Best Japanese Youth TV Dramas on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Japanese Youth TV Dramas on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 18 titles in category code 2070663. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. GTO Drama Special (1999)
Rated 9/10 on IMDb, from 1999, 1h 31m. In this post-TV-series special, Onizuka finds himself in over his head when he's hired as a substitute teacher at a private girls' school.
3. Laid-back Camp (2020)
Rated 8/10 on IMDb, from 2020. Nadeshiko joins her new school’s Outdoor Activities Club after a memorable encounter with solo camper Rin.
4. Yowamushi Pedal (2016)
Rated 6.8/10 on IMDb, from 2016. High school freshman and total geek Onoda learns about friendship, competition and the value of hard training after joining the school's cycling club.
5. Fugitive Boys (2017)
From 2017. A group of regular high school boys become inadvertent fugitives when a deadly bomb goes off in a neighboring school they'd jokingly vowed revenge on.
6. Secret Unrequited Love (2019)
From 2019. A boy with a heart condition and his physician's daughter vow to get married when they grow up.
7. Fujoshi, Ukkari Gei ni Kokuru (2019)
From 2019. Things get complicated when a closeted gay high school boy starts a relationship with a girl who secretly reads BL manga.
8. GTO Special (1998)
From 1998, 1h 53m. The actors starring in the original high school drama series look back on show highlights and share behind-the-scenes anecdotes and outtakes.
9. Skilled Teaser Takagi-san (2018)
From 2018. Teased constantly by classmate Takagi-san, middle-schooler Nishikata swears payback by trying (and failing) to give her a dose of her own medicine.
10. Are You Ready? Hey You Girl! (2018)
From 2018. Towa, the most popular kid in school, and his buddies help solve their classmates' relationship woes while finding time to goof off.