2021 · Japanese Dramas
80 Japanese dramas aired in Q2 (Apr–Jun) 2021, including Welcome Home, Mone, Ichikei's Crow, Night Doctor. TV Tokyo, tv asahi, Nippon TV carried the most titles. Welcome Home, Mone led in ratings (16.4%). 4 titles hold award records.
By network and streaming service
TV Tokyo 11
tv asahi 9
Nippon TV 6
WOWOW Prime 6
NHK 4
Fuji TV 4
NHK G 4
TBS 3
ABEMA 3
MBS 3
80 titles
Welcome Home, Mone
おかえりモネ
May 17 · NHK · 120 episodes
Family · Drama
Cast Kaya Kiyohara, Seiyo Uchino, Kyoka Suzuki
Written by Naoko Adachi
Ichikei's Crow
イチケイのカラス
Apr 5 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama · Comedy · Mystery
Cast Yutaka Takenouchi, Haru Kuroki, Mackenyu
Written by Hideya Hamada, Rito Asami
Night Doctor
Jun 21 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Haru, Kei Tanaka, Yuta Kishi
Written by Haruka Okita
Tower of Justice
桜の塔
Apr 15 · tv asahi · 9 episodes
Drama · Crime
Cast Hiroshi Tamaki, Hirosue Ryoko, Kippei Shiina
Written by Shogo Muto
How to Get a Divorce for the Whole Family!
リコカツ
Apr 16 · TBS · 10 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Keiko Kitagawa, Eita Nagayama, Shiro Sano
Love Deeply!
恋はDeepに
Apr 14 · Nippon TV · 9 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Satomi Ishihara, Go Ayano, Mio Imada
Written by Koji Tokuo
Why I Dress Up for Love
着飾る恋には理由があって
Apr 20 · TBS · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Haruna Kawaguchi, Ryusei Yokohama, Yui Natsukawa
Written by Arisa Kaneko
Life's Punchline
コントが始まる
Apr 17 · Nippon TV · 10 episodes
Drama
Cast Masaki Suda, Kasumi Arimura, Taiga Nakano
Written by Shigeki Kaneko
My Dear Exes
大豆田とわ子と三人の元夫
Apr 13 · Kansai TV · 10 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Takako Matsu, Masaki Okada, Akihiro Kakuta
Written by Yuji Sakamoto
The Romance Manga Artist
レンアイ漫画家
Apr 8 · Fuji TV · 11 episodes
Drama
Cast Ryohei Suzuki, Riho Yoshioka, Shunya Shiraishi
Written by Yuko Matsuda
If I'd kissed her
あのときキスしておけば
Apr 30 · tv asahi · 8 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Tori Matsuzaka, Kumiko Aso, Arata Iura
Written by Shizuka Oishi
The Naked Director Season 2
全裸監督 シーズン2
Jun 24 · Netflix · 8 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Takayuki Yamada, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Misato Morita
Written by Nobuhiro Motohashi
Special Investigation Nine Season 4
特捜9 シーズン4
Apr 7 · tv asahi · 13 episodes
Drama
Cast Yoshihiko Inohara, Michiko Hada, Kanji Tsuda
Written by Tomihiko Tokunaga, Yukiko Okazaki
Tokyo MPD – From ZERO to HERO Season 5
警視庁・捜査一課長 シーズン5
Apr 8 · tv asahi · 10 episodes
Drama · Crime
Cast Takashi Naito, Yuki Saito, Hirotaro Honda
Yuru Camp△ Season 2
ゆるキャン△ シーズン2
Apr 2 · TV Tokyo · 12 episodes
Comedy · Drama
Cast Haruka Fukuhara, Yuno Ohara, Momoko Tanabe
Written by Ayako Kitagawa, Afro
The Night I Became an Animal
私が獣になった夜
Jun 25 · ABEMA · 14 episodes
Drama
Cast Kyoya Honda, Reiya Masaki, Hiroyasu Moriyama
The Reason Why He Fell in Love with Me Season 2
彼が僕に恋した理由 シーズン2
Apr 9 · Tokyo MX · 10 episodes
Drama · Comedy
Cast Teranishi Yuma, Higano Sho, Shunsuke Nishikawa
Kotaro Lives Alone
コタローは1人暮らし
Apr 24 · tv asahi · 19 episodes
Comedy
Cast You Yokoyama, Eito Kawahara, Maika Yamamoto
Written by Rin Eto, Mami Tsumura
How About Coffee?
珈琲いかがでしょう
Apr 5 · Paravi · 8 episodes
Drama
Cast Tomoya Nakamura, Kaho, Hayato Isomura
Written by Misato Konari, Naoko Ogigami
Kareinaru ichizoku
華麗なる一族
Apr 18 · WOWOW Prime · 12 episodes
Drama · Crime
Cast Kiichi Nakai, Osamu Mukai, Taisuke Fujigaya
Written by Toyoko Yamasaki, Yoichi Maekawa