Japanese Dramas Available on Western Platforms

Lots of cringe, but also hilarious and absolutely endearing.  Netflix. 

simple and beautiful. Tubi. 

Not Japanese, Korean, but much of it takes place in Japan and delves into the complicated, painfu K/J history and relationship. Apple TV. 

Get past the taboo of teacher/student and dive into one of the best explorations of human value and relationships and love. Shines a light on host (and parasite?)  culture. Netflix. 

Beautiful. Nice romance. Netflix. 

Sci-Fi/dystopian. Season 1 was gold. People make hunger games comparisons. Netflix. 

Beautiful. Did feel like a bit of the depth was cut out of it because it’s a movie and not a drama. But otherwise loved it. Netflix. 

A lot of people loved this rock/romance. I wasn’t much of fan beyond the first episode. Netflix. 

Nice romance and chocolate. But overall I found the characters and story lacked depth. Netflix. 

Haven’t watched yet. Available on Netflix. 

Remake of korean drama. Great revenge romance with Japanese aesthetic. Prime Video. 

Haven’t watched yet. Action adventure. Netflix. 

Haven’t watched yet. Romance. BTS did the theme song. Tubi. 

Remake of the OG historical saga. Haven’t watched yet. Netflix.