The 118th episode of the NHK Asadora drama series "Bakebake ," starring Akari Takaishi (NHK General, Monday-Saturday 8:00 AM, etc.), aired on March 18th, and Heaven's remarks attracted the attention of viewers.
Heaven ( Tommy Bastow), having been fired from the Imperial University, is depressed, feeling like a "loser."Tsukasanosuke(Takashi Okabe), who sees his past self in Heaven, suggests that they keep the fact of his dismissal a secret from Toki (Takaishi) and the others, and the two become partners in keeping the "secret."
At home, Toki was playing with the children while waiting for Heaven to return. Just then, Jo (played by Sugita Rairin), who works in a research lab at the Imperial University, came to visit. Tsukasanosuke, in order to protect Heaven's secret, silenced Jo.
Meanwhile, Heaven sits at her desk, muttering to herself, "Bestseller... I'm not a lost cause," but she can't seem to make any progress. Growing increasingly frustrated, Heaven ends up yelling "Shut up!" at her noisy children at home.
Toki invites Heaven for a walk, and the two head towards a temple. When Toki asks what she would want to be if she were reborn, Heaven replies, "If I were reborn, I would be a..." "I would be a hateful person."
Viewers reacted to Heaven's line, "If I were reborn, I'd want to be a mosquito."Yakumo Koizumi, who plays Heaven, revealed on the network's history program "History Detective" (NHK General, Wednesdays at 10pm) on December 3rd last year that after auditioning for the role, he visited the grave of Lafcadio Hearn, the model for Heaven. He said, "I asked to be allowed to play Hearn. I was bitten by mosquitoes (at Hearn's grave). A few days later, I read Hearn's book. It said, 'When I die, I want to be a mosquito. I want to bite my friends who visit my grave.' It's a true story."
On social media, comments included: "That's the episode Tommy told!", "I heard Tommy's story on a talk show," "I'm glad they included this part in the main story!", "Bastow must have been happy to hear Yakumo's mosquito story," "Tommy also got bitten by a mosquito and turned into Heaven," and "I'm so excited."
