

156 episodes about a guy inventing TV. Yes, really. And somehow it's *chef's kiss*.
Season 1 • Episode 156
LatestActing
Tanaka's quiet desperation as every prototype fails.
Production
Painstaking recreation of 1920s-30s Japanese electronics workshops.
Writing
156 episodes and zero filler—every failure teaches.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on real inventor Kenjiro Takayanagi, who demonstrated electronic TV in 1926—seven years before any competitor.
The 'rinrin' title mimics early TV static sound; this Asadora aired as Japan's bubble economy burst, making its nostalgia for humble invention deeply ironic.