Anpan _83
Scope of questions: Episodes 98-107
Keyword: Yagi encouraged Takashi to write poetry. Then, after seeing Takashi's poems, Yagi decided to establish a publishing department at his company and feature Takashi's poems first.
Yagi hugged the children who came to deliver greeting cards in person. Ranko witnessed this scene.
While Takashi was talking about the plates and teacups made by Kentaro and Yagi, Nobu's image came to his mind, and he began to write a poem on a paper napkin.
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1 Ranko asked Yagi to read the movie review article she had written. Yagi had already read the article Ranko wrote. Yagi said to Ranko, "Is it fun to tear down directors and actors?" "With that kind of perspective, the one who becomes *** is you, who loves movies!" Offended, Ranko replied, "What about you, Mr. Yagi?" "I don't want to hear about love from someone who doesn't have a family and doesn't open their heart to anyone!" and left. Episode 102 https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2025/08/19/gazo/20250818s10041000329000p.html
6 Nobu was frustrated with Takashi, who was surrounded by Ginza hostesses and being asked for autographs. Nobu, who had returned home first, had prepared a meal, but her frustration did not subside, and she was flicking the cut daikon radish off the cutting board. When Takashi returned home, Nobu said, "Takashi, you're not trying to draw manga!" In response, Takashi **** that he was a struggling manga artist with no representative work. Even so, Nobu did not loosen her pursuit of Takashi. Finally, Takashi snapped, and Nobu ran away to Ranko's room across the hall. Episode 104
3 Convinced of Takashi's talent for poetry, Yagi decided to create a publishing department at his company and feature Takashi's poems first. Yagi passionately told his employees, Akira Kizuki and Masaki Kasuya, the reason: "What is the goal of our company, which has experienced war?" "It's to make people ****!" "To do that, first, I want to spread feelings of kindness and compassion!" "His poems have that power." Episode 107
12 Nobu, who had run away to Ranko's house, returned to Takashi. Takashi was drawing and did not notice Nobu until she said, "I'm home, Takashi." Takashi muttered, "Nobu-chan..." Nobu said, "I'm sorry!" Takashi shook his ** and said, "No..." "Ah... did you really climb the mountain?" he asked. Episode 105
4 Takashi and Nobu, who had been living apart for a long time, had Nobu climb a mountain to clear her head. After that, Nobu returned to Takashi, and the two made up. Takashi returned the "picture of his late father and Nobu" that he had been looking at during the day. There, Nobu noticed an illustration placed on the ** of the desk and smiled. "I can't take it! This fat guy is the best!" "He's handing out anpan!" she said. Episode 105 https://drama-blog.net/archives/87548 https://x.com/kontarobei/status/1958897101376729212
10 Nobu came to Tomiko's tea room. Tomiko knew that there was an unprecedented manga boom and said to Nobu, "When will Takashi draw a popular manga like Osamu Tezuka ****?" "'Te no Hira wo Taiyou ni' was even sung at the Kohaku Uta Gassen, so why don't you quit being a manga artist and become a lyricist?" "I wonder if he would become a popular song lyricist like Eisuke Rokuhara?" Episode 106
13 Nobu's birthday arrived, and Ranko gave her a mountain climbing hat, and Meiko gave her a handkerchief with "nobu" and □□ embroidered on it. Meiko exposed to Nobu the meeting with a woman that Takashi had told her to keep secret. Meiko had suspected Takashi of having an affair, but when Takashi ***, it turned out to be a surprise gift of a self-published poetry collection. Meiko apologized. ....□ is a censored character. Episode 106
8 The three sisters, who accepted the story that Kota would open "Tamago Shokudo" on the site of Asada Pan, said they were proud of Hatako. Nobu praised the other two **** and said, "Everyone, just as Dad told us, followed your dreams and grabbed them properly!" "What have I been doing?" Episode 103
15 The poetry collection of Takashi that Ranko delivered was highly evaluated by Yagi, and Yagi came to Takashi's house and said, "This is a wonderful lyric poem, it's a fairy tale!" and told him, "I'm going to publish it, so think of a title for the poetry collection." When Yagi left Takashi's house, he met Nobu. As Yagi was talking to Nobu, Takashi ran out of the house and shouted to Yagi, "How about 'Songs of Love'?" Then he said, "These poems will surely not be known to the world." "But for me, it is a ** that I love!" "How embarrassing!" Episode 107
16 Nobu was watching the 1964 Tokyo Olympics on TV with Takashi and Ranko. Nobu and the others watched with deep emotion as people from ** who had fought in the war interacted through sports. Episode 106 https://www.tokyoupdates.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/post-344/
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5 Children from the ** orphanage came to Yagi's company to hand-deliver greeting cards. Yagi hugged those ** with all his might. Ranko watched the scene with a heartwarming expression. Episode 107 https://mdpr.jp/drama/detail/4633550
9 Takashi was having a ***** with a female publisher to self-publish a collection of poems as a gift for Nobu. Meiko appeared there with Hana. Takashi said, "Keep it a secret that we're having a meeting here today." Because Takashi didn't tell Meiko the reason, Meiko thought Takashi was having an affair. Episode 106
2 May 18th arrived, and Ranko and Meiko came to celebrate Nobu's birthday. Ranko gave a hat as a gift, and Meiko gave a handmade handkerchief with **** on it. Episode 106
12 The separation between Nobu and Takashi had dragged on. To break the deadlock, Hatako and Nobu met with Tomiko at a cafe in Ginza. While talking with Tomiko, Nobu, encouraged by her, climbed a mountain and sang, "We are all alive, so we sing because we are alive," and shouted, "Takashi! You idiot!" Having breathed in the mountain's *** to his heart's content, Nobu felt refreshed and returned to Takashi's house. Episode 105
7 Despite the fact that the actual performance was tomorrow, Eisuke said, "It's to create something good!" and said he would change the stage. While everyone resisted, "Takuya" said, "**-chan, the performance is tomorrow, but are you still going to change it?" While the theater troupe members complained, Eisuke smiled and left the room. When "Takuya" said, "'To create something good,' when you're told that, you're weak, aren't you?" Takashi also said, "That's right, isn't it~." "Takuya" said, "I feel exactly the same way as **-chan," "The actors really feel that way too!" and "I feel the same thing from Mr. Yanai." Takashi said, "Hmm, no, I wonder if that's true..." but "Takuya" said, "No, no, it is!" Episode 99
11 Ranko, who had heard about Yagi from Takashi and Nobu, went to apologize to Yagi, with whom she had parted on bad terms. When Ranko said, "I'm sorry about the other day!" "I got hot-headed and..." Yagi said, "No!" "I'm sorry for saying things as if I understood when I didn't know anything about you, Mr. Yagi!" "Is your family ****?" she asked. Yagi said, "When I went to the front, I promised my wife and child..." "That I would definitely return alive!" "When I finally managed to return from the front..." "The two of them... had died in the air raid on Fukuoka!" "I didn't know why I had survived on the battlefield!" he said. Episode 102
17 Takashi was talking with Kentaro at a cafe in Ginza. Kentaro said, "I'm even displaying Yanai-kun's plate in our restroom!" Eventually, he muttered, "However, Takashi doesn't seem interested in making money." Then, suddenly, Takashi began writing characters on a paper napkin. Takashi had an interesting poem come to mind as the image of Nobu floated in his head. ....This Takashi is played by actor *** Kitamura. Episode 107 https://mdpr.jp/drama/detail/4630210
14 In March 1960, at the Osaka Prefectural **** Hall, the first-ever final-day undefeated showdown between Yokozuna took place at the Grand Sumo Spring Tournament. This was a match between the first Wakanohana and Tochigishiki. At the Asada house, Ranko, Meiko, and Meiko's eldest daughter Ai gathered to watch the scene on TV with Nobu. There was also a washing machine at the entrance. This was footage that left an impression of post-war reconstruction. Episode 98 https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2020/05/05/kiji/20200504s00005000347000c.html
18 Yagi called Takashi's place. Yagi had requested Takashi to write a poem. Nobu answered the phone, but Yagi said, "When the poem is written, give it to your sister-in-law!" "I'll have her deliver it here tomorrow." The next day, Ranko came to Yagi's company and said, "I've received this from **-san," and handed over the manuscript. Yagi said, "Thank you for your hard work!" Ranko watched Yagi's state quietly. Episode 107