N-Start” got off to a good start with the appointment of new anchor Mai Demizu!　She ran the Akasaka 5-chome Marathon with a smile on her face from start to finish!

Starting today, I’ll be “Horan Demizu.

As one would expect from a seasoned veteran, she has a great deal of experience in this field.

TBS announcer Mai Demizu, 41, who replaced Chiaki Horan as the new anchor of “NSTA” on March 31, is off to a good start.

When it was announced in February that Demizu would replace Horan, some in and outside the industry wondered if she would be able to increase viewer ratings, and some said that she seemed stable but lacked freshness. However, once the show began, her unique sense of humor was found in many places, and TBS received comments from viewers such as, “Demizu-san is very good,” and “The combination with Inoue (Takahiro Inoue, 40) is great.

In the April 1 broadcast, she suddenly showed a surprised expression in front of a photo panel of herself when she joined TBS, which was handed to her by a staff member in connection with the induction ceremony. He was puzzled when a picture of Inoue next to him was also introduced, but Demizu introduced it without hesitation because she is said to be ‘strong in trouble’ and ‘mentally strong at heart'” (writer for a TV magazine).

The next day, on April 2, MC Ryoji Ishii (48) introduced Inoue and Horan as “N-stars” in a crosstalk segment from the previous episode of “Gogosuma” (TBS). When MC Ryoji Ishii (48) called out, “Inoue-san, Horan-san ……,” he quickly responded, “De-mi-zu-de-su! And when Inoue called out, “No, Ms. Horan, ……,” he replied, “Starting today, I’m going to be “Horan-san, ……,

I’ll be calling myself “Horan Izumi” starting today.

This drew laughter from the studio.

Inoue, who is one term junior to Demizu, is said to have always had good chemistry with Demizu, but the combination is even more exquisite than expected. Inoue’s mistake of saying “Horan-san” was intended to draw out Demizu’s witty remark. Demizu is highly popular among F3 and M3 (women and men over 50 years old) viewers who are at home during that time slot, and has long served as an assistant for “Sekai Fushigi Hakken! and even more popular with F4 and M4 (women and men over 65 years old), as she had long served as an assistant for “World Mystery Discovery! She has been a longtime assistant on “World’s Fushimi Hakken!

On March 29, just before her first appearance on NSTA, she participated in the Akasaka 5-chome mini-marathon during “TBS All-Star Thanksgiving 2025,” a famous event that started in the spring of 1993, and this time she ran five laps of a 900-meter course. Of the five laps, 150 meters x 5 = 750 meters was a grueling 4.5 kilometer course with a heart-breaking 12 meter difference in elevation, but Izumi finished the race with a smile on her face from start to finish. The people cheering her on along the roadside applauded loudly.

On the program’s official X page that day, an image of Demizu and Inoue, who ran with her, was posted. While Inoue was cowering in the corner of the corridor, Demizu posed with her arms outstretched and a big smile on her face. With this powerful image, NSTA’s viewer ratings are sure to be on the upswing.