Broadcast of special edition of Asadora"Anpan" decided

It has been announced that a special edition of the NHK Asadora drama series "Anpan ," starring Mio Imada, will be broadcast on NHK General TV for four consecutive nights from September 29th to October 2nd at 11pm, the week after the final episode (broadcast on September 26th). The series will consist of a spin-off drama starring Kentaro Karashima(Fumiya Takahashi ), Takuya Ise ( Nanoka Hara ), Ise Takuya ( Motoki Omori), and Nakao Hoshiko (Furukawa Kotone), as well as conversations and roundtable discussions with the cast members.

On September 29th, the first episode of the spin-off drama starring Kentaro, "Ken-chan's Proposal," will air, along with a conversation between Imada, the star of "Anpan, " and Akari Takaishi , the star of the upcoming Asadora"Bakebake ." On the 30th, the second episode of the spin-off drama starring Meiko, "Meiko's First Stage," will air, along with a roundtable discussion between Yuumi Kawai, who plays Ranko, Hara, Takahashi, and Omori. On October 1st, the third episode of the spin-off drama starring Takuya, "Men's March," will air, along with the first part of a conversation between Imada and Takumi Kitamura, who plays Taka. On the 2nd, the fourth episode of the spin-off drama starring Hoshiko, "What to Inherit," along with the second part of a conversation between Imada and Kitamura will air. Scenes from the dramas have also been released.

"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."

The final episode of the series will air on September 26th.