Live action dramas and movies based on comics and anime

Adapted from the excellent shounen/seinen manga "20th Century Boys" by Urasawa Naoki.

Has sequels.

Adaptation of Hayakawa Tomoko's shoujo manga with the same name (English; "The Wallflower").

Based on the classic manhwa "Gaksital" by Heo Young-man. 

(Haven't watched it but that rating and universal critical acclaim, makes me quite curious.)

Adapted from the seinen manga with the same name, by Nakamura Hikaru.
Also has another version.

Adapted from shounen/seinen manga "Kamisama no Iutoori" by Fujimura Akeji and Kaneshiro Muneyuki. 

The movie is... not exactly good, but for a fan of the manga, it's fairly decent.
(The manga is completely insane. I love it.)

Adapted from the shounen manga with the same name, by Obata Takeshi and Ohba Tsugumi. (The guys who made "Death Note".)

Based on the shounen manga with the same name, by Nakazawa Keiji.
(Several different LAs exist.)

Adapted from the seinen manga with the same name, by Taguchi Masayuki and Takami Koushun.

(One of my all time fav mangas. Gory!)

Japanese adaptation of the shoujo manga "Itazura na Kiss" by Tada Kaoru.

Has sequels, and earlier version +  Korean, Taiwanese and Thai versions as well. I like the Taiwanese and Thai ones the best.

Korean adaptation of the shoujo manga "Itazura na Kiss" by Tada Kaoru.

Has sequels, and earlier version +  Korean, Taiwanese and Thai versions as well. I like the Taiwanese and Thai ones the best. The Korean one is awful.

Adaptation of Kubo Tite's shounen manga with the same name. 

(My guilty pleasure... The only super-mainstream shounen series I've ever liked. I reluctantly confess that I'm a fan... lol...)

Adaptation of the josei manga by the same name (basically. "Usagi doroppu" = rabbit/bunny drop) by Unita Yumi.

Korean adaptation (that can be discussed, since it's not very faithful to the original manga) of the Japanese manga by the same name, by Hoji Tsukasa.

Adaptation of the shoujo manga with the same name, by Hatori Bisco. 

Also has a movie.

Live action version of the josei manga by the same name, by Kimura Marumi and Minato Kanae.

(Don't let the "josei" stamp fool you... this is DARK, psychological suspense, not just a drama.)

Adaptation of the seinen manga by the same name, by Ikegami Ryoichi and Koike Kazuo.

Based on shoujo manga "Kimi ni Todoke" by Shiina Karuho.

Adapted from the shounen manga with the same name, by Obata Takeshi and Ohba Tsugumi.

Has several sequels and remakes.

Based on the webtoon horror-manhwa by Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan.

The manhwa is excellent--the drama is worth a watch and very cool in many ways--but the plot changes were so massive that it really put me off. Therefore not too good a rating from me...

Drama adapted from Sanbe Kei's manga with the same name. ("Erased" in English.)

Adapted from the shounen manga with the same name (English; "Detective School Q") by Amagi Seimaru and Satou Fumiya.

Based on the seinen zombie-manga series with the same name, by Hanazawa Kengo.

Has sequels.

Thai adaptation of the classic Japanese shoujo manga with the same name, by Kamio Yoko. 

Has original Japanese versions (the best of them all) as well as Korean and Taiwanese versions.

Actually--all the three first versions are good, in their own way. Taiwan's "Meteor Garden" is often overshadowed by the much beloved Japanese original, as well as the super flashy Korean version--but give it a chance. It may be dated in looks, but it's actually just as good as the others. Better, in some ways.

Based on shounen manga "Great Teacher Onizuka" (GTO) by Fujisawa Tooru. 

Has several remakes. 

LA adaptation of the shoujo series "Hanazakari no Kimitachi e", by Nakajo Hisaya. 

Has several versions from different countries. See comment for the original Japanese version.

Adaptation of the josei manga with the same name (English; "With the light--Raising an Autistic Child") by Tobe Keiko.

Chinese adaptation of the Japanese shounen manga with the same name, by Hotta Yumi and Obata Takeshi. (Obata is the illustrator behind "Death Note", "Bakuman" and other works.)

Adapted from the shounen web-manga series with the same name, by "Hero" (Adachi Hiroki).

Taiwanese adaptation of the shoujo manga "Itazura na Kiss" by Tada Kaoru.

Has sequels +  original Japanese, Korean and Thai versions as well. I'd say I like the Taiwanese and Thai versions the best.

Taiwanese adaptation of the classic Japanese shoujo manga "Hana Yori Dango" by Kamio Yoko. 

Has a sequel season as well as Japanese original + Korean and Thai versions.

Adapted from the Japanese anime series with the same name. ("Hell Girl".)

Based on the manga with the same name (which in turn is based on a cell phone novel) by Renda Hitori and Kanazawa Nobuaki.

Adaptation of the horror shounen/seinen manga with the same name, by Tonogai Yoshiki. 

The manga is fairly decent. The LA not very much so...

Adapted from the josei manga with the same name, by Okazaki Kyoko.

Adaptation of the shoujo/seinen (what a weird combination?! But that's the official designation...) manga by the same name, by Takano Ichigo.

One of several adaptations of the classic seinen samurai-manga with the same name (English; "Lone Wolf and Cub") by Koike Kazuo and Kojima Goseki.
(Koike is also the writer of "Crying Freeman".)

Taiwanese drama adapted from the Japanese shoujo manga with the same name, by Soryo Fuyumi.

Also has Japanese versions.

Thai adaptation of the shoujo manga "Itazura na Kiss" by Tada Kaoru.

Has original Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese versions as well. I like the Taiwanese and Thai ones the best.

Adapted from the shounen manga "Detective Conan" ("Case Closed" in English) by Ayoyama Goushou. 

There are several LA versions.

Adaptation of the manga with the same name, by Umino Chika.

Has several different adaptations.

Based on the classic shoujo series with the same name, by Kamio Yoko. 

Has sequel season and movie--as well as Korean, Taiwanese and Thai versions.

Korean adaptation of Japanese hit shoujo manga "Hana Yori Dango" by Kamio Yoko.

Also has Japanese original versions + Taiwanese and Thai versions.

Adapted from the shounen manga with the same name (English; "Future Diary") by Esuno Sakae.

Korean adaptation of the Japanese josei manga "Nodame Cantabile", by Ninomiya Tomoko.

Also has Japanese original  + Chinese version.

Adaptation of the shoujo manga with the same name (English; "Absolute Boyfriend") by Watase Yuu.

Har several different adaptations.

Adaptation of the long-running shoujo manga by Yazawa Ai. 

Also has a sequel + a Chinese version.

Chinese adaptation of the long-running Japanese shoujo manga by Yazawa Ai. 

Also has an original Japanese version.

Adapted from the josei manga by Ninomiya Tomoko.

Also has a sequel + Chinese and Korean versions.

Adapted from shoujo manga "Bokura ga Ita" by Obata Yuki.

Has a sequel.

Adapted from the seinen manga with the same name, by Kaitani Shinobu.

Korean adaptation of the Japanese seinen manga with the same name, by Tsuchiya Garon and Minegishi Nobuaki.

Adaptation of the shounen manga "Crows" by Takahashi Hiroshi.

Has sequels.

Adapted from the shoujo manga with the same name, by Kanno Aya.

Adapted from the seinen manga with the same name, by Kanzaki Yuuya.

Korean adaptation of the Japanese shoujo manga "Hanazakari no Kimitachi e", by Nakajo Hisaya. 

Has Japanese originals, as well as Chinese and Taiwanese versions. My favourite would be this Korean one. 

LA adaptation of the shoujo series with the same name, by Nakajo Hisaya. 

Has a (bad) remake  as well as Chinese, Korean and Taiwanese versions. My favourite would be the Korean one. ("To the Beautiful You".)

Adaptation of the seinen manga with the same name (Japanese; "Yokokuhan") by Tsutsui Tetsuya.

Adaptation of Morimoto Kozueko's josei manga with the same name.

Has several sequel seasons and movies.

Chinese adaptation of the Japanese josei manga "Nodame Cantabile", by Ninomiya Tomoko.

Also has original Japanese + Korean versions.

Adaptation of the shounen manga with the same name, by Watsuki Nobuhiro.

Has several sequels.

Adapted from Yamashita Tomoko's manga with the same name (Japanese; "Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru"). 

Adapted from the shounen manga with the same name, by Yoshikawa Miki.

Taiwanese adaptation of the Japanese shoujo manga with the same name, by Nakamura Yoshiki.

Adaptation of the shounen manga with the same name, by Furuya Usamaru.

Based on the anime with the same name. ("Hotaru no haka"), which in turn, originally is based on a short story.

Also has a cinema version, but IMO the TV version is slightly better.

Adaptation of Suenobu Keiko's shoujo manga with the same name.

Adapted from the josei manga with the same name, by Ogawa Yayoi.

Adapted from Yoshida Akimi's josei manga by the same name. 

(Yoshida--a brilliant mangaka--is also the mangaka behind the excellent SEINEN/SHOUNEN manga "Banana Fish". I refuse to call that piece shoujo (and definitely not "BL", as too many claim.) The only reason it was labeled "shoujo" is sexism. Because the mangaka is female and females "can't" do action/thrillers.)