Japanese TV dramas

Dramas are broadcasted on Japanese television almost every day. All of the TV channels have their own dramas. They can be love stories, humorous stories, or horror. Dramas broadcast in a 3 month cycle, a brand new drama going on air every time. They are mostly on air at night, usually one from 9 o'clock and the next one from 10 o'clock. They are on air at a particular day of the week. Every day is a different drama, so the next episode of a drama has to be waited till the next week. Opposed to this, there are morning and day dramas. These are usually broadcasted every day. The same drama is on air everyday, for a few months.

The casts of night dramas are usually people who are popular during that season. As they sometimes affect the audience rate of the show, the casts must be carefully selected. Expecially in a love story, the pair of the actor and actresses will affect the number of people that will watch the show. Casts of night dramas should be very famous people that everyone is fond of. On the other hand, casts of morning and day dramas are not as famous as the ones of night dramas. But, they usually become famous from the morning and day shows, and become popular.

There are many images to dramas. Dramas broadcasted from Fuji Television are the most popular, and people tend to like them. They use famous scriptwriters and the most popular actors of the season. Especially, the drama on air from 9 o'clock on Mondays is said to be the most popular. They are usually love stories, which is something that viewers like the best. Dramas from Nihon Housou is not as favored that much, since Nihon Housou puts more effort in variety programs and not in dramas. Also, dramas that are on air during the September to December period is put the most effort in, since it is the time of the year that people stay at home more and watch TV because it is cold.