Asadora"Anpan" viewers are surprised by Meiko's transformation into a mother

The 94th episode of the NHK Asadora drama series "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday, 8:00 AM and other times), starring Mio Imada , was broadcast on August 7th. Five years passed in the episode, and it was revealed that Meiko ( Nanoka Hara) and Kentaro (Fumiya Takahashi), who got married in the 93rd episode (broadcast on August 6th), had a second child, a girl, which caused a wave of surprise among viewers.

In episode 94, Taka (Takumi Kitamura) tells Nobu (Imada) that he wants to devote himself to drawing manga and that he intends to quit his job. Nobu replies that he will fully support him, leaving Taka filled with hope. Five years later, Taka is still working at Samsung Department Store. Though his income from his side job has stabilized, he feels increasingly anxious about quitting. Then, one day, he happens to meet Takuya Ise(Motoki Omori). Encouraged by his conversation with Takuya, Taka tells Nobu that night that he intends to focus solely on manga... and so the story unfolds.

Towards the end of the film, Meiko and Kentaro visit the Yanai family with their young daughter. Meiko is pregnant with her second child and has come to see Nobu and the others before the baby is born.

During a casual conversation, Meiko said, "I'd like to eat Yam-onchan's (Kusakichi, played by Sadao Abe) Anpan for the first time in a while," to which Kentaro revealed that he had seen someone who looked like Kusakichi in Shinbashi. Meiko then said, "Kentaro, why didn't you tell me?" and suddenly put her hand to her large belly and muttered, "Maybe a baby is coming..." Everyone panicked, but Meiko seemed surprisingly calm, saying, "It's okay, so don't shout too loudly."

Later, Kentaro calls the Yanai family and informs them that Meiko has given birth to a baby girl and that both mother and child are healthy.

On social media, comments such as "Meiko's surname has become 'Karashima'!", "Huh, so she's already got a niece," and "Meiko's having a baby lol" were posted, and in response to the birth of her second child, comments such as "Second child?", "Things are moving quickly," "Huh, that's too hectic...," "You do calm down with the second child lol," "And while I was saying that, a second girl was born," "The second child was also born safely!" and "Congratulations on the second child" were also posted.