The 98th Drama Academy Awards (Summer 2018) - Best Leading Actor

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Yamazaki Kento - Good Doctor
2) Yamada Takayuki - dele
3) Suda Masaki - dele

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Yamazaki Kento - Good Doctor
2) Inoo Kei - Tokyo Alien Brothers
3) Kato Shigeaki - Zero - Ikkaku Senkin Game -
4) Ayano Go - Hagetaka
5) Yamada Takayuki - dele

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Yamazaki Kento - Good Doctor
2) Yamada Takayuki - dele
3) Kubota Masataka - Himomen
4) Matsuzaka Toori - Kono sekai no katasumi ni
5) Suda Masaki - dele / Sawamura Ikki - Zettai Reido ~ Mizen Hanzai Sennyuu Sousa ~

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Yamazaki Kento - Good Doctor
2) Suda Masaki - dele
3) Yamada Takayuki - dele
4) Sano Shiro - Genkai Danchi
5) Ayano Go - Hagetaka

Source: The Televison

The 98th Drama Academy Awards (Summer 2018) - Best Supporting Actor

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Sato Takeru - Hanbun, Aoi
2) Toyokawa Etsushi - Hanbun, Aoi
3) Takenouchi Yutaka - Gibo to Musume no Blues

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Sato Takeru - Hanbun, Aoi
2) Totsuka Shota - Tokyo Alien Brothers
3) Fujiki Naohito - Good Doctor
4) Mamiya Shotaro - Zero - Ikkaku Senkin Game -
5) Sato Ryuga - Zero - Ikkaku Senkin Game -

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Sato Takeru - Hanbun, Aoi
2) Takenouchi Yutaka - Gibo to Musume no Blues
3) Toyokawa Etsushi - Hanbun, Aoi
4) Seto Koji - Toumei na Yurikago / Mineta Kazunobu - Takane no Hana / Katsuji Ryo - Himomen / Sato Takeru - Gibo to Musume no Blues

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Toyokawa Etsushi - Hanbun, Aoi
2) Sato Takeru - Hanbun, Aoi
3) Mineta Kazunobu - Takane no Hana
4) Yoshida Kotaro - Keiji Shichinin / Takenouchi Yutaka - Gibo to Musume no Blues / Iura Arata - Kenkou de bunkateki na saiteigendo no seikatsu

Source: The Televison

Oricon's most anticipated Summer 2018 dramas ranking

Oricon conducted a survey on 1,364 people from their teens to 50s between 15 June and 19 June where they chose which Summer 2018 they are looking forward to watch. Dramas which were not announced by the TV stations before 15 June were not included in this survey and only dramas from the private networks and NHK were considered as candidates in this list.

There are two rankings here i.e. the primetime (7pm to 10pm) and midnight categories (shown after 11pm). Numbers in brackets indicate the overall weighted score in terms of anticipated ratings, leading actor/actress, supporting cast and content which account for 20 marks each. As such, the maximum score a drama can get is 80. The asterisk indicates dramas which are based on novels/manga.

Preview of "Himomen" - Summer 2018

Title: Himomen ヒモメン (Gigolo Man)
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 28 July 2018
Timeslot: Saturdays 11:15pm
Broadcast by: TV Asahi
Original manga by: Konoike Tsuyoshi
Theme Song: "Jesus" by Choutokkyu (Bullet Train)
Cast: Kubota Masataka, Kawaguchi Haruna, Katsuji Ryo, Okada Yui, Sato Hitomi, YOU, Kaneda Akio, Tahara Kanako, Minamoto Maho, Oohata Shieri