A new rival appears in front of Tsubasa,
His name is Shun Nitta,
A player with tremendous strength,
his powerful, self-styled Falcon Shot was shocking, even to Tsubasa,
However, Nankatsu\'s starters continued to practice as usual, paying him no mind,
Tsubasa is troubled by their attitude, and urges them to train harder as a result,
All right! Let\'s do this!
Tsubasa\'s feelings resonated with Ishizaki and the others,
bringing back the solidarity of Nankatsu Middle School,
On the other side, Urabe\'s Otomo Middle School continues to prepare,
aiming for the reigning champion, Tsubasa,
And finally,,,
Shizuoka Prefectural Tournament begins, with a ticket to the National Middle School Football Tournament at stake,
While aiming for the first three-time repeat in history, Nankatsu and Otomo are the top seeds of their respective groups,
They\'re both ready to show their strength,
- and are proving it by winning every match thus far, - OTOMO MIDDLE SCHOOL,
Falcon,,,
Shot!
All right!
He did it!
SIGN: SEMI-FINAL OTOMO MIDDLE SCHOOL: 5 - 0: KAWAZUICHI MIDDLE SCHOOL
The first team to advance in the bracket is Otomo Middle School,
followed shortly by Nankatsu,
Here!
Taki!
Kisugi!
Defeating Okabe Middle School 5-1 in the semi-final, Nankatsu advanced to the finals,
SIGN: SEMI-FINAL NANKATSU MIDDLE SCHOOL: 5 - 1: OKABE MIDDLE SCHOOL
That\'s Nankatsu for you,
Their moves are flawless and there\'s no holes in their formation,
Tsubasa is at their core, and they have Izawa, Taki and Kisugi on the offensive,
And on their defense, they have Morisaki, Takasugi and Ishizaki,
Even if they look like a flawless, perfect team, in the end, it all comes down to Tsubasa,
Their attack and defense are only possible after Tsubasa wins the ball and directs them,
So, as long as we can keep Tsubasa pinned, we can surely win, ,
You are exactly right,
However, just pinning Tsubasa down is the most difficult thing,
You are,,, ,
Kojiro Hyuga!
Thanks to him, I\'ve been the runner-up for the past two years, so I know this all too well, ,
But this year will be different!
This year, Toho Academy is a superior team to Nankatsu!
In football, the team with the highest overall strength wins,
I will prove that by finally winning the champion\'s title this year!
Oh, is that so?
But we, Otomo, will crush Nankatsu first!
That\'s impossible!
I\'ve seen you play, and I can say that defeating Nankatsu is still a distant dream for you! ,
What did you say?
Hey, Hyuga,,,
Say that after you\'ve become the national champion at least once, ,
What?!
Just saying, I\'ve done it before,
I defeated your favorite pupil, Takeshi Sawada, on my way to becoming champion,
My name is Shun Nitta!
Remember it!
,
EPISODE 30: PREFECTURAL TOURNAMENT FINALS! FALCON SHOT APPEARS!
Good morning!
Good morning, Kumi! ,
It\'s almost time for the finals, Nakazawa,
If we win, we\'ll go to the Nationals,
I\'ll cheer for them with all I\'ve got today as well!
What\'s that?
I cut the lemons in slices and put them in honey,
I thought it\'d be good to eat during half-time,
Are they for Tsubasa?
No,,, F-for everyone,,,
As expected of Nakazawa!
It\'s really hot outside, ,"
You\'ll be feeding Tsubasa lemons when he comes back all beat up!
His fatigue from the first half will be gone!
"Yes! Let\'s do this in the second half!"
"Shoot!"
"Goal!"
What are you doing?
Come on, let\'s go,
Yes!
The Shizuoka Prefectural Tournament grand finals are about to start,
The stadium is full, and a fierce cheering battle is already unfolding in the stands!
Otomo Middle School, fight!
We can finally see Tsubasa Ozora,
Yeah, finally,
Listen, guys,
We may have not had any trouble winning so far, but today\'s match with Otomo will be a little different,
I want you to be more careful than usual today,
Yes!
Coach! ,
What is it, Tsubasa?
Will you let me play as a defensive midfielder in the defensive half and mark Nitta today?
Mark Nitta?
Yes,
Urabe and his team will firmly protect Otomo\'s goal,
and they often counterattack with Nitta,
If I prioritize attacking and go on the offensive as usual,
I\'ll be leaving Nitta open and doing exactly what our opponent wants,
Also, Nitta is very serious about challenging me,
I want to accept his challenge and face him!
Understood, Let\'s use Tsubasa\'s tactic,
Are you okay with it, guys? ,
Yes!
We\'ve been working hard this year, aiming to bring down Nankatsu, the reigning champions,
Today, the time to realize our goal has finally arrived,
Listen, guys,
As we are now, we can definitely defeat Nankatsu!
We\'ll finally defeat Nankatsu this year and participate in the National Tournament!
Yes!
Both teams are coming out onto the field,
Our goal differential has been the same so far,
This match will be our duel,
The stadium suddenly fires up!
Otomo! Defeat Nankatsu this year!
Neither team has changed their lineup since the first game, fielding their best,
Who will win the prefectural tournament and to go to the Nationals?
Both schools have been contenders for the title from the start,
We\'re looking forward to this game!
As you might know, most of the regular players of both teams
were teammates in Nankatsu during elementary school,
Moreover, Otomo\'s Nitta became Nankatsu SC\'s captain after Tsubasa,
winning the National Youth Football Tournament along with the goalkeeper, Ichijo,
You can call this match a fated showdown,
Will the invincible Nankatsu win?
Or will upstart Otomo emerge victorious?
The final of the Shizuoka Prefectural Tournament kicks-off!
Kisugi and Izawa close in on the opponent\'s side,
Will playmaker Tsubasa come forward too?
No, he doesn\'t move,
Tsubasa remains a little further back,
What?
What does this mean?
Won\'t Tsubasa attack?
We\'ll be enough for you even if Tsubasa doesn\'t come, ,
What did you say?
Let\'s go!
Yeah!
Nankatsu begin their attack with Kisugi, Taki and Izawa!
Don\'t underestimate us!
That\'s right,
Us setting our sights on just defeating Nankatsu so far
was because of you!
Even when we were in Nankatsu SC, no matter how you look at it, us four have always remained in the shadows!
And yet, you were chosen as MVPs during the Youth Football Tournament,
That\'s right! I have turned that inferiority complex into strength all these years! ,
We\'ll let you have a taste of your own medicine! ,
We will win!
Let\'s go Nankatsu! ,
Like hell we\'d let you get one over us!
Taki!
Otomo Middle School steals the ball!
What?!
The keystones of Otomo\'s defense, Urabe, Nishio, Kishida and Nakayama form the Otomo Quartet!
Their moves are truly exquisite!
Is this how strong they are now?
We\'ll stop them!
Yeah!
In your dreams!
Otomo sends a pass!
The pass directly reaches the center forward, Nitta!
Nice pass!
Like I\'d let you!
What?
Nitta, who can run 100 meters in 11 seconds, uses his speed and dashes to the goal!
All right! Let\'s start with a goal!
However Nankatsu\'s captain Tsubasa goes to mark him!
Is this why Tsubasa stayed behind?
So, you have come!
I\'ve been waiting for this moment!
Come, Nitta,
I accept your challenge,
,
They clash straight on!
The more experienced Tsubasa comes away with the ball!
Crap!
Let\'s attack with this!
Damn you, Tsubasa Ozora! ,
The real show starts now!
As expected from Tsubasa Ozora, ,
Those are some nice moves,
You\'re right,
Come, Tsubasa!
This won\'t be any fun if you don\'t come at me!
The Otomo Quartet is waiting for Tsubasa,
We\'ve bet everything on defeating Nankatsu— On defeating Tsubasa for the past year,
In order to be able to keep up with Tsubasa\'s speed,,,
In order to be able to react to all of his tricks,,,
We\'ve relentlessly trained throughout the year!
Even if we are not as gifted as you are in football,
we won\'t lose to you in effort and hard work!
We\'ll show you the fruits of our training, Tsubasa!
Get past us if you can!
I\'ll break through this time,
I\'ll be sure to pay you back!
This is a head-on duel!
I\'ve got it!
Did Tsubasa\'s leg get caught up? He loses his balance!
Tsubasa!
Tsubasa? ,
What happened? What was that move?
Their opponent is pretty good too,
What?
If Tsubasa tried to dribble past, he\'d surely get the ball stolen from him,
Their reflexes are too sharp,
They blocked every path I could use with their movement,
That\'s befitting of you,
You noticed our play and quickly decided to pass it back, instead,
All right! We go for Ishizaki this time!
Yeah!
Yeah! ,
What?!
If Tsubasa can\'t do it, it\'s impossible for me! ,
Tsubasa\'s falling back!
Now\'s our chance now!
Oda!
Takasugi!
Last year\'s champion Nankatsu is losing their ground despite keeping the ball!
See that?
If you just hold Tsubasa down, this is the team you get!
Damn,,,
Guys! Don\'t get swept by their pace, ,
Focus on getting the ball back to Tsubasa!
Yeah!
Nankatsu sends the ball to Tsubasa!
Will they go on a Tsubasa-centered counterattack from here?
Come, Tsubasa!
Izawa!
It\'s a long pass that barely beats the offside line!
I won\'t let you!
However, it looks like Otomo\'s Nakayama will cut this pass,
What?!
The ball curves in mid-air!
Go!
Tsubasa has seen through Nakayama cutting the pass,
and sent the pass with a slight curve!
You did it, Tsubasa!
Damn you, Nakayama!
That\'s what you get for underestimating Tsubasa!
Izawa has the ball and no marker; He\'s shooting!
Okay, we\'ve got this!
He caught it!
Otomo\'s goalkeeper Ichijo blocks this one with a diving catch!
It can\'t be,,, ,
We\'ve made it to the finals, Finally, it\'s my time to shine!
,
Ichijo saves Otomo from danger with his super catch!
Good job, Ichijo!
I can\'t believe he caught the shot from there,
Every shot Izawa took while unmarked would result in a goal this tournament,
Aw, it was so close!
I thought he scored for sure,
It seems the opponent\'s goalkeeper is also good at his job,
Nankatsu might lose this match, y\'know ,
Wait! What do you mean by that?
Oh, Hiroshi!
Yukari!
It\'s really you, Hiroshi,
Why are you here?
Are you really asking me that?
I\'m here to watch Nankatsu\'s match, y\'know, ,
Yukari, I should be asking you the same, y\'know,
I\'m one of Nankatsu Middle School Football Club\'s managers,
Yukari, do you know him?
Let me introduce him,
Hailing from Kyushu, my cousin, football player Hiroshi Jito,
Yup,
So,,,
Explain yourself! What about Nankatsu losing?
Yes, yes!
I meant exactly what I said, y\'know,
We are here to see the strength of Nankatsu,
but their opponent, Otomo Middle School looks pretty good as well,
The quartet that Tsubasa couldn\'t pass through,
Also, that goalkeeper caught a shot that was otherwise considered a sure goal,
They may not be so flashy, but their skills are the real deal, y\'know,
I\'m curious about that #9 in particular, y\'know, ,
Just as you said,
Even though he clashed against Tsubasa and lost the ball,
that battle was a close one,
I\'m sure Tsubasa\'s well aware of his abilities,
He is marking him today,
Y\'know, who on the earth are you?
I\'m Katagiri, from the Japanese National Football Federation,
And you are Hiroshi Jito, from Nagasaki representative Hirado Middle School,
,
In this match, where both teams have focused their strength on defense,
I can\'t expect too many goals, ,
Therefore, the first goal will have a huge effect,
With what I\'ve seen of Otomo Middle School\'s keeper,
Tsubasa will need to go and take a shot, himself,
But, if Tsubasa were to move to attack,
that #9 would become free,
If we look at this situation, Otomo, whose offense and defense are better balanced,
may just have the upper hand,
This match is a battle between Tsubasa, who has a hefty handicap, and Otomo\'s #9, Shun Nitta,
Another pass is sent to Nitta!
But Nankatsu\'s captain Tsubasa is marking him,
Come at me, Tsubasa!
I may not be get past you with raw strength,
but I have other methods I can use!
What?!
Eat this! Falcon Shot!
Nitta forcefully shoots!
The ball blasts past Tsubasa and heads towards the goal!
Morisaki!
Damn!
That\'s it! We got it!
You did it, Nitta!
Oh, it\'s off target!
The ball barely misses! It\'s a close call!
Damn!
It was just 20 centimeters off!
,
Damn, that was scary,
Sure it was,
Woah! Tsubasa!
I expected nothing less from you, Tsubasa, ,
Had you run from that ball I aimed right at you,
it would have certainly been a goal,
Just by letting it graze you slightly, you prevented it from becoming a goal,
,"
What?!
You are good, Nitta,
I am happy,
I\'m blessed to have someone who can reignite my passion for the game after so long,
Are you okay, Tsubasa?
Coach, the first-aid kit!
Sure!
The referee is calling for a brief cooling break,
Both teams will be able to get something to drink,
He has no rivals?
Yeah,
Japan was too small for Tsubasa,
You could say there\'s not a single person who can call themselves his rival, ,
Kojiro Hyuga and Ken Wakashimazu from Toho Academy,
Jun Misugi from Musashi Middle School,
Hikaru Matsuyama from Furano Middle School,
The Tachibana Twins from Hanawa Middle School,
Back then, all of them were considered his rivals,
But in these 2 years of middle school, unfortunately,
none of them were able to match Tsubasa\'s rate of growth,
To be frank, Tsubasa is already way above the high school level,
And yet here, he\'s met a guy— unrefined as he might be—named Nitta,
I\'m sure the one enjoying this situation the most is Tsubasa, himself,
As the one standing atop middle school football,
Tsubasa needs more—and more powerful—rivals,
In that aspect, Jito, you have the possibility to become his new rival too,
That goes without saying, y\'know!
The one destroying Nankatsu\'s three-peat ambitions will be me, y\'know!
Uh, were you ever that good at football, Hiroshi?
Yukari!
The cooling break is over!
Both teams are returning to the field,
The game will resume with Otomo Middle School\'s corner kick,
as Tsubasa touched the ball on its way out,
Otomo\'s captain Urabe will take the corner kick,
Will he send ball to their ace, Nitta?
Tsubasa marks him closely, though,
It\'s a high ball!
The ball is for Nakayama at the back side!
Morisaki, jump!
Okay!
But Nankatsu\'s keeper Morisaki firmly catches it!
Damn!
Send it to me!
It\'s Nankatsu\'s turn to go on offense!
The pass reaches Izawa!
But Otomo steals the ball immediately!
Urabe! ,
Oh!
Otomo continues to brilliantly fend off Nankatsu\'s Tsubasa-less offense!
However, with Otomo\'s key player Nitta marked, they are also unable to score!
The score for the Shizuoka Prefectural Tournament\'s final match remains 0-0,
It truly is a fierce battle for a single goal!
As you\'ve said, the first goal will have a huge effect,
Yeah, ,
And as I thought, the one who will be scoring it is,,,
There\'s less than a minute left in the first half, and Nankatsu is on the attack,
Otomo Middle School\'s defense is sturdy!
You can\'t get past us with your level of strength!
Damn it! We won\'t be able to score unless we get past them!
Like I\'d let you!
To the other side!
Wha-!
Tsubasa, preoccupied with marking Nitta until now,
finally participates in offense!
In this fateful moment,,,
You appeared, as I expected,
Tsubasa!
The ball\'s sent to the opposite wing!
Crap!
Otomo\'s Quartet are rushing to mark Tsubasa!
Otomo\'s Quartet are truly awesome,
Their movement is excellent,
If I trap the ball here, I won\'t be able to shoot,
This is the only way out!
What?!
Is Tsubasa really,,,?!
This is a Non-Trap Running Volley! ,
The shot is on target!
Ichijo!
It\'s in!
Right corner of the goal!
Tsubasa places the ball exactly where he wanted, with perfect control!
Nankatsu scores their first in the 29th minute of the first half!
All right! I scored the first goal!
That\'s it! We are one step closer to victory!
Nankatsu Middle School\'s cheering squad goes wild with this goal!
A brilliant long volley shot from Tsubasa, I must say!
This is the first goal Otomo Middle School has conceded this tournament,
Damn it!
And the whistle signals the end of the first half!
In the Prefectural Tournament\'s final match, previous year\'s champion,
Nankatsu heads to the locker room, leading Otomo by a goal,
He\'s an awesome guy, y\'know? This Tsubasa Ozora,
I didn\'t expect him to shoot without letting the ball land,
I bet the goalkeeper didn\'t see that shot coming, either,
I\'ll note that right away,
Yeah,
Precise decision-making, keeping the remaining time in consideration,
Even if it hadn\'t been a goal, the first half would be over,
He brilliantly capitalized on the only time he could leave Nitta unmarked,
To that, I can only say "you did what you always do, Tsubasa,"
Damn it, so it was Tsubasa by himself who got us, after all, ,
However, just pinning Tsubasa down is the most difficult thing,
But we\'ve trained very hard with the sole goal of being able to beat Tsubasa,
We won\'t let it end like this,
We will certainly turn this around in the second half! ,
That\'s ridiculous,
How was he able to score with that ball, without trapping it, and from that long a range?
But,,, it\'s the only time he\'s scored,
So to win this match,,,!
COMING UP, EPISODE 31: FALCON VS, TSUBASA
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!