The NHK Asadora drama series "Anpan " starring Mio Imada (General TV, Monday to Saturday at 8:00 a.m. and others) aired its 9th week, "Next to Despair is Hope." In the 41st episode on May 26th,
" Anpan" is based on the married couple Takashi Yanase(1919-2013) and Nobuyuki (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 and arrived at "Anpanman," the embodiment of "unreversible justice."
In the 41st episode, in January 1940, the Asada family is planning to hold a wedding for Nobu (Imada), and Kamaji (Kotaro Yoshida) and his family are excited. At the same time, Takashi (Takumi Kitamura) is engrossed in his graduation project, hoping to meet Nobu and tell her how he feels after finishing it. Then, he receives a telegram.
