Nippon Television Special Investigation Team established following death of manga artist Hinako Ashihara. Ashihara revealed in January that she had a difference of opinion with the production team over the script for the drama.
After revealing this in a post, he was found dead in Tochigi Prefecture. In response to this, Shogakukan, which published the work, announced on February 8th that it was conducting an investigation to prevent recurrence. The company also announced that it would establish a special investigation team within the company, independent of the drama production department.