Reception
Last Friends was number 1 on Fuji's top 50 list during its run. However, it had since dropped to 6th place after the broadcast of the special and as of the week of July 7 to 13, Last Friends ranked 9 on the Top 50 list. The series have subsequently dropped to the 15th place and then the 16th place as of the week July 21 to 27. From July 27 to August 3, Last Friends ranked 19 and then moved up to 18 at August 10.
In the first quarter of 2008, Yahoo word search ranking placed Last Friends 1st on the list.
Oricon Style had a poll for the female audience's favorite actor and actress right after Last Friends finished its run. Ueno was voted 1st, while Nagasawa was tied with two others at 6th place. Eita tied in 4th position.
Last Friends came second in the "Best Drama" at the 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix. Juri Ueno won "Best Supporting Actress" while Ryo Nishikido won "Best Supporting Actor." Masami Nagasawa tied in fourth place for "Best Actress" while Eita also came fourth in the "Best Supporting Actor" category.
In the 57th Television Drama Academy Awards, Last Friends was voted 1st for Drama series. Masami Nagasawa won the 3rd Best Female Actress award. Juri Ueno came in 1st for Best Supporting Female Actress, while Ryo Nishikido won the Best Supporting Male Actor award. Both Ueno and Nishikido won with straight sets from the judges, fans and critics. Eita was the runner up in the Best Supporting Male Actor category. Last Friends was also voted for having the Best Script and Directors, and Prisoner of Love won the Best Theme Song award.
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