Dramas With Little Or No Romance

sometimes we just wanna watch something that's not so romance focused, each drama in the list has a comment explaining why i put the drama in this list

INCLUDES:

dramas i think personally have no romance
dramas that only have romantic subtext but no obvious canon romantic main couple
dramas that have no main couple but might have romantic side couples

obviously this only includes dramas i've seen so it'll continue to be updated the more i watch

note: there may be an imbalance of what country the drama is from as a lot of the korean, thai, taiwanese, & chinese dramas i've watched have a romantic plot with heavy focus within them, so that's why there's a lot of jdramas above anything else

Lex Apr 9, 2021

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1. 17-sai no Teikoku

Japanese Drama - 2022, 5 episodes

7.0
- definitely an implied romance but it can be ignored
2. 19th Floor

Chinese Drama - 2024, 30 episodes

9.0
- romantic sideplot, definitely has a heavier focus nearer the end of the series compared to the beginning
3. 3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu

Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes

10
- very minor background romances that can be ignored
- more student/mentor & platonic focused dynamics
4. 49 Days with a Merman

Taiwanese Drama - 2022, 14 episodes

8.5
- romantic side plot that i think can be easily ignored
  (tbh you could view it as platonic if you ignore like a few lines)
- focuses more on the bromance
5. A League of Nobleman

Chinese Drama - 2023, 29 episodes

9.0
- bromance focused
- no romance
6. Acma:Game

Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

8.0
7. Advent of an Aristocrat: Prince of Legend

Japanese Movie - 2020

8.5
- very minor romance
8. Aogeba Toutoshi

Japanese Drama - 2016, 8 episodes

9.0
- platonic & mentor focused
- i don't remember there being any romance in this
9. Aoki Vuanpaia no Nayami

Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes

8.0
- no explicit romance but could be read as romantic subtext
10. Are You Safe

Chinese Drama - 2022, 31 episodes

7.5
- romance sideplot between 2 support characters that can be ignored
- bromance focused
- mentor/mentee focused
11. Aristocratic Birth: Prince of Legend

Japanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes

9.0
- no romance
12. Atom no Ko

Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes
- mostly postentially implied subtext
13. Bad Prosecutor

Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

8.5
- barely any romance here and if there is you need to squint to see it
14. Bangkok Breaking

Thai Drama - 2021, 6 episodes

8.5
- minor romance but the main focus of the drama is the corruption
15. Barakamon

Japanese Drama - 2023, 11 episodes

8.5
- no romance
- platonic/familial focused
16. Be with You

Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

8.0
- i'd say there was no romance in this but it could've been implied but the mangotv subs were so bad idk wtf was going on half the time
17. Beyond Evil

Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

9.0
- there's pretty much no romance in this (the only thing really is a very incredibly minor subplot of a romance of a dead character in like one flashback)
- romantic subtext
18. Bittersweet

Japanese Movie - 2016

9.5
- platonic focused
- mentions of romance
19. Black Postman

Japanese Drama - 2023, 7 episodes

7.0
- barely any romance
20. Blind

Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

9.5
- very little romance, which is mostly subtext
21. Blood Free

Korean Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

7.5
- romantic subtext
22. Blue Moment

Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

8.0
23. Boss-dol Mart

Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

7.0
- small romance sideplots
24. Brush Up Life

Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

9.0
- friendship focused
- very minor romantic sideplot near the beginning / mentions of an old crush/relationship
25. Cat Property: The Movie

Japanese Movie - 2022

8.5
- barely any romance you pretty much have to squint to see it if you really want to but very platonic focused
26. Cheat

Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes

8.0
- anzai flirts with literally everyone but that's about it
27. Cheer Boys!!

Japanese Movie - 2019

8.5
- platonic focused
- maybe a very minor subtext towards a romance
28. Chicken Nugget

Korean Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

8.0
- romance sideplot that well is only mentioned a few times because the FL turns into a nugget
29. City Hunter

Japanese Movie - 2024

7.5
- i feel like they tried to hint towards romance but i saw it more as a sibling vibe but it was minor anyway
30. Code: Negai no Daisho

Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

7.0
- romantic subplot that doesn't last long
- revenge focused
31. Coffee Ikaga Deshou

Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes

7.5
- romantic subtext but kind of not really at the same time
32. Company: Gyakuten no Swan

Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes

9.0
- minor romance (husband/wife going through divorce) but it's not the main focus
- hints at potential romances that don't go anywhere
33. Cool Doji Danshi

Japanese Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

8.5
- no romance
34. Crosstail: Tantei Kyoushitsu

Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

6.0
- very little romance from what i can remember
35. Da Capo Shimasen ka?

Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

5.5
- aint no time for romance in this drama tbh
36. Death Note

Japanese Drama - 2015, 11 episodes

9.5
- there is a romantic relationship but i think it was more out of convenience than love & can be ignored imo
37. Death Note NEW GENERATION

Japanese Drama - 2016, 3 episodes

7.0
- no romance i think
38. Death Note: Light up the New World

Japanese Movie - 2016

8.0
- no romance if i remember correctly
39. dele

Japanese Drama - 2018, 8 episodes

9.0
- very little romance (mostly related to side characters)
40. Desire Catcher

Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

8.5
- maybe romantic subtext
41. Divorce Attorney Shin

Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

7.0
- drama is mostly about divorce so there's that
- romance sideplots
42. Doctor Prisoner

Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes

9.5
- hints to a possible romance
43. Dominator of Martial Gods

Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes

8.0
- very very minor romantic subplot but imo it was unrequited most of the time
44. Dr. White

Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes

7.0
- no romance from what i remember
45. Dream

Korean Movie - 2023

9.0
- no romance
46. Enjiya

Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes

8.0
- only the first 2 eps are somewhat romance focused but it's more about revenge & heartbreak than the romance itself
47. Eternal Brotherhood

Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

8.0
- romantic sideplots but the main focus is on the 3 MLs as a unit and separately as characters
48. FAKE MOTION: Takkyu no Osho

Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes

8.5
- no romance
- platonic focus
49. Fermat no Ryori

Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

7.5
- basically none
- there might be subtext between one of the MLs & his friend but it's very unrequited imo from her side
50. Fighting for Love

Chinese Drama - 2024, 36 episodes

8.5
- romance sideplot
51. Fixer

Japanese Drama - 2023, 5 episodes

7.0
- no romance from what i remember
52. Fuujinshi

Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes

9.0
- no romance
- barely any romantic subtext imo
53. Ghost Yankee

Japanese Drama - 2024, 5 episodes

7.0
- no romance
54. Gifted

Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

8.0
- no romance
55. Gifted Season 2

Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

7.0
- no romance
56. Hakozume: Tatakau! Koban Joshi

Japanese Drama - 2021, 9 episodes

8.5
- little romance (characters go on mixers/dates but never really lead anywhere)
57. Hakubo no Chronicle

Japanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

7.0
- no romance except sideplots that were minor if there was any romantic subtext it definitely went over my head
58. High&Low the Movie 2: End of Sky

Japanese Movie - 2017

8.5
- platonic relationships are the main focus
- minor mentions of a romance
59. High&Low the Movie 3: Final Mission

Japanese Movie - 2017

8.0
- platonic relationships are the main focus
- minor mentions of a romance
60. High&Low: The Movie

Japanese Movie - 2016

9.0
- platonic relationships are the main focus
- minor mentions of a romance
61. High&Low: The Red Rain

Japanese Movie - 2016

7.0
- familial relationship is the main focus
- no romance if i remember correctly
62. High&Low: The Story of S.W.O.R.D.

Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes

8.0
- friendship focused
- some minor hints to romance here & there but it doesn't lead anywhere & can be ignored
63. High&Low: The Worst

Japanese Movie - 2019

8.0
- platonic relationships are the main focus
- minor mentions of a romance(?)
64. High&Low: The Worst Episode.O

Japanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes

7.5
- platonic focused
- (not so) romantic sideplot for a side character in ep 4
65. High&Low: The Worst X

Japanese Movie - 2022

8.5
- no romance
- bromance focused
66. Hiru Season 2

Japanese Drama - 2022, 6 episodes

8.0
- barely any romance compared to the first season
67. Hitotsubashi Kiriko no Hanzai Nikki

Japanese Drama - 2022, 5 episodes

7.0
- no romance from what i can remember
68. Hot Stove League

Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

9.5
- no romance
- maybe some subtext between female lead & second male lead
69. I Am Nobody

Chinese Drama - 2023, 27 episodes

8.0
- small romance sideplot
70. Ichiban Sukina Hana

Japanese Drama - 2023, 11 episodes

8.0
- minor romantic subplots that are mostly unrequited, the main focus is platonic
71. Ima kara Anata wo Kyouhaku Shimasu

Japanese Drama - 2017, 9 episodes

6.5
- mostly romantic subtext with a minor romance in flashbacks
72. Informa

Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

8.5
- minor romance sideplot
73. Insider

Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

7.5
- very minor romantic subtext
74. Invert: Jozuka Hisui Toujoshu

Japanese Drama - 2022, 5 episodes

7.0
- barely any romance unlike the prequel
75. Invisible

Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes

8.0
- romantic subtext
76. Ishiko to Haneo: Sonna Koto de Uttaemasu?

Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes

9.0
- romance sideplot but it doesn't have much of a focus because you kinda forget about it
77. Janus no Kagami

Japanese Drama - 2019, 8 episodes

7.5
- implied that shindo maybe has feelings for hiromi
- implied that tatsuya has feelings for yumi
- no romantic relationships
78. Joshi Kousei no Mudazukai

Japanese Drama - 2020, 7 episodes

6.5
- mentions of romance
- friendship focused
79. Joy of Life

Chinese Drama - 2019, 46 episodes

9.0
- romantic sideplot but so much happens in this drama it's kinda on the back burner for a lot of it, i do adore the main couple though don't get me wrong but the romance is definitely not the main focus of this drama it's more about political intrigue, family dynamics, and palace politics
80. Joy of Life Season 2

Chinese Drama - 2024, 36 episodes

9.0
- the same really as season 1, i feel like they spend more time apart in this season compared to the first one too
81. Kaidanshita no Gogh

Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

7.0
- could be romantic subtext in this but you can read it platonically and/or as admiration
82. Kanakana

Japanese Drama - 2022, 28 episodes

8.5
- main focus is familial and platonic
- romance sideplot that's mostly unrequited
83. Kashimashi Meshi

Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

8.0
- romantic sideplots but the main focus is the friendship
84. Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero

Japanese Drama - 2023, 11 episodes

7.0
- no romance from what i remember
85. Keiji to Kenji, Tokidoki Hanji

Japanese Drama - 2023, 9 episodes

8.0
- minor romantic sideplots that either are unrequited or are from guest characters
86. Keishicho Outsider

Japanese Drama - 2023, 9 episodes

8.5
- bromance focused
87. Kichijoji Losers

Japanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

8.5
- minor romantic subplots that last really one ep or half an ep but overall there's not much
88. Kiwadoi Futari: K2: Ikebukurosho Keijika Kanzaki Kuroki

Japanese Drama - 2020, 6 episodes

9.5
- no romance
- family focus
89. Knockin' on Locked Door

Japanese Drama - 2023, 9 episodes

7.5
- no romance
90. Koisenu Futari

Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

10
- no romance as it focuses on two aromantic characters who don't want romantic relationships
- though it does touch upon past romantic relationships & romantic relationships in general in regards to combating amatonormativity
91. Kyoso no Bannin

Japanese Drama - 2022, 11 episodes

6.0
- barely any romance & if there is it's guest couples
92. Law School

Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

9.0
- minor romance
93. Liaison: Kodomo no Kokoro Shinryosho

Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

9.5
- no romance
94. Live Surgery Room

Chinese Drama - 2024, 28 episodes

8.5
- no romance, a minor romantic subplot which is mostly unrequited and very minor i mostly was able to ignore it
95. Maestra: Strings of Truth

Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

8.0
- barely any romance it's revenge focused so there aint no time for that
- 2ML(? not the FL's husband her childhood ex) definitely has feelings for the FL tho
96. Malice

Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

7.5
- no romance
97. Mars: Zero no Kakumei

Japanese Drama - 2024, 9 episodes

7.0
- no romance from what i remember if there was some i didn't catch on
98. Miraculous Brothers

Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

7.0
- no romance
- bromance focused
- ehhh could be a very very minor subplot of romance if you squint between side characters
99. Mirai e no 10 Count

Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes

9.0
- student/mentor focused
- grieving widower
- definitely implies romance from the FL but feels one sided imo
  (it's literally so minor that you can ignore it ~~which i did~~)
- minor romantic sideplot love triangle between 3 students in an early episode
100. MIU 404

Japanese Drama - 2020, 11 episodes

9.0
- barely any romance just mentions here and there