In celebration of Kansai TV's 55th anniversary, Fuji TV is presenting a drama, "Kamisama no Beret-bo" ("God's Beret"; Tues., 9 p.m.), about a late episode in the life of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka.
The story is framed as a fantasy. Sakura (Yuko Oshima) is hired by the editorial department of a comic magazine after searching high and low for a job. Shortly after starting work an employee magically transports her to 1973 and the office of Tezuka, the creator of "Tetsuwan Atom (Astro Boy)" and other beloved manga and anime.
Tezuka is different from the image Sakura had of him, and not just because he's played by SMAP's Tsuyoshi Kusanagi. At this point in his career Tezuka is nearly bankrupt, since he hasn't had a hit in years, and then he comes up with a story about a daredevil physician.