Character Relationship Map: Anpan

Characters

• Nobu Asada (played by Mio Imada) — protagonist
• Takashi Yanai (played by Takumi Kitamura) — protagonist
• Yutaro Asada (played by Ryo Kase) — supporting
• Hatako Asada (played by Noriko Eguchi) — supporting
• Kiyoshi Yanai (played by Kazunari Ninomiya) — supporting
• Ranko Asada (played by Yuumi Kawai) — supporting
• Chiyoko Yanai (played by Naho Toda) — minor
• Hiroshi Yanai (played by Yutaka Takenouchi) — minor
• Meiko Asada (played by Nanoka Hara) — supporting
• Chihiro Yanai (played by Motoki Nakazawa) — minor
• Kamaji Asada (played by Kotaro Yoshida) — minor
• Kura Asada (played by Miyoko Asada) — minor
• Go Hara (played by Kanata Hosoda) — minor
• Tomiko Yanai (played by Nanako Matsushima) — minor

Story Analysis

Transformation from militarist schoolgirl to pioneering female reporter in wartime Japan

Plot Progression

1. Militarist Beginnings
2. Wartime Transformations
3. Breaking Barriers