The 8 best Japanese series on Netflix

Alice in borderland

If you are looking for a good japanese series that keeps you glued to the screen, Alice in Borderland is for you.

It has become quite a hit among Netflix series in Japan, Korea, Thailand, Singapore and other Asian countries, becoming known in Europe a few weeks after its premiere.

Do you like scary and suspense series? Well prepare to suffer. It is about a group of 3 friends who are caught in a game where they will have to go passing extreme tests to survive.

As if it were a video gamee, its protagonist will lose his friends and will meet new characters to gradually increase the level.

Its premiere took place at the end of 2020, but they are already about to release the second season, which has not been made to wait too long.

Based on Haro Aso's teenage horror manga, is one of the recommended series that you cannot miss this year. You have excellent opinions!

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

Changing the theme completely, another of the Japanese series on Netflix that has been the most successful in recent months deals with the many curious stories of the people passing by a picturesque restaurant.

Known in Spanish as 'The Midnight Canteen: Tokyo Stories'It is a miniseries that was closed with only 2 seasons, although with an excellent review.

Unlike other Japanese TV series, this one shows a very realistic version in which it seems that the supporting characters do not act.

Shows the day to day of a restaurant open from midnight to 7 in the morning, through which different people pass who tell their story and experiences.

A very human and precious way to show the most hidden part of Japanese culture, based on real stories although represented by actors.

With a point of drama and a lot of humor, it is also perfect to enjoy the magic of Japanese cuisine in the first person.

Million Yen Women

Another of the most curious Japanese series to watch on Netflix is ​​Million Yen Women. Will not leave you indifferent!

Adapted from a blockbuster manga series in Japan, this series brought to the screen by real characters mixes characteristics of a japanese drama with romantic scenes, and other dramatic parts full of mystery.

The plot is so unusual that it is the most engaging in the series. It is about a frustrated novelist, Shin, who finds himself in financial distress, and decides renting your home to 5 women who each pay you 1 million yen per month so that he takes care of all the care and tasks.

The only rule is that the young don't ask questions about women's lives, that little by little they are discovering their true face.

Disappeared (erased)

We continue with the japanese mystery mini series, with a story that will literally make your blood run cold.

Everything takes place on a winter afternoon, in a small town covered by snow, where the blood of an accident that occurred 18 years ago still hot waiting for the mystery to be solved.

A young man goes back 18 years in time after the murder of his mother, with the opportunity to avoid this and other horrors that occurred years ago.

Come back right at the moment 3 of his classmates were kidnapped and killed, with the advantage that you know how to stop it to change future events.

This series with real actors is a adaptation of the anime series of the same name which is also available on Netflix.

Both are considered as the best Japanese series to watch on Netflix. So if you have the opportunity, we recommend that you watch the anime version and the 2017 series for teenagers.

Love and fortune

Although there are those who catalog it among school dramas, the truth is that this series deals with trickier topics than other Japanese series on Netflix with romantic themes.

In Spain it is little known, but if you want to immerse yourself in a passionate and different love story to what most series and movies are about, this is one of the best.

The ugly duckling that took to the skies (Switched)

This is another of the Japanese series that can pass for a drama, but that presents a much deeper story.

Do not forget that it is a thriller recommended for ages 16 and over, and not a funny story for children or to watch on Netflix as a family.

Ayumi is an exemplary student, popular in her class, with a great life. One day, an envious partner steals his body, and begins to live as if it were her.

Throughout the 6 chapters of the series, the teen dramas that boys in Japan live every day, with common problems and other more unknown ones.

Giri / Haji

Translated into Spanish as 'Duty / Dishonor', this series is created by British director Joe Barton, but produced and shot on the streets of Tokyo.

The theme perfectly mixes the European thriller with Japanese drama, through a police story that gets into the murkiest topics of the Yakuza.

A Tokyo detective searches London for his missing brother who has fled their country for having ties to the japanese mafia.

Through his research in both cities, he discovers the connections his brother has had with the lower classes of society, and why he has been charged with murder.

This is not one of your typical Japanese Netflix series. Thanks to the mixture of both cultures, the viewer can enjoy British black humor, while immersing himself in the bloodiest sadism of asian culture.

Ideal to keep you in suspense throughout the season. Once you finish it, you will want to continue watching Japanese series of the same theme.

Followers

Although there are many other highly recommended Japanese series on Netflix, we want to end our recommendation with another of the latest platform launches that we have loved.

Followers is a very current series that gives visibility to the problems that many boys have on social networks. It shows a very crude reality, but full of feelings with which you will feel identified.

This drama centers on the life of Limi Nara, a successful photographer from Tokyo who moves between the most famous influencers inside and outside the country.

Fate matches a young aspiring actress who rises to fame thanks to a photograph posted on social media. It is here when the great adventure begins, through a very complicated path in search of happiness.

Although it is a series that deals in a current way with the problems of young people who are exposed on social networks, it is still a theme that has been seen at different times.

The scenes full of color and lights so visual, as well as the background of the life of the characters that seem unattainable, but at the same time they are very human.