PairPuri Vol 1 Atobe x SanadaFile 02 History [pg.12-13]
This is a look back at their brilliant histories with a complete time line of Atobe and Sanada's life experiences up until the U-17 camp!
Atobe Keigo
Age 0
October 4
Birth
Age 4
Met Kabaji at a kindergarten in England
Age 10
June
Graduated from Kings Primary School (England)
Age 12
April
Entered Hyoutei Gakuen Middle School department
April
Became the captain of the Hyoutei tennis club
September
Became the student council president
Age 13
April
Became a second year
July
Kantou Tournament runnerup
August
Went to Canada for a tennis training camp
August
Participated in nationals
Age 14
October
Sports tournament. Black (Noir) team won
October
School field trip to Germany
Autumn
Participated in Jr. Senbatsu camp. Demonstrated his "Hametsu e no Rondo (Rondo)"
April
Became a third year.
Two weeks before the Tokyo Prefectural Tournament
Challenged the Momoshiro and Kamio pair at street tennis
June
Participated in Tokyo Prefecturals. Lost to Fudoumine in the quarterfinals
Competed against St. Rudolph in the consolation match for Tokyo Prefecturals
Earned right to participate in the Kantou Tournament
Met Momoshiro and Ryoma at the street tennis courts
Went to the drawing for the Kantou Tournament team matches
July
Start of the Kantou Tournament
Went up against Seigaku in the first match.
Won against Tezuka in S1 (CHECK 2)
Lost in the first round match
Went to observe the finals for the Kantou Tournament (CHECK 1)
August 10
Training at Atobe Sports Gym.
Went to Rikkai on his own,
Completed "Koori no Sekai" during
the practice match with Sanada
Earned a spot at Nationals for hosting the tournament
August 14
Went to the drawing for the Nationals team match ups
August 17
Start of Nationals
1st round match against Tsubakigawa
Advanced to 2nd round
2nd round match against Shishigaku
Advanced to quarterfinals
August 18
Quarterfinals against Seigaku
Postponed because of rain
August 19
Resumed quarterfinal match against Seigaku
Lost to Ryoma in S1
Earned a spot at best 8 at Nationals
Yakiniku battle at Nikubiku Garden
Drank Inui's special "coffee" 粉悪秘胃
August 23
Went to Karuizawa by helicopter to search for Ryoma
Brought Ryoma back and observed the finals
November
Participated in the U-17 camp
Kabaji: Of course...I followed Atobe-san...to Hyoutei's elementary dorms.*
*he might be referring to Hyoutei's daycare center instead.
Sengoku: He was showing off his special move despite the intensity of Jr. Senbatsu.
Atobe quotes:
"It's your fault for lobbing in front of me!"
"Follow ore-sama to Nationals!"
Sanada Genichirou
Age 0
May 21
Birth
Age 4
Started early morning practice of zazen and kendou
From then on, rose at 4 every morning
Met Yukimura at the tennis club
Age 12
Summer
Lost to Yukimura in the Jr. tournament. Won second place.
Met Tezuka after the tournament and lost to him in a match
March
Graduated from Kanagawa First Elementary
April
Entered Rikkai Dai Fuzoku Middle School
Was in the same class as Yanagi
Became a regular in the tennis club in his first year
Age 13
August
Won Nationals championship
April
Became a second year in middle school
Age 14
Overpowering win against first year Kirihara
July
Won Kantou Tournament championship
August
Tennis training camp at Yanagi's boarding house
August
Won Nationals championship
September
Ocean (unabara) festival
Tennis club participated with a play and a refreshment booth
October
Went to China for the 21st overseas training tour
Autumn
Participated in Jr. Senbatsu camp
April
Became a third year in middle school
Participated in the
Dengaku tournament for middle schoolers and high schoolers
Age 15
May
Became the head discipline committee member in the student council
June
Won Kanagawa Prefectural Tournament championship (new record for shortest match)
Went to the drawing for the Kantou tournament team match ups
Won against Nishiki, an OB, in a practice match
July
Start of the Kantou tournament
Observed 1st round matches Tezuka vs. Atobe (CHECK 1)
1st round match against Ginka
Advanced to 2nd round
Played against Fudoumine in semi-finals
Advanced to Kantou finals
July
Appeared in the Seishun Newspaper
Visited Yukimura in the hospital
Ryoma and Kirihara battle
Went to the street tennis courts
Practiced drawing his sword that night in order to fix his concentration
Fought against Seigaku in the finals
Right before the start of S2, called Yukimura before his surgery
Lost to Ryoma in S1
Won second place at the Kantou tournament
August 10
Practice match against Atobe who sneaked into Rikkai
August 14
Drawing for the Nationals team match ups
August 17
Start of Nationals
2nd round match against Murigaoka
Advanced to quarterfinals
August 18
Quarterfinals against Kabuto
Advanced to semifinals
August 19
Semifinals against Nagoya Seitoku
Advanced to finals
August 23
Nationals finals against Seigaku
Won against Tezuka in S3 (CHECK 2)
Won 2nd place at nationals
November
Participated in U-17 camp
Tezuka: He is not the same as before. That is the man that is Sanada Genichirou.
Yanagi: He would say that my words are foolish, but we were able to go to Nationals because we were pushed by Genichirou's spirit.
CHECK 1: In the world of middle school tennis, the other's existence is one they're mutually aware of.
Atobe and Sanada are mutually aware of each other's existence. Although they admit the other player's skill in front of their teammates, they never praise each other face-to-face. Is this because they're acting as longtime rivals, or do they both believe that only 1 person is needed at the top...?
Sanada: Hmph. That's an unacceptable smash!
He is acknowledging Atobe's skill. But, both of them do not like publicly admitting when the other surpasses them.
Atobe: He has also been schooled by adversity in many battles.
He looks as if he does not want to see another player other than himself caught in a difficult battle.
CHECK 2: They are both rivals who are conscious of Tezuka.
For both Atobe and Sanada, their fated rival who they acknowledge the strength of is Seigaku's Tezuka. They each met Tezuka by chance. Atobe met Tezuka in middle school at the prefecturals tournament. Sanada met Tezuka in 6th grade after the Jr. tournament. For the two of them, defeating Tezuka is more than just about the honor of winning.
(Tezuka vs. Atobe where Atobe raises Tezuka's arm)
-Tezuka is Atobe's acknowledged opponent so much that Atobe is willing to throw away the gorgeousness of his win.
(Tezuka vs.Sanada where Sanada offers his hand to pull Tezuka up)
-Only in a fight against an opponent he has acknowledged as his true rival can he experience fulfillment.
(Shinpuri where Sanada and Atobe gathered a bunch of tennis balls in front of Tezuka)
-Whatever the case may be, they compete with each other. They may be unexpectedly alike!?
Words for the two: Those two, they throw their weight around. I'm going to shut them up with my super tennis! (Kadowaki)
Words for the two: Wherever he goes...I will...follow...Atobe-san. Usu! (Kabaji)
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Notes:
Anyone have a translation for Inui's "coffee?" 粉悪秘胃? I don't know if there's an agreed translation for this.
I struggled with this table a lot, so uh, I may have made more grammar and spelling mistakes since I was more focused on typing things in the right place. XD; Man these kids. England? China? Canada? They've sure been to a lot of places!
Up next will probably be their daily school life schedule~