Preview of "Sabakan, uchuu e iku" - Spring 2026

Title: Sabakan, uchuu e iku / サバ缶、宇宙へ行く

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official TikTok: here

Official X: here

O.A. Start Date: 13 April 2026

Timeslot: Mondays at 9pm

Broadcast by: FujiTV

Theme Song: "Idea ga afurete nemurenai" by Vaundy

Narrator: Inoue Yoshio

Cast: Kitamura Takumi, Deguchi Natsuki, Kurosaki Kodai, Yashima Norito, Miyake Hiroki, Murakawa Eri, Sonin, Sakoda Takaya, Suzuki Kosuke, Arakawa Yoshiyoshi, Kamiki Ryuunosuke etc.

Preview of "GIFT" - Spring 2026

Title: GIFT / ギフト

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official TikTok: here

Official X: here

O.A. Start Date: 12 April 2026

Timeslot: Sundays at 9pm

Broadcast by: TBS

Theme Song: "Stardust" by Official Hige Dandism

Insert Song: "Ichirin" by Little Glee Monster

Cast: Tsutsumi Shinichi, Yamada Yuuki, Arimura Kasuya, Honda Kyoya, Hosoda Yoshihiko, Hosoda Kanata, Marui Wan, Koshiyama Keitatsu, Hachimura Rintaro, Yasu, Mizuma Ron, Tomite Ami, Nobose Monnabe, Mokudai Kazuto, Miyazaki Yu, Ogoshi Chiharu, Machida Yuu, Sawai Kazuki, Nakayama Shugo, Taguchi Hiromasa, Nishio Mari, Matobu Sei, Asou Yumi, Sugawara Daikichi, Kichise Michiko, Tamamori Yuuta, Yasuda Ken & Yamaguchi Tomoko

Preview of "10 kai kitte taorenai ki wa nai" - Spring 2026

Title: 10 kai kitte taorenai ki wa nai / １０回切って倒れない木はない

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official TikTok: here

Official X: here

O.A. Start Date: 12 April 2026 

Timeslot: Sundays at 10.30pm

Broadcast by: NTV

Theme Song: "It's You" by AI

Cast: Shison Jun, Nimura Sawa, Kyomoto Taiga, Nagahama Neru, Yashiba Toshihiro, Iriyama Noriko, Hashimoto Manami, Mirichamu, Matsuoka Takuya, Kim Do-wan, Kim Joo-ryoung, Oh Man-seok, Denden & Tanabe Seiichi

Preview of "Tatsuki-sensei wa amasugiru!" - Spring 2026

Title: Tatsuki-sensei wa amasugiru! / タツキ先生は甘すぎる！

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official TikTok: here

Official X: here

O.A. Start Date: 11 April 2026

Timeslot: Saturdays at 9pm 

Broadcast by: NTV

Theme Song by: Fukuyama Masaharu

Cast: Machida Keita, Matsumoto Honoka, Higa Manami, Yamagishi Sou, Terada Kokoro, Fujimoto Miki, Sanyutei Koraku & Eguchi Yosuke

Preview of "Konya, Himitsu no kitchen de" - Spring 2026

Title: Konya, Himitsu no kitchen de / 今夜、秘密のキッチンで

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official TikTok: here

Official X: here

O.A. Start Date: 9 April 2026

Timeslot: Thursdays at 10pm

Broadcast by: FujiTV

Original manga by: Kurosawa Akiyo

Theme Song: "Present" by WATWING

Cast: Kinami Haruka, Takasugi Mahiro, Takimoto Miori, Satsukawa Aimi, Tsukishiro Kanato, Mori Yuusaku, YU, Shiramoto Ayana, Yoshida Meika, Yasui Junpei, Tsutsui Mariko & Nakamura Shunsuke

Preview of "Getsuya Kouro - Kotae wa meisaku no naka ni -" - Spring 2026

Title: Getsuya Kouro - Kotae wa meisaku no naka ni - / 月夜行路 - 答えは名作の中に - 

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official TikTok: here

Official X: here

O.A. Start Date: 8 April 2026

Timeslot: Wednesdays at 10pm

Broadcast by: NTV

Original novel by: Akiyoshi Rikako

Theme Song: "Shou" by Ryokuoushoku Shakai

Cast: Asou Kumiko, Haru, Tanaka Naoki, Sakuma Ryuto, Yanagi Shuntaro & Shibukawa Kiyohiko

Guests: Sasaki Nozomi, Kazlaser & Hisamoto Masami

Preview of "Borderless Kouiki idou sousatai" - Spring 2026

Title: Borderless Kouiki idou sousatai / ボーダレス　広域移動捜査隊

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official X: here

O.A. Start Date: 8 April 2026

Timeslot: Wednesdays at 9pm

Broadcast by: TV Asahi

Theme Song: "BORDER" by Yazawa Eikichi

Cast: Tsuchiya Tao, Sato Shori, Yokota Eiji, Tanaka Kotaro, Matsutani Takaya, Konno Hiroki, Kitaoji Kinya, Yuka & Inohara Yoshihiko

Preview of "LOVED ONE" - Spring 2026

Title: LOVED ONE / ラブドワン

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official TikTok: here

Official X: here

O.A. Start Date: 8 April 2026

Timeslot: Wednesdays at 10pm

Broadcast by: FujiTV

Cast: Dean Fujioka, Takiuchi Kumi, Yagi Yuusei, Tsuna Keito, Anzai Seira, Kawatoko Asuka, Kusakawa Takuya, Kamikawa Takuro, Komatsu Kazushige & Yamaguchi Sayaka

Preview of "Toki sude ni osushi!?" - Spring 2026

Title: Toki sude ni osushi!? / 時すでにおスシ！？

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official TikTok: here

Official X: here

O.A. Start Date: 7 April 2026

Timeslot: Tuesdays at 10pm

Broadcast by: TBS

Theme Song: "Fright" by Creepy Nuts

Cast: Nagasaku Hiromi, Matsuyama Kenichi, First Summer Uika, Nakazawa Motoki, Santoki Soma, Kyoka, Hirai Masaaki, Nekoze Tsubaki, Sekine Tsutomu, Udo Yumiko & Sano Shiro

Preview of "Oosugiru koi to satsujin" - Spring 2026

Title: Oosugiru koi to satsujin / 多すぎる恋と殺人

Official website: here

O.A. Start Date: 6 April 2026

Timeslot: Mondays at 12.24am

Broadcast by: NTV

Theme Song: "Mahou ga tokeru mae ni" by 7thVega

Cast: Mori Kanna, Nishigaki Sho, Oosawa Akane, Hoshida Hidetoshi, Sakurai Reika, Aoyagi Sho & Horiuchi Keiko

Preview of "BLOOD & SWEAT" - Spring 2026

Title: BLOOD & SWEAT

Official website: here

O.A. Start Date: 5 April 2026

Timeslot: Sundays at 10pm

Broadcast by: WOWOW

Total number of episodes: 8

Cast: An, Jasper Paakkonen, Hamada Gaku, Takasugi Mahiro, Saotome Taichi, Kunimura Jun, Tokito Yuki, Elias Salonen, Merlin Rose, Mikko Nousiainen, Alina Tomnikov, Zephan Smith-Gneist, Antti Reini, Furutachi Kanji, Fukikoshi Mitsuru, Fukushi Seiji & Iwaya Kenji

Preview of "Taiketsu" - Spring 2026

Title: Taiketsu / 対決

Official website: here

O.A. Start Date: 5 April 2026

Timeslot: Sundays 10pm

Broadcast by: NHK

Total number of episodes: 5

Original novel by: Tsukimura Ryoei

Theme Song: "Hitosaji" by Higuchi Ai

Cast: Matsumoto Wakana, Toyoshima Hana, Ookura Koji, Oohara Sakurako, Yamanaka Takashi, Maeno Tomoya, Hamao Noritaka, Ishizaka Koji, Watanabe Ikkei, Takahata Atsuko & Suzuki Honami

Preview of "Terminator to koi shichattara" - Spring 2026

Title: Terminator to koi shichattara / ターミネーターと恋しちゃったら

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official TikTok: here

Official X: here

O.A. Start Date: 4 April 2026

Timeslot: Saturdays at 11pm

Broadcast by: TV Asahi

Theme Song: "SAVE YOUR HEART" by Snow Man

Cast: Miyadate Ryota, Usuda Asami, Matsukura Kaito, Yamasaki Shizuyo, Nagai Mijika, Yabuki Nako, Banka Tenta, Sato Eriko, Maruyama Tomomi, Iwao Kaishi, Mizushima Rin, Kanai Miki, Katsumura Masanobu & Ishida Hikari

Preview of "Shuumatsutabi no gokui 3" - Spring 2026

Title: Shuumatsutabi no gokui 3 / 週末旅の極意３

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official TikTok: here

O.A. Start Date: 3 April 2026

Timeslot: Fridays at 12.52am

Broadcast by: TV Tokyo

Opening theme song: "Sayonara saboten" by Nonpi

Ending theme song: "Yoru no mukou e" by Kis-My-Ft2

Cast: Fukagawa Mai, Senga Kento, Ono Mayumi, Takayama Riko, Yanagi Yurina, Yamashita Yorie & Tomiie Norimasa

Preview of "Kodoku no Gurume Season 11" - Spring 2026

Title: Kodoku no Gurume Season 11 / 孤独のグルメ Season 11

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official TikTok: here

Official X: here

Official YouTube: here

O.A. Start Date: 3 April 2026

Timeslot: Fridays at 12.12am

Broadcast by: TV Tokyo

Original manga by: Kusumi Masayuki & Taniguchi Jirou

Cast: Matsushige Yutaka

Preview of "Owakare Hospital 2" (Drama SP)

Title: Owakare Hospital 2 / お別れホスピタル2

Official website: here

O.A. Dates: 4 & 11 April 2026 at 10pm

Broadcast by: NHK

Cast: Kishii Yukino, Matsuyama Kenichi, Uchida Chika, Sendou Nobuko, Marui Wan, Osamura Koki, Kunihiro Tomiyuki, Kitarou, Negishi Toshie, Ono Karin, Asou Yumi, Joutarou, Ito Shiro, YOU, Watanabe Eri, Agawa Sawako, Emoto Akira & Hirooka Yuriko

Preview of "Kimi ga shikei ni naru mae ni" - Spring 2026

Title: Kimi ga shikei ni naru mae ni / 君が死刑になる前に

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official TikTok: here

Official X: here

O.A. Start Date: 2 April 2026

Timeslot: Thursdays at 11.59pm

Broadcast by: NTV / YTV

Theme Song: "ReTake" by OSHIKIKEIGO

Cast: Kato Seishiro, Suzuki Jin, Yoda Yuki, Uchi Hiroki, Nishida Kouki, Irei Himena, Uchida Chika & Karata Erika

Preview of "Lunacy" - Spring 2026

Title: Lunacy / るなしい

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official TikTok: here

Official X: here

O.A. Start Date: 2 April 2026

Timeslot: Thursdays at 12.30am

Broadcast by: TV Tokyo

Original manga by: Ishitsuyo Natsuko

Opening theme song: "Zen to aku" by Nakamura Hak

Ending theme song: "Koibungaku" by seiza

Cast: Hara Nanoka, Kubozuka Airu, Motojima Junsei, Kageyama Yuka, Takizawa Erika, Komai Ren, Shimamura Ryuunosuke, Kato Konatsu, Michigami Tamaki, Masana Bokuzo & Negishi Toshie

Preview of "Saretagawa no fukushuu ~ Doumei wo musunda tsumatachi ~" - Spring 2026

Title: Saretagawa no fukushuu ~ Doumei wo musunda tsumatachi ~ / サレタ側の復讐 ~ 同盟を結んだ妻たち ~

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official TikTok: here

Official X: here

O.A. Start Date: 1 April 2026

Timeslot: Wednesdays at 1am

Broadcast by: TV Tokyo

Original manga by: Kira & Futaba Aoi

Opening theme song: "Aishuu" by REIRIE

Ending theme song: "TABOO" by Broken my toybox

Cast: Misaki Ayame, Shinoda Mariko, Yabuki Nako, Takamatsu Aroha, Mashiko Atsuki, Konishi Sakurako, Yano Nanaka, Aoshima Kokoro, Ochiai Tomoki & Nikaidou Takashi

Preview of "Kaze, kaoru" - NHK morning drama

Title: Kaze, kaoru / 風、薫る

Official website: here

O.A. Start Date: 30 March 2026

Timeslot: Mondays to Fridays at 8am

Broadcast by: NHK

Total number of episodes: 130

Original novel by: Tanaka Hikaru

Theme Song: "Kaze to machi" by Mrs. GREEN APPLE

Narrator: Ken Naoko

Cast: Mikami Ai, Kosaka Juri, Kobayashi Toranosuke, Hayasaka Miu, Fujiwara Kisetsu, Miura Takahiro, Uchida Chika, Maruyama Rei, Ogura Fumiya, Negishi Toshie, Kobayashi Takashi, Takashima Masahiro, Kataoka Tsurutaro, Tabe Mikako, Harada Taizo, Mizuno Miki, Bandou Yajuro & Kitamura Kazuki etc.

Preview of "Suiyoubi, Watashi no otto ni dakarete kudasai" - Spring 2026

Title: Suiyoubi, Watashi no otto ni dakarete kudasai / 水曜日、私の夫に抱かれてください

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official TikTok: here

Official X: here

O.A. Start Date: 1 April 2026

Timeslot: Wednesdays at 12.30am

Broadcast by: TV Tokyo

Opening theme song: "Eden" by Amber's

Ending theme song: "Let Go" by Noda Emi

Cast: Sugai Yuka, Iriyama Noriko, Inaba Yu, Masaki Reiya, Hamada Tatsuomi, Yamamoto Yuzuki & Yamashita Yorie

Preview of "Bussanten no onna ~ Takasaki hen ~" (Drama SP)

Title: Bussanten no onna ~ Takasaki hen ~ / 物産展の女～高崎編～

Official website: here

Official X: here

O.A. Date: 31 March 2026 at 12.30am

Broadcast by: TV Tokyo

Original manga by: Kuwano Kazuhiro

Theme Song: "soda" by Sincere

Cast: Taira Yuna, Yamaguchi Sayaka, Mokudai Kazuto, Ootomo Karen & Yue Takeyuki

Preview of "Radio Star" - Spring 2026

Title: Radio Star / ラジオスター

Official website: here

O.A. Start Date: 30 March 2026

Timeslot: Mondays to Thursdays at 10.45pm

Broadcast by: NHK

Total number of episodes: 32 (15 mins each)

Theme Song: "Fune ippai no sachi wo" by MISIA

Cast: Fukuchi Momoko, Komoto Masahiro, Tokiwa Takako, Shibukawa Kiyohiko, Kai Shouma, Ohyagi Kaito, Kazama Shunsuke, Ohno Manami, Kondo Yoshimasa & Tamura Tsutomu

Preview of "Umanai onna wa dame desuka? DINKs no totsuki tooka" - Spring 2026

Title: Umanai onna wa dame desuka? DINKs no totsuki tooka / 産まない女はダメですか？DINKs のトツキトオカ

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official TikTok: here

Official X: here

O.A. Start Date: 30 March 2026

Timeslot: Mondays at 11.05pm

Broadcast by: TV Tokyo

Original manga by: Hokumichi Atsuki

Opening theme song: "Kowareta shokutaku" by SUMIN

Ending theme song: "Ameagari ni" by Ito Kashitaro

Cast: Miyazawa Ema, Asaka Koudai, Akimoto Manatsu, Mashiko Atsuki, Maehara Mizuki, Watanabe Miho, Minamoto Maho, Yoshida Uronta, Fuji Mariko, Nishida Naomi & Kitayama Hiromitsu

Preview of "Yuuzai, to AI wa tsugeta" (Drama SP)

Title: Yuuzai, to AI wa tsugeta / 有罪、とAIは告げた

Official website: here

O.A. Date: 28 March 2026 at 7.30pm

Broadcast by: NHK

Cast: Yoshine Kyoko, Usuda Asami, Fubuki Jun & Kunimura Jun

Preview of "Bansan Blues Special" (Drama SP)

Title: Bansan Blues Special / 晩餐ブルース Special

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official TikTok: here

Official X: here

O.A. Date: 28 March 2026 at 4pm

Opening theme song: "Categorize" by RETRORIRON

Ending theme song: "Hanasouze" by Aki

Cast: Inowaki Kai, Kaneko Daichi, Kusakawa Takuya, Hoshi Moeka, Ishida Takuya, Watanabe Tetsu & Sugawara Daikichi

Preview of "Stove League" - Spring 2026

Title: Stove League / ストーブリーグ

Official website: here

O.A. Start Date: 28 March 2026 at 1pm (all episodes shown at one go back-to-back)

Broadcast by: WOWOW & Lemino

Total number of episodes: 8

Theme Song: "Diamond" by Kamenashi Kazuya

Cast: Kamenashi Kazuya, Nagahama Neru, Hayama Shono, Kajihara Zen, Kimura Masaya, Itao Itsuji, Katsuji Ryo, Komoto Masahiro, Gouriki Ayame, Yoshida Kotaro & Nomura Mansai

Preview of "Kataomoi" (Drama SP)

Title: Kataomoi / 片思い

Official website: here

O.A. Dates: (Part 1) 26 March 2026 at 10pm / (Part 2) 27 March 2026 at 10pm

Broadcast by: NHK

Cast: Ashida Mana, Okayama Amane, Takeda Rena, Yashiba Toshihiro, Hada Michiko & Shiraishi Kayoko etc.

Preview of "Chiruran Shinsengumi Requiem" - Winter 2026

Title: Chiruran Shinsengumi Requiem / ちるらん 新撰組鎮魂歌

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official TikTok: here

Official X: here

O.A. Dates: (SP - Edo Seishun hen) 26 & 27 Mar 2026 / (Drama series - Kyoto kessen hen) 27 Mar 2026

Broadcast by: (SP) TBS / (Drama Series) U-NEXT: new episodes out every Friday

Original manga by: Umemura Shinya & Hashimoto Eiji

Cast: Yamada Yuuki, Suzuki Nobuyuki, Nakamura Aoi, Hosoda Kanata, Uesugi Shuhei, Fujiwara Kisetsu, Sugino Yosuke, Yanagi Shuntaro, Miyazaki Shuuto, Iwanaga Hihio, Ayano Go, Nukumi Meru, Sakurai Yuki, Okuno Eita, Takahashi Mitsuomi, Kaneko Nobuaki, Nakajima Kento, Ando Masanobu, Matsumoto Jun & Emoto Akira

Preview of "Nemuri Kyoushiro" (Drama SP)

Title: Nemuri Kyoshiro / 眠狂四郎

Official website: here

O.A. Date: 24 March 2026 at 10pm

Broadcast by: NHK

Original novel by: Shibata Renzaburo

Cast: Hasegawa Hiroki, Kuroshima Yuina, Takahashi Mitsuomi, Morinaga Yuki, Konno Hiroki, Nanao, Sato Eriko, Hara Sachie, Honda Hakutaro, Jinbo Satoshi, Nishimua Masahiko, Takuma Shin & Bandou Yajuro etc.

Preview of "Mori Hanae Butterfly Beyond" (Drama SP)

Title: Mori Hanae Butterfly Beyond / 森英恵 Butterfly Beyond

Official website: here

Official Facebook: here

Official Instagram: here

Official X: here

O.A. Start Date: 21 March 2026 at 9pm

Broadcast by: TV Asahi

Cast: Yagi Rikako, Nakajima Yuuto, Kayashima Mizuki, Araki Towa, Shimizu Kurumi, Kyoka, Morisaki Win, Tomita Miu, Maehara Mizuki, Onoe Ukon, Yasui Junpei, Kimura Yoshino & Nakamura Tooru

Preview of "Lost and Found ~ Kimi wo sagashite ~" - Winter 2026

Title: Lost and Found ~ Kimi wo sagashite ~ / ロスト・アンド・ファウンド〜君を探して

Official website: here

O.A. Start Date: 18 March 2026

Timeslot: Wednesdays at 9pm

Broadcast by: NHK

Cast: Yamada Anna, Shawn Thia, Murakami Nijirou, Morita Misato, Daito Shunsuke, Sugimoto Tetta, Ishino Youko, Ishibashi Tamotsu & Yamashita Rio

Preview of "3.11 Inochi no tatakai" (Drama SP)

Title: 3.11 Inochi no tatakai / ３.１１　命の戦い

Official website: here

O.A. Date: 13 March 2026 at 9pm

Broadcast by: FujiTV

Cast: Shirasu Jin, Totsuka Jin & Miura Takahiro etc.

Preview of "Piece of Safe" - Winter 2026

Title: Piece of Safe / ぴーすおぶせーふ

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official X: here

O.A. Start Date: 10 March 2026

Timeslot: Tuesdays at 12.59am

Broadcast by: NTV

Opening theme song: "Good Life" by SHE'S

Ending theme song: "STRANGER" by IMP.

Cast: Motoi Shunsuke, Sasaki Mirei & Ochiai Motoki

Preview of "Aru shousetsuka no nikki" (Drama SP)

Title: Aru shousetsuka no nikki / ある小説家の日記

Official website: here

O.A. Date: 8 March 2026 at 11pm

Broadcast by: NHK

Cast: Kaho, Sylvia Grab, Matsuo Satoru, Hayashi Yuta & Itao Itsuji etc.

Preview of "Motokare no neko wo, azukarimashite." (Drama SP)

Title: Motokare no neko wo, atsukarimashite. / 元カレの猫を、預かりまして。

Official website: here

O.A. Dates: 7 & 14 March 2026 at 11.40pm

Broadcast by: Tokai TV / FujiTV

Original novel by: Ishida Shou

Theme Song: "Shiawase kinenbi" by Kashiwagi Yuki

Cast: Kashiwagi Yuki, Kai Shouma, Kojima Fujiko, Ishikawa Karen, Isawa Takuma, Hamano Kenta & Namikawa Daisuke (voice acting only)

Winners of the TVer Awards 2025 (Drama categories)

Here are the winners of the TVer Awards 2025's drama-related categories based on total views tabulated by TVer Data Marketing:

Grand Prix: Jaa, Anta ga tsukutte miroyo

Late Night Drama: Otto yo, shinde kurenai ka

Excellence Award: 

Ii koto warui koto

Mikami-sensei

Classics Award: Mystery to iu nakare

The 126th Drama Academy Awards (Autumn 2025) - Best Drama

Overall Ranking Top 3

1) Jaa, anta ga tsukutte miroyo
2) The Royal Family
3) Berabou ~ Tsutajuu Eiga no Yumebanashi

Voters Ranking Top 5

1) The Royal Family

2) Ii koto warui koto

3) Fake Mommy

4) Jaa, anta ga tsukutte miroyo

5) Berabou ~ Tsutajuu Eiga no Yumebanashi

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Jaa, anta ga tsukutte miroyo
2) The Royal Family
3) Berabou ~ Tsutajuu Eiga no Yumebanashi

4) Hirayasumi

5) Ii koto warui koto

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Jaa, anta ga tsukutte miroyo

2) Berabou ~ Tsutajuu Eiga no Yumebanashi

Hirayasumi

The Royal Family

Synanthrope

Source: The Television

The 126th Drama Academy Awards (Autumn 2025) - Best Leading Actor

Overall Ranking Top 3

1) Takeuchi Ryoma - Jaa, anta ga tsukutte miroyo

2) Yokohama Ryuusei - Berabou ~ Tsutajuu Eiga no Yumebanashi ~

3) Okayama Amane - Hirayasumi

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Tsumabuki Satoshi - The Royal Family
2) Mamiya Shotaro - Ii koto warui koto
3) Takeuchi Ryoma - Jaa, anta ga tsukutte miroyo
4) Yokohama Ryuusei - Berabou ~ Tsutajuu Eiga no Yumebanashi ~
5) Iwamoto Hikaru - Koisuru keigo 24 ji Season 2

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Takeuchi Ryoma - Jaa, anta ga tsukutte miroyo
2) Yokohama Ryuusei - Berabou ~ Tsutajuu Eiga no Yumebanashi ~
3) Okayama Amane - Hirayasumi
4) Kitamura Yukiya - Chiisaikoro wa, kamisama ga ite

5) Tsumabuki Satoshi - The Royal Family

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Takeuchi Ryoma - Jaa, anta ga tsukutte miroyo
2) Yokohama Ryuusei - Berabou ~ Tsutajuu Eiga no Yumebanashi ~

3) Okayama Amane - Hirayasumi

4) Ooizumi Yo - Chotto dake esupaa

Tsumabuki Satoshi - The Royal Family

Source: The Television

The 126th Drama Academy Awards (Autumn 2025) - Best Leading Actress

Overall Ranking Top 3

1) Kaho - Jaa, anta ga tsukutte miroyo
2) Kiryu Mai - Itsuka, mujuuryoku no sora de
3) Haru - Fake Mommy

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Amami Yuki - Kinkyuu torishirabeshitsu Season 5
2) Araki Yuuko - Ii koto warui koto

3) Kaho - Jaa, anta ga tsukutte miroyo

4) Haru - Fake Mommy

5) Sakurada Hiyori - ESCAPE Sore wa yuukai no hazu datta

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Kaho - Jaa, anta ga tsukutte miroyo
2) Kawaei Rina - Fake Mommy
3) Haru - Fake Mommy

4) Tanabe Momoko - Oshi no satsujin

5) Araki Yuuko - Ii koto warui koto

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Kaho - Jaa, anta ga tsukutte miroyo

2) Kiryu Mai - Itsuka, mujuuryoku no sora de

3) Amami Yuki - Kinkyuu torishirabeshitsu Season 5

Haru - Fake Mommy

5) Kawaei Rina - Fake Mommy

Source: The Television

The 126th Drama Academy Awards (Autumn 2025) - Best Supporting Actor

Overall Ranking Top 3

1) Sometani Shota - Berabou ~ Tsutajuu Eiga no Yumebanashi ~

2) Sato Koichi - The Royal Family

3) Meguro Ren - The Royal Family

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Meguro Ren - The Royal Family
2) Morimoto Shintaro - Ii koto warui koto
3) Mukai Koji - Fake Mommy
4) Masuda Takahisa - Oshi no satsujin
5) Sato Koichi - The Royal Family

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Sato Koichi - The Royal Family
2) Sometani Shota - Berabou ~ Tsutajuu Eiga no Yumebanashi ~
Ikuta Toma - Berabou ~ Tsutajuu Eiga no Yumebanashi ~
4) Yoshimoto Kaito - Hirayasumi
5) Aoki Yuzu - Jaa, anta ga tsukutte miroyo

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Sometani Shota - Berabou ~ Tsutajuu Eiga no Yumebanashi ~
2) Meguro Ren - The Royal Family

3) Maehara Mizuki - Jaa, anta ga tsukutte miroyo

Sato Koichi - The Royal Family

5) Yoshimoto Kaito - Hirayasumi

Source: The Television

The 126th Drama Academy Awards (Autumn 2025) - Best Supporting Actress

Overall Ranking Top 3

1) Mori Nana - Hirayasumi

2) Koshiba Fuuka - Berabou ~ Tsutajuu Eiga no Yumebanashi ~
3) Miyazaki Aoi - Chotto dake esupaa

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Matsumoto Wakana - The Royal Family
2) Koshiba Fuuka - Berabou ~ Tsutajuu Eiga no Yumebanashi ~
3) Fukagawa Mai - Ii koto warui koto
4) Miyazaki Aoi - Chotto dake esupaa
5) Ikemura Aoi - Fake Mommy

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Mori Nana - Hirayasumi
2) Matsumoto Wakana - The Royal Family

3) Miyazaki Aoi - Chotto dake esupaa

Miyazaki Aoi - Jaa, anta ga tsukutte miroyo
5) Shiratori Tamaki - Bokutachinchi

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Mori Nana - Hirayasumi
2) Koshiba Fuuka - Berabou ~ Tsutajuu Eiga no Yumebanashi ~

3) Hashimoto Aoi - Berabou ~ Tsutajuu Eiga no Yumebanashi ~

Miyazaki Aoi - Chotto dake esupaa

5) Kyouka - Jaa, anta ga tsukutte miroyo

Source: The Television

The 126th Drama Academy Awards (Autumn 2025) - Best Theme Song

Overall Ranking Top 3

1) Fanfare - Tamaki Koji (The Royal Family)

2) Agehachou - Porno Graffiti (Ii koto warui koto)

3) Baumkuchen - Bokutanchinchi (Bokutanchinchi)

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Agehachou - Porno Graffiti (Ii koto warui koto)
2) Fanfare - Tamaki Koji (The Royal Family)
3) Itazura na tenshi - Snow Man (Koisuru keigo 24 ji Season 2)
4) Baumkuchen - Bokutanchinchi (Bokutanchinchi)
5) Recipe - timelesz (Papa to oyaji no uchigohan)

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Fanfare - Tamaki Koji (The Royal Family)

2) Agehachou - Porno Graffiti (Ii koto warui koto)

3) Baumkuchen - Bokutanchinchi (Bokutanchinchi)
Shape Shifter - This is LAST (Jaa, anta ga tsukutte miroyo)
5) Ten made todoke - Matsutoya Yumi (Chiisai koro wa, kamisama ga ite)

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Fanfare - Tamaki Koji (The Royal Family)

2) Agehachou - Porno Graffiti (Ii koto warui koto)

3) Tokimeki tantei feat. Le Makeup - Shibata Satoko & Elle Teresa (Synanthrope)

4) MOON - S.A.R (Synanthrope)

Gekijou - YOASOBI (Moshimo kono yo ga butai nara, gakuya wa doko ni aru no darou)

Source: The Television

Preview of "Kitakata Kenzo Suikoden" - Winter 2026

Title: Kitakata Kenzo Suikoden / 北方謙三　水滸伝

Official website: here

O.A. Start Date: 15 February 2026

Timeslot: Sundays at 10pm

Broadcast by: WOWOW & Lemino

Total number of episodes: 7

Original novel by: Kitakata Kenzo

Narrator: Suwabe Junichi

Cast: Oda Yuji, Kamenashi Kazuya, Mitsushima Shinnosuke, Haru, Matsuyuki Yasuko, Sato Koichi, Tamayama Tetsuji & Sorimachi Takashi etc.

Preview of "Nagatan to Ao to Ichika no ryourichou Season 2" - Winter 2026

Title: Nagatan to Ao to Ichika no ryourichou Season 2 / ながたんと青と - いちかの料理帖 - 2

Official website: here

O.A. Start Date: 20 February 2026

Timeslot: Fridays at 11pm

Broadcast by: WOWOW

Total number of episodes: 10

Original manga by: Isoya Yuki

Cast: Kadowaki Mugi, Sakuma Ryuto, Nakamura Aoi, Toda Keiko, Kobayashi Toranosuke, Tsunematsu Yuri, Kumada Rinka, Shiraishi Shunya, Mano Riku, Tokoshima Yoshiko, Iida Kisuke, Ono Takehiko, Yano Masato, Kurosawa Asuka, Horiuchi Masami, Fujii Mina & Zaiki Takuma

Quick Review #152: Shiawase na kekkon - Summer 2025

Title: Shiawase na kekkon / しあわせな結婚　　　　　　　

Rating: 5 / 10

Recommended for: 

Those who are fans of the lead actors and don't mind a lacklustre attempt at blending a quirky romance with an overly simplistic suspense plot

* Potential spoilers ahead!

Liked:

- The combination of Abe Sadao and Matsu Takako was what pulled me in at first and true enough, they were a pretty intriguing pair to watch. If not for their acting and chemistry, I think I might have dropped this after the first few episodes.

- The first episode which showcased the love story of the main couple i.e. from how they met till how they got married and just before the murder suspense subplot was probably the best part of the storyline.

Disliked: 

- Appearances are deceiving. If you thought that this was going to be a love story about the leads just like how I did initially, you might feel cheated to a certain extent. It turned out that the suspense simply overshadowed the marriage of the lead couple, both in terms of airtime and importance in the entire drama. If it had been that the suspense storyline was decent enough to warrant the shift in focus and be of a certain standard to satisfy my expectations, I wouldn't have minded this change in direction so much. However, if the suspense was this predictable (the identity of the murderer was such a dead giveaway because the female lead could never have been the culprit given how such stories usually pan out) and the significance/relation of the case to the marriage was kind of lost on me, I couldn't help but think that this was a total letdown.

- Perhaps due to the shift in direction (or maybe the scriptwriter had intended it to be as such right from the beginning), this was also what made the character development seem to be messed up with lack of logic. In particular, I thought that Sugino Yosuke's character was rather bewildering. On one hand, he seemed like this persistent police officer with a strong conviction for justice who was out to find out the truth but halfway through, he became a lovelorn guy hopelessly besotted with the suspect. In the end, I was still none the wiser about where and how he had a heart change or rather what triggered him to develop feelings for the female lead. And even if he did struggle with the conflicting feelings, it just wasn't shown properly and everything felt so superficial to the extent that he didn't come across as really pining for the woman. It was quite a pity though because I thought the characters in this story could have intriguing background stories but the plot just didn't flesh them out so they appeared to be so flat and their actions incomprehensible.

- I don't know if the Netflix version differs from the OA version by TV Asahi but I don't think I've ever heard the theme song by Oasis played during the drama or in the ending credits section. That made me wonder, how did this song fit into this drama and was it even necessary to choose this as the theme song when viewers hardly got to hear it? I'm sure the TV station would have paid a lot to get the rights for a foreign song to be used as the theme so why did this happen? Totally defeats the purpose!