On the July 27 broadcast of “5-ji ni Muchu!” on KBS Kyoto, Matsuko Deluxe said, “I like the old lady from Nishinomiya.”
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https://youtu.be/HWwKEnfDZdw?t=492
She really isn’t a bad person, either
“5-ji ni Muchu!” is a live information program broadcast on Tokyo MX from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
During a discussion about “favorite Ghibli characters,” Matsuko Deluxe made the following comments:
“She’s not a main character, but from Grave of the Fireflies. I like the old lady from Nishinomiya.”
“But you know, it couldn’t be helped. That auntie was just desperately trying to survive, too.”
“In that era, taking care of two children was no easy thing.”
“She really isn’t a bad person, either.”
It was also covered in an article by Sports Hochi.
Previously, Nishitsu ran a survey about the Nishinomiya auntie.
So here’s another survey.
- 良い人10%(35票)
- 普通の人65%(227票)
- 悪い人24.9%(87票)
Finally
When I searched for “Nishinomiya no obasan,” one of the predictive search suggestions was “Nishinomiya no obasan toorimasen,” and I could hear the Nishinomiya auntie’s voice in my head.
Readers, why not watch Grave of the Fireflies once again? You might find yourself feeling a little differently about it.
