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Chaser Game W 2nd season is, to my knowledge, the only one and airing rn (one ep in). Ayaka-chan to Hiroko-senpai is only the 4th Japanese GL drama ever if I didn't miscount, so there's not much to watch in that regard.

Secret of Us is so far my favorite Thai GL (even though I've only seen 4, I think). The mother is a bit toxic, but the main plot and problem is about them. Only problem I had with it was the fact that they all seem to be US-Dollar millionairs and always look like they're going to an expensive dinner party even when the're at home or at work. They're also shooting a new drama together rn called Only You. 23.5 is great and it would be my favorite if they had made Love's character a real main character instead of the main support so we could understand her reasoning a bit better, which is why I think the last episodes turned out the way they did. But Milk & Love are my favorite Thai pairing so far, hope they get a more adult setting in their next drama, like in Bad Buddy (which I only watched because of them and was pretty disappointed that they basically had no screen time). I don't have a problem with toxic plot devices, as long as the main problem is not about their sexuality. I'm pretty tired of that sh*t. Dropped GAP because of it and it's totally misplaced in Chaser Game W aswell, even though it's not really prominent in the plot at all.

Overall very enjoyable and funny. It was extremely adorable but also delivered when it came to real problems like workplace discrimation and archaic mindsets. They also had pretty good chemistry, especially in the more comedic episodes and moments. I really loved the Ayaka character, super sweet and really stood up for what she believed in. Hiroko was way too perfect as a boss and person, but I really liked her when she was in gay panic mode and when she talked about her worries towards the end. Only real criticism on my end is, I don't know if it was the script or the fact that she's an Idol turned actress but Kato Shiho turned into the literal manifestation of "a dog that barks doesn't bite" and was super stiff when it came to the "romantic" scenes, which made them not really believable. Mori Kanna tried her best, but Kato looked like she wasn't allowed to/didn't want to react, so she just froze up in those scenes.

If you're asking about Japanese GLs, then there's only Transit Girls, more like a coming of age drama that's good but way too short or Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna, which is about coming to terms with your sexuality. There's also Chaser Game W, which gets a second season at the moment, but the plot's rather weak and only the chemistry of the two leads makes it worth watching if you ask me. If your question's not only about Japanese GLs, you should give Thai GLs a try. The Secret of Us has very little toxicity and more inter personal problems (including a huge misunderstanding) they need to overcome. Or if you don't despise High School Rom-Coms, you should give 23.5 a watch. Both are for free on Youtube. If you have Netflix there's Reverse 4 You, I haven't seen it yet but the plot seems pretty interesting with all the time travel and supernatural elements.

It really isn't a joke. Japan's still an extremely male-dominated society (probably second or third to Islamic countries), so of course society itself has those views (especially in work culture, family and entertainment). I feel like that's one of the reasons why the rise of VTubers and Utaite/anonymous musicians came about. These people/artists just don't want to conform to or simply don't fit into those standards, so they choose not to show themselves at all so they'll be evaluated for their talent, not for their looks or adaptability to fit into a template society is expecting.

Of course you are entitled to your own opinion and tastes, but I think the problem is that your comments seem like they're from an old-fashioned salary man that had a lot of success in the Showa era but went broke when the bubble burst. I don't want to attack you or your tastes, I just think that's why people take offense by your comment.
I don't know how much you know about Japan, but the "she doesn't look properly Japanese" comes across like "a Japanese woman only has value if she's Yamato Nadeshiko (petite, pure, demure and with a traditional Japanese look) or else she cannot be considered pretty/kawaii". Which is something Japanese women fight against for ages, at least the ones with a brain cell who don't think the only way to happiness in life is to catch a rich guy and live in a cage for the rest of their lives by only serving their husband.

It's on Avistaz with subs, but in SD quality (384p or whatever it is). All the other sources I knew closed, so I can't really help more, sorry.

There's no queerbaiting. It's just a healthy best friends scenario between a hetero and an ace woman who both don't (want to) fit in the box of stereotypical views of women in Japan. It's very apparent that there's nothing more all throughout the drama.

WOWOW also has some dramas with nudity, like Mosaic Japan, but that's a pay-tv channel, so it doesn't count either ;).
There's no rule or law against showing nudity in Japanese TV, it's just that the hypocritical sponsors driven by the very conservative society don't want any in their broadcasting. There may be some on that list with "nudity", but I still don't think that any of those show actual frontal nudity of women, which is basically the starter package that really counts as nudity in the US for example. I don't see what the fuss is about anyways. I think showing someone nude from the front under a shower just washing up is way less erotic/provocative/"offensive" then showing sex scenes where nothing at all is seen except their shoulders, faces and voices. But that's maybe my upbringing speaking.

Thanks for the suggestions! I actually have those on my PTW or watched them already, NanUma and Brush Up Life are two of my favorite dramas of the last 10 or so years. I'd also strongly recommend "Kazoku Dakara Aishitan Janakute, Aishita no ga Kazoku Datta" and "Futekisetsu ni mo Hodo ga Aru!", another two of my favs in the last years (Kawai Yuumi needs more main roles!).
Unfortunately the number of those great dramas are almost the same as the ones I described above only, without counting all the Shoujo Manga naive-female-and-scum-male-trope and infidelity dramas that all follow the same template. That's why I was/am a little frustrated, because maybe 1 in 10 - 15 dramas is actually something that's not been made a 100 times. But, as I was told, this drama here is not really what's in the synopsis, so all good ;)

There's no nudity in Japanese free TV in this century and longer. The major "family oriented" sponsors who are eager to throw money at every infidelity drama as long as it doesn't show any skin that's usually under some clothes make sure of that. Regardless of time, day or station. Well, except if showing underwear is nudity, which it isn't, but even that's super rare. Which drama did you watch with nudity in it? (genuine question and I meant no offense with my comment, only wanted to offend those hypocritical companies).

Let's make a deal. I leave my "judgmental pitch fork" at home if you promise to take your reading glasses with you! ;)
It was a question and based off of the synopsis, made before even an episode aired. I even commented as such in my 2nd comment and said that it sounded interesting after someone made me aware of what's going on in it. No need to come out swinging.

Good job Netflix. Translating an already fine as is English title into a completely different English title... again. They should think about employing some competent translators for subtitles instead of worrying about a waste of time decision like this.

Thanks!

No problem! Turned out to be a good thing you did, it's why I put it on my plan to watch list for when it finished airing ;)

Well, if it's like that, I'm actually all for it. I was just commenting based off of synopsis and tags, which would make it like I described. After your comment, maybe I'll give it a shot some time if it'll be subbed. Let's just hope there won't be any stupid clichés like as soon as she falls in love or "gets better at housework" her career gets flushed down the toilet because she isn't able to do her work well anymore if she wants to do or be good at something else ;)

Isn't this literally "Watashi no Oyome-kun" + kid? Seems like Japanese writers are really out of ideas. It's almost always either "if female has a career she's not able to do anything else in her life" (there's another one this season with that topic), "naive female meets verbally abusive scumbag and falls deeper in love the more abusive his words become" or "female falls in love with perfect guy, but he's a habitual cheater". No wonder the Japanese don't want to start families anymore if those are the only examples they get from media.

Indeed. Thanks. Must've been a Freudian slip ;)

I think none of the biggest 50 (it's probably more) corporations in Japan have a female CEO. Most of them probably don't even have a single female board member... but I digress. Real story: a Japanese friend of my best friend who lived in Japan for a few years was told to be on top of the list for promotion in a big corporation, then her superior got wind that she was in a long lasting relationship and somehow a same-age male colleague of hers was promoted. When she asked her superior why, he said (I'm not making this up) "it's ok to not work so hard and concentrate more on your relationship, you probably want to get married in the not so distant future anyways and he needs to provide for his soon-to-be-family, so you understand, right?". I found it so archaic and discriminating that it was almost funny again. Well, she quit a few months later, after her complaint got denied by HR and now works in a smaller company as section chief.
But of course it's not all the men's fault, because a lot of women still only work for those corporations to fish for successful men, but I think it's just stupid to generalize everything and everyone like these "working women JDramas" always do. If you're interested in these kind of topics, I recommend watching "Waru: Hataraku no ga Kakko Warui Nante Dare ga Itta?" with Imada Mio. It's a comedy, but it pretty realistically shows a lot of the generalizations and problems ingrained in a Japanese corporation.

Because in Japan it's no problem for men to pursue work and a career and have a life outside of it, but if a woman does it she needs to sacrifice anything else in her life, her home, relationships (platonic and romantic), etc because she needs to work twice as hard and achieve twice as much as men her age if she wants to get promoted. If she'd be in a relationship, nobody would promote her because "she'll quit anyways if she gets married and/or pregnant". That's still the actual mindset of corporate Japan and one of the reasons why they're in the bottom 2 or 3 of "1st world countries" in every statistic about working women.