H2

H2

Episode 1, Youth is baseball.

All right, the pitcher's in the box- He's Kunimi Hiro.

Why is he only looking at the sky? What's he mumbling about?

It's the 9th inning now.

So to win this game.

it will depend entirely on this pitch.

How will this match end?

All right, Kunimi Hiro. Give this your best shot.

Pitch! We're counting on you.

Brother, wait.

Don't you know this is impolite.

So you're a member of the youth baseball team.

No wonder you hit the bottle with one shot.

Weather's good today. Baseball is really popular, too.

Why are you here alone?

Baseball's not that popular anymore.

More people watch soccer than baseball.

Really?

Forget it bro, us baseballers will never be popular again.

You considered yourself popular?

Forget about just now.

Don't bother the kids playing next time.

I'm so angry! Kids nowadays are too. mature

Goodbye, unpopular baseballers.

Let's go there to play.

All right! Let's go!

How backward, I didn't know at all.

Are we really that unpopular...

I'm sorry, I thought it caught fire just now.

I'm sorry.

Could you see if anybody is around you before you take action next time?

Adam, stop barking.

I'm sorry, I'm really very sorry.

Forget it! I'm okay.

How about this, I'll wash your clothes for you, c'mon.

What's wrong?

Just what are you burning?

Burning my youth.

Miss, could you return that pail to me?

Coach, why?

even When he joins the team.

I've never heard of someone becoming a pitcher immediately

He's a special one.

No matter how special.

There are still 80 members on the team.

Why him?

What! You want him to help you polish your shoes, you mean?

It's you.

What are you doing here?

Did Hideo call you here?

He's quite lonely living alone.

I see. But this house is really dirty.

He's quite a clean freak actually.

But you guys keep walking around, making this house dirty.

And whose clothes are these?

The wet one is mine.

I don't understand why the room needs so many pajamas.

Because we often discuss baseball stuff here.

Usually we talk till daylight.

I remember. We were still little kids then.

Hey! You better take your dirty magazines back.

Why are you so sure they belong to me?

If it isn't, then we'll throw it away.

It's mine!

Where's Hideo?

He went to go practice baseball.

Could he be wanting to...

Right, Meiwa's First Baseball Team.

If you want to get in you have to train.

Is that so?

Lucky, he isn't like someone loafing around in the room at this hour.

I wouldn't do that.

Are you meeting up with Hideo in a while?

Yes, we're going to watch a show after he trains.

How can you go in this state of yours?

What's wrong?

Your skirt is too short.

It does seem to be so.

All right, I'm off first.

It's you, walking out like this.

you trying to play ninja?

I'm so angry! Another indifferent person.

Don't know whose house this is anymore.

Why not find a bubbly girl?

I gave baseball up because of my elbow injury.

The replacement on my team then was Noda Atsushi.

What're you doing? Who are you mumbling to?

Hiro, that girl's really pretty.

Wuu! Long hair.

What about those two girls over there?

No.

What about those over there? The one with short hair.

Normal looking.

What about her?

She's taller than you are.

Chasing girls.

Yeah, Noda's going along too.

Don't know what he's thinking.

But...

However.

I think it's a little wasted.

Don't say that, what kind of waste is this?

They've tried for several schools.

He wants to go to Senkawa High School.

Is that so?

He said there isn't any baseball team in that school

In order to get into that school, he has to give up baseball.

I don't understand why Hiro is so determined.

Giving up his favorite sport, baseball.

The doctor said that if he kept pitching after 3 months.

his hand would surely be maimed. So it can't be helped.

That means he'd continue playing baseball if his hand was okay.

Yeah, because he's an idiot.

Hideo, you too.

What?

Let's not talk so much, time's running short.

The show's starting, let's go!

What about this one?

You must be joking, she's older than I am.

Let's go have some tea.

Yeah, let's go, handsome.

What about you, Hiro?

Surely we're not going to stand here.

and spend the holiday.

I don't know.

I said we would be going our own ways just now.

So you mean I'm wrong.