" Anpan " is the NHK Asadora drama series starring Mio Imada , which will begin airing on March 31st in the first half of the 2025 fiscal year. It is a story of love and courage based on the married couple Takashi Yanase Takashi (1919-2013) and Nobu Komatsu(1918-1993), the manga artist and picture book writer who created "Anpanman." There are six days left until the series begins airing. Here, we will introduce Asada Ranko, played by Yuumi Kawai.
◇The most calm person in the lively Asada household?
Ranko Asada is the younger sister (second daughter) of the heroine, Nobu Asada(played by Imada). She is a serious, skillful and reliable second daughter. She can understand what everyone is thinking and takes appropriate action. This is Kawai's first appearance in a Asadora as Ranko.
When her appearance was announced in June last year, Kawai commented, "Ran-chan appears to be an especially calm and reserved person in the lively Asada family, but I believe that even within her, there are certainly passionate feelings that well up from time to time that she cannot show. I now feel that finding her own way of communicating her feelings and interacting with others in order to live together with them may be a theme that runs parallel to Ranko's life. I am very much looking forward to being able to discover this over a long period of time!"
◇What about the drama's script, narration, music, and theme song?
The drama depicts how two nobodys, Nobu Asada and Takashi Yanai(Takumi Kitamura), overcome all sorts of obstacles to become "Anpanman," the embodiment of "irreversible justice."
The script is written by Miho Nakazono, known for the TV Asahi series "Doctor X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon." The narrator is NHK announcer Risa Hayashida Risa, and the music is by composer and musician Izutsu Akio. The theme song is a new song by rock band RADWIMPS called "Tamamono."
It will be broadcast on NHK General TV from March 31st, Monday to Saturday at 8:00 a.m. and other channels.
