02x20 - Of Course It's Not Easy

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TEXT: Episode

SCORE: Yosen

ALL: That's Kagami's master?!

ALEX: After you returned to Japan,

CRKuro: ,Tatsuya polished his street ball skills under my tutelage.

ALEX: You could say he's on par with one of those monsters now.

ALEX: I don't know how much you can do in a couple of days,

CRKuro: ,but there's something I haven't taught you yet.

KUROKO: Hello.

AOMINE: Don't give me that.

AOMINE: Why'd you suddenly call me out here, Tetsu?

KUROKO: Let me be direct.

KUROKO: Aomine-kun...

KUROKO: Teach me to sh**t.

AOMINE: What?

ALEX: I guess we trained a little hard between his games.

ALEX: Our time is limited, though.

ALEX: How much he'll learn depends not Taiga's stamina,

CRKuro: ,but on his mental strength.

KUROKO: How was that?

AOMINE: You can't be serious!

EpTitle,EPTITLE: Episode Of Course It's Not Easy

IMAYOSHI: What's up, Susa?

IMAYOSHI: You haven't been making any progress.

SUSA: I was just thinking it's almost time.

IMAYOSHI: Oh, right.

IMAYOSHI: Seirin's probably playing their second game around now.

IMAYOSHI: Well, it has nothing to with us anymore.

SUSA: Yeah, but...

SUSA: They beat us.

SUSA: It'd be a shame if they lost their second game.

IMAYOSHI: Yeah, but the stronger team doesn't always win.

IMAYOSHI: You might even say they'll lose.

ALL: Go!

ALL: Three-pointer!

KOGANEI: What's wrong with him?

IZUKI: I can't catch up!

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Seirin

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Nakamiya South

IMAYOSHI: There are two reasons.

IMAYOSHI: The first is Seirin is far from hitting their stride today.

IMAYOSHI: Against us, all five Seirin players gave %, no, %.

IMAYOSHI: But that hardly ever happens.

IMAYOSHI: You couldn't keep that up every game.

SUSA: What's the other reason?

IMAYOSHI: They beat us.

SUSA: What?

IMAYOSHI: They say you shouldn't let your guard down after a victory.

IMAYOSHI: After you win, everyone lets their guard down.

SUSA: Imayoshi, you're terrible at drawing.

IMAYOSHI: There's no such thing as a perfect human.

IMAYOSHI: Besides, confidence and arrogance are two sides of the same coin.

IMAYOSHI: In other words, in today's game, Seirin's greatest enemy is themselves.

KUROKO: Coach.

KUROKO: I think you should call a time out.

RIKO: You're right.

REF: Seirin High, time out!

RIKO: Listen closely, guys.

HYUGA: Coach, hold up.

HYUGA: Look.

HYUGA: I'm sure everyone knows, but this is what we're aiming for.

HYUGA: Every one of the schools here

CRKuro: ,fought tooth and nail through their preliminaries

CRKuro: ,to represent their prefectures.

HYUGA: Every school is carrying the wishes of the teams they defeated in the preliminaries.

HYUGA: They practiced until they were puking up blood and survived desperate battles.

HYUGA: Only one school can beat them all.

HYUGA: Of course being the best in Japan isn't easy!

HYUGA: Everyone's desperate.

HYUGA: Letting your guard down for a second is fatal.

HYUGA: I know it makes sense in your heads, but

HYUGA: I think we still have weaknesses in our hearts.

HYUGA: Anyway, Coach,

CRKuro: ,hit me with your best shot so I can get my head on straight.

RIKO: What?

RIKO: But I'm so weak.

HYUGA: You seem really excited.

HYUGA: Hurry up and get it over with.

HYUGA: Okay, let's go!

ALL: Yeah!

NAKAMIYA : Why do they all have handprints on their faces?

NAKAMIYA : Who knows?

KAGAMI: Captain.

KAGAMI: Kuroko and I are ready to go any time.

KAGAMI: If things get bad, put us in sooner rather than later.

HYUGA: What?

HYUGA: Don't worry about us, idiot!

KAGAMI: Ow!

HYUGA: If we need your help to win here, we're in no position

CRKuro: ,to be calling ourselves the best in Japan.

KAGAMI: It's nice having seniors you can count on.

RIKO: I'm disappointed in myself.

RIKO: I should have noticed sooner.

RIKO: You and Teppei were trying to say the same thing.

RIKO: Guys with national experience see things differently.

KUROKO: No...

KUROKO: If you knew that, though, I wish you hadn't hit me.

RIKO: Sorry, I got caught up in the moment.

IZUKI: Calm down! Let's get this basket!

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Seirin

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Nakamiya South

SEIRIN: Yeah!

SEIRIN: All right!

ALEX: Honestly, I was scared you'd lose.

ALEX: I'm glad you won.

Bracket ,TEXT: Nakamiya South (Kagawa)

Bracket ,TEXT: Seirin (Tokyo)

Bracket ,TEXT: Touou Academy (Tokyo)

RIKO: Seirin High won their second game of the Winter Cup.

CRKuro_Italics,RIKO: The other members of the Generation of Miracles

CRKuro_Italics: ,had also advanced to their third games.

CRKuro_Italics,RIKO: On the fourth day we played our third game.

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Seirin

ALL: Yeah! Nice rebound!

KIYOSHI: All right!

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Seirin

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Morizono North

HYUGA: Yeah!

IZUKI: We're moving on to the quarter-finals!

CRKuro_Italics,RIKO: In Yosen's third match,

CRKuro_Italics: ,something unheard of was occurring.

ScoreboardR: ,Yosen

ALEX: Those guys...

HIMURO: Alex!

ALEX: Tatsuya! I've missed you!

HIMURO: What a surprise to see you.

HIMURO: When did you come to Japan?

HIMURO: Don't do that, Alex.

HIMURO: People don't often kiss here.

ALEX: What? You're no fun.

HIMURO: Anyway, why don't we go somewhere we can be alone?

HIMURO: Excuse me, but could I step out for a minute?

HIMURO: I'll be right back.

FUKUI: S-Sure...

FUKUI: Oh, crap. I was dumbstruck.

FUKUI: Who was that blonde girl?

OKAMURA: Why?!

OKAMURA: Didn't he get a letter from a girl the other day?!

FUKUI: Yeah, you're right.

OKAMURA: I've never even had a girl talk to me!

OKAMURA: Were they lying when they said joining the basketball team would make me popular?!

ALL: That's why you joined?

FUKUI: It's not like that.

FUKUI: Whether or not you play basketball, you'll never be popular.

OKAMURA: So mean!

YOSEN: You should start by getting rid of those sideburns and that chin.

OKAMURA: How am I supposed to get rid of my chin?!

MURASAKI: Anyway, can I go buy some snacks?

OKAMURA: He doesn't even want to tease me!

OKAMURA: I'm sick of this team!

OKAMURA: No one respects the captain.

MASAKO: Okay, okay. That's enough joking around.

FUKUI: Coach Araki?

MASAKO: I got the Seirin videos from our recon team.

MASAKO: Let's go back to the hotel.

ALEX: You're playing Taiga tomorrow, aren't you?

HIMURO: Yeah, we are.

HIMURO: Have you already seen Taiga?

ALEX: Yeah, of course.

ALEX: By the way, I'm teaching him

CRKuro: ,something I didn't show him while he was in America.

HIMURO: Really? I see.

ALEX: But it's not as though I only favor Taiga.

ALEX: I'll be cheering for both of you tomorrow, of course.

ALEX: After all, it's a match between my two apprentices.

ALEX: Win or lose, I'm expecting a great game.

HIMURO: Alex...

HIMURO: Could you stop treating me like a kid?

HIMURO: I don't enjoy it.

HIMURO: This isn't some child's quarrel.

HIMURO: Taiga is only my enemy now.

HIMURO: You're not my mother.

HIMURO: I'm grateful you taught me to play basketball, but...

HIMURO: I'm stronger than you now.

REF: Game over!

IZUKI: That was crazy.

KOGANEI: That was a basketball game, right?

IZUKI: In a local tournament, that score wouldn't be unreasonable

CRKuro: ,in a game between a strong school and a weak one,

IZUKI: but this has happened two games in a row at a national tournament.

KIYOSHI: It's the complete opposite of Touou's super aggressive style.

ScoreboardL,SCORE: Haruda West

ScoreboardR,SCORE: Yosen

KIYOSHI: They haven't given up a single point two games in a row.

RIKO: It's not enough to call their overwhelming defense impregnable.

RIKO: This is the power of Yosen High.

MASAKO: Well, that's that.

MASAKO: What do you think, Okamura?

OKAMURA: They're decent.

OKAMURA: They've got backbone.

OKAMURA: When they hit their stride,

CRKuro: ,it's hard to imagine they're a team of first- and second-years.

OKAMURA: They went as far as beating Touou in a shootout.

OKAMURA: Their offensive power is probably the strongest in the tournament.

OKAMURA: I'm looking forward to tomorrow.

OKAMURA: A super defensive team against a super offensive team.

OKAMURA: An unstoppable force and an immovable object.

OKAMURA: Who will come out on top?

AOMINE: Seven out of ten, huh?

AOMINE: That should make it usable in a real game.

MOMOI: Amazing, Tetsu-kun!

KUROKO: That hurts, Momoi-san.

AOMINE: If you're here to distract us, go home!

MOMOI: But...

MOMOI: How did you get so much better in so little time?

AOMINE: We didn't do anything special.

AOMINE: In middle school he didn't need to sh**t, so I never noticed,

CRKuro: ,but Tetsu sucking at sh**ting is like a side effect of specializing in passing.

AOMINE: Not that he had any sh**ting sense to begin with.

KUROKO: What?

AOMINE: Lose that side effect, and you'll be just as good as everyone else.

AOMINE: Combine that with your misdirection, and you've got a real weapon.

AOMINE: There's one thing that bothers me, though.

AOMINE: Akashi's the one who taught Tetsu his current style.

AOMINE: Didn't he notice this?

AOMINE: Or did he do it on purpose?

KUROKO: Aomine-kun...

AOMINE: What?

KUROKO: Thank you.

AOMINE: What are you thanking me for?

AOMINE: I just couldn't stand how badly you sucked.

AOMINE: Murasakibara's strong.

AOMINE: It's even hard for me to score against him.

AOMINE: Besides...

AOMINE: I'm the one who should be thanking you.

KUROKO: What?

AOMINE: Nothing.

AOMINE: See you later. I've got to go.

AOMINE: The next time I see you, we'll be opponents.

AOMINE: ...Tetsu.

KUROKO: Huh?

AOMINE: Let's go, Satsuki!

MOMOI: Hey! Wait up, Dai-chan!

MOMOI: Dai-chan!

KUROKO: Okay.

HYUGA: Okay, is everyone ready?

HYUGA: Let's go!

AUDIENCE A: They're coming out!

AUDIENCE A: They're the astounding rising stars making incredible progress in their second year!

AUDIENCE B: Seirin High!

AUDIENCE A: They're here.

AUDIENCE C: With unprecedented shutouts in the second and third games...

AUDIENCE B: It's the Shield of Aegis, Yosen High!

HIMURO: It proves we're brothers.

RIKO: I'm sure you know, but today's opponent is at least as strong as Touou.

RIKO: Half measures won't work against them.

RIKO: We'll go with our strongest starting lineup.

RIKO: Give them everything you have out of the gate!

HYUGA: All right!

KIYOSHI: You're a little stiff, Hyuga.

KIYOSHI: Let's have some fun.

HYUGA: I know that.

IZUKI: I'm looking forward to seeing the results of your training.

KAGAMI: Of course!

KUROKO: I'm ready to go.

IZUKI: I expect I can expect great things from you.

KAGAMI: Don't distract us with lame jokes.

HYUGA: Let's go, Seirin!

HYUGA: Fight!

ALL: Yeah!

MASAKO: We saw our opponent's style in the video last night.

MASAKO: They'll come at us hard right out of the gate.

MASAKO: But we don't have to do anything different.

MASAKO: Rebuff all their attacks.

MASAKO: Show them our strength.

OKAMURA: Let's go, then.

HIMURO: Are you ready?

MURASAKI: Huh? Okay.

REF: The Winter Cup second quarter-final game between

CRKuro: ,Seirin High and Yosen High will now begin!

REF: Bow!

ALL: Let's have a good game!

OKAMURA: Let's have a good game.

HYUGA: Yeah.

HYUGA: Th-They're huge...

HYUGA: Not that we haven't faced big guys before, but

HYUGA: three guys over two meters tall is intense.

HYUGA: It's completely different from Touou's piercing intimidation.

HYUGA: They have the intimidating presence of an immobile and giant tree with deep roots.

MURASAKI: Haven't seen you since our street ball game this summer.

MURASAKI: I didn't forget you this time.

MURASAKI: Maybe I'll start by crushing you, Kiyoshi Teppei.

KIYOSHI: I'm glad you remember me, but I'd like to see you try.

KAGAMI: Tatsuya.

KAGAMI: Honestly, I didn't want to play you.

KAGAMI: I wish things had stayed the way they were.

KAGAMI: But I'm done worrying about the details.

KAGAMI: If you're standing in our way, I won't hesitate!

KAGAMI: I'll crush you with everything I have!

HIMURO: I'm relieved.

HIMURO: Now I can play without reservations, Taiga.

AOMINE: You'd better not lose, Tetsu.

REF: Tip off!

AUDIENCE A: It's starting!

AUDIENCE C: Yosen's starting with the ball!

AUDIENCE A: Huh?

MURASAKI: Oh, whoops.

MASAKO: Sheesh.

MASAKO: He did it again.

REF: Jumper violation, white No. !

HYUGA: What?

FUKUI: Atsushi!

MURASAKI: Oopsies.

YOSEN: You touched the ball too early.

HIMURO: Be careful next time.

OKAMURA: He's always doing it.

OKAMURA: Don't be so easy on him, Himuro.

REF: I thought I tossed it high enough.

REF: I can't believe he touched it before it reached its highest point.

ALEX: Seriously?

ALEX: He can reach even greater heights than Taiga.

KAGAMI: I didn't notice while watching the videos, but this guy isn't just huge.

KAGAMI: His wingspan is exceptional, too.

KAGAMI: Just how wide is it?

RIKO: His build is unfair enough,

CRKuro: ,but he also has unusually long limbs for a Japanese guy.

OKAMURA: Well, we can't help that.

OKAMURA: Let's stop a basket.

AUDIENCE B: They're so intimidating!

AUDIENCE A: They're so fast!

RIKO: It's a battle of speed.

RIKO: Their defense may be strong, but no one can outrun a pass.

TSUCHIDA: He's open!

ALL: Go!

MURASAKI: Who's free?

MURASAKI: I'll crush him.

HYUGA: He's too tall!

HYUGA: I thought I had enough space.

HYUGA: He's unbelievable.

HYUGA: He makes Shinkyo's Papa look cute.

IZUKI: He's not just tall.

IZUKI: He's unbelievably fast for someone with such a giant body.

MASAKO: Countless teams have come at us in the same way before,

CRKuro: ,but we're not easily beaten.

RIKO: Their defense isn't half-hearted.

RIKO: But what if we go faster?

KIYOSHI: A sideways long pass?

RIKO: In basketball, long vertical passes are used in fast breaks,

CRKuro: ,but you can't use cross court passes like they do in soccer.

HYUGA: Well, yeah. A pass like that would be blocked.

RIKO: That's right.

RIKO: On such a small court, the players are densely packed.

RIKO: It would never go through.

RIKO: Changing your attack position in one pass is impossible.

RIKO: But we have someone on our team

RIKO: who can turn that impossibility into a possibility!

KAGAMI: All right! Nice pass, Kuroko!

OKAMURA: What?!

IZUKI: We completely outsmarted them!

IZUKI: And Kagami's sh**ting percentage is high!

KAGAMI: That's impossible.

KAGAMI: How...

KAGAMI: How is he already there?

MASAKO: Sorry, but it doesn't matter how fast you are.

MASAKO: It's not just his arms.

MASAKO: His legs are long, too.

MASAKO: On top of that, his reflexes are exceptional.

MASAKO: He can cover that distance in a step.

MASAKO: You cannot escape from Murasakibara.

MASAKO: His defensive range covers

CRKuro: ,everything inside the three-point line.

Preview,TEXT: Preview

OKAMURA: If I win the Winter Cup, will I be popular with girls?

FUKUI: Everyone will be looking at you, not just girls.

OKAMURA: R-Really?!

YOSEN: They'll say they've discovered a gorilla that plays basketball.

Next EpTitle,TEXT: First Basket!!

OKAMURA: They'll treat me like a rare beast?!

CRKuro: ,