The 44th episode of the NHK morning drama series " Kaze,Kaoru " (NHK General, Monday-Saturday 8:00 AM, etc.), starring Ai Mikami and Juri Kosaka, aired on May 28th, and viewers were captivated by Shimaken (Asadora ), whose feelings for Rin (Mikami) were "completely exposed."
Shimaken acts as a go-between, bringing Rin's younger sister, An (Hayasaka Miharu), and her friend Makimura's (Hayashi Yuta) older brother, Soichi (Uesugi Shuhei), together at a dumpling shop. However, Makimura mistakenly believes that An has fallen in love with him at first sight, which confuses both An and Shimaken.
Yasu explained that she was drawn to Soichi because he treated Rin's daughter, Tamaki (played by Ema), kindly. When Soichi asked, "Who is Tamaki?", Shimaken replied, "She's Yasu's older sister, Rin's daughter."
Shimaken began, "I think you've heard from Makimura, but Rin is living in a dormitory at a nursing school. She's currently doing her practical training at Teito Medical University Hospital." He continued, "She's determined to live on her own, but she doesn't seem like she's stressed out or anything. She's always laughing and is really funny... She tried to guess who I was, first that I was a teacher, and finally that I was the son of a temple priest. But when I told her I was a typesetter, she acted like it didn't matter at all... Oh, a kite. An origami one. She flies those..." He spoke quickly and happily.
Seeing this, the three were convinced of Shimaken's feelings for Rin and laughed together, saying, "We get it," and "Yes, we get it very well." However, Shimaken seemed unaware of his own feelings, and Makimura told him, "You have a fatal flaw that prevents you from becoming a novelist," and "A dense, dense person like you can't write about the feelings between men and women."
On social media, comments included: "Shimaken's love for Rin is so obvious," "It's so obvious lol," "It's too easy to read," "I can't stop grinning," "He's so in love he can't stop talking, that's the epitome of an otaku lol," "He's talking about Rin without reading the room and acting all lovey-dovey, he's such a clumsy and cute guy lol," "He's so talkative and so cute," and "He's totally smitten with Rin (I knew it)."
