The seventh episode of the drama series "Itsuka, Hero" (ABC/TV Asahi, Sunday 10:15pm) starring actor Kenta Kiritani was broadcast on May 25th, and the main character Akayama's (Kiritani) counterattack move became a hot topic.
◇The following contains spoilers.
The drama depicts Akayama, a child welfare facility employee who was attacked by someone and has been unconscious for 20 years, standing up against huge powers with his former students who have given up hope in the world. The original work is by screenwriter Koji Hayashi, who has produced many hits such as "Vulture" (NHK) and the "Code Blue: Doctor Heli Emergency Lifesaving" series (Fuji TV).
The mysterious man Himuro (Ryubi Miyase), who had cornered Akayama and his friends, was actually Akayama's former student, Shibuya Yuki, who had been brainwashed by Dream Company's president, Wakaouji (Kitamura Yukiya).
In order to regain their courage and expose the evil deeds of the young prince, Akayama and his friends start a plan to destroy Dream Inc. Akayama plans to meet with the expose streamer... However, when the young prince finds out about Akayama and his friends' plan, he uses his power to ban the expose streamer's account. However, Akayama had predicted this move and had actually given the real evidence to overseas media.
When Dream Inc.'s fraud comes to light, Young Prince is shocked. His stooge, a TV reporter, Komatsuzaki (Yuta Koseki), complains, "Overseas media doesn't give in to favor..."
On social media, viewers were quick to comment, saying things like, "I see... nice thing, Makoto," "So he used the overseas media!," "The irony of overseas media that doesn't give in to favor and Japanese media that only gives in to favor," and "The scene where he tricks Dream Corporation's pursuers and gives the information to the overseas media was absolutely thrilling."
Also, when the preview for the next episode, Episode 8 (the final episode), was aired, there were voices of regret, such as "What, the final episode? You're kidding me?!", "What, it's ending next?! It goes too quickly", and "Wait, isn't the final episode too soon?"
