Asian Drama

The skeletal remains of 13 children were found in what is known as the "Haikawa Residence Incident."

A mysterious mark left at the scene reappears seven years later, a mysterious communal life, a suspect known as "Father", six survivors of the incident, and layers of hidden truths.

The unfolding mysteries lead to an unpredictable ending, the beginning of a human suspense story.

(Source: Japanese = YTV)

Adapted from the manga series "Furitsumore Kodokuna Shi yo" (降り積もれ孤独な死よ) written by Inoryu Hajime (井龍一) and illustrated by Ito Shota (伊藤翔太).

Episodes: 10

Duration: 55 min.

Airs On: Sunday

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Set in the beautiful city of Kyoto, a strange relationship is sparked between lonely university game geek Tadashi, who wishes for nothing more than to find a girlfriend, and Izzy, a Yokai girl who can only sustain herself by engaging in physical relationships with men. While Izzy’s true intention is to exact revenge on a human family over an incident 500 years ago, Hachi struggles to find a peaceful solution to the problem.

(Source: Natalie.mu)

Episodes: 8

Duration: 30 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Friday

Mishima Zero is a 19-year-old mysterious transfer student who gathers a bunch of "failed" high school students to "destroy the world with him". Zero has a unique appearance and charismatic charm that allows him to penetrate people's hearts and manipulate people with his words. Led by Zero, the high school students form a group called "Mars" to break down and rebuild the society created by adults.

(Source: DramaWiki)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 54 min.

Aired On: Tuesday

A story about a group of young people from various educational backgrounds and environments, who fatefully meet at the sea in the middle of summer, and grow up together as they confront with their complex feelings and bottled-up emotions.

This work depicts a "five" locked room mystery drama about two high school students, which develops in the first train in the early morning, the family restaurant after school, and the gondola of the Ferris wheel. A word that suddenly changes from everyday life to extraordinary, a psychological warfare on searching each other's minds. Youth, a fragile blue human figure, is depicted in a peculiar situation called a locked room.

Adapted from the novel “Souchou Shihatsuno Sappuukē” (早朝始発の殺風景) by Yugo Aosaki (青崎有吾).

Nitta Masaki is about to start work as a music teacher at a high school. The high school has experienced turbulence due to the missing person case of the prior music teacher. On the night before Nitta Masaki's first day of work, he visits the music classroom and plays the piano. There, he meets student Izumi Sae. She is his student in homeroom class. Through the missing person case, Nitta Masaki and Izumi Sae soon get closer to each other. Nitta Masaki doesn’t want to admit that his feelings for her has turned into love. Meanwhile, Izumi Sae has no doubt that her feelings for him is love. They then part ways.

5 years later, Nitta Masaki & Izumi Sae meet again. There doesn't seem to be any obstacles in front of them to prevent their love, except for one thing. That is Nitta Masaki is a married man, who has a wife.

The drift team that is on the verge of breaking up scouts Koichi Oba who is not good at socializing due to his introverted personality but has an amazing talent for games.

Koichi is able to demonstrate his talent even in a real car, but those who appear in front him are people who bet their lives on the race.

Now, Koichi's awakened skills, passion, courage and teamwork break through the barrier between the virtual world and the real world and reach the zenith.

A bitter love story depicting the realities of love between a female college students who earn money as a stand-in girlfriend, and men attracted to them.

Adapted from the manga "Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo" (明日、私は誰かのカノジョ).

Shinomiya Yuki is a 21-year-old man, who doesn't have friends. He spends his lonely days working part-time jobs. One day, he comes back home from work and finds a strange man sitting in his room. The man has a knife stab wound. The man is taken to the hospital and he introduces himself as Shinomiya Yuki to a detective there. He also points to Shinomiya Yuki and tells the detective that he stabbed him. Shinomiya Yuki runs away from the hospital and becomes a fugitive. At that time, a mysterious woman named Zoka appears in front of Shinomiya Yuki and asks him to help her take revenge on the person responsible for her father's death. Zoka is a Hiru, who stay at an empty house. Shinomiya Yuki stays with Zoka and they meet Kara, who is a legendary Hiru. Kara lives for his revenge.

Adapted from the manga series "Gibo to Musume no Blues" (義母と娘のブルース) by Sakurazawa Rin (桜沢鈴).

Ishimori Uka is very shy and has a hard time making friends. When she was a middle school student, students made fun of her by calling her "stone". Around that time, she met Miura Kai with lemon color hair. Because of him, she entered the same high school. Uka now wants to overcome her shyness and have friends. Kai is a popular student at the school, but he doesn't talk much or seem interested in others. He doesn't know why, but he becomes concerned with Uka. Uka has admired Kai, and she now has feelings for him. Kai has a secret, which no one knows.

Adapted from the manga series "Honey Lemon Soda" by Mayu Murata.

Wako Machida is an editor for a manga magazine. She focuses on her work and she doesn't have time to think about making herself look beautiful. Meanwhile, Meguru Soma is good at adorning himself and he is surrounded by beautiful things. He works at a fashion shop and he also works as a model. These two people, who are quite different from each other, begin to date.

Adapted from a manga of the same name.

Takei Chiyo was born to a poor family in Osaka Prefecture’s Minamikawachi district at the of the Meiji era. Her mother passed away when she was still a child, and she lived with her father Teruo and younger brother. Although Chiyo could not be put through elementary school, she has the gift of the gab and quick wit. At the age of 9, she starts working as a servant in Dotonbori and comes across the theatre world which immediately captivates her. Chiyo’s desire to become an actress grows stronger by the day. She eventually runs away and heads to Kyoto where she throws herself into acting.

Takei Chiyo was born to a poor family in Osaka Prefecture’s Minamikawachi district at the of the Meiji era. Her mother passed away when she was still a child, and she lived with her father Teruo and younger brother. Although Chiyo could not be put through elementary school, she has the gift of the gab and quick wit. At the age of 9, she starts working as a servant in Dotonbori and comes across the theatre world which immediately captivates her. Chiyo’s desire to become an actress grows stronger by the day. She eventually runs away and heads to Kyoto where she throws herself into acting.

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

Nanase Sakura is a 23-year-old rookie nurse. She met Doctor Kairi Tendo several years ago and fell in love with him. To meet him again, she studied hard and became a nurse. After 5 years, she finally meets Kairi Tendo again, but he has a totally different personality than what she imagined. Kairi Tendo, who is 31-years-old, is commonly referred to as the "Devil" at work. He is a level-headed perfectionist and often makes biting remarks to doctors and nurses. Nanase Sakura works hard to receive recognition from Kairi Tendo and she also expresses her feelings honestly to him. Due to her persistence, Nanase Sakura becomes well known at the hospital and she picks up the nickname of the "Warrior." Meanwhile, Kairi Tendo becomes attracted to Nanase Sakura.

Himokura Tetsu is a scientist who specialises in the study of parasites. He loathes people and is very sadistic. Tetsu bought a huge botanical garden in Hakone which he converted into his home and lab. He holes up in the conservatory where he researches his favourite parasites. His right arm is fitted with a black robotic hand. However, it is not known how this artificial hand came about. He is an eccentric genius who solves a series of difficult cases with astounding scientific methods.

The story is a locked-room mystery where 12 kids go into an abandoned hospital to give up on life. In the room where they meet, a boy is already lying dead, and no one knows who he is.

Junko Harumi was once a model student during her middle school and high school days. She failed to enter the prestigious Tokyo University and her life has not gone smoothly since then. She had a hard time finding a job and having a romantic relationship. Now, at the age of 31, she works as a teacher at a private institute. 3 men, who vary in type, appear in front of her. Masashi Yakumo is her smart cousin that went to Tokyo University, Kyohei Yuri is a disorderly high school student and Kazuma Yamashita is Kyohei ’s teacher in high school.

Nijiiro Days follows the colorful lives and romantic relationships of four high school boys—Natsuki Hashiba, a dreamer with delusions of love; Tomoya Matsunaga, a narcissistic playboy who has multiple girlfriends; Keiichi Katakura, a kinky sadist who always carries a whip; and Tsuyoshi Naoe, an otaku who has a cosplaying girlfriend.

A once exclusive hotel in the outskirts well-known to only people in the know, is now on the brink of bankruptcy with a debt of 300 million yen, under the management of incapable and unmotivated staff. The diligent, rookie general manager Sakuri Sana is too young, the new patissier Hourai Haru cannot read situations, the sous chef Eguchi Ryuji is obsessed with boat racing, the cleaner Yoshimura Naomi is an amenities thief, the bartender Edakawa Kozue is always drunk and the assistant general manager Tokisada Masao is suspected of embezzlement. Then an unlikely young man Ukai Naoya shows up as a mysterious guest, and the staff who only have an abundance of pride, regard him disagreeably. No one knows just yet that his arrival will overturn everything about this hotel...

Legal apprentice Okumori Rei is on the verge of getting married when he is cornered by someone due to a past secret. Eight years ago, during the summer when Rei was a third-year junior high school student, he killed his father Kosuke and made it look like he went missing in order to protect his mother Akiko from domestic violence. This became the secret between him and his mother. Rei aspired to be a lawyer and had lived without getting deeply involved with anyone. That was until he met Tachibana Saya at law school. She is like a sudden light that illuminates his dark life and the two of them soon fell in love. However, right after Rei’s marriage to Saya is decided, he starts receiving ominous messages from someone who knows his secret.

The story follows the relationship between the two girls, Sayuri and Yui, as they start to live together under one roof as step-sisters. Despite their initial distaste for each other and the fact that they couldn't be more opposite in looks and personality, they eventually start to develop feelings for each other... How will their romance take shape?

Hotaru works for a famous interior design company. It's a glamorous job but Hotaru's private life is totally the opposite of glamorous. She lives alone, and when she isn't working she's mostly lazing about her rented house in training wear. She's not interested in men. In fact, she isn't interested in anything. "I'd rather lay around than fool around," is her motto. Her landlord is a bar owner, and one day his son, who has just separated from his wife, comes to inspect the rental property, not knowing that someone is living there. He is shocked at the mess, but not as shocked as Hotaru. He turns out to be her boss, Takano.

Yanagi Kenta had quit his job with a big chemical firm, to succeed the family's laundry business 3 years ago. At that time, he had divorced his wife, Saeko too. Being clueless on how to deal with the customers that walk through the door, Kenta leaves it to the family's long serving employee, Yan, to run the shop. One day, he receives an invitation to the class reunion for the 34th batch students of Tachisakashita Middle High School, his alma mater 25 years ago. The invite brings to Kenta's mind, memories of Akehi, the girl with whom he had been going out for a few months at that time. Akehi is now married to a famous hairstylist, Taro, with whom she has 3 children. On the surface, it looks like a happy and ideal marriage, but in actual fact, Taro is a temperamental man who makes Akehi feel really small with his cutting words. Sakurai Ryosuke was the popular guy back at school. He too is married, but he feels suffocated in his marriage and wishes to find true love. Hirono Kaoruko is a successful pharmacist, who dislikes playboys like Ryosuke. Having been hurt by men in the past, she shuns marriage and focuses on her career. The four of them are reunited at the class reunion. Kenta and Akehi; Ryosuke and Kaoruko. Two couples in pursuit of true love, but at 40 years old, time is not on their side. Yet, it is still not too late to start all over again...

Assistant Inspector Fukuie (Dan Rei) does not look like an assistant inspector but once she starts an investigation, she takes no notice of anyone as she searches for the key to find out the truth. She does not care for the hierarchical relationship of the organisation or career advancement. If she has doubts, she will not listen to her superior and will persist in investigating to the end. Fukuie’s boss Inspector Ishimatsu (Inagaki Goro) is completely different from her. He places importance on the organisation and discipline, is rigid and strait-laced. Ever since Fukuie became his subordinate, his pride has been in tatters because she loves to disregard his instructions and investigate on her own even though this eventually results in success and he gets credit for her achievements. His principle is to investigate using orthodox methods, but the results that Fukuie delivers goes against this and makes him feel ashamed.

Harumi Hagiwara lands in the hospital after being involved in an accident. She hits it off with her nurse, Reiko Nishimura, and the two decide to move in together after she's discharged. However, Harumi begins to witness a series of mysterious events soon after noticing Reiko's strange behavior. Additionally, she fears for her own safety when Reiko starts referring to herself as 'Mari' as if she's become an entirely different person. Before long, the situation develops into a case of murder.

Based on the novel "Roommate" by Aya Imamura (published August, 1997 by Chuokoron-Shinsha, Inc.).

Amano Aki goes with her mother Haruko to her hometown in Kitasanriku during a summer vacation. There, she meets her maternal grandmother, Natsu, for the first time. Natsu is a woman diver aka "ama", and Aki thinks that is just so cool. Aki is a second-year high-school student, and she struggles to keep up with the fast-paced life in Tokyo. Having been confined indoors most of the time, everything she sees in the rural town is exciting to her. But most of all, seeing her grandmother diving under the fierce surf along the coastline, leaves a huge impact on her. "I think I would like to be a diver too..."

Masayoshi Hayakawa (Joe Odagiri) was once a popular member of rock band "Out of Justice," but after the breakup of the band 13 years ago Masayoshi Hayakawa's life has become a mess. He drinks alcohol a lot now and does a live 30 minute radio show in the early mornings, while occasionally attending fan meetings.

One day, Masayoshi Hayakawa meets two young girls, and a young boy, all in middle school, and learns that he is the father of the girls. He begins to take care of the girls and boy, but has to hide their existence from his management office, who are just looking for an excuse to drop him from his contract. Through the children, Masayoshi Hayakawa is able to grow as a person and mature.