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  • Boys over Flowers

    1. Boys over Flowers

    Japanese Drama - 2005, 9 episodes
    8.2
    22,594 points by 227 voters
    Makino Tsukushi is the only poor student at Eitoku Gakuen, a school for the ridiculously rich and privileged. Eitoku Gakuen is ruled by the Flower 4, otherwise known as the F4, a ...more
  • Good Morning Call

    2. Good Morning Call

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 17 episodes
    7.3
    14,016 points by 141 voters
    Yoshikawa Nao stays behind to live by herself when her parents leave to inherit her grandpa's farm in the country. On the day she moves into her new apartment, she discovers that ...more
  • Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo

    3. Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
    7.8
    13,769 points by 139 voters
    At a high school entrance ceremony, high school student Aihara Kotoko, who isn't that smart, notices the pretty boy Irie Naoki. She falls in love with him immediately. Kotoko initially doesn't express ...more
  • Hana-Kimi

    4. Hana-Kimi

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 12 episodes
    8.2
    13,566 points by 137 voters
    This hilarious comedy follows the chaos, troubles, and friendship at a boys' boarding school after a girl disguised as a boy joins. Ashiya Mizuki has just come back to Japan from California ...more
  • Gokusen

    5. Gokusen

    Japanese Drama - 2002, 12 episodes
    8.2
    6,018 points by 61 voters
    The story of a young, idealistic teacher who enters Shirokin Gakuen in hopes of making a difference in the lives of students. However, Yamaguchi Kumiko is in for a rude awakening when ...more
  • Nobuta wo Produce

    6. Nobuta wo Produce

    Japanese Drama - 2005, 10 episodes
    7.8
    5,116 points by 52 voters
    Shuji Kiritani, a popular but reserved student, finds himself able to be his true self around eccentric classmate Akira Kusano. When a new girl, Nobuko Kotani, joins the class and faces severe ...more
  • Rich Man, Poor Woman

    7. Rich Man, Poor Woman

    Japanese Drama - 2012, 11 episodes
    8.1
    4,405 points by 45 voters
    29-year-old Hyuga Toru is a wealthy man. He first started to run an internet website in his small room, and his hobby began to make a lot of money. Nowadays, he doesn't ...more
  • Koizora

    8. Koizora

    Japanese Drama - 2008, 6 episodes
    7.9
    4,386 points by 45 voters
    An ordinary senior high school girl named Mika meets Hiro, a showy boy with dyed hair and pierced ears. It is a “pure love” story of the two going through many unimaginably ...more
  • Kimi wa Petto

    9. Kimi wa Petto

    Japanese Drama - 2003, 10 episodes
    7.7
    4,215 points by 43 voters
    In education, career, and appearance... Sumire is perfect, too perfect for even her boyfriend, who summarily dumps her. Also sexually harassed at work, Sumire takes matters into her own hands. Returning home ...more
  • Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge

    10. Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge

    Japanese Drama - 2010, 10 episodes
    7.7
    4,104 points by 42 voters
    Blessed with good looks, Takano Kyohei, a college student, is always suffering from the unreasonable behavior of customers who want him and the sexual harassment of his store manager. Because of his ...more
  • 5 to 9 From Five to Nine

    11. 5 to 9 From Five to Nine

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
    7.8
    4,035 points by 41 voters
    Sakuraba Junko, an English language school teacher, has had no boyfriend even before her 29th birthday and dreams of working in New York. But one day, she encounters a handsome monk at ...more
  • One Liter of Tears

    12. One Liter of Tears

    Japanese Drama - 2005, 11 episodes
    9.0
    4,030 points by 41 voters
    15-year-old Ikeuchi Aya is an ordinary girl, the daughter of a family who works at a tofu shop, and a soon-to-be high schooler. However, odd things have been happening to Aya lately. ...more
  • An Incurable Case of Love

    13. An Incurable Case of Love

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
    8.3
    2,830 points by 29 voters
    Sakura Nanase is a 22-year-old rookie nurse. She met Doctor Tendo Kairi several years ago and fell in love with him. To meet him again, she studied hard and became a nurse. ...more
  • Coffee & Vanilla

    14. Coffee & Vanilla

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
    6.8
    2,829 points by 29 voters
    A love story between Risa Shiroki and Hiroto Fukami. Twenty year old Risa Shiroki comes to Tokyo from her hometown in the countryside to attend university. Pretty and popular with male students, ...more
  • My Little Lover: Minami-kun no Koibito

    15. My Little Lover: Minami-kun no Koibito

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
    7.6
    2,818 points by 29 voters
    Shunichi Minami possesses good looks and does well academically in high school. Chiyomi Horikiri is a bright girl who likes dancing. They were childhood friends and also their first loves, but after ...more
  • Liar Game

    16. Liar Game

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 11 episodes
    8.3
    2,461 points by 25 voters
    College student Kanzaki Nao, known for her honesty, receives 100 million yen and an invitation to join the "Liar Game", where players deceive each other for the prize money: losers end up ...more
  • Hotaru no Hikari

    17. Hotaru no Hikari

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 10 episodes
    7.6
    2,206 points by 23 voters
    Hotaru works for a famous interior design company. It's a glamorous job, but Hotaru's private life is totally the opposite of glamorous. She lives alone, and when she isn't working, she's mostly ...more
  • Buzzer Beat

    18. Buzzer Beat

    Japanese Drama - 2009, 11 episodes
    7.9
    2,054 points by 21 voters
    Kamiya Naoki is a basketball player from a professional basketball team, JC Arcs. However, due to his relatively smaller size and his tendency to crack under pressure, he has been unable to ...more
  • A Girl & Three Sweethearts

    19. A Girl & Three Sweethearts

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
    8.0
    2,020 points by 21 voters
    Sakurai Misaki is a pastry chef who dreams of someday working for a renowned Patisserie overseas; she has prioritised work to the extent that she has forgotten how to kiss. When she ...more
  • Zettai Kareshi

    20. Zettai Kareshi

    Japanese Drama - 2008, 11 episodes
    7.5
    1,966 points by 20 voters
    Robot maker, Kronos Heaven, finally develops "Night Tenjo", the perfect male humanoid programmed to be devoted and completely loyal to his lover. The company chooses temp worker Izawa Riiko to take part ...more
  • Last Cinderella

    21. Last Cinderella

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 11 episodes
    7.7
    1,932 points by 20 voters
    Sakura is a single 39-year-old woman. She works at a beauty salon as its vice manager. Sakura makes customers pretty, but she isn't interested in making herself pretty. She envies falling in ...more
  • Nodame Cantabile

    22. Nodame Cantabile

    Japanese Drama - 2006, 11 episodes
    8.2
    1,832 points by 19 voters
    Megumi Noda or "Nodame" is a piano student at Momogaoka College of Music. An extremely talented pianist who wants to be a kindergarten teacher, she prefers playing by ear rather than reading ...more
  • Long Vacation

    23. Long Vacation

    Japanese Drama - 1996, 11 episodes
    8.2
    1,650 points by 17 voters
    Sena is a college music graduate who dreams of becoming a professional musician and a world-class pianist. Unfortunately, he has not been able to find any breakthrough opportunities and has to settle ...more
  • Ouran High School Host Club

    24. Ouran High School Host Club

    Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes
    7.4
    1,629 points by 17 voters
    Haruhi Fujioka is a scholar student at the prestigious Ouran Academy, a fictional high school located in Bunky, Tokyo. Looking for a quiet place to study, Haruhi stumbles upon the Third Music ...more
  • Switch Girl!!

    25. Switch Girl!!

    Japanese Drama - 2011, 8 episodes
    7.4
    1,530 points by 16 voters
    High school student, Tamiya Nika, appears to be a stylish and fashionable girl at school, but that's really a fake persona she uses when she's in public. At home, she “switches off” ...more
  • Kuzu no Honkai

    26. Kuzu no Honkai

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    6.9
    1,527 points by 16 voters
    Seventeen-year-old Mugi Awaya and Hanabi Yasuraoka appear to be the ideal couple. They are both pretty popular, and they seem to suit each other well. However, outsiders don't know of the secret ...more
  • Death Note

    27. Death Note

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 11 episodes
    7.9
    1,484 points by 15 voters
    Light Yagami is an ordinary university student. One day, he receives a Death Note which changes his life. The Death Note awakens his warped sense of justice and genius. He becomes murderer ...more
  • GTO

    28. GTO

    Japanese Drama - 1998, 12 episodes
    8.2
    1,370 points by 14 voters
    Onizuka Eikichi is a graduate of a third-rate University and the leader of a motorcycle gang, whose lifelong dream is to become a teacher. After being hired by a seemingly eccentric director, ...more
  • Say "I Love You"

    29. Say "I Love You"

    Japanese Movie - 2014
    7.4
    1,253 points by 13 voters
    For years, Tachibana Mei, a 16-year-old student, has lived without having a boyfriend or any friends. Mei, neither talks to nor trusts anybody, she preferred being on her own with a mind ...more
  • Atashinchi no Danshi

    30. Atashinchi no Danshi

    Japanese Drama - 2009, 11 episodes
    7.7
    1,242 points by 13 voters
    These days, the term "homeless" has taken on new meaning. There are youths referred to as "net cafe refugees", who have neither a job nor a place to live, but who find ...more
  • Overprotected Kahoko

    31. Overprotected Kahoko

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
    8.0
    1,164 points by 12 voters
    Nemoto Kahoko is a naive 21-year-old university student. She relies on her mother, Izumi, for everything in her life. Her mother wakes her up everyday and picks up her clothes, while Kahoko ...more
  • Itazura na Kiss

    32. Itazura na Kiss

    Japanese Drama - 1996, 9 episodes
    7.0
    1,149 points by 12 voters
    Late for a meeting, Kotoko was running along the corridor in school and bumped into Naoki, their lips meeting. Naoki showed his disgust, but Kotoko started to idolise him, who was good ...more
  • Kakafukaka

    33. Kakafukaka

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
    6.5
    1,147 points by 12 voters
    When her boyfriend was caught cheating on her, Terada Aki moved out of her apartment and into a sharehouse, where she found herself reunited with her first love, Hongyo Tomoya. Hongyo is ...more
  • The Hours of My Life

    34. The Hours of My Life

    Japanese Drama - 2014, 11 episodes
    8.5
    1,095 points by 11 voters
    Sawada Takuto is an ordinary university student, who one day learns that he has A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig’s disease) with not much time left to live. Instead of wallowing in despair, Takuto tries ...more
  • You're My Pet

    35. You're My Pet

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    7.7
    1,074 points by 11 voters
    29-year-old Iwaya Sumire has had a bad day. Make that the worst of all bad days. She has been dumped by her boyfriend of 5 years when she was anticipating a marriage ...more
  • Switch Girl!! Season 2

    36. Switch Girl!! Season 2

    Japanese Drama - 2012, 8 episodes
    7.6
    1,040 points by 11 voters
    Nika and Arata are finally together, and with their looks and lovey atmosphere, they are the best couple in school. Season two will show how they further develop an understanding of each ...more
  • Ouroboros

    37. Ouroboros

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
    8.5
    970 points by 10 voters
    Ryuzaki Ikuo and Danno Tatsuya, orphans from Mahoroba no Ie, witnessed the murder of a beloved staff member during their childhood, but their statements were suppressed by a corrupt officer. Fifteen years ...more
  • My Boss, My Hero

    38. My Boss, My Hero

    Japanese Drama - 2006, 10 episodes
    8.1
    940 points by 10 voters
    Sakaki Makio, also known as "Tornado", is a tough 27-year-old high school drop-out. By academic standards, he's pretty dumb. His father decides to force Makio to return to high school to receive ...more
  • Mei-chan no Shitsuji

    39. Mei-chan no Shitsuji

    Japanese Drama - 2009, 10 episodes
    7.3
    853 points by 9 voters
    The story revolves around a young woman named Mei, who was rescued as a young girl by someone calling himself her "butler". With only a vague memory, though, the experience seems like ...more
  • Pride

    40. Pride

    Japanese Drama - 2004, 11 episodes
    8.3
    840 points by 9 voters
    Haru is the captain and star player of an ice hockey team, who is greatly respected by his teammates. For him, hockey is serious business that fully occupies his mind, while he ...more
  • Ikemen Desu Ne

    41. Ikemen Desu Ne

    Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes
    7.4
    838 points by 9 voters
    Miko is a 20-year-old girl. She is pure, but prone to make mistakes. Since her father, who was a composer, died, she stayed at an orphanage with her twin brother Mio Sakuraba. ...more
  • Zenkai Girl

    42. Zenkai Girl

    Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes
    7.6
    837 points by 9 voters
    Devoted to becoming an international lawyer, Ayukawa Wakaba is full of ambition. Her hard work pays off when she lands a job at an international law firm, but to her disappointment, the ...more
  • Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo Season 2

    43. Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo Season 2

    Japanese Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
    8.1
    773 points by 8 voters
    Aihara Kotoko finally becomes Irie Kotoko. Her life will be full of changes as she wants to become nurse and help her husband Naoki, but also she will face struggles of marriage ...more
  • Nobunaga Concerto

    44. Nobunaga Concerto

    Japanese Drama - 2014, 11 episodes
    8.3
    761 points by 8 voters
    Saburo, a high school student from modern times, is transported back to the Sengoku era (1549), where he meets a young Oda Nobunaga. Mistaken for Nobunaga, Saburo is taken to the Oda ...more
  • Mischievous Kiss 2: Love in Okinawa

    45. Mischievous Kiss 2: Love in Okinawa

    Japanese Special - 2014, 1 episode
    8.0
    760 points by 8 voters
    The special will follow Kotoko and Naoki as they go on their honeymoon in Okinawa, Japan. (Source: kisskh) ~~ Adapted from the manga series "Itazura na Kiss" (イタズラなKiss) by Tada Kaoru (多田かおる).
  • Sprout

    46. Sprout

    Japanese Drama - 2012, 12 episodes
    6.9
    749 points by 8 voters
    Sprout is based on a popular manga by Nanba Atsuko that's been serialized in 'Bessatsu Friend'. The love story in 'Sprout' evolves when two high school students, named Souhei and Miku, start ...more
  • Hapimari: Happy Marriage!?

    47. Hapimari: Happy Marriage!?

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
    7.3
    746 points by 8 voters
    Takanashi Chiwa is an office lady who works part-time at a club because she is in debt. One day, she gets into a quarrel with a wealthy and handsome customer who came ...more
  • Kiss That Kills

    48. Kiss That Kills

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
    8.2
    689 points by 7 voters
    Dojima Otaro works as a popular host. Because of a past incident, he believes that love makes people unhappy. He now only pursues money and power. A mysterious woman appears in front ...more
  • Dear Sister

    49. Dear Sister

    Japanese Drama - 2014, 10 episodes
    8.1
    684 points by 7 voters
    27-year-old Fukazawa Misaki and 29-year-old Hazuki are sisters with opposite personalities. Misaki, charming but carefree, suddenly moves in with Hazuki, a meticulous ward office worker aiming for early marriage. Both harbor secrets ...more
  • Life

    50. Life

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 11 episodes
    8.1
    654 points by 7 voters
    Ayumu passes an entrance exam of an elite high school with help of Yuko, her best friend, but Yuko fails and blames Ayumu for her failure. Broken hearted from the broken friendship, ...more
  • Underwear

    51. Underwear

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 13 episodes
    7.5
    598 points by 6 voters
    Tokita Mayuko is a fabric otaku who was also majored in textile technology in college. She and her friend Kouno Yuri moved to Tokyo and each of them finally found a job ...more
  • Switched

    52. Switched

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 6 episodes
    7.8
    586 points by 6 voters
    A popular teenager inexplicably finds herself in the body of an unpopular classmate - and her body's new owner has no intention of switching back. The series centers on Ayumi Kohinata, a ...more
  • Proposal Daisakusen

    53. Proposal Daisakusen

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 11 episodes
    7.6
    578 points by 6 voters
    Iwase Ken and Yoshida Rei have been friends since elementary school. Ken is obstinate and unskilled in love, but he fell long ago for the lively and cheerful Rei. But Rei is ...more
  • Yankee-kun to Megane-chan

    54. Yankee-kun to Megane-chan

    Japanese Drama - 2010, 10 episodes
    7.4
    540 points by 6 voters
    Daichi Shinagawa is a bona fide “yankii”, a juvenile delinquent, who attends a prep high school. In fact, his reputation as a supreme tough is so widespread that he can’t walk the ...more
  • Bloody Monday

    55. Bloody Monday

    Japanese Drama - 2008, 11 episodes
    8.3
    483 points by 5 voters
    A high school student and genius hacker, Takagi Fujimaru, a.k.a. “Falcon”, uses his sophisticated hacking techniques to indict the fraudulent acts of evil villains. In order to save his family, friends, and ...more
  • Good Morning Call: Our Campus Days

    56. Good Morning Call: Our Campus Days

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
    7.5
    479 points by 5 voters
    The new series will have a completely original story, and will focus on Yoshikawa and Uehara's college life.
  • Stand Up!!

    57. Stand Up!!

    Japanese Drama - 2003, 11 episodes
    7.2
    478 points by 5 voters
    Four schoolboys find themselves the last virgins left at school. During the summer holidays, a girl they knew as children 11 years ago, moves back to the neighborhood. Despite their childhood attraction ...more
  • Good Doctor

    58. Good Doctor

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
    8.3
    469 points by 5 voters
    Shindo Minato has savant syndrome. His memory is amazing, but he has difficulty communicating with other people. When Shindo Minato was little, he dreamed of becoming a doctor. He met Doctor Shiga ...more
  • Ossan's Love

    59. Ossan's Love

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 7 episodes
    7.5
    464 points by 5 voters
    Haruta Soichi is a 33-years-old single man who isn't popular with women. He works at a real estate office and lives with his parents. However, one day, his mother walks away from ...more
  • Tokyo Alice

    60. Tokyo Alice

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    7.2
    450 points by 5 voters
    Four former classmates share an apartment in Daikanyama, Tokyo and pursue their own happiness. Arisugawa Fuu works for a design production company and spends most of her salary on fashion, Hada Mizuhois ...more
  • Miss Sherlock

    61. Miss Sherlock

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 8 episodes
    8.0
    399 points by 4 voters
    "Miss Sherlock" is set in modern day Tokyo and both lead characters are Japanese women – Dr. Wato Tachibana, a surgeon recently returned from a volunteer doctors’ mission in Syria and Sara ...more
  • Million Yen Women

    62. Million Yen Women

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    8.0
    397 points by 4 voters
    Michima Shin is a 30-years-old lonely and unpopular novelist who lives alone in a big house. Shin's father is a convicted murderer, awaiting capital punishment, who killed 3 people, including his wife, ...more
  • Orange Days

    63. Orange Days

    Japanese Drama - 2004, 11 episodes
    8.2
    387 points by 4 voters
    Yuuki Kai is in his senior year at university studying social welfare psychology. At present, he is in the middle of job-hunting season. He is finding it difficult with no job offers ...more
  • The Black Swindler

    64. The Black Swindler

    Japanese Drama - 2006, 11 episodes
    7.7
    386 points by 4 voters
    Kurosaki, A.K.A. Kurosagi, is a crook who targets professional crooks. He defrauds money and gives it to the victims; he never keeps it for himself. His father was once set up by ...more
  • Tatta Hitotsu no Koi

    65. Tatta Hitotsu no Koi

    Japanese Drama - 2006, 10 episodes
    7.7
    382 points by 4 voters
    The setting is in Yokohama. Hiroto Kanzaki works hard every day and night for the survival of a small ship repair factory (inherited from his father) as well as the survival of ...more
  • Fukuyado Honpo - Kyoto Love Story

    66. Fukuyado Honpo - Kyoto Love Story

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
    7.6
    380 points by 4 voters
    Fukuyoshi Hina, Arare, and Hana are three sisters whose family run Fukuya, a 450-year-old traditional Japanese confectionery shop in Kyoto. This is the story of their individual romances, love of family and ...more
  • Love Shuffle

    67. Love Shuffle

    Japanese Drama - 2009, 10 episodes
    8.0
    376 points by 4 voters
    Usami Kei is a salaryman who has risen in status due to his engagement with Mei, the wealthy daughter of his company's president. Shortly after she breaks off the engagement, a power ...more
  • Otomen

    68. Otomen

    Japanese Drama - 2009, 12 episodes
    7.1
    373 points by 4 voters
    The story centers around the popular high school boy Masamune Asuka, the top kendo fighter in the nation. However, beneath his cool exterior, he is actually fond of sweets and shojo manga ...more
  • Hana Kimi Remake

    69. Hana Kimi Remake

    Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes
    7.2
    368 points by 4 voters
    Ashiya Mizuki has just come back to Japan from California where she was raised. She fell in love with Sano Izumi, a hopeful high jump hero, who has quit after an accident. ...more
  • Majisuka Gakuen

    70. Majisuka Gakuen

    Japanese Drama - 2010, 12 episodes
    7.3
    300 points by 3 voters
    Two transfer students, Atsuko Maeda and Onizuka Daruma, came at the all-girls school, Majisuka Gakuen. In this school, violence and fighting are common among the Yankee students. Noisy and troublemaker Daruma made ...more
  • Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom

    71. Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
    8.6
    299 points by 3 voters
    With graduation 10 days away, homeroom teacher Hiiragi gathers all 29 students of class 3-A and proclaims them as his hostages. His last lesson regards the death of a student that passed ...more
  • Re:Mind

    72. Re:Mind

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    6.7
    298 points by 3 voters
    Eleven high school classmates awaken, restrained to a large dining room table. While fearing for their lives, they try to remember a motive to why they are there and uncover secrets about ...more
  • Cat Street

    73. Cat Street

    Japanese Drama - 2008, 6 episodes
    6.8
    293 points by 3 voters
    A story about a talented child actress who wins back her dream after retiring from acting. Keito was once a popular child actress, but she had shut herself away from society for ...more
  • Erased

    74. Erased

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    8.4
    287 points by 3 voters
    Fujinuma Satoru is an aspiring manga artist who has the ability to travel back in time moments before a life-threatening incident, in which he is able to prevent those from happening. When ...more
  • Mendol

    75. Mendol

    Japanese Drama - 2008, 12 episodes
    6.3
    285 points by 3 voters
    The story revolves around three ordinary girls named Asahi, Nami, and Hinata who are aiming to become idols, but they repeatedly fail in their auditions. One day, they witness a serious crime, ...more
  • The Naked Director

    76. The Naked Director

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 8 episodes
    7.8
    283 points by 3 voters
    From his unlikely start as an English encyclopedia salesman, Toru Muranishi casts a charismatic vision that leads Japanese pornography from idealized, substanceless skin flicks to more realistic and story-based encounters. Along the ...more
  • Ikebukuro West Gate Park

    77. Ikebukuro West Gate Park

    Japanese Drama - 2000, 11 episodes
    8.1
    282 points by 3 voters
    This story follows a young man named Makoto, who lives in Ikebukuro West Gate Park, an area known for youth delinquency and gangs. In fact, one of Makoto's best friends from high ...more
  • Kazoku no Katachi

    78. Kazoku no Katachi

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
    8.1
    282 points by 3 voters
    39-year-old Nagasato Daisuke is a bachelor who works for a stationery manufacturer. Although he is attuned to trends and interacts with other people flawlessly, he hates being hurt by love. Daisuke is ...more
  • Limit

    79. Limit

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 12 episodes
    7.6
    275 points by 3 voters
    Mizuki Konno, a high school student, survives a bus accident that kills most of her classmates, including Sakura Himezawa. Stranded at the bottom of a cliff with four others, tensions rise, and ...more
  • Gakkou no Kaidan

    80. Gakkou no Kaidan

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
    7.9
    200 points by 2 voters
    Haruna Tsubame, an inconspicuous high school girl, is always sensitive to people’s moods and keeps the peace in school. One day, she gets pushed to become the president of the student council ...more
  • Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon

    81. Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon

    Japanese Drama - 2003, 49 episodes
    7.3
    200 points by 2 voters
    A great evil, consisting of Queen Beryl, her four generals, and an amorphous evil power named Queen Metaria, attempt to steal energy so that Beryl can take over the world. Standing in ...more
  • RH Plus

    82. RH Plus

    Japanese Drama - 2008, 13 episodes
    6.8
    200 points by 2 voters
    This series follows the daily lives of 4 vampires that live together in a European-style building: Kiyoi is the eldest who takes care of the others, Masakazu is a college student who ...more
  • Ashi Girl

    83. Ashi Girl

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    7.8
    199 points by 2 voters
    Hayakawa Yui is a 16-year-old girl whose only strong point is her ability to run fast. When her reclusive but genius younger brother invents a time machine, she accidentally gets sent to ...more
  • Hero

    84. Hero

    Japanese Drama - 2001, 11 episodes
    8.0
    199 points by 2 voters
    Kohei Kuryu is a former juvenile delinquent who drops out of junior high and goes on to earn a high school equivalency diploma. After passing the law board exams, Kuryu becomes a ...more
  • Majo no Jouken

    85. Majo no Jouken

    Japanese Drama - 1999, 11 episodes
    7.5
    198 points by 2 voters
    Michi, a 26-year-old high school math teacher, tentatively accepts her boyfriend's proposal of marriage, uncertain of her love for him, but feeling pressure from her father and society to do what is ...more
  • Pin to Kona

    86. Pin to Kona

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 10 episodes
    7.5
    198 points by 2 voters
    Kawamura Kyonosuke, the heir to the famous Kishima Kabuki family, has lost his passion for the art, giving lackluster performances that disappoint his father. Chiba Ayame, a high school girl who loves ...more
  • Tempest

    87. Tempest

    Japanese Drama - 2011, 10 episodes
    7.2
    198 points by 2 voters
    Set in the Ryukyu Kingdom during the latter days of the Tokugawa shogunate, a woman, who wants to complete her studies despite her gender restrictions, takes advantage of the disappearance of her ...more
  • Suugaku Joshi Gakuen

    88. Suugaku Joshi Gakuen

    Japanese Drama - 2012, 12 episodes
    6.7
    198 points by 2 voters
    The story, developed with the cooperation of the International Mathematical Olympiad in Japan, is set at a specialized math school full of “suugaku joshi” (“math girls”). Naturally, the show will incorporate various ...more
  • Five

    89. Five

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 8 episodes
    7.4
    197 points by 2 voters
    Hina has repeatedly transferred schools due to her father's job and has always dreamed of a normal high-school life. At her new school, however, she finds that her class is comprised solely ...more
  • Ima kara Anata wo Kyouhaku Shimasu

    90. Ima kara Anata wo Kyouhaku Shimasu

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 9 episodes
    7.5
    197 points by 2 voters
    Handsome Senkawa Kanji is a dangerous intimidator who will solve cases which the police and investigators are unable to by finding people’s weaknesses and manipulating them with threatening words. Kanesaka Mio, a ...more
  • He Who Can't Marry

    91. He Who Can't Marry

    Japanese Drama - 2006, 12 episodes
    8.1
    196 points by 2 voters
    Kuwano Shinsuke, a successful architect at 40, enjoys living by himself. He doesn't like people, but somehow is able to design wonderful houses for them. He has a routine of making himself ...more
  • Piece

    92. Piece

    Japanese Drama - 2012, 13 episodes
    7.6
    196 points by 2 voters
    University student Mizuho Suga learns that her former high school classmate Haruka Origuchi died from an illness. At her funeral, Mizuho meets another former high school classmate Hikaru Narumi. In their high ...more
  • Hatsumori Bemars

    93. Hatsumori Bemars

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 12 episodes
    7.3
    196 points by 2 voters
    The park of Hatsumori, where Nanase and her friends grew, is in danger of being erased. Will it and its memories survive? Its future will be decided on a softball competition. (Source: ...more
  • 1 Pound no Fukuin

    94. 1 Pound no Fukuin

    Japanese Drama - 2008, 9 episodes
    7.3
    191 points by 2 voters
    Hatanaka Kosaku is a talented boxer who turned pro at the age of 19, winning his debut match with a first-round KO. He is talented, but he has no guts. His uncontrollable ...more
  • Tokyo Shojo

    95. Tokyo Shojo

    Japanese Drama - 2008, 52 episodes
    7.3
    189 points by 2 voters
    A TV drama series in an omnibus format. Bittersweet girlhood memories are introduced in various episodes. (Source: Film Affinity)
  • We Love

    96. We Love

    Japanese Movie - 2018
    6.5
    186 points by 2 voters
    Rin, Yuu, Koyomi and Keita are childhood friends in the same high school. They all live in the same apartment building. Rin and Yuu like each other but don't tell each other ...more
  • Virgin Road

    97. Virgin Road

    Japanese Drama - 1997, 11 episodes
    7.5
    183 points by 2 voters
    To pursue her dreams, Sakurai Kazumi quits her job and goes to New York to study jewelry design, against the objections of her naggy and stubborn but well-meaning father. As part of ...more
  • Please Love Me!

    98. Please Love Me!

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
    7.6
    182 points by 2 voters
    30-year-old Michiko keeps looking for a job after her previous employer went bankrupt, but she is unable to find work. She still supports her younger boyfriend, and her savings are almost gone. ...more
  • This Guy Is the Biggest Mistake in My Life

    99. This Guy Is the Biggest Mistake in My Life

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
    6.9
    181 points by 2 voters
    Sato Yui, a contract worker at Amagi Pharmaceutical, is grieving the death of her pet. One night, while drinking at a bar, she tearfully wishes for a medicine to bring someone back ...more
  • Antarctica

    100. Antarctica

    Japanese Drama - 2011, 10 episodes
    8.2
    180 points by 2 voters
    A drama commemorating TBS's 60th anniversary, the story is about 11 members who were sent to the South Pole for the first time in February 1957 in a national project to explore ...more

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