Half, Blue

The 98th novel of NHK Ren Takumi's novel "Half Minute, Aoki." 』The time is set in 1971, the year after the Osaka Expo. The heroine Suzui was born in a small village cafeteria in Omacho, Higashi-Mino City, Gifu Prefecture. She was a lively and energetic little girl. However, she became deaf in her left ear due to an illness (mumps) when she was in elementary school, but she was not discouraged and continued to live a cheerful life with the encouragement of her parents and childhood sweethearts. After graduating from high school, she had a rich imagination and went to Tokyo with the goal of becoming a cartoonist. She worked hard under the guidance of her teachers and peers, and then got married and gave birth to a daughter. However, after the bubble era ended, she divorced her husband and became a single mother, returning home with her daughter. At this time, she still did not know that a huge turning point was waiting for her. Production-related matters were announced on February 22, 2017. A total of 2,366 participants were selected. On June 20, it was officially announced that 17-year-old Nagano Meiku would be the heroine. Other actors were announced on August 22. Filming officially opened in Iwamura Town, Ena City on October 23. This drama is Mei Nagano's morning drama debut.