We're deep into added time at the end of the second half, and the score remains 1-1.
This will probably be the last action of the game for Japan's Under-16s.
Goal!
You know, I don't mind you celebrating...
Aoyama!
...but can you please not hug me and stuff?
You'll get me dirty.
Aoyama-kun sure is a clean freak.
#01
Aoyama-kun Is a Clean Freak
Fujimi High School
Aoyama-kyun...
So cool!
It's so clean!
I wish he'd wipe it every day!
Aoyama-kun!
Wow, it's so sparkly!
You're amazing, Aoyama!
Aoyama-kun!
I get it, Aoyama.
Even as you clean, you feel like the dirt keeps coming back,
leaving you in an endless loop where you just keep cleaning forever.
A-o-ya-ma!
Practice has already started.
Zaizen-san...
You're already worn out!
Do you have enough in the tank for practice?!
I want to hear you guys!
Yes, sir!
Aoyama-kun!
What kind of soap are you using?
Aoyama-kun, that's some impressive lathering!
Far post!
Keep your eyes on your man!
Here it comes!
Aoyama-kun!
His hands are so clean.
Look at his fingertips!
Damn you...
How long are you going to keep that up?
I'll kill you!
That's enough.
Coach Miwa.
Kaocchi, Aoyama's an extreme germaphobe.
Could you please stop calling me that?
Ah, it's all good.
Just keep an eye out for him, as his senior.
After all, you'll be linking up because of the positions you play.
"Linking up..."
Pass!
Header!
Eek!
I don't see it working in the slightest,
but with him on the team, winning the district prelims isn't a pipe dream.
Hey, Aoyama!
Make sure you stay hydrated.
No.
Drink it!
I'd rather die.
What?
I told you. He's a germaphobe.
He won't use something if someone else has touched or drank from it.
Does he really have to wash it?
Here it comes!
Just you watch, Aoyama...
It's a cross!
I have the height advantage.
I'll jump higher than you and score!
Why isn't he jumping?
Gotcha!
Just leave the muscleheads to us.
We got this.
That was a blatant foul!
Is it a throw-in?
I'll take it!
Thank you.
What is this?
Don't get so worked up.
That guy's kinda fun.
Exactly. The real winners are the ones who have the most fun.
Keep it fun!
Aoyama-kun!
Here it comes!
If you think you can get away with everything just because you're good,
you're in for a rude awakening, you idiot!
And you guys! Quit coddling him!
You know what I mean!
Dude, don't you realize you're far more coddled than he is?
I mean, just look at those brand spanking new cleats.
He's right! Coddle City!
I got these from my daddy— I mean, my old man!
Oldest son of a business mogul? What is your life, a TV show?!
Get outta here, Richie Rich!
And what is with that old butler ferrying you to and from school?!
Yeah! Right on!
Try experiencing the crush of a morning rush hour train for once!
Amen!
Seriously? I'm the more coddled one here?
No!
Being spoiled rotten has nothing to do with this...
...and you have even less to do with this, baseball team!
Hey, Aoyama!
You're gonna start taking soccer seriously!
I told you all to get along!
There it is!
Miwa-chan's "ippon seoi nage" throw!
That's a third dan judo master for you!
Another clean throw.
Why is a judo aficionado even coaching the soccer team?
He jumps out of the way of passes,
he won't head the ball,
and any kind of contact play is out.
I don't care how talented he is.
I will never accept someone like him!
Hey, what are you doing?
U-Um, I...
What was that all about?
Kaocchi.
Coach?
I really would like you to stop calling me that.
What's up?
I'll take care of locking up the clubhouse.
It's not that. It's about Aoyama being a clean freak.
I don't care if he's a clean freak or whatever.
He's either not serious about soccer, or he just doesn't care.
You think so?
It's obvious!
He'll use wanting to stay clean as an excuse
to just look on when the game's hanging in the balance.
He won't even touch the ball without rubber gloves.
You're right about that.
After every session, Aoyama cleans the balls like that without fail.
Well, sure he does. He is a clean freak, after all.
But why does he put on that ridiculous outfit to do it?
He has to, or else he can't clean the balls.
It's a tremendous handicap.
He can't do what everybody is able to do naturally.
You sweat and get dirty.
Once the game starts, you can't avoid contact with others.
It must be rough for a germaphobe.
In spite of all that, he engages in soccer activities every day.
Polishing the balls is probably like a ritual to him.
It's like a "thank you" to the balls.
Aoyama is a true soccer nerd.
Clean Freak! Aoyama-kun
Hot-Blooded Scion! Zaizen Kaoru
Fujimi High School
So this is Fujimi High School, where I'll find Aoyama.
I don't believe this.
Oh, well. It won't matter once I win.
From tomorrow, you'll be part of our team!
That's the famous Oshigami-Minami High.
That's Takechi, the guy who was picked along with Aoyama for Japan's Under-16s.
He's Tokyo's number one forward.
Thank you.
I heard they'd only send the reserves...
He's coming this way.
Fine by me.
I'll go introduce myself.
Hey! Don't cause any trouble!
Hey.
It's been a while, Aoyama!
Takechi-san?
That over-waxed little gel-head!
He's actually gelled it really well.
Aoyama, why did you reject our invitation?
This school crashes out in the district preliminaries every year.
You've been given a gift.
So where's the sense in letting it go to waste here?
Hey! What's that supposed to mean?!
I bet you guys can't comprehend the artistry or true value of Aoyama's game!
I can't allow Aoyama to keep playing on this team of scrubs.
Just who the hell do you think you are?!
Don't touch me.
Takechi-san.
I came to this school because it has something unique about it.
Aoyama...
Goal!
Oshigami-Minami takes the lead!
Dammit...
What could this team possibly have that brought you here?
Will you show me in this match?
Takechi-san, why are you showing off your abs?
It's gross. Could you please stop?
You need a fit, muscular body to get you through the rigors of this game!
You want to have a body like mine too, right?
Aoyama's on the attack!
Close him down!
R-Right!
This is bad!
I don't care if you foul him!
Just stop him in his tracks!
It's no use. We can't stop him.
I'll just have to...
Huh?
Keeper!
He's not shooting?
You think you can mess around?
I'll grab it before you get past me!
What?
Goal!
Aoyama-kun!
Damn. He made that goal all by himself.
Exquisite.
He didn't let anyone lay a finger on him,
and then he finished it off with a rabona nutmeg!
That's so like him.
In order to stay out of touching distance from other players,
Aoyama's movements are frighteningly precise,
and that's consistently true, from start to finish.
If defenders come near him, he dribbles right through them.
Or he hits a telling one-touch pass.
Fearing this, the defenders can't mark him too tightly.
However, if they give him space,
he has an unrivaled precision shot.
This is the playing style Aoyama arrived at...
after considering all of the things he cannot do.
The germaphobe's absolute domain.
We took the lead!
We're a goal up on the illustrious Oshigami-Minami.
Yes, Aoyama! That's goal number two!
I don't want to admit it, but he has real skill.
H-He didn't move?
He's really consistent about not doing anything that'll get him dirty.
Fujimi
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Oshigami- Minami
Takechi-san's on edge because we ended the first half 2-1 behind.
Tachibana!
Yes!
Did you see Aoyama's almost illegally beautiful plays?
He is a veritable treasure of Japan's soccer world.
Takechi-san, he's still our opponent.
I know.
We won't let him have his way in the second half!
The second half is beginning!
Four defenders marking Aoyama?!
Dammit. There's no way to pass to Aoyama!
Captain!
All right, Tada!
Laughable.
As long as Aoyama doesn't get the ball,
Fujimi High has even less bite than a toothless tiger.
You wish!
Putting four men on Aoyama gives the rest of us a lot more space!
We'll attack without him!
There!
Watch this!
Wow, this guy can't use his feet at all.
Ugly. That was too ugly for words.
I understand what you're trying to do,
but you know you're not great with the ball at your feet.
Dammit!
This is bad.
Fujimi
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Oshigami- Minami
Just by shutting down Aoyama, the difference is stark.
You get it now, don't you?
This isn't where you're supposed to be, Aoyama.
It's not too late. Join us.
Kaocchi! Come here!
Ten minutes left.
But isn't there something wrong with Aoyama's movements?
Normally, it doesn't matter how many people there are on him.
You're right.
It's possible he's injured.
Hey, Aoyama!
Are you hurt or something?
No.
What gives, then?
Huh?
Son of a... Look at your feet!
Don't tell me you're just avoiding getting dirty!
Stop screwing around!
If you don't want to play, get off the field!
I came to this school because it has something unique about it.
Why? Why did you come here?!
In the first half, I actually thought you might be serious about soccer.
But now, you're just...
You disappoint me.
Last five minutes!
I got this!
Oh crap!
Losers, all of you! This is...
...the end!
He blocked it with his face?!
Counterattack!
I...
I don't have the skill or talent Aoyama has.
But you know what?
It doesn't matter if the opponent's a famous school or not...
I want to win!
Zaizen!
I'm giving soccer everything I've got here!
Damn you!
Goal!
I thought you didn't want to get dirty.
If it's just the last five minutes, I can handle it.
I really hate losing.
This guy...
Aoyama's a clean freak who has a rod up his ass,
so to be honest, I don't like this first-year.
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But you know what?
Yippee!
When it comes to the desire to win, he's just like us.
That makes him a reliable teammate!
Aoyama, you bastard!
Nice header, Zaizen-san.
You can have this.
You're more worthy of the number 10.
Zaizen-san...
I... don't want it.
Put it on!
I'd rather die.
Is my shirt that dirty?!
Aoyama-kun!
I won't stand for this!
We were supposed to show our superiority and talk Aoyama into joining us.
But instead, we lost! Unthinkable!
Perhaps I should transfer to Fujimi High.
What?
But I wonder what Aoyama was talking about.
What is so unique about Fujimi High?
I'm glad I came here.
Every toilet needs this feature.
I've decided.
I'm going to support Aoyama-kun in my own way.
Next Episode
Aoyama-kun, Do You Remember?