Tuesday, January 30, 2024

DAYS OAD

Back in 2016, Orphan subbed DAYS: Touin Gakuensen, the second set of DAYS OADs and the next step in the Seiseki High School soccer team's quest for a championship. However, Touin Gakuensen was preceded by another set of OADs that, in the usual mode of such offerings, were comic side stories to the main series. Our translator was not interested in the first set of OADs, and Orphan turned the raws over to Saizen, a sports-oriented fansub team, in the hope that Saizen had the resources to work on them. There they languished for six years. Now, joint work by Orphan and Saizen have brought these OADs to the English-speaking world.

If you're not familiar with DAYS, it's a 24-episode series broadcast in 2016l. It tells the story of the Seiseki High School soccer team in general and of Tsukamoto Tsukushi in particular. Tsukushi is weak and shy, a target for bullies, but he falls in with eccentric soccer genius Kazama Jin and decides to join the Seiseki team. Despite his lack of talent, his dogged determination and overwhelming energy help propel him to soccer success and the team to a winning season.

This set of OADs is set at seaside training camp over the summer. In the first episode, everyone takes a break from training to pursue girls on the beach. 


They run into their rivals from Sakuragi High School and end up playing in a beach soccer competition.


In the second episode, the gang is back in their hotel room. They play a Grand Pauper (Daihinman) card game tournament. 


In each round, the loser has to role a gigantic die and accept some sort of "Truth of Dare" penalty.


It's all played strictly for laughs, with the individual characters' eccentricities at the fore. Tsukamoto and Kazama mostly act as foils for the other characters.

The voice cast is a "Who's Who" of contemporary Japanese seiyuu:

  • Yoshinaga Takuto (Tsukushi) starred in Beatless and as Kariya in Hinomaru Sumo.
  • Matsuoka Yoshitsugu (Jin) starred as Souma in all the Shokugeki no Souma franchise, the hero Bell in the Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru properties, the male lead Sorato in Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo, and numerous other leading roles.
  • Namikawa Daisuke (Mizuki, the Seiseki captain) played Takeru in the Freedom OVAs, Tokunaga in the just-completed Gurazeni, Tooru in Haikyuu!!, Italy in the Hetalia franchise, Hisoka in Hunter x Hunter (2011), and my personal favorite, the demon-summoning detective Akutabe in the Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san franchise. He also appeared in Sangokushi 2 and Cosprayers, both Orphan releases.
  • Ise Mariya (Ubukata, the Seiseki manager and strategist) starred as Killua in Hunter x Hunter (2011), Reg in Made in Abyss, Stocking in Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt, and Eco the dragon girl in Dragonar Academy, among many other leading roles.
  • Ono Daisuke (Kimishita, a Seiseki midfielder) is one of the most famous current seiyuu. He has starred as Erwin in the Shingeki no Kyojin franchise, Handa in Barakomon, the demonic butler Sebastian in the Kuroshitsuji franchise, Kyouma in Dimension W, Midorima in the Kuroko's Basketball properties, Sinbad in the Magi properties, and too many other roles to mention. He was wonderful as Llama in Shirokuma Cafe, an Orphan release; you should listen to his ending song, Lamambo (Llama Mambo).
  • Miyano Mamoru (Ooshiba, the goofy Seiseki forward) seems to be everywhere in modern anime. He starred as Light in Death Note, Kei in Ajin, Eiji in Antique Bakery, Osamu Dazai in Bungou Stray Dogs, Rin in the Free! franchise, Reinhard von Lohengramm in the recent TV version of Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Shotaro in Skip Beat, the hero Riku in Tokimeki Memorial ~Only Love~, and many more. And he played Crested Porcupine and Alpaca in Shirokuma Cafe.
  • Sakurai Takahiro (Usui, Seiseki's co-captain) starred as Mitsuya in the marvelous Fune wo Amu, the unfortunate Kazuhito in Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyou, Misaski in the Junjou Romantica franchise, Reigen in Mob Psycho 100, and of course, Polar Bear himself in Shirokuma Cafe. (His ending song is also not to be missed). He played Atsumu in AnoHana, Suzaku in the Code Geass franchise, Yu Kanda in D.grayman, Guice in the Zero no Tsukaima properties, Bernhard in Maria the Virgin Witch, and many other great roles.
  • Yasumoto Hiroki (Inohora, Seiseki's goalkeeper) starred as Hoozuki in the Hoozuki no Reitetsu series, Germany in the Hetalia franchise, and the bear in Kumamiko.  He played the hero's wingman Bonba in the Himouto shows, the antagonist Yuuri in Megalo Box, Kinjo in the Yowamushi Pedal franchise, and many other roles.
  • Shimono Hiro (Haibara, a Seiseki defender) starred as Hiro in ef: A Tale of Memories, Jin in Kannagi, Tetsu in Cencoroll,  Haruka in Yosuga no Sora, Ryuuji in Dragon Crisis, Hayao in 30-sai no Hoken Taiiku, You in Ben-tou, Seki in Tonari no Seki-kun, Zeno, the Yellow Dragon, in Akatsuki no Yona,, Jean in ACCA, Popuko in Pop Team Epic, and numerous other show.
  • Toyonaga Toshiyuki (Nakajin Shou) starred as the title character in Yuuri!! On Ice, Mikado in the Durarara!! franchise, Ayumu in Zettai Shounen, Shun in Kimo to Boku, and Heisuke in Bucchigiri!
  • Ishikawa Kaito (Nitobe Testsura, a Seiseki center back) played Garcia in Terra ForMars, Ledo in Seusei no Gargantia, Genos in One Punch Man, Tobio in the Haikyuu!!franchise, and the title role in Kyoukai no Rinne.
  • Yoshino Hiroyuki (Kurusu, a Seiseki midfielder) starred as Tokai in VanDread, Pete in Ginban Kaleidoscope, Zed in Kiba, Heisuke in the Hakuouki franchise, Meow the cat in Space Dandy, and Mametoro the dog in the Massugu ni Ikou OVAs.
  • Seki Tomokazu (Indou Kaoru, from Sakuragi) played Keisuke in the Initial D franchise, Kenji in the original Pokemon, Ken in Weiss Kreuz, Kyou in the original Fruits Basket, Rentarou in Futakoi Alternative, Tanaka in Genshiken, Ryuuki in Saiunkoku Monogatari, Dee in Fake, Shinya in the Psycho-Pass properties, GIlgamesh in the Fate/Stay franchise, Morimura Tenma in Haruka Naru Toki no Nake de: Hachyoushou, and Suneo in many Doraemon movies. He also played Taira no Katsuzane in Haruka Naru Toki no Nake de 2, Minamoto no Kurou Yoshitsune in Haruka Naru Toki no Nake de 3, and Yamaoka Tetsutarou in Hidamari no Ki, all Orphan releases.
  • Hanae Natsuki (Narukami Shuuji, from Sakuragi),starred as Tanjirou in the Kimsetsu no Yaiba franchise, Makoto in Tsuki ga Michibuku, Hiroshi in Odd Taxi, Miko in Sabakui Bisco, Ryou in Love All Play, Haruichi in Ace of the Diamond, Shuichi in Gleipnir, Pineapple in Fruit Brains (an Orphan release), and the title roles in Vanitas no Karte, Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid, and Appare Ranman, among numerous other lead turns.

These OADs were directed by the series director, Uda Kounosuke, who also helmed another soccer series, Ginga e Kickoff.

I think Sunachan bought these OADs. She certainly bought the Touin Gakuensen OADs, and both sets of OADs were encoded at the same time. Eventually, Yume translated the show. kokujin-kun translation checked. ninjacloud timed. I edited and typeset. Topper3000 and Uchuu QCed. bananadoyouwanna encoded. This is a joint Orphan-Saizen project.

The DAYS OADs are trifles, but they're fun and go by in a flash. With this release, all of the DAYS anime has been subtitled.  You can get this set of OADs from the usual torrent site or from IRC bot Orphan|Arutha in channels #nibl or #news on irc.rizon.net.

 



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