The best romantic Japanese dramas
The top 3 according to 13 votes from people: Nodame Cantabile (2006) · Miss Saionji Doesn't Do Housework (2023) · Boys Over Flowers (2005). (Updated Apr 22, 2025.)
From 90s Tokyo Love Story to First Love: the Japanese romance dramas most recommended by Japón Alternativo, Revista Yume and ADSLZone.
Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original
Top 10
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1
Nodame Cantabile (2006)
A chaotic pianist and an aspiring conductor.
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2
Miss Saionji Doesn't Do Housework (2023)
A woman who hates housework and her lodger.
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3
Boys Over Flowers (2005)
A scholarship girl against the F4 of a school for millionaires.
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4
The Full-Time Wife Escapist (2016)
A marriage of convenience that stops being one.
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5
Tokyo Love Story (1991)
The drama that brought Tokyo to a halt on Monday nights.
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6
Long Vacation (1996)
A jilted bride and a pianist share a flat.
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7
Silent (2022)
Reuniting with a first love who has lost his hearing.
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8
Good Morning Call (2016)
Two students who end up sharing a flat by mistake.
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9
Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo (2013)
A scatterbrained girl in love with the smartest boy at school.
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10
1 Litre of Tears (2005)
A teenager with a degenerative illness, based on a real diary.
Candidates
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11
First Love (2022)
Yae and Harumichi from adolescence to adulthood, set to Hikaru Utada songs.
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12
Hana-Kimi (2007)
A girl disguised as a boy at a boys' boarding school.
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Comments (1)
Hana Yori Dango fue mi primer dorama y sigue siendo mi favorito, aunque la versión coreana también me encanta