THOUGHT EXERCISE OF THE MOMENT: If an American live-action series is based on a manga, does it count as a J-drama?
Smart money says no, but Tokyo Vice is on my rating schedule with hundreds of anime, one hypothetical anime and three J-dramas, so who knows by my flexible standards?
(I have since learned that Drops of God will be a U.S.-France-Japan co-production. Guess it's 1/3 J-drama like Tokyo Vice is 1/2.)