"Anpan" Episode 117: Nobu smiles and refuses Anpanman's request to lose weight

The 117th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday, 8:00 AM and other times), starring Mio Imada , was broadcast on Getsuku, and viewers were captivated by the scene in which Nobu (Imada) turns down a proposal from editor Honma Shiori (Hirai Tamao).

In episode 117, editor Shiori visits Takashi (Takumi Kitamura), whose film "The Thousand and One Nights," for which he served as character designer, has become a huge hit. Shiori asks Takashi, "Please write your next work. I'd love for you to work on your next project at our company. Anything is welcome."

Nobu, who had been listening to the conversation, whispered, "Why don't you ask her to do that?", but Taka replied, "That was already turned down at the concept stage." Still, Nobu said, "The tide may be turning now," and handed Shiori the manuscript for "Anpanman," saying, "It seems she has just finished writing a new story."

After looking through the manuscript, Shiori commented, "I think it certainly is a good story," but then pointed to Anpanman and asked, "Couldn't the main character lose a little weight, if possible?" When Taka couldn't help but ask, "Lose weight...?", Shiori added, "A little slimmer." When Taka seemed to be thinking about it, Nobu smiled and rejected Shiori's suggestion, saying, "I can't. It's his personality."

Shiori apologized and agreed to the publication, saying, "Above all, it is the work of my beloved teacher, Yanai... If you say so, let's publish it." When it was finally published in the magazine, Taka expressed his gratitude, saying, "It's thanks to Nobu-chan that Anpanman saw the light of day."

However, the reception is not good, and Taka is feeling down. Nobu says that she likes Anpanman's uncool side, and encourages him, saying, "Anpanman will deliver your thoughts to Taka. I'm sure that someone will be saved by him. So don't give up. Anpanman can fly even higher."

On social media, people were saying things like, "I guess it's just his looks that's the problem...weight loss lol," "I laughed at the way he said 'weight loss' lol," "Anpanman asking him to lose weight lol," "Nice job, Nobu, saying 'It's his personality...'," "Nobu-chan is definitely Taka's biggest understanding person," and "If there was someone who understood him like this, creators would be able to work hard."