On the seventeenth, earlier than the beginning of “Ranman” on April third, instead of NHK’s ongoing TV drama “Maiagare!”, a baton passing ceremony was held in Tokyo.
The ceremony was held on the NHK Broadcasting Center in Shibuya, Tokyo, the place Haruka Fukuhara of “Maiagare!” and Ryunosuke Kamiki of “Ranman” met.
Fukuhara stated, “From the work ‘Mai Agare!’, I learned that as long as you don’t give up, you will be able to see your goals and dreams from any direction as a wonderful scenery. I’m looking forward to seeing how Mai can make her dreams come true. please.”
Mr. Kamiki spoke about his aspirations, saying, “There are additionally specialised components similar to vegetation, so I rigorously shoot whereas researching. I need to make a piece that may be part of everybody’s day by day life.”
In the customary gift exchange, Mr. Fukuhara presented a board made by a sheet metal processing factory in Higashiosaka City, the stage of “Mario Agare!”. It is designed to look like “Ranman” from the right and flowers from the left.
Kamiki also presented a bouquet of cherry blossoms and other flowers loved by Dr. Tomitaro Makino, a botanist who is the model for Ranman. The bouquet is decorated with a paper airplane, which is also the motif of “Fly Up!”, and the image character of Kochi Prefecture, “Kuroshio-kun”.