personal feel good jdramas
a list of my personal favorite jdramas that i could continuously rewatch for no reason other than to feel good
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1. Nodame Cantabile
Japanese Drama - 2006, 11 episodes
i remember watching this show like 10 years ago (hint: i was like 10) and loving it
rewatching it in my 20s was so satisfying and nostalgic
its still one of my favorite couples and also you really cant get these weird 4D characters outside of old jdramas
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2. Onzoshi Boys
Japanese Drama - 2019, 18 episodes
i love romance and this has it? i rewatched it once and i will probably rewatch it again because honestly its just so simple and cute
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3. Q10
Japanese Drama - 2010, 9 episodes
one of the first jdramas i watched and it introduced me to sato takeru, who is honestly my favorite actor in jromances
he is so cute in this TT
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4. Todome no Kiss
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
hello kento pleasure seeing you here~
this was actually the first show i ever saw him in and he did amazing
i love me some morally gray but actually has a heart male leads
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5. Tokyo Tarareba Musume
Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
this one is just fun~ the romances in it are great and there needs to be more stories about older ladies please
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6. Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!
Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
im happy that there are more stories about romance between guys that doesn't have like sex or kissing scenes... give me more stories with other kinds of love languages in them please~
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7. Boku to Star no 99 Nichi
Japanese Drama - 2011, 10 episodes
i just love famous people falling in love with ordinary people
however in this one! the romance is so freakin good i do not know why and i do not care to know why because i will keep enjoying it
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8. Ossan's Love
Japanese Drama - 2018, 7 episodes
comedic bls get so much hate and what not but like not everything has to be angst and this is one that just makes me happy
tanaka kei plays an idiot and he does it well and i love him
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9. Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge
Japanese Drama - 2010, 10 episodes
even though the ML actor is problematic (did he and yamashita get cancelled? im not sure)
i loved this manga even tho it ended really wildly, this show just is so good
also its just weird to think that they are playing high schoolers? right...? did they age them up for this? time for another rewatch ig
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10. Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu
Japanese Drama - 2016, 11 episodes
i rewatched this when i heard the MLs got married irl so
its still as cute and wholesome as i remember it
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11. Nee Sensei, Shiranai No?
Japanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
its just sweet short and simple~
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12. Minami-kun no Koibito: My Little Lover
Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
a story you could only find in japan
but man is it freakin good
and like its wholesome to an extent
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13. Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo
Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
sato takeru my love~
he is amazing in this (although i would love to see him play as a puppy-like character)
workplace romance just hits differently tho
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14. Kono koi wa atatamesu ka?
Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
"workplace romance just hits differently tho"
but add in actual believably second love interests and focus on the workplace
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15. Koe Koi
Japanese Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
simple high school love with a fun gimmick such as the main love interest that wears a paper bag 24/7 truly unconditional love lol
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16. Kuragehime
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
i watched the anime in parts on youtube oof
i just need simple love stories with a little bit of angst
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17. What Did You Eat Yesterday?
Japanese Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
it always makes me hungry but its just so happy
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18. Kimi Wa Petto
Japanese Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
older woman/younger man romance stories are really popular in japan i think
i think its because it switches up the typically power imbalance between the leads and i am here for it
strong business lady that is weak to romance oh boy
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19. Kahogo no Kahoko
Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
i love my child, innocent kahoko
she is so cute and needs to be protected but also like not that protected (chill kahoko's mother)
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20. His - Koi Suru Tsumori Nante Nakatta
Japanese Drama - 2019, 5 episodes
high school students have one concern during breaks and that is love
honestly these kids are so cute
i wish i could learn more about these kids even tho this is like a weird prequel/set up to the movie
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21. Haru to Ao no Obento Bako
Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
feminine men please~
japan really does a good job at saying f*** gender and i am here for it~
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22. Hajimete Koi wo Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi
Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
it is disgusting for a teacher to love their student but goddamn does japan love this set up
imo the FL really didnt have any other choice
even tho it is accepted? in japan for the cousin choice the dude just wasn't it
and the classmate from hs wasn't all that great either (although i love the actor~)
the student ig was the best... and yes i am biased
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23. Good Doctor
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
this just has something that the korean version just doesn't have
ah yes its kento lolol
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24. Way of the House Husband
Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
masa my son!
all the actors in this are iconic and lovely and wonderful and they made this adaptation so good
(the netflix anime version was awful not even anime just a money grabber)
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25. Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai
Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
Mr. Dean Fujioka hello there
i love this man and this drama is just so cute to watch
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26. Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru
Japanese Drama - 2019, 8 episodes
based on a real story i think
i love the unconditional love that they have for each other TT
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27. Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto
Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
biased towards kento of course
i love when cold characters fall in love unwillingly with the sunshine character
its such a good contrast