• Because This is My First Life - Tackles unaffordable housing, patriarchy, misogyny, sexism, underemployment, societal expectations + romance
• Cheongdamdong Alice- I love this oldie. The chaebol plot is a commentary on social mobility.
• Diary of a Prosecutor- follows the mundane lives of prosecutors. Realistic and hilarious.
• Fight My Way- Questions the concept of success, dreams and career. For latebloomers, life curveballs and failure + romance
• Hot Stove League- a baseball sports drama depicting the power struggle between running a struggling organization and a corporation intent on cutting its losses.
• Life - follows the struggle between profits and ethics in healthcare.
• Misaeng - Daily life, nepotism, self-este...

• Koi wa Ameagari no You ni- student athlete gets injured, has a crush on her restaurant manager. Reflections on youth, growing up, lost youth. Coming of age
• Kimi ni Todoke - highschool friendships and romance.
• Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma- Set in the Victorian Era (more romance than slife of life, still cute.)
• Barakamon -Artist learning humility and responsibility, connection with community. Coming of age
• Utakui-liberal interpretation of Japanese poetry and poets
• Rokuhoudou Yotsuiro Biyori-more foodie focused, very calming and relaxing. Set in a traditional style Japanese cafe.
• Boys Be -Romance.

Where You Can Watch:

• https://www.kissanime.ru/