Just like Hindi and English web series, Japanese web series are also full of exciting content. Rebooting, Shōgun, and Unnatural are some of the exciting web series you can watch anytime in the world of OTT. So, if you want to watch new entertainment content, try binge-watching the series mentioned below. 

Japanese web series on OTT

Shōgun

Shōgun is a television series created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks. It is based on the 1975 novel by James Clavell. Its ensemble cast includes Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Takehiro Hira, Tommy Bastow, and Fumi Nikaido. The series shows how a high school student Ayumi's life magically evaporates when her envious classmate Zenko somehow steals her body, her boyfriend and her core people of life. 

OTT Platform: Disney+ Hotstar  

IMDB Rating: 8.8/10 

Rebooting

It is not easy to restart your life, especially if one survives a deadly accident. This is the essence of this series. Asami Kondo, a 33-year-old single woman working at a local city hall, is blessed to survive after facing a deadly car accident. However, the accident hampered her ability to take risks in life. Will she ever be ready to make mistakes? Watch the series starring Sakura Ando. 

OTT Platform: Netflix 

IMDB Rating: 8.5/10  

Unnatural

Staying true to the title of the series, this 2018 Japanese series is focused on how a detective and his colleagues unravel the puzzles behind mysterious deaths in a city. Satomi Ishihara, Arata Iura, Masataka Kubota, Mikako Ichikawa and Yutaka Matsushige featured in the series. 

OTT Platform: Netflix 

IMDB Rating: 8.1/10   

We Married as a Job

The storyline of the series - released in 2016, is similar to the title. It sees an unemployed woman getting the opportunity to work as a housekeeper for a man. Later, he proposes a marriage contract in order to help her keep her job. Will the two ever fall in love with each other? Watch the series to know more.  

OTT Platform: Netflix 

IMDb Rating: 7.8/10 

Alice in Borderland

Japanese science fiction thriller TV drama Alice in Borderland is the Shinsuke Sato-directed series based on the comic by Haro Aso. It features Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya as buddies entrapped in perilous games. The players in the game exchange visas. If the visas get expired before the game is finished, the players’ lives can be put at risk.   

OTT Platform: Amazon Prime Video, Netflix

IMDB Rating: 7.7/10

House of Ninjas

Many years after quitting their impressive careers, a bunch of ninjas had to go back on perilous missions in order to thwart some threats which were about to happen. This is the core storyline of the series directed by Dave Boyle and Kento Kaku.  

OTT Platform: Netflix  

IMDB Rating: 7.2/10  

Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom

What would happen if your graduation day turned out to be your biggest nightmare? 10 days away from graduation, homeroom teacher Hiiragi, stands in front of his students and tells them they have now become his hostages. This storyline is also hinted at in the title of the series. In case you are wondering what happened next, watch the series.  

OTT Platform: Netflix 

IMDB Rating: 7.4/10

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