Best Japanese TV shows

This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Japanese TV shows" contains films with the following parameters. Style: anime, shounen, manga, captivating, exciting and humorous. Plot: friendship, violence, female nudity, rivalry, supernatural, supernatural power, fight, danger, tragedy and school. Genre: Animation, Action and Fantasy. Country: Japan, Poland and USA.
Best Japanese TV shows
Best Japanese TV shows
TOP TV Shows: Attack on Titan (2013), Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019), Jujutsu Kaisen (2020), Horimiya (2021), Spy x Family (2022), The Rising of The Shield Hero (2019), Hunter x Hunter (2011), Parasyte: The Maxim (2014), Death Note (2006), Mob Psycho 100 (2016), Vinland Saga (2019), Your Lie in April (2014), One-Punch Man (2015), ERASED (2016), Naruto (2002), Haikyu!! (2014), My Hero Academia (2016), Naruto: Shippuden (2007), Komi Can't Communicate (2021), Wise Man's Grandchild (2019).

List of Best TV Shows

Watch Trailers From This List to Choose a Movie
 9.1
 500K
Attack on Titan (2013)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by Titans. Titans are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A ...
Style: anime, exciting, mysterious, serious, tense ...
Audience: kids
Plot: giant, giant monster, life turned upside down, tragedy, friendship, transformation, danger, chaos and mayhem, direction and purpose, eaten alive, titan, friends ...
Time: future
Place: japan, asia
Is relevant ?
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, manga, humorous ...
Audience: kids
Plot: demon, danger, friendship, supernatural, sword, murder, death, mentor, magic, destiny, youth, vengeance ...
Time: 20th century, 1910s
Place: japan, tokyo
Is relevant ?
 8.6
 108K
Jujutsu Kaisen (2020)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: With his days numbered, high schooler Yuji decides to hunt down and consume the remaining 19 fingers of a deadly curse so it can die with him.
Style: anime, dark fantasy, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: spirit, curse, demon, student, society, entity, violence, fight, exorcism, supernatural, danger, teamwork ...
Is relevant ?
 8.1
 14K
Horimiya (2021)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: A secret life is the one thing they have in common. At school, Hori is a prim and perfect social butterfly, but the truth is she’s a brash homebody. Meanwhile, under a gloomy facade, Miyamura hides a gentle heart, along with piercings and tattoos. ...
Style: anime, captivating, entertaining, light, romantic comedy ...
Plot: teenage life, relationships, love, love affair, slice of life, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage girl, friendship, high school life, friends, teenager ...
Is relevant ?
Related movie lists
anime movies
5638
friendship movies
18934
exciting movies
14059
 8.4
 37K
Spy x Family (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Master spy Twilight is the best at what he does when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions in the name of a better world. But when he receives the ultimate impossible assignment—get married and have a kid—he may finally be in over ...
Style: anime, captivating, disturbing, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot: agent, secret organization, telepath, espionage, family relations, supernatural ability, husband wife relationship, supernatural power, satire, supernatural, secret, female assassin ...
Is relevant ?
The Rising of The Shield Hero (2019)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Iwatani Naofumi was summoned into a parallel world along with 3 other people to become the world's Heroes. Each of the heroes respectively equipped with their own legendary equipment when summoned, Naofumi received the Legendary Shield as his ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, tense, feel good ...
Audience: teens
Plot: betrayal, isekai, danger, dishonesty, heroes, friendship, magic, rivalry, fantasy world, adaptation, vengeance, society ...
Place: japan
Is relevant ?
 9.0
 131K
Hunter x Hunter (2011)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan, Poland
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Twelve-year-old Gon Freecss one day discovers that the father he had always been told was dead was alive and well. His Father, Ging, is a Hunter—a member of society's elite with a license to go anywhere or do almost anything. Gon, determined ...
Style: anime, exciting, shounen, captivating, thought provoking ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: friendship, team, young heroes, mission, friends, murder, danger, martial arts, fight, training, life is a bitch, heroes ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Is relevant ?
Parasyte: The Maxim (2014)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Shinichi Izumi is a normal high school boy whose right hand has become infected with an alien parasite that names itself "Migi" ("right"). Migi is the first parasite to develop a symbiotic relationship with its host, as he and ...
Style: anime, exciting, psychological, serious, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: body horror, danger, alien, rivalry, supernatural power, supernatural ability, fight scenes, murder, violence, survival, parasite, tragedy ...
Place: japan
Is relevant ?
Related movie lists
captivating movies
34092
manga movies
1001
japan movies
3136
teens movies
9529
 8.9
 373K
Death Note (2006)
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and ...
Style: anime, manga, suspenseful, exciting, serious ...
Audience: teens, kids, manly, boys' night
Plot: mind game, anti hero, secret identity, rivals, vigilante, police, battle of wits, supernatural, heart attack, law enforcement, supernatural ability, intelligence ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: japan
Is relevant ?
 8.6
 44K
Mob Psycho 100 (2016)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Shigeo Kageyama, a.k.a. "Mob," is a boy who has trouble expressing himself, but who happens to be a powerful esper. Mob is determined to live a normal life and keeps his ESP suppressed, but when his emotions surge to a level of 100%, ...
Style: anime, captivating, exciting, shounen, light ...
Audience: teens
Plot: extrasensory perception, ghost, psychic, supernatural, school, telekinesis, middle school, satire, superpower, supernatural ability, supernatural power, good versus evil ...
Is relevant ?
 8.8
 69K
Vinland Saga (2019)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: For a thousand years, the Vikings have made quite a name and reputation for themselves as the strongest families with a thirst for violence. Thorfinn, the son of one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, spends his boyhood in a battlefield ...
Style: anime, realistic, captivating, atmospheric, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: power struggle, viking, danger, intrigue, battles, courage, war, norse mythology, sea battle, warrior, vandalism, revenge ...
Time: 11th century, medieval times
Place: england, scandinavia
Is relevant ?
Your Lie in April (2014)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Kousei Arima was a genius pianist until his mother's sudden death took away his ability to play. Each day was dull for Kousei. But, then he meets a violinist named Kaori Miyazono who has an eccentric playing style. Can the heartfelt sounds of ...
Style: anime, touching, stylized, semi serious, uplifting ...
Audience: teens
Plot: friendship, pianist, piano, classical music, death of mother, violinist, contests and competitions, music, love and romance, depression, school, trauma ...
Place: japan
Is relevant ?
The Irregular at Magic High School (2014)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: In a world where magic is not a fairy tale but has existed for one hundred years siblings Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba prepare to begin their studies at the elite Private Magic University Affiliated High School (Magic High School for short). Entering on ...
Style: anime, serious, stylized, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience: teens
Plot: supernatural ability, social relations, siblings relations, youth, magic, high school life, teenage life, imaginary, family relations, supernatural, badass, misogynist ...
Time: future
Place: japan, asia
Is relevant ?
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Edward and Alphonse Elric's reckless disregard for alchemy's fun­damental laws ripped half of Ed's limbs from his body and left Al's soul clinging to a cold suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers scour a war-torn ...
Style: anime, exciting, serious, manga, stylized ...
Audience: teens, kids, adult, preschool
Plot: alchemy, supernatural, curses spells and rituals, siblings relations, imaginary, alchemist, genocide, heroes, brother brother relationship, evil, technology, escapades ...
Is relevant ?
 8.7
 184K
One-Punch Man (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special” training, though, he’s become so strong that he’s practically invincible. In fact, he’s too strong—even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single ...
Style: anime, feel good, entertaining, humorous, parody ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, kids
Plot: superhero, battles, martial arts, monster, supernatural, absurd humor, cyborgs, karate, fantasy world, fight, superpower, violence ...
Is relevant ?
 8.5
 57K
ERASED (2016)
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 264 min.
TV show
Story: Satoru Fujinuma is a struggling manga artist who has the ability to turn back time and prevent deaths. When his mother is killed he turns back time to solve the mystery, but ends up back in elementary school, just before the disappearance of his ...
Style: anime, psychological, captivating, psychological thriller, tense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: time travel, childhood, serial killer, murder, child abuse, dysfunctional family, friendship, abusive mother, death, kidnapping, mystery killer, disappearance ...
Time: year 1988, year 2006, 21st century
Place: japan
Is relevant ?
 8.4
 125K
Naruto (2002)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Many years ago, in the hidden village of Konoha, lived a great demon fox. When it swung one of it's nine tails, a tsunami occurred. The fourth hokage sealed this demon fox inside a boy in exchange for his own life. Naruto was that boy, and he ...
Style: anime, exciting, manga, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: teens, kids, pre-teens, manly
Plot: determination, friends, danger, ninja, rivalry, friendship, master warrior, training, good versus evil, teenage life, youth, naruto ...
Place: japan
Is relevant ?
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: "Rimuru Tempest" is the new name of a slime in a fantasy world taken by a former 37-year-old human Satou Mikami after he is killed by a passing robber. Broken free from ordinary, stale past life, his fresh adventure in a fantasy world as a ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, humorous, tense ...
Plot: reincarnation, parallel world, isekai, friendship, danger, fantasy world, heroes, magic, slime, murder, dragon, death ...
Place: japan
Is relevant ?
Related movie lists
shounen movies
460
humorous movies
22119
rivalry movies
14557
violence movies
15772
 8.7
 34K
Haikyu!! (2014)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan, Poland
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Shōyō Hinata began playing volleyball after seeing the "small giants" who played the sport when he was in elementary school. He suffers a crushing defeat in his first and last tournament in middle school at the hands of his rival Tobio ...
Style: anime, exciting, realistic, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience: teens
Plot: volleyball, stubbornness, friends, friendship, youth, prodigy, rivalry, against the odds, sport team, athlete's life, follow your dream, contests and competitions ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia
Is relevant ?
My Hero Academia (2016)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: People are not born equal, a realization that 4-year-old Midoriya Izuku faced when bullied by his classmates who had unique special powers. Izuku was one of the rare cases where he was born with absolutely no unique powers. This did not stop Izuku ...
Style: anime, exciting, entertaining, sincere, humorous ...
Audience: teens, preschool
Plot: superhero, training, school, heroes, heroism, high school life, friendship, teamwork, save the world, rivalry, tournament, supernatural power ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Is relevant ?
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (2006)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Japan has been invaded and conquered by the Britannian Empire. Japan is now known as Area 11 and its citizens known as Elevens. The Britannian Empire takes away Japan's autonomous power and imposes its rule through the use of Knightmares. The ...
Style: anime, suspenseful, rough, stylized, manga ...
Audience: kids, teens, boys' night
Plot: mind control, rebelliousness, youth, peril, rebellion, military, young heroes, battles, civil rights, resistance, leader, emperor ...
Time: future
Place: japan, kyoto japan, asia
Is relevant ?
Naruto: Shippuden (2007)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Naruto Shippuuden is the continuation of the original animated TV series Naruto.The story revolves around an older and slightly more matured Uzumaki Naruto and his quest to save his friend Uchiha Sasuke from the grips of the snake-like Shinobi, ...
Style: anime, manga, exciting, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot: master warrior, friendship, supernatural ability, young heroes, ninja, heroes, good versus evil, mission, team, sword fight, youth, self discovery ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia
Is relevant ?
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Bell Cranell is a rookie adventurer and the sole member of his dirt-poor guild founded by the petite goddess Hestia. Adventurers come from far and wide looking to strike it big in the massive labyrinth known as Dungeon, located beneath the city of ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, romantic, enigmatic ...
Plot: goddess, battles, travel, magic, monster, deity, magical sword, fight, mythology, god, harem, creature ...
Is relevant ?
Related movie lists
youth movies
12375
magic movies
3846
fight movies
10305
Komi Can't Communicate (2021)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: At a high school full of unique characters, Tadano helps his shy and unsociable classmate Komi reach her goal of making friends with 100 people.
Style: anime, humorous, sincere, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot: shyness, school, teenage girl, love, friends, teenager, self doubt, teenage life, slice of life, schoolgirl, relationships, friendship ...
Is relevant ?
Wise Man's Grandchild (2019)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: A young man who had surely died in an accident, was reborn in another world as a baby! After that, he was picked up by the patriot hero "Sage" Merlin Wolford and was given the name Shin. He was raised as a grandson by Merlin and soaked up ...
Style: anime, funny, entertaining, humorous, romantic ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: wizards and magicians, school, magic, friendship, high school, good versus evil, training, isekai, fantasy world, parallel world, relationships, demon ...
Is relevant ?
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (2016)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Gifted with a wide assortment of supernatural abilities ranging from telepathy to x-ray vision, Kusuo Saiki finds this so-called blessing to be nothing but a curse. As all the inconveniences his powers cause constantly pile up, all Kusuo aims for is ...
Style: anime, feel good, exciting, light, entertaining ...
Plot: everyday life, friendship, supernatural ability, slice of life, schoolboy, psychic, supernatural power, telepathy, supernatural, life, society, telekinesis ...
Place: japan
Is relevant ?
 8.2
 34K
Black Clover (2017)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, Poland
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Asta and Yuno were abandoned together at the same church, and have been inseparable since. As children, they promised that they would compete against each other to see who would become the next Emperor Magus. However, as they grew up, some ...
Style: anime, exciting, entertaining, captivating, humorous ...
Plot: friendship, magical, direction and purpose, battles, jousting, orphan, fantasy world, magic, magician, obsessive quest, wizard, chosen one ...
Time: 16th century, 18th century
Is relevant ?
My Dress-Up Darling (2022)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Wakana Gojo is a high school boy who wants to become a kashirashi--a master craftsman who makes traditional Japanese Hina dolls. Though he's gung-ho about the craft, he knows nothing about the latest trends, and has a hard time fitting in with ...
Style: anime, erotic, captivating, semi serious, entertaining ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: slice of life, love affair, cosplay, school, adolescence, love story, schoolgirl, romantic relationship, relationships, romantic friendship, satire, love interest ...
Is relevant ?
The Quintessential Quintuplets (2019)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Fuutarou Uesugi is a poor, antisocial ace student who one day meets the rich transfer student Itsuki Nakano. They argue but when Uesugi realizes he is to be her tutor, he tries to get on better terms. While trying to do so he meets four other girls.
Style: anime, romantic, sweet, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: fall in love, tutor, high school, youth, sister sister relationship, love affair, love, couple relations, friendship, love and romance, sisters, couples ...
Is relevant ?
DanMachi: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side - Sword Oratoria (2017)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: After having descended upon this world, the gods have created guilds where adventurers can test their mettle. These guilds, known as "familia," grant adventurers the chance to explore, gather, hunt, or simply enjoy themselves. The Sword ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, humorous, super sentai ...
Plot: friendship, danger, youth, society, dishonesty, sword, rivalry, violence, mythology, redemption, mentor, magic ...
Is relevant ?
Watch Trailers From This List to Choose a Movie
Related movie lists