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Reboot of the original Manben series from 2014-2017. Naoki Urasawa is returning to visit eight different manga authors, observe them in their daily...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Naoki Urasawa

In the Warring States Period of ancient China (475–221 BCE), Shin and Hyou are war-orphans in the kingdom of Qin. They dream of one day proving...

Genre: Action & Adventure

Cast: Yutaka Nakano

Amachan is the 88th 2013 NHK asadora written by Kankuro Kudo (Tiger and Dragon, Unobore Deka). It's about Amano Aki (Nounen Rena), a 16 year old girl...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Non

Following the ascension to power of Taira no Kiyomori, the Minamoto clan is exiled. Minamoto no Yoritomo meets Masako, the sister of Hōjō...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shun Oguri

Sakura Kinomoto, an elementary school student who discovers that she possesses magical powers after accidentally freeing a set of magical cards from...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Sakura Tange

Uno Meiko is the daughter of parents who run a western style restaurant in Tokyo. She marries and moves to Osaka with her husband. Meiko experiences...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Anne Watanabe

A full-scale travel documentary program that portrays the beautiful landscapes, lifestyles, and activities of people across various regions in Japan....

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Takako Matsu

Carnation is a Japanese television drama that aired in the Asadora slot on NHK from 3 October 2011 to 31 March 2012. It is the 85th Asadora. It is...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Mari Natsuki

During the Kyoho period in the reign of Tokugawa Yoshimune, there is a gang of thieves active not just in Edo but also the Tokaido and the Nakasendo,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Toru Tezuka

Genre: Animation

Cast: Uko Tachibana

The story follows a boy who was in a soccer team, but it was disbanded due to not enough players. However, after the boy meets a female professional...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Yu Kobayashi

Sasuke Furuta is a vassal of the great warlord Nobunaga Oda and a man obsessed with tea ceremony and material desires in his pursuit of a fortuitous...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Koji Ohkura

Hoshi Shinichi is the "God of Short Stories" who published more than 1001 short stories during his lifetime, some of which are included in textbooks...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kiko Mizuhara

Higa Nobuko was born and raised with her four siblings in a farmhouse in the "Yanbaru region" in the northern part of the main island of Okinawa. She...

Genre: Family

Cast: Yuina Kuroshima

Ronja is the only daughter of Mattis, a bandit leader who lives in a castle in the middle of a large forest. When Ronja grows old enough, she...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Haruka Shiraishi

Top-class martial artists gather together to showcase their fiery talks and demonstrate secret techniques.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Junichi Okada

Shibusawa Eiichi was born in 1840 to a farmer’s family. He grew up helping his family with work, which was to manufacture and sell indigo...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Emi Wakui

The story takes place in Dragon Country. Nonoko is a newly appointed dentist and her mission is to protect the dragon, the guardian of the country,...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Suzuki Matsuo

Pre-recorded bi-monthly variety show exclusively for the juniors of Johnny's Jimusho. The show airs on the first two Sundays of each month on the NHK...

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Satoru Matsudo moves to Tokyo in hopes of becoming an actor. He has trouble breaking into the industry, but his luck begins to change when he finds...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Taiga Nakano