My JAPANESE Recap (All J-shows I've watched so far)

This is a chronological* list of all dramas, movies, documentaries, Variety shows and Special episodes from JAPAN I've watched since March 2023.
*From earliest (top) to most recent ones (bottom).

Some titles may be temporarily ON HOLD but that doesn't mean I won't come back to them later on. In a few years. Maybe. Well, you never know ! 😉

# Standard or Web dramas : 50
# Drama Specials (or Spin-off episodes) : 10
# Shorts/Verticals: -
# Movies : 7
# Documentaries: -
# Behind-the-Scenes/Interviews: -
# Variety Shows : 2 (including my very 1st Reality TV-Show !)

PER YEAR:
# shows from 2026: 7
# shows from 2025: 18
# shows from 2024: 11
# shows from 2023: 15
# shows from 2022: 4
# shows from 2021: 4
# shows from 2020: 5
# shows from 2019: 2
# shows from 2018: 1
# shows from 2017: 1
# shows from 2016: 1

Ariane Sep 16, 2025

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1. Kakafukaka

Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes

4.5

This was my very 1st Japanese drama, watched in January '24.

REWATCH: nope, probably never.
2. Jack o' Frost

Japanese Drama - 2023, 6 episodes

8.5
3. An Incurable Case of Love

Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes

7.5
4. Hey Sensei, Don't You Know?

Japanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes

7.5
5. Old Fashion Cupcake

Japanese Drama - 2022, 5 episodes

8.5
6. Old Fashion Cupcake Epilogue: Apple Pie

Japanese Special - 2022, 1 episode

8.0
7. Eye Love You

Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

7.5
8. Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!

Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes

9.0
9. Ripe for the Picking

Japanese Drama - 2024, 9 episodes

8.0
10. The Full-Time Wife Escapist

Japanese Drama - 2016, 11 episodes

7.5
11. The Full-Time Wife Escapist: New Year's Special

Japanese Drama - 2021, 1 episode

7.5
12. Rinko-san Wants to Try

Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes

8.0
13. Don't Call It Mystery

Japanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

9.0
14. Don't Call It Mystery Special

Japanese Drama - 2023, 1 episode

8.0
15. The Boyfriend

Japanese TV Show - 2024, 10 episodes

9.5
16. Godzilla Minus One

Japanese Movie - 2023

7.5
17. The Boyfriend Night

Japanese TV Show - 2024, 4 episodes

9.0
18. The Boyfriend Night Special

Japanese TV Show - 2024, 1 episode

9.0
19. As Long as We Both Shall Live

Japanese Movie - 2023

8.0
20. Perfect Propose

Japanese Drama - 2024, 6 episodes

8.0
21. I Hear the Sunspot

Japanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

8.5
22. Alice-san Chi no Iroribata

Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes

8.0
23. Alice-san Chi no Iroribata: Alice-san to Harumi no Nenmatsu Nenshi

Japanese Drama - 2025, 1 episode

8.0

Started & Finished in October '25.
24. Our Youth

Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

9.0
25. Our Youth: After Story

Japanese Special - 2025, 2 episodes

9.0
26. My Love Mix-Up!

Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

8.0
27. When It Rains, It Pours

Japanese Drama - 2025, 7 episodes

9.0
28. Love Is a Poison

Japanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

8.0
29. First Love

Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes

9.0
30. After School Doctor

Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

8.5
31. After School Doctor Special

Japanese Drama - 2025, 1 episode

8.5

Started & Finished in October '25.
32. My Beautiful Man

Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes

8.5
33. My Beautiful Man Season 2

Japanese Drama - 2023, 4 episodes

8.0
34. My Beautiful Man: Eternal

Japanese Movie - 2023

8.0
35. Cinderella Closet

Japanese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes

8.5

Started & Finished in September '25.
36. Learning to Love

Japanese Drama - 2025, 11 episodes

8.0

Started & Finished in September '25.
37. Monster

Japanese Movie - 2023

8.0

Started & Finished in October '25.
38. Romantics Anonymous

Japanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes

9.0

Started & Finished in October '25.
39. The Journey to Killing You

Japanese Drama - 2025, 6 episodes

8.0

Started & Finished in October '25.
40. My Personal Weatherman

Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

8.5

Started & Finished beginning of November '25.
41. 10 Things I Want to Do before I Turn 40

Japanese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes

8.5

Started & Finished in November '25.
42. Depth of Field

Japanese Drama - 2025, 6 episodes

8.5

Started & Finished in November '25.
43. Kimi to Nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo

Japanese Drama - 2023, 5 episodes

8.0

Started & Finished in November '25.
44. I Cannot Reach You

Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

8.0

Started & Finished in November '25.
45. Our Dining Table

Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

8.5

Started & Finished in November '25.
46. Tokyo in April Is...

Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

7.5

Started & Finished in December '25.
47. In House Marriage Honey

Japanese Drama - 2020, 7 episodes

8.0

Started & Finished in December '25.
48. Punks Triangle

Japanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes

8.5

Started & Finished in December '25.
49. School Trip: Joined a Group I’m Not Close To

Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes

9.0

Started mid-December '25. Currently watching. Not rated yet.
50. School Trip: Joined a Group I’m Not Close To After Story

Japanese Drama - 2025, 2 episodes

8.5

Started end December '25. Currently airing & watching. Not rated yet.
51. 10Dance

Japanese Movie - 2025

7.5

Started & Finished in December '25.
52. Valentine's Day / Rokkaku

Japanese Special - 2020, 1 episode

7.5
53. My Housekeeper Nagisa-san

Japanese Drama - 2020, 9 episodes

7.5

Started & Finished in January '26.
It was nice and I found the (Pharmaceutical Industry) business interesting. I enjoyed the side characters a bit more than the MLs.
Personally I wasn't really feeling the -unexpected and sudden- romance. Was it even a romance ? ?
54. Glass Heart

Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes

8.0

Started in January & Finished on February 1st, 2026.
55. The Boyfriend Season 2

Japanese TV Show - 2026, 15 episodes

8.5

Started & Finished beginning of February '26.
56. A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You

Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes

8.5

Started end February & Finished beginning of March '26.
57. Our Dining Table Spin Off

Japanese Special - 2023, 1 episode

8.0

Started & Finished in March '26.
- Spin-off episode of the series -
58. Chosen Home

Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes

8.0

Started & Finished around mid-March '26.
Definitely not your typical BL but an overall heartwarming "found family" drama addressing Japanese societal themes with care.
While this show had a lot of fun and interesting characters and a few refreshing parts, there were moments when it felt a bit sluggish and lacked some "oomph". Even the 2 MLs' acting felt a bit off at times.
I don't regret watching it but I found it had the potential to be better.
59. Tabi to Boku to Neko

Japanese Drama - 2026, 4 episodes

8.0

Started & Finished beginning of May '26.

Such a simple but wholesome short series !
60. Usotoki Rhetoric

Japanese Drama - 2024, 11 episodes

8.5

Started & Finished in May '26.
61. Contrast

Japanese Drama - 2026, 8 episodes

8.5

Started & Finished in May '26.
62. Takara's Treasure

Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

8.0

Started & Finished in May '26.
63. Takara's Treasure Spin Off

Japanese Special - 2024, 1 episode

7.5

Started & Finished in May '26.
64. Nagatan and Aoto: Ichika's Cook Book

Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

9.0

Started & Finished in June '26.
What an underrated little show !
I enjoyed this 1st season so much I immediately followed with the 2nd one.
65. Nagatan and Aoto: Ichika's Cook Book Season 2

Japanese Drama - 2026, 10 episodes

9.0

Started in June '26 & Finished in July '26. I voluntarily took my time to watch it as I wanted to make this one last.
I started watching this 2nd season immediately after the 1st one. And guess what, I loved the 2 installment even more !
What an underrated little gem of a show !
66. Fake Fact Lips

Japanese Drama - 2026, 9 episodes

7.0

Started & Finished in July '26.
67. Fake Fact Lips Special

Japanese Drama - 2026, 1 episode

7.5

Started & Finished in July '26.

Special episode.
68. Unnatural

Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes

8.0

Started in July '26. Currently watching. Not rated yet.
69. Boku ga Kimi no Mimi ni Naru

Japanese Special - 2017, 1 episode

8.5

Started & Finished in August '26.
Very short (10 min.) but touching and inspiring film/music video.
70. Until We Meet Again

Japanese Movie - 2026

8.5

Watched on August 21st, 2026.
71. Yudo

Japanese Movie - 2023

8.5

Watched on August 31st, 2026.