The 18th episode of the TBS Sunday drama "VIVANT" (Sundays at 9pm), starring actor Masato Sakai, aired on September 13th, and the costumes worn by Nogi (Sakai) and Shinjo (Ryusei Ryo) attracted attention from viewers.
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Nogi, Nokoru (Kazunari Ninomiya), Chocky (Ohm Tanapack), and others gather for the operation to recapture the other unit. It is also revealed that Shinjo is actually still alive and joins the operation.
Regarding entry into Gorbad, which was controlled by Shinshi, the Japanese Nogi and Shinjo believed they would "definitely get stopped at immigration," so they decided to enter the country as Chinese laborers by taking advantage of the sardine fishing in the Caspian Sea and also transporting weapons. On this occasion, Nogi and Shinjo boarded the fishing boat wearing yellow waterproof suits, Nogi in a blue jumpsuit, and Shinjo in a black jumpsuit-like outfit.
On social media, the costumes became a hot topic, with comments such as "Did they do a Minion collaboration?", "Isn't that a Minion?", and "I thought it was a Minion." Furthermore, some people pointed out that the costumes resembled those worn by the comedy duo "Banana Man" on the same network's variety show "Banana Man's Sekkaku Gourmet!!".
