# ep.260 壊れかけの肛門

- Show: アンガールズのジャンピン[オールナイトニッポンPODCAST]
- Published: 2026-10-01
- Canonical: https://podc.club/en/episode/1588687062_d48508d35a3c.html
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- Source: Edited from a machine transcript of the first 30 minutes of the episode. Not an official summary.

Twenty-six years into their partnership, Tanaka (田中) takes stock of why Yamane (山根) keeps freezing rooms in solo appearances—most recently by telling a Nagoya TV show he had "no impression" of the city and telling Kotake's (小竹) radio audience he had "no specialty dish." A listener email claiming Kotake draws Yamane out better than Tanaka ever has triggers a fierce on-air rebuttal, and the half-hour closes with Tanaka confessing that years of pressing his anus against chair corners to stave off bathroom emergencies have left it "nearly broken"—which is also the origin of the episode title.

## What this episode answers

### Why did Yamane answer "no impression" on the Nagoya show, and how does Tanaka interpret it?

Yamane didn't want to trot out the same exhausted Nagoya answers everyone gives (hitsumabushi, uiro), so he gave nothing at all; Tanaka says that instinct is understandable, but without him beside Yamane to nudge things along, Yamane's intent to surprise reads as mere bluntness because the general public doesn't yet know his persona well enough to receive it as deliberate.

### What specific response does Tanaka say would have worked better when Yamane said he had no specialty dish on Kotake's show?

Tanaka said Yamane should have opened with "I don't have a specialty, but there is something my daughter loves to eat," then let the conversation follow naturally to the punchline: that despite all his cooking efforts, what his daughter responds to most is a simple thin omelette made from beaten egg, a gap he finds genuinely embarrassing.

### How did Tanaka react to listener Oshiruko Rifle's claim that Kotake draws Yamane out better than he does?

Tanaka fired back sharply—"I've spent 26 years thinking about Yamane; don't brush that away like rice-cracker crumbs off a desk just because one radio appearance went well—lick those crumbs off your finger"—while separately praising Kotake as someone intelligent enough to take a half-formed thought and finish it.

### What is Tanaka's "nearly-broken anus," and how did it end up that way?

For years Tanaka has pressed his anus against the hard corner of a chair whenever he urgently needed to go to the bathroom, cutting off blood flow until the urge passes; sustained use of this method has damaged his anus, which he describes as "still functional, so only nearly broken."

### What does Tanaka identify as the root cause of Yamane's solo appearances going badly?

The structural problem is that Yamane's shocking answers land with no skilled MC present to catch them, so an unexpected remark simply creates dead air rather than comedy, and Yamane's intent to surprise has not yet been communicated to a general audience.

## Article

## Yamane Says "No Impression" in Nagoya—Manager Left Fuming

Yamane appeared on a Nagoya TV show where the MC asked, "What's your impression of Nagoya?" He replied, "Nothing, really." The MC pushed back—"Surely there's something"—and an uncomfortable silence settled over the set. Their manager Ogawa-san vented about the exchange during the taxi ride home.

Tanaka reflected: "If I'd been standing next to him, I could have said, 'Just say something, even if it's a lie.' But when Yamane's alone, that's what happens." He acknowledged Yamane's underlying logic—hitsumabushi and uiro are answers so exhausted they feel beneath him—but argued there was no shortage of material: the fact that Angirls once held a regular Nagoya program, that the city is conveniently close, anything would have done.

Yamane compared his approach to Matsuko Deluxe (マツコ・デラックス), suggesting he was planting seeds of shock early so his charm would reveal itself gradually. Tanaka was unconvinced: "Matsuko has already built that reputation. Yamane doing the same thing just sounds like someone being unpleasant, because nobody knows yet that the surprise is intentional."

## Listener Mail: "No Specialty Dish" Freezes the Room on Kotake's Show

A listener, radio name 453 from Mitaka City, wrote in about Yamane's appearance on Kotake's program *Kikeba Muzai* (聞けば無罪). When Kotake asked Yamane what his specialty dish was, Yamane answered: "I don't really have one. I can make pretty much anything, and if you follow a Cookpad recipe anyone can do it." Kotake was visibly at a loss.

Tanaka offered a precise corrective: start with "I don't have a specialty, but there's something my daughter loves to eat," then let the conversation open naturally. The payoff, he said, is the real story—that despite trying hard with various dishes, what Yamane's daughter responds to most enthusiastically is a simple thin omelette made from beaten egg. The gap between culinary effort and humble result is inherently funny. "There are shows where you don't need to force Yamane's cold-blooded side," Tanaka added. "In those settings, just hedge a little and steer yourself out of trouble."

## Listener Claims Kotake Draws Yamane Out Better—Tanaka Hits Back Hard

Another listener, Oshiruko Rifle, wrote: "When Kotake is the interviewer, Yamane's remarks sound like intelligent criticism. Online comments were full of people coming away with a great impression of Yamane. It was plain to see that Tanaka—who does nothing but leak poop while going bald—hasn't drawn out one millimeter of Yamane's appeal."

Tanaka did not take it quietly. "I have spent 26 years thinking about Yamane—what concepts make him shine on YouTube, how to set up a retort. Don't brush away that effort like brushing rice-cracker crumbs off a desk just because one radio appearance got good reviews. Lick those crumbs off your finger."

He did, however, speak warmly of Kotake personally: "Talking to someone smart means they can take something you've only half-articulated and finish the thought for you. Kotake can do that." Tanaka also noted that industry peers have started telling him the YouTube channel is genuinely good. "If Yamane's real self gets across through that, that's exactly what I want."

## "The Nearly-Broken Anus"—The Cost of a Long-Running Method

A listener named Detroit wrote in asking Tanaka to stop telling bathroom stories, saying they made him feel physically ill. Tanaka promised to try, suggesting that listeners who sense a poop story coming should simply turn down the volume and skip ahead, while acknowledging, "There are people who want them, so the balance is hard."

From a mention that he hadn't had any accidents recently, Tanaka revealed the technique he has relied on for years: when urgently needing the bathroom, he presses his anus against the hard corner of a chair or similar surface, cutting off blood flow until the sensation disappears entirely. The problem, he admitted, is that prolonged use of this method has broken his anus. "It still works, so I'd say it's only nearly broken. Please call it my nearly-broken anus." That line is the origin of the episode title.

## Childcare Stress Closes the First Half

The opening thirty minutes ended on a quieter note, with both hosts discussing the grind of early parenthood. One or two hours can vanish in an instant when a child won't sleep, and both men said their wives were also beginning to feel the accumulated pressure. "Five months in, so it's inevitable," Tanaka said. "When you feel your personal time being eaten up, things go sideways. I understand that intellectually, but the physical and mental fatigue just builds."

## Takeaways

- Yamane's blunt solo-appearance answers—"no impression," "no specialty dish"—stem from a deliberate shock-first strategy that misfires because the general public doesn't yet know his persona well enough to read the intent.
- Tanaka forcefully defended 26 years of effort to showcase Yamane's appeal, even while giving Kotake genuine credit for the intelligence to take half-formed thoughts and complete them.
- Tanaka's years-long habit of pressing his anus against chair corners to suppress bathroom urgency has left it "nearly broken but still functional"—and handed the episode its title.