Tomoko Kaneda & Nobuhiko Okamoto Vigorously Refuse to Play a $1,000 Luxury Sushi Memory Game, the Losers of Which Must Pay the Cost Themselves

ABEMA aired the "Anime LIVE Channel" program called " Say You To Yo Asobi Connect [Tomoko Kaneda x Sobii x Nobuhiko Okamoto]" for a week starting Monday, September 29, 2025. "Say You To Yo Asobi Connect" holds a Connect Week once a month, and during this Connect Week, Nobuhiko Okamoto served as the monthly MC. From Monday to Friday, the program featured a project called "Connect with Luxurious Sushi! Nervous Sushi Weak," where a memory game using 100 plates of high-grade sushi was conducted. On the live broadcast on Sunday, October 5, Taku Yashiro appeared as a guest, and a variety of lively discussions were held under the theme of "A Night to Talk About Night Play in a Pop Manner."

■The Three "Extroverted" Members Talk About Night Play to the Fullest!

The live broadcast on Sunday, October 5, began with Taku Yashiro's "Complete Acceptance of Kaneda" talk, where he embraced Tomoko Kaneda's unique remarks. When Kaneda asked about the "9" on Yashiro's clothing, wondering if it was because "Taku" sounds like 9 in Japanese, Yashiro immediately responded with "Correct!" Additionally, he resonated with Kaneda, who named her drawing "Baku," by saying, "It only looks like Baku now!" Yashiro introduced himself as "Sobii-loving Taku Yashiro" and showcased an impromptu apology song called "Apologize with the Rhythm" as a form of penance for Sobii, bringing laughter to the studio. Meanwhile, Okamoto, left without a straight man for comedic retorts, proceeded with the program in confusion, exclaiming, "What is this!?" and "Ahhh!"

The segment titled "A Night to Talk About Night Play in a Pop Manner with Extroverted Members" featured discussions among the three. In a corner where they talked about past partners, Kaneda shared episodes of growth with Subaru Kimura, whom she worked with for three years, Okamoto discussed his trust relationship with Hiroki Yasumoto, Yashiro recounted experiences where Yasumoto helped him, and Okamoto described the current trio with Shotaro Morikubo and Masaya Fukunishi, expressing that "Morikubo-san has a god's perspective."

In the segment "This is My No.1 Yo Asobi!" Kaneda and Tasuku Hatanaka's body-on-the-line "Monoboke Episode," Okamoto's badminton project with a medalist, and Yashiro and Sobii's rhythm game episode were discussed as memorable projects. In the "Answering Viewers' Questions! Behind-the-Scenes of Yo Asobi" section, aspects of the MCs not usually seen were revealed, such as whether they visit partners or guests in their dressing rooms and moments when they thought "Oops, I did it again today."