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[Beecubed]

Nobuta wo Produce
Dragon Zakura
My Boss, My Hero
LIFE

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All excellent series.

[nokami]

wierd that there's none that have recommended Samurai high school
its a crazy dude that gets super skills with a katana etc...

[LYer]

is 1 litre of tears considered a high school drama?

hanakimi
yankee-kun to megane-chan
Shokojo Seira


and let me suggest an elementary school series ><
jyoou no kyoushitsu

[bucheo]

yankee-kun to megane-chan was great.

[TheFicusWithSuperPowers]

Koizora
Ouran
Hana Yori Dango(it has some America episodes, but most of it is at their school)
1 Litre of Tears(after 6-7 episodes Aya moves to a Disabled People School, to fight with her disease)
Hana Kimi
Nobuta wo Produce

[tumblewush988]

Dragon Zakura - In it's own way, it's somehow motivational.
Taiyo to Umi no Kyushitsu - The first few episodes were a total tearfest for me. Somehow fell flat after that, but then I think that's just me. Still recommended.
Samurai High School - In it's own right, this is a fun watch.
Hammer Session - Tearfest for me. In all honesty, it's a really good story.

[melonpan♪]

LIFE (the drama)

[SuzukiAiriLover]

Ouran host club drama ver

hana kimi japan and tawian ver.

Hana Yori Dango

[Otsuka_Sayu]

hmm maybe the Doramas GTO or Hammer Session??

[yomusume]

this maybe a bit old but Gokusen 1 & 2..dont really like 3...and Hana Kimi Jap ver...the Taiwan seem a little akward...and the Korean ver just started but we'll see if its any good

[ftt]

If you're looking for a recent romance HS drama, my recommandation is definitly Sprout. and it even has Kikkawa Yuu as a bonus !
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[Yagu~s~an]

This thread got me into Hana Yori Dango, and Yukan Club... THANK YOU! HYD, made me LOVE Arashi ~ MatsuJun

Highly Recommend The Drama Adaptation of OHSHC ~ Still need to see the Movie though.... ~Adds that to her Bucket List~

[Phob]

Nobuta wo Produce would be, for me, the first choice - it's my favourite drama of all time.
However, some other good ones are LIFE and Yukan Club, though, they are pretty much total opposites in terms of mood
I've yet to watch them but Hana Yori Dango and Hana Kimi are, I'd suggest, obvious ones.
Also, maybe, though it's not an overly popular choice, Gachi Baka is worth a shot. I've only seen a few episodes since my sister got bored of watching it with me, but I plan to complete it one day.

However, there are also some interesting Middle School dramas, too.
16sai no Blues is an example, though it's only 4 episodes long.
Kinpachi-sensei seems to be pretty interesting, too. There are several seasons of this but, unfortunately, most are impossible to find with English subs - you can only really find seasons 6 & 7, but you can watch them separately, since the stories are all different. I actually watched the first 6 or 7 epsidodes of Season 5 (the only season I've attempted to watch), but the links alll died before I could get any further.

Kinpachi and Gachi Baka seem to have similar themes to Gokusen in that we see the homeroom teacher helping their seemingly hopeless pupils with their private life issues, only they aren't exaggerated elinquents and the issues at hand are a little more serious and relatable. Gachi Baka's a bit exaggerated in these areas, as it's primarily a comedy, but it still handles the issues with tact. Kinpachi is quite realistic and deals with issues that were, apparently, actually common issues in Japanese youth when the drama was aired.

[yuutohigashi]

the most recent one i saw was: Kuro no Onna Kyoushi
I thought this was a great drama. i highly recommend it.

in the past, ive seen:

Yankee bokou ni kaeru - takenouchi yutaka
Majisuka galuen 1 & 2 - akb48
R-16 - nakatani miki, kurosawa yu
Life - (?)
Meichan no hitsuji - mizushima hiro
Koukou kyoushi - ueto aya
Densetsu no kyoushi - nakai masahiro
Waterboys 1 & 2

[princefuxxer]

I will forever recommend Stand Up!! It was my first and still favourite jdrama. Hilarious!

[aira慶一郎]

Gokusen , yukan club and Hanazakarai no Kimitachi e
Nobuta wo Produce is good too

[Naddy-chan]

HanaKimi

Hana Yori Dango

Otomen

Ouran High School Host club

Yankee-kun to Megane-chan

 

 

[Mizuki_mode]

high-school?

i dont care if it just 1st eps, but... "Minna! ESPer da yo!" really recomended!

 

maybe GTO & HanaDan too...

[EmCeePurpleMee]

Suugaku Joshi Gakuen.. ^.^

[melonpan♪]

any new japanese highschool dramas guys..