Japanese Dramas

[hesto]

hummm… Let me look over your list that you posted above! You have seen more than I have, but there may be one or two I can recommend.
(I’ll get back to you ^^)

[melliebean_2]

Kaseifu no Mita the original version of Mysterious Housekeeper is a MUST see not like anything I’ve seen before totally hooked on ep 8 of 11

[niennavalar]

Fineeee I’ll watch it lol

[melliebean_2]

You’ll either be hooked by ep1 or you’ll be left going WTF??? I was hooked needless to say Just finished ep 8 and I am like OMFG!!! You finally hear Mita’s story and WOW…don’t want to spoil it for others but it’s no wonder she’s the way she is… T_T

[nutrient1]

Thanks for that hon!

[jason_oldfield]

I only recently discovered this site while searching for sites streaming Japanese drama in the UK, so I am keen to see more of them here. It seems really difficult to find any sites licensed to stream Japanese drama in the UK. I only know Crunchyroll, but they only have a few (currently watching Random Hero).

[miutty12]

Also I would like to see more Japanese dramas
I want to see in viki “Hana Yori Dango” among others.

[lazarini]

Suggestion to JDramas that I know that has complete English subs are…
• I Love Tokyo Legend-Kawaii Detective
• The Tragedy of W
• CSI Crime Scene Investigation Season 2 (subbed was just completed)
Hope that more JDramas come to viki as well as many more Japanese subbers.

[umno]

That drama is my #1! I actually go back to it just for the fun of it! its a must!

[umno]

All i want is Koizora. I love that movie. It’s one I made all my friends watch.

[neljoha]

I want to see PRIDE here. It’s my favorite japanese drama.<3

[junique]

I would like to add “Nana” and “Paradise Kiss” to the list. They are both movies and manga/anime adaptions. I already sent a request for both of them.

[alecia_299]

Does anyone know a legitimate site to watch JDramas? I’m dying to see the movie Drowning Love - The previews are all over YouTube.

[frustratedwriter]

I have watched a lot of the Jdramas on Netflix, Not sure if drama fever has, does have some, did you check drama fire> drama galaxy?

[erinbussert_740]

crunchyroll

[erinbussert_740]

most of the ones I like are crime or mystery shows

Painless: Eyes for Signs (medical, crime)
Galileo (Crime, medical, mystery)
Flashback (crime, supernatural, mystery)
ST: Scientific Task Force (crime/mystery/drama)
Perfect Insider (crime/ mystery/drama/sci fi)

based on manga

Death Note live action (L is awesome)
Future Diary
Gantz

[irmar]

Similar threads on Japanese dramas, to consider merging:

Which Japanese dramas/movies do you really want to watch on Viki?

Rurouni Kenshin https://youtu.be/i9Yc2UsTAi8

Japanese Dramas to Request

There are not enough Japanese doramas available on Viki. This is the title I would like to see licensed: A Girl and Three Sweethearts aka Sukina hito ga iru koto. http://mydramalist.com/18546-suki-na-hito-ga-iru-koto - Please request this and post one you would like some support requesting. Here is where you can go to request a title on viki: http://vikiinc.wufoo.com/forms/title-request-form/

Need more JAPANESE licensed dramas and movies

Hi Viki! I have been getting hooked up with Japanese shows lately and I noticed that in VIKI we only have few of them and no new ones lately… Just throwing this general idea out there maybe a little birdie is listening and can make things happen.

So few J-drama on viki

I was asking myself the same thing. And not much anime either. Even Japanese as a subtitling language is too often forbidden on Viki.

What happened to the "japanese reboot"?

I just went to watch an episode of Upcoming (a Japanese music show) and much to my dismay not one but BOTH of the only Japanese music shows are now gone from viki. not only am I not getting my “reboot” of Japanese dramas but they keep disappearing from the site . I lost my favorite jdrama, second to last love, and now this. tell me again why a jdrama fan should pay for a subscription to a JAPANESE company to watch jdrama? I guess Netflix will keep getting my money as they seem to put out more j…

Japanese dorama recommendations?

So there are tons of threads on K-dramas… But I’ve recently started re-watching some J-dramas I have and realized that I want to start watching them again. Any recommendations? With J-dramas, I like more procedural, action, fantasy(?) stuff. My favorites have mostly been series, like Boss, Bloody Monday, Liar Game. But, I mean, romance and comedy are always great - like Nodame Cantabile <3 So I’m open to whatever. Thanks for suggestions!

J-DRAMAs - Finally! A new galore of offerings. If you want to watch these on Viki.com

you know the drill - Support! (If not all of them, support those you want to watch.) Follow the channels (Click + on channel page top right hand corner.) Submit the Title Request Form. (Complete the form at https://vikiinc.wufoo.com/forms/title-request-form, and click ‘submit’.) Spread the word! Below is the new galore of offerings (all are fan channels as of this posting): Trumpet of the Cliff / 絶壁の上のトランペット (movie) Synopsis (AsianWiki): Aoi (Nanami Sakuraba) studies photography…

Please license more Jdrama!

My love for Kdrama started because I’m watching Jdrama and I find it quite a disappointment that there are not really that much Jdrama on Viki so I have to go elsewhere for my Jdrama needs. Now I know that the license process of Jdrama is more complicated but I think Viki should try harder. I want more people to discover the joy of Jdrama. I would love to see those latest Jdrama on Viki: I’m Your Destiny (Boku, Unmei no Hito desu. / ボク、運命の人です。) [image] Starring: Kamenashi Kazuya and Yamashit…

Maybe just merge the ones who are asking for more J-dramas? But they also have recommendations, so I don’t know…

@jeslynl

[shakalabbit]

I would argue that there are more redundant threads on other topics than this one. But maybe the reason there are so many threads about adding Japanese dramas is that J-drama fans are frustrated with the comparatively small number of J-dramas at Viki.

Also frustrating is the fact that almost all of the Japanese dramas that currently are on Viki are from the Romantic Comedy genre, which gets a little boring after awhile. There needs to be more variety: cop and detective shows, doctor shows, school dramas, sci-fi, etc.

Three that I would most like to see Viki add (though I have a long list,) are:

1. “Life” - the 2007 FujiTV drama based on Suenobu Keiko’s manga about vicious school bullying. I describe it as “Like ‘Aliens,’ but with scarier monsters.”

'Can’t remember where I first saw this but it was a long time ago and I really want to see it again because it’s easily the best J-drama I’ve ever seen - also to be able to tell friends that it’s available on Viki, which in turn would get Viki some new subscribers.

2. “Joker Yurusarezaru Sosakan” - 2010, also FujiTV, about a cop who is also secretly a vigilante who hunts down criminals. Sakai Masato in the lead role of Date-san reminds me of Gary Sinese - his face is inscrutable, like maybe he’s smiling or maybe he’s about ready to explode. It’s a great meditation on the meaning of justice vs. revenge, reason vs. emotion, and ethics in general. Another drama that I saw a long time ago and would like to introduce friends to:
   https://mydramalist.com/165-joker-yurusarezaru-sousakan

3. “Doctor X ~Gekai Daimon Michiko” - 2012, from TV Asaki - a medical drama starring Yonekura Ryoko, who was stunning as Baba Ayako in “35-sai no KouKousei,” another drama about school bullying that was on NTV a year later. In Doctor X she plays a brilliant, uncompromising freelance surgeon who is both hated and relied-upon by slackers at a poorly-run hospital. Her statement “I never fail” is awesome.
   https://mydramalist.com/5432-doctor-x

Anyway, the problem is that the number of Japanese dramas vs. Korean and Taiwanese dramas is horribly lopsided. We need more, and some variety.

/soapbox

[irmar]

I think we all agree that there are too few Japanese dramas. I mean, numbers speak by themselves!
Some theories about the reason have been discussed on all the threads. It seems that there is a difficulty to get Japanese content because of the unwillingness of Japan to give it to international streaming sites.
I thoroughly enjoyed Jin. Although there was some little (lukewarm) romance, it wasn’t the main focus at all. Unless you count in the fact that I fell in love with the main actor.

[frustratedwriter]

Irmar I agree with you, we need more of the J dramas. the unwilliness of Japan to give it to international sites? maybe they lost their trust in those people that got their dramas? I would love to see Samari Cat and that detective and that dr x, and so many morew!!