The Best TV Shows on BS Asahi

Every BS Asahi Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Leading the pack on BS Asahi are Touka Gettan and 人類学者・岬久美子の殺人鑑定, with their initial broadcasts in 2007 and 2010. As of February 2026, our compilation of BS Asahi’s top-rated series boasts over 20 unique shows. A broadcaster of distinction, BS Asahi has aired more than 20 shows between 2007 and N/A.

  • Sauna wo meideitai
    Sauna wo meideitai (2020)10.0

  • バナナマン日村が歩く!ウォーキングのひむ太郎
    バナナマン日村が歩く!ウォーキングのひむ太郎 (2021)10.0

    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!

  • Kamen Rider Zi-O
    Kamen Rider Zi-O (2018)9.0

    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.

  • Journal with Witch
    Journal with Witch (2026)8.5

    Reclusive novelist Makio Koudai has always preferred the company of books—but when her sister and brother-in-law pass away, Makio unexpectedly becomes the guardian of her 15-year-old niece, Asa Takumi. As they navigate grief, clashing personalities, and the challenges of living together, the two slowly open their hearts to each other, discovering warmth, understanding, and the meaning of family.

  • Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger
    Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger (2012)8.2

    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!

  • The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash
    The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash (2024)7.7

    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.

  • Style of Hiroshi Nohara's Lunch
    Style of Hiroshi Nohara's Lunch (2025)7.5

    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.

  • Muyoan Retirement Training
    Muyoan Retirement Training (2017)7.0

    The main character, Hanbei Hinata, who plays Mizutani, is a direct hatamoto guardian who guards Edo Castle. While working honestly on that mission, he became disgusted by a colleague who only thought about his career advancement, and soon he abandoned all his desires and began to think about a retired life

  • Boku no Imouto wa "Osaka Okan"
    Boku no Imouto wa "Osaka Okan" (2012)6.2

    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.

  • Idolls!
    Idolls! (2021)5.9

    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!

  • Touka Gettan
    Touka Gettan (2007)4.3

    Touka Gettan is set in the land of Kamitsumihara, where traces of magic and legend can still be seen. The land has been under the protection of the Kamiazuma clan since it was founded. The story revolves around Tōka Kamiazuma, the main protagonist, and his encounter with a young girl named Momoka Kawakabe who comes to stay with the clan. Their meeting sets off a chain of events that will bring an ancient legend to life.

  • 人類学者・岬久美子の殺人鑑定
    人類学者・岬久美子の殺人鑑定 (2010)N/A

  • 告発〜国選弁護人
    告発〜国選弁護人 (2011)N/A

  • A Budding Blue Sky
    A Budding Blue Sky (2012)N/A

    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.

  • Oedo Jikenjou Bimi de Sourou
    Oedo Jikenjou Bimi de Sourou (2015)N/A

    During the late Edo period when the Tenpo Reforms are in force, public discontent is growing over the collusive relationships between merchants and government officials. Kakie Shinpeita (Kitamura Kazuki) is a samurai who possesses a highly sensitive palate and remarkable knowledge of food. His family publishes a tabloid-style newspaper in block print that covers local happenings. However, Shinpeita is only interested in food and how to prepare it. He scours Edo looking for food stories to report as he uses his sense of taste and knowledge to help the Kitamachi magistrate Toyama Kinshiro (Nakamura Hashinosuke) to solve baffling cases that occur in the capital.

  • 女優堕ち
    女優堕ち (2016)N/A

  • Ashita e no Chikai
    Ashita e no Chikai (2018)N/A

    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.

  • Because the Mountain is There
    Because the Mountain is There (2022)N/A

  • I'm Kishi Knight: Your Private Tutor
    I'm Kishi Knight: Your Private Tutor (2026)N/A

    A tough yankee gets stuck with a prim tutor to fix his grades, but between the bickering and lessons, he’s shocked to find himself falling for him.

  • The Food Diary of Miss Maid
    The Food Diary of Miss Maid (N/A)N/A

    What's a maid to do when she finds herself suddenly stuck in Japan for a year? Eat, of course! Follow maid-in-training Suzume Tachibana as she tries all sorts of Japanese food, from sweets like taiyaki and melon bread to savory snacks like takoyaki and onigiri! Be warned, though—while Suzume sates her appetite through delicious treat after delicious treat, she might just end up whetting yours!