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] ---
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