Best Japanese TV shows
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Best Japanese TV shows
TOP TV Shows: Attack on Titan (2013), Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019), Hunter x Hunter (2011), Spy x Family (2022), The Quintessential Quintuplets (2019), Mob Psycho 100 (2016), Jujutsu Kaisen (2020), My Dress-Up Darling (2022), Black Clover (2017), My Hero Academia (2016), Parasyte: The Maxim (2014), Your Lie in April (2014), One Punch Man (2015), Komi Can't Communicate (2021), The Rising of The Shield Hero (2019), Chainsaw Man (2022), Horimiya (2021), Vinland Saga (2019), Naruto: Shippuden (2007), No Game, No Life (2014).
List of Best TV Shows
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, serious, mysterious, disturbing, exciting ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
tragedy, giant, giant monster, life turned upside down, threat, transformation, friendship, titan, direction and purpose, chaos and mayhem, danger, friends ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan, asia
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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:
sword, demon, danger, friendship, supernatural, murder, death, mentor, magic, destiny, vengeance, youth ...
Time:
20th century, 1910s
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
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:
mission, friendship, young heroes, team, murder, friends, martial arts, danger, fight, training, heroes, villain ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
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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, satirical, captivating, disturbing, entertaining ...
Plot:
agent, secret mission, espionage, telepath, family relations, spy hero, supernatural ability, secret, supernatural power, satire, supernatural, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
year 1962
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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, teen drama
Plot:
fall in love, tutor, high school, youth, sister sister relationship, love affair, mentor, love and romance, couple relations, friendship, sisters, couples ...
Place:
japan
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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, humorous, shounen ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
psychic, extrasensory perception, supernatural, ghost, school, middle school, telekinesis, supernatural power, good versus evil, paranormal phenomena, superpower, mentor ...
Place:
asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, 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, pre-teens, adult, preschool
Plot:
technology, supernatural, alchemy, siblings relations, curses spells and rituals, alchemist, imaginary, heroes, genocide, evil, brother brother relationship, escapades ...
Time:
1910s, 2020s
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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, captivating, adult animation, dark fantasy, disturbing ...
Plot:
demon, spirit, entity, danger, curse, friendship, teamwork, high school life, exorcism, fight, secret organization, youkai ...
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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, satirical, erotic, ecchi, semi serious ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
slice of life, cosplay, relationships, romantic relationship, love affair, satire, romantic friendship, love story, adolescence, schoolgirl, school, love interest ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
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, humorous, captivating ...
Audience:
teen fantasy
Plot:
direction and purpose, battles, friendship, magical, jousting, orphan, fantasy world, wizard, magic, magician, sword, chosen one ...
Time:
18th century, 16th century
Is relevant?
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, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
superhero, heroes, training, school, heroism, friendship, teamwork, rivalry, fight, high school life, tournament, supernatural power ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
asia, japan
Is relevant?
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, supernatural ability, fight scenes, danger, rivalry, murder, violence, alien, survival, tragedy, parasite, humanity ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
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, adult animation, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, piano, classical music, death of mother, violinist, trauma, music, pianist, contests and competitions, depression, love and romance, school ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
221K
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, 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, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
superhero, battles, monster, martial arts, supernatural, absurd humor, fight, cyborgs, karate, fantasy world, direction and purpose, violence ...
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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, friendship, friends, couple relations, self doubt, relationships, schoolgirl, slice of life, childhood friend, beauty queen, elite, teenage girl ...
Is relevant?
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, rough, suspenseful, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night
Plot:
rebelliousness, peril, rivalry, mind control, military, young heroes, battles, youth, civil rights, resistance, emperor, rebellion ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan, kyoto japan, asia
Is relevant?
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:
isekai, betrayal, danger, dishonesty, heroes, magic, friendship, rivalry, fantasy world, adaptation, slavery, vengeance ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Denji has a simple dream—to live a happy and peaceful life, spending time with a girl he likes. This is a far cry from reality, however, as Denji is forced by the yakuza into killing devils in order to pay off his crushing debts. Using his pet ...
Style:
anime, tense, captivating, ecchi, shounen ...
Plot:
devil, violence, blood, murder, demon, chainsaw, supernatural, terror, combat, teenager, violent, anthropomorphism ...
Time:
90s, year 1997
Is relevant?
23K
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, entertaining, captivating, romantic comedy, light ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
slice of life, teenage life, relationships, couple relations, love, love affair, friendship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage girl, friends, high school life, high school ...
Is relevant?
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, humorous, exciting, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
isekai, reincarnation, parallel world, friendship, slime, magic, fantasy world, heroes, danger, dragon, murder, death ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
127K
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, captivating, realistic, atmospheric, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
power struggle, danger, intrigue, courage, war, battles, viking, norse mythology, sea battle, warrior, vandalism, violence ...
Time:
medieval times, 11th century
Place:
europe, england, wales, scandinavia
Is relevant?
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, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
master warrior, friendship, supernatural ability, young heroes, ninja, heroes, good versus evil, sword fight, youth, self discovery, ninja warrior, fight ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
japan, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Genius gamer siblings (plus being NEET & hikikomori) Sora and Shiro are known as the undefeatable “__” (blank). Their talents and skills are so good they are considered as urban legend. One day, a young boy named Tet appears before them, ...
Style:
anime, humorous, exciting, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
parallel world, youth, isekai, game, rivalry, strategy, danger, computers and web, contests and competitions, unstoppable, gambling, cyberspace ...
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72K
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 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, sentimental, psychological thriller, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
time travel, childhood, murder, friendship, serial killer, child abuse, dysfunctional family, abusive mother, death, kidnapping, mystery killer, missing girl ...
Time:
year 2006, year 1988, 21st century
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
The year is Post Disaster 323. More than 300 years after a great war between Earth and Mars known as the "Calamity War", Mars has been successfully terraformed and colonized by humans. However even with the technological advancements, the ...
Style:
mecha, anime, adult animation, futuristic, psychotronic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
politics, space opera, robot, good versus evil, humanity, space travel, cloning, giant robot, dystopian future, danger, portal, woman in danger ...
Is relevant?
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, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
pre-teens
Plot:
slice of life, everyday life, supernatural ability, life, friendship, supernatural power, psychic, telepathy, supernatural, telekinesis, japanese teenager, schoolboy ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
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, epic fantasy ...
Plot:
sword, danger, youth, friendship, mythology, rivalry, violence, society, dishonesty, redemption, mentor, spell ...
Is relevant?
467K
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, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids, manly, boys' night
Plot:
mind game, anti hero, secret identity, law enforcement, rivals, heart attack, battle of wits, fighting crime, supernatural, vigilante, serial killer, supernatural ability ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
In the future when technological enhancements and robotics are a way of life, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 take care of the jobs that are too difficult for the police. Section 9 employs hackers, sharpshooters, detectives and cyborgs all in an ...
Style:
anime, philosophical, adult animation, cyber, futuristic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, androids and robots, artificial intelligence, hacker, cyborgs, cyberspace, distopia, mind game, investigation, androids, ghost in the shell, science runs amok ...
Time:
near future, future, 2030s, 21st century
Place:
japan, asia
Is relevant?
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:
exciting, stylized, anime, serious, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy
Plot:
supernatural ability, social relations, siblings relations, youth, magic, teenage life, high school life, imaginary, family relations, supernatural, badass, misogynist ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan, asia
Is relevant?
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