>>31778914Producer: The actual scene differed from the screenplay, after all.
Yajima: That is true (laugh). The scene had her riding on the escalator for a bit, and then she ran back up and kissed him. Naturally, the escalator will take her down again, right? So while she's kissing him, she'll be pulled away. That's the scene that I wanted to make.
Producer: Kids are the main target audience, after all, so among the things we can't do, this series is definitely on the edge.
Yajima: I was thinking if it's possible to portray the loneliness from being separated forcefully, and that's when I decided on using escalator.
The kiss scene is indeed meant to be Serena kissing Satoshi, and his reaction to it is surprised awe, any ambiguity the scene has is so they could get it on TV in the first place.
Likewise, you're meant to hope and assume the two of them are going to become a couple later.
