Damn, I ended up falling and this happened.
Why did this have to happen to me?
Father...
This way I can't make sushi.
Don't worry. You can leave it to me, dad.
I'll make sushi until your arm heals.
What are you talking about? You're still not good enough.
The sushi you make is not good enough to serve to customers.
Oikaze mou Tomaranai 追い風 もう止まらない
This gale will never stop
Supaaku shi hajimeta jounetsu スパ－クしはじめた情熱
The passion that started to spark
Mune wo sawagasu shinning
胸を騷がすshining shakes my shining heart
Gomakasenai ごまかせない
I know that
Koetai jibun no chiheisen 越えたい 自分の地平線
I want to broaden my horizons
Mada sono haruka mukou
まだその遙か向う that is still far, far away
Honmono no yume to deaeru hazusa ホンモノのユメと 出逢えるはずさ
To be able to fulfill my true dreams
Arifureta manyuaru ja nai ruuru
This rule does not belong in any handbook of everyday life.
Kumitate nagara 組み立てながら
While picking up the pieces of your memories
Sorezore no niji wo egake blue sky それぞれの虹を描け blue sky
Each person draws a rainbow in the blue sky
Kyanbasu ni kaete キャンパスに變えて
Your mind is the canvas
Jiyuuna only style hajiketai 自由なonly style彈けたい
Your own style wants to appear
Let's get the seven lines
Let's reach for the rainbow
Japan's Best Sushi Chef
I don't mind missing out on summer break to train, but...
Have you heard about the Junior Friendly Tournament?
It's before the National, right?
AND. I heard they picked a date suddenly.
Why did you choose this time of year right away?
Right now we are focused on National.
There is?
Sushi chef needed
Taka-san!
Oh! Good morning!
What are you doing?
Not going to morning training?
There is?
A boss?
Immediately?
Well, the truth is, my dad fell down the stairs last night...
Oh, oh, oh, oh... My arm...
He broke his right arm.
He broke?
So we need a replacement right away.
But Taka-san, can't you cook in his place until he's well?
There is?
I still can't make good enough sushi to serve to customers.
Until later.
Hey, Taka-san, wait a minute.
What about morning training?
I'm sorry, until we find a replacement, I have a lot of things to do at the restaurant.
I already spoke with Ryuzaki-sensei.
Doesn't all this seem a bit unfair to Kawamura-senpai?
AND. I hope things get better for him.
Kawamura-senpai still can't make sushi for the customers, but we've already eaten the ones he prepared, haven't we?
We are not exactly customers.
Please.
Delicious.
You are very good.
Thank you very much.
Your name is Gen-san, correct?
Where was your last job?
In Hokkaido, but it's a bit...
Oh, really? Did you have your own restaurant?
Yes but...
What part of Hokkaido?
In Otaru? Hakodate?
I am really sorry...
So... what's the result?
The result?
Of course, you passed.
There is nothing to complain about.
We count on you from now on.
Thanks so much for hiring me.
Have you decided what you're going to order?
Ah, Gen-san, you make really wonderful sushi.
Thank you very much.
Hey Gen-san, are you married?
Yes, more or less.
Ahh, he is married after all.
Boss, isn't it amazing that you got such a great boss?
Yes, he really saved us.
What do you think, Boss? Why don't you hand the deal over to Gen-san?
Hey Takashi! What are you doing?
Oh, sorry.
Hey, hey, you need to get better, Mr. Second generation.
If you're not careful, you won't be able to succeed your father in the business.
Thanks for your great work. What do you think? Do you want to stay and have dinner with us?
Thank you very much.
But I would like to go.
Serious? Well, we count on you tomorrow too.
Wait... Gen-san!
Eh...could you teach me a few things next time?
I want to become a good boss quickly.
Please.
Takashi-san.
Yes.
Becoming a good sushi chef is something that cannot be taught.
It's something you must watch and copy to learn.
Excuse me.
Kawamura-senpai.
Eh? Did you find a sushi chef?
Does that mean you can go to training tomorrow?
Senpai?
W-Well, about that... I...
The truth is, while my father's arm doesn't get better, it won't be easy for us.
And about the training... it looks like I won't be able to go in the end.
Serious?
Sorry.
But that's the way it is.
Sorry, Echizen.
Right now I want to dedicate myself completely to learning how to make sushi, much more than tennis.
Hey! Stop daydreaming!
Oh, y-yes!
Kawamura-senpai hasn't shown up for training a single day since then, has he?
And even...
Let's go to his house.
Right.
Ah, Momo, Echizen.
Taka-san, will you be able to go back to training soon?
If you want, we can help you at the restaurant.
That's why...
It's not that simple!
There is?
Oh sorry. Thanks for wanting to help.
That's very kind of you, but... it's not that simple.
Until later.
Kawamura-senpai will quit tennis when he enters university, won't he?
Go, he doesn't have much time before that happens.
It is a shame.
So all we can do is wait.
I'm going.
Tatsuya!
There is? It's me, Takashi...
Oh, it was nothing.
What you want? It is too late.
Well, in the end I managed to make some sushi that satisfied me.
That's why I'd like you to try it, Gen-san.
Thanks for the food.
And then?
It is good? Or is it bad?
I knew. It's bad, isn't it?
Do you have some free time before the restaurant opens in the morning?
I can't teach you much, but I want you to come with me.
There is? So will you train me?
Thank you very much.
As I imagined. If I don't go to the market and choose personally, I won't get better, will I?
But Gen-san, little by little I'm starting to understand... how to choose a good fish and all that.
Takashi-san.
Yes?
Is tennis interesting?
There is? Yes, it's interesting!
When I hold a racket, I become a different person.
I forget about everything else, and I can concentrate completely on him.
Today there was training too, wasn't there?
There is? There was, but it's inevitable.
Right now, training to be a good sushi chef is more important to me.
It's inevitable... Do you think?
Tennis is interesting, but...
...I don't think I can become a pro, and...
Well, I want to continue with the family sushi restaurant.
Please.
What's wrong with my sushi?
What am I doing wrong?
I can't understand unless you tell me clearly.
Sushi is a reflection of the cook's heart.
There is doubt in your sushi.
Doubt?
What were you really supposed to be doing right now?
Think decisively.
closed for today
Me in doubt?
There is doubt in your sushi.
Doubt... right?
I have decided. This is my goodbye to tennis.
I'm going to dedicate myself body and soul to the sushi restaurant.
What were you really supposed to be doing right now?
Think decisively.
What should I be doing right now...
Sorry. Today we are closed.
Well, actually I was looking for someone.
There is? Looking for someone?
This person.
His name is Iwakura Gen.
What were you really supposed to be doing right now?
Takashi-san, it's not just you. I am also going through the same thing.
Dear... T-Tatsuya...
Tatsuya!
Tatsuyaaaa!
Chizuko!
Finally found you.
You said you were just going to play pachinko,
but never came back.
I am really sorry.
How long do you intend to keep running?
I know. I... I was thinking that I can't let things go on like this forever.
Then go back to Hokkaido.
One more time... the two of us... let's try again. Right?
Chizuko, in this town... Could we try in this town? Hokkaido is...
If not in Hokkaido, it's not worth it! For Tatsuya's sake!
Gen-san. Gen-san.
I'm grateful that the restaurateur took care of you, and also...
...for his son, who looks so much like Tatsuya.
Yes...
Stop a moment, please!
Takashi-san!
Takashi-san...
Gen-san...
What should you really be doing right now...
I understood!
That's right, no need to rush.
Living the present to the fullest is what takes you to tomorrow.
Please do your best.
I will also try very hard.
Gen-san!
Sushi Kawamura
You seem to be the same age as Gen-san's son when he died.
Well, many things happen in a person's life.
Gen-san also figured out... what he should be doing.
There is?
Don't bother with the restaurant.
Right!
Kawamura-senpai!
Echizen, I have a favor to ask of you.
What it is?
Could you play a game with me now?
There is? Now?
Well, I'll get it.
You can come, Echizen.
Burning!
You are very focused.
Hey Echizen.
What it was?
I will become the best sushi chef in Japan!
Japan's best sushi chef?
When I start university, I'm going to quit tennis and try my hardest to become a sushi chef.
So... so now...
I'm going to play tennis until I can't take it anymore!
Kodomo no koro ni muchuu de sagashita 子供の頃に 夢中で探した
Searching the memories of youth
Aijoutte iuna no yume 愛情っていう名の夢
A dream called love
Kizutsukeatte kizutsukerarete 傷つけあって 傷つけられて
Hurting others, and hurting myself
Kokoro ni ame ga futta 心に雨が降った
Like a storm inside the heart
Sakura saku ano michi wo Bokura wa aruite iru SAKURAさく あの道を 僕らは步いている
We walked along a path covered in cherry blossoms
Sakura saki mau yume koishi kute SAKURAさき 舞う夢 戀しくて
Losing a wonderful dream full of cherry blossoms
Fuwafuwa Furafura samayotte FUWAFUWA FURAFURA 彷迷って
In silence, as I walk aimlessly
Tamashii ga kare hateru made owaranai 魂が枯れ果てるまで終わらない
I won't stop until my soul runs dry
Azayakana flower 鮮やかなFLOWER
flower of colors
Next episode
Fuji-senpai, is it true that you have a date tomorrow?
Senpai, you're very popular, girls won't leave you alone, right?
No, somehow it ended up like this.
Kids these days are pretty brazen.
Children? You're still pretty young, don't you think?
Senpai, everyone's worried because it looks like you're having a hard time.
The truth is... you're quite interested, aren't you?
On the next episode of The Prince of Tennis: My Prince.
My prince
There is? I think I've seen this girl before...