1959 Japanese television series debuts

Okaasan to Issho (おかあさんといっしょ, With Mother) is a children's television program airing weekday mornings in Japan on NHK. The show consists of seasonal songs, the Fantane! segment, and animated shorts like Tomodachi Hachi Nin (previously also Deko Boko Friends).

Seven Color Mask (七色仮面, Nanairo Kamen) is the name and title character of a tokusatsu TV series, later called New Seven Color Mask (新七色仮面, Shin Nanairo Kamen). It was created by Kōhan Kawauchi, who also created Moonlight Mask. This B&W TV show was the first superhero TV series by Toei Company Ltd. It was broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from June 3, 1959, to June 30, 1960, with a total of 57 episodes divided into 7 segments. Aside from being Toei's first TV superhero show, this series was also the debut of actor Sonny Chiba, who was 19 at the time, who took over the title role from Susumu Namijima after Episode 32.

Mighty Atom (鉄腕アトム, Tetsuwan Atomu) is a Japanese black-and-white Tokusatsu live-action TV drama that aired on MBS from March 7, 1959 to May 28, 1960 for a total of 65 episodes split into five parts

Shinsho Taikōki (新書太閤記) is a Japanese historical novel by Eiji Yoshikawa.