VIVANT Poll Asks If Ryu Will Betray Shinse, and 94.9% Say Yes
The official X account for TBS drama VIVANT's radio program Villain Conference Room ran a two-choice poll asking viewers, "Will Ryu betray Shinse?" Of 3,602 votes, 94.9 percent (3,418) chose yes.
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Why it matters
The poll puts audience expectation squarely on a Ryu turn against Shinse before the finale, which matters because Episode 23 ended with Ryu shooting Mamoru Nozaki and the show has left that shooting's meaning unresolved.
Key Facts
- The official X account for VIVANT's Villain Conference Room ran a two-choice poll asking, "Will Ryu betray Shinse?".
- Out of 3,602 total votes, 3,418 (94.9 percent) went to yes.
- Masato Sakai, who plays Ryu Minxue and Yusuke Nogi, commented that the question was "hitting an artery.".
- VIVANT Season 2 concludes with Episode 24 on November 8.
- Episode 23 ended with Ryu shooting public security investigator Mamoru Nozaki through the chest.
Masato Sakai, who plays both Ryu Minxue and SDF agent Yusuke Nogi, commented that it was "hitting an artery." The result lands ahead of Season 2's finale, Episode 24, airing November 8.
Episode 23 ended with Ryu Minxue shooting his former superior, public security investigator Mamoru Nozaki, through the chest after obtaining information on hidden nuclear fusion technology. Viewers have spent the week arguing Nozaki survived, citing the locked room in Episode 22, the cut surveillance footage in Episode 19, and a possible bulletproof vest.
The poll ran as part of a "Villain Agent On-Site Investigation Retry" project ahead of the November 4 "Villain Grand Conference Room" listener event. Other questions in the same project asked whether the Episode 1 taxi driver is a top-level monitor and whether Sami is a monitor. The finale, Season 2 Episode 24, airs November 8 on TBS.
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