Do something friendly for your friend.
This moment, when you've failed and want to give up,
is your real starting line.
Isn't there a place only people who
try their hardest to make their dreams come true can get to?
You got permission to participate in the UNBA exchange program.
So you'll be spending summer vacation in America?
I already had the abortion.
Serizawa?
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
Are you okay?
Can you stand?
Are you okay?
Damn...
A chronic subdural hematoma?
Yes. It seems he damaged a blood vessel when he hit his head,
and it's been hemorrhaging without him realizing it.
Thankfully, they were able to take care of it quickly,
so it looks like it's nothing major.
Yes?
Thank you for coming.
Hello.
Why do you look so confused?
You look well.
Of course I do.
I'll be back on the court tomorrow.
The doctor told you to rest for a while.
You're staying in bed until the sutures come out, so you can't leave yet.
But I'm totally fine!
I'm sorry this happened when the game was so close.
Don't force yourself.
I'm really sorry for the trouble.
Not at all. I'm glad he's doing well.
Thanks.
Later, then.
Make sure you rest.
Thank you.
See you soon.
Yeah.
Shijou Ayuna
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Miss Fujikawa Honami
Hello?
So, what did you want to talk about?
I heard from Kuzuki-kun that you—
I told Mr. Onizuka this already,
but it's okay now.
What's "okay"?
Even if I had the baby, I couldn't raise it.
This is for the best.
I'm sorry I worried you.
It's all over now.
Goodbye.
Wait...
Shijou-san!
What's this about?
What's what about?
Why didn't you tell me?
Talking wouldn't have changed the outcome.
I wanted us to—
It's over now.
The thing that connected you and me is gone now.
So...
Let's go back to being just friends.
Please.
Is life worth so little, you can laugh it off?
Huh?
Oh, no...
It's nothing.
Kuzuki...
Serizawa Kouhei
Serizawa!
Surprise!
I'm not surprised, and your pronunciation still sucks.
You look well.
Thanks.
We were pretty worried.
It's no big deal.
It sounds like I might be out of here by tomorrow.
Already?
You okay?
I've just been in bed too long.
Get better soon, or we'll make you run 100 dashes.
Bite me.
Finally, it's my time to shine!
Sure it is!
I hope not.
Hey, that's harsh!
When we were in high school, what did we think about all the time?
I wasn't expecting a serious question like that from you.
Well, we weren't thinking about anything.
Maybe we didn't need to?
We just fought to kill the time.
We told ourselves it was fun.
We told ourselves this was why we were alive.
We didn't want to be like all those living dead guys who have no reason to live.
So we struggled as much as we could.
Living dead, huh?
I'll announce the starters for our next match with Kajino High.
As I'm sure you all know, Serizawa can't play in the next game.
Serizawa
Yuzawa, you're center, and you'll take Serizawa's role as team captain this time.
Okay.
Kiritani, you'll fill the position of small forward.
Kiritani
Okay.
Morino, you'll take Kiritani's position.
Morino
Okay!
Way to go.
Serizawa?
Hey, you're okay now?
Yeah.
How are you feeling?
I'm all right now.
We'll be playing with those members in the next game.
Okay.
Come back soon.
Okay, let's go over the positions for the new members.
Here.
What is this?
Okay, your turn, Serizawa.
Damn... Fall over!
Cut it out! That's not fair!
Yes! You owe me 1,000 yen!
Who decided that?
Me, just now.
Listen, Serizawa.
If you're not feeling well, say so.
Don't keep it to yourself.
Since then,
my left hand and left leg haven't been moving right.
So I've been kind of panicking.
Nothing good comes of panicking.
Take your time to heal up.
It's okay. Everyone will wait for you.
I'll help you out with your therapy until then.
What the heck...
1,000 yen.
I won, right?
You cheated.
Serizawa's coming back soon, right?
Not soon enough to be in the next game, probably.
Seriously?
But it's the preliminaries...
And it's with Kajino High, of all teams.
Can we win?
What are you talking about?
Don't say that before we even play.
I'm tired, to be honest.
Get your act together, would you?
Hey.
Why're you dressed like that?
I'm coming back to the team today.
Are you okay?
Of course I am.
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Are you really okay?
I'm fine.
The numbness is gone.
I'm okay, seriously.
See?
I'm 100% better.
Are you okay?
Hey, you okay?
I'm fine.
I just got a little carried away.
It hurts...
Serizawa?
What's wrong?
Serizawa?
Serizawa-kun?
Call an ambulance!
R-Right!
Serizawa!
Hey, Serizawa!
Can you hear me, Serizawa-san?
We're almost there.
Serizawa-san?
Last time, his symptoms were minor, and the treatment worked fine.
But I believe the latest blow to his head
caused new hemorrhaging in the same place.
So what will happen to my son?
Just like last time, his life isn't in danger.
But this time, the bleeding put pressure on the brain in a short amount of time,
so there's more damage to the brain.
So...
I'd like you to be prepared for the worst.
What is that?
He will remain paralyzed.
Of course, with physical therapy, he'll regain a degree of grip strength,
and the chance that he'll be able to walk isn't zero.
But he won't be able to run or play sports like before.
No...
No!
Serizawa-kun...
Serizawa...
I'm done.
I can't move my left arm.
Or my left leg.
They won't move at all, even if I keep punching them!
Stop it, Serizawa-kun!
Stop it!
Let me go!
This isn't going to accomplish anything.
I...
can't play basketball anymore, can I?
Why, damn it?!
Why did this have to happen to me?!
Why?!
Tell me!
Well?!
You're a teacher, right?!
A teacher...
The second semester begins today.
This is when the second year students start deciding
what they'll do after graduation.
It's a very important time in their preparations for college.
So I'd like the teachers to take extra care to be prepared for whatever lies in store.
Doesn't he look dark?
He was in Saipan until yesterday.
He took a little vacation?
He wanted to do something nice for the family.
Doesn't Uchiyamada look half-dead?
He wanted to do something nice for the family.
He drove them around to all the ladies' bargain stores.
What's the point of getting married?
Serizawa-kun is still in the hospital?
Miss Fujikawa, Mr. Onizuka, may I see you for a moment?
What happened with Serizawa-kun?
You were with him when it happened!
I'm sorry.
Serizawa-kun is the ace of more than just the basketball team.
His performance improves our school's reputation.
He was supposed to lead our team to victory at the nationals this year!
What the hell?
You're worried about the school's reputation, and not about him?
He was that important to our school!
Right?
Yes.
"Was"?
Kouhei?
I peeled you an apple.
Serizawa will probably not be coming back to the team.
He can't even stand or walk.
They say he'll never fully heal.
He'll be in a wheelchair forever?
Hey, is he really never going to get better?
Don't ask me.
Why don't we all go see him?
Wouldn't that be awkward?
But he's still Serizawa-kun.
Mr. Kamiya.
I'm going to check in on Serizawa today.
Why don't you come with me?
The game's coming up.
Is there anything you want to tell him?
Not really.
You should say something to him.
I told him so many times not to push himself.
He pushed himself too hard and ruined his life.
Why do you have to put it that way?
You're talking like his life is over.
It is over.
It wasn't just his trip to America.
There were scouts here from pro teams.
He was about to have it all,
and he lost everything.
But that doesn't mean it's over!
How can you talk like you've given up on him?
Because I understand him better than anyone.
He put more into his basketball than anyone.
I know how he feels better than anyone!
I expected more of him than anyone.
His dream was my dream!
So I know
exactly how he feels right now.
Mr. Kamiya.
He and I
are both finished.
Nothing is finished!
He's still alive!
I don't need pity!
Get out of here!
Hey, guys.
What's with him?
Yelling at us won't help.
Did something happen?
Serizawa hit his head because I slammed into him.
Sorry.
Serizawa, you okay?
I'm fine, I'm fine.
When Morino apologized for it, he suddenly snapped.
"I wish it had happened to you," he said.
"If this hadn't happened to me, you never would've been a regular."
Then he started screaming at the rest of us.
He's hopeless.
Yuzawa...
Let's go.
I hear you aren't eating a lot.
Please fix me.
Serizawa-san...
I was supposed to study abroad in America to play basketball.
It was my dream.
I'd go to America, become a pro...
I was almost there.
So...
Please fix me.
Please.
Just for now.
Once my dream comes true, I don't care what happens to my body.
So just for now.
Please.
Please calm down.
Please.
Calm down.
Please.
Whoa! You scared me!
Here, I saved this for you since you never showed up.
Oh, thanks.
I forgot to eat.
I've been thinking all this time...
What do you do if you lose the most important thing you have?
What's the most important thing to you?
My students and my friends.
I remembered how I lost a friend a long time ago.
I was so sad.
I couldn't do anything.
So how did you recover?
I wouldn't let anybody else I cared about die.
I decided I'd protect them if it cost me my life.
I see.
You know, I don't think it's hope that drives people to keep going forward.
It's not hope. It's a strong will.
That's why you were able to keep going.
And right now, as long as you've got that strong will to save your students,
you can still move forward again.
I'm gonna be a GREAT man in Tokyo! - Eikichi Onizuka
I was thinking about Sawamura.
Sawamura-kun was a top student, but he was always with you guys for some reason.
He was interested in everything.
He was so passionate.
He lived life to the fullest.
He said his dream was to be a teacher.
What would he say to someone who lost his goal in life?
Wouldn't you know that better than anyone?
You got the word "Great" from him.
I think about it every day lately...
Why did he have to die?
Mr. Onizuka!
Um... look at this.
Furuya-san told me.
So you'll be spending summer vacation in America?
I can't believe it! Only five people from Japan get to go, right?
Wow. The NBA might not be just a dream!
It's not a dream to me. It's a goal.
Nice!
Morino! Morino!
Yuzawa, get it in!
Don't you understand this is an important game?
Yes.
Morino, your passes are too slow.
Sorry.
It wasn't just Morino who screwed up.
What?
You're the captain, right? So lead.
What'd you say?
Yuzawa, stop!
You're too scared to make any big plays, too.
Okay, next!
Let me hear you out there!
Is that a new method of therapy?
It's okay.
You don't need to worry about me.
I thought, if I can't play basketball,
I might as well die.
But look at me!
I can't even jump off
this roof by myself.
I can't
even kill myself.
Yeah,
maybe dying isn't a bad idea.
What?
It's true, right?
You're alive right now, but you're basically dead.
I'll even help you die if you want.
Mr. Onizuka!
Serizawa.
There's despair everywhere in this world.
Living means running into troubles you never expected.
But if you give up, it's the same as being dead.
Do you really want to give up that easily?
I don't have a choice!
Why did you work so hard at basketball?
Why did you practice so hard?
And now I can't play it anymore!
I can't play basketball anymore!
It's not that you can't.
You've just given up!
Once you give up, that's the end.
But...
You still have one hand right here that can hold a ball!
You're not finished yet!
Why don't you try fighting your fate until the very end?
How?
Serizawa-kun, come with us.
There's somewhere I want to take you.
A lot of the people here were disabled in accidents just like you.
A lot of them were almost crushed by the despair.
But look.
Do they look like they're living dead?
This is what it means to not give up.
Let's go.
Hey.
Excuse me.
Let him play basketball with you.
Please.
Go on.
Okay, let's get back to it.
You used to be the team ace, right?
Get on the ball!
Don't be stupid.
I can't do it out of the blue like this!
You said you wanted to play basketball.
Is that all it meant to you?
Shut up!
Serizawa-kun!
Mr. Onizuka?
Get up, Serizawa.
No matter how many times you fall, just get back up.
Get up and look forward.
You're not finished.
You're just getting started.
Okay, Serizawa!
Get started!
How'd you like it, new kid?
I couldn't do anything.
It really pisses me off.
But...
It was really fun.
That's what being alive is.
Serizawa-kun.
Hey, Serizawa.
You may not be able to go back to who you were.
But you can be reborn.
And the only thing that can make that possible is your strong will.
Thanks, Mr. Onizuka.
Thank Kaeko.
Furuya-san told me about wheelchair basketball.
Morino!
Hey!
Stop screwing around.
Are you serious about this?
I am!
This is me being serious!
Then quit!
Stop it, you guys.
And you stay of this.
Stop it, all of you.
If you've got time for stupid fights, you've got time to practice.
You understand, don't you, Mr. Kamiya?
No matter how much we practice, this is all we've got!
This is all we can do without Serizawa!
What?
Stop it!
There's something I want you all to see.
Come with me.
Here you go, Serizawa.
Serizawa-kun!
Nice pass!
Okay!
Serizawa?
What is he doing?
He's playing the basketball he loves.
Shoot! Shoot!
Go! Go! Go!
After what happened, Serizawa must be suffering more than anybody.
But Serizawa has found a new light and is trying his best.
Okay, head back!
You can do it!
Don't you think we ought to learn from him?
Serizawa...
We'll sprint back to the school.
We need to get back to practice.
Yeah.
Yeah!
Hey, you guys!
Good work out there.
Nice job.
Hey, Mr. Onizuka.
I have a request.
32nd National High School Basketball Tournament Kanagawa Prefecture - Shounan Block Preliminaries
Ui Academy Fujisawa Jinsei Meishuu Shounan Kajino
Why are you just standing there?
Your right's wide open!
Hatano-san, you're scaring me!
Morino!
Kajino High is good.
They were in the top 4 at the prefectural tournament last year.
Without Serizawa-kun...
We can't win!
Time out.
Okay.
Time out!
What's wrong? Your legs aren't moving!
Talk to each other and move!
Yes, sir.
They're using their height advantage.
Talk to each other,
and use the whole court to move around in.
You're sure, right?
I decided I'd be reborn.
Okay.
What a waste.
Yuzawa-kun and everyone else!
You can do it!
What are you guys doing?
You aren't moving!
Can't you do anything without me?
No, you can!
You can win without me!
So get to work!
Yuzawa!
Kiritani!
Morino!
Kokubu!
Yuzawa, head to the other side!
Morino, get on their point guard!
Kiritani, the right's open!
Go!
It's not over!
It's just getting started!
Your ace is telling you what to do!
What are you doing?
Go! Go!
Don't get discouraged out there!
Keep at it!
Talk to each other!
Hands up! Hands up!
Shoot!
Yes!
Nice shot!
Nice leadership.
We won!
Can you do that again?
N-No.
No!
Aww, Miss Honami!
Mr. Onizuka! Miss Fujikawa!
I hear you saved Serizawa.
Thank you so much.
Thanks to you, Serizawa was able to find his light.
We just gave him a little push.
He found his light himself.
That light saved us, too.
Mr. Kamiya.
I always thought a teacher's job was just to lead his students.
But looking at Serizawa now,
I learned for the first time that a student can lead his teacher.
I'm going to keep cheering on Serizawa and the other students until the end.
Yo!
Come on, you guys.
Yo!
Okay, let's get to morning practice.
I'll push you.
Made you look!
Mr. Onizuka will never give up.
Yes.
You don't stand up because there's hope.
Standing up is hope.
I think he taught me that.
Summer's almost over!
I wish summer lasted the whole year.
So move to a country where it does.
Hey, that's cold!
But if summer's almost over, that means it's almost the day when Sawamura died.
Yeah.
I'll engrave myself in you as a bad memory.
Preview
The truant student's revenge begins
Can someone who's hurt that badly recover?
Lost friendship
Unstoppable rage
You guys' friendship wasn't worth anything.
Stop a suicide! A desperate attempt to save her
Come on.
Face down your loneliness.
You've got these guys now!
You're not alone!
Nice view, huh?
This drama is fiction.
This week's "Yo!"
Yo!