Dorama

Dorama (ドラマ), the romanization of the English loanword drama in the Japanese language, are Japanese television or radio dramas.

Television dramas

Japanese dramas are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. Each of the major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of dramas including romantic dramas, comedies, detective stories, horror and others. Japanese dramas are broadcast in a three-month cycle, with a new dramas airing each cycle. The majority of dramas are aired weekly in the evenings around 9 or 10pm. Dramas shown in the morning or day are generally broadcast on a daily basis and episodes of the same drama can be aired every day for several months. The cast members of dramas shown in the evening are carefully selected and tend to be famous actors and actresses that audiences are very fond of. The choice of cast frequently affects the audience rating of a drama and is particularly important in a romantic story. Casts of morning and day dramas are not as popular as those of evening dramas, but frequently gain popularity over time. More effort is put into dramas that air during the September to December season, as viewers are at home more during the colder winter months. Dramas broadcast on Fuji TV are the most watched. Famous scriptwriters are often used and the most popular actors of the season are cast. It's generally thought that the 9pm dramas shown on Mondays are the most watched and are usually love stories, a very popular genre. In contrast, dramas from Nihon Housou (NHK) are not as well liked, as Nihon Housou puts more effort into its variety programs rather than dramas.

List of Japanese TV dramas

Audio dramas

It is not uncommon for popular TV dramas, anime series, or video games to have sequels or small side stories released in the form of audio CDs.

See also

External Links

  • JDorama.com - Exhaustive database of Japanese dramas, actor profiles and seasonal schedules.
   

 

<< PreviousWord BrowserNext >>
william howard shuster
otto heckmann
discovery channel pro cycling team
treaty on the final settlement with respect to germany
tasman highway
ivan andreyevich khovansky
jo davidson
four powers
yusuke hagihara
atrans
sheraton hotels and resorts hawaii
uss achigan (ytb 218)
yoyogi park
national library of australia
sky city 1000
haro
tucker carlson
ugly casanova
outdoor life network
leonid dukhvalov
yasuo tanaka (astronomer)
cherry eye
feeder
pallbearer
yasuo tanaka
mary edwards walker
keeling house
uss achilles (arl 41)
1966 67 american network television schedule
allotransplantation
2 willow road
combat support hospital
uss achomawi (atf 148)
crystal lake (michigan)
aikensville, ontario
radio (x dream album)
nedit
dialogues with madwomen
m2 (email client)
city of sydney
siula grande
spaceship (ca)
1967 68 american network television schedule
mamiya