Been a while, huh, Coco?
How have you been doing?
Oh? Your brother?
Your brother is so fine that he couldn't be any finer!
Just now he was chasing some gang called "The Toast" or something to give them a good scolding!
So you're getting into fights?
What happened to your Bigfoot?
You mustn't fight, Brother!
I love you the most when you're in your Bigfoot!
...Giants?
Idiot! Don't mess around!
Note: See the website's post for episode 5 to get the explanation to this.
Baka suka... bakasuka, bakasuka!
Bakasuka!
Destroy!
Bakasuka, bakasuka...
Bakasuka!
Bakasuka, bakasuka, bakasuka!
Basquash!
Basquash?
Basquash!
Here we go!
Basquash!
Okay, retreat!
The birth of Basquash.
Saint Has Come
d
deai wa mirai ikusen no kibou All encounters lead to a million future hopes.
e
sora, hatenai shinjitsu made wa tooi The truth's still faraway, as limitless as the sky.
d
meiro no deguchi mada mienakute We haven't found the exit to the maze.
e
hontou no kotae sagashite iru We're searching for the true answer.
d
dakara zettai... So there is no doubt!
e
kurayami no mukou ni mieru hikari no kiseki ga The miraculous lights you can see through the dark...
d
zigzag ni kakenukete kibou e no kiseki wo tsumuideku ...weave a blazing zigzag trail toward hope.
e
kanashimi wa Though sorrow
d
nagareru toki wo tometakutemo wants to stop the flow of time...
e
omoi ya sakebi tsuwaranakutemo Though your feelings and your cries don't reach them...
d
sore demo kokoro ni utsushitsuzukete bokura wa ikiteku We'll still live on, reflecting on it in our hearts,
e
zetsubou wa sou kitto kurikaeshite yuku no ni even though this will just repeat the cycle of despair.
d
nagareru kaze ga tsumetakutemo Though the winds that blow are cold...
e
ikitsuku basho ga mienakutemo Though we can't see where we'll end up...
d
boku wa ima mae wo muki yume no iriguchi de itsuka wa For now, I'm pressing on. Someday, at the entrance to my dream,
e
genkai wo koete yuku we'll surpass all limits.
Basquash, Basquash, Basquash, Basquash,
Basquash!
And here it is, the moment of truth!
All together now...
Basquash!
Giants...
It's fine, fine, fine!
That right there is the sport we've been searching for!
BFB?
That kiddie league crap is old news!
From now on it's...
Basquash!
Oh, sorry.
That's our ball, Mister.
Natural leather.
It's a nice one.
Thanks!
Whoa! Wow!
Awesome!
A good ball.
Nice and spherical. Truly beautiful.
All righty.
Sold.
What?
James Lone!
Who?
Idiot! You don't know James Lone, the Hall of Famer?
Jeez. Try getting off your lazy butts!
Here's a job for you! A job!
What kind?
The shipment is a small container, and they've requested a rush delivery.
Boring job.
Beggars can't be choosers!
Your heart isn't in it any more, is it? Not since that last match.
He's spineless! Dan the dunce!
I couldn't care less.
You're the town's hero now! Way to be emo.
Ever since then, everywhere I go there are nothing but cops.
If he can't play Basquash, a hero's not worth crap.
But I can crap anywhere I want. Wanna see?
Come on now. Quit lazing around and get to work.
What is it? Are you frustrated?
No, the opposite.
If you get to do something that jumpstarts you alive like that,
the feeling comes rushing back every time you think about it...
I see. Overstimulated.
Sela!
A hot guy?!
Huh? Where'd Handsome go? Huh?
You must be frustrated.
So, the vehicles have right-of-way earthside?
What barbaric traffic laws.
That person...
They're from the moon...
Dangan delivery for you...
You're Dunk Mask?
Yeah, so?
You're tiny.
What?!
You, go one-on-one with me.
What the hell?
What are you trying to pull?
I'll pay you.
But that has nothing to do with the one-on-one.
W-Wait a sec!
So this is the street style!
It's as entertaining as I thought!
It would be a waste to let butterfingered amateurs have all the fun!
Amateurs?!
Don't give me that crap!
You're talking to the person who invented the whole—
Shit!
Five minutes would be enough.
If you could delay your mobilization by just a bit,
we could manage one game.
But these matches, that's the thing...
There's all kinds of collateral damage,
so the citizens come to us lodging complaints.
That's why we've strengthened the patrols...
It's a fact that by nature, the more you tell people not to do something,
the more they'll want to do it.
Let them blow off some steam this way...
...and Basquash rules would be guaranteed to go global.
No, they might be already!
Well, it might've been a stretch to think we could suddenly show up and petition for an illegal street match.
Damn it!
If only they weren't so thickheaded!
I guess we'll have to do this the underhanded way.
Underhanded?
Hi there, Mister Mayor.
I'm gonna make sure you listen to me today.
Underhanded, huh...
Mis-ter May-or.
This town's a mess.
It overflows with the sort of crudeness that stems from ignorance...
...and the sort of ambition that springs from immaturity.
But that in itself creates the possibility for something new to be born here.
Long time no see, Haruka Gracia.
James... Lone...
Huh?
I told you, all I did was defend myself when he picked a fight with me!
You ought to be aware that streetball is illegal!
It's that bastard bird-man's fault, not mine!
Where is he?!
Giving autographs.
What?!
Thank you very much!
Can I be next?
Wait a second!
What's the deal? Why are they all flocking around him?!
Idiot! He's Falcon, the one-and-only!
The Black Eagles were BFB League champions last season, and he was their leading scorer...
That's him, Falcon Lightwing!
Who is this guy?
James Lone, the "Man with the limbs of God."
A success story who was inducted into the Hall of Fame and got his own moon passport.
A moon passport...
Long time no see, James.
Aren't you a big shot in the Mooneyes Executive Council now?
President-for-life of the Sports and Culture Development Board, to be precise.
So what business brings Mr. President-for-life earthside, I wonder?
Divine spheres, as always.
Two beautiful balls...
Chaste Bianca and determined Kate.
Oh, so you still use those names for my breasts?
There's nothing more beautiful in this world than round balls.
Just like these countless soap bubbles, your Bianca and Kate are gorgeous spheres, and I loved them.
I would never forget them.
Open-style Bigfoot basketball...
An outstanding sport that emerged from the streets.
The Executive Council is very interested indeed.
Open City Basketball!
This is the birth of a new sport!
Greetings to all the freestylers...
playing on every street in the land, not the least here in Rollingtown.
To give you a place where you can polish your skills to the fullest,
I've set up an official league.
It's called "Open City Basketball"—
the OCB League.
We are hereby soliciting applications for players who wish to join the official teams.
Tryouts will begin immediately,
so all those with confidence in their skills are encouraged to apply.
Is that what you want?
You should try out as well.
Do so and the police will no longer be an obstacle.
If you wish to settle this, seek me there.
Sounds good.
I'll be there, and I'll turn that place inside-out.
You think you can?
What's the meaning of this?!
Well, the association has designated Rollingtown the official home of Open City Basketball.
From now on, any Bigfoot that engages in street play will be immediately seized and its operator arrested.
Matches are prohibited to everyone except the official players.
James...
Dribble like you're throwing the ball out in front of yourself.
When you grip the ball, imagine you're gripping its center.
Gripping the center...
Playing with a Bigfoot won't make a difference.
Without developing a feel for basketball by playing in your own skin,
you won't pass the tryouts.
Yes. You might be all right.
Dan's statue has had a resurrection!
Up that high, I doubt Destroy will be able to have his way with it again.
I didn't think you'd come for a reason like that.
Men are so simple.
So what about you?
I'm even simpler.
I want the genes of a strong man.
Oh, he looks strong.
He's mine, you got that?
What's gotten into you?
Without further delay, we will now begin the Open City Basketball OCB League Round 1 tryouts...
What do you think, Slash?
Your first time earthside in a long time.
Execrable.
The air and gravity are heavy,
and the city is coated with dust.
Any news on the BFB League players that we contacted?
All the elite players are here.
This will put the nail in the coffin for earthside Bigfoot Basketball.
I'd been wanting to get rid of it.
This works.
You're as callous as ever.
Here before your eyes, the first tryouts on Earthdash.
Tryouts for players of Open City Basketball are about to begin!
Just get on with it...
What's wrong?
All this time they've been saying "Open City Basketball," "Open City Basketball"...
What happened to calling it "Basquash"?
Well, this is the official league, so... that doesn't count.
What? So that night never happened?
Go for it!
Thirty-five points for No. 60.
These don't even make it to the left of the decimal point.
Well, there's so many to get through.
Let's bounce them right on out.
No. 68, Allan Naismith...
No. 68, qualified!
No. 77, qualified!
All right, this is the last round.
The spotlight is on the Black Eagles' Falcon Lightwing,
and the man known by those in the street world as Dunk Mask!
Oh! Good, good, I've been waiting for this!
Come on, Dunk Mask!
Basquash!
Those two...
Yes. So he's Dunk Mask.
This match looks interesting.
What?!
He's good!
He has the speed.
But his movements are too direct. I can read what he's going to do.
Fake right and go left,
fake left and then spin!
A feint I can read is no feint at all!
Shit! What is this guy, a mind-reader?
He's good.
I knew that was a fine man!
He's showing the excellent technique he got from the Pros.
Cutting inside?
I won't let you.
I've cut you off. What will you do now?
That's it, jab right. And what next?
You've got no choice but to pivot.
That's right, pivot and dodge.
But what'll you do now? Go straight?
Go high? Low?
Continue your pivot and then step back?
Shit!
Dunk Mask is dancing?
No... He's being made to dance!
This must be a pro's true skill...
Destroy!
T-That's Iceman!
The Frozen Inferno, Iceman Hotty!
And his eyes say danger!
Today's Destroy is a Destroy pushed over the edge!
He intends to kill.
Those eyes... they scream murder.
What will you do?
He's an intruder.
Intriguing.
Now this is a good tryout.
What the hell are you doing?!
Falcon.
Iceman.
Is the basketball you were striving for no more than this in the end?
Iceman, you shithead, stay out of this!
Destroy!
That guy...
Idiot! It'll kill you!
...is mine!
Basquash!
Shit!
Even in plain basketball, your stupid plays never change.
Shut up!
Good!
Qualified!
You and you qualify too,
but for you I'll leap straight to the contract.
Welcome to my OCB!
Huh? What?
Are you sure?
I'm sure.
He's a bit rough, but with some polishing he'll be a jewel...
...so brilliant it will shine into the far reaches of space.
Congratulations, Dan.
What's this?
Look at all the zeros!
Yeah right, you're kidding!
I don't need some silly doodle like this!
Incredible! I knew he was incredible!
Is that so?
I suppose you prefer shiny things.
Whoa! It's a mountain of sparkles!
Now, you have a debt of 5.3 billion, correct?
What are you getting at?
If I can sign all of you exemplary athletes,
Open City Basketball will take off like a rocket.
Not only throughout all of Earthdash, but even moonside.
Even the moon?!
Yes. For earthside youth, the OCB is a direct path to getting your own moon passport.
Don't you want to go there, too?
Don't you want to heal your little sister's legs?
How do you know that?
The tryout's final round will be a simulated match in Bigfoots, and will take place in the streets!
In other words, the first outdoor match of the OCB!
The cards will be the remaining street warriors,
in a rivalry match versus the elite of the BFB!
This match will decide who goes on to be the players of my league!
This is awesome!
Look forward to it, everyone!
I'm going to cut those ties you are unable to let go of.
Falcon.
For my future, and for my dreams,
I'll cut off the past completely.
You suck.
I have to work hard and do my best in the rivalry match...
Do my best, and then I can...
I've found you, Princess!
Th-That can't be...
Come, Princess. Come, Princess Flora.
Come with me...
...Princess!
N-No!
akiramenai no mo'
I'm not gonna give up.
doumawari da toshite mo
Even if it's the long way around.
tadoritsuku no oops!
I'll get there and go "Oops!"
oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Body rock nani ga machiuketeta to shitemo
Body rock! No matter what you were waiting for...
I won't stop ki o tsuketa hou ga ii kamo ne
...I won't stop! So you might wanna watch out.
Step back. Up in this town, I'm number one girl.
Some days ugokidasu koto tameratte
Some days I hesitate to move.
The next day dakedo wasureru no mo daiji da tte
The next day, but forgetting can be important, too.
arukitsuyoku natte mukaeta today
Kept walking and I'm stronger now to face today.
susundeku no my way
I'll keep going my way.
sono te wo kazashite tsukamu free world
Reach out your hand and grab on to a free world.
I'll show you now baby, baby
sou furu supiido de
that's right, at full speed.
mou junbi okay? tamerawanai de
You're already ready, okay? So, don't hesitate.
"itsuka" ja nai masa ni ima
Not "someday", but right now.
Wake up before too late
The world is mine utagau yochi mo nai
The world is mine— I don't even have room to doubt it.
mizukara no (yourself) naka de (inside) shinogi kezuriau Life
Inside myself (yourself inside) we're both scraping away at life.
"Shut up I don't care what they say" oh! ki ni shinai de
"Shut up I don't care what they say." Oh! Don't worry about it.
aruiteku no my way
I'll keep walking my way.
kono te wo kazashite tsukamu free world
I reach out my hand and grab on to a free world.
I'll show you now baby, baby!
sou furu supiido de
that's right, at full speed.
mou junbi okay? tamerawanai de
You're already ready, okay? So, don't hesitate.
"itsuka" ja nai masa ni ima
Not "someday", but right now.
Wake up before too late.
Still, I can't wait to see Dan playing in the OCB.
Before that there's still the simulated match on the streets.
We have to establish the official rules...
NEXT TIME
Next time: Within, Out Of.
WITHIN
OUT OF
Oh, what'll we do about lines?