Category:Japanese Series
Live-action TV series made by Japanese companies (including both Toku and Dorama). See also Anime.
Dorama
Japanese dramas, or "terebi dorama" (often referred to simply as "dorama"), are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. Though called dramas, they cover a wide range of tones and genres. A dorama can be a romantic soap opera, a comedic look at Salaryman life, a detective story, or even a horror tale... and that's hardly the limit.
The majority of dorama air in what could be considered "prime time"—starting around 9 pm and ending at midnight, and airing weekly. There are also daytime and afternoon dorama, usually aired daily.
Due to the "four season" nature of Japanese television and the general concept of a series having a planned run of episodes, dorama tend to have limited runs, much as Anime do—a typical evening dorama runs for nine to twelve episodes, with one or two episode runs for doramas commemorating a certain event or theme. Major successes may get an epilogue episode.
Interestingly, each episode of a dorama is usually shot only a few (two to three) weeks before it is actually aired. Many fans have been able to visit their idols shooting scenes even as the show is still airing.
There is also a Korean equivalent.
Pages in category "Japanese Series"
The following 179 pages are in this category, out of 179 total.
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- K-tai Investigator 7
- Kagaku Sentai Dynaman
- Kaiketsu Lion Maru
- Kaiketsu Zubat
- Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
- Kamen no Ninja Akakage
- Kamen Rider
- Kamen Rider (TV series)
- Kamen Rider Agito
- Kamen Rider Amazon
- Kamen Rider Black
- Kamen Rider Black RX
- Kamen Rider Blade
- Kamen Rider Decade
- Kamen Rider Den-O
- Kamen Rider Double
- Kamen Rider Faiz
- Kamen Rider Fourze
- Kamen Rider Gaim
- Kamen Rider Hibiki
- Kamen Rider J
- Kamen Rider Kabuto
- Kamen Rider Kiva
- Kamen Rider Kuuga
- Kamen Rider OOO
- Kamen Rider Ryuki
- Kamen Rider Skyrider
- Kamen Rider Stronger
- Kamen Rider Super-1
- Kamen Rider the First
- Kamen Rider the Next
- Kamen Rider V3
- Kamen Rider X
- Kamen Rider ZO
- Kamen Rider ZX
- Kidou Keiji Jiban
- Kikaider
- Kousoku Sentai Turboranger
- Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion
- Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger
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- Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
- Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
- Seiun Kamen Machineman
- Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya
- Seven Star Fighting God Guyferd
- Sh15uya
- Shin Kamen Rider Prologue
- Silver Kamen
- Space Ironmen Kyodain
- Space Sheriff Gavan
- Space Sheriff Shaider
- Space Sheriff Sharivan
- Spectreman
- Super Robot Red Baron
- Super Sentai
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- Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan
- Takeshi's Castle
- Tensou Sentai Goseiger
- Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack
- Tokkei Winspector
- Tokkyuu Shirei Solbrain
- Tokumei Sentai Gobusters
- Tokusou Exceedraft
- Tokusou Robo Janperson
- Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
- Tomica Hero Rescue Fire
- Tomica Hero Rescue Force
- Toshiie to Matsu
- Toumei Shoujo Ea
- Trick