A new character relationship chart for the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and other times), starring Mio Imada , has been released on the drama's official website. Starting with the 19th week, "Flower of Courage," which begins on August 4, the relationship chart now notes the relationship between Nobu (Imada) and Takashi ( Takumi Kitamura) as "couple," and new characters include Takuya Ise(Motoki Omori) and Teshima Osamu (Gordon Maeda).
The new names are Ise Takuya, a student who loves acting and music due to his parents' influence, Takuya Ise, a genius manga artist who Takashi is jealous of, and Degawa (Odai Ryohei), the head of the advertising department at Samsung Department Store, who already appeared in the previous week, Week 18, "Walking Together: Happiness Now." Also, "Ken-chan," also known as Kentaro Karashima(Fumiya Takahashi), makes his "return" after a four-week hiatus since Week 15, "Let's Go! Tokyo" (July 7-11).
Meanwhile, the names of Tokaibayashi Akira (Kenjiro Tsuda), Iwashimizu Shinji (Yuki Kura), and Oda Kotoko (Yui Narumi) from the "Monthly Whale Editorial Office" are missing, suggesting they will be "exiting" the show. Furthermore, war orphan Akira (Banka Kyuta), who left the underpass last week, and Kura (Kotaro Yoshida Miyoko Asada), have also disappeared. With Takashi following Nobu to Tokyo and the couple getting married, the relationship chart has also changed dramatically.
"Anpan" is based on the married couple Takashi Yanase(1919-2013), the manga artist and picture book author who created "Anpanman," and his wife, Nobu (1918-1993). It is a "story of love and courage" that will fill you with the joy of living, depicting how these two, who were once nobodys, overcame all sorts of rough seas to become "Anpanman," the embodiment of "unreversible justice."
