Doko ga hajimari de doko ga owari nante どこが始まりで どこが終わりなんて
Not knowing where it starts and where it ends
Kigatsukeba hashittetanda 氣がつけば走ってたんだ
And without realizing it, I was running
Taito na ame ni datte タイトな雨にだって ヘビ-な風にだって
Even if there is a storm or a gale
Zettai ni makenai supiido de 絶對に負けないスピ-ドで
I will keep running at a speed that no one can reach
Wake up! Furueru yubisaki Wake up! 震える指先
Wake up! my fingers shake
Get up! Nigirishimete gyutto Get up! 握り締めてぎゅっと
Raise! I want to be able
Stand up! Iki wo fukakusutte mata Stand up! 息を深く吸ってまた
Stand up! Breathe deeply
Sekai wa kasoku suru 世界は加速する
The world chooses its own pace
It's gonna be O.K!
Everything will be fine!
Tobikau suisei ga 飛び交う彗星が
Comets crossing the sky
Egaku kiseki wo oikakete 描く奇跡を 追いかけて
Follow the tracks they painted in the sky
(gonna) be O.K!
Everything will be fine!
Hikari no naka hashiru 光の中走る
Keep running into the light
Sugu soko ni aru yume wo shinjite すぐそこにある 夢を信じて
Blindly trust the dream that is beside you
Hey Ryoma!
How long do you intend to continue sleeping? Wake up!
Wake up soon!
I said wake up!
I'm going to miss the flight!
Oh, that's right...
I'm in New York...
A Samurai in New York
Hey.
Good morning boy.
Chinese?
Japanese.
I went there when I was young.
Sumo, Samurai... it's a very exciting
country, but I couldn't take Nattou.
It's $3.50.
I thought you would be a little nervous, but I think I was wrong.
As expected of Samurai Nanjiroh Jr., isn't it?
Be yourself and challenge the U.S Open.
When I saw your match in the Friendly Tournament between Japan and the United States,
you gave me the confidence to recommend you for the US Open.
I want you to focus on maintaining good condition.
Are you listening, Ryoma?
This is your room.
You'll need to find a place to dine, but it's serviceable and has a nice view.
Use it as you see fit.
Feel free to leave whenever you like too.
This is freedom country, after all.
However, be responsible, eh?
See you later then.
I was looking for you, Echizen Ryoma.
Kevin!
Kevin, here!
Let me introduce you.
This is Mr. Jeffrey Carlyle, a sports journalist.
Hi, you can call me Jeff.
I am Echizen Ryoma.
I'm so honored to meet the kid who came all the way from the
Far East to be the youngest player ever to play at the U.S Open.
Thanks.
He is also a correspondent for Japan's Monthly Professional Tennis.
Then...
Yes, Mr. Inoue told me all about you.
I understand.
Until you are the son of the Samurai Nanjiroh.
What are you doing?!
What horrible brats.
How long are you going to keep coming here?
You are tying us up!
Get lost!
You!
Do you think you can do this?!
There is?
What's wrong with this?
We're going to use this court. You kids are in our way.
Then disappear!
Do you understand?
Got it?!
P-stop!
Outside!
There is?
Bingo!
What do you think you're doing?! Are you kidding me?!
You guys stop it.
Don't mess around, old man!
Hey, you wanna pick a fight?
Get out of here, you're a nuisance.
What did you say?
Wait, Rick, don't get all worked up over a little boy.
Do you want me to leave it alone?
I'm talking about the way we settle the score.
So what, brats?
Let's play a game of tennis.
What are we going to do, Ryoma?
I don't mind.
Simple?
Or doubles?
Did you hear that, Rod? They don't mind playing doubles against us.
It seems they don't know that we are the undefeated duo here.
Wait a minute, guys.
I suggest not playing a match against them.
Shut up!
Don't mess with it, old man!
Here we go.
At least, I tried to warn.
Have you played in doubles before?
It's a piece of cake.
Just stand by and watch if you like.
No way.
Damn brats. I will crush them.
I know some people who look a lot like you,
but they are much cooler and nicer.
Stop talking nonsense!
Hurry up and loot!
15-0.
Having trouble returning?
Your...
Hey Ryoma, let me play too.
Well then...
Get out of the way! It's my turn!
Game, Ryoma and Kevin.
They did it on purpose.
Rick, they're not just brats.
If that's the case, I'll play on the wing.
Too easy!
Hey! Ryoma.
This ball was mine.
And even? So I'll give you the next game.
You brats, you're overthinking yourselves.
Looks like you brats have us...
left really angry!
I will send them to hell.
W-what...
They look like characters straight out of Marvel Comics...
We are Rod and Rick, and we are going to teach you brats a lesson!
This is mine!
W-What?
Direct return of Rick's smash?!
And it was accurate.
From the right!
Can he predict?
So there you go, to the left side!
Weak...
Curse. And that?!
Slow!
Game, Ryoma and Kevin.
As I thought. The difference in skills is very obvious.
The match is over.
I got it!
Not this one!
Will come!
It's mine.
No. My!
G-game, Ryoma and Kevin.
Hey Ryoma!
What were you thinking?!
That ball was mine!
My.
Say it again!
My.
Hey Rick.
No! It was mine.
If we had received that ball directly, can you imagine what could have happened to us?
My.
You are wrong! It was mine!
It was mine.
I don't want to think about it.
No way! It was mine!
My.
I say it was mine!
It was mine.
My!
Talalala... Excuse me!
Did we exaggerate?
I think it's ok.
All is well then.
That's right.
Just like that, folks!
Ryoma, I'm sorry, but could you accompany me?
What do you want to show me?
If you follow me, you'll find out.
Here is...
This is where the U.S Open will be held.
I wanted to show it to you before the tournament started.
Let's go.
So what do you think?
It's a good square.
Just that? You are a strange guy.
Soon, you'll be on that court playing a game...
against an opponent you've never played before.
You will play tough matches against players from all corners of the world.
Like the games at Winbledon, Roland Garros, and Melbourne.
Playing and winning on the main court for a Grand Slam title is a tennis player's greatest honor.
Yes.
You're so lucky...
Thanks to the recommendation of Mr. Steve from the United States Tennis Committee,
you became a surprise player.
What a thing. I didn't expect you to pass me by so fast.
However, next year I will get enough points on my own and enter the tournament.
And I will advance through the tournament to the semifinals, so I will keep my dream alive until the finals.
Which is every tennis player's dream.
Why, Ryoma,
this time, i'll be watching how close you get to that dream
out.
I went ahead and looked up his father, Nanjiroh Echizen.
The legendary player, called "Samurai", who disappeared well before the final of the US Open.
Am I correct, Jeff?
Mr. Nanjiroh Echizen...
At that time, this Asian player was a total unknown to the world.
Then, suddenly, he wins one of the biggest titles and makes his glorious debut.
After that, he toured all over the United States and Europe.
There was no one anywhere to match him and he easily took 37 wins.
At that moment, Nanjiroh suddenly disappeared from the professional tennis world.
There were many theories and rumours, but...
Since then, he has never appeared in public again.
But that's because you were born.
Nanjiroh got something more important than tennis,
Mr. Inoue in Japan also came to this conclusion.
Listen, Ryoma.
My dad wasn't able to make the U.S Open after all.
And his father was really close to the title.
So... don't you think we should go on with your dreams?
Continue...
Yes.
The dreams our parents didn't realize...
it's like following the path they couldn't finish.
We can make it someday, you and me.
From now on, it's our turn.
The big dream I couldn't fulfill...
Ryoma, perform.
However, don't let your guard down.
Sooner or later, I'll catch up with you.
Old?
Old!
A dream?
Hey! Samurai Boy!
How are you?
Not bad.
By the way, which Jr. that you will participate?
From that magazine, right at the top, page 32.
My god, this boy...!
Is Ryoma-san trying hard?
Your matches start today, don't they?
Oh, the time difference. So it will be tomorrow morning.
There is? And even?
It's him... We don't need to worry too much.
I wish they would broadcast via satellite to Japan.
It's just foreplay, they won't.
Hot, hot, hot!
Mr. Ryoma Echizen.
Let's go.
Okay.
Give your best.
It is clear.
Old...
Here I go.
Saki kaketa hana ga さきかけた花が
A flower about to bloom
Hajiraitsutsu kaze ni yurete はじらいつつ 風に搖れて
Sway with the rhythm of the wind
Hizashi no egaku ibuki wo 日差しの描く息吹を
Dawn prepares to awaken
Mabuta no ura ni sotto kanjita yo まぶたのうらにそっと感じたよ
And I feel it softly in my eyes
Katachi kae nagara 形かえながら
There's a tangle of clouds torn to pieces
Chigirete yuku kumo no nagare ちぎれて行く雲の流れ
That constantly change shape
Ashita mo kawaranai mono 明日も變わらないもの
Those things that will remain the same until tomorrow
Bokura wa itsuka mitsukerareru kana 僕らはいつか見つけられるかな
Will we be able to find them someday?
Mou sugu laughed ni oitsukesou
We are so close to an ideal
Nijinda shinkirou sono mukou todoku yo にじんだ蜃氣樓 その向こう觸くよ
Ideal that goes beyond a blurry mirage
Sou hito nigiri no yume no kakera
Yes, I have a handful of dream pieces
Sugu soko made kiteru すぐそこまで來てる
What I'm about to do
Dakara hashiridasu yo ima だから走り出すよ 今
So I'll start running
Fly dokomademo hateshinai sora ni Fly とこまでも 果てしない空に
Fly up to the endless sky
Kakugo wo azuketa nara 覺悟をあずけたなら
When you're ready
Kakedashite yuku dakesa donna toki mo 驅け出して行くだけさ どんなときも
All you have to do is get started, no matter when
Munasawagi kakitateru you na 胸騷ぎかきてるような
Fly to a future
Mirai e habatakou 未來へ羽ばたこう
that makes you excited
Next episode
Is weird...
We've seen each other almost every day since freshman year,
but see you on the other side of the net
it makes me feel like we haven't met in years.
Likewise, Fuji.
You can't imagine how much I've been waiting for this match.
I will do my best.
I couldn't ask for more.
In the next episode of The Prince of Tennis: "Tezuka Kunimitsu vs Fuji Syusuke".
Tezuka Kunimitsu vs Fuji Syusuke