2016 · Japanese Dramas
39 Japanese dramas aired in Q2 (Apr–Jun) 2016, including Toto Nee-chan, 99.9 Criminal Lawyer, The Most Difficult Love in the World. Fuji TV, TBS, Nippon TV carried the most titles. Toto Nee-chan led in ratings (22.8%). 7 titles hold award records.
By network and streaming service
Fuji TV 7
TBS 4
Nippon TV 4
NHK 3
Prime Video 2
tv asahi 2
WOWOW Prime 2
TV Tokyo 2
39 titles
Toto Nee-chan
とと姉ちゃん
Apr 4 · NHK · 156 episodes
Drama
Cast Hidetoshi Nishijima, Mitsuki Takahata, Itsuki Sagara
99.9 Criminal Lawyer
99.9 -刑事専門弁護士-
Apr 17 · TBS · 19 episodes
Crime
Cast Jun Matsumoto, Teruyuki Kagawa, Nana Eikura
The Most Difficult Love in the World
世界一難しい恋
Apr 13 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Satoshi Ohno, Haru, Nozomu Kotaki
Written by Shigeki Kaneko
Displeased Fruit
不機嫌な果実
Apr 29 · 7 episodes
Drama · Family
Cast Chiaki Kuriyama, Hayato Ichihara, Rin Takanashi
Written by Shota Koyama, Michiru Egashira
Tokyo MPD – From ZERO to HERO
警視庁・捜査一課長
Apr 14 · tv asahi · 67 episodes
Drama · Crime
Cast Takashi Naito, Yuki Saito, Hirotaro Honda
Good Partner
グッドパートナー 無敵の弁護士
Apr 21 · tv asahi · 9 episodes
Drama
Cast Yutaka Takenouchi, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Kento Kaku
Written by Yasushi Fukuda
Totto Television
トットてれび
Apr 30 · NHK BS1 · 7 episodes
Drama
Cast Hikari Mitsushima, Gaku Hamada, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
Written by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Miho Nakazono
We're Millennials. Got a Problem?
ゆとりですがなにか
Apr 17 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Comedy · Drama · Family
Cast Masaki Okada, Tori Matsuzaka, Yuya Yagira
Written by Kankuro Kudo
My Dangerous Wife
僕のヤバイ妻
Apr 19 · Fuji TV · 9 episodes
Crime · Mystery · Drama
Cast Hideaki Ito, Yoshino Kimura, Saki Aibu
Written by Tsutomu Kuroiwa
Goodbye Ghosts!
お迎えです。
Apr 23 · Nippon TV · 9 episodes
Comedy
Cast Sota Fukushi, Tao Tsuchiya, Ryohei Suzuki
Written by Masaya Ozaki, Yoko Izumisawa
OUR HOUSE
Apr 17 · Fuji TV · 9 episodes
Family
Cast Mana Ashida, Koji Yamamoto, Charlotte Kate Fox
Written by Shinji Nojima
Amazon Riders
仮面ライダーアマゾンズ
Apr 1 · Prime Video · 26 episodes
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Mystery
Cast Tom Fujita, Masashi Taniguchi, Rena Takeda
Written by Yasuko Kobayashi
HiGH&LOW: The Story of S.W.O.R.D. Season 2
HiGH&LOW ～THE STORY OF S.W.O.R.D.～ Season 2
Apr 24 · Nippon TV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Taiki Sato, Takanori Iwata, Nobuyuki Suzuki
Hibana: Spark
火花
Jun 2 · Netflix · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Kento Hayashi, Kazuki Namioka, Masao Yoshii
Written by Miyuki Takahashi, Masato Katō
Gu Gu the Cat Season 2
グーグーだって猫である シーズン2
Jun 11 · WOWOW Prime · 5 episodes
Drama · Family
Cast Rie Miyazawa, Keishi Nagatsuka, Atsuko Maeda
Written by Ryo Takada, Yumiko Oshima
Sleepeeer Hit!
重版出来！
Apr 12 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Haru Kuroki, Joe Odagiri, Kentaro Sakaguchi
Written by Akiko Nogi, Naoko Matsuda
Happy Marriage!?
はぴまり〜Happy Marriage!?〜
Jun 22 · Prime Video · 12 episodes
Comedy
Cast Dean Fujioka, Nana Seino, Takehiko Ono
Written by Maki Enjoji, Taeko Asano
The Heroic Legend of Alain
アラン英雄伝
Apr 13 · 4 episodes
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Cast Hayato Isomura, Akio Togashi, Aoi Yuuki
Written by Nobuhiro Mouri
The Unbroken
沈まぬ太陽
May 8 · WOWOW Prime · 20 episodes
Drama
Cast Takaya Kamikawa, Atsuro Watabe, Yui Natsukawa
Written by Yoichi Maekawa, Toyoko Yamasaki
It's Not That I Can't Get Married, I Just Don't Do It
私 結婚できないんじゃなくて、しないんです
Apr 15 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Miki Nakatani, Naohito Fujiki, Koji Seto
Written by Arisa Kaneko