Japan is also one of those countries that is popular for its high school romance drama. Like in other countries, Japanese high school romance drama revolves around high school students, depicting stories like love triangles, rich and low-income family backgrounds, one-sided love, and blooming love between teacher and student. Japan is famous for its beautiful and aesthetic sights, which are depicted through the dramas as well. The Japanese school romance drama portrays the character development, storyline, and sceneries of Japan, leaving everyone mesmerized by its beauty. These kinds of dramas possess very solid viewership because of their relatable theme. This article consists of the top 10 high school romance Japanese dramas, which are as follows:
1. Black Cinderella
Black Cinderella is a 2021 series that depicts the genre of youth and romance. It is the story of Kamiya Manaha, a girl who lacks self-confidence. Kamiya has a childhood dream to participate in and win the beauty pageant Miss Siren Contest, that is organized for high school students. Kamiya gets enrolled in a best-known school, after which she can participate in the beauty contest. In the school, Kamiya meets a good-looking and self-centered boy, Tachibana Keigo, and Shimamura Sora, a very mysterious-looking new transferred boy. In the end, there happens to be a love triangle blooming between the three.
2. Good Morning Call
Good Morning Call is one of the famous Japanese high school romance dramas released in 2015. The story portrays Nao Yoshikawa, a high school student who has recently moved to a new apartment. To her surprise, she comes to know that she will not live alone and has to share the apartment with a boy named Hisashi, who is very famous in school. Nao and Hisashi agree not to let anyone know about them living together. At last, both of them gradually fall in love with each other, and the secret that is hidden from everyone starts to come out. It is a series that has two seasons and a total of 27 episodes.
3. Mischievous Kiss: Love In Tokyo
Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo is a drama that revolves around Kotoko Aihara, who is a high school student and has a massive crush on Naoki Irie, the famous boy in her school. Kotoko is rejected by Naoki and everybody makes fun of her. The house of Kotoko was demolished and she had to go to live at her parent's friend’s house which turned out to be Naoki's home. Naoki often teases Kotoko but the fact is that he also has feelings for her. Eventually, Naoki and Kotoko get married and make a happy couple. This drama is adapted from the Chinese drama It Started With a Kiss, which was also adapted into Korean drama i.e., Playful Kiss.
4. Operation Love
Operation Love is a fantasy drama released in 2007. It is the story of Ken Iwase, who could not confess his feelings to Rei Yoshida at the right time, and now, Rei is getting married to someone else. Ken regrets not confiding his genuine feelings towards her, for which he is given a second chance by a fairy who lets him travel back in time to acknowledge and win her over.
5. Mairunovich
Mairunovich is a series adapted from a Japanese manga. The series was released in 2021, and consists of eight episodes. The drama revolves around Kinoshita Mairu, an unpopular girl who is thought of as ugly by her schoolmates and she feels the same about herself. Kumada Tenyu, a cute and cool boy, helps Kinoshita transform into a beautiful girl, after which she gains confidence and popularity in the school. During the process of transformation, Kinoshita also searches for her true love.
6. Himitsu No Ai Chan
It is a 2021 series adapted from the Japanese manga Ai Chan's Secret, written by Kaori. It is a funny and romantic high school romance drama depicting Ai Chan, an athletic tomboy who outplays every boy in her school in basketball except for one i.e., Reo Amano, who is always one step ahead of her. Ai has made Amano her rival, whom she tries to beat by being one step ahead. Ai starts to work on her bother's maid café, where she has to trade her looks from a tomboy to a pretty waitress. In the café, Ai meets Amano, who does not recognize her and immediately asks her out. To defeat Amano, Ai plans to make Amano fall deeply in love with her and dump him later on.
7. Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War
Kaguya-Sama: Love is War is a 2021 drama that depicts the story of the private high school president, Miyuki Shirogane and vice president, Kaguya Shinomiya. They both feel for each other, but none of them tries to confess first. According to them confessing first will crush their pride. Till the end of the drama, both the characters believe that it would be an insult to the person who will confess first, which is why they try their utmost to make one another confess first. This drama portrays not only love but also pride and stubbornness issues among the leads.
8. Kuzo No Honkai
The series revolves around Mugi Awaya and Hanabi Yasuraoka, seventeen-year-old high students. Mugi and Hanabi are a famous couple in their school, but nobody knows the real story. Both the leads have huge crushes on someone else, but to ease their loneliness, they both come into a contractual connection stating that it will be in a temporary relationship and will not fall for each other until they get what they want, i.e., their hopeless crushes. However, at last, both of them fall in love with each other, changing their feelings for each other. The drama is taken from the Japanese manga Scums Wish by Yokoyari Mengo.
9. Chugakusei Nikki
It is a 2018 series that revolves around a 15-year-old boy, Akira Kuroiwa, who is in love with his homeroom teacher, Hijiri Suenaga, who is 25 years old. Akira is very young and doesn't know about love. Due to their vast age gap, Akira is well aware that he cannot end up with his homeroom teacher, and Hijiri also has a fiancee who lives far away. For the long seven years, the relationship issue continued in the series.
10. Koe Koi
Koe Koi is a 2016 drama depicting the story of Yoshioka Yuiko, a high school girl who is sick with a cold and is sleeping at her house. While sleeping, she gets a phone call from her class president, Matsubara. Yuiko gets mesmerized by his gentle voice and goes to school the next day, where she meets Matsubara, a cryptic boy who is wearing a paper bag in his head. With a fluttering heart, Yoshioka starts her high school days.
