From Kaito Ishikawa's Graduation: A Playback of Best Moments from the Legendary Lotion Episode to the Studio Panic Punishment Game!

On March 19 (Wednesday) from 10:00 PM to 11:30 PM, "Say You To Yo Asobi Wednesday [Shotaro Morikubo × Kaito Ishikawa] #38" was broadcast on ABEMA's "Anime LIVE Channel".

The broadcast, titled "Thank You for 5 Years! Kaito Ishikawa Graduation SP", held a graduation ceremony for Ishikawa, who is graduating as an MC of the After Dark show. They reviewed the past five years with Ishikawa's best scenes as chosen by viewers, accompanied by retrospective talks.

■Viewers Moved to Tears by Kaito Ishikawa's Graduation Ceremony!

For the "Thank You for 5 Years! Kaito Ishikawa Graduation SP", the studio was surrounded by full-body panels of Ishikawa. From his full-body tights to his yankee cosplay, the panels showcased the best scenes from the past five years. Ishikawa quipped, "This is just at the borderline of embarrassment!" and the show started with laughter as usual.

In this broadcast, under the title "Viewers' Choice! Kaito Ishikawa's Best Moments Selection", they introduced five scenes that were particularly popular among the best moments from Ishikawa's five years, as solicited on the show's official X account. The first one introduced was the #41 "Lotion Episode" from the "2020 Season", Ishikawa's first year as MC, which received the most votes from viewers.

This episode, which fulfilled Ishikawa's dream of "playing with lotion" as a reward for responding to various outrageous requests throughout the year, featured Ishikawa along with his then-partner Daisuke Namikawa, Monday MC Hiroki Yasumoto, and Shugo Nakamura performing a skit with lotion. Looking at their appearances from about five years ago and the four of them giving their all physically, Morikubo and Ishikawa burst into laughter, saying "So young!", "They're really trying hard!", "Did we really do such funny things!?"

Ishikawa also reflected on that time, confessing, "I really regretted this episode," "I said I wanted to do it, but I couldn't handle the lotion well!", which elicited more laughter.