is a Japanese

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Noriko Sasaki is a Japanese manga artist A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a Cartoonist, comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another ...

serialized in the seinen manga magazine ''

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'', published by

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between 2008 and 2013. The main character is Hanako Yukimaru, a rookie, clumsy journalist at fictional Hokkaido Hoshi (Star) Television (HHTV) in

Sapporo is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in Hokkaido, Japan. Located in the southwest of Hokkaido, it lies within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary of the Ishikari River. Sapporo is the capital ...

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by

, ''Channel wa Sonomama!'' was serialized in

's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

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'' from 7 April 2008 to 27 April 2013. Shogakukan collected its chapters in six ''

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'' volumes, released from 30 January 2009 to 30 July 2013.

Volumes

Drama

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adaptation starring

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was produced by Production I.G. and

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affiliate HTB, where it was broadcast during the week from 18 to 22 March 2019. The series was launched to celebrate HTB's 50th anniversary. The drama series has been available globally on

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, with the English title ''Stay Tuned!'', since 21 March 2019. It has been available on Netflix Japan since 11 March 2019. After its premiere broadcast on Hokkaido, the drama series has been syndicated to other stations all over Japan.

Cast

: Hanako Yukimaru, HHTV journalist *

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: Hajime Yamane, HHTV journalist * Kanako Miyashita: Maki Hanae, HHTV journalist and

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* Takuro Osada: Hayato Kitagami, HHTV programming employee * Taisei Shima: Tetsutarō Hattori, HHTV sales employee * Hikaru Takihara: Seiichi Tachibana, HHTV master control employee *

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( TEAM-NACS): Masayoshi Kanbara, head of NPO Sprout Mind *

Takayuki Suzui is a ''tarento'' who mainly works in Hokkaido, film director and broadcast writer. He is the chairman of Board of Directors of Creative Office Cue Co., Ltd., and the Board of Cure Products Co., Ltd., and Manhole Film Limited. He is nicknamed . ...

: Takayasu Suzuki, HHTV president *

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: Mamoru Shōgasaki, HHTV chief executive * Atsuo Ouchi: Heizō Hasegawa, HHTV news director * Hayato Myo: Keiji Osada, HHTV police news chief * Tadahisa Fujimura: Toraya Ogura, HHTV information director * Kimiko Jitsukawa: Reiko Kurenai, HHTV announcer * Hitoshi Fujio: Yousuke Furuya, HHTV weather forecaster * Ken Yasuda (TEAM-NACS): Katori, Higuma TV (HHTV rival station) information director *

Toshie Negishi is a Japanese film and television actress. Filmography Film * '' Kaerazaru hibi'' (1978) * '' Toki o Kakeru Shōjo'' (1983) - Tachibana * '' Lonely Heart'' (1985) - Makoto's mother * '' The Sea and Poison'' (1986) - Ueda * '' Sada'' (1998) - Yo ...

: Tane, Hanako's grandmother *

Hiroyuki Morisaki is a common masculine Japanese given name. Written forms Hiroyuki can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: extensive, good fortune, spacious. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . It is written in hir ...

(TEAM-NACS): Mamoru Yukimaru, Hanako's father * Tatsuko Kojima, Sanae, Hanako's mother *

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(TEAM-NACS): Gotō *

Shigeyuki Totsugi is a Japanese actor, TV personality, voice actor, screenwriter, theatre director, and singer. His real name and former stage name is . He was born in Teine-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido. He is a member of the TEAM NACS. He graduated from Hokkaido Sappo ...

(TEAM-NACS): Investigator Source:

References

External links

Channel wa Sonomama!
on HTB
Stay Tuned!
on Netflix * {{Production I.G 2008 manga 2019 Japanese television series debuts 2019 Japanese television series endings Comedy anime and manga Japanese drama television series Seinen manga Shogakukan manga