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Asian drama rankings

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This is just a placeholder for now, I’ll elaborate further on each drama when I get a chance. For the dramas I’ve blogged about in some detail, links are provided. I consciously try to keep my reviews spoiler-free so read without fear!

The dramas are arranged in order of personal entertainment and rewatchability. I’ve broken down the shows into a few categories to give greater separation in quality between the shows.

If you’re wondering why I have so many shows in the amazing category, well, I watch shows that other people have recommended, and so far I haven’t been let down too much =P

Amazing

1) Densha Otoko
Genre: Comedy, romantic comedy
Japanese, 2005

2) Kekkon Dekinai Otoko
Genre: Comedy
Japanese, 2006

3) Nodame Cantabile
Genre: Comedy, romantic comedy
Japanese, 2006

4) Full House
Genre: Romantic comedy
Korean, 2004

5) He Who Can’t Marry
Genre: Comedy, romance
Korean, 2009

6) Great Teacher Onizuka
Genre: School drama
Japanese, 1998

7) Dragon Zakura
Genre: School drama
Japanese, 2005

Pretty good

8 ) Buzzer Beat
Genre: Romance, comedy, sports
Japanese, 2009

9) 1st Prince of Coffee House
Genre: Romance, comedy
Korean, 2007

10) Yama Onna Kabe Onna
Genre: Comedy
Japanese, 2007

11) Papa to Musume no Nanokan
Genre: Comedy
Japanese, 2007

12) My Boss My Hero
Genre: Comedy, school drama
Japanese, 2006

Meh

13) Nobuta wo Produce
Genre: School drama
Japanese, 2005

14) Gokusen
Genre: Comedy, school drama
Japanese, 2002

15) Akihabara @ DEEP
Genre: Action
Japanese, 2006

Written by Protocol Snow

March 30th, 2007 at 4:40 pm

Posted in Asian drama

  • ky
    Great taste you have here. My top 3: H2, Dragon Zakura, Nodame Cantabile. My other favorite: Pride, Hana Yori Dango, Proposal Daisakusen. Recent favorite: Papa to Musume no Nanokakan. Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshi Tachi series are great too.