The variety show "Super Townsman! Chocolate Thumbnet" (Nagoya TV), hosted by Chocolate Planet, has launched a new project this April: "Brown Gourmet, Go Viral Worldwide! Influencer-cha!"

To convey the hidden potential of the many "brown gourmet" dishes found in Nagoya to the world, Chocolate Planet and gorgeous guests act as "Influencer-cha" to broadcast the appeal of these brown delicacies!

The guests for this commemorative first episode are Karina Maruyama and Miricham!

Both are full of enthusiasm, with Maruyama stating, "As a soccer player, I've been stepping on brown things (dirt) for years," and Miricham adding, "My name has 'cha' in it, so I'll be fine." What kind of brown gourmet will they encounter!?

The episode is also available for catch-up streaming on TVer, so please be sure to watch!

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Everyone surely has something special about them that could become a thumbnail...

In this program, two "Thumbnail Hunters" (location reporters) visit various towns in the Tokai region to unearth "elements that could become a thumbnail" from the people they meet!

The program calls these exceptionally unique "people" in "towns" "Super Townsmen" (Cho-chojin), and it is a "Total Humanity Thumbnail-ization Variety Show" that expresses their fascinating lives through thumbnails!

The Everest of Brown!? Osada and Maruyama Scream at the Impressive, Piping-Hot Meat Gourmet!!

Upon visiting a long-established teppanyaki restaurant, Osada and Maruyama were greeted by a "Meat Everest" standing approximately 24 centimeters tall!!

Using luxurious, top-grade A5 Wagyu chuck roll, the piping-hot brown gourmet is grilled dynamically on an iron plate, causing Osada to shout, "Give me some white rice!!" Osada and Maruyama then engage in a "food report showdown" over the white rice that is essential for such brown gourmet. Who will be the one to dye the white rice brown!?

Appearing with fireworks! Snapping a photo for the thumbnail

Top-grade A5 rank!! "Meat Everest"

"Shohei Ohtani might come here next"!? Matsuo and Miricham are stunned by "Magma Hot Pot" at a shop loved by baseball stars

Matsuo and Miricham visit a famous Nagoya shop frequented by many baseball stars. They are thrilled by the exterior, which is decorated with autographs and balls from famous players even before they enter the shop!!

Furthermore, this was the day a WBC warm-up match was being held in Nagoya! "Shohei Ohtani might come here next!!" As Matsuo's eyes sparkle, a baptism by the boiling "Magma Hot Pot" awaits him...!

Miricham: "I'm surprised there are so many signed balls, it's almost creepy"

Matsuo is stunned!! What is this boiling "Magma Hot Pot"...!?

Aiming for 10,000 views!? The program has launched an official "Brown Gourmet Specialty Instagram"!

An official program "Brown Gourmet Specialty Instagram" linked to this project has also started simultaneously!

We will be posting information not only about the shops visited during filming but also shops picked up by the program's "Resear-cha" (researchers) as needed! You can also see photos taken by Chocolate Planet and the brown gourmet thumbnails from the show, so please use it as a reference for your own town walks!

Choco-Thumb Brown Gourmet Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brown_choco36/

Title: "Super Townsman! Chocolate Thumbnet"

Cast: Chocolate Planet, Karina Maruyama, Miricham

Broadcast Date/Time: April 5, 2026 (Sun) 4:25 PM - 5:25 PM

(*Broadcast in the Tokai area of Aichi, Gifu, and Mie)

Program Website: https://www.nagoyatv.com/chocothumb/

TVer Viewing Page: https://tver.jp/series/srbl5xhdbr

Locipo TOP Page: https://locipo.jp/

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