Dramas are the best way of raising awareness about mental health. All these Japanese series capture the essence of the importance of mental health in our lives. The dramas are about the stigma in our society about mental health and the discrimination against people with learning disabilities. All the series give a necessary social message.
1. Love Song
The series is about a singer losing hope after his failed singing career. He is scared of falling in love but can't resist when he meets a girl with a beautiful voice but likes to live alone.
2. Panda Judges The World
The series is about a woman with unique physical power and his male caretaker. They get a peculiar request, and they must expose the secret without help from the police.
3. The Letters
The story is about Takeshi serving life imprisonment for saving his brother’s life. The brother gets tagged as the murderer's brother. He finally falls in love with a girl and starts writing letters to Takeshi.
4. Invisible
The series is about a ruthless detective who goes to extreme levels to catch criminals. He gets assigned to an inquiry team. An infiltrator helps the underworld but joins hands with the detective to solve cases.
5. Azuka
The story is about a girl who dreams of becoming a well-known candy maker like her father. But she needs to find her way through the patriarchal and male-dominated industry.
6. Switched
The series is about a girl living her best life until her jealous classmate decides to steal her body and boyfriend. The jealous classmate switches her life because the other girl didn't jump from the roof with her.
7. Death Note
The series is about a boy living a monotonous life, but things change when he comes across a notebook. The notebook has the power to punish criminals.
8. Flowers For Algernon
The story is about a man in his twenties with the mental capacity of a six-year-old. A psychologist is alarmed to see him and conducts surgery that makes the man intelligent.
9. Arifureta Kiseki
The series is about a man and woman about to give their lives on the same platform who end up together by fate. They get saved by the bystanders and soon fall in love.
10. Marathon
The series is about a man with autism getting trained for a marathon. He is encouraged by his mother and coach to push beyond his limits.
