Edison's Mother (2008)

The series focuses on Ayukawa Noriko, the teacher of a class of first-graders. One day, a boy named Kento transfers into her class from another school, where he was treated as a problem child. In reality, the inquisitive Kento actually displays the potential of being a prodigy, and it's up to Noriko to figure out how to handle him. The story draws inspiration from the childhood of famous inventor Thomas Edison, who was also considered a problem child by most adults around him.

• First Air Date: 2008-01-11
• Last Air Date: 2008-03-14
• Total Seasons: 1
• Total Episodes: 10
• Episode Runtime: 48 min.
• Network: TBS
• Director: Jun Mutô
• Writers: Mika Ohmori, Masatoshi Yamaguchi.