jdramas ranked

watch count: 3

absolute favorite drama of all time, it's just sososo perfect in every way. the acting, the pacing, the chemistry, the comedy, the emotion - all of it just works really really well. i found this super randomly and i'm so happy i did bc it's genuinely one of my favorite pieces of media period. 

CAUSE BABY YOU'RE MY NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER ONEEEEEEE!!!!

watch count: 8

v cute romance, even better coming of age story, i lovelovelove his so much and it deserves more love than the dinkus movie where they break up for no reason ALSO whoever decided that the ost didn't deserve to be on spotify needs to be decapitated  a little bit tbh

edit: most recent rewatch bumped it up to a 10 for me, also pushed it slightly above kieta hatsukoi

watch count: 8

i could rewatch kieta hatsukoi like a billion times and never ever get bored it is just so sweet and funny and charming and i lovelovelove it, also the ending is so nice and gives me nice fuzzy feelings in my heart

ps. i like the drama more than the manga SORRY BUT I'M RIGHT

watch count: 3

epic bestie story about best friends?? sign me up!!!!! also this solidified my belief that bando ryota is one of the most finest jp actors ever

watch count: 1

makes my heart feel all warm n fuzzy, i feel like this is the only drama that has captured the intensity and beauty of platonic relationships, especially those between boys and girls, and i think it is so so very cool for doing that so everyone say that you nobuta wo produce!! #byebyecycle

watch count: 6

i like this more the more i watch it, it's a very nice series for summer time and i like it very much. simple and cute but also very fun and the side plot of the teachers getting together is so adorable

watch count: 6

i literally do not care what anyone says this is a comedic masterpiece and it deserves to be treated as such!!!! bl tropes are so stupid and goofy and i am so glad that they are made fun of here bc someone had to do it. also the theme??? yuh this is the best show ever don't talk to me

watch count: 9

i have seen this more than anybody ever should BUT IT IS CAMP OK!!!! YOU GUYS JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND CAMP!!! YES THEY'RE ALL JPOP IDOLS YES IT'S ABOUT PING PONG YES THERE ARE MAGICAL PING PONG POWERS YES THEY ALL HAVE SONGS FOR THEIR OWN TEAMS YES THERE IS A CHARACTER WHO IS HEAVILY QUEERCODED THAT IS REFERED TO AS MOTHER OK!!!!! IT. IS. CAMP.

watch count: 5

haven't watched in a while, but it's still a v memorable series. i think the final cut movie version was a lil better just because of the extra scenes, but i still love the series endlessly and will probably go back for my next rewatch soon

watch count: 4

same things as s1 except it is also super impressive that this is as good of a sequel as it is and i think that it is technically just as good if not better than the first season but the first is a lil too iconic for me to put it lower sry babes

watch count: 5

same as og drama but this is more just gay fun

watch count: 1

this show makes me giggle and gaggle in a way that perfectly attacks a very specific sect of my humor and i love it soso very much BUT IT IS SO FUCKING LONG AND I CANNOT WATCH THINGS FOR THAT LONG I HAVE A SHORT ATTENTION SPAN

watch count: 10

my rating for this was initially 6.5 and it has risen almost every time i've seen it since, idk if i stockholm syndromed myself into loving it or what, but this is kind of one of my favorite romance dramas ever tbh

watch count: 2

dead guy gets a boner and some other things happened too ig

edit: literally what is wrong with me this show makes me feel such a deep visceral dread but in a really bittersweet and romantic way AAAAA also i LOVE zombies!!!!!!

watch count: 1

great fun!! lots of actors i love being fun and taking crazy dubs, love to see it!

watch count: 1

very awesome and cute, maybe not ALL straight men are bad!

watch count: 1

i watched this for literally no reason but i ended up really loving it, i think i really like dramas w/ male leads that are more charismatic bc most jdramas have stupid dumb idiot boring male leads with no personality but this guy (who's name currently eludes me) is so fun and cute (too bad his cuteness is expiring though)

watch count: 3

this show is so stupid and i love it with my whole heart, i should prob rewatch it more tbh

watch count: 3

babygirl plot twist is crazy

watch count: 4

i remember loving this one sososo much when i was watching it, but i'm honestly forgetting a lot ab it since the last time i rewatched so i'm thinking i need to rewatch again but also i still love this drama so much bc of UKON!!!!

edit: after recent rewatch,  theres def a lot of holes in the storytelling esp in the last few ep that make it hard to rank higher, but the characters/overall vibe still leave it pretty high up there

watch count: 1

this show is so awesome and silly and then the ending sat me down and shut me the fuck up that is all i will say

watch count: 1

very cool and well thought out, i loved the ending a lot and wish it got a second season (or even literally just like one more ep to resolve things a lil more but what do i know)

watch count: 1

GAY WOMEN YAYAYAYAYAYY!!!!! gimme more!

watch count: 1

i miss the og theme song :(

watch count: 2

 ENDING SONG GOES CRAZY WOO BANDAGE BY AYUMU IMAZU!!!!!!

watch count: 1

SO AWESOME!!! chemistry was really good and the whole cast was awesome. i don't think the mom should have been redeemed cause she was literally pure evil but hey what do i know

watch count: 1

has SO many of my favs in it + all the girls were so cute AAAA!! also yay gay ppl! kind of dumb plot but thoroughly entertaining. hoping for a second season!

watch count: 3

gives me fuzzy warm feelings, also i think this is the first jbl i watched?? crazy how time flies

watch count: 1

i fell in love with ryuji so bad like its really not even funny

watch count: 1

deeply insane

watch count: 4

is it amazing? no. but the unrelenting chokehold this show had on me will not be forgotten

watch count: 1

eripiyo is most definitely on my "they just like me fr" mental list

watch count: 1

crazy show, looks like it was legitimately filmed using an old shoe

watch count: 1

very mid but amagi is like an awesome  neurodivergent minor just like me and i love him for that also squall is one of the best songs ever so thank you to this show for that

watch count: 1

very fun and cute if not a little forgettable at times. the romance was not nearly as interesting and compelling as the friendships in the office. i was also way more invested in the main business storyline than i thought i would be so extra points for that!

watch count: 1

nigeru wa if it was better

watch count: 1

tane chan my bestie

watch count: 2

hot actors!!!!!! also chemistry is good and characters are good and i like it

watch count: 1

very solid and fun, i like how colorful it is and there were some cool creative directing choices but i think my expectations were a tad too high w/ this one

watch count: 1

so cute and heartwarming!!! i wish there was more of the actual relationship explored but i still liked it v much

watch count: 1

so good at the beginning and then kind of mid towards the middle and then ass at the very end so it kinda evens out

watch count: 2

this show was so good but it could've been so much better and i mourn the theoretical loss of that perfect show  and as such i must dock it a few points

watch count: 4

so stupid and dumb but i love it anyways bc it does not take itself seriously whatsoever

watch count: 2

unreal poster

watch count: 1

konin todoke if it was a little more boring

watch count: 1

i will literally give you shiny smile ok

watch count: 2

rise of the guardians is way different than i remember...

watch count: 2

something something U&I best song ever something something

watch count: 1

could have been SOOOOO much shorter bc there was no plot but cute!

watch count: 1

there is a lesbian in this show and she was in akb48

watch count: 1

is it technically good? no, but takuya and sho did not act their ASSES off for the common folk of mdl to scorn this silly show

watch count: 1

one of the most tonally indecisive shows in the entire world, could've been a GAZILLION times shorter, the teacher was awesome, it was really weird having to pretend that airu is a nerd when he is literally one of the hottest ones there

watch count: 1

koki tanaka just broke into my house and started beatboxing i'm really scared

watch count: 1

literally would be so much higher if they cut out the entire female coworker subplot and leaned more into the fun global fusion aspect. also, the fact that he eats naked is such a random thing to base the marketing around cause it makes it seem like that's the plot and it really is not. very strange but i love yutaro!!!

watch count: 2

i don't really remember what happens in this show that much tbh, but i am a jin suzuki stan till i DIE

watch count: 1

first ep is so perfect, i wish it was just that one

watch count: 1

they gave everyone a speech and that was the whole ep good job guys

watch count: 2

very very bad, the acting was not good, the story was not good, but there were some teeny weeny cute moments here and there

watch count: 1

not like bad it's just kind of nothing happened? like the whole time? the actors have good chemistry but i feel like the characters aren't fleshed out enough to have convincing feelings for eachother

watch count: 1

adachi if he was straight and rapey

watch count: 1

this is literally just like nothing i don't remember anything that happened in this show at all like not even a  little bit

watch count: 1

so insanely boring just a big large snooze fest

watch count: 1

the 2.5 is solely because of tsuyoshi otherwise it would be lower