The 72nd episode of the NHK Asadora"Omusubi " starring Kanna Hashimoto was broadcast on January 14th, and the decision not to show a birth scene became a hot topic among viewers.
In the 72nd episode, Yui (Hashimoto), who was hospitalized due to poor health in the early stages of pregnancy, gradually recovers with the support of dietitian Saijo (Fujiwara Norika). Yui is impressed by Saijo's personality and work, who is always cheerful and kind to her patients.
Yui shows Shoya (Sano Hayato) who came to visit her an ultrasound photo of the baby in her belly. When Yui says, "It doesn't really feel real," Shoya agrees, saying, "I can't imagine that I'll become a father." Yui places his hand on her belly and says, "But I can see that the baby's heart is beating properly. There's life here."
Shoya put his hand on Yui's and said, "I'll do my best. No matter what happens, I'll protect you and the child." Yui replied, "No, you're not. We'll protect each other together, right?" and the two of them smiled at each other.
The scene then shifts to March 2011, when Yui is seen holding her newborn daughter Hana. There is no depiction of Yui's growing belly or the birth scene.
On social media, people were saying things like, "It's good that they didn't force in a scene of the heroine giving birth," "It's great that they focused on morning sickness and left out the birth scene," "The birth scene wasn't necessary to get across what Omusubi wanted to say," and "I like the script's priority of showing the scenes that need to be shown now over the heroine giving birth."
