jdramas worth watching

The drama is set at the beautiful Shimanto River in the Kochi prefecture and revolves around a group of seven men and women and the unfolding of their lives. Ikuta plays a ...more

The murder of Emili, a young girl, leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The raped body of Emily is found by the four classmates with whom she was ...more

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

Well-meaning but socially awkward, Kuronuma Sawako is nicknamed "Sadako" by her high school classmates because of her similar hair style with the main character from the horror movie "Ring." She doesn't have ...more

Can a family hope to recover after losing their mother to suicide? Keiichi Asuda serves his wife, Nagiko divorce papers after he tells her that he intends to marry his mistress. The ...more

Yuri Ishikawa and her team try to crack unresolved cold cases in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. (Source: AsianWiki) ~~ Remake of the American TV series "Cold Case" [2003].

The story follows the relationship between the two girls, Sayuri and Yui, as they start to live together under one roof as step-sisters. Despite their initial distaste for each other and the ...more

Kokoro Kurosawa used to be a contender for the Olympic Judo Team, but she had to give up on her dream due to an injury. In the end, she ends up working ...more

Takenouchi plays an aquarium employee named Kengo, who seems ordinary at first glance but actually possesses a secret that he would sacrifice everything in order to protect. Meanwhile, Ueto plays Risa, a ...more

When Shimizu Mokomi was a child, she created her own imaginary world. She would have conversations with stuffed toys, stones, and plants. She also could sense the emotions of inanimate objects. Due ...more

29-year-old Hyuga Toru is a wealthy man. He first started to run an internet website from his small room and his hobby began to make a lot of money. Nowadays, he doesn't ...more

In the spring, when Kashiwazaki Yui and her 3 years old son were coming back home from kindergarten, she let go of her son's hand for a moment and then he was ...more

Asagi Soramame grew up in a remote countryside of Kyushu, Japan. She is an energetic and bright person. She followed her fiancé, who was also a childhood friend, to Tokyo. She had ...more

Kayashima Naoya, a charismatic hairdresser who finds himself struggling to survive in extreme conditions when the train he is on winds up in a devastated future world where there is no food, ...more

Although 23-year-old Yamada Naoko is a talented illusionist, she is continuously fired from jobs and constantly hounded by her landlady for the rent being late. She refuses to give up her unusual ...more

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

Togoku Kyosui runs a traditional Japanese style cafe called Rokuhodo. He has a tender voice and hardly ever raises it. He is an honest person with a bright personality. At the cafe, ...more

The tale of Tiger & Dragon revolves around Rakugo, a traditional form of Japanese comedy that can look back on an impressive 400 year long history. Nagase portrays the Yakuza follower Toraji ...more

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

In the year 202X, Japan feels a deep sense of stagnation and has been branded by the world as a country on the decline. Wanting to break free of this endless situation, ...more

Ogiwara Saki, 33, is a woman who does not go with the flow of society but forges her own path. She hates flattering men and trying to be nice to people of ...more

Follows the sexual lives of five people who work at the same CG production company, Studio Delta. Omori Momoe is 27 years old and single but has intimate relationships with five male ...more

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

What if the one you love were destined to lose his eyesight in three months? What would you like him to see last? If you were him, what would you want to ...more

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

The special will follow Kotoko and Naoki as they go on their honeymoon in Okinawa, Japan. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the manga series "Itazura na Kiss" (イタズラなKiss) by Tada Kaoru (多田かおる).

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

The new series will have a completely original story, and will focus on Yoshikawa and Uehara's college life.

Takagi Mamoru is a bachelor around 40 who works at a stationery maker. He becomes a surrogate father to the twins, Kaoru and Yuki, when his good friend passes away. Now orphans, ...more

A love story between a 24-year-old office worker who has neither love experience nor communication skills and a 32-year-old female shogi player he meets on his daily commute.

An incident 100 years ago led to a professor’s creation of a monster with a human-like form but definitely not a human-like appearance. And yet, this immortal monster has more compassion than ...more

Shimazaki Akira lives with his middle school student son. He used to work as a bodyguard, but due to an incident, he now works as a security guard at a construction site. ...more

Kisaragi Sumi is a 20-year-old university student. But do not be surprised that she is a 65-year-old inside. Under pressure to help out with the family business from a young age, she ...more

The drama describes the fateful meeting in Osaka in the 1980s between Sanma and Jimmy when Sanma found the latter tied to the staircase of a theater without any clothes on. At ...more

Yazaki Rio is a 32-year-old screenwriter, who was once popular but has not written any new titles in a while. One day while she was giving a lecture, she distributes a questionnaire ...more

Fujiwara Saori comes home from the office one weekend and is dozing off after lighting some incense set that she bought in Bali to relax when a man wearing an ancient outfit ...more

This story centers around four teenagers fighting their past traumas and appreciating friendship. Azuma Ibuki and Otazawa Mei are a contrasting pair of friends. Azuma is a tomboy and popular among girls ...more

A young daughter (Mana Ashida) supports her father (Etsushi Toyokawa) who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. ...more

The story centers around Powder, who has been enjoying the world of Dragon Quest X and spends every day playing with party members online. One day, Powder unexpectedly has to share a ...more

Urara Shiraishi is a model student with excellent grades. Ryu Yamada is a trouble student. One day, Urara tumbles down the stairs with Ryu. After the accident, their bodies become switched. When ...more

As emcees of a fictitious variety programme, Matsuoka Mayu and Ito Sairi interview people with fixations in everyday life to find out what is difficult for others to understand, but makes the ...more

Sakurako Ban (Mana Ashida) is a 12-years-old girl and the second child among 4 siblings. Since her mother passed away 6 months ago, she has taken care of house chores alone. Her ...more

A strange horror comedy that takes place in a share house where Meguro Mio and monsters [Youkai] live. Mio Meguro is a timid person. She is afraid of being hated by others, ...more