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    2010s Japanese TV Shows

    The 40 most popular 2010s japanese TV shows, ranked. Click any show for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Souryo to Majiwaru Shikiyoku no Yoru ni...
    TMDB2.7

    Souryo to Majiwaru Shikiyoku no Yoru ni...

    2017

    country: Japan

    At a high school reunion, Mio Fukatani reunites with a classmate she has not seen in years—Takahide Kujou. She had always wanted to know more about the kind-hearted boy in high school, but once she realizes that Kujou has become a monk, she believes that any chance of getting to know him romantically is slim. Deciding to drink away her sorrows, she ends up walking home drunk, and surprisingly, running into Kujou who helps her get home. However, once inside, Kujou's lust for Mio becomes apparent and the two share an erotic night of passion. As this steamy romance blossoms between these two unlikely lovers, Mio and Kujou will undoubtedly spend many nights together in utter ecstasy.

    Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
    TMDB4.1

    Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-

    2016

    country: Japan

    Natsuki Subaru, an ordinary high school student, is on his way home from the convenience store when he finds himself transported to another world. As he's lost and confused in a new world where he doesn't even know left from right, the only person to reach out to him was a beautiful girl with silver hair. Determined to repay her somehow for saving him from his own despair, Subaru agrees to help the girl find something she's looking for.

    Hunter x Hunter
    TMDB4.3

    Hunter x Hunter

    2011

    country: Japan

    Gon, a young boy who lives on Whale Island, dreams of becoming a Hunter like his father, who left when Gon was still young.

    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
    TMDB4.3

    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

    2012

    country: Japan

    Follow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.

    Chihayafuru
    TMDB3.8

    Chihayafuru

    2011

    country: Japan

    Chihaya Ayase has spent most of her life supporting her sister’s model career. When she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, he thinks Chihaya has potential to become a great karuta player. As Chihaya dreams of becoming Japan's best karuta player, she is soon separated from her karuta playing friends. Now in high school, Chihaya still plays karuta in the hope that she will one day meet her friends again.

    Nogizaka Under Construction
    TMDB3.6

    Nogizaka Under Construction

    2015

    country: Japan

    Nogizaka46 is making a big leap forward right now! Their activities range from live performances, varieties, dramas, movies, and models. In order to give these girls even more momentum, this program will challenge various projects that bring out new aspects and charms of the members!!!

    Puzzle & Dragons
    TMDB4.0

    Puzzle & Dragons

    2018

    country: Japan

    The story is set in modern day Japan following the growth of the protagonist Taiga Akashi, an elementary school kid who wants to be a professional gamer someday.

    The Piano Forest
    TMDB3.3

    The Piano Forest

    2018

    country: Japan

    A tranquil tale about two boys from very different upbringings. On one hand you have Kai, born as the son of a prostitute, who's been playing the abandoned piano in the forest near his home ever since he was young. And on the other you have Syuhei, practically breast-fed by the piano as the son of a family of prestigious pianists. Yet it is their common bond with the piano that eventually intertwines their paths in life.

    Attack on Titan
    TMDB4.3

    Attack on Titan

    2013

    country: Japan

    100 years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress. Only the members of the Scouting Legion dared to stray beyond the safety of the walls – but even those brave warriors seldom returned alive. Those within the city clung to the illusion of a peaceful existence until the day that dream was shattered, and their slim chance at survival was reduced to one horrifying choice: kill – or be devoured!

    Kingdom
    TMDB3.8

    Kingdom

    2012

    country: Japan

    In the Warring States period, young orphan Xin vows to aid King Zheng of Qin in his quest to unify China by becoming a general himself.

    March Comes In Like a Lion
    TMDB4.0

    March Comes In Like a Lion

    2016

    country: Japan

    This is a gentle tale about people trying to regain something. And it is a tale of battle. Rei Kiriyama had lost his family in an accident when he was young. Now he is a 17-year-old pro shogi player who is burdened with deep loneliness. Rei lives alone in an old town in Tokyo, but after becoming acquainted with three sisters, Akari, Hinata and Momo, he begins to change little by little...

    Haikyu!!
    TMDB4.3

    Haikyu!!

    2014

    country: Japan

    Inspired by a small-statured pro volleyball player, Hinata creates a volleyball team in his last year of middle school. Unfortunately the team is matched up against the "King of the Court" Tobio Kageyama’s team in their first tournament and inevitably lose. After the crushing defeat, Hinata vows to surpass Kageyama After entering high school, Hinata joins the volleyball team only to find that Tobio has also joined.

    That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
    TMDB4.2

    That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

    2018

    country: Japan

    Corporate worker Mikami Satoru is stabbed by a random killer, and is reborn to an alternate world. But he turns out to be reborn a slime! Thrown into this new world with the name Rimuru, he begins his quest to create a world that’s welcoming to all races.

    Ace of the Diamond
    TMDB4.0

    Ace of the Diamond

    2013

    country: Japan

    Scouted for his potential, brash left-handed pitcher Eijun Sawamura joins baseball powerhouse Seido High to become the undisputed ace of the team.

    Mob Psycho 100
    TMDB4.2

    Mob Psycho 100

    2016

    country: Japan

    Shigeo Kageyama, a.k.a. "Mob," is a boy who has trouble expressing himself, but who happens to be a powerful esper. Mob is determined to live a normal life and keeps his ESP suppressed, but when his emotions surge to a level of 100%, something terrible happens to him! As he's surrounded by false espers, evil spirits, and mysterious organizations, what will Mob think? What choices will he make?

    Sword Art Online
    TMDB4.1

    Sword Art Online

    2012

    country: Japan

    In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies using a piece of technology called Nerve Gear. One day, players discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive unless they reach the 100th floor of the game's tower and defeat the final boss. However, if they die in the game, they die in real life. Their struggle for survival starts now...

    High School DxD
    TMDB4.3

    High School DxD

    2012

    country: Japan

    Issei Hyodo is your average perverted high school student whose one wish in life is to have his own harem, but he's got to be one of the unluckiest guys around. He goes on his first date with a girl only to get brutally attacked and killed when it turns out the girl is really a vicious fallen angel. To top it all off, he's later reincarnated as a devil by his gorgeous senpai who tells him that she is also a devil and now his master! One thing's for sure, his peaceful days are over. In a battle between devils and angels, who will win?

    Tokyo Ghoul
    TMDB4.1

    Tokyo Ghoul

    2014

    country: Japan

    Ken Kaneki, a bookworm college student, meets Rize, a girl his own age with whom he shares many interests.

    Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun
    TMDB4.1

    Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun

    2019

    country: Japan

    Fourteen-year-old Iruma Suzuki has just been abandoned and sold to a demon by his irresponsible parents! Surprisingly, the next thing he knows he's living with the demon who has adopted him as his new grandson and has been transferred into a school in the Netherworld where his new demon grandfather works as the principal. Thus begins the cowardly Iruma-kun's extraordinary school life among the otherworldly as he faces his true self, takes on challenges, and rises to become someone great.

    Laid-Back Camp
    TMDB4.1

    Laid-Back Camp

    2018

    country: Japan

    Nadeshiko, a high school student who had moved from Shizuoka to Yamanashi, decides to see the famous, 1000 yen-bill-featured Mount Fuji. Even though she manages to bike all the way to Motosu, she's forced to turn back because of worsening weather. Unable to set her eyes on her goal, she faints partway to her destination. When she wakes up, it's night, in a place she's never been before, with no way of knowing how to get home. Nadeshiko is saved when she encounters Rin, a girl who is out camping by herself. This outdoorsy girls story begins with this first encounter between Nadeshiko and Rin.

    The Ancient Magus' Bride
    TMDB4.2

    The Ancient Magus' Bride

    2017

    country: Japan

    Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fateful encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise's life will never be the same again. The man is a "magus,"a sorcerer of great power, who decides to free Chise from the bonds of captivity. The magus then makes a bold statement: Chise will become his apprentice--and his bride!

    Ahiru no Sora
    TMDB4.2

    Ahiru no Sora

    2019

    country: Japan

    Sora joins the high school basketball club, but his unmotivated teammates don't care about the game. To get anywhere, he has to change their minds.

    Attack on Titan: Junior High
    TMDB3.9

    Attack on Titan: Junior High

    2015

    country: Japan

    Your favorite characters from Attack on Titan are back in…junior high school? Adapted from the hit spinoff manga series—Attack on Titan: Junior High (written by Saki Nakagawa), this parody reimagines Eren, Mikasa, Armin, and other characters from the original manga as students and teachers at Titan Junior High School.

    Classroom of the Elite
    TMDB4.2

    Classroom of the Elite

    2017

    country: Japan

    Kiyotaka Ayanokouji enrolls at the prestigious Tokyo Koudo Ikusei Academy, but is assigned to Class 1-D, where students with behavioral problems are housed. The school awards points equivalent to 100,000 yen per month and allows unusual freedom in classes, masking a more complex system.

    Ninja Hattori-Kun Returns
    TMDB5.0

    Ninja Hattori-Kun Returns

    2013

    country: India

    No overview available

    Mr. Osomatsu
    TMDB3.3

    Mr. Osomatsu

    2015

    country: Japan

    The lives of the now 20-something NEET Matsuno sextuplets and the bizarre adventures they find themselves into in the modern day.

    Wednesday Downtown
    TMDB4.0

    Wednesday Downtown

    2014

    country: Japan

    Everybody has theories that they personally cling blindly to regardless of proof or scientific validity. In this entertaining information program, a host of celebrities present their cases for pet theories to studio guests by any means be it academic argument or laughably “out there” logic. Can their theories gain acceptance? Or will they be discarded as pop science that only adds confusion to the world? Find out through exhaustive examination including on-location experiments!

    Sweet Punishment: I'm the Guard's Personal Pet
    TMDB3.7

    Sweet Punishment: I'm the Guard's Personal Pet

    2018

    country: Japan

    The story is set in a prison in the near future. It revolves around Hina Saotome, imprisoned despite her innocence, and the elegant yet sadistic guard Aki Myoujin. Hina's heart and body are at the mercy of Myoujin's "heartless yet sweet domination" from physical examinations to lovers' prison visits.

    Fruits Basket
    TMDB4.0

    Fruits Basket

    2019

    country: Japan

    After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, 16-year-old high school student Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out… into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Soma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But, as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Somas have a secret of their own—when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac!

    Araiya-san! Ore to Aitsu ga Onnayu de!?
    TMDB3.0

    Araiya-san! Ore to Aitsu ga Onnayu de!?

    2019

    country: Japan

    Male student Souta Tsukishima begins working at his family's public bathhouse as a back washer. While concealing her true identity, Souta's classmate Aoi Yuzuki visits the bathhouse. A relationship between the two begins to develop when Souta washes Aoi's back.

    NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
    TMDB3.2

    NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals

    2012

    country: Japan

    Welcome to the Hidden Leaf Village. The village where Uzumaki Naruto, star of the TV show "Naruto" makes his home. Every day, countless powerful ninjas carry out missions and train to hone their skills. Our main character is one of these powerful ninjas... but it's not Naruto! It's the ninja who can't use ninjutsu, Rock Lee!

    Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
    TMDB4.3

    Kaguya-sama: Love Is War

    2019

    country: Japan

    Considered a genius due to having the highest grades in the country, Miyuki Shirogane leads the prestigious Shuchiin Academy's student council as its president, working alongside the beautiful and wealthy vice president Kaguya Shinomiya. The two are often regarded as the perfect couple by students despite them not being in any sort of romantic relationship.

    Solitary Gourmet
    TMDB4.5

    Solitary Gourmet

    2012

    country: Japan

    Centered around typical Japanese food, a solitary salesman travelling through the country for business purposes, eats at its various establishments and experiences the various delicacies of Japanese cuisine.

    Strike the Blood
    TMDB3.4

    Strike the Blood

    2013

    country: Japan

    Kojou Akatsuki's days as an ordinary high school student in the Demon District of Itogami Island come to an abrupt end after a fateful encounter leaves him with the remarkable abilities of a vampire. It isn't long before he is thrust into the center of attention when it is discovered that he is the fourth primogenitor, an immensely powerful vampire whom most consider to be merely a legend. Fearing Kojou's destructive potential, the Lion King Organization sends in an apprentice sword-shaman, Yukina Himeragi, to monitor, and should he become a threat, kill the boy deemed the world's most powerful vampire. Forced together by circumstance, the two form an unlikely alliance as Kojou comes to terms with his abilities and they both struggle to protect the city from various emerging chaotic forces.

    Overlord
    TMDB4.2

    Overlord

    2015

    country: Japan

    In the year 2138, virtual reality gaming is booming. Yggdrasil, a popular online game is quietly shut down one day. However, one player named Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as "the most powerful wizard." The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) beginning to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become.

    Beyblade Burst
    TMDB4.1

    Beyblade Burst

    2016

    country: Japan

    Middle schooler Valt Aoi, with his Beyblade Valkyrie (Valtryek), faces off against friends, classmates, and rivals to become the world's number one Blader.

    Bungo Stray Dogs
    TMDB4.1

    Bungo Stray Dogs

    2016

    country: Japan

    Stalked by a beastly white tiger, Atsushi Nakajima has no idea that the menace lives inside him—a power that catches the attention of the Armed Detective Agency. Using inhuman abilities to combat crime, this team takes Atsushi under the wing of their most eccentric member, Dazai. Together, they tear through mafia-muddled mysteries while enemies keep an eye on the tiger’s lofty bounty.

    KONOSUBA - God's blessing on this wonderful world!
    TMDB4.3

    KONOSUBA - God's blessing on this wonderful world!

    2016

    country: Japan

    After a traffic accident, Kazuma Sato’s disappointingly brief life was supposed to be over, but he wakes up to see a beautiful girl before him. She claims to be a goddess, Aqua, and asks if he would like to go to another world and bring only one thing with him. Kazuma decides to bring the goddess herself, and they are transported to a fantasy world filled with adventure, ruled by a demon king. Now Kazuma only wants to live in peace, but Aqua wants to solve many of this world’s problems, and the demon king will only turn a blind eye for so long…

    Ascendance of a Bookworm
    TMDB4.1

    Ascendance of a Bookworm

    2019

    country: Japan

    When a sickly young girl suddenly becomes obsessed with inventing new things, her family and friends are all puzzled. "What has gotten into Myne?" they wondered, never dreaming that the answer is not a "What" but a "Who": Urano Motosu, a book-loving apprentice librarian who died in an earthquake in Tokyo who somehow found herself in Myne's body! And since Myne's world is still in a medieval stage, where books can only be owned by the elite, the new Myne intends to do everything she can to bring her beloved books to the masses in the time she has left.

    Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
    TMDB4.2

    Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

    2017

    country: Japan

    Kobayashi lives alone in an apartment, until one day, Tohru appeared and they ended up living together. Tohru looks down on humans as inferior and foolish, but having been saved by Kobayashi-san, she does everything she can to repay the debt and help her with various things, although not everything goes according to plan. A mythical everyday life comedy about a hard working office lady living with a dragon girl.

    About 2010s Japanese TV Shows

    The 2010s

    The 2010s were television's abundance decade — streaming originals arrived at scale, prestige drama went mainstream, and 'too much TV' became a genuine complaint.

    Japanese television

    Japanese television is dominated by anime and the dorama — short, tightly-run seasons that rarely outstay their premise. Anime in particular has become one of the most globally exported forms of television there is.

    In this list

    Best reviewed
    Attack on Titan (8.7)
    Most common genres
    Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
    Longest run
    13 seasons

    Common questions

    What are the best 2010s Japanese TV shows?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Souryo to Majiwaru Shikiyoku no Yoru ni..., Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, and Hunter x Hunter. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any show for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    2010s Japanese TV shows are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
    Where can I watch these TV shows?
    Every show page lists current streaming, rental, and purchase options for your region, alongside community ratings and reviews from Flickfolio members.

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