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My JAPANESE Recap (All J-shows I've watched so far)
This is a chronological* list of all dramas, movies, documentaries, Variety shows and Special episodes from JAPAN I've watched since March 2023.
*From earliest (top) to most recent ones (bottom).
Some titles may be temporarily ON HOLD, and others even DROPPED, but that doesn't mean I won't come back to them later on. In a few years. Maybe. Well, you never know ! 😉
# Standard or Web dramas : 56
# Drama Specials (or Spin-off episodes) : 10
# Shorts/Verticals: -
# Movies : 8
# Documentaries: -
# Behind-the-Scenes/Interviews: -
# Variety Shows : 2 (including my very 1st Reality TV-Show !)
# Anime: 1
PER YEAR:
# shows from 2026: 8
# shows from 2025: 19
# shows from 2024: 11
# shows from 2023: 16
# shows from 2022: 4
# shows from 2021: 5
# shows from 2020: 7
# shows from 2019: 2
# shows from 2018: 1
# shows from 2017: 1
# shows from 2016: 2
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# shows from 2012: 1
Ariane Sep 16, 2025
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![Kakafukaka]()
1. Kakafukaka
Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
This was my very 1st Japanese drama, watched in January '24.
REWATCH: nope, probably never. -
![Jack o' Frost]()
2. Jack o' Frost
Japanese Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
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![An Incurable Case of Love]()
3. An Incurable Case of Love
Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
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![Hey Sensei, Don't You Know?]()
4. Hey Sensei, Don't You Know?
Japanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
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![Old Fashion Cupcake]()
5. Old Fashion Cupcake
Japanese Drama - 2022, 5 episodes
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![Old Fashion Cupcake Epilogue: Apple Pie]()
6. Old Fashion Cupcake Epilogue: Apple Pie
Japanese Special - 2022, 1 episode
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![Eye Love You]()
7. Eye Love You
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
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![Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!]()
8. Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!
Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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![Ripe for the Picking]()
9. Ripe for the Picking
Japanese Drama - 2024, 9 episodes
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![The Full-Time Wife Escapist]()
10. The Full-Time Wife Escapist
Japanese Drama - 2016, 11 episodes
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![The Full-Time Wife Escapist: New Year's Special]()
11. The Full-Time Wife Escapist: New Year's Special
Japanese Drama - 2021, 1 episode
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![Rinko-san Wants to Try]()
12. Rinko-san Wants to Try
Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
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![Don't Call It Mystery]()
13. Don't Call It Mystery
Japanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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![Don't Call It Mystery Special]()
14. Don't Call It Mystery Special
Japanese Drama - 2023, 1 episode
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![The Boyfriend]()
15. The Boyfriend
Japanese TV Show - 2024, 10 episodes
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![Godzilla Minus One]()
16. Godzilla Minus One
Japanese Movie - 2023
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![The Boyfriend Night]()
17. The Boyfriend Night
Japanese TV Show - 2024, 4 episodes
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![The Boyfriend Night Special]()
18. The Boyfriend Night Special
Japanese TV Show - 2024, 1 episode
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![As Long as We Both Shall Live]()
19. As Long as We Both Shall Live
Japanese Movie - 2023
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![Perfect Propose]()
20. Perfect Propose
Japanese Drama - 2024, 6 episodes
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![I Hear the Sunspot]()
21. I Hear the Sunspot
Japanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
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![Alice-san Chi no Iroribata]()
22. Alice-san Chi no Iroribata
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
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![Alice-san Chi no Iroribata: Alice-san to Harumi no Nenmatsu Nenshi]()
23. Alice-san Chi no Iroribata: Alice-san to Harumi no Nenmatsu Nenshi
Japanese Drama - 2025, 1 episode
Started & Finished in October '25.
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![Our Youth]()
24. Our Youth
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
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![Our Youth: After Story]()
25. Our Youth: After Story
Japanese Special - 2025, 2 episodes
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![My Love Mix-Up!]()
26. My Love Mix-Up!
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
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![When It Rains, It Pours]()
27. When It Rains, It Pours
Japanese Drama - 2025, 7 episodes
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![Love Is a Poison]()
28. Love Is a Poison
Japanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
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![First Love]()
29. First Love
Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes
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![After School Doctor]()
30. After School Doctor
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
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![After School Doctor Special]()
31. After School Doctor Special
Japanese Drama - 2025, 1 episode
Started & Finished in October '25.
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![My Beautiful Man]()
32. My Beautiful Man
Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
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![My Beautiful Man Season 2]()
33. My Beautiful Man Season 2
Japanese Drama - 2023, 4 episodes
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![My Beautiful Man: Eternal]()
34. My Beautiful Man: Eternal
Japanese Movie - 2023
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![Cinderella Closet]()
35. Cinderella Closet
Japanese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
Started & Finished in September '25.
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![Learning to Love]()
36. Learning to Love
Japanese Drama - 2025, 11 episodes
Started & Finished in September '25.
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![Monster]()
37. Monster
Japanese Movie - 2023
Started & Finished in October '25.
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![Romantics Anonymous]()
38. Romantics Anonymous
Japanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
Started & Finished in October '25.
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![The Journey to Killing You]()
39. The Journey to Killing You
Japanese Drama - 2025, 6 episodes
Started & Finished in October '25.
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![My Personal Weatherman]()
40. My Personal Weatherman
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
Started & Finished beginning of November '25.
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![The Apothecary Diaries]()
41. The Apothecary Diaries
Japanese TV Show - 2023, 24 episodes
Started & Finished beginning of November '25.
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![10 Things I Want to Do before I Turn 40]()
42. 10 Things I Want to Do before I Turn 40
Japanese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
Started & Finished in November '25.
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![Depth of Field]()
43. Depth of Field
Japanese Drama - 2025, 6 episodes
Started & Finished in November '25.
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![Kimi to Nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo]()
44. Kimi to Nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo
Japanese Drama - 2023, 5 episodes
Started & Finished in November '25.
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![I Cannot Reach You]()
45. I Cannot Reach You
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
Started & Finished in November '25.
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![Our Dining Table]()
46. Our Dining Table
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
Started & Finished in November '25.
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![Tokyo in April Is...]()
47. Tokyo in April Is...
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
Started & Finished in December '25.
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![In House Marriage Honey]()
48. In House Marriage Honey
Japanese Drama - 2020, 7 episodes
Started & Finished in December '25.
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![Punks Triangle]()
49. Punks Triangle
Japanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
Started & Finished in December '25.
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![School Trip: Joined a Group I’m Not Close To]()
50. School Trip: Joined a Group I’m Not Close To
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
Started mid-December '25. Currently watching. Not rated yet.
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![School Trip: Joined a Group I’m Not Close To After Story]()
51. School Trip: Joined a Group I’m Not Close To After Story
Japanese Drama - 2025, 2 episodes
Started end December '25. Currently airing & watching. Not rated yet.
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![10Dance]()
52. 10Dance
Japanese Movie - 2025
Started & Finished in December '25.
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![Valentine's Day / Rokkaku]()
53. Valentine's Day / Rokkaku
Japanese Special - 2020, 1 episode
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![My Housekeeper Nagisa-san]()
54. My Housekeeper Nagisa-san
Japanese Drama - 2020, 9 episodes
Started & Finished in January '26.
It was nice and I found the (Pharmaceutical Industry) business interesting. I enjoyed the side characters a bit more than the MLs.
Personally I wasn't really feeling the -unexpected and sudden- romance. Was it even a romance ? ? -
![Glass Heart]()
55. Glass Heart
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
Started in January & Finished on February 1st, 2026.
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![The Boyfriend Season 2]()
56. The Boyfriend Season 2
Japanese TV Show - 2026, 15 episodes
Started & Finished beginning of February '26.
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![A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You]()
57. A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
Started end February & Finished beginning of March '26.
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![Our Dining Table Spin Off]()
58. Our Dining Table Spin Off
Japanese Special - 2023, 1 episode
Started & Finished in March '26.
- Spin-off episode of the series -
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![Chosen Home]()
59. Chosen Home
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
Started & Finished around mid-March '26.
Definitely not your typical BL but an overall heartwarming "found family" drama addressing Japanese societal themes with care.
While this show had a lot of fun and interesting characters and a few refreshing parts, there were moments when it felt a bit sluggish and lacked some "oomph". Even the 2 MLs' acting felt a bit off at times.
I don't regret watching it but I found it had the potential to be better. -
![Tabi to Boku to Neko]()
60. Tabi to Boku to Neko
Japanese Drama - 2026, 4 episodes
Started & Finished beginning of May '26.
Such a simple but wholesome short series ! -
![Usotoki Rhetoric]()
61. Usotoki Rhetoric
Japanese Drama - 2024, 11 episodes
Started & Finished in May '26.
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![Contrast]()
62. Contrast
Japanese Drama - 2026, 8 episodes
Started & Finished in May '26.
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![Takara's Treasure]()
63. Takara's Treasure
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
Started & Finished in May '26.
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![Takara's Treasure Spin Off]()
64. Takara's Treasure Spin Off
Japanese Special - 2024, 1 episode
Started & Finished in May '26.
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![Nagatan and Aoto: Ichika's Cook Book]()
65. Nagatan and Aoto: Ichika's Cook Book
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
Started & Finished in June '26.
What an underrated little show !
I enjoyed this 1st season so much I immediately followed with the 2nd one. -
![Nagatan and Aoto: Ichika's Cook Book Season 2]()
66. Nagatan and Aoto: Ichika's Cook Book Season 2
Japanese Drama - 2026, 10 episodes
Started in June '26 & Finished in July '26. I voluntarily took my time to watch it as I wanted to make this one last.
I started watching this 2nd season immediately after the 1st one. And guess what, I loved the 2 installment even more !
What an underrated little gem of a show ! -
![Fake Fact Lips]()
67. Fake Fact Lips
Japanese Drama - 2026, 9 episodes
Started & Finished in July '26.
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![Fake Fact Lips Special]()
68. Fake Fact Lips Special
Japanese Drama - 2026, 1 episode
Started & Finished in July '26.
Special episode. -
![Unnatural]()
69. Unnatural
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
Started in July & Finished beginning of August '26.
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![Boku ga Kimi no Mimi ni Naru]()
70. Boku ga Kimi no Mimi ni Naru
Japanese Special - 2017, 1 episode
Started & Finished in August '26.
Very short (10 min.) but touching and inspiring film/music video.
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![Until We Meet Again]()
71. Until We Meet Again
Japanese Movie - 2026
Watched on August 21st, 2026.
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![Yudo]()
72. Yudo
Japanese Movie - 2023
Watched on August 31st, 2026.
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![MIU404]()
73. MIU404
Japanese Drama - 2020, 11 episodes
Started end September & Finished in October '26.
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![After Moving Seats, the Boy Behind Me Has a Crush on Me]()
74. After Moving Seats, the Boy Behind Me Has a Crush on Me
Japanese Drama - 2026, 8 episodes
Started & Finished end September '26.
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![Why I Dress up for Love]()
75. Why I Dress up for Love
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
Started & Finished in October '26.
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![Restart after Come back Home]()
76. Restart after Come back Home
Japanese Movie - 2020
Watched on October 13th, 2026.
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![Marry My Husband: Japan]()
77. Marry My Husband: Japan
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
Started mid-October & Finished end October '26.
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![Doctor X]()
78. Doctor X
Japanese Drama - 2012, 8 episodes
Started in October & Finished beginning of November '26.
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![99.9 Criminal Lawyer]()
79. 99.9 Criminal Lawyer
Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
Started in October '26. Currently watching. Not rated yet.
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