"Anpan" Episode 114: Teshima Osamu suddenly shows up at the Yanai household, what is his purpose?

The 114th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and other times), starring Mio Imada , was broadcast on September 4th, and viewers reacted to the exchange between Teshima Osamu ( Gordon Maeda) and Taka (Takumi Kitamura), who suddenly visited the Yanai family home.

In the 114th episode, Taka's work "Mr. Boh," which he risked his life as a manga artist to create, wins the grand prize in a manga contest. A few days later, a celebration for the award is held at Yagi's (Satoshi Tsumabuki) company. Everyone gathers around Taka, and a fun-filled time passes.

The next day, Nobu (Imada) is learning the tea ceremony from Tomiko (Nanako Matsushima) in the tea room of her home when the doorbell suddenly rings. When she opens the door, Teshima, wearing sunglasses, is standing there. "I've come to ask you for some work. Is Yanai Takashi-sensei at home?" Teshima asks, and Nobu looks at him with a puzzled expression, muttering, "No, he's out. Don't tell me..." Teshima then says, "Excuse me. The kids saw me earlier and caused a commotion, so I disguised myself," and takes off his sunglasses and puts on his trademark glasses. Nobu exclaims in surprise, "Are you the real deal?!"

Teshima is shown into the tea room, drinks the tea Nobu has prepared, and says, "I've been so busy lately, this calms my mind," before falling into a deep sleep. When Taka returns home, he is confused and asks, "Why is Teshima Osamu sleeping in my tea room?" When Teshima wakes up, he greets him, "Mr. Yanai Takashi. Nice to meet you, I'm Teshima Osamu," and explains, "I'm going to be making a movie soon, an animated film for adults. It's my first attempt." He explains that the subject is "The Thousand and One Nights," and asks, "So I'd like you to be in charge of the character design."

"Why me?" asked Taka in disbelief. Teshima then picked up the magazine and explained, "This is the cover drawn by Yanai, right? I saw it in a bookstore and I was looking for an artist who could draw a woman like this." He continued, "'The Gentle Lion' was truly wonderful," to which Taka confessed his complicated feelings, "I never thought something like this would happen in my life. When I read your manga, I was overwhelmed, jealous, and depressed. I'm sorry, I can't put it into words well..."

"Recently, wherever I go, people call me Teshima from 'Astro Boy,' and to be honest, I'm getting sick of it," said Teshima. When Takashi laughed at himself, saying, "I don't have a single masterpiece, so I don't understand. I'd like to feel sick of it at least once," Teshima replied, "That day will come someday. I'm sure Takashi Yanai will create an amazing work. Please work with me," and held out his right hand. Takashi clasped his hand with both of his and replied, "I'll accept with all my heart." When Teshima held out his left hand and said, "Ma'am, I feel more relaxed. Thank you," Nobu also clasped his hand with both of his and bowed, saying, "I look forward to working with you."

On social media, people were excited, saying things like, "Teshima Osamu is here!!!" "Teshima Osamu himself!" "It's The Arabian Nights!" "He worked on The Arabian Nights around 1969, right?" "An animated film for adults. The Arabian Nights. Let Takashi do the character design!" "Tejima Sensei has become just another follower of Takashi," and "I never thought the day would come when even the title of The Arabian Nights would appear in a Asadora drama."