, also known as , is a serialized television series broadcast in the mornings by
Japanese broadcaster
NHK. The
asadora started in 1961 with the black-and-white
Musume to Watashi , starring Takeshi Kitazawa. Today, works in the first half of the year are produced by the NHK
Tokyo Broadcasting station and works in the second half of the year are produced by the NHK
Osaka Broadcasting station.