1. The Awl (송곳)
The drama tells the story of average workers, who silently work hard on each one’s own task. They finally pull together as a team to fight through a difficult and unfair situation.</p><p></p><p>Lee Soo-In has the kind of temperament where he has to do the right thing no matter what. After his discharge from the military, he finds work at a large retail market. One day, his boss orders him to fire temporary employees at the store. Lee Soo-In refuses to do so and decides to join the labor union. He and the temporary employees struggle against unfair dismissals.</p><p></p><p>The drama is based on a webtoon of the same name, which is in turn inspired by real-life events that transpired in 2002 when union workers were unfairly fired from large supermarket chain Carrefour, and fought back.
It has an average vote of 7.9 on TMDB.
2. Elite Short Stories: Omar Ander Alexis (Elite Histórias Breves: Omar Ander Alexis)
Now in remission, Ander is set on spending his summer helping Alexis, his chemo partner, go through treatment.
It has an average vote of 7.379 on TMDB.
3. Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks
The long, cold winter has just hit New England, and while the bluefin tuna season has come to an end in Gloucester, Mass., it’s just getting started in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. After a disappointing season, several of Gloucester’s top fishermen head south to try to salvage their finances by fishing for the elusive bluefin tuna in unfamiliar Carolina waters before the experienced locals beat them to the catch. It’s a whole new battlefield and the Northern captains must conquer new styles of fishing, treacherous waters and the wrath of the Outer Banks’ top fishermen. They’re gambling on what could be a massive payday … or a huge financial loss.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
4. Beating Again (순정에 반하다)
After his uncle's unjust takeover of the family company, Kang Min Ho grows up to be a successful, if not cynical investor who only cares about money. But when he undergoes a sudden heart transplant surgery, Min Ho literally has a change of heart when he inherits a warm and compassionate heart. In the midst of seeing the world anew, including falling for the kind Kim Soon Jung, Min Ho must mitigate his newfound personality with the demands of his cutthroat career.
It has an average vote of 7.662 on TMDB.
5. Overcoming heartbreak (Vencer el Desamor)
Four women of different ages and social strata are forced to live together under the same roof. At first, the coexistence between them is complicated and tense due to their different visions and ways of facing life, but little by little the sisterhood and solidarity prevail when realizing the peculiar bond that exists between them: each one has suffered, in one or otherwise, the absence and abandonment of their respective partners.
It has an average vote of 7.609 on TMDB.
6. Descendants of the Sun (태양의 후예)
After a chance meeting in a hospital, an ardent soldier falls for a gifted surgeon. Opposing philosophies tear them apart, but fate has other plans.
It has an average vote of 8.4 on TMDB.
7. GAMERS! (ゲーマーズ！)
Keita Amano is a perfectly mediocre loner with no particular distinguishing features other than his love for games. One day, his school's prettiest girl and Gamer Club President Karen Tendo suddenly calls out to him. That moment changes Keita's life forever, as he now finds himself in the midst of a romcom with beautiful girl gamers... or, well, that's how it usually goes. Not with him, however.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
8. Saikano (最終兵器彼女)
Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet. is a manga, anime, and OVA series by Shin Takahashi, creator of Iihito and Kimi no Kakera. Saikano was originally serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine.</p><p></p><p>A live-action movie adaptation was released in Japan on January 28, 2006 with Aki Maeda starring as Chise.</p><p></p><p>The Saikano manga and anime series has been licensed and is being distributed by Viz Media in English in North America. The anime series is distributed in the UK by Manga Entertainment.</p><p></p><p>Although the city is not mentioned by name in the series, many of the locations used in Saikano can by all probability be found in Otaru-shi, west of Sapporo. The train station, "Hell Hill", the Asahi Observation Hill, the view over the harbor, and the school all have similar looking counterparts in the city of Otaru.
It has an average vote of 7.474 on TMDB.
9. Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World (キノの旅 -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series)
A story about Kino, who travels around the world with nothing but guns for protection and the talking motorcycle Hermes. Kino travels to many mystical worlds, each with its unique customs and people, and learns about the world through their stories, at times conjuring humor and inspiration or other times piercing cynicism. However, Kino's own custom is to stay no longer than three days in every town without exception, as it is enough time to learn almost everything important about the place while still leaving time to explore new lands.
It has an average vote of 7.122 on TMDB.
10. Twenty Five Twenty One (스물다섯 스물하나)
In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life.
It has an average vote of 8.677 on TMDB.
11. Hospital Playlist (슬기로운 의사생활)
Every day is extraordinary for five doctors and their patients inside a hospital, where birth, death and everything in between coexist.
It has an average vote of 8.4 on TMDB.
12. El Estilista (El Estilista)
(El Estilista)
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
13. AIKa ZERO (AIKa ZERO)
In the future — in a world mostly submerged under water — the 19-year-old Sumeragi Aika goes to college while training as an agent by assisting in Aida Gozo's salvaging business.
It has an average vote of 7.734 on TMDB.
14. Personal Taste (개인의 취향)
Jin-ho Jeon is a very stylish young man with the perfect looks. Jin-ho has also some faults which include being self-centered and obsession with cleanliness. Jin-ho Jeon then comes across Gae-in Park, a woman hurt by love and is now looking for a gay roommate/friend. Jin-ho wanting to live with the woman, then pretends to be a gay male.
It has an average vote of 7.906 on TMDB.
15. Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution
This documentary series tackles one of history's most horrifying subjects: the Holocaust and the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
It has an average vote of 7.48 on TMDB.
16. xxxHOLiC (XXX ホリック)
Kimihiro Watanuki is a high school student plagued by ayakashi spirits, both of which are invisible to everyone else but him. The series begins when Watanuki stumbles, seemingly by chance, into a shop that grants wishes. The shop is owned by Yūko Ichihara, a mysterious witch of many names and esoteric renown. For a price, she offers to grant Watanuki's wish to be rid of the spirits. The price, according to Yūko, must be of equal value; so, as payment, he must become Yūko's temporary, part-time cook and housekeeper.
It has an average vote of 7.23 on TMDB.
17. The Beauty Inside (뷰티 인사이드)
The love story between a top actress and an airline director who each suffers an unusual phenomenon. He suffers from prosopagnosia, while every month she transforms into someone else for a week.
It has an average vote of 7.899 on TMDB.
18. Fantastic Four
When Reed Richards, Sue and Johnny Storm and pilot Ben Grimm take a premature space flight on a new shuttle, they find themselves massively bombarded with cosmic radiation. Barely managing to re-enter and land safely, the quartet find themselves forever transformed with superpowers. Deciding to use these new powers to help people, they form the Fantastic Four, a superhero team dedicated to the protection of Earth from menaces like the Latverian King Dr. Doom and Galactus, the planet consumer.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
19. Palmashow - L'émission (Palmashow - L'émission)
(Palmashow - L'émission)
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
20. Fate/Extra Last Encore (Fate/EXTRA Last Encore)
Hakuno Kishinami finds himself in the midst of a Holy Grail war with no memories of how he got there. Through his confusion, he must fight to survive.
It has an average vote of 7.265 on TMDB.
