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Amachan
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Amachan (2013)

8.2

Amachan follows the story of a high school girl who returns to her hometown in the Japanese countryside and becomes a female diver. She navigates through friendships, school life, and the challenges of being a teenager while discovering her passion for diving.

Put Your Head on My Shoulder
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Put Your Head on My Shoulder (2019)

8
TV_14

Put Your Head on My Shoulder is a heartwarming and light-hearted TV show that follows the story of Si Tu Mo, a hardworking and determined female student. She ends up living in the same house as her aloof and quiet classmate, Gu Wei Yi. As they spend more time together, their relationship blossoms into a sweet and genuine romance filled with both challenges and support from their families and friends. This delightful web-drama explores themes of first love, personal growth, and the importance of a supportive environment.

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Rush to the Dead Summer
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Rush to the Dead Summer (2017)

6.6

When Li Xia and her best friend enroll into the arts specialized Qian Chuan secondary school, they meet the legendary Fu Xiao Si and Lu Zhi Ang. Together, the group of youths officially begin their beautiful high school life. After graduation, the friends part with everyone going their separate ways, but everyone continues to fight for their dreams. However, they're all gradually changing and thus become doubtful about the origin of their friendship. A span of ten years makes them realize that other than memories, nothing can be eternal, but they learnt to love and grow.

Dragon Sakura
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Dragon Sakura (2005)

7.7

Dragon Sakura is a Japanese drama TV show that follows the story of a high school teacher who takes on the challenge of turning his delinquent students into academic achievers. With a group of troubled and destitute students, he creates an intense academic boot camp to help them succeed in their college entrance exams. Along the way, he faces various challenges and learns valuable life lessons.

Jyouou
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Jyouou (2005)

5.9

Fujisaki Aya is a young college student whose family is 150 million yen in debt after her father's corporation went bankrupt. To earn the money, she enters the Hostess Grand Prix.

When We Were Young
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When We Were Young (2018)

8.2
TV_14

Summer 1996. While chasing after a bicycle thief, Yang Xi (Wan Peng) hurts her leg and therefore can’t participate in the long-distance run to earn some bonus points for the college entrance exam anymore. When school starts again, Yang Xi not only has to discover that the offender is her new classmate Hua Biao (Hou Ming Hao), but he even snatches away her position as class monitor. The entire class considers the hot-blooded and impulsive newcomer Hua Biao who is gifted in sciences as their enemy. Hua Biao, however, proves them wrong as he continuously helps his classmates out. In the end, he becomes part of the “Five Flying Bicycles Group” and Yang Xi learns that he’s not only responsible and loyal, but also very respectful towards his grandma. Yang Xi finally lets go of her prejudices and the little group experiences their last year of high school together.

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No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35
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No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35 (2013)

6.9
TV_PG

The drama will center around how a 35 year old changes the school and influences her fellow classmates’ lives while dealing with the dark reality of today’s high schools, including bullying and skipping school.

Ao Haru Ride
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Ao Haru Ride (2023)

7.3
TV_14

At the end of the first year of high school, Futaba Yoshioka meets Kou Tanaka who was her first love. In their middle school days, they attended the same school, but he suddenly transferred to another school. Three years later, he appears in front of her again with the different last name of Kou Mabuchi. His personality also seems to have changed from warm to cold. He is like a totally different person from three years ago. Futaba Yoshioka slowly learns what happened to Kou Mabuchi for the past three years and she become to have feelings for him again.

Castle in the Time
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Castle in the Time (2024)

8.9

An encounter that brings a paleontology student together with an established actor and the romance that ensues. Xu Zhen is a bright and optimistic young woman who doesn't easily give up. In order to patch things up between her mother and father, she applies for a job at Jiang Ye Entertainment where her mother is a Director and witnesses Gu Chi Jun getting rejected by his ex-girlfriend yet again. In order to protect his huge and heavily-bruised ego, Gu Chi Jun does everything in his power to force Xu Zhen out so that she'll never have a chance to expose what happened to him. She wins him over instead and becomes his personal assistant. However, Xu Zhen also learns about a plot within the firm and finds out she may be in danger do to find out plot in the firm .

The Queen's Classroom
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The Queen's Classroom (2006)

8.4

The Queen's Classroom is a live-action Japanese television drama about Maya Akutsu, a new teacher at Hanzaki Elementary School who strives for perfection and punishes her students in unorthodox manners. A 12 year old student, Kazumi Kanda, has been able to withstand her strange punishments so far but the other 23 students begin to fold under the pressure. A South Korean remake of the same title starring Go Hyun-jung in the lead role, was produced in 2013.

Water Polo Yankees
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Water Polo Yankees (2014)

6.7

Naoya Inaba (Yuto Nakajima) grew up abroad. From his childhood experience, he thought “yankees” were the strongest heroes (in Japan "yankee" refers to delinquent youths). He was also influenced by the Japanese yankee manga he read from abroad. Because of his own experiences and reading manga, he is full of chivalrous spirit. Naoya arrives in Japan to spend one year at a high school in Japan. He is transferred to a technical high school which is about to be closed down. Naoya admires the school because a yankee, who he admired as a child, went there, but he soon realizes that there are no real yankee like hero figures. There are only students who spends there days meaninglessly. Naoya is disappointed, but he happens to play water polo.

The Files of Young Kindaichi
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The Files of Young Kindaichi (2022)

6.6

Kindaichi Hajime is a high school student and a private detective with an IQ of 180. He solves murder cases that are riddled with difficult clues. Kindaichi Hajime works with his childhood friend Nanase Miyuki and Kenmochi Isamu. Kenmochi Isamu is now the chief inspector of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

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Goodbye Ghosts!
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Goodbye Ghosts! (2016)

6.1

Madoka Tsutsumi is a university student. He rarely expresses his feelings and he has never done an impulsive act in his life. One night, he sees an old man and a pink rabbit struggling physically. The pink rabbit seems surprised and asks Madoka if he can see them. The pink rabbit then introduces itself as the Angel of Death and says the old man is a ghost who died yesterday.

Falling High School Girl and Irresponsible Teacher
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Falling High School Girl and Irresponsible Teacher (2024)

7.6
TV_MA

Following a failed confession to her first love, female high school student Mikoto Ochiai contemplates jumping off the roof of the school building. However, her thoughts are interrupted by the arrival of Jin Haiba, the physics teacher known for being a slacker and the butt of students' jokes. Calmly, he lights a cigarette and asks for an explanation of the events that led her to this precipice. Rather than dissuade her from killing herself, he makes a request—will she enter into a romance with him before she dies? Together, the two gradually ponder why they should keep living and why they should not love each other in earnest.

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Discover a collection of movies and TV shows that feature strong, empowering student female leads. From coming-of-age dramas to thrilling adventures, these stories showcase the resilience, intelligence, and determination of young women facing various challenges. Follow their journeys as they navigate school life, friendships, love, and personal growth. Find your next binge-worthy watch and be inspired by these captivating characters.

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