The Official “Scaredy-cat” for Yo Asobi Thursday Is Kensho Ono!? Ono vs. Hanae's Heated “Scaredy-cat” Showdown!

On May 22nd (Thursday), at 10:00 p.m., episode #5 of “Say You To Yo Asobi Thursday [Kensho Ono × Natsuki Hanae]” was broadcast on ABEMA’s Anime LIVE Channel.

In the episode, a new segment called “Ono & Hanae: Who’s More ___?” was introduced, where the two compete to determine which of them excels more at a certain theme each time. This time, the theme was “scaredy-cat,” and their levels of fright were measured through games like rubber band slingshots and electric shock chairs.

■Kensho Ono vs. Natsuki Hanae: Who Is the Bigger Scaredy-cat!?

The new segment “Ono & Hanae: Who’s More ___?” made its debut in this broadcast. In this section, the duo competes to see who's better at a chosen topic. For this episode, the challenge was titled “Ono vs. Hanae: Who's the Bigger Scaredy-cat!?” with the two battling it out in a series of “scaredy-cat” contests.

Though the two were cocky at first, saying things like “Maybe this won’t even be much of a contest,” “Piece of cake—,” and “Wait, what kind of emotion is ‘getting scared’ anyway?” they both repeatedly failed together during the “Bibitter” game—a chicken race-style game where you have to stop just before reaching the limit—which delighted everyone watching. During the “Blindfolded Rubber Band Game,” where they each put a rubber band in their mouth and stretched it as far as they dared while blindfolded, their scared faces drew raucous laughter in the studio.

The “Scaredy-cat Mount Battle” segment had the two swapping stories about their own courage and episodes that exposed the other as a scaredy-cat, trying to one-up each other. Natsuki Hanae's talk skills especially shone here, as the two quickly escalated into a minor dispute about who had eaten something further past its expiration date.

There was also a moment where Kensho Ono pointed out that Hanae, before any punishment game, always asks, “Is this really okay?” as a scaredy-cat trait. Hanae replied, “When I ask about the electric shock chair, I’m just thinking about electricity costs! If the output is too high, it’ll use more electricity, so I thought finding the optimal spot might help save energy,” deftly dodging Ono’s accusation and earning laughs.