Jdorama List

Last updated: December 17, 2008

Currently watching: Ryuusei no Kizuna

Ryuusei no Kizuna – 8(~ep9)
Story about 3 kids who grow up trying to figure out who murdered their parents. The show is super quirky and the characters are fun to watch. So far..I’m really digging it.

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Hey folks! I decided to update my jdorama list from last time, it’s quite the list huh? lol. If you have any question or what not about these, just leave a comment. I tried to make it more detailed as well =]

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(btw, if this looks repetitive…it’s because it is! I just copied this exactly from my post on March 18, 2008 and decided to turn it to a separate page and add stuff.

My Rating 1-10:
10 = MUST WATCH!!!
8 = Enjoyable
5 = So..So. Not great, but it’s something to watch if you’re bored.
3 = Poorly done. Boring/cliche story line.
1= Do not bother.

* = watched it a long time ago, but don’t remember it too well. i.e Beautiful Life, I enjoyed it a lot but I can’t remember details.

(~ ep#) = Is the episode I most recently watched. Either I am currently watching it or I started and haven’t gone back to it yet.

(^ep#)= Episode I left on on and probably will NOT go back to watch. Incomplete.

Jdorama List

(this banner above consist most of what I consider the best jdoramas =] )

1 Pound no Fukuin (1 Pound Gospel) – 5(~ep3)
Comedy drama about a boxer who lives to eat and is in love with a nun.. pretty quirky.. lol

Akihabara@deep - 5 (~ep3)

Ashita no Kita Yoshio- 7.5 (~ep2) About an unlucky man who plans to commit suicide on a set date, but runs into interesting people that make everything eventful. It’s interesting but can be slow.

Attack no. 1 - 8
High School volleyball drama; this drama rocks

Attention Please - 4.5
A punk-rock girl tries to become a pilot. It had it’s moments, but I don’t get the hype…

Bara no nai Hanaya – 7 (~ep2)

Beautiful Life – 9*

Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru – 7 (~ep1)

Dance Drill - 4
A girl tries to form a cheer leading team, based on a true story. Overall, not THAT interesting but I still watched it…why? I dunno…

Densha Otoko - 4
An otaku saves a girl from a perv on the subway. It had it’s funny moments but overall, predictable and the lead actress could have done a better job.

Dragon Zakura – 8
School drama about the dumb kids being pushed and striving to get into Japan’s top University by a rebel-ish teacher. This is the first school drama where you see students actually do school work!

Edison no Haha – 7 (~ep3)
A little first grader Kento is treated like a problem child because he always asks “why”, when in reality he’s just a genius child thinking out of the box. Once you get over him asking “nande” and get past 1-2 eps, it’s pretty cute to watch!

First Kiss – 6
Sick girl goes visits her brother in Japan while pending her days before a critical operation. Cute story… but predictable and not THAT interesting….

Gachi Baka - 3
An twist of the school dramas GTO and Gokusen..nothing special.

Galileo – 7.5
Episodic drama that involves mysteries. It’s amazing how they solve some of the cases…others are a bit too surreal. Ending sucks.

Gokusen I - 8
School drama about rebel kids and a teacher who is the heir of the yakuza. Pretty darn entertaining!

Gokusen II – 4
The story is identical to Gokusen 1, but the only thing different is the cast…

Gokusen 3- 4 (~ep2) If you’ve ever seen the other Gokusens..this is justttt like it. The only difference is that there are 2 “leaders” in the class. Entertaining..but I’m not sure it’s worth it unless you’re watching it for the cast.

Good Luck! – 8.5*

Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO) – 9*
School drama about rebel kids again; one of the originals.

Haken no Hinkaku – 6 (~ep2)

Hana Yori Dango - 10
All I have to say is…I love HYD.

Hana Yori Dango II - 10

Hanayome to Papa – 7.5
Cute romance drama that involves an overbearing father.

Hanayome wa Yakudoshi - 7.5 (~ep
A former hit news anchor tries to do an undercover variety program on how life is being a wife on a farm. It’s a romance-comedy and the mother-in-law is frightening.

Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (Hani Kimi)- 10
ahh…I absolutely love this show. If you don’t know it..shame on you.

Hachimitsu and Clover (Honey and Clover) -6 (~ep2)

Hokaben- 6.5 (~ ep2) I’ve only seen up to 1 case so far, and although it’s kind of interesting, it’s pretty irritating. Ueto Aya always plays the same stubborn role and Kato Shigeaki seems to have a minor one.

Ima Ai ni Yukimasu – 9.5
Absolutely amazing and cute story. No high points and no low points. You grow to love the characters in this sweet story.

Ikebukuro West Gate Park (IWGP) – 9.5
This is just a crazy and funny drama. Please watch it lol It’s not you’re typical drama that is clean cut, but perhaps for a older audience?

Joou no Kyoushitsu - 7.5 (~ep3)
About a elementary school teacher who is basically the devil.

Kimi Wa Petto – 3.5
This is just weird…a boy pretends to be a pet dog for a lady.

Kisarazu Cat’s Eye – 8.5 (~ep2)
This is like IWGP, but not as “grown-up”. The story is hilarious so far and a lot of the same cast in IWGP is in it.

Kurosagi - 9.5
About a swindler swindling swindlers hahaha. Basically a robin hood story. I loved it.

Last Friends -9.5
A complex drama with rights and wrongs everywhere you go. The acting is amazing, the story is well done, but I’ll guarantee you that you’ll get frustrated. What I like best about this drama is that even though its painful to watch, it is realistic. To find the most up to date soft subs, click >HERE< .

Long Love Letter – 6 (~ep3)

Lost Time Life - 8 (~ep1)
I’ve only seen one episode but it’s pretty good. Not what I expected though, but definitely interesting.

Maou -9
A suspense and mystery drama, Maou is just amazing to watch. The acting, the characters, and the plot is just addicting. The only problem so far is sometimes it gets too complex, especially because it’s hard to distinguish who is who with past and present.

My Boss My Hero – 7.5
School drama about a guy in his late 20s who is in the yakuza going back to high school. Corny as hell…but I also found funny as hell haha..but I think my sense of humor is different lol

Nobuta wo Produce - 8.5

Nodame Cantabile – 9
This is a good one, especially if you’re into good classical music! Go watch it!

One Litre of Tears - 7.5
Drama about a girl with an incurable disease (and based on a true story). There is a twist of romance as well. It’s a tear jerker. Don’t watch the special, it’s boring and pointless.

Orange Days - 9.5*
Hmm..it’s been too long for me to remember this well, but I do remember highly enjoying it.

Papa to Musume no Nanokakan - 7.5
A daughter and father switch bodies! awkward….it’s a comedy-romance, thats typical..but cute.

Proposal Daisakusen - 7.5
A young man watches the love of his life get married,but some time during the ceremony he goes back in time. It’s quite the frustrating drama when you see how pathetic the main character can be but its still quite cute.

Puzzle – 8 (~ ep6) I’m a glutton for mystery dramas it seems. It’s fun to watch.. I haven’t seen too much yet to really judge, but so far… so good!

ROOKIES – 5.5 (~ ep8) If you like Gokusen, this is basically the same thing, but with a twist of baseball. It took about 5 episodes until the show actually got addicting and they actually started playing baseball. Entertaining..but nothing special.

Seigi no Mikata -8 (~ep5)
This is a story about 2 sisters, the older sister Makiko is spoiled and self-absorbed, but at the same time, brilliant, while younger sister Yoko is constantly picked on by and tormented by her. Makiko is constantly forcing Yoko to do her dirty work, and it’s quite annoying! If you can get pass how annoying this sister-relationship is, it’s fun to watch, especially because Shida Mirai is a adorable actress.

Sore Wa Totsuzen Arashi No You Ni - 2 – Slow…..just plain slow and weird. I only finished this show because I thought it would peak at the end… *sigh*

Stand Up!! - 9.5
This was a really silly drama, watch it if you like stories like American Pie and such.

Summer Snow - 9.5*

Sushi Oji – 8
I didn’t think I would get pass the first episode when I first started but… it was so ridiculous that I had to keep watching. I lovedd it! sooo sooo silly and funny..or maybe I just have a weird sense of humor..anyhoo…only downer was that the ending sucked. Some people prob won’t enjoy this as much as I did..but I can’t blame em lol

Tantei Gakuen Q - 10
Mystery drama! This drama had me hooked from the start. This is a must must must watch! The ending isn’t GREAT, but for some reason I really liked this drama..more than most people..haha

Tatta Hitotsu no Koi – 7.5
Love story about a low status guy and high status girl. Cute but very cliche.

Tiger and Dragon - 5 (^ep1)

Unfair – 6.5

Yamada Taro Monogatari – 2 (^ep2)

Yukan Club - 2.5
This had its funny moments but geezus this was a horribly done drama. Lame story line, bad acting, and etc. The only reason people are in love with this drama is because of the casts! I like them too but….they should just stick to singing.

Zetta Kareshi – 7 (~ ep3) This isn’t necessarily a goood drama..but it isn’t bad either. If you have free time, it’s something to watch for a good laugh. Nothing more..nothing less. If anything, watch it for the actors and quirkiness lol