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Top 16 Japanese Drama Series of All Time

by YPB Team

Tearjerkers and legal showdowns, slow-burn romances and revenge sagas — decades of unforgettable J-drama go head to head. Cast your vote!

  1. Hanzawa Naoki — ranked #11
    Hanzawa Naoki
    The record-breaking banking revenge drama about a banker fighting corruption with his motto 'double payback'.
    1000pts
  2. Woman — ranked #22
    Woman
    The 2013 family drama about a widowed mother struggling to raise her children.
    943pts
  3. Galileo — ranked #33
    Galileo
    The mystery drama featuring a genius physicist who solves baffling crimes with science.
    943pts
  4. Great Teacher Onizuka — ranked #44
    Great Teacher Onizuka
    The 1998 series following a reformed biker gang leader who becomes an unconventional high-school teacher.
    771pts
  5. Hana Yori Dango — ranked #55
    Hana Yori Dango
    The hugely popular 2005 romance about a working-class girl clashing with four wealthy boys at an elite school.
    692pts
  6. Beautiful Life — ranked #66
    Beautiful Life
    The blockbuster 2000 romance between a hairdresser and a librarian who uses a wheelchair.
    600pts
  7. Hero — ranked #77
    Hero
    The hit legal drama starring Takuya Kimura as an unconventional prosecutor challenging office norms.
    600pts
  8. Liar Game — ranked #88
    Liar Game
    The psychological thriller about an honest student dragged into a high-stakes deception tournament.
    491pts
  9. Pride — ranked #99
    Pride
    The 2004 romance starring Takuya Kimura as the captain of an ice hockey team.
    491pts
  10. Nodame Cantabile — ranked #1010
    Nodame Cantabile
    The beloved music-school romantic comedy about an eccentric pianist and an ambitious conductor.
    491pts
  11. 1 Litre of Tears — ranked #1111
    1 Litre of Tears
    The tear-jerking 2005 drama based on the real diary of a girl living with a degenerative disease.
    491pts
  12. Code Blue — ranked #1212
    Code Blue
    The medical drama about young doctors on a helicopter emergency response team.
    360pts
  13. Mother — ranked #1313
    Mother
    The acclaimed 2010 drama about a teacher who abducts an abused child to save her.
    360pts
  14. Quartet — ranked #1414
    Quartet
    The critically praised 2017 ensemble drama about four strangers forming a string quartet.
    360pts
  15. Long Vacation — ranked #1515
    Long Vacation
    The iconic 1996 trendy drama pairing a struggling pianist with a jilted model as roommates.
    0pts
  16. Kazoku Game — ranked #1616
    Kazoku Game
    The 2013 dark drama about a mysterious tutor who upends a dysfunctional family.
    0pts

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