In lane 7,
Suzuki, of Tadano Boys High School
In lane 8, Tsuchiya of Kitahara Academy
On your mark!
No way!
Hurry up and get out!
Huh?
The next routine It already started!
WATERBOYS
Suzuki
You monster!
See for yourself, our swim team's so pathetic it's been this way awhile
We're down to one last senior, a wimp named Suzuki
But it's time for him to quit
If nobody new comes along we won't have a swim team
Good morning I'm Sakuma Megumi
I'll be joining the staff today
I'm a newcomer here, and I look forward to your cooperation
I know Tadano High is really serious about sports
My own...
My own training...
Excuse me
My own training is that I swam through college,
so I'll be coaching the swim team
Unfortunately, it's a one-man show right now,
so if any of you are interested...
Suzuki! Eliminated in the preliminaries? Weren't you gonna quit?
Shut up, you just got hurt and quit basketball, right?
I can't play in games anymore, so of course I chose swimming
Ikeuchi from Karate, Sakamoto from Gymnastics
Even Mochizuki from Track
All quitters with nothing better to do
And that skinny nerd is Ota Yuichi Guess why he signed up...
Quote: "To build my physical strength and improve muscle tone..."
And the kid drowning over there... is Kanazawa Takashi
Just decided to learn how to swim!
And that's Saotome Hey, he's got the hots for you
Cut it out, make me sick
We're really scraping the bottom of the barrel, huh?
Sniffing around like hyenas
What the hell! I heard that!
Wow, look how many of you turned up
Her skin's so delicate
She's damn cute
Aren't you going to get in?
Show us something
What's your favorite stroke?
Let me rub your back
One thing we do have is muscles!
Yes... but...
But what but?
You wouldn't be interested
Because I...
Miss! Sakuma san!
What's wrong?
What'd they do to you?
I wouldn't get too near those guys
I'm sorry
I knew it, I just can't teach at this school
Why not?
I didn't...
know they were sending me to an all boys school
Don't say that Girls, boys, who cares
That's right, miss! We're all beginners here anyway
Tell us anything You can count on us
We want you to teach us, right?
Yeah!
Really?
Real synchronized swimmers perform in deep pools, but we'll manage
I can't believe I got stuck on that tiny detail
All that chlorine must have gone to my brain
The truth is, I got super depressed when I heard this was a boys school
I've always dreamed of coaching my own team
But I'm really out of it thinking that way, right?
Why can't boys do it? OK, I've made up mind
Let's all go for it Synchro swim!
Man, can you believe the mess we're in?
Don't start!
I just wanted regular swimming...
Liar, you don't care if you swim or not
I do too! I have to learn to stay afloat
Wow, scary! What are you so pissed about, you geek!
Don't call me a geek!
Hey, stop it!
Wait
How come you want to swim so bad?
Because the math doesn't work
The relative human weight is less than the volume of water,
which has to create buoyancy Besides,
the logic of fluid mechanics suggests stroking water will propel one forward...
And a 1, 2, 3, 4
5, 6, 7, 8
2, 2, 3, 4
Those fools are really gonna do it
Bunch of idiots!
Synchro Swim Team, yes
Yes, yes, my Synchro Swim Team
And a 1, 2, 3, 4
5, 6, 7, 8
Hey, Pavlov! Quiet
Synchro Swim Performance!!
What's that?
We premier at the Tadano High School Festival
What!
If we're going to practice, might as well have an audience
I've left the date open intentionally
And those letters should be bolder, brighter
But leave the details for later
All right, here we go!
Yup, we can do plenty even with just 5 of you
I'm so happy I could just...
My heart is pounding
I'm... ill...
Must be the thrill
I mean, I thought my period was late...
And my stomach, I thought I was bloated...
Never dreamed I was 8 months!
Oh, this is my husband
Hello
I'm so sorry, but I have to take a little maternity leave
You've got to ace that Tadano Fest, OK ?
Our annual Tadano Fest is on the second weekend
after summer vacation
It's the only time we ever get girls from Sakuragi
and the other all-girls high schools to visit,
so you guys better come up with good ideas
This year, we want to nab 300 Sakuragi girls!
Let's see... Early on, the swim team
put in a bid to perform their synchronized swim
If you're still good for it, I'll put it on the program
The basketball team gets the pool for fly fishing
But, um...
It's too late now, right?
Late for what?
We're stuck with the synchronized thing, right?
No, not at all The program's totally open
Oh, really? In that case, we'll bow out
OK then, the basketball team gets the pool as usual
Damn, check out those Sakuragi High girls
That was a close call
We almost got stuck synchro swimming
Besides, who the hell wants to watch guys synchro swim?
It only makes you barf
But what do we tell Sakuma...
No sweat, man
She's busy havin' that baby She'll forget
What are we gonna do now?
Let's study, we still have to get into college
Oh, right We gotta study
Listen, I guess...
Excellent! Full panty sighting!
I guess we can't really synchro swim...
Totally impossible, and besides, they were never serious
Just a bunch of horny geeks And then she takes maternity leave
The worst You know they're gonna flake out
They're hopeless no matter what they do, just hopeless
Let's bet whether they do it or not
Sure, 1,000 yen they won't
3,000 yen
Somebody bet on them or we're not betting at all
What a shock
What?
What the...
Hey wait! We're gonna use the pool after all
Too late, the fish guy already put all the fish in
Don't be that way, man We're old basketball buddies
Basketball, huh! You're such a total flake,
you never made the team Now your teacher's run out on you!
You didn't get injured in a game?
The way he cut practice? Never
Don't ever mention our team again!
Well, I don't know what all the flap is about,
but if you get all the fish out, I can just take 'em home again
Go ahead
No way we can do that!
Cool! If you guys catch all the fish, the pool is yours
You swear!
Goddammit!
It's never gonna work Stop
Quit yakking and help
Some swim team!
Emptying the pool is OK, but whose gonna pay for the fresh water?
No, I watched 'em do it before
This water meter's busted You can rig it
Get in, Sato
No way, you go!
Better hurry or they'll die
Goddammit!
Bunch of idiots
I'm going home
Man, you're a downer
If you just did it, it'd be over
If you're gonna fart around, you don't need me
What are you doing!
Wait! Don't run!
Look
Guess it's time we called your parents
Oh, no, please
So, what are you gonna do about it!
Pay you back out of our synchro take at the Festival
How can I count on that!
Synchro? You mean synchronized swimming?
You guys?
No, no, that's a matter of...
Yes we are!
For real? Are you guys good enough to charge admission?
We'll start practicing
Well, let's have a look, then And then we'll decide
You're on! We'll show you in a week
Hey, Sato!
A week, then
But the water
You guys emptied it I don't know how serious you are,
but if you are, figure it out yourselves
Sir
Yeah
How high's the water bill?
About like that
Um, actually, your math's a little off
25 meters long by 13 meters wide,
by 1.3 deep, so
Actually, it's more
Synchronized Swim Tickets -500 Yen
Who's swimming?
We are
Oh, sorry, I really am
Can't sell one lousy ticket!
Oh, I know, maybe you should try selling them at that place
What!
Huh...
You could just buy one ticket
Just enough for the water bill Otherwise, we can't even practice
Will one of you promise
to come work here after you graduate?
Why not start today
Just joking!
Say ladies, these boys are synchro artists for the Tadano Fest
You boys are so cute, I'll buy 10
I run a host club, I'll buy a stack , a whole stack
Thank goodness!
He's so cute!
Oh dear, he's crying
What are you crying about?
Here goes
What are we supposed to do?
Bent knee pose Bend one leg, and
tuck the toes of the bent leg behind the opposite knee
That's easy
Next, then, Ballet leg pose Straighten the leg into the air
Raise your hips and bend the opposite leg for the Flamingo pose
Hey, easy, easy!
Bent knee, Ballet leg, Flamingo
Bent knee, Ballet leg, Flamin...
Hey, wait!
Bent knee, Ballet...
I got a cramp!
Huh?
Outta the way!
How's the synchro coming?
Who knows, I sure don't
Are they serious, or what?
What's the...
Are you sure?
Huh?
Yeah
What's up with that?
Let's check 'em out
I don't see 'em
Oh, no, they're here
What are they doing here!
Oh, shit
We gotta do it
Already?
Oh, shit, time out, time out
Dammit to hell!
What, what happened! How do I look ?
Who gives a damn! What the hell are you doing!
Why do you always flake out!
Can it! You use this stupid thing but you can't pose!
What was that! You jerk ! Don't blame me!
You weren't supposed to jump in!
But my string broke
Your wave crashed into me!
Stop wearing that dumb thing!
Stop crying! You queen!
What the hell are you guys doing! You can't do this at the Festival!
As of today, the pool's off limits!
So you'll pay my damages...
I'm calling your parents now!
Buncha losers!
Stupid idiots!
Your summer vacation starts tomorrow,
so take care of yourselves and practice moderation
The Tadano Festival's coming up after vacation,
and I'm sure some of you will come to school to prepare
However...
For you seniors, it's time to give up sports
and study for your college exams
For those of you planning to take the Standardized Exam,
as you see on the board, for English, it's Standardized English,
and for math, we recommend Standardized Math
And as for Japanese...
What is this!
Bam!
That's the trick Here
Oh, um, thank you...
Oh, that...
Here
Indirect kiss!
I'm Shizuko from Sakuragi High
Oh, I'm...
You're Suzuki from Tadano, right?
What? How'd you...
I've always had a crush on you Will you go out with me?
What!
Oh, um... okay
You guys are getting all steamy
Busting the air conditioner
Ditch that weirdo, come play with us
Don't!
Let her go She's upset
Will you marry me?
You're Suzuki from Tadano, right?
What? How'd you...
Suzuki - Tadano High
Karate!
Nice!
My brothers took me, ever since I was little
I assumed all families had tile cracking contests
But not likely, right?
And you?
Oh, synchro
What?
Oh, synchro-songwriter club
That's so cool!
Just keep walking
What?
There's a really weird guy behind us who's been staring
It is you, Suzuki
What?
Don't recognize me out of drag?
Oh, Mama san from the bar...
You know him?
Sort of
I see you're not wasting any time How are tickets sales?
Oh, yes, well, so
Looking forward to that Tadano Fest, take care
And who was that?
Just someone I know
Huh What are you doing at the Festival?
I wanna watch, can I come see?
No, it's not really set yet or anything
We might not even do it
Make up your mind
Like I said, I don't know...
I myself plan to try really hard, but...
Like you're a guy and all, but you synchro?
I told you I quit!
How way, way, uncool
Join our band for the Festival It's the best way to get girls
That's right, even this jerk got a girlfriend
What was that!
You don't like aquariums? Why didn't you tell me?
No, it's not really that...
It's always something with you! Make up your mind!
I do have a tendency to get carried away...
It's no big deal, OK?
Giddyup
Giddyup, Giddyup
Thank you
Thank you, thank you
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls
Grandpas or grandmas
Today's show is now over
Dolphins are so cool!
Ouch! Ouch, ouch, ouch
Um, excuse me
Huh?
Oh, you're that synchro squirt
This area's closed to spectators
Please, teach us! How can we put on a show like that!
Are you crazy?
I use dolphins Whole different universe from synchro
But I want to move like that
Ridiculous
I'll do anything! I'll practice anything!
The way we are... is so pathetic
Moving freely in the water is no mean feat
You got what it takes!?
Yes...
Probably
No probably
Then promise you'll do anything I say
Ota
Is that your best! You can do better, I know it
Now your deltoids
Push yourself harder 30 more seconds
Muscles! OK, let's go!
Good, nice work-out.!
Sato! Sato!
Hey, man!
What are you doing here!
Let's swim, man
Are you nuts? There's no way The pool's off limits
We hijack the pool on Festival day We train at the aquarium
Aquarium?
That fish guy's going to teach us stuff
Our finest days of high school
It's so dorky, just give it up You'll wind up looking dumb
You really are the worst
I hate myself, too
Driver! Please!
So you made it You synchro squirts!
You make them leap?
Of course not, are you nuts?
They get all excited when they see me 'cause I mean food
There you go, there
Leave your stuff and come down Move it!
Thank you for visiting Sea World today
What is this?
Dunno... ouch
What's this fish called?
I'm sorry, I'm not sure
Idiot!
What are you doing! Hurry or we'll leave you here
Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!
Polish the plate glass till it gleams And I mean spotless!
You've got until morning, when we open again
Um...
"Anything I say," remember?
What the hell's going on, Suzuki?
Not me! I came here to practice synchro, not wash windows!
Wow, look at those eels They sure look tasty
Don't eat them
I won't
There's squid over here!
And crab over there
This aquarium's just like a sushi bar
Yeah
Seafood Buffet All you can eat
Odilayee odilayee hee hoo
Tuna belly, abalone, squid All you can eat
Ark shell, mackerel, salmon roe and shrimp, All you can eat
We did it! We really did it!
Thanks squirts Looks good
Tomorrow you'll hit that tank
What?
Finally... We did it...
We did it! We did it!
Good morning Welcome to Sea World...
Outta here!
Hey, hey
What's this weird fish called?
An Elephant Nose
And that one?
Tiger Oatfish
A Nautilus
A Dragon fish
Trinecties Maculatus, Melanotaenia Need a tour guide?
Oh, no, that's alright
Something odd about those kids
It's already been two weeks How long do we have to do this?
Summer vacation'll be over
Maybe he tricked us
Oops, I'm sorry, sorry
Dammit!
This pool's for the dolphins!
You said you'd coach us, so we came
But it's hard labor everyday You're just a slave driver!
Shut up! You clean all the tanks?
Yes
What? All of 'em? Even the fresh water fish?
Yes, we're finished
You've got to tell us what's going on
Do we just stare at fish and polish tanks or are you going to teach us?
Show me your arms
OK, next
OK, try the Bottle Nose Dolphin
Huh?
Move like a dolphin
In the water, dammit!
Scull with your hands to stay in place
If you can't do that, all your training's been wasted!
You call that training!
Shut up! You don't like it, you hustle your butts outta here!
Damn
That doesn't even count as basic! OK, next!
After Bottle Nose Dolphin, do Sea Otter, Squid and Flamingo
Finally, do the Nautilus Roll!
Bottle Nose Dolphin
Sea Otter
Squid
Flamingo
Nautilus
You can swim!
You did it!
Yeah
We really were learning
What do we practice next?
Huh? Lots of stuff What do you know?
OK, here we are Get out
Slept like a log
Where are we?
My butt hurts
You're into that?
Not me! You gotta do this to get rhythm
You didn't bring us here for fun?
Who said anything about fun!
OK, here goes Suzuki and Sato up first!
What!
What is this, dammit!
Ota and Kanazawa, go!
Hey, Ota's not bad
Use it all
The whole 5,000?
Got a problem! It's only synchro if you guys can synch
Keep it up 'til you're all in synch, got it?
Dump 'em..! Serves 'em right...
Dump 'em..!
Serves 'em right with gravy on top...
In its lonely tank
My dolphin
Sobs its eyes out
Crying with a sad voice
What? Hey?
What is this?
What?
For real? I can't believe it
Give me a break!
Dammit
Excuse me, excuse me
Bravo...
Bravo!
I think we're really starting to get the hang of this whole thing
Thank you so much!
Sea Otter, Nautilus Roll, raised leg!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Ouch, ouch
What the hell?
Oops, wrong species
Got a problem?
You sure it'll work ?
Worth a try We can steal their act
Oh, I get it
Let's feed 'em
What?
Oh, no!
Resuscitate!
Resuscitate! You gotta Mouth-to-mouth!
What? Where?
There's a hole in its head
The mouth, the mouth!
It's there!
I know!
What a relief
How'd you find me?
You stopped showing up, I got your number, called your house
They said you were camped out at Sato's place, and they told me...
Why didn't you tell me?
What? Oh, um, it's...
Tell you what?
What? That you were here
Oh, that...
This isn't what I meant to...
I'm not very good at this stuff
Oh, I'll be waitressing at the cafe during the Sakuragi Fest
Why don't you come?
Sure, I will I promise
Oh, good
For a late bloomer you're doing good
It's not like that
Oh, I'm sure it is
Hey, don't, ouch!
How did you land that babe! You nerd
Oh, ouch, ouch!
My afro's natural...zzz...
Ouch, ouch
What's it gonna be, Suzuki? Gonna cheat on your girl?
You mean Saotome's...?
God, you idiot Isn't it obvious?
"I'm sorry... I like you, but not like that...
"Then like what?
"I like you, but not enough to love you
"All this time, you knew how I felt...
"Why didn't you tell me sooner! You were just stringing me along!
"Idiot! Chicken! Wimp!"
Yo, Suzuki!
I'll fill you in later
Shoot, what a bore
When two guys fall in love, um, then what happens?
Hey, what's up! Love trouble?
The thing is... Saotome's...
Yeah, yeah
In love with you
What?
He doesn't need to know how you feel
But he wants you to know
And he asked me to tell you...
You haven't realized, but he's been watching you, ever since kindergarten...
Watching, watching...
You gotta hold his hands! Do it right!
Um... Thank you very much
Where's that coming from?
School starts tomorrow
Oh, I see, God, what a relief You guys can figure out the rest
Should be some performance
Um... maybe you could... Come...
Is anyone drowning here?
What? You nuts?
What? Those people notified us
Scoop, scoop! Corpses, corpses! Scoop, scoop! Corpses, corpses!
This amateur video was shot by a tourist family who
thought the swimmers were drowning An ambulance raced to the scene...
To discover a synchronized swim rehearsal
While that's not newsworthy in and of itself,
we discovered the swimmers are students at a boys school
Oh, gosh, sorry We weren't drowning
We 're just rehearsing for the Tadano Festival
Actually, we should be practicing in a real pool, not an ocean
No, we're dead serious, we have a whole routine ready to go
Shit! When'd they get their act together...
We usually think of synchronized
swimming as a women 's sport,
but personally, I can't wait to see their act...
Shit! She can't wait to see them perform!
Damn! Maybe it's not so bad after all
How about you?
No, I think I'll pass..!
Did you see those guys on TV?
Yeah
Go, Synchronites!
This is bad Everybody knows
We'll never manage to hijack that pool
Not exactly "never" I calculated the odds last...
I knew we shouldn't have done...
You got it wrong
Hey! Over here!
You 5 from the swim team! Come to the faculty office
What exactly did you guys have in mind, huh?
You know the pool is off limits!
What?
Yes...
Everybody knows It's too late to bluff
...that we'd do it anyway
I figured as much That's worse!
Since you intend to do it, you'd better get permission!
Huh?
Another one
Hello, Tadano High
Oh, yeah, synchro Yes, they will, they will
That's the Tadano High Festival
Yes, in our pool Yes, that's right
Over the weekend Synchro's set for Saturday
Can't we be in it too?
Looked great on TV
Please! Let us in
What do you say?
A-n-d, go
Go, go, go, go
Any other inspirations?
Listen, what if we each do what we're good at
Good at what?
Like I do karate Sakamoto's gymnastics
Right! Like dive in from a gymnastics move
What about us, the track team?
Sprint super fast and run over water
No way, idiot!
Some lovey-dovey, too
A human pyramid at the end
What's that?
Ready, set...
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
No! You got it all wrong! Watch me!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Start
Just wait, wait Back to your starting positions
Um, hold on here
Diameter - 12 meters, speed - 1.5 meters per second
To spin off into 5 sub-circles... 12# / 1.5=8# seconds, right...
So the angle speed is 2 # / 8# =
2.5 radian per second...
OK, I got it Adjust starting positions
Ready, go
Tadano Fest - Synchronized Swim featuring the WATERBOYS!
Here, here, they're fresh, hot! Eat them and work hard!
Thank you!
We'll come watch
Young men are so adorable!
Water Ballerinas!
Better shave your legs!
Huh? Hey! What's this thing out front?
Oh, some Sakuragi girls put it up
Oh, I'll tape it over here Gotta see the merchandise to move it
Hey, it's the same day...
You're kidding!
It's hard enough to draw a crowd, now none of the girls will show
Probably not Guess that's your loss
Tomorrow's finally the Festival
I'm ashamed to say, I've never worked as hard as this
in 3 years of high school
So there's absolutely no question it'll be a smash hit!
Tell it like it is! Right on!
And why am I making this speech instead of Suzuki?
Because he has stage fright and gets tongue-tied... but c'mon!
Right on! Say something!
Let's see, um...
Take it easy today so you're ready tomorrow
That's it?
Let's see...
We've only got 6 more months of high school left
We have to cram for college exams,
so if we don't do it now, we never will
So...
Let's see...
Let's go for it!
Can you believe our advisor
gave us all matching suits and goggles!
Spin around and go!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Tadano High Festival
See you tomorrow
Right!
Move away from the campfire
Oh, I can't make it to your Festival tomorrow, sorry
Yeah, I know, we have them on the same day, too bad
Hey, it's close by, maybe I'll sneak over
Oh, no! Don't bother
No, I mean I think
I'll be way too busy to see you... yeah
Oh...
- Um... - Um...
What? What?
No, um, it's...
At Tadano Fest, I...
Thing is,
Did you know I'm...
Are those fire trucks?
It's a fire
A fire?
Look, isn't that over near Tadano High?
Where's that?
Look , it's really burning
Here come the fire trucks
Hey! What? Sorry, I gotta...
What? Hey... wait...
Don't come!
It's dangerous! OK ?
Hey, wait!
Burning, burning, fire, fire!!
I'm deeply sorry for this I will punish the students
Be careful
I'm sorry You guys apologize, too
They say it spread from the kids' fireworks
They're lucky it's not worse
Started their campfire a little early
My point exactly
Hey
We've got to try filling it up
All those rehearsals
Um...
UM...
Um... are you the head of synchro?
Um, yeah...
I'm chairperson of the Sakuragi Girls High Festival Committee
This is my deputy chairperson, and our secretary
Uh huh
We know that you had planned to perform in your pool
That's what we'd heard But because of yesterday's poo...
I mean, fire, that your pool isn't full enough
We discussed this with our principal,
who said, just this once, you can use ours
Um... what do you think ?
Is our pool good enough?
Go for it!
Get a move on it! We're moving!
There are no real locker rooms for you,
so please meet in the bicycle lot behind the pool!
Are you listening!
This is a special announcement There will be
a change of venue for today's Synchronized Swim program
It has moved to Sakuragi Girls High
Where the hell is that?
I don't know
Where is it!
This is ruining my coiffure!
We're so deeply grateful
I myself am on my way there now
Follow me!
Hey! Ms. Sakuma!
I've heard everything! I'll see you there! Go for it!
Hey, they're here!
Change, please 500 yen
500 yen coming up Thank you
Hello
500 yen please
Hey, don't!
Hey, what is that! You can't use that!
It's a Platinum Ticket, advance sale
Move!
Wait, please!
Tear the ticket! Move!
Synchro! Synchro!
It's turned into a really big deal...
It's a 50 meter pool, man
It's so big!
Hey, it's that girl She's a student here
I quit
What! Too late for that
Bet you never told her about synchro
Actually, you're ashamed of synchro, aren't you!
It's too late to stop now!
Hey, it's starting!
Waterboys!
Cute!
What are you doin'?
If you don't do it,
I'll take over...
Just kidding
When I asked you at the aquarium, did you intend to teach us?
Never
I knew it
But now, I really want to see the performance
So you make a fool outta yourself Better than feeling worthless all your life
How are they doin'?
Unbelievable
What? Why?
Oh, no!
Don't, Saotome!
That feel-good sting
Of young hearts on fire
You sparkle for no reason
And you know you 're in love
Some day soon
And only to you
I have to confess
Every thing I feel
To get a little stronger
I'm rowing a way
In my broken boat
I'll have you, instead
Please don't, I'm serious
Are you ready!?
Look at you!
What? My suit!
Oh!
He's in trouble
I'll just have to...
Suzuki!
That hurt Huh?
Good lookin'! Lookin' good!
Suzuki, you're cool!
Not so bad yourself Will you look at that
Thank you!