Top tv shows on Netflix in Japan today

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

Karma leads the chart, a 2025 TV show rated 7.6 on IMDb. 10 of the top 10 do not appear in the global chart, making this a notably local line-up — including Karma. The best-reviewed entry is Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood at 9.1, against a chart average of 7.8. 2 of the top 20 were released in the last two years. Naruto: Shippûden has the most staying power here, with 244 days in a top 10.

1. 201Karma2025 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 83%
2. 202The Lincoln Lawyer2022 · IMDb 7.8 · RT 92%
3. 203MINDHUNTER2017 · IMDb 8.6 · RT 97%
4. 204The Innocent2021 · IMDb 7.8 · RT 100%
5. 205The Full-Time Wife Escapist2016 · IMDb 7.8
6. 206Whose Is the Cuckoo's Egg?2016 · IMDb 5.6
7. 207House of Cards2013 · IMDb 8.6 · RT 77%
8. 208Chainsaw Man2022 · IMDb 8.3 · RT 97%
9. 209Laid-Back Camp2018 · IMDb 8.1
10. 210La última noche en Tremor2024 · IMDb 7.1 · RT 80%
11. 211Love, Death & Robots2019 · IMDb 8.4 · RT 89%
12. 212Ozark2017 · IMDb 8.4 · RT 82%
13. 213Toririon gêmu2023 · IMDb 7.7
14. 214Dororo2019 · IMDb 8.2
15. 215Dead Mount Death Play2023 · IMDb 6.8
16. 216Dr. STONE2019 · IMDb 8.1
17. 217SpongeBob SquarePants1999 · IMDb 8.2
18. 218One Tree Hill2003 · IMDb 7.8 · RT 63%
19. 219Bodyguard2018 · IMDb 8.0 · RT 93%
20. 220PAW Patrol2013 · IMDb 6.1
21. 221Last Samurai Standing2025 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 100%
22. 222大空港～GATE24～
23. 223Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen2024 · IMDb 6.8
24. 224A Good Girl's Guide to Murder2024 · IMDb 6.8 · RT 85%
25. 225Elite Force2026 · IMDb 6.4
26. 226The Hot Spot2025 · IMDb 7.9
27. 227Takopi's Original Sin2025 · IMDb 8.7
28. 228Seinfeld1989 · IMDb 8.8 · RT 89%
29. 229ODDTAXI2021 · IMDb 8.3
30. 230The Last Kingdom2015 · IMDb 8.5 · RT 91%
31. 231Travelers2016 · IMDb 8.0 · RT 100%
32. 232Public Affairs Office in the Sky2013 · IMDb 6.9
33. 233Dragon Ball Z1996 · IMDb 8.8
34. 234The Chestnut Man2021 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 100%
35. 235Teach You a Lesson2026 · IMDb 8.5 · RT 90%
36. 236I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day2026
37. 237Naruto: Shippûden2007 · IMDb 8.7
38. 238Narcos2015 · IMDb 8.7 · RT 89%
39. 239Derry Girls2018 · IMDb 8.5 · RT 99%
40. 240One Day2024 · IMDb 8.0 · RT 92%
41. 241Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood2009 · IMDb 9.1 · RT 100%
42. 242Allegedly with Ellison Barber2026 · IMDb 7.4
43. 243S.W.A.T.2017 · IMDb 7.2
44. 244Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt2015 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 96%
45. 245Classroom of the Elite2017 · IMDb 7.7
46. 246My Royal Nemesis2026 · IMDb 7.6
47. 247The WONDERfools2026 · RT 100%
48. 248Stranger Than Fiction2006 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 73%
49. 249Hawaii Five-02010 · IMDb 7.4
50. 250Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?2015 · IMDb 7.4