The eighth episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Bakebake " (Monday to Saturday, 8:00 AM and other times), starring Akari Takaishi in the second half of 2025, was broadcast on October 8th, and viewers' attention was drawn to Toki's (Takaishi) arranged marriage partner, Morimichi Nakamura (Sakai Taisei).
In episode 8, Toki attempts her first matchmaking session in an attempt to escape her impoverished life. Watched over by Tsukasanosuke(Takashi Okabe), Fumi (Chizuru Ikewaki), Kan'emon (Fumiyo Kohinata), and matchmakers Den (Shinichi Tsutsumi) and Tae (Keiko Kitagawa), she meets her matchmaking partner, Morimichi, a former samurai merchant.
At the time, in matchmaking, the only time you could see the other person's face was when bringing the tea. After the two families exchanged greetings, Toki served tea to introduce herself, and Toki and Morimichi stared at each other for a moment. Morimichi muttered to himself, "Not bad," and Toki also thought to himself, "Good. It doesn't look like azuki bean washing, but it's good." They seemed to have a good impression of each other.
The scene changes, and in Toki's fantasy, Morimichi tells her, "I'll keep working and pay off my debt, so please make this clam soup for me every day." Toki replies, "Yes!", and the two drink the clam soup side by side. However, the other party rejects the marriage proposal, saying that they cannot allow Morimichi to become a son-in-law to a family that still holds on to his samurai past...
Sakai, who plays Morimichi, is known for his role as Kuwagata Oger/Gira in the Super Sentai series "Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger" (2023-2024), and on social media, people have been saying things like, "Gira-sama is in it!!", "She doesn't end up with Gira-sama", "The matchmaking failed lol, so Gira-sama only had that one chance", "I thought they would get hitched, but was that just a fantasy?", "The engagement was called off, but when they looked into each other's eyes, I felt quite touched. What a shame", "She doesn't look like Azukiarai lol", and "The Azukiarai standards are laughable lol".
