2016 · Japanese Dramas
59 Japanese dramas aired in Q1 (Jan–Mar) 2016, including The Phantom Thief YAMANEKO, Love That Makes You Cry, PLEASE LOVE ME!. Fuji TV, Nippon TV, NHK carried the most titles. The Phantom Thief YAMANEKO led in ratings (10.7%). 3 titles hold award records.
By network and streaming service
Fuji TV 7
Nippon TV 6
NHK 6
TBS 5
TV Tokyo 3
tv asahi 2
BS SKY PerfecTV! 2
NHK BS1 2
Kansai TV 2
59 titles
The Phantom Thief YAMANEKO
怪盗 山猫
Jan 16 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Comedy · Crime · Mystery
Cast Kazuya Kamenashi, Hiroki Narimiya, Suzu Hirose
Written by Shogo Muto, 神永学
Love That Makes You Cry
いつかこの恋を思い出してきっと泣いてしまう
Jan 18 · Fuji TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Kasumi Arimura, Kengo Kora, Mitsuki Takahata
Written by Yuji Sakamoto
PLEASE LOVE ME!
ダメな私に恋してください
Jan 12 · TBS · 10 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Kyoko Fukada, Dean Fujioka, Shohei Miura
Written by Tomoko Yoshida, Aya Nakahara
Family's Form
家族ノカタチ
Jan 16 · TBS · 10 episodes
Family · Drama
Cast Shingo Katori, Juri Ueno, Kiko Mizuhara
Written by Noriko Gotô
Criminologist Himura and Mystery Writer Arisugawa
臨床犯罪学者 火村英生の推理
Jan 17 · Nippon TV · 13 episodes
Drama · Crime
Cast Takumi Saitoh, Masataka Kubota, Yûka
Naomi and Kanako
ナオミとカナコ
Jan 14 · Fuji TV · 10 episodes
Crime · Drama
Cast Hirosue Ryoko, Yuki Uchida, Yoh Yoshida
Written by Hideya Hamada, Hideo Okuda
Let Me Call You Father-in-Law
お義父さんと呼ばせて
Jan 19 · Kansai TV · 9 episodes
Drama
Cast Kenichi Endo, Atsuro Watabe, Misako Renbutsu
Written by Koji Hayashi
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
精霊の守り人
Mar 19 · NHK G · 22 episodes
Action & Adventure · Drama
Cast Haruka Ayase, Mizuki Itagaki, Masahiro Higashide
Written by Nahoko Uehashi, Sumio Ōmori
Never Let Me Go
わたしを離さないで
Jan 15 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Haruka Ayase, Haruma Miura, Asami Mizukawa
Written by Yoshiko Morishita
Sumika Sumire
スミカスミレ 45歳若返った女
Feb 5 · tv asahi · 8 episodes
Drama
Cast Mirei Kiritani, Keiko Matsuzaka, Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Written by Kazunao Furuya, Takanashi Mitsuba
Wednesday Downtown: 2016
水曜日のダウンタウン: 2016
Jan 20 · TBS · 34 episodes
Comedy
Cast Masatoshi Hamada, Hitoshi Matsumoto
AKBINGO!: 2016
Jan 5 · Nippon TV · 51 episodes
Comedy
Cast Masaki Sata, Daisuke Muramoto
Wakako Zake Season 2
ワカコ酒 シーズン2
Jan 8 · BS TV Tokyo · 12 episodes
Drama
Cast Rina Takeda, Yoshihiro Nozoe, Kenta Kamakari
Written by Hiroaki Yuasa, Kumiko Asō
Good Morning Call
グッドモーニング・コール
Feb 12 · Netflix · 27 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Haruka Fukuhara, Shunya Shiraishi, Yosuke Sugino
Written by Keiko Kanome, Yuna Suzuki
Sanadamaru
真田丸
Jan 10 · NHK · 50 episodes
Drama
Cast Masato Sakai, Yo Oizumi, Masao Kusakari
Written by Koki Mitani
Whispers from a Crime Scene
ヒガンバナ～警視庁捜査七課～
Jan 13 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama · Crime
Cast Maki Horikita, Rei Dan, DAIGO
SEAdLINNNG: 2016
Jan 11 · Samurai! TV · 7 episodes
Action & Adventure · Drama
Cast Nanae Takahashi, Ayako Hamada, Meiko Satomura
Unidentified Fantastic Idol Season 4
ウレロ☆未確認少女 シーズン4
Jan 8 · TV Tokyo · 12 episodes
Comedy
Cast Gekidan Hitori, Bakarhythm, Akinaga Toyomoto
Written by Okura
The Specialist
スペシャリスト
Jan 14 · tv asahi · 10 episodes
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Cast Yuta Hiraoka, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kaho Minami
MARS
MARS 〜ただ、君を愛してる〜
Jan 24 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Tahara Kanako, Makoto Okunaka, Yuuka Suzuki
Written by Fuyumi Soryo, Tetsuya Oishi