Great Asadora and this is my favorite. Well written! Great plotline with great characters!
I like all of the characters in this Asadora.

It's based on a true story of Momofuku Ando who invented Instant noodle.

When you must find out about the history of cup noodle, I highly recommend you watch This TV show/drama.
This will give you hints. After watching this TV show, probably you can look up more about the info relating to cup noodle.

But the main noodle inventor's name is Manpei Tachibana instead of Momofuku Ando, and characters don't call their noodles as "Nisshin".
There are differences between this TV show and a true story.

Fukuko Imai (played by Sakura Ando) and Manpei-san (played by Hiroki Hasegawa) are main characters in Manpuku.
Fukuko works as an operator in Japanese hotel, and Manpei-san is hard-working man who likes invention.
The story begins with Fukuko's introduction (later on, she meets Manpei-san).

The genre is comedy, and some characters will make you laugh.
Especially Sera the businessman (played by Kenta Kiritani). He is the most memorable character.
Sera-san is always clever, and we can't trust him (he is neutral). But sometimes, Sera-san helps Manpei-san and his family.
Sera-san's jokes are laughable.

This Asadora is very balanced (it has human drama, sad moments, funny scenes and intense scenes, etc.).
Other reason I got into this TV show is that it was interesting to see how Manpei-san solves every issue by his invention.
Yes Manpei-san reminds us of Thomas Edison, Doraemon and so on, but his invention made This TV show very intriguing.

It's been a while since Manpuku is over, but Manpuku and its characters are unforgettable.

I look forward to see great TV shows like Manpuku!