Sensei!
Sensei?
- Wakaba... - Hey!
- Whoaa! - Kyaaa!
Are you surprised?
Taro-sensei...
- Why are you all like that? - Sensei...
...are you alright?
Look, I'm fine.
Aah~! Taro, you're stupid!
We're really worried.
Sorry, I'm sorry.
When will Sensei be discharged from hospital?
About that... we don't know for sure yet.
Well, we'll come again then.
- Right, everyone? - Yeah!
Thank you.
But you don't need to force yourself for that.
Yes. Excuse us.
- Yes. - Excuse us.
- Take care on your way home. - Yes.
- Thank God! - Ah, how relieving!
When I was told about that, my heart was like stopping~
To see him like that, I think Sensei will be discharged soon.
- Yeah. - At first, I thought he was such a passive person...
...Taro is unexpectedly taboo.
'Taboo'?
You mean 'tough', right?
I just mistaken it a bit.
Next time, we should bring something when we visit him in the hospital.
- What about sweets? - No, it should be illustrated dinosaurs book, right?
- You're right. - Nice idea.
Koto? What's wrong?
Sensei... is he really alright?
Why do you say things like that?
Sensei's wife... looked somehow gloomy.
Maybe that's because she's tired, right?
You're worried too much, Koto.
Even though he's currently down, Taro will surely be good again.
Yeah~ For today, let's practice!
Aah!
Wait!
- Kyoko. - Hmm?
I...
...Did I smile properly?
Yeah.
There's no dream we can achieve easily.
There are things that can't be repaid...
...even with all the sweats flowing or the tears we shed.
Sometimes...
...God is cruel.
Yosh!
Starting from today, she'll look after our practice.
"Aiming for All-American champion"
She is Fujitani...
...Aoi, our coach!
- We're looking forward to work with you! - We're looking forward to work with you!
Taro-sensei is having a hard time right now.
Can you all practice in such condition?
Coach, you're worried too much.
It's Taro-sensei, he'll be discharged soon. Right?
- Yeah, of course. - He looked totally alright.
- Yeah. - It's such a loss to worry about him.
Moreover, especially in times like this...
...we have to do our best.
Because to be able to smile in any situation...
...is the cheer-spirit of Rockets!
We have to catch up with JETS even just a little bit...
...so please teach us!
Please teach us!
Then you have to prepare yourselves. I'm not going to be easy on you.
Okay!
Ouch... it hurts!
Onee-chan, apparently...
...you're such an evil coach.
If you already complained like this from the first day, how will it be later?
- It hurts... - Aoi, you'll be leaving soon, right?
- You'll be late for your train. - I know.
Bring these umeboshi with you. It's ripe enough for eating.
To bring something so heavy like that... It's better if you send them instead.
Just half of it, then. I'll change it.
Give me all of it.
In times when I'm tired, Mom's umeboshi is the best.
Though you'll come back after only 1 week, you're making such uproar.
See you then, Wakaba.
Don't forget to do stretching, muscle training and also fitness training.
I will, I will... hey, but all of them?!
Ah, by the way, if you seriously want to compete with JETS...
...it's not enough with just 10 members you have now.
A top-ranked cheer-dance group...
...should have approximately 20 members.
Certainly, JETS is like that too.
It's not easy to get new members in times like this, though.
See you.
Ah, wait.
We have to get more members then~
Wakaba, you smell like pain relief patch.
My sister might look like an angel outside...
...but on the inside, she's such a demon.
Today, you'll go visiting Taro-sensei?
Aah, the meatball I've wanted to eat!
Yeah... moreover, I'd like to ask for some advice.
Advice?
We have to gather more members...
...the demon said that.
Why is it, so suddenly?
In order to win the competition in higher ranking...
...the number of members we have now in Rockets is too few.
- So it's like that? - Well, if we can have more people...
...we can try more formations.
As for JETS, they can do such synced dance with 20 people.
It gives such a strong impact.
- Nozomi? - Hmm?
- What's wrong? - No, nothing.
It's okay, it's okay.
Wow, what a superhuman strength.
Principal?!
Ah...
Wait, Principal, what are you doing...
While Urushido-sensei is absent...
...let me do the chores and other things.
Wai... you can't do that, Principal. Moreover...
...to wear pink jersey like this is so improper for you.
And about this chores thing... give it to me, please.
What are you saying? This kind of thing doesn't matter for me.
Even though I look like this, people used to call me 'The Demon Komako' before...
...because I was such a merciless leader.
But with your position now, it's a bit... Ah!
- You're right. - Aah!
It's such a trouble~
Then who should we assign to be the adviser for cheer-dance club?
- Huh? - Excuse me...
...Taro-sensei is going to be discharged soon...
...so I think we don't need any substitute adviser.
We also have Coach Aoi.
We'll be totally fine!
To do the practice, to handle the club-room and other things...
...and also to take care of our juniors, we'll do it all properly by ourselves.
Koto...
We can't make Taro-sensei worried.
Sensei, we'll be alright.
Please let us do this by ourselves.
I understand.
For now, let's just do it like that. However...
...if there are any troubles, you should discuss it with me.
- Do you understand? - Okay!
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- I think your position is a bit off. - I think so too~ But I don't really understand.
Kanna, just look straight into the mirror...
- Try to focus on your face on the mirror then turn around. - Okay!
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Amazing! You can do it, Kanna!
Really?!
Well, let's do it one more time.
Koto...
- ...somehow she becomes so strong. - Yeah.
Let's do it too!
- Everyone! Let's begin the whole practice! - Okay!
Today, we'll do the complete set to match our poses.
Okay!
Both Fumi and Kanna become really good at it now.
Yeah. It's totally different from our practice.
- Everyone is so serious... - Good work.
Good work.
Ah! It hurts!
- Honoka, are you okay?! - What happened?!
Seems like she made a wrong landing after the jump and accidentally twisted it.
Is it okay?
- It hurts... - Seems like her ligament is injured.
But to handle it, I think it's better to get her to the hospital.
Ah... I'll call Taro-sensei!
Let's do it by ourselves.
- Let's go to the hospital. - Ah, who will tell Principal about this?
- I'll do it later. - Wakaba, you should stay here as the club's president.
- I understand. - Maki, please get Honoka's bag...
- ...and mine too. - Okay.
- I'm sorry... - It's okay, it's okay.
- It's no good. - You'll be fine.
Excuse me...
Ah, Wakaba-san!
Ah, Taro-san is taking some treatments now...
- Well, this is from everyone. - Huh?
Can you please give it to him?
Wow, wow~
Aah... you even made such written messages like this...
Thank you very much.
Mama!
Yamato! You come here by yourself?!
Of course! I just need to ride 1 bus and whoosh~
Here I am!
Aah...
Urushido-san, can you please come with me for a while?
Okay, ah...
You can leave him to me, if you don't mind.
High-V, Low-V, T-motion, and then...
- ...half-T! - Wow, amazing!
I remember it since Papa watched the DVD everyday at home.
So it's like that.
Now he's here, I can't play with him. How boring.
He's going to be discharged soon.
There is a fracture in his thoracolumbar, so in order to fix it...
*Note: Thoracolumbar is the junction between the Thoracic spine and the Lumbar spine
...we will do open spinal surgery.
Even though the surgery is successful...
...the rehabilitation will be tough.
And since there's also possibility that he won't be able to be as healthy as he used to be...
...as the family who's supporting him, please be fully prepared for that.
I will...
It's possible that... Papa couldn't continue to be a teacher.
It can't be...
He's such a fool...
...to injure himself like that.
He's so clumsy.
It's okay.
It will be okay.
- Does it hurt? - Yeah, a bit.
But it's merely sprained-ankle.
The doctor told me that it will get healed in 2 or 3 days.
Ah, by the way, Wakaba.
He~y.
Wakaba?
- What? - What's wrong? Do you have something bothering your mind?
Ah... well...
About the permission to use the gymnasium, whom should we tell?
- Gymnasium? - I'd like to try...
...the formation Coach Aoi has thought for us.
But if we do it here, we can't really grasp the spaciousness, right?
I'll try to ask the teacher for this.
Okay.
It will be good if Taro-sensei quickly comes back~
Well... about Taro-sensei...
What is it?
No, nothing.
Wakaba! Wakaba! It's bad!
My Honoka got injured...
...during the cheerleader club practice!
Err... it's actually cheer-dance club.
I don't care whichever it is!
If she suffers from any after-effect, how would you take the responsibility for that!?
Well, sprained ankle is not that serious.
N-not serious?!
What do you mean it's not serious!
Tachibana Honoka's father is certainly...
...the company president of that Tachibana Construction.
How great~!
Their adviser now is absent and seems to be hospitalized, right?
What will happen then?!
Calm down, Tachibana-san.
Does it mean that right now...
...the girls are doing the club activities by themselves?
The current condition is like that.
So there's no substitute adviser?
Unfortunately, there isn't any for now.
It's impossible to have no adults around!
In the end, with the absence of their adviser...
...there's no one who can supervise them. It's a serious problem.
I totally agree with you.
If they really go to America later...
...how much will it cost?
My wife is sick...
...so I can't spend such money just for my daughter's club activities.
Aah... Dad.
Vice Principal, I heard that your daughter...
...is also in cheer-dance club.
Aren't you worried about her too?
Well... as for me... I... well, I'm worried too.
Then you should just disband the cheer-dance club.
I will surely...
I understand that as their parents, you are very worried about them.
But once again, please leave this matter to us.
I hope for your cooperation.
Please.
We can't wait too long.
I understand.
We'll make the decision in 1 week time.
Disbandment of cheer-dance club?!
- It can't be... - What do you mean by that?
All I know is that Honoka's father...
...was blaming Principal and Vice Principal...
...and my father said something too.
My parents too...
It's my father's fault then...
Everyone, I'm sorry...
It's not your fault. It's the talk among parents.
- Don't apologize. - Maki...
If only Taro-sensei was here...
If Taro-sensei was here...
...he would surely protect cheer-dance club.
You're right. Let's discuss this with him.
- Yeah. - Let's go meeting him.
I think...
...it's better not to do that.
Huh? Why?
Because...
...now he must be busy with his medical examinations and treatments.
I think it must be hard for him.
Wakaba is right.
We shouldn't make him unnecessarily worried about us.
Let's do something by ourselves.
Like what? What are you gonna do?
Well, that's...
"Fukui Prefecture Fukui Nishi High School"
Vice Principal, so you think that...
...the only solution is to disband the cheer-dance club.
Yes. It already becomes like this now...
No, I mean...
Well, it can't be helped, right? Please be realistic.
If we're being realistic, it's clear that it's impossible...
...to continue the activities of the cheer-dance club.
Because there's no substitute for Urushido-sensei?
Exactly.
Well...
What if... I become the adviser for the cheer-dance club?
Huh? Matsui-sensei, you're currently an additional adviser...
...for 3 clubs already, right?
To handle those students everyday...
...isn't it already hard for you?
You've been complaining about that.
Then, what about me...
Well, since I'm still single...
...if I don't go to group-dates that often, then perhaps...
You can't! You're already in charge of table-tennis club, Sugihara-sensei.
If I don't go to group-dates too often...
I always hope you can get married and settle down as soon as possible.
Please go to group-dates.
- I can... - Baseball club! It's impossible!
- ...as you said. - What's with you all? Teachers are human too.
We're not superman.
"Overwork Prevention" "Let's be careful not to overwork"
If you force yourself too much and collapse...
...in the end the ones who receive the negative consequences are the students.
Unfortunately, there's no other way than disbanding the cheer-dance club.
You're right... I understand.
Ah... finally you understand this.
It's only a week before the parent-teacher's meeting.
So about the decision related to this matter...
...Vice Principal...
- ...I entrust it to you. - Principal!
You're our school's vice principal...
...and also the father of one of the cheer-dance club member.
Ah, I am, but...
Whether we will disband the cheer-dance club or keep it continuing their activities...
...I believe that you can make...
...the right decision about that.
There's a possibility that the cheer-dance club will be disbanded!
What?!
The parents of cheer-dance club's members came to meet the Vice Principle.
They said that since there's no adviser and someone got injured, it's better to disband the club.
That's such an oppression!
Wakaba... what will she do?
I don't know... Nozomi?
Though we said that we'd do it by ourselves...
- ...in the end it's not that easy. - Ah, by the way...
...why don't you try talking to Vice Principal?
Tell him not to disband Rockets.
Huh?
As expected, it's difficult for you to talk about that.
He's your father... anyway.
Actually, I don't really understand it. About the presence of a father.
My parents got divorced.
So how is it for you? The presence of a father.
Well... 90% of times, he's annoying...
...but as for the 10%, I feel lonely when he's not around.
Oh, my bad, it gets dirty...
Welcome home. You're early today.
There's no cram school today.
Ah, so it's like that.
In your latest mock exam for the school of your first choice...
...you got an A, right?
Asako, aren't you forcing yourself too much?
Are you going to disband the cheer-dance club?
You've discussed it with the other teachers too, haven't you?
Dad...
...no matter what decision you'll make, I won't blame you.
I understand that...
...to be in your position, you have your own consideration.
Whatever it may be...
...I'm glad that I joined the cheer-dance club.
I'm going to study now.
- I'm raising your knee now. - Ah, okay.
Ah...
It's still difficult for you to get up.
I understand that you want to quickly recover...
...but the rehabilitation will continue for several months ahead.
As for now, please take proper rest. Let's do it slowly.
Okay...
Sensei... His condition is even worse than we thought...
As for me, since I was a child...
...I never did anything...
...which I actually wanted to do.
I do traditional Japanese dance just because my parents told me to.
So I was very happy...
...when you invited me to join the cheer-dance club, Wakaba.
It was the first time...
...I took a step forward by myself.
Now...
...I smile more often than before, right?
"Note of Dreams"
"Hasumi Koto"
Sorry...
...even though I've promised to smile 10 times a day.
Wakaba-san.
Ah...
You came to the hospital before, right?
You must be very surprised.
I'm sorry.
Taro-san...
...didn't want to tell you about that.
I'm here today to give you this.
This is Taro-sensei's...
- ...note? - Yeah.
This is full of...
...his feelings for Rockets.
"The category in cheer-dance competition..."
"...is to make compositions from 4 components..."
"...jazz, hip-hop, pom, and line-dance."
"Among them, the highlight of the cheer-dance..."
...is the line-dance part.
The speed when raising-and-lowering legs and also the strength of the body-trunk...
...are important points for the judgement.
As for the fouette, in the end it's about the strength of pivot leg.
Note: fouette is a quick whipping movement of the raised leg in ballet usually accompanying a pirouette.
At first, they can hold on to the wall...
...and repeat doing releve and plie.
Note: Releve is a movement in which the dancer rises on the tips of the toes. Plie is a movement in which a dancer bends the knees and straightens them again, usually with the feet turned out and heels firmly on the ground.
Why does JETS dance strike right into our heart?
It's not about their excellent skills...
...but it's because in JETS' dance...
...the true cheer-spirit is overwhelming.
To be able to encourage others and give out positive energy through their dance...
...is the ideal figures we in Rockets are aiming for.
Taro-sensei...
Wakaba.
You look extremely ugly, you know.
But I shouldn't cry...
What are you talking about?
Since we were kids, you always said...
..."My toy is broken" or "I want ice cream"...
...and cried so badly.
You don't understand it, Haru.
In cheer-dance, we can't cry...
No matter what, we have to smile while dancing and support everyone who watch us...
Then...
The one who don't understand is you. You fool.
I'm not a fool!
It's meaningless if you can't show your true smile.
If you dance with such fake smile, no one will feel moved.
It's okay to cry when you want to cry...
...so you can smile again then.
Haru... did you cry too?
You're talking to an expert. Just believe me.
- What is it in all of sudden? - Everyone...
...I want you all to calmly listen to what I have to say.
Wakaba...
I think Taro-sensei...
...can't come back to Rockets soon.
What do you mean?
His injury is actually serious...
...and he needs several months for rehabilitation.
That's not true... isn't it?
It's true.
It's really true.
Taro-sensei...
I want you all to read this notebook.
It's full of his feelings.
Amazing... it's so closely packed.
So he actually thinks about us this much.
And then, this is...
...his present for Rockets.
Koto.
"The easiest to understand in Japan".
"Cheer-dance explanatory diagram".
Here.
When he was drawing this...
...Taro-san seemed to have so much fun.
He drew this every night...
...though he said, "I can't teach about the techniques in cheer-dance".
Amazing... he even made detailed illustration for every movement.
If we have this, it will be really helpful...
- ...in teaching Fumi and Kanna. - Yes, it's really easy to understand.
Sensei... He's really good in drawing.
Somehow...
...it makes me want to see Taro-sensei.
Ah~! What a good weather.
Ah, you're right.
- Yes. - Good afternoon.
- Sakurazawa-sensei! - Ah...
Excuse me. Ah...
Aah... I'm really sorry.
Please sit here. I'll buy something to drink.
- Ah, okay. - Thank you for your concern.
How are you?
Ah, well... please sit down.
Well... now, the continuation of Rockets is in critical situation.
Huh?! What happened?
Whether we disband the cheer-dance club or let it continue their activities...
...the decision is entirely in my hand.
That's why...
Well, because of that... there's something I'd like to ask you, Urushido-sensei.
Okay...
Sensei... why do you become a teacher?
Two years ago, you wanted to quit teaching, right?
But even so...
I...
...it's true that once...
...I felt that I failed in my role as a teacher.
I gave up.
Even when I was back teaching again, I was always worried...
...and didn't have any confidence.
To be honest, I wanted to run away at first...
...but...
...when I see them...
...I feel like I'm changing a little bit.
Those girls, even though they failed numerous times...
...and people may think that they're unthinkably stupid...
...they keep doing such reckless things. But...
...no matter what, they always believe in miracles...
...and keep moving forward.
That's why...
...no matter what, I won't run away as well.
I want...
...to help those girls...
...to fly higher to anywhere they want...
...even just by wishing for that.
Because their dream is my dream too.
That's why I continue teaching.
Huh? Where is Sakurazawa-sensei?
Well, he went home already.
(♬～Sambomaster - Dekikkonai o Yaranakucha)
Taro-san!
♬～donna ni uchinomesareta tte No matter how badly you got knocked down,
♬～kanashimi ni kokoro o makasecha dame da yo don't lose with the sadness
♬～kimi wa ima nigetai tte iu kedo Though now you say that you want to run away
♬～sore ga honne na no kai? Is that what you really want?
♬～boku ni wa sou wa omoenai yo I don't think so
♬～nani mo minoranakatta nante kanashii kotoba da yo It's sad when you said your effort was useless
Everyone is dancing. But...
♬～kokoro o sukoshi demo fuan ni sasecha dame sa Don't let anxiousness fill your heart
Yeah... their point will be reduced if they cry.
♬～akari o tomosou Let's light up the light
♬～akiramenai de donna toki mo Never give up no matter what
♬～kimi nara dekiru n da donna koto mo You can do anything
♬～ima sekai ni hitotsu dake no tsuyoi chikara o mita yo Look at the strongest energy in the world now
♬～kimi nara dekinai koto datte dekiru n da hontou sa uso janai yo You can even do the things you don't think you can do
♬～ima sekai ni hitotsu dake no tsuyoi hikari o mita yo Look at the brightest light in the world now
♬～ai wana bi a kimi no subete! I wanna be your everything!
Sensei!
Sensei! Sensei! Sensei!
Sensei!
We'll be waiting!
We'll be waiting for you! That's why, do your best!
Do your best!
I have to do my best in the rehabilitation~
Yeah...
"People can change anytime, your dream will come true!"
"Fly high to anywhere you want, ROCKETS!!!"
I wonder how it will be~
They haven't decided about the adviser yet...
Then it will surely be disbanded...
Let's go.
What do you mean by 'let's go'?
Then you want to do nothing like this?
Can we come in?
Please...
...let us join the cheer-dance club!
Please!
Wakaba, what did you do to them?
I didn't do anything.
I understand that we have done many terrible things to you...
...but...
...this feeling is really true.
What will you do, Wakaba?
I...
...want to dance together with you all.
I want to do that!
Wakaba..
Everyone... are you okay with that?
Yeah.
Yosh! So it's decided!
Now we really have 20 members!
- Yeah! - Well...
...have you found a new adviser?
Well, that's...
Then we don't have any other way...
...than disbanding the cheer-dance club.
I won't let you disband the cheer-dance club!
What are you... Huh?
With these 20 members, Rockets is aiming for All-American champion!
Wait... what is this all about?
We've gathered 20 members.
So please let us continue...
...the cheer-dance club activities!
Please!
Even though you said that...
...who will be the adviser?
You're still children after all...
...what will you do if someone gets injured again?!
About that...
It's just like what he said.
We can't let you continue the club activities without the presence of adviser.
- Yes, exactly. - That's why...
...I'll be substitute adviser.
- Huh?! - What did you say?
I, Sakurazawa Shinsuke, will be the substitute adviser for the cheer-dance club.
- What?! - Ouch...
Under my supervision, our cheer-dance club, Rockets...
...will continue to aim for defeating JETS! And also...
...to be the All-American champion!
Whaa~t?!
You're kidding, right?!
Well, since now we have the substitute adviser...
...it means that we can continue our activities...
...in the cheer-dance club, right?
Of course!
- We made it! - Yay!
This is not a child-play!
What do you mean...
...by All-American champion and so!
School is not a playground!
Tachibana-san, isn't it okay? We should let them...
...pursue their dreams a little bit more.
Me too. To think about it...
...I never heard...
...my daughter Taeko said things like, "I want to do this".
It's her first time.
- Yeah. - You're right.
We should let them do their best.
- But... - Papa!
Stop it, please.
Thank you for doing this for me...
...but I want to dance with them in cheer-dance club!
That's why, please!
So, Sakurazawa-sensei will be the substitute adviser...
...and the cheer-dance club can continue its activities.
Tachibana-san, are you okay with this?
The one who said she'll do her best in cheer-dance...
...is my Honoka, anyway.
Papa...
- Yay! - Yay!
Dad!
- That's dangerous! - Thank you!
Yay!
It can't be helped, all the teachers are already busy.
But I don't think I can be like Urushido-sensei...
...who is loved by everyone.
- What? - Ah, no...
...I don't understand it either.
I'm doing something that I don't normally do...
- Ah... I realized it now. - It's not like that.
It's very like you, Sakurazawa-sensei who always thinks about the students.
I'm glad that we can continue our club activities.
But among all the teachers, why do we have Vice Principal as our substitute adviser?
- Hey! - Ah...
Isn't that good?
- Vice Principal is surprisingly a kind person. - You're right.
He apparently has playful side too.
We arrive~!
SENSEI~!
You're too loud!
Sensei!
Even though Rockets was in a pinch...
...you don't have to be worried anymore now!
Moreover~! One, two~
We've gathered more members!
With 20 members, we're aiming for All-American!
That's why you should come back, Taro...
...sensei~!
- Taro-sensei! - Sensei!
They're causing troubles for the hospital, right?
- Let's do that! - 'That'?
Come on, come on.
Your right hand, put out your right hand.
We are...
Rockets!
Fuuuu~!