TBS Program Catalog

Search by Scenario Writer Name

Scenario Writer Name:


2 Many Chefs!

料理の別人

2 Many Chefs! is a hilarious in-studio cooking game show in which three teams - comprised of one professional chef and one novice who knows nothing about cooking - compete to create the tastier dish. The amateur cook is the only one who is allowed to physically do the cooking, but receives guidance from the master chef, who is blindfolded and unable to see what is going on in the kitchen, and only able to give verbal assistance. The team who cooks the best dish is awarded a cash prize.

26hours/day

時短生活ガイドSHOW   시간단축생활가이드 쇼   超省時生活

13 eps 60 min series|13 eps

Modern people leading busy lives, this is the show for you! Please tell us what you would like to do in shorter time, then we will teach you the techniques that will enable you to achieve it.

For example, we will teach you how to;
- Cook a gorgeous dinner for your family in 20 minutes!
- Get your three children up and ready for school in 5 minutes!
After you watch this show, we promise you will be able to have two additional hours a day!

A Blissful Stroll Through Kyoto

至福の京都ふらり散歩   행복한 교토 편안한 산책   幸福之極的京都漫步

30 min: 20 eps 60 min: 3 eps|30 & 60 min series

Discover the enchantment of Kyoto through four seasons.
Take a walk through history, shop and savor delicious treats in this thousand-year capital nobody can visit often enough, and explore the depth of this beautiful city.

Action Heroine Cheer Fruits

アクションヒロイン チアフルーツ   액션 히로인 치어후르츠   動作女英雄 水果啦啦隊

30 min. × 12 eps.|12 episodes

What starts as a project for a small-town festival gains traction when local heroines begin getting scouted for popular TV programs. At the urging of her aunt, a prefectural governor in Hinano City, high school senior Misaki Shirogane signs up to become a "heroine fighter" for her area - but everything changes when she realizes that a local superhero show might be the way to rescue their town from serious financial jeopardy! But can they recruit all the girls and resources needed in the short time before the bills come due?

ACTOR vs. REACTORS

見破れ!アクター&リアクター   액터 vs 리액터   誰才是鏡像偽裝者?

Actor vs. Reactors is a reality game show combining the best elements of two genres: prank show and imposter search. A group of participants spend a day sightseeing, but wherever they go, pranks are played on them. The group includes a secret imposter: an actor who is in on all the pranks and faking their reactions. To win a prize, the participants have to identify the imposter.

Adachi and Shimamura

安達としまむら   아다치와 시마무라   櫻与抱月

30 min × 12 eps

Adachi and I met on the second floor of the gymnasium. It was nothing spectacular: in fact it was by chance that we even met at all. It's not as if we do much together; it's more like we might decide to play ping-pong or something, or we might not. The truth is she's been the perfect friend for me, because dealing with people is one of my least favorite things, but with her it's not hard at all. But this is the problem: lately I can't help but think something's up with her. If we liken it to dogs verses cats, well, she was like the cat that was never interested in people, but now she's acting more like a pet dog that wants lots of attention. I'm starting to wonder if this all has something to do with me." Life and people are complicated. Their relationship might change just enough to make life just a little more interesting!

Advice for Proper Romance

正しい恋愛のススメ   올바른 사랑이란   戀愛的真諦

30 min. × 30 eps.|30 episodes

Popular scenarist Reiko Misaki is a divorced mother. She is highly career-oriented and has men falling to their knees, but seems to have forgotten that she is a woman. Then one day, she falls deeply in love with her daughter’s boyfriend. The young man who has fallen for this “older woman,” is a college student who has been drifting along without any particular direction in his life or passionate interests. He slowly changes with each encounter he has with young women who are full of hope and friends who come to him for serious conversation.

After-Hours Horror Stream

심령 방송의 밤   靈異線上

A live streamer visits a cursed website.
You were just a viewer watching the show...
or so you’d thought.

“There’s a website that kills all who see it.”

In order to confirm this rumor, a live streamer attempts to access the website at the abandoned building where a gruesome incident took place. You start watching not expecting much, but things take a sudden turn for the worse. Something unknown is caught on camera, and terrifying, unexplainable phenomena start to occur. Eventually, the horrid curse befalls the streamer and viewers. Yes, it seems the curse has got you as well, simply because you were connected online.

Event Details
1. Mission
All participants take on the challenge of lateral thinking puzzles
The curse will come to you through the Internet. The key to dispelling the curse is a mystery game based on the famous “Albatross Soup” riddle. Join hands with the streamer and other viewers to uncover the truth hidden behind the curse.

2. Functions
A communication tool that drives the story along
Communication between the streamer and viewers is made possible through chat and survey functions. A simple word or action of yours could have a great effect.

3. A Horrifying Experience
A horrifying experience only possible online
Something caught on camera... A website where mysterious phenomena take place... A voice so eerie it can’t be real... You were supposed to be safe as long as you were just watching on your monitor.
Darkness Inc. delivers the ultimate scare and curse.
Now, immerse yourself in shocking online horror.

After-school Hanako-kun

放課後少年花子くん

10min × 4eps

The spirit Hanako-kun and his human assistant, first-year student Nene Yashiro, keep the peace between supernatural forces and the students of Kamome Academy. When they’re not fighting to maintain balance between the living and spirit worlds, how do they spend their time? Join Hanako-kun and Nene on their adventures after school!

AH! MY GODDESS

ああっ女神さまっ   오 ! 나의 여신님   幸運女神

Series.1: 30 min. x 26 eps. / 30 min. x 1 digest. (#1-12) Series.2: 30 min. x 24 eps. Special: 30 min. x 2 eps.|52 episodes and digest episode

University engineering student, Keiichi, has never been lucky in love. In fact, he hasn't been lucky with much of anything at all. He good-naturedly accepts being the gofer for his older dorm mates, but wishes something good would go his way. A strange twist of fate puts him in touch with the Goddess Technical Hotline, and Belldandy, a fully licensed Goddess, offers to grant him one wish! Keiichi decides what he really needs is a girlfriend just like her. But Keiichi ends up getting more than he bargained for when Belldandy herself comes to live with him!

Aim for the Bouquet

ブーケをねらえ!   부케를 노려라   瞄準!! 新娘捧花大搶奪!

Aim for the Bouquet asks the question "would you want to marry the mystery celebrity?" This format's unique feature is a "voice audience" made up of 100 single men when the guest celebrity is female, or single women when the guest is a man. After each question, the voting audience decides whether they approve of the celebrity's answer. While the viewer can see and hear the celebrity guest, the celebrity's identity is electronically hidden from the voting audience who, uninfluenced by any preconception, form their opinions based only on the answers given. Conflict, humor and surprising results build to the dramatic conclusion.

AIR

AIR

30 min. x 12 eps. 30 min. x 2 special eps. 30 min. x 1 digest (#1-12)|14 episodes and digest episode

Over a thousand years ago in a time of royal courts, Samurai and magic, Kanna is held captive and exploited for her magical powers. When she sacrifices herself to protect her maid, Uraha, and guard, Ryuya, she is cursed by her pursuers, and her spirit is imprisoned in the sky for eternity. In return for Kanna's selfless act, Ryuya and Uraha vow to free her spirit no matter how long it takes. This quest is passed down through the generations, and now lies with Yukito, their present-day descendant. Although he retains the magical knowledge of his ancestors, he has found little use for it beyond earning himself a meager living as a performer as he drifts from place to place. But his outlook changes when he finds himself in a sleepy seaside town, where mysterious, supernatural events are unfolding. It is here that Yukito will begin to learn his ultimate destiny.

Alternative Love

2択恋愛   양자택일 연애   浪漫情三角

A lighthearted game of love featuring a continuous romantic triangle. Three strangers spend a day together and one of them is eliminated that evening. If the two remaining do not wish to become a couple, a new person is introduced into the triangle the next morning.

AMAGAMI SS

アマガミ SS   아마가미 SS   聖誕之吻SS

Series 1: 30 min. x 26 eps. Series 2: 30 min. x 13 eps.|39 episodes

Sophomore Junichi got his heart broken by a girl who didn’t show up for a date on Christmas Eve two years ago, and has been afraid to approach girls ever since. But at the thought of letting the rest of his high school life go on this way, Junichi resolves to do get over his hang-up and find a girl for a Christmas date. This hit console game has now become an anime series featuring six separate women that Junichi meets from this point of decision in this multi-storied romantic comedy. Be sure to find out how all of the story arcs with Junichi’s various heroines continue in the second season!

Amagi Brilliant Park

甘城ブリリアントパーク   아마기 브릴리언트 파크   甘城輝煌樂園救世主

30 min. x 14 eps.|14 episodes

“I know this is sudden, but will you take me to an amusement park on Sunday?” With a musket placed to his head, high schooler Seiya Kanie is forcibly asked out on a date by a pretty transfer student he barely knows, named Isuzu Sento. They make their way to Amagi Brilliant Park, a dilapidated theme park on the western outskirts of Tokyo in Amagi City. Built during the height of the bubble economy, “Amabrilli”, as it had been affectionately known, doesn’t get much love anymore and draws less than 3,000 visitors per day even on a holiday. So when the park is at last faced with an ultimatum: “Draw 100,000 guests in the next 2 weeks or close down forever,” Seiya finds himself necessarily spearheading the charge to revive the park with only hours remaining. But is he capable of pulling off a miracle?

Amazing Animals

どうぶつ奇想天外!   동물 기상천외 !   動物奇想天外

Prepare to be entertained and enlightened in this quiz show featuring the amazing lives animals lead. In-studio guests earn points by answering questions on why animals do what they do based on video segments featuring animals from all over the world. The footage includes examinations of animal behavior with fascinating and humorous results.

Amazipangu!

アメージパング!   어메이지팡 !   Amazing Pang!阿多仔@ 日本

30 min series|30 min series

Non-Japanese nationals with an abiding love and knowledge of Japan often exceeding that of Japanese natives themselves, share their passion toward Japan with the world! Visit places they’ve learned about not found in travel guides, glean little known information about people and culture. Join foreigners residing all across Japan as they culture shock you and bring you the most intriguing and compelling discoveries they’ve made!

American Ninja Warrior

아메리칸 닌자 워리어   美國忍者王

Season 1 (2009) : 30 min x 8 eps Season 2 (2010) : 60 min x 10 eps Season 3 (2011) : 60 min x 8 eps / 120 min x 1 ep Season 4 (2012) : 60 min x 21 eps / 120 min x 3 eps Season 5 (2013) : 60 min x 18 eps / 120 min x 4 eps Season 6 (2014) : 120 min x 14 eps / 180 min x 1 ep Season 7 (2015) : 120 min x 16 eps / 180 min x 2 eps Season 8 (2016) : 120 min x 14 eps / 180 min x 1 ep Season 9 (2017) : 120 min x 16 eps / 180 min x 1 ep Season 10 (2018) : 120 min x 16 eps / 180 min x 1 ep Season 11 (2019) : 120min × 17eps, 180min × 1ep Season 12 (2020) : 120 min x 9 eps Season 13 (2021) : 120min × 12eps Season 14 (2022):120min × 12 eps Season 15 (2023):60min × 8 eps / 120min × 6 eps|Eps 220

American competitors try to do what few others have, conquer Mount Midoriyama.
Seasons 1, 2 and 3 each begin with hundreds of hopefuls who compete for a chance to travel to Japan to prove themselves on the world's most difficult obstacle course. The latest season takes place entirely in America, beginning with competitions in six different regions and culminating in Las Vegas where an exact duplicate of the four stage Mount Midoriyama has been constructed.

★ Nominated Outstanding Reality-Competition in 2016 Emmys
★ Aired on G4 and NBC in primetime in the same season
★ #1 rating in adults 18-49 steadily increased in its timeslot throughout the season

American Ninja Warrior Junior

American Ninja Warrior Junior   아메리칸 닌자 워리어 주니어   美國小忍者王

Series1 : 20 eps Series2 : 17 eps Series3:15 eps

Nominated for an Emmy four years in a row the worldwide phenomenon “American Ninja Warrior” has a broad fan base but the biggest among them is the KIDS. And now for the first time, the kids can actually be a part of “American Ninja Warrior” in the new program “American Ninja Warrior Junior”. “American Ninja Warrior Junior” features up to 200 boys and girls from 9 to 14 years old from across the country. Two players at a time from each of three age groups (9 & 10, 11 & 12, and 13 & 14 year s old) compete head- to-head on identical parallel obstacle courses, with the player who completes the course in the shortest amount of time advancing to the next round.

And Yet the Town Moves

それでも町は廻っている   그래도 마을은 돌아간다   女僕CAFÉ

30 min. × 12 eps.|12 episodes

Clumsy Hotori Arashiyama is a girl with a love for mysteries and a knack for getting into trouble. Hotori works as a waitress in an unsuccessful coffee shop when the manager comes up with a plan to increase its fortunes by changing into a maid caf?. Unfortunately, no one knows how to make a successful maid caf? other than dressing everyone in a maid outfit! What follows is a wacky series of incidents involving Hotori’s many friends, mismatched love stories… and ghosts and aliens?

Any theory goes

水曜日のダウンタウン   수요일의 다운타운   星期三的DOWNTOWN

Everybody has theories that they personally cling blindly to regardless of proof or scientific validity. In this entertaining information program, a host of celebrities present their cases for pet theories to studio guests by any means be it academic argument or laughably “out there” logic. Can their theories gain acceptance? Or will they be discarded as pop science that only adds confusion to the world? Find out through exhaustive examination including on-location experiments!

Ao-Natsu

青夏 きみに恋した30日   푸른 여름   青夏 愛上你的30天

113 min.

Rio, a modern city schoolgirl dreams of making a fateful encounter and falling in love. She goes to a rural town to spend the summer and meets Ginzo, a local schoolboy. He is aloof and slightly surly but actually has a kind heart, and Rio immediately falls for him. Rio wonders if Ginzo is “the one” but he rejects her without hesitation, saying “We're from two different worlds.” The summer is coming to an end. Their feelings intensify. What will become of their “summer only” romance?

Aoharu X Machinegun

青春×機関銃   청춘×기관총   青春和機關槍

30 min. x 13 eps.|13 episodes

Hotaru is a girl disguised as a boy. Through strange circumstances she finds herself drawn into the world of survival games by club host, Masamune. The two form a team with manga artist Tohru and aim to be the be the best in Japan.

Armored War Goddess

武装神姫   무장신희   武裝神姬

30 min. x 13 eps.|13 episodes

Some guys wait their entire lives to meet the girl of their dreams, but Rihito already lives with four dream girls who are eager to please him. That’s because they’re Shinki: 6-inch high, customizable androids. Don’t let their tiny size fool you. These little ladies have full-sized intelligence and emotions, and since each one would prefer to be Rihito’s favorite, there’s sure to be friction! Get ready for sparks to fly as four battery powered princesses take charge of Rihito’s world in Busou Shinki!

Asian Ace

아시안 에이스   亞洲第一名

30 min. series|Series

Rival nations battle in a new twist on talent show competition. The best singers, dancers, magicians, chefs and more are on stage to amaze audiences and vie to see whose country will reign supreme. A team of impartial judges chooses a winner in each battle. Every battle is played out in a self-contained one hour format.

Athletic Fire

炎の体育会TV   열띤 체육회 TV   火炎運動會TV

60 and 120 min|60 and 120 min series

The world's greatest female athletes challenge Japan's top comedians in sports battles designed to amaze and entertain. World record holders, international stars and the nations best women from swimming, volleyball, soccer, golf and martial arts have their hands full as they battle funny men in real competitions.

Australian Ninja Warrior

오스트레일리언 닌자 워리어   澳大利亞忍者王

Season 1: 90 min × 9 eps Season 2: 90 min × 12 eps Season 3: 90 min × 10 eps Season 4: 90 min × 10 eps|Eps 41

Ninja Warrior Austria challenges the toughest contestants from all over the country to face the hardest competition of their life. Over 200 Austrian athletes will try their best – but only the best 25 will make it to the big finale.

Bananaman’s Gotcha Gourmet!

バナナマンのせっかくグルメ!!   바나나맨의 제대로 구르메!!   香蕉男的全國美食秀

30, 60, 120, 150 min series|30, 60, 120, 150 min series

Japan is a country rich in regional gastronomy where local people are only too eager to have visitors try what they view as the greatest gourmet food around. Join Tokyo ce-lebrity Bananaman as they travel the country door-to-door gleaning information known only to local citizens, making incredible gourmet discoveries and introducing the charms of each locale.

BANANASAND

バナナサンド

The two comedy duos of “BANANAMAN” and “SANDWICHMAN” join forces for their first tag team as MCs. The mischievous fun-loving foursome draw out surprising and unseen sides of their trending guests with high-energy antics for a wholly “super fun time” full of gut-splitting laughter and even a few serious discussions in a variety program that will energize you with uncontrollable laughter.

Batsu Bidding

キリウリ   페널티 비딩   才藝出清

“Batsu Bidding” is a studio based entertainment program with big impact humor. An auction is held where contestants try to become the winning bidder for the right to humiliate themselves. The contestant with the most outrageous suggestion wins the bid. However, prize money is only awarded to those winning bidders who step outside the studio and successfully complete the stunt. Laughter is the goal and viewers are richly rewarded.

Battle of the Super Boyz

究極の男は誰だ!? 最強スポーツ男子頂上決戦   최고의 남자는 누구인가!? 최강 스포츠 남자 정상결정전   終極美男體能爭霸賽

150 ~ 240 min series|150 ~ 240 min series

Never before has a competition created such excitement on screen and among teens and young adults. A legendary competition is reborn with the hottest games and competitors.

Beyond the Boundary

境界の彼方   경계의 저편   境界的彼方

30min. x 13 eps.|13 episodes

It all began quite suddenly. Akihito, who appears human but is actually half yōmu with the power to quickly heal himself, sees a freshman girl who appears ready to jump from the school rooftop. The girl, Mirai, who has the ability to manipulate blood, which is unique even among members of the spirit world, continues to fight her isolation. Akihito decides in that moment to save Mirai, but disturbing events soon begin to unfold.

Big Windup!

おおきく振りかぶって   크게 휘두르며   王牌投手- 振臂高揮

Series.1: 30 min. x 26 eps. (SD only) Series.2: 30 min. x 14 eps. (HD only)|40 episodes

Having been the “ace” pitcher for his junior high school baseball team just because he was the principal’s grandson, only brought him and his team three years of straight losses. Now that he is a freshman on the high school team, Mihashi’s lacking confidence, but the team’s tough-as-nails coach, Momoe, and Mihashi’s new best friend and team catcher, Abe, see something special in him. They’ll have to help him conquer his fears if they want to win the championship!

Binchotan

びんちょうタン   빙초탄   備長炭

15 min. x 12 eps.|12 episodes

A fanciful story of a tiny little girl who lives alone in the woods and travels to the local town for work. Otenba, who likes to invent things, Kunigitan, daughter of a wealthy family who lives in a mansion, Rentan, whose parents have the power to sense spirits, and Aroe, who loves to swim, are all her friends that join Binchotan on her adventures. This adorable series teaches us all the value of not taking the little things for granted.

BLOWOUT!

BLOWOUT!

Created by the producers of the global hit Ninja Warrior, BLOWOUT! is an exciting game show format of athletic prowess which has aired on TBS in Japan in a Saturday primetime slot for 10 years as part of a larger program called Athletic Fire.

The show is centered on various games in which participants attempt to BLOW OUT numerous specially designed targets, calling upon their skills in universally known sports such as Baseball, Basketball, Tennis, Football, Soccer, Golf and so on. The games are great fun for the participants, but they can be deceptively challenging and test participant’ s mental fortitude as well by adding time pressure to the mix leading many to reveal their true character. Casting participants with a wide range of skill experience, allows viewers to enjoy amazing performances of technical skill by experienced athletes, but also hilarious attempts by over-confident or witless amateurs. World class athletes such as Stephen Curry, Neymar, Lionel Messi and Naomi Osaka appeared as participants in the Japanese version.

BUKKOMI FAKE BUSTERS

ぶっこみジャパニーズ   붓코미 재패니즈   日本大師吐槽你!

15 eps 120 min series|15 eps

Right now across the globe, Japanese culture is immensely popular. “Cool Japan” has become a moniker for a Japanese cultural charisma that even inspires imitation as “faux Japanesque” resulting in the rise overseas of “imposters” of Japanese culture who have had no training. Genuine stewards of Japanese culture venture around the world to investigate phonies and cheap knockoffs and teach them how it’s really done.