The new live-action weekday morning series is inspired by the life story of Anpanman manga creator Takashi Yanase and his wife Nobuo Komatsu.
The series will follow the childhood of Takashi and Nobu, and follow them through the creation of Anpanman.
The Renzoku TV Shōsetsu franchise previously aired the Natsuzora story about the early Japanese animation industry from April to September 2019 for 156 episodes.
The series will star Takumi Kitamura as Takashi Yanai and Mio Imada as Nobu Asada.