Genre: Romance, School, Health, Human.
Date: October 2005
Episodes: 11
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English
Casts: Aoi, Endo Yuya, Fujiki Naohito, Hamaoka Maya, Hashizume Ryo, Hoshino Natsuko, Jinnai Takanori, Kato Kazuko, Katsuno Hiroshi, Kawaguchi Shouhei, Kawahara Makoto, Koide Saori, Kurita Yoko, Matsumoto Kana, Matsuyama Kenichi, Miyoshi Ai, Mizutani Momosuk

Synopsis: This beautifully moving drama is based on the real-life struggles of a 15-year-old girl named Aya who suffered from an incurable disease, but lived life to the fullest until her death at 25. The script is based on the diary Aya kept writing until she could no longer hold a pen. The book that later followed entitled “One Litre of Tears”" has sold over 1.1 million copies in Japan alone.
Fifteen year old Ikeuchi Aya was just a normal girl, soon to be high school student and daughter of a family who works at a shop that makes tofu. As time passed, unusual things started happening to Aya lately. She started falling down often and walks in a strange way. Her mother Shioka, takes Aya to see the doctor, and he informs Shioka that Aya has spinocerebellar degeneration – a terrible disease where the cerebellum of the brain gradually deteriorates to the point where the victim cannot walk, speak, write, or eat. A cruel disease, as it does not affect the mind in the least. How will Aya react when told about her disease? And how will Aya live from now on?

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Genre: Romance.
Date: 07 2001
Episodes: 12
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English
Casts: Asano Atsuko, Takeda Tetsuya, Eguchi Yosuke, Tanaka Ritsuko

Synopsis: 101st Marriage Proposal is a “”Beauty and the Beast”" story starring Takeda Tetsuya (Virgin Road, 3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi Sensei) as a down-on-his-luck man who has gone through 99 omiai (arranged dates with the intention of marriage if the date goes well). Not particularly smart, nor handsome, nor rich, he is a man who cannot lie and of course, has a heart of pure gold. On the 100th omiai, he meets Kaoru (Asano Atsuko), an extremely beautiful and talented cellist who can’t forget her dead fiancee.

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Genre: Family.
Date: 10 2006
Episodes: 11
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English
Casts: Shida Mirai, Tanaka Misako, Namase Katsuhisa, Miura Haruma, Muroi Shigeru, Yamaguchi Sayaka

Synopsis: 14-year-old Miki Ichinose becomes pregnant with her boyfriend’s child. After struggling with the fact that she is pregnant, she decides that she will keep the baby and raise it by herself. The drama follows what this means for her, her family, her school life, the life of her boyfriend and his family, and the society in which she resides.

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Date: 2005
Episodes: 4
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English

Synopsis: Miserable 15 year old boy Sanada Kohei is in the third year of junior high school where he is constantly being bullied by three of his classmates. Along with a troubled school life, Kohei doesn’t get very good grades. His family life isn’t too great either, with an overprotective and doting mother, a serious and nerdy sister, and a father who doesn’t even look at his family. Kohei has already gone through ten tutors by the time that the drama takes place. His newest tutor. Shunsaku, is not the usual kind of tutor; he’s a bit perverted and will throw Kohei around and hit him when he’s being difficult. Ultimately, it’s Shunsaku’s influence that changes Kohei.

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Genre: Mystery, Romance, Triller.
Date: April 2002
Episodes: 11
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English
Casts: Akashiya Sanma, Fukatsu Eri, Fukumoto Shinichi, Igawa Haruka, Kaneko Takatoshi, Kimura Takuya, Morishita Aiko, Murata Mitsu, Ohsumi Kenya, Shibasaki Kou, Tayama Ryosei, Toyota Maho, Yashima Norito

Synopsis: The story opens after a young female student kills herself by jumping off a balcony. It’s soon discovered that she was in fact stabbed, and the room arranged to make it look like a suicide. And so we begin. A few minor details lead Detective Kanzo (Akashiya Sanma) to suspect that Ryo (Kimura Takuya), an enigmatic chef’s assistant, knows more about her death.The two have run into each other by chance a few times, and each time left Kanzo with an uncomfortable feeling. Every clue that is revealed seems to lead to more questions about Ryo, his obsessive girlfriend, his callous and manipulative relations with several women, and about a painful memory from Kanzo’s past. Things get more complicated when a powerful love/hate relationship develops between Ryo and Kanza’s little sister, the beautiful Yuko (Fukatsu Eri). What exactly is their connection? As the evidence (and body count) rises, Kanza tries desperately to save his sister from Ryo’s influence. He’s no saint, but is he the Devil Kanza thinks he is? And why? The answers will floor you, even when you think you’ve got them figured out already.

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Genre: Mystery.
Date: 10 1998
Episodes: 12
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English

Synopsis: Kimura Takuya plays Ito Naoki, a mysterious man that seems to have some special connection with Oba Minako (Nakayama Miho) by their childhood. But Minako has lost her memory long ago and she won’t remember anything about her childhood or him. Naoki knows almost everything about her and he secretly invites her to the “”Sleeping Forest”". From there on their story begins, into a mix of dark and romantic drama.

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Genre: Comedy, Romance.
Date: 10 2007
Episodes: 10
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English

Synopsis: 22-year old Kawano Ayu was brought up way out in the country. She’s a rough-mannered tomboy. When she meets Tetsu, a divorced beautician, the two fall in love and get married. Immediately after their happy new life begins, they are visited by a 5-year old boy, Yuki, who claims to be Tetsu’s son. Ayu reluctantly becomes the boy’s mother, but has no idea how to raise a child. What’s more, at kindergarten, she must confront the elegant mothers of the neighborhood. Ayu’s humorous life as a rookie mother begins.

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Genre: Sports.
Date: 01 2004
Episodes: 9
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English

Synopsis: Hiromi Oka decides to join the high school tennis club from the moment she saw the star player Reika’s excellent and smashing play. However, once the tennis lesson began, Hiromi finds herself bored in the succession of simple practice swings. One day, Munakata becomes appointed as the new head coach of the tennis team. His special training was nothing but original, extreme, and severe. In addition, he suddenly chose Hiromi, a tennis beginner, to be the member of the up coming tennis tournament. Not only Hiromi, but also her teammates become confused and take the odd situation unfair. Jealousy of her friends and teammates mounted, and they started to talk behind her back. Finally, Hiromi decides to leave the team and run away from the uncomfortable reality, but the coach strongly refused. Instead, he gave her an even more severe and personalized training. Ueto Aya – Oka Hiromi Yoshizawa Yuu – Todo Takayuki Matsumoto Rio – Ryuuzaki Reika Sakai Ayana – Midorikawa Ranko Ishigaki Yuma – Ozaki Yuu Kashiwabara Shuji – Chiba Takashi Kaneko Sayaka – Otowa Kyoko Morita Ayaka – Aikawa Maki Uchino Masaaki – Munakata Jin Becky – Houriki Saiko Takahashi Katsumi Takahashi Hitomi Komoto Masahiro

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Genre: Comedy, Family, Teen.
Date: 07 2004
Episodes: 10
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English
Casts: Arakawa Yoshiyoshi, Ishida Taro, Saeko, Yamaguchi Tomomitsu, Yamazaki Shigenori

Synopsis: Tomoe, 17, is an average high-school girl, interested in clothes and guys, but her family life is not so average. Losing her mother at a young age, she lives alone with her father, Shouhei and does all the cooking, laundry, housekeeping, like a mother would do. They have a hard time making ends meet, because Shouhei?s only income is from working as a judo teacher to the neighborhood kids. Tomoe can?t wait to go to the university to get away from her father, and judo which she hates. But because of her father?s unfortunate arrest, she is forced to take over at the dojo. With help from the captain of her high school?s judo team, Tomoe begins to teaching the few kids who still come to learn judo, and even start practicing the judo that she gave up as a child. This heartwarming family drama will entertain kids and adults alike.

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Genre: Action, Comedy.
Date: 06 2006
Episodes: 11
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English

Synopsis: Akihabara is a Tokyo district full of mangas, anime, electronics, video games, figurines, etc. It is a place that gathers fanatics of such themes, people who are commonly referred to as otaku. Page, Box, Akira, Taiko, Daruma, and Izumu are six otaku each with his/her own troubles and sought relief through a website called “”Yui’s Lifeguard.”" When site owner Yui died of a mysterious death, the six – each is an expert in their own field – gathered to form “”Akihabara@DEEP”", a “”trouble shooter”" group that vows to protect Akihabara and solve the problems of its inhabitants. Based on Ira Ishida’s novel. Kazama Shunsuke – Page Ikuta Toma – Box Himura Yuuki – Daruma Hoshino Gen – Taiko Matsushima Hatsune – Izumu/Izm Kosaka Yuka – Akira Honjou Manami – Yui Kitamura Kazuki – Nakagomi Takeshi Nobukawa Seijun – Maid Rui

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