NHK announced on Tuesday that it is producing a five-episode live-action mini-series based on the Bakabon no Papa Yori Baka na Papa (A Father More Stupid Than Bakabon’s Father) essay book by Rieko Akatsuka, the daughter of Tensai Bakabon and Osomatsu-kun manga author Fujio Akatsuka.
Tensai Bakabon will receive a new television anime this July, and his Osomatsu-kun manga recently inspired two seasons of the Mr. Osomatsu anime.
Osomatsu-kun, Mōretsu Atarō, Tensai Bakabon, and Himitsu no Akko-chan were all animated for television.
Both the 2010 book and the upcoming mini-series depict Rieko’s father and family life.