The 49th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Bakebake " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and others), starring Akari Takaishi , was broadcast on December 4th, and viewers were drawn to the sympathy gift that Rio ( Kana Kita) brought for Heaven (Tommy Bastow).
In episode 49, Rio comes to visit Heaven. Toki, who had been told by Rio to stop playing the shamisen or arranging flowers in front of Heaven, clears away the flower arrangement in the alcove and plunges a sickle into the vase.
Reassured by Heaven's cheerful state, Rio presents her with a ceramic hot water bottle wrapped in a furoshiki cloth. "I've never seen one like this before," says Heaven, looking very interested. It seems that Toki has also never handled a hot water bottle before, and he timidly pours hot water into it as instructed by Rio.
When Heaven placed the hot water bottle filled with hot water at the foot of her futon, she was overwhelmed by its warmth. "It's warm! It's wonderful!" she exclaimed with delight, "As expected of you, Oriyoshi-san! Thank you very much!" and laughed, "Thank you!"
On social media, people were saying things like, "Oriyo-san, that was so thoughtful of you to bring a hot water bottle," "Just like Oriyo-sama," "Hot water bottles in those days were luxury items (and they were ceramic)," "Was it a luxury item back then?", "Did Otoki-chan not know about hot water bottles?", "Maybe Otoki-chan wouldn't think of a hot water bottle as a way to keep warm is because the Matsuno family is poor," and "Her feet looked especially cold, so a hot water bottle would be great."
