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
Ryoma and Kevin
You want something from me, don't you?
You are asking in a very curious way.
Finally appeared, Ryoma Echizen.
On the right time. I was already starting to get tired of this insect.
In that case I can be your rival, right now, right here.
Excellent. It was exactly what I wanted.
Stop!
The Friendly Game is near.
I will not allow this match without refereeing to happen.
As always, playing the model student.
That's no problem, let them play.
Outsiders should be quiet.
What did you say?
I can play whenever I want.
After all I waited for you until now.
I don't mind waiting until the official departure day.
In fact, I'd rather beat you in front of a big crowd.
Come on, Echizen.
No.
As?
I won't be in the match, will I?
So if we don't take the chance, we'll never play.
Hey, what is he talking about?
Echizen-kun was not chosen as a member of the Local Team.
Hey! That is true?
So what if it goes? If we play now you won't have any complaints, will you?
Echizen!
It's hard to use someone else's racket.
Stop it, Echizen.
Let me go.
Tezuka!
I'm just going to say this one more time.
Let's go.
Get up, let's go, Echizen.
Hey wait!
Is running away?
Let's go.
Hey! Ryoma Echizen!
Not chosen as a member? I can't believe it, Ryoma Echizen!
In the summer, beer and girls in bikinis are not the best thing!
Uncle...
So young man, how was camp?
I wasn't chosen.
I understand. They didn't choose you! This is dema-
What did you say?
Didn't you hear? I said that I was not chosen as a member of the Local Team.
Thanks for the food.
In fact, I'd rather beat you in front of a big crowd.
Let me go.
He didn't need to hit me...
I understand. The Echizen was...
Yes.
I understood.
His decision was correct.
Tezuka, I apologize for making you come from Germany to stay as a coach instead of a player.
No problem.
Of all those who want to play a game the most is you, isn't it?
Ryuzaki-sensei, you knew Echizen would lose motivation...
There is?
that's why he asked me to come back to Japan as a coach.
You are giving me too much credit. It's not for that much.
Oh, I understand.
Sensei, it's time for me to go.
Right. I count on you.
Excuse me.
Thanks for bringing the flowers, Tezuka-senpai.
It was a pleasure.
Tezuka-senpai.
Why didn't you choose Ryoma-kun?
S-Sorry, I shouldn't have asked.
I saw the video of Echizen's excellent performance in the Kantou Tournament.
When he played against Sanada da Rikkaidai Fuzoku, who was called the number one player in high school tennis...
his infinite potential blossomed.
And he won.
In essence, despite being a first-year student...
Echizen became the number one player in high school.
Despite this, at the same time he lost something. Was because of this.
Even being in Germany you know Ryoma-kun well.
Hey wait!
Is running away?
Hey! Ryoma Echizen!
Hey, did you see a foreign boy around here?
A foreigner? No.
I understand. Thanks.
Frankly, he's in a bad mood.
Hello!
How about playing some basketball with me?
I can be your coach! Let's go.
What do you think?
We will try?
That damn...
Hey! Girls!
Quite frankly...
Well, he could relax once in a while...
Hey, didn't you happen to see a blond American around here?
There is?
High school age.
He passed by.
I heard you were looking for Kevin on different tennis courts.
You want to work things out with Kevin in an unofficial match because you won't be in the friendly.
Some problem?
This is not unlike what Kevin did when challenging various schools to unofficial matches.
I'm only his opponent because he said he wanted to play me.
To me it seems like nothing more than frustration about not being chosen as a member of the Local Team.
Get real.
If you do, you'll just feel miserable afterwards.
You lost the moment you weren't chosen for the friendly.
Go home with your tail between your legs, and be obedient.
Until later.
Why are you doing this now, idiot?
Is Tezuka back?
But it looks like he still can't play any matches.
It is not yet confirmed if he will be recovered to play Nacional.
I'm looking forward to his return.
I also want to play against Tezuka when I'm fully recovered.
Atobe from Hyotei said something similar.
Rivals...
By the way, what about that first-year Echizen who beat you?
He was not chosen for the Junior Friendly.
Serious?
For a winner to remain a winner...
your fighting spirit should always be at its peak.
Someone whose passion was extinguished simply because he won the Kantou Tournament...
This must be the most crucial moment for him.
This is probably why Tezuka left Echizen out of the Local Team.
But the person who took the title from me...
not participate in the Local Team.
This is unforgivable!
Climb higher... Echizen!
You lost the moment you weren't chosen for the friendly.
Go home with your tail between your legs, and be obedient.
Here.
My whole life I was forced to play tennis by my father.
That story again?
Let's get started, Kevin.
Again, Kevin.
Get up, Kevin.
Get up.
My father was hard on me.
If I were more serious...
that Japanese player wouldn't have...
He is nothing!
Echizen Nanjirou...
Don't mess with me!
I hated my dad for being like that.
When your dad lost to this Japanese guy named Nanjirou...
this happened before you were born, didn't it?
It must have been a big shock for him.
It was horrible. In the end he ended up drowning in alcohol and became nothing.
A useless father.
It was at that time when...
Twist Serve.
That's when he won his fourth Junior Tournament in a row.
That boy was Ryoma Echizen, the son of the "Samurai Nanjirou" who defeated his father, right?
At that time I thought, "I'm different from my father. I'll never lose to a Japanese player! I'll prove it."
For the first time in my life, I took something seriously.
I got it into my head that I was going to learn to play tennis with all my might.
To defeat Ryoma Echizen.
The following year, I finally made it to the final of the West Coast Junior Tournament.
But Ryoma wasn't in that tournament.
You won that tournament with no problems.
I won. I thought I could finally play a game against him...
but by then, Ryoma Echizen had already returned to Japan.
I threw that trophy right away.
Winning a tournament without Ryoma Echizen in it means nothing to me.
Since then I've been waiting for a chance to face Ryoma Echizen.
And when I finally get that chance...
He won't be in the tournament?! Ridiculous!
But why? Why wasn't a player of Ryoma Echizen's caliber chosen for the Home Team?
How will I know?!
Kunimitsu!
Yes?
A boy from your tennis club is here.
What do you want at this time of night?
I have a request for you.
What it is?
I...
I want to be in the Junior Friendly!
The members have already been chosen.
So what do you want me to do?
You won't let me play a game. Don't let me play an unofficial game.
What I have to do?
Now I understand.
It's true, my fighting spirit didn't wake up even though it was for the Junior Friendly.
Captain, you said so yourself.
Echizen. Now you have opponents to fight.
But...
There are many strong people in the world.
When you get the chance to play against this strong opponent that is right in front of you...
the person who is not focused and does not fight seriously...
will have no chance of winning.
But now I'm different.
I want to play a match against Kevin! Please let me play.
Please!
We cannot change the seven chosen members at this point.
However...
There is a vacancy for a reserve.
I'd like to hear your opinion, Tezuka.
After all, the two players under discussion are from Seigaku.
Who do you choose, Echizen-kun or Fuji-kun?
I think we should choose the...
Fuji.
I understand. In this case, do we agree that the eighth player, the reserve, will be Ryoma Echizen?
One moment.
I'm sorry to interrupt,
but would it be possible to delay the notice and let me notify them later?
The eighth member, the reserve.
It's like a rebirth after your defeat.
Do you want to accept this post?
Yes!
But I can't guarantee you'll play in the match.
The order of players will be decided by Sakaki-sensei.
Fine by me!
Mabushii gogo mado wo akeru まぶしい午後 窓を開ける
I open the window on a dazzling afternoon
Wakemonaku kakeru hikage no komichi わけもなく驅ける日陰の小道
And for no reason, I start walking down a dark path
Kata de iki wo suikonde me wo toji 肩で息を吸いこんで目を閉じ
I take a deep breath, close my eyes and
Omoiegaite ashita kara no suteeji 思い描いた明日からのステ-ジ
imagine what the future holds for me
Imeeji shiteru atarashii peeji イメ-ジしてる新しいペ-ジ
The new page I have in mind
Masshiroi kyanbasu ni egaku 眞っ白いキャンパスに描く
I draw her on a stark white canvas
Mukaikaze mo okamanainashide kirihiraku 向い風もお構い無して切り開く
I make my way without going against the wind
Kono hatenaku tsuzuku Brand new story この果てなく續くBrand
new story and I keep creating this new endless story
Ah wonderful days
wonderful days
Wonderful
wonderful
Wonderful
wonderful
wonderful days
Zebra moyou no kousaten ゼブラ模樣の交差点 zebra
On the crosswalk's zebra stripes
Ao ni kawaru to hashiridasu
靑に變わると走り出す when the light turns green
Shiroi rain dake wo fuse watarikiru 白いラインだけを踏んで渡りきる
I decide to cross, stepping only on the white lines
Kodomo no you ni
子供のように like a child
Itsumo konna fuu ni kaze ni fukare いつもこんなふうに風に吹かれ
If I could stay like this forever. Fanned by this gentle breeze
Arinomama no jibun de iru koto ga ありのままの自分でいる事が
being true to myself
Moshimo dekiteita nara
I wish I could do this
Tooi sora ni mukete ryoute nobashi 遠い空に向けて兩手伸ばし
I look to the distant sky and raise my hands
Kono omoi todoku you ni to この思い屆くようにと to fulfill
our dreams and hopes placed in the future
Tokihanatteku 解き放ってく
to be free
Next episode
Ryoma-kun, how nice of you to be chosen for the Local Team, isn't it?
Well, I'm just the backup.
Putting you in the group, you will be very strong!
There's Atobe-kun, Sanada-kun, and we can't forget about Oshitari-kun...
Aren't you forgetting your work?
Oh, it's true!
Right! I will do my best at work!
I'll get an exclusive interview with the American team coming to Japan!
In the next episode of The Prince of Tennis: The Ambition of the American Team.
The Ambition of the American Team
I will do a great job!