The sixth episode of the TV drama " Madoka26sai,kenshui Yattemasu! " (TBS, Tuesdays at 10pm), starring actress Kyoko Yoshine , aired on February 18th, and one particular scene became a hot topic.
This work depicts the two years of the protagonist, trainee doctor Madoka (Yoshine). In the sixth episode, while Madoka is training at the emergency center, elementary school teacher Mai Sonoda (Miki Yanagi) is brought to the hospital complaining of stomach pain.
What caught the attention of viewers was the scene where Mai calls boys by their names with "san". On social media, comments such as "Wait, do elementary school teachers call boys by their names with "san" these days?", "Do all the students call boys by their names with "san" these days? What a change of era", "These days, they call boys by their names with "san" regardless of their gender", and "I've heard about this from relatives who are teachers, but it really makes me think that what a change of era" were happening.
On the other hand, there were also comments such as, "I still can't get used to calling boys "san" and "It feels really weird when elementary school teachers call their students "san." At first I didn't know who they were calling."