Looking for something to read, watch, play, or listen to in Japanese? Let the entertainment begin. Or maybe you want a nice guide of everything here and more sorted by the difficulty of the Japanese level used within?

J-Drama

● Top 85 J-Dramas Of All Time (Short Summary Review): 1-9, 10-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-70, 71-85
● 7 Late Night J-Dramas That Raise The Bar
● 7 Romance J-Dramas Showing The Power Of Love
● 35 Minute Commercial Disguised As A J-Drama – 俺のダンディズム
● One Scene To Show J-Drama’s Greatness
● Use J-Drama Audience Ratings to pick out other popular J-dramas you may like

Variety Shows

● Summary Guides: 1-5, 6-10
● 9 Reasons Why 月曜から夜ふかし Is The Best Variety Show Ever
● Lifelike Android Takes Japanese TV To The Next Level
● Entertaining And Easy To Understand News by Mr. Ikegami
● 8 Current Japanese Variety Shows I Love Watching

Movies

● Summary Guides: 1-5, 6-10
● 4 Movies Where The Main Characters Just Can’t Escape Trouble
● 7 Japanese Comedy Films That’ll Keep You Laughing For Days

Anime

● 5 Anime That You Shouldn’t Need English Subtitles To Watch
● 5 Anime Deeper Than Any Philosophy Book
● 6 Anime for People Who Don’t Like Anime
● 8 Anime Movies You’ll Want To Watch Over And Over
● The 4 Kings Of Shonen Anime

Manga

● Summary Guides: 1-5
● 4 Compelling Reasons You Should Read Yotsubato!
● 5 Manga You Won’t Be Able To Stop Laughing At
● 4 Violent Manga That Will Haunt Your Dreams
● 5 Manga You Will Be Dying To Know What Happens Next
● 6 Manga That Will Bring A Big Smile To Your Face
● 4 Fun Manga From The 80s/90s You May Have Missed Out On
● 5 Manga With Ambitious And Unstoppable Heroes

Books

● 3 Easy Japanese Novels For Beginners
● 5 Novels That Will Take You On A Suspenseful Comedic Adventure
● 4 Psychological Thriller Novels Where Sanity Is Tested
● 4 Books That Everyone Used To Talk About
● 4 Novels That’ll Keep You Glued Till The Last Page
● 4 Horror Novel Stories That Will Send Shivers Down Your Spine
● 4 Inspiring Novel Stories That Will Help You Find Happiness
● 5 Comedic Stories Of Stressful Situations With Mental Health (If you like these, try this continuation)
● 4 Supernatural Stories That You Wouldn’t Mind Experiencing Yourself
● 4 Novels Showing When Your Career Doesn’t Go As Planned
● Adam’s Japanese Book Recommendations – Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Video Games

● 5 Exciting Nintendo DS Games To Practice Japanese With
● Free and Fun Computer Games: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
● 5 Visual Novel And Text Heavy Game Recommendations

Comedy

● Summary Guides: 1-5
● Your First Japanese Comedy Club: Lumine The Yoshimoto
● 厚切りジェイソン (Why Japanese People) – Dominating The Japanese Comedy Scene
● 3 Extremely Funny Japanese Comedian Duos

Music

● The Really Good Japanese Music Guide: 1) Pop, 2) Rock, 3) Electronic
● Babymetal – Combining Cute Idols With Death Metal
● Making Japanese Music Sound Like English
● Intro to male pop idol groups.

YouTube

● 5 Popular & Entertaining Native Japanese Vloggers
● 4 Videos That Sound Like Japanese But Shouldn’t
● Narrated Video Game Playthroughs
● Japanese Babies With Their Parents Talking To Them
● Frustrated Gamer Playing The Impossible Shobon No Action
● 7 Incredibly Useful Songs For Learning Basic Japanese
● Michael Jackson, Japanese, And The Joy Of Post Dubbing
● The Depressing Japanese Work Week Song

Jalup Original Manga

Jalup YouTube Channel

(Video Library: Japanese/English Subtitles provided for any series where I speak Japanese)

Recommendation Exchange

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