Anpan:The genius manga artist "Teshima Osamu" himself will finally appear . Gordon Maeda will play the role of a man with a talent that even Takashi is jealous of.

According to the latest character relationship chart published on the drama's official website, Mio Imada will be appearing as Teshima Gordon Maeda in the 19th week, " Asadora of Anpan ," which begins on August 4th.

This is Maeda's first appearance in a Asadora. He plays Teshima Osamu, a genius manga artist who Taka (Takumi Kitamura) is jealous of. They meet after moving to Tokyo and later become involved in work. The official website describes him as "the people surrounding Nobu (Imada) and Taka." In the drama, the genius manga artist himself, whose name and manga works have been introduced until now, will finally appear.

"Anpan" is based on the married couple Takashi Yanase(1919-2013), the manga artist and picture book author who created "Anpanman," and his wife, Nobu (1918-1993). It is a "story of love and courage" that will fill you with the joy of living, depicting how these two, who were once nobodys, overcame all sorts of rough seas to become "Anpanman," the embodiment of "unreversible justice."

In week 19, Nobu (Imada) was busy working as Tetsuko's (Toda Keiko) secretary.

Takashi (Takumi Kitamura), who works in the advertising department of Samsung Department Store, is put in charge of designing a poster for a play. While he is having a meeting at a cafe, a young man who calls himself Takuya Ise(Motoki Omori) approaches him... Meanwhile, Takashi begins to feel anxious after reading a manga. When Nobu encourages him to enter a manga contest, Takashi's motivation quickly returns.

Two months later, Ranko (Yuumi Kawai) and Meiko (Nanoka Hara) move to Tokyo.