# ep.263 同窓会論争

- 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: 2026-10-22
- Canonical: https://podc.club/en/episode/1588687062_db5d44691c04.html
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- Source: Edited from a machine transcript of the first 30 minutes of the episode. Not an official summary.

Tanaka and Yamane of Ungirls (アンガールズ) spend ep. 263 trading stories from recordings on other shows — including a whispered one-liner Yamane never managed to deliver about Panther's Mukai, a heartfelt worry over 47-year-old Time Machine 3's Yamamoto's marriage prospects, and how Yamane managed to freeze an entire TV crew on his very first outing as monthly MC on KBS Kyoto's Sunny Time. The episode title 'Reunion Dispute' traces back to a surprise encounter at a ramen shop during a food-location shoot in Hiroshima, just as the first 30 minutes of transcript runs out.

## What this episode answers

### What is Yamane's 'Poison Technique' and in what situation did it show itself?

Yamane's strength is voicing the obvious truth everyone senses but won't say — during a viewer quiz on a Nippon Broadcasting podcast where a crane-game arm moved closer to a prize with each correct answer, he was the only one to suggest that Position 2 might actually be better than the closest Position 1, because being too close risks the arm hitting the edge of the prize chute instead of dropping cleanly.

### How do Tanaka and Yamane assess the news of Panther's Mukai's relationship with announcer Wakabayashi?

Tanaka argued that Mukai publicly declaring his relationship was 'the most embarrassing and the least interesting choice' available to him, and repeatedly concluded that marrying quickly would be the kindest thing Mukai could do for himself, since public interest is lower than he imagines and getting teased about it on every TV appearance will wear him down; Yamane's contribution was a whispered aside to Tanaka — 'He's starting to look like Fujimori' — that never made it to the microphone.

### What situation involving Yamamoto (47) of Time Machine 3 has Tanaka so worried?

Yamamoto, 47, wants to get married and have children but has no partner; Tanaka described a backstage scene where a beaming Mukai sat at the back of the dressing room while a visibly downcast Yamamoto — face darkened from marathon training — sat in front of him, and repeatedly said he was more worried about Yamamoto than about Mukai.

### What did Yamane say on his first MC appearance on KBS Kyoto's Sunny Time that killed the mood in the studio?

During a live cross from a Nara event featuring a mud-ball-making workshop, Yamane said 'There's no real point in taking home a mud ball someone else made,' causing the set to fall momentarily silent; he later explained his intended meaning was that making it yourself is what gives it value, but admitted the lack of context created an awkward atmosphere.

### What happened during the food-location shoot for the Hiroshima evening programme Imasei?

While visiting a ramen shop on the food-location segment, a staff member was introduced as Yamane's high school classmate — and that is where the transcript of the first 30 minutes of the episode ends.

## Article

## Yamane's 'Poison Technique' — Saying What Everyone Knows but Won't

On a Nippon Broadcasting podcast where both Tanaka and Yamane appeared, listeners answered quiz questions to inch a crane-game arm closer to a prize. After a perfect run the arm reached its nearest point — Position 1 — and everyone assumed that was obviously best. Only Yamane pushed back: "Isn't Position 2 better?" His logic was sound: when the arm is too close, it risks clipping the edge of the prize chute rather than dropping the item cleanly. It was the thing the whole room had half-sensed but nobody had said.

Tanaka labelled this Yamane's "Poison Technique" (ポイズン芸), invoking an old catchphrase — "In a world where you can't say what you want, I'm going to say it" — to explain Yamane's value: the willingness to name the obvious truth the room is quietly sidestepping.

## Panther Mukai's Relationship News and the Phantom One-Liner

The same podcast's opening segment featured ribbing about Panther's Mukai (向井) and his relationship with announcer Wakabayashi (若林アナ). When Mukai declared "I love TBS!" and the room erupted, Yamane leaned over and whispered to Tanaka alone: "He's starting to look like Fujimori (藤森)." He never said it aloud, and the moment dissolved.

Tanaka later reflected that he should have "translated" the line to the room on the spot, but held back because he wanted Yamane to get the credit. Yamane's characteristically small voice, he noted, was the "annoying factor" that let the joke die.

On Mukai's situation more broadly, Tanaka was blunt: publicly confirming the relationship was "the most embarrassing and the least interesting" move available. Public curiosity is far lower than Mukai probably imagines, and getting teased about it on every TV appearance will grind him down. Tanaka's repeated verdict: "He should just hurry up and get married — that's when the teasing stops."

## Yamamoto's Heartbreak in Front of the Happy Man — Marriage at 47

If Mukai was Tanaka's minor concern, Time Machine 3's Yamamoto (タイムマシーン3号・山本), 47, was the serious one. Tanaka painted a backstage scene: Mukai sitting at the back of the dressing room all smiles over Wakabayashi, while Yamamoto sat in front of him — face darkened from marathon training, visibly deflated. Yamamoto has told Tanaka directly that he wants to get married and have children. "He's popular as a YouTuber, he's a perfectly normal person — so why?" Tanaka said, shaking his head.

Tanaka drew on his own pre-marriage experience: when a senior comedian arranges an introduction, the sense of obligation — having to behave impeccably so as not to embarrass the senior if things go wrong — gets in the way of genuine romantic feeling. Dating apps are a high hurdle for a celebrity. And the arithmetic is brutal: spend a few months getting to know someone from scratch, decide it isn't right, and you're already 48.

## Yamane Freezes the Room on His First Day at KBS Kyoto's Sunny Time

From October, Yamane joins KBS Kyoto's (KBS京都) information programme Sunny Time (サニータイム) as the second-week monthly MC. The show runs Saturday 10:30 a.m. to noon — a 90-minute slot. Sugiura Taiyo (杉浦太陽) previously held the main MC role; the current line-up has Yamane on Week 2 and Sekine Mari (関根麻里) on Week 4, with reporter Moriwaki (森脇さん) also on the programme. Tanaka remarked that being caught by Moriwaki on set "sounds like it could be exhausting."

A listener who signed off as "Hagekake no Yuubinyasan" (ハゲかけの郵便屋さん — "The Going-Bald Postman") reported on the first broadcast. During a live cross from a Nara event, a segment introduced a mud-ball-making workshop, and Yamane said on air: "There's no real point in taking home a mud ball someone else made." The set went silent.

Yamane's own defence was entirely reasonable — making it yourself is what gives the experience meaning; receiving one someone else made doesn't carry the same feeling — but without that explanation already in place, the remark landed strangely, and he acknowledged he should have set it up better.

## A Hiroshima Food Shoot and an Unexpected Reunion — Where the Title Comes From

Tanaka and Yamane were invited onto Hiroshima's evening programme Imasei (今生) for a food-location segment, working their way through several spots including a bakery and a small restaurant. At a ramen shop, a staff member stepped forward with the introduction: "Actually, she was in the same year as Yamane-san in high school." The story was just picking up momentum when the transcript of the episode's first 30 minutes ends — and that reunion almost certainly explains why the episode is called "Reunion Dispute" (同窓会論争).

## Takeaways

- Yamane's defining move is his 'Poison Technique' — voicing the truth everyone is quietly thinking but won't say, as shown in both the crane-game position call and the mud-ball remark on his Sunny Time debut.
- Tanaka argued that Mukai publicly confirming his relationship was the least interesting showbiz choice and that marrying quickly is the only way to end the cycle of on-air teasing.
- Tanaka is more worried about Yamamoto (47) than about Mukai, describing his marriage struggle as a structurally hard problem that introductions, apps, and simple persistence all fail to solve cleanly.