Imagine a bizarro Japanese version of Squid Game. Ok, this is a Netflix addition, and I’m watching it slowly, but I’m a good chunk in. Are there any other variety shows out there worth following?

I think it’s the only non-drama I’m watching right now. Ninety Nine’s going into their 23rd season of ゴチになります！ So of course this one is on the list.

But I’m more likely to stick with this show than some of the others. This show is quirky and fun, although maybe a bit too pure…at times it does feel like it’s being written with social lessons in mind. What secrets are people in his building keeping? He’s a bit OCD and has a good heart, so he has trouble keeping himself out of other people’s business, especially if they need help. Another I may end up skipping depending on how busy I get.Ī recent addition to my lineup! Nakagoshi Chikara has just moved to a new apartment complex with his family. This one is middling…but fun enough that I end up watching it while doing kanji practice. She turns out to be a medical prodigy, but she remembers nothing about her past. I could take or leave this show.Ī woman is found passed out in the woods wearing a white coat. And the scenes from Yamagata stand out and make me a little nostalgic for Tohoku. There’s one very bizarre character who makes the whole thing worth watching. Does it have something to do with the time capsule they dug up? In addition to the four shows I wrote about in the newsletter this month, I’ve added:Ī manga artist still struggling to get established gets wrapped up in a murder mystery when one of her junior high classmates (with whom she recently reunited at their reunion) is pushed from a bridge. I think the fact that you only have a week to watch shows on TVer combined with the anticipation of new releases has sharpened my interest. I tried watching some J-drama on Netflix last summer, but nothing really hooked me. Which is how I ended up with an 8+ hour/week television habit. So I watched a bunch and then decided that watching J-drama was an effective way to study Japanese. I learned about TVer in late November and didn’t really do anything with it until New Year’s rolled around, which is when I got nostalgic for 年末 programming. I may have developed a dangerous habit over the winter break.

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