Takara Fansubs Translation: Shippothekit
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I dreamed of you
Hearing the memories
It was of my youth
That you sang
Midnight blues
Hey hey hey blues
Just like junkie blues
Your shout will tremble the human heart
He's been hurt, crazy lazy blues
Midnight blues
Let me hear it!
Hey hey hey blues
Still rollin' the blues
Your heat is unforgettable
TV-Kanto
Hello? Mr. Tange?
What's going on? Explain to me!
What?
Don't play innocent!
I've been humiliated because of you!
But... What are you talking about, Mr. Ohashi?
They say that the Shiraki gym has control over champion José's matches in Japan.
Ugh well... Actually...
That can't be right! We're partners!
You could have prevented it without any cost!
Yes, but...
Miss Shiraki did it without our knowledge...
In any case, we definitely would like to organize
the world title match between Yabuki and José.
All of this promotion,
it's a matter of pride!
I'm going to the Shiraki gym.
Uh well...
Mr. Tange, you will accompany me, yes?
Of course... I will accompany you!
- Mr. Tange! - Yes!
I'm sorry.
Our president is on a trip abroad...
- On a trip abroad? - Yes.
I see...
Tell her to call Ohashi when she returns.
Of course.
TV-Kanto
I don't understand what that girl is planning.
Gramps...
How'd it go with Yoko?
It seems she's traveling in South Asia.
South Asia?
She took off? What is she doing?
José's match date is in two weeks.
I'm eager to confront him!
We're stuck. The organizer isn't there.
Episode 36: Yoko's... New Attempt
Tange Boxing Club
Hey, where'd Gramps go?
To TV-Kanto to organize an autograph session.
- You've finished your training already? - Yes.
Yabuki... Is it true, about your title match against José?
It seems the Shiraki gym is behind it all.
It's true, isn't it?
Yabuki!
- Joe! - Follow me, everyone!
Yabuki!
Checkmate!
Please, take it back!
No! I'll never take it back.
- Yabuki! - Wait!
They're so stubborn!
Those reporters have a great camera. Make use of it!
What do you want?
- Nice tie... - Is this thing yours?
- Stop! - No! Don't...
Joe!
I was looking for you, Joe!
- What? - What do you mean, what?
You're invited to a program at TV-Kanto.
And then an autograph session!
Hurry and get ready!
Gramps, since when have you been a promo manager?
I'm not an actor, I'm a boxer.
Accept your fate. All this is because you've become a celebrity.
I don't care!
Whether I'm a celebrity or not, I don't care.
I just want to fight against José, that's all!
This morning, Miss Shiraki returned from South Asia.
She's going to make an important announcement about the promotion of the match.
I can't miss it!
Our guest is the boxing star,
Eastern champion
and challenger of the world title: Joe Yabuki!
Humph! Joe is so distant with us now!
Above the clouds!
Imagine if he gets the world title!
He'll ignore us completely!
Joe's not like that!
It was a joke!
Mr. Yabuki, how have you prepared yourself
to go against José Mendoza?
It's too soon to say. We haven't arranged a date or the place of the match.
I see. To focus on the training,
everything must be fixed...
We hope to see you facing José very soon.
We're looking forward to it.
I would like to ask you, Mr. Yabuki...
Hello?
Miss...
Apparently, the reporters have uncovered information
regarding the meeting between Mr. Tange and Mr. Ohashi.
They're watching us outside the building.
Good. That's their job. They were informed very quickly.
No matter, it's not confidential.
Invite them to attend the meeting.
Yes, the reporters.
Precisely.
Yabuki's success won't stop.
Right now you'd think he's an actor.
A talented boxer who becomes famous is bound to attract attention...
He's not being serious.
He wasn't down to earth.
I saw him on TV, he's become handsome.
But he's not rough like before.
It's true he seems softer.
He's no longer wild.
Against Rikiishi, he became a wild beast.
- Ow! - Grandfather!
It's all right. It's just a thorn. Just a thorn.
Is it true that the Shiraki president
has control over José's matches in Japan?
It seems so, yes.
Apparently, she even negotiated in Hawaii.
TV-Kanto has supported Yabuki until now for nothing,
now they can't even organize the world championship in Japan.
She's doing well for herself, for a woman.
She's truly strong!
Here she is! The queen makes her appearance!
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Yabuki, have you finished your TV interview?
If you're busy at the moment...
Yes. I have autograph and photo sessions.
I'm overwhelmed.
Hurry up and finish your report or whatever.
First, I will prove to you once and for all
that the contract with José Mendoza exists, because I feel you have doubts.
Here's the original contract.
Excuse me!
Will you permit me to view it?
Go ahead.
I confirm that it's not a rumor.
But, what are you going to do with this contract?
TV-Kanto would like to
organize the world title match between Yabuki and José in Japan.
We've made every effort! But...
It's overly cruel, isn't it?
Everything depends on supply and demand.
If you accept the conditions I propose
I will yield this contract.
Conditions?
What are the conditions?
I bet she wants to sell
her contract with José for a huge price...
I propose two conditions...
Hold on a second.
Before knowing them, I'd like to verify
if your right to organize the match against José in Japan is valuable, is it?
Yes, it is.
Then let me tell you...
I don't care about choosing the location of the match.
In short, your conditions matter little to me.
If I wanted to, I could go to Mexico alone
and face José.
Yabuki, wait!
Yabuki, if we do not organize the title match in Japan you'll lose a lot of publicity.
That's true. In addition, the enemy judges we will be unfavorable.
Hey, Gramps...
- What? - Don't worry about the details.
Do you really think the match will end by points?
Well, Gramps?
That's true but...
You understand?
No worries there!
Even so, I want to know the conditions of the match anyways.
There are two conditions...
The first: Before challenging the world champion José Mendoza,
Yabuki must defend his Eastern title once more.
The second:
The challenger will be chosen by the Shiraki gym.
That is all.
Miss Shiraki, why these conditions?
- What are your intentions? - Please, answer!
You make me laugh!
All this just to say...
that I must do one last lousy title match?
That doesn't matter! I refuse. My next opponent will be José.
José Mendoza and no other!
No, before that I require another match.
Why do you want me to delay me?
Explain to me! What do you want?
Hey, Joe, calm down!
Don't get involved, Gramps! Come on, explain to me!
Joe!
Mr. Ohashi, what do you think?
Even if TV-Kanto agrees, I still refuse!
Joe!
I don't care which opponent you choose!
Joe, wait!
Joe!
Hey, wait!
Tell me... Who will challenge Yabuki?
Where does he come from? Who is he? Who will challenge the Eastern title?
What's his name?
Miss Shiraki!
Do you accept the conditions? Yes or no, Mr. Ohashi?
I would just like your answer.
That was rude!
Just like you said! She plays with people's lives to amuse herself.
Just when I'm heading straight for José, she wants me to take a detour.
She wants to spark the fire that burns in my heart, just to put it out.
What do you want, Yoko?
Honestly, I don't understand your intentions.
With his success, we prefer to directly attack the world title.
We have no choice. We must convince Yabuki
to let you organize another title defending match.
We have a deal. We will make the official contract later.
I will leave you.
But... Wait!
Miss Shiraki!
Right now, everything she just did is puzzling.
Selling an expensive contract she snatched
or gaining a fortune with the match, that I could understand.
But she wants a match that's much less important,
for the Eastern title.
She really has some strange ideas...
The rich girl is entertaining herself!
Why do you want to delay me?
Explain to me! What do you want?
Mr. Matsuki? Do me a favor.
Tomorrow morning at 10 a.m., the managers of the Shiraki gym
will meet in room No. 3.
Notify them immediately.
Yes. Yes.
Thank you.
I don't care which opponent you choose!
Yabuki attacks! What incredible forcing!
The flawless technique of the No. 1 WBA, Leon Smily,
is shattered under the onslaught of Yabuki!
It's amazing!
Before he lashed out without thinking, he was just violent.
Now he's not even the same person!
His technique is very high level and his punch is deadly!
If it lands, it could...
I'm talking about the match against José Mendoza.
With his brilliant technique,
Yabuki could go very far, in my opinion!
With this match,
they say Yabuki has reached his highest level.
But I... But I don't believe so.
He has lost something.
Something that Yabuki had before.
Yes. He sped towards everyone, without hesitation, like a wild beast.
That's him.
But I didn't feel that in him during his match against Leon.
Yabuki... The man that you will face,
José Mendoza,
cannot be defeated with an approximate technique.
The nature of the beast that once was in you
was your only weapon to rival José Mendoza.
Good morning.
President!
You slept here?
Yes.
The reason I've called you here today
is concerning a choice the Shiraki gym must make.
We must find the next challenger
for the Eastern champion, Joe Yabuki.
Please, prepare to go abroad.
Go abroad?
Why must we "find" a challenger?
Where will we find this challenger?
What's his name?
I don't know his name or anything at all.
This is why you must leave to find one.
This demand is very sudden...
I don't understand. Why must we all go?
Because Asia is very large,
and we must search every country
where boxing exists.
But, hold on a second, president...
You seriously want us to go search for a challenger so suddenly?
Yes. At the moment, we have no leads.
You, the managers of the Shiraki gym present here,
you are great boxing specialists.
You helped me, even when I knew nothing.
Find me some hidden talent with your professional eye.
But... Even if a boxer with unknown talent exists,
he must be part of the top ten rankings of the East
to challenge the champion.
That's fine.
It's my responsibility to take on that problem.
Do not worry.
In fact, I would like to speak of another matter.
To choose this challenger there is one criteria.
I don't know the exact term...
How do I say this...
Along with his talent as a boxer, he must also be very aggressive.
Very aggressive?!
He must be tough, proud, brutal and violent...
A wild beast with great strength
hidden inside of him.
Like when he faced Toru Rikiishi
who he killed in the ring.
Like the Joe Yabuki of that era!
She is strange.
They say she's possessed by something.
But she had great enthusiasm.
Listen, president.
A wild boxer, like you described,
cannot be found in America or Europe.
Asia, however, is full of surprises.
We will leave immediately!
Hey, Joe! I understand,
but she doesn't want to prevent you from facing José.
Come on! More punching! More punching!
Yes!
She has the rights to this match. We must do as we're told.
I must climb in the ring anyways?
In the end, I must do everything she desires...
That really annoys me!
Tomorrow is tomorrow, the sun will rise
Your yesterdays can't be returned to again
The river's path is unknown
There will be calms and waterfalls
But until you see the ocean
The current will keep on going