Monday
Tsuki no Koibito
Smap’s Takuya Kimura returns with a five-way cross-cultural love tangle involving actresses Ryoko Shinohara, Keiko Kitagawa and Lin Chi-ling, plus rising hottie Shota Matsuda as his male rival. First episode: May 10 at 9pm on Fuji TV, channel 8.
Tuesday
Zettai Reido
Aya Ueto stars as a fresh-faced young detective working with the Metropolitan Police’s cold case squad, whose real-life counterpart was just set up last year. First episode: Apr 13 at 9pm on Fuji TV, channel 8.
Wednesday
Mother
Gripping human drama about a teacher at a rural elementary school (Yasuko Matsuyuki) who decides to kidnap one of her students after she discovers the child is being abused. First episode: Apr 14 at 10pm on NTV, channel 4.
Thursday
Sunao ni Narenakute
Juri Ueno, Eita and Tetsuji Tamayama head up this ensemble piece about a group of angsty 20-somethings who meet via Twitter. First episode: Apr 15 at 10pm on Fuji TV, channel 8.
Friday
Yankee-kun to Megane-chan
Goody-two-shoes class president Hana (Riisa Naka) sets out to reform school rebel Daichi (Hiroki Narimiya), but her efforts are thwarted when he discovers her bad-girl past. First episode: Apr 23 at 10pm on TBS, channel 6.
Saturday
Kaibutsu-kun
Satoshi Ohno stars as the titular prince of Monster Land who travels to the human world along with friends like Frankenstein (played by 7ft-tall Korean kickboxer Choi Hong-man). First episode: Apr 17 at 9pm on NTV, channel 4.
Sunday
Shinzanmono
Detective Kyoichiro Kaga (Hiroshi Abe) investigates the murder of a woman in Ningyocho, but soon discovers that virtually all the town’s residents are suspect. First episode: Apr 18 at 9pm on TBS, channel 6.
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