Asian Drama

For as long as Ichika could remember, her family home has followed some strange “rules.” Her mother, Kazumi, decided that her father, Reitaro, must not cross the tape that has been placed all over the house. Her parents have not conversed for as far back as Ichika could recall, and her father is forbidden from talking to Ichika or Kazumi, instead forced to live in a dark, cramped room, while eating and sleeping in isolation. Although Ichika finds her family’s situation strange, she’s unable to talk to her father due to her mother’s strict control. As her 18th birthday approaches, she decides to solve “the family quiz” and start to converse with Reitaro. Her father than confides in her, revealing the reason for the tape around the home might be because something he had said had hurt Kazumi. Meanwhile, he attempts to communicate with Kazumi in order to change the family’s situation, but when he crosses the tape, Kazumi reacts in an unbelievable way.

After confiding to Kurashiki Sayako about his situation, who had saved him from being hit by a car, she gently advises him that it seemed like “domestic violence.” Ichika tries her best to stop Reitaro drifting away from Kazumi, in a wish to reconcile her family. But as she delves deeper into the mystery of the tape, she uncovers an unbelievable “lie” that her parents have been hiding all along.

(Source: Drama-Otaku.com)

Adapted from the manga series "Sonna Kazoku nara Sute Chaeba?" (そんな家族なら捨てちゃえば？) by Murayama Wataru (村山渉).

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Country: Japan

Airs On: Friday

Aired: Jul 19, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Sayama Miyabi is a talented salesperson working at Celeste Real Estate. After being dumped by her boyfriend on their 6th anniversary, she decides to focus more on her career rather than romance. By chance, she meets Donose Tsukasa, a high-spec company president who is looking for a marriage without emotional attachment. Seeing how Miyabi prioritizes work, he proposes the idea of a business marriage to her.

Despite feeling bewildered by the sudden proposal, the two, who share common interests, decide to move in together. The sole condition of this marriage is that if either one of them develops romantic feelings, they must divorce immediately! However, the days leading up to marriage are filled with an ideal lifestyle and continuous excitement… Even if they fall in love, they mustn’t let it be known! What will happen to the business marriage...!?

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Adapted from the manga "Business Marriage" (ビジネス結婚) written and illustrated by Kirato Ruka (キラト瑠香).

Episodes: 10

Airs On: Friday

The story revolves around a company called “Office AIR Cleaning” that specializes in providing a unique break-up service for those who cause trouble to others due to their selfish in-house extramarital affairs.

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Adapted from the web comic "Onsha no Furin no Kudan: Zettai ni Wakare Sasemasu" (御社の不倫の件～絶対に別れさせます～) by Tatsuki Yuuma (樹ユウマ).

Episodes: 8

Duration: 30 min.

Aired On: Tuesday

Adapted from the manga series "Intercom ga Naru Toki" (インターホンが鳴るとき) by Rio (りお) and Sebata Jun (瀬畑純).

Episodes: 10

Arisu Ryohei and Usagi Yuzuha have been pursuing the mystery of “borderland”, risking their lives in games in order to survive and return to their world. The two of them encounter friends, foes and the mastermind who controls the game at a location believed to be the key to unravelling the mystery. They have collected the numbered cards each time they won a game. All that remains are the jack, queen and king cards. The games they face this round will be of greater difficulty than the ones that came before.

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Adapted from the manga series "Imawa no Kuni no Alice" by Haro Aso.

Episodes: 8

Duration: 60 min.

Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)

Aired On: Thursday

Sawada Kyoka works as a yoga instructor. Her mother died two years ago and she moved in with her father Sawada Rintaro afterwards. Sawada Rintaro works as a Japanese language scholar. His only interest now is in the study of the Japanese language. After his wife died, his life seems to have no energy.

Sawada Kyoka gets into arguments with her father Sawada Rintaro constantly and she is also burdened with taking care of him. Sawada Kyoka wants to have a life where she can focus on herself. Due to everything around her, Sawada Kyoka doesn't care about getting married. But, one day, Sawada Rintaro finds a divorce document among his late wife's belongings. This pushes Sawada Rintaro into wanting to remarry. He also pushes his daughter Sawada Kyoka to find a marriage partner. The father and daughter begin to look for a person to marry. At this time, Sawada Kyoka meets Higashimura Seita, who is single father with a 7-year-old son.

Ishizawa Hajime works as a sales department chief for a trading company. The younger employees complain about the company, including having to work overtime and a lack of innovative working methods. Ishizawa Hajime looks at them with an intimidating glance and the young employees run away from him.

One rookie employee, Mugita Ayumi, begins to work in Hajime Ishizawa’s sales department. Mugita Ayumi tries to adjust to her new work environment, but it isn't for her. The only time she can feel comfortable is eating her lunch box at her desk alone. One day, while she is eating her lunch box alone as usual, Ishizawa Hajime appears in front of her.

Adapted from the web manga series "Imadoki no Wakai Mon wa" (今どきの若いモンは) by Yoshitani Kouhei (吉谷光平).

In 2006, Sanada Rio lived in a country village where a missing person case took place. Rio later studied in the pharmacy department at a university in Tokyo. Now, at the age of 30, Rio takes the CEO position at Sanada Wellness, which is a subsidiary of Sanada Holdings. Rio’s mother runs Sanada Holdings. Rio receives attention from the media and public because of her young age as a CEO.

Rio then becomes a material witness in a series of murder cases. The murder cases took place recently and is somehow related to the missing person case from 2006. Three lawyers on Rio's side try to protect her. Meanwhile, a detective, whose first love was Rio, chases after the truth behind the cases.

Three mothers have sons with the same name of Yu Ishibashi and they are all 10 years old.

In Kanagawa, Ishibashi Rumiko is 43-years-old and she works as a freelance writer. She is married to Yutaka, who works as a freelance cameraman. They have a 10 year old son Yu.

In Osaka, Ishibashi Kana is a 30-year-old single mother. After her divorce, she has worked part-time jobs and raises her 10-year-old son Yu alone.

In Shizuoka, Ishibashi Asumi is a 36-year-old housewife. She is married to Taichi and they have a 10-year-old son Yu. Her husband works as a salaryman.

These 3 women are happy and busy raising their boys named Yu. Due to some little thing, their lives fall apart. Their anger and anxiety unconsciously head towards their sons Yu.

Adapted from a novel of the same name.

It depicts a man who seriously pursues spicy food (Gekikaradou) not only as a man but also as a worker under the influence of his boss who loves spicy food

Arisu—a listless, jobless and video-game-obsessed young man—suddenly finds himself in a strange, emptied-out version of Tokyo in which he and his friends must compete in dangerous games in order to survive. In this strange world, Arisu meets Usagi, a young woman who’s navigating the games alone. Together, they set out to unravel one mystery after another as they risk their lives and confront what it means to live.

(Source: Netflix)

Adapted from the manga series "Imawa no Kuni no Alice" by Haro Aso.

Episodes: 8

Duration: 48 min.

Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)

Aired On: Thursday

Arisu—a listless, jobless and video-game-obsessed young man—suddenly finds himself in a strange, emptied-out version of Tokyo in which he and his friends must compete in dangerous games in order to survive. In this strange world, Arisu meets Usagi, a young woman who’s navigating the games alone. Together, they set out to unravel one mystery after another as they risk their lives and confront what it means to live.

(Source: Netflix)

Adapted from the manga series "Imawa no Kuni no Alice" by Haro Aso.

Episodes: 8

Duration: 48 min.

Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)

Aired On: Thursday

"Poison Daughter” & “Holy Mother”

Yumika is an actress. Since she was a child, she has had to endure her mother Yoshika controlling her life. Yoshika is a “poison mother” to Yumika and Yumika cannot tolerate her mother anymore. Yumika appears on a talk show and criticizes her mother. Her criticism causes a sensation.

Meanwhile, people around Yoshika state that she is not a poison mother and she is actually a good mother.

“Tsumibukaki Onna”

She blames herself for everything and feels like terrible.

“Best Friend”

A screenwriter gets nervous because her rival is doing good.

“Yasashii Hito”

A woman is too nice to commit murder.

“My Dearest”

A middle aged woman opens her mind only to a cat.

Yuri Ishikawa and her team try to crack unresolved cold cases in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Set four years after Don Armage's defeat, the universe is now at peace, until Hammie from the Kyurangers suddenly steals the newly developed Neo Kyutama, and her fellow Kyuranger and Space Federation President Tsurugi Ōtori is forced to declare her a wanted criminal due the danger the Neo Kyutama poses should it fall into the wrong hands. Lucky and some of the Kyurangers refuse to believe Hammie became evil and contest Tsurugi's decision, causing a rift amidst the team that worsens when Space Sherrifs Geki Jumonji and Shu Karasuma intervene. Little they know that the events are masterminded by the Genmakuu organization, now under the leadership of Space Ninja Demost who also revived Mere, Juzo Fuwa, Basco Ta Jolokia and Escape to assist him in his plan.

Hoshina Kyoko, Doi Tomohiko and Sakai Miwa have been leading ordinary lives working as adults. Raised at Yoko Gakuen which was isolated from the world and located on the mountain, the three of them enjoyed child-like lives and education and were supposed to be normal children. One day, they were told by their principal Kamikawa Emiko that they are special children who have been given a “mission” from birth and were informed of their “true destiny”. The three are actual clones and they were produced for eventual organ harvesting.

The movie follows the story started in the first Attack on Titan live-action movie.

Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by titans. Titans are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A small percentage of humanity survived by walling themselves in a city protected by extremely high walls, even taller than the biggest of titans.

Flash forward to the present and the city has not seen a titan in over 100 years. Teenage boy Eren and his foster sister Mikasa witness something horrific as the city walls are destroyed by a colossal titan that appears out of thin air. As the smaller titans flood the city, the two kids watch in horror as their mother is eaten alive. Eren vows that he will murder every single titan and take revenge for all of mankind.

Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by titans. Titans are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A small percentage of humanity survived by walling themselves in a city protected by extremely high walls, even taller than the biggest of titans.

Flash forward to the present and the city has not seen a titan in over 100 years. Teenage boy Eren and his foster sister Mikasa witness something horrific as the city walls are destroyed by a colossal titan that appears out of thin air. As the smaller titans flood the city, the two kids watch in horror as their mother is eaten alive. Eren vows that he will murder every single titan and take revenge for all of mankind.

Honey Kisaragi is a normal school girl, well actually she's an android, who just so happens to be able to transform into the red-headed-sword-wielding-heroine, known as Cutie Honey. Panther Claw, who ruthlessly gamble bystanders lives, are set on obtaining her power (the Fixed System of Air Elements) and will stop at nothing. Can Kisaragi handle things on her own or will her negative double, Seira Hazuki (Misty Honey), need to lend a hand..

When the Go-Busters are defeated by a new threat sent by Messiah, Nick and J make a wish for God to to make it so Messiah existed which lands them in an alternate timeline where the Go-Busters go through a series of battles much different from the ones in the original timeline, but are still somehow very familiar. However, the two quickly realize the enemy that defeated their team mates in the original timeline will still exist here and it falls to them to figure out a way to stop him.

17 year-old Hiruma is desperate to get laid and takes out his sexual urges on Anpai, a fat boy who has “boobs.” His classmate Tomono, a sickly loner, is in a serious relationship with their married teacher.