It was revealed on September 8th that the 23rd week of the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8am and others), starring Mio Imada, "We Are Powerless But" (September 1st to 5th), recorded an average weekly viewership rating (households) of 16.9% (calculated from Video Research, Kanto region).
" 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."
In the 23rd week, the radio drama "The Gentle Lion" receives a great response after it is broadcast, but Takashi (Takumi Kitamura) is concerned about Tomiko's (Nanako Matsushima) reaction.
After hearing the story from Nobu (Imada), Hatako (Noriko Eguchi) brings Tomiko to the Yanai household... A few days later, Taka sees the application guidelines for a manga contest in a weekly magazine and, with Nobu's encouragement, decides to give it a try. Taka declares that if he fails, he will quit being a manga artist.
Taka wins the grand prize in a manga contest. Nobu is overjoyed, and Taka tells her how much he owes it to her. A few days later, a celebration is held at Yagi's (Satoshi Tsumabuki) company. Everyone gathers around Taka, and a fun-filled time passes.
The next day, while Nobu is learning the tea ceremony from Tomiko, the famous Teshima Osamu (Gordon Maeda) visits and reveals that he wants Taka to be in charge of character design for an animated film for adults.
Ranko (Yuumi Kawai) brings Kusakichi (Sadao Abe) to the Yanai household. Nobu and his friends are overjoyed to see him again after such a long time. Meanwhile, Takashi, who is visiting Teshima's workplace, is thinking about Kusakichi while pondering the main character of the film.
When Takashi returns home, he is surprised to hear that Kusakichi has come to his house. One month later, on August 15th, while everyone observes a moment of silence, Takashi makes a decision... and so the story unfolds.
