{"rewrite":{"id":"r_60dc000764a84927a31dd7ec","clusterId":"c_d11a707cc2413481f8110064","slug":"vivant-poll-asks-if-ryu-will-betray-shinse-and-94-9-say-yes","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"VIVANT Poll Asks If Ryu Will Betray Shinse, and 94.9% Say Yes","summary":"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. 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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eEpisode 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poll ran as part of a \u0026#34;Villain Agent On-Site Investigation Retry\u0026#34; project ahead of the November 4 \u0026#34;Villain Grand Conference Room\u0026#34; 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.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"94.9% of VIVANT viewers want Ryu to betray Shinse, so the finale airing November 8 arrives with most of the audience already rooting for the double-cross. Masato Sakai's own reaction was that it hit an artery.","twitterPost":"94.9% of 3,602 VIVANT voters want Ryu to betray Shinse, which turns the November 8 finale into a test of whether the show defies its own audience.","threadsPost":"VIVANT's poll asked if Ryu will betray Shinse and 94.9% of 3,602 votes said yes. That leaves the November 8 finale in an awkward spot: Masato Sakai, who plays both Ryu and Nogi, called the result hitting an artery, and the show now has to either confirm the crowd or reverse it.","newsletterBlurb":"Ahead of VIVANT's Season 2 finale on November 8, the official X account for its Villain Conference Room radio program polled viewers on whether Ryu Minxue will betray Shinse. Of 3,602 votes, 94.9 percent said yes. Episode 23 left Ryu shooting Mamoru Nozaki, and viewers have been arguing the shooting was not fatal.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Magmix\",\"url\":\"https://magmix.jp/post/384431\",\"title\":\"VIVANT's Ryu: Fans respond to \\\"Will he betray?\\\" question? Official poll results draw comments like \\\"There's nothing but hope,\\\" \\\"I laughed,\\\" and \\\"I want them to go the opposite way\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5615,"outputTokens":836,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794131977,"createdAt":"2026-11-08T09:53:50.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-08T09:58:34.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-08T09:58:34.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_d11a707cc2413481f8110064","canonicalTitle":"VIVANT・リュウが「裏切るか」の質問にファンは？　公式のアンケート結果に「希望しかない」「笑った」「逆を行ってほしい」","representativeArticleId":"a_253fcded50ef785155741aac","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"VIVANT\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-08T09:20:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-08T09:20:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-08T09:58:35.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Magmix","url":"https://magmix.jp/post/384431","title":"VIVANT・リュウが「裏切るか」の質問にファンは？　公式のアンケート結果に「希望しかない」「笑った」「逆を行ってほしい」"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["VIVANT"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["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."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["vivant"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"vivant","supported":3,"disputed":0,"contradicted":2,"unverified":158,"overall":"red","story_count":91,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}