A historical drama based on the legendary Tokiwaso collective of manga artists during the 1950s. All living in the same rooming house, the group's spiritual leader was Osamu Tezuka. Tokiwaso no Seishun opens after Osamu left for bigger and better things, when Hiro Terada becomes the de facto leader. Other cartoonists living at the house include Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko, as well as Shotaro Ishinomori and Fujio Akatsuka.