The highest level of attention for the 114th episode was 74.1% at 8:14 AM. Everyone was glued to the "unbelievable person" Ranko met.

What was the most captivating scene in the 114th episode (broadcast on September 4th) of the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " (General TV, Monday-Saturday 8:00 AM and other times), starring Mio Imada ? When we looked at minute-by-minute trends in "attention level" (surveyed by REVISIO, Kanto region, preliminary figures), which indicates the degree to which viewers in front of the TV were glued to the screen, we found that the highest level of attention was at 8:14 AM, at 74.1%. It seems that the direction of the show, which carried over the results to the next episode, the 115th episode, kept viewers glued to the screen.

" Anpan" is based on the married couple Yanase (1919-2013), the manga artist and picture book writer who created "Anpanman," and 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 troubles to become "Anpanman," the embodiment of "unreversible justice."

◇The highest value was 74.1% at 8:14am. Who was standing in front of Ranko, who exclaimed in surprise, "Ahh!"

Episode 114 was a much-talked-about episode. Taka (Takumi Kitamura) staked his life as a manga artist on his work "Mr. Bo," which won the grand prize in a manga contest. A few days later, a celebration for the award was held at Yagi's (Satoshi Tsumabuki) company, and the Yanai family received a surprise visit from the genius manga artist Teshima Osamu (Gordon Maeda). The final scene continued into the next day's episode, episode 115.

The "attention rate," which indicates the percentage of people actually watching the TV screen, showed a graph that frequently rose to the 70% range from the beginning to the end. It seems that this episode was successful in capturing the attention of many viewers.

The first peak was at 8:01 AM, at 72.9%. This was after Takashi confirmed that his work "Mr. Boo" had won the grand prize in a manga contest and collapsed onto the sofa as if he had lost his nerve. He looked relieved as Nobu (Imada) and Hatako (Noriko Eguchi) congratulated him. It was a scene that made viewers feel happy too. "I'm so glad you won the grand prize." There were also some amusing moments, such as when Hatako (Noriko Eguchi) hit Takashi's shoulder with all her might, causing him to cry in pain.

The following opening scene saw attention levels drop to 59.9%, but then rise again. The next peak was at 8:04 AM, recording 71.3%. Ranko (Satoshi Tsumabuki Yumi) arrives a little late to attend Taka's award celebration at Yagi's (Yuumi Kawai) company. Viewers' hearts race when Yagi looks at Ranko as she congratulates Taka. Naturally, it's impossible for Nobu's mother, Hatako, to not notice the two of them interacting. "Is that the one?" "Mom, I know." The exchange between Hatako and Nobu spans the 8:04 AM to 8:05 AM mark. It's a moment that viewers must have realized, thinking, "Of course they did notice."

The third peak was at 8:07 AM (70.8%) and 8:08 AM (70.1%). This is the scene where Nobu 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, she finds Teshima standing there wearing sunglasses. Taka is out, so Nobu shows him into the tea room. Teshima drinks the tea Nobu has made. This is the 7-8 minute mark. Up until now, Teshima has not been in direct contact with Taka or Nobu in the same scenes, so this is the moment when he finally appears! I feel like the level of attention given to this scene conveys the viewers' anticipation.

After drinking tea, Teshima falls asleep while sitting. "Nobu, you might have spiked him," Hatako's perfectly timed comment made me chuckle. Nobu, Hatako, and Tomiko decide to let him sleep in the tea room. Around 8:09 AM, such unexpected developments continued, but the interest rate dropped slightly to 68.0%. Around 8:10 AM, when Taka returns home and meets Teshima for the first time and they begin to exchange words, the interest rate rose again to 69.8%, just short of the 70% mark.

When Teshima asked Takashi to design the characters for the film, he was delighted, saying, "I never thought something like this would happen in my life," but for the viewers too, it was probably a dream scene in which the two men's lives finally intersected.

The final big peak occurred at 8:14 AM, when the 114th episode recorded a peak of 74.1%. This was a scene where Ranko and Yagi were having a business meeting at Yagi's office. Listening to their conversation, it seemed that Ranko was "intending to do as many of Yagi's work requests as possible." While this was a key point for viewers, the biggest sticking point was undoubtedly another one.

Returning to the office, Kasuya (Tanaka Shunsuke) tells Yagi, "There's a bread delivery truck downstairs." The words "bread delivery truck" must have ring a bell for viewers. Shortly after, Ranko leaves Yagi's office and is shocked as she cries out "Ahh!" in the building's hallway. Just as viewers are thinking, "Here she comes, after all!", the narrator announces, "Ranko meets an incredible person," and episode 114 ends. Who will appear at the beginning of episode 115 the next day? The sense of anticipation is likely what drew so much attention to the final episode.

Incidentally, at the beginning of episode 111, which aired on September 1st, Sokichi Yamura(Sadao Abe), a wandering baker known as "Yam-on-chan," reappeared in "Anpan" for the first time in seven weeks. It appears that he is involved in making bread at the factory. Perhaps this was just a pretense for this. Whenever "Yam-on-chan" appears, he often draws a lot of attention. Even without showing his face, episode 114 drew attention just by hinting at him.

The data used is a unique indicator called "attention level" published by REVISIO, a company that surveys the viewing habits of programs and commercials in 2,000 households in the Kanto region and 600 households in the Kansai region. A dedicated device equipped with a human body recognition sensor constantly measures whether people are looking at the TV screen, and calculates the percentage of people in front of the TV who are paying close attention to the program. (Text by Sasamoto Hirozai/MANTAN)