Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi

Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi
Volume 11 in the Shin Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi manga series
特命係長·只野仁
Genre	Action
Manga
Written by	Kimio Yanagisawa
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten Bunkasha
Magazine	Weekly Gendai
Original run	December 14, 2000 – June 15, 2001
Volumes	9
Manga
Shin Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi
Written by	Kimio Yanagisawa
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten Bunkasha
Magazine	Weekly Gendai
Original run	May 27, 2002 – October 25, 2007
Volumes	20
Television drama
Original network	TV Asahi
Original run	July 4, 2003 – February 2, 2008

Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi (Japanese: 特命係長·只野仁^?, lit. "Mission Section Chief Hitoshi Tadano") is a Japanese television drama, or drama based on the popular manga of the same name by Kimio Yanagisawa. The manga is described as a "salaryman and action manga." The television drama was aired on TV Asahi in 2003.

There are two series: Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi (9 volumes, or tankōbon, published from December 14, 2000 to June 15, 2001) and Shin Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi (20 volumes, published from May 27, 2002 to October 25, 2007). They were published by Kadokawa Shoten and Bunkasha, and were serialized in Weekly Gendai, a weekly manga magazine targeting salarymen.

The first TV series broadcast on TV Asahi's "Friday Night Drama" slot from July 4, 2003 until September 19, 2003, and garnered an average rating of 12.0%, reaching a high point of 14.1% according to the Kantō Area Video Research group, the highest rating of any show in the "Friday Night Drama" slot. During the final episode of the first series, viewers were told that Tadano and Moriwaki were going to take a 15-month vacation traveling around to various onsen across Japan. A special titled Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi Returns was aired on December 22, 2004, just over 15 months since the final episode of the first series.

On January 14, 2005, the second series began airing, running through March 18, 2005. According to the Kantō Area Video Research group, the series achieved a 16.0% rating with the episodes airing on February 11 and 18. The final episode garnered a rating of over 20% in its timeslot, due largely to the main character, Tadano, collapsing during the episode due to being overworked. On August 7, 2005, the second special was aired, titled Nerawareta Serebu na Onna-tachi. The special garnered a 19.3%, the second highest rating ever for a drama, and making it the most popular drama aired between August 1 and 7.