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Nippon TV’s “24-Hour Television 49” wrapped up its broadcast on August 30, 2026, with the marathon donation total reaching ¥380,548,400 by the end of the program. Charity runner and actress Mari Hoshino completed the marathon in tears, running under the banner of “the Children’s Donation Drive to Grow More ‘I Did It!’ Moments.” On 5ch’s live discussion threads, some voiced discomfort with the staging device of concealing the real-time donation total, calling the show “hypocritical” or “inspiration porn,” while others buzzed over a person who cut into the marathon holding a sign reading “Donation Embezzlement,” as well as staff members seen directing pedestrians along the route.
August 30, 2026, 20:51
Nippon TV’s “24-Hour Television 49 – Love Saves the Earth -” (airing from 6:30 PM on the 29th to 8:54 PM on the 30th) raised a total of ¥380,548,400 in marathon donations by the time the program ended.
This year’s theme was “My Family’s Story — Who Do You Think Of?” Actress Mari Hoshino served as this year’s charity runner, taking part in the “Children’s Donation Drive to Grow More ‘I Did It!’ Moments.” Organizers said the donations collected would go entirely toward support like electric wheelchairs to help create more “I did it” moments for children.
Source: sponichi.co.jp / Read the original article here
What people said
Subtract their appearance fees and it's probably a net loss.
Well, this whole amount is donations anyway.
The appearance fees come out of a separate budget.
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Wasn't watching, but this cracked me up.
"Embezzling the 24-Hour TV donations"
Guess this guy's the MVP, huh.
A legend has arrived!
That's the beauty of live TV.
Apparently he's said he's donating all of it, lol
No way Uchimura's fee is only ¥10 million.
More than that, having the top-right corner show "Current donation total: ???" is really tacky.
Feels more like a variety-show gimmick.
The "???" is ten thousand times creepier than the kids.
What's even the point of hiding that?
Is it like, once it passes some hundred million yen, viewers get a prize?
Unbelievable that they keep doing this.
Rich people, I guess?
There are surprisingly a lot of rich idiots out there,
and plenty of people benefit from that too —
not that anyone's being exploited or anything.
The donation box at my local AEON had quite a bit in it.
It's a clear box so you can see everything.
Mostly coins, but a fair number of bills mixed in too.
The intruder (an upstanding citizen), lol
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I caught like 5 seconds of it between Chibi Maruko-chan and Sazae-san.
I watched a bit during the Shōten (comedy show) slot.
Also, apparently the guy on the left could get arrested for coercion.
Oh, he's a staff member.
Apparently what he did is being called illegal.
Yeah, that guy is genuinely unpleasant.
She has a child with disabilities, and unlike Imai, she went to Keio University,
so I get a strong whiff that she's headed for politics.
It was her husband who went into politics.
Her husband's already a lawmaker, actually.
Doesn't that seem off?
They obviously got a road-use permit, so it's not really out of line.
Even with a permit, giving orders to pedestrians is a no-go, lol.
apparently faked everyone out at first by holding up a "go for it!" cheering sign on the front, lolololol
I absolutely love this kind of counterpunch.
Nice one 👍
He looks like the kind of guy who'd show up in Super Mario or something…
Raise ¥380 million in donations
What negative old geezers can do:
Sulk in a corner of 5ch
And the world keeps on turning.
Crazy that "inspiration porn" can fetch a ¥300 million price tag.
Goes to show the porn industry's still alive and well.
So basically it's money, not love, that saves the day, huh.
A hero has appeared! Nippon TV, don't you dare run away!
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Background and Key Points of This Topic
Since its debut broadcast in 1978, “24-Hour Television” has continued as a special program built around a charity marathon. The term “inspiration porn” has, in recent years, become an established phrase criticizing the staging of disability and hardship as entertainment, and the “hypocritical show” criticism seen in the thread falls within this same context. Concealing the total donation amount until right before the ending is a longstanding format for the show, apparently meant to keep viewers hooked until the very end, but the practice of displaying the figure as “???” has itself been a recurring point of debate every year. As for the person who held up a “donation embezzlement” sign during the marathon, no follow-up report clarifying the show’s official stance or the facts of the matter had been confirmed as of this article, and it’s worth noting that it appears to have been received as a satirical performance.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News Express+) thread “[Breaking] “24-Hour Television” — Marathon Donation Total Reaches ¥380,548,400 by End of Broadcast, Mari Hoshino Finishes Marathon in Tears [Ailuropoda melanoleuca★].”
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