The 127th episode of the NHK Asadora drama series "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday, 8:00 AM, etc.), starring Mio Imada , was broadcast on September 23rd. In the episode, it was revealed that three people had "left" the show at once, which became a hot topic among viewers.
In episode 127, Takashi (played by Takumi Kitamura), who felt that Anpanman was missing something, listened to Nobu's (played by Imada) story and began drawing villains, eventually completing Anpanman's enemy, Baikinman. His creative drive continued, and he created a succession of popular characters, including Currypanman, Omusubi, Shokupanman, and Dokin-chan.
One day, while visiting the Yanai family, Meiko (Nanoka Hara) looks at a picture book and asks, "Doesn't Dokin-chan look like someone?" Nobu replies, "She's beautiful and stylish, and I think she looks like Taka's mother." Meiko murmurs, "She really was beautiful. I wonder if the three of you will get along well with your mother over there?"
During that scene, a photo of the three of them, from left to right: Chiyoko (Naho Toda), Hatako (Noriko Eguchi), and Tomiko (Nanako Matsushima), standing side by side, was shown on screen.
Comments on social media included, "What! What a surprise!!" "The trio of mothers unexpectedly left the stage at the same time," "Not the narrator, but the photo!" "Are they leaving because of today's photo?" "I can't control my emotions," "It's moving to see the three of them smiling and hugging each other," "It's a sad but lovely photo," and "I wanted to see them drinking in Kochi one last time."
