2011 Japanese television dramas

This is a list of Japanese television dramas often called doramas by fans.

←2010 - 2011 - 2012→

Networks

NHK NTV (Nihon TV) YTV (Yomiuri TV) TBS MBS

CX (Fuji TV) KTV (Kansai TV) THK (Tokai TV) EX (TV Asahi) ABC

TX (TV Tokyo) WOWOW

Winter (January to March)

Broadcasting Period	Day of Week	Air Time (JST)	English Title Japanese Title	Ep.	Network	Lead Actor/Actress	Web Page	Theme Song	AVG Rating
2010 | Mar. 21	Mon.	20:00 | 20:54	Mito Kōmon (XLII) 水戸黄門 第42部		TBS	Kōtarō Satomi	web
Jan. 17 | Mar.	Mon.	21:00 | 21:54	Taisetsu na Koto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta 大切なことはすべて君が教えてくれた		CX	Erika Toda, Haruma Miura	web	Porno Graffitti "EXIT"
Jan. 10 | Mar.	Mon.	22:00 | 22:54	Saijō no Meii 最上の命医	10	TX	Takumi Saito	web
Jan. 11 | Mar.	Tue.	21:00 | 21:54	CONTROL CONTROL〜犯罪心理捜査〜		CX	Nao Matsushita, Naohito Fujiki	web
Jan. 4 | Feb. 8	Tue.	22:00 | 22:43	Fake Kyoto Bijutsu Jiken Emaki フェイク 京都美術事件絵巻	6	NHK	Naomi Zaizen	web
Feb. 15 | Mar. 8	Tue.	22:00 | 22:43	Shijūkunichi no Recipe 四十九日のレシピ	4	NHK	Emi Wakui	web
Jan. 11 | Mar.	Tue.	22:00 | 22:54	Utsukushii Rinjin 美しい隣人		KTV	Yukie Nakama	web
Jan. 18 | Mar.	Tue.	24:55 | 25:25	Quartet カルテット	9	MBS	Saki Fukuda	web
2010 | Mar.	Wed.	21:00 | 21:54	Aibō (IX) 相棒Season 9		EX	Yutaka Mizutani	web
Jan. 12 | Mar.	Wed.	22:00 | 22:54	Misaki NO.1!! 美咲ナンバーワン!!		NTV	Karina Nose	web
Jan. 20 | Mar.	Thu.	20:00 | 20:54	Honboshi ホンボシ～心理特捜事件簿～		EX	Eiichiro Funakoshi	web
Jan. 20 | Mar.	Thu.	21:00 | 21:54	Kokuhatsu 告発〜国選弁護人		EX	Masakazu Tamura	web
2010 | 春	Thu.	21:00 | 21:54	Wataru Seken wa oni Bakari (X) 渡る世間は鬼ばかり		TBS	Izumi Pinko	web
Jan. 13 | Mar.	Thu.	22:00 | 22:54	Gaikoukan Kuroda Kōsaku 外交官・黒田康作		CX	Yūji Oda	web
2010 | Mar.	Thu.	22:55 | 23:25	Shukujo 祝女～SHUKUJO～		NHK	Miwako Ichikawa	web
Jan. 6 | Mar.	Thu.	23:58 | 24:38	Jidankōshōnin Gota Keshi 示談交渉人 ゴタ消し		YTV	Akihiro Nishino	web
Jan. 21 | Mar.	Fri.	21:00 | 21:54	Akutō 悪党〜重犯罪捜査班		EX ABC	Katsunori Takahashi	web
Jan. 7 | Mar.	Fri.	22:00 | 22:54	LADY LADY〜最後の犯罪プロファイル〜		TBS	Keiko Kitagawa	web	Kou Shibasaki "Mukei Spirit"
Feb. 4 | Mar.	Fri.	23:15 | 24:10	Bartender バーテンダー		EX	Masaki Aiba	web
Jan. 14 | Mar.	Fri.	24:12 | 24:53	URAKARA URAKARA		TX	Kara	web
Jan. 14 | Mar.	Fri.	24:20 | 24:50	Heaven's Flower ヘブンズ・フラワー〜Heaven's Flower〜		TBS	Umika Kawashima	web
Jan. 8 | Mar.	Sat.	19:30 | 20:00	Onmitsu Happyaku Yachō 隠密八百八町	9	NHK	Hiroshi Tachi	web
Feb. 26 | Mar. 26	Sat.	21:00 | 21:50	Taro no Tō TAROの塔	4	NHK	Suzuki Matsuo	web
Mar. 26 |	Sat.	21:00 | 21:50	Challenged チャレンジド〜卒業〜		NHK	Kuranosuke Sasaki
Jan. 15 | Mar.	Sat.	21:00 | 21:54	Deka Wanko デカワンコ		NTV	Mikako Tabe	web
Jan. 8 | Feb. 26	Sat.	00:00 | 00:54	Shakking (II) 借王＜シャッキング＞II－運命の報酬－	8	WOWOW	Shunsuke Nakamura	web
Jan. 9 | 春	Sun.	20:00 | 20:45	Gō 江〜姫たちの戦国〜		NHK	Juri Ueno	web
Jan. 16 | Mar.	Sun.	21:00 | 21:54	SCHOOL!! スクール!!		CX	Yōsuke Eguchi	web
Jan. 16 | Mar.	Sun.	21:00 | 21:54	Fuyu no Sakura 冬のサクラ		TBS	Tsuyoshi Kusanagi	web
Mar. 27 |	Sun.	22:00 | 22:54	CO Ishoku Coordinator CO 移植コーディネーター		WOWOW	Hidetaka Yoshioka	web
2010 | Mar.	Sun.	23:00 | 23:45	Sōkyū no Subaru 蒼穹の昴		NHK	Yūko Tanaka	web
Jan. 30 | Mar.	Sun.	23:00 | 23:55	Dr. Irabu Ichirō Dr.伊良部一郎		EX	Satoshi Tokushige	web

Specials

Broadcasting Period	Day of Week	Air Time (JST)	English Title Japanese Title	Ep.	Network	Lead Actor/Actress	Web Page	Theme Song	AVG Rating
Jan. 5	Wed.		Toilet no Kamisama トイレの神様	1	MBS		web
Mar. 30	Wed.		Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien さよならぼくたちのようちえん	1	NTV	Mana Ashida	web	Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien

Spring (April to June)

Broadcasting Period	Day of Week	Air Time (JST)	English Title Japanese Title	Ep.	Network	Lead Actor/Actress	Web Page	Theme Song	AVG Rating
Apr. | Jun.	Mon.	22:00 | 22:54	Suzuki Sensei 鈴木先生		TX	Hiroki Hasegawa	web
Apr. 14 | May	Tue.	22:00 | 22:43	Madonna Verde マドンナ・ヴェルデ	6	NHK	Keiko Matsuzaka
Apr. | Jun.	Tue.	22:00 | 22:54	Good Life グッドライフ～ありがとう、パパ。さよなら～		KTV	Takashi Sorimachi
Apr. | Jun.	Tue.	22:00 | 22:43	BOSS (II) BOSS 2		CX	Yūki Amami
Apr. | Jun.	Thu.	21:00 | 21:54	Hagane no Onna (II) ハガネの女season 2		EX	Michiko Kichise
冬 | 夏	Thu.	21:00 | 21:54	Wataru Seken wa oni Bakari (X) 渡る世間は鬼ばかり		TBS	Izumi Pinko	web
Apr. 15 | Jul. 1	Fri.	24:12 | 24:53	Majisuka Gakuen (II) マジすか学園2	12	TX	Atsuko Maeda	web	AKB48 "Yankee Soul"
冬 | 夏	Sun.	20:00 | 20:45	Gō 江〜姫たちの戦国〜		NHK	Juri Ueno	web
Apr. 17 | Jun.26	Sun.	21:00 | 21:54	JIN (II) JIN-仁- (完結編)	11	TBS	Takao Osawa	web	Ken Hirai "Itoshiki Hibi yo"	20.6%
Apr. | Jun.	Sun.	23:00 | 23:55	Asukō March アスコーマーチ!		EX	Emi Takei	web
Apr.4 | Oct. 1	Mon | Sat	08:00	Ohisama おひさま		NHK	Mao Inoue, Kengo Kora	web
Apr. 24 | Jul. 3	Sun |	21:00 | 21:54	Marumo no Okite マルモのおきて	11	Fuji TV	Mana Ashida, Abe Sadao	web	Kaoru to Yuki, Tama ni Mook "Maru Maru Mori Mori!"	15.48%
April 15 | Jun. 10	Fri	23:15 | 24:10	Inu o Kau to Iu Koto 犬を飼うということ	9	EX	Nishikido Ryo, Mizukawa Asami	web	Kanjani Eight "My Home"	8.47%

Specials

Broadcasting Period	Day of Week	Air Time (JST)	English Title Japanese Title	Ep.	Network	Lead Actor/Actress	Web Page	Theme Song	AVG Rating
Mar 27 | Apr 17	Mon.	23:00 | 23:54	Yokoyama Hideo Suspense 横山秀夫サスペンス	4	WOWOW		web

Summer (July to September)

Broadcasting Period	Day of Week	Air Time (JST)	English Title Japanese Title	Ep.	Network	Lead Actor/Actress	Web Page	Theme Song	AVG Rating
春 | Sep.	Thu.	21:00 | 21:54	Wataru Seken wa oni Bakari (X) 渡る世間は鬼ばかり		TBS	Izumi Pinko	web
夏 | 秋	Sun.	20:00 | 20:45	Gō 江〜姫たちの戦国〜		NHK	Juri Ueno	web
夏 | 秋	Sun.	21:00 | 21:54	Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 花ざかりの君たちへ〜イケメン☆パラダイス〜		CX	Maeda Atsuko	web
夏 | 秋	Sun.	22:00 | 22:54	Ikemen desu ne 美男ですね		TBS		web
Jul 5 | Sep	Mon | Fri	13:30 | 14:00	Ashita no Hikari wo Tsukame 2 明日の光をつかめ2		CX	Fujiko Kojima, Yuya Matsushita	web
Jul | Sep	Thu	22:00 | 22:54	Soredemo, Ikite Yuku それでも、生きてゆく		CX	Eita, Hikari Mitsushima		Tokyo no Sora by Kazumasa Oda
Jul | Sep	Tue	21:00 | 21:54	Zettai Reido 2 絶対零度2		CX	Aya Ueto
May 31 | Sep	Tue	22:00 | 22:54	Karyu no Utage 下流の宴	8	NHK	Hitomi Kuroki, Yōko Nogiwa, Natsuki Kato
May 31 | Sep	Tue	22:00 | 22:54	Team Batista 3 チームバチスタ3	web	CX	Atsushi Itō, Toru Nakamura
Jul | Sep	Tue	24:55 |	Arakawa Under the Bridge 荒川アンダーザ ブリッジ		TBS	Kento Hayashi, Mirei Kiritani
Jul | Sep	Fri	24:20 | 24:50	Ouran High School Host Club 桜蘭高校ホスト部		TBS	Haruna Kawaguchi, Yusuke Yamamoto	web
Jul | Sep	Wed	21:00 | 21:54	Keishicho Sosa Ikka 9 Gakari 6 警視庁捜査一課９係		EX	Yutaka Mizutani, Oikawa Mitsuhiro
Jul | Sep	Thu	20:00 | 20:54	Kyoto Chiken no Onna 7 京都地検の女 7		EX	Tsunehiko Watase, Atsuko Sakurai, Natsumi Nanase
Jul | Sep	Thu	21:00 | 21:54	Saigo no Bansan 最後の晩餐 〜刑事・遠野一行と七人の容疑者〜		EX	Kōichi Satō, Haruma Miura
Jul | Sep	Thu	23:58 | 24:38	Kudo Shinichi he no Chosenjo 工藤新一への挑戦状		YTV	Junpei Mizobata, Shioli Kutsuna
Jul | Sep	Fri	24:12 | 24:53	Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou no Shiro 勇者ヨシヒコと魔王の城	web	TX	Takayuki Yamada, Haruka Kinami, Tsuyoshi Muro
Jul | Sep	Mon	21:00 | 21:54	Zenkai Girl 全開ガール		CX	Yui Aragaki, Ryo Nishikido

Specials

Broadcast Date	Air Time (JST)	English Title Japanese Title	Network	Lead Actor/Actress	Web Page	Theme Song	AVG Rating
July 5	21:00 - 22:48	Furusato: Musume no Tabidachi 故郷 〜娘の旅立ち〜	CX	Maki Horikita, Jun Fubuki, Ken Matsudaira	web
July 17	02:10 - 03:10	Tonari no Akuma-chan: Mizu to Mizonokuchi となりの悪魔ちゃん～ミズと溝の口～	CX	Seika Taketomi	web
August 5	21:00 - 23:24	Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni この世界の片隅に	NTV	Keiko Kitagawa, Keisuke Koide	web
		Kasha 火車	EX	Kamikawa Takaya, Sasaki Nozomi, Terawaki Yasufumi

Autumn (October to December)

Broadcasting Period	Day of Week	Air Time (JST)	English Title Japanese Title	Ep.	Network	Lead Actor/Actress	Web Page	Theme Song	AVG Rating
夏 | Nov.	Sun.	20:00 | 20:45	Gō 江〜姫たちの戦国〜		NHK	Juri Ueno	web
Oct. | Dec.	Fri.	22:00 | 22:54	Sengyou Shufu Tantei ~ Watashi wa Shadow (tentative name) 専業主婦探偵〜私はシャドウ		TBS	Fukada Kyoko, Fujiki Naohito, Kiritani Kenta	web
Oct. 3 | Mar. 31, 2012	Mon Sat	22:00 | 22:54	Carnation カーネーション	86	NHK	Machiko Ono, Chiaki Kuriyama
Oct. | Dec.	Wed.	22:00 | 22:54	Kaseifu no Mita 家政婦のミタ		NTV	Nanako Matsushima	web
Oct. | Dec.	Fri.	24:12 |	Koko ga Uwasa no El Palacio ここが噂のエル・パラシオ		TX	Machiko Ono, Chiaki Kuriyama
Oct. | Dec.	Sun.	21:00 | 21:54	Nankyoku Tairiku 南極大陸		TBS	Haruka Ayase, Kuriyama Chiaki	web
Oct. | Dec.	Tue.	21:00 | 21:54	Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de 謎解きはディナーのあとで		CX	Sho Sakurai, Keiko Kitagawa
Oct. | Dec.	Thu.	22:00 | 22:54	Mitsu no Aji: A Taste Of Honey 蜜の味～Ａ　Ｔａｓｔｅ　Ｏｆ　Ｈｏｎｅｙ～		CX	Nana Eikura, Miho Kanno, ARATA	web
Oct. | Dec.	Sun.	21:00 | 21:54	Boku to Star no 99 Nichi 僕とスターの99日		CX	Hidetoshi Nishijima, Kim Tae-hee	web
Oct. | Dec.	Mon.	21:00 | 21:54	Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu 私が恋愛できない理由		CX	Karina, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Yuko Oshima	web
Oct. | Dec.	Thu.	23:58 | 24:38	Himitsu Chouhouin Erika 秘密諜報員　エリカ		NTV	Chiaki Kuriyama, Tetta Sugimoto	web
Oct. | Dec.	Fri.	23:15 | 24:15	11 Nin mo Iru! 11人もいる!		EX	Ryunosuke Kamiki	Archived from the original September 23, 2011

See also

• List of Japanese television dramas