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  • 1 Litre no Namida

    1. 1 Litre no Namida

    Japanese Drama - 2005, 11 episodes

    9 05  rom- 15yo girl, tofu shop daughter & almost high schooler. Dr tells them she has spinocerebellar degeneration disease (brain cerebellum gradually deteriorates to where victim can't walk, speak, write, or eat.)

  • Monster

    2. Monster

    Japanese Movie - 2023

    9 23 thriller- suburban town big lake. A single mom loves her son, a caring teacher, & innocence in its prime… although it seemed like a typical fight amongst children, towns & media become swept into an unfolding drama when conflicting statements are made

  • Drawing Closer

    3. Drawing Closer

    Japanese Movie - 2024

    8.9 24 rom- talented artist Hayasaka Akito's working hard to be accepted for the Nika Exhibition, but discovered & kept hidden a heart tumor w 1 yr left to live. 1 day, on the hospital rooftop he met Sakurai Haruna who is painting. She told him that she has only 1/2 a yr to live. He starts geting attracted to her more & more but doesn't tell her about his condition 

  • Imawa no Kuni no Alice

    4. Imawa no Kuni no Alice

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes

    9.0

    8.8 20 thriller- Jobless video-game-obsessed Arisu Ryohei & his homies finds themselves in emptied Tokyo must compete dangerous survival games meets & teams up w/ Ms.Usagi Season 2, Season 3

  • First Love: Hatsukoi

    5. First Love: Hatsukoi

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes

    9.0

    8.7 22 rom- HS 90s Yae & Harumichi in love. Tokyo uni her & Self-Defense forces viation student him seperate after her accident & amnesia. 20 yrs later, taxi driver her & security co him meet again & their unfulfilled 1st love once again

  • Mystery to Iunakare

    6. Mystery to Iunakare

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    8.7 22 mystery psycho- uni Totono Kuno (insecure bout his curly hair) doesn't have friends or a gf. Good memory, observation skills & drawing conclusions from a given facts. Murder took place in a park near TK’s home & became the suspect as the victim also went to the same uni. During interrogation, he found some hidden clues & also the detectives' personal worries. But a weapon w his fingerprints was found Don't Call It Mystery: The Movie, MtI Tokubetsu Hen (side)

  • Unnatural

    7. Unnatural

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes

    8.7 18 thriller- reality change after a love 1s unnatural death institute "UDI” death. Ex: UDI lab found man's cause of death was ischemic heart disease. But his confused parents turn to med coroner Mikoto, her lab technician partner Yuko Shoji & rookie med recorder Rokuro who learn the victim's female colleague just died suddenly MIU 404 (shared uni) Last Mile (shared uni)

  • 3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu

    8. 3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes

    7.0

    8.6 19 mystery psycho- Teacher Hiiragi detains his 3-A 29 class. Can't graduate (10 days) til his last lesson done, find student death (died a few mos before) truth ..Ima kara minasan dake no.., Nippon Noir: Detective Y's Rebellion

  • Even if This Love Disappears From the World Tonight

    8.6 22 rom- to stop his tormentors, Kamiya Tooru falsely confessed to Hino Maori. She knew it's a lie but said yes w 3 rules: "Talk til after school" "Be concise" "Don't fall for eo" but both start crushing. HM told him her anterograde amnesia resets her memories everyday & reviews her diary. KT wants her happy but doesnt last long

  • Hanzawa Naoki

    10. Hanzawa Naoki

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 10 episodes

    8.6 13 thriller- Banker takes on corruption & wrongdoing at his large corporate bank. Forging ties w/ unlikely allies, using his financial expertise & skills to stay 1 step ahead of his enemies ...Ep Zero

  • Brush Up Life

    11. Brush Up Life

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

    8.5 23 com fantasy- local city worker 33yo Kondo Asami lives w her parents & sis. After hanging w her bsfs Natsuki & Miho she was hit by a truck & died. Afterlife man guided her to restartlife again & woke up on her birth day ..Another Story (spinoff)

  • Getsuyou Kara Yofukashi

    12. Getsuyou Kara Yofukashi

    Japanese TV Show - 2012, 579 episodes

    8.5 12 life- 2 dudes react & talk about various topics that "you might want to take a peek or might not want to" as described in the opening. 

  • Kyo Kara Ore wa!!

    13. Kyo Kara Ore wa!!

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes

    8.5 18 com- 2 lame teens transfer & change becoming delinquents. Itou's justice clash w/ mischievous Mitsuhashi, annoy each other but become friends. Duo set out misadventures to become Japan's biggest delinquents ..Movie, ..SP

  • Shogun

    14. Shogun

    Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

    8.5 24 action- 1494-1529 Cath. Spain & Portugal signed treaty dividing New World territory. Scared Cath. Sp. would invade Prot. England joined Dutch in their Spanish emp war & sent 5 ships to break their asia trade monopoly. 1600 Sengoku period feudal Jap "Battle of Sekigahara": warlord Yoshii Toranaga unbeatable til collab w future Taikō, Nakamura to unite Jap & end war. On Taiko's deathbed, appointed YT to the Council of Regents (ruling group til his son could) but 'threaten' others & united against him. The Erasmus ship (jap's 1st Dut,/Eng, arrivers) came when YT was cornered & assign his translator wife Toda Mariko (Cath. convert & Portuguese/Latin translator) to british navigator John Blackthorne (later Anjin). Their fates intertwined while navigating a treacherous political landscape while caught b/w 2 powerful daimyos' power struggle S2

  • Silent

    15. Silent

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 11 episodes

    8.5 22 rom- HS Aoba & Sakura date after their shared music interest but suddenly he said goodbye & disappears w/o giving a break-up reason. 8 yrs later Tokyo, she's a CD music store part-timer saw & realizes Sakura lost his hearing  

  • Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo

    16. Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes

    6.5

    8.4 20 rom com- 5 yrs ago 22 yo rookie nurse Sakura fell for 33 yo Dr Tendo. Become 1 to meet again finds out he's 'Devil' rude perfectionist. Confess & wanna be known by him. Known @ hospital;s "Warrior Chick" attracts him Mada Mada 

  • Konto ga Hajimaru

    17. Konto ga Hajimaru

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

    8.4 21 life youth- lame Macbeth comedy trio Haruto Takaiwa, Shunta Asabuki & Junpei Minowa hang @ fam restaurant where waitress Rihoko Nakahama & her younger sis Tsumugi Nakahama, the 20ers try overcoming life failures  Makubes no 23 ji

  • Trillion Game

    18. Trillion Game

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

    8.4 23 business- everyone loves "easygoing" communicator Tennoji Haru who's actually ambitious & will do anything for success. Rejected nation's largest IT co "Dragon Bank" job offer. Meanwhile, his opposite engineer Taira Manabu w remarkable IT knowledge failed his "Dragon Bank" job interview. Together they start their own businees w a goal of earning ¥1 trillion the Movie

  • Flying Colors

    19. Flying Colors

    Japanese Movie - 2015

    8.3 15 youth- gal (gyaru) Kudo Sayaka wears miniskirts & dyed blonde hair. She's a 2nd grade HSer but her actual academic grade level is on par w 4th-grade elementary. In summer, meet private institution Teacher Tsubota who besides her mom, is the 1st adult to praise her & w his guidance & instruction, KS begins to change 

  • High&Low: The Story of S.W.O.R.D.

    20. High&Low: The Story of S.W.O.R.D.

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes

    8.3 15 crime youth- 2 Amamiya Bros end 'Mugen' town rulership. Now 5 orgs 'G-SWORD' fight to rule: 1)"Sanno Rengokai" 2nd gen 2)white demons "White Rascals" 3)senior HS "Oya Koukou" 4)"Rude Boys" ghosts 5) vengeful destroyers "Daruma Gurentai". Mysterious group "Mighty Warriors" appears. Enemies or allies? S2, mRoad to.., ..Movie, m..Red Rain, M2: End of Sky, ..Mighty Warriors, M3: Final Mission , DTC, mDTC: Yukemuri Junjo Hen from.., ..Worst Ep.O, m..Worst, 6 from..Worst, m..Worst X

  • Kieta Hatsukoi

    21. Kieta Hatsukoi

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

    8.3 21 rom com- Aoki crushes on Hashimoto, but see she likes Ida after borrowing her eraser w his name on it & Ida sees him holding it &  thinks he has a crush on him 

  • Kikazaru Koi ni wa Riyuu ga Atte

    22. Kikazaru Koi ni wa Riyuu ga Atte

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

    8.3 21 rom- "el Arco Iris," (popular jrs interior design co) publicist Mashiba Kurumi fashionista pleaser tries to be admire by her boss, Hayama Shogo. Forgot to renew her apartment lease, so her friend Koko finds her a new share house w 3 strangers -minimalist chef Fujino Shun, his cousin online therapy counselor Terai Haruto, store part time delivery driver aspiring artist Hase Ayaka. Tho clash, she falls in love, friendships deepens & learns live as herself Spinoff 

  • Koi Desu: Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu

    23. Koi Desu: Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

    8.3 21 rom com- Bright HS Akaza Yukiko w blind 'amblyopia' (magnifying glass reader & white cane user) meets & dislikes delinquent Kurokawa Morio but become attracted to each other Kurokawa Morio, Arubaito Sagashitemasu!

  • Liar Game

    24. Liar Game

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 11 episodes

    8.3 07 thriller- Uni Kanzaki Nao got ¥100 million w "Liar Game chose her"card  (tricks folks of their ¥100 million winners gets it & losers owe it) Next day, notified opponent is her old teacher Fujisawa Kazuo, trick her. Police can't help but told of smart swindler Akiyama Shinichi who's released from jail next day & desperately ask him for help  S2, Ep Zero

  • Ore no Hanashi wa Nagai

    25. Ore no Hanashi wa Nagai

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes

    8.3 19 com life- 31yo Kishibe Mitsuru failed coffee co. Now unemployed w his mom. His older sis fam temp moved into their mom's during their home's undergoing renovation & pushes him to be independent & stop avoiding reality 

  • Saiai

    26. Saiai

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

    8.3 21 rom thriller- businesswoman Sanada Rio suddenly became a murder case imp reference; her 1st love now detective & trying to find the case truth; & lawyer who wanna protect her by all means. 2006 a disappearance case happened 15yrs later, the involved case person appeared in front of her. Causing her to suddenly remember forgotten stuff

  • The Last 10 Years

    27. The Last 10 Years

    Japanese Movie - 2022

    8.3 22 rom- after Takabayashi Matsuri learned she has 10 yrs left due to an incurable disease she decided to not dwell on her life & not fall in love but at a school reunion she met Manabe Kazuto

  • We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

    28. We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

    Japanese Movie - 2021

    8.3 21 rom- 22yo Yamane Mugi & 22yo Hachiya Kinu both miss Tokyo's Meidaimae Station's last train & met there. Their relationship develops romantically spanning 5 yrs

  • 17.3 About a Sex

    29. 17.3 About a Sex

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 9 episodes

    8.2 20 rom life youth- "world's 1st sexual experience avg age is 17.3" early or late? Serious Seino Sakura. Hara Tsumugi has never liked guys before. Experienced Minagawa Yuna who's dating a co employee. At 17 their "sexual values" begin to fluctuate. 

  • Dear Sister

    30. Dear Sister

    Japanese Drama - 2014, 10 episodes

    8.2 14 rom com- polar opposites Fukazawa girls. Beautiful "innocent" swimmer 27yo Misak not good academically, left home after graduating HS & went missing. Organized, socially awkward, ward office worker 29yo Hazuki set on marrying w her coworker bf. Feels like M got all their mom's love. M suddenly moves into her apartment & behaves w wild abandon. Both keeping a secret from each other. Clash but their values start to change little by little 

  • Hanazakari no Kimitachi e

    31. Hanazakari no Kimitachi e

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 12 episodes

    8.2 07 rom com- funny chaotic boys' boarding school.  Ashiya Mizuki moved back from Cali falls for Sano Izumi who quit high jump after an accident. She wants him to compete again & enters his HS disguised as a boy in his class Special 

  • Ichiban Sukina Hana

    32. Ichiban Sukina Hana

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 11 episodes

    8.2 23 life- Ushio Yukue from Niigata move to Tokyo as a cram-school teacher while living w her sis. Good at offering different POVs to others but quite rigid & uncompromising w her own personal matters. Realised since youth, that working too hard would cause others to dislike her, & trouble w friendships, especially w women. Been close w childhood homie but 1 day he suddenly cut her off. Losing her friend made her lose her motivation. 1 night, she meets Haruki Tsubaki, Miyuki Yoyo, & Sato Momiji from different backgrounds. Love & friendship b/w 4 souls who meet by chance Ichiban Sukina Hana: Minna no Honne(spinoff) Kono Aki, Boku wa Koi wo Shita(shared universe)

  • Long Vacation

    33. Long Vacation

    Japanese Drama - 1996, 11 episodes

    8.2 96 rom- Jobless model Minami moved in w Sena's (piano school teacher, pro pianist dreamer) in her ex fiancé's empty room (after he dumped on their wedding day & stole her savings) different but bond over their similar life situations

  • Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san

    34. Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 9 episodes

    8.2 23 com food- Aomori Prefecture childhood friends Kiyo & Sumire move to Kyoto to become a Maiko (apprentice geisha). S's praised for her talent & diligence. But K sucks at learning the basics & eventually expelled but her cooking talent got her hired as the maiko house's new cook

  • Neechan no Koibito

    35. Neechan no Koibito

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 9 episodes

     8.2 20 rom com- accident killed HS Momoko Adachi parents, hardware store job instead of uni to support her 3 younger siblings. 9 yrs later, 27 her w 20, 17, & 14yo siblings attracted to smiley Yoshioka-san at work (has a secret)

  • Quartet

    36. Quartet

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes

    8.2 17 rom com mystery- During Karuizawa winter, 4 roomates: Maki Maki(neg & disinterested, only weekends visits to play as lead violinist), Sebuki Suzume(unemployed cellist), Iemori Yutaka(violaist) & Beppu Tsukasa (quartet leader, 2nd violinst from musical fam & provides his gramp's villa, secretive donut co worker) but there's a big hidden secret

  • Shinya Shokudo - Tokyo Stories

    37. Shinya Shokudo - Tokyo Stories

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes

    8.2 16 food com life- small back alley eatery, ‘Meshiya,’“midnight eatery”,  run 12- 7 am  only  menu: miso soup w/ pork & vegetable set, beer, sake & shochu. owner & customers encounters humorous  --theres prequals

  • Todome no Kiss

    38. Todome no Kiss

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes

    8.2 18 rom thriller- love nonbeliever cuz of past, money & power pursuer popular host Dojima Otaro died after kissed by pale girl w red lips & woke up 1 wk ago. A loop of her following, kissing & killing him Todome no Parallel

  • Watashitachi wa Douka Shiteiru

    39. Watashitachi wa Douka Shiteiru

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes

    6.5

    8.2 20 food rom thriller- Hanaoka Nao & her mom Yuriko move to Kogetsuan (trad confectionery shop) met Takatsuki Tsubaki (owner's 6yo son) each other’s 1st loves. His statement made her mom his dad's murder suspect but dies while under interrogation. Reunite 15yrs later @ competition, she agrees to his propose hiding her id to prove her mom innocent Okami no Heya

  • Yugure ni, Te wo Tsunagu

    40. Yugure ni, Te wo Tsunagu

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

    8.2 23 rom youth- remote countryside Kyushu. Bubbly Asagi Soramame followed her childhood fiancé to Tokyo & had a fateful shocking encounter w Umino Oto. Now, 23yo w fashion interest meets him(unsuccessful music & cafe part timer) again at their boarding house, fall in love & encourage each other to achieve their dreams

  • Code Blue

    41. Code Blue

    Japanese Drama - 2008, 11 episodes

    8.1 08 medical-  "Doctor Helicopter" system was legalized in Japan in June '07. 1 day the helicopter medical team assigns 4 physicians to save lives Special 

  • Jimi ni Sugoi! Koetsu Garu Kono Etsuko

    42. Jimi ni Sugoi! Koetsu Garu Kono Etsuko

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes

    8.1 16 rom com- Kono Etsuko joins a publishing co to become a fashion editor. But gets assigned to the unglamorous proofreading dep.. Despite her worries about the gap b/w her ideal job & reality flashy dressed Etsuko goes beyond her work to see the writers in person & get into actual locations to verify facts & starts realizing its allure ..DX Koetsu Garu Kono Etsuko

  • Koisenu Futari

    43. Koisenu Futari

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    6.5

    8.1 22 life- Sakuko was supporting her work jr "love campaign" & heard store employee Takahashi say that some don't love. Her mom kept bugging her to wed so she rented an apartment w her friend but she backed out after reconciling w her ex. So she ends up  w Takahashi cuz of their similar romance values. 2 aromantic & asexual folks

  • Life

    44. Life

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 11 episodes

    8.1 07 psycho- Ayumu pass an elite HS entrance exam w her bsf Yuko's help, who fail & blames her. Broken friendship, A shuts down & gives up on making new HS friends. But popular Manami accepts her. But M thought A tried to steal her bf & started bullying. Her mom busy w her weak bro & her teacher busy w her own problems, she pushed to the limit of losing herself

  • Lion no Oyatsu

    45. Lion no Oyatsu

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes

    8.1 21 food med- beautiful island's "Lion's House" hospice houses short life expectancy folks like 29 yo Shizuku who regrets not improving her fam relationship before coming. During snack time residents can request a snack from their oldest memories but S is unable to choose. Days of laughter & tears along the other residents. What will Shizuku find & leave behind on her last life days? 

  • My Boss, My Hero

    46. My Boss, My Hero

    Japanese Drama - 2006, 10 episodes

    8.1 06 com- 27yo HS dropout Sakaki Makio "Tornado" dad forced him to return to get his diploma, if he don't then his younger bro Mikio will become boss so he asks his old friend now principle help. If his 17yo poser cover's blown, it'll be the end of HS & boss. Was tough as his violent temper was tested but learns there's more than just tests & studying

  • Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu

    47. Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 11 episodes

    8.1 16 rom com- 25yo Moriyama Mikuri a laid off temp employee now worthless housekeeper for bachelor Tsuzaki Hiramasa who proposes a contract marriage & secretly marry Special

  • Our Little Sister

    48. Our Little Sister

    Japanese Movie - 2015

    8.1 15 life- 3 Koda sisters, 29yo Sachi, 22yo Yoshino, & 19yo Chika, live at their grannys's Kamakura home. They were youngly abandoned after their parents divorced & not seen their dad in 15 yrs til his death. At his funeral they met their 13yo half sis Asano Suzu who they know isn't her dad's widow Yoko's real daughter & a bad guardian & invite AS to live w em which she gladly accepts 

  • Tokyo Vice

    49. Tokyo Vice

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    8.1 22 thriller- 1st Western reporter Jake Adelstein to write for a Jap newspaper. Based on his memoir, "Tokyo Vice" is Jake's daily descent into the neon-soaked underbelly of Tokyo, where he embeds himself into the police squad & becomes enmeshed in the hidden, complex, & corrupted cultures of the city's vice cops & the criminal underworld Season 2

  • 100-manen no Onna-tachi

    50. 100-manen no Onna-tachi

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes

    8 17 rom thriller- unpopular novelist 30yo Michima Shin lives alone. His convicted murderer dad awaiting capital punishment, for killing 3: his wife/mom. 5 mysterious women popped up saying they received an invitation to live w him in exchange of paying ¥1 million monthly rent & set up rules: no questions & no entering their rooms. 6mos later an incident changed everything

  • Hajimete Koi wo Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi

    51. Hajimete Koi wo Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes

    8 19 rom com- Junko Harumi was once a model student but failed entering prestigious Tokyo Uni & her life became bumpy. Now 32 private tutoring institute teacher, trying to help HSers  get into their uni of choice. Not much success til dad took his "delinquent" pink hair HS son. Can she succeed & will she finally have a romance when 2 other men appear? 

  • Kahogo no Kahoko

    52. Kahogo no Kahoko

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes

    8 17 rom com- 21 yo naive uni Nemoto Kahoko who relies on her mom, Izumi meets a completely opposite environment man. Will this help her become independent '18 Love & Dream 

  • Mare

    53. Mare

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 156 episodes

    8.1 15 rom com- ele Mare lives w her fam in the city, but, right before her dad goes bankrupt, they run away & settle down at a Noto fishing village & rents a couple's home who run a salt pond. Mare's father starts a new business, but it also fails. Her mother supports the family by working at the salt pond. 8 years later, Mare, about to graduate from high school, decides to work for the Wajima local government. She wants to have a steady job, unlike her father. Her job is to support people who move to Noto Mare: Mata Aou Special (spinoff)

  • My Broken Mariko

    54. My Broken Mariko

    Japanese Movie - 2022

    8 22 psycho- Shiino Tomoyo stood by her friend Mariko through years of abuse, abandonment, & depression. 1 day T's utterly blindsided by news of M’s death. In the past she felt powerless help her bsf out of the darkness that ultimately drove her over the edge. Now, she's determined to liberate M’s ashes for 1 final journey together to set free her dear, broken Mariko 

  • Ousama ni Sasagu Kusuriyubi

    55. Ousama ni Sasagu Kusuriyubi

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

    8 23 rom com- Haneda Ayaka doll-like looks causes job problems even @ her La Blanche marriage planner job. Instead of being fired again president Nitta Togo propose 1 yr marriage to help revive his brand Joosama ni Sasagu Kusuriyubi 

  • Perfect World

    56. Perfect World

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes

    8 19 rom- uni 3rd yr accident paralyze architect Ayukawa Itsuki never wanna play basketball or love again meets old 1st love Kawana Tsugumi (art lover, interior design firm) @ work drinking session. Face unsupportive folks & haters

  • Rokuhodo Yotsuiro Biyori

    57. Rokuhodo Yotsuiro Biyori

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes

    8 22 food life- Togoku Kyosui runs a trad style cafe 'Rokuhodo' w 3 other men. All 4 wear kimonos while serving & comforting customers. who all face their own problems & grow as a person 

  • Shanai Marriage Honey

    58. Shanai Marriage Honey

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 7 episodes

    6.5

    8 20 rom com- office worker Miura Manatsu wanna marry to help cheer his ill mom meets dating app user Haruta Ami (trying get over her ex) & quickly wed & keep it a secret from their coworkers. Slowly start opening up to each other

  • Umi no Hajimari

    59. Umi no Hajimari

    Japanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

    8 24 fam- printing co. worker single 28yo Tsukioka Natsu ex Nagumo Mizuki died. Dated during uni but NM broke up w him & disappeared afterwards & knew nothing bout her til her death 7yrs later.  At her funeral her mom told him that her young daughter Umi is his Ani to no Hajimari (spinoff)

  • Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou no Shiro

    60. Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou no Shiro

    Japanese Drama - 2011, 12 episodes

    8 11 com fantasy- Ancient~plague breaks out. Chosen hero Yoshihiko goes to save the village w/ 2 goals: find plague cure plant & to rescue his dad Teruhiko who disappeared after searching for the plant Yuusha Yoshihiko to Akuryo no Kagi

  • Battle Royale

    61. Battle Royale

    Japanese Movie - 2000

    7.9 00 adventure horror- 9th-graders forced by legislation to compete in a Battle Royale. They're taken to an abandoned island, each given a bag w a randomly selected weapon & a few rations of food & water & have 3 days to kill each other in a no-holds-barred (w a few minor rules) game to the death Requiem

  • Eye Love You

    62. Eye Love You

    Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

    7.9 24 rom com supernatural- accident cause Motomiya Yuri to hear people's inner voices when looking into their eyes & cause her to avoid others. Met popular friendly Korean Yoo Tae Oh. Had eye contact & heard his thoughts but in Korean! Love might be possible. Will TO's bright & straightforward presence melt MY's closed heart

  • Himizu

    63. Himizu

    Japanese Movie - 2012

    7.9 12 thriller psycho- Tohoku earthquake & tsunami caused 14yo Sumida Yuichi to run his parent's rental boat business. His dad comes for money & abandoned by his hoe mom. Chazawa Keiko (visits & crushes on him) mom wants her to kill herself. Tent groups live on his property. Yakuza came to get his dad's ¥6 million debt by tomorrow. SY nears a tipping point

  • House of Ninjas

    64. House of Ninjas

    Japanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    7.9 24 thriller fam- modern, the last ninja clan Tawara fam had abandoned its roots after an incident in the past, but now they must take on the greatest crisis in Japanese history, one that threatens to shake the nation to its core 

  • Kamisama no Ekohiiki

    65. Kamisama no Ekohiiki

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    7.9 22 rom com fantasy- Amano Yashiro rejected by bsf & crush Nanahara Kenta & died in a car accident. God's favoritism reborn him w a new life as Tendo Kagura & decided to use his girly look to make NK fall for him. They got close but told to stay away by NK ex-gf Torii Rin. AY's body's discovered to still alive. What's happening? 

  • Kaseifu no Mita

    66. Kaseifu no Mita

    Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes

    7.9 11 fam mystery- Can a fam recover after their mom's suicide? Keiichi Asuda told his wife Nagiko he'll marry his mistress & gave her divorce papers. She killed herself. KA hires Akari Mita to take care of the house & their 4 kids: 17yo Yui, 14yo Kakeru, 12yo Kaito & 6yo Kii – heal their emotional wounds. But can AM get over her own past pain to truly be a mom to em? 

  • Kimi no Hana ni Naru

    67. Kimi no Hana ni Naru

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes

    7.9 22 rom com- 30yo single Nakamachi Asuka achieved her HS teacher dream but a case stop her. Starts working at a dormitory w 7 unpopular boys doing everything for em. Meets former student Sagami Dan, now the leader & devoted to their band even tho they haven't succeeded. While watching him, NA regains the passion she had as a teacher & faces the frustration she holds 

  • Last Friends

    68. Last Friends

    Japanese Drama - 2008, 11 episodes

    7.9 08 rom-  Michiru's mom brought a man into their home, she's beauty parlour assistant & gets bullied there, she move in w her Child Welfare Division worker bf but ends up as DV victim. Her JHS classmate boyishly charming Ruka now a motocross racer & dont confines other, R acquaintance hair & makeup artist kind Takeru becomes attracted to R but has a sex phobia due to a past trauma. The 3 become housemates & become positive thru their associations w others Special Encore 

  • The Parades

    69. The Parades

    Japanese Movie - 2024

    7.9 24 supernatural- Minako wakes up on a rubble-strewn beach. As she searches for her son, Ryo, she stumbles upon an assorted group: young Akira, former yakuza Shori, & ex-film producer Michael. She soon realizes the shocking truth that both her & the group have died & stuck b/w worlds, unable to move on due to unfinished business with the living they join in a monthly "Parade," a gathering where the dead search for the people they hope to see again while getting to know more about her fellow departed companions along the way

  • TRICK

    70. TRICK

    Japanese Drama - 2000, 10 episodes

    7.9 00 com thriller- Illusionist 23 yo Yamada Naoko like all jobs, fired again for stage presence lackness, when her boss show her physics prof Ueda's (magical non believer offers money if prove powers are real) ad challenge. Desperately accepts & tricks him w her simple magic trick (learn from her celeb magician late dad) & enlists her to help uncover cult's tricks to control folks & their money. W officer Yabe their funny antics lead them to more mysteries they must solve no matter how they seem S2, The Movie, S3, Special, M2, Sp 2, M: Psychic Battle Royale, Sp 3,  M: Last Stage

  • 5-ji Kara 9-ji Made

    71. 5-ji Kara 9-ji Made

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes

    7.8 15 rom com- Eng teacher Sakuraba Junko never had a bf before her 29th birthday & dreams of working in NYC. While attending a temple funeral service her legs numbed & she grabbed the altar & emptied the burning incense ash on a handsome monk who was chanting the sutra. Her fam tricked her into a matchmaking session & turn out to be that monk Hoshikawa Takane 

  • All About Lily Chou Chou

    72. All About Lily Chou Chou

    Japanese Movie - 2001

    7.8 01 pychological- Life isn't easy for a HS group growing up absorbed in Japan's pervasive pop/cyberculture. As they negotiate teen badlands- school bullies, parents from another planet, lurid snapshots of sex & death- these everyday rebels w/o a cause seek sanctuary, even salvation, through pop star savior Lily Chou-Chou, embracing her sad, dreamy songs & sharing their fears & secrets in Lilyholic chat rooms. Immersed in the speed of everyday troubles, their lives inevitably climax in a fatal collision b/w real & virtual identities, a final logging-off from innocence. All About Lily Chou-Chou follows 2 boys, Shunsuke Hoshino & Yuichi Hasumi, from the start of jr hs when they 1st meet & into 2nd grade. The film has a discontinuous storyline, starting midway through the story, just after the 2nd term of jr hs begins, then flashes back to the 1st term & summer vacation, & then skips back to the present 

  • Burn the House Down

    73. Burn the House Down

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

    7.8 23 mystery thriller- Gen hospital owner rich Mitarai home burns down. 13 yrs later, Mitarai Osamu 2nd wife & housekeeper agency Murata Anzu's hired by Mitarai Makiko, working as their housekeeper w/ a secret purpose

  • Nice Flight!

    74. Nice Flight!

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    7.8 22 rom- During bad weather airline's 1st officer 30yo  Kurata Sui & captain safely land plane w/ female (socially awkward Shibuya Mayu) air traffic controller's help. Falls thru her voice & approaches her Nice Control!

  • Nobuta wo Produce

    75. Nobuta wo Produce

    Japanese Drama - 2005, 10 episodes

    7.8 05 com- popular Shuji Kiritani is quiet & private can be himself w/ classmate Akira Kusano. Nobuko Kotan transfers to his class. Both wanna give her a makeover, so she'd be the most popular & not get bullied

  • Oretachi wa Abunakunai ~ Cool ni Saboru Keijitachi

    76. Oretachi wa Abunakunai ~ Cool ni Saboru Keijitachi

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes

    7.8 20 com mystery- 2 detectives Takano Shin getting promoted & Yonaka Wataru is busy w/ job hunting confront lots of city crimes

  • Renai Mangaka

    77. Renai Mangaka

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 11 episodes

    7.8 21 rom com- smart manga artist Karibe Seiichiro not good at socializing, rarely goes out & unusual thinking. Met his late bro's old gf Kuon Aiko requests her to be his fake gf Renai Kakutoka

  • Switched

    78. Switched

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 6 episodes

    7.8 18 thriller supernatural- on the day of 1st yr HS cute shy popular Ayumi Kohinata 1st date w her 1st bf, she got a mysterious call from her unpopular classmate Zenko Umine saying she's going to die & witnesses her jumping from a building. Then AK woke up in a hospital, but in ZU's body. ZU doesn't wanna switch back

  • Utsukushii Kare

    79. Utsukushii Kare

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes

    7.8 21 rom psycho youth- 17yo Hira stays distant to not expose his stuttering til popular Kiyoi Sou who uses other to get what he wants walks it & orders  him around knowing  he worship him Season 2, My Beautiful Man: Eternal

  • Date - Koi to wa Donna Mono Kashira

    80. Date - Koi to wa Donna Mono Kashira

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes

    7.7 15 rom com- Firm outspoken 29yo Yabushita Yoriko macroeconomics research field worker registers @ marriage agency pair up w/ 35 yo jobless 'educated idler' Kurata Sui who register to find sugar mama to depend on after his mom gone. Both unable love & see it as just a contract get closer '15 Natsu Hito 

  • Dragon Zakura

    81. Dragon Zakura

    Japanese Drama - 2005, 11 episodes

    7.7 05 com youth- Ex biker gang beggar lawyer Sakuragi Kenji guides failing nearly bankruptHSers w/ 36 avg score to top Tokyo Uni (Toudai "Dragon Zakura") for his personal ambition, to produce 5 successful applicants. Teaches key test-taking techniques & life essentials S2

  • Last Cinderella

    82. Last Cinderella

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 11 episodes

    7.7 13 rom com- Beauty salon vice manager 39 yo Sakura glams her customers but not herself. Envies love but also afraid. At party met bike rider Hiroto who fell for older her. 1 of her beauty salon manager Rintaro is blunt & drinks

  • Saiko no Kyoshi: Ichinengo, Watashi wa Seito ni Sareta

    83. Saiko no Kyoshi: Ichinengo, Watashi wa Seito ni Sareta

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

    7.7 23 fantasy thriller youth- Horai HS grad day 3rd D chem teacher distant Kujo Rina cluelessly pushed from 4th floor & saw a school uniform sleeve. Went back in time in front of her students now knowing 1 of them will try to kill her in a yr. To find the truth she starts warmly reaching out to them including model student Ugumori Kanau who has a bad time cuz she's always bullied

  • Tokyo Tarareba Musume

    84. Tokyo Tarareba Musume

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes

    7.7 17 rom com-30yo single struggling scriptwriter Kamata Rinko keeps having night outs at drinking spots w her gfs Kaori & Koyuki. “If I become beautiful, a better guy will appear!” “If we grow to like each other, we can get married!” They will not stop talking about these hypothetical questions. Then a younger, handsome, golden-haired guy suddenly utters, “These “what if” women!” & the trio have to face the harsh reality that they are no longer girls. Rinko enters her 30s while still immature, seeking happiness and struggling with romance and work Tokyo Dara Dara Musume(spinoff) Tokyo Tarareba Musume 2020 (adaptation

  • Yakusoku: 16-Nen-me no Shinjitsu

    85. Yakusoku: 16-Nen-me no Shinjitsu

    Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

    7.7 24 thriller- Kiriyuu Aoi youngly lost her mom & her dad raised her alone in their suburban town. 2008 1 murder victim was KA's crush's younger sis. She found the body, trauma caused her to loose some memories before the incident. Her dad was arrested as the serial killer & she left. 16 yrs later, she returned to prove her dad's innocence but another murder took place. Now detective KA & her buddy detective Kosaka Kei search for the the truth. Soon learns of her ex-classmates hidden faces

  • 9 Border

    86. 9 Border

    Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

    7.6 24 rom mystery fam- after a job promotion single 29 yo Oba Nana become the youngest assistant manager, but she's anxious due to her married & mom friends. Has 2 struggling sisters: accountant 39 yo Narusawa Mutsuki seperated from her cheater husband & 19 yo Oba Hatsumi who feels unease w people her age who have their own life goals & goes meet a dating app match man. 1 day, their dad suddenly goes missing & all 3 gather together 

  • And Yet, You Are So Sweet

    87. And Yet, You Are So Sweet

    Japanese Movie - 2023

    7.6 23 rom- 16 yo Kisaragi Maaya 1st love confession was rejected & vows to "never confess again" in front of stoic popular Chigira while on library duty together. Meet again & saw her upset while reminiscing the past, he proposes they undertake a "pretend unrequited love play". KM's heart begins to heal, her thoughts turn to em getting closer... but she can't fall for distant C? 

  • Helter Skelter

    88. Helter Skelter

    Japanese Movie - 2012

    7.6 12 psycho- supermodel Liliko underwent plastic surgery to attain the perfect body to reach her career's peak. But her body began breaking down as an effect of the treatments & she started lashing out 1st to her manager & agency & later to the public realizing her lifestyle won't last long. Meanwhile inspector investigating a series of mysterious suicides & organ theft believes that L's unnatural beauty could unearth an underground industry of unsafe med practice & save lives 

  • Hotaru no Hikari

    89. Hotaru no Hikari

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 10 episodes

    7.6 07 rom com- Big interior design Hotaru is lazy irl in training wear in her rented home uninterested in everything. Her bar landlord's just divorced son came to inspect the rental property, not knowing someone lives there. Is shocked w/ mess but more w/ her as he's her boss Takano S2

  • Kesenai "Watashi": Fukushu no Rensa

    90. Kesenai "Watashi": Fukushu no Rensa

    Japanese Drama - 2024, 13 episodes

    7.6 24 mystery- HS Haibara Shoko appeared in beauty streamer Tokumichi Hitoshi's vid & became an influencer. But her jealous classmates tricked & assaulted her. The vid went viral making her a hate target: revealing her address & was burned killing her parents. Suffering emotional scars, her granny took her in living a rough life. 10 yrs later, HS decided to end her life but happens to see her former happy classmates on TV. At that moment, she vowed to take revenge on them &  regretful TH became her revenge partner Kesenai "Watashi": TVer Original Story (spinoff), Kako kara no Fukushusha (spinoff)

  • Love Me, Love Me Not

    91. Love Me, Love Me Not

    Japanese Movie - 2020

    7.6 20 rom-  4 HSers have different views on love. Yuna dreams about romance thru rose-coloured glasses, down-to-earth Akari's practical. And the boys airhead Kazuomi can't grasp the concept of love & Rio accepts every confession as long as the girl looks cute. Will they end up leading a youthful romance that meets their expectations? 

  • Ossan's Love

    92. Ossan's Love

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 7 episodes

    7.6 18 rom com- Real estate office worker 33 yo Haruta Soichi unpopular w/ women force to live independently so got coworker Maki Ryota who's good @ housekeeping (cuz he don't know living basics) One day, her & gay coworker Kurosawa Musashi both confess their feelings to him ..LOVE or DEAD, ..In the Sky, ..In The Sky Sp, ..Returns

  • Proposal Daisakusen

    93. Proposal Daisakusen

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 11 episodes

    7.6 07 rom com youth- Unskilled lover stubborn Iwase Ken fell long ago for his ele friend cheerful Yoshida Rei who's about to wed another. While he & other HS friends attend the wedding ceremony, a fairy send him to the past giving him a 2nd chance to win her Special

  • Silent Love

    94. Silent Love

    Japanese Movie - 2024

    7.6 24 rom- An accident left Aoi completely mute & hopeless. 1 day, he met music student Mika who wanna become a pianist. An accident left her blind. Aoi's attracted & tries protecting her from danger. He conveys his feelings to her through his index finger's light touch or the sound of a small bell. His basic but genuine gesture changes her. With Aoi, she's able to see hope through the despair, but something happens to them 

  • The Ingenuity of the House Husband

    95. The Ingenuity of the House Husband

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

    7.6 21 com- tough guy w a knack for housework tackles household tasks w meticulous care in these comedic live-action vignettes Gokushufudo (Japanese adaptation) 

  • Underwear

    96. Underwear

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 13 episodes

    7.6 15 business- fabric otaku Tokita Mayuko who also maj in textile technology & her friend Kouno Yuri moved to Tokyo & found a job in Ginza. Mayuko's dream is to develop new kinds of fabric, but due to a misunderstanding, she ends up working in a handmade luxury lingerie atelier called Emotion. Her boss Nanjo Mayumi, an icon in the Japanese lingerie industry, deems her tacky and not beautiful enough for the company image, forcing her to change. Mayuko resists the change at first, however, she slowly starts to fall in love with her job and the brand 

  • 14-sai no Haha

    97. 14-sai no Haha

    Japanese Drama - 2006, 11 episodes

    7.5 06 youth- Pregnant 14 yo Miki Ichinose decide to keep & raise it by herself. Show follows what this means for her, her fam, her school life, her bf life, & his fam & their society

  • Brother Beat

    98. Brother Beat

    Japanese Drama - 2005, 11 episodes

    7.5 05 rom com- after Sakurai Harue's husband died she raised her 3 sons alone & bad at running her home but her eldest, stickler serious-minded advertising agency worker Tatsuya, does the job in her place & keeps his younger bros easy-going swimming instructor Riku & naïve student Junpei in check. Everything hangs loose on the Sakurai home & everyone always speaks their mind. Tanaka says she really loves this 'perfect family.' They'll win your hearts too! 

  • Densha Otoko

    99. Densha Otoko

    Japanese Drama - 2005, 11 episodes

    7.5 05 rom com- MNC office worker Aoyama Saori send Yamada Tsuyoshi Hermes teacups to thank him for saving her from train drunkard. Unskilled lover him asks Aladdin Channel BBS help on how to interact w/ her Outro final especial, Homem do Trem, A Cruzada Final

  • Joshi-teki Seikatsu

    100. Joshi-teki Seikatsu

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 4 episodes

    7.5 18 rom- Fashion mail order country Miki Ogawa yearns living as a city lovely girl. Has a secret- shes trans. One day, her old HS classmate Tadaomi Goto appears & flustered by her different appearance & become roommates

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