100 Japanese Series to Watch
A curated MovieDB guide to 100 titles selected for clear search intent, audience interest, and data quality. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
Rank 1TV Series
Kamen Rider
Takeshi Hongo is a promising young man with a passion for motorcycle racing. However, his dreams are suddenly ruined when he gets kidnapped by Shocker, the evil secret organization planning to dominate the world. After being remodeled into a cyborg, Takeshi escapes and swears to protect the world from the inhuman monsters.
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2TV Series
Ultraman Tiga
A high-tech squadron protects Earth from evil monsters and aliens with the help of a giant super-being named Ultraman Tiga.
3TV Series
Ultraman
Hayata is a member of the Science Patrol, an organization tasked with investigating bizarre anomalies. He is mortally wounded when accidently encountering an alien being from Land of Light, who grants Hayata new life as the two are merged into one. Now, whenever a threat arises that is too great for the Science Patrol to handle, Hayata activates the beta capsule and becomes the hero known as Ultraman.
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4TV SeriesAIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002★ 7.5
5TV SeriesBurn the House Down
2023★ 7.1
6TV SeriesAlice in Borderland
2020★ 8.1
7TV SeriesGARO
2005★ 7.7
8TV SeriesVivant
2023★ 7.3
9TV SeriesGokusen
2002★ 8.0
10TV SeriesThe Naked Director
2019★ 7.3
11TV SeriesSolitary Gourmet
2012★ 8.9
12TV SeriesOshin
1983★ 7.8
13TV SeriesUltraman Z
2020★ 8.5
14TV SeriesGTO: Great Teacher Onizuka
1998★ 8.4
15TV SeriesHuman Vapor
2026★ 7.5
16TV SeriesAvataro Sentai Donbrothers
2022★ 8.8
17TV SeriesUltraseven
1967★ 7.9
18TV SeriesDoctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
2012★ 7.5
19TV SeriesIron Chef
1993★ 7.2
20TV SeriesSong of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo
2026★ 9.2
21TV SeriesHyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
2001★ 7.5
22TV SeriesHouse of Ninjas
2024★ 7.2
23TV SeriesPretty Guardian Sailor Moon
2003★ 7.4
24TV SeriesSamurai Sentai Shinkenger
2009★ 7.5
25TV SeriesGalileo
2007★ 8.2
26TV SeriesInto the White Night
2006★ 7.4
27TV SeriesGlass Heart
2025★ 8.4
28TV SeriesTokusou Sentai Dekaranger
2004★ 8.4
29TV SeriesUltraman Ace
1972★ 8.0
30TV SeriesLast Samurai Standing
2025★ 7.8
31TV SeriesFirst Love
2022★ 8.1
32TV SeriesLegal High
2012★ 8.5
33TV SeriesLiar Game
2007★ 7.8
34TV SeriesTokyo Swindlers
2024★ 6.9
35TV SeriesFishbowl Wives
2022★ 6.1
36TV SeriesFuruhata Ninzaburo
1994★ 8.8
37TV SeriesLove Is Better the Second Time Around
2024★ 7.8
38TV SeriesKaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
2011★ 7.5
39TV SeriesUltraman Nexus
2004★ 8.2
40TV SeriesCode Blue
2008★ 7.6
41TV SeriesViral Hit
2026★ 8.0
42TV SeriesEngine Sentai Go-Onger
2008★ 6.5
43TV SeriesHero
2001★ 7.9
44TV SeriesMidnight Diner
2009★ 8.2
45TV SeriesHanzawa Naoki
2013★ 8.3
46TV SeriesRebooting
2023★ 8.8
47TV SeriesMischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo
2013★ 7.6
48TV SeriesMadan Senki Ryukendo
2006★ 8.4
49TV SeriesChoujuu Sentai Liveman
1988★ 8.3
50TV SeriesYour Turn to Kill
2019★ 7.5
51TV SeriesJin
2009★ 7.9
52TV SeriesAmazon Riders
2016★ 8.4
53TV SeriesMy Personal Weatherman
2023★ 7.9
54TV SeriesSoul Mate
2026★ 8.4
55TV SeriesTrick
2000★ 7.2
56TV SeriesDragon Sakura
2005★ 7.7
57TV SeriesHANA-KIMI
2007★ 7.4
58TV SeriesHappy Kanako's Killer Life
2025★ 8.0
59TV SeriesA Man Who Defies the World of BL
2021★ 6.7
60TV SeriesDengeki Sentai Changeman
1985★ 8.3
61TV SeriesMobile Cop Jiban
1989★ 7.9
62TV SeriesPrison School
2015★ 7.3
63TV SeriesGannibal
2022★ 7.7
64TV SeriesSins of Kujo
2026★ 7.7
65TV SeriesYu Yu Hakusho
2023★ 7.5
66TV SeriesMidnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
2016★ 7.9
67TV SeriesCandy Color Paradox
2022★ 6.9
68TV SeriesSpecial Investigation Robo Janperson
1993★ 7.8
69TV SeriesAn Incurable Case of Love
2020★ 7.5
70TV SeriesUnnatural
2018★ 8.4
71TV SeriesUltraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga
2021★ 7.1
72TV SeriesGood Morning Call
2016★ 6.9
73TV SeriesStraight to Hell
2026★ 7.9
74TV SeriesJapanese Spiderman
1978★ 7.3
75TV SeriesMIU404
2020★ 7.5
76TV SeriesDeath Note
2015★ 7.3
77TV SeriesUltra Q
1966★ 8.0
78TV SeriesBOYS OVER FLOWERS
2005★ 8.1
79TV SeriesMarry My Husband: Japan
2025★ 8.1
80TV SeriesSPEC ~ First Blood
2010★ 8.5
81TV SeriesThe Brave 'Yoshihiko'
2011★ 7.6
82TV SeriesMegabeast Investigator Juspion
1985★ 7.9
83TV SeriesLong Vacation
1996★ 8.5
84TV SeriesTerrace House: Aloha State
2016★ 7.4
85TV SeriesFrom Today, It's My Turn!!
2018★ 7.9
86TV SeriesLove You as the World Ends
2021★ 7.4
87TV SeriesNinja Olympiad
1988★ 7.7
88TV SeriesThe Great White Tower
2003★ 9.0
89TV SeriesAt 25:00, in Akasaka
2024★ 7.8
90TV SeriesScum's Wish
2017★ 5.5
91TV SeriesChoushinsei Flashman
1986★ 7.6
92TV Series1 Litre of Tears
2005★ 8.5
93TV SeriesSanctuary
2023★ 7.8
94TV SeriesTransit Girls
2015★ 6.9
95TV SeriesThe Boyfriend
2024★ 8.6
96TV SeriesBeyond Goodbye
2024★ 7.8
97TV SeriesTokyo Love Story
1991★ 8.4
98TV SeriesOur Youth
2024★ 8.6
99TV SeriesThe Files of Young Kindaichi
2022★ 6.7
100TV SeriesFinal Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light
2017★ 7.3
About this list
A curated MovieDB guide to 100 titles selected for clear search intent, audience interest, and data quality. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
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