Kenichi Takito, Junki Tozuka, Makana Ozaki, and More Reunite! A Look Back at “Tora ni Tsubasa”

NHK’s hit TV series “Tora ni Tsubasa” finally reached its final episode on September 27. Various comments were posted on the web, such as “I cried a lot,” “For the first time, I watched every episode of a morning drama without fail,” and “In a good way, it was a perfect final episode that I didn’t lose interest in.

In the second half of the episode, there was discussion about the revision of the Juvenile Law and the murder of Miiko, and some said that it was too heavy, but it was a refreshing final episode that blew away all that noise,” said Takahiko Kageyama, a professor at Doshisha Women’s University and a media critic.

The average household rating from the first episode to the final episode was 16.8%, surpassing the ratings of the previous “Boogie Woogie,” “Ranman,” “Soar! Tora ni Tsubasa” outperformed its predecessors, “Boogie Woogie,” “Ranman,” “Soar! Kageyama attributes the success of “Tora ni Tsubasa” to the script by Erika Yoshida.

The way she portrays the characters is very distinctive. Each person was carefully drawn, and all the characters stood out. Moreover, they are not all perfect people. Torako, who tends to be righteous, and who could never be a good father. Hoshi Voyage I. Nodoka, who ran away from her grandmother with dementia, until the very end. Katsuraba, who failed to understand women. …… In addition to pleasing the audience, I could sense Mr. Yoshida’s strong belief as a scriptwriter that he wanted to appeal to something in the world”.

Not perfect, but somehow lovely. On a September day in Tokyo, many famous characters from “Tora ni Tsubasa” were gathered together. The launch of the drama was held prior to the final episode.