Geez, it's really hot in here.
It's a steam bath.
Hey! Don't sluck off, Higashi.
I'm sorry.
This is not a factory.
You. Don't take off your mask. I am talking about you.
I am sorry.
Stop slacking off!
This is a high school,
Asuka High School, where I got in without thinking.
I am going to kill you!
Stop it.
What the heck are you doing?
It is a technical high school filled with boys.
a.k.a. Asuka
March 23, 2011
Asuka Technical High School2011 Enrollment for New Students- Shoes prohibited -
If only I hadn't made a mistake on the marking sheet...
Ouch. Why did you do that?
I could have entered the all-girl school I wanted to go to.
There you go. These are text books and tools.
Then I wouldn't have had to receive these weird tools.
I am Nao's grandfather.
She has lots of worries.
How many female students are here?
There are a lot this year. There are three of them.
Three?
I guess you can be friends with them right away.
What's the percentage of students who go to college?
Last year about three pecent?
Three percent?
But the employment success rate is more than ninety percent.
Ninety percent!
These days, that is an excellent number!
Yes, it is. You can get many licenses and
this is a secret, but we don't prohibit students from getting a part-time job.
I see. It's liberal, is it?
There are many students who have financial difficulties.
That must be hard!
I had no intention of coming to this kind of place.
Hey!
What? You want to fight?
I am right.
Nao! Nice school.
You want a piece of this?
My life... Is a mess now.
Asuka MarchStory of Asuka Technical High School
Now: April 8
Hey, she's pretty.
Cute.
Cute girl.
1-A
Wow , very cute!
I am sorry.
Cute.
Oh! She's cute.
Which club are you going to join? Society of Robotic Technologies?
I don't know yet.
You!
What are you looking at, huh?
Are you joking?
Everybody, have a seat.
You three, don't stare at one another and have a seat.
Hey!
I am going to spend a year with you.
I am your homeroom teacher,
O - o - mu—
Hiragana. (Easiest writing system in Japanese)
Ohmukai Tohru.
We are not so stupid as not to understand Kanji, right?(kanji: Chinese characters)
Huh?
- Yeah—- I teach electrical engineering.
By the way, I am a newlywed, so don't cause troubles, okay?
- That has nothing to do with being a newlywed.- That's right.
If you cause troubles, I can't go home early.
Ah!
Cell phone!
When a class is in session, put it on vibrate.
You won't confiscate it?
If we are that strict, some students will quit.
No wonder. This is Asuka.
This year, in my class, I want to limit dropouts to five.
What is that?
This is horrible.
- What are you doing?- Shh...
Sho-kun. Sho-kun!
What are you doing?
See you next time.
Why is a host (male companion)
in this school?
This is the workshop for my class.
Mainly, we weld, cast and lathe here.
The automobile department also uses this place.
Hey, Sato. Don't go too close. You just watch for now.
Sure it is a factory.
Yeah, finally! A female student!
I know!
I heard there are only three of us this year.
Isn't it hard? I am from Class B, Takada Maiko.
- Do you want to eat lunch with me tomorrow?- Sure!
Please, stop!
Wow, that stinks.
Oil!
That sucks.
Hey, are you okay?
I asked you to stop it.
It stinks.
Ohmukai
You can wear this and go home.
Yuck!
Nao.
How was the school today?
Ojii-chan? You are not coming in, right?(ojii-chan: grandpa)
Well, there is something I want to tell you.
Later!
To remove oil, use make-up remover.
What? Is that right? You should have told me sooner.
You told me to tell you later.
There you go.
Move that.
Here. Fava beans. Vichyssoise.
Wow! Looks delicious!
Because we are celebrating your entering a high school, my skills from being chef came back.
Sorry but... I might quit school.
What are you going to do after quitting?
I don't know yet.
I might transfer.
You decided.
You decided not to go overseas with Mikio and go to a high school in Japan.
That was because I was going to get into Ichi-Jyo.
Ichi-Jyo and Asuka... What's the difference?
Everything is different!
I shouldn't have asked for your advice back then.
Why did you recommend Asuka?
You were crying like a baby saying that you didn't want to wait another year to go to a high school.
I found you that school where you could still take a filling vacancy exam.
It might have been better to take the exam next year.
You are always like that.
Never mind! Thanks for the dinner.
Wait up, Nao.
Your lecture is very long.
I will only do it for thirty minutes.
That is long.
Then... Fifteen minutes.
Fifteen seconds.
You see, there is a saying, "Three years on a stone."
If I stay for three years, I will be graduating.
That is right.
Fifteen seconds are up!
What? Nao, wait up.
What about your dinner? I cooked expensive mallard duck.
Next class is training. Change your clothes.
That is so cool.
Is that right?
Ah, Yoshino. Yoshino! Sorry about that. Ladies dressing room is on fourth floor.
Okay.
Ladies dressing room is on the 4th floor of the annex building. Boys prohibited.
Over there?
Boys Prohibited From Entering
Ladies Dressing Room
It's very far.
So ugly.
Yoshino Nao-chan?
Yes.
You can talk to me casually. I am also a freshman. Class D, Aizawa Momo.
How do you know my name?
A lot of seniors are talking about you.
You are the cutest among all the freshmen.
What? But there are only three new female students, right?
No, only two.
This morning, the girl from Class B quit.
What?
No kidding.
What a waste. Being a female student in a technical school is very nice.
You see, we can pick any man we want.
Everybody is hungry.
I want to tell you this now.
I am going for Yokoyama Aruto, a freshman.
What?
You don't know him? He was a child actor and played a main role in "My Dad is a Fifth Grader."
Hmm... A child actor?
Let's not fight.
I didn't come here for that.
How annoying. Like you know everything.
Ah, it moved! And this... It moved.
Is everyone here?
I'm Okano, mechanical engineering teacher. Nice to meet you.
Good to meet you.
What's wrong? Why haven't you changed?
Umm... It's too big on me.
You can't attend the class unless you wear your work clothes.
She doesn't need to attend, because
she is not interested in training.
She wanted to study at an all-girls school, Ichi-jyo, instead.
I wanted to go to Ichi-jyo, too.
This is awful.
The workshop stinks, ridiculously!
Is there anybody who wanted to come to Asuka?
I bet there is no one.
Who wants to come to a school with bunch of idiots?
What? A loser who wasn't accepted into your first choice school.
What did you say? Are you mocking us?
I wasn't talking to you, dummy!
Who are you calling dummy?
I wasn't talking to you, either.
What the heck?
Huh?
If you want to fight, you should fist-fight.
Who the heck are you?
What a low-life!
Bastard!
Ouch!
Hey, are you okay?
You. Cut the crap!
Cut it out!
Should I weld your mouth and nose shut, so you can't breathe? Huh?
Nurse's OfficeExcuse me!
Are you regretting that you didn't kiss me?
What? Of course not. Stop it!
What are you doing?
Umm... Sensei?
Even if I stop you, you would go to the gym storage room, wouldn't you?
Then do it here, since it's hygienic.
Consensual, right?
- That's right.- It is not!
It's not?
If not, then let go of her immediately.
By the way, you seem fine to me.
Go back to your class.
See you later.
Why are you here?
I bumped my elbow during the training.
I see. Have a seat.
- This place is a sanctuary for girls.- Eh?
You are welcome any time.
It's hard to be surrounded by boys, like earlier.
Yes.
That uniform, isn't that Asuka?
That means, she is a complete idiot.
- Of course, it's Asuka. - She might let us have sex with her.
Go talk to her.
Well...
She is really pretty.
Sorry for the wait.
Natsumi, you are late.
She is Izuki, my freind at Ichi-jyo.
I thought you would be manly, since you study at Asuka, but
Nao-chan, you are so cute. Let's get along, okay?
Is it true? They make you wear coveralls at a technical high school?
Yes, during the training class.
I see. I want to wear one just once,
since I don't have a chance to wear it, ever.
That's true.
Nii-chan (older brother), you are late. I'm hungry!
Sorry, I couldn't take a break.
Whoa, Nii-chan, you did well.
- Here.- Eat up
Seita, don't eat too much sausage.
Okay, you need to share. I'm heading back.
What are you doing there?
Nothing! I was with my friends. Bye.
Tamaki Screw Factory
You are home late.
Yeah, I extended my shift by an hour.
Are you sure it's not interfering with school work?
Well, I have to work in order to buy food.
I told you not to worry about money.
- How could I not?- What?
It's meaningless to produce screws of such low unit price.
Then, maybe...
We should close down this place.
That's not what I meant.
Electrical Engineering Room
Oh, shoot!
Solder neatly. Don't burn yourself.
- Hot!- Careful!
Why isn't she doing anything?
Yeah, she was hurt during the mechanical engineering class.
Your soldering iron is really old, isn't it?
- Huh?- Take a look.
Shut up!
- Even the cord is old.- Stop it, you idiot!
Okay, let's wrap it up now.
Unplug the soldering irons. Class dismissed.
Okay. Ahh!
- Are you okay?- I'm sorry.
Those are scraps, so just put them back in the box.
Okay, that's all for today.
Have you seen my soldering iron?
Did you leave it in the workshop?
Hey, have you seen my soldering iron?
Soldering iron?
The handle has orange tape around it.
Soldering iron... I haven't seen it.
It's really cheap.
- So funny.- Right?
How did it end up like this?
I don't really know.
By the way, is she coming here again?
Yup, you didn't want to see her?
She goes to Asuka. Being with her might do harm to our image.
You might be right.
Never mind that. Look at this video.
- Isn't this funny? - It sure is.
Hello! Ah!
I'm Tamaki Makoto's younger brother.
Oh! Are you waiting for your onii-chan today again?
Yeah. But I don't think he can come out because he's really busy today.
I see.
Bye.
Seiji nii-chan, I'm really hungry.
Endure it. Here I'll give you an air-hamburger.
Today, I'll give you a special, an air-cheeseburger.
I don't want air-hamburgers any more. I want the real thing.
Don't be selfish.
What were you thinking?
Why did you buy them hamburgers?
What would you do if they ask for it every day?
What would you do if they don't want to eat meals at home any more?
Did you want to feel superior by giving food to the poor?
No, I didn't think that.
What is this?
I know, I can't even buy a ten dollar soldering iron.
But you have no business buying one for me.
You—got that wrong.
I threw it away by accident, so I bought it as an apology.
You threw it away, because it looked old, right?
Just like you disdaining the manufacturing business because it's stupid and dirty.
She's looking down on us?
I'm hurt!
Then why don't you quit already?
I hate ignorant people like you, the most.
Why do I have to be scolded by you?
I bought the hamburgers and the soldering iron to help you out.
What did I do wrong?
What?
You are discriminating against me, just because I am a girl.
You just belittle yourself, thinking you are poor and stupid.
How annoying! That's why I didn't want to come here.
Good morning!
I have no place in this school after all.
Even in here...
...and here.
I think we will get along well.
- You think so?- Yes. Definitely!
Even here.
Aruto, you have big hands.
- What's wrong?- Huh? Nothing.
Were you jealous when you saw me earlier.
I didn't.
I think you are cuter when you are smiling, rather than crying.
You don't know anything about me.
I do know.
You want to quit school, right?
It was only one simple mistake on the marking sheet.
It shifted all the answers,
and caused everything to shift.
Such a simple thing
made me stumble over life.
When I realized it,
I ended up here.
Better to cause the stumble yourself, than someone else.
This place isn't that bad.
You can say that, since
you were a child actor.
You are talented, so
you can go out there any time.
I have decided not to look up at the sky.
I'm sorry.
I don't mean to blame it on the economy, but
I have hardly made any profits at all lately.
Give me a break.
You are the fifth person to use that excuse today.
Because of the economy, I've been hearing that excuse a lot.
What?
Please, I beg of you.
Please, don't make us close it down.
Don't make us close it down, I'm begging you!
You are the third person who got on his knees today.
Please... Please...
♫ The tears that you shed, ♫
It was his mistake to make screws. ♫ The tears that you shed, ♫
That's the only thing that he's good at, I guess. ♫ Always giving you the courage to move forward ♫
He's a total loser for life. ♫ Always giving you the courage to move forward ♫
A loser, how pathetic!
You guys go home first, okay?
How about you, nii-chan?♫ You don't need to keep your feelings from bursting out ♫
♫ You don't need to keep your feeling from bursting out ♫
♫If I can make you smile again, ♫
♫ I'll be staying with you till morning ♫
Hello? ♫ You are such a crybaby, ♫
Please help! ♫ But you are being honest to your heart ♫
They are going kill nii-chan.♫ I will watch over your tears, ♫
He'll be killed! ♫ Which are falling down on your cheek ♫
Are you done?♫ Until now, I turned my eyes away from my weakness ♫
♫ Until now, I turned my eyes away from my weakness ♫
Take back what you said.♫ Until now, I turned my eyes away from my weakness ♫
We've let you borrow our money!♫ Now, I must face my weakness to see what future unfolds ♫
Stupid brat! ♫ Now, I must face my weakness to see what future unfolds ♫
This way, hurry!♫ The tears that you shed, always giving you the courage to move forward ♫
Nii-chan! ♫ The tears that you shed, always giving you the courage to move forward.♫
Nii-chan. ♫ The tears that you shed, always giving you the courage to move forward.♫
Nii-chan, are you okay? Nii-chan!♫ This is not wasteful at all, ♫
♫ Because every hardship will make you stronger ♫
Why is she here? ♫ Because every hardship will make you stronger ♫
♫ Stronger than yesterday ♫
You should call the police. ♫ Stronger than yesterday ♫
No, I was the one who started the fight.
Why did you do that?
They made fun of my dad's job.
You are no different from them.
Looking down on people who work at factories.
I wasn't looking down or anything.
My dad's factory is
noisy,
dirty and it stinks.
Plus, it doesn't make any profit.
It is like the old soldering iron you threw away.
That used to belong to my dad.
I can't afford to buy a new one for one thing, but
I was using it because it once belonged to him.
I didn't know...
Even without anybody noticing,
my dad's screws are supporting Japan.
I entered that school because I want to inherit my dad's factory.
I'm taking the training seriously.
That's why someone like you really pisses me off.
My taking the exam for Ichi-jyo was not well thought out.
I only thought about wearing the same uniform with my friends.
Yes?
Nao, you are not going to eat again?
No.
Are you having hard time at school?
It's not hard, but
I haven't known a lot of things.
You go to school to learn what you don't know.
However, if you really want to go to another school,
I won't stop you.
Take a look at this.
Ojii-chan. (Grandpa)
Transfering information for Daiichi Technical High School
He doesn't get it at all!
Sorry to call you out suddenly.
Not at all. I wanted to talk to you in private.
Nao-chan!
Yuzuki-chan came too?
Thank you for coming.
Male friends of mine kept asking me to introduce you after seeing your picture.
They are both college students. They will start working at major companies soon.
Nao-chan, which school do you go?
- Umm...- Asuka, right?
Asuka doesn't have good reputation, right?
When I was in high school, Asuka students tried to pick a fight with me.
- Scary.- Why did you choose that school?
Well...
What's going on?
Hang on a second.
Out of fuel?
No, I just filled it up.
Tamaki Screw Factory
Excuse me. My car broke down. Can you help us?
We have screws, but...
I can pay you as much as you want.
Makoto, bring me a spanner and a ratchet.
Oyaji (dad),
- I have to go to work now.- Wow, cool car!
Hey, please don't touch it with your dirty hands.
Ah, I'm sorry.
Why don't you go somewhere else.
Okay.
Do you think you can fix it?
So blunt!
I didn't know there are factories which make just screws.
Do you think they make enough money?
He didn't want to help us until I mentioned money.
Ah! Onee-chan!
- Hey, nii-chan!- Shhhh!
It's a secret, okay?
Here.
Hey!
Do you go to Asuka, by any chance?
What do you want if I am?
Nothing... No wonder...
Don't glare at us like that.
Don't worry, he won't punch him.
Dad found out about the fight the other day, so he was scolded.
Without anybody noticing,
my dad's screws are supporting Japan.
I went to that school because I want to inherit my dad's factory.
Hey, for my information, I want to ask you something.
Do Asuka graduates work in a place like this?
What's wrong with that?
Making screws for the rest of your life... How pathetic!
I can't listen to this any more—
Don't speak badly of my dad and onii-chan.
Seiko-chan.
My dad works hard until late, and
onii-chan works hard on his part time job, too.
But, as a girl,
don't you want to wear pretty clothes?
If you have more money,
you can dress up and eat delicious food.
Not something like this.
Bastard, enough with your nonsense—
You are the one who's pathetic.
You haven't earned money on your own, have you?
You haven't taken anything seriously, have you?
You have no right to make fun of these people.
What? Just because you go to the same school as he does,
you are taking his sides now?
At least,
- I don't want to be on your side.- Whatever...
You guys are suited to each other since you both go to Asuka.
What was that?
The repair is done.
I'll pay you extra for the repair.
I don't want your money. Just get lost.
What?
I said get lost!
Come on guys.
Let's go.
Nao, are you sure?
Yes.
Umm...
Go home.
What?
You have no right to talk about them, either.
My dad's screws are supporting Japan.
I went to that school, because I want to inherit my dad's factory.
♫ We are nothing in this world, and in my hand... ♫
♫ I don't have anything in my hand yet. ♫
♫ Through the rain or wind, I won't give up. ♫
♫ I really don't want to give up, and ♫
♫ Hoping to gain something in the future. ♫
Yoshino!
What are you doing at this hour?
I'm looking for something.
♫ We are nothing in this world, and in my hand... ♫
The scraps from the training sessions should be here. ♫ We are nothing in this world, and in my hand... ♫
♫ I don't have anything in my hand. ♫
There are so many. ♫ I don't have anything in my hand. ♫
Tomorrow is the collection day. ♫ Through the rain or wind, ♫
If it's only a soldering iron, won't it be easier to buy one?♫ I won't give up. I don't want to give up. ♫
No, that would be meaningless. ♫ hoping to gain something in the future. ♫
♫ Isn't that right? Isn't that right? ♫
♫ Where has everyone gone, leaving me here alone? ♫
♫ Please God, take me back to the time when I was innocent. ♫
♫ I was afraid of unknown future and everyone's expectation. ♫
♫ I wanted to escape into a picture from the old dusty album. ♫
I think I told you, but...♫ Nevertheless, there will be a morning, and a new day begins. ♫
I'm newlywed.♫ It's pitiful to wait for the night to fall. ♫
Please go home first. There is no lock here, right?♫ I dreamed myself losing my courage. No matter how uncool it is ♫
Thank you, I'm leaving first.♫ If you are wimp, take it like a wimp under the shower of tears ♫
♫ We are nothing in this world, and in my hand... ♫
♫ I don't have anything in my hand. ♫
♫ Through the rain or wind, I won't give up. ♫
♫ I really don't want to give up, and hoping to gain something in the future. ♫
♫ Isn't that right? Isn't that right? ♫
Ow!♫ Are you pausing what you really want to do? ♫
♫ Is what you're doing suited to you? ♫
♫ Do you ever turn back, stand still or sometimes look back? ♫
♫ Doubts and struggles in your heart, along with entangled emotions. ♫
Aruto!♫ On the way home from Hachiouji South exit, ♫
What's wrong? ♫ The path that takes me to my friends and family. ♫
Let's go home. ♫ Do you want to step out of your comfort zone? ♫
Okay. ♫ If you want to change your attitude, ♫
♫ You can step forward one step at a time. ♫
♫ We are nothing in this world, and in my hand... ♫
♫ I don't have anything in my hand. Through the rain or wind, ♫
Do you want to drink? ♫ I won't give up. I really don't want to give up, ♫
Is it okay (to be here)?
I can't go home leaving you here alone.♫ Hoping to gain something in the future. Isn't that right? ♫
I'm sorry. ♫ Isn't that right? ♫
Do you want to wear this? Ohmukai
No thanks.
So cold.
I fell asleep here.
Okay, we are going to make ammeters today.
Come get testers here. Thank you.
Oh?
That soldering iron was yours?
Huh? What are you talking about?
Nothing...
What is it? I'm dying to know.
Actually...
Today, we are going to solder these three terminals.
Okay.
I'm sorry for being late.
Ladies dressing room was a bit far away.
Okay, is there any vacant seat?
Here, there is one.
Okay then, sit next to Tamaki.
Okay.
♫ Even so, we believe ♫
Release the iron after the solder becomes smooth. ♫ We believe ♫
Watch to keep the temperature from decreasing. ♫ The power that I possess within my hands ♫
♫ After the rain ♫
♫ If you cross the rainbow that appeared ♫
It suits you unexpectedly.♫ Another sky will shine ♫
Really?♫ Another sky will shine ♫
Thank you for this.
Hot! ♫ When I feel like being crushed by uneasiness ♫
♫ You need to point it down. When I feel like being crushed by uneasiness ♫
♫ What goes through your mind? ♫
♫ When you struggle to move forward ♫
Here you go. ♫ When you struggle to move forward ♫
It's cold!♫ What goes through your mind? ♫
Hey... ♫ What goes through your mind? ♫
What do you think you are doing?♫ No matter who you are ♫
- I'm sorry.- I'm soaked! ♫ No matter who you are ♫
What are you doing? ♫ You have to find an answer for yourself ♫
I'm sorry. ♫ You have to find an answer for yourself ♫
♫ You have to find an answer for yourself ♫
♫ Don't forget that I'm the same ♫
♫ You are not alone ♫
Like I said before, this is not a factory. ♫ You are not the only one ♫
This is a high school that I entered unexpectedly, Asuka Technical High School, ♫ We are believing, and we are still believing, ♫
a.k.a. Asuka. ♫ Even so, we believe, and we still believe, ♫
Yokoyama, you made it. ♫ Even if we can't stop the tears from falling ♫
♫ After the rain, ♫
He's in the same class? ♫ If you cross the rainbow that appeared, ♫
You're in my way. ♫ If you cross the rainbow that appeared, ♫
Oh, I'm sorry. ♫ Another sky will shine ♫
Idiots! What are you doing? Clean it up.
At least... For now.
~Next on Asuka High School March!~A war broke out between guys?
I have one condition.
Aruto is mine!
Don't slack off.
It's annoying. You create turmoil in the classroom.
Don't get carried away!
I'm almost there, but...
You... You can't!
It's the youth, isn't it?
’Midnight in Tokyo' is really good.