Asian Drama

Sasaoka Rio entered the teaching profession with dreams and hopes cherished in her heart. In her second year as a high school teacher, Rio's days were so stressful that she considered quitting her job.

Still, when Rio vents her complaints on a secret social media account, both venting her anger and being listened to by a gentle boyfriend, she maintains a balance between her natural energy and freshness.

The story unfolds when a third-year class suddenly lacks a homeroom teacher, so Rio is assigned to this position for the first time.

(Source: Japanese = natalie.mu || Translation = MyDramaList)

Tags: Student Supporting Character, School Setting, Classmates' Relationship, Teenager Supporting Character, Teacher Supporting Character, Teacher Female Lead, Miniseries, High School, Student-Teacher Relationship (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 54 min.

Country: Japan

Airs On: Sunday

Aired: Aug 18, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Hiroshige Akihisa works for a karaoke company. When he is interviewed about the past 30 years of Japanese music industry, he gets confused when he is asked about his high school student days. An incident happened 29 years ago that caused him to suppress his memories that have now come back.

On March 20, 1995, the Tokyo subway sarin attack took place. At that time, Akihisa was a high school student who got good grades and was well mannered, but the Tokyo subway sarin attack led him to face the death of someone he knew and shook his world. Around that time, he was suddenly called out by his classmate Suzuki Shotaro, whom he wasn't very close to. Shotaro asked him if he wanted to live vacantly into his adulthood and then die? Would he be happy living that type of life? Akihisa then joined Shotaro’s group and hanged out with them in Shibuya. One day, Shotaro is attacked by someone. Akihisa decides to take revenge on the attacker and begins to search for him.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Adapted from the novel "95" by Hayami Kazuma (早見和真).

Episodes: 10

Duration: 49 min.

Airs On: Monday

The newest installment in Fuji TV's "Ooku" series is about the women linked to the Tokugawa shogun line. This time, the focus is on Isonomiya Tomoko and her political marriage to the 10th shogun, Tokugawa Ieharu.

Episodes: 10

Duration: 54 min.

Airs On: Thursday

The newest installment in Fuji TV's "Ooku" series is about the women linked to the Tokugawa shogun line. This time, the focus is on Isonomiya Tomoko and her political marriage to the 10th shogun, Tokugawa Ieharu.

Episodes: 10

Duration: 54 min.

Airs On: Thursday

"Newlyweds" Keiichi and Akira Hirose have moved to a new city. Keiichi, who works as an author, and Akira, who works with kindergartners, are hiding a big secret from the people around them.

Adapted from the manga series "Saraba, Yoki Hi" (さらば、佳き日) by Akaneda Yuki (茜田千).

Well-meaning but socially awkward, Kuronuma Sawako is nicknamed "Sadako" by her high school classmates because of her similar hair style with the main character from the horror movie "Ring." She doesn't have friends and goes about her day in quiet. She admires a fellow classmate, Kazehaya Shota, because of his easy-going and friendly nature, but unknown to her, Kazehaya has also been paying attention to her.

Adapted from the manga "Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You" (君に届け) by Shiina Karuho (椎名軽穂).

Ota Aiko works as an interior designer. She does her job well, but she is not so good doing housework. She has a strong desire to marry and she is engaged to her boyfriend, but their values about marriage differ. Around this time, Ota Aiko attends the wedding of a high school alumna. There, Ota Aiko meets Asano Tomoko, who also graduated from the same high school. Asano Tomoko doesn’t have romantic emotions for others. Unlike Ota Aiko, she is good at doing housework, especially cooking, but she is currently in a slump with her work as a picture book writer. Due to an event, these two women decide to live together under that condition that Ota Aiko provides the housing accommodation and Asano Tomoko provides delicious meals for Ota Aiko.

Adapted from the manga series "Konya Sukiyaki Dayo" (今夜すきやきだよ) by Taniguchi Natsuko (谷口菜津子).

High school student Moe has moved to a new town after the death of her father. Moe’s already having enough trouble fitting into her new class as it is, so she’s totally mortified when she ends up being “rescued” by local firefighter Kyosuke during a fire drill ... in front of all the kids at school. But the embarrassing incident might be a blessing in disguise, because gruff-but-kind Kyosuke gives Moe the courage she needs to leap out of her comfort zone as she aims to leave her loner days behind. Not to mention she’s soon falling head over heels for him … !

Adapted from the manga "Moekare wa Orange-iro" (モエカレはオレンジ色) by Tamashima Non (玉島ノン).

Mitsu became a college student while dragging along the trauma of her first boyfriend and a broken heart in her years back in junior high school. She was thinking about going to college and finding a new love, but the person in the room next to hers is, Kaede, her ex-boyfriend! It had been 5 years and he has become sophisticated and grown-up, but his gentle smile has not changed.

Mitsu wants to forget her old love and enjoy university life, but she finds herself trapped between her grown-up ex-boyfriend and her best friend.

Adapted from the manga "Motokare Retry" (モトカレ←リトライ) by Hanaya En (華谷艶).

Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, the girl in the seat next to him in class. But he despairs when he borrows her eraser and sees she’s written the name of another boy—Ida—on it. To make matters more confusing, Ida sees Aoki holding that very eraser and thinks Aoki has a crush on him!

Adapted from the manga "Vanishing My First Love" (消えた初恋) written by Hinekure Wataru (ひねくれ渡) and illustrated by Aruko (アルコ).

Tightly clutching his Gibson guitar, Mafuyu Satou steps out of his dark apartment to begin another day of his high school life. While taking a nap in a quiet spot on the gymnasium staircase, he has a chance encounter with fellow student Ritsuka Uenoyama, who berates him for letting his guitar's strings rust and break. Noticing Uenoyama's knowledge of the instrument, Satou pleads for him to fix it and to teach him how to play. Uenoyama eventually agrees and invites him to sit in on a jam session with his two band mates: bassist Haruki Nakayama and drummer Akihiko Kaji.

Satou's voice is strikingly beautiful, filling Uenoyama with the determination to make Satou the lead singer of the band. Though reticent at first, Satou takes the offer after an emotional meeting with an old friend. With the support of his new friends, Satou must not only learn how to play guitar, but also come to terms with the mysterious circumstances that led him to be its owner.

Adapted from the manga series "Given" (ギヴン) by Kizu Natsuki (キヅナツキ).

Students, including Nishino Aoi, take part in class and sports activity at a prestigious high school. Aoi is a member of the school's archery club. He practices archery studiously and doesn't socialise much with the other students. His childhood friend Seno Haruka is also a member of the archery club, but she worries about Aoi. One day, thunder strikes the school grounds. After that, the ordinary lives of the students changes drastically. Many samurai descend on the school grounds. It appears that the entire school has travelled back in time to the Sengoku period. Making things worse, they realise that they are in the time right before the Battle of Okehazama takes place.

Based on manga series "Gunjyo Senki" by Masaki Kasahara.

Students, including Aoi Nishino, take part in class and sports activity at a prestigious high school. Aoi Nishino is a member of the school's archery club. He practices archery studiously and doesn't socialize much with the other students. His childhood friend Haruka Seno is also a member of the archery club, but she worries about Aoi Nishino. One day, thunder strikes the school grounds. After that, the ordinary lives of the students changes drastically. Many samurai descend on the school grounds. It appears that the entire school has traveled back in time to the Sengoku period. Making things worse, they realize that they are in the time right before the Battle of Okehazama takes place.

Based on manga series "Gunjyo Senki" by Masaki Kasahara.

Although admired at school for her amiability and academic prowess, high school student Kyouko Hori has been hiding another side of her. With her parents often away from home due to work, Hori has to look after her younger brother and do the housework, leaving no chance to socialize away from school.

Meanwhile, Izumi Miyamura is seen as a brooding, glasses-wearing otaku. However, in reality, he is a gentle person inept at studying. Furthermore, he has nine piercings hidden behind his long hair and a tattoo along his back and left shoulder.

By sheer chance, Hori and Miyamura cross paths outside of school—neither looking as the other expects. These seemingly polar opposites become friends, sharing with each other a side they have never shown to anyone else.

Adapted from a manga of the same name.

At 30 years old, Moriyama Shino has a fulfilling job but no love life. She wants to date and get married to someone the same age as her. However, one day, she gets confessed to by Sato Mayuki, a man 9 years younger than her. Surprised but impressed by his straightforward confession, she agrees to date him until she finds a marriage partner. ~~ Based on manga of the same name.

Shibuya Haruko is a high school student, with an ordinary life. She happens to meet Kanna Kenichi and falls in love with him at first sight. Meanwhile, Kenichi has just dropped out of high school. He was known as a studious student up to this point. Kenichi meets Mayumi, who seems like a femme fatale. He falls in love with her.

Adapted from the manga series "Georama Boy Panorama Girl" by Kyoko Okazaki.

Kuroe works as a delivery person for delivery company "Elephant Express," which is located on a deserted shopping street. Every day, she drives a small truck to deliver her packages. The packages contain unique stories of the sellers and purchasers.

To fight against the rise in criminal organizations, the Hyogo Prefectural Police have created a secret infiltration squad, the ´D-Team’, whose members are called ‘divers’. When infiltrating dangerous criminal organizations, they are often putting their lives at risk. The team’s best diver is Kurosawa , who’s known for being ruthless when apprehending criminals , but on occasion, will reveal his nicer side to others.

Adapted from the manga "Diver: Tokushu Sennyuhan" by Shuntaro Osawa.

Inspired by MONGOL800's hit songs, Chiisana Koi no Uta features high school students living in a small town in Okinawa who formed a band and did activities to convey their true feelings towards people such as friends, close friends, family members, and importantly to the girl who lives beyond the US military base fence.

Kotera is a high school student. She belongs to the school's climbing club and is enthusiastic with bouldering. She is polite and has a tender personality. Meanwhile, Kondo is a member of ping pong club at the same school and is attracted to Kotera.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Duration: 1 hr. 40 min.

Content Rating: G - All Ages

Daichi served time in prison for attempted murder. After his release from prison, he spends his time doing nothing and he doesn't see any hope for himself. One day, Daichi hears that a woman, whom he once loved, had a daughter Hana that was his. Hana is now 8-years-old and has leukemia. She needs a bone marrow transplant surgery or she will die. Daichi goes to the hospital where Hana is staying and meets her for the first time. Daichi takes a blood test and learns that he is match with Hana. A bone marrow transplant surgery is scheduled to take place in two weeks, but a conspiracy causes Daichi to get arrested for a murder.

Remake of Korean drama of the same name.

Tachibana Haruka is a rookie nurse with a bright personality. Mihara Natsumi is 34-year-old veteran nurse. She is struggling at work and with her love life. While Tachibana Haruka and Mihara Natsumi work as nurses at a place that deals with life and death, they laugh and cry. The two women grow as persons in the process.

Fifteen-year-old Sei Saotome is the type of person who tends to fail at the most crucial times. After nearly becoming a high school drop-out, she enrolls into a school that is overambitious for her. There she meets the bold and popular Taiyou Udagawa; and the dreamy and stars obsessed, Mizuki Ootaka. After being asked by Mizuki to join the two guys in the Astronomy Club, it turns out high school life isn't as bad as she had expected.

Ibuki Hiiragi works as an art teacher. He began teaching at his current high school two years ago. He is the homeroom teacher of 3rd Grade A Class. 10 days before graduation day, Ibuki Hiiragi stands in front of his 29 students, and tells them "From now on, you are hostages."

10 years have passed since legendary F4 members Tsukasa Domyoji, Rui Hanazawa, Sojiro Nishikado and Akira Mimasaka have graduated from Eitoku Academy. Since their departure, the school has been on a steady decline.

Correct 5 is formed at the high school with Haruto Kaguragi (Sho Hirano) as the group's leader. They are worried about the school's steady demise. They decide to find deadbeat students and kick them out of the school.

Haruto Kaguragi likes ordering stuff that makes him look bigger physically. He uses his butler's name for his online orders and receives the items at a convenience store. Oto Edogawa (Hana Sugisaki) works part-time at the convenience store. She also attends the same school as Haruto Kaguragi. Oto Edogawa is actually from a poor family, but she pretends to be from a rich family to fit in at school. Her fiance is Tenma Hase (Taishi Nakagawa) and he attends a rival high school.

Kusuo Saiki is a 16-year-old high school student. He was born with psychic powers, but he hesitates using his super powers in front of other people due to a childhood experience. Kusuo Saiki now tries to keep a distance from others to hide his psychic power ability, but his classmates with distinct individuality gather under Kusuo. Can Kasuo keep his precious ordinary daily life?

Kusuo Saiki is a 16-year-old high school student. He was born with psychic powers, but he hesitates using his super powers in front of other people due to a childhood experience. Kusuo Saiki now tries to keep a distance from others to hide his psychic power ability, but his classmates with distinct individuality gather under Kusuo. Can Kasuo keep his precious ordinary daily life?

Salaryman Fukase Kazuhisa graduated from a famous university but his life is very ordinary and unremarkable. His only hobby – if it can be called that – is drinking coffee. Coffee, in fact, leads him to Mihoko Ochi, who becomes his girlfriend. Then one day, Mihoko receives a mysterious letter which consists of a single line, “Kazuhisa Fukase is a murderer.” Fukase’s instinct tells him that the time has finally come to face “that incident” 10 years ago. One winter 10 years ago, his good friend Hirosawa Yuki died in an unfortunate accident during a snowboarding trip with his university classmates Tanihara Yasuo (Ichihara Hayato), Asami Kosuke , Murai Takaaki and Murai’s younger sister Asuka. However, there is a big secret hidden in that accident. Letters are also sent to Tanihara, Tanihara and Murai who also share in this secret, and even they are hit by a series of incidents. Fukase decides to confront the truth of the past in order to protect the people dear to him.

Based on Reverse by Minato Kanae.