"Anpan" Episode 69: Viewers praise Tokairin's actions and words of concern for Nobu

The 69th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " starring Mio Imada (General TV, Monday to Saturday at 8:00 am and others) was broadcast on July 3rd, and viewers praised the words and actions of Kochi Shimpo's chief editor, Tokairin ( Kenjiro Tsuda), calling him "the ideal boss."

In the 69th episode, the publication of the evening edition was canceled, and Nobu (Imada) and Iwashimizu (Yuki Kura) had a lot of free time. At that moment, Tokairin arrived at work late and muttered, "Call me editor-in-chief." He continued, "I'm... the editor-in-chief. Instead of the evening edition, we've been able to publish a monthly magazine. One newspaper per day. One monthly magazine per month. With this shortage of supplies, we got permission from the occupying forces to publish a monthly magazine!"

However, Nobu and Iwashimizu were stunned and did not respond. As Tokairin was confused and said, "What is this? You should be a little happier," Nobu and Iwashimizu were a little more pleased, and after a while, they rejoiced, "A magazine?! Amazing!" Tokairin encouraged him, saying, "The publication will be released in three months! There's a ton of things to do!", to which Nobu replied, "Yes, thank you very much, Editor-in-Chief Tokairin!" Tokairin savored his joy, saying, "That sounds great!"

Meanwhile, Nobu receives a call from Hatako (Noriko Eguchi) informing her that Meiko (Nanoka Hara) has run away from home. Although they have a meeting to discuss the publication, Nobu is worried about Meiko and is not fully present. Unable to bear the sight, Tokairin asks, "Today is the day. Go and interview runaways. Someone in your family has run away, right?" When Nobu replies, "No, but...", Tokairin says, "Go ahead," and sends Nobu off.

In response to Tokairin's caring words and actions for Nobu, comments were posted on social media such as, "Tokairin is truly an ideal boss who is ahead of the curve in work style reform," "He is sensitive to his subordinates' circumstances and concerns, and gets them to leave work in a way that seems to involve work. I will strive to be as quick-witted an editor-in-chief, or rather a boss, as Tokairin," "Editor-in-chief Tokairin...he is just overflowing with charm," and "Today's Tokairin Theater was worth seeing once again."