2018 · Japanese Dramas
191 Japanese dramas aired in 2018, including Mampuku, Half Blue Sky, BG: Personal Bodyguard. Nippon TV, tv asahi, TV Tokyo carried the most titles. Mampuku led in ratings (21.3%). 17 titles hold award records.
By network and streaming service
Nippon TV 22
tv asahi 21
TV Tokyo 19
TBS 18
Fuji TV 18
WOWOW Prime 11
NHK 7
NHK G 6
NHK BS Premium 5
BS Japan 4
Originals & remakes
- MemoryOriginal 🇰🇷 Memory (2016)
- SignalOriginal 🇰🇷 Signal (2016)
- Good DoctorOriginal 🇰🇷 Good Doctor (2013)
- SuitsSame source 🇰🇷 Suits (2018)
Award-winning highlights
All 17 award-winning titles from 2018.
191 titles
Mampuku
まんぷく
Oct 1 · NHK · 151 episodes
Drama
Cast Sakura Ando, Hiroki Hasegawa, Keiko Matsuzaka
Half Blue Sky
半分、青い。
Apr 2 · NHK G · 156 episodes
Drama
Cast Mei Nagano, Takeru Satoh, Yasuko Matsuyuki
Written by Eriko Kitagawa
BG: Personal Bodyguard
BG〜身辺警護人〜
Jan 18 · tv asahi · 16 episodes
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Cast Takuya Kimura, Yosuke Eguchi, Takumi Saitoh
Written by Yumiko Inoue
Stepmom and Daughter Blues
義母と娘のブルース
Jul 10 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama · Family · Comedy
Cast Haruka Ayase, Takeru Satoh, Yôsuke Kawamura
Written by Yoshiko Morishita
Black Pean
ブラックペアン
Apr 22 · TBS · 20 episodes
Drama · Mystery
Cast Kazunari Ninomiya, Ryoma Takeuchi, Seiyo Uchino
Written by 海堂尊, Ken Tsuchiya
Special Investigation Nine
特捜9
Apr 11 · tv asahi · 85 episodes
Drama
Cast Yoshihiko Inohara, Michiko Hada, Kanji Tsuda
Written by Tomihiko Tokunaga, Yukiko Okazaki
Women Document Detectives
未解決の女 警視庁文書捜査官
Apr 19 · tv asahi · 24 episodes
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Cast Kyoka Suzuki, Yuina Kuroshima, Ikki Sawamura
Written by Kazushi Asami, Mika Ohmori
Unnatural
アンナチュラル
Jan 12 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Cast Satomi Ishihara, Arata Iura, Masataka Kubota
Written by Akiko Nogi
Spec saga "The Romance of Satori"
SPECサーガ黎明篇「サトリの恋」
Sep 28 · Paravi · 6 episodes
Drama · Comedy · Mystery
Cast Erina Mano, Sayaka Yamaguchi, Terunosuke Takezai
Written by Yumie Nishiogi
Don't Forget Me
大恋愛〜僕を忘れる君と
Oct 12 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Yoko Natsuki, Yosuke Sugino, Erika Toda
Written by Shizuka Oishi
Ms. Justice
正義のセ
Apr 11 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Yuriko Yoshitaka, Ken Yasuda, Shohei Miura
In This Corner of the World
この世界の片隅に
Jul 15 · TBS · 9 episodes
Family · Drama
Cast Honoka Matsumoto, Tori Matsuzaka, Ran Ito
Written by Fumiyo Kouno, Yoshikazu Okada
The Confidence Man JP
コンフィデンスマンJP
Apr 9 · Fuji TV · 10 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Masami Nagasawa, Masahiro Higashide, Fumiyo Kohinata
Written by Ryota Kosawa
Cops 'n Robbers
ドロ刑 -警視庁捜査三課-
Oct 13 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Crime · Comedy
Cast Kenichi Endo, Kento Nakajima, Sho Ikushima
Written by Koji Hayashi
Survival Wedding
サバイバル・ウェディング
Jul 14 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Comedy
Cast Haru, Ryo Yoshizawa, Yūsuke Iseya
Written by Rin Eto
Weakest Beast
獣になれない私たち
Oct 10 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Yui Aragaki, Ryuhei Matsuda, Kei Tanaka
Written by Akiko Nogi
You've Got Someone to Come Home To
あなたには帰る家がある
Apr 13 · TBS · 11 episodes
Family · Drama
Cast Miki Nakatani, Hiroshi Tamaki, Tae Kimura
You Always Haunt My Heart
きみが心に棲みついた
Jan 16 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Riho Yoshioka, Kenta Kiritani, Osamu Mukai
Signal
シグナル 長期未解決事件捜査班
Apr 10 · Fuji TV · 10 episodes
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Cast Kentaro Sakaguchi, Kazuki Kitamura, Michiko Kichise
Written by Masaya Ozaki, Kim Eun-hee
Kiss that Kills
トドメの接吻
Jan 7 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast Kento Yamazaki, Mugi Kadowaki, Mackenyu
Written by Yoshihiro Izumi