So could you please let us perform at Himeno's festival?
As long as we are the students at this school, we want to perform here.
Please!
No one is going to agree to this.
Wait!
- I'll agree to it. - I'll agree.
- Let us join as well.
Synchro club!
Eikichi, you were so cool at this morning's assembly.
Thanks for speaking up for us.
I'll follow Eikichi until the end.
You guys are just caught up in the moment.
Let's get to practice!
No mercy!
- Yeah!
- We've got trouble, guys! - Come quick!
It's an emergency!
This way!
Excuse us.
Bottom right-hand side.
Open tea ceremony at the pool?
Was this planned?
Kayo probably came up with this idea after Eikichi's speech this morning.
What a bitch. She does whatever she wants just cause she's president.
We've got to fight this, Ei-chan.
Right!
This is a no good either?
Here's the thing,
Who is going to agree to an "Exciting Intermural Human Domino Rally"?
We've already stopped accepting applications anyways.
So drop it already.
Excuse me, sorry.
What the hell... It's one right after another.
What is the deal with this?
What do you mean? You can see what is.
We haven't heard anything about any events at the pool.
Isn't this a bit odd considering applications have already been closed?
It's like you're trying to get in the way of our synchro performance.
Get in the way? You don't even have one set up.
That's why Eikichi was asking at the student assembly.
Article number 24 of the student council,
Topics to be discussed at meetings must only be those receiving at least 30 percent approval from the student body.
Or a topic may be permitted to be discussed by the student-council president.
Of course I am not going to permit it.
What?
In this case regarding the tea ceremony
it was permitted as they handed in their application before the deadline.
So stop accusing me.
Man this is some sketchy shit.
What did you say?
Why don't we run in the election?
Kayo's term will be over soon.
One of us can run and if he is picked
then we have the power to open a student meeting.
Are you serious, Gan-chan?
Don't boys have the right to run too?
They do,
but there are 306 girls and 32 boys at this school.
Do you think you can win against Terue here?
We don't know if we can or not,
but we'll give it a go.
Well, do what you like.
But I don't think anyone of you is suitable to be president.
God, she pisses me off.
Why the hell is she so full of herself?
Cause she puts down us guys.
Yeah.
We have to win the election and shut her up.
But who's going to run?
3rd years can't.
Is there a 1st or 2nd year that would?
Could one of you guys?
The synchro performance and our rights as boy students depends on you.
Um,
how about me?
You'll do it?
That's great. You should know all about the council since you used to be a member.
Before synchro started you were popular with the girls.
I do know about the council but I was just secretary because Kayo told me to
and because girls would talk to me since I was always with Kayo.
But I can't just stand by and watch now.
Do it, Gan-chan!
This is your chance to show her you're a man.
You've got our full support.
Give it your best!
Thanks for the help.
Hey guys!
What are you jabberin' about?!
Quit slackin' off!
For god's sake.
All members.. line up!
Translation brought to you by Kinzaru and Yuko.
(Plans: Improvement of Club Facilities, Extra-Curricular Courses, and Off-Campus Activities.)
We can't lose this, Gan-chan.
Gan-chan!
- Securing boy's rights? - We need that.
I support you, Iwata.
Please do your best to reinstate our rights.
Thank you.
I'll do the best I can.
Well look at all the excitement.
I'm surprised.
I didn't expect to see Gan-chan running.
You used to hate being the council secretary.
What made you change your mind?
I have doubts about the way you run things.
Do you think that I purposefully put the tea club's event in?
Either way,
I don't think you would listen even if something was said to you.
That's why I've decided to run.
Well..
give it your best shot then.
- You will. Right, Gan-chan? - Yeah...
Ta-da!
- Come on, come on! - Come on, President!
- Go! You can do it! - Shiori!
Welcome back.
Hey Yazawa, hurry and get over here.
Good luck!
Ouch!
Sit here.
Well, I'll go ahead and read then.
We boys have been persecuted by a number of the girls.
However, my brothers,
the time has come to rise up against these oppressive girls.
My courageous brothers,
let us now stand up for the reinstatement of the boy's rights!
- President! - How was it? How was it?
I'm speechless.
Yeah Gan-chan, that voice is not going to work.
For the girls...
I give you Iwata Iwao, a man amongst men.
Please give him your support.
- Please. - This is Iwata Iwao.
I am Iwao.
Right here, next to me, Iwata Iwao.
Chosen by the girls, a president for the girls.
He's Gan-chan.
He's a man.
It's a restoration.
- This... - is a good thing.
He's Gan-chan.
He's a man.
It's a restoration.
I'm Iwata Iwao. Please support me.
For the rights of us boys!
I am Kinugawa Terue. Kinugawa Terue. Please support me.
We haven't been able to give away any of these.
This doesn't look good.
What should we do?
We're definitely going to lose to the girls if this keeps up.
Yeah, no kiddin'.
I wonder if we can't do something more effective.
Men need to stand out. We are not.
The ratio of girls to boys is 9 to 1.
So it's not fair to begin with.
- We can do this if we work hard. - We want to win.
Look guys,
I wonder if things aren't going well because you're only thinking of yourself.
Watching your campaigning, you're always just talking about restitution of boy's rights
and a comeback for the synchro club.
It's only natural that the girls won't support you.
If you're aiming to become president,
you're going to have to think about the school itself.
I see.
Gan-chan, how do you want to change our school?
I think a normal school would be good.
There's something strange about this mutual hatred that seems to be going on now.
If the girls and boys could just be on friendly terms and equals like in a normal high school...
He's right.
We are not enemies.
Yeah.
This isn't working cause we think they are the enemy.
Hey, that's right. We're friends.
- We are friends. - Yep.
Friends?
(For a school where boys and girls can get along)
- Good morning!
Good morning.
- Good morning. - Good luck today!
- Good morning. - Good luck today.
Good morning!
Good morning. Let's work hard today, ok?
- Here you go. - Thank you.
No problem.
Good morning!
Good morning.
Good morning!
Good morning.
Good morning!
What is this?
We're just saying hi.
- Right? - Yep.
- Something's different about those guys. - Yeah.
Please support Kinugawa Terue.
Please.
Take this occasion to think about the future of our school.
I hope I can make it a school where girls and boys can cooperate together.
Please support me.
Thank you.
- It's not looking good. - Yeah...
- Please give us your support!
Please support us.
Thank goodness Saotome-sensei gave us that advice.
I feel better now that we can talk to girls in a normal way.
Me too.
We're becoming more like regular classmates.
Shiori...
Shiori!
The competition is tomorrow, isn't it?
I'm kinda nervous though.
You'll be fine, Shiori.
You'll place if you play like you normally do.
I think coming this far is enough. You shouldn't have to worry about the results.
But if you don't place you'll have to give up on going to music school, right?
That may be true but
the fact that you went after it with such intensity is really important I think.
You have worked so hard.
So tomorrow all you have to do is play without any regrets.
I think that would be enough.
You're right.
This is the last one.
You have to just be confident and do it.
- Right? - Right.
I will.
Shall we go then?
Shall we go?
- What are you doing?
Ow.
What is this?
A turtle?
A good luck charm?
A good luck charm.
A good luck charm?
- I'm home. - Welcome back.
Welcome home.
Welcome back.
Eh?
Where's Shiori?
She was too nervous to eat so she went ahead to bed.
Oh really?
Her nervousness reminds me a lot of you.
What's with that?
A fellow worker got a new one, so he gave me his old one.
- Cool, huh? - Yeah.
Now I can tape tomorrow's competition.
Don't tell Shiori about it.
She'll just say, "It's embarassing. Stop it."
It might just be annoying from the child's perspective
but parents are always delighting over their kids.
She used to be so little but now she's able to do things like the competition.
I sometimes think things like that when I'm by myself.
I wish..
your father could see you doing synchro too.
Oh speaking of that, the 13th anniversary of your mother's passing is soon, isn't it?
I wonder when Eitaro will be coming.
That's right.
Why don't you call him, Eikichi?
Yeah, I should...
Don't forget anything, girls.
Make sure to check.
- Yes ma'am.
Good luck, Shiori!
Good luck with the election.
We put in our absentee ballot votes.
- Good luck, Kozue! - I'll pray for the best performance.
Thanks.
Come here a sec.
- Do you have that good luck charm I gave you? - Yeah.
Great. Let me see it.
Let me see your bike key too.
Don't lose them.
- Ok, I'm going. - Ok.
- Goodbye. - See you.
No regrets, alright?
- Good luck, Shiori. - Good luck.
See you.
Thanks to the girls who have gone before us, the history of Himeno High has been built.
We have a duty to protect it.
Everyone, to protect the history and tradition of our esteemed school,
please vote for me, Kinugawa Terue.
Next, a speech from class 2-2's Iwata Iwao.
We ended up just letting him write the speech.
Is it going to be ok?
Hope so.
Gan-chan, good luck!
- Good luck!
Good luck!
I am Iwata Iwao, from the 2-2 class.
I still cannot believe that I am in the election.
But after I met the members of the synchro club
and began doing synchro
I started thinking I might be able to do
things that I always thought were impossible.
Our school became co-ed two years ago.
The girl students still outnumber the boys 10 to 1
but if we continue like this then there's no point in this being a co-ed school.
Before I started synchro
there were things I couldn't do by myself.
Just as there are things that can't be done by only the girls or the boys.
In order for our co-ed school to grow in the future,
I believe the girl and boy students must cooperate.
So what I suggest is...
- What's going on? - I don't know.
We've got a problem.
Falling rocks have obstructed the road and the brass band bus is stuck.
What?
What should we do, Ei-chan?
Ok, I'll go ahead to the performance hall.
Alright.
Quiet!
Be quiet!
Calm down.
Sensei, where is the bus?
What're you going to do?
I don't know but we might be able to do something.
Please tell us.
Please tell us!
Hey, we've got it!
Here is where the fallen rocks are.
There is no way to detour until here.
That means the bus is stuck between here and there.
And the competition is here.
There is a small narrow road here.
But it's too tight.
No car could get through it.
Well, let's head out there first!
Stop!
I will not allow you to do that.
Why not?
What if something happens to you?
Leave it to the professionals.
Besides, you are in the middle of your speech.
- Are you ok with forfeiting the election? - I don't care.
I wouldn't be happy at all if I were to be elected while my friends were in trouble.
We'll go too.
We might be able to do something with more people.
Alright.
Let's go, guys!
Guys! It'll be faster if we use our bikes.
Sensei, what are we going to do?
Will we have to stay until nightfall?
Everyone please calm down, ok?
What if we can't make it to the competition?
We're definitely not going to make it.
Cut it out!
I know how hard you have practiced for today.
I feel the same way you do.
But panicking is not going to help anything.
Just believe the bus is going to move and wait.
Alright?
Are we going to have to give up because of bad luck?
It's Eikichi.
Eikichi!
- Excuse us.
Over here, over here!
Eikichi, Eikichi!
There it is!
There's a byroad to the station about 1km from here.
Carry what instruments you can and head over there.
We'll carry the big heavy ones.
We can't walk that far.
How many kilometers off do you think the station is?
We have to do it even if it's impossible.
We may make it in time if we can catch the train.
Don't you want to try what you can, rather than just sit here?
Alright.
Everyone grab what instruments you can and move out.
They'll grab the other instruments.
Let's go.
- Hurry up, everybody. - Ok.
Hold it from the bottom.
Ah, it's heavy.
Hurry, everyone. Quickly!
- We'll guide you, so follow us. - Grab your things and head this way.
Be careful.
Go on ahead, Kozue. We'll carry your timpani.
Leave it to us.
Everyone, be careful!
Let's hurry.
Himeno High School.
Yes, yes..
Yes. Oh really?
I understand.
Yes. Thank you very much for letting us know.
Was that the bus company?
There is no way for the bus to move
so the girls are walking with the boys to the performance hall.
Walking?
The bus company said it would be faster to walk to the station and take the train.
I see.
How long have we walked?
Hasn't it been about 4 kilometers?
Is that all?
Everyone, let's pick up the pace a little.
(33rd National Brass Band Competition Hall)
- Ah, Sensei... - Saotome-sensei...
Hello. Um, the bus they were on has...
We heard earlier from the people here.
- The students are all right. aren't they? - Yes, don't worry about that.
They've allowed Himeno to perform last on the program
but can they make it in time?
Well...
Ladies and gentlemen, the competition will be starting soon.
Will everyone attending please take your seats.
I repeat...
Watch your step.
Careful of the bushes.
Just a little further, everyone. Hang in there!
We made it to the station, everyone!
Let's run!
Shiori!
Mom, what about the competition?
Thank you for your hard work, everyone.
The competition finished just now.
Let's play.
We've carried the instruments all the way here.
Let's let everyone listen
to our last performance.
I'll go ask them if they'll let you play somewhere.
I am Kishi, one of today's judges.
I wanted to wait for you just a little longer but the circumstance did not permit me to do so.
I am truly sorry.
No, it's fine.
But that was a wonderful performance.
I believe the rankings would have changed had you been in the competition.
Your performance was that good.
Thank you.
Thank you!
Way to go, everyone.
Way to go.
Way to go...
It's too bad, huh?
I was happy.
Thanks for coming.
It was too bad that we couldn't be in the competition but I have no regrets.
That performance
was our best ever.
And you all were able to hear us
so that's enough for me.
It's just...
It's really over now.
I feel kinda.. drained.
Your performance was great.
It was really great.
Oh!
Haven't the election results been posted?
- Excuse us.
1st place: Kinugawa Terue (143 votes), 2nd: Iwata Iwao (65 votes)
Wow, it was close!
- You lost by just 78 votes. - Man, you're right.
None of the boys could vote, could you?
- It's our fault. - No, it's not.
Even if we had voted it wouldn't be enough.
So it was a blowout anyways.
Well, it can't be helped. We did what we could.
- Let's focus on what's next. - Yeah, that's right.
You all are just like zombies.
- Zombies?
What's that supposed to mean?
It's a compliment.
How so?
Um, hey, why don't you all come join our party?
Sorry but we've got practice now.
I see.
Coach must be pissed.
We've kept him waiting for quite awhile.
He's going to really put us through it today.
Well, thanks a lot for today.
You've changed our opinion of you.
- Practice hard. - Yes ma'am.
- Alright, let's go.
Excuse us.
They won't be able to hold a student meeting though
since Iwata wasn't elected president.
So, they won't be able to perform in the school festival?
It looks that way.
Natsuko...
Do you know where the guys are?
I've been waiting here over an hour but no one has come.
They went to help.
The bus the brass band took
was stuck in traffic due to falling rocks.
They didn't make it in time though.
Is that so? Another futile attempt, huh?
That's all those guys ever do.
Well, that's what's great about them and the most important thing anyways.
Don't you think so?
Coach.
Ashikawa...
- Natsuko.. - Kiwako-senpai?
Wow, how long has it been?
How have you been?
Why are you here?
Ah, I had something to tell Coach.
- About the other day.. - Sorry about that.
You've come to complain then, huh?
I went to the swimming committee the other day,
found Ashikawa there
and caused her a bit of trouble.
To her too?
Give us a break!
When are you going to stop causing trouble for us?
Natsuko,
you're misunderstanding.
Ashikawa, I apologize.
Don't worry. I won't be going there a second time.
You can go on back and tell your bosses.
Sorry for the unnecessary trip.
Ok then.
Well, see you.
Alright.
Who is that?
- She's from the swimming committee. - The swimming committee?
She was on the same national team as Natsuko-sensei.
She's pretty.
What are you hiding?
What are you talkin' about?
What the hell are you boys doing?
- You're late! - Sorry!
Start practicing!
It's going to get dark if you keep dragging about.
Yes sir.
Alright, begin!
Yes sir!
Ok, we'll start with stretching.
Begin!
Yes sir!
Today wore me out.
It has been a long day.
Man, it's dark outside.
Well then, shall we go to Eikichi's house for supper?
- Ah, good idea!
Why?
Because Shiori's mom is hot.
What's up?
Kozue, what're you up to?
Good work.
Shiori suggested we do this as a thank you.
(Please sign for a student-council meeting to discuss the reinstatement of the synchro club and its performing at the school festival)
You can hold a student-council meeting if over 30% of the students agree to it, right?
We'll have over 30% if everyone signs.
Ok, sign.
Alright.
Senpai.
Here you are, Captain.
Thank you.
Thank you, everyone.
Thank you!
It's gone.
The clarinet...
Someone finally bought it.
But this is good.
Now I can forget about it.
- We're home.
- Welcome back.
Welcome back.
- Welcome home.
Thanks.
Mom and Dad,
thank you for coming today.
It's a shame we couldn't be in the competition,
but I have no regrets about our performance.
I've given up on music school.
I really have. So don't worry about it.
What is it?
Open it and see.
Keep playing.
Having something you want to do is a wonderful thing.
Someday, when you are playing in an orchestra,
invite me and your mom to come see you.
But pass the entrance exam without failing, ok?
Dad...
Thank you, Dad.
I'll treasure it for the rest of my life.
When I have been elected as president,
I will make sure the student council does not fail to meet your expectations.
Now, we would like to have an emergency student's meeting.
Due to the request of more than 30% of the student body,
we would like to take a vote.
If you approve of the reinstatement of the boy's synchro club
and their performing in the school festival, please stand.
Everyone in the brass band went to their side
but they can't possibly get a majority vote.
Wait, are you in the tea ceremony club?
You are fine with not being able to use the pool?
We can use some other place.
With the support of more than half of the students,
the reinstatement of the boy's synchro club and their performance in the school festival
has been approved.
YES!
We did it! We did it! Yeah!
Natsuko-sensei,
are you still in opposition?
No.
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8...
Get your timing together. Your timing. Come on.
What're you all doing?
Would it be ok if we joined the club?
Watching you all has made us want to try and do this.
We are in this all the way!
Let's do it then, guys.
We're glad to have you.
We'll do the best we can.
But we're not sure how far we can get.
No worries.
You'll be just fine with Coach teaching you.
But it's gonna be real tough, so be ready.
Hm, I don't know what the swimming committee will say about this.
It doesn't matter what they say.
We want to do this together with you, Coach Kasuya.
Please.
Please!
Alright, I hear ya.
We'll start with stretches for an hour.
Yes sir, Coach!
- Get into pairs! - Yes sir!
- You too, guys. - Huh?
Don't say "huh." Everyone's the same, yeah?
Start!
So all the boys have joined...
This is getting kind of exciting.
- We'll have to dig in too, won't we? - Yep.
Guys, let's nail this performance at the school festival!
~There's a song I want you to listen to~
~There are words I want to say to you someday~
~These things are nothing special~
~Yeah, they aren't anything difficult~
~I was just standing in the rain~
~Just waiting for a rainbow~
~Without any doubts~
~Now I'm going beyond the image~
~Beyond the sky~
~With these wings~
~At that moment when I pass the wind~
~At that moment when I catch the rainbow~
~Will you be smiling?~
~Could we meet again?~
~I had just opened the map~
~And was waiting for the wind~
~Without an answer~
~Now I'm going beyond the image~
~To your sky~
~I'm taking off to my rainbow~