Anpan _77
Question range: Episodes 92-101
Keywords: Nobu is fired from the company introduced by Tetsuko, and Takashi vows to work hard. Takashi's talent for poetry is recognized by "Ise Takuya" and Eisuke Rokuhara, and he is put in charge of stage art for musicals, gaining recognition from everyone. He works hard at various requested jobs, but there is no work for the manga he wants to write, and Takashi suffers.
Yagi starts a company dealing in beach sandals, hires war comrades and Akira, and also begins working with Ranko.
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1 Nobu, who was fired from her company, complained to her late father Yutaro's hat that night, saying, "Dad... why am I like this..." To Nobu, Takashi said, "I've caused you trouble until now, but this time, ** will do my best!" and sat at his desk. Facing Takashi's back, Nobu muttered lonely, "I... have never once thought of it as trouble..." Episode 101
6 The manga "Mei-ken □□" that Takashi wrote did not sell well. Takashi mutters in his heart. "□□・□□・se・shi・□□" "Lonely person, □□ is your friend" "When you are exhausted and want to die, it is my reason for living to make you **** no matter what".....□ is a hidden character. Episode 98 https://www.facebook.com/groups/493985624370121/posts/2294849927617006/
3 Yagi started a **** dealing in beach sandals and the like. Yagi hired Akira, a former orphan, and Squad Leader Kasuya, who was in the same propaganda squad during the war. Ranko came there. When Ranko said "Good morning," she said, "I rewrote the manuscript for the beach sandals," and handed the manuscript to Yagi. Ranko had become a freelance writer and had been asked by Yagi to write promotional copy. It seems that when Ranko is writing manuscripts, she is wearing Yagi's **** beach sandals!
14 The musical planned by "Ise Takuya" and Eisuke Rokuhara was a great success. At the after-party, Takashi praised Eisuke, saying, "That poem is wonderful!" Then Eisuke said, "You can write it too, Yanai-san!" "Yanai-san, you are a writer who can depict **!" "I can tell!" Episode 100
4 After being fired from the company introduced by Tetsuko, Nobu was walking home dejectedly when a female colleague named "Sakura" chased after her and called out to her, saying "Yanai-san!" and **. Then she said, "Being fired is too much!" Nobu said, "It can't be helped." "Sigh, female employees are young and obedient, and when they get married, they enter the home." "That's the kind of person the company wants!" Episode 101
7 One day, "Ise Takuya" and Eisuke Rokuhara came and said they were going to perform a musical for the first time in Japan, so they came to ask Takashi for stage art. Takashi was out, and Meiko and Nobu responded. "Ise Takuya" said, "I have seen the **** theater poster drawn by Yanai-san..." "It was very wonderful!" and told the reason for coming to make the request. Episode 98
12 Meiko and Kentaro held their wedding ceremony at Kentaro's parents' home in Fukuoka. Unfortunately, neither Nobu nor Takashi could attend the wedding due to work. Therefore, later, Nobu, Takashi, and Ranko decided to have a small celebration at a cafe in Ginza. Takashi said, "I couldn't do anything, but this is a wedding gift..." and handed over an illustration of the Asada family that he had imagined and drawn as they held their wedding ceremony in Gomen-yo-cho. In it, in addition to the now-deceased Kamaji, Kura, Yutaro, and Go, Yamura was also drawn together. ....This Kura-san was played by actress Asada ***. Episode 93
13 Yagi and Ranko were worried that Takashi had turned down the "lyric writing job" they heard about from Nobu. Nobu said the reason Takashi turned down the lyric writing job was "because he says he wants to focus on manga alone." Yagi said, "Every word he writes sounds like poetry to me." To that Yagi, Ranko said, "You, who become so ***, are also a poet!" Yagi laughed "Huh" and replied, "I'm just a general store owner!" Episode 100
16 Yagi established a company dealing in beach sandals and the like. Yagi also hired Akira, a war orphan, and Masaki Kasuya, who was in the propaganda squad, there. Ranko came there. Ranko said to Yagi, "I rewrote the beach sandal manuscript **!" and handed it to Yagi. Actually, Ranko had become a freelance writer, and she had been asked by Yagi to write beach sandal promotional ** and had rewritten it many times while receiving pointers from Yagi. Episode 101
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5 Takashi was busy working on various jobs other than manga. Perhaps because of that, the manga did not sell well. Yagi encouraged Takashi, saying, "Is it painful to draw things that only you can draw?" "Even so, don't run away!" "Keep drawing manga!" On the other hand, Nobu also ended up ** at the re-employment destination arranged by Tetsuko. Episode 101
2 Because he could not turn down the work requested of him, ***'s schedule was packed with work. Because he couldn't say no and would end up taking it on, the nickname given to him by his fellow manga artists was 'Fighting Yanai.' ...Is 'not being able to say no' the same as 'fighting'? I don't really understand the meaning of this 'fighting,' but apparently, 'fighting' means 'to keep on challenging.' I don't really know, though! Episode 101
9 One day, Meiko and Kentaro came to Takashi's house with their daughter, Ai. Kentaro surprised everyone by saying he had seen someone who looked like Kusakichi in Shimbashi. That triggered Meiko, who was pregnant with her second child, to go into labor. Kentaro said, 'The due date is still a while away,' but Nobu panicked, saying, 'Oh, um, um, that, that, that...' and 'Where was the ** maternity clinic, the ** maternity clinic?' Meiko gave birth to their second daughter that night. Episode 94
8 One morning, Nobu received two pieces of good news. One was that Ranko's company was ***** to Tokyo and that Meiko would be coming along, and the other was that the manga work Takashi had applied for had been selected and published in a magazine. ...Happily ever after! Episode 92
11 Meiko participated in the □□ competition for the 'Amateur Singing Contest' she had long dreamed of. The song she was to sing was 'Tokyo Boogie Woogie.' She began to sing lightly, 'Rhythm ukiuki~ heart zukizuki wakuwaku~ crossing the ** and echoing is Tokyo Boogie Woogie~,' but halfway through, the door opened and Kentaro entered. When she made eye contact with Kentaro, her voice cracked, and she was defeated. ...□ is a censored character. Episode 93
17 Nobu and Takashi talked about ***. When Nobu said, 'Actually, you're worried sick about Takashi, aren't you!', Takashi replied, 'I think she's worried not just about me, but about you too, Nobu-chan.' 'That person is good at hiding things.' After this, Nobu visited ***'s house. Episode 97
7 Nobu went to Tomiko's house and confessed that she had been fired and had not told Takashi about it. Nobu said she was keeping it a secret because Takashi had been getting a lot of work since going independent and seemed busy, and she didn't want to cause him any unnecessary worry. Hearing this, Tomiko doubted that Takashi had a lot of work. Tomiko said, 'Is that really true?' 'Isn't he just putting on a boring ** and lying to you, Nobu-san?' Episode 97
15 Meiko received singing guidance from 'Ise Takuya' and faced the *** competition of the amateur singing contest. Nobu said, 'Do your best, Meiko!' 'Today is the day your dream comes true, Meiko!' and Takashi also said, 'Do your best, Meiko-chan!' 'Ken-chan might not be able to make it because of another program, though.' Episode 93
10 Nobu was lamenting, saying, 'Takashi turned down a songwriting job.' Hearing this, Yagi said, 'To me, all the words that guy writes sound like poetry!' Hearing those words, Nobu remembered Takashi's words. They were, 'There is a black dog at the bottom of the night, barking in a low voice,' and '... ** ... se-shi- **.' Remembering that, Nobu said, 'You're right!' 'It is poetry.' Episode 100
13 'Ise Takuya,' who saw 'Reach for the Sun' (Te no Hira wo Taiyou ni) for which Takashi wrote the lyrics, said, 'It's a bit like a manga ** isn't it?' 'Wonderful!' 'Takuya' set music to these lyrics written by Takashi. When this 'Reach for the Sun' was broadcast on NHK's 'Minna no Uta,' it became an instant hit. Episode 101
18 'Look Up at the Stars at Night' (Miagete Goran Yoru no Hoshi wo), said to be Japan's first musical, was a huge success. Eisuke praised him, saying, 'Yanai-san is a writer who can draw □!' 'I can tell!' However, for some reason, Takashi did not feel relieved. It was because Takashi regretted that the passion of 'Takuya' and Eisuke and the others was not in ***. ...□ is a censored character. ...Takashi-san, don't you think you should just think, 'People are people, and *** is ***'?