Challenger Spirit

Anime: Kuroko's Basketball II 黒子のバスケ II

            (Kuroko no Basuke II)

Artist: Hirofumi Nojima & Yoshimasa Hosoya

Album: Seirin Mini Album

Romaji:

[Hyuuga] Koko ni iru yatsura minna hitori zutsu ga migaite kita jibun de
               mada sono saki o mezashiteru
[Izuki] nanigenaku miwataseba mō ano koro yori kakujitsu ni
           tayoreru nakama no kao ga aru

[Hyuuga] kuyashisa nara norikoeta senpai no iji daro
[Izuki] shimeshita ijō ni kuraitsuite kureta yo na
[All] aitsura

[All] oretachi wa chōsen sha datte nando demo omoishirou
       sono tabi tsuyoku natte kita kara
       yumemi taku tōkatta yo na demo nazeka shinjiraretanda
       kono chīmu de miru mirai o

[Izuki] mukiatte hikidashiatte jibun dake no buki ga wakaru
          kōto zentai no naka de koso no
[Hyuuga] ikasu beki sono purei o ore de togiresase takunai
              hanatsu shūto ni kakeru omoi

[Izuki] akirame no mūdo o nugutte fumidashita hibi wa
[Hyuuga] sōzō ijō no oretachi ni chikazuketa
[All] sō darou?

[All] ima datte chōsen sha nanda korekara ga honban dakara
       fueta chikara no bun mo ganbareru
       annani mo tōkatta kyō ga madamada to omoeru no wa
       kitto minna no okage da 

[Izuki] Hyuuga!

[Hyuuga] yossha!

[Izuki] naisu! mata ude ageta n janaika?

[Hyuuga] n? ō...

[Izuki] n?

[Hyuuga] iya... mata kudaranai koto iu no ka to

[Izuki] a, moshikashite.. yatto kitai sarete kita izuki taiki..kitakore?

[Hyuuga] yappauze kogabasu!

[Izuki] nanda yo, Hyuuga ga itta n daro? hatto gohattoka yo. Mata kitakore!

[Hyuuga] damare!

[All] oretachi wa chōsen sha datte nando demo omoi shirou
       sono tabi tsuyoku natte kita kara
       yumemi taku tōkatta yo na demo nazeka shinjiraretanda
       kono chīmu de miru mirai o
       okujō de chikatta mirai o 

Kanji:

[日向] ここにいるヤツらみんな　1人ずつが磨いてきた自分で

          まだその先を目指してる

[伊月] 何気なく見渡せばもう　あの頃より確実に

          頼れる仲間の顔がある

[日向] 悔しさなら乗り越えた　先輩の意地だろ

[伊月] 示した以上にくらいついてくれたよな

[全] アイツら

[全] オレ達は挑戦者だって　何度でも思い知ろう

      その度強くなってきたから

      夢みたく遠かったよな　でも何故か信じられたんだ

      このチームで見る未来を

[伊月] 向き合って引き出しあって　自分だけの武器がわかる

          コート全体のなかでこその

[日向] 活かすべきそのプレイを　オレで途切れさせたくない

          放つシュートに懸けるオモイ

[伊月] 諦めのムードを拭って　踏み出した日々は

[日向] 想像以上のオレ達に近づけた

[全] そうだろ?

[全] 今だって挑戦者なんだ　これからが本番だから

      増えたチカラの分も頑張れる

      あんなにも遠かった今日が　まだまだと思えるのは

      きっとみんなのおかげだ

[伊月] 日向！
[日向] よっしゃぁ！
[伊月] ナイス！また腕あげたんじゃないか？
[日向] ん？おお…
[伊月] ん？
[日向] いや…またくだらないこと言うのかと。
[伊月] あ、もしかして…やっと期待されてきたイヅキタイキ…キタコレ？
[日向] やっぱうぜぇコガバス!
[伊月] なんだよ、日向が言ったんだろ？法度御法度かよ。またキタコレ！
[日向] だまれ！

[全] オレ達は挑戦者だって　何度でも思い知ろう

      その度強くなってきたから

      夢みたく遠かったよな　でも何故か信じられたんだ

      このチームで見る未来を

      屋上で誓った未来を


English:

[Hyuuga] Everyone who’s standing here has honed his skills to make it this far

              But we’re still aiming ever higher

[Izuki] If we step back and look at the big picture

          It’s clear we’ve made progress

          We’re surrounded by teammates we can count on

[Hyuuga] Our regrets? We’ve overcome them, that’s our will as senior

[Izuki] They’ve exceeded our expectations and risen to the challenge

[All] For our sake

[All] We are the challengers, Let’s never forget that

       Remembering that fact has helped us grow stronger

       Just like a dream, it seemed so distant

       But somehow, we could believe

       In the future we see with this team

[Izuki] Facing off and bringing out the best in my team

           And understanding my own unique skills

           Taking advantage of the entirety of the court

[Hyuuga] To run the right plays and ensure I don’t break the flow

               I put my heart on the line with every shot I take

[Izuki] We shook off the mood of surrender after embarking on this journey

[Hyuuga] We gained strength greater than we had ever imagined

[All] Ain’t that right?

[All] To this day, we’re still the challengers

       Because our real debut starts now

       Since we’ve grown stronger, we can try that much harder

       Today seemed so far away

       Still, we know we’ve got a long way to go

       And that’s thanks to our teammates

[Izuki] Hyuuga! [passes the ball]

[Hyuuga] Alright! [makes a basket]

[Izuki] Nice shot! Looks like you upped your game again.

[Hyuuga] Hm? Yeah, I guess.

[Izuki] Huh?

[Hyuuga] Nothing. I just thought you were gonna say something stupid again.

[Izuki] Maybe along the lines of: A shunted pass from Izuki Shun that 

           shunned that ball right to the basket! That’s a great one!

[Hyuuga] Yep, that’s so damn annoying! C’mon, pass!

[Izuki] What the heck? You’re the one who brought it up. 

           Banning banter, are you?! Oh, this is it!

[Hyuuga] Shut it!

[All] We are the challengers, Let’s never forget that

       Remembering that fact has helped us grow stronger

       Just like a dream, it seemed so distant

       But somehow, we could believe

       In the future we see with this team

       In the future we swore on the roof

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