Best School Dramas
School dramas are the best! This is my ranked list of the best school and college dramas I’ve seen so far. My criteria for inclusion is based on three rules:
1) it must be a true school drama (not just a drama with few scenes in school)
2) it must be really worth watching
3) it must include some elements of romance (no school drama can be called such without having some love in it)
For example a drama like Pinocchio is very good, but only few episodes have school life as setting, so I didn’t include it. On the other hand a drama like Switch Girl is a true school drama from the beginning to the end, but it is awfully directed and not worth watching, so I didn’t include it. Also dramas like Gokusen are out of the list because of lack of romance (yes, there is a latent attraction hinted between shina and yankumi in the series, but it never become a romance), even if I consider it a masterpiece.
I have included Korean, Japanese and Taiwanese dramas. I don’t include Chinese dramas because of the horrible censorship, the forced redubbing and the soulless direction.
For your reference: in the asian drama world usually the quality goes in this order:
JAPANESE ANIME > KOREAN DRAMAS > TAIWANESE DRAMAS > JAPANESE DRAMAS > CHINESE DRAMAS
But there are exceptions to this rule, and I will report them in my reviews.
P.S. I also recommend this wonderful post about school doramas (japanese dramas):
https://mydramalist.com/article/the-most-interesting-heisei-school-dramas-by-goo-ranking-011013197
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101. Live On
Korean Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
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102. Love Revolution
Korean Drama - 2020, 30 episodes
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103. Adult Trainee
Korean Drama - 2021, 7 episodes
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104. The Mermaid Prince: The Beginning
Korean Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
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105. Hope or Dope
Korean Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
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106. Backstreet Rookie
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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107. Alice, the Final Weapon
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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108. The World of My 17 Season 2
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
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109. The World of My 17
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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110. A-Teen
Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
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111. A-Teen Season 2
Korean Drama - 2019, 20 episodes
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112. Twenty-Twenty
Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
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113. Mimicus
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
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114. Dear.M
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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115. Pumpkin Time
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
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116. Someday or One Day
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 13 episodes
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117. Reset
Chinese Drama - 2022, 15 episodes
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118. Solomon's Perjury
Korean Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
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119. Law School
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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120. Kakegurui Season 2
Japanese Drama - 2019, 5 episodes
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121. Kakegurui
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
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122. Kakegurui Twin
Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
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123. Rookie Cops
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
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124. Cheer Up
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
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125. Racket Boys
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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126. Snowdrop
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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127. Moving
Korean Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
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128. How to Buy a Friend
Korean Drama - 2020, 8 episodes