A theory that VIVANT's special team member, Yusuke Nogi's car is a Porsche.

Now then, the TBS Sunday drama currently airing isVIVITIONI think many of you have seen "[Title of the show]".

I've been watching it since the first episode, and even now, every Sunday I eagerly await the show in front of the TV.

One day.

While browsing Yahoo! News online, I came across an article titled, "I bought a 'VIVANT' manju (sweet bun) → When I opened it... 'Whaaat!' The contents were a surprise, prompting comments like 'Wow, I want one!' and 'Where can I buy one?'"

VIVANT's manju (sweet buns) have been sold at Kanda Myojin Shrine since the last season, so I thought they were just ordinary manju. However, the phrase "surprising filling" piqued my interest, so I took a look at the article.

And there it was, it said, "Inside the VIVANT Manju is the business card of the main character, Yusuke Nogi."

Looking at the photo in the article, wow, it's true! There's Nogi's business card inside.

I apologize if this doesn't make sense to those who haven't seen the drama, but I'll continue anyway.

Now, since Nogi is usually portrayed as a salaryman working at "Marubishi Trading Co.," the business card enclosed with this sweet bun is also from Marubishi Trading Co.

Doesn't this pique your interest when you look at it?

That's right, Nogi-san's mobile phone number is '080-911-289'.

I was shocked when I saw "Wait, 911 is in there??"

I mean, this is a fictitious phone number, but is there really any need to deliberately include "911" in it?

So I thought, "Surely the creators wanted people to notice this '911' and consider it." Probably just my own assumption (lol).

But!

Upon further consideration, I discovered several interesting things.

First of all, the "080" in "080-911-289" is simply a number taken from a typical mobile phone number and doesn't have any particularly deep meaning.

And I believe "911" refers to the Porsche 911.

So what is the next "289"?

This is the top speed of the Porsche 911 992.1 Carrera 4 Cabriolet (or Targa 4). Its top speed is officially stated as 289 km/h.

This is getting interesting...

So, next I decided to take a look at the phone number for Nogi's company. That number is "03-970-114".

As you all know, the initial "03" is the area code for Tokyo, so I don't think it has any deeper meaning.

Next up is "970". Hmm. That's right, it's actually the model number of the first generation Porsche Panamera! It's the Type 970.

And then there's the next one, "114," which surprised me when I looked it up.

Porsche had planned this in 1938, even before they released the Porsche 356 to the world.The type number of the car that would have become a super sports car is "114".That's how it was.

This was a Porsche that was planned to have a water-cooled 1.5-liter V10 engine mounted mid-ship, but due to the effects of the war, it never made it to production and is considered a "phantom Porsche."

Hmm, now that I think about it, I'm curious about the other numbers listed on the business card too.

The only thing left is the postal code. That number is "100-846".

Since the company's (fictional) address is in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, the initial "100" likely doesn't have any particular meaning. This is because, in reality, the postal code for Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo also starts with 100.

So, what's the next number after 100, "846"?

A postal code is usually in the format "xxx-xxxx," with four digits after the hyphen. However, this one is intentionally three digits long.

This number "846".

Actually, this is...

This is part of the number for Porsche Contact, which is the general inquiry number for Porsche Japan!

The phone number for Porsche Contact is 0120-846-911.

What do you think?

• The "846" in postal code 100-846
• The "970" and "114" in the company's phone number 03-970-114.
• The "911" and "289" in the mobile phone number 080-911-289

All of these numbers are related to Porsche.

Huh? Is that too far-fetched an explanation?

Well, certainly (laughs).

But I can't help but think that by deliberately putting "911" in the middle of the phone number, it was a message meant to convey, "I hope those who understand will get it."

I don't think that's the case.

Bringing a Type 114 like that... whoever thought of it must be a serious Porsche fanatic.

And I bet Nogi-san's car is either a 992.1 model Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet or Targa 4 (I'm still saying it, lol).