The 57th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " starring Mio Imada (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and others) was broadcast on June 17th. At the end of the episode, the supply route to the garrison of the Kokura Regiment, led by Takashi ( Takumi Kitamura), was cut off, drawing the attention of viewers.
In the 57th episode, the kamishibai story that Takashi and his friends have completed passes the audition with the help of Yagi (Satoshi Tsumabuki). On the day of the kamishibai performance, the story begins in a solemn atmosphere, but gradually the villagers begin to laugh and applaud. Takashi and his friends are puzzled as to why the villagers are laughing at something that was meant to make them cry. Although the story is not conveyed in the way Takashi intended, his superior officer's praise for his work makes Takashi spend his days absorbed in drawing.
March 10, 1945 (Showa 20) - The Great Tokyo Air Raid. The war was intensifying, and Japan's defeat was certain. The garrison where Takashi and his Kokura regiment were stationed was also isolated by a heavy enemy attack, and Takashi decided to return to his original unit. With their supply lines cut off, they were forced to save on food, and until a relief team arrived, they were limited to just two meals a day, breakfast and dinner. Only thin rice porridge was distributed, and the battle against hunger began.
On social media, people were saying things like, "Just thinking about it is exhausting," "Yam said that hunger was the hardest thing," "The hell Yam went through," "I think this experience of hunger is what connects him to Anpanman," and "He has to fight enemies while battling hunger at the same time. I imagine that from tomorrow there will be even more difficult scenes."
