2021 · Japanese Dramas
88 Japanese dramas aired in Q1 (Jan–Mar) 2021, including Reach Beyond the Blue Sky, Oh! My Tsundere! Koi wa Bessatsu de, Rainbow Chart. WOWOW Prime, Nippon TV, tv asahi carried the most titles. Reach Beyond the Blue Sky led in ratings (14.1%). 4 titles hold award records.
By network and streaming service
WOWOW Prime 10
Nippon TV 9
tv asahi 7
Fuji TV 7
TV Tokyo 6
TBS 4
NHK BS Premium 4
MBS 4
Paravi 4
NHK 4
88 titles
Reach Beyond the Blue Sky
青天を衝け
Feb 14 · NHK BS Premium · 41 episodes
Drama
Cast Emi Wakui, Ryo Yoshizawa, Eri Murakawa
Written by Mika Ohmori
Oh! My Tsundere! Koi wa Bessatsu de
オー!マイ・ツンデレ!恋は別冊で
Jan 12 · Paravi · 7 episodes
Drama
Cast Shotaro Mamiya, Sayu Kubota, Yuzuki Akiyama
Written by Takeshi Miyamoto
Rainbow Chart
にじいろカルテ
Jan 21 · tv asahi · 9 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Mitsuki Takahata, Arata Iura, Takumi Kitamura
Written by Yoshikazu Okada, Takaaki Honda
Red Eyes
レッドアイズ 監視捜査班
Jan 23 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Crime · Mystery · Drama
Cast Kazuya Kamenashi, Nao Matsushita, Yuichi Kimura
Written by Yukiko Manabe, Masaaki Sakai
Story of My Family!!!
俺の家の話
Jan 22 · TBS · 10 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Tomoya Nagase, Erika Toda, Toshiyuki Nishida
Written by Kankuro Kudo
Love You as the World Ends
君と世界が終わる日に
Jan 17 · Nippon TV · 32 episodes
Drama · Mystery · Action & Adventure
Cast Ryoma Takeuchi, Ayami Nakajo, Marie Iitoyo
Written by Natsuko Ikeda
Familiar Wife
知ってるワイフ
Jan 7 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Tadayoshi Okura, Alice Hirose, Rina Kawaei
Written by Atsuko Hashibe
In His Chart
神様のカルテ
Feb 15 · TV Tokyo · 4 episodes
Drama
Cast Nana Seino, Sota Fukushi, Shuhei Uesugi
Anonymous: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department "Finger Murder" Countermeasure Office
アノニマス～警視庁“指殺人”対策室～
Jan 25 · Paravi · 8 episodes
Mystery · Crime
Cast Shingo Katori, Nagisa Sekimizu, MEGUMI
Written by Hiroyuki Komine
Wednesday Downtown: 2021
水曜日のダウンタウン: 2021
Jan 13 · TBS · 41 episodes
Comedy
Cast Masatoshi Hamada, Hitoshi Matsumoto
CSI: Crime Scene Talks Season 6
遺留捜査 シーズン6
Jan 14 · tv asahi · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Takaya Kamikawa, Chiaki Kuriyama, Masaru Nagai
Written by Tetsuya Oishi, Haruko Fukushima
Kyojo Season 2
教場 シーズン2
Jan 3 · Fuji TV · 2 episodes
Drama
Cast Takuya Kimura, Asuka Kudo, Haruna Kawaguchi
Written by Ryôichi Kimizuka, Hiroki Nagaoka
A Man Who Defies the World of BL
絶対BLになる世界vs絶対BLになりたくない男
Mar 27 · tv asahi · 38 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Atsuhiro Inukai, Yutaro, Asahi Ito
Written by Sota Hanamura, Konkichi
Love You as the World Ends Season 2
君と世界が終わる日に シーズン2
Mar 21 · Nippon TV · 6 episodes
Drama · Mystery · Action & Adventure
Cast Ryoma Takeuchi, Ayami Nakajo, Marie Iitoyo
Written by Natsuko Ikeda
Byplayers ~ What If 6 Supporting Actors Had a Houseshare: 100 Days in the Forest of Supporting Actors
バイプレイヤーズ～もしも6人の名脇役がシェアハウスで暮らしたら～: 100 Days in the Forest of Supporting Actors
Jan 8 · BS TV Tokyo · 12 episodes
Comedy
Cast Kenichi Endo, Tomorowo Taguchi, Yutaka Matsushige
School Cop
青のSP ー学校内警察・嶋田隆平ー
Jan 12 · Fuji TV · 10 episodes
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Cast Tatsuya Fujiwara, Yoko Maki, Yuki Yamada
Written by Tetsuya Oishi, Soichiro Ojima
Kakegurui Twin
賭ケグルイ双
Mar 26 · Prime Video · 8 episodes
Drama · Mystery
Cast Aoi Morikawa, Hayato Sano, Erika Ikuta
Written by Homura Kawamoto, Kei Saiki
Heaven and Hell: Soul Exchange
天国と地獄 〜サイコな2人〜
Jan 17 · TBS · 10 episodes
Crime · Drama
Cast Haruka Ayase, Issey Takahashi, Tasuku Emoto
Written by Yoshiko Morishita
Captivated, by You
夢中さ、きみに。
Jan 7 · MBS · 5 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Ryusei Onishi, Fumiya Takahashi, Riko Fukumoto
Written by Kohei Kiyasu, Yama Wayama
Oh My Boss! Love not included
オー! マイ・ボス! 恋は別冊で
Jan 12 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Mone Kamishiraishi, Nanao, Yuta Tamamori
Written by Shigenori Tanabe