Chiaki Kobayashi Gives Sobii a Back Hug! "I Really Panicked!" A Behind-the-Scenes Game Erupts with Hiroki Yasumoto!?

On Monday, January 19th, "Say You To Yo Asobi Monday [Hiroki Yasumoto × Chiaki Kobayashi] #30" was broadcast on ABEMA's "Anime LIVE Channel."

In this broadcast, Sobii, the official program character who serves as MC on "Say You To Yo Asobi Connect," made an appearance. Sobii came to deepen bonds with Kobayashi, with whom this was their first direct interaction, and they enjoyed a night of fun together.

■Sobii Appears! A Back Hug in Return from Kobayashi in Their First Interaction!

From the very beginning, the official program character Sobii appeared, and viewers welcomed this unexpected development with comments like "It's Sobii!" and "I'm so happy to see Sobii!"

Sobii came to give a present to Kobayashi in what was their first interaction in the 30th broadcast. Kobayashi responded with a back hug, while Yasumoto, on the other hand, communicated by typing on-screen captions, drawing laughs.

Just like on other days of the week, they implemented a segment called "Let's Become Friends with Sobii!" where they played various games to deepen their bond with Sobii. Yasumoto, who was to start with "4-Character Shiritori," calmly commented, "3 characters would be easier. 4 characters are surprisingly difficult," and they started with the goal of completing 5 rounds.

When it came to Yasumoto's turn with the character "re," he said, "I've never called him this, but I'll say it anyway," and mentioned "Reijiru," the nickname of Friday MC Kawashima. Kobayashi smiled and said, "Ah! He'd be happy, wouldn't he?" When Sobii followed with "Ruibosu," it almost triggered a discussion, but Yasumoto showed kindness and deemed it safe.

The three of them continued smoothly afterward and successfully completed the challenge. Viewers sent warm comments like "It makes me want to cheer (lol)" watching Sobii struggling hard to come up with words.