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The story
It’s been announced that “Our Hakone Ekiden,” a Nippon TV drama starring Oizumi Yo, will premiere on October 10 in the Saturday 9pm slot for the October season. The stacked cast includes Ito Sairi, Kobayashi Toranosuke, and Yamashita Tomohisa among many others, based on a novel by Ikeido Jun. On 5ch, the first reaction was surprise at the star-studded lineup, but opinions on the Hakone Ekiden itself were split. Alongside skeptical takes — “it’s a tournament for Kanto universities only,” “you have to wonder if it even counts as a pure sport” — other posters pushed back, citing the race’s history and the universities that take part.
“Our Hakone Ekiden” Premieres October 10, Landing in the “Saturday 9pm” Slot — Star-Studded Cast Revealed in New Teaser
It was announced on the 30th that “Our Hakone Ekiden,” a Nippon TV drama series airing this October and starring actor Oizumi Yo (every Saturday, 9:00 PM), will air its first episode on October 10 at 9:00 PM.
The series takes over the “Saturday Drama” slot (every Saturday, 9:00 PM), and a teaser has been released alongside the announcement.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here
What people said
Gotta go back to when Saturday 9pm dramas were packed with idols of the moment.
TV's too lame to have anything worth watching, but everyone's stuck eating osechi together, so it's perfect to just leave running in the background.
Wait, isn't that a tournament just for Kanto-region universities?
the "Our ___" sports drama series rolls on
Oizumi Yo, Ito Sairi, Kobayashi Toranosuke, Oku Tomoya, Yamada Anna, Ichikawa Enya, Kohinata Fumiyo, Namase Katsuhisa, Takenaka Naoto, Terao Akira,
Asaka Kodai, Mochizuki Ayumu, Kawachi Yamato, Mizusawa Rintaro, Sugo Shinki, Araki Tsubasa, Shoji Kohei, Hayashi Yuta,
Yamamoto Koji, Suruga Taro, Kaneda Akio, Takahashi Katsunori, Yamashita Tomohisa
Cast is so stacked the production budget must be insane.
Nippon TV really has gone rotten.
but it's actually centered on the TV station?
Guess I'll skip it.
There's a kabuki actor from Kagawa's troupe in it though → Ichikawa Enya
Figured they'd air it on the day of the qualifying race.
Oh, the kid who played the catcher in 'Gekokujo'?
Hurry up, covered wagon~
'Minou' bombed too.
Did 'Minou' actually bomb?
'Minou R' was garbage, so it wouldn't be shocking if it flopped.
is this a story about chasing a spot at Hakone?
Or is it depicting Hakone from the TV station's point of view?
It's a double storyline — one about the Gakuren Senbatsu (student athletic federation's select team) and one about the human drama behind the station's broadcast operations.
First, define what 'pure sport' even means.
Now you're sounding like the old Olympics back when it was rigidly bound by amateur-status rules lol
People only half-watch the Hakone Ekiden because it's on at New Year's — basically nobody's genuinely into it.
Same as how everyone just half-watches the Kohaku Uta Gassen (New Year's Eve song contest).
Hard to get interested in a sport the prestigious Big Six universities basically ignore.
What half-asleep nonsense are you spouting —
the universities in the very first race were Tokyo Higher Normal School, Waseda, Keio, and Meiji.
Todai might ignore it completely, but even Keio seemed to go all-out for the anniversary races.
Waseda, Meiji, Hosei, and Rikkyo are definitely serious about it.
Seko used to sulk whenever Waseda lost.
Tokyo Higher Normal School was connected to the man who inspired the NHK drama 'Idaten.'
The year after 'Idaten' aired, Tsukuba made it back to Hakone for the first time in ages, but apparently nobody knew about the drama or Kanakuri-sensei either.
A comedian who also writes novels? That's impressive, I thought — dead serious.
Speed Wagon [the comedy duo] and Hamburg Shisho [the comedian] really are easy to mix up.
If Yamashita's already in it, guess no other Johnny's talent is showing up?
Already announced —
https://www.ntv.co.jp/orehako/cast/
so that guy's the original author?…
Wonder if it's actually any good?
Similar name, but that's not him.
Background and Talking Points
The Hakone Ekiden is a tournament hosted by the Kanto Intercollegiate Athletic Union, open only to universities in the Kanto region — in other words, it’s technically a regional competition. Even so, it has long drawn nationwide ratings as a New Year’s tradition, and the thread’s recurring question of “why does something so Kanto-local get so much buzz” reflects that underlying structure. Dramas adapted from Ikeido Jun’s novels have swung between hits like ‘Hanzawa Naoki’ and misfires like ‘Minou,’ which is why posters speculated about how this new one will fare. Rather than centering on athletes chasing a spot in the race, the story reportedly focuses on the human drama among the TV staff covering the broadcast — a gap between that premise and what sports-drama fans might expect that’s easy to overlook.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Oizumi Yo-Starring Drama ‘Our Hakone Ekiden’ — First Episode Airs October 10, Set for Saturday 9pm Slot! Star-Studded Cast Revealed in New Teaser.”
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