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Saygo

I have yet to get into Japanese Dramas and would like to get started. I haven't given them a real chance and would like to. They don't seem as talked about as k dramas or c-dramas here.  Give me your must watch suggestions to get me hooked no matter the genre. (I have seen like 10 J-dramas and most are BLs  or action/speculative fiction stuff. I loved Cherry magic and Alice in borderland for instance but am open to anything ). 


Thank You in Advance ^_^

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lanzhanya

My recs are all pretty old since I was into them a long time ago but oldies tend to be classics :P

Dramas:

Movies (worth a try, I've watched and enjoyed more J-movies than dramas):

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mjf314

I browsed your MDL list, and it looks like you're a fan of historical dramas, so I recommend starting with Jin.

If you want to try some other genres, then I also recommend:

1 Litre of Tears (the top rated J-drama on MDL)

Unnatural (detective/medical)

GTO (high school comedy)

Long Vacation (romance)

My Dangerous Wife (thriller)

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kura2ninja

Okay, reccing is always hard, but considering the Jdramas you enjoyed so far, you might like some of these:

And if you don't mind older dramas (and their relatively low production value):

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King Julian

Dramas:

Good Morning Call (cohabitation romance, simple but cute. Hate to love trope.)

Life: Love on the line (Really beautiful romance)

His: I didn't think I would fall in love (Really good romance)

Death Note (Adaptation of the anime, pretty good!)

Erased (Adaptation of the anime, really well done)

Liar Game (Pretty decent and interesting concept but can be a bit boring sometimes)

Movies:

Restart after come back home (really good romance)

Silhouette of your voice (Adaptation of a reallly good manga, I recommend reading the manga as well)

To Each His own (Beautiful story, borderline romance but technically friendship lol)

The man who defies the world of BL (good for a laugh)

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fanitha

Some are old ones but good ones. I'm sorting it by genre.

Romance:

  • Pride
  • Buzzer Beat
  • We married as a job
  • It's not that I can't marry but I don't want to
  • Boku unmei no hito desu
  • Tatta Hitotsu no Koi
  • Hotaru no Hikari
  • From 5 to 9
  • Koi wa tsuzuku yo doko made mo
  • Love Shuffle
  • Neechan no koibito
  • Marry Me!

Suspense / Thriller / Mystery / Psychological

  • Maou
  • Ryusei no kizuna
  • The Quiz Show 2
  • Todome no kiss
  • N no tame ni
  • Kazoku Game 
  • Erased
  • Black Pean
  • Byakuyakou

Friendship

  • Rookies
  • Tumbling
  • H2
  • Yowakutemo katemasu
  • Aogeba Toutoshi

School

  • Dragon Zakura
  • Cinderella Formula

Drama

  • 1 litre of tears
  • Mother
  • Nagareboshi
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