Upcoming Summer 2016 Doramas!!
Finally got around to this list! Remember; I won't be talking about ALL the doramas, only the ones that have interested me or caught my eye.
Full List:
●月曜日
[07/11]21:00～「好きな人がいること」桐谷美玲/フジテレビ
●火曜日
[07/12]22:00～「せいせいするほど、愛してる」武井咲/TBS
[07/12]22:00～「ON 異常犯罪捜査官・藤堂比奈子」波瑠/関西テレビ・フジテレビ
[06/21]25:28～「OLですが、キャバ嬢はじめました」倉持明日香/MBS・TBS
[07/19]25:28～「闇金ウシジマくん Season3」山田孝之/MBS・TBS
[06/28]23:15～「ふれなばおちん」長谷川京子/NHK BSプレミアム
●水曜日
[07/13]21:00～「刑事7人 第２シリーズ」東山紀之/テレビ朝日
[07/13]22:00～「家売るオンナ」北川景子/日本テレビ
[07/13]24:10～「死幣 -DEATH CASH-」松井珠理奈/TBS
[04/20]25:41～「AKBラブナイト 恋工場」AKB48/テレビ朝日・ビデオパス
[07/13]25:55～「ラブラブエイリアン」新木優子/フジテレビ
[06/22]00:00～「はぴまり~Happy Marriage!?~」ディーン・フジオカ/Amazonプライム・ビデオ
●木曜日
[07/21]20:00～「女たちの特捜最前線」高島礼子×宮崎美子×高畑淳子/テレビ朝日
[07/14]21:00～「はじめまして、愛しています。」尾野真千子/テレビ朝日
[07/21]22:00～「営業部長 吉良奈津子」松嶋菜々子/フジテレビ
[07/07]23:59～「遺産相続弁護士 柿崎真一」三上博史/読売テレビ・日本テレビ
[04/07]23:15～「植物男子ベランダー SEASON3」田口トモロヲ/NHK BSプレミアム
●金曜日
[07/22]20:00～「ヤッさん～築地発！おいしい事件簿～」伊原剛志/テレビ東京
[06/17]22:00～「水族館ガール」松岡茉優/NHK
[07/08]22:00～「神の舌を持つ男」向井理/TBS
[07/22]23:15～「グ・ラ・メ！～総理の料理番～」剛力彩芽/テレビ朝日
[07/15]24:12～「侠飯～おとこめし～」生瀬勝久/テレビ東京
[07/08]24:52～「こえ恋」永野芽郁/テレビ東京
[07/15]20:00～「伝七捕物帳」中村梅雀/NHK BSプレミアム
[05/20]21:00～「ひぐらしのなく頃に」稲葉友×NGT48/BSスカパー!
[08/00]21:00～「弱虫ペダル」小越勇輝/BSスカパー!
[07/22]00:00～「ベイビーステップ」松岡広大/Amazonプライム・ビデオ
[06/03]00:00～「火花」林遣都/Netflix●土曜日
[07/09]21:00～「時をかける少女」黒島結菜/日本テレビ
[06/04]23:40～「朝が来る」安田成美/東海テレビ・フジテレビ
[07/16]24:20～「徳山大五郎を誰が殺したか？」欅坂46/テレビ東京
[06/11]22:00～「グーグーだって猫である2 -good good the fortune cat-」宮沢りえ/WOWOW
[07/16]22:00～「希望ヶ丘の人びと」沢村一樹/WOWOW
[08/20]22:00～「賢者の愛」/WOWOW
[07/23]00:00～「CROW'S BLOOD」渡辺麻友×宮脇咲良/Hulu
[06/04]00:00～「高台家の人々」小松菜奈×間宮祥太朗/dTV
[06/20]12:00～「好きな人がいること～サマサマキュンキュン大作戦～」藤田ニコル/FOD
●日曜日
[01/03]20:00～「平成28年大河ドラマ 真田丸」堺雅人/NHK
[07/17]21:00～「仰げば尊し」寺尾聰/TBS
[07/17]21:00～「HOPE〜期待ゼロの新入社員〜」中島裕翔/フジテレビ
[07/17]22:30～「そして誰もいなくなった」藤原竜也/日本テレビ
[07/10]22:00～「受験のシンデレラ」小泉孝太郎/NHK BSプレミアム
[05/08]22:00～「沈まぬ太陽」上川隆也/WOWOW
[07/10]22:00～「沈まぬ太陽 第2部」上川隆也/WOWOW
●帯（月曜～土曜）
[04/04]08:00～「連続テレビ小説 とと姉ちゃん」高畑充希/NHK
●枠未定
[00/00]00:00～「でぶせん」/Hulu
List credit goes here.
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Now to my list!
Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto
July 11th
Fuji TV
Monday 9pm
Synopsis: Sakurai Misaki has not dated in a long time. She has focused on her work as a pâtissier to eventually run her own business. One day, she gets fired from work. She then meets her first love from high school Shibasaki Chiaki. Misaki works part-time at Chiaki's restaurant and also stays there. While she lives with Chiaki at his restaurant, she realizes that Chiaki's two younger brothers Touma and Kanata also live there.
Cast: Yamazaki Kento, Kiritani Mirei, Miura Shohei <3, Nomura Shunpei
It's the summer season so of COURSE we're gunna get some romantic comedys occuring and this one is at the top of my list!! All four actors are awesome and cannot wait to see them all together! Also isn't this Miura's first main lead? About bloody time!! Been watching his career since 2010!
Ie Uru Onna
July 13th
NTV
Wednesday 10pm
Synopsis: Machi is a real-estate saleswoman who is known for closing the deal no matter who the client is--100% of the time. "There isn't a house I can't sell." She sticks her nose in the private issues of her clients and uses a vast range of tactics to help solve their problems... and sells the house while she's at it!
Cast: Kitagawa Keiko, Kudo ASuka, Chiba Yudai, Suzuki Hiroki
Kitagawa is a hit or miss for me. I hate all her younger dramas but she pulls of more mean and grittier characters better. Having said that, I won't be rushing to watch this one BUT I'll defo being seeing it eventually cos it has my beloved Chiba Yudai and Zukki in it <3
ON
July 12th
KTV
Tuesday 9pm
Synopsis: Murder solving crime drama?
Cast: Haru, Yokoyama Yu, Kaname Jun, Hayashi Kento, Mitsuishi Ken
We all know I'm a sucker for Japanese crime doramas and they just keep pumping them out! While I don't really care for the main actress, I do like Yokoyama Yu, Kaname Jun and Hayashi Kento. Also Mitsuishi Ken is such a lovely man <3 he's such a great actor and I've seen so much of his stuff <3 So I'll be keeping an eye out for neg and positive reviews about this one. The trailer made it look cool.
Hajimemashite, Aishitemasu
July 14th
TV Asahi
Thursday 9pm
Synopsis: No idea but looks like a family heart breaker.
Cast: Ono Machiko, Eguchi Yosuke
This one looks like it's going to be lovely but in that 'you're gunna cry like a bitch,' type of way. The trailer looks interesting, while short, so we'll see.
Kami no Shita wo Motsu Otoko
July 8th
TBS
Friday 10pm
Synopsis: A couple who solve murders?
Cast: Osamu Mukai, Kimura Fumino, Sato Jiro
This looks ridiculous, fun and is about murder soliving mysteries. Also it's Kimura Fumino who we ALL know I love <3 she did so good in last year's doramas and she's so pretty <3
HOPE
July 17th
Fuji TV
Sunday 9pm
Synopsis: Couldn't care less cos THE CAST!! <3 BUT apparently this is the Japanese verion of the K-Drama Misaeng which I actually watched and freaking loved!
Cast: SETO KOJI!!! KAJI MASAKI!!! Nakajima Yuto, Endo Kenichi, Kiriyama Akito,
As mentioned in the synopsis, it appears this is going to be the J-version of the K-Drama Misaeng, which I watched when it aired and was thoroughly impressed! The best, and only, K-Drama I've ever seen! All other K-dramas before and after it I've hated but damn! Seriously, if you have like 16 hours to kill, go a marathon it! Having said that this has SETO KOJI AND KAJI MASAKI AND NAKAJIMA YUTA AND KIRIYAMA AKITO IN IT!!!! Who I LOVE!!! So this is an automatic watch for me <3 ALSO, Yukkuri will be subbing it if no HSJ-com or JE-com don't pick it up. Pretty certain we'll do it if no one else does cos it's SETO KOJI!!! I'm okay...
Soshite, Dare mo Inaku Natta
July 17th
NTV
Sunday 10:30
Synopsis: He is a brilliant system engineer who is an up-and-comer at his company. In his private life, he has a fiancée. Just when he was at the pinnacle of joy, he suddenly disappears from the face of the earth. "No, you're not Todo Shinichi." Even the name on his official family registry and certificate of residence has been changed. His bank accounts have been seized and his employment has been terminated on grounds that he is a missing person. Without an official family registry, he can't even get married. Did someone set him up? The suspect begins to emerge...
Cast: Fujiwara Tatsuya, Tamayama Tetsuji, Nikaido Fumi, Inoo Kei, Shison Jun <3
Interesting synopsis and I will watch this eventually cos duh it's got Shishon Jun in it! I gotta watch and support my D-Boys <3 It'll be strange seeing him play a 25 year old though, cos he's a 21 year old baby <3 xD
Otokomeshi
July 15th
TV Tokyo
Friday (Saturday) 00:12am
Synopsis: Some sort of Chef x Yazuka hybrid xD We follow the head of a Yakuza group who turns out likes to cook. Also something about university kids? So maybe they end up living with this Yazuka guy and he cooks for them and they become a family-kinda thing?
Cast: Namase Katsuhiro, Emoto Tokio, Uchida Rio, Takahata Yuuta, Totsuka Junki
There's a YOUNG cast in this so there's a chance I might fall for a few. But the concept of Yakuza meets cooknig plus there's uni kids in this signals to me that this could be funny. It's a midnight dorama so it'll probs only be 20 mins shorts too per episode. Sounds interesting to me!
Aogeba Totoshi
July ??
TBS
Sunday 9pm
Synopsis: Who cares? It's a yankee high school drama! I'm there! AND the guys who did ROOKIES are making it and we all know how freaking amazing ROOKIES is!!!!
Cast: MURAKAMI NIJIRO!!!, MACKENYU!!!!, SANO GAKU!!!!
I really don't need any justification. It's being made by the guys who did Rookies and it has Nijiro, Gaku and Mackenyu in it? Watching this for definite! Also I'm a sucker for HS yankee doramas xD usually they tend to have a comedy and heartwarming and heartbreaking mix <3 so I'm ready to laugh and cry with this one!
Yowamushi Pedal
July ??
BS Sukapa
Synopsis: SPORTS HIGH SCHOOL DORAMA!!!! Adapted from the manga/anime/stage of the same name!
Cast: Basically the entire cast of the STAGE play YowaMushi; Ogoe Yuuki, Miyazaki Shuuto, Baba Ryoma etc. everyone that I freaking love and watch regularly on stage! <3
GIVE THIS TO ME NOW!!!!
Hibana
June 3rd
Netflix
Synopsis: Based off the best selling book that came out last year! Supposidly about two guys who meet and they try to make it as a manzai group.
Cast: Hayashi Kento, Namioka Kazuki, Sometani Shota
Ideally I wanna read the book before I watch this show BUT it's Hayashi Kento and he always does an amazing job! I trust Namoka as an actor too and both these guys are really strong. Also freaking Sometani Acting-King Shota! So for these three very strong actors to do such a popular book and it's with Netflix? I trust and expect this to be amazing.
WILL WATCH DEFINITELY THIS SEASON: Hope, YowaMushi, Aogeba Totoshi, Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto
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The LACK of HS doramas this season is shocking! Usually summer season is the HEIGHT for HS dramas...