I heard there was a traffic accident.
A high school student?
Oh my, that's terrible.
Batting first, center fielder, Fujimoto.
Batting second, right fielder, Sakaki.
Batting third, first baseman, Katagiri.
Batting fourth, pitcher, Kuroki.
The pitcher is Kuroki?
What about Kacchan?
[ Operating ]
Kacchan, Tacchan, and Minami.
We were together since we were born.
Kacchan, Tacchan, and Minami.
We were together whenever and wherever, and it just seemed so natural.
No one even dreamed that it would end.
Ever since that sweltering summer when Kacchan passed away...
so many seasons have passed for Tacchan and Minami.
But it feels that, for Tacchan and Minami, our hearts...
the most important part of our hearts...
still remains in that summer unable to move beyond it.
I wonder if they haven't been able to go on to the new season.
Touch Miss Lonely Yesterday
Presented by Central Anime (Kansas){\i0
Stopping your breath for a second you gave me an earnest look
呼吸を止めて１秒あなた
真剣な目をしたから
From that moment I can't ask you any questions
そこから何も聞けなくなるの
Stardust loneliness
星屑ロンリネス
By holding too precious those I love, I've perhaps unwittingly become timid
きっと愛する人を大切にして
知らずに臆病なのね
I pretend I don't see the tears that drop
落ちた涙も見ないフリ
How many more times will we two miss each other...
すれちがいやまわり道を
and take a roundabout route before finding each other?
あと何回過ぎたら２人はふれあうの
Please, touch, touch, touch here
お願い タッチ タッチ
ここに タッチ
Please reach out and grab...
あなたから タッチ 手をのばして 受けとってよ
ためいきの花だけ束ねたブーケ
this bouquet, woven with flowers of sighs
If I don't love, I'll go without knowing what loneliness is...
愛さなければ
淋しさなんて 知らずに過ぎて行くのに
Quietly, I say hello to sadness
そっと悲しみに こんにちわ
It's hard to believe...
that it's already been five years since then.
Yeah.
Nitta.
How are you doing?
Fine.
It's been a while.
Really.
I read about it in the newspaper.
Huh?
Oh, you mean, that...
Getting an award at that competition in Rome.
You're doing really well.
That goes for you, too, Nitta.
Three more homers to go, right?
To break the record for lifetime homeruns in the Six University League.
Oh, you know about that?
Of course.
Uesugi...
Huh?
you still haven't gone back to baseball?
No.
Why don't you come back to it?
Everyone says the same thing, whenever they see me.
It's almost like I have nothing besides baseball.
Every day, I study hard as a college student, and...
I'm late!
Sorry, I have someplace have to go to!
I gotta go!
It's a waste.
What?
Uesugi, I mean.
Huh?
And baseball.
I think he has something to think about.
What about it?
Huh?
Is there any reason why he would stay away from baseball for three years?
I'm not sure.
Tacchan doesn't seem to want to talk about it.
Minami, you don't look well.
Huh?
If you like...
I'd be happy to listen to whatever you want to say.
Even now...
I still like you.
Hanshin Koushien Stadium
76th National High School Tournament Opening Ceremony
Meisei High School
I'm just confirming where I'll start from.
Uesugi Tatsuya loves Asakura Minami...
more than anyone else in the world.
Unless I start here, it looks like I can't go anywhere.
Can you say it one more time?
I'll say it again in ten years.
Once every ten years?
Yeah.
How stingy.
It's been three years...
I wonder if something has happened since then.
Touch Miss Lonely Yesterday
Since The, You are...
I knew for sure that you'd come.
[ Uesugi ]
It's mealtime, Punch!
Chicchi, Poppo!
Kankan, Ranran!
Is it good?
There's more of those boxes now than before, isn't there?
That's right.
Whenever I come home from camp, there's something more.
Pity. The study room for the three of us has now become a shed.
What?
If I remember correctly, there were only two of us who were studying.
Huh?
And then there was one who was reading a comic book...
taking a nap, or just copying homework.
Who the heck was that?
When are you coming back from the camp at your college?
Saturday, the day after tomorrow.
I see.
I'm finally getting used to this these days.
To what?
The fact that you aren't by my side.
Right after I started college, it was really strange.
It was the same for me, too.
We've always been together, after all.
High school, junior high, and even before that.
Ever since we were born.
Yeah.
Here.
Wow!
Fight! Go, go!
We could have gone, you know?
Huh?
To the same college.
If only you hadn't caught a cold.
What?
If only you hadn't jumped into the river the day before the entrance exam.
You said you did that often, too!
Well, it was a good thing that you saved that puppy.
Even if I hadn't caught cold, I wouldn't have gotten in, considering how my brain is.
You would have made it.
You were working really hard back then.
I kind of like it. My college, that is.
I see.
It's been a while since the last time I was able to relax this much.
Tacchan.
Why aren't you playing baseball?
What?
Why did you quit?
Because...
I was only playing baseball to take you to the Koushien for Kazuya's sake.
Now Meisei High School has them down to two outs in the 9th inning.
And the count is 0-2 for the fourth hitter, Kiriyama.
On the mound, Uesugi winds up...
and the pitch!
Swings and misses!
The game's over!
Meisei High School wins it all!
Mr. Uesugi...
how do you feel now that you've realized the dream of your twin brother, Kazuya?
Do you think your brother came to help you from heaven?
What would you like to say to your brother?
Mr. Uesugi, please tell us something.
Do you have any messages for your brother?
I wasn't playing baseball because I wanted to.
You're lying.
Huh?
Tacchan, you've liked baseball since you were little.
But now...
Tacchan...
you like baseball...
That's in the past.
Rather than worrying about me, you should focus on your gymnastics, Minami.
Good grief!
Hey, Punch, seriously, you've got to go on diet.
Or else you'll really become a pig.
Hey, stop it!
Hey, Punch!
Hey!
Stop it!
Oh, Tatsuya...
I guess he won't have lunch today.
Huh?
What do you mean, no lunch?
He took his train pass but left his wallet.
Oh well.
No matter how old he gets, the way he does things never changes.
Oh.
Then I'll take it to him.
Oh, you don't have to.
It's okay. I have some shopping to do anyway.
So this is Tacchan's college.
Hi!
We're having a party at our club today.
Oh, I'm not a student here.
Oh you're not?
Well, it doesn't matter.
We'll all welcome a girl like you any time.
Huh?
Building 7, Room 402, I guess?
Thanks for what you did yesterday.
The heck with "thanks."
Calling me early in the morning and all...
What is this "thanks" about?
Kaori, you gave this guy a call?
What?
I might be dying.
What?
Please, come!
Hey!
It worried the heck out of me.
I'm glad.
I knew you'd come for sure, Uesugi.
So?
Huh?
I mean, you said you might be dying.
Oh, that?
It's okay now.
Huh?
It's okay.
It's all solved.
Huh?
But I'm really glad that you came.
Huh?
Can you lend me some money?
Huh?
I ended up using it all.
Can I borrow some money for a taxi ride?
What?
Here, I want to return it to you.
10,000 yen?
Yup, 10,000 yen.
I only lent you 5,000 yen.
It's just a sign of my gratitude.
Hey!
Who in the world would pay back 10,000 yen when she only borrowed 5,000 yen?
I'll give you change.
Huh? What the...?
What the...
Okay then.
5,000 yen and...
a sign of gratitude.
I'm envious!
Kaori, you're so daring!
What're you thinking about?
That was just my gratitude.
Hey!
Uesugi.
Oh, this is...
Who was that beautiful girl who came to give it to you?
Huh?
Hey, I think I've seen her somewhere before.
I wonder if she's a model or something?
She was really cute, though.
Hey, you didn't have to run away, you know?
I'm glad.
Tacchan seems to be having fun.
Isn't Kaori being too nice to Uesugi?
Yeah, she is.
No, she isn't.
But she kissed you all of a sudden.
She studied abroad in the U.S., you know?
It was just a greeting.
I see.
But really, if she really likes you, wouldn't it be great?
After all she's the daughter of the head of that Mizuno Financial Group.
Perhaps, you'll get to be the future head of the group.
Moron.
Well, if you aren't gonna eat it...
Stop it!
Hey, Uesugi!
Huh?
It's me.
Honestly, Minami, you're becoming more and more beautiful.
Don't you agree, Dad?
Um? Well...
Here you go.
Minami's coffee.
It's been a long time.
Hey why don't you just give up on that moron...
and come with me, the rookie of the year?
Well, I'm so flattered that you still remember us...
and come here even after you've become the rookie of the year.
Well...
You did really well the other day in that two-hit shutout.
Well, that's just how good I am.
Can I get your autograph?
Of course.
This many?
Yup, this many.
Suzuko, it's been a while.
Hello.
Won't you come in?
Isami came all the way here to see you, so...
Well...
It's okay.
Isami's kind of fragile in his own way.
Isami was a bit of a crybaby when he was little.
Oh?
When he gets like that, I'll be there.
It's okay that way. That's all I can do, so...
Well...
When he's happy, I know he gets irritated when I'm with him.
Suzuko...
So I'm fine just looking out for him from afar.
Oh, you're such a good boy.
What's that supposed to mean?
Before, even when you were asked to help...
you'd slack off when Dad wasn't around.
Humans change, you know?
Tacchan, did you change?
Huh?
When Nishimura was telling me all sorts of things...
you were acting like you didn't care, weren't you?
Really?
I guess that part of you hasn't changed.
It's the same way it's always been.
More importantly, thanks.
Huh?
For the wallet.
Oh.
You came all the way to my college to give it to me, right?
Yeah.
Huh?
When you're at college, you look different than when you're at home.
Huh? How?
It just feels that way.
It's "Summer of Angel"!
It's started today!
Oh, that one looks interesting, doesn't it?
Let's go together.
But you're busy with your gymnastic practices, aren't you?
I have an exam next week, too.
But it's been a while and I want to go with you.
Okay then.
When you find out when you have an off-day, call me.
Hi!
Mizuno!
What a coincidence!
Since we happened to meet here, why don't we go out for lunch?
Huh?
Oh, wait!
Yuka!
I'm sorry...
Yuka!
Why're you calling me so loudly?
Because you won't wait for me...
Uesugi...
I'm on a diet.
I've heard you were really good...
That you won it all at the Koushien.
Huh?
And then, did you appear at the, um...
what do you call it, the Japan Series, or something like that?
You know a lot about baseball, don't you?
To tell you the truth, I really don't know anything about sports.
I'm sorry.
You don't have to apologize.
Really?
Really.
You threw it just a little late.
I can't do it like you can, Miss Asakura.
You can do it, once you get used to it.
But...
Amazing!
You're really great.
Your performance is so consistent.
As expected of you, Miss Asakura.
Well...
I have high expectations of you, in the competition that's coming up soon.
Miss Asakura, you have a phone call.
What're you doing over there?
It's me...
Nitta Yuka, your cute junior from Meisei High School.
Oh, Yuka.
It's been a while.
What happened to you all of a sudden?
You have to keep an eye on Uesugi, you know?
Because you're so focused on gymnastics and don't do much for him...
he's dating other people!
He's dating...?
Tacchan is...?
Hello!
Telephone card!
I'm sorry.
I don't have one...
Anyway!
Until I'm done with my entrance exams and take him away from you...
you must make sure you keep him!
Bye!
Honestly, you don't know what a slump is, do you?
I ght find out what it is someday.
Oh well.
The scouts are all here today, too.
Are you going to the professional leagues after you graduate?
Yes.
I thought about working for my father's company, too...
but it seems I could never get away from baseball.
The Yokohama Manners' Nishimura Isami...
He'll become your rival again, I guess?
No, my rival is still hibernating.
Tatsuya!
How are you doing?
Good.
How's Minami?
She's at a camp.
She says she has a competition coming up soon.
I see.
She's really great, isn't she?
Smells like beer and rice wine highball, right?
You're right on!
No wonder you're inheriting the Matsudaira Liquor Store.
I'm envious of carefree students like you.
What?
Koutarou, you're the one who said you wouldn't want to take the trouble...
of studying a year to get into a college, since you were inheriting the liquor store anyway.
Yokohama Manners' starting pitcher today is their most dependable man right now...
Nishimura Isami.
The count is 3-2.
He struck him out!
Nishimura once again lives up to his name, "The Magician of the Mound."
The side is over.
The offense at the bottom...
Nishimura is doing really well, isn't he?
When we were in high school, I thought he was just a loudmouthed guy...
but I'm kind of happy that friends from those days are doing well.
Those friends from the past...
I knew it.. He's not interested.
You have lots of free time at college, don't you?
Why don't you join our amateur baseball games, even just as a part-timer?
It's not like I played baseball because I liked it, you know?
There you go again.
Are you still thinking about Kazuya?
No.
I see.
What a pity.
What is it? What happened?
Huh?
It's so delicious.
You look well.
How old is Nana now?
Seven months.
I'm envious.
What?
You look happy.
Oh, come on.
I'm envious of you, Minami.
Why?
You're beautiful, smart, and on top of that, you're the best gymnast in all of Japan.
But, Fumiko, you're the one who made me do gymnastics.
When you asked, I was only going to do it once, as a pinch-hitter.
But I'm still doing it.
Sometimes, I wonder if this was the way it should have gone.
Oh, Minami.
It's the way it should be, of course.
Right now, you're making the dreams of girls who do gymnastics come true.
Of course it's good.
I sometimes wonder if my dream was something else.
What's "something else"?
An ordinary dream.
An ordinary dream?
I want to be happy like you, Fumiko.
What? Mizuno is...?
She's not here. She's more than an hour late.
Do you know her phone number?
Um, no.
Tatsuya doesn't know.
I guess we'll have to call the Mizuno Group and find out...
Don't do that!
Well, a big corporation like that...
They wouldn't tell you what their president's home phone is.
Well, yeah, I guess not.
Then we'll wait for a little while and get going if she doesn't come.
Miss Mizuno Kaori?
Yes.
She's a junior in the Economics Department, and she transferred in this last spring.
Hold on a minute.
Huh?
I'm sorry, could you tell me her name again?
It's Mizuno Kaori.
Did you get the name wrong?
Huh?
I mean, there's no one named Mizuno Kaori registered at our college.
Kayoko! What're you wasting time for?
Just go and make the delivery already!
Really, you're such a useless girl!
A part-time girl?
Until the day before yesterday, she was at the construction site on 4th Street.
I don't know.
Even though the sites are close, many different companies are doing work around here.
Hey! Quit wasting time!
We're busy here. Ask someone else.
Um...okay.
Mizuno Kaori?
Yes, the one who was doing traffic control...
Oh, you mean Kayo-chan?
What?
Mizuno Kayoko.
Kayoko?
She's a good girl.
She's smart. and she works hard.
But she was overworking herself.
It seems like she has some reasons for needing money.
What's going on here?
Thank you very much.
Are you sure you want to practice more today?
Yes, there's something that bothers me.
Miss Asakura!
Good luck!
Please excuse us!
This is it...
Mizuno...
Wait!
Hey! Wait!
Take your hands off me!
What was everyone saying?
They were laughing about me, weren't they?
Or were they angry?
"What's this Mizuno Group's heir all about?"
"She's just a phony student."
I didn't tell them.
I didn't say anything to anyone.
I...
lost my parents in a car accident when I was a 1st year in high school.
Then I was adopted by my uncle.
I won't say what life was like there...
But I was always dreaming...
of a warm household where I have my father and my mother...
where I wouldn't have to worry about money or life.
Going to college, dressing up, having many friends.
The opposite of the real me - another me.
After I came to Tokyo, I worked and worked, and was able to save up some money.
It was this spring that I finally had enough, to look around myself.
From the window of the bus, I saw the pretty, dream-like cherry blossoms.
It was as if I was guided by those cherry blossoms.
Before I realized it, I was at the Teitou University campus.
It felt like I had stumbled onto some sort of a festival...
and everyone accepted me without a hint of suspicion.
Before I knew it, I'd become another me.
I'm sorry.
Huh?
When I called you up the other day, my intention was to borrow money from you.
No matter how much I worked, the money just flew out.
The life for the other me got difficult, too.
But it's over now.
When the bells for midnight ring, I'll return to my original self.
It's all right to be our original self.
What?
If you want to, you can still come to college.
It's okay to keep dreaming.
If you stop binge spending, you can still make ends meet with work, can't you?
To tell the truth, I wonder if my dream was elsewhere.
- Um... - Huh?
I have one more favor to ask.
Huh?
I want to go on a date with you again, Uesugi.
Huh?
With the Dolphins in town, we're playing for first place at Yokohama Blue Stadium.
The Manners' starting pitcher is, as expected by many...
Nishimura, who's been on a roll recently.
But today, he's really struggling.
Dammit...
In the top of the 3rd, after one out...
he's given up a hit a walk, and a hit, and runners are still on the corners.
The count is 3-1.
It's a hit!
It's a big one!
A 3-run homerun!
That 3-run homer reverses the score!
The game is taking an unexpected turn.
What's wrong?
You're not your usual self today.
It's nothing, really.
It looks like there's going to be a pitching change.
The manager has come out of the dugout.
It's a pitching change.
Nishimura Isami gets KO'd in the 3rd inning.
Mrs. Uesugi!
Oh, Minami.
Oh, what happened to your camp?
Since I was a little fatigued, I took a day off.
I'll go wake Tacchan up.
Tatsuya has gone out.
This early in the morning?
I wonder what happened.
He's not around home very much these days.
Hi!
Dad, shall I help you with the cafe?
It's okay.
It's a well-deserved day off for you.
Why don't you go out someplace?
I really want to see this movie.
Let's go.
Well, this one is a little...
I see.
Then how about this?
I thought we were going to see that together.
We'll split the cost.
Okay, we'll do that later.
Okay, let's go.
Uesugi, could you go ahead and get seats for us?
Now, go.
Hello, Miss Asakura Minami.
I'm Mizuno Kaori.
I've heard a lot about you from Tatsuya.
He's kind, isn't he?
Because he's kind, he cares too much about what others think...
and there's a part of him where he can't say what he really means to say.
So I'll say it.
It's hard for Tatsuya...
to be with you.
When he's with you, he can't help but think about his brother.
He feels happy when he's with me.
He says he wants to forget all those sad memories, and about baseball.
I can make him forget all that.
Tatsuya stays over at my apartment from time to time.
Well, Tatsuya's waiting for me.
Hey.
Hot.
I heard Minami's back from her camp.
I wonder if something happened.
Huh?
Hey.
What's the matter?
Was it fun?
What?
The movie, I mean.
Huh?
Was the movie fun?
Minami...
We said we'd watch it together.
Um, no...
It wasn't like we had any firm plans.
That's right.
We didn't make any promises.
What's wrong with you?
You're not acting like your usual self.
Tacchan, you're the one who's not like yourself.
Huh?
If there's something you want to say, you should say it yourself.
Huh?
I'm not a child anymore, you know?
What're you talking about?
I believed that there was always a Minami inside Tacchan.
It makes me sad to hear you feel miserable when you're with me.
What're you talking about?
We've always gone through things together.
It's mean that you feel sad all by yourself!
I have hard times, too.
But inside me, there was always Tacchan.
Minami...
You feeling sad all by yourself...
that's mean!
What the heck?
What's going on?
Here I go, Brother.
Come on!
Good luck, you two!
Minami!
Minami.
Tatsuya says when he's with you, he feels sad.
He can't help but think about his brother when he's with you.
Tatsuya says he feels happy when he's with me.
Tatsuya stays over at my apartment from time to time.
Minami!
What's wrong?
I was heading to your place just now.
Minami...
Contrails still remain in the sky
飛行機雲が空に殘ってる
Like exuviations of our dreams
ふたりの夢の抜け殻みたいに
Sorrow has turned us into grown-ups
悲しみが僕たちを大人にしたの
The blue sky stings my eyes
青空が瞳にあんなにしみた
Huh?
I won't be home for a while.
Okay...
Since then, you've become so beautiful that it makes me lonely...
あれから、君は
切ないくらい綺麗になったね
having turned me into one of your memories
僕を思い出にして
Though I couldn't say I loved you...
君を愛してると言えなかったけど
and though I've changed so much...
変わり果ててゆく僕にたったひとつ
there's still the you who hasn't changed yet in me
変わらない君がいる
Miss Lonely Yesterday
Since then, you are...
あれから、君は
No one's here on the ground where it's not raining...
誰もいない雨のグランドに
and I hear boys' voices
少年たちの聲が聞こえるよ
From your wet blouse, your heart shows through
君の濡れたシャツから魂が透ける
Just like the first day I saw you
始めて君を見た日のように
My heart flutters
胸が震えるよ
That girl I saw that day is still here
あの日の少女がいまでもそこにいる
Since then, every time you shine
あれから、君は
輝くたびに遠くに見えたよ
I see in the distance the you who flew away from our nest
僕の手から飛び発ち
The hurtfulness of memories is a beauty in itself
想いでの酷さは美しいことさ
Graceful birds pass by one another
すれ違ってゆく愛や悲しみたち
I wonder where we are headed
僕らはどこへ行くの
Since then, you've become so beautiful that it hurts me
あれから、君は
切ないくらい綺麗になったね
I can only mumble now
そっとつぶやくだけさ
Somewhere on this planet, somewhere into the future...
この星のどこかで未來のどこかで
love and admiration pass by one another
すれ違ってゆく愛やあこがれたち
I wonder where we are headed
僕らはどこへ行くの
Miss Lonely Yesterday
Since then, you are...
あれから、君は
[ New Tokyo International Airport ]
Your stance opens up too quickly.
Tighten up your sides.
O...okay.
Good, good.
Namaste.
Um, you are...
you're...
you're...um...
Hey, Harada! How have you been?
That's right! You're Harada!
Good. Good.
You're in your uniform...
Huh?
Didn't you graduate?
Hey!
Don't you remember, we were in the commencement ceremony together?
Yeah?
Now I'm the manager of Matsudaira Liquor Store...
and the coach of the Meisei Baseball Club!
I got it!
Hey! Do it seriously!
I see.
After you won the lottery, you've been away ever since?
Yeah.
A journey around the world.
Three years, huh?
Where's Uesugi?
Hey.
I heard you quit baseball.
Is that known even in Tibet?
I guess it's something you'd be concerned about.
What is?
When you play baseball, Kazuya's name follows you.
That's not good for Kazuya. Is that what you're thinking?
Then why don't you look for baseball that doesn't have anything to do with Kazuya?
Senpai!
What?
You know about it, don't you?
That Isami's being sent to the minor leagues.
In the newspaper.
He's supposed to pitch in an Eastern game the day after tomorrow.
I'd like you to go watch the game.
I think it'll be the last time he'll pitch.
Isami's elbow...
it seems to have reached its limit.
After he joined the professional league, he had surgery right away...
and then he's gotten it to work and come this far...
But they say it won't hold up anymore.
They say he can't play baseball anymore.
He knew it.
And I think that's why he was doing flashy things while he could.
Suzuko...
Please come watch him.
His last outing.
We'll announce the starting lineup for the Yokohama Mariners shortly.
Pitcher, Nishimura.
Catcher, Irabuki.
First baseman, Noge.
Second baseman, Kato.
Third baseman, Uchiyama.
Shortstop, Yamazatama.
Play ball!
Dammit.
Now in exchange for pain...
今あなたは 苦しみとひきかえに
what do you go looking for all by yourself?
何を見つけに行くの
たったひとりで
Now, throwing away everything...
今あなたが すべてをなげうってまで
what do you want to obtain?
手にしたいものは何
Please tell me
教えてほしい
The more I love you...
好きになればなる程 あなたの孤独を知る
I realize your loneliness
None of the things I want to tell you turn into words
伝えたい事は何も 言葉にならない
I sing a song for you
Forever and ever
いつも いつまででも
No Game!
Oh baby please, close to you
You don't have to keep your pain in
気づいてくれな
Song for you
Forever and ever
}いつも いつまででも
Oh baby please, close your eyes
Nishimura.
I want to be with you forever
Due to the rain, today's game has been called off.
Isami...
The summer is fading away.
Soon, the season will change.
Farewell, summer.
Farewell, my dream.
Mizuno...
I'm sorry.
What?
I was still lying about something.
Huh?
Actually, I've known about you ever since you appeared at the Koushien.
It's true that I lost my parents in a car accident...
but my sister died then, too.
Unlike me, my sister was sociable, and liked by everyone.
Far more than me.
That day, that sweltering summer day...
my sister insisted she wanted a new dresser...
so she went out with my parents.
And then none of them came back.
Then I was adopted by my uncle.
I felt bitter toward my sister.
Because of her selfishness, I lost my family.
She was liked by everyone.
She had everything.
And then she took my father and mother away from me.
In the summer of my last year in high school...
I happened to read a newspaper article about high school baseball.
I was surprised.
That pitcher had a twin brother.
And in the same summer of the first year in high school...
he lost his brother in a traffic accident.
The heck with tragedy!
I was angry.
You had your parents, and you had a warm family.
I had nothing.
Nothing.
Since then, that pitcher bothered me.
And his younger brother was the brilliant one, like my sister.
Then what about this pitcher?
Is he the same as me?
It caught my attention, and I couldn't help it.
For the two years after got to Tokyo, I worked hard.
And one day, the campus that the cherry blossoms guided me to...
was the university where that pitcher was.
I wanted to find out for myself...
just what kind of person that pitcher, Uesugi Tatsuya, was.
But...
but he was a nice person...
so nice that it made me angry.
Mizuno...
Kindness is cruel sometimes.
Uesugi, you were only thinking that you didn't want to hurt me.
But isn't it also that you didn't want to hurt yourself?
Sometimes, it hurts less when you reveal your true self to others.
I'm sure Asakura is waiting for you.
Tell her how you really feel.
I think she's waiting for it.
My dream has ended.
Those clippings, I don't need them anymore.
I'll get going.
Mizuno...
There was one thing I forgot to say.
My deceased sister and I...
We were twins.
Huh?
My sister's name was Kaori.
I don't think we'll meet again.
Bye.
It's beautiful.
Why don't we go over there?
Sure.
Are you okay?
Minami, is your leg okay?
It's fine.
The competition is coming up, so you have to take care of your legs.
Thanks.
Minami.
Yes?
Right now, is there a place for me in Minami?
Inside me, there's always Minami.
Nitta...
Minami, I'll do anything to make you happy.
Nitta...
Minami...
Tacchan...
help me...
Minami...
I'm sorry...
Uesugi surely won't back down.
I'm sorry.
College Competition Finals
Unless I break something, the new thing won't start.
I will let the new thing start right now.
Uesugi, what are you doing here?
Huh?
Part-time work.
That's not it.
I'm telling you that you should go watch Minami's meet.
Meet?
I knew it. She didn't tell you.
Minami is trying to fight all by herself right now.
All by herself?
She might quit gymnastics.
She'll quit?
Why?
Idiot!
You should ask her yourself!
Anyway, hurry!
If you go now, you still have time.
The one Minami really wants to show her performance to is you!
Are you saying you'll let her do her last performance all by herself?
Minami...
In the end, I'm just one of Minami's fans, huh?
I guess that's all right.
I've decided...
I won't hesitate anymore.
There's something I have to do.
I have to walk straight toward it, without any hesitation.
Minami are you sure you want to quit gymnastics?
Of course.
Minami, you're strong.
Then are you weak, Tacchan?
Huh?
You actually haven't abandoned baseball, have you?
How do you know that?
When I decided I'd quit gymnastics, I realized.
I'm sorry...
that I only thought about myself...
so I didn't truly realize how hard it was for you.
Minami.
Yes?
I'll play baseball.
Sure.
I don't know how long it might take.
That's okay.
You might become an old hag by then.
It's all right.
Are you sure?
It's okay.
I've decided I won't hesitate anymore.
Minami...
Asakura Minami loves Uesugi Tatsuya...
more than anyone in the world.
The landscapes stored away inside my eyes...
胸にしまったままの風景は
今もまだ
still seem like ones I only saw yesterday...
昨日みたいにみえるのは
because you were always there
そこに あなたがずっといたから
Because we were so close, we were so tight, I didn't realize...
近すぎて仲良すぎて
気がつかずいた
that you had been giving me a message...
あなたがくれたメッセージ
that had always protected me from afar
それはいつも 私の事遠くで 守っていた
I say "High, high, high, high, my love"
With love, I'll send it now so it'll reach you
愛を添えて今あなたに届くように
"High, high high, high, my love"
Why are you still...?
あなたは風いつまでも
Because you were with me...
あなたがいたから 私は夢を追ってゆける
I was able to pursue my dream
Because you were with me...
あなたがいたから 生きる重さを感じて歩いてゆける
I was able to feel the weight of living
I feel this loneliness that almost reaches...
あの雲の先の空の先の宇宙に
that space beyond those clouds, those skies...
届きそうな切なさは
Because I still don't know what love genuinely is...
私がまだ 本当の愛の意味を 知らないから
I say, "High, high high, high, so high"
Someday, I want to go beyond you
そしていつかあなたを越えてゆきたい
"High high, high, high, so high"
I won't forget about you
あなたの事忘れない
I say, "High high, high, high, my love"
With love, I'll send it now so it'll reach you
愛を添えて今あなたに届くように
"High, high, high, high, my love"
Why are you still...?
あなたは風いつまでも
Jose Hernandez!
Go ahead.
Next.
Tatsuya Uesugi.
Good luck.
I'll play baseball.
I don't know how long it'll take.
Minami, you could become an old hag by then.
That's fine.
I've decided I won't hesitate anymore.
Minami...