Takara Fansubs Translation: Shippothekit
Takara Fansubs Encoding: Bader
Look up at the stars
An infinite number of scattered lights
Floating above the ring
Today rainbow-coloured sweat will fly
It's not bright tonight! My life
At this moment is only small
Like a lit firework
Our red faces flare up
I don't understand tonight! Now I'm
Suited for this lonely smell
Hit the waves and break them
Things like kindness have no meaning
Joe...
Total defeat.
It's obvious that his severe fasting is...
But he still stands up!
5...
6...
7...
8...
Blaze on, Joe, you're the star of the neighbourhood!
Why did I get up?
I don't have the slightest doubt about my defeat.
So, why...
Why do I get up?!
Episode 25: In Round 6... A Miracle Occurred
Tell me why, Dragon Kim...
Why do I get up?
Die, hungry boxer.
Yabuki counter attacks fiercely!
Kim is immobilized.
But he blocks most of the punches.
Not only is Yabuki standing
but he's counter attacking!
Good, Joe! Fast! Fast!
Go, Joe!
You went to Rikiishi's grave.
I thought you regretted that he did not win
the Eastern title and the world title.
Today, Yabuki's fighting for that title
just like the time he K.O.'d Rikiishi.
But I was wrong.
You went to see Rikiishi for Yabuki.
So he doesn't die like Rikiishi due to strict fasting.
That's right, isn't it?
I'm sure of it.
I don't know. But I can't pay you
for making up a riddle like that.
Gramps!
Yabuki's on the ground for the second time this round!
Will he get back up?
Yabuki, stand up!
He stood up!
Why? Why do I get up?
It's strange. I get back up even though my defeat is certain.
Bastard!
But why?
Great job, Joe! Keep going, mess him up, hit him!
Punch! Punch!
Stop!
The third round is over.
Despite his counter attack in the end,
he fell two times. Kim's still dominating this fight.
Once in the first round and twice in the second round
and twice in the third round.
Kim has put Yabuki to the ground 5 times!
You've barely escaped him, Joe.
If you fell one more time it'd be over automatically.
Good job, Joe.
Your counter attack surprised Kim.
You alright, Kim?
You received a few blows to the face!
Pull yourself together.
This wasn't planned. My punches should have broken him,
even mentally.
He shouldn't have been able to get up.
But he never stays down.
He even counter attacked.
This wasn't planned.
He's a tough guy. He's more resistant than others.
But a well aimed blow after a series could send him to the ground.
Round 4!
If that doesn't work,
then resort to the Chom Chom.
Go, Joe! Keep going!
Joe, attack! Put him on the ground!
He slipped, Gramps! He slipped!
He's slipped!
Evidently, Yabuki is at the end of his strength.
He's stumbling.
His counter attack in the third round
used up all his strength.
Let go of me!
This isn't good.
His legs are like jelly.
So, Yabuki? You're already exhausted?
Give up! This isn't good!
Break! Let go of him, Yabuki.
Yabuki!
Give up?
Already exhausted?
Don't make me laugh. I've been exhausted since the beginning.
In any case, I have this strange thought in the back of my mind:
Never by him...
Never by him!
I'll never let myself be defeated by him!
Yet, I know that he will defeat me.
It's strange. I don't know why I have this thought.
I don't know!
Ground!
No... This is a nightmare...
Joe...
Joe!
Joe, stand up! Joe!
6... 7...
8...
The Chom Chom, Kim!
Use the Chom Chom!
Idiot! In the ring, we look ahead!
The Chom Chom, I tell you! Did you hear me?
The Chom Chom!
The Chom Chom?
What's this old guy yelling about?
He's slipped! Down!
Kim! Go!
Kim!
Kim, do it!
What are you doing?
Don't just look at each other, fight!
Kim, unleash yourself like before!
Go, Yabuki!
Box! Fight!
Gramps, does Kim have a problem or what?
No. He's probably just evaluating Joe's fatigue.
You haven't done the Chom Chom!
This is the first time that you've disobeyed me.
His eyes still shine...
What?
He won't do it. Kim's computer has been altered.
Why?
Why does he continue to get up?
Gramps, what was Kim's manager
yelling about before?
I didn't hear him well either.
Chom Chom.
Chom Chom is written with two ideograms meaning "dance".
Dance?
Yes, with this technique Kim has killed two boxers.
I wasn't able to find out its secret, even in Seoul.
In my opinion, the Chom Chom isn't a unique punch,
but a pattern of several varied strikes.
Like I said,
each witness to his version of the Chom Chom said:
it was a hook from the right, or a cross-counter from the left...
I didn't understand.
But if it's a straight with the cross-counter and others mixed in,
it makes more sense.
Like a chain?
In any case, Colonel Gen has given the green light.
In the next round, we'll know everything.
Round 5!
Listen, Kim... Do the Chom Chom, got it?
Understand, Kim?
Yes, my colonel.
He's exhausted.
Yabuki is broken from my attacks, that's for certain.
It's just his boxer instinct that keeps him holding on.
His counter-attack before was his last spark.
It's over...
Activating the Chom Chom!
There! Good timing, Kim!
Bastard!
What a series! Yabuki has been pushed into the ropes.
But what's happening now?
Kim has transformed!
You alright, Joe?
Get out of the ropes! Move!
I'm not done yet.
Joe! Let yourself fall!
To the mats!
The Chom Chom does just that, it prevents the opponent from falling.
So that's the Chom Chom...
Chom Chom.
He sets the audience on fire! The Block of Ice is in flames!
What a terrifying technique!
He staggers to the right and returns with a left.
He staggers forward and returns from the rear!
Yabuki can't even fall!
There's no way out for him.
Dragon Kim has the accuracy of a computer!
Dance, Yabuki!
Until you die!
Dance... Dance!
The Chom Chom... This is it, the famous Chom Chom.
Stop!
Ground! Break!
Kim, back to the neutral corner.
Wait, Kim...
1...
It's over.
2...
It's over. Now, get the scissors and robe.
3...
4...
5...
6...
7...
8...
Here I'm standing again.
But why?
Why do I get up? Why bother?
Fight!
Stop! The 5th round is over!
Joe!
- Nishi, water! - Yes, here!
He's a monster...
Hey! Hey! Your corner's over there.
Kim! What are you doing? Come here.
He's a monster. No boxer can stand after
getting hit from the Chom Chom!
What happened?
Nothing special!
He's just stubborn, he's wasting his strength.
Calm down, Kim.
Courage, courage, Yabuki!
Throw in the towel, Tange!
Miss...
Be reasonable, he's at the end of his strength.
Have you forgotten Rikiishi?
Rikiishi...
Rikiishi fasted severely before a terrible match.
And now he's dead.
Yabuki, you're taking the same road as him.
Mr. Tange, throw in the towel!
You should do it.
No, you must do it!
Go away.
Get away, I tell you!
Idiot! What'd you do that for?
Gramps and I,
we chose to bear all the risks.
All the risks!
Don't butt in pretending you know everything.
Round 6!
We chose to bear all the risks,
but I want you to stay alive.
In the next round, if nothing changes,
I'll throw in the towel.
Time to leave, manager.
Bye, everyone.
Joe!
Rikiishi...
The same road as Rikiishi...
Yes, that's right...
He was starving too.
Yes. Rikiishi was starving too...
Dragon Kim told me in the restaurant
that hunger drove him
to kill his father with a rock, in order to steal his food.
Ever since...
he's impressed me because he has been through hell.
I've felt inferior to him.
A boxer incapable of fasting
can't defeat the fearsome Kim.
I've had this thought in my head.
But even so,
something prevents me from giving in to him.
I'm willing to risk my life not to lose.
This "something"
is Rikiishi.
Because Rikiishi also suffered from hunger and thirst!
And, Kim...
his body rejects food.
For Rikiishi it was different.
He prevented himself from drinking.
and eating voluntarily.
You don't impress me.
I know a guy who has gone through hell
and came back, alone!
Rikiishi was like that.
Rikiishi also
never boasted his suffering like you!
He endured it alone
to protect our friendship and now he's dead.
Rikiishi!
Rikiishi!!
Out of respect for Rikiishi who is precious to me
I can't lose against you!
Stop! Yabuki, stop!
Kim!
Joe!
A miracle! We're witnessing a miracle.
3... 4...
Stand up, Kim! You haven't received a fatal blow.
6...
7...
8...
Take heart. You're more talented than him!
1... 2...
Match over! Victor: Yabuki by K.O.!
The champion from The Bridge of Tears
At 2 min 18 sec of Round 6,
we've witnessed the birth of the new
bantamweight Eastern champion!
Rikiishi...
I owe this champion belt to you.
Sad memories are hidden by your shoulders
You are walking alone in life
Now sweet comfort
Shouldn't hurt your back
Bitter tears overflow
Just pretend you don't notice
Bitter tears overflow
Just pretend you don't notice