The 12th episode of the NHK Asadora drama series "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and others), starring Mio Imada , was broadcast on April 15. In the episode, Nobu (Imada), who by chance ended up joining a bread-eating contest, showed off his impressive running, attracting the attention of viewers.
In the 12th episode, Nobu is not allowed to participate in the bread-eating contest and says, "Girls are boring," and Takumi ( Takumi Kitamura) is at a loss for words.
The day of the festival. The Anpan are baked without a hitch, and young people begin to gather in the square. Among them are Chihiro (Motoki Nakazawa) and Go (Kanata Hosoda). The bread-eating contest finally begins, and Nobu hurries to bring in more bean-jam Anpan. Meanwhile, Takashi, who was scheduled to compete in the final group, suddenly says, "I'm withdrawing. My stomach hurts like crazy," and leaves, entrusting his sash to Nobu.
The final group started, and it was Nobu who came running from the back of the group of athletes. Nobu lost his balance as he was pushed around under the Anpan, but someone supported his back. Nobu somehow managed to hold the Anpan in his mouth and started running, overtaking his former classmate Iwao (Hamao Noritaka) and crossing the finish line in first place.
Nobu's impressive run drew comments on social media such as, "Nobu's running was so cool," "Hachikin Onobu is not famous for nothing!", "Nobu's smile after finishing in first place was refreshing and beautiful," and "Nobu started late but he made a great comeback."
