In the series, Kishida plays a down-on-his-luck manga artist named Hajime who lives in the fictional town of Minnanoshi.
The pilot episode of Konomachi Research, in which Hajime and Zubi visit the supermarket, will premiere on the NHK E TV station at 3:30 PM JST on August 12, 2016.
Mel Kishida, an illustrator who is known for his work on the Atelier video game series and light novels such as Heaven’s Memo Pad and Red Data Girl, will be starring in a TV pilot for Konomachi Research, a new education TV program designed to teach social studies to 3rd grade elementary school students on NHK E TV.