Growing up as a woman in J-dramas
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1. Unnatural
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
workplace (medical, forensic)
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2. Takane no Hana
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
art, ikebana (flower arrangement)
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3. Nagatan to Aoto: Ichika no Ryourijou
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
culinary, post-war period
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4. FM999 999 Women's Songs
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
music, avant-garde, coming of age, girlhood
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5. Isu
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
ensemble, existentialist
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6. Love and Fortune
Japanese Drama - 2018, 12 episodes
coming of age, womanhood, marriage
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7. Mameda Towako to san'nin no Motoo
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
workplace (architecture), motherhood, marriage
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8. Kentaro Hiyama no Ninshin
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
reverse patriarchy, modern fantasy
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9. Poison Daughter, Holy Mother
Japanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
girlhood, womanhood, mother-daughter dynamic
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10. Okaeri Mone
Japanese Drama - 2021, 120 episodes
workplace (meteorology and weather forecasting), coming of age, girlhood
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11. Raise de wa Chanto Shimasu
Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
sex, womanhood, gender
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12. Jimi ni Sugoi! Koetsu Garu Kono Etsuko
Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
workplace (publishing, proofreading), fashion
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13. Mental Tsuyome Bijo Shirakawa-san
Japanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
workplace (corporate), beauty, food
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14. Cold Case: Shinjitsu no Tobira
Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
workplace (police), crime, law enforcement system
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15. Koisuru Haha-tachi
Japanese Drama - 2020, 9 episodes
family, motherhood, marriage, love
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16. Kurara Hokusai no Musume
Japanese Special - 2017, 1 episode
historical, womanhood in the edo period, short biopic
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17. Konya Sukiyaki Dayo
Japanese Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
workplace (interior design, illustration), womanhood, friendship, marriage, cooking
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18. Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna
Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
slice of life cooking, womanhood, LGBTQ
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19. Ooku
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
reverse patriarchy, matriarch, period
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20. Nagi no Oitoma
Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
slice of life, "hard reset" (long vacation)
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21. Tokyo Woman
Japanese Drama - 2023, 4 episodes
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22. Kusuburi Onna to Sundome Onna
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
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23. Track Girl
Japanese Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
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24. Hikaru Kimi e
Japanese Drama - 2024, 48 episodes
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25. Nami yo Kiite Kure
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes