It's hard to recommend because different people have different preferences and expectations but here are the 9 shows that I enjoyed and have watched more than once that you may like them too!
Comedy
From Today It's My Turn (a crazy bunch of delinquents shenanigans)
The Full Time Wife Escapist (a wholesome unexpected love story)
Ishiko and Haneo (a chaotic partner in crime legal drama)
Romance
Love Deeply (a forbidden love between a mermaid and a human)
From Me to You (a cute high school drama)
First Love (a relatable story of second chance)
Anime
The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague (chill slice of life)
My Happy Marriage (magical fantasy soap opera)
Lycoris Recoil (spy action mix of comedy and seriousness)
Suzuki Nobuyuki is one of my fave japanese actors and I just now found out that he "is currently one of the two Guinness World Record holders for "Most marshmallows caught by mouth in one minute""
Kyou Kara Ore wa!! / From Today It’s My Turn!! (2018)
There’s a few comedy J-dramas that I’ve watched but this is by far my favourite. It never fail to make me smile and laugh no matter how bad my day is. The characters are lovable and the chemistry are strong. The comedy is so crazy and ridiculous that I question their sanity. The fight scenes are cool.
Takashi Mitsuhashi (Kento Kaku) just moved into town and is starting his student life in a new school so he wants to create a lasting first impression. He decides to get rid of his boring looks and black hair by something bold and fresh to give off a delinquent vibes so that he can’t be bullied.
Shinji Ito (Shinji Ito) is another new student who wants to have a different image as well and they both started off the wrong foot getting on each other’s nerves before they both allied themselves against common enemies, the other bullies. The duo’s defeat of the bullies increase their reputation in school and beyond.
This attract the attention of girls school gang leader, Kyoko Hayakawa (Kanna Hashimoto) whose gang came under threat from a boys school gang elsewhere and decides to seek help from the duo, Mitsuhashi and Ito. Ito became infatuated with her and the two eventually got attracted to each other.
While not a delinquent, Riko Akasaka (Nana Seino) is a fierce fighter like Kyoko. She’s the school monitor who ensures the school fights doesn’t get out of hand and perceives Mitsuhashi as a bad influence to the juniors. The two always get on each other’s nerves until Mitsuhashi realises he’s in love with her.
Katsutoshi Imai (Taiga Nakano) is a delinquent from another school who always end up in the middle of the gang fights involving Mitsuhashi and Ito. While he respects Ito for having the same sense of honour as him, he hates Mitsuhashi who play tricks to win and his crush on Riko further adds fuel to their rivalry.
Satoshi Katagiri (Nobuyuki Suzuki) and Takeshi Sagara (Hayato Isomura), the most formidable gang leaders that can match Ito and Mitsuhashi who are the main antagonist of the drama. They are not only skilful in street fights but resourceful in figuring out different ways to beat Ito and Mitsuhashi.
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It’s a fun and entertaining drama to watch, which helps you forget your life problems with good laughs. The action scenes are surprisingly good. I love seeing Kanna Hashimoto and Nana Seino kicking butts. The comedy level is just crazy that you can see the actors wanting to laugh every now and then.
I made an Imai/Tanigawa household as well--I’m still refining Tanigawa’s face, but it’s going uhh.... medium, because Imai keeps auto-flirting with him and Tanigawa is Not Ready and winds up spiraling into rage for hours because he has Chingyu’s custom Salty trait.
(CC: Tanigawa: Johnny Sims’ Johnny hair, Imai: Wistful Castle’s Pompadour Retro hair plus Sims4Satan’s Angsty Bangs)