2013 · Japanese Dramas
42 Japanese dramas aired in Q2 (Apr–Jun) 2013, including The Last Cinderella, No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35, Public Affairs Office in the Sky. TBS, Fuji TV, tv asahi carried the most titles. The Last Cinderella led in ratings (15.2%). 3 titles hold award records.
By network and streaming service
TBS 7
Fuji TV 5
tv asahi 4
NHK G 4
Nippon TV 4
NHK 4
NHK BS Premium 3
TV Tokyo 2
WOWOW Prime 2
42 titles
The Last Cinderella
ラスト シンデレラ
Apr 11 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Comedy
Cast Ryoko Shinohara, Haruma Miura, Naohito Fujiki
Written by Mayumi Nakatani
No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35
35歳の高校生
Apr 13 · Nippon TV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Ryoko Yonekura, Junpei Mizobata, Nana Katase
Written by Masahiro Yamaura, Yuya Takahashi
Public Affairs Office in the Sky
空飛ぶ広報室
Apr 14 · TBS · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Yui Aragaki, Go Ayano, Kyôhei Shibata
Written by Akiko Nogi, Hiro Arikawa
Doubles - Futari no Keiji
ダブルス〜二人の刑事
Apr 18 · tv asahi · 9 episodes
Crime
Cast Kenji Sakaguchi, Hideaki Ito, Yuki Uchida
Ghostly Girl
幽かな彼女
Apr 9 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Comedy
Cast Shingo Katori, Anne Watanabe, Marie Iitoyo
Written by Kazunao Furuya
Jikenya Kagyou
事件屋稼業
May 17 · BS Fuji · 3 episodes
Drama
Cast Akira Terao, Eriko Sato, Alice Hirose
Keiji 110 kiro
刑事110キロ
Apr 25 · tv asahi · 14 episodes
Crime
Cast Hidehiko Ishizuka, Shunsuke Nakamura, Atsuko Takahata
Kakusho
確証～警視庁捜査3課
Apr 15 · TBS · 11 episodes
Mystery · Drama · Crime
Cast Nana Eikura, Katsumi Takahashi, Ryuji Yamamoto
Written by Bin Konno, Tadashi Morishita
Kamo, Kyoto e Iku.
鴨、京都へ行く。
Apr 9 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Keiko Horiuchi, Nao Matsushita, Kippei Shiina
Forbidden Practices
雲の階段
Apr 17 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Fumino Kimura, Izumi Inamori, Hiroki Hasegawa
Written by Toshio Terada
CSI: Crime Scene Talks Season 3
遺留捜査 シーズン3
Apr 17 · tv asahi · 9 episodes
Drama
Cast Takaya Kamikawa, Masahiro Komoto, Kazuki Namioka
Written by Tetsuya Oishi, Haruko Fukushima
Amachan
あまちゃん
Apr 1 · NHK BS Premium · 157 episodes
Drama
Cast Non, Ai Hashimoto, Nobuko Miyamoto
Written by Kankuro Kudo
SKE48 no Oyasumi Meigen Dojo
SKE48のおやすみ名言道場
Apr 1 · 130 episodes
Family
Cast Amada Masayuki, くるわ大介, Jurina Matsui
Kumokiri Nizaemon
雲霧仁左衛門
Apr 10 · NHK G · 53 episodes
Drama · Mystery
Cast Tetsu Watanabe, Asuka Kurosawa, Satoshi Matsuda
Written by Ichirō Miyagawa, Shotaro Ikenami
Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger: Season Tsuu
非公認戦隊アキバレンジャー: Season Tsuu
Apr 5 · Tokyo MX · 13 episodes
Action & Adventure · Comedy
Cast Masato Wada, Shione Sawada, Karin Ogino
Written by Naruhisa Arakawa, Junko Komura
Minna! ESPer Dayo!
みんな!エスパーだよ!
Apr 12 · TV Tokyo · 12 episodes
Comedy · Drama · Action & Adventure
Cast Shota Sometani, Kaho, Erina Mano
Written by Kiminori Wakasugi, Sion Sono
NMB48 Geinin!! 2
NMB48 げいにん!: NMB48 Geinin!! 2
Apr 4 · Nippon TV · 12 episodes
Comedy
Cast Mayu Ogasawara, Yui Yokoyama, Miyuki Watanabe
Undercover Agent Lizard
潜入探偵トカゲ
Apr 18 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Shota Matsuda, Masahiro Matsuoka, Misako Renbutsu
Written by Hiroshi Hashimoto
Take Five: Should we Steal for Love?
TAKE FIVE～俺たちは愛を盗めるか～
Apr 19 · TBS · 10 episodes
Comedy · Crime · Drama · Mystery
Cast Toshiaki Karasawa, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Tori Matsuzaka
Written by Kentaro Ushio, Kiyomi Fujii
The Complex: Prologue
クロユリ団地～序章～
Apr 9 · TBS · 12 episodes
Mystery
Cast Kanau Tanaka, Maiko Asano, Aina
Written by Ryuta Miyake, Junya Kato