The 71st episode of the NHK morning drama " Anpan " starring Mio Imada(General Asadora , Monday to Saturday 8:00 am and others) was broadcast on July 7. In the episode, Takashi ( Takumi Kitamura) took the entrance exam for the Kochi Shimpo newspaper, and his answers during the interview became a hot topic among viewers.
In the 71st episode, Takashi takes the entrance exam for the Kochi Shimpo newspaper. When asked to introduce himself at the interview, Takashi answers only "I'm Takashi Yanai," and the interviewer, Tokairin (played by Kenjiro Tsuda), urges him, "Is that all? No... you can say anything else, like 'I'm confident in my physical strength' or 'I'm good at math,' or anything else."
Takashi was so nervous that he honestly answered, "I'm not confident in my physical strength," "I'm really bad at math," and "I'm often told that I'm tired." When asked what he felt throughout the war, he asked, "Is there really such thing as justice that can't be reversed?", confusing the interviewer. When asked about an article that interested him in the Kochi Shimpo, he answered, "Manga," leading to Torii (Kouji Furukawa), the deputy editor-in-chief, telling him, "It seems like you applied to the wrong company."
Kotoko (Yui Narumi), who was watching Taku's interview, told Nobu, "Your childhood friend with glasses was so nervous I almost felt sorry for him, and I'm sorry, but I think there's a nine-to-ten chance that he failed."
After the interview, Nobu called out to Taka, and the two moved to the food stall to talk about their recent activities. Taka said that he was inspired by American magazines and wanted to draw manga, and that he wanted to create the most interesting thing in the world someday. When Nobu revealed that he was creating a magazine for the Kochi Shimpo, Taka said, "Wow, that's great. I wish I had gotten in," and "I definitely failed," with a sigh.
On social media, people were saying things like, "It was a hilariously bad interview," "It was full of examples of responses that you should never make in an interview," "He's not going to promote himself!?" which was really funny lol," "Taka, you should talk about your dad and that you won an award for your manga in the interview...," "I laughed at your unusual answers," "It was like a comedy skit," and "That's so Takashi-like, it's great."
