/Sunaga 8 - 8 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[08:06] ---**
"Oji/Sunaga 8 - 8 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
--Woohoo!
--Hell yeah!
**[08:13] ---**
I see how it is.
**[08:15] ---**
Sunaga.
**[08:16] ---**
Yeah?
**[08:19] ---**
I'm counting on you. Go for the ones
you think you can reach.
**[08:23] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[08:24] ---**
Eh? Uh, all right.
**[08:27] ---**
Let's do it, Arashi.
**[08:28] ---**
Deuce again!
**[08:33] ---**
"Oji/Sunaga 9 - 8 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[08:34] ---**
It's the third advantage.
**[08:36] ---**
It's all right! They can still hang in there!
**[08:39] ---**
Looks like they're working as a team now.
**[08:42] ---**
I wanted to end it before they caught on, but...
**[08:52] ---**
Shit!
**[08:53] ---**
"Oji/Sunaga 9 - 9 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[08:54] ---**
Nice!
**[08:55] ---**
They're tied again!
**[08:55] ---**
They're tied again!
**[08:56] ---**
Change sides!
**[08:57] ---**
Hey, when does this deuce thing
come to an end?
**[09:00] ---**
When there's a 2-point difference.
**[09:02] ---**
You win by scoring consecutive points.
**[09:05] ---**
Then, if both sides keep scoring
one point at a time, does it last forever?
**[09:11] ---**
According to the rules, it would.
**[09:13] ---**
This match might never end then.
**[09:15] ---**
Deuce again!
**[09:17] ---**
I'll end it right now... with this!
**[09:26] ---**
Huh?!
**[09:30] ---**
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 9 - 10 Oji/Sunaga"
**[09:32] ---**
H-How can he pull off a serve like that?
**[09:35] ---**
Is he not even tired from
all that running around?
**[09:38] ---**
He's got more than technique.
Even his stamina beats ours by a long shot.
**[09:42] ---**
So this is what being good means.
**[09:46] ---**
I forgot all about the basics.
**[09:49] ---**
Is that his fault?
**[09:51] ---**
Advantage server!
**[09:53] ---**
Time to end this?
**[09:54] ---**
Right or left?
**[10:21] ---**
Shoot!
**[10:34] ---**
Leave it to me, Sunaga!
**[10:36] ---**
O-Okay, Arashi!
**[10:48] ---**
Don't go!
**[11:14] ---**
I-It's over.
**[11:16] ---**
Woohoo!
**[11:18] ---**
Shit, so close!
**[11:20] ---**
Dammit, why'd it have to fall on our side?!
**[11:23] ---**
They're just that much better?
**[11:25] ---**
I wouldn't say that. Look!
**[11:28] ---**
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 9 - 11 Oji/Sunaga"
**[11:30] ---**
Argh, dammit!
**[11:32] ---**
I'm not even happy about winning like this!
**[11:35] ---**
They gave Misaki's ace pair
a run for their money!
**[11:39] ---**
That's right! Toma and Maki are incredible!
**[11:43] ---**
We couldn't beat 'em.
**[11:45] ---**
But it was fun though.
**[11:46] ---**
Huh? Losing was?
**[11:48] ---**
Yeah, I had so much fun. It was the best!
**[12:00] ---**
Mmm?
**[12:01] ---**
Oh? What's up, Mitsue?
**[12:04] ---**
And here I thought they'd get destroyed.
**[12:07] ---**
What a letdown. Hmph!
**[12:11] ---**
C'mon, Maki! Don'tcha got
any more training ideas?
**[12:15] ---**
Before that, shouldn't we work on
improving our endurance?
**[12:19] ---**
Yeah, yeah! Then we can run more in matches!
**[12:22] ---**
We've gotta outlast our
opponents if we hope to win.
**[12:25] ---**
--Then, wanna run the grounds for a while?
--Let's do it.
**[12:29] ---**
--Tsubasa, Tsubasa! Here I come!
--Huh?
**[12:30] ---**
--Bring it!
--Stretch!
**[12:32] ---**
--Oy! Gimme some more! Ow!
**[12:33] ---**
--Oh, yeah? How's that?
--Oy! Gimme some more! Ow!
**[12:35] ---**
--Oh, yeah? How's that?
--Stretch me to the great beyond!
**[12:36] ---**
--Stretch me to the great beyond!
**[12:38] ---**
Huh? What?
**[12:41] ---**
'Sup.
**[12:42] ---**
Itsuki.
**[12:49] ---**
Itsuki...
**[12:58] ---**
Itsuki.
**[13:00] ---**
Wanna try a new trick play in practice today?
**[13:03] ---**
I thought of a good one.
**[13:05] ---**
Oh? Can't wait to see what you've got.
**[13:12] ---**
That's true. We need to master that, too.
**[13:15] ---**
We purposely leave the side open
so the opponent hits it there?
**[13:18] ---**
Running fast is what matters! Let's train!
**[13:21] ---**
Gotta have endurance or it doesn't mean much.
**[13:24] ---**
Well, we could gather everyone's ideas
and form a training schedule.
**[13:28] ---**
Good idea. What do you think, Maki?
**[13:31] ---**
Well, we can't neglect practice, but...
**[13:34] ---**
What, you're against it?
**[13:41] ---**
No, but...
**[13:42] ---**
I'm thinking there's gotta be a better
approach than more practice...
**[13:47] ---**
What could possibly be
more helpful than practi--
**[13:49] ---**
You guys seem spunky!
**[13:52] ---**
Having a strategy meeting?
**[13:54] ---**
It's great to be passionate
about practice, but don't overdo it.
**[13:58] ---**
What are you talking about, Tacky?
**[14:00] ---**
We all suck so much, we'll never
get better without tons of practice!
**[14:04] ---**
And the summer tournament isn't far off!
**[14:07] ---**
I know! Could you set up
another practice match?
**[14:10] ---**
Yeah, that'd be perfect!
**[14:11] ---**
Sensei, please!
**[14:15] ---**
I think your enthusiasm is really great.
**[14:18] ---**
C'mon, Tacky! Practice match!
**[14:20] ---**
However, you guys can't push
full steam all the way till summer.
**[14:25] ---**
You'll run out of gas.
**[14:27] ---**
That's not true!
**[14:28] ---**
Oh, come on. Listen to the
wise words of this old man.
**[14:32] ---**
The one thing I do have is
years and experience.
**[14:35] ---**
Then what should we do exactly?
**[14:37] ---**
Get away from here and take a little break.
**[14:43] ---**
What do you mean by that?
**[14:45] ---**
Ba-da-da-da-da-da!
**[14:47] ---**
Ba-dum ching!
**[14:53] ---**
This Sunday, the boys' soft tennis club
**[14:56] ---**
is having a barbecue at
Tama River's Riverside Park!
**[15:05] ---**
--Here.
--Ah, the charcoal.
**[15:07] ---**
"Tama River"
**[15:08] ---**
So Tacky's into the outdoors?
**[15:10] ---**
Didn't expect that.
**[15:11] ---**
You've gotta be kidding me.
I borrowed this from Mrs. Murou.
**[15:15] ---**
Oh? So it's her stuff then.
**[15:17] ---**
Tacky, what's in the cooler?
**[15:19] ---**
Well, this!
**[15:21] ---**
Catch!
**[15:22] ---**
Whoa! It's meat! Meat!
**[15:24] ---**
You've got a ton of it, Tacky!
**[15:27] ---**
There's game meat, too.
**[15:27] ---**
"Deer" "Boar"
**[15:27] ---**
There's game meat, too.
**[15:28] ---**
I had a friend of mine send me
some deer and boar meat.
**[15:30] ---**
I had a friend of mine send me
some deer and boar meat.
**[15:30] ---**
"Deer" "Boar"
**[15:32] ---**
"Tama River"
**[15:33] ---**
Look at all the tents there are!
**[15:35] ---**
Where are they?
**[15:36] ---**
Ah, is that tent them?
They're already getting ready.
**[15:37] ---**
Ah, is that tent them?
They're already getting ready.
**[15:40] ---**
You're late!
**[15:44] ---**
Mitsue?
**[15:45] ---**
Morning!
**[15:50] ---**
I wonder why Mitsue came?
**[15:52] ---**
Who cares? Right, Yuta?
**[15:54] ---**
Yup.
**[15:57] ---**
We cut the veggies ahead of time.
**[15:59] ---**
Yeah?
**[16:00] ---**
I had Yuta lend me a hand.
**[16:02] ---**
You're so good at this, Makimaki.
**[16:06] ---**
Hot damn!
**[16:08] ---**
Do it every day and it's second nature.
**[16:11] ---**
Bring me the noodles. I'll make yakisoba.
**[16:13] ---**
On it!
**[16:15] ---**
I brought the water.
**[16:17] ---**
Boil it in the pot.
**[16:18] ---**
O-Okay.
**[16:21] ---**
Run, Kamuy, run!
**[16:25] ---**
Whoa!
**[16:26] ---**
Ow!
**[16:27] ---**
Ow, ow, ow...
**[16:31] ---**
Huh? It's those guys.
**[16:35] ---**
What are they doing?
**[16:37] ---**
Meat's so good!
**[16:39] ---**
You even know what you're eating?
**[16:41] ---**
Meat is meat!
**[16:42] ---**
Yakisoba looks good.
**[16:43] ---**
--This is tasty, too!
--What's this?
**[16:45] ---**
Eat up! We've got plenty more!
**[16:47] ---**
Delicious! Who knew venison was so good?!
**[16:51] ---**
But I think I still prefer boar!
**[16:53] ---**
The whole pork family is tasty!
**[16:56] ---**
Mitsue, you're eating a bunch.
**[16:58] ---**
Huh? Is that so wrong?
**[17:01] ---**
Because, during lunchtime...
**[17:04] ---**
...it doesn't look like you enjoy eating.
**[17:07] ---**
Whatever. I can do what I want.
**[17:10] ---**
It's so good, she can't help it!
**[17:12] ---**
You know girls actually eat like fiends?
My big sister eats five meals a day.
**[17:17] ---**
My two older sisters both eat a lot, too.
**[17:20] ---**
Go on. Eat some more meat, okay?
**[17:23] ---**
Sheesh. This isn't funny.
**[17:27] ---**
Huh?
**[17:28] ---**
Huh?
**[17:30] ---**
Hmm?
**[17:31] ---**
Yo! You guys are having fun.
**[17:33] ---**
Huh? Arashi Oji? Walking your dog?
**[17:37] ---**
Yup! This is Kamuy!
**[17:39] ---**
What a good girl.
**[17:41] ---**
--Can I?
--Sure!
**[17:43] ---**
Ready? Catch!
**[17:46] ---**
Thanks. Say thanks, Kamuy.
**[17:51] ---**
Kamuy's a smart girl.
**[17:52] ---**
Of course she is! She's my dog!
**[17:55] ---**
Uh, what?
**[17:57] ---**
The dumb wolf prince is here?
**[17:59] ---**
What does he want? Got a bone to pick?
**[18:02] ---**
He's got balls to come all alone.
**[18:04] ---**
Would you two cut it out?
**[18:07] ---**
I heard you picked up
soft tennis not too long ago.
**[18:11] ---**
Yeah. I started like a month ago.
**[18:14] ---**
One month? Really?
**[18:16] ---**
Yeah, really.
**[18:18] ---**
And you played against me?
I feel like I'm being underestimated here.
**[18:22] ---**
But the match was fun, wasn't it?
**[18:24] ---**
Yeah. It was the most fun I've had in a while.
**[18:27] ---**
--Good to know. Wanna bite?
--Huh?
**[18:30] ---**
Though if you're gonna eat,
you gotta help make it, too.
**[18:37] ---**
Your serves are too wicked!
How do you practice 'em?!
**[18:40] ---**
It's talent. All talent.
**[18:42] ---**
Liar! You practice swing
1,000 times or something?
**[18:45] ---**
Nope. Two thousand times.
**[18:49] ---**
What's with those two?
**[18:51] ---**
Fellow idiots get along quick.
**[18:53] ---**
Oh, hey, Maki. What's that?
**[18:56] ---**
Looks like yakisoba.
**[18:58] ---**
Oh, it's Okinawan fried noodles.
**[19:01] ---**
Okinawan fried noodles? What's that?
**[19:06] ---**
Yum! What the hell is this stuff?!
**[19:10] ---**
Yum! I love Okinawan fried noodles!
**[19:15] ---**
Gimme that plate!
**[19:18] ---**
Um, leave some for others?
**[19:20] ---**
This is... just too good! Delicious!
**[19:25] ---**
Huh?
**[19:26] ---**
What? There's none left?
**[19:29] ---**
Should we make more then?
**[19:31] ---**
Huh?
**[19:35] ---**
Whoa, Maki! You're incredible!
**[19:39] ---**
It's nothing to get that excited about.
**[19:41] ---**
It's done.
**[19:42] ---**
Amazing! You do it better than
our housekeeper and nutritionist guy!
**[19:48] ---**
Housekeeper? Nutritionist?
**[19:50] ---**
You think...
**[19:51] ---**
...he's incredibly rich?
**[19:53] ---**
Even his dog looks expensive.
**[19:58] ---**
There. Good girl.
**[20:00] ---**
Ooh! Kamuy took a liking to you!
**[20:03] ---**
--Good girl, good girl!
**[20:03] ---**
--Lucky you, Maki.
--Good girl, good girl!
**[20:05] ---**
Arashi, can I pet her, too?
**[20:07] ---**
--Sure can. As long as Kamuy says it's okay.
**[20:07] ---**
--Kamuy!
--Sure can. As long as Kamuy says it's okay.
**[20:09] ---**
Dogs are so cool.
**[20:12] ---**
So much excitement over a dog.
**[20:15] ---**
You okay?
**[20:16] ---**
Huh? Why's that?
**[20:18] ---**
Because, you've been eating here by yourself.
**[20:21] ---**
Yeah, no big deal.
**[20:24] ---**
Are you not having fun?
**[20:26] ---**
That's not it.
**[20:28] ---**
I'm bad at being around people
getting along and having fun.
**[20:32] ---**
What?
**[20:36] ---**
How am I supposed to just slip in there?
**[20:38] ---**
I just don't know what to do.
**[20:44] ---**
I...
**[20:46] ---**
Maybe I'm twisted.
**[20:51] ---**
By the way, Maki.
You've got incredible reflexes!
**[20:54] ---**
Did you do any sports?
**[20:56] ---**
We asked him when he first joined
the club, but he says he didn't.
**[21:00] ---**
Hmm. I wonder if I got that way
from all the little chocolates?
**[21:04] ---**
Huh? What are little chocolates?
**[21:07] ---**
Cockroaches.
**[21:08] ---**
Yikes!
**[21:09] ---**
There were swarms of 'em
in our old trashy apartment.
**[21:13] ---**
My mom said she'd give me ten yen
for each one I caught, so I went all out.
**[21:17] ---**
I think that's what built my
reflexes and dynamic vision.
**[21:21] ---**
Cockroaches.
**[21:22] ---**
Disgusting.
**[21:23] ---**
I tried a lot of techniques, but the best
was catching 'em with chopsticks.
**[21:27] ---**
Try it out sometime.
**[21:32] ---**
All right!
**[21:34] ---**
Guys, since you're all stuffed now,
**[21:36] ---**
let's hope for victory in the
summer tournament with a cheer--
**[21:39] ---**
Guys! Let's do the victory jump we did before!
**[21:42] ---**
Good idea!
**[21:43] ---**
That really pumps us up!
**[21:44] ---**
Then let's do it!
**[21:46] ---**
All right.
**[21:47] ---**
It's embarrassing to do it
in public, but oh well.
**[21:50] ---**
Yeah, that sounds fun! Let's do it!
**[21:52] ---**
Why are you a part of this?
**[21:54] ---**
It's fine! Don't sweat the small stuff!
**[21:57] ---**
Hey, Captain!
**[21:58] ---**
R-Right!
**[22:01] ---**
Here we go!
**[22:03] ---**
Yeah!
**[22:04] ---**
Let's aim to win the summer tournament!
**[22:06] ---**
Fight!
**[22:08] ---**
Whoa! Fight!
**[22:09] ---**
*Ever since finding that sky
we've yearned to soar through*
**[22:11] ---**
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
**[22:12] ---**
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
**[22:16] ---**
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah...
**[22:19] ---**
*Our hearts have been drawn to the future*
**[22:20] ---**
Whoa!
**[22:22] ---**
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
**[22:30] ---**
*The image grows with each hope and fear*
**[22:37] ---**
*Tears and smiles come pouring out,
regardless of emotion*
**[22:42] ---**
*It's almost dizzying*
**[22:43] ---**
*Makes us wanna break the cage
of this confined, empty life and run away*
**[22:52] ---**
*Ever since the wings to fly
unfurled from our backs*
**[23:01] ---**
*Our hearts have faced the future*
**[23:05] ---**
*We wanna soar freely though skies far and wide*
**[23:15] ---**
*Hey, don't keep us locked up*
**[23:20] ---**
*No matter how hard we flap our wings*
**[23:23] ---**
*We can't reach like this*
**[23:26] ---**
*When we're inside a cage*
**[23:39] ---**
What do you think we should do?
**[23:41] ---**
It was the soft tennis club? The boys' one?
**[23:44] ---**
They said the training is grueling and outdated.
**[23:47] ---**
That was the complaint from a parent?
**[23:50] ---**
Yes.
**[23:51] ---**
It was Sunday yesterday, yet they were
forced to participate in practice.
**[23:58] ---**
This is troubling...
**[24:00] ---**
**[24:04] ---**
"Stars Align"
"Look forward to next week!"
**[24:08] ---**
# E8 - Episode 8
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***SIGN*** "Practice today mainly focused on how to cope
with Misaki. The Miwa/Ooi pair likes to hit
high, so that makes it hard to stop fast balls.
***SIGN*** I stand open to watch the opposing
front player, but poaching leaves
the side open. We practiced to make sure
that doesn't happen."
**[00:10] ---**
You had club activities on a Sunday?
What was that about?
**[00:14] ---**
I already told you yesterday.
We all went to a barbecue.
**[00:18] ---**
You did not.
**[00:19] ---**
And for starters, a barbecue
has nothing to do with club.
**[00:23] ---**
Those boys are irresponsible.
**[00:24] ---**
I wouldn't say irresponsible...
**[00:26] ---**
Those boys on the soft tennis club
are such a bad influence.
**[00:30] ---**
Besides, how could a barbecue be
any fun when you can't drink alcohol?
**[00:35] ---**
In any case, you won't pass
high school entrance exams
**[00:38] ---**
unless you spend your time studying.
**[00:40] ---**
It's only my second year.
**[00:42] ---**
It's already your second year!
**[00:43] ---**
Soft tennis is a waste of time
and there's no point in it.
**[00:47] ---**
You should quit alre--
**[00:48] ---**
I don't want to quit!
**[00:52] ---**
If you recall, I went to
one of your practice matches.
**[00:55] ---**
Not even your advisor took it seriously.
**[00:57] ---**
The boys kept losing match after match
as fast as they started.
**[01:02] ---**
You couldn't even hold your own.
**[01:04] ---**
I've never been so embarrassed in my life.
**[01:07] ---**
But now... it's different...
**[01:10] ---**
So, what now? Can you win?
**[01:12] ---**
Now you can slack off at a barbecue?
***SIGN*** "Practice today mainly focused on how to cope
with Misaki. The Miwa/Ooi pair likes to hit
high, so that makes it hard to stop fast balls.
**[01:14] ---**
Now you can slack off at a barbecue?
**[01:15] ---**
--That's...
--Just do as I say!
***SIGN*** I stand open to watch the opposing
front player, but poaching leaves
the side open. We practiced to make sure
that doesn't happen."
**[01:17] ---**
--That's...
--Just do as I say!
**[01:17] ---**
I'm telling you this for your own good!
**[01:19] ---**
I'm your mother, I'll have you know!
**[01:23] ---**
I never asked for that.
**[01:36] ---**
*Will there ever come a day
when I can forgive myself?*
**[01:49] ---**
*Until now, I've been punishing myself,
carrying that burden without saying a word*
**[02:05] ---**
*Like a tropical fish thrown into
a fresh-water tank*
**[02:18] ---**
*It's waving its tail fin,
but it's not as if it's swimming*
**[02:28] ---**
*Just floundering as it drowns*
**[02:31] ---**
*Faintly heard from the distant sea*
**[02:35] ---**
*The crashing waves are not some dream*
**[02:39] ---**
*And if with my ears I listen carefully*
**[02:47] ---**
*I can hear the whales
singing together a song of joy*
**[02:58] ---**
"Stars Align"
*I can hear the whales
singing together a song of joy*
**[03:00] ---**
"Stars Align"
**[03:04] ---**
"Episode 8"
**[03:06] ---**
Tsukinose's parents said that?
**[03:09] ---**
Mr. Sakurai, you must understand
when there's claims like this,
**[03:13] ---**
it can be quite difficult to disprove them.
**[03:16] ---**
Unless we do something promptly,
the situation may get out of hand.
**[03:22] ---**
Are we disciplining the club then?
**[03:24] ---**
I believe that's our best option for now, but...
**[03:29] ---**
Perhaps best for the school and parents.
**[03:33] ---**
But...
**[03:34] ---**
--After setting up the equation
to solve for Y, move the X...
**[03:34] ---**
--What about for the kids themselves?
--After setting up the equation
to solve for Y, move the X...
**[03:40] ---**
Eh?! For a whole week?!
**[03:42] ---**
Huh?! Why at a time like this?!
**[03:44] ---**
Ah, I get it now.
**[03:46] ---**
Was it the witch?
**[03:48] ---**
She strikes again.
**[03:49] ---**
What do they mean?
**[03:51] ---**
Nao's mother. She complains
to the school about everything.
**[03:55] ---**
She's what you'd call a helicopter parent.
**[04:00] ---**
I see... Must be tough, Nao.
**[04:03] ---**
I've got good news, too.
**[04:06] ---**
The bracket for the summer
team tournament was decided.
**[04:10] ---**
It arrived in the mail just this morning.
**[04:12] ---**
Really?!
**[04:13] ---**
Let's see it then!
**[04:15] ---**
The hell, Tacky! Start with that first!
**[04:18] ---**
Who we got?! Who we got?!
**[04:19] ---**
--Oh, well hold on...
--Yoink!
**[04:21] ---**
--Let's check this thing out!
--Team tournament!
**[04:24] ---**
Who's first?
**[04:25] ---**
H-Hatanooka Middle School!
**[04:30] ---**
This Joy guy is a big hit on social media.
**[04:33] ---**
Oh, I know him.
The handsome half, Joy Kusakabe.
**[04:36] ---**
"The importance of being true to yourself"
"Loves all 'cool' things"
**[04:36] ---**
Oh, I know him.
The handsome half, Joy Kusakabe.
**[04:36] ---**
Incredible...
**[04:38] ---**
A height of 178cm... as a second year?!
**[04:41] ---**
He's physically a different beast.
Should be against the rules.
**[04:45] ---**
A guy like him is a second year like us.
**[04:48] ---**
We don't know much at all about Hatanooka.
**[04:52] ---**
You want to gather data, right?
**[04:54] ---**
We can't practice for a week anyway,
**[04:56] ---**
so if we can form a plan to deal with him,
it won't be a waste of time.
**[05:02] ---**
Um, hey.
**[05:03] ---**
I might have an idea.
**[05:13] ---**
For Yu to wear?
**[05:14] ---**
This might be cute. What do you think, Izumi?
**[05:17] ---**
Oh, that's nice. But what about this, Hikari?
**[05:21] ---**
--Um...
--Hmm?
**[05:23] ---**
Keep this a secret from mom.
**[05:25] ---**
Of course.
**[05:27] ---**
This is our little secret.
**[05:31] ---**
Aren't you glad club is on break?
You always get back too late to study.
**[05:36] ---**
I'll make sure you get time off.
**[05:38] ---**
Oh, I think we can get you into cram school.
**[05:41] ---**
They say it's a famous one.
I brought a pamphlet home.
**[05:45] ---**
Oh, okay.
**[05:49] ---**
That's good.
**[05:50] ---**
Right? So I went ahead and
signed you up for a trial session.
**[05:54] ---**
Great... When?
**[05:57] ---**
How's tomorrow?
**[05:58] ---**
I'll fill out the forms you'll need to enter.
**[06:01] ---**
It's good to see you so motivated, Nao.
**[06:06] ---**
Motivated...
**[06:10] ---**
Scouting?
**[06:11] ---**
Yup. At Hatanooka.
**[06:13] ---**
Thing is, outsiders that peep at the
tennis courts get reported to the police!
**[06:18] ---**
Didn't they put a fence and shrubs
in the way so you can't see the courts?
**[06:24] ---**
Shrubs to keep the perverts away.
**[06:27] ---**
But that doesn't stop the girls from
peeping to catch a glimpse of Joy.
**[06:33] ---**
Peeping like that ain't cute at all.
**[06:35] ---**
They watch his every move and
squeal like idiots. It's disgusting.
**[06:39] ---**
The teachers at Hatanooka
started yelling at them to leave.
**[06:43] ---**
But they've given up altogether now.
It's only girls peeping anyway.
**[06:48] ---**
We'll stand out like a sore thumb if we go.
**[06:50] ---**
Forget standing out! They'll report us!
**[06:53] ---**
But hey, can't we just march in there
and say we came to watch?
**[06:58] ---**
That'd be ideal,
**[07:00] ---**
but if we go to watch as their first opponents,
it's obvious we're scouting.
**[07:05] ---**
They'll be on guard.
**[07:06] ---**
That's right.
**[07:08] ---**
The one strength we have is that other
schools don't know anything about us.
**[07:13] ---**
We have to keep them in the dark
if we want them to underestimate us.
**[07:17] ---**
Yeah? Then let's lie about
what school we're from!
**[07:21] ---**
Denied.
**[07:22] ---**
Yup, denied.
**[07:24] ---**
It's fine as long as we're not caught.
**[07:27] ---**
Um, guys? We have a girl that can go.
**[07:33] ---**
Huh? Me? No way.
**[07:35] ---**
I don't think it'll work well
unless a club member goes.
**[07:39] ---**
We won't know their plays or how they practice.
**[07:42] ---**
The most I could tell you
is that he's good and stuff.
**[07:48] ---**
We'll have to dress up as girls and go.
**[07:51] ---**
As girls?
**[07:52] ---**
Yeah. There's lots of girls watching Joy,
so we can blend in with them.
**[07:57] ---**
Huh? Wearing girls' clothes?
**[07:59] ---**
Never saw that one coming.
**[08:01] ---**
Dude, that's hilarious! Who's doing it?
**[08:04] ---**
Wait a sec! Where will you
get clothes and wigs?!
**[08:07] ---**
I can borrow clothes from my two older sisters.
**[08:10] ---**
I can sneak a video,
but one of you should be there.
**[08:13] ---**
You? Well, it might work.
**[08:17] ---**
But who else here could pull it off?
**[08:29] ---**
Huh? What?
**[08:37] ---**
Oh? You can do makeup?
**[08:40] ---**
My sisters taught me how to do it.
**[08:42] ---**
I see.
**[08:47] ---**
Don't you think it's weird?
**[08:49] ---**
Not really.
**[08:51] ---**
Really? You really think that?
**[08:53] ---**
I think in general,
people might think it weird,
**[08:57] ---**
but I think it can be hard for people to
figure out for themselves who they are.
**[09:04] ---**
You're right.
**[09:06] ---**
I have no idea what I want to do
or who I want to be.
**[09:11] ---**
There's this friend of my mom's.
**[09:14] ---**
You'd think you're looking at a man,
but they're officially a woman.
**[09:18] ---**
Huh? Really?
**[09:20] ---**
I guess you could say he's FTM.
**[09:23] ---**
So you knew.
**[09:25] ---**
He actually told me in person.
**[09:29] ---**
I guess he was a college friend of my mom's.
**[09:32] ---**
He cared for me when I was little
and even helped me study.
**[09:37] ---**
I really love him a lot.
**[09:41] ---**
My mom was busy all the time,
**[09:43] ---**
so when she couldn't
take care of me, he stepped in.
**[09:49] ---**
I think of him as my family.
**[09:52] ---**
I see...
**[09:54] ---**
He said it didn't feel like his gender
was right when he was young.
**[09:59] ---**
In middle school, he said wearing
the girls' uniform was brutal for him,
**[10:04] ---**
but realized no one else felt like that.
**[10:07] ---**
Still, he was afraid of
talking about it with his parents.
**[10:11] ---**
Thinking he was betraying their expectations...
**[10:14] ---**
Thinking it would make them sad...
**[10:17] ---**
It agonized him.
**[10:20] ---**
His own existence made him
feel uneasy... and alone.
**[10:24] ---**
He said he was so scared of the future,
he couldn't bear it.
**[10:28] ---**
But after graduating school
and moving out on his own,
**[10:32] ---**
he started living life as a man.
**[10:35] ---**
And once he did, the unease
he always felt vanished...
**[10:39] ---**
...and the pain in his heart
became a lot more bearable.
**[10:44] ---**
Good for him.
**[10:46] ---**
Honestly, I just can't relate
to how that must feel.
**[10:50] ---**
But I get times where I don't
know the meaning of life, too.
**[10:55] ---**
Why am I even here on this earth?
It makes you wonder.
**[11:01] ---**
Me, too. Sometimes I think the same.
***SIGN*** "1 in 11 people are a sexual minority"
"1) What is LGBTQIA(+)?"
"2) What sort of problems do LGBTQIA(+) face?"
**[11:07] ---**
If I had to say, I think I'm non-binary.
***SIGN*** "2-1: Emotionally"
"2-2: At Work"
"2-3: Legally"
"3) How do you make your lifestyle easier?"
**[11:10] ---**
If I had to say, I think I'm non-binary.
**[11:11] ---**
But it doesn't feel right
to be categorized like that.
**[11:15] ---**
Still, the world always wants
a decision one way or another.
**[11:20] ---**
Being unsure makes issues.
**[11:22] ---**
But what do I really want?
What do I want to become?
**[11:27] ---**
You're not the only one. I'm the same way.
**[11:30] ---**
I feel so out of place just by living sometimes.
**[11:34] ---**
Out of place...
**[11:35] ---**
It's like something's wrong,
but I don't know what.
**[11:39] ---**
I'm not even sure that something's wrong at all.
**[11:42] ---**
I think he probably felt that way, too.
**[11:46] ---**
Is it that important to decide
between being a man or woman?
**[11:50] ---**
Or does it even matter?
**[11:52] ---**
Is it strange to worry about that sort of thing?
**[11:55] ---**
I mean, there's people out there who do.
**[11:59] ---**
You can't understand a pain
of the heart you don't feel.
**[12:03] ---**
But I think you can imagine the pain at least.
**[12:07] ---**
I don't force myself to understand.
**[12:09] ---**
But I think it's good to
put myself in their shoes.
**[12:12] ---**
What was the name of that person?
**[12:16] ---**
Shou. His name is Shou.
**[12:19] ---**
His actual name was Shouko.
**[12:21] ---**
He says with a name like Shouko,
it confuses people when they see him.
**[12:27] ---**
But I think he's just more comfortable
without "ko" in the name.
**[12:32] ---**
I feel like I get that.
**[12:35] ---**
My older sisters both refer to me as Yu.
**[12:39] ---**
I think it suits me perfectly.
**[12:42] ---**
I see.
**[12:44] ---**
Then that's what I'll call you from now on, Yu.
**[12:47] ---**
Okay. Thank you, Maki.
**[12:54] ---**
All done.
**[12:57] ---**
Amazing! It's like...
**[12:59] ---**
...amazing!
**[13:02] ---**
Hey, did you bring a camera?
**[13:04] ---**
I borrowed my dad's.
**[13:06] ---**
Won't they get caught disguised as girls?
**[13:09] ---**
Hmm. Depends how good it is.
**[13:11] ---**
It's asking way too much.
**[13:13] ---**
That's what I thought, too.
**[13:15] ---**
Huh?!
**[13:16] ---**
Eh?!
**[13:18] ---**
Whoa!
**[13:19] ---**
U-Uh!
**[13:20] ---**
No way!
**[13:22] ---**
You guys... For real?
**[13:24] ---**
It's believable, too!
**[13:25] ---**
They don't even seem off
standing next to Mitsue.
**[13:29] ---**
What do you think, Shinjo?
**[13:31] ---**
Well, I think we'll be fine.
**[13:34] ---**
--No!
--Ouch!
**[13:35] ---**
Come on, let's go.
**[13:38] ---**
Hey, Toma?
**[13:40] ---**
Huh? The others, too?
**[13:43] ---**
--Oh?
--Takuto!
**[13:45] ---**
Wh-What are you doing here?
**[13:46] ---**
I'm on my way to a basketball match.
**[13:49] ---**
Who are those two girls?
**[13:51] ---**
Uh, they're friends, I guess.
**[13:53] ---**
But who really cares? You've gotta hurry
or you'll be late for your match!
**[13:58] ---**
They're pretty darn cute!
**[14:00] ---**
How'd you make friends like that?
**[14:01] ---**
No, no! We just ran into them,
that's all! Now get going!
**[14:05] ---**
--C'mon, introduce me to 'em!
**[14:07] ---**
--Shut up! Go to your match!
--C'mon, introduce me to 'em!
**[14:09] ---**
And lose!
**[14:11] ---**
What the heck, Toma?!
**[14:15] ---**
That was so cold.
**[14:18] ---**
Joy!
**[14:20] ---**
He's so cool!
**[14:22] ---**
Joy!
**[14:23] ---**
He's wicked!
**[14:25] ---**
There!
**[14:26] ---**
Look over here!
**[14:29] ---**
Did you see that?! He looked at me!
**[14:31] ---**
--It was me!
--Outta the way. Move it, all right?
**[14:33] ---**
--Hey, don't shove me!
--Outta the way. Move it, all right?
**[14:35] ---**
This spot isn't reserved just for you.
**[14:37] ---**
What the hell? You guys new here?
**[14:40] ---**
--Well, something like that.
**[14:40] ---**
--Watch it!
--Well, something like that.
**[14:41] ---**
What's her problem?
**[14:45] ---**
Good, we can see clearly from here.
**[14:47] ---**
Yeah, it's perfect.
**[14:49] ---**
You're awful bossy for getting here after us.
**[14:51] ---**
Shut it, ugly.
**[14:53] ---**
Huh?!
**[14:55] ---**
Joy's amazing. Seeing him
up close like this proves it.
**[14:59] ---**
Yeah.
**[15:01] ---**
There!
**[15:02] ---**
I see how it is.
**[15:04] ---**
Mitsue is arguing with some girls.
**[15:07] ---**
She's drawing the attention to herself.
**[15:09] ---**
What a schemer that Kanacat is.
**[15:12] ---**
She's letting Maki and Yuta
scout out Joy by being a decoy.
**[15:17] ---**
They'll get busted if they talk
or get seen up close.
**[15:20] ---**
She's providing cover for them. I'm impressed.
**[15:24] ---**
Aren't you guys younger than us?
**[15:26] ---**
What's that matter?!
**[15:27] ---**
Brats like you should learn to behave.
**[15:30] ---**
You're not my boss, granny.
**[15:32] ---**
--You little...!
--Enough. Let's go.
**[15:34] ---**
Fine.
**[15:35] ---**
It's all yours now, grandma!
**[15:38] ---**
Never come back!
**[15:39] ---**
--What's with them?
--I'll have you banned!
**[15:43] ---**
Nice work. Did it work?
**[15:44] ---**
Yeah. Thank you, Mitsue.
**[15:48] ---**
That's awful.
**[15:50] ---**
They stomped all over you.
**[15:51] ---**
Their behavior is just as
rotten as their mouths.
**[15:55] ---**
You okay?
**[15:56] ---**
Let's wipe off your shoes.
**[15:58] ---**
It's fine. I don't care.
**[16:02] ---**
To get surrounded and bullied like that...
It was scary, right?
**[16:08] ---**
There, there. You did great.
**[16:15] ---**
Shut up.
**[16:18] ---**
Yet again, I don't know what I want anymore.
**[16:22] ---**
About what?
**[16:23] ---**
I don't think I've settled on
becoming a girl just yet.
**[16:27] ---**
I strolled around a girls' school today...
**[16:30] ---**
...and that's how I felt.
**[16:33] ---**
But can I carry on like this as a boy?
**[16:37] ---**
I'm not sure I have it in me.
**[16:40] ---**
It's fine if you can't decide right now.
**[16:43] ---**
But they say it's normal to
make up your mind and pick.
**[16:46] ---**
Even if that's true, don't force yourself
to make a decision.
**[16:51] ---**
There's still plenty of time for us.
**[16:55] ---**
You might be right... about that.
**[17:01] ---**
"Class 2-C"
"Class 2-D"
**[17:03] ---**
Incredible... He's elite for middle school.
**[17:07] ---**
We'll never beat him, no matter what we do.
**[17:10] ---**
But a team tournament takes three teams.
**[17:13] ---**
Even if we lose to Joy,
it's fine if our others win.
**[17:16] ---**
That's true, but...
**[17:18] ---**
He's right. Our other pairs can just win.
**[17:21] ---**
Say things like that and you'll lose all three.
**[17:24] ---**
Ugh!
**[17:24] ---**
Mitsue, that's...
**[17:26] ---**
I'm not trying to be mean.
**[17:28] ---**
Just saying that's the wrong attitude.
**[17:31] ---**
Good point. We'll lose if
we don't change our attitude.
**[17:35] ---**
It's just a matter of getting better.
**[17:38] ---**
We're allowed to resume practice this Saturday.
**[17:41] ---**
Let's do a challenge match.
**[17:43] ---**
What's a challenge match?
**[17:45] ---**
What do you think, Ms. Murou?
**[17:47] ---**
They're hoping for one last challenge match,
so what do you say? Please?
**[17:53] ---**
A girls versus boys practice match?
**[17:56] ---**
Did we not just have a match
at the start of May?
**[17:59] ---**
Er...
**[18:01] ---**
We did, but that was...
**[18:03] ---**
Awful, to say the least.
**[18:05] ---**
I think it'll be different now.
**[18:07] ---**
They've really turned themselves around.
**[18:10] ---**
And what about you?
Have you turned yourself around?
**[18:14] ---**
Yes?
**[18:15] ---**
A challenge match, huh?
**[18:18] ---**
You're right, the boys' club
has been working hard lately.
**[18:22] ---**
I'm begging you, Sis!
**[18:24] ---**
Please!
**[18:25] ---**
A practice match, huh?
**[18:27] ---**
Personally, I think it's
an interesting idea, but...
**[18:31] ---**
Right? So can you ask the Black Butterfly--
**[18:34] ---**
I mean, Captain Takada?
**[18:36] ---**
I don't mind mentioning it, but...
I can't make any promises.
**[18:41] ---**
The tournament's soon, so...
**[18:43] ---**
Namie's got it tough, too.
**[18:58] ---**
Yeah! Come in!
**[19:01] ---**
Huh?
**[19:05] ---**
What? Aren't you...?
**[19:08] ---**
Mitsue. Do you have a minute, Mr. Sakurai?
**[19:11] ---**
Yeah, sure. What's up?
**[19:17] ---**
Don't you think it's cluttered in here?
**[19:21] ---**
You think?
**[19:30] ---**
Could you take a look at my drawings, please?
**[19:33] ---**
Huh?
**[19:41] ---**
Hmm?
**[19:43] ---**
Oh?
**[19:45] ---**
Huh?
**[19:51] ---**
Are you learning art from somewhere?
**[19:53] ---**
My family doesn't have that kind of money.
**[19:57] ---**
My mom says it's stupid for me to draw things.
**[20:00] ---**
That all I do is draw manga.
**[20:03] ---**
And that drawing pictures isn't
something respectable people do.
**[20:07] ---**
Well, perhaps. Studying helps
more for normal people.
**[20:12] ---**
But what is normal? What is respectable?
**[20:17] ---**
The world is full of things that aren't normal.
**[20:20] ---**
There's a lot in it that isn't respectable.
**[20:21] ---**
"Lurker: Your life is worthless.
Realize it already"
"Yuiko: Look at me wasting tuition! Just die"
There's a lot in it that isn't respectable.
**[20:22] ---**
"ok: Didn't you know there's
only hate in the world? Moron"
"Yuiko: My mommy and daddy are fighting"
There's a lot in it that isn't respectable.
**[20:26] ---**
And yet, wanting to draw...
**[20:30] ---**
Is it that silly and stupid
of a thought to have?
**[20:35] ---**
Is it just because I'm stupid
that I like drawing?
**[20:40] ---**
But the thing is, I want to
get even better at it.
**[20:44] ---**
I wanna be able to draw
the things in my head as I see them.
**[20:49] ---**
That's why... I wanna learn how to draw!
**[20:57] ---**
The boys...
**[20:58] ---**
Even though soft tennis is totally useless,
**[21:02] ---**
they push themselves so hard for it.
**[21:06] ---**
I thought it's because they were stupid.
**[21:08] ---**
But... But, I'm stupid, too.
**[21:11] ---**
Because I like drawing.
**[21:15] ---**
Is it all right to do what I want
and have my own dreams, too?
**[21:26] ---**
Huh? Kanako! Didn't come today?
**[21:33] ---**
Even I'm not bored all the time.
**[21:39] ---**
Are you hungry?
**[21:40] ---**
Huh? Wh-Why?
**[21:43] ---**
Because you're suffering.
**[21:47] ---**
Don't be stupid.
**[21:51] ---**
Maki sure is amazing.
**[21:53] ---**
Why's that?
**[21:54] ---**
He can sense things, I think.
**[21:56] ---**
*Ever since finding that sky
we've yearned to soar through*
**[21:58] ---**
When you're down, it helps to eat a ton of food.
**[22:01] ---**
Gah, I'll get fat.
**[22:02] ---**
--Then start exercising.
**[22:03] ---**
--I see. That's just how he is...
--Then start exercising.
**[22:04] ---**
--I see. That's just how he is...
--No chance in hell.
**[22:06] ---**
*Our hearts have been drawn to the future*
**[22:07] ---**
...probably.
**[22:18] ---**
*The image grows with each hope and fear*
**[22:19] ---**
We got it, everyone!
**[22:21] ---**
A practice match!
**[22:23] ---**
A match against the girls!
**[22:24] ---**
*Tears and smiles come pouring out,
regardless of emotion*
**[22:25] ---**
Sweet!
**[22:26] ---**
Yeah, nice!
**[22:27] ---**
Challenge match!
**[22:29] ---**
Woohoo!
**[22:30] ---**
*It's almost dizzying*
**[22:30] ---**
--Yeah!
--Awesome.
**[22:31] ---**
*Makes us wanna break the cage
of this confined, empty life and run away*
**[22:32] ---**
Thank you, Sis.
**[22:34] ---**
Fight!
**[22:35] ---**
Fight!
**[22:35] ---**
Fight!
**[22:36] ---**
Yeah!
**[22:39] ---**
*Ever since the wings to fly
unfurled from our backs*
**[22:49] ---**
*Our hearts have faced the future*
**[22:53] ---**
*We wanna soar freely though skies far and wide*
**[23:03] ---**
*Hey, don't keep us locked up*
**[23:07] ---**
*No matter how hard we flap our wings*
**[23:10] ---**
*We can't reach like this*
**[23:14] ---**
*When we're inside a cage*
**[23:31] ---**
Sis?
**[23:34] ---**
Sis?
**[23:36] ---**
What are you doing, Yuta?
**[23:38] ---**
Huh?
**[23:42] ---**
It can't be, Yuta.
**[23:44] ---**
Mom, this isn't...
**[23:47] ---**
You're a boy, you know. You're my son.
**[23:50] ---**
I have two daughters already, so--
**[23:53] ---**
Listen, Mom. I--
**[23:55] ---**
You're a boy.
**[23:56] ---**
I thought I raised you properly.
**[23:59] ---**
I did everything right!
**[24:01] ---**
**[24:04] ---**
"Stars Align"
"Look forward to next week!"
"Yeah, yeah!" "Go!!"
**[24:08] ---**
# E9 - Episode 9
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GPWUK11JJ/episode-9)
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**[00:05] ---**
Welcome home!
**[00:07] ---**
Hey! I'm back.
**[00:09] ---**
Whoa, careful now!
**[00:11] ---**
Cut it out!
**[00:13] ---**
Don't touch her when you're still dirty!
**[00:15] ---**
Yeah, yeah.
**[00:17] ---**
Hold up, An. Let me take a bath first.
**[00:22] ---**
Hurry up, Big Bro!
**[00:34] ---**
Use your right hand.
**[00:37] ---**
Where are you going tomorrow morning?
**[00:39] ---**
To study at the library.
**[00:41] ---**
Why are you lying to me like that?
**[00:43] ---**
Didn't I tell you to quit already?
**[00:46] ---**
Why haven't you quit soft tennis?
**[00:48] ---**
I did.
**[00:49] ---**
Don't lie to me.
**[00:51] ---**
I quit. For real.
**[00:53] ---**
I'm trying to tell you it's for your own good.
**[00:56] ---**
I'm worried about you. You shouldn't
be around boys like that.
**[01:01] ---**
I...
**[01:04] ---**
Why won't you just do as I say?
**[01:08] ---**
I know. I'll talk to the club advisor myself.
**[01:12] ---**
That'll take care of it.
**[01:14] ---**
So stop doing things I don't agree with.
**[01:24] ---**
*Will there ever come a day
when I can forgive myself?*
**[01:37] ---**
*Until now, I've been punishing myself,
carrying that burden without saying a word*
**[01:53] ---**
*Like a tropical fish thrown into
a fresh-water tank*
**[02:06] ---**
*It's waving its tail fin,
but it's not as if it's swimming*
**[02:16] ---**
*Just floundering as it drowns*
**[02:19] ---**
*Faintly heard from the distant sea*
**[02:23] ---**
*The crashing waves are not some dream*
**[02:27] ---**
*And if with my ears I listen carefully*
**[02:35] ---**
*I can hear the whales
singing together a song of joy*
**[02:46] ---**
"Stars Align"
*I can hear the whales
singing together a song of joy*
**[02:48] ---**
"Stars Align"
**[02:53] ---**
What? Your brother's match?
**[02:53] ---**
"Episode 9"
**[02:54] ---**
What? Your brother's match?
**[02:56] ---**
Yeah! It'll be Sunday, so I wanna go
and watch Big Bro's match!
**[02:58] ---**
Yeah! It'll be Sunday, so I wanna go
and watch Big Bro's match!
**[03:01] ---**
An, don't you want to go shopping
with me? And see a movie?
**[03:05] ---**
Aww! But I wanna go to Big Bro's school!
**[03:08] ---**
No way!
**[03:09] ---**
An, you want to go that badly?
**[03:12] ---**
Yeah! I wanna watch Big Bro play!
**[03:14] ---**
Shingo, will you be able to look after her?
**[03:18] ---**
She'll be fine.
**[03:20] ---**
I'll have the whole club helping me out.
**[03:24] ---**
What do you say, Mom?
**[03:26] ---**
Let's trust 'em a bit.
**[03:28] ---**
An, you better listen to
everything your brother says!
**[03:31] ---**
Woohoo!
**[03:32] ---**
--Honey!
--Yay, yay!
**[03:34] ---**
Sheesh...
**[03:41] ---**
You're practicing on a Sunday?
You sure are working hard!
**[03:45] ---**
And you've gotta go to work. You are, too.
**[03:48] ---**
As they say, "There's no rest for the poor."
**[03:50] ---**
Ahh, can't a better-paying job
just fall in my lap?
**[03:55] ---**
That's pretty much everyone's dream.
**[03:57] ---**
It's important to have dreams!
**[04:00] ---**
You might be right.
**[04:03] ---**
Maki.
**[04:04] ---**
Is soft tennis fun for you?
**[04:07] ---**
Hmm.
**[04:08] ---**
Yeah. It's pretty fun.
**[04:11] ---**
Good! That's wonderful!
**[04:59] ---**
What a cutie. Is that Shingo's sister?
**[05:02] ---**
An, you came!
**[05:04] ---**
How are ya, Taiyo?
**[05:06] ---**
Oh! Look, it's An!
**[05:08] ---**
It's been a while. Remember me?
**[05:10] ---**
Vice-president!
**[05:11] ---**
Wow, you're so smart.
Way smarter than Shingo.
**[05:14] ---**
Sure is. Can even read katakana.
**[05:17] ---**
An, make sure you behave.
**[05:19] ---**
Tsubasa is Big Bro's partner!
**[05:21] ---**
Yeah, we're a pair!
**[05:22] ---**
Say, wanna brush off the tennis courts with me?
**[05:25] ---**
Yeah! Let's!
**[05:28] ---**
Thanks for this. And good luck today.
**[05:32] ---**
Same here. Everyone's pumped up to play,
so it might be a fun match.
**[05:42] ---**
Namie? The infirmary's open, so if
anyone's hurt, take them straight there.
**[05:48] ---**
It's a hot one today, so make sure
everyone stays hydrated.
**[05:52] ---**
Understood. I'll let everyone know.
**[05:54] ---**
We'll do the practice matches as planned.
**[05:57] ---**
Hirahashi/Nagae, Tawaramoto/lchikawa,
**[05:59] ---**
Kuroda/Kawanishi, and then us.
**[06:02] ---**
Okay.
**[06:03] ---**
Doesn't it seem like everyone's excited today?
**[06:06] ---**
They all would've hated doing this before,
but the boys fired them up.
**[06:10] ---**
Because they've been pushing so hard lately.
**[06:16] ---**
An, this is how you hold a racket.
**[06:20] ---**
Okay! Like this?
**[06:24] ---**
Heavy! Here, Big Bro!
**[06:27] ---**
Thanks. Watch this.
**[06:32] ---**
That's amazing!
**[06:33] ---**
You treat Shingo like he's a hero.
**[06:36] ---**
Because Big Bro is stronger than anyone!
**[06:40] ---**
Oh, we've got a tiny cheerleader today?
**[06:44] ---**
Everyone, keep watch on the little one
to make sure she doesn't get hurt.
**[06:47] ---**
"Boys' Soft Tennis"
**[06:47] ---**
Everyone, keep watch on the little one
to make sure she doesn't get hurt.
**[06:48] ---**
Got it, Tacky. We're taking turns
watching her, so she'll be fine.
**[06:50] ---**
Got it, Tacky. We're taking turns
watching her, so she'll be fine.
**[06:59] ---**
--Maki?
--Huh?
**[07:00] ---**
About the match today...
**[07:02] ---**
Yeah...
**[07:10] ---**
Can I go exploring?
**[07:13] ---**
Go ahead!
**[07:29] ---**
Five-set matches okay with you?
**[07:31] ---**
Yeah, that's perfect.
**[07:32] ---**
So heavy! Why did I get two?
**[07:35] ---**
Because I thought you're the strongest.
**[07:40] ---**
Huh? Where did An go?
**[07:42] ---**
She wanted to use the toilet,
so I told her the way.
**[07:45] ---**
I guess she's not back.
**[07:47] ---**
Wha? You sent her off on her own?
What were you thinking?
**[07:50] ---**
Huh? Well, it's the girls' restroom, so--
**[07:53] ---**
You idiot!
**[07:54] ---**
What?
**[08:08] ---**
Not good.
**[08:10] ---**
Rintaro!
**[08:11] ---**
Huh?
**[08:16] ---**
An is missing.
**[08:18] ---**
What?!
**[08:19] ---**
An!
**[08:23] ---**
Where are you, An?!
**[08:25] ---**
An! Where you at?!
**[08:28] ---**
"Library"
**[08:28] ---**
Where'd she go?!
**[08:30] ---**
She's pretty small, so I hope
she didn't get stuck somewhere.
**[08:33] ---**
I sincerely doubt it.
**[08:37] ---**
"Shijo Minami"
**[08:42] ---**
Thank goodness. The door's locked.
**[08:45] ---**
What a relief. She's not on the roof.
**[08:48] ---**
"Infirmary"
**[09:07] ---**
An?
**[09:09] ---**
Why are you going to practice on Sunday?
**[09:16] ---**
The match...
**[09:21] ---**
The match will get canceled...
**[09:24] ---**
I'm telling you to quit soft tennis already.
**[09:28] ---**
That's right... Because of An...
**[09:36] ---**
Because of An...
**[09:46] ---**
She wasn't there either.
**[09:48] ---**
Really?
**[09:49] ---**
Yeah...
**[09:50] ---**
No luck, huh?
**[09:51] ---**
Shit, where could she be?
**[09:53] ---**
Nao?
**[09:54] ---**
Yeah, she wasn't there.
**[09:56] ---**
Really? Did you actually look?
**[09:58] ---**
What the heck, Taiyo? It's your fault,
yet you're doubting me?!
**[10:02] ---**
Th-That's not what I meant.
**[10:04] ---**
I'm so sorry, guys. Can you help me look again?
**[10:08] ---**
Guys, please!
**[10:10] ---**
Of course. We'll look till we find her.
**[10:13] ---**
We checked all the dangerous spots,
so I'm sure she's okay.
**[10:16] ---**
Let's keep looking!
**[10:18] ---**
Right. Let's go!
**[10:19] ---**
Yeah!
**[10:39] ---**
I'm terribly sorry!
**[10:42] ---**
Could you please wait a bit longer?
**[10:44] ---**
I'm sorry! Just a little more!
**[10:48] ---**
What? We're not starting yet?
**[10:50] ---**
We've only got so long until
the tournament, you know.
**[10:54] ---**
Nao, tell me the truth.
**[10:57] ---**
What are you talking about?
I'm telling you, I don't know where she is.
**[11:02] ---**
Shingo's really worried about her. We all are.
**[11:05] ---**
Seriously, I don't know where she is.
**[11:12] ---**
"Class 1-D"
**[11:12] ---**
Where did you search?
**[11:14] ---**
The first-floor bathroom,
the multipurpose room, and the infirmary.
**[11:18] ---**
Did you go inside and look?
**[11:20] ---**
Did you go inside and look?
**[11:21] ---**
I did. She wasn't there.
**[11:23] ---**
When I tried to look in the infirmary,
it was locked and I couldn't get in.
**[11:28] ---**
How'd you get inside?
**[11:31] ---**
I went inside.
**[11:32] ---**
I went inside and nobody was there!
**[11:36] ---**
You locked the door, didn't you?
**[11:38] ---**
Huh?
**[11:43] ---**
Hey! Wha?!
**[11:49] ---**
Huh? What was that about?
**[12:10] ---**
Thank goodness.
**[12:13] ---**
Maki...
**[12:16] ---**
An, wake up. An.
**[12:27] ---**
I'm truly sorry! It was all my fault!
**[12:30] ---**
So, please...!
**[12:31] ---**
No, this is my fault as captain.
**[12:34] ---**
Me, too. I'm responsible
as vice-president, so please...!
**[12:37] ---**
--Whoa, whoa, whoa!
--Uh... Stop it! Stop it, stop it!
**[12:39] ---**
--Uh... Stop it! Stop it, stop it!
**[12:40] ---**
We're all responsible as members of the club.
**[12:48] ---**
We're sorry!
**[12:50] ---**
Um, well... Right...
**[12:52] ---**
Seeing as how they're so remorseful...
**[12:55] ---**
On my behalf, too... Please!
**[12:58] ---**
Mr. Sakurai!
**[13:25] ---**
It's not right...
**[13:27] ---**
I don't belong here. This world is wrong...
**[13:32] ---**
Nao, it's all right. You're okay.
**[13:35] ---**
We're all here for you.
**[13:54] ---**
Big Bro, keep it up!
**[14:02] ---**
Yay!
**[14:07] ---**
I just don't understand why Tsukinose would lie.
**[14:11] ---**
Inside Nao's head, it wasn't a lie anymore.
**[14:14] ---**
What's that mean?
**[14:15] ---**
I guess if his lie was the truth,
it must have been good for Nao somehow.
**[14:20] ---**
"Shijo Minami"
**[14:20] ---**
And what if we couldn't find An in the end?
**[14:23] ---**
The match would've been canceled, I'm sure.
**[14:26] ---**
Maybe he never intended for that in the start.
**[14:30] ---**
But the guilt he felt from lying
might've been too much to bear.
**[14:34] ---**
When people tell lies,
they're bombarded by disgust and guilt.
**[14:39] ---**
To get rid of those nasty feelings,
you convince yourself it's the truth.
**[14:45] ---**
That it wasn't a lie.
**[14:48] ---**
Why would he go that far to tell a lie?
**[14:51] ---**
That's only hard on himself.
**[14:55] ---**
There's a disorder called pathological lying.
**[14:58] ---**
I guess it's caused by emotional stress.
**[15:01] ---**
"Shijo Minami"
**[15:01] ---**
I guess it's caused by emotional stress.
**[15:01] ---**
I'm sure the reason for it is Nao's mom.
**[15:04] ---**
Anyone who knows Nao knows that.
**[15:06] ---**
Is his mom overprotective?
**[15:09] ---**
It's only natural for parents to worry
about their children, but...
**[15:13] ---**
"Shijo Minami"
**[15:13] ---**
She takes it way too far.
**[15:15] ---**
It's like she rejects his entire personality.
**[15:19] ---**
I heard parents being overprotective
is a legit kind of abuse.
**[15:22] ---**
"Call History"
"Mom"
**[15:22] ---**
I heard parents being overprotective
is a legit kind of abuse.
**[15:23] ---**
The problem is, the parents
don't even think it's an issue.
**[15:27] ---**
The problem is, the parents
don't even think it's an issue.
**[15:28] ---**
They justify it all
saying it's "for their child."
**[15:31] ---**
Does Nao's dad not notice any of it?
**[15:35] ---**
His dad couldn't care less about family affairs.
**[15:43] ---**
Today's matches were great.
**[15:45] ---**
It was nice of the girls'
third-year regulars to play.
**[15:49] ---**
Thanks to them, we know where we need work.
**[15:51] ---**
Think you'll win the real deal?
**[15:54] ---**
We've got no choice but to win.
**[16:00] ---**
You look happy, Tsubasa.
**[16:01] ---**
Not really.
**[16:02] ---**
These days, you're always like that
when you're fiddling with your racket.
**[16:06] ---**
You think?
**[16:07] ---**
Is soft tennis really that much fun?
**[16:10] ---**
Where's the fun in hitting a ball that soft?
**[16:12] ---**
It's better than soccer
and only using your feet.
**[16:15] ---**
Who needs tools anyways?
**[16:17] ---**
Got that right.
**[16:18] ---**
You guys cavemen or something?
**[16:21] ---**
Using tools is what makes us human.
**[16:23] ---**
Hah! I'm fine being primitive!
'Cuz soccer's the oldest ball game!
**[16:27] ---**
Aren't balls a tool, too?
**[16:29] ---**
Er... Oh yeah, it's a tool!
**[16:31] ---**
That's my brothers for you. Morons.
**[16:51] ---**
You're still playing that game?
**[16:54] ---**
What if I am? I can do what I want!
**[16:59] ---**
Sheesh.
**[17:02] ---**
Wait, Tsubasa!
**[17:04] ---**
What's with that attitude?!
**[17:06] ---**
Answer me!
**[17:08] ---**
Because you treat me like I'm some idiot!
**[17:12] ---**
Let go, asshole!
**[17:23] ---**
Tsubasa! You okay?!
**[17:24] ---**
You fall?!
**[17:26] ---**
Ow!
**[17:30] ---**
What?! What happened?! Tsubasa!
**[17:36] ---**
Need an ambulance?
**[17:38] ---**
I'll be fine!
**[17:41] ---**
Tsubasa! Where are you going?!
**[17:44] ---**
Tsubasa!
**[17:50] ---**
School was so much fun!
**[17:52] ---**
Yeah, but you can't run off like that
and go exploring without telling me.
**[17:57] ---**
Are you sorry?
**[17:59] ---**
Yeah, I'm sorry.
**[18:01] ---**
Good. Promise that you'll tell me
if you want to go exploring?
**[18:05] ---**
Yeah!
**[18:22] ---**
Stop wiggling.
**[18:25] ---**
I can't clean your ears if you're moving.
**[18:28] ---**
I can't help it!
**[18:30] ---**
It tickles!
**[18:36] ---**
I'm gonna practice swinging outside.
**[18:38] ---**
The tournament's soon, right? Keep it up.
**[18:41] ---**
Yeah.
**[18:42] ---**
Keep it up!
**[18:43] ---**
Yup.
**[18:50] ---**
Huh?
**[18:51] ---**
Tsubasa? Wait!
**[18:54] ---**
Ow!
**[19:01] ---**
You're injured?
**[19:02] ---**
It's no big deal.
**[19:04] ---**
Hey, lemme see it.
**[19:10] ---**
What is this?! What happened?!
**[19:13] ---**
I fell. Slipped down the stairs.
**[19:16] ---**
Come here.
**[19:21] ---**
Wait here!
**[19:23] ---**
Dad! Tsubasa's hurt!
**[19:25] ---**
Take him to the hospital!
**[19:27] ---**
Soga's hurt?
**[19:42] ---**
Your wrist... It's fractured.
**[19:46] ---**
You're kidding.
**[19:47] ---**
How long till it heals?
**[19:49] ---**
About a total of two months.
**[19:51] ---**
You must've landed on it funny
with all of your weight.
**[19:54] ---**
Said you fell down the stairs?
**[19:56] ---**
Uh, yeah.
**[19:58] ---**
I lost my footing.
**[20:00] ---**
Really? You weren't pushed
down the stairs or anything?
**[20:09] ---**
I wasn't.
**[20:10] ---**
I'm just a clumsy idiot.
**[20:14] ---**
Doctor, is him playing tennis
out of the question?
**[20:18] ---**
Are you right-handed?
**[20:20] ---**
Yes.
**[20:21] ---**
There's no way. You won't be able
to hold a racket for two months.
**[20:26] ---**
Two months...
**[20:30] ---**
I'm sorry, Shingo.
**[20:37] ---**
*Ever since finding that sky
we've yearned to soar through*
**[20:46] ---**
*Our hearts have been drawn to the future*
**[20:58] ---**
*The image grows with each hope and fear*
**[21:05] ---**
*Tears and smiles come pouring out,
regardless of emotion*
**[21:10] ---**
*It's almost dizzying*
**[21:11] ---**
*Makes us wanna break the cage
of this confined, empty life and run away*
**[21:19] ---**
*Ever since the wings to fly
unfurled from our backs*
**[21:29] ---**
*Our hearts have faced the future*
**[21:33] ---**
*We wanna soar freely though skies far and wide*
**[21:43] ---**
*Hey, don't keep us locked up*
**[21:47] ---**
*No matter how hard we flap our wings*
**[21:51] ---**
*We can't reach like this*
**[21:54] ---**
*When we're inside a cage*
**[22:07] ---**
An fell asleep.
**[22:09] ---**
It's so nice and quiet when he's gone.
An's not so wild either.
**[22:13] ---**
You think?
**[22:15] ---**
He resembles his mother so much.
Especially his eyes.
**[22:19] ---**
Is that right?
**[22:21] ---**
Boys look more like their parents day by day.
**[22:24] ---**
You think?
**[22:26] ---**
People say his aunt resembles me, though.
**[22:33] ---**
Where did he go?
**[22:36] ---**
He's talking with Soga in the park.
**[22:38] ---**
Why in a place like that?
**[22:41] ---**
Because they're friends.
**[22:47] ---**
My dad... He hates me.
**[22:52] ---**
Because compared to my brothers,
nothing I do is good enough.
**[22:58] ---**
Those two brothers of yours
are crazy good at soccer.
**[23:02] ---**
Why didn't you pick soccer?
**[23:04] ---**
Because I don't have the talent for it.
**[23:07] ---**
Tried my best in elementary school, though.
**[23:09] ---**
I was in the same soccer club as you back then.
**[23:12] ---**
And you were damn good at it.
**[23:15] ---**
Not nearly good enough.
**[23:17] ---**
It was nothing compared to my brothers.
**[23:21] ---**
My dad never forgave me
for giving up on soccer.
**[23:26] ---**
He thinks I'm a coward. Not manly. Worthless.
**[23:31] ---**
Did your dad play soccer back in the day?
**[23:33] ---**
Apparently. He always brags about it.
**[23:38] ---**
But why should I care?
**[23:40] ---**
I'm not like my brothers.
**[23:43] ---**
I'm different, but he can't...
**[23:46] ---**
Even today...
**[23:47] ---**
I fell down the stairs, but he...
He just stood there and looked!
**[23:53] ---**
Dammit!
**[23:55] ---**
Because of him...!
**[24:00] ---**
I wanna play... in our match...!
**[24:04] ---**
# E10 - Episode 10
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**[00:07] ---**
No way. It'll take two months to heal?
**[00:11] ---**
You'll never be able to compete next month!
**[00:13] ---**
Sorry, guys. At a time like this...
**[00:16] ---**
It's not like you got injured
on purpose. It happens.
**[00:19] ---**
But it hurts that our Shingo/Tsubasa pair
can't enter the tournament.
**[00:24] ---**
It's a shame since Tsubasa
and Shingo are a strong pair.
**[00:28] ---**
If Tsubasa isn't able to compete in a match,
**[00:31] ---**
does that mean we've gotta play
as a pair in the team tournament?
**[00:35] ---**
That's right. Because the team
tournament takes three pairs.
**[00:39] ---**
Good luck, Taiyo!
**[00:41] ---**
I don't know what to say.
**[00:42] ---**
But it's us...
**[00:44] ---**
Well, we've just gotta win
a single match. It'll be fine.
**[00:48] ---**
Oh, yeah! Everyone's good enough
that they'll win even if we lose!
**[00:53] ---**
We'll have none of that.
**[00:55] ---**
Don't hope someone else does.
We all play to win.
**[00:58] ---**
That's right. It's a bad habit of yours
to leave it to others, Nao.
**[01:07] ---**
I know! Won't it be better if
Shingo pairs with someone else?
**[01:11] ---**
He's really good! If he plays
in the match instead of--
**[01:15] ---**
You idiot!
**[01:17] ---**
We've trained as these pairs
to work better together!
**[01:20] ---**
Why change 'em after all this time?!
**[01:22] ---**
If Tsubasa ain't playing, I ain't either!
**[01:25] ---**
That's what a pair's all about!
**[01:29] ---**
Nao, Taiyo! You have to win!
**[01:31] ---**
Give it your best shot in our place!
**[01:33] ---**
You'll be fine! You guys are much better now!
**[01:37] ---**
Yeah, I'll cheer you on, too!
You've got my support!
**[01:40] ---**
I'm counting on you guys!
**[01:44] ---**
Hey, guys, let's do that thing!
**[01:46] ---**
That thing? The grasshopper?
**[01:48] ---**
Yeah, let's do it! Everyone up!
**[01:52] ---**
Fight!
**[01:53] ---**
Fight!
**[01:54] ---**
Whoa!
**[02:00] ---**
*Will there ever come a day
when I can forgive myself?*
**[02:13] ---**
*Until now, I've been punishing myself,
carrying that burden without saying a word*
**[02:29] ---**
*Like a tropical fish thrown into
a fresh-water tank*
**[02:42] ---**
*It's waving its tail fin,
but it's not as if it's swimming*
**[02:52] ---**
*Just floundering as it drowns*
**[02:55] ---**
*Faintly heard from the distant sea*
**[02:59] ---**
*The crashing waves are not some dream*
**[03:03] ---**
*And if with my ears I listen carefully*
**[03:11] ---**
*I can hear the whales
singing together a song of joy*
**[03:22] ---**
"Stars Align"
*I can hear the whales
singing together a song of joy*
**[03:24] ---**
"Stars Align"
**[03:29] ---**
"Episode 10"
**[03:29] ---**
You've got a match this
coming Sunday? Regional prelims?
**[03:33] ---**
You don't have to come.
Not like it's sports day in grade school.
**[03:37] ---**
You're so cold.
**[03:39] ---**
There's an inspection on something
I built that day, so I can't either way.
**[03:44] ---**
Sorry.
**[03:45] ---**
It's fine. Go bring in the dough instead.
**[03:48] ---**
Yup!
**[03:49] ---**
Oh, I know! Here.
**[03:52] ---**
What's with the big bucks?
**[03:54] ---**
You've got a match, right?
Snag a new racket or something.
**[03:58] ---**
It being a match, I don't want a new racket.
**[04:01] ---**
Why not? Won't newer equipment
mean you're even better?
**[04:05] ---**
Maybe, but it'll take some time
before I get used to it.
**[04:09] ---**
If I changed now,
it'll feel different when I hit,
**[04:12] ---**
and the ball won't go where I want.
**[04:15] ---**
Oh? The game's more delicate than I thought.
**[04:18] ---**
In that case, consider this a special
allowance for working so hard!
**[04:26] ---**
Well, it's just what I need.
**[04:30] ---**
Hey, care to explain?
**[04:32] ---**
What?
**[04:33] ---**
Is all this for dinner?
**[04:34] ---**
Well, that's part of it.
**[04:36] ---**
And since I got extra funds,
**[04:39] ---**
I guess you could say... animal feed?
**[04:43] ---**
What are you shopping for?
**[04:45] ---**
A wristband. I want a new one for our match.
**[04:48] ---**
Well aren't you stylish.
**[04:50] ---**
It's not that. I don't have time
to wipe sweat off during a match.
**[04:55] ---**
So you're not trying to look cool.
**[04:57] ---**
What do you think soft tennis is anyway?
**[05:00] ---**
Tennis?
**[05:01] ---**
You know what...?
**[05:02] ---**
It's that pair from shitty Shijo Minami!
**[05:05] ---**
Arashi Oji!
**[05:08] ---**
Hey, Maki!
**[05:10] ---**
Gimme some fried noodles!
**[05:11] ---**
Don't have any.
**[05:12] ---**
Why not?! Why don't you have
Okinawan fried noodles?!
**[05:17] ---**
--Why? Why don't you, huh?!
**[05:19] ---**
--Normally one wouldn't.
--Why? Why don't you, huh?!
**[05:20] ---**
Make some more for me, Maki!
Okinawan fried noodles!
**[05:24] ---**
Fine then. When I feel like it.
**[05:28] ---**
When will that be?! When?! When can I eat?!
**[05:31] ---**
--Hey, hey, hey, hey! Maki!
**[05:32] ---**
--This is Misaki Academy's ace?
--Hey, hey, hey, hey! Maki!
**[05:34] ---**
I've got it! Let's go to your place
or mine and make some!
**[05:38] ---**
Will you make it yourself if I tell you how?
**[05:41] ---**
I'm against putting effort into
anything except tennis!
**[05:45] ---**
Fine. Eventually.
**[05:47] ---**
♪ Okinawan fried noodles!
Okinawan fried noodles, hey! ♪
**[05:51] ---**
What's that?
**[05:52] ---**
I had our housekeeper try to make it,
but the taste wasn't the same!
**[05:57] ---**
You really like that stuff.
**[05:58] ---**
Hmm?
**[05:59] ---**
What's up?
**[06:01] ---**
It's them!
**[06:06] ---**
The Itsuse brothers!
**[06:08] ---**
Riku.
**[06:09] ---**
Hmm?
**[06:16] ---**
Well, well. If it isn't Arashi.
**[06:18] ---**
Don't fall out of the tournament
till you play us.
**[06:21] ---**
That would be boring.
**[06:23] ---**
No way I'm losing in regional prelims
against anyone but you!
**[06:31] ---**
You never change.
**[06:32] ---**
That's Misaki's wolf prince for you.
**[06:35] ---**
You're short on luck though.
**[06:37] ---**
Misaki Academy isn't--
**[06:38] ---**
Someday, I'm gonna crush you two in a match!
**[06:41] ---**
You've gotta find a good buddy for that, Arashi.
**[06:44] ---**
You can't play doubles alone.
**[06:46] ---**
Huh? Is that Shijo Minami?
**[06:49] ---**
Their boys' club used to be good.
**[06:52] ---**
Shinjo/Oshimi was a legendary pair, I hear.
**[06:56] ---**
They won nationals two years in a row.
**[06:59] ---**
That's all in the past. Who really cares?
**[07:03] ---**
Later.
**[07:04] ---**
Looking forward to playing against you.
**[07:09] ---**
Who were they?
**[07:10] ---**
The Itsuse brothers.
**[07:12] ---**
The twins, Riku and Sora Itsuse.
**[07:15] ---**
Last year's national champions.
**[07:18] ---**
They sure do look alike.
**[07:20] ---**
Arashi, you know the champions?
**[07:23] ---**
Of course I do. Because I'm awesome.
**[07:26] ---**
But those guys are...
**[07:29] ---**
...incredibly awesome.
**[07:36] ---**
Looking forward to your match.
**[07:38] ---**
It's your first real one paired up with Maki.
**[07:41] ---**
Well, yeah.
**[07:42] ---**
Maki called a while back asking how to
slice a serve, so I showed him how.
**[07:49] ---**
He's got great game sense
and he picks things up quick.
**[07:52] ---**
You guys might make it.
**[07:55] ---**
You know, all you've been talking about is Maki.
**[08:01] ---**
I'll be coming to watch your match.
Try to enjoy it.
**[08:16] ---**
Well, Toma?
**[08:17] ---**
How's that serve?
**[08:19] ---**
That was awesome! It's really got a curve on it!
**[08:31] ---**
Yeah?
**[08:34] ---**
Huh? What's up?
**[08:36] ---**
Well, there's something we need to tell you.
**[08:41] ---**
What's this? Is it that serious?
**[08:50] ---**
It's about... your birth mother, actually.
**[08:56] ---**
The organization informed us that
your birth mother is hoping to meet you.
**[09:02] ---**
My mom?
**[09:09] ---**
You're not done?
**[09:11] ---**
I can't clean like this.
**[09:13] ---**
Do you know why you can't eat?
**[09:16] ---**
Because you never eat at the same time.
**[09:19] ---**
You're always eating out.
**[09:21] ---**
It's because the food here isn't good.
**[09:24] ---**
What did you say?
**[09:25] ---**
That's why Dad doesn't eat at home either.
**[09:28] ---**
I don't believe that!
And don't you talk that way to me!
**[09:32] ---**
Who do you think you're talking to?!
**[09:33] ---**
To you!
**[09:35] ---**
To you, my mother!
**[09:42] ---**
I never wanted to be your mother.
**[09:47] ---**
If only Ryoma had stayed out of it.
**[09:50] ---**
Huh?
***SIGN*** "Cat055: So disappointing...
I was your fan but maybe not anymore."
"Kagura: Draw some more good stuff!
That's what we want!"
***SIGN*** "Kagura: Draw some more good stuff!
That's what we want!"
"Sofia: Nothing to see here! Otaku!"
"It's good, but why is it so different?"
***SIGN*** "Anti-Trash: You suck. 0 talent."
"Tyranno: Next time, don't hit submit."
"Yuiko: I thought I liked you, but this hurts..."
***SIGN*** "samurai: Nobody wants to see this.
What happened to you?"
"Violet: What is this? Pathetic..."
***SIGN*** "Your drawings got worse???"
"Early-Summer Rain: Eww! How lame!"
***SIGN*** "Awful, lol! Disgusting, lol!"
"Hiro: What's the point of drawing this trash?"
**[10:11] ---**
"Cat Ninja: natsuko is dead"
**[10:15] ---**
Screw it.
**[10:16] ---**
"Submit"
**[10:16] ---**
Screw it.
**[10:21] ---**
Hey! Let's hear your voices!
**[10:24] ---**
Okay!
**[10:25] ---**
There!
**[10:31] ---**
Huh?
**[10:33] ---**
The student council?
**[10:36] ---**
Kasuga?
**[10:36] ---**
It's Kinuyo!
**[10:41] ---**
Hard at practice today are we, Toma Shinjo?
**[10:44] ---**
What brings you all the way out here?
**[10:47] ---**
Observing clubs is necessary
to ensure they're producing results.
**[10:51] ---**
Oh, man...
**[10:52] ---**
Think he's got a target on his back?
**[10:55] ---**
Seriously?!
**[10:56] ---**
Even I've heard the rumors about your club.
**[10:59] ---**
It seems you've been working hard.
**[11:01] ---**
We don't want to get disbanded.
**[11:03] ---**
You can avoid that if you win once
at the summer tournament.
**[11:07] ---**
I think the hurdle is set quite low.
**[11:10] ---**
And to think that's a challenge
for your club right now.
**[11:14] ---**
What have you been doing till now?
**[11:16] ---**
Wasting club activity funds.
**[11:21] ---**
Am I being a bully?
**[11:23] ---**
No, it's exactly as you say.
**[11:25] ---**
The fact it's taken something like this
for us to get serious is pathetic.
**[11:30] ---**
I regret it. All of us do.
**[11:34] ---**
But every day of it has been fun.
**[11:37] ---**
We're grateful.
**[11:39] ---**
Look forward to when we play.
**[11:45] ---**
Kinuyo's super scary when she smiles!
**[11:48] ---**
I think I get it.
**[11:49] ---**
Huh?
**[11:54] ---**
These are the matches for...
**[11:56] ---**
...the tournament bracket?
**[11:58] ---**
Why does this happen?
**[11:59] ---**
Worst luck of the draw.
**[12:01] ---**
Seriously.
**[12:02] ---**
It doesn't mean we've lost just yet!
**[12:05] ---**
"Shinjo / Katsuragi (Shijo Minami)"
"Ootomo / Kusakabe (Hatanooka)"
**[12:06] ---**
Are we cursed or something?
**[12:07] ---**
Are we cursed or something?
**[12:13] ---**
This is getting interesting.
**[12:18] ---**
"Art Prep Room"
"Art Room"
**[12:19] ---**
Come in!
**[12:23] ---**
Pardon me.
**[12:30] ---**
Aww, I fell back to sleep!
**[12:32] ---**
Did Maki leave already? Hmm?
***SIGN*** "I used 3,800 yen to pay for
today's lunch and animal feed.
The rest you can have back.
Thanks. Maki"
**[12:44] ---**
"Soft Tennis Summer Tournament"
"(Block 1)"
"Boys' Individual"
**[12:45] ---**
Let me though! Sorry!
**[12:46] ---**
Let me though! Sorry!
**[12:51] ---**
The first match we have is
Futsu and Ameno. It's on court three.
**[12:55] ---**
Don't worry, Sensei. We've got this.
**[12:57] ---**
No point in panicking now.
**[12:59] ---**
I made it!
**[13:00] ---**
Just in time, Kanako.
**[13:02] ---**
Yo! It's the puny Shijo Minami crew!
**[13:05] ---**
Y'all scared?
**[13:06] ---**
What do you want?!
**[13:08] ---**
I came to watch you puny boys lose.
**[13:10] ---**
Shit! I got nothing.
**[13:12] ---**
Arashi, you sure you can watch
our match? What about yours?
**[13:16] ---**
What a stupid question.
I'm a seed for the first round.
**[13:20] ---**
Being a seed is so boring!
**[13:22] ---**
Gah! You little...!
**[13:23] ---**
I guess he must be really good.
**[13:26] ---**
Doesn't look like it though.
**[13:27] ---**
Oh, there he is!
**[13:29] ---**
Taiyo! Papa and I came to cheer!
**[13:32] ---**
Who's that?
**[13:33] ---**
Taiyo's parents.
**[13:35] ---**
They always come to watch him play.
**[13:37] ---**
I see how it is.
**[13:39] ---**
Sheesh! I thought I said not to come!
**[13:42] ---**
But Mama was so worried!
**[13:44] ---**
Don't hurt yourself in the match,
you hear? Just take it easy!
**[13:48] ---**
Use this first-aid kit!
**[13:49] ---**
Uh, wha...?
**[13:51] ---**
Don't you get nervous now.
**[13:53] ---**
Even if you don't win the match,
it won't be your fault!
**[13:56] ---**
That's right! Soft tennis takes two to play!
**[13:59] ---**
If you lose, it's not because of you!
**[14:01] ---**
That's right! It's the other boy
you're paired whose fault it--
**[14:04] ---**
That's not true at all!
**[14:07] ---**
Win or lose, both players
share the responsibility!
**[14:10] ---**
That's soft tennis!
**[14:12] ---**
Taiyo, that's not... Mama was--
**[14:14] ---**
That wasn't really what we meant.
**[14:16] ---**
But Papa's so darn proud of you
for saying things like that!
**[14:21] ---**
You're right about that!
**[14:28] ---**
The first match we've got
is Rintaro and Itsuki, huh?
**[14:31] ---**
They're up against third years from Johoku.
**[14:34] ---**
What are they like?
**[14:36] ---**
Johoku Middle School isn't champion level,
but they're not that bad either.
**[14:38] ---**
"Shijo Minami"
**[14:38] ---**
Johoku Middle School isn't champion level,
but they're not that bad either.
**[14:41] ---**
They're playing against third years though,
so it's a tough win.
**[14:44] ---**
Damn. Talk about bad luck.
**[14:47] ---**
Damn. Talk about bad luck.
**[14:47] ---**
Serving side: Johoku Middle School's
Ashitaka/Murai pair.
**[14:52] ---**
Receiving side: Shijo Minami's Futsu/Ameno pair.
**[14:56] ---**
It's a five-game match. Play ball!
**[15:04] ---**
Sorry, Itsuki!
**[15:05] ---**
Don't worry. Their serve is nothing special.
**[15:08] ---**
It's slow as hell compared to Black Butterfly's.
**[15:18] ---**
You're right. Takada's serves
are something else.
**[15:21] ---**
1-0!
**[15:25] ---**
Yeah! You show 'em, Itsuki!
**[15:27] ---**
We've got this!
**[15:32] ---**
1 all!
**[15:37] ---**
--Get 'em!
--Yeah! Crush 'em!
**[15:42] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Johoku"
"Futsu/Ameno 4 - 1 Ashitaka/Murai"
**[15:44] ---**
--Change sides!
--Yeah!
**[15:45] ---**
Awesome! They won a game!
**[15:47] ---**
They're not bad.
**[15:48] ---**
You can see the confidence in their movements.
**[15:52] ---**
"Johoku" "Shijo Minami"
"Ashitaka/Murai 0 - 1 Futsu/Ameno"
**[15:53] ---**
"Johoku" "Shijo Minami"
"Ashitaka/Murai 0 - 2 Futsu/Ameno"
**[15:55] ---**
"Johoku" "Shijo Minami"
"Ashitaka/Murai 0 - 3 Futsu/Ameno"
**[15:57] ---**
"Johoku" "Shijo Minami"
"Ashitaka/Murai 0 - 4 Futsu/Ameno"
**[15:57] ---**
Yes!
**[15:59] ---**
--Yeah!
--Sweet, they're two games up!
**[16:01] ---**
Whoa! Just one more!
**[16:03] ---**
They can win this!
**[16:05] ---**
At this rate, they've got it in the bag!
**[16:07] ---**
I wonder...
**[16:09] ---**
You notice something?
**[16:12] ---**
I hope I'm wrong about it.
**[16:14] ---**
Game score: 0-2!
**[16:18] ---**
"Johoku" "Shijo Minami"
"Ashitaka/Murai 1 - 0 Futsu/Ameno"
**[16:19] ---**
"Johoku" "Shijo Minami"
"Ashitaka/Murai 1 - 1 Futsu/Ameno"
**[16:21] ---**
"Johoku" "Shijo Minami"
"Ashitaka/Murai 1 - 2 Futsu/Ameno"
**[16:22] ---**
"Johoku" "Shijo Minami"
"Ashitaka/Murai 2 - 2 Futsu/Ameno"
**[16:23] ---**
"Johoku" "Shijo Minami"
"Ashitaka/Murai 3 - 2 Futsu/Ameno"
**[16:27] ---**
"Johoku" "Shijo Minami"
"Ashitaka/Murai 4 - 2 Futsu/Ameno"
**[16:30] ---**
"Game Score"
"Johoku" "Shijo Minami"
"Ashitaka/Murai 1 - 2 Futsu/Ameno"
**[16:32] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Johoku"
"Futsu/Ameno 1 - 0 Ashitaka/Murai"
**[16:33] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Johoku"
"Futsu/Ameno 1 - 2 Ashitaka/Murai"
**[16:34] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Johoku"
"Futsu/Ameno 1 - 3 Ashitaka/Murai"
**[16:38] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Johoku"
"Futsu/Ameno 1 - 4 Ashitaka/Murai"
**[16:40] ---**
"Game Score"
"Shijo Minami" "Johoku"
"Futsu/Ameno 2 - 2 Ashitaka/Murai"
**[16:40] ---**
They caught up.
**[16:41] ---**
The final game?
**[16:42] ---**
What happened to Rintaro?
Doesn't he seem off to you?
**[16:46] ---**
Yeah. I hope he's okay.
**[16:48] ---**
What's up, Rintaro? Did your leg cramp up?
**[16:52] ---**
I hate to admit it, but it seems that way.
**[16:55] ---**
At a time like this...!
**[16:58] ---**
All right.
**[17:00] ---**
I'll fall back and cover for you.
**[17:03] ---**
You can just stay put in the middle.
**[17:05] ---**
Okay.
**[17:16] ---**
"Johoku" "Shijo Minami"
"Ashitaka/Murai 3 - 1 Futsu/Ameno"
**[17:16] ---**
Keep it up, Rintaro! Itsuki!
**[17:18] ---**
Don't give up!
**[17:24] ---**
"Johoku" "Shijo Minami"
"Ashitaka/Murai 4 - 1 Futsu/Ameno"
**[17:26] ---**
"Johoku" "Shijo Minami"
"Ashitaka/Murai 5 - 1 Futsu/Ameno"
**[17:28] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Johoku"
"Futsu/Ameno 1 - 6 Ashitaka/Murai"
**[17:33] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Johoku"
"Futsu/Ameno 1 - 7 Ashitaka/Murai"
**[17:35] ---**
Game, set!
**[17:37] ---**
With a game score of 3-2,
Johoku's Ashitaka/Murai pair wins!
**[17:41] ---**
It's gotta be his leg.
**[17:43] ---**
Seems that way.
**[17:44] ---**
That's a bummer.
**[17:46] ---**
It's all part of the game.
**[17:48] ---**
Toma?
**[17:54] ---**
Sorry. I only held you back.
**[17:57] ---**
Don't apologize. We almost had it.
**[18:00] ---**
We'd win next time for sure.
**[18:02] ---**
--Good job!
--You put up a fight!
--No worries!
**[18:10] ---**
They're like dogs at the vet.
**[18:12] ---**
Come on, Taiyo! Smile! Smile!
**[18:14] ---**
Whoa, so handsome!
**[18:16] ---**
Really?
**[18:19] ---**
Hopeless.
**[18:21] ---**
Arashi...
**[18:23] ---**
Do you know about your school's
third years Sasaki and Kawakami?
**[18:28] ---**
Ah, I think I know who you mean.
**[18:30] ---**
Why? You guys playing them?
**[18:33] ---**
You could say that.
**[18:35] ---**
Ooh! Okinawan fried noodles!
**[18:39] ---**
Delish! This stuff is the best!
**[18:43] ---**
By the way, what can you tell me?
**[18:45] ---**
Those two are pretty strong, you know.
**[18:48] ---**
Not as good as me though.
**[18:50] ---**
Of course not. So? What kind
of game do they play?
**[18:54] ---**
They're kind of like tennis prodigies.
**[18:57] ---**
The style they play is totally orthodox.
**[18:59] ---**
They move you around with rallies,
**[19:01] ---**
and when you're off balance
at the line or the net,
**[19:05] ---**
Kawakami in the front
nails the first ball you mess up.
**[19:09] ---**
It's the definition of boring.
**[19:11] ---**
Yeah?
**[19:13] ---**
--I get it now. Animal feed.
--So good!
**[19:17] ---**
W-We already know how this will play out.
**[19:20] ---**
We're up against third years...
**[19:23] ---**
It's pretty much guaranteed that we lose, so...
**[19:26] ---**
It's up to Toma and Maki, really.
**[19:30] ---**
You're still spouting that bullshit?!
**[19:32] ---**
Of course you'll lose
with an attitude like that!
**[19:35] ---**
You guys have been training your asses off!
**[19:37] ---**
It's only been two and a half months,
**[19:39] ---**
but you two pushed harder than anyone else!
**[19:44] ---**
It's finally your big match. Try to enjoy it.
**[19:47] ---**
Winning or losing is a matter of luck.
**[19:49] ---**
No way! Luck's not enough!
**[19:52] ---**
We're not as good as you think we are.
**[19:54] ---**
It's to inspire confidence.
That's what you need for the match.
**[19:58] ---**
And you're up against real people.
They screw up, too.
**[20:01] ---**
Which is why... maybe they'll panic
if you break out some odd plays.
**[20:06] ---**
Odd plays?
**[20:08] ---**
Like the one we learned during practice?
**[20:11] ---**
That was something we did as a joke!
**[20:13] ---**
Oh, yeah...
**[20:15] ---**
Well I say go for it.
**[20:17] ---**
Huh?
**[20:18] ---**
Oh, it's starting!
**[20:19] ---**
Good luck, Taiyo!
**[20:21] ---**
Serving side: Shijo Minami's
Ishigami/Tsukinose pair.
**[20:26] ---**
Receiving side: Misaki Academy's
Sasaki/Kawakami pair.
**[20:30] ---**
It's a five-game match. Play ball!
**[20:44] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Misaki Academy"
"Ishigami/Tsukinose 1 - 0 Sasaki/Kawakami"
**[20:45] ---**
Hell yeah!
**[20:46] ---**
Nice smash!
**[20:48] ---**
Their back player just
moved up to the net, right?
**[20:51] ---**
I think it was a fluke.
**[21:02] ---**
What the?
**[21:05] ---**
Shit!
**[21:06] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Misaki Academy"
"Ishigami/Tsukinose 2 - 0 Sasaki/Kawakami"
**[21:07] ---**
Yeah!
**[21:08] ---**
Whoa! They're doing that running thing!
**[21:10] ---**
Mmm, nice.
**[21:13] ---**
But will they be able to keep it going?
**[21:16] ---**
Which one plays front?
**[21:17] ---**
I don't know, they're moving too much!
**[21:20] ---**
Run! Run!
**[21:22] ---**
Run! Run!
**[21:25] ---**
I'm impressed they can run for so long.
**[21:28] ---**
Those two must have hit running practice
so hard, this is the result.
***SIGN*** "Game Score"
"Misaki Academy" "Shijo Minami"
"Sasaki/Kawakami 2 - 2 Ishigami/Tsukinose"
**[21:40] ---**
Almost there!
**[21:41] ---**
You can do it!
**[21:42] ---**
It's a final game.
**[21:44] ---**
It'll come down to endurance.
**[21:46] ---**
Game score: 2 all! Final game!
**[21:52] ---**
Feels like we're doing good, but...
**[21:56] ---**
Fault!
**[21:58] ---**
Don't worry!
**[22:03] ---**
Double fault!
**[22:04] ---**
Argh, so close!
**[22:05] ---**
Hang in there!
**[22:06] ---**
Keep it up, Taiyo! Nao!
**[22:08] ---**
Keep it up!
**[22:16] ---**
Not good. They're gassed.
**[22:18] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Misaki Academy"
"Ishigami/Tsukinose 0 - 1 Sasaki/Kawakami"
**[22:20] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Misaki Academy"
"Ishigami/Tsukinose 0 - 2 Sasaki/Kawakami"
**[22:20] ---**
"Misaki Academy" "Shijo Minami"
"Sasaki/Kawakami 3 - 0 Ishigami/Tsukinose"
**[22:21] ---**
"Misaki Academy" "Shijo Minami"
"Sasaki/Kawakami 4 - 0 Ishigami/Tsukinose"
**[22:23] ---**
"Misaki Academy" "Shijo Minami"
"Sasaki/Kawakami 5 - 0 Ishigami/Tsukinose"
**[22:28] ---**
"Misaki Academy" "Shijo Minami"
"Sasaki/Kawakami 6 - 0 Ishigami/Tsukinose"
**[22:34] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Misaki Academy"
"Ishigami/Tsukinose 0 - 7 Sasaki/Kawakami"
**[22:38] ---**
With a game score of 3-2, Misaki Academy's
Sasaki/Kawakami pair wins!
**[22:46] ---**
That was some running.
**[22:48] ---**
You guys are unreal.
**[22:52] ---**
Look, Mama!
**[22:54] ---**
He was wonderful!
**[22:55] ---**
Good job!
**[22:56] ---**
Damn straight!
**[22:57] ---**
You guys were awesome!
**[22:59] ---**
You took 'em to a final game! Well done!
**[23:07] ---**
I knew it'd come to this.
**[23:09] ---**
Now then... You ready?
**[23:12] ---**
We just gotta win. You and me.
**[23:16] ---**
That's the gist of it.
**[23:43] ---**
Hatanooka Middle School's
Ootomo/Kusakabe pair
**[23:46] ---**
versus Shijo Minami Middle School's
Shinjo/Katsuragi pair.
**[23:50] ---**
"Ootomo" "Kusakabe"
**[23:51] ---**
Good luck.
**[23:55] ---**
Good luck.
**[23:56] ---**
Seeing him up close,
he sure is huge... this guy.
**[24:01] ---**
**[24:04] ---**
"Stars Align"
"Look forward to next week!"
"Woo! Hey, Joy!"
**[24:08] ---**
# E11 - Episode 11
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G50UZ77N8/episode-11)
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**[00:09] ---**
Joy!
**[00:10] ---**
Good luck!
**[00:11] ---**
Beat the crap out of 'em!
**[00:13] ---**
Shoot!
**[00:14] ---**
--Yu, hide me!
--Huh?
**[00:16] ---**
It's bad news if they see me.
**[00:19] ---**
Maki!
**[00:20] ---**
You better not lose your first match!
**[00:23] ---**
Why the heck are you here?
**[00:25] ---**
Joy, good luck!
**[00:26] ---**
Win it all, Joy!
**[00:28] ---**
You're so handsome today!
**[00:30] ---**
Looks like the girls came in full force.
**[00:33] ---**
Thanks for coming to see me!
I'll do my best for you!
**[00:36] ---**
Ahh! He waved at me!
**[00:38] ---**
Ahh! He's the best!
**[00:39] ---**
I'm gonna barf!
**[00:40] ---**
Those girls are something else.
**[00:42] ---**
Don't look at 'em. They might attack.
**[00:45] ---**
I guess Joy's used to dealing with fans.
**[00:47] ---**
That's a popular guy for you.
**[00:49] ---**
Hey, do they have any chance to beat him?
**[00:53] ---**
Maki and I looked through the data.
**[00:56] ---**
We figured out how they prefer to play, but...
**[01:01] ---**
This sure is exciting.
**[01:02] ---**
Since it's Maki and Toma,
I'm expecting a good match!
**[01:06] ---**
Seems like you're really enjoying this, Nao!
**[01:09] ---**
You're right, this is kinda fun!
**[01:12] ---**
Not only is playing soft tennis fun,
but so is cheering on your teammates, too!
**[01:18] ---**
Everything's fun about it!
**[01:25] ---**
What's up, Nao?
**[01:29] ---**
"Mom"
**[01:38] ---**
Nao?
**[01:39] ---**
I'm... different now.
**[01:42] ---**
I'm gonna change! I will!
**[01:56] ---**
"Stars Align"
**[02:02] ---**
"Episode 11"
**[02:02] ---**
Serving side: Hatanooka's
Masami Ootomo/Joy Kusakabe pair.
**[02:07] ---**
Receiving side: Shijo Minami's
Toma Shinjo/Maki Katsuragi pair.
**[02:12] ---**
It's a five-game match. Play ball!
**[02:16] ---**
He's so tall. Dude's like a wall.
**[02:19] ---**
Unless I hit it and mean it,
he'll strike it right down.
**[02:39] ---**
There!
**[02:40] ---**
"Hatanooka" "Shijo Minami"
"Ootomo/Kusakabe 1 - 0 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[02:44] ---**
Yay!
**[02:45] ---**
I feel so cool when scoring a volley.
It's the best part of soft tennis.
**[02:50] ---**
You front players get to show off.
**[02:52] ---**
And that's exactly why I do it.
**[02:56] ---**
He could reach that...
**[02:58] ---**
Don't worry, Maki. Let's keep this going.
**[03:01] ---**
Okay, Toma. Let's try to enjoy the match.
**[03:06] ---**
1-0!
**[03:13] ---**
"Hatanooka" "Shijo Minami"
"Ootomo/Kusakabe 2 - 0 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[03:14] ---**
That's a point for me! Man, that felt good!
**[03:17] ---**
What the heck?
**[03:19] ---**
Joy reaches the ball wherever it's hit.
**[03:22] ---**
That can't be possible.
**[03:24] ---**
He's more of a beast than we thought.
**[03:26] ---**
True that. I'll scoot back a bit
and see what happens.
**[03:33] ---**
"Hatanooka" "Shijo Minami"
"Ootomo/Kusakabe 3 - 0 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[03:35] ---**
I am totally one handsome stud when I serve.
**[03:39] ---**
Hot damn.
**[03:40] ---**
That was so fast, I couldn't even see.
**[03:48] ---**
"Hatanooka" "Shijo Minami"
"Ootomo/Kusakabe 4 - 0 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[03:50] ---**
They just can't return my serve.
**[03:52] ---**
Game! Change sides!
**[03:55] ---**
He's so cool!
**[03:56] ---**
That was sick!
**[03:57] ---**
Look this way!
**[03:59] ---**
Let's finish this so I can go drink a smoothie.
**[04:02] ---**
Hey, hey!
**[04:04] ---**
If Joy's first serve stays in,
there's nothing we can do.
**[04:08] ---**
Well, I wonder.
**[04:09] ---**
What do we do?
**[04:11] ---**
We can't run from him forever.
**[04:13] ---**
You wanna hit it back at that mountain?
**[04:16] ---**
Think that's too reckless?
**[04:18] ---**
Of course it is.
**[04:19] ---**
But this is soft tennis we're playing.
**[04:22] ---**
Huh?
**[04:23] ---**
Game score: 0-1!
**[04:26] ---**
True, this is soft tennis.
**[04:27] ---**
Didn't Ryoma always say that
strength alone doesn't win a match?
**[04:40] ---**
He's too big!
**[04:42] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Hatanooka"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 0 - 1 Ootomo/Kusakabe"
**[04:43] ---**
Not again!
**[04:45] ---**
He stops it no matter where it's hit!
**[04:47] ---**
That's completely unfair. How can anyone win?
**[04:50] ---**
Yeah, but it's those two...
**[04:53] ---**
Shit!
**[04:55] ---**
Don't worry, Toma.
**[04:56] ---**
We'll lose like this!
**[04:57] ---**
Let's not worry about winning and losing.
**[05:00] ---**
But I don't want to lose!
**[05:04] ---**
It's impossible for you.
**[05:06] ---**
Huh?
**[05:07] ---**
You'll never be anything like Ryoma.
**[05:16] ---**
Toma, remember our match against Arashi.
**[05:18] ---**
What?
**[05:19] ---**
Joy is tall and can defend a huge area,
**[05:22] ---**
but couldn't that turn into
a weakness for the pair?
**[05:28] ---**
It takes two to play doubles.
**[05:30] ---**
We'll use that against them.
**[05:38] ---**
Whoa!
**[05:39] ---**
It's Toma's cut serve!
**[06:05] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Hatanooka"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 1 - 1 Ootomo/Kusakabe"
**[06:07] ---**
We did it!
**[06:08] ---**
That works.
**[06:09] ---**
Whoa, amazing!
**[06:11] ---**
That was lucky!
**[06:12] ---**
Not quite.
**[06:13] ---**
Huh?
**[06:14] ---**
Those guys must have figured out
a way to beat Joy.
**[06:18] ---**
Was that more like it?
**[06:20] ---**
That was good. Keep it up.
**[06:22] ---**
1 all!
**[06:26] ---**
Him, too?!
**[06:49] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Hatanooka"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 2 - 1 Ootomo/Kusakabe"
**[06:51] ---**
Why?
**[06:52] ---**
--Yeah!
--Nice play!
**[06:54] ---**
Oh? Impressive.
**[06:56] ---**
What the heck?! Joy couldn't hit the ball!
**[06:58] ---**
Boring!
**[06:59] ---**
I wanna see Joy's cool swings!
**[07:06] ---**
This point's mine!
**[07:10] ---**
Again?!
**[07:25] ---**
Out!
**[07:25] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Hatanooka"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 3 - 1 Ootomo/Kusakabe"
**[07:25] ---**
Out!
**[07:26] ---**
--Woohoo!
--Yeah!
--Nice one!
**[07:30] ---**
Why?
**[07:32] ---**
"Game Score"
"Shijo Minami" "Hatanooka"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 1 - 1 Ootomo/Kusakabe"
**[07:32] ---**
Game score: 1 all!
**[07:34] ---**
"Game 3"
**[07:46] ---**
Argh, what the heck is this?!
**[07:55] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Hatanooka"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 4 - 0 Ootomo/Kusakabe"
**[07:56] ---**
Game!
**[07:57] ---**
--Whoa!
--They're on a roll!
**[07:59] ---**
They won another!
**[08:00] ---**
Awesome! Awesome!
**[08:01] ---**
Impressive.
**[08:03] ---**
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
**[08:04] ---**
Change sides!
**[08:05] ---**
What the heck? This is so boring.
**[08:08] ---**
Huh?
**[08:10] ---**
Let's finish this.
**[08:11] ---**
Okay.
**[08:12] ---**
"Game 4"
**[08:12] ---**
Game score: 2-1!
**[08:25] ---**
He's dead weight.
**[08:27] ---**
Yeah!
**[08:28] ---**
They've got momentum.
If they lose, they're idiots.
**[08:31] ---**
You're arrogant as hell.
**[08:32] ---**
Of course I am. Because I'm awesome.
**[08:37] ---**
1-0!
**[08:53] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Hatanooka"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 2 - 0 Ootomo/Kusakabe"
**[08:54] ---**
--Yeah!
--They scored!
**[08:55] ---**
He's gonna lose?!
**[08:57] ---**
How can Joy lose?
**[08:58] ---**
What gives!
**[09:01] ---**
Hey, that's Joy from Hatanooka.
**[09:04] ---**
No way! He's losing in the first round?
**[09:07] ---**
He's against...
**[09:09] ---**
...Shijo Minami?
**[09:13] ---**
Again?!
**[09:19] ---**
Out!
**[09:19] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Hatanooka"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 3 - 0 Ootomo/Kusakabe"
**[09:19] ---**
Out!
**[09:21] ---**
Yeah!
**[09:22] ---**
Finish it strong!
**[09:24] ---**
One more point! Please, one more point!
**[09:30] ---**
Ryoma even approved of you
joining the soft tennis club.
**[09:36] ---**
Huh?
**[09:36] ---**
Give me money if you want me to join.
**[09:39] ---**
Huh?
**[09:40] ---**
I'm not made of free time, you know.
**[09:43] ---**
But if you agree to pay me for it,
I'm fine with joining.
**[09:51] ---**
Yes!
**[09:52] ---**
C'mon, Maki!
**[09:54] ---**
Give it up, Katsuragi.
**[09:55] ---**
Why don't you quit first?
**[09:58] ---**
Final lap! Lap 20!
**[10:08] ---**
Finish!
**[10:11] ---**
If you pair with me, we can totally win a match.
**[10:15] ---**
Yeah.
**[10:18] ---**
Here.
**[10:21] ---**
I guess I'll be counting on you.
**[10:23] ---**
Same here, Maki.
**[10:30] ---**
Maki! Maki!
**[10:32] ---**
Come on, let's give Katsuragi
a warm welcome as our newest member.
**[10:37] ---**
Guys, bring it in for Katsuragi.
**[10:43] ---**
Maki! Maki! Maki! Maki! Maki...
**[10:48] ---**
I'm not stupid!
**[10:51] ---**
Having fun playing front?
**[10:52] ---**
Shove it.
**[10:54] ---**
Huh?
**[11:00] ---**
Tsubasa!
**[11:24] ---**
Maki! Maki! Maki! Maki!
**[11:28] ---**
Maki! Maki! Maki! Maki!
**[11:33] ---**
3-0!
**[11:35] ---**
I'm giving this one full power.
**[12:03] ---**
We scored!
**[12:05] ---**
That's my best serve yet.
**[12:07] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Hatanooka"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 4 - 0 Ootomo/Kusakabe"
**[12:08] ---**
Game, set.
**[12:09] ---**
With a game score of 3-1,
Shinjo Minami's Shinjo/Katsuragi pair wins!
**[12:10] ---**
With a game score of 3-1,
Shinjo Minami's Shinjo/Katsuragi pair wins!
**[12:11] ---**
"Game Score"
"Shijo Minami" "Hatanooka"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 3 - 1 Ootomo/Kusakabe"
**[12:11] ---**
With a game score of 3-1,
Shinjo Minami's Shinjo/Katsuragi pair wins!
**[12:14] ---**
They did it! They did it!
**[12:15] ---**
They won! They won!
**[12:17] ---**
Yeah!
**[12:18] ---**
Woo! Woo! Woo! Woo!
**[12:19] ---**
--Oh yeah!
--Woohoo!
**[12:22] ---**
We won! We won!
**[12:23] ---**
We won! We really did!
**[12:25] ---**
This is really happening? They won, right?
**[12:28] ---**
Yeah! Toma and Maki are awesome!
**[12:31] ---**
They're a good pair.
**[12:33] ---**
They really won.
**[12:36] ---**
They won!
**[12:38] ---**
--That was awesome!
--Did you see that?!
**[12:44] ---**
Nice serve.
**[12:45] ---**
Thanks.
**[12:46] ---**
We won.
**[12:47] ---**
Yeah. We did.
**[12:53] ---**
Thank you, Maki.
**[12:57] ---**
Mmm.
**[12:59] ---**
--Woohoo!
--That was amazing!
--Unbelievable!
**[13:05] ---**
Maybe I'm not cut out for soft tennis after all.
**[13:09] ---**
I think we've done pretty good!
**[13:12] ---**
Maybe I'll just quit soft tennis.
**[13:14] ---**
Hey, c'mon! Wait!
**[13:17] ---**
I've got it! Starting tomorrow,
I think I'll join the table tennis club!
**[13:21] ---**
It's a pretty popular one!
**[13:28] ---**
"Mom"
**[13:30] ---**
Your call has been sent to voice mail.
**[13:32] ---**
Please record a message after the be--
**[13:46] ---**
Why is it that boys are always so selfish?
**[13:51] ---**
I'm always looking out for you.
Everything I do is for you.
**[13:57] ---**
Why can't you see that?
**[13:59] ---**
So be it. I'll let this slide for today.
**[14:04] ---**
But remember, you are my child.
**[14:07] ---**
There are many boys, but you are mine.
**[14:13] ---**
This is all for your own sake, Nao.
**[14:18] ---**
Hatanooka's Kusakabe lost in the first round!
**[14:21] ---**
Joy lost?!
**[14:23] ---**
Who are those guys?
**[14:24] ---**
Hey, I found out!
**[14:26] ---**
I hear it's Shijo Minami's second-year pair,
Shinjo and Katsuragi.
**[14:30] ---**
Second years?!
**[14:31] ---**
I've never heard of 'em!
**[14:33] ---**
It's just a fluke!
**[14:34] ---**
Shinjo...
**[14:37] ---**
So that's how it is?
**[14:49] ---**
Joy Kusakabe's pair lost to Shijo Minami.
**[14:54] ---**
It's those two we saw at the shrine with Arashi.
**[14:57] ---**
One of them is Ryoma Shinjo's little brother.
**[15:01] ---**
I see. If they managed to beat Joy...
**[15:05] ---**
We could meet.
**[15:08] ---**
Well done, guys! You might've lost,
but those were good matches!
**[15:12] ---**
And our Shinjo/Katsuragi pair
pulled off a victory!
**[15:16] ---**
Our first win! Give 'em a round of applause!
**[15:21] ---**
Hmm? What's gives? That's some weak clapping.
**[15:25] ---**
We already cheered our asses
off before, you know.
**[15:28] ---**
--That's true.
--Aww!
**[15:30] ---**
More importantly, who do they play next?!
**[15:33] ---**
He's right! That's way more important!
**[15:35] ---**
Argh, hold up a sec.
**[15:37] ---**
--Um, next up is...
--Hurry it up, Tacky.
**[15:42] ---**
Ooinishi Middle School's third-year pair?
**[15:45] ---**
Why is it always third years?
**[15:47] ---**
Talk about awful luck.
Why couldn't they get a first year?
**[15:51] ---**
I'm with you there.
**[15:53] ---**
I think we stand a chance.
**[15:58] ---**
Serving side: Shijo Minami's
Shinjo/Katsuragi pair.
**[16:02] ---**
Receiving side: Ooinishi's Sakai/Yamashita pair.
**[16:06] ---**
It's a five-game match. Play ball!
**[16:13] ---**
--Awesome!
--Keep it up, guys!
**[16:14] ---**
Nice volley.
**[16:15] ---**
Nice serve.
**[16:27] ---**
Game, set.
**[16:28] ---**
With a game score of 3-0,
Shinjo Minami's Shinjo/Katsuragi pair wins!
**[16:33] ---**
That's a straight set.
**[16:35] ---**
But Sakai/Yamashita made top eight last year!
**[16:38] ---**
How far do you think they'll go?
**[16:40] ---**
--Woohoo!
--Sweet!
**[16:42] ---**
Awesome! Awesome!
**[16:43] ---**
They won a straight set!
**[16:45] ---**
"Shijo Minami"
**[16:45] ---**
Jeez, that opponent was a pushover.
**[16:48] ---**
I don't really think that's true.
**[16:51] ---**
Huh? Where's Arashi Oji?
**[16:53] ---**
He went to his match.
**[17:09] ---**
That was mine...
**[17:10] ---**
Damn, you're weak!
**[17:12] ---**
Oji, please stop taunting your opponent.
It's bad manners.
**[17:17] ---**
I'm talking to myself!
**[17:20] ---**
"11 Kimura / Nakatani (Umagomekita)"
"16 Shinjo / Katsuragi (Shijo Minami)"
**[17:21] ---**
Hey, hey, hey! It's match three!
**[17:22] ---**
Hey, hey, hey! It's match three!
**[17:24] ---**
Who would've thought we'd come this far?
**[17:26] ---**
I'm getting so nervous!
**[17:28] ---**
And we're not even the ones playing!
**[17:30] ---**
Come on, let's cheer them on!
**[17:32] ---**
Let's cheer! Let's cheer!
**[17:34] ---**
--G-O! Go, go, go, go, Shijo!
- Fight, fight, fight, fight, Shijo!
**[17:38] ---**
--This is awesome.
--G-O! Go, go, go, go, Shijo!
Fight, fight, fight, fight, Shijo!
**[17:40] ---**
Serving side: Umagomekita's
Kimura/Nakatani pair.
**[17:43] ---**
Receiving side: Shijo Minami's
Shinjo/Katsuragi pair.
**[17:47] ---**
It's a five-game match. Play ball!
**[17:55] ---**
Nice, they scored!
**[17:56] ---**
They've totally hit their stride.
**[18:05] ---**
Game, set!
**[18:06] ---**
With a game score of 3-1,
Shinjo Minami's Shinjo/Katsuragi pair wins!
**[18:11] ---**
Victory!
**[18:12] ---**
--Yeah!
--Woohoo!
--You guys did it!
**[18:16] ---**
Whoa!
**[18:18] ---**
--Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
**[18:18] ---**
--They've gotten so strong.
--Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
**[18:20] ---**
--Maybe we could've gone far
in the team tournament?
--Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
**[18:24] ---**
Hey, those guys face the Itsuse brothers.
**[18:27] ---**
"16 Shinjo / Katsuragi (Shijo Minami)"
**[18:27] ---**
Ah, that's too bad. It's over then.
**[18:29] ---**
Ah, that's too bad. It's over then.
**[18:30] ---**
Beating those twins is out of the question.
**[18:32] ---**
"1 Itsuse (Riku) / Itsuse (Sora) (Shiratori)"
**[18:32] ---**
Beating those twins is out of the question.
**[18:33] ---**
They're last year's national champs after all.
**[18:36] ---**
So those are the champions?
**[18:40] ---**
Tsubasa's more nervous than anyone else.
**[18:43] ---**
Those two got an aura around 'em.
**[18:45] ---**
So cool...
**[18:46] ---**
They seem amazing.
**[18:48] ---**
So Joy, Arashi, and even those twins
are good looking? I'm pissed off.
***SIGN*** "I took the liberty of watching your
soft tennis match. It was a very good effort
and I'm proud of you.
**[19:06] ---**
I took the liberty of watching
your soft tennis match.
***SIGN*** It's such a shame that you lost, but I'm going
home for today. I hope we can talk someday.
Please take care, Rintaro."
**[19:10] ---**
It was a very good effort and I'm proud of you.
**[19:15] ---**
It's such a shame that you lost,
but I'm going home for today.
**[19:21] ---**
I hope we can talk someday.
**[19:24] ---**
Please take care, Rintaro.
**[19:26] ---**
What's up?
**[19:28] ---**
From your mother.
**[19:30] ---**
Do you mind if I write that?
**[19:32] ---**
Rintaro?
**[19:36] ---**
Mom!
**[19:38] ---**
Rintaro!
**[19:58] ---**
Good luck.
**[20:00] ---**
Good luck.
**[20:01] ---**
Good luck.
**[20:03] ---**
Good luck.
**[20:05] ---**
Serving side: Shiratori's
Riku Itsuse/Sora Itsuse pair.
**[20:09] ---**
Versus receiving side: Shijo Minami's
Toma Shinjo/Maki Katsuragi pair.
**[20:15] ---**
It's a five-game match. Play ball!
**[20:24] ---**
"Shiratori" "Shijo Minami"
"Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora) 1 - 0 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[20:27] ---**
What was that?
**[20:28] ---**
I couldn't even see the ball!
**[20:30] ---**
S-So fast. And it even curved...
**[20:33] ---**
It's just as fast as Joy's serve
with a slice to top it off.
**[20:48] ---**
"Shiratori" "Shijo Minami"
"Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora) 2 - 0 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[20:56] ---**
"Shiratori" "Shijo Minami"
"Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora) 3 - 0 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[20:56] ---**
Out!
**[21:01] ---**
"Shiratori" "Shijo Minami"
"Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora) 4 - 0 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[21:03] ---**
Game! Change sides!
**[21:03] ---**
"Game Score"
"Shiratori" "Shijo Minami"
"Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora) 1 - 0 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[21:03] ---**
Game! Change sides!
**[21:07] ---**
Delish!
**[21:10] ---**
To think you had even more fried noodles!
**[21:13] ---**
Plus, this one's got bitter melon
and Spam inside!
**[21:16] ---**
Maki, you're the best!
**[21:20] ---**
Right? Which is why I'd like
you to tell me something.
**[21:23] ---**
Hmm? What's that?
**[21:26] ---**
About the next pair we're facing.
**[21:29] ---**
Sure, who were you up against?
**[21:31] ---**
The Itsuse brothers.
**[21:34] ---**
Do you know a way we can beat 'em?
Is there any good method?
**[21:40] ---**
A method to beat... the Itsuse brothers?
**[21:43] ---**
Huh?
**[21:46] ---**
Don't you dare take soft tennis lightly.
**[21:49] ---**
I'll tell you your chances of beating 'em
having played under three months.
**[21:55] ---**
Two hundred percent hell no!
**[21:58] ---**
*Ever since finding that sky
we've yearned to soar through*
**[22:00] ---**
They're really good...
**[22:04] ---**
...these two.
**[22:08] ---**
*Our hearts have been drawn to the future*
**[22:19] ---**
*The image grows with each hope and fear*
**[22:26] ---**
*Tears and smiles come pouring out,
regardless of emotion*
**[22:31] ---**
*It's almost dizzying*
**[22:32] ---**
*Makes us wanna break the cage
of this confined, empty life and run away*
**[22:41] ---**
*Ever since the wings to fly
unfurled from our backs*
**[22:50] ---**
*Our hearts have faced the future*
**[22:54] ---**
*We wanna soar freely though skies far and wide*
**[23:04] ---**
*Hey, don't keep us locked up*
**[23:08] ---**
*No matter how hard we flap our wings*
**[23:12] ---**
*We can't reach like this*
**[23:15] ---**
*When we're inside a cage*
**[23:29] ---**
It's taken this long,
but I've realized my true feelings.
**[23:33] ---**
I've given him so many painful memories,
but this way is...
**[23:38] ---**
If that's what you want to do,
you should just do it.
**[23:43] ---**
Thank you. I owe it to you.
**[23:48] ---**
They're my precious little brothers, so...
**[23:54] ---**
I'm going to protect those two no matter what.
**[24:00] ---**
I swear it.
**[24:02] ---**
**[24:04] ---**
"Stars Align"
"Look forward to next week!"
**[24:08] ---**
# E12 - Episode 12
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GWDU855MN/episode-12)
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***SIGN*** "Soft Tennis Summer Tournament"
"(Block 1)"
"Boys' Individual"
**[00:28] ---**
What's got into you, Rintaro?
**[00:30] ---**
What's got into you, Rintaro?
**[00:31] ---**
My mom...
**[00:32] ---**
--Huh?
--My mom came to watch me play.
**[00:34] ---**
--My mom came to watch me play.
**[00:35] ---**
Your mom?
**[00:37] ---**
The one who gave birth to me.
**[00:39] ---**
Your birth mother?!
**[00:40] ---**
No, forget it.
**[00:42] ---**
Wh-What do you mean?
**[00:46] ---**
We've gotta get back to Toma and Maki's match!
**[00:55] ---**
*I can't choose what is reflected in my eye*
**[01:08] ---**
*Even now, its afterimage clings to my heart*
**[01:20] ---**
*Dying all in crimson, the setting sun
makes today a part of the past*
**[01:33] ---**
*The brand-new morning is yet unseen,
the night, filled with darkness, become deeper*
**[01:44] ---**
*Endure even the cold night wind*
**[01:47] ---**
*Although I'm no longer so weak*
**[01:50] ---**
"Stars Align"
**[01:56] ---**
"Boys'
Soft Tennis Club"
**[01:57] ---**
"Episode 12"
"Boys'
Soft Tennis Club"
**[01:57] ---**
The Itsuse brothers... They're too good!
**[01:59] ---**
"Episode 12"
**[01:59] ---**
The Itsuse brothers... They're too good!
**[02:01] ---**
This is what being no match for someone is like.
**[02:01] ---**
This is what being no match for someone is like.
**[02:04] ---**
What the heck! You're already giving up?!
**[02:06] ---**
The match just barely started, you blockheads!
**[02:09] ---**
S-Sorry!
**[02:11] ---**
R-Right, it's those two.
**[02:12] ---**
That's right! They're damn good, too!
**[02:15] ---**
Toma and Maki can pull off something!
**[02:19] ---**
Go, go, Shijo!
**[02:20] ---**
Go, go, Toma! Go, go, Maki!
**[02:23] ---**
Seeing how this is a bonus stage,
they can just take it easy.
**[02:31] ---**
Incredible. So that's what a champion's like.
**[02:34] ---**
We couldn't even return the ball to their side.
**[02:38] ---**
Is this it then?
**[02:40] ---**
Isn't it too early to give up?
It's only been one game.
**[02:44] ---**
Then what do you suppose we do?
**[02:46] ---**
Who knows?
**[02:54] ---**
It sure is getting hot today.
**[02:56] ---**
I don't want to wear myself out
in this match, so let's end it quick.
**[03:02] ---**
"Game 2"
**[03:09] ---**
Fault!
**[03:11] ---**
Don't worry!
**[03:12] ---**
Shit, am I too nervous?
**[03:26] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Shiratori"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 0 - 1 Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora)"
**[03:29] ---**
Toma, don't get flustered.
**[03:32] ---**
Just play like usual.
**[03:34] ---**
Like usual?
**[03:36] ---**
Yup. Like usual.
**[03:42] ---**
0-1!
**[03:43] ---**
Those guys...
**[03:55] ---**
They want to avoid me? In that case...
**[04:03] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Shiratori"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 0 - 2 Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora)"
**[04:05] ---**
They'll getcha if you
take 'em lightly. Go figure.
**[04:09] ---**
Maki, don't worry.
**[04:11] ---**
Got it. Let's keep it up.
**[04:18] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Shiratori"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 0 - 3 Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora)"
**[04:27] ---**
Out!
**[04:27] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Shiratori"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 0 - 4 Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora)"
**[04:29] ---**
"Game Score"
"Shijo Minami" "Shiratori"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 0 - 2 Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora)"
**[04:31] ---**
In the blink of an eye...
**[04:32] ---**
They're down two games now.
**[04:34] ---**
How's the match going?!
**[04:37] ---**
Where'd the hell you two go?!
**[04:39] ---**
Sorry.
**[04:40] ---**
You're kidding me! They only need one more win?!
**[04:43] ---**
It hasn't even been ten minutes!
**[04:46] ---**
They're just too good.
**[04:47] ---**
They're in a different league!
**[04:49] ---**
That's not true! I don't think
those two have given up yet!
**[04:54] ---**
Even if we land our hits, we can't win.
They're champions after all.
**[04:58] ---**
Especially since it hasn't even been
three months since I started playing.
**[05:03] ---**
But I don't want to go out in just three games.
**[05:06] ---**
Since we've come this far,
I kinda want it to last.
**[05:10] ---**
Shall we?
**[05:12] ---**
Let's do it.
**[05:13] ---**
What a letdown.
**[05:15] ---**
He's nothing like Ryoma Shinjo.
**[05:18] ---**
Is this all his little brother's got?
**[05:21] ---**
What a tragedy of a brother.
**[05:27] ---**
The cicadas are singing.
**[05:30] ---**
In just four more serves...
**[05:36] ---**
It's over.
**[05:38] ---**
"Game 3"
**[05:47] ---**
Their front's fallen back, too?
**[06:02] ---**
Their hits feel heavy for once.
**[06:04] ---**
Hang in there!
**[06:05] ---**
You think they got used to
the speed of their hits?
**[06:13] ---**
What's he doing against these small fries?
**[06:16] ---**
Huh?
**[06:25] ---**
I've just gotta run! Run!
**[06:31] ---**
I started playing soft tennis
under three months ago.
**[06:34] ---**
Whether I play front or back,
it's all the same to me.
**[06:38] ---**
So our strength is being able to
change positions on a whim.
**[06:43] ---**
If it surprises them and catches 'em off guard,
**[06:46] ---**
that might be our chance.
**[07:01] ---**
Run!
**[07:05] ---**
Run!
**[07:08] ---**
That's just like us!
**[07:09] ---**
Keep running!
**[07:13] ---**
These amateurs!
**[07:17] ---**
--Yeah!
--Woohoo!
**[07:23] ---**
"Shiratori" "Shijo Minami"
"Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora) 0 - 1 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[07:24] ---**
0-1!
**[07:28] ---**
They piss me off!
**[07:45] ---**
--Awesome!
--Nice one!
**[07:48] ---**
They scored again?
**[07:49] ---**
Against the twins?
**[07:50] ---**
That was nice return there!
**[07:54] ---**
Nice volley!
**[07:55] ---**
Nice return!
**[07:56] ---**
"Shiratori" "Shijo Minami"
"Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora) 0 - 2 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[07:56] ---**
0-2!
**[08:00] ---**
These guys are bloody annoying!
**[08:05] ---**
Let!
**[08:11] ---**
Fault!
**[08:16] ---**
"Shiratori" "Shijo Minami"
"Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora) 0 - 3 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[08:16] ---**
Double fault!
**[08:21] ---**
Oh, yeah!
**[08:22] ---**
You got this!
**[08:23] ---**
Lucky!
**[08:24] ---**
It wasn't luck!
**[08:25] ---**
Huh?
**[08:26] ---**
The Itsuse brothers are showing them respect!
**[08:29] ---**
No, they're afraid! That they might lose!
**[08:34] ---**
Just one more... point!
**[08:38] ---**
What the hell's my problem?!
**[08:40] ---**
Against these guys?!
**[08:50] ---**
Shit!
**[08:52] ---**
"Shiratori" "Shijo Minami"
"Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora) 0 - 4 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[08:53] ---**
"Game Score"
"Shiratori" "Shijo Minami"
"Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora) 2 - 1 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[08:54] ---**
Game! Change sides!
**[08:56] ---**
--Woohoo!
--Yeah!
**[08:57] ---**
Oh, yeah!
**[08:59] ---**
They got one! They won!
**[09:01] ---**
They won a game!
**[09:02] ---**
Yes! Beat those champs!
**[09:05] ---**
They really won a game?
**[09:07] ---**
Seriously? They're not even contenders!
**[09:10] ---**
Are they actually that good?
**[09:13] ---**
We got this, Maki!
**[09:14] ---**
I'm only getting started!
**[09:18] ---**
That was a fluke.
**[09:19] ---**
This idiot... What's he doing?
**[09:22] ---**
"Game 4"
**[09:25] ---**
They gave it even more speed?
**[09:27] ---**
You chumps have no right
to invade on our domain!
**[09:34] ---**
What?! Now their hits feel even heavier!
**[09:46] ---**
They're pressuring us now?!
**[09:51] ---**
Shit!
**[09:52] ---**
Out!
**[09:53] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Shiratori"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 1 - 0 Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora)"
**[09:55] ---**
--Woohoo!
--Whoa!
**[09:58] ---**
Hey! Those guys losing yet?
**[10:01] ---**
Shove it!
**[10:04] ---**
Hey! C'mon!
**[10:06] ---**
Huh? They actually scored some points?
**[10:09] ---**
They got another.
**[10:10] ---**
Their hits are overwhelming the Itsuse brothers.
**[10:13] ---**
Yeah. That team has had some awesome returns.
**[10:16] ---**
If they win this time,
it's 2-2 and a final game?!
**[10:20] ---**
No way, right?
**[10:22] ---**
Sora, stop screwing this up.
**[10:24] ---**
Excuse me, Riku?
This is because you couldn't finish it!
**[10:29] ---**
Again.
**[10:31] ---**
I know.
**[10:44] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Shiratori"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 1 - 1 Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora)"
**[10:45] ---**
So close!
**[10:46] ---**
Oh?
**[10:54] ---**
Out!
**[10:55] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Shiratori"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 2 - 1 Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora)"
**[10:55] ---**
Out!
**[11:04] ---**
Out!
**[11:04] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Shiratori"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 3 - 1 Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora)"
**[11:04] ---**
Out!
**[11:17] ---**
Huh? Shit!
**[11:24] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Shiratori"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 4 - 1 Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora)"
**[11:25] ---**
"Game Score"
"Shijo Minami" "Shiratori"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 2 - 2 Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora)"
**[11:25] ---**
Game!
**[11:27] ---**
Final game!
**[11:28] ---**
--Hell yeah!
--They did it!
--Woohoo!
**[11:31] ---**
They won... Yes! Yes!
**[11:34] ---**
It's a final game!
**[11:36] ---**
Awesome! Awesome!
**[11:37] ---**
Is this real?!
**[11:39] ---**
This is so awesome!
**[11:41] ---**
This isn't a fairy tale, right?!
**[11:43] ---**
It's a miracle.
**[11:44] ---**
Man, they're doing pretty good!
**[12:04] ---**
You can't... be serious.
**[12:07] ---**
A final game at regional prelims?
**[12:11] ---**
The Itsuse brothers are in a final game?!
**[12:14] ---**
Against Shijo Minami?!
**[12:16] ---**
I thought it was their girls' club
that was good!
**[12:19] ---**
Just watch 'em play though! They're incredible!
**[12:24] ---**
It's a final game.
**[12:25] ---**
Yeah. Let's enjoy it.
**[12:27] ---**
We should.
**[12:28] ---**
Toma, soft tennis sure is fun.
**[12:32] ---**
For real. To think it was this much fun.
**[12:42] ---**
This is our domain.
**[12:47] ---**
This is our...
**[12:49] ---**
...domain.
**[12:54] ---**
"Final Game"
**[13:05] ---**
No...
**[13:06] ---**
This is their domain.
**[13:09] ---**
"Shiratori" "Shijo Minami"
"Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora) 0 - 1 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[13:11] ---**
They scored.
**[13:12] ---**
Yeah, they're ahead!
**[13:14] ---**
Nice return.
**[13:15] ---**
Shit, how can this be?!
**[13:24] ---**
Fault!
**[13:29] ---**
Double fault!
**[13:30] ---**
"Shiratori" "Shijo Minami"
"Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora) 0 - 2 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[13:30] ---**
Change server!
**[13:33] ---**
The Itsuse brothers are struggling.
**[13:35] ---**
In the regional prelims?
**[13:37] ---**
Unbelievable.
**[13:51] ---**
G-O go, go, go, go, go, Toma!
Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight, Maki!
**[13:57] ---**
G-O go, go, go, go, go, Toma!
Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight, Maki...
**[14:09] ---**
Hmph. Now the audience is on their side.
**[14:14] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Shiratori"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 3 - 0 Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora)"
**[14:15] ---**
--Yeah!
--Woohoo!
**[14:26] ---**
Why... are we?
**[14:32] ---**
Riku...
**[14:45] ---**
Riku!
**[14:46] ---**
H-Huh?
**[14:51] ---**
Ouch!
**[14:54] ---**
Concentrate, Riku!
**[14:58] ---**
Right...
**[15:01] ---**
Riku, hit me back.
**[15:07] ---**
Another slap?
**[15:08] ---**
Good thing we've got the same face.
**[15:11] ---**
I can tell how hideous I look
without even using a mirror.
**[15:17] ---**
I got too into it.
**[15:22] ---**
Let's finish this.
**[15:23] ---**
Okay.
**[15:26] ---**
This can't be good.
**[15:40] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Shiratori"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 3 - 1 Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora)"
**[15:42] ---**
Aww!
**[15:44] ---**
That was close!
**[15:46] ---**
The Itsuse brothers calmed down.
**[15:57] ---**
"Shiratori" "Shijo Minami"
"Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora) 3 - 3 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[15:57] ---**
Change sides!
**[16:08] ---**
"Shiratori" "Shijo Minami"
"Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora) 4 - 3 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[16:08] ---**
"Shiratori" "Shijo Minami"
"Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora) 4 - 3 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[16:08] ---**
Out!
**[16:10] ---**
The heck! Now they've fallen behind!
**[16:12] ---**
Hang in there, Toma! You've got this, Maki!
**[16:17] ---**
--What now?
--Hmm...
**[16:19] ---**
Give it our best?
**[16:21] ---**
I think they finally got serious.
**[16:23] ---**
Good. We made the champions play for real.
**[16:27] ---**
I guess that's true.
Us, against the Itsuse brothers...
**[16:32] ---**
Is it that funny?
**[16:34] ---**
It is.
**[16:35] ---**
It kinda is.
**[16:43] ---**
They're laughing about something.
**[16:45] ---**
What could be so funny?
**[16:47] ---**
They're having fun.
**[16:49] ---**
Yeah. It sure looks like they are.
**[16:59] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Shiratori"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 3 - 5 Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora)"
**[17:06] ---**
"Shijo Minami" "Shiratori"
"Shinjo/Katsuragi 3 - 6 Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora)"
**[17:15] ---**
Insane!
**[17:25] ---**
Game, set!
**[17:27] ---**
"Shiratori" "Shijo Minami"
"Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora) 7 - 3 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[17:27] ---**
Aww!
**[17:37] ---**
"Game Score"
"Shiratori" "Shijo Minami"
"Itsuse (Riku)/ltsuse (Sora) 3 - 2 Shinjo/Katsuragi"
**[17:44] ---**
With a game score of 3-2,
Shiratori's Riku Itsuse/Sora Itsuse pair wins.
**[17:52] ---**
Huh?
**[17:55] ---**
You two make a good pair.
**[17:58] ---**
It's been a while since
I felt like that in a game.
**[18:01] ---**
I'll remember you, Maki Katsuragi.
**[18:04] ---**
Toma Shinjo, I'm looking forward to
the next time we play.
**[18:09] ---**
Thank you.
**[18:11] ---**
I hope we get a chance to play again.
**[18:18] ---**
Woohoo!
**[18:22] ---**
Whoa!
**[18:27] ---**
Um, hey! Let's not get too excited now.
**[18:30] ---**
You won't be able to sleep tonight.
**[18:34] ---**
Look at how happy they are to lose. What idiots.
**[18:49] ---**
"Ryoma"
**[18:50] ---**
Ryoma even said he'd come to watch.
**[18:51] ---**
Ryoma even said he'd come to watch.
**[18:56] ---**
Next up, team tourney!
**[18:57] ---**
Oh, yeah. I can't wait for the team tournament!
**[19:01] ---**
The match was amazing, too...
**[19:05] ---**
Ryoma, what's up? Get this--
**[19:08] ---**
Who is this?
**[19:09] ---**
Mom?
**[19:12] ---**
Toma? Ryoma must have forgot his cellphone.
**[19:15] ---**
O-Oh...
**[19:18] ---**
He wasn't in time for my match.
**[19:21] ---**
Tell him if you see him.
**[19:23] ---**
What a silly boy.
**[19:26] ---**
Mom.
**[19:28] ---**
Mom, listen to this.
**[19:31] ---**
What?
**[19:32] ---**
I won the match!
**[19:34] ---**
The soft tennis match... I won!
**[19:38] ---**
I see. Well, good for you.
**[19:42] ---**
Uh, but we did lose in the end.
**[19:45] ---**
But you tried your best, Toma.
**[19:49] ---**
Mom, um... From now on--
**[19:52] ---**
I tried my best, too.
**[19:55] ---**
Huh?
**[19:58] ---**
I finally can be honest with my feelings now.
**[20:01] ---**
I don't have to hold it in.
I don't have to suffer.
**[20:07] ---**
What?
**[20:09] ---**
I'm getting divorced.
**[20:13] ---**
You'll be living together with
your father from now on.
**[20:18] ---**
I'm going to live together with Ryoma.
**[20:21] ---**
Why?
**[20:25] ---**
Because I hate it!
**[20:27] ---**
I hate having to deal with
what torments me more than anything--you.
**[20:34] ---**
Goodbye, Toma.
**[20:48] ---**
Toma!
**[20:52] ---**
Toma.
**[21:18] ---**
I'm home!
**[21:22] ---**
What's this? You here, Shou?
**[21:25] ---**
Today's match...
**[21:29] ---**
Huh?
**[21:31] ---**
What the?
**[21:32] ---**
That's dangerous!
**[21:36] ---**
Shou?
**[21:40] ---**
Maki...
**[21:45] ---**
Shou, where's my mom?
**[22:01] ---**
Welcome.
**[22:03] ---**
It's 300 yen.
**[22:13] ---**
"Sketch 3"
**[22:14] ---**
"Sketch 1"
**[22:15] ---**
"Sketch 2"
***SIGN*** "tomo: bye bye natsuko"
"Kagura: it's natsuko's retirement"
"Early-Summer Rain: Is this really natsuko?->RT"
"Anime Lover: who wants something like this?"
***SIGN*** "Anime Lover: who wants something like this?"
"akira: It's to appease natsuko"
"Mochico: natsuko... Thing is, I didn't
follow you to see pictures like this."
***SIGN*** "Fuji: Isn't this way different than usual?"
"William: I know artists sometimes switch genres,
but this picture isn't natsuko at all.
Makes me sad cuz I liked their pics."
**[23:17] ---**
This can't go on.
**[23:26] ---**
As long as he's alive...
**[23:40] ---**
...we will...
**[23:42] ---**
...never be free.
**[23:48] ---**
I'm ending this.
**[23:50] ---**
**[23:51] ---**
"Stars Align"