The 50th episode of the NHK morning drama "Omusubi" starring Kanna Hashimoto was broadcast on December 6th. In this episode, a change occurred in Shoya (Hayato Sano), who had been in his first slump since joining Seikawa Electric's amateur baseball team, attracting the attention of viewers.
At the end of the 50th episode, Shoya was shown practicing his pitching despite his slump. Shoya said, "Last one!" and threw his final pitch. The ball changed trajectory and turned into a curveball that even Shoya himself was surprised by, saying, "What was that ball?"
The team's ace, Sawada (Mendy Sekiguchi), who was watching the situation, gave him some advice: "That's it, Yotsugi! You were too focused on your fastball. Improve your curveball."
Now that Shoya has gotten the feel for the curveball, comments have been made on social media such as, "Shoya has awakened!", "Maybe he's gotten out of his slump by mastering the curveball," "Shoya has also found his strengths," "It will be interesting to see whether Yong-sama, who has mastered the curveball, goes to Orix or the Hawks," and "We are so grateful to Sawada for not giving unnecessary advice and interfering until he found his own way forward."
