A new character relationship chart for the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " (General TV, Monday-Saturday 8:00 AM and other times), starring Mio Imada , has been released on the drama's official website. Starting with the 21st week, " Te no Hira wo Taiyou ni," which begins on August 18th, the chart shows that Nobu (Imada) and Takashi (Takumi Kitamura), who are already married, are finally enclosed in a square as the "Yanai family." The appearance of singer Shiratori Tamae (Kubo Shiori) has also been announced.
Tamae Shiratori is a popular singer who sings "Te no Hira wo Taiyou ni), a song written by Taka. She asks Taka for a number of requests, including the composition of her recital. Ms. Kubo, who plays the role, is a member of the idol group "Nogizaka46," and this is her first appearance in a Asadora. The visual of her character wearing a beret has also been released.
The other new cast members besides Kubo are Okamoto Nozomi and Tobari Ai. Okamoto will take over the role of Kentaro (Fumiya Takahashi) and Meiko (Nanoka Hara)'s eldest daughter, Karashima Ai, while Ai will take over the role of Karashima Hana, the second daughter, from their predecessors, Tsukui Arisa and Maeda Hana, respectively.
On the other hand, the name of the congresswoman Maki Tetsuko (Toda Keiko) is not there, and the members of the "original manga faction" Oshima Ko (Nanase Ko), Miura Mitsuo (Ikeda Tsutomu), Kurita Hiroshi (Ehara Pajama), and even the director Mutsuhara Eisuke (Todo Hinata) have all disappeared after just one week. Will they all just leave like this?
"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."
