The 22nd episode of the NHK Asadora"Bakebake " (Monday to Saturday, 8:00 AM and other times), starring Akari Takaishi as the heroine, was broadcast on October 28th, and attracted the attention of viewers by depicting the "fateful encounter" between Toki ( Akari Takaishi) and Lefkada Heaven (Tommy Bastow).
In the 22nd episode, Heaven, an English teacher from America, finally arrives in Matsue. She is greeted by the Governor Eto (Sano Shiro) and the English teacher Nishikori (Ryo Yoshizawa), who was called in as an interpreter, amidst an excited crowd.
Heaven is wearing a white suit and hat. Toki's first impression of Heaven is that he is "a tengu (long-nosed goblin)," but Toki is pushed to the front of the line by the crowd and comes face to face with Heaven. The moment he holds out both hands and shakes them, Toki stares intently at the hands he holds out...
Heaven is curious about Japan, which she is visiting for the first time. Ignoring Nishikori's directions, she begins to wander around the town of Matsue. Guided by the sound of a shamisen, Heaven arrives at a red-light district. Since it is the "red-light district of Tengoku-cho," Toki and Sawa (played by Wan Marui) explain that it is "Tengoku Red-light District," to which Heaven asks, "Tengoku...?" When Sawa replies, "heaven!", Heaven seems to understand, saying, "I'm heaven! This is heaven! I get it!" Toki and Sawa are thrilled that they can now communicate. The three of them can't help but get excited.
When Toki and Heaven met for the first time, people on social media said things like, "He's finally met the person of his dreams!", "I wonder if Toki felt a flutter the moment he held hands?", "Did he feel it was fate when he shook Heaven's hand?", "I guess the two of them were meant to meet," "Heaven is a pretty free-spirited person, but she's so free that she goes straight for what interests her and what attracts her, so I'm sure she'll get along well with Toki," and "Heaven-sensei is great - I can't wait to see what happens next."
