Top tv shows on Amazon Prime Video in Japan today

Ranked by our points score — chart position, momentum, staying power and ratings. Last updated 2026-08-09. 396 titles tracked.

Swordsman With the Torn Umbrella leads the chart, a 1974 TV show. 10 of the top 10 do not appear in the global chart, making this a notably local line-up — including Swordsman With the Torn Umbrella. The best-reviewed entry is Dragon Ball Z at 8.8, against a chart average of 7.5. 6 of the top 20 were released in the last two years. Dragon Ball Z has the most staying power here, with 118 days in a top 10.

1. 101Swordsman With the Torn Umbrella1974
2. 102The Killing2011 · IMDb 8.3 · RT 68%
3. 103Hana-Kimi2026
4. 104Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider2025 · IMDb 7.7
5. 105Cross2024 · IMDb 7.2 · RT 85%
6. 106Batman: Caped Crusader2024 · IMDb 7.2 · RT 93%
7. 107Dragon Ball Z1996 · IMDb 8.8
8. 108Motorheads2025 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 78%
9. 109The Ancient Magus' Bride2017 · IMDb 7.6
10. 110Bosch2015 · IMDb 8.5 · RT 97%
11. 111The Eminence in Shadow2022 · IMDb 7.7
12. 112Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity2026
13. 113Ranma ½1989 · IMDb 8.1
14. 114Sword Art Online2012 · IMDb 7.5
15. 115Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom2009 · IMDb 7.5
16. 116The Devil's Hour2022 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 100%
17. 117Pride and Prejudice1995 · IMDb 8.8 · RT 88%
18. 118Maltese2017 · IMDb 7.6
19. 119The Story of Yamada Taro2007 · IMDb 6.7
20. 120Deadloch2023 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 100%
21. 121Sanadamaru2016 · IMDb 7.8
22. 122In Lilac Bloom, The Path to a Veterinarian2025 · IMDb 6.9
23. 123TOKYO MER: Mobile Emergency Room2021
24. 124Armor Shop for Ladies & Gentlemen2018 · IMDb 5.1
25. 125The War of the Worlds2019 · IMDb 5.2 · RT 68%
26. 126The Player2015 · IMDb 6.9
27. 127Barbapapa around the world1999 · IMDb 7.2
28. 128Goliath2016 · IMDb 8.1 · RT 100%
29. 129The Legend of Vox Machina2022 · IMDb 8.4 · RT 100%
30. 130Grantchester2014 · IMDb 7.9
31. 131Dragon Ball Super2015 · IMDb 8.3 · RT 87%
32. 132Fixer2023 · IMDb 7.4
33. 133The Brokenwood Mysteries2014 · IMDb 7.9
34. 134Ansatsu kyôshitsu2015 · IMDb 8.0
35. 135Dara-san of Reiwa2026 · IMDb 6.4
36. 136Suika2003 · IMDb 8.0
37. 137Elle2026 · IMDb 6.9 · RT 56%
38. 138Synanthrope2025 · IMDb 7.4
39. 139Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story2008 · IMDb 6.5
40. 140The Chelsea Detective2022 · IMDb 7.4
41. 141Samurai Champloo2004 · IMDb 8.5 · RT 89%
42. 142Carnivàle2003 · IMDb 8.4
43. 143FBI: Most Wanted2020 · IMDb 6.9
44. 144Odayaka Kizoku no Kyuka no Susume2026 · IMDb 5.8
45. 145Kanojo, Okarishimasu2020 · IMDb 6.7
46. 146Serial Experiments Lain1998 · IMDb 8.0
47. 147Glee2009 · IMDb 6.8 · RT 70%
48. 148The New Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga: Classmates are Warriors2022
49. 149The Unbroken2016 · IMDb 8.0
50. 150GARO2005 · IMDb 7.5