The third episode of the TV drama series "A Little Esper" (TV Asahi, Tuesdays at 9pm), starring Yo Oizumi, aired on November 4th, and the mysterious college student Ichimatsu (Takumi Kitamura) became a hot topic.
◇The following contains spoilers.
In the third episode, the main character, Bunta (played by Oizumi), and his fellow esper friends take on the mission of "stopping people from dying in an explosion" at a shrine bustling with people during a festival. A gas explosion occurs at a food stall, but thanks to the quick thinking of Sakurasuke (played by Dean Fujioka), they manage to prevent any fatalities.
A suspicious man wearing a fox mask appears at the scene. When he removes the mask, it is revealed that he is Ichimatsu, who also appeared in the first episode.
Then the scene changes to show President Cho (Masaki Okada), who commands the espers, meaningfully muttering, "There seems to be an unknown factor, an unidentified factor. We still don't know what it is. Because of that, we were unable to issue the order at the last minute, but the mission was a success."
On social media, many viewers expressed suspicion towards Ichimatsu, with comments such as "Who is he?", "He has a really dangerous vibe", "Is Takumi Kitamura a dark hero?", "Kitamura-kun, the mastermind...?", "Could it be a battle between Takumi Kitamura and Masaki Okada ?", " Takumi Kitamura right after the Anpan , playing the villain is a bit scary", and "He's really good at making ominous expressions, completely different from when he was wearing the scary Anpan."
