Restart Life (2023) Douban 9.4 points
Starring: Takaru Ando / Natsuho / Haruka Kiminami / Momo Lee Matsuzaka / Asami Mizukawa
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Fantasy
Premiere: 2023-01-08
Asami (Sakura Ando) is an ordinary 33-year-old civil servant who has a close sisterly relationship with her younger sister Haruka (Mirai Shida). She also has two good friends, Natsuki (Natsu Fan) and Miho (Harunatsu Kinan), and the three often have fun together.
One day, they have a happy date together, and Asami bends down to pick up a napkin at her feet when she is in a car accident.
When Asami wakes up, she finds herself in a pure white space with only one front desk (Hidechi Shono), who tells Asami that she is dead.
Now, Asami has two choices: one is to reincarnate as an anteater living in Guatemala, and the other option is to return to her infant body and start over, accumulating more good deeds in exchange for becoming an adult and reincarnating.
Blazer Ultraman (2023) Douban 9.2 points
Starring: Tomoya Warabano / Himena Kajiwara / Yoshimi Naito
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Premiere: 2023-07-08
This work tells the story of Ultraman Blazer, who arrived from the distant celestial body M421, and Hilma Gent, who is the leader of the special monster counterpart SKaRD (Scudder) established by the Earth Defense Force.
Bug King Team Super King (2023) Douban 9.1 points
Starring: Daisei Sakai / Bito Watanabe / Aika Murakami / Yuzuki Hirakawa /
Genre: Drama / Action / Fantasy
Premiere: 2023-03-05
This is the first insect-themed super team in history! It consists of a unique combination of five kings and an insect robot that creates an unprecedented fantasy piece.
In this work, the five heroes are kings who bravely fight against the enemies of Earth, the Earth Empire Worm Nalok. Armed with the transformation sword "King Holy Sword" and the transformation shield "King Armament", which symbolize the status of kings, these king heroes fight enemies with robots named "King Lord".
While fighting enemies, the five heroes are guarded by insect-shaped robots. These robots are insect-type mechanical creatures, known as "guardian spirits", and they once guarded the earth. The king's heroes communicate with the patron saints through the king's holy sword and protect their countries for a long time.
When the "God Ladybug", "God Spider", and "God Ant" merge with the guardian spirits, the most powerful robot "King" is born! Let's look forward to the appearance of these powerful and gorgeous insect robots!
The Man 0.5 (2023)
Starring: Ryuhei Matsuda / Asami Usuda / Tamaki Hakuyu / Ino Iwami / Yuzu Aoki
Genre: Drama / Family
Premiere: 2023-05-28
The Tachibana family decided to renovate their old house into a "2nd generation house" and move back in with their daughter's family. However, they now face a problem with the living space of Masaji, the 40-year-old son of the Cocoon Clan. So, after persuasion from the homemaker's salesman, they decided to revise the renovation plan in the direction of "2.5 generation housing".
From a certain period, 40-year-old Masaji fell into a cocoon life, immersed in the fifth personality game every day, enjoying the meals cooked by his mother and the free life. Although he is a much-admired character in the game world, in real life, due to changes in the family environment, he is increasingly feeling that he has no place at home as a "0.5" existence.
His sister asked him to help with household chores when he was free, but he was rejected when he wanted to be close to his niece. However, at the same time, due to the change in his living environment, Masaji began to gradually go out of the house, reconnect with people, and find a new self.
Fence (2023) Douban 8.5 points
Starring: Moyu Matsuoka / Miyamoto Ariana Momiko / Nanako Hikana / Sakumoto Ho
Genre: Drama
Premiere: 2023-03-19
The drama takes place in Okinawa and revolves around two main characters: Kie Komatsu, a magazine writer from Tokyo, and Sakura, a local mixed-race girl.
Together, they form an expedition team dedicated to uncovering the truth about a sexual assault case. The whole drama presents a tense and exciting crime suspense atmosphere, and shows their courage and determination through the interaction between the characters and plot development.
Sumo Shelter (2023) Douban 8.5 points
Starring: Wataru Ichinose / Masuta Someya / Kuna Shiori / Masanori Taki / Taki Masanori
Genre: Drama / Sports
Premiere: 2023-05-04
The drama tells the story of a young man in a desperate situation who achieves a seemingly unattainable victory by burning his fighting spirit.
The story features a bad teenager Kiyoshi Kose as the protagonist, who is mired in debt, violence and family problems, and seems to have a hopeless future. However, he chose to restart his life as a sumo wrestler.
Initially passive and lazy, Oze often avoids training and confronts his predecessors. He was seen as an incurable wastewood. But over time, he slowly became obsessed with sumo and began to discover the charm and meaning in it.
This work focuses on the story of Oze and young people in the sumo world through delicate portrayal of human nature. Shimizu is a young man with poor stature and clumsy movements, but he has always dreamed of becoming "Sekitori". Asuka Kunishima is a rookie journalist who reports from political news to sumo wrestling. The story revolves around how they overcome various challenges to find their worth and life.
In this play, people will witness how these characters face adversity, strive to pursue their dreams, and finally find their own world.
Beacon of the Mind (2023) Douban 8.5 points
Gengen Hoshino, a genius in music composition and performance, and Masaki Wakabayashi, a member of Audrey, who led the trend of comedy, opened up in a special exchange, expressing their inner vulnerability and worry, and continued to laugh throughout the conversation.
Genre: Reality TV
Premiere: 2023-08-22
Episodes: 6