WEBVTT 00:06.490 --> 00:07.740 We hear the blue. 00:08.700 --> 00:11.160 In the creaky planks of the old classrooms, 00:11.620 --> 00:13.790 the voices in the hallways during break time, 00:14.620 --> 00:16.540 and the bustle of the grounds after school. 00:17.830 --> 00:19.460 We become flowers blooming with blue. 00:20.250 --> 00:24.920 Expressing the earnest desire to be special. 00:25.960 --> 00:27.300 We paint ourselves blue. 00:28.090 --> 00:31.090 Looking for unity and common ground, 00:31.590 --> 00:34.640 even among all the mistakes and misunderstandings. 00:35.810 --> 00:37.220 We scream into the blue void. 00:38.180 --> 00:40.100 As we hurt and shed tears 00:40.190 --> 00:43.020 and yet stand up and stand tall. 00:44.520 --> 00:46.150 We write in blue ink. 00:46.780 --> 00:49.740 So that we don't lose heart or lose our way 00:50.240 --> 00:53.870 as we walk down the long road that will lead us to our dreams. 00:54.530 --> 00:56.200 We burn the blue flames of passion. 00:56.490 --> 00:58.330 Hoping to give everything we have 00:58.410 --> 01:01.960 and live every moment to its fullest. 01:03.290 --> 01:05.380 And that is how we live our youth. 01:06.050 --> 01:11.630 Gasping for breath, sifting through the blues that flood the springtime of our lives, 01:12.590 --> 01:17.390 and seeking to uncover and unearth a unique reflection of our minds... 01:18.640 --> 01:22.270 We search for our very own rose-tinted shade of blue. 01:36.450 --> 01:41.330 CHITOSE IS IN THE RAMUNE BOTTLE 01:43.960 --> 01:45.920 Spring is a season of new beginnings. 01:47.050 --> 01:49.460 The open air and pastel-blue skies, 01:50.170 --> 01:52.300 the black hair and skirts swaying in the breeze, 01:52.760 --> 01:55.470 and the faces lit up by the pink of the sakura blossoms... 01:55.760 --> 01:58.220 All of it tinged with the undertone of new possibilities. 01:59.430 --> 02:01.310 One day, when I'm old, 02:02.180 --> 02:04.810 I'll look back on the days to come with fondness, tears, 02:05.190 --> 02:07.730 and just a little hint of embarrassment. 02:08.480 --> 02:11.440 That's what this season almost makes me want to believe. 02:14.530 --> 02:15.870 Yikes. 02:16.570 --> 02:17.620 Morning, 02:18.030 --> 02:19.120 Saku-kun. 02:19.830 --> 02:21.330 This is Yua Uchida. 02:21.410 --> 02:23.460 Not exactly the biggest name in school, 02:23.540 --> 02:27.460 but certainly one that'll come up a surprising amount of times 02:27.540 --> 02:30.920 when the guys get together to discuss who's hot or not during the school trip. 02:31.010 --> 02:32.210 What's wrong? 02:32.300 --> 02:34.970 Morning. Just take a look at this. 02:35.090 --> 02:36.180 ANON: SAKU CHITOSE OF CLASS 5 IS A FUCCBOI ANON: HOW MANY HEARTS HAS HE BROKEN NOW 02:36.260 --> 02:40.390 Oh, that? It's okay. It'll pass. 02:40.470 --> 02:44.480 What's with that reaction? Are you saying it's all true and I should get over it? 02:44.560 --> 02:47.940 You're popular, so you get to take the haters with the lovers. 02:48.020 --> 02:51.230 No way! I'm nice to everyone, 02:51.320 --> 02:54.150 I can handle any conversation from thought-provoking to toilet humor, 02:54.240 --> 02:59.320 and I'm super hot, super athletic, and super smart! 02:59.410 --> 03:01.950 What is it about me that could possibly piss people off? 03:02.080 --> 03:05.040 I think that pretty much painted the whole picture. 03:05.710 --> 03:10.170 Did you see that our classes for the new year were announced after school yesterday? 03:10.250 --> 03:11.420 Were they? 03:11.750 --> 03:14.920 We're in the same class again. Here's to another year together. 03:16.880 --> 03:20.510 Hey, it's not just us two. Our whole group's together again. 03:21.890 --> 03:26.350 I wish you'd shown some happiness at my statement before moving on. 03:28.560 --> 03:30.770 FUKUI PREFECTURAL FUJI HIGH SCHOOL 03:33.480 --> 03:36.650 Hey, Saku! Morning! You too, Ucchi! 03:36.950 --> 03:38.530 That's Yuko Hiiragi. 03:38.610 --> 03:41.490 The gossipmongers call her my number one. 03:41.950 --> 03:45.250 Her penchant to graciously smile upon us all, boy or girl, 03:45.330 --> 03:47.670 has made her our year's goddess of sorts. 03:48.040 --> 03:50.920 Morning, Yuko-chan. And you two, too. 03:51.000 --> 03:54.170 Yay, we're in the same class again! 03:55.170 --> 03:56.760 Does that make you happy too, Saku? 03:56.840 --> 03:59.430 Of course. If I ended up separated from you, 03:59.510 --> 04:02.970 I'd have to walk to school with my head down and my shoulders slumped. 04:03.510 --> 04:10.100 Says the guy who practically skipped to school checking out the freshman girls. 04:11.310 --> 04:14.440 - What the heck? That's so gross, Saku! - Right? 04:14.530 --> 04:16.610 I have no recollection of this! 04:17.820 --> 04:21.950 Yua, you're just jealous I reacted differently to you, aren't you? 04:22.070 --> 04:23.530 - Take that! - Ow! 04:23.950 --> 04:26.950 Sorry. I figured I needed to take you down a notch. 04:27.210 --> 04:31.420 Kaito Asano. A second-year who's already the boys' basketball team's star. 04:31.500 --> 04:34.590 Your typical jock, and the very definition of a simpleton. 04:34.960 --> 04:38.760 They might have gone on forever if you hadn't. 04:39.050 --> 04:42.890 Kazuki Mizushino. A core member of the soccer team. 04:42.970 --> 04:47.060 His easygoing demeanor masks his scheming, calculating nature. 04:47.140 --> 04:50.440 Anyway, we got the gang all together again! 04:50.520 --> 04:51.980 Team Chitose! 04:52.020 --> 04:53.900 Yuko Hiiragi's Angels! 04:53.980 --> 04:55.940 Kaito Dynamite Bombers. 04:56.070 --> 04:58.110 Kazu Creative Agency. 04:58.190 --> 04:59.400 Yua Five! 04:59.490 --> 05:01.860 Okay, too many creative differences! 05:01.950 --> 05:03.320 We disband! 05:04.700 --> 05:05.740 Morning. 05:06.120 --> 05:08.750 - Hey, if it ain't Chitose! - Morning. 05:10.040 --> 05:11.540 Looks like your hair's grown out. 05:12.330 --> 05:13.580 Haru Aomi. 05:13.670 --> 05:16.800 You wouldn't believe this tiny dynamo is the girls' basketball team's star. 05:16.880 --> 05:19.090 She's your athletic ball of energy and cheer. 05:19.170 --> 05:20.800 Want me to cut it for you? 05:20.880 --> 05:23.090 No, thanks. I don't wanna spill any blood. 05:23.180 --> 05:24.390 Say what?! 05:24.470 --> 05:27.970 - What's that supposed to mean, huh?! - She talks and acts like one of the bros, 05:28.100 --> 05:31.390 which makes her occasional flashes of girliness real sucker punches. 05:31.480 --> 05:35.400 Hey, you're supposed to talk to me first. We're both on the basketball team. 05:35.480 --> 05:38.860 Why? You're just the same old, same old at this point. 05:38.940 --> 05:43.070 Yep. Gotta take an eyeful of Chitose and Mizushino's good looks to make up for it. 05:43.410 --> 05:44.870 Yuzuki Nanase. 05:44.950 --> 05:47.330 She's Haru's basketball teammate and best buddy. 05:47.790 --> 05:51.410 When the guys argue about the prettiest girl in our year, 05:51.500 --> 05:54.130 she's right there with Yuko at the top of the list. 05:54.960 --> 05:57.420 While Yuko's a natural goddess, 05:57.500 --> 06:00.880 Nanase's an actress, an international woman of mystery. 06:01.420 --> 06:04.800 Um... I think this is our first time talking. 06:04.890 --> 06:06.930 Can we start with some introductions? 06:07.010 --> 06:09.640 Wow, Ucchi, way to play by the book. 06:09.720 --> 06:11.640 She's exactly as advertised. 06:11.120 --> 06:13.140 Ahem. 06:13.440 --> 06:16.940 Time to celebrate Team Chitose's new members. 06:17.020 --> 06:20.070 Ooh, Aomi Dangerous Challengers! 06:20.480 --> 06:22.950 Yuzuki's Moonlight Crusaders! 06:23.320 --> 06:25.320 Yep, saw that coming. 06:31.120 --> 06:33.620 Crap, guess we overdid it a little. 06:34.210 --> 06:36.630 But hey, it's business as usual. 06:37.580 --> 06:39.630 Some people love me, 06:39.710 --> 06:42.170 while others despise my very being. 06:42.260 --> 06:46.390 The world around me continues to motor along like it should. 06:51.060 --> 06:52.850 I'm Iwanami, your class teacher. 06:52.930 --> 06:56.270 Let's take it easy and have a good year. 06:56.650 --> 06:59.980 Kuranosuke Iwanami, AKA Kura-sen. 07:00.320 --> 07:01.940 We had him in first year, too. 07:02.030 --> 07:04.740 His casualness feels out of place in this prep school, 07:04.820 --> 07:07.030 but the students trust him. 07:07.110 --> 07:10.450 Yes! He doesn't seem to be a stickler for the rules. 07:10.740 --> 07:13.660 I mean, he doesn't dress by the rules either. 07:13.750 --> 07:16.580 I'm out there sweating my ass off in practice, y'know. 07:16.670 --> 07:19.840 You can't expect me to have my necktie on nice and snug after that. 07:20.130 --> 07:21.960 Why not go with a ribbon, then? 07:22.050 --> 07:24.260 Gives you more freedom than a necktie. 07:24.590 --> 07:28.550 Bossman, do you really think I could pull off a ribbon with my persona? 07:28.640 --> 07:30.050 Ah... 07:30.140 --> 07:33.640 - Okay, Chitose, take over. - Huh? 07:33.930 --> 07:36.980 Just don't suck, Saku. 07:37.980 --> 07:39.400 Gotcha. 07:44.150 --> 07:45.190 Ahem. 07:45.610 --> 07:50.700 Well, I don't think there's anyone here who hasn't heard my name before. 07:51.120 --> 07:53.540 Nevertheless, I am Iwanami-sensei's personal maid, 07:53.910 --> 07:55.660 Saku Chitose-chan! 07:56.580 --> 07:59.920 Oh, and people call me "fuccboi" behind my back! 08:01.250 --> 08:03.550 You're bombing, Saku! 08:04.630 --> 08:05.800 Cringe. 08:06.090 --> 08:08.050 Let's get this over and done with. 08:08.130 --> 08:10.260 First, the class rep. 08:10.340 --> 08:12.300 Why don't you do it like last year? 08:12.390 --> 08:13.680 Probably the best choice. 08:13.760 --> 08:15.310 No objections here! 08:15.600 --> 08:17.180 Everyone okay with that? 08:19.270 --> 08:21.770 All right, I'll take the position. 08:24.980 --> 08:27.400 Next is the vice class rep. 08:27.490 --> 08:29.320 Me, me, me! 08:29.410 --> 08:32.450 If you're gonna be the class rep, I'm on board! 08:32.530 --> 08:34.830 And who was it who volunteered last year, 08:34.910 --> 08:37.500 only to dump pretty much all the work on my lap? 08:38.580 --> 08:39.580 It'll be okay! 08:39.660 --> 08:43.670 I was real good at taking care of the bunnies and fish back in elementary school! 08:43.750 --> 08:46.300 Maybe work with animals instead, then? 08:48.090 --> 08:49.300 Cute! 08:49.380 --> 08:52.140 I'm Yuko Hiiragi. Let's do this. 08:53.640 --> 08:56.850 Okay, here's hoping for your support over the next year. 09:15.870 --> 09:17.450 ROOFTOP 09:21.420 --> 09:23.460 Heya. There you are. 09:27.630 --> 09:29.840 I thought the whole campus was no-smoking now. 09:29.920 --> 09:34.350 Hmph. No big deal, as long as I don't puff away in any students' faces. 09:34.970 --> 09:37.600 What exactly do you think I am? 09:38.180 --> 09:44.400 A cheeky brat who got the spare key to here in return for keeping my smoking secret. 09:44.480 --> 09:45.900 You love to hear it. 09:47.230 --> 09:52.820 It must suck to be a smoker these days. You guys get bashed constantly. 09:52.900 --> 09:56.660 People love a common enemy, you see. 09:56.740 --> 09:58.200 ANON: SAKU CHITOSE OF CLASS 5 IS A FUCCBOI ANON: HOW MANY HEARTS HAS HE BROKEN NOW 09:58.790 --> 10:00.870 Sounds awfully familiar. 10:07.210 --> 10:08.800 So, what'd you want? 10:12.510 --> 10:17.430 Kenta Yamazaki. Hasn't come to school since the third term of first year. 10:17.510 --> 10:18.560 Oh? 10:18.890 --> 10:25.480 All I've gathered about him for now is that he loves anime and light novels and such. 10:27.110 --> 10:28.940 Why come to me about it? 10:29.020 --> 10:34.700 Listen, why do you think this stud of a man before you remains single in his thirties? 10:34.780 --> 10:41.500 You get why I blow my low salary on "No, Not My Blazer," a gentleman's club in Katamachi? 10:42.160 --> 10:46.380 All I get is that you're a rotten example of a teacher and a human being. 10:46.750 --> 10:49.550 Only kids get what other kids go through. 10:50.340 --> 10:53.380 Just like how only grown-ups get what other grown-ups go through. 10:54.050 --> 10:55.300 Sheesh. 10:55.380 --> 11:00.640 So basically, you want me to talk this Yamazaki-kun into coming back to school? 11:01.100 --> 11:04.480 Just to confirm, what if I refuse? 11:04.770 --> 11:09.980 Here's an issue you know you can resolve. 11:10.320 --> 11:12.650 Are you sure you want to walk away from it? 11:12.730 --> 11:15.900 You, our do-it-all superhero, 11:15.990 --> 11:17.280 Chitose-kun? 11:21.740 --> 11:24.700 Ugh, this guy is a massive pain in the ass. 11:25.750 --> 11:30.460 If I don't live a beautiful life, then I might as well be dead. 11:32.170 --> 11:35.010 That's my philosophy. 11:52.940 --> 11:57.240 I had a feeling I'd be seeing you today. 11:58.070 --> 11:59.700 What're you reading? 12:00.450 --> 12:03.620 Phantom Lady by William Irish. 12:03.950 --> 12:06.870 "The night was young, and so was he. 12:06.960 --> 12:10.880 But the night was sweet, and he was sour." 12:11.590 --> 12:13.000 The updated translation, I see. 12:13.550 --> 12:15.130 So you knew. 12:15.590 --> 12:16.840 You sly dog, you. 12:17.800 --> 12:21.850 I met Asu-nee in September of last year. 12:22.300 --> 12:24.520 Stop it! 12:24.600 --> 12:26.060 Wait right there! 12:26.140 --> 12:27.310 I really don't wanna! 12:27.390 --> 12:29.060 Come on! 12:29.350 --> 12:30.900 Take that! 12:30.980 --> 12:32.020 So lame! 12:32.110 --> 12:35.110 Don't walk home with us. You're gross. 12:35.190 --> 12:36.650 Oh, come on! 12:36.740 --> 12:38.360 Don't say that! 12:38.450 --> 12:40.320 Gross! 12:41.870 --> 12:43.330 That looks fun! 12:43.660 --> 12:45.080 Let me join in! 12:56.250 --> 12:57.880 Take that! 12:59.170 --> 13:02.430 What's wrong? Come at me. 13:04.260 --> 13:05.720 You asked for it! 13:07.390 --> 13:09.600 Oh, you two join us. 13:09.690 --> 13:11.940 Come on, hurry up! 13:12.020 --> 13:13.060 Take this! 13:13.480 --> 13:15.730 This girl's a weirdo! 13:15.820 --> 13:16.860 Get her! 13:16.940 --> 13:19.650 Okay. All of you bring it at once! 13:19.740 --> 13:21.030 Come on! 13:21.110 --> 13:22.200 Hey! 13:22.570 --> 13:24.120 - Get her ass! - No fair! 13:27.120 --> 13:29.710 Bye, weird girl! 13:29.790 --> 13:31.120 Bye-bye! 13:38.510 --> 13:40.840 Captivated by the lady of the lake? 13:40.920 --> 13:45.850 Nah, I can give you "ghost of a drowned girl," at best. 13:46.600 --> 13:48.390 Is that what I look like? 13:51.480 --> 13:54.480 Ack. I'll have to give this up for dry cleaning. 13:56.020 --> 13:56.940 Hey... 13:57.070 --> 13:59.400 Mm? What is it? 13:59.780 --> 14:02.650 Why'd you do that? 14:03.070 --> 14:06.950 If you wanted to do something, you could've just helped the kid out of the water. 14:07.030 --> 14:09.950 And maybe scolded the other two a little. 14:10.700 --> 14:11.960 Hmm... 14:12.790 --> 14:20.210 Don't you think it's better for them to go home together all messy and smiling? 14:20.590 --> 14:24.550 Even if it means you, a stranger, are left soaking wet 14:24.640 --> 14:28.050 and get sneered at by other thoughtless passersby? 14:30.060 --> 14:34.480 It just seemed more fun to me that way. 14:35.270 --> 14:39.190 So you're a little off the mark there. 14:40.730 --> 14:43.450 May I ask you one more question? 14:44.450 --> 14:45.700 Go for it. 14:46.660 --> 14:48.950 Can I have your name, please? 14:52.450 --> 14:54.080 Asuka Nishino. 14:54.790 --> 14:57.130 Asuka, written like "tomorrow's wind." 15:00.000 --> 15:01.800 "Tomorrow's wind." 15:02.800 --> 15:07.510 For someone like her, who seemed to live life wild and free, 15:07.970 --> 15:09.850 I thought that name was a perfect fit. 15:12.270 --> 15:15.310 Kura-sen's got me doing his grunt work yet again. 15:15.770 --> 15:19.270 I see you're as imperfectly perfect as ever. 15:20.230 --> 15:23.150 Like a pretty little park that doesn't allow fireworks. 15:23.490 --> 15:25.950 That's awfully roundabout. 15:26.490 --> 15:30.070 A park with no playground for kids to get hurt on, 15:30.160 --> 15:32.330 one that even bans playing with balls. 15:33.040 --> 15:37.210 All it has is stuck-up grown-ups with their stuck-up faces stuck in their books. 15:37.710 --> 15:38.750 Hup. 15:40.290 --> 15:46.880 Let's say the girl you're closest to in class and I are both drowning. 15:47.470 --> 15:48.930 Who would you save? 15:50.890 --> 15:55.430 You rush to our aid in a bright-red kayak that only seats two people. 15:55.520 --> 15:58.900 Couldn't one of you just cling on to the kayak? 15:58.980 --> 16:04.440 Oh, and there are sharks, piranhas, and crocodiles out for blood in the water. 16:04.820 --> 16:07.740 I'm not sure I'd go rowing into that hell. 16:09.450 --> 16:12.330 I would save you with zero hesitation. 16:12.740 --> 16:18.460 I mean, I like you more than the boy I'm closest to in class. 16:20.460 --> 16:24.630 I wish you'd use a more romantic hypothetical to ask me out. 16:26.260 --> 16:30.220 I bet you wouldn't choose either one. 16:30.590 --> 16:34.470 You'd say, "Don't worry about me. You two take the boat and get away." 16:34.560 --> 16:38.600 You'd believe that'd be the most beautiful choice you could make. 16:38.690 --> 16:42.940 No way. I don't want piranhas nibbling away at me. 16:43.480 --> 16:49.150 As your pinky toes, earlobes, and lips are ripped off, you'd think to yourself, 16:50.360 --> 16:53.240 "This is who Saku Chitose is." 17:02.540 --> 17:07.130 Long after the people on the streets all hole up in one home or another, 17:07.760 --> 17:11.260 the clock strikes 10 PM with even the sound of cars growing sparse. 17:11.930 --> 17:14.220 Half the population is in dreamland, 17:14.300 --> 17:16.890 and the other half's nearly there. 17:17.980 --> 17:22.650 There's a thought that creeps into my mind during little pockets of time like this. 17:24.020 --> 17:28.690 Have I made a place for myself in this town? 17:29.740 --> 17:36.620 Am I playing my role right in this corner of our world, which at times feels unreal? 17:39.790 --> 17:44.420 Kenta Yamazaki, what are you thinking right now? 17:45.460 --> 17:48.210 Are you looking up at the moon? 17:48.300 --> 17:51.840 And is it the same moon I'm looking at here? 18:09.070 --> 18:10.490 Ugh, I ate too much. 18:11.490 --> 18:12.490 Chitose. 18:13.240 --> 18:14.780 What's up, Nanase? 18:14.870 --> 18:16.370 About to ask me out on a date? 18:17.700 --> 18:21.710 Now there's an ambush idea, but this is about something else. 18:22.120 --> 18:24.080 Are you having trouble with something? 18:24.500 --> 18:26.330 Ah, so she did pick up on it. 18:27.290 --> 18:29.960 One of our classmates isn't coming to school. 18:30.050 --> 18:33.090 Kura-sen asked me to talk him into coming back. 18:33.510 --> 18:36.050 I'll go see him after school today, for starters. 18:36.340 --> 18:39.850 Want me to come along with you? 18:39.930 --> 18:42.120 It might not be the best look for you to go alone. 18:43.430 --> 18:49.270 Nanase controls her image, keeping her finger on the pulse of how people see her. 18:49.360 --> 18:51.150 She's so perfect, it's actually weird. 18:51.780 --> 18:55.570 Thanks, but I already asked somebody else. 18:55.660 --> 18:57.490 I was overstepping, huh? 18:57.570 --> 19:00.950 Well, feel free to come to me if you ever think I can help. 19:01.370 --> 19:05.290 I like to give my all to people I respect. 19:05.960 --> 19:08.290 FUJI 19:23.140 --> 19:24.770 Sorry! Did I keep you waiting? 19:24.850 --> 19:26.980 Nah. All good with band? 19:27.060 --> 19:29.650 Yep. We had solo practice today. 19:29.940 --> 19:32.110 Why me, though? 19:32.190 --> 19:35.860 I'm a love-me-or-hate-me kinda guy, 19:35.950 --> 19:38.870 but you're good at gradually closing the gap. 19:39.530 --> 19:42.240 I don't know about that. 19:44.160 --> 19:45.830 I asked Kaito to lend me his bike. 19:45.910 --> 19:47.540 What... 19:47.620 --> 19:50.460 Don't worry. I won't mention how hard it is to pedal. 19:50.750 --> 19:52.840 I'm not that heavy! 19:58.260 --> 20:00.340 You'll be comfier straddling the bike. 20:00.430 --> 20:03.430 I'm not going to do that in a skirt. 20:04.640 --> 20:08.100 But stay safe and grab on to my shoulder or waist, okay? 20:08.940 --> 20:09.980 Okay. 20:12.230 --> 20:15.530 Can you not act like you're touching a dirty rag? 20:23.080 --> 20:24.240 Your back. 20:24.330 --> 20:25.290 Hmm? 20:25.370 --> 20:27.330 Your back, Saku-kun. 20:27.910 --> 20:33.090 It's much bigger than I thought. It's built and manly. 20:33.500 --> 20:38.300 Believe it or not, I was one of the best baseball players in the prefecture. 20:38.590 --> 20:42.800 I'm aware. I saw you playing a game during summer break last year. 20:43.140 --> 20:45.850 I watched from the classroom I was in for band practice. 20:46.350 --> 20:48.730 That was before we became friends, huh? 20:49.140 --> 20:51.270 Were you secretly a fan of me? 20:51.980 --> 20:55.440 Who knows? Maybe, maybe not. 21:02.370 --> 21:05.160 Is there something on your mind, Saku-kun? 21:05.580 --> 21:08.580 Sure do. I was wondering when to suddenly brake 21:08.660 --> 21:12.290 so I can get some boob-to-back action. 21:13.170 --> 21:16.340 Okay, I'm sorry! Can you stop squeezing my carotid arteries? 21:17.050 --> 21:20.090 Sheesh! Why are you like this? 21:20.180 --> 21:24.600 I was talking about Yamazaki-kun. Do you have a plan in mind? 21:24.680 --> 21:26.600 I tried coming up with one, 21:26.680 --> 21:30.060 but I realized it was pointless brainstorming without any intel. 21:30.890 --> 21:32.940 I'll just go for it and break him. 21:32.980 --> 21:37.980 I think you mean "go for broke." Please don't break the poor boy. 21:40.610 --> 21:41.570 YAMAZAKI 21:41.650 --> 21:42.610 Yes? 21:42.700 --> 21:46.830 Hello, I'm Saku Chitose! I'm in the same class as Kenta-kun now. 21:46.910 --> 21:49.160 I'm here to deliver some handouts and stuff. 21:49.250 --> 21:50.370 Right... 21:50.450 --> 21:53.710 Hello, I'm Yua Uchida. 21:53.790 --> 21:59.210 I was wondering what Kenta-kun was up to since he hasn't come to school for a while. 21:59.300 --> 22:01.380 I've been somewhat worried. 22:01.470 --> 22:04.340 Oh, my. So you came all the way to visit? 22:04.430 --> 22:06.050 Please give me one moment. 22:10.980 --> 22:14.810 Has Kenta-kun not told you either? 22:14.850 --> 22:18.190 The reason he won't go to school, I mean. 22:18.690 --> 22:20.150 No, he won't say anything. 22:20.240 --> 22:24.030 If you don't mind, can we try talking to him? 22:24.110 --> 22:27.740 I don't mind, but he might not play very nice. 22:27.830 --> 22:33.290 Maybe there're things he can only talk to us fellow students about and not his mom. 22:33.580 --> 22:36.210 So sit back and let us do our thing. 22:38.380 --> 22:39.710 Please talk to him. 22:55.190 --> 22:56.850 I can hear you! What do you want? 22:57.110 --> 23:00.940 Yo! I'm Saku Chitose, Class 2-5's rep. 23:01.030 --> 23:04.570 You're in my class, Yamazaki-kun. Here's to knowing you. 23:05.200 --> 23:09.530 Saku... Chitose? Why would that asshole manslut come here? 23:10.910 --> 23:12.790 Down, boy. 23:14.210 --> 23:16.830 Nice to meet you, Yamazaki-kun. 23:16.920 --> 23:19.460 I'm Yua Uchida. We're in the same class now. 23:19.790 --> 23:24.170 Sorry for showing up out of the blue. We heard you hadn't come to school in ages. 23:24.260 --> 23:27.760 U-Uchida? One of the skanks in Chitose's harem? 23:28.720 --> 23:30.680 Down, girl, down! 23:31.720 --> 23:37.150 There are a few inaccuracies there, but you got the right Chitose and Uchida. 23:37.230 --> 23:39.810 Why don't we chat while we have the chance? 23:40.230 --> 23:42.860 I bet you're just here because the teacher made you come. 23:42.940 --> 23:47.360 You're not exactly wrong, but I personally also wanted to talk to you. 23:47.450 --> 23:49.490 You know a lot about anime and LNs, right? 23:49.570 --> 23:53.330 Yeah, yeah, spare me the "how do you do, fellow nerd" shtick. 23:53.410 --> 23:54.700 If you were really into it, 23:54.790 --> 23:57.170 you'd've heard of at least one of the following LNs. 23:57.670 --> 23:59.330 Is a Loser Allowed to Love? 23:59.420 --> 24:01.670 I'm an Otaku, but a Gyaru Floozy's After My D! 24:01.750 --> 24:05.670 My Youth as the Biggest Loser in the Destroy Happy People Club! 24:05.760 --> 24:10.140 That Time I Reincarnated and Went from Bottom-Rung to Having My Own Harem! 24:10.220 --> 24:13.310 Apparently, My Face Is the Definition of Handsome in Another World?! 24:13.390 --> 24:16.430 The Most Popular Guy in School Became My Flunky for Some Reason! 24:16.520 --> 24:20.310 I'm an Introvert, but My Super Beautiful Senpai Has It In for Me! 24:22.320 --> 24:24.440 Sorry, never heard of any of 'em. 24:24.530 --> 24:28.030 Yamazaki-kun, I don't know much about this stuff either. 24:28.110 --> 24:30.110 Do you have any recommendations? 24:31.120 --> 24:32.870 Uh, you know... 24:33.450 --> 24:37.120 I don't think you'd find any of this stuff interesting, Uchida-san. 24:37.210 --> 24:43.250 You'd think, but I like reading my little brother's shonen manga. 24:43.340 --> 24:45.500 Can I see your bookshelf? 24:45.590 --> 24:48.090 N-No, my room's too messy. 24:48.380 --> 24:51.340 Then through the door is fine. Let's chat. 24:52.470 --> 24:54.970 I dunno what you flashy, popular kids talk about. 24:55.100 --> 24:58.060 I'd say I'm more on the dull side, myself. 24:58.140 --> 25:01.100 Nah, you shone pretty bright from what I saw. 25:01.150 --> 25:03.810 Probably because the people around me are stars of the school. 25:04.440 --> 25:09.950 Are you someone who values alone time over group activities? 25:10.410 --> 25:12.120 Yeah, I guess. 25:12.200 --> 25:15.580 I'm happy you found something that made you feel that way. 25:16.080 --> 25:19.580 Yamazaki-kun, I'm glad you and Yua found something in common. 25:19.660 --> 25:21.330 Want me to step away for a bit? 25:21.870 --> 25:26.340 Oh, you think it's no biggie? You're so cool because you can talk to her anytime? 25:26.420 --> 25:30.130 Uh, sorry, that's not really what I was going for. 25:30.220 --> 25:32.800 We don't have anything in common! 25:33.430 --> 25:36.310 Gotcha. We'll leave for today. 25:36.390 --> 25:37.600 See you again next week. 25:37.680 --> 25:39.770 Don't you ever come back, you shitty manslut! 25:44.400 --> 25:45.980 What'd you think, Yua? 25:46.730 --> 25:49.360 It felt like he was afraid of something. 25:49.940 --> 25:53.820 He was particularly hostile towards you, too. 25:53.910 --> 25:55.950 I know, right? 25:56.370 --> 25:58.660 Did you notice anything? 25:58.950 --> 26:00.080 Yeah... 26:00.830 --> 26:03.080 This Yamazaki-kun must hate my guts, yeah? 26:03.170 --> 26:04.830 Sure seemed that way. 26:04.920 --> 26:06.540 Sob, sob. 26:06.920 --> 26:09.840 I kinda get where he's coming from, though. 26:09.920 --> 26:11.300 Yua-chan? 26:11.380 --> 26:13.340 It's okay. It's all good. 26:14.220 --> 26:16.800 Doesn't make you any less hot. 26:16.890 --> 26:19.970 Hey, you're just saying that. 26:22.980 --> 26:26.940 Yamazaki-kun hadn't hit the low point of rejecting anything and everything yet. 26:28.070 --> 26:30.650 Guess he just missed his window of opportunity. 26:39.540 --> 26:44.080 The light of the setting sun dyed the trailing clouds in its hues. 26:45.040 --> 26:47.170 From orange to tangerine, 26:47.630 --> 26:49.710 from tangerine to apricot, 26:50.210 --> 26:53.800 from apricot to azure and indigo... 26:53.880 --> 26:57.180 A beautiful spectrum of colors that hardly feels natural. 26:58.890 --> 27:01.270 As the two of us leaned on each other, 27:01.810 --> 27:05.190 we formed a silhouette like something right out of the book of youth. 27:19.740 --> 27:21.740 Too slow! Pick it up! 27:22.830 --> 27:24.330 One week later. 27:24.830 --> 27:28.920 After mulling over it, I asked Yuko to come with me the second time. 27:29.630 --> 27:31.420 If I wanted to have a heart-to-heart, 27:31.500 --> 27:35.590 I figured I needed the straight-shooting Yuko's help. 27:36.090 --> 27:38.390 This feels great, huh, Saku? 27:38.470 --> 27:40.470 Sit down. Your panties will show. 27:40.560 --> 27:45.980 Eh, not like some rando passerby seeing my undies is gonna bother me. 27:46.310 --> 27:49.730 Then would you be willing to allow me to bear witness too, milady? 27:49.810 --> 27:52.610 No. You're special. 27:52.690 --> 27:55.610 Shouldn't it be the special ones who get to see, not the randos? 27:55.690 --> 27:59.320 You will, once that special day comes along. 28:13.590 --> 28:17.130 You don't reek of sweat as much as last year. 28:17.220 --> 28:19.550 Yeah, I'm not in a team or club anymore. 28:20.090 --> 28:25.140 It's too bad. I didn't mind the scent of your sweat. 28:26.230 --> 28:28.850 So, got any good ideas? 28:28.940 --> 28:30.560 Not at all. 28:30.650 --> 28:35.070 But I know it'll all work out in the end with you there. 28:35.400 --> 28:37.490 You're my hero. 28:38.610 --> 28:43.370 Anyway, all you need to do is talk to Yamazaki-kun. 28:43.780 --> 28:45.870 Even if things go south, I'll handle it. 28:45.950 --> 28:48.960 - Roger-dodger! - Hey, Yuko-san?! 28:49.920 --> 28:52.590 What makes one a hero? 28:53.130 --> 28:58.680 It's never stopping being a hero, no matter when, no matter where. 29:03.600 --> 29:05.760 Yamazaki-kun, Chitose here. 29:07.270 --> 29:09.890 But I told her we weren't friends and not to let you in. 29:09.980 --> 29:12.100 Your mom's just worried about you. 29:12.940 --> 29:14.400 Did Uchida-san come too? 29:14.480 --> 29:16.940 Nah, Yua couldn't come. She has practice. 29:17.230 --> 29:18.700 See? Knew it. 29:18.780 --> 29:20.860 She came along to make you seem legit, 29:20.950 --> 29:23.320 but then she gave up 'cause this seemed like a pain. 29:23.410 --> 29:25.160 Yua's not that kind of girl. 29:25.700 --> 29:28.790 She really was concerned for you. 29:29.290 --> 29:32.330 Anyway, I brought someone else with me this time. 29:32.420 --> 29:35.840 'Ello! I'm Yuko Hiiragi! 29:35.920 --> 29:38.300 I hear you haven't been coming to school? 29:38.380 --> 29:40.170 Must be rough. What's wrong? 29:40.760 --> 29:43.390 H-Hiiragi? The Hiiragi? 29:43.470 --> 29:45.890 Queen Skank of the Chitose Harem?! 29:45.970 --> 29:48.120 What'd you bring that floozy here for? 29:49.560 --> 29:51.230 What's a "floozy"? 29:51.310 --> 29:53.270 An easy lay, probably. 29:53.400 --> 29:57.400 Grumble-wumble! Calling me a floozy is mean! 29:57.480 --> 29:59.110 I only have eyes for Saku! 29:59.190 --> 30:03.700 Hmph. I bet you only came here to score points with Chitose too. 30:03.780 --> 30:08.750 I mean, duh? If Saku needs help, I wanna help. 30:09.200 --> 30:14.080 See? You're trying to become his number one by showing you can even be nice to losers. 30:14.380 --> 30:18.130 Why wouldn't I want to impress someone I like? 30:18.210 --> 30:20.960 And why would I want to help you impress him?! 30:21.050 --> 30:24.970 You'll be nice to me and then pull the rug out the moment I open up. 30:25.050 --> 30:27.220 I bet you'll just laugh at me later— 30:27.300 --> 30:30.390 laugh at how easy nerds are to wrap around your little finger! 30:32.270 --> 30:35.440 Uh, I'm just guessing here, but Yamazaki-kun... 30:35.480 --> 30:40.780 Did you try to get with a girl who was nice to you and mess things up or something? 30:41.490 --> 30:44.660 Y-You're in the same boat, you know! 30:44.740 --> 30:49.120 That guy next to you is nice to Uchida-san and a bunch of other girls! 30:49.490 --> 30:52.660 I know all about how nice Saku is to everyone. 30:52.750 --> 30:57.630 That's what attracted me to him, and that's why I want to be his number one. 30:58.040 --> 31:01.550 Of course, I'd be crushed if he picked some other girl. 31:01.630 --> 31:07.680 But that'd just mean I wasn't good enough to be chosen by him, no? 31:07.760 --> 31:13.100 I'd never hold it against him for being nice, at least. 31:15.480 --> 31:18.230 Thanks. Go have some tea downstairs. 31:18.310 --> 31:19.860 I'll take it from here. 31:19.940 --> 31:22.030 Roger-dodger! 31:25.570 --> 31:29.370 I get what happened now. I might be able to help. 31:29.450 --> 31:31.620 Oh, piss off. Don't patronize me. 31:31.700 --> 31:33.870 Could you please just open the door? 31:33.950 --> 31:35.370 No way. 31:35.460 --> 31:39.840 Let's enjoy some tea time, complete with a view of Yuko's bountiful E-cups. 31:39.920 --> 31:42.590 Screw you. I'm never opening that door. 31:42.670 --> 31:44.840 You sure? No matter what? 31:44.920 --> 31:46.970 I said I'm not, and that's that! 31:47.090 --> 31:49.800 Get the hell out, you goddamn manslut! 31:50.890 --> 31:53.810 Oh, okay. If that's what you want. 32:00.940 --> 32:04.990 I wish I could've been over there with you, you know. 32:05.530 --> 32:07.950 Don't worry. Things will work out. 32:08.030 --> 32:09.570 - I sure hope so. - Mrs. Yamazaki. 32:10.410 --> 32:12.370 I hate to break it to you, but... 32:30.340 --> 32:33.140 Batting third, right field, Chitose-kun! 32:33.470 --> 32:36.100 Number... 9! 32:52.740 --> 32:53.830 Heya. 32:57.870 --> 32:58.960 Now... 32:59.460 --> 33:01.790 Let's start breaking common ground. 33:05.960 --> 33:09.880 Translation: Sriram Gurunathan 33:09.970 --> 33:13.890 Subtitle Editing: Geoff Mazzolini Subtitle Timing: Krzysztof Kunc 33:13.970 --> 33:17.980 Quality Check: Riley Dalton Translation Check: Rei Miyasaka 34:04.940 --> 34:06.940 NEXT TIME LET'S START BREAKING COMMON GROUND 34:07.020 --> 34:09.230 "Let's Start Breaking Common Ground." 34:12.030 --> 34:15.120 Welcome to the TV anime of Chitose Is In the Ramune Bottle! 34:15.200 --> 34:19.450 This is A Journey to Experience Chiramune: Fukui Gourmet Chapter! 34:20.960 --> 34:24.750 Hello, everyone. I'm Ikumi Hasegawa, and I play Yuzuki Nanase. 34:24.830 --> 34:26.590 And I'm Rumi Okubo, playing Haru Aomi. 34:26.670 --> 34:31.510 The Chitose Is In the Ramune Bottle anime, AKA Chiramune, has begun, 34:31.590 --> 34:36.800 and this is a special program aiming to highlight some cool stuff about it. 34:36.890 --> 34:38.560 - Ooh! - Whoa! 34:38.640 --> 34:40.350 You can hear the roars already. 34:40.430 --> 34:43.560 - We're standing here outside Fukui Station. - Yeah? 34:43.640 --> 34:47.230 - And there are dinosaurs everywhere! - Right? 34:47.310 --> 34:48.730 Fukui is known for fossils, after all. 34:48.820 --> 34:50.400 And they're roaring, like dinosaurs should. 34:50.480 --> 34:52.950 - They move, and they roar! - Yeah! 34:53.070 --> 34:56.660 It's worth coming here just to see them. 34:56.990 --> 34:58.530 So episode one has been aired. 34:58.620 --> 34:59.910 It happened just now. 34:59.990 --> 35:03.580 - An extended cut with a 45-minute runtime! - It's so great that we got an extended cut! 35:03.660 --> 35:05.540 - I hope everyone enjoyed it. - It's so great that we got an extended cut! 35:05.620 --> 35:07.250 - I hope everyone enjoyed it. - Did you like it, everyone? 35:07.330 --> 35:09.960 Our characters show up right in episode one. 35:10.090 --> 35:11.050 Yeah, they sure do. 35:11.130 --> 35:16.260 I wonder if the viewers felt the youthful spirit overflowing from the first episode. 35:16.340 --> 35:22.350 The animation was great, the story was great, and in the end we got, you know... 35:22.430 --> 35:24.730 Saku going bang! An impactful ending! 35:24.810 --> 35:27.730 Just when the viewers got hyped for episode two, 35:27.810 --> 35:30.770 - we two showed up. - Glad to be here, suddenly in live-action. 35:30.860 --> 35:33.150 - Though you were watching a story set in Fukui. - Glad to be here, suddenly in live-action. 35:33.240 --> 35:34.570 - Though you were watching a story set in Fukui. - Yeah, that's right! 35:34.650 --> 35:35.610 - Right here. - Yeah, that's right! 35:35.700 --> 35:38.320 Yep, we're here in Fukui. 35:38.410 --> 35:40.530 We have perfect weather today. 35:40.620 --> 35:41.660 It's so bright out. 35:41.740 --> 35:43.500 The perfect day for filming. 35:43.580 --> 35:45.830 This is the Fukui Gourmet Chapter, 35:45.920 --> 35:51.050 so we'll go ahead and partake in some Fukui delicacies. 35:51.130 --> 35:53.090 We're here to give you our thoughts, 35:53.170 --> 35:55.800 which may be of help when you decide to come to Fukui. 35:55.880 --> 36:01.260 Yeah! I hope people watch this and get tempted to travel to Fukui. 36:01.350 --> 36:06.640 And I hope they choose their places to eat based on this show. 36:06.730 --> 36:11.360 So, yeah, we'll be going to these shops in person. 36:11.440 --> 36:14.820 Without any further ado, let's go! 36:18.860 --> 36:20.240 Chiramune. 36:21.950 --> 36:24.950 This is the first restaurant we're profiling today, 36:25.040 --> 36:27.710 Yoroppa-ken! 36:27.790 --> 36:29.960 We're here! 36:30.080 --> 36:35.920 Yoroppa-ken is a Western restaurant with a history spanning over a century. 36:36.010 --> 36:39.090 We're visiting the Toyoshima branch today. 36:39.180 --> 36:43.060 You can enjoy sauced katsudon, Fukui's soul food, here among others. 36:43.140 --> 36:47.980 Yoroppa-ken makes frequent appearances in the light novel. 36:48.060 --> 36:50.230 - We wanna just try out the food already, huh? - Yup. 36:50.310 --> 36:53.110 Let's go in and take a look! 36:54.070 --> 36:58.400 - Very pretty interiors. - Right? It's nice and subdued. 36:58.490 --> 37:01.360 It's spacious and comfortable, and they have counter seats, too. 37:01.450 --> 37:03.410 A whole bunch of seating options. 37:03.490 --> 37:08.160 Yoroppa-ken has 19 branches in Fukui Prefecture. 37:08.250 --> 37:11.290 - And the taste varies slightly across branches. - Really? 37:11.370 --> 37:15.840 And the Toyoshima Branch here likes to go a little hard on the flavors. 37:15.920 --> 37:18.300 - That's unusual for a chain. - Right? 37:18.380 --> 37:21.720 - The branches don't tend to differ like this. - I can't wait. 37:21.800 --> 37:23.850 Same here. I love rich flavors. 37:23.930 --> 37:28.390 Now allow us to introduce Hiromu-sensei's recommended dishes. 37:28.480 --> 37:32.730 "For first-timers, I recommend the basic katsudon, 37:32.860 --> 37:35.360 but if you want to try a variety of flavors, 37:35.440 --> 37:40.150 I suggest the trio bowl, with a cutlet, fried shrimp, and minced meat cutlet! 37:40.240 --> 37:44.450 The LN editor, who has visited Fukui several times, 37:44.530 --> 37:49.750 eventually settled on ordering the gluttonous trio set with an extra cutlet." 37:49.830 --> 37:53.130 - Wow. - They said, "You need at least two cutlets, 37:53.210 --> 37:56.420 but I don't want to miss out on the others either. lol." 37:58.340 --> 37:59.300 What a big eater. 37:59.380 --> 38:01.800 Talk about gluttony. That's awesome. 38:01.880 --> 38:04.090 - Here it comes! - Your trio bowl and sauced katsudon. 38:04.180 --> 38:06.350 Thank you! 38:06.430 --> 38:07.600 Whoa! 38:08.270 --> 38:09.850 Wonder which is which. 38:09.930 --> 38:11.390 - We don't know yet. - How exciting. 38:11.480 --> 38:13.440 - Shall we open them together? - Let's do it. 38:13.520 --> 38:14.600 One, two... 38:15.980 --> 38:20.440 - Okay, I got the sauced katsudon! - Looks great! 38:20.530 --> 38:22.530 It looks amazing! 38:22.610 --> 38:25.200 - That means... - I have the trio bowl. 38:25.280 --> 38:27.530 - That smells downright amazing, wow! - Wow! 38:27.620 --> 38:28.870 It's got the lovely, saucy aroma. 38:28.950 --> 38:30.200 It seems incredible. 38:30.290 --> 38:31.870 I heard something about the experts. 38:31.960 --> 38:35.960 They put the extra cutlets on the lid, 38:36.090 --> 38:38.420 leaving just one in the bowl. 38:38.500 --> 38:41.550 - That's how the experts eat it, apparently. - Wow. 38:41.630 --> 38:43.760 - Here I go. - Great. 38:43.840 --> 38:45.180 Oh, it smells so good. 38:50.350 --> 38:51.390 Yum! 38:51.850 --> 38:54.810 Wow, that "yum" came from the soul. 38:54.900 --> 38:57.650 This is so good! The meat is so soft! 38:57.730 --> 38:58.940 Yeah? 38:59.070 --> 39:01.780 I need you to eat yours right now. 39:01.860 --> 39:03.650 I can't help but wonder about the shrimp. 39:03.740 --> 39:04.860 Yeah, I feel you! 39:04.950 --> 39:06.450 Whoa, it's big! 39:06.530 --> 39:08.280 Woohoo, big! 39:08.370 --> 39:09.740 Here I go with the shrimp. 39:13.120 --> 39:14.870 Yum! 39:14.960 --> 39:16.540 Good, right? 39:16.630 --> 39:17.710 Take a look. 39:17.790 --> 39:20.670 - Wow, the cutlet's fully packed. - Yeah, it's totally packed with shrimp. 39:20.750 --> 39:21.920 - Wow. - Yeah, it's totally packed with shrimp. 39:22.010 --> 39:23.260 It's so good! 39:23.340 --> 39:27.140 Who'd've thought that sauce could go so well with rice? 39:27.220 --> 39:28.220 It's great. 39:28.300 --> 39:31.560 Since the different parts of the trio bowl differ in taste, 39:31.640 --> 39:33.100 it gets you excited for what to try next. 39:33.180 --> 39:34.390 Oh, I get that. 39:34.480 --> 39:35.770 I think I really love this. 39:35.850 --> 39:38.860 - It's crazy how it doesn't feel greasy at all. - The katsudon? 39:38.940 --> 39:39.980 Yeah? 39:41.150 --> 39:43.400 Yum! So yum! 39:43.780 --> 39:46.450 Can we get this in Tokyo? 39:46.530 --> 39:47.570 I wonder. 39:47.660 --> 39:52.790 Right? The top dog of this show was throwing up an X just now. 39:54.750 --> 39:58.580 I get it. If you grew up thinking all katsudon was sauced katsudon, 39:58.670 --> 40:02.090 - you'd be shocked to see the egg version. - I would. It's totally different. 40:02.170 --> 40:06.420 So, uh, we both ended up eating the whole thing. 40:06.510 --> 40:08.090 We cleaned it all up. 40:08.180 --> 40:12.140 This might be the first meal I've eaten in full this summer. 40:12.220 --> 40:15.430 - Seriously?! - Yeah... It tasted so good. 40:15.520 --> 40:17.310 - It really did. - Right? 40:17.390 --> 40:21.900 So, yeah, if you ever find yourself in Fukui, give Yoroppa-ken a try! 40:24.900 --> 40:25.940 Chiramune. 40:27.150 --> 40:31.620 The next eatery we're profiling is Takohachi! 40:31.700 --> 40:33.950 - You can see it over there. - Over there. 40:34.080 --> 40:38.420 Takohachi is a teppanyaki restaurant founded in 1987. 40:38.500 --> 40:41.170 Their original sauced yakisoba is the stuff of legend. 40:41.250 --> 40:44.960 Locals, young and old, love this place! 40:45.050 --> 40:49.340 Saku and gang often visit this place for meals in the story. 40:49.430 --> 40:54.260 I wanted to go last year, when I did the Chiramune pilgrimage, 40:54.350 --> 40:57.480 but I couldn't find the time to. 40:57.560 --> 40:59.350 So this is like a wish come true. 40:59.440 --> 41:01.190 - That's so exciting! A happy accident! - I can't wait! 41:01.270 --> 41:04.440 - Yay! - Let's go in and give it a try! 41:04.520 --> 41:06.030 Let's get going. 41:07.530 --> 41:09.490 Wow, that smells so good. 41:09.570 --> 41:12.570 The sound of the grill and the aroma have been attacking us since we got in. 41:12.660 --> 41:16.330 Yeah, we know it's yummy even without taking a bite. 41:16.620 --> 41:17.580 I get that. 41:17.660 --> 41:19.160 - The aroma of the sauce is so rich. - Seriously. 41:19.250 --> 41:23.790 Okay, let's introduce Hiromu-sensei's recommended dishes. 41:23.880 --> 41:27.710 "The lady's sauced yakisoba is a real classic! 41:27.800 --> 41:29.800 It's a taste you can't find anywhere else! 41:29.880 --> 41:33.970 I usually get the pork version, but chicken and mixed are great too! 41:34.050 --> 41:37.930 Chiramune fans have gained a strange affinity for the cheese-grilled eggplant. 41:37.120 --> 41:40.230 Try if you've got room, lol." 41:41.140 --> 41:45.440 - Here's the sauced yakisoba. - Wow, it looks so good! 41:45.520 --> 41:47.440 It smells great! 41:47.530 --> 41:49.030 Let's taste it right away. 41:49.110 --> 41:50.860 Wow, check out all the steam. 41:51.700 --> 41:53.200 This is gonna be good! 41:54.820 --> 41:56.530 Hey, love that slurping sound. 41:57.950 --> 41:59.120 Whaddaya say? 41:59.200 --> 42:01.420 - Delicious! - Knew it! 42:01.830 --> 42:04.710 Yeah, it tastes totally different from regular sauce. 42:04.790 --> 42:05.880 It does? 42:05.960 --> 42:08.760 I get what they mean when they say it's a taste unique to Takohachi. 42:08.840 --> 42:10.380 Oh, yeah? 42:10.470 --> 42:12.380 Wow, it really does smell great. 42:13.260 --> 42:16.680 Check out all the steam! 42:24.600 --> 42:25.610 Yum. 42:26.690 --> 42:27.650 Isn't it? 42:27.730 --> 42:29.400 Yeah. Like... 42:31.570 --> 42:33.910 It's not your regular or soy sauce. 42:33.990 --> 42:36.570 It's seriously a special dipping sauce. 42:46.880 --> 42:47.920 Yum. 42:50.460 --> 42:51.760 I'm in heaven. 42:51.840 --> 42:54.590 This dipping sauce is so good! 42:55.140 --> 42:57.430 You really can't find this anywhere else. 42:57.510 --> 43:01.100 Don't you think it's somewhat milder than the usual yakisoba? 43:01.180 --> 43:03.140 - It's got a hint of sweetness. - Yeah. 43:03.940 --> 43:04.890 Too good! 43:04.980 --> 43:06.310 Yum. 43:06.400 --> 43:08.520 - I could eat this forever. - Right? 43:08.900 --> 43:10.730 Can we really call this work? 43:21.120 --> 43:22.870 Way to go! 43:23.710 --> 43:25.580 I'm an expert eater, I'll have you know. 43:26.080 --> 43:29.170 - That counts as expertise? Really? - Sure does. 43:29.460 --> 43:32.800 I'll eat it like a master, too. 43:32.880 --> 43:35.680 I wanna say I'm an expert at making food taste better as I eat. 43:42.970 --> 43:45.190 Wow, you're really enjoying it! 43:47.940 --> 43:48.980 Love that expression. 43:50.110 --> 43:55.360 Gotta love a yakisoba that bursts with flavor the more bites you take. 43:56.610 --> 44:01.330 - So we've fully enjoyed Takohachi's offering. - That was great. 44:01.410 --> 44:04.200 - Seriously. - I can never recreate that dipping sauce. 44:04.290 --> 44:08.420 Yeah, it really can only be experienced here. 44:08.500 --> 44:11.960 - So please come visit, everyone. - Please! 44:12.050 --> 44:15.340 Okay, let's move on to the next place! 44:19.510 --> 44:20.550 Chiramune! 44:21.850 --> 44:24.810 The next eatery we're profiling is... 44:24.890 --> 44:27.600 Akiyoshi! 44:28.520 --> 44:32.230 We're at the branch outside Fukui Station this time. 44:32.320 --> 44:35.240 Fukui Station's right there. 44:35.320 --> 44:38.070 Yeah. That's where we filmed the intro this morning. 44:38.150 --> 44:40.530 - With the roaring dinosaurs. - There they are. 44:40.620 --> 44:42.370 They're right over there. 44:42.450 --> 44:45.870 Akiyoshi is a yakitori chain popular nationwide, 44:45.950 --> 44:50.880 but it was founded in Fukui in 1959. 44:50.960 --> 44:56.420 Their yakitori, grilled to perfection with their secret sauce, is said to be for die for! 44:56.510 --> 44:57.550 Yay, yakitori! 44:57.630 --> 45:05.680 So far, we've had sauced katsudon, sauced yakisoba... Delicious food after delicious food. 45:05.770 --> 45:06.890 I have high hopes. 45:06.980 --> 45:09.520 Right? Expectations are sky-high. 45:09.600 --> 45:11.730 - Shall we go in already? - Yeah. 45:11.770 --> 45:15.360 It's your typical izakaya. Less your Saku-and- gang haunt and more Kura-sen's watering hole. 45:15.440 --> 45:17.070 - He'd be right at home. - He sure would. 45:17.150 --> 45:19.150 - This is him. - You could find him here. 45:19.240 --> 45:25.620 But I hear families and students love this place as well. 45:25.700 --> 45:29.040 It's popular among all ages. 45:29.120 --> 45:33.130 - I'm going to enjoy this. - Here we go. 45:34.630 --> 45:37.590 They're grilling the chicken past these counter seats. 45:37.670 --> 45:39.970 We can see them going to work. 45:40.050 --> 45:43.600 Sitting at the counter might also be fun, huh? 45:43.680 --> 45:46.060 This place smells good, too! 45:46.140 --> 45:51.230 I hear it's hard to get a reservation at this place. 45:51.310 --> 45:55.570 The branches outside town always have lines too, apparently. 45:55.980 --> 45:59.490 - We're super lucky to have this opportunity. - Wow, must be super popular. 45:59.570 --> 46:01.070 - We're super lucky to have this opportunity. - Right? I'm thankful! 46:01.150 --> 46:02.450 I can't wait! 46:02.530 --> 46:06.950 Okay, let's introduce Hiromu-sensei's recommended dishes. 46:07.080 --> 46:13.330 "Junkei, shiro, and kushikatsu are so popular, nobody leaves without ordering them. 46:13.420 --> 46:20.130 The cabbage (I like the mix with sauce and mayo) and cucumber are also good resets. 46:20.220 --> 46:25.510 For the rest, eat whatever strokes your fancy. I always get the pitoro, though. 46:25.600 --> 46:30.640 Also, ending the meal with red miso soup and grilled rice balls is the Fukui way." 46:30.730 --> 46:31.690 So he says. 46:31.770 --> 46:32.890 Excuse me, young ladies. 46:32.980 --> 46:35.190 - "Young ladies"? - Oh, you just put them there? 46:35.270 --> 46:37.360 I reacted to the "young ladies" part instead. 46:37.440 --> 46:39.230 That's the junkei. 46:39.320 --> 46:40.780 The junkei goes there? 46:40.860 --> 46:43.740 It's salt-grilled, so eat it as-is or with spicy sauce. 46:43.820 --> 46:45.740 - Got it, thanks. - Huh, it goes on there? 46:45.820 --> 46:47.830 - Like, yeah, right? - Huh, it goes on there? 46:47.910 --> 46:51.410 - I was wondering what this thing was for. - Yeah, ever since we walked in. 46:51.500 --> 46:53.500 - Oh, there's more. - Next up, we have the shiro. 46:53.580 --> 46:56.130 - The shiro! - And the kushikatsu. 46:56.210 --> 47:00.090 - It might be a little hot still, so be careful. - Look at this! 47:00.170 --> 47:02.420 - Use the sauce in the red saucer for this. - Oh, they're all different? 47:02.510 --> 47:04.880 - Roll it in there a couple of times and dig in. - Oh, they're all different? 47:04.970 --> 47:07.800 - Roll it in there a couple of times and dig in. - Got it, thanks! 47:07.890 --> 47:11.430 - Okay, shall we young ladies dig in? - As a young lady, I shall. 47:11.520 --> 47:14.560 I might actually be older than him, though. 47:15.140 --> 47:16.150 Who can say? 47:16.190 --> 47:17.560 Okay... 47:18.270 --> 47:20.110 Junkei... 47:20.190 --> 47:21.780 That's these ones. 47:21.860 --> 47:25.740 - He said we could eat them as-is. - Yeah, here I go. 47:29.580 --> 47:32.750 Oh, good. It's crispy and juicy. 47:33.960 --> 47:35.460 What part is this? 47:35.540 --> 47:38.330 Regular yakitori uses young chicken, 47:38.420 --> 47:40.550 but in Fukui we use older fowl. 47:41.130 --> 47:46.430 It's the junkei's thigh, and the white part underneath is the fat. 47:46.840 --> 47:50.470 It's good all at once, or one piece at a time. 47:50.560 --> 47:51.850 You put sauce on the shiro, right? 47:51.930 --> 47:53.350 That's what he said. 47:53.640 --> 47:55.890 It's on. Here I go. 47:55.980 --> 47:57.230 Go for it. 47:59.190 --> 48:00.690 - How is it? - Yum! 48:04.780 --> 48:08.530 It has a mouthfeel like chicken skin. 48:08.620 --> 48:10.950 Shiro isn't chicken, but rather pig. 48:11.080 --> 48:12.410 Pig innards. 48:12.490 --> 48:14.410 Huh? Innards? 48:14.500 --> 48:16.210 It does taste like innards, actually. 48:17.830 --> 48:20.080 So, yeah, Akiyoshi was delicious too. 48:20.170 --> 48:26.840 It's a lovely place, so please come when you visit Fukui. 48:30.760 --> 48:32.140 Chiramune. 48:33.520 --> 48:40.230 All right, we've profiled three locations with ties to Chiramune. Did you all like it? 48:40.310 --> 48:42.020 That was fun, huh? 48:42.110 --> 48:47.900 - Right? It was fun, and the food was great! - I'm so satisfied, I'm starting to feel sleepy. 48:47.990 --> 48:52.030 - I hear you. That hit the spot, huh? - I'm so satisfied, I'm starting to feel sleepy. 48:52.120 --> 48:55.080 - It did, and now we have this breeze. - Yeah. 48:55.160 --> 48:56.200 It's so pleasant. 48:56.290 --> 48:59.960 What's more, we have this collab Royal Sawayaka. 49:00.080 --> 49:03.960 - Yeah, it's got all the characters' faces. - It does. 49:04.050 --> 49:05.630 - It's so delightful. - Right? 49:05.710 --> 49:11.850 The full version of this show will be streamed on the KADOKAWA Anime Channel on YouTube. 49:11.930 --> 49:17.310 In the YouTube version, you'll see us go through our whole meals at each eatery. 49:17.390 --> 49:21.980 We spice things up with some quizzes, so please check it out. 49:22.060 --> 49:26.230 And please watch episode two of Chiramune next week as well! 49:26.320 --> 49:27.650 Please! 49:27.740 --> 49:31.740 - Okay, goodbye. - Bye-bye! 49:37.160 --> 49:38.370 Chiramune!