Tokyo Poverty Girl

Influence

Yuri goes to a female novelist and tells her that she and two of her friends committed three murders. Yuri asks the novelist to write a story about them.

Your Turn to Kill

Nana and Shota are a newlywed couple and Nana is 15 years older than Shota. Nana works as a designer and Shota works as a gym trainer. They both enjoy mystery. The newlywed couple then move to an apartment and they attend a resident’s meeting there. Nana and Shota become involved in murder cases that take place at the apartment. Residents get murdered one by one. Some residents have a motive, but those suspects have an alibi. Because of this, an arrest has yet to be made.

Tourist

In this drama, each of three troubled women encounter a mysterious and charismatic man while traveling to Bangkok, Taipei, and Ho Chi Minh.

NANA

Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu meet while traveling to Tokyo in pursuit of their respective dreams, and decide to be roommates. Although drastically different people, the two become very close and together they find out if their biggest dreams have room for their best friend.

Never-Ending Audition

The story of young producer Rin Miyazono's struggles at an audition site for a new film. Ten new actresses gather at the audition venue for "Resident Ten Colors," a story of friendship among ten female university students living in a university dormitory. Rin is puzzled by all the clunkers. But somehow the audition, which was supposed to be over, begins again... a time jump! What did Rin Miyazono see after repeating auditions with actresses who can't act? Will the new film ever be completed...

Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater

Tsurugi Hina, a first-year high school student who moved from the city, is an indoor person who is not good at living things. While walking along the embankment, she met her senior Kuroiwa, and was forced to join the mysterious "Teibo Club" and she decides to start fishing. With the support of unique club members, she gradually discovers the joy of fishing.

Then You Try Making It!

A woman loses herself by playing the "perfect girlfriend," cooking elaborate meals for her partner, while her old-fashioned boyfriend assumes women should cook. After a smooth college romance and cohabitation, they break up right after his proposal. Through cooking, they rethink stereotypes and rebuild their love in this rom-com.

Borderless

Nao, a high school girl living a self-proclaimed "normal" life, is one day approached by her mysterious classmate Kiri in the school library. Kiri invites Nao to come with her to visit a scene of a murder in Kiri's neighborhood which she's using as inspiration to write a novel. Meanwhile, sisters Haru and Kei, witness their father being beaten by someone on their mountain cottage. The sister flee, only to be chased by the attacker. Kotone works at a coffee shop run by her father after failing the entrance exam for music college. She works with her childhood friend Kazushi and the atmosphere is pleasant. Her younger sister Kanon is worried about Kotone, but spends her days devoted to her band. A mysterious girl stands on her balcony in the rain. What is beyond the gate that looks at? These four stories will intersect, as the boundaries between each girl gradually become borderless. ~~ Adapted from the novel "Borderless" by Tetsuya Honda. (Source: MyDramaList)

5 Songs

Tengu's Kitchen

At 14-years-old, Izuna On discovers he and his brother Motoi are both descendents of Tengu (flying goblin-like creatures of Japan folklore). Motoi has wings, which is somewhat rare among Tengu descendants, while On has the ability to communicate with animals. Due to their heritage, the two brothers live together, separated from normal society, and the story focuses on their everyday lives.

Anata no Soba de Ashita ga Warau

Somewhere at Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture lives a woman and her son. The woman is Mashiro Aoi who has lost her husband and bookstore cum home from the Tohoku earthquake. It has been 10 years since the disaster and Aoi decides to renovate a vacant place and reopen the bookstore which her late husband used to love. Aoi then meets an architect, Hayama Eiki who is not good at socialising. However, after much interactions, they begin to get attracted to each other.

FM999: 999 WOMEN'S SONGS

Kiyomi Koike is a 16-year-old girl. She has all these different emotions intertwined in her mind. One day, she suddenly blurts out "What is a woman?" She then hears a DJ's voice in her head. The voice states "Women's Songs! Radio FM999 starts." The DJ in Kiyomi Koike’s head proceeds to spin songs that matches her worries. With her eyes closed, Kiyomi Koike meets various women in the world of music and learns from them.

The Writer

A crime writer finds himself the prime suspect in a murder that emulates his own novel and must now join hands with a die-hard fan to prove his innocence.

Toshiie and Matsu

The 41st NHK Taiga Drama is Toshiie to Matsu. During the turbulent Warring States Era, one man's life and career intertwined with the three great generals of Japanese history-Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu. With political savvy and the support of his fiercely loyal wife, Maeda Toshiie rose to second in power in the shogunate and built up a fiefdom that encompassed Echizen, Noto and Kaga.

So Close! Detective Oshii 2

The case files of a most unfortunate detective Detective Oshii is brilliant. His flair for seeing through the mystery is unequaled. And yet… at the very last minute, his finger points to the wrong culprit! Always so close to the truth, and yet so far—. While the credit goes to everyone else but him, there never seems to be a shortage of cases for the "great" Detective Oshii!

Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020

Six strangers share a fabulous house in Tokyo, looking for love while living under the same roof. With no script, what happens next is all up to them.

Someday in Zero Gravity

Four high school girls in an astronomy club once dreamed of going to space together. Years later, as adults leading separate lives, they unexpectedly reconnect with their forgotten ambition. Inspired by the idea that an ultra-small satellite might finally make their dream achievable, they reignite their passion and embark on a second youth chasing space.

もしも世界に 「レンアイ」がなかったら

In a world without love, Otoha belongs to a minority cursed with feelings of “Ren’ai,” forced to battle loneliness and prejudice in her search for acceptance.

Ryosangata Riko

Komukai Riko is a young single woman and works for an event planning company. She is considered average in regards to her personality and appearance. One day, her co-worker mentions person of a mass production model. Komukai Riko asks herself if she could be such a person for a mass production model and she answers her question affirmatively. Around this time, she happens to see plastic model Zaku at a neighborhood store. Zaku is a robot from TV anime series Mobile Suit Gundam. She becomes interested in plastic models and challenges herself to make her first plastic model.

Eating Crab with a Yukionna

A certain summer day, as the cicadas sing loudly. A man with no money and no place to belong tries to end his life, however is unable to take the last step. While wavering between life and death, he sees a gourmet food program on television, and realising he's never once eaten crab in his life decides that "For my last day on this Earth, I'll eat crab". Settings his sights on the wife who lives in a high-class neighbourhood that he happened across in a library, he forces his way into her home. And thus, he demands money from her, however things go in an unexpected direction.