2025 Year in Review | Best J-dramas

Your favorite Japanese dramas of 2025. You can add new dramas. 

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  • Punks Triangle

    1. Punks Triangle

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
    8.1
    197 points by 2 voters
    Fashion student Chiaki dreams of seeing his designs on the runway, worn by none other than Ai—the charismatic male model who changed his life. When a prestigious competition promises to make that ...more
  • Glass Heart

    2. Glass Heart

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
    8.6
    196 points by 2 voters
    Saijo Akane, a drummer who was ousted from her previous band just before her debut, is unexpectedly chosen by Fujitani Naoki, a reclusive and brilliant musician, to join his new band, TENBLANK. ...more
  • Alice in Borderland Season 3

    3. Alice in Borderland Season 3

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 6 episodes
    8.2
    194 points by 2 voters
    After Usagi is abducted and left unconscious by a mysterious scholar obsessed with the afterlife, Arisu returns to the perilous "Borderland" to save her. Teaming up with new players, they must face ...more
  • Marry My Husband: Japan

    4. Marry My Husband: Japan

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
    8.4
    192 points by 2 voters
    The protagonist Kanbe Misa, who has always lived a life of a "supporting character" because she is too kind and always puts others first, believes in her best friend and husband and ...more
  • 10 Things I Want to Do before I Turn 40

    5. 10 Things I Want to Do before I Turn 40

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
    7.9
    187 points by 2 voters
    Tojo Suzume, who has been single for over 10 years and spends his days just going back and forth between his office and home, realizes that there are only three months left ...more
  • Romantics Anonymous

    6. Romantics Anonymous

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
    8.1
    184 points by 2 voters
    The story kicks off with a chance encounter between a man and a woman sparked by their mutual love for chocolate. The catch? Both live with their own anxiety disorders. The man ...more
  • When It Rains, It Pours

    7. When It Rains, It Pours

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 7 episodes
    8.1
    173 points by 2 voters
    Hagiwara Kazuaki lives a life without intimacy with his girlfriend, and one day mistakenly sends an email to his coworker Nakarai Sei. What begins as a simple message quickly develops into an ...more
  • School Trip: Joined a Group I’m Not Close To

    8. School Trip: Joined a Group I’m Not Close To

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
    8.7
    100 points by 1 voters
    Hioki, a second-year high school student, is separated from his close friends in class and finds himself alone when it comes to deciding on groups for the school trip. However, he is ...more
  • The Journey to Killing You

    9. The Journey to Killing You

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 6 episodes
    8.0
    99 points by 1 voters
    The greatest love in Yakuza BL history. A devoted young boss x a member burdened with a secret mission; what is the destination of their journey together? The young boss Kataoka, who ...more
  • Love Begins in the World of If

    10. Love Begins in the World of If

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 6 episodes
    8.0
    98 points by 1 voters
    A year has passed since Kano Akihito was transferred from a technical position to the sales department. Although he possesses strong technical knowledge, his reserved nature makes it hard for him to ...more
  • Asura

    11. Asura

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 7 episodes
    7.7
    97 points by 1 voters
    One winter day, the four Takezawa sisters — ikebana teacher Tsunako, housewife Makiko, librarian Takiko and waitress Sakiko — get together for the first time in a while. Takiko suspects that their ...more
  • Hot Spot

    12. Hot Spot

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
    8.1
    96 points by 1 voters
    Endo Kiyomi is a single mother living in a town at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture. She works at a business hotel. One day, she happens to meet an ...more
  • Then You Try Making It!

    13. Then You Try Making It!

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
    7.7
    95 points by 1 voters
    Yamagishi Ayumi is a single woman who wants to marry a high-spec man and have a stable life. Her boyfriend is Katsuo Ebihara. They have been in a romantic relationship since their ...more
  • Learning to Love

    14. Learning to Love

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 11 episodes
    7.8
    94 points by 1 voters
    This is a love story about Ogawa Manami, a 35-year-old high school teacher who grew up in a strict family, and Kaoru, a 23-year-old host who is not good at reading and ...more
  • Last Samurai Standing

    15. Last Samurai Standing

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 6 episodes
    8.2
    93 points by 1 voters
    The story begins in Kyoto, Japan in 1878, 10 years after the glory days of the samurai. Stripped of their identity and status and no longer permitted even to carry swords, the ...more
  • Hirayasumi

    16. Hirayasumi

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 20 episodes
    8.2
    92 points by 1 voters
    Hiroto is a carefree spirit with no permanent job or girlfriend, but no worries about the future. Because of his good personality, he becomes friends with a neighbor, an elderly woman named ...more
  • Chosen Home

    17. Chosen Home

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
    8.3
    91 points by 1 voters
    A clumsy romantic, an aloof teacher and a troubled teen cross paths, forming an unlikely household in this offbeat comedy about love and belonging. (Source: Netflix)
  • Depth of Field

    18. Depth of Field

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 6 episodes
    7.9
    90 points by 1 voters
    High school student Hayakawa Shuichiro has given up his beloved music and closed his heart due to a past incident. Sometimes, to fill that void, he sleeps with anyone. But one day, ...more
  • Passing the Reins

    19. Passing the Reins

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
    7.7
    90 points by 1 voters
    Kurisu Eiji is a certified tax accountant. He respects his father, who runs a tax accountant's office. Dreaming to work with his father, Eiji has worked at a major tax accounting firm ...more
  • Therapy Game

    20. Therapy Game

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 9 episodes
    7.8
    89 points by 1 voters
    Minato, a gay man with an extreme bro-complex, meets a drunk man named Shizuma at a bar. He is drawn to Shizuma's pampering touch and they spend the night together at a ...more
  • A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You

    21. A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
    8.2
    89 points by 1 voters
    In 1936, Natsumi is the third of four daughters from the Sekiya family. One day, Natsumi’s father suddenly tells her that her marriage has been decided and her husband will be Takimasa ...more
  • My One Night Rule

    22. My One Night Rule

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
    6.9
    88 points by 1 voters
    Aya is a 33-year-old office worker who's dealing with sexual frustration. She wants to feel the touch and love of a man but hasn't had a boyfriend in 8 years. And societally ...more
  • At 25:00, in Akasaka Season 2

    23. At 25:00, in Akasaka Season 2

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
    7.8
    87 points by 1 voters
    Shirasaki Yuki and Hayama Asami have finally confessed their secret feelings and are now officially a couple. Hayama, who is a popular actor and doing well in his career, and Shirasaki, who ...more
  • Apollo's Song

    24. Apollo's Song

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 7 episodes
    7.1
    87 points by 1 voters
    Haunted by childhood trauma, Chikaishi Shogo rejects love, living off a woman he doesn't care for. His only genuine bond is with his childhood friend Watari Hiromi, but when he discovers her ...more
  • Stay by My Side after the Rain

    25. Stay by My Side after the Rain

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
    7.7
    86 points by 1 voters
    Kanade Shinichiro, a working adult living in Tokyo, has decided to hide his homosexuality and never fall in love again due to bitter memories from his school days. One day, he reunites ...more
  • Seal My Lips with a Kiss.

    26. Seal My Lips with a Kiss.

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
    7.0
    86 points by 1 voters
    One night, Kaede is accidentally locked out in the hallway at work. Shioya, whom she has a crush on, just happens to pass by, resolving the situation, and she ends up staying ...more
  • The Proper Way to Write Love

    27. The Proper Way to Write Love

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
    7.6
    85 points by 1 voters
    This is a bittersweet love story about two men who are clumsy but sincere in their love life. The protagonist, Suzuki Hiroshi, works as a top hair stylist and is confessed to ...more
  • Call Me by No-Name

    28. Call Me by No-Name

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
    7.7
    85 points by 1 voters
    Megumi Yotsugi, a student at Eichi University, meets Kotoha Furuhashi, a mysterious girl abandoned at a dump. After being rejected as a friend, Megumi learns Kotoha is using an alias and accepts ...more
  • Yabusaka de wa Gozaimasen

    29. Yabusaka de wa Gozaimasen

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
    7.2
    84 points by 1 voters
    The protagonist, Fushigi Mai, who works at the silent cafe "Morning Glory," and her colleague at the cafe, Kamishita Ryo, a younger man who has a close relationship with people, one day ...more
  • Igarashi Fusai wa Giso Tanin

    30. Igarashi Fusai wa Giso Tanin

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
    6.8
    83 points by 1 voters
    Aizawa Masahiro was married to Igarashi Naoto and worked at the same company, but their marriage didn't go smoothly. They are currently living separately. Due to circumstances, Masahiro quit her job and ...more
  • Ikinari Kon

    31. Ikinari Kon

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
    7.4
    82 points by 1 voters
    Koshiba Mao, a plain-looking office worker, finds out that her boyfriend, with whom she was in an office romance, is cheating on her. The next morning, desperate and drowning in alcohol, she ...more
  • The Unknown Me

    32. The Unknown Me

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 11 episodes
    7.2
    80 points by 1 voters
    Mei has amnesia following a serious accident but is living a fulfilling life, enjoying her work and surrounded by her wonderful fiancé and best friend. One day, she falls under the suspicion ...more
  • Kimi wa Mendona Konyakusha

    33. Kimi wa Mendona Konyakusha

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 6 episodes
    7.0
    79 points by 1 voters
    Kagiya Shino is the daughter of the president of "Kajiya Foods", a long-established confectionery manufacturer and is currently working in the company under the PR department. Shino's father arranged a political marriage ...more
  • Lover's Revenge

    34. Lover's Revenge

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
    7.0
    78 points by 1 voters
    Hattori Maika is an employee working at hotel "Bird Left". She has a secret relationship with her colleague Matobe Narimitsu. One day, Maika witnesses Narimitsu having an affair with another woman in ...more
  • Watashi wa Seikei Bijin

    35. Watashi wa Seikei Bijin

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
    7.3
    77 points by 1 voters
    Katagiri Mirei has been constantly bullied due to her appearance. She decides to take the opportunity to undergo plastic surgery and obtain a beautiful face before entering college. During the school orientation, ...more
  • Renai Kakumei

    36. Renai Kakumei

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
    7.0
    76 points by 1 voters
    Himenomiya Rei is about to enter high school and start living alone. On the way to move in, he meets Ouji Rin, who looks exactly like the picture of a girl that ...more
  • Onzoshi ni Koi wa Muzu Sugiru

    37. Onzoshi ni Koi wa Muzu Sugiru

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
    7.3
    75 points by 1 voters
    Tendo Subaru, the grandson of Tendo Wataru, the president of the major apparel company Fukuten, is a self-absorbed, narcissistic heir who has been spoiled rotten since birth. Raised in luxury and adored ...more
  • Hell for You

    38. Hell for You

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 11 episodes
    6.5
    74 points by 1 voters
    Seeking revenge after being framed for murder 14 years ago, Sachiko Tachibana changes her appearance and infiltrates a popular influencer's home as a babysitter. (Source: Netflix)
  • Alice-san Chi no Iroribata

    39. Alice-san Chi no Iroribata

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
    7.4
    73 points by 1 voters
    Minase Alice returned to her hometown from Tokyo for the first time in 10 years and reunited with her childhood friend, a high school boy named Harumi. The two childhood friends who ...more
  • Kuro Bengoshi no Chijo Sekai de Ichiban Omoi Junai

    40. Kuro Bengoshi no Chijo Sekai de Ichiban Omoi Junai

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
    7.0
    72 points by 1 voters
    Shirai Yui has decided to take a new job as a secretary at the law firm of her childhood friends, the Kami brothers. Yui has feelings for her older brother, Soichi, but ...more
  • Suspicious Partner

    41. Suspicious Partner

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
    7.4
    71 points by 1 voters
    Tateishi Haruto, a skilled prosecutor, is mistaken for a molester by Miyashita Sakura on the bus and has a terrible experience. After that, he happens to encounter Sakura, who is fighting after ...more
  • The Monster Within

    42. The Monster Within

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
    7.4
    70 points by 1 voters
    This suspense story centers on Kajin Ayame, a lawyer with a promising future but who lives alone. The story begins when a beautiful and seductive man, Minamoto Iteya, appears before her. He ...more
  • Since I Took You Away

    43. Since I Took You Away

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 11 episodes
    7.9
    69 points by 1 voters
    Nakagoshi Hiromi, a mother who lost her child in a food accident, resents Yuki Asahi, the president of the delicatessen store responsible for the accident, and accidentally kidnaps Asahi's second daughter, Moeko. ...more
  • Aozora Beer

    44. Aozora Beer

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 32 episodes
    0.0
    68 points by 1 voters
    Morikawa Yukio (22), a fourth-year student in the Faculty of Literature at a self-proclaimed "F-rank University," is an outdoor free spirit whose motto is "The richness of life is determined by the ...more
  • Teruko to Rui

    45. Teruko to Rui

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
    7.4
    67 points by 1 voters
    "Help me." A housewife, Teruko, receives a phone call from her best friend, the chanson singer Lui. "Help me."... Those words were also Teruko's own voice. Having reached her limit with her ...more
  • Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky

    46. Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
    0.0
    66 points by 1 voters
    University student Sorano Kakeru, who carries emotional trauma related to human relationships, notices a woman quietly reading a book alone during one of his classes. One day, Kakeru is forced to attend ...more

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