The fourth episode of the NHK Asadora drama series "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday at 8:00 am and others), starring Mio Imada and airing in the first half of 2025, was broadcast on April 3rd, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 15.5% for households and 8.7% for individuals.
This is slightly higher than the first episode's 15.4% for households and 8.6% for individuals, the second episode's 15.3% for households and 8.6% for individuals, and the third episode's 15.2% for households and 8.6% for individuals, making it the highest figures for the program.
" Anpan" is based on the married couple Takashi Yanase(1919-2013) and Nobu Komatsu(1918-1993), the manga artist and picture book writer who created "Anpanman." It is a "story of love and courage" that will make you feel the joy of living, depicting how these two, who were once nobody, overcame all sorts of rough seas to become "Anpanman," the embodiment of "unreversible justice."
In the fourth episode, when Nobu (Ryo Kase) learns that Yutaro (Kase Ryo) will be away on a business trip for a month, she feels lonely and also worries about Takashi (Kimura Yuuki) whose mother (Nanako Matsushima) has disappeared.
The day of Yutaro's departure. When Nobu came to see him off at the station, Yutaro told him, "Take your time to find your dream," and placed his soft hat on Nobu's head, who seemed reluctant to let go. Taku and Kusakichi (Sadao Abe) watched the father and son from afar. One night, one month later, the phone rang at Yanai Clinic... In the same episode, it was revealed that Yutaro had died on his way home. Viewers were surprised at the early "departure" of a major character.
