"Anpan" No. 118 Yagi's company becomes "Curio" Taka's "Poetry and Fairy Tales" is a hot topic

The 118th episode of the NHK Asadora drama series "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday, 8:00 AM and other times), starring Mio Imada, aired on September 10th. In the episode, Yagi ( Satoshi Tsumabuki)'s company changed its name from "Kyushu Cotton Center" to "Curio Co., Ltd." Furthermore, a submission magazine "Poetry and Fairy Tales," with Takashi (Takumi Kitamura) as its editor-in-chief, was launched, which became a hot topic among viewers.

In episode 118, Nobu reads "Anpanman" to the children at Yagi's company. However, the children seem uninterested, saying things like, "I'd rather have Superman than a fat old man." Nobu asks Yagi if he would like to read to them again. A while later, the film "The Gentle Lion," directed by Taka, is released and receives positive reviews... and so on.

Three years later, in 1973, Nobu continued reading aloud without Takashi's knowledge. Yagi's company, Kyushu Cotton Center, became Q-Rio Co., Ltd. Takashi was busy working as editor-in-chief of "Poetry and Fairy Tales," a magazine launched by Q-Rio that featured poems selected from submitted entries.

In fact, the literary magazine "Poetry and Fairy Tales" was launched in May 1973 by Sanrio (formerly Yamanashi Silk Center), with Takashi Yanase as editor-in-chief. A total of 385 issues were published until it ceased publication in August 2003.

Comments on social media included, "It's not Sanrio, it's Q-Rio," "Yagi's company is now Q-Rio!", "Model: Yamanashi → Sanrio, Drama: Kyushu → Q-Rio," "Poetry and Fairy Tales brings back memories! I used to subscribe to it for a long time," "Poetry and Fairy Tales was my youth," "I had many copies of Poetry and Fairy Tales at home," and "I've applied before."