Top tv shows on Netflix in Japan today

333 titles · updated 2026-08-09

Ranked by our points score — chart position, momentum, staying power and ratings. Last updated 2026-08-09. 333 titles tracked.

Vivant leads the chart, a 2023 TV show rated 7.0 on IMDb. 9 of the top 10 do not appear in the global chart, making this a notably local line-up — including Vivant. The best-reviewed entry is Breaking Bad at 9.5, against a chart average of 8.2. 6 of the top 20 were released in the last two years. The Walking Dead has the most staying power here, with 1520 days in a top 10.

  1. 1Vivant posterVivant2023 · IMDb 7.0
  2. 2My Life with the Walter Boys posterMy Life with the Walter Boys2023 · IMDb 6.8 · RT 70%
  3. 3I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day posterI Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day2026
  4. 4Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken posterTensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken2018 · IMDb 8.0
  5. 5Shingeki no Kyojin posterShingeki no Kyojin2013 · IMDb 9.1 · RT 96%
  6. 6One Hundred Years of Solitude posterOne Hundred Years of Solitude2024 · IMDb 8.3 · RT 87%
  7. 7Death Inc. posterDeath Inc.2024 · IMDb 7.5
  8. 8The Sandman posterThe Sandman2022 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 81%
  9. 9MobLand posterMobLand2025 · IMDb 8.3 · RT 77%
  10. 10I Will Find You posterI Will Find You2026 · IMDb 7.1 · RT 63%
  11. 11The Mentalist posterThe Mentalist2008 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 81%
  12. 12Friends posterFriends1994 · IMDb 8.8 · RT 78%
  13. 13Outlander posterOutlander2014 · IMDb 8.3 · RT 91%
  14. 14Bodyguard posterBodyguard2018 · IMDb 8.0 · RT 93%
  15. 15The House on the Slope posterThe House on the Slope2019
  16. 16Chicago P.D. posterChicago P.D.2014 · IMDb 8.1
  17. 17Karma posterKarma2025 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 83%
  18. 18Breaking Bad posterBreaking Bad2008 · IMDb 9.5 · RT 96%
  19. 19Jujutsu Kaisen posterJujutsu Kaisen2020 · IMDb 8.5
  20. 20The Office posterThe Office2005 · IMDb 9.0 · RT 81%
  21. 21Dexter posterDexter2006 · IMDb 8.6 · RT 71%
  22. 22Peaky Blinders posterPeaky Blinders2013 · IMDb 8.7 · RT 93%
  23. 23Bleach posterBleach2004 · IMDb 8.2
  24. 24Rick and Morty posterRick and Morty2013 · IMDb 9.0 · RT 91%
  25. 25Kimetsu no Yaiba posterKimetsu no Yaiba2019 · IMDb 8.5 · RT 100%
  26. 26Better Call Saul posterBetter Call Saul2015 · IMDb 9.0 · RT 98%
  27. 27Fighting Spirit posterFighting Spirit2000 · IMDb 8.8
  28. 28Arcane: League of Legends posterArcane: League of Legends2021 · IMDb 9.0 · RT 100%
  29. 29Dororo posterDororo2019 · IMDb 8.2
  30. 30Solo Leveling posterSolo Leveling2024 · IMDb 8.5 · RT 100%
  31. 31Daemons of the Shadow Realm posterDaemons of the Shadow Realm2026 · IMDb 7.9
  32. 32Money Heist posterMoney Heist2017 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 94%
  33. 33Vikings posterVikings2013 · IMDb 8.5 · RT 93%
  34. 34Frieren: Beyond Journey's End posterFrieren: Beyond Journey's End2023 · IMDb 8.9 · RT 100%
  35. 35Shameless posterShameless2011 · IMDb 8.5 · RT 82%
  36. 36The Diplomat posterThe Diplomat2023 · IMDb 8.0 · RT 92%
  37. 37Black Mirror posterBlack Mirror2011 · IMDb 8.7 · RT 83%
  38. 38Brooklyn Nine-Nine posterBrooklyn Nine-Nine2013 · IMDb 8.4 · RT 95%
  39. 39Love, Death & Robots posterLove, Death & Robots2019 · IMDb 8.4 · RT 89%
  40. 40The Boroughs posterThe Boroughs2026 · IMDb 7.2 · RT 96%
  41. 41Last Samurai Standing posterLast Samurai Standing2025 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 100%
  42. 42Wednesday posterWednesday2022 · IMDb 8.0 · RT 80%
  43. 43Avatar: The Last Airbender posterAvatar: The Last Airbender2024 · IMDb 7.1 · RT 65%
  44. 44MINDHUNTER posterMINDHUNTER2017 · IMDb 8.6 · RT 97%
  45. 45The Walking Dead posterThe Walking Dead2010 · IMDb 8.1 · RT 79%
  46. 46The Crown posterThe Crown2016 · IMDb 8.6 · RT 81%
  47. 47One Punch Man: Wanpanman posterOne Punch Man: Wanpanman2015 · IMDb 8.6 · RT 100%
  48. 48Sex Education posterSex Education2019 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 93%
  49. 49SPY x FAMILY posterSPY x FAMILY2022 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 100%
  50. 50Saga of Tanya the Evil posterSaga of Tanya the Evil2017 · IMDb 7.6

Frequently asked

What is the number one TV show on Netflix in Japan right now?

Vivant (2023) is currently number one on Netflix in Japan.

How often is this tv shows chart updated?

Every day. The most recent capture was 2026-08-09.

What are the top 5 tv shows on Netflix in Japan?

1. Vivant, 2. My Life with the Walter Boys, 3. I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day, 4. Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken, 5. Shingeki no Kyojin.

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