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  • Murakami Shoji Sidelined — Kōmoto Steps In to Fill In on ‘Yantan’

    An official announcement from MBS Radio’s “Young Town Saturday” revealed that main personality Murakami Shoji will be absent from the next broadcast, with Kōmoto Jun’ichi of the comedy duo Jichō Kachō filling in for him — news that made its way to 5ch’s Hello! Project board. On the thread, the timing of the announcement set off a wave of concern about hospitalization or health problems, with some pointing to Murakami’s age (71) and warning he “could collapse at any moment.” Meanwhile, opinions split over the show’s weekly “assistant” slot filled by Hello! Project members — some called it a great chance for lesser-known members to get noticed, while others felt it placed too heavy a burden on them.

    1AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:10
    (Announcement)
    Murakami Shoji will be taking a break from the next broadcast. Kōmoto from Jichō Kachō will be appearing in his place! We're looking forward to hearing from all of you!
    ✉ Click here to send us an email!
    3AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:13
    Imagine getting taught 'Konjuppun' straight from 'Kanjuppun' himself (running in-joke nicknames on the thread)
    5AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:14
    Probably shouldn't spend too much time around Sanma (comedian Akashiya Sanma)
    10AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:19
    Glad to hear 'Dekami' seems to have gotten the axe (a nickname used on the thread)
    11AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:19
    The 'Kachō' half of Jichō Kachō was pretty hard on Niinuma Kiku on Yantan before she graduated
    12AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:20
    Bet 'Yokoyan' doesn't even listen anymore
    13AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:21
    Someone explain what's funny about 'Kanjuppun,' like an old Showa-era grandpa would
    18AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:27
    Re: #13
    The thing is, what makes something funny isn't really something you can explain
    14AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:21
    15AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:23
    Can't they just swap the guest for Yokoyan instead?
    19AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:27
    Sanma's especially nice to people who are worn down
    21AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:28
    Forget that, Yumiketa's boring — swap her out for someone like Sugihara
    22AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:30
    I think Rairii and Kojima Hana are fine as regulars
    31AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:42
    Re: #22
    The regular slot is girls-only
    32AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:43
    Re: #22
    Biyo fans have some nerve
    23AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:31
    https://ameblo.jp/morningm-13ki/entry-12786861537.html
    > Went to see Yonsentoushin's live by myself
    Finally got to see them again — both shows were great as always! Had so much fun!
    Watching manzai live is the best!!! Laughed nonstop! (still buzzing after the show)
    29AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:38
    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtQbJxdVkAEs0F1.jpg
    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHQG9-3UcAAdxxF.jpg
    33AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:43

    34AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:44
    This isn't just some assistant gig — a top entertainment show handing a weekly guest spot to an unknown Hello! Project member on top of the regulars is a level of treatment no other show gives.
    Every other idol group would kill for Yantan's Hello! Project slot
    79AnonymousOct 13, 2026 14:06
    Re: #34
    Not really? Only Sanma fanboys say that
    36AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:45
    Give the regular spot to Biyo!
    37AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:46
    Re: #36
    Enough already, you're relentless
    38AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:46
    Re: #31
    Taiyo to Ciscomoon,
    Country Musume,
    Matsuura Aya,
    Melon Kinenbi
    were all regulars too, though
    41AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:48
    Kojima's fine, honestly — she's sharp and quick on her feet
    42AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:48
    I seriously think Sanma drains the life force out of everyone around him
    44AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:48
    Hospitalized, maybe? Announcing it at this timing…
    45AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:49
    He's already 71 — he could collapse any day now
    46AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:50
    So was the Kubota episode last time Murakami's last one?
    57AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:54
    Worried about the substitute's health too
    59AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:55
    Re: #57
    That guy's issue is more mental, I'd say
    65AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:57
    If Sanma ever quits, Hello! Project's probably getting cut and the show turns into something else.
    It originally started as a weekend-only thing because Sanma wanted to keep the 'Yantan' name going,
    but since the weekday 'Appare' got renamed 'Yantan A' this season,
    MBS will probably keep the 'Yantan' name alive going forward the way Nippon Broadcasting does with All Night Nippon
    67AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:58
    Re: #65
    Isn't that only possible because of Up-Front?
    80AnonymousOct 13, 2026 14:07
    Accident or illness?
    83AnonymousOct 13, 2026 14:10
    Re: #80
    Either way, hospitalized
    85AnonymousOct 13, 2026 14:12
    Wasn't there someone else who filled in before too?
    87AnonymousOct 13, 2026 14:14
    Re: #85
    Inoue from Jichō Kachō
    Kawai from Einstein

    Background and Key Points of This Topic

    “Young Town Saturday” is a long-running MBS Radio program. As discussed on the thread, the weekday slot “Appare Yattemasu!” was renamed “Yantan A” this season, while the Saturday slot has kept the “Yantan” name going. The reason for Murakami Shoji’s absence hasn’t been disclosed by the show, so thread comments about his age (71) or a possible hospitalization are purely speculation, not confirmed information. Another point of debate is the show’s weekly slot in which a little-known Hello! Project member serves as assistant — some see it as a great opportunity to get noticed on a national broadcast, while others feel it places too much of a burden on them. The fact that Jichō Kachō’s Inoue and Einstein’s Kawai have filled in before shows that Kōmoto stepping in this time isn’t unprecedented.

    *This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Announcement Regarding Young Town Saturday’s Future Activities.”

  • Aibou Shakes Up Its Lead Again: Terawaki Out, Oikawa In as Detective Sugishita’s New Partner — 5ch: ‘Sorimachi’s Comeback Can’t Be Far Off Either’

    It was announced on October 13 that in TV Asahi’s detective drama “Aibou” season 25 (premiering October 21), the role of Sugishita Ukyo’s (Mizutani Yutaka) partner will switch from Kameyama Kaoru, played by Terawaki Yasufumi, to Kanbe Takeru, played by Oikawa Mitsuhiro. This marks the series’ fifth partner change overall and its first in five years. Mizutani commented that “the Aibou world is about to write a new chapter.” On 5ch, reactions skewed less toward celebration and more toward speculation about what’s coming next — including hopes that former partners Sorimachi Takashi and Narimiya Hiroki might return, alongside worries about Mizutani’s age and the show’s sheer longevity.

    It was revealed on October 13 that in the new season of the hit detective drama “Aibou season 25” (TV Asahi, Wednesdays 9pm), premiering October 21, the “partner” of Sugishita Ukyo — played by Mizutani Yutaka — will be handed over at some point this season from Kameyama Kaoru, played by Terawaki Yasufumi, to Kanbe Takeru, played by Oikawa Mitsuhiro.

    Kameyama Kaoru (Terawaki) served as the original partner through the middle of season 7 (2008), then returned as the partner again in season 21 (2022). The hot-blooded, big-hearted Kaoru often clashed with the cool, cerebral Ukyo, but the two became indispensable to each other through case after case. The “golden duo” of Kaoru and Ukyo is now entering its 12th season together in total.

    Following the announcement, Mizutani commented: “From Kameyama to Kanbe — this is something only a show with Aibou’s long history could pull off. In fact, it’s the ultimate move that only Aibou could make. Ukyo himself is quietly feeling his heart race at the thought of the Aibou world beginning to write a new chapter.”

    Source: mantan-web.jp / Read the original article here

    3AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:07
    Guess Sorimachi's coming back eventually too, huh
    10AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:10
    Re: #3
    Before that happens… yeah, that's pushing it a bit lol
    7AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:09
    Just bring everyone back already and make it the Avengers
    8AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:09
    Wait, they're writing Terawaki out again?
    Isn't doing that twice kind of brutal?
    9AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:09
    Sacchii would be fine, wouldn't she
    20AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:12
    Re: #9
    Pu-pu-pi-doo, Mitchy♪
    Pu-pu-pi-doo, Sacchii♫ (riffing on the goofy self-naming lyric from Oikawa's own hit song — "Mitchy" is his longtime nickname)
    11AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:10
    Thought the original partner coming back meant the show was finally ending,
    but turns out we're just starting lap two of partners.
    Dark Kaito's comeback (the fans' nickname for Narimiya's character, a nod to "Dark Knight") can't be far behind now.
    12AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:10
    Things are getting wild.
    Wait, Mizutani Yutaka is 74?
    16AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:12
    Just pair him up with his son-in-law Miyama
    17AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:12
    It's painful watching all these old guys, just end it already 😗
    51AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:18
    Re: #17
    Guess it's just depicting the reality of an aging society
    18AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:12
    Guess bringing him back just didn't click after all, huh
    61AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:19
    Re: #18
    He's been back for four years though, right? Can't really call that a bad fit
    19AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:12
    Once Mizutani Yutaka retires it'll be Terawaki & Oikawa, or Terawaki & Sorimachi, or Oikawa & Sorimachi —
    this is probably just a test run for pairings in a spin-off
    22AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:13
    This franchise has basically become impossible to end at this point
    23AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:14
    Thought he came back just to wrap things up,
    but nah, Sorimachi's return is definitely on the table now
    25AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:14
    Not that it matters, but isn't it about time for retirement at this point
    Even Oikawa's already well past the age Ishihara Yujiro died at (the legendary actor icon who died at 52)
    26AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:14
    Just bring in his daughter already and hand the lead role over
    28AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:14
    How old is Ukyo even supposed to be?
    Wouldn't the Kameyama-Kanbe combo be fine on its own?
    46AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:17
    Even if they could bring Kaito back, figuring out what role to give him would be tricky.
    About the only way to get him involved in cases would be as a private detective.
    72AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:21
    Re: #46
    Well, given how he exited…
    If he does come back, it'd probably be as a criminal helping analyze cases from the inside —
    like a Hannibal Lecter type.
    79AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:22
    Re: #46
    There's already Sugimoto Tetta's character, who went from criminal all the way up to Deputy Superintendent-General
    47AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:17
    It'd only be interesting if Kanbe comes back as Sugishita's boss.
    Since it falls under the jurisdiction of a former National Police Agency deputy chief, it wouldn't be strange for a commander to get sent down from the NPA.
    Just set it up as the endgame lineup already.
    If they don't wrap this up soon, the show's perpetually mumbling Chief of Detectives is going to die of old age first.
    67AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:20
    Re: #47
    He's a career police bureaucrat, so after 15 years he'd automatically have climbed way up the ranks — having him show up as just a regular field partner doesn't really hold up anymore
    48AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:17
    I've rewatched the Oikawa Mitsuhiro seasons a bunch of times.
    Given the era, a lot of the stories are heavy, but the writing is genuinely great.
    105AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:26
    Re: #48
    Wish the writers from that era would come back
    124AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:32
    Re: #48
    "Miss Green" is the episode that made me love Kanbe
    55AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:18
    Kameyama's getting transferred this time, right?
    Don't tell me he's quitting again?
    85AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:23
    Re: #55
    If they pull the "he's quitting again" card after all this…
    Maybe a forced transfer, though that seems easy enough to write around either way.
    Or the ultimate move — killing him off in the line of duty — though I doubt it.
    62AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:19
    Enough already.
    Go make a new "Seibu Keisatsu" instead (a classic 1980s Japanese cop action drama).
    78AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:22
    Re: #62
    Nice, I'm in.
    "Taiyo ni Hoero!" would be great too (a legendary 1970s–80s detective series).
    They're rerunning it on Sunday afternoons where I live right now and it's the best.
    The music and the cinematography are way too cool.
    Shame Yujiro's not around anymore though.
    76AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:22
    From Kanbe Takeru to Kai Susumu… Kai's a convicted murderer in the story, and the actor playing him, Narimiya, has his own real-life baggage on top of that — so even if the character got out of prison, this casting's probably off the table
    103AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:26
    Re: #76
    Well, the writers are probably racking their brains over it right now.
    Odds of a comeback are high — as long as he doesn't touch cocaine again, anyway.
    90AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:24
    Wasn't bringing Kameyama back supposed to be about wrapping up Aibou for good?
    I feel like Mizutani said something along those lines too.
    Anyway, quit dragging this out and just do a final season or a movie finale already
    96AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:24
    Re: #90
    He did talk about Kameyama's return being like destiny or something, didn't he…
    121AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:31
    Haven't been able to watch the recent seasons — was there any hinting that Kameyama was about to "graduate"?
    134AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:34
    Re: #121
    Funny thing, that exact claim popped up in the TV Asahi drama live-thread about a month ago.
    Everyone figured it was fake and ignored it, but…

    Background and Discussion Points

    “Aibou” has aired since 2000, and over the course of this long-running series the role of Sugishita Ukyo’s partner has rotated from Kameyama Kaoru (Terawaki Yasufumi) → Kanbe Takeru (Oikawa Mitsuhiro) → Kanjo Wataru (Narimiya Hiroki) → back to Kameyama Kaoru, making this the fifth changeover. Terawaki served as the original partner through the middle of season 7, then returned in season 21 — putting his combined tenure at 12 seasons. Sorimachi Takashi and Narimiya Hiroki (“Dark Kaito”), both named in the thread, are actors who have also played Sugishita’s partner in the past; since former partners have a track record of returning to the role, there’s a built-in appetite on the boards for speculating about “who’s coming back next.” As for Kanjo, played by Narimiya, the actor stepped away from entertainment work following a 2016 drug incident, which is the backdrop for why speculation about his return keeps resurfacing. Mizutani Yutaka is 74, and the thread showed real fatigue over his age and the show’s sheer longevity — notably, the dominant interest wasn’t the partner swap itself so much as “when is this actually going to end.”

    *This article is composed of excerpts and a summary from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports Breaking News+) thread “[TV Asahi] Aibou: Fifth “partner” handoff in five years confirmed — mid-season switch from “Kaoru” Terawaki Yasufumi to “Takeru” Oikawa Mitsuhiro [Ailuropoda melanoleuca★] (the giant-panda scientific name used as the news-bot poster’s handle, a common 5ch convention).”

  • French Supermarket Fridges Hit 50°C After Cyberattack — 5ch: ‘This Is Why You Don’t Put Everything Online’

    A cyberattack targeting the refrigeration and freezer systems of at least 300 supermarkets across France struck between October 11 and 12. The equipment’s defrost function was remotely hijacked, pushing internal temperatures up to as much as 50°C (122°F), resulting in spoiled food and even fires at some locations. At stores in Paris, products were pulled from freezer cases entirely, leaving shelves empty. On 5ch, comments poured in along the lines of “you shouldn’t put everything online” and “smart appliances just add risk,” with users citing past incidents in Japan where companies like Nichirei, Askul, and the Asahi Group saw their logistics disrupted by similar attacks. At the same time, some raised a technical question: why would refrigeration equipment even be capable of reaching a 50°C setting in the first place?

    A large-scale cyberattack targeting refrigeration and freezer equipment has hit supermarkets across France, causing spoiled food and fires at at least 300 stores.

    At supermarkets in Paris, products have been removed from freezer display cases, leaving the shelves empty.

    The cyberattack occurred between the 11th and 12th.

    Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

    2AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:29
    Seriously feels like we're watching the end of the world
    4AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:31
    Hooking up air conditioners to the internet is just dumb
    Cut the useless features and sell it cheaper, idiots
    6AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:31
    You really shouldn't put everything online
    7AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:31
    Smart appliances just add risk for nothing
    Genuinely think they're pointless
    10AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:32
    If this happened to a logistics hub in Japan, would it be a huge scandal?
    19AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:35
    Re: #10
    Nichirei already got hit by something like this
    28AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:40
    Re: #10
    A while back Askul and Asahi got hit too
    Logistics were disrupted for months
    12AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:33
    So even the ones with heating functions can get hit like that
    Guess single-purpose devices really are the way to go
    13AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:33
    What a nasty move
    This genuinely pisses me off
    14AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:33
    Weird how China and Russia never seem to get hit by cyberattacks
    21AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:36
    Re: #14
    Africa hasn't been hit either, now that you mention it
    25AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:37
    Re: #14
    Maybe they just don't announce it?
    They're pretty prideful about that stuff
    32AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:41
    Re: #14
    Russia's warehouses are already literally on fire, so they're safe
    16AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:34
    Didn't know you could crank the temperature up that high
    17AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:34
    I mean, you can't really justify spending big money just to protect a fridge…
    18AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:35
    Japanese supermarkets aren't high-tech enough to be online, so we're safe
    22AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:36
    Does a fridge even need to be online?
    24AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:37
    Feels like an AI-driven collapse is finally coming
    27AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:39
    Same with cars — purely mechanical systems are just better for security
    29AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:40
    Being able to set it to 50°C in the first place is weird, and even if you could, would it actually reach that temperature?
    30AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:41
    I hear cars with smart keys get stolen pretty easily
    31AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:41
    Scary stuff
    All my Koukun sausages would get cooked (Koukun is a popular Nippon Ham smoked sausage brand)
    34AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:43
    Russia itself just got hit by a cyberattack (physical kind)
    Apparently in retaliation for Russia's preemptive strike on a Ukrainian data center

    Major Russian IT firm's data center damaged in drone strike, payment services disrupted
    https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2026101300158&g=int
    37AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:46
    Not even being able to pull the plug is scary
    You'd think even without cooling, it could at least block active heating
    40AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:48
    Re: #37
    Supermarket fridges are probably the walk-in-room type where the whole room IS the fridge/freezer, so there's no plug to pull
    39AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:47
    Everything being connected to the internet is basically like the old sci-fi idea of all humans linked by telepathy
    We're basically at Gundam or Nietzsche's Übermensch levels at this point
    41AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:49
    A refrigeration unit shouldn't even be mechanically capable of hitting 50°C
    42AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:50
    If someone flipped the AC to heating in the middle of summer, I'd die 🥺
    44AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:51
    > The equipment's defrost function was remotely hijacked, pushing the temperature up to as much as 50°C.

    So the frost-removal system got taken over? ("シッモ" here is shorthand slang for 霜取り/defrost)
    45AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:51
    If there's staff on-site anyway, having a person do scheduled checks is safer than relying on a network
    65AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:03
    Let's make cybercrime a capital offense
    74AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:13
    Re: #65
    Pointless, this isn't a domestic issue
    This is cyber warfare
    69AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:08
    Why would you even make an AC accessible from outside in the first place?
    So you can turn it on early and have the room cool by the time you get home?
    I don't get it
    73AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:12
    Re: #69
    Commercial AC units are linked to the manufacturer's head-office systems, so if something breaks, a technician shows up right away
    At least that's how it works for Daikin and Mitsubishi
    75AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:13
    Re: #69
    Using a smart remote to turn your AC on before you get home is super convenient though
    76AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:13
    Re: #69
    Don't you want to be able to control it from your vacation spot?
    78AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:16
    Re: #73
    That's just sending a signal pattern for anomaly detection
    It's not the same as a line with actual internet access
    79AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:18
    Re: #78
    What era are you living in lol
    Just sending signals? How Showa-era of you! lol (Showa era: 1926–1989, i.e. old-fashioned)
    This is the age where everything's managed and maintained by computer
    81AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:19
    Why would a fridge even have a 50°C setting in the first place?
    Is it repurposed equipment from a sake brewery or something?
    85AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:22
    Re: #81
    Isn't it just for defrosting or something? 🥺

    Background and key points of discussion

    It appears the attack didn’t involve a literal “50°C setting” on the fridges themselves — rather, the equipment’s “defrost” function was remotely hijacked from outside, causing the internal temperature to rise as a side effect. Commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning systems, even from major makers like Daikin and Mitsubishi Electric, are often kept permanently connected to the manufacturer’s head-office systems so technicians can respond quickly to malfunctions — and this may have served as the entry point for the attack. The thread’s claim that “China and Russia haven’t been attacked” should be taken with a grain of salt, since it’s equally possible such incidents simply go unreported there rather than not happening at all. Japan too has seen similar precedents, with companies like Nichirei, Askul, and the Asahi Group forced to halt shipments after cyberattacks on their logistics and food operations — so this is far from a problem limited to overseas.

    *This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nanimo Jikkyou G) thread “[Breaking] French supermarket has its fridge temperature cranked to 50°C by cyberattack….”

  • Zelda Outsells GTA6 in US Pre-order Numbers — Reseller: ‘You Have to Count Digital Too’

    After buzz spread that a new entry in the “Legend of Zelda” series had overtaken GTA6 in US Amazon’s pre-order rankings, a reseller who buys up stock to resell pointed out on X (formerly Twitter) that “comparing physical pre-order numbers alone doesn’t mean anything — GTA6 is a multiplatform title where digital pre-orders massively outnumber physical ones.” On 5ch’s “Hardware/Industry” (Geha) board, where this was picked up, reactions split between people conceding the point was fair, others questioning how that squares with Sony’s move to drop discs, and still others mocking the trend by citing Sensor Tower’s pre-order estimates (4.4 million in August → 5.85 million on October 5 → 5.75 million on October 13) as proof the numbers are ‘going down.’ The reliability of pre-order figures as a metric itself became the central debate.

    I don’t know about anything else, but right now Zelda’s pre-order numbers are higher. But GTA6 is code-in-a-box, and digital pre-orders massively outnumber physical ones, so comparing them doesn’t mean anything. It’s multiplatform, after all.

    Source: x.com / Original post here

    2AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:09
    Losing to Zelda stings too much, so this doesn't count! Doesn't count!
    3AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:10
    Why does a reseller even care about digital pre-orders?
    99AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:36
    Re: #3
    Maybe it's a store that lets you pre-order even digital-only copies?
    4AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:11
    I'd think people are actually flocking to physical copies since it's cheaper than the digital version.
    7AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:13
    Re: #4
    You're conveniently ignoring the fact that with Nintendo, physical and digital prices barely differ.
    5AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:12
    Nintendo's pushed digital adoption every way they can — campaigns, deals that feel like a bargain, breaking down people's resistance to trying it —

    so the digital ratio on Nintendo titles has gone up too.

    If we're talking about the situation in Japan, isn't that exact ratio basically the whole point when it comes to distribution and retail?
    6AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:13
    Re: #1
    Sony: 'Guess nobody's even lining up outside stores anymore, huh?'
    8AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:14
    The gap's so big you couldn't even lie and say GTA has more pre-orders.
    9AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:15
    So basically the one resellers profit off of is Zelda, lol.
    10AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:15
    So Zelda really does have more, huh.
    11AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:16
    Sounds like resellers would rather stock Zelda than GTA — they're literally showing the data themselves.
    13AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:16
    This has nothing to do with resellers anyway — digital sales are stealing their job as it is.
    14AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:17
    To be fair, the previous game only moved around 300k in its first week back when digital hadn't caught on yet, so there's plenty here that smells fishy.
    15AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:18
    I mean, there's no way Zelda loses to GTA domestically, right?
    It's less that Zelda's strong and more that GTA's weak here.
    16AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:19
    Fair, GTA probably does have a high digital ratio —
    after all, GTA5 padded its numbers with fire-sale PC discounts and endless sales.
    17AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:23
    Is there even a point talking about 'lots of digital pre-orders' as pure speculation?
    Or is that just wishful thinking?
    18AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:24
    Honestly most people don't think Zelda actually beats GTA6 once you count digital.
    But GTA6's bar is its predecessor's 11.2 million day-one — so the fact that it's even being put in the same conversation as a remake of Ocarina of Time, a game whose original hasn't sold even 10 million copies, is already an embarrassment for GTA6.
    20AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:26
    Okay, so then it's no problem at all when crap-station's physical discs get discontinued, right?
    Don't you dare complain about double standards again.
    29AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:32
    Once Sony drops discs, 'code in a box' is going to be the standard at retail —
    and if it becomes clear that nobody even buys a GTA-tier title in stores,
    then this is about as important a benchmark as you're going to get going forward.

    How is that 'meaningless'?
    32AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:34
    Re: #29
    Yeah, if even a GTA-tier title looks like this, every other title is a non-starter.
    This is seriously bad.
    What are PS fanboys going to do about this?
    33AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:34
    Sure, that's probably true, but how would a reseller even know that?
    34AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:36
    Re: #33
    It's not some inside fact — most people would just notice it naturally.
    37AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:38
    Re: #34
    So 'noticing' means they don't actually have any inside info?
    40AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:39
    Re: #37
    It's a game that's guaranteed to sell even without inside info, so you can make a decent guess without it.
    54AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:47
    Overseas maybe, but in Japan it's not even close.
    58AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:50
    Re: #54
    This article's about the US, lol.
    65AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:53
    On US Amazon, the Ocarina of Time remake is at 100,000-plus while GTA6 is barely hitting 10,000 —
    is that really a gap digital sales can flip?
    67AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:54
    Re: #65
    It'll be the usual move — quietly counting PC sales as PS numbers, for sure.
    70AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:56
    Re: #67
    And the PC version is still a year out anyway, so this is purely PS5's real numbers showing.
    78AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:04
    Re: #67
    I doubt it'll sell well enough to keep trash-talking until the PC version drops, but it's definitely going to eat into sales of the Xbox version too — the one they look down on so much.
    69AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:55
    I don't get the point of pre-ordering a digital copy.

    With physical there's at least a chance it sells out, but with digital…
    79AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:06
    Re: #69
    If you pre-order it, the payment just gets charged eventually and it downloads — it's a step you go through either way, just a question of sooner or later.
    71AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:58
    Where's this claim that digital pre-orders are the majority even coming from?
    85AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:09
    Sensor Tower's pre-order estimate (digital included)

    August (4.4 million)
    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HQE7mVzXoAAm_1G.jpg
    ↓
    September (5.28 million)
    https://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/09/171957.html
    ↓
    October 5 (5.85 million)
    https://sensortower.com/grand-theft-auto-VI/sales-tracker
    ↓↓↓
    October 13 (5.75 million)
    > from the sales tracker

    It went down, lol.
    89AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:15
    Re: #85
    The next bump will probably be next month — pre-order numbers basically only climb at set intervals.
    90AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:20
    Re: #85
    Lol, what is even going on here.
    91AnonymousOct 13, 2026 13:21
    Re: #85
    Did people who were disappointed it's locked to 30fps go and cancel their pre-orders?

    Background and Key Points of the Debate

    Pre-order rankings on sites like US Amazon are commonly used as a rough gauge of pre-release sales momentum, but what’s publicly visible is essentially the pre-order count for physical copies handled by retailers — digital pre-orders and pre-purchases are often not included. Because Nintendo titles tend to have little price difference between the retail and digital versions, physical pre-orders stay strong; big multiplatform titles, by contrast, have shifted heavily toward digital, so comparing physical pre-orders alone makes them look weaker than they actually are. The Sensor Tower estimates posted in the thread (4.4 million in August → 5.28 million in September → 5.85 million on October 5 → 5.75 million on October 13) also show that tracker numbers can dip day-to-day, underscoring that pre-order data is never more than a provisional figure that can swing up or down. The thread split over two separate issues: whether the point that ‘you can’t make a fair comparison without counting digital’ is itself valid, and distrust toward the position of the reseller (a buyer who stocks up to resell) who raised it. Worth noting is that the latter tends to drift into suspicion of the speaker’s motives rather than actually examining whether the claim holds up.

    *This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry, “Geha”) thread “Reseller: ‘Even if physical Zelda pre-orders outnumber GTA’s, the comparison is meaningless — GTA has more digital pre-orders’.”

  • Morning Musume’s “SexyBoy” MV Resurfaces — 5ch: “That’s Just an All-Star Visual Lineup”

    On 5ch’s Hello! Project board, a poster who rewatched the recently-resurfaced “SexyBoy” music video started a thread praising how stunning the Morning Musume members looked back then. Fans nostalgically recalled the lineup they call the “Platinum Era” — Hitomi Yoshizawa, Miki Fujimoto, Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno, Eri Kamei, Sayumi Michishige, and Koharu Kusumi — with comments like “no current idol group can touch this” standing out. At the same time, some worried that all the attention on former members was overshadowing talk of the current 2026 lineup, so reactions to the renewed buzz were mixed.

    1AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:04
    Obviously Yoshizawa, Fujimoto, Takahashi, Konno, Kamei, Michishige, and Kusumi are the classic beauties and cute types,
    even the "cute-ugly" (busakawa) Tanaka and Niigaki were totally on point, and even Ogawa was relatively decent by her own standards at the time
    Flawless — this really was THE visual group.
    2AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:05
    They got dragged for it back then, though
    though that's mostly because people were comparing them to '80s legends.
    4AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:15
    Take Konno and Ogawa out of this lineup
    and you get the next single, "Aruiteru" ("Walking").
    6AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:17
    Re: #4
    "Aruiteru" really is Morning Musume's best-ever visual lineup, isn't it?
    5AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:16
    Right, and that's exactly why it's bad news if "SekuBo" (SexyBoy) blows up —
    because it only puts the spotlight on the Platinum Era members,
    not on the current '26 lineup.
    14AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:22
    Re: #5
    Relax, there's zero chance it actually blows up lol
    7AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:18
    In the end this just turns into "Morning Musume used to be amazing, but now it's nothing special," doesn't it?
    8AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:19
    So in the end Morning Musume really is just a "preservation society"! Got a comeback for that, any of you?
    10AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:20
    Right at the start Tsunku's yelling something — what's he actually saying?
    "Hinohaa"??
    30AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:39
    Re: #10
    It's "Jingle beeeells,"
    isn't it?
    11AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:21
    Barely any current members have even sung this song, and people are happy it's going viral?
    13AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:22
    Even if current members sang it, this song falls flat without cute girls to carry it.
    17AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:24
    The Platinum Era members could drop into a Sakamichi group (the Nogizaka46/Sakurazaka46 family) today and still rank near the top.
    Current members would get cut at a Sakamichi audition.
    18AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:25
    Re: #17
    Sakamichi's already past its peak, losing out to =LOVE (Equal Love) these days.
    21AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:29
    Re: #15
    Nah, they just look like kids to me.
    24AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:33
    Re: #21
    Well, the Wolf board's regulars (5ch's nickname for the Hello! Project forum) are mostly old-timers, so of course.
    22AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:30
    Re: #18
    They're not losing.
    25AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:33
    Re: #22
    They're not losing?
    27AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:34
    Mikitty's spiky delinquent (yankee) energy is incredible.
    28AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:36
    I seriously love Sayu's awkward dancing.
    29AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:39
    It's not just the looks! Simple, straightforward songs like this are exactly what works.
    Why can't they do this anymore?
    32AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:55
    Re: #29
    I mean, there's "Hapi" (fan nickname for one of their other upbeat tracks), isn't there?
    39AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:17
    Re: #29
    That's the twilight of Tsunku's increasingly twisted songwriting phase.
    31AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:48
    Wasn't SekuBo supposed to be big in Ni-chōme (Tokyo's famous gay nightlife district)?
    35AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:09
    I knew about this song back then because the Wolf board crowd was secretly hyping it up (stealth marketing),
    like that "ueh ueh" ASCII art and stuff.
    Though I didn't become a Wolf board regular myself until the Idol Warring States era.
    40AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:17
    Re: #35
    I remember seeing that ASCII art in an FX (forex trading) livestream thread.
    36AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:11
    I've always thought SekuBo deserved more recognition,
    but I never imagined it'd have a mini viral moment 20 years later.
    38AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:13
    It's a true legacy of a genuine national idol group —
    after this the group lost its flagship status and the lineup quality declined at an accelerating rate.
    41AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:19
    SekuBo's visual level is insanely high,
    and the song itself is super catchy too — genuinely good track.
    42AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:20
    Everyone's got their hair straight and down in SekuBo, so back when I was a new fan I had a hard time telling Fujimoto and Takahashi apart.
    43AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:21
    The YouTube MV's picked up about 200,000 views since it started going viral.
    44AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:21
    Even calling it a "comeback," isn't it really just that the camera close-up at the start of the MV looks like someone's mom microwave-thawing fried rice?
    Doesn't matter that there's no sound.
    46AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:22
    Was there ever a member cuter than "Ebamifu"?
    47AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:26
    I finally get the "frozen fried rice" joke now,
    but you really shouldn't get close to a running microwave — those electromagnetic waves are no joke.

    Background and Key Points

    “SekuBo” is the nickname fans settled on; the song’s official title is “SexyBoy.” The “Platinum Era” mentioned in the thread is fan slang for the stretch of Morning Musume’s lineup history when members’ fame and skill were both at their peak — it’s not an official designation. The discussion split roughly into two camps: one simply praising the visual beauty of the music video, and the other worrying that renewed hype around former members might overshadow the current (2026) lineup’s activities — a divide in attention that naturally arises from the group’s long, multi-generational history. It’s also worth noting that claims like “no current idol can compete” are just individual posters’ opinions, not based on any objective measure.

    ※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “I rewatched the SexyBOY MV since it’s blowing up again and the visuals are just godlike — no current idol is on this level“.

  • Hairi Katagiri Withdraws from Stage Play Due to Illness — Agency: “Resting Under Doctor’s Orders”

    Actress Hairi Katagiri (63) is withdrawing from the stage play “Too Close to Stop” due to poor health, her agency Stardust Promotion announced on its official website on the 13th. The announcement said only that she would “focus on rest under a doctor’s orders,” without disclosing any specifics about her condition. On 5ch, rather than speculating about the cause, discussion centered on her persona — her long career as a distinctive character actress, and anecdotes like how she still works tearing tickets at a movie theater in Omori.

    Hairi Katagiri Withdraws from Stage Play Due to Illness — Agency Announces: “Resting Under Doctor’s Orders”

    Actress Hairi Katagiri (63) is withdrawing from the stage play “Too Close to Stop” due to poor health, her agency announced on its official website on the 13th.

    Her agency, Stardust Promotion, reported: “Hairi Katagiri, who was scheduled to appear in the stage play ‘Too Close to Stop,’ will be withdrawing due to poor health.”

    Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

    2AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:17
    Re: #1
    I'd love to see what Hairi Katagiri's parents look like.
    4AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:18
    I remember her showing up late for Iitomo! (the long-running variety show "Waratte Iitomo!")
    56AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:19
    Re: #4
    Wasn't it because the monorail was delayed or something?
    6AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:19
    Apparently she still works ticket-tearing at the movie theater.
    8AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:22
    Wasn't there an impression of "Hairi Katagiri playing a corpse with an insanely intense stare" — too niche for anyone to actually get it?
    9AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:23
    Must be the change of season — a lot of people seem to be coming down with something lately.
    11AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:23
    Hairi, hairi~
    Hairi, hairiho~

    Get well soon~
    12AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:23
    Huh, this actress is only 63. I figured she was way older.
    She seems like a serious stage actress, so she's probably genuinely unwell.
    14AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:24
    She plays corpses anyway, so she can just lie down and rest.
    18AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:27
    Seriously? What's gonna happen to her ticket-tearing gig at Kineca Omori?
    23AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:32
    First celebrity I've ever seen outside of some kind of event.
    Saw her at Kita-Senju Station once — she had serious presence.
    29AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:41
    Re: #23
    She was just sitting in the audience at the Kinema theater in Omori.
    She must really love movies.
    26AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:35
    Ado = Shizu-chan from Nankai Candies = Kintaro. = Hairi Katagiri (a running joke about them all looking alike)
    31AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:42
    For her, "resting" sounds less like recovery and more like getting repaired.
    32AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:44
    Guess she didn't make it in time for Telephone Shocking (the celebrity guest segment on "Waratte Iitomo!").
    33AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:45
    Hairi Katagiri's actually got a great figure, you know.
    35AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:46
    Re: #29
    Must be about that same theater.
    Even after getting famous, she's kept doing the ticket-tearing job there — or is it volunteer work?
    39AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:50
    Hairi Katagiri was middle school classmates with Nahoko Uehashi, author of "Guardian of the Spirit."
    She was also in the Seikei University drama club with poet Amari Hayashi.
    42AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:53
    There's a theory going around that Hairi Katagiri is Ado's parent, right?
    43AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:53
    Re: #22
    Kohmi Hirose wants to join your party!

    Add her to your party?
    ▶Yes　No
    44AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:01
    Flu, or maybe COVID?
    50AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:12
    Her younger brother runs a language school in Guatemala.
    51AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:12
    Half udon, half mamebu-jiru (a bean-dumpling soup from Iwate) — that's the vibe.
    53AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:14
    Figured she'd be getting up there in years…
    turns out she's only 63.
    58AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:20
    Wish there were more people with distinctive, un-surgeried faces like hers instead of everyone getting plastic surgery.
    59AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:20
    She's Stardust's resident "quirky character actor" slot.
    61AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:22
    I've rewatched "Kamome Diner" (Seagull Diner), the one with her and Masako Motai, more times than I can count.
    64AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:26
    Opened this thread and was shocked to learn Hairi Katagiri's with Stardust.
    I always pictured her as indie or theater-troupe affiliated.
    65AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:26
    For a replacement, I nominate Ai Hashimoto — similar face.
    66AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:29
    Her presence in R100 was insanely intense, on another level.
    67AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:29
    Re: #1
    I remember seeing her autograph at a good ramen shop near Kokura Station.
    Take care of yourself, get well soon.
    69AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:30
    Seed~
    Contact lenses~ (a jingle from an old SEED contact lens commercial)
    70AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:33
    Re: #69
    I remember her co-star from that being really pretty.
    Can't recall who it was though.
    71AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:34
    Feel like she resembles Konno from the Japan national team.
    Whenever I try to picture her, his face pops into my head instead.
    72AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:38
    Tall, long limbs, slender — great figure.
    Saw her on the street once and she really had presence.
    73AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:40
    As always, the entertainment industry's epidemic of mysterious "poor health."

    Background and Key Points

    Hairi Katagiri came up through theater and has continued working as a distinctive character actress in both stage and film. This withdrawal was announced by her agency only as “resting under a doctor’s orders,” with no specific cause disclosed. The thread split mainly between well-wishes for her recovery and nostalgic chatter about her past work and anecdotes (ticket-tearing at the Omori theater, the surprising fact that she’s with Stardust Promotion, signature roles like “Kamome Diner”), without much speculation about an actual cause developing. One point readers could easily misread: any comments flatly asserting a cause such as vaccines are pure unfounded speculation — the agency’s statement makes no mention of a cause whatsoever. There’s also been no announcement from the agency about a replacement; names floated in the thread are purely fan speculation.

    *This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Hairi Katagiri Withdraws from Stage Play Due to Illness — Agency Announces: “Resting Under Doctor’s Orders”.”

  • Yamamoto’s Shortest Outing of the Season Stuns Roberts: ‘Very Unusual’ — Dodgers Fall 0-2

    On October 12 local time (October 13 Japan time), the Dodgers fell 7-4 to the Brewers in Game 2 of the NL Championship Series, dropping to 0-2 in the series. Starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto was pulled after his shortest outing of the season, with manager Dave Roberts explaining it was “very unusual” and that “he wasn’t quite himself.” Yamamoto, who had gone 8-1 this postseason, took his second loss of the playoffs in this game. On 5ch, reactions split between criticism of the early pitching change and criticism of catcher Will Smith for not challenging close pitches.

    Manager Dave Roberts can’t hide his shock at Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s shortest outing of the season: “Very unusual,” “He wasn’t quite himself”… Dodgers suffer painful back-to-back losses to Brewers

    ◆MLB NL Championship Series Game 2: Brewers 7, Dodgers 4 (October 12, American Family Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

    The NL West champion Dodgers dropped a seesaw battle on the road to the Brewers in Game 2 of the NL Championship Series on October 12 (October 13 Japan time), falling to 0-2 in the series. They now face a tough road toward becoming the first NL team in history to win three straight World Series titles.

    Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here

    2AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:35
    You're the one who pulled him.
    5AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:37
    Re: #2
    LOL
    Anyone can see Roberts botched that pitching change
    3AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:36
    That so-called scapegoat they're calling 'Yamamoro' (a mocking riff on Yamamoto's name)
    7AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:38
    Re: #3
    The real culprits are Roberts, Smith, and that 'Boobicchi' guy
    4AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:36
    If they'd just let him keep pitching, he wouldn't have given up another run after that.
    9AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:38
    He just ran out of gas.
    Every single Japanese player on this team flamed out.
    12AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:41
    Whenever Roberts gets criticized, people jump in with 'the Dodgers don't actually give Roberts real authority' to defend him — but no, this one's squarely on Roberts.
    13AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:43
    What's even more baffling is pulling Roki — that was a long-relief situation if anything.
    15AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:48
    Ohtani was never someone you could count on in the clutch to begin with, but losing Yamamoto like that really hurts.
    16AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:48
    They had no tomorrow left, and they still kept Sasaki in reserve.
    17AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:48
    You're not exactly innocent either, letting that automatic-out machine rot on the bench.
    18AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:51
    Don't bring in the pitcher who was a complete mess with that wild pitch the other day!!—
    23AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:54
    Exactly the result you guys all called.

    The Dodgers are finished.
    24AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:54
    They say the 'Yamamoro' meltdown lost it, but up to that point they were leading 4-3 —
    meaning it was really just the usual bullpen regulars getting hit afterward.
    25AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:54
    Isn't it simply that they gave up on him way too soon?
    26AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:55
    Has everyone already forgotten Sasaki's perfect 3 innings from last year's postseason?
    27AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:55
    You didn't even have to pull him, but you did anyway.
    29AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:56
    A reliever comes in and plunks the leadoff batter — that's deflating.
    And sure enough, they give up the run.
    30AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:56
    He threw a clean strike and they wouldn't even let him challenge it — of course that's what happens.
    31AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:56
    Did foul-ball grinding tactics get the better of him?
    32AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:57
    Yamamoto isn't a velocity guy, he lives on the edges of the zone —
    so the moment you have a catcher who won't use ABS challenges, you should've benched Smith on the spot.
    He's batting .000 without a single hit — why is he even still playing?
    33AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:57
    The biggest reason for today's loss is you, Roberts.
    35AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:57
    Yamamoto was already getting hit hard in that game, and then got hit with a refusal to challenge on top of it, which finished him off.
    36AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:58
    Everyone got pessimistic on their own,
    declared it a lost game on their own,
    brought in some mystery pitcher they're calling 'Boobicchi,'
    and he just got hit like normal.
    41AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:01
    Pitch was in the zone but called a ball → Yamamoto wants an ABS challenge → Smith refuses → run scores.
    That happened twice in a row.
    Smith was never great defensively, but his bat was good enough to make him the starting catcher.
    But at .000 right now, he's at a level where he shouldn't even be in the lineup.
    47AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:07
    If the catcher's going to ignore ABS challenges, when else are you supposed to use them if not right there?
    48AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:09
    Re: #47
    And didn't they end up leaving 2 ABS challenges unused today anyway?
    Makes zero sense.

    This isn't Formula 1 where a team sabotages its own Japanese driver — cut that stuff out.
    49AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:12
    Misiorowski was clearly nowhere near his usual form either — regular-season aces and key bats slumping is just a common thing in the postseason.
    53AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:15
    Re: #49
    Yamamoto was 8-1 this postseason.
    Today makes it loss number two.
    51AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:13
    Everyone keeps piling on Smith, but
    why didn't Yamamoto use the ABS challenge himself?
    Is that some uniquely Japanese timidness —
    deferring to the catcher's judgment?
    60AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:19
    Re: #51
    Because on the Dodgers, the catcher — Smith — has final say on that.
    62AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:27
    This slump of Ohtani's is reminding me of Tatsunori Hara in the 1989 Japan Series.
    If they drop Game 3 too, that sets up the flag for an Ohtani grand slam sparking four straight Dodgers wins.
    65AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:32
    Re: #62
    That time it was thanks to Kintetsu's Kato running his mouth.
    I'd love for someone on the Brewers to go say the Dodgers are even worse than the Pirates or the Rockies.
    67AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:34
    I think it would've gone completely differently if they'd challenged.
    In the end, both the questionable call in the 1st and the one in the 3rd would've been strikes on review (both came on 2-strike counts, so both would've been strikeouts).
    Facing a team that patiently worked pitches and ground it out trying to drag Yamamoto out early, with an umpire who kept making tight calls against him on borderline pitches — and then even Will Smith, who's supposed to be on his side, skipped every single challenge. You've got to feel for Yamamoto.
    68AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:36
    Re: #67
    Couldn't agree more.

    Background and Key Points of This Topic

    The backdrop to this story is that the Dodgers are fighting through the playoffs chasing a third straight World Series title. The weight of what would be an unprecedented three-peat for an NL team makes the 0-2 hole they’re now in sting even more. Where opinion split on the thread was over where to pin the blame for the loss: criticism of manager Dave Roberts for the early pitching change, criticism of catcher Will Smith for not challenging close calls, and comments pointing to fatigue or an off night for Yamamoto himself all existed side by side. The “ABS” mentioned in the article is the challenge system that lets teams request an automated review of close ball-strike calls, introduced this postseason, and differing views on how that system should have been used are what split opinion between blaming the manager and blaming the catcher. The posts alone don’t capture the full picture — things like individual players’ fatigue levels over the course of the whole game — so it’s worth keeping in mind that this is just a slice of the reaction on 5ch.

    *This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Geisoku+) thread “[MLB] Manager Roberts can’t hide his shock at Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s shortest outing of the season: “Very unusual,” “He wasn’t quite himself”.”

  • Eiichiro Oda: “I Suddenly Drew Tom and Jerry Because I Hated How Serious Battle Manga Were Getting”

    Eiichiro Oda has caused a stir online by saying he suddenly drew Tom and Jerry-style gag expressions in his manga because he hated how serious battle manga were becoming. This is believed to refer to the exaggerated, cartoon-style movements of “Nika” that Luffy has displayed since the Wano arc. On 5ch, two reactions stood out: comparisons noting that “Tom and Jerry actually has better pacing and more variety in its gags,” and pointed remarks about the contradiction in his statement, since “it was Oda himself who made the Celestial Dragons storyline so serious in the first place.”

    2AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:25
    Was Tom and Jerry really like that?
    6AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:27
    So basically he's declaring he has no intention of meeting readers' expectations
    10AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:29
    What's with the only variety being eyes popping out of the head?
    11AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:30
    Tom and Jerry has way more variety than that
    12AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:30
    Well, it's true that there's a common pattern of stories getting too serious and ending up feeling off
    Like Gintama or Misfull
    13AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:32
    Prepare yourself, demon!!!

    23AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:38
    Re: #13
    You can't even tell who's the enemy from this
    14AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:33
    Are you kidding me
    If he keeps running his mouth like this in interviews and roundtables, he's going to back himself into a corner

    The editor's number one job should be making sure he doesn't talk like this behind the scenes and just has him draw
    15AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:34
    It's about balance
    Isn't there too much goofing around though
    16AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:35
    Doing the cartoony Nika art style is fine in itself, but the problem is it's not even funny and he's been dragging it out ever since Wano

    Steering into comedy and then bombing over and over isn't okay
    17AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:35
    That kind of gag is meant to be fast-paced — it's not something you do in a manga with the tempo of kabuki theater
    19AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:37
    Gag manga actually demand real wit, you know
    20AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:37
    He's the one who chose to make the Celestial Dragons stuff so serious, so this comment is hilarious
    21AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:37
    Then he should've just done Tom and Jerry from the start
    There was no need to have a Sea King bite someone's arm off
    22AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:38
    It used to actually be funny back then
    27AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:40
    Re: #22
    This got nothing but criticism online at the time
    Even though TV kept pushing it as hilarious
    78AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:06
    Re: #22
    I did chuckle at it getting ribbed in Himouto! Umaru-chan though
    24AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:38
    Ripping it off and not even being funny is the worst
    25AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:38
    It's beyond saving at this point, just let it go
    28AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:41
    Tom and Jerry is relatively funnier and has better pacing though
    42AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:47
    Even someone at Oda's level rips things off, huh
    45AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:48
    Re: #42
    One Piece basically rips off Disney movies for most of it anyway
    44AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:48
    Tom and Jerry isn't this gory

    63AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:57
    Well, I get what the author's going for
    But contrary to his intent, the vast majority of readers just want to see a cool Luffy, so it inevitably clashes
    68AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:59
    Re: #63
    The author's probably drawing it thinking kids will find it funny, but the hell of it is that kids don't actually want that at all
    76AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:05
    No wonder the anime got pushed into a late-night slot
    79AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:07
    Re: #76
    It got kicked out of late night too
    81AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:09
    87AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:19
    Re: #81
    So basically if it's not funny, it's no good
    That's rough, One Piece
    82AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:09
    It's a loser that got pushed out of its slot by Demon Slayer reruns and the Dragon Ball remake, after all
    91AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:21
    Re: #82
    This is a more brutal dignity-crusher than any flame-war bait on any anonymous forum

    Demon Slayer reruns taking over the Fuji TV Sunday-morning kids' slot while One Piece gets shoved into late night
    93AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:24
    Aren't the early anime-original episodes, like the ones with the keel stuff, actually more fun?
    103AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:31
    Re: #93
    Love that anime-original episode where Sanji infiltrates the Navy as a cook ♥
    94AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:25
    Re: #91
    Well, no kids are watching it anyway — it's only middle-aged guys watching, so a late-night slot is well-deserved
    96AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:27
    Re: #94
    Even that late-night slot got taken over by Dragon Ball reruns 😭
    95AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:26
    Isn't Tom and Jerry not even a battle anime to begin with? It only works because it's a gag anime
    Oda's completely let the means become the end here
    99AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:29
    Re: #95
    Exactly this
    If he wants to do that, he should draw a gag manga or save it for actual gag moments
    98AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:29
    Young people do watch One Piece
    The ones in real trouble are Dragon Ball and Hunter x Hunter
    102AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:30
    Re: #98
    We're talking about 2026 here
    Bringing 2025 data doesn't help
    Bring 2026 data

    Background and Key Points of the Discussion

    “Nika” is the Devil Fruit power Luffy awakens during the Wano arc, characterized by rubbery, exaggerated expressions reminiscent of early Western cartoon animation. Oda has a history of using this art style as a release valve whenever his battle manga gets too heavy, and his latest remarks are an extension of that. The thread split mainly over two points. The first was a technical disagreement: Tom and Jerry itself draws on a wide range of expressions and gag devices, whereas Nika’s depiction is seen as repeating a limited set of patterns, like eyes popping out of the head. The second was criticism pointing out the contradiction in his statement, since it was Oda himself who chose to make the Celestial Dragons storyline so serious in the first place. There were also comments about the anime’s broadcast time slot, but those reflect individual posters’ opinions and are not treated as fact in this article.

    ※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “One Piece’s Eiichiro Oda: “I Suddenly Drew Tom and Jerry Because I Hated How Serious Battle Manga Were Becoming”“.

  • Why the “500 Yen Apology Voucher” Disappeared After Corporate Data Breaches — 5ch: “Being Fobbed Off With 500 Yen Is Worse”

    Since late September 2026, a string of corporate data breaches has come to light one after another: Times Car (about 6.6 million records, roughly 1.6 million of which included images of ID documents such as driver’s licenses), the yakiniku chain Yakiniku Kingu (about 10.79 million records), and Lawson (about 2.15 million records). In the past, the standard response to this kind of incident — a practice kicked off by the 2004 Yahoo! BB leak — was to hand victims a 500 yen gift voucher as an apology, but that kind of cash gesture has become much less common in recent years. On 5ch, opinions varied: some suspected companies now prioritize lobbying the media and politicians over compensating victims, while others argued that leak volumes have grown by orders of magnitude, making cash compensation no longer realistic.

    October 12, 2026, 11:03 PM

    Naigai Times

    Since late September 2026, companies have been disclosing one unauthorized-access incident and personal-data leak after another. Times Car had about 6.6 million accounts’ worth of data exposed, roughly 1.6 million of which included images of ID documents such as driver’s licenses. Yakiniku Kingu saw about 10.79 million customer records leaked, and Lawson about 2.15 million.

    Source: news.livedoor.com / Original article here

    4AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:00
    Japan used to be an “electronics superpower” (lol) — now it's a digital has-been
    8AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:01
    Re: #4
    The reality of the "electronics superpower"

    Cyberattack hits refrigeration systems at hundreds of French supermarkets — temperature spikes to 50°C, forcing mass disposal of food [Shōkō-san★]
    https://asahi.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/newsplus/1791854997/
    70AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:37
    Re: #4
    There are countries where the My Number itself got leaked, and people are still this lax about it.
    12AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:04
    If you're going to hand out apology money to customers for a leak, it's way more useful to just donate to the media and the LDP and have them bury the story instead.
    15AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:05
    Re: #12
    Well, it's clearly not getting buried lol
    23AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:09
    Times leaked people's driver's license photos too, but with this whole flood of data breaches happening at once, they'll probably just let it quietly get swept under the rug.
    249AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:46
    Re: #23
    Management's already preparing their exit. Because the LDP and big companies have spent years pushing the idea that "people who sue are scum" in Japan, everyone's staying weirdly quiet even over something this massive, lol. In the US or Europe this would be a multi-trillion-yen lawsuit.
    28AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:12
    Honestly, being brushed off with a measly 500 yen for something like this feels worse to me? If this info gets misused, you could end up losing your entire life savings in the worst case.
    183AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:23
    Re: #28
    My personal info is worth so little, 500 yen would practically be too much change back.
    32AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:14
    At the very least, do something like “10 lucky winners drawn from those affected will get 10,000 yen,” you know?
    36AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:18
    Re: #32
    “As a token of our humblest apology…”
    251AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:47
    Re: #32
    “Please note that winners will only be notified by receiving the prize in the mail.”
    51AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:28
    No wonder people sell off customer lists on the side.
    53AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:29
    No matter how spectacularly a company screws up, “sorry, we'll be more careful from now on” is apparently all it takes to settle it (´・ω・`)
    65AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:34
    Re: #53
    It starts with the politicians. And politicians are backed by companies with deep pockets. Rather than handing small one-time payments to a huge number of people, if you're going to spend money anyway, it's much safer for the company to funnel a large sum to a handful of politicians instead. This only works because the LDP has stayed in power so long — if the ruling party kept changing, problems would surface later and the company would be finished. The LDP's long reign is exactly why this scheme holds up.
    207AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:30
    Re: #53
    The email I got from Skyticket was exactly like that 💧 Basically “we'll be more careful going forward,” plus a smug “your credit card info wasn't leaked though” (said with a real punchable smirk).
    61AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:33
    Yahoo! BB's 500 yen voucher had to be cashed in person at a post office every single time, so in the end I never bothered claiming mine. I bet a lot of people never collected theirs. I think Yahoo factored exactly that into their math.
    72AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:38
    Re: #61
    Wait, so does that mean everyone actually gets one if you push it?
    62AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:33
    Back in one of the earliest leaks, when KDDI's DION service got breached, all we got was an apology letter. I received two billing postcards for charges I never made, had to go to the local police box about it, and it left a bad taste in my mouth. The disclosure came so late that by the time I learned the cause, I remember being furious.
    69AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:37
    Re: #62
    Mailing out a postcard was about the extent of what the company was willing to spend.
    66AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:34
    Companies hoover up way more data than they actually need these days, so the scale of these leaks is a whole different order of magnitude from the old days. Apps are convenient, sure, but they ask for way too much personal info.
    68AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:36
    Re: #66
    Does it never occur to you that you could just… not use it?
    71AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:38
    I don't need some token 500 yen gesture. Times especially should at least cover the reissue fee, or the day of work you'd lose having to go apply for a new license in person.
    78AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:41
    Re: #71
    Apparently though, even after a reissue, all that changes is a “1” gets tacked onto the end of your license number — reissue again and it becomes 2, 3, 4… and after 9 it just loops back to 1. Just by looking at the card, you can't tell the old one's been invalidated. For something only used as basic ID, that's no obstacle at all for someone trying to impersonate you, since nobody actually cross-checks it the way police would.
    76AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:40
    Re: #68
    I don't use it myself — I don't really care about points or anything like that.
    83AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:42
    Re: #76
    Your personal situation is beside the point here — this is about the premise of the discussion.
    93AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:46
    Times Car: 12 years without a security update
    97AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:48
    Re: #93
    Leaving driver's license images just sitting on a server is basically begging to be robbed.
    98AnonymousOct 13, 2026 11:48
    Re: #93
    Well, this is the same Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare that thought building the COVID contact-tracing app once meant the job was done forever — truly an “IT kingdom.”
    190AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:24
    Japan doesn't have any concept of personal information protection — we're basically a developing country on that front.
    196AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:27
    Re: #190
    “Personal information protection”? What's that? Does that even exist in developed countries?
    197AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:27
    Starting October 1st, the Self-Defense Forces and police can now jointly strike back against those carrying out unauthorized access. They're rushing to train people for it.

    But doesn't that just mean going on the offensive to steal data in return?
    201AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:29
    Re: #197
    Well, officially it's only under the premise that the other side attacked first.
    208AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:30
    Re: #197
    And on top of that, attackers hijack innocent third parties' systems to launch their attacks, so you can't actually tell who's really behind it.

    So honestly, the real mentality is just: if you suspect someone might be an enemy, hack them first.

    Background and key points of this debate

    These “apology vouchers” are not a legal obligation — they’re simply a goodwill practice companies use to settle things informally. The classic example is the 500 yen voucher handed out after the 2004 Yahoo! BB leak, back when breach sizes were still small enough for that kind of response to be workable. In recent years, though, leak sizes have grown by an order of magnitude — from the hundreds of thousands into the millions or even tens of millions — and now sometimes include sensitive data like driver’s license images, making equivalent cash compensation unrealistic for companies to offer. On the thread, opinions split between those who wanted companies to invest in preventing harm and future breaches rather than handing out token vouchers, and those who felt even a symbolic gesture of compensation was better than nothing. Commenters also pointed out that Japan still lacks clear laws spelling out penalties or compensation for data leaks, which they saw as part of why these incidents keep repeating.

    ※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Breaking News+) thread “It used to be a “500 yen voucher”… So why have corporate data-breach apology gifts disappeared?”

  • TBS ‘All-Star Night Festival’ bikini segment draws criticism — 5ch: ‘It’d be fine if everyone wore swimsuits’

    The late-night spin-off of TBS’s “All-Star Thanksgiving Festival,” “All-Star Night Festival ’26 Autumn,” aired on October 10 and sparked discussion over its bikini-clad female assistant and a scene in a wall-climbing segment where a performer touched the assistant’s backside. In response to critical coverage calling it “swimsuits for no reason,” 5ch threads saw pushback — “it’s not meaningless if viewers are happy about it,” “there’s no problem if she’s doing it of her own free will” — clash with criticism that “even the Costume Grand Prix dropped its bunny outfits, so this is going backwards.” Opinions on the backside-touching also split between those who saw it as within the bounds of the bit and those who thought it went too far.

    Questions have been raised about the swimsuit-clad female assistant and the behavior performers showed during an in-show segment on TBS’s “All-Star Night Festival ’26 Autumn,” which aired live on October 10.

    The assistant’s swimsuit outfit: “She’s still being made to dress like this for no reason”

    “All-Star Night Festival ’26 Autumn” is the late-night version of TBS’s “All-Star Thanksgiving Festival,” which aired the same day, hosted by comedian Hiroyuki Ariyoshi and former Nogizaka46 member Kazumi Takayama. Comedians take on quizzes and segments live with the kind of humor only late night allows, and whoever finishes last is permanently banned from the show.

    Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

    2AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:32
    There are idiots out there who'll nitpick even a late-night show, huh
    Then just don't do the show at all lol
    6AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:33
    Watch a tasteless show, get called tasteless — what did you expect?
    9AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:34
    Decoration or not, ignoring that a woman wants to get on TV, build her name, and make it big is scarier
    It's not forced labor, is it?
    10AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:34
    It wouldn't have been a problem if everyone wore swimsuits
    11AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:34
    An article that's just scraping comments off old Twitter (X)
    12AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:34
    The 'point' is obviously boosting ratings among male viewers
    14AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:34
    It's not meaningless at all
    The viewers are happy about it
    15AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:34
    The compliance wave has hit even the Night Festival now… ugh, no thanks
    16AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:35
    Just get a girl with a better figure to do it
    17AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:35
    If she were being forced into it that'd be one thing, but if she's appearing of her own free will there's no problem at all
    18AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:35
    Even the Costume Grand Prix dropped the bunny assistants — this is seriously out of step with the times
    23AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:35
    Guess the complainers are coming out of the woodwork to nitpick even late-night shows now lol
    25AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:35
    Next time they'd better bring on some muscle guys in boomerang briefs too
    26AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:35
    Seriously thought we'd gone back to the Heisei era
    How did this even get past the compliance department's check?
    27AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:36
    So this is the kind of thing that gets complaints on TV these days?
    28AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:36
    Maybe it's fine if this show just ends already?
    What they're doing is way too Showa-era, it's not even funny
    29AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:36
    Bring back 'Gilgamesh Night,' '11PM,' and 'Tonight!' (risqué late-night variety shows from decades past)
    48AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:38
    I figured the part he grabbed to lift her was just incidentally her butt, but then he was groping it way more than expected, lol
    50AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:38
    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HUShEYlaoAAiG2P.jpg

    That's way too lame
    Who's even into this?
    54AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:39
    Next week's Ariyoshi Quiz might be the first time Carnation Yoshida — who keeps the show in line — and Ariyoshi appear together
    100AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:43
    Re: #54
    Ariyoshi and Carnation Yoshida have already appeared together on 'Ladies Ariyoshi' and 'Ariyoshi's Wall'
    59AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:39
    You guys are always bashing TBS, but the moment something sleazy is involved you flip your stance without a second thought!
    87AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:42
    Re: #59
    You can't fight instinct
    It's not about hiding it — it's whoever's forcing themselves to resist it who's the problem
    66AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:40
    The swimsuit is one thing, but groping her butt through the bloomers during the wall-climbing bit — that's not okay
    139AnonymousOct 13, 2026 12:47
    Well, it's out of step with the times
    Even Kin-chan's Costume Grand Prix dropped the bunny outfits
    These days if you want something racy it's faster to just go find porn
    This is just some perverted old producer's self-satisfaction

    Background and Key Points of This Debate

    “All-Star Thanksgiving Festival” and its late-night spin-off “Night Festival” are long-running specials that have made a tradition of racy, late-night-only segments, with swimsuit and costume bits having aired repeatedly over the years. At the same time, compliance awareness has grown across the TV industry in recent years, and networks have been rethinking how they treat female talent — for instance, NHK’s “Costume Grand Prix” discontinued its assistants’ bunny outfits. The point that split opinion in the thread was whether this counts as the kind of late-night-only entertainment viewers want, or as staging that’s out of step with the times — and differing assumptions about whether her appearance was truly voluntary caused people to talk past each other. It’s also easy to overlook that reactions to the “touched her backside” moment varied by how intense people perceived it to be, splitting opinion between those who saw it as part of the bit and those who saw it as an indecent act.

    ※This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Geisoku Sokuho+) thread “[TBS] Questions raised over bikini-clad assistant on “All-Star Night Festival”: “swimsuit for no reason” — the segment’s “butt-touching” also causes controversy [Ailuropoda melanoleuca★]“.