The fifth episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Bakebake " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and others), starring Akari Takaishi , was broadcast on October 3rd, and viewers were drawn to the preview of the second week, "Muko, Morau, Muzukashi" (October 6th to 10th), which was released after the main program.
The fifth episode is set in 1886 (Meiji 19). Toki (Takaishi), now 18, is working at a weaving factory run by his relative Den Ushimizu(Shinichi Tsutsumi) to pay off his debts, and the Matsuno family has moved from their previous home to a tenement house across the river. One day, debt collector Moriyama Zentaro (Iwatani Kenji) comes to collect and says that if Toki cannot pay her debts, he will make her work in a brothel. Toki proposes to marry a husband, increase the number of workers, and pay off her debts...and so the story unfolds.
The preview for next week's episode, which was released after the main story ended, begins with a conversation between Snake (Watanabe Eriko) and Frog (Kimura Miho): "Oh, what a nice place," "Everyone looks so neatly dressed," "That's right, next time we'll have a big matchmaking plan to escape poverty!" "Oh my... Good luck!"
Toki is lying face up in the hallway of a magnificent mansion. The third son of the Ushimizu family, Sannojo(Rihito Itagaki), is watching from afar. Shimane Prefecture Governor Eto Yasumune (Sano Shiro) declares, "He must be up to something!" As Toki breaks down in tears, Tsukasanosuke(Takashi Okabe) says, "I wish you happiness, Toki."
Next, Toki's matchmaking partners, Ginjiro Yamane(played by Kanichiro) and Nakamura Morimichi (played by Sakai Taisei), appear. The trailer ends with a conversation between the snake and the frog: "I wonder if she'll find a good person," and "Hey..."
As new cast members continue to appear, social media has been flooded with comments of anticipation, such as "Rihito Itagaki and Kanichiro Crew!!" and "Next week, Matsue native Sano Shiro will finally be appearing." Sakai, who plays Toki's matchmaking partner, also played the role of Kuwagata Oger/Gira in the Super Sentai series "Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger" (2023-2024), leading to comments such as "Gira-sama will appear next week!", "Gira-sama will appear next week!", "For a moment, we see Gira-sama!!" and "Is Gira-kun drinking clam soup with us?"
Regarding the conversation between the snake and the frog, comments included, "Next week's preview is full of the goodness of Asagaya Sisters, too," "Next week's preview is mostly just me and my mom talking. I love it. It's rare to see a drama that makes you look forward to the preview, lol," "I like the new style of the narrator squealing in next week's preview," and "The preview for the next episode of Asagaya Sisters is really good, it's like an old lady moaning while watching TV."
