有田哲平（MC:徳井義実）| ポッドフリックス -秘密の発信局- | Netflix Japan

18 Years of Shabekuri 007 — and an Undelivered Wedding Gift

At the top of the episode, Tokui introduced Arita as "a senior whose way of working in Tokyo shaped how I approach the job — and someone I'm sitting down with one-on-one for the very first time today." On *Shabekuri 007*, the moments before cameras rolled — when cast members would pick a folding chair beside someone and catch up — were "precious one-on-one time," Tokui revealed.

A far more surprising revelation surfaced mid-recording: a missing wedding gift. When Tokui got married, every other co-star came backstage with a present — everyone except Arita, who simply said "Congratulations" and showed up empty-handed. "He still hasn't given me anything, even now," Tokui said. Arita pleaded pure laziness rather than malice, comparing the feeling to "thinking you don't have to pay the taxes you owe the government," and offered a sheepish on-air apology. Tokui's response was unexpectedly warm: "Seeing a flaw in Arita-san — someone who always seemed so cool, so funny, so perfect — was actually a relief."

Why Tutorial Joined Shabekuri 007

Tutorial became the third duo to join *Shabekuri 007*, following Neptune (ネプチューン) and Cream Stew. Tokui admitted he "turned the offer down once," feeling that seniors of the same generation ought to carry the show on their own. Arita, for his part, initially wondered, "Why Tutorial?"

Eighteen years in, Arita has his answer: "Having a junior member creates a moderating effect — it stops the seniors from retreating into insider conversation." He also noted that Tokui's looks played an important role, and praised what Arita calls "civilian tsukkomi" (民間ツッコミ): when host Ueda Shinya decides to let a small gag pass on air, Tokui quietly delivers the comeback under his breath from behind, warming the room in a way the audience can feel. "In hindsight, Tutorial was exactly the right fit for that spot," Arita declared.

Arita's Turbulent Romantic History and the Moment He Decided to Marry

Before marriage, Arita set himself an ideal: "cute face, great figure, good personality" — and he pursued it through many encounters, with little success. One story he shared involved a woman he met at a party who arrived late, wouldn't listen, and when he pushed back, shouted "Who do you think you're talking to?!" He stepped out to cool down, returned to find the door flung open, and she was still going: "Stop being mad at me!" He ended up going to apologise at 2 a.m. to smooth things over. After enough experiences like this, his distrust of women hit an all-time high. Tokui recalled genuinely thinking Arita "would never get married."

Then he looked again at his current wife — someone he had met at a group mixer and stayed on friendly terms with for a long time. On a car journey, she sat in the passenger seat in complete silence, which irritated him at first. Then it clicked: "saying nothing and causing no harm" was exactly what he had been searching for. Holding on to the advice "only ask for one thing from a woman — you'll never get everything," he made up his mind to propose.

A Beginner's Guide to WWE — Sports Entertainment That Shows You Everything

With WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) arriving on Netflix, Arita — a well-known pro wrestling enthusiast — stepped in as tour guide. Where Japanese pro wrestling is built on deep grudges and long-running feuds, WWE is all-out entertainment: drama, aerial moves, women's bouts, flashy explosions — anything goes.

Its defining quality is transparency. When WWE went public on the stock market, the company openly declared, "We are an entertainment company," and disclosed its entire production structure. The Netflix documentary *Behind the Curtain* (WWE壮大なドラマの裏側) reveals the "Gorilla Position" — a production booth inside the venue where the overall director feeds the referee real-time instructions through an earpiece: "We're running out of time, wrap it up" or "Hit that move now." Arita's take: "It's not a question of whether it's fake. The awe comes from seeing the level of professionalism required to build something like this."

Japanese wrestlers currently active in WWE include Io Sky (イオスカイ, formerly of Stardom), Asuka (アスカ), and Shinsuke Nakamura (中邑真輔, formerly of New Japan Pro-Wrestling). Arita reserved his highest praise for Io Sky: "She has the athleticism and showmanship of someone you could call a female version of the original Tiger Mask, Sayama Satoru — that level of ability and presence."