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Skye-N-Rain Feb 20, 2020
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  • Kamisama Mou Sukoshi Dake

    101. Kamisama Mou Sukoshi Dake

    Japanese Drama - 1998, 12 episodes
    7.9
    100 points by 1 voters
    High-school student, Kano Masaki, found herself falling into the practice of selling her body in order to earn money. When she heard that her favourite music composer, Ishikawa Keigo was holding a ...more
  • Horimiya

    102. Horimiya

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 7 episodes
    7.9
    100 points by 1 voters
    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, ...more
  • Attention Please

    103. Attention Please

    Japanese Drama - 2006, 11 episodes
    7.3
    100 points by 1 voters
    Losing her mother at a young age, Misaki Yoko was raised amongst three brothers. Yoko is a slightly boyish girl who is bullheaded and hates dishonesty. Ever since she was young, she ...more
  • Mother

    104. Mother

    Japanese Drama - 2010, 11 episodes
    8.6
    100 points by 1 voters
    Elementary school teacher Suzuhara Nao decides to abduct Michiki Rena, one of her female students, after discovering that she is being abused by her mother. Fleeing Hokkaido to Tokyo, the two experience ...more
  • Engine Sentai Go-Onger

    105. Engine Sentai Go-Onger

    Japanese Drama - 2008, 50 episodes
    7.5
    100 points by 1 voters
    Machine World is one of the 11 Braneworlds other than our own, which is referred to as the Human World, and it is home to giant vehicular beings called Engines who wage ...more
  • Mob Psycho 100

    106. Mob Psycho 100

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 12 episodes
    7.3
    100 points by 1 voters
    Kageyama Shigeo is an average middle school boy, nicknamed Mobu (meaning “background character”) as he lacks a sense of presence. Although he looks like an inconspicuous person, he in fact has powerful ...more
  • Brother Beat

    107. Brother Beat

    Japanese Drama - 2005, 11 episodes
    7.5
    100 points by 1 voters
    Tanaka Misako stars as a woman struggling to raise her three sons - played by Tamayama Tetsuji, Hayami Mokomichi and Nakao Akiyoshi - after her husband dies. Kuninaka Ryoko will appear as ...more
  • With Love

    108. With Love

    Japanese Drama - 1998, 12 episodes
    7.2
    100 points by 1 voters
    It all started when Takashi, a talented composer who could not write a love song ever since his girlfriend Rina left him suddenly, accidentally sent an incomplete piece of his latest work ...more
  • Mr. Brain

    109. Mr. Brain

    Japanese Drama - 2009, 8 episodes
    8.1
    100 points by 1 voters
    Ryusuke Tsukumo is a quirky yet brilliant neuroscientist working for the National Research Institute of Police Science. Wielding a unique perspective and psychology, Tsukumo tackles the nation’s most baffling crimes and scandals, ...more
  • Taiyou no Uta

    110. Taiyou no Uta

    Japanese Drama - 2006, 10 episodes
    7.7
    100 points by 1 voters
    While working at a seaside inn with his high school buddies, Fujishiro Koji meets Kaoru Amane, a street musician. Kaoru is suffering from an incurable disease called XP (xeroderma pigmentosum), and can't ...more
  • Momikeshite Fuyu

    111. Momikeshite Fuyu

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
    7.8
    100 points by 1 voters
    Taizo Kitazawa works as a middle school principal. He has three children. His first child, Hirofumi, is 38 years old and works as a heart surgeon. His second child, Chiaki, is 27 ...more
  • H2: Kimi to Ita Hibi

    112. H2: Kimi to Ita Hibi

    Japanese Drama - 2005, 11 episodes
    7.5
    100 points by 1 voters
    Kunimi Hiro was an ace pitcher in junior high school, until he was diagnosed by a doctor as having a "glass elbow." He gave up baseball and joined Senkawa Senior High School's ...more
  • Radiation House

    113. Radiation House

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 11 episodes
    8.1
    100 points by 1 voters
    Igarashi Iori is a talented radiographer who believes the “truth” is definitely captured in CT and MRI images. He and radiologist Amakasu An work at a hospital’s radiology department where they determine ...more
  • Hanzawa Naoki

    114. Hanzawa Naoki

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 10 episodes
    8.6
    100 points by 1 voters
    An idealistic banker takes on corruption and wrongdoing at his large corporate bank. While forging ties with some unlikely allies, he must use his financial expertise, his instincts about human nature, and ...more
  • Atsu Hime

    115. Atsu Hime

    Japanese Drama - 2008, 50 episodes
    7.8
    100 points by 1 voters
    The 47th NHK Taiga Drama is a life story of Atsuhime who was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, then called Satsuma, and became the wife of Tokugawa Iesada, the 13th shogun of the ...more
  • Lunch Queen

    116. Lunch Queen

    Japanese Drama - 2002, 12 episodes
    7.3
    100 points by 1 voters
    Natsumi loves lunch. By chance she starts working for "Kitchen Macaroni", posing as the fiance of the owner's eldest son, Kenichiro. Kenichiro's father Kenzo and his three younger brothers - Yujiro, Junzaburo, ...more
  • Water Boys

    117. Water Boys

    Japanese Drama - 2003, 11 episodes
    7.2
    100 points by 1 voters
    Two years ago, five high-school boys brought fame to a small town in Japan. What was so unique was that they formed a "men's synchronized swimming club." Their involvement and struggles while ...more
  • Anata no Ban Desu

    118. Anata no Ban Desu

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
    8.0
    100 points by 1 voters
    Nana and Shota are a newlywed couple, and Nana is 15 years older than Shota. Nana works as a designer, and Shota works as a gym trainer. They both enjoy mystery. The ...more
  • Shitsuren Chocolatier

    119. Shitsuren Chocolatier

    Japanese Drama - 2014, 11 episodes
    6.8
    100 points by 1 voters
    Koyurugi Sota admires and adores his school senior Takahashi Saeko. But it is unrequited love, so heartbroken Sota heads to Paris to become a Maître Chocolatier. Upon his return, Sota opens up ...more
  • Summer Snow

    120. Summer Snow

    Japanese Drama - 2000, 11 episodes
    7.7
    100 points by 1 voters
    A love story between a young man who has been forced to grow up too quickly and a young woman with an ailment that has placed restrictions on her life. Natsuo has ...more
  • Himitsu no Ai-chan

    121. Himitsu no Ai-chan

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
    7.3
    99 points by 1 voters
    Kasumi "Ai" Aiko is an athletic, tomboyish member of her school's basketball club. She is very popular among the girls and can even outplay the boys' team, with the exception of one ...more
  • Mondai no Aru Restaurant

    122. Mondai no Aru Restaurant

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
    8.1
    99 points by 1 voters
    Tanaka Tamako had been working for a male-dominated restaurant business but was betrayed by her boyfriend who was hired as the chef. In addition, she is taken to the police as a ...more
  • The Novelist

    123. The Novelist

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 6 episodes
    7.1
    99 points by 1 voters
    Kuzumi Haruhiko is a university student. One day, he causes a bicycle accident. The accident causes novelist Kijima Rio to break his arm. Kuzumi doesn't have insurance or money to pay Kijima ...more
  • Nana

    124. Nana

    Japanese Movie - 2005
    7.7
    99 points by 1 voters
    Two girls meet on a train headed for Tokyo. The bubbly girl in white is named Nana and she sits next to a black clad rock girl named Nana as well. They ...more
  • Dragon Zakura

    125. Dragon Zakura

    Japanese Drama - 2005, 11 episodes
    7.7
    99 points by 1 voters
    Sakuragi Kenji is a destitute lawyer and one-time member of a motorcycle gang trying to guide failing high school students with an average score of 36 into Japan's most prestigious educational institution, ...more
  • Otenki Onee-san

    126. Otenki Onee-san

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 9 episodes
    7.4
    99 points by 1 voters
    Haruko Abe received her meteorologist license at the age of 11. She is a genius weatherwoman. Haruko now works as a meteorologist on a morning information program. Due to her incredibly blunt ...more
  • Neko Zamurai

    127. Neko Zamurai

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 12 episodes
    7.6
    99 points by 1 voters
    Kyutaro is a swordsman who was feared by people at one time. Now, he is poor and lives alone quietly. Kyutaro doesn't know how to earn money without using his sword. By ...more
  • Pure

    128. Pure

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 3 episodes
    7.4
    99 points by 1 voters
    An unpopular idol, Kurobara Junko, pretends to be innocent, but in reality, she is an absurd girl who is jealous of her rival. She volunteers to work as traffic safety and security ...more
  • Suikyuu Yankees

    129. Suikyuu Yankees

    Japanese Drama - 2014, 10 episodes
    7.7
    99 points by 1 voters
    Inaba Naoya, who grew up abroad, admires Yankees because he was saved by one when he was a child. One day, he finally arrives in Japan to attend high school for one ...more
  • Battle Royale

    130. Battle Royale

    Japanese Movie - 2000
    7.9
    98 points by 1 voters
    A group of ninth-grade students from a Japanese high school have been forced by legislation to compete in a Battle Royale. The students are taken to an abandoned island, each given a ...more
  • Shrill Cries of Summer

    131. Shrill Cries of Summer

    Japanese Movie - 2008
    6.4
    98 points by 1 voters
    In early summer, Keiichi had just moved to a remote mountain village. As he became close friends with a group of girls, he enjoyed his life in the village. However, when he ...more
  • Tokyo Tarareba Musume

    132. Tokyo Tarareba Musume

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
    7.7
    98 points by 1 voters
    30-year-old Kamata Rinko is single and a struggling scriptwriter. She has no boyfriend and keeps having night outs at drinking spots with her girlfriends Kaori and Koyuki. “If I become beautiful, a ...more
  • Anego

    133. Anego

    Japanese Drama - 2005, 10 episodes
    7.0
    98 points by 1 voters
    Naoko Noda, who works in a trading company, is called "anego" by her younger co-workers. What is "anego"? It means "older sister", but in this case, it is given as a nickname ...more
  • Samurai High School

    134. Samurai High School

    Japanese Drama - 2009, 9 episodes
    7.4
    98 points by 1 voters
    Mochizuki Kotaro is a mild-mannered, unmanly high school student. One day, he visits a library and meets the mysterious librarian Himiko, who recommends to him an ancient book about a heroic general ...more
  • N no Tame ni

    135. N no Tame ni

    Japanese Drama - 2014, 10 episodes
    8.3
    98 points by 1 voters
    University student Sugishita Nozomi, Naruse Shinji, Ando Nozomi and Nishizaki Masato end up coming upon the scene of the murder of the Noguchi couple, because of a plan they had devised. Nishizaki ...more
  • Itsuka, Nemuri ni Tsuku Hi

    136. Itsuka, Nemuri ni Tsuku Hi

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
    7.9
    98 points by 1 voters
    A second year high school student, Morino Hotaru has spent the last few years crushing on her classmate, Otaka Ren. Unable to find the courage to confess her feelings, Hotaru has become ...more
  • Good Luck!!

    137. Good Luck!!

    Japanese Drama - 2003, 10 episodes
    8.0
    98 points by 1 voters
    Having achieved his life-long dream of being a pilot, Hajime is first officer on an international jetliner and is now working to become a captain. He can't seem to please Captain Koda, ...more
  • Yukan Club

    138. Yukan Club

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 10 episodes
    7.0
    97 points by 1 voters
    Shochikubai Miroku is the son of a police commissioner (father) and also a traveller (mother). Miroku has lots of connections and is a very good fighter. His interest is his motorcycle. Kikumasamune ...more
  • Shomuni

    139. Shomuni

    Japanese Drama - 1998, 12 episodes
    7.5
    97 points by 1 voters
    The stories revolve around the Office Ladies of General Affairs department 2 (Shomu ni, or GA-2) in a large multinational company called Manpan Corporation. GA-2 is called "the graveyard for female office ...more
  • Boku to Star no 99 Nichi

    140. Boku to Star no 99 Nichi

    Japanese Drama - 2011, 10 episodes
    7.2
    96 points by 1 voters
    In the romantic-comedy "Boku to Star No 99 Nichi", top Korean actress Han Yoo Na falls in love with a quiet man named Kohei Namiki. Kohei Namiki is a single man approaching ...more
  • Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru

    141. Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
    7.8
    93 points by 1 voters
    When Shoutarou Tatewaki first meets Sakurako Kujou, he knows his life will never be the same. Initially believing her to be responsible for a disappearance in the neighborhood, he later learns of ...more

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