Asian Drama

Kitazawa Tatsunosuke works as an elite bodyguard for a small bodyguard protection company. He is the ace of the company, with excellent athletic abilities, and is always able to see two or three steps ahead of a situation. When he takes action, he usually manages to stay calm and collected with his judgment. His father, who was a police officer, was stabbed to death.

Tatsunosuke, who is currently trying to pursue the killer, receives a request from the law firm to protect a new client. The client happens to be Kishimura Rika, a lawyer who is potentially being targeted due to a grudge against her in regard to a case she was in charge of. Because of this, she has to be under strict security 24 hours a day. Tatsunosuke, who is serious and stoic in nature, is largely inflexible and, naturally, not a good match for Rika, who hates being restricted. However, as they start to live together, their feelings toward each other begin to change.

(Source: Drama-Okatu)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 30 min.

Airs On: Saturday

Yono Miyako is a single 30-year-old contract employee. She returns from Tokyo to her hometown of Ibaraki, her dream city, to take care of her mother, and while there, she meets Hashima Kanichi, a kind but financially unstable part-time clerk. They share a mutual attraction, and the relationship between the two deepens, but as they confront their realities and worries for the future, the two find themselves drifting apart. As she worries about love, work, and caring for her parents, her own environment is constantly changing. She looks like the Earth is rotating and revolving around it. Miyako, who lacks the ability to make decisions and goes back and forth between resignation and hope, single-mindedly pursues happiness while hesitating.

Looking for true love, women meet potential husbands while traveling to scenic locales. The catch? Only women can propose, while men are on the clock.

Set between two worlds, the real world in which we live in, and another world where dragons live. Nagi is a fantasy loving high-school girl who lives in the real world. She has a special ability that allows her to visualize colors whenever she hears sounds, and doesn't feel she fits in with her surroundings. From some point, she starts to be troubled by repeated daydreams of flying in the sky.

Meanwhile Tyme lives in the alternate world of Upananta, where a strange phenomenon is occurring in which many flying islands are falling from the sky. Akuta Sky Group, led by the hero Akuta, have been trying to save people from the dangers of the world collapsing. Tyme admires Akuta, and decides to join his group as a dragon rider, but he isn't happy as he isn't able to hear the voices of the dragons and ends up being considered a "dropout".

One day, the two worlds intersect, and Nagi meets Time from Upananta.

Though they both come from different worlds, they find similarities in the fact they are different from those around them.

(Source: DramaOtaku)

Episodes: 8

Airs On: Wednesday

Two years after Iruma Michio left first criminal court ("Ichikei") of the Tokyo District Court, he now works as a judge at Setouchi in Okayama Prefecture. He currently has an injury case involving Japan's youngest ever Minister of Defense.

Meanwhile, Sakama Chizuru works as a lawyer, following the system of judges' gain other work experience. She is currently working on a case involving a large local company. Her case is located in a neighboring town from where Iruma Michio works. Their two cases seem totally unrelated, but a secret is revealed between the two cases.

Adapted from the manga "Ichikei no Karasu" (イチケイのカラス) by Asami Rito (浅見理都).

A love story between Kosaka Maiko, a thirty-year-old office worker with a sexual complex, and Kagiya Senri, a lethargic young man who is not good at interacting with others.

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Adapted from the manga series "Uri wo Waru" (瓜を破る) by Itakura Azusa (板倉梓).

Episodes: 8

Duration: 30 min.

Aired On: Wednesday

Depicts the forbidden romance between an idol and the otaku who has serious feelings for her. The main character is Onodera Mimika, a second-year high school student who is the center member of the increasingly popular idol group Tetra but has concerns regarding her future.

One day, after the words of her fan Keita resonate deeply with her, she heads towards where he works at his part-time job and thus, crosses the barrier between idol and fan.

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Adapted from the novel "Idol Disqualification" (アイドル失格) by Abe Wakana (安部若菜).

Episodes: 12

Aired On: Saturday

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Episodes: 10

Airs On: Friday

A love-hate drama series that follows Noyama Honoka as a florist shop owner who finds her comfortable life messed up by distrust and suspicion when she receives a letter that her newlywed husband Masamichi is hiding a secret from her. As time goes on, she begins to become suspicious of the women around Masamichi, and her negative emotions develop into ones of betrayal and revenge.

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 54 min.

Airs On: Thursday

It tells three stories of three different married couples, with each revealing the true nature of their terrible husbands.

In the first chapter, "The Case of the Funakoshi Couple", Momoko is a serious housewife who continues to devote herself to her sadist husband and former boss, Takahiro, who treats her like a housekeeper.

Chapter 2 focuses on "The Case of the Tamagawa Couple" in which Anzu is a career woman struggling with fertility issues. Her husband is Naoki, a narcissistic, no-good husband.

Chapter 3, "The Case of the Hokuto Couple", tells the story of Aki, a mother whose family and uncooperative husband forcefully impose the idea that women should take care of all the house duties and childcare.

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Adapted from the manga series "Kyokugen Fufu" (極限夫婦) by Kizuki Akira (きづきあきら) and Sato Nanki (サトウナンキ).

Episodes: 10

Airs On: Friday

Tatsuya was killed in a car accident and his spirit lives in Hikata - the one who killed him in the accident. Since then, he had a hard time trying to change his girlfriend's perception of "him" or "Hikata" while still trying to protect her.

Episodes: 13

Duration: 54 min.

Aired On: Monday

The story takes place during a summer of continuous sunshine when water supply restrictions are issued in the city. Shunsaku Iwakiri works for the city's water department and his job is to visit homes and stores that are behind on their bills and either collect the money or shut off the water supply (water suspension enforcement). Shunsaku is separated from his wife and children, and his heart grows thirsty as he spends his days visiting poor households and being abhorred. One day, during a water shutoff, Shunsaku meets two young sisters who have been neglected. He sees them as his own children and offers them a helping hand.

Adapted from the novel "Kassui" (渇水) by Kawabayashi Mitsuru (河林満).

Duration: 1 hr. 39 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

The movie revolves around the protagonist of the story, Japanese rock musician Miyavi, portraying himself and his adventures when he goes back 20 years in time.

Duration: 1 hr. 6 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Has the world suddenly split into four? Keiwa Sakurai, Neon Kurama, Michinaga Azuma, and Tsumuri are flung into different worlds. And for some reason, a different Ace exists in each of the four worlds. The cause seems to be from the "World Doomsday Game" started by the staff from the future. In light of this crisis, the mysterious X-Geats appears. Just what will happen to Ace and his friends?

(Source: kamenrider.wikia.com)

Duration: 60 min.

Three unlikely thieves break into a mansion looking for the cash they believe its owner is hiding, only to encounter unexpected complications.

(Source: Netflix)

Episodes: 1

Duration: 1 hr. 30 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

Aired On: Wednesday

Hinata is murdered again by the Tokyo Manjikai Gang in front of Takemichi. In order to save Hinata, Takemichi travels 10 years back in time again. Takemichi has to change a key case that can save Hinata. The key case involves a sad incident that occurred to 6 men, who later formed the Tokyo Manjikai Gang.

Adapted from the manga series "Tokyo Revengers" (東京卍リベンジャーズ) by Wakui Ken (和久井健).

A love story of a youth group second-year high school students who are swayed by 'mysterious handsome transfer students' that no one has met because he was absent from the first day.

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A rumor spreads that Kureshida is able to solve people's problems. Because of this, Kureshida's popularity on social media explodes. Kureshida actually consists of its leader Hitomi, Yusaku, Tomoki and Kimito, but the public is unaware of their individual identities. Every day, the 4 members of Kureshida gather at the library where Tomoki works. They select a client among the people who have sent in their stories, collect information about that person and try to solve their problems.

Sakura grew up on a remote island. She has a dream, which is to build a bridge on her island. In the spring of 2009, Sakura joins a big construction company. She does not hesitate to tell her colleagues about her dream to build a bridge. Sakura's determination to accomplish her dream affects the colleagues at her company.

Sachi and Ayari become sisters all of a sudden when their parents remarry. The two of them have to live together after their newly wed parents set off immediately for an overseas trip. However, Sachi gets scared of Ayari who does not say much and gives her piercing looks. She is feeling very anxious about life under the same roof when they receive ham from their parents. Ayari briefly glances at a bewildered Sachi before she begins prepare the ham. This helps the two of them to start opening up to each other and their bond as sisters deepen through cooking.

Naoki Matsuoka is a reporter at the business desk for the Yamato Newspaper. One day he is transferred to the political desk. During a regular press conference held by Chief Cabinet Secretary Kondo, Naoki Matsuoka asks the Chief Cabinet Secretary “What do you think about the safe found in the reclaimed land in Minato, Tokyo?" The question got Chief Cabinet Secretary Kondo’s attention. Due to that, Naoki Matsuoka is placed in charge of coverage of the Chief Cabinet Secretary Kondo and he soon becomes part of the "top league," which refers to a small group of reporters who dig into the prime minister, Chief Cabinet Secretary and senior officers of the ruling party. Meanwhile, Yuji Sakai, who used to work with Naoki Matsuoka, works as a reporter at a weekly magazine. He chases after the truth behind the safe that was found in Minato. Around this time, a robbery takes place. The victim of the robbery is a person who Yuji Sakai covered for the found safe story. Now, Naoki Matsuoka and Yuji Sakai meet for the first time in 10 years. A government taboo is soon revealed.

Kokomi, Saki, and Yotsuba are three middle schoolers and friends who lead different lifestyles. One day, they meet Kumachi, a talking teddy bear fairy sent by her master Phandy to search for the wish-granting "Gyaku Jewels". Kumachi later chooses them to become Phantomirage, a Robin Hood styled phantom thieves of justice to acquire the Gyaku Jewels with the promise of granting their own wishes. The Phantomirage proceed in this by purifying people who are corrupted by the Reverse Police, a group of bad cops who turn those they arrest into evil polarized versions of themselves. Becoming mass media sensations while attracting the attention of the actual police who are investigating them and the Reverse Police, the Phantomirage members are warned to conceal their identities from the public

30 million years ago, the world was engulfed in terrifying darkness. But that darkness was sealed deep in space by the Giant of Light. His power spent, the Giant of Light sleeps in the red star, and is forgotten to time… The Terrestrial Peaceable Union hurries to gather the expert team GUTS-Select, while Kengo Manaka lives peacefully on now-colonized Mars as a botanist. However, his peaceful life suddenly comes to an end one fateful day. The darkness that the ancient civilization sealed away breathes once more! As a monster bears down on the Martian settlement, Kengo’s fate leads him to a chance encounter. A chance encounter with none-other than the sleeping Giant of Light. How will Kengo’s meeting with the Giant of Light influence his destiny and the destiny of Earth? The Giant of Light is reborn after an eternity. His name: Ultraman Trigger!

Entertainers Bakarhythm and Wakabayashi Masayasu live on the same floor of an apartment building in Tokyo. One day, the two of them discover that Nikaido Fumi lives in this building. She joins their group before they even realize it and the trio become close friends who solve one another's worries and problems.

Following the showdown with his arch nemesis Ando, Detective Ango Ishikawa takes on a new case with his uncanny ability to communicate with the dead.

Set 2 years after Sangenya Machi and Yashiro Dai left Teiko Real Estate's Shinjuku office.

The real estate office has seen a steep decline in business due to competition. Niwano Seiji visits Sangenya Machi for help, but he is surprised to see her holding a baby.

The next day, Sangenya appears at Teiko Real Estate and deals with customers who are having problems.

Tsuchiya Tetsuo (Emoto Tasuku) suddenly wakes up one night in his company’s meeting room. When he goes home like usual his wife Chika (Suzuki Anne) seems out of sorts. She is lost for words and frightened. He goes to awaken their 1-year-old son but the boy is clearly 4 years old. A public official eventually comes to visit and tells Tetsuo, “You died three years ago.” There is a lot of news on TV and the internet of the resurrection of people who are supposedly dead all over the world. However, Tetsuo has no memory of his own death. It is said that he fell from the rooftop of his company but he is frustrated that he has no recollection whether it was an accident or suicide. Could he have been murdered by that security guard Saeki (Abe Sadao) who followed him around at every opportunity? Tetsuo pursues the truth as the mystery deepens. However, Chika seems to be hiding something. Each person’s dark side is revealed little by little.

Satake Junko has been arrested as the main suspect in the serial killing of 5 men. The news is making sensational headlines in variety and talk shows too. Tanabe Junko is a journalist who starts investigating into the murders, with the hope of getting a scoop out of it. She contacted Shinoda Junko, an ex-middle high school classmate of Satake, who claims to be buddies with her. Shinoda invited Tanabe to come up to her office for a chat. Meanwhile, having seen Tanabe on TV, Fukutome Junko, an ex-colleague of hers, called her up and invited her to her home. Tanabe paid her a visit, thinking she has a lead on the case, but instead, Fukutome, now a housewife, just keeps talking about her problem with the hierarchy within her company housing complex.

Then one day, a man calls her, claiming that he may have been an intended victim of Satake. A man who is the son of another woman named Junko... by WOWOW

In the second month of the ninth year of the reign of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, a great fire tore through the town of Edo. Starting from Maruyama, it spread to Komagome. The prosperous greengrocer Yaogen was also razed as well. The only daughter of the house of Yaogen, Oshichi, was then sent to stay at the Daijoji (temple) until the shop, which also served as her home, was rebuilt. At the temple, Oshichi fell in love at first sight with the Kichisaburo, who works at the temple. Kichisaburo seems to be the son of a samurai, whose identity is unknown. Having been left at the temple when he was a young boy, Kichisaburo has known no other life than that of working at the temple, but he aspires to be a scholar. Yaogen is rebuilt, and so Kihee sends for his daughter Oshichi. Impressed with one of his employee, Kanzo, Kihee aims to make him his son-in-law and successor to his business. However, when the subject is broached to Oshichi, no matter what, she refuses to say yes. In her heart, there is already Kichisaburo. On his side, Kichisaburo too, has strong feelings for Oshichi, and before long, their secret love marks the start of a tragic love story

Adapted from the web manga "Mitsu to Doku" (蜜と毒～逆恨みの復讐) by Kashiwaya Cocco (柏屋コッコ).

Episodes: 10

Duration: 30 min.

Airs On: Thursday

The one-hundred-year-old Fujiya Inn stands in the quiet region of Kyoto. Mikoto is standing at the back of the building in front of the Kibune river when she is called back to work. But two minutes later, she finds herself back at the river again. The whole inn seems to be stuck in a time loop!

(Source: TMDb)

Duration: 1 hr. 26 min.

Content Rating: G - All Ages