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The Ghost Writer's Wife Spin-off Drama

It consists of two stories that focus on Sawa ("Osawa Switch On") and Ume ("Oumesan, Okami, Shimasu"). (Source: MyDramaList)

Our Comiket's History: 50 Years of Love

First held in 1975, Comiket has long shaped Japan's creative culture from manga and anime to games and cosplay. The committee, exhibitors, volunteers, fans, and cosplayers share their devotion to it. (Source: NHK World…

Anpan Spin-off

Fujiko F. Fujio SF Tanpen Drama Season 3

The stories being dramatized this time include "Kanshin," in which two lovers and a Yakuza boss rapidly switch bodies; "Ore to Ore to Ore," in which a man multiplies after an experience on a mountain; "Miracle Man,"…

Tsukurareta "Shinjitsu": Deepfake no Jidai

His wife, Manami, suddenly takes her own life. Around the same time, a large-scale leak of customer information is discovered at the insurance company where she worked. Her husband, Akira, suspects that his wife's death…

Vanilla na Mainichi

7.6

Shirai Aoi opened her dream pastry shop in Osaka, but the business didn't go well and the shop eventually closed. What appeared afterward was a culinary researcher with peculiar habits, Sadoya Manami. In the kitchen…

Mukashi wa Ore to Onaidoshidatta Tanaka-san to no Yujo

7.4

Sixth grader Ozawa Takuto loves skateboarding but is forced to stop when it's banned at the local park. He and his friends head to a nearby shrine, where they meet Tanaka Kiichi, the 81-year-old caretaker. After Tanaka…

Behind the Scenes: Detective Conan - Aoyama Gosho, Manga Artist

The global hit manga series Detective Conan, also known as Case Closed, has reached thirty years in 2024. NHK is allowed rare access into the world of its creator Aoyama Gosho. How are the tricks selected and incorporated…

Fujiko F. Fujio SF Tanpen Drama Season 2

~~ Adapted from the collection of short stories by Fujiko F. Fujio (藤子・F・不二雄).

Yuming Stories

7.3

~~ Adapted from the novel short story collection "Yuming Tribute Stories'' by Wataya Risa (綿矢りさ), Yuzuki Asako (柚木麻子), and Kawakami Hiromi (川上弘美), which is inspired from the songs by Matsutoya…

What Did You Do After That?

Ooku Season 2

7.0

~~ Adapted from the manga series "Ooku" (大奥) by Yoshinaga Fumi (よしながふみ).

Ieyasu to Mitsunari no Smartphone

The Voices at War

Dramatization of The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) and its announcers activities to support the Japanese military's fight during the war. Based on the facts, depicts the hidden relationship between broadcasting…

Gunko no Ko: Yokosuka Cleaning 1946

Post-war Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Adults who are swayed by the US military stationed in the country and swayed by US intentions cannot afford to care about children who should be protected. The war orphans, who…

Rough na Seikatsu no Susume

A story in which Emi, the owner of a general store, brightly and powerfully solves small troubles brought in by her family and those around her. (Source: MyDramaList)

Daifugou Doushin Season 3

A police investigator, who is the grandson of an extremely wealthy merchant but lacks fighting skills, running abilities, and has a fear of the dark, returns to action. This time, he is investigating a gang of thieves,…

Cake no Kirenai Hiko Shonentachi

8.3

Kodaira Megumi is a normal 17-year-old girl who attends a public high school in Tokyo. No matter how hard she tries, she just can't study, and people around her say she's unmotivated. In fact, her IQ is 76. Although…

Homeru Hito Homerareru Hito

25-year-old Ichikawa Eiko works in general affairs. Even when she does her job properly, she doesn't get much recognition and is often scolded for even small failures. When she's depressed, she says, "I want to be praised",…

Hideyoshi no Smartphone

7.2