Reid, Noah, Astel and Bora win the Kagayaki Cup

[@mintmill]

And here I was wondering why Zoro Zaki has yet to clip Astel, Noah and Reid's win. Then he blessed us with this 50mins translation. Complete with switching POVs and everything. Edit: I swear Astel can see and hear things us normal mortals simply cannot even perceive.

[@monkeylemur]

Lol I was watching live on my phone, was like huh... I guess the quality wasn't good enough for me to see/hear some of the shit Watching it again on my PC, I'm going, wtf, how the fuck did he see/hear them? He's somehow perceiving things that I can't perceive despite the ability to go back to a previous point in the footage lmao

[@orangelyorange]

I swear Astel's living the life of a shounen anime protagonist and we just finished watching Saving Shirayuki Reid arc lmao

[@defeated5109]

Oop

[@kazunarei8471]

That final confrontation with Yukio is the most anime thing ever: Astel sees him across the map, immediately opens fire Yukio dodges stunning Astel with his movement Noah says it's Yukio just as he charges with his jumppad Astel truly is a hero.

[@scyred4568]

I didn't realize it during the Tourney, but watching this clip of Yukio's movement was insane. His timing on the air strafe was also real nice.

[@maeonion]

I got goosebumps.

[@Vadur]

43:19 notice how Astel’s octane jumps as he says “LET’S GOOO!”

[@dingleberry1242]

for those who didnt quite catch the 2nd match, let me break it done to you. during scrims(practice matches) teams make a area known as their landmark or landing spot and most competitors kinda respect other competitor's land spot so they avoid conflict like early game eliminations. players do this not only in the jp apex scene but also in the west where people like albralelie explain on his stream

[@ai-ek5xp]

i was waiting and wondering why you haven't uploaded yet... and then i see the duration of this clip lol thank you for the translation!

[@sein6950]

29:12 , epic astel i kept repeating this one

[@seniorwhite8324]

Last part is literally: "My heart's beating, my hearts beating, my hands are shaking, my hands are shaking, but I still keep on shooting" Its a really well played! GG!

[@kamidoka8387]

Watching that final match again 35:32 Suddenly Astel's cover of "Mela!" played in my head. He really did end up being the hero of this team.

[@uguuv2]

29:20 this whole clutch sequence still amazes me

[@definitelycultured7521]

Astel literally unlocked Ultra Instinct at the last game

[@muhammadnaufalw1822]

43:15 i love how octane's moves and astel are synchronized lol, that yosha are perfectly matched with the jump

[@VisoredKuzu]

I wonder how loud Ollies scream would've been if she saw this live

[@S0uLGamin]

Did she say anything aafter they won?

[@VisoredKuzu]

@@S0uLGamin Not sure maybe she congratulated them on Twitter but I'm too sure though

[@DoomHammerAR]

A day that will remind in the history of astellas forever. He really deserved this win so much. I'm glad that he finally is winning all the recognition he should have on the Apex community. Hopefully, this will just be the start of a great road of Astel on this tournaments arc! Glad he made it with two of my other favorites like Noah and Reid. Thank you so much for all the work you put into this translation!

[@noe4354]

Hes always been recognized as a rising star in the apex community after the 2nd shibuya hal apex tournament

[@ElkaPME]

@@noe4354 I'd say this was already a thing after the 1st vsaikyou when chibistars were still together

[@maromaraido]

i like how yukio-san ended up being astel's coach for his cr cup team haha, yukio-san really helping him ever since kagayaki cup wwww

[@chbavt]

Oh man, as a person who doesn't play Apex and is honestly terrible at FPS games, the things I see Astel achieve in this game are beyond amazing. I'm so happy and proud he finally got recognition for one of his many talents... 😭 Thank you as always for clipping and translating our favourite alien PBB. Extra thanks for the interview at the end!

[@eidenstill5729]

Holy! So this is why the clip took a while. Thanks for the GODLY 51 minute translation!

[@ohcheesus1613]

Been waiting for this! Now, I'm off to show this clip to a friend of mine who also plays Apex so I can pull him to the Holostars hole 👀 Thank you so much, Zoro Zaki!

[@Rosso157]

Thank you for this massive sub as always! You know I expected them to place high but I didn't expect them to take the win so I'm really happy they won. But it was also sad that a lot of people flocked to yukio's stream to hate him for dropping with Astel's team even though there are no rules that say otherwise. It was very annoying.

[@Pepe-dq2ib]

It was still a douche move. Even pros RARELY do that unless they have no chance of winning and have beef with a winning team. They'll drop on the winning team, where they are most vulnerable and potentially ruin their tournament for keks.

[@nasch3391]

@@Pepe-dq2ib big team never do that in super big tourney when big money is on the line, usually who do that are unknown team that dont care.

[@kazumiryuuken1814]

Astel always seems to perform the best in the last game of every tournament lol. He really needs time to warm up, but when he does warm up he is a beast. Thx for the video, 51 minutes with switching pov sounds really hard, pat yourself on the back.

[@muharvo1472]

Really happy for Astel's team for winning this. Hope Astel can join the bigger tournament, CR CUP ONEGAISHIMASUI!! Thankyou for the sub as always!

[@motociin]

What the- from the previous community post, one commented that you will make 20 mins clip from that stream. And I thought that would be so awesome. Now here I am shocked. I know what to watch in my free time later. Thank you for the hardwork!

[@KayzeChannel]

Damn, it's like watching a movie. The whole fighting and survive. The last part that Astel can senses all the enemies movement are beyond amazing. From impossible to possible. What a mind blowing. Thanks a lot Zoro for your hardworks. This is Great!!

[@Necroneer]

Holy shit this was fucking intense, especially when he was the only one left alive in that warm swamp. I'm so glad they won.

[@broboez9866]

51 mins !!!!! A madlad !! Thanks for the translation

[@rhinotarot2207]

Madlad... Thank you once again bro..

[@devilopment3291]

to think beating Yukio change everything. it's truly "last moment miracle" btw Zoro Zaki, thank you for your hard work. spending 1 and a half day to produce this great archive. GREAT JOB 👍👍👍👍

[@rinrinsignal2022]

Thank you so much for the 50min clip and tl! This was really such an amazing tournament for them and it was so exciting to watch live, but your tls let me understand what was happening a lot better (in terms of their callouts, and their discussions on when to push and things like that). It's a big help to me who doesn't play Apex! Thank you also for including that disclaimer on the 2nd round, people in chat got really heated at that point. And also for the interview! Mildom died on me so many times so thank you so much for putting that interview in there with tls!

[@DonDon-te8dw]

It was amazing play by Astel on the last match. that 1 kill on yukio gave them 1 point to win the tournament.

[@taranchura2061]

Wow Astel-hime back then now become hero/yuusha that gonna save reid hime 😆

[@walteriovideos]

You madlad, 50 min. video of their POV in the cup!? All i have to say is RESPECT But really, this was a journey, sasuga shonen protagonist PBB

[@kres6009]

I've been binging a bunch of your videos and I have to say, huge props and thanks for all the effort you've put into the translation and editing (especially with the multiple POVs of the team here!). I just got into a new vtuber because of this :]

[@ZoroZakiCh]

Thank you too for watching the clips, Welcome (*´ω｀*)

[@inah9369]

waaa was waiting for this!!! I immediately turned down the volume a few secs before they announced the winner to spare my already f'd up ears 😂 thanks soo much for the clip!!!

[@lunao_o4857]

A 1 hour video? Plus you even switched the pov's? You madlad haha thanks so much for the trans I absolutely loved this trio hopefully they'll play more in the future haha. Really thankful to a lot of streamers for inviting Astel and slowly his starting to get recognised in the streaming community. I feel like a proud mama lol

[@laka6748]

I can't put it to words how thankful i am that you translated the whole Kagayaki Cup. Your translation have always been my entertainment for these last few months, it is easy to understand and the editing quality is superb as any others. Thank you for the translation.

[@einsamerwanderer4668]

Thank for the amazing work translating and editing this whole video! This was such a fun team to watch and I'm so happy for them getting the tournament win, such clutch performances.

[@seiruruu]

its honestly so fitting that astel wins the KAGAYAKI (sparkle) cup... our star has always been shining brightly and it's great that more and more people are able to see it.

[@heerotomoe]

Extremely 救われた. Especially for the interview and everything after the matches. 🙏 Thank you so much!!

[@S0uLGamin]

Thank you for translating all of this! Because of this, Astel and Noah has become my favorite to watch

[@Subberguy]

Ooooooooo, I’m gonna save this for when I can watch it. A whole hour almost, amazing work. Thank you for translating and editing it all.

[@justshrkvsk]

Even tho im 4 months late, i love how they're communicating like a legit apex god

[@vifurawa2715]

TYSM ZORO ZAKI!!! You are a legend for making this 50 minute clip.

[@Cosmoman78]

Holy hell 50 minutes+ translation?? Complete with POVs too? You madlad, this is so epic!! Thanks a bunch!! 👍👍

[@KokoJagung]

YOUR HARDWORK IS MUCH APPRECIATED ZORO ZAKI!!

[@khoanguyenanh6138]

The last match capture all the emotion of the team. Even though Reid and kurumi died, they still encourage astel. Astel later has some good kill point. He knows that he must win yukiko to win. The last match is very intense and hype for the chat and the team. Too.

[@avissachoi5453]

Thanks for this Zaki! I watched the whole tourney and all the scrims but having subs and understanding their thoughts makes it more enjoyable and worth watching twice! Arigatou~~~

[@TheSpeededVideos]

thanks for the hard work on this video and all of the other ones you translate and edit. I'm really into apex myself and it's fun to watch vtubers from different companies (vspo, nijisanji, hololive) playing it, but the language barrier definitely makes it hard sometimes to follow, so I really appreciate you and these type of longer videos so I don't feel like I miss out on watching the full competitions!

[@AdiPutra-uc2ns]

The wait was totally worth it. Now i know what are they talk in some part. Thanks for translating for 50 min clip ❤

[@alu4]

Thanks for the long clip. I came to watch this because of the loss of VSaikyou S4. I'm a Kenzoku and this is a tourney I was suppose to watch (Towa decided not to join at the end), but I didn't watch this until now . It reminds me of many things. ジブダレヤル (so Reid needs to use Gib) and Reid's old L2D, Coco's graduation, Bora and so on. Anyway, thanks for the clip again. I also read through the description. it's helpful.

[@Toki-jm2kb]

this is the best clip i ever seen for 4 years in vtuber community

[@TheSquishySnail]

YAY!!! Thank you so much!! I am so grateful! It was such a great achievement and while multiple clips would be easier to consume, it's hard to see the whole picture that way. Appreciate the effort!

[@daeins]

My god… thank you so much! Astel MVP!

[@jackyces]

Astel what a legend! he singly saved the game!!

[@kenshiku]

Reid was doing the saving though.

[@CusnarutoYT]

Holy shit the dedication... Thanks for the clip!

[@cyrene03]

that game 2 cheese was crazy 29:17 Astel clutch in game 4 though holy- AND managed to get 2nd place while ultimately actually winning the whole tournament? Astel too strong all of them did amazing! the stars perfectly aligned with their strong plays to win it. truly krazy

[@TaimiHime]

Holy shit I was so into the vid I didn't even realize it was over 50 minutes, goes to show just how good they did (baring the second match, I was just as upset as they were whining along with them I swear I did nothing more than that) thank you so much for this compilation and translating the interview too~~!

[@Atennya]

otsukare! thanks for the clip and again congrats Astel-kun, Noa-chan and Reid-kun who won the tourney!

[@yoonsweety2772]

Holy crap over 50 minutes... you are amazing. Thank you for your hard work man

[@alexandriaorcld6365]

I knew you would come through, but this is amazing. Thank you Zoro Zaki!

[@rorry8314]

omg i was waiting for you and here you actually gave us a 51 minutes clip. thank you!! 👑

[@vio4210]

Thanks Zoro for the 1hr translations! The clutch with Astel on the re 45 was insane. It reminded me of chibistars 45 lol

[@yan7172]

Thank you for your hard work! We appreciate you so much for translating

[@moldtamer1]

You're a legend for this translation. Got into Apex through vtubers and happy to see someone translating their Apex stuff.

[@puudingcoklat]

43:18 Yoshaaaa octane and astel

[@Rosso157]

That was a perfectly timed animation LMAO!

[@XLEZZY_REUPLOADS]

astel playing octane in the tournament made me shiver!

[@artsmith1111]

Thanks for this clipping m, smiling lots

[@Memann208]

This is just my comment on their performance as a team. I support Astel-san and Kurumi-san a lot and this is by no means an attack on them. I know not everyone here is all for the competitive aspect of Apex and simply want to see their oshi succeed, but fact of the matter is there is no real platform for such a niche aspect of an already niche interest (Competitive VTuber showmatches). Until the end I felt the team had a very distant atmosphere and comms weren't good when things got heated. They had okay rotations but their spacing and movement was decent (at best) during fights. Astel-san always felt like he was a bit too hyper-aggressive for the team that he ends up on a different page, on the other side of the dome in many cases (Game 3). This was also evident during his game in the ShibuHal custom with Bosna-san and Miyako-san. He commits too fast for his team, and their spacing gets out of whack. Props to Reid-san for being able to support him for as much as he did. Putting Astel-san on a mobility character is a bit dangerous, especially for someone who has limited scrim/tournament experience especially on this level. This kind of behaviour often leaves teams to rat, as its either the 1-man who committed gets downed, or the other 2 person who tries to cover are rushed to take a fight they are not in position for. Comms were again kind of lacking, especially in the emotion department. Emotions can carry and destroy comms. In the final game, I was wondering why Noah wasn't more frantically calling for help or cover. You can see in Astel/Reid-san's POV they were not rushing over immediately. Had they been there earlier, Noah wouldn't have been downed. Its nice that Astel-san clutched it, but its always about putting yourself in a situation to win, rather than winning losing situations. In their 20 kill game from the scrims, Noah-san was often in a far position and almost got caught out (Referring to their fight against Akito/Hendy team). Again, she didn't really call for cover/help. It was mostly Astel-san and Reid-san fortunately firing at their backlines, and being in the right position that they were able to cover for Noah-san and take that team down. Then finally in that 20 kill game both Noah-san and Astel-san went to finish of two different teams in opposite directions when they were not being forced to push. Neither of them called out they were committing to their push. The other person might have just thought they were calling out info, rather than actually committing to the kill. Also some jump pad calls weren't properly called. A lot of the orders were suggestive rather than assertive, which can cause some disarray. Though this might be natural as Astel-san has never played with either player before, and all of them are of Master rank so there's not a definite "best player" that is usually relegated as the leader (unlike CR Cup which usually has 1 pred, or really good Master like Alph-san). At times like this is when someone really needs to stand-out and put their foot down to become the leader. Being decisive as a leader is very important. Giving information to make such decisive actions also help these leaders.

[@Kensuke0987]

I think this is one of those teams where someone has to appoint/nominate someone as the leader. Astel is a newcomer to the group, so he can't exactly assert himself even if he has confidence in his leadership. Any of the original 3 members, Bora, Noah, and Reid usually don't take full charge alone at this level of play. It's not about standing out, but I feel that no one is confident enough to lead the team, nor do they would be so shameless shove all the leadership responsibility to one person. Perhaps, this is one of the times where having a coach would have been really helpful.

[@dayved5508]

basically a 1 hour translation what a legend

[@anisaanastasya9331]

Omg thanks for the 51:30 clip videoTwT really really thankful for u TwT💞💞💞

[@frince3255]

Wowowowo, almost one hour hah?? Gone enjoy it slowly, even already watch the archived couple of time www.

[@enkidukidu6712]

50 minutes? You're insane. TSKR

[@followertheleader]

That 4th match clutch at the beginning of the game. The enemy team were thirsty and overly committed.

[@MarineMyste]

I actually have been wondering what happened in the tournament 😭 I've been seeing clips and such online, but I didn't know the context Thank you for your hardwork, translating 50 min worth of video haha

[@pxltergeist.]

Oh gawd damn almost an hour, Ty so much bro you're a legend.

[@f1r3hunt3rz5]

When the players themselves unlock their ultimates instead of their legends

[@SaltedMayoes]

was waiting for this, LESGOOOO

[@Moumanttai]

You madman, absolute hero. I was wondering why you haven't uploaded Kagayaki Cup clips yet and you drop a 51min video

[@guy3965]

How TF did I miss this

[@adrianpacis792]

Thanks for the subtitles bro. I love your channel

[@Sunsunbunbun]

thank you for the long clip! you fed us well!!

[@nadimwit2951]

thank you so much for the translations !!!

[@tokkiskylockism]

I wish I could have Astel's skills on Apex ಥ_ಥ

[@prhl]

I'm new to apex and hearing the comms is just amazing.

[@ezkhel]

50 minutes... time to grab my popcorn! Also thanks for the translation

[@gespy796]

Thanks for the video and the summary of the whole event including scrims xD And now awaiting for CR Cup players As it seems Astel could be participating next

[@チキンフィレイ]

Relentless. This is pretty hardcore, thanks for the translation

[@angelicarose3911]

Madlad, thank you for this 51:30-long clip. 🙇‍♀️❤️ Hope you get some well deserved rest!

[@aks2314]

Your efford is amazing brother. And glad reid team is win 😭

[@fadelpw511]

29:38 Astel's Protagonist Victory Scream

[@habalau8064]

A big thank you for translating this.

[@shuuji2001]

50 mins clip?! awesome!! thanks

[@asecondcycle]

51 minute multi-POV?????????? holy you're a god

[@lack_1507]

They deserved it!! Thank you for the translation ^^

[@mpuyagoo3573]

Noah always cute Thanks for the translation

[@rinzo241]

43:10 Personal stamp of their happiness

[@faturbintang3185]

wow , thanks for the translation

[@jinida2974]

Big salute for this madlad!!! o7

[@ttcroad9890]

A 50 min translation??!! 🙏🙏 thank u so much aaaaaaaa

[@klue4323]

Thank you for 50 minutes translate. And 18:30 how can astel see that???

[@yamayamayammi6742]

Thanks for an hour video.. Take my sub