The Best TV Shows on BS Asahi

This documentary variety show features fish-loving reporters visiting one of approximately 3,000 harbors across Japan. They embark on a culinary journey to savor the 'delicious local fish' that can only be enjoyed in their respective regions.

This health promotion program will make viewers want to walk tomorrow, as Bananaman's Himura Yuki, also known as "Himutaro," a walker who enjoys walking as a hobby, will fully convey the charms of walking! On the program, Himutaro himself will suggest walking courses and introduce the distance and number of steps on a map! The camera will follow Himutaro as he walks, full of a private atmosphere, and introduce the essentials for walking, the scenery along the course, and how to enjoy photography! There will also be a reward after the walk! We will also introduce some delicious standing soba restaurants!

Sougo Tokiwa who always dreamed of becoming a king encounters a mysterious girl who came from the future and warns him that he would become the king of all time, Kamen Rider Zi-O, who destined to rule the world.

A beautiful-yet-awkward genius recruits three otaku to protect Akihabara. Powered only by their own delusions, and aiming to be acknowledged as a true Sentai team, they become the Unofficial Sentai, Akibaranger!

Stars are everything, granting abilities to Tamers. So when Ivy was born without one, her village took it as an ill omen! Now banished, she leads a lonely life of salvaging rubbish to survive. That is until she befriends Sora, a weak little slime, in the forest. Together, the delicate duo embarks on a heartwarming journey of survival and discovers there’s more to Ivy than being starless.

Boku-no-imoutowa"Osaka-okan", is a 2012/2013 Japanese anime television series, that premiered on December 21, 2012 on BS Asahi. The series has been licensed for streaming by Crunchyroll.

A professional boxer chooses to become a manga artist after sustaining an injury. The man takes in two cats: Kuro, who is very timid, and her younger sister Chin.

Go for Hoi Hoi Hall! This is the passionate but relaxed 10 day story of struggling idols who fight to fill a 100 seat concert hall!

Watase Nozomi has a boyfriend named Hasumi Tooru, but he doesn't appear when they are supposed to meet. For the next 2 weeks she can't get in touch with Tooru. Nozomi is devastated and finally decides to go to his apartment. When she arrives, Nozomi doesn't find Tooru in his apartment, but a cell phone under a stack of cloths starts to ring and she rushes to pick it up. She also sees a sheet of paper with black spots on it too. On the cellphone Nozomi reads a text message. She goes to the person's house who sent the text message. There Nozomi discovers that the text message came from a dead person. Text messages keeps arriving asking Nozomi to do favours.

A weekly drive-and-talk show where celebrities (usually two who have something in common) ride in a Suzuki car and talk while driving places.

Drama is based on series of mystery novels by Sakaki Tsukasa - "Hikikomori Tantei". Torii is a hikikomori who can make deductions even when he's given very small amount of information. His friend Sakaki works in insurance company and he's the only person who can help Torii to break out of his hikikomori style. They begin to solve mystery cases together.

A human drama about a former detective pastor and people with conflicts. Shotaro (Kenichi Hagiwara), who quit his job as a detective after losing his wife and became a pastor, is confronted by Murata (Jun Murakami), an ex-murderer who served his time for interrogation as a detective. Shotaro is asked by Murata to accompany him on a trip to see Murata's mother who lives in the countryside.

This program features curated documentaries that delve into a wide range of topics including individuals, professions, locations, history, and nature.

In this program, Sekiguchi and his guests discuss a certain topic and how it was presented in the magazines of each era, while sharing their own memories and experiences.

The series follows Hiroshi Nohara's lunchtime philosophy, focusing on budget and break time constraints, cooking trivia, preparation methods, and everyday dilemmas for salarymen, including deciding on lunchtime treats, finding quick meals, and venting about bosses.