E9 - New Sohoku, Start! Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    Sohoku High School [00:06] Sakamichi     Princess, princess, princess. [00:08] Sakamichi     I love, love, love you. [00:11] Sakamichi     I'd better do my best. [00:13] Sakamichi     Starting today, I'm a second-year. [00:15] Sakamichi     Princess, princess. Twinkle, twinkle. [00:18] Sakamichi     As long as I have you and all my friends... SIGN    Chiba Prefecture, Sohoku High School     Entrance Ceremony [00:22] Sugimoto     For a while there I was worried     what was going to happen. [00:25] Sugimoto     You had a sweltering 38-degree     fever on the day of the exam. [00:28] Sugimoto     You had your backup private school, [00:30] Sugimoto     but I believed that you     would pass spectacularly... [00:35] Sugimoto     my brother, Sadatoki! [00:37] Sadatoki     Yeah, Bro. [00:39] Sugimoto     Don't cry, Sadatoki. Congratulations. [00:43] Sadatoki     Yeah. [00:44] Both     Long live the Sugimoto family! [00:46] Sadatoki     Now we can ride together. [00:49] Sugimoto     That's right. At the Inter-High, too. [00:51] Sadatoki     The Inter... [00:53] Sadatoki     Really? [00:54] Sugimoto     What? Uh, yeah. [00:57] Sugimoto     You should always aim high. [01:00] Sadatoki     Yeah. [01:02] Sadatoki     I should get going, Bro. [01:09] Sugimoto     You'll make it... as long as     you believe and work hard. [01:18] Sugimoto     Honestly, I think it'll be difficult. [01:21] Sugimoto     But I'll do it. SIGN    Yowamushi Pedal SIGN    RIDE.09 New Sohoku, Start! SIGN    Congratulations Bicycle Racing Club, Inter-High Champions     Congratulations Onoda Sakamichi, General Classification Champion [03:05] Kaburagi     I'll make national champions Sohoku's     bicycle club stronger by joining it. [03:12] Kaburagi     Right, Danchiku? [03:15] Danchiku     I... [03:15] Kaburagi     What? Did you say something? [03:18] Danchiku     Sorry. [03:20] Danchiku     I'm nervous about my first day of high school     and can't think of anything to say. [03:23] Danchiku     Where's the bathroom? [03:26] Kaburagi     Hey, the school building's that way! [03:29] Kaburagi     They showed us during the new student tour! [03:33] Kaburagi     I heard a bicycle. [03:35] Kaburagi     They're coming from the rear gate. [03:41] Kaburagi     A bicycle racing helmet. [03:43] Kaburagi     And those round glasses. That's... [03:47] Sakamichi     Princess, princess, princess. [03:49] Sakamichi     I love, love, love you. [03:49] Kaburagi     A mommy bike, huh? [03:50] Sakamichi     Princess, princess. Twinkle, twinkle. [03:52] Kaburagi     That's all? He scared me for nothing. [03:53] Sakamichi     As long as I have you and all     my friends, I'm invincible. [03:55] Kaburagi     He's singing a strange song. SIGN    Congratulations Bicycle Racing Club, Inter-High Champions     Congratulations Onoda Sakamichi, General Classification Champion [04:01] Sakamichi     A banner? With my name on it? [04:11] Sakamichi     There we go. [04:13] Kaburagi     Since you were surprised     to see that banner... [04:17] Kaburagi     Does that make you a first-year? [04:19] Sakamichi     What? [04:20] Kaburagi     That's the name of cycling superstar     and Sohoku second-year Onoda-senpai. [04:27] Kaburagi     If you've got the guts to wear that helmet,     you should remember his name. [04:31] Kaburagi     He's the one who won the Inter-High. [04:34] Sakamichi     The characters are so big... [04:36] Kaburagi     Right! [04:36] Kaburagi     He is a huge man. His scale, that is. [04:41] Kaburagi     And I will surpass him. [04:46] Sakamichi     The Kimanyu I got yesterday! [04:49] Kaburagi     Hey! Listen to me, mommy bike boy! [04:55] Danchiku     He rode up this slope on a mommy bike? [05:02] Sakamichi     G-Good morning. [05:05] Aya     He's here. [05:06] Miki     Good morning, Onoda-kun. [05:08] Miki     Did you see the banners? [05:09] Miki     Amazing, aren't they? [05:11] Miki     Let's all take a picture in front     of them together later. [05:14] Miki     With you in the middle. [05:15] Sakamichi     Huh? What? [05:16] Sakamichi     Oh, no, no, no... [05:18] Aya     Are you nervous about being in a new class? [05:21] Aya     Pull yourself together.     You're a national champion. [05:24] Sakamichi     No, no, no... [05:25] Imaizumi     You should take the picture. [05:28] Sakamichi     Imaizumi-kun... [05:30] Imaizumi     Chances like that don't come along often. [05:32] Sakamichi     Imaizumi-kun's in my new second-year class. [05:37] Sakamichi     Okay, then. Maybe I'll     take one if you say so. [05:42] Naruko     Hold up, hold up! [05:45] Naruko     Aren't you guys forgetting someone? [05:47] Naruko     The flashiest and most important man! [05:49] Naruko     You can't take a photo without me. [05:54] Sakamichi     Naruko-kun? [05:57] Naruko     The genius Speedman of Naniwa,     Naruko Shoukichi of Class 2-3. [06:04] Naruko     I asked the teachers to     put us in the same class. [06:08] Naruko     But it was a near miss. I'm in Class 3. [06:11] Imaizumi     Did you really do that? [06:13] Naruko     What do you think of my hair? [06:14] Naruko     I wanted to look like a     bullet shooting forward. [06:17] Naruko     Cool, right? Flashy, right? [06:19] Naruko     It's the new Naruko. [06:23] Naruko     Hey, what are you doing? [06:24] Naruko     It's back to normal! [06:26] Imaizumi     Before you started wasting time on your hair, [06:29] Imaizumi     were you doing what you have to do? [06:36] Naruko     Don't think I came back from     Osaka unscathed that day. [06:42] Sakamichi     Since the day he returned from riding     in some kind of race in Osaka... [06:48] Sakamichi     Even I can tell Naruko-kun's focus [06:51] Sakamichi     during practice has changed. [06:55] Sakamichi     Tremendously so. [06:56] Naruko     I'll show you just how much of a genius I am. [07:00] Naruko     You just wait for the real     new Naruko Shoukichi. [07:03] Naruko     It's still in development. [07:06] Naruko     And when it's finished,     it'll scare the crap out of you. [07:11] Imaizumi     Really? Will your development be finished     in time for the summer's Inter-High? [07:16] Naruko     Oh, easily. [07:19] Naruko     Although if it were you,     it'd probably take until winter. [07:22] Aya     Those two sure are close. [07:25] Miki     I know. [07:26] Both     No, we're not! SIGN    Sohoku     Bicycle     Racing      Club [07:40] Teshima     We first knocked on the door to     this room exactly two years ago. [07:45] Teshima     Time has passed, and we're now seniors. [07:49] Teshima     We'll welcome new first-years to     the team and make it even stronger. [07:56] Teshima     Honestly, it'll be a difficult year. [08:00] Teshima     But we have to do it for the sake of     what the upperclassmen left behind. [08:06] Teshima     Every day, every second, is a battle. [08:10] Teshima     We'll build ourselves up all     to win at the Inter-High. [08:17] Teshima     But there will be times     when we're discouraged. [08:20] Teshima     We won't be able to talk to our juniors. [08:22] Teshima     When that happens... [08:26] Teshima     Let's return to our roots. [08:28] Aoyagi     This glove... SIGN    Certain [08:32] Teshima     Aoyagi! SIGN    Victory [08:33] Aoyagi     Junta! [08:36] Teshima     As long as we're together,     there's nothing we can't do! [08:39] Teshima     Let's go, Aoyagi! [08:40] Aoyagi     Got it, Junta! SIGN    Club Application [08:43] Kaburagi     I'm Kaburagi Issa. This is Danchiku Ryuhou. [08:48] Kaburagi     On our first day of school,     we'd like to join the club. [08:51] Teshima     You're new recruits numbers one and two. [08:57] Kaburagi     As you can see, he's nervous. [08:59] Danchiku     N-Nice to meet you. [09:03] Teshima     You must be really nervous.     You're leaning slightly. [09:07] Kaburagi     I have a request. [09:11] Teshima     What is it? [09:14] Teshima     We got a lot in just three days. [09:18] Teshima     Could you pass me that envelope? SIGN    Club Application     Class 1-1, Sugimoto Sadatoki [09:21] Teshima     Sugimoto's brother submitted     an application, too. [09:25] Teshima     Thanks. SIGN    1) Onoda Sakamichi 2) Imaizumi Shunsuke 3) Naruko Shoukichi 4) Aoyagi Hajime 5) Teshima Junta [09:28] Aoyagi     Who'll be sixth on the Inter-High team? [09:30] Teshima     We'll see. [09:38] Imaizumi     Looks like you're doing as you were told. [09:40] Imaizumi     Ten minutes before class,     20 minutes at lunch. [09:45] Imaizumi     It's pretty different, isn't it? [09:47] Imaizumi     Your muscles will remember     what the burden feels like. [09:50] Imaizumi     Rather than practicing with a heavy load, [09:53] Imaizumi     you'll learn more through frequent practice. [09:57] Imaizumi     That's your style, Sugimoto. [10:02] Sugimoto     Thank you, Imaizumi. [10:03] Sugimoto     Since I'm an experienced rider,     I knew I couldn't go easy on myself. [10:09] Imaizumi     I'm just giving you hints. [10:11] Imaizumi     You're the one who has to do it. [10:13] Imaizumi     You don't need to thank me. [10:16] Imaizumi     I was surprised when you came to me at the     end of last year and begged me to teach [10:19] Imaizumi     you how to become stronger, though. [10:22] Sugimoto     I'm serious about this. [10:25] Sugimoto     I saw what Onoda did at the Inter-High and     how everyone in the team believes in him. [10:30] Sugimoto     Even when they were battered,     they never gave up. [10:34] Sugimoto     Anyone would be inspired by that. [10:37] Sugimoto     After all, I'm still a     member of the Sohoku team. [10:42] Imaizumi     That side of you is still annoying. [10:45] Sugimoto     Besides, my brother is joining the team. [10:48] Sugimoto     I want to stay ahead of him.     I can't let him beat me. [10:52] Sugimoto     I should be a role model for him. [10:59] Sugimoto     Imaizumi... [11:00] Sugimoto     What do you think?     Have I gotten any stronger? [11:05] Imaizumi     You haven't noticed? [11:08] Imaizumi     You are getting stronger, one step at a time. [11:17] Teshima     Line up! This year's goal     is a repeat championship! [11:20] All     Yes, sir! [11:22] Teshima     We'll be setting our sights     on this summer's Inter-High! [11:25] Teshima     If you want to become a     regular, first-years, rise up! [11:28] Teshima     We'll give chances to the strong! [11:30] All     Yes, sir! SIGN    Japan National Interscholastic Athletic Meet     Inter-High Road Race     Boys' Competition Champion [11:31] Teshima     Don't forget! Carve it into your hearts! [11:34] Teshima     We are champions! [11:38] All     Yes, sir! [11:41] Teshima     For three weeks, [11:42] Teshima     the first-years will practice by themselves. [11:45] Teshima     Whether or not you'll be chosen to join     our practice will depend on the results [11:49] Teshima     of the first-year race three weeks from now. SIGN    Three Weeks Later [12:01] Teshima     Kanzaki-san. [12:03] Toji     Hey, Teshima. [12:05] Teshima     We appreciate you helping us again this year. [12:07] Toji     This time of year has     rolled around again, huh? [12:11] Toji     They all look so nervous. [12:14] Toji     Any interesting guys? [12:16] Teshima     Yes, a few. [12:20] Sugimoto     Teshima-san... [12:21] Sugimoto     I'd like to talk to you. [12:25] Sugimoto     I'll do better than third place this year. [12:27] Sugimoto     I want to become stronger, too. [12:29] Sugimoto     Let me ride in the first-year race. [12:35] Teshima     The first-year race will start in 20 minutes. [12:39] Teshima     Has everyone memorized the course? [12:41] All     Yes, sir! [12:42] Teshima     There are a lot of traffic     signals in the city stage. [12:45] Teshima     Ride carefully. [12:46] All     Yes, sir! [12:48] Sohoku A     I'm so nervous, I think I'm     going to forget the course. [12:50] Sohoku B     Huh? Where's my helmet? [12:52] Sohoku C     It must be in the club room.     There was one in there. [12:53] Sakamichi     The first-year race is about to start. [12:57] Sakamichi     I'm not going to be riding,     but I can sense how nervous they all are. [13:02] Sakamichi     I'm anxious to watch them, too. [13:05] Sakamichi     Oh, right. [13:09] (Flashback) Sakamichi     Starting tomorrow,     we're second-years, Onoda-kun. [13:11] (Flashback) Sakamichi     Huh? [13:13] (Flashback) Naruko     Since we practiced over spring break,     there isn't really a clear distinction. [13:18] (Flashback) Naruko     But tomorrow is the opening ceremony.     We'll become second-years. [13:21] (Flashback) Sakamichi     Yeah. [13:22] (Flashback) Naruko     Even though nothing seems to have     changed, we'll have juniors. [13:27] (Flashback) Naruko     Some of our seniors have left, too. [13:30] (Flashback) Sakamichi     Yeah. [13:33] (Flashback) Naruko     We can't stay on the bottom forever. [13:36] (Flashback) Naruko     We'll have to look after     them and lift them up. [13:39] (Flashback) Naruko     We'll have to cheer them up     when they're feeling down, [13:42] (Flashback) Naruko     and praise them when they do well. [13:44] (Flashback) Naruko     Just like our seniors did for us. [13:49] (Flashback) Naruko     Oh, right. Onoda-kun, this is your first     time being a second-year in a club, right? [13:55] (Flashback) Sakamichi     Yeah. [13:56] (Flashback) Naruko     Then let me tell you something. [13:58] (Flashback) Naruko     I was in a club during middle school, too. [14:02] (Flashback) Naruko     Even though you can thank your seniors,     you can't do for them what they did for you. [14:08] (Flashback) Naruko     So pass on their kindness to your juniors. [14:12] Sakamichi     My juniors... [14:14] (Flashback) Naruko     That's how your feelings pass     from one guy to another. [14:21] Sakamichi     To my juniors. [14:26] Sakamichi     D-Despite what he said, during the three     weeks leading up to the first-year race... [14:33] (Flashback) Sakamichi     Are you a first-year? [14:35] (Flashback) Sakamichi     I'm second-year Onoda. [14:36] (Flashback) Sakamichi     If there's anything you don't know, just ask. [14:40] (Flashback) Sakamichi     You! Just ask! [14:49] (Flashback) Sohoku     Oh, no! Did we make him mad? [14:51] Sakamichi     I failed to act like a senior! [14:56] Sakamichi     Naruko-kun's talking smoothly     with the first-years. [15:00] Sakamichi     I have to do something. [15:04] Sakamichi     I know. Their backs. [15:06] Sakamichi     I can energize them by     slapping them on the back. [15:11] Sohoku A     Sorry, sorry! [15:12] Sohoku B     What did you do? [15:15] Sakamichi     Oh, it's not... um... [15:16] Sakamichi     This isn't good. They're afraid of me. [15:20] Sakamichi     You had a speck of dust on your shoulder! [15:24] Sakamichi     Y-You... dust. [15:27] Sakamichi     Piece of dust. [15:30] Sohoku B     Onoda-san is terrifying! [15:32] Sakamichi     No! [15:35] Teshima     You seem to be having fun, Onoda. [15:39] Sakamichi     T-Teshima-san... [15:40] Teshima     Want to give it a try? [15:42] Sakamichi     Huh? Try what? [15:44] Teshima     Thed starter. [15:47] Teshima     Kinjou-san did it last year, remember? [15:49] Sakamichi     Oh, I couldn't. [15:51] Sakamichi     It's an important responsibility. [15:53] Sakamichi     That's the captain's job. [15:55] Teshima     Everyone's expecting great things from you. [15:56] Teshima     During these three weeks, rumors about     you have spread among the first-years. [16:01] Sakamichi     I knew it. [16:03] Sakamichi     Do they think I'm weird? [16:04] Teshima     You're the living legend     of the first-year race. [16:07] Sakamichi     What? [16:09] Teshima     You won the first-year race's     mountain stage as a beginner [16:13] Teshima     and rose to the level of the     Inter-High in the blink of an eye. [16:16] Teshima     You're the man who won the general     classification for Sohoku. [16:19] Teshima     You understand what it means     for you to be the starter. [16:23] Imaizumi     Just so you know... [16:25] Imaizumi     All the first-years ask     are questions about you. [16:29] Sakamichi     What? [16:30] Imaizumi     The first-years don't talk to     you because you're too amazing. [16:35] Imaizumi     So only you can do it. [16:37] Imaizumi     Raise their spirits. [16:41] Imaizumi     Show them how you feel. [16:44] Sakamichi     How I feel... [16:48] Sohoku     It's Onoda-san. [16:50] Sohoku     Onoda-san is starting the race? [16:53] Sakamichi     Everyone! [16:54] All     Yes, sir! [16:57] Sakamichi     Do your best. [16:59] Sakamichi     Good luck. [17:00] Sohoku B     Yes, sir! [17:01] Sakamichi     Good luck. [17:02] Sohoku C     I'll do my very best! [17:03] Sakamichi     Good luck. [17:05] Sakamichi     Good luck. [17:06] Sadatoki     Thank you, Onoda-san. [17:10] Naruko     He's got them really excited. [17:12] Imaizumi     That idiot. It's already past time. [17:21] Sakamichi     Did I even imagine that day... [17:25] Sakamichi     That I would meet Kanzaki-san,     Imaizumi-kun, and Naruko-kun? [17:30] Sakamichi     That this race I participated in     right after joining the club... [17:34] Sakamichi     That first step [17:36] Sakamichi     would lead me to such an expansive world? [17:40] Sakamichi     So to all the first-years... [17:44] Sakamichi     The first-year welcoming race [17:49] Sakamichi     will now begin! [17:53] Sakamichi     Good luck. [17:57] Sakamichi     Sugimoto-kun? [17:58] Sugimoto     Teshima-san gave me permission     to ride in the race. [18:03] Sugimoto     I'm going to take first and     become Sohoku's sixth man. [18:09] Sakamichi     What? [18:12] Sakamichi     Teshima-san, Sugimoto-kun is... [18:16] Teshima     Yeah, I gave him permission. [18:18] Sakamichi     He said he was going to become the     sixth man of the Inter-High team. [18:23] Teshima     I saw that in his eyes.     That's why I gave him permission. [18:29] Imaizumi     How could you not,     after seeing that serious face? [18:34] Naruko     Sugimoto's an interesting guy. [18:35] Naruko     Naturally, he must be aiming for first. [18:37] Sakamichi     That's what he said. [18:38] Naruko     Declaring he'll win a     race against his juniors? [18:41] Naruko     It may seem easy, but it's not. [18:44] Naruko     But he must know that.     After all, he's an experienced rider. [18:53] Sugimoto     The city stage has a lot of traffic lights,     so we'll take it slow here. [18:57] Sugimoto     My second first-year race has started. [19:02] Sugimoto     There's no turning back now. [19:05] Sugimoto     I'm a second-year, too.     I'll show them what I can do. [19:09] Sugimoto     I'll win my first race ever. [19:12] Sugimoto     This is how I'll win. [19:14] Sugimoto     My style favors long rides, so I'll take     the lead partway through the race, and... [19:17] Gori     Senpai! [19:20] Sawada     Don't you think we're going too slow? [19:22] Sugita     Sawada, Gorizo... [19:24] Gori     I'll switch with you. [19:26] Sawada     Me, too. [19:27] Sugimoto     Wait! Go slower! [19:29] Sugimoto     We're still in the city! [19:41] Sugimoto     There's no passing until     we reach the rice paddies! [19:43] Sugimoto     Didn't you see that signal? Stop! [19:47] Sawada     We saw it, but we're riding fast     anyway to pull away from the pack. [19:53] Sawada     Senpai, don't you want to win, too? [19:58] Sugimoto     I... [19:59] Sawada     The three of us can rotate     until the finish line. [20:04] Sawada     No one's watching. [20:08] Sawada     Come on, Senpai. [20:12] Sugimoto     I desperately want to win. [20:19] Sugimoto     But I reject your offer. [20:21] Sugimoto     No matter what, I never break the rules. [20:27] Sugimoto     Now reduce your speed     and wait for the others. [20:31] Naruko     Sawada and Gorizo will be     the first to make a move. [20:34] Naruko     But they're cunning. [20:38] Naruko     I hope Sugimoto doesn't     accept any shady offers. [20:40] Imaizumi     Don't worry about him. [20:42] Imaizumi     He's more serious than he looks. [20:49] Imaizumi     Although whether or not he'll win     is a different matter entirely. [20:56] Sugimoto     Once we cross the bridge,     the real race will start. [21:01] Sugimoto     What? [21:04] Teshima     The favorites in this race should     be making their move now. [21:11] (Flashback) Kaburagi     I have a request. [21:14] (Flashback) Teshima     What is it? [21:15] (Flashback) Kaburagi     I heard you hold a first-year race. [21:19] (Flashback) Teshima     Yeah. [21:21] (Flashback) Kaburagi     If Danchiku and I take first and second, [21:24] (Flashback) Kaburagi     can you guarantee we'll     be on the Inter-High team? [21:29] (Flashback) Teshima     Sure, I promise. [21:31] (Flashback) Teshima     You're on the team if you     finish first and second. [21:37] Sugimoto     Kaburagi and Danchiku... [21:39] Sugimoto     They're fast! [23:14] Naruko     We're finally second-years. [23:17] Sakamichi     I hope I can talk to the first-years. [23:20] Naruko     We're counting on you, Onoda-senpai. [23:24] Sakamichi     L-Leave it to me, Naruko-senpai. [23:29] Imaizumi     What are guys doing? Hurry up and eat. [23:31] Both     Sorry, Imaizumi-senpai. [23:35] Imaizumi     Okay. SIGN    NEXT RIDE The Sugimoto Brothers' Bond SIGN    This is a work of fiction. All characters and organizations appearing in this work are fictional. In this work, characters sometimes engage in dangerous activities. While riding bicycles on actual roads, please follow all traffic laws and ride safely.