Both titles are asadoras that focus on a married couple, instead of just the heroine. The heroines’ husbands in both series are well known real people and are portrayed as kinda strange. Most importantly, both have Matsushita Nao and Matsuzaka Keiko in them.
Though set in different eras, both asadoras are about food and show how people bond over food. Both will also make you hungry!
Both dramas are asadoras and I highly recommend them. If you’ve seen one, you’ll want to see the other since they both have Sugisaki Hana, who is great in both.
These are both asadoras. They both feature heroines with rough childhoods who persevere and eventually find success in their respective fields. Oshin is a littler harsher than Ochoyan, but both have their heartbreaking moments.
Both are asadoras, of course. I feel like Dondo Hare was going for a similar modern-day, slice-of-life vibe as Sakura, but Sakura was more successful with it. Nevertheless, I think you are likely to like one if you like the other.
Both are detective J-dramas dealing specifically with cold cases. They also both have very emotional moments each episode that will probably make you cry. However, Okura is more lighthearted having comedic moments.
These are both asadoras based on actual women. I read the biography about Muraoka Hanako, which served as the source material for "Hanako to Anne." Hanako actually met Hirooka Asako (renamed Shirooka Asa for "Asa ga Kita") and she served as an inspiration for her. For this reason, I think these asadoras compliment each other nicely and they are both 10/10 for me as well.
Both are biographical asadoras about pioneering women in their fields. Asa is based on a leading Osaka businesswoman, while Tora-chan is based on one of Japan's first female lawyers and the first female judge. Both are also the closest asadora has gotten to a political, feminist stance. However, this doesn't hinder the viewing and only makes the stories more realistic.
"Oshin" and "Carnation" are both asadora dramas. They are set in some of the same time periods, most notably WWII. "Carnation" focuses completely on dressmaking, while "Oshin" only dabbles in that job a bit. The last several weeks of each are really where they are the most similar. In both, the main actress is taken over by an older actress. The plot also shifts to focus on their children more. I recommend both though I'll admit that their stories aren't consistent all the way through.
Both are asadora dramas. The heroines have similar clueless, pessimistic yet cheerful personalities. The comedy is also similar though Chiritotechin has more of it than Hanbun, Aoi. There is also a familiar family dynamic and the heroines living away from their hometowns but visiting often.
First, both are asadora dramas. They are set during the similar time periods (early 1900s to early 1950s, though Oshin goes on to the 80s). Both FLs are daughters of sharecroppers and the dramas show how harsh that life can be. Hanako to Anne, however, is portrayed more happier than Oshin.
The dramas are both set in the 1990s-2000s. Both feature a will-they, won’t-they relationship between best friends. The FLs are also similar in personality.
