I'm sure there are a few dramas that I've forgotten over the years (I only began seriously trying to compile a list of everything I has seen fairly recently) but going over the list again it seems a pretty accurate synopsis of the shows I've watched, loved and/or loathed, LOL.
With the help of my KOKIKU magazines, I was kind of able to list the dramas in the order I watched them, more or less. There was a period between 2000 and 2008 where I barely watched anything so those are all guesstimates on WHEN I saw them...Still kind of nostalgic looking through the list again!
1995
1. Abarenbo Shogun VI
1996
2. The Chef
3. Aishiteiru To Ittekure
4. Hideyoshi
5. Kagayake Rintaro
6. Tatakao Oyomesama (The Bride-To-Be)
7. Hoshi No Kinka
8. Kekkon Shiyouyo
9. Long Vacation
10. Shinkon Nari
11. Nurse No Oshigoto
12. Pokka Poka II
13. Coach
14. Second Chance
15. Kagayaku Toki No Nakade (A Time To Shine)
16. Pure
17. Hagure Keiji
18. Sweet Home
19.For You
20. Hanjuku Tamago
21. Gaman Dekinai
22. Watashi No Unmei (My Destiny)
23. Futarikko (55th NHK Asadora)
24. Age 35, Koishikute
25. Hitonatsu No Proposal
1997
26. Subarashiki Kazoku Ryoko
27. Tsubasa o Kudasai
28. Hitonatsu no Love Letter
29. Mahiru No Tsuki
30. Garasu No Kakeratachi
31. Zoku Hoshi No Kinka
32. Choshichirro Edo Nikki
33. Oishii Kankei
34. Good Luck (1996)
35. Natsu! Depart Monogatari
36. Stalker~ Sasaou Onna
37. Virgin Road
38. Konna Watashi Dare Ga Shita
39. RISKY GAME
40. Koi No Bakansu
41. Kimi Ga Jinsei No Toki
42. Agri (56th NHK Asadora)
43. Hitotsu Yane No Shita II
44. Aitowa Keshite Kokai Shinai Koto
45. Riso No Kekkon
46. Pokka Poka III
47. Pokka Poka
48. Sono Ki ni Naru Made (Second Time Around)
49. Garasu No Kutsu
50. Mrs. Cinderella
51. Konna Koi No Hanashi
52. Tomodachi No Koibito
53. Riso No Joshi (The Ideal Boss)
54. Amakarashan (57th NHK Asadora)
55. Saigo No Koi
56 .Mokuyo No Kaidan ‘97
1998
57. Hitorigurashi
58. Otona no Otoko (Three Grown Men)
59. News Na Onna
60. Aoitori
61. Dessin
62. Uogokoro Areba Yomegokoro
63. Sugao No Mamade (Just The Way We Are)
64. Best Partner
65. Service (The Housekeeper)
66. Makasete Darling
67. With Love
68. Tomoko To Tomoko
69. Kira Kira Hikaru
70. Boyhunt
71. SHOMUNI
72. Meguriai
73. Sensei Shiranaino?
74. Ryutsu Sensu (Supermarket Wars)
75. Kamisan Nanka Kowakunai (Mid-Life Crisis)
76. Sweet Season
77. Seiga No Koushin
78. Sekai De Ichiban Papa Ga Suki
79. Itabashi Madames
80. Kamisama Mou Sukoshidake
81. Umi Made Gofun
82. Oatsuki No Osuki?
83. Ao No Jidai (The Misfits)
1999
84. Naguru Onna
85. Shokutaku Kara Ai o Komete
86. TABLOID
87. Bokura Ni Ai O (Give Us Love!)
88. Itsuka Mata Aeryu (Till We Meet Again)
89. Hitotsu Yane No Shita
90. Asunaro Hakusho
91. 101 Kaimeno Proposal
92. Ai Toiuna Nomotoni! (In The Name of Love)
93. Akuma No Kiss
94. Chance!
95. Double Kitchen
96. Ue o Muite Aruko
97. Furuhata Ninzaburo
98. Furuhata Ninzaburo II
99. Konoyo No Hate (The End Of The World)
100. Okane Ga Nai
101. Onegai, Demon!
102. Amai Seikatsu (So Sweet)
103. Osama No Restaurant
104. Yoru Ni Dakarete (Night Embrace)
105OVERTIME
106. Nanisama?!
107. Pu-Pu-Pu Jump (Down and Out)
108. Akimahende!
109. P.A. Private Actress
110. Love To Eros
111. Oni No Sumika
112. Omizu No Hanamichi
113. Iihito
114Sweet Devil
115. Beach Boys
116. Salaryman Kintaro
117. Yonigeya Honpo (Flight By Night)
118. Happy
119. Tengoku Ni Ichiban Chikai Otoko (Heaven Cannot Wait)
120. Hashire Koumuin
121. Shinsengumi Keppuroku
122. LIPSTICK
123. Hitoribocchi Kimi Ni
124. Africa No Yoru (African Nights)
125. Love and Peace
126. L.I.V.E.
127. Majo No Jouken
128. Semi-Double
129. Perfect Love
130. Rasen
131. KEIZOKU
132. Renai Kekkon No Rule
133. Asuka (61st NHK Asadora)
134. Shumatsu Kon
135. To Heart~ Koishite Shinitai
2000
136. Dokushin Seikatsu (Singles)
137. Harmonia
138. Koori No Sekai
139. Happy Mania
140. Mona Lisa Hohoemi
141. Naomi
142. The Doctor
143. Utsukushii Hito (Beauty)
144. Cheap Love
145. Toi Shinseki…Chikaku No Tanin? (Family Values)
146. Mamachyari Deka
147. SHOMUNI II
148. Beautiful Life
2001
149. Hatachi No Kekkon
2002
150. Otousan
151. Toshiie and Matsu
2003
152. Mada Koi wa Hajimaranai
153. Imouto Yo-Tokyo Cinderella Story
2004
154. Toshishita No Otoko (Younger Men)
155. Hyoten (Freezing Point) 2001
156. GTO Great Teacher Onizuka
2005
157. Shiawase Ni Naritai
158. Yume De Aimashou
2006
159. Brother Beat
160. Rondo
161. Yaoh
162. Dragon Zakura
2007
163. Summer Snow
164. Haken No Hinkaku
2008
165. Atsuhime (NHK Taiga Drama)
166. 33pun Tantei
167. 1 Litre No Namida (One Litre of Tears)
168. Yamada Taro Monogatari
169. Nobuta Wa Produce
170. Gokusen
2009
171. Galileo
172. Sora Kara Furu Ichioku No Hoshi
173. Star No Koi
174. Hotaru No Hikari
175. Mop Girl
176. Mei-Chan No Shitsuji
177. Nodame Cantabile
178. Seigi No Mikata
179. Last Friends
180. SCANDAL
181. Yasuko To Kenji
182. Bloody Monday
183. Kiina
184. Zettai Kareshi
185. Shikaotoko Aoniyoshi
186. Dream Again
187. Utahime
188. BOSS
189. MR BRAIN
190. Tsubasa No Oreta Tenshitachi
191. Kou Kou Kyoushi
192. Byakuyakou
193. Ryusei No Kizuna
194. Yukan Club
195. Proposal Daisakusen
196. Kimi Wa Petto
197. Liar Game
198 .Love Shuffle
199. Ruri No Shima
200 .Innocent Love
201. Arifureta Kiseki
202. Ashita No Kita Yoshio
203. Kisarazu Cat’s Eye
204. Enka No Joou
205. Jyou No Kyoushitsu
206. Bengoshi No Kuzu
207. Boku To Kanojo To Kanojyo Ikiru Michi
208. Seikei Bijin
209. Triangle
210. Yasashi Jikan
211. Shiroi Haru
212. Buzzer Beat
213. Maou
214. Otomen
2010
215. JIN
216. Sailor Fuku To Kikanju
217. Boku No Imoto
218. Gonzo
219. Last Christmas
220. Osen
221. Magerarenai Onna
222. Samurai High School
223. Ryomaden
224. Deep Love
225. Massugu Na Otoko
226. Tokujo Kabachi
227. Tatta Hitotsu No Koi
228. Around 40
229. Galcir
230. Haruka 17
231. Boku No Aruku Michi
232. Cat Street
233. Love And Farm
234. Strawberry On The Shortcake
235. TROUBLEMAN
236. Kaibutsu-Kun
237. Cupid No Itazura
238. Sunao Ni Naritakute
239. Real Clothes
240. Yama Onna Kabe Onna
241. Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
242. Tsuki No Koibito
243. Kiken Na Aneki
244. Hanazakari Kimitachi e
245. Tiger And Dragon
246. Hana Yori Dango
247. Shimokita Glory Days
248. Lunch No Joou
249. Ryokiteki Na Kanojo -My Sassy Girl
250. Papa To Musume No Nanokan
251. Tobosha
252. Unubore Deka
253. Bloody Monday2
254. Fukigen Na Gene
255. Hotaru No Hikari2
256. Holyland
257 .Natsu No Koi wa Nijiiro Ni Kagayaku
258. Shinzanmono
259. Himitsu No Hanazono
260. Yume Wo Kanaeru Zo
261. Koi No Chikara
262. Juunen Saki Mo Kimi ni Koishite
263. Loss Time Life
264. Churasan
265. Mioka
266. Moteki
267. Zettai Reido
268. Guilty~Akuma to Keiyakushita Onna
269. Himitsu
270. Camouflage
271. Taiyo No Kisetsu
272. Yankee Kun To Megane Chan
2011
273. Gegege No Nyobo (82nd NHK Asadora)
274. My Boss My Hero
275. Naka Nai To Kimeta Hi
276. Godhand Teru
277. Utsukushii Rinjin
278. Keizoku2: SPEC
279. Propose Kyodai
280. Clone Baby
281. First Kiss
282. Slow Dance
283. Smile
284. Jotei Kaoruko
285. Hataraki Man
286. Anna San No Omame
287. Rebound
288. One Pound Fukuin
289. Jotei
290. At Home Dad
291. BOSS2
292. JIN 2
293. Arakawa Under The Bridge
294. Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou no Shiro
295. Zeni Geba
296. Zettai Reido2
2012
297. Mitsu No Aji
298. Hungry!
299. Himitsu Chouhouin Erika
300. Yokai Ningen Bem
301. Kaisefu No Mita
302. Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato De
303. Sengyou Shufu Tantei ~ Watashi wa Shadow
304. Karei Naru SPY
305. Maid Deka
306. Riso No Musuko
307. Lucky Seven
308. Bull Doctor
309. ATARU
310. Kagi No Kakatta Heya
311. 13-sai no Hello Work
312. Majo Saiban
313. W No Higeki
314. Rich Man Poor Woman
315. Akumu Chan
316. Going My Home
317. LADY~Saigo No Hanzai Profile
2013
318. Tokyo Zenryoku Shojo
319. Zenkai Girl
320. Iki mo Dekinai Natsu
321. Yuusha Yoshihiko Akuryo No Kagi
322. JOKER~Yurusarezaru Sosakan
323. Moichido Kimi Ni Propose
324. xxxHolic
325. Otenki Oneesan
326. Galileo2
327. Double Tone-Futari no Yumi
328. Gekiryuu~ Watashiwa Oboetamasuka?
329. TAKE FIVE
330. Hanzawa Naoki
331. Summer Nude
332. Ando Lloyd
333. Dokushin Kizoku
334. Kurokochi
335. Boku No Ita Jikan
336. Henshin Interviewer No Yuutsu
337. Kimi Hannin Janai Yo Ne
2014
338. Shitsuren Chocolatier
339. Zero No Shinjitsu
340. Shinigami Kun
341. Hanasaki Mai ga Damatte Inai
342. Time Spiral
343. Dear Sister
344. Tokyo Scarlet
345. Kyo Wa Kaisha Yasumimasu
2015
346. Sutekina Sen Taxi
347. Gu Gu Neko Datte
348. I’m Home
349. Mother Game
350. Dos Deka
351. Yokoso Wagaya E
352. Youkami No Semi
353. Face Maker
354. Mirai Nikki
355. Mother
356. Mousou Kanojyo
357. Jigoku Sensei Nube
358. Alice No Toge
359. HERO2
360. Nobunaga Concerto
361. Anego
362. Ramen Daisuki Koizumi San
363. Shukan Maki Yoko
364. Tantei No Tantei: Detective vs Detectives
365. Katagoshi No Koibito
366. So No Otoko, Ishiki Takai-kei
367. Tenshi To Akuma
368. Ghost Writer
369. Tobo Bengoshi
370. Ishi No Mayu
371. Age Harassment
372. Shiawase Ni Naru Yo
373. Ikebukuro West Gate Park
374. Tomorrow
375. Reinoryokusha Odagiri Kyoko No Usso
376. Manhattan Love Story
377. Celeb To Binbo Taro
378. Okitegami Kyoko No Bibouroku
379. Siren
380. Napoleon No Mura
2016
381. Underwear (Atelier)
382. 5ji Kara 9Ji Made
383. Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni
384. Angel Heart
385. Ouroboros
386. Designer Baby
387. Fragile
388. Asuko March
389. Kekkon Dekinai Otoko
390. Koi Ni Ochitara
391. CONTROL-Hanzai Shinri Sousa
392. Gisou No Fuufu
393. Aikurushii
394. Oishii Gohan
395. Watashi Wo Hanasanaide~ Never Let Me Go
396. Higanbana - Keishicho Sosa Nana ka
397. Kaito Yamaneko
398. Otousan To Yobasete
399. 4 Shimai Tantei Dan
400. Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai
401. TRICK
402. Love Song
403. Legal High
404. Sekai Ichi Muzukashii Koi
405. Sumika Sumire
406. Boku No Yabai Tsuma
407. Omukae Death
408. Hapimari: Happy Marriage?
409. Ie Uru Onna
410. ON~Ijou Hanzai Sousakan Todo Hinako
411. Sukina Hito ga Iru Koto
412. Seisei Suruhodo Aishiteiru
413. Suizokukan Girl
414. Jimi Ni Sugoi! Koetsu Garu Kono Etsuko
415. Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu
416. Kuroi 10-Nin no Onna
417. Medical Team Lady DaVinci no Shindan
418. Cold Case: Shinjitsu no Tobira
419. Career
420. The Sniffer
421. Kaiseifu No Mitazono
422. Suisho No Kodou
423. IQ246
424. Hippocrates No Chikai
2017
425. Rental No Koi
426. Rental Kyuseishuu
427. Rakuen
428. A LIFE
429. Hayako Sensei, Kekkon Surutte Hontou Desuka?
430. Quartet
431. Tokyo Tarareba Musume
432. Super Salaryman Saenai-Shi
433. Soredemo Ikite Yuku
434. Boku, Unmei No Hito Desu
435. Kizoku Tantei
436. CRISIS: Kouan Kidou Sousatai Tokusouhan
437. Frankenstein No Koi
438. Biblia Koshoudou No Jiken Techo
439. Ani Ni Aisaresugite Komattemasu
440. Uso No Sensou
441. Reverse
442. Tsubaki Bunguten
443. HOPE
444. Kaeru No Ojousama
445. Kokoro Ga Pokitto Ne
446. Kahogo No Kahoko
447. Hello Hari-Nezumi
448. Nou Ni Sumaho Umarareta
449. Gomen, Aishiteiru
450. Cecile No Mokuromi
451. Kiwarareru Yuuki
452. Kurokawa no Techo
453. Mi Wo Tsukushi Ryoricho
454. Kono Yo Ni Tayasui Shigoto Wa Nai
455. Okusama Wa, Toriatsukai Chuui
456. Ashi Girl
457. Chinmoku Hotei
458. Itsuka Kono Koi wo Omoidashite Kitto Naite Shimau
459. Haha Ni Naru
460. Ito Kun A to E
461. Koi Ga Heta Demo Ikimasu
462. Kangoku No Ohimesama
463. Ima Kara Anata Wa Kyohaku Shimasu
2018
464. Unnatural
465. Final Cut
466. Repeat
467. BG Personal Bodyguard
468. Hajimemashite, Aishiteimasu
469. Hokuto
470. Okaasan, Musume Wo Yamete Ii Desuka?
471. Love Rerun
472. Black Revenge
473. Genkai Danchi
474. Princess Maison
475. Signal~Choki Mikaiketsu Jiken Sosahan
476. Todome No Kiss
477. Joshu Seven
478. Gibo To Musume No Blues
479. Survival Wedding
480. Takane No Hana
481. Miss Devil
482. Miss Sherlock
483. Border
484. Algernon Ni Hanataba O
485. Mikaiketsu no Onna
486. Mirai-San
487. SUITS
488. Zettai Reido 3
2019
489. dele
490. Nusumareta Kao: Miatari Sosahan
491. Kekkon Aite wa Chusen De
492. Bokura wa Kiseki de Dekite Iru
493. Kareshi wo Loan de Kaimashita
494. Kemono ni Narenai Watashitachi
495. Harassment Game
496. Yuube wa Otanoshimi Deshita ne
497. Kono Koi wa Tsumi Nanoka!?
498. Scandal Senmon Bengoshi QUEEN
499. Hajimete Koi wo Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi
500. The Good Wife
501. Haken Uranaishi Ataru
502. Tourist
503. Denei Shojo: Video Girl Ai
504. TRACE~Kasouken no Otoko
505. Ie Uru Onna no Gyakushu
506. Fruits Takuhaibin
507. Tokusatsu GaGaGa
508. Papakatsu
509. Mukai no Bazuru Kazoku
510. Retake~Toki O Kakeru Omoi
511. Vampire Heaven
512. Shudan Sasen
513. Anata No Ban Desu
514. Anata No Ban Desu Counter-Attack
515. Babysitter Gin!
516. In Hand
517. Gisou Furin
518. Nagi No Oitoma
519. Afro Tanaka
520. Sachiiro no One-Room
521. Keiji Zero
522. Maison De Police
523. Lupin No Musume
524. Jikuu Tantei Oyu
525. Dakara Watashi wa Oshimashita
526. Chase
527. Soshite Ikiru
528. Oshii Keiji
529. Zenra Kantoku- The Naked Director
530. Pure!
531. Haken No Oscar
532. Sign
533. Hakui No Senshi
534. Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru
535. Motokare Mania
536. G Senjou no Anata to Watashi
537. Shiyakusho
538. Hidarikiki No Eren
539. Grand Maison Tokyo
540. Mada Kekkon Dekinai Otoko
541. Douki No Sakura
2020
542. Shiranakute Ii Koto
543. Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo
544. Kono Otoko wa Jinsei Saidai no Ayamachidesu
545. Kenja No Ai
546. Hanayone To Papa wa Idol
547. Toumei na Yurikago
548. Unmei Kara Hajimaru Koi , You Are My Destiny
549. 10 no Himitsu
550. Alibi Kuzushi Uketamawarimasu
551. Naomi to Kanako
552. Ore no Hanashi wa Nagai
553. Kore Wa Keihi de Ochimasen!
554. Shiro Demo Kuro Deminai Sekai de, Panda wa Warau
555. Theseus No Fune
556. 1 Page No Koi
557. Watashi, Teiji de Kaerimasu
558. Hanayome to Papa
559. Raise De Wa Chanto Shimasu
560. 4-Punkan No Marigold
561. Pan To Soup to Neko Biyori
562. Arimura Kasumi No Satsukyu
563. Bara No Nai Hanaya
564. 37.5 no Namida
565. Switch Girl
566. Ninkyo Helper
567. Iine! Hikaru Genji-Kun
568. Puzzle
569. Narita Rikon
570. Regatta
571. Shufu Katsu!
572. Itazura Na Kiss
573. 0 Gyoshitsu no Kyaku
574. Oishii Proposal
575. Itsumo Futari De
576. Mukudono
577. Code Blue
578. Hero
579. Sakurako San no Ashimoto niwa Shitai ga Umatte
580. GOLD
581. Nagareboshi
582. Long Love Letter
583. Perfect Report
584. Bishoku Tantei Akechi Goro
585. Bengoshi No Akunin
586. Hunter: Sono Onna-tachi
587. Strawberry Night
588. Jiu
589. Shinya Shokudo 1
590. Shinya Shokudo 2
591. Shinya Shokudo 3
592. Shinya Shokudo Tokyo Stories 1
593. Shinya Shokudo Tokyo Stories 2
594. Double Fantasy
595. Love Distance
596. Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
597. BG: Personal Bodyguard2
598. Wanitokagegisu
599. Pension: Koi wa Momoiro
600. Guilty: Kono Koi wa Tsumi Desuka
600. Guilty: Kono Koi wa Tsumi Desuka
601. Nodoka wa Niwa
602. Boku wa Mari No Naka
603. 13
604. Furo Girl
605. Densetsu No Okaasan
*PS: The list doesn't include Drama Specials or Movies, just regular dramas that have had at LEAST 2 Episodes to them...
I also haven't included any on-hold, incomplete or dropped dramas...
As you look through the list, you can definitely see times when my interest has wavered, but there has always been a special show or actor/actress who re-invigorates my passion for J-Dramas!
I also haven't included any on-hold, incomplete or dropped dramas...
As you look through the list, you can definitely see times when my interest has wavered, but there has always been a special show or actor/actress who re-invigorates my passion for J-Dramas!
As I look over the titles, It's exciting to think of all the new shows still to come that will become favorites of mine in the future....