SHIZUOKA PREFECTURE - NANKATSU CITY,
Hey, take a look at this,
- THE DRIVE SHOT IS COMPLETE! - There\'s an article about Tsubasa,
"Tsubasa Ozora has perfected his miraculous Drive Shot, ,
There\'s only 2 matches left until Nankatsu\'s V3", it says,
The semi-finals will be Nankatsu vs, Furano and Toho vs, Meiwa Higashi,
The final\'s sure to be Nankatsu vs, Toho, right?
Well, we still don\'t know about that,
Urabe! ,
Tsubasa\'s Drive Shot might be decisive, but it\'ll be hard to win against Furano\'s teamplay with Tsubasa alone,
MEIWA HIGASHI MS,
Moreover, of Toho\'s opponents, 8 of Meiwa Higashi\'s regulars are former Meiwa FC members,
MEIWA FC,
Hyuga\'s friends who fought alongside him back then,
So, it\'ll be a showdown between Coach Kira\'s students?
Meiwa Higashi also knows all about Hyuga and his friends\' personalities and habits,
That\'s not all,
They are sure to put everything they\'ve got into today\'s match,
Just like we did in our match against Nankatsu,,,
If Toho doesn\'t use Hyuga in this semi-finals match,
there\'s no way knowing who\'d win between Toho and Meiwa Higashi,
EPISODE 43: FIERCE TIGER LIGHTS THE FIRE,
In this National Middle School Football Tournament, 47 teams representing each prefecture of Japan have fought,
and all but four teams remain!
The first semi-finals match is about to begin!
The host prefecture Saitama\'s representatives, Meiwa Higashi,
and Tokyo representatives Toho Academy, will clash against each other,
Both players\' teams have come out onto the field,
Toho, considered a contender to the championship,
have been winning their matches with ease, all while saving their ace, Hyuga, for later,
On the other side, Meiwa Higashi have won their way through, playing their characteristically offensive football,
Just you watch, Toho,
We\'ll be the ones to defeat you,
Sawaki, we won\'t lose to you!
It looks like Hyuga is on the bench today as well,
Hyuga!
So, you\'re on the bench again,
Hyuga,,,
This match is ours,
Go, Meiwa Higashi!
Since they\'re playing at home, the stands are full of Meiwa Higashi supporters,
They will be dependable allies in this important match,
As expected, Hyuga is on the bench,
We\'ll only have to watch out for Takeshi and Wakashimazu, ,
We know everything about them:
Their personalities, their play, their moves and weak points,
Because we were teammates back then,
We can keep Takeshi in check, and steal a goal from Wakashimazu,
If Toho doesn\'t have Kojiro Hyuga, we can definitely win!
We\'ll surely defeat Toho!
Yeah!
The first semi-finals match finally begins with Meiwa Higashi\'s kick-off,
All right, here we go!
Captain!
As the match begins, Meiwa Higashi connect a series of passes and steadily move to attack!
Go go, Meiwa Higashi!
As if we\'d lose to the likes of you!
Sawaki!
Meiwa Higashi\'s attack is flowing well!
The first goal will be ours!
In a moment, Toho\'s Takeshi Sawada stops Meiwa Higashi\'s fierce attack flat!
Well played,
We will win!
This is the last match we\'ll have to play without Hyuga,
Takeshi,,,
Meiwa Higashi send two players to stop Toho\'s playmaker, Sawada,
Come on, Takeshi!
You are younger than us, there\'s no way we\'d lose to you!
Here!
Sawada completes his work with a pass,
But his pass has been read!
It isn\'t able to reach Sorimachi!
We can read you like an open book, ,
Take this!
Meiwa Higashi is on the attack again!
Meiwa Higashi are moving well today,
Toho in particular is a special opponent for Meiwa Higashi,
They must have focused their eyes solely on this match and really prepared for it,
Sawaki!
Meiwa Higashi quickly get into firing range,
Eat this!
Meiwa Higashi\'s Sawaki fires the first shot of the match!
It\'s on target! ,
He got it!
Goalkeeper Wakashimazu with a diving catch!
Nice, Wakashimazu!
He\'s not called the #1 goalkeeper of the tournament for nothing!
Wakashimazu keeps his clean sheet yet again!
Well, that\'s Wakashimazu for you,
But we\'re just getting started,,,
I\'ll definitely score one against you!
Run!
The ball reaches Sorimachi, the forward,
Sorimachi!
This is another favorite tactic of Toho\'s!
And here, this pass is also cut!
Meiwa Higashi has read this play, too!
Over here!
We\'re already 20 minutes into the first half,
and neither team has scored thus far,
The tense balance of this 0-0 remains undisturbed,
The combination play between the center forward Sorimachi, who\'s been filling in for Toho\'s ace Hyuga,
and Sawada, Toho\'s young playmaker, is completely sealed off!
They can\'t find a chance to score,
All right!
This isn\'t good, My passes aren\'t working,
Though it feels as if Meiwa Higashi is slightly in control,
Wakashimazu\'s several fine saves continue to block them from the goal, and so they remain scoreless,
Damn it!
For you, Takeshi!
Sawada brings the ball upfield!
Who will he send a pass to next?
Sorimachi is being marked,
Here!
He sends it to the side,
Got it!
Ah!
Meiwa Higashi has cut it yet again!
It\'s no use,
Every one of my moves is being read,
If only Hyuga was here now,,, ,
Unfortunately, just as Meiwa Higashi was about to mount one last attack, the whistle is blown!
The first half ends scoreless on both sides,
It\'s the first time the championship contender Toho enters halftime without having scored,
Toho is being pushed down,
Yes,
This match will be hard for them without Hyuga,
MEIWA HIGASHI MIDDLE SCHOOL SAITAMA PREFECTURE - All right! Our defense was flawless in the first half,
All we need to do is to score,
We have to score one at all costs!
If we keep attacking like this, surely, a decisive chance will come!
Don\'t let that chance pass by!
Yes, sir!
TOHO ACADEMY TOKYO
Damn it!
We\'re totally being swept away by their pace,
How can they steal the ball from us so easily,,,?
If this keeps up, things won\'t end well,
Okay guys, gather around,
Sawada, You\'re being completely read,
I don\'t mind if you take risks,
Change your tactics a little bit in the second half; Try changing your position,
Y-yes,
Sorimachi, keep actively aiming to score,
Take long shots if necessary,
Their goalkeeper is nowhere as good as Wakashimazu, ,
Just fire away any chance you get,
Yes!
Are we clear?
We\'ll definitely win this match!
There\'ll be no member changes,
We\'ll keep the same members from the first half,
Yes,,,
If only Captain was playing, this game would have been so much easier,,,
What are you going to do on his case, Mr, Mikami?
He surely has the skills, but Kojiro Hyuga hasn\'t played at all this tournament,
Indeed,
3-0,,,
If I was playing, the score would be 3-0 in this match,
Damn it,
If they get ahead of us in the second half, I\'ll go,,,
I\'ll force my way onto the pitch and play!
The second half will start with Toho Academy\'s kick-off,
Good luck, Toho!
Whatever happens, only 30 minutes remain,
Which team will advance to the grand finals?
Go go, Meiwa Higashi!
Maybe it\'s only natural that they can read through my moves,,,
Most of Meiwa Higashi\'s players are my friends from Meiwa FC,
I played with them when I was in elementary school,
Moreover, they were all trained by Coach Kira,
They are not your average players,
If it were Tsubasa, another midfielder like me,,, I wonder, how would he break through?
If only Hyuga was,,,
I\'ve got this!
Sawada easily gives up the ball!
Oh no!
Nice cut!
Meiwa Higashi swiftly proceeds to attack!
Will Meiwa Higashi set the pace this half as well?
Being read so easily has caused him to lose his composure,
Eh? ,
Maybe being a playmaker is too much of a burden for a first-grader like Sawada,
What am I doing?
If I keep acting like this, we\'ll get caught in their pace again,
Takeshi,,,
I\'ll stop you!
Ah!
It\'s a corner kick,
It\'s the first corner of the second half,
All right, now\'s our chance!
This is our fourth corner kick,
This might just be our chance,
Imai! Go further right!
Toho is closing their ranks in front of the goal,
Wakashimazu gives out his orders,
Kawagoe will take the corner kick,
If I screw this one up, Wakashimazu will just catch it,
First, I should send the ball somewhere he can\'t reach,,,
Here!
It\'s far away from the goal!
Wakashimazu can\'t jump out to get it!
Got it!
Let\'s do this, guys!
Go!
Meiwa Higashi attack with all their members!
What?
Clear it! ,
Toho go to stop them at full force!
It\'s a big chance for Hori, who is right in front of the goal!
Go!
What?!
He stopped it!
He\'s managed to react to this shot, which looked like a done deal!
But the ball is still in play!
Please, clear it! Just clear the ball!
Let\'s go!
We\'ll defend! Clear the ball!
Who will be faster?!
The shot or the clearance?!
Eat this!
This is the offensive football Coach Kira left us! ,
What?!
Meiwa\'s Special Sliding Squad takes off!,
We\'ve got you!
There\'s no way I\'ll let you,,,!
,
It\'s in!
Meiwa Higashi\'s persistence bears fruit!
The first goal of the match is by Meiwa Higashi!
Finally, the tense 0-0 deadlock has been broken!
Meiwa Higashi finished the loose ball Wakashimazu deflected with a sliding shot,
Toho\'s defense, along with their proud iron wall, have finally conceded their first goal in this tournament!
Toho let them get ahead,
,
We did it! ,
We scored a goal!
They celebrate as the scoreboard finally changes,
With this, Meiwa Higashi move one step closer to the grand finals!
Captain! ,
Stop there, Hyuga!
That\'s Hyuga,
Hyuga!
Kojiro! ,
Captain,,,
Coach,
What exactly are you doing?
I don\'t intend on letting you play this match,
Sit down, Hyuga,
Those are my orders!
,
Orders,,, Orders, orders,,,!
Who died and made you king of the world?! ,
Where do you get off thinking you\'re always right?! ,
What? ,
Why? Why can\'t I just play a match?!
Captain,,,
Stop, Hyuga!
Guys, don\'t lose now!
It\'s just a one score lead!
You have plenty of time!
You guys are more than able to turn this one around!
But, just this once, you\'ve gotta do it without me!
I\'m begging you, guys!
Hyuga, ,
Captain,,,
Hyuga,
No matter what, I will play in the finals!
Hyuga,
All right, Let\'s do this, everyone!
It\'s just as our captain said,
It\'s just a one score lead,
Let\'s get our payback, quickly!
Yeah!
We\'ve won without our captain before,
Let\'s show them everything Toho is capable of!
We\'ll definitely win this match!
That\'s right!
Before this match, we all swore we would win without Hyuga,
We also swore that, if the coach didn\'t allow Hyuga to play in tomorrow\'s grand finals,
we would boycott the match outright,
Just you watch, Captain!
Guys,,,
The match resumes!
What kind of offense will Toho put together while trailing by a goal?
You got it, guys?
We\'ll catch up, no matter what!
Yeah!!
Hah, we know every single move your playmaker Takeshi might try,
That goal was enough to punch our ticket to the finals!
Let\'s go!
Toho fiercely advances into Meiwa\'s side, desperate for an equalizer,
Don\'t let them ever move freely!
However, Meiwa Higashi\'s defense is superb today, rightfully earning full marks!
Will this defense prove too difficult for Toho to break with Hyuga, their ace, absent from the field?
Guys,,,
If we can play up to Toho\'s standard in this game, we can surely win,
Take this!
He is certainly being read!
Sawada\'s passes won\'t connect!
Damn!
What?!
He steals it back in a blink!
Nice one, Takeshi!
That\'s it! That\'s the spirit, Takeshi!
If they steal it from you, take it back,
That\'s all you\'ve got to do,
Isn\'t that right, Tsubasa,,,?
I\'ll be a scoring midfielder like you, too,
Stop him!
Crap!
Sawada skillfully dribbles his way through the midfield,
He\'s going to shoot!
Block him off!
My former upperclassmen,,, I\'ve improved myself, too!
Sawada gets ready to shoot!
I won\'t let you score a goal!
Take this!
What?!
Takeshi! ,
- That\'s your move, Tsubasa, ,
The pass connects Sorimachi for the first time!
Until our Captain returns, the center forward\'s job is mine!
It\'s in!
Yes! Nice shot!
Toho scored the equalizer in the 15th minute of the second half with a brilliant combination play! It\'s now 1-1!
We did it!
We did it, Captain!
Hyuga!
Guys!
We finally tied the game!
Nice shooting, Sorimachi!
And Takeshi, it was a great decision to change from a shot to a pass!
Now, we can\'t lose,
Because I won\'t let our opponent score again, no matter what!
Toho was panicking since they didn\'t score in the first half,
but now they\'ve got their confidence back,
That one goal was all thanks to Hyuga lighting their fire,
Damn,
It\'s still a tie,
Toho are riding their momentum after tying and continuing their attack,
Go!
Let\'s pull ahead at once, guys!
The game\'s fallen completely into Toho\'s pace, now,
Toho\'s doggedly fought together as a unit to make up for Hyuga\'s absence this tournament,
Because of that, their teamwork improved and individual skills were honed to a keen edge,
If you were to add Hyuga to this team now, they\'d be terrifying,
There are but scant minutes left in this match!
If it ends like this, considering Toho has the #1 goalkeeper in the tournament in Wakashimazu,
Meiwa Higashi will be at a huge disadvantage!
A tie game is basically a loss for Meiwa Higashi,
We can\'t lose after coming this far!
Guys! Don\'t you dare settle for a tie game!
Toho\'s football is about winning at all costs!
Yeah!
Should I just admit that he\'s Toho\'s captain after all?
Hyuga,,, the boy who abandoned his friends, and went missing at such a critical time,
right after our victory in the preliminaries, on our way to Nationals,
Yeah! Don\'t be afraid, Sorimachi!
You can do it yourself, too!
Despite it all, our players still trust this boy,,, Kojiro Hyuga,
It\'s no good if all we do is defend,
We have to attack somehow,,,
No,
Let them keep this up,
We\'ll wait for a single counter attack, and grasp our chance!
It\'s all we\'ve got if we want to score against Wakashimazu,
All right, got it,
Sorimachi! ,
Toho\'s Sorimachi is sent the b—,
They couldn\'t!
Meiwa Higashi intercepts this pass!
Okay, now!
It\'s a quick long pass!
An instant counter attack!
The pass makes it!
Toho was so busy on offense that their defense is left full of holes!
Oh no!
No one is chasing after Sawaki!
This is bad, Toho!
You thought I\'d let you?!
Woah, that\'s Wakashimazu for you,
Outside the penalty area, you are just another field player, even as a goalkeeper!
We will aim for win rather than a tie game!
Wakashimazu, ,
Damn you, looking down on us!
Crush him!
If we steal the ball from Wakashimazu, it will be a free goal!
This is the chance we\'ve waited for!
And yet, the further I get past you all, the less guarded your defense is! ,
What?!
Takeshi!
Take it!
The ball reaches Sorimachi!
Will he shoot?
Don\'t let him shoot!
Oh, this pass is sent backwards!
What?!
There! Wakashimazu is running towards the ball!
Wakashimazu!
It\'s all you, Wakashimazu!
The goalkeeper Wakashimazu shoots the ball!
It\'s in!
A terrifyingly powerful shot from Wakashimazu!
He\'s brought them a comeback just before the match ends, 2-1!
You did it, Wakashimazu! ,
What an awesome attack from Toho!
Yeah,
Damn!
We\'d forgotten that,
Wakashimazu was originally a forward!
But Meiwa FC had Hyuga, so upon Coach Kira\'s request,
in order for us to be able to win the championship,
he switched over to being a goalkeeper, instead,
Tch,
We knew this! ,
With his defense and offense, Wakashimazu truly is Japan\'s #1 goalkeeper,
You took 2 goals from that Wakashimazu, Jun,
I really want to help you be able to play football full-time like others,
The whistle signaling the end of the match has been blown!
Toho are the first to make their way to the finals!
We did it, Captain! We won!
Hyuga!
That\'s it!
Great job!
Great job, you guys!
Wakashimazu, you were awesome! ,
Yes, sir!
You as well, Takeshi,
Hyuga! ,
And you, Sorimachi, it was a great shot!
We lost,
We were confident that we could defeat Toho without Hyuga in their team,
No, Hyuga\'s strength was huge, actually,
Even on the bench, Hyuga was a huge boon to Toho today,
If he hadn\'t fired them up, we might have gotten away with this,
Toho really is all about Hyuga,
Katagiri, I\'ve decided,
Even if he doesn\'t get to play a single match this tournament,
I will bring Kojiro Hyuga to Europe as Japan\'s center forward,
Takeshi!
Huh?
Win the finals tomorrow and become the champions!
You defeated us!
Counting on you, our little underclassman from Meiwa FC!
Sure!
Wakashimazu! Do whatever you can to keep them at zero tomorrow,
If you do that, then we will be the only ones who managed to score against you! ,
Yeah, I\'ll do my best!
You better win!
Okay guys, it\'s our turn now!
It\'s on, Matsuyama,
Just what I was hoping for, Tsubasa!
COMING UP, EPISODE 44: # 10 VS, #10
Ai! Ai! Ai!
Moeru you ni hitori demo
ikiteyukeru to usobuite hashiritsudzukete
unubore no morosa wo kimi wa shitteta no ni
kokoro made uchinomaresareta kono yoru ni
kimi no koe sagasu
kono yowasa ga nikui yo
ima sugu torimodoshi ni ikanakya
baka darou?
Ai,
Kizudarake no ai wo shinjite
nagareochita namida sae mo tsuyosa e to kaete
ai,
Kizudarake no ai da to shite mo
bokura no sekai wo tomoshiteru
kono ai mo ichido taritomo
hanasanai,
Love! Love! Love!
I keep running, lying to myself
that I can live alone, though the loneliness makes me burn ,
You knew how fragile my self-conceit makes me,
In this night that even shattered my heart
I hate how weak I am
yearning for your voice
"I\'ve got to get you back right now!"
I\'m stupid, right?
Love!
Believing in my scarred love
I will turn these shedded tears into strength,
Love!
Even though it is a scarred love
it lightens up our world
I will not let go of this love
for a single moment!
Chotto are mi na ace ga tooru
suguremono zo to machijû sawagu
chô-chô samba, zigzag samba
aitsu no uwasa de chamba mo hashiru
sore ni tsukete mo ore-tacha nan na no
ball hitotsu ni kiri-kiri mai sa,
Dash, dash, dash! Kick and dash!
Itsuka kimeru ze inazuma shoot
son toki ore ga super hero sa,
Dash, dash, dash! Kick and dash!
Moete seishun kakenukero,
Hey, look over there at the ace passing through,
He\'s the best, and the whole town cheers him on,
Butterfly samba, zig-zag samba,
Even little old ladies go around talking about him,
So, even if we have him, who are we?
The ball spins round and round,
Dash, dash, dash! Kick and dash!
One day, I\'ll score with a lightning shot!
When that happens, I\'ll become a super hero!
Dash, dash, dash! Kick and dash!
This fierce youth is on the field!