E1 - 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.
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    And if you were hiding it...
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    Well, I'll be borrowing this.
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    Tell your mom for me.
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    "Stars Align"
    "Look forward to next week!"
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