The 12th episode of the NHK morning drama series " Anpan " (General Asadora , Monday to Saturday 8:00am, etc.), starring Mio Imada , aired on April 15th, and recorded an average audience rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) of 15.9% for households and 8.9% for individuals. The 15.9% household rating for the episode surpassed the 15.7% household rating for the 9th episode (April 10th) and 10th episode (April 11th), setting a new record for the show.
" 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 12th episode, Nobu (Imada) is not allowed to participate in the bread-eating contest and says, "Girls are boring," and Taku (Takumi Kitamura) is at a loss for words.
The day of the festival. The Anpan, and young people gather in the square one after another. Among them are Chihiro (Motoki Nakazawa) and Go (Kanata Hosoda). The bread-eating race finally begins, and Nobu hurries to carry the Anpan. Then Takashi leaves his sash in Nobu's hands and leaves. The final group starts, and Nobu comes running from the back of the pack... and so it goes.
