The 106th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and other times), starring Mio Imada , was broadcast on August 25th, and viewers were captivated by the reaction of Yagi ( Takumi Kitamura) to the poem by Takashi (Satoshi Tsumabuki Takumi).
It's Nobu's birthday. Taka gives Nobu (Imada) his self-published book, "My Manga Poetry Collection." Taka also hands over the book to Ranko (Yuumi Kawai) and Meiko (Nanoka Hara), who came to celebrate, telling them, "I wrote this book thinking of the important people around me and Nobu-chan, who is always by my side." Taka apologizes, saying, "I'm sorry I couldn't give you anything special," but Nobu is delighted, saying, "It's the best gift ever. I'll cherish each one and read them."
Later, when Taka visits the Kyushu Cotton Center, Akira (Saito Tomoaki) recites Taka's poem, saying, "I love romance, the blood in my heart is red." When Taka is confused and says, "Huh, that's...", Akira shows him "My Manga Poetry Collection" and reveals, "Ranko left it there."
When Taka asks, "Have you read it by any chance?" Yagi (Satoshi Tsumabuki) laughs, "What's with that weird poem?" Kasuya (Tanaka Shunsuke) agrees, "Yanai's writing has been weird since the propaganda team days, so it's still the same as ever." Akira says, "I like it. Like the current one, 'Hymn to the Inferior Student,'" to which Taka mutters, "So everyone's read it too, huh..."
Yagi praised Takagi, saying, "Your poems can be understood even by a child or an idiot," and "I say they're easy to understand. A heart that finds the beautiful beautiful. A heart that sympathizes with sadness. Just like your picture storytelling, this is so typical of you. This is a lyric poem that resonates with everyone." When Takagi replied, "Yagi-san, please spare me," Yagi replied, "I won't spare you. You should write more poems. That's right... I'll put your poems and pictures on teacups and plates," and said he would contact a workshop he knew. He then instructed Takagi, "Don't think about anything, just write poetry."
The final scene concluded with a narration by the station's announcer, Risa Hayashida, who said, "This small gift for Nobu will become something big in Taka's life. You see."
On social media, comments such as "Yagi-san is so excited!", "What's happened to Yagi-san all of a sudden?", "Has Yagi's character changed?", "Yagi-san is becoming more and more purified...lol", and "Yagi-san has become more expressive, it's wonderful" were posted. There was also anticipation for future developments, with comments such as "Merchandise releases", "Is Takashi turning into a poet?", "Will 'Poetry and Fairy Tales' be published from here?", "I wonder if they'll talk about 'Poetry and Fairy Tales'", and "I want to read Yanase-san's poetry collection".
