Japanese Youth Dramas on Netflix

In this sequel to the TV series, Haruhi and the Host Club aim for victory in the school festival, and a beautiful exchange student catches Tamaki’s eye.

Year: 2012
IMDb: 8.2
Runtime: 01:44:24
Netflix ID: 81330845 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Four friends at art school welcome a newcomer who shakes up their ideas about life and love. Adulthood isn't easy, but they've got each other.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 7.9
Runtime: 01:55:59
Netflix ID: 70094639 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Ten years later, aspiring writer Kosuke recalls his time as a goofy high school student who develops a crush on his serious classmate Mana.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 7.6
Runtime: 01:54:32
Netflix ID: 81206907 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Straight-forward Akira is depressed and bored after a serious track injury. Falling in love with her much older boss takes her out of herself.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 7.4
Runtime: 01:51:46
Netflix ID: 81103933 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Isolated in a juvenile detention facility, the boys of the blue, red, and black cell blocks spend their time fighting — through song.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 7.4
Runtime: 01:44:26
Netflix ID: 81156867 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Isolated otaku Hikari learns what it's like to be in a relationship when Iroha, the prettiest girl in school, asks him out.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 7.3
Runtime: 01:54:45
Netflix ID: 81153904 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Four young men make the best of their final year in high school. None of them are in clubs, so they have that much more time to focus on love.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 7.2
Runtime: 01:49:33
Netflix ID: 81156865 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Yuki falls for the standoffish new girl in school and learns that she suffers from a form of amnesia -- she loses her memories every week.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 7.1
Runtime: 02:00:20
Netflix ID: 80225525 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Timid Sawako shows kindness to her classmate Kazehaya; he and some new friends help boost her self-confidence. But love might be a bridge too far.

Year: 2010
IMDb: 7.1
Runtime: 02:08:34
Netflix ID: 81153957 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

An aspiring comic artist haunted by the death of his overworked uncle is persuaded to follow his dreams and prepares to break into the industry.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 7
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Runtime: 01:59:28
Netflix ID: 80142036 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

The cruel games that besieged Yuichi and his friends comes down to the final act in an ultimate hide-and-seek showdown where everything’s on the line.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 7
Runtime: 01:39:25
Netflix ID: 81013281 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

At 27 and out of a job, Kaizaki's life is going nowhere. But when he joins the ReLIFE program, he finds high school isn't as easy as he remembers.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 7
Runtime: 02:00:00
Netflix ID: 81150509 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Kindhearted Ritsuko, aloof transfer student Kaoru and brash delinquent Sentaro form a deep and lasting friendship through their love of music.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 7
Runtime: 01:59:47
Netflix ID: 81156843 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After waking up from a fatal accident, Aoi’s longtime crush tells her a secret: He can turn back time. But there’s one crucial moment he can’t change.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 6.9
Runtime: 01:56:35
Netflix ID: 81006260 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Living in Tokyo with her uncle, high school student Suzume falls for her homeroom teacher Shishio, and her classmate Mamura develops feelings for her!

Year: 2018
IMDb: 6.9
Runtime: 01:58:05
Netflix ID: 81099088 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Bored with her regimented life, high schooler Yukari falls in with a free-spirited group of fashion design students, including the alluring George.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 6.7
Runtime: 01:54:31
Netflix ID: 80179252 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When 15-year-old Hibiki's novel fails to make the cut for a contest, an editor's helping hand gives the young literary genius the push she needs.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 6.7
Runtime: 01:45:17
Netflix ID: 81218662 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In 1990s Japan, high schooler Asako becomes involved with an up and coming indie band, but as their star rises, things get complicated.

Year: 2010
IMDb: 6.7
Runtime: 02:00:00
Netflix ID: 81343393 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A curious girl caught up in the revolutionary spirit of 1969 meets a trio of bohemian friends and falls confusedly in love for the first time.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 6.6
Runtime: 02:12:08
Netflix ID: 80192041 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In middle school, Mai's group of friends bullied Shino relentlessly. When Mai transfers into her high school, Shino takes the chance to get revenge.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 6.6
Runtime: 01:37:33
Netflix ID: 81017026 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

One brief, magical summer, a lonely 14-year-old girl befriends a free-spirited old lady on a rooftop and begins to find her own place in the world.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 6.6
Runtime: 01:55:21
Netflix ID: 81410536 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

High school romance is a dream come true for Hiro, until her boyfriend, Shu, reveals that he's planning to go away to college in Tokyo.

Year: 2009
IMDb: 6.5
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:24:51
Netflix ID: 80170194 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Yukina had no direction in life, until an invitation from the dreamy captain of the human-powered aircraft club sends her on a path toward the skies.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 6.5
Runtime: 01:37:44
Netflix ID: 81010506 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A headstrong high schooler desperate for true love is determined to be with her fated partner: her new substitute teacher.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 6.5
Runtime: 01:44:13
Netflix ID: 81218663 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

To save the girl he likes from getting expelled, Sora and his friend Chuya embark on a mission to get rid of their school's unreasonable rules.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 6.5
Runtime: 01:58:05
Netflix ID: 81494876 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A timid high school freshman befriends four popular boys on the basketball team. But with her new friends come rivalries, jealousy and first loves.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 6.4
Runtime: 01:48:53
Netflix ID: 81139071 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A disgraced teacher and a group of troubled kids find renewed purpose when they set their sights on winning a national baseball tournament.

Year: 2009
IMDb: 6.4
Runtime: 02:19:26
Netflix ID: 80043473 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After an injury ends his judo career, a college student and his best friend start a men's cheer team, assembling a squad of misfits to aim for the top.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 6.4
Runtime: 01:58:01
Netflix ID: 81406361 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Ninako begins to have feelings for her high school classmate Ren, despite the fact that he's dating Mayuka and Daiki has confessed his love for her.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 6.3
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Runtime: 01:55:36
Netflix ID: 80142107 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Five college students gather to discuss their lives and job prospects, sharing their hopes, fears and confusions on social media and with each other.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 6.3
Runtime: 01:37:21
Netflix ID: 80203282 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Purehearted Momo is labeled “easy” due to her looks. When school heartthrob Kairi kisses her despite her feelings for Toji, her life gets complicated.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 6.3
Runtime: 01:56:24
Netflix ID: 81156870 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Despite all odds, two high school friends -- one in the brass band, the other on the baseball team -- fight for their dreams while growing closer.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 6.2
Runtime: 02:05:30
Netflix ID: 80187208 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

High schooler Haruna befriends loner Yamada, then is drawn into the tangled relationship between him, a model and the girl who loves him unreasonably.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 6.2
Runtime: 01:57:57
Netflix ID: 81033516 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Nino transfers into a new school and reunites with her first love, but another old friend is in love with her, and he wants her to sing in his band.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 6.1
Runtime: 01:56:06
Netflix ID: 81155997 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Serious student Shizuku brings schoolwork to a boy who's been suspended. Wild child Haru opens up her narrow world to love and friendship.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 6.1
Runtime: 01:45:40
Netflix ID: 81103946 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Enthusiastic teacher Yankumi is moved when a former student comes to her school as a student teacher, but she’s got her current students to worry about!

Year: 2009
IMDb: 6.1
Runtime: 01:58:26
Netflix ID: 81343391 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Bored with her new life in the countryside, a popular teen model falls in love with a free-spirited local boy over a summer they will never forget.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 6
Runtime: 01:51:41
Netflix ID: 80199076 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Life gets suddenly complicated for Miki. Not only are her parents divorcing, but another couple -- and their handsome son -- are also moving in.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 6
Runtime: 02:07:38
Netflix ID: 81139073 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

To inject her work with some romantic reality, a teen novelist uses blackmail to force the hottest boy in school to teach her about love and intimacy.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 5.9
Runtime: 01:36:40
Netflix ID: 81283664 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A nameless, aimless adolescent spends his free, empty days with his two troubled friends, but when they find a gun, their lives spiral out of control.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 5.6
Runtime: 01:59:16
Netflix ID: 81276347 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Rin hides his feelings for Yu by being mean, and Yu's too negative to think he could return her love. They're stuck, until a pair of rivals appear.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 4.8
Runtime: 01:39:12
Netflix ID: 81156007 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Two hapless teens discover the awkward magic of falling in love and dating for the first time. But making a relationship work takes work.

Year: 2018
Runtime: 01:26:04
Netflix ID: 81210755 · Watch on Netflix

In a small Okinawan town, tragedy threatens a high school band's growing popularity as a death in the community exposes tensions around the army base.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 02:03:20
Netflix ID: 81341356 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A teenage girl enters her school's science lab, where she suddenly acquires the power to travel through time, then meets a boy from the future.

Year: 1983
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:44:07
Netflix ID: 80081315 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Teen romance is complicated for a boy who's secretly in love with a college girl but who's also captured the heart of a high school freshman.

Year: 2015
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Runtime: 01:43:05
Netflix ID: 80117168 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A disillusioned piano prodigy is lured back to music by a free-spirited violinist. But unbeknownst to him, she's hiding a devastating secret.

Year: 2016
Runtime: 02:01:11
Netflix ID: 80191845 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Shy and timid Yuki finds herself caught between an unattainable love -- and a friendship that might be verging on something more.

Year: 2015
Runtime: 01:20:38
Netflix ID: 80196834 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Yuna wakes up to find the dreamy boy she sees every morning on her commute to school lying next to her. And that's just the beginning of the mystery.

Year: 2015
Runtime: 01:19:26
Netflix ID: 80196835 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A sickly young man discovers joy through poetry and friendship, along with the courage to love even in the face of tragedy.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 02:07:54
Netflix ID: 81091392 · Watch on Netflix

After her parents' divorce, Shima has no need for love. But when she meets the school's cutest idols, her heart's in trouble. So is her reputation.

Year: 2018
Runtime: 01:52:19
Netflix ID: 81251124 · Watch on Netflix

After a gifted basketball player is bullied by his new team, he transfers to T High. Their skills aren't great, but their friendship is world-class.

Year: 2018
Runtime: 01:54:44
Netflix ID: 81210754 · Watch on Netflix

A high school girl uses a book on management by Peter Drucker to help her school’s baseball team aim for the national championships.

Year: 2011
Runtime: 02:04:57
Netflix ID: 81330844 · Watch on Netflix

In lavish Hyakkaou Private Academy where gambling is king, the arrival of a wild card transfer student threatens the almighty student council’s reign.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 01:59:09
Netflix ID: 81310123 · Watch on Netflix

Nanakusa lives quietly on a strange island where nothing is what it seems, until he meets his old friend Yu who pushes back on the island’s mysteries.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 01:45:44
Netflix ID: 81445800 · Watch on Netflix

A bittersweet love triangle forms when Yori transfers into the same high school as his two childhood friends who are already on their way to stardom.

Year: 2018
Runtime: 01:39:21
Netflix ID: 81445806 · Watch on Netflix

Takuya starts to fall for his terminally ill classmate while helping her complete her bucket list — until finally, she asks him for one last wish.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 01:41:29
Netflix ID: 81445777 · Watch on Netflix