And here comes the sequel:

"Koshonin" scores second season
Wed, August 26, 2009 (1:17am EDT)
Last month, it was revealed that the TV Asahi drama series "Koshonin ~The Negotiator~" is getting a movie version next year. It has now been announced that the show will also be getting a second television series this fall.

The original "Koshonin" series aired in 2008, starring Ryoko Yonekura as a police negotiator belonging to a special investigation team (SIT). Yonekura is reprising her role in both the new series "Koshonin 2" and the film "Koshonin the Movie." Takanori Jinnai, Toshio Kakei, and Takashi Sasano are also returning, but the SIT will also have Muga Tsukaji and Ren Yagami as new members.

"Koshonin 2" will air on Thursday nights at 9:00pm, the same time slot as the first series. The premiere episode has been scheduled for October 22. The movie will open in theaters next February.

Wow.

Sugoi Ryoko-chan!!

gaijinmark wrote:

And here comes the sequel: "Koshonin" scores second season Wed, August 26, 2009 (1:17am EDT) Last month, it was revealed that the TV Asahi drama series "Koshonin ~The Negotiator~" is getting a movie version next year. It has now been announced that the show will also be getting a second television series this fall. The original "Koshonin" series aired in 2008, starring Ryoko Yonekura as a police negotiator belonging to a special investigation team (SIT). Yonekura is reprising her role in both the new series "Koshonin 2" and the film "Koshonin the Movie." Takanori Jinnai, Toshio Kakei, and Takashi Sasano are also returning, but the SIT will also have Muga Tsukaji and Ren Yagami as new members. "Koshonin 2" will air on Thursday nights at 9:00pm, the same time slot as the first series. The premiere episode has been scheduled for October 22. The movie will open in theaters next February.

Nice Not my favourite cop show but one of the very few dramas with a strong woman in the lead. I like!

EstherM wrote:

one of the very few dramas with a strong woman in the lead. I like!

Yes.

Here's the Mainichi article (translated by Google) for Negotiator 2: http://tinyurl.com/n527t9

From the web site ( http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/koshonin/index_top.html ):

Yay! More Ryoko-chan!

bmwracer wrote:

Is it my imagination or does the guy to the left of Ryoko-chan have a really big head?

I have just downloaded Koshonin SP
But no sub
Hixx hixx.

bmwracer wrote:

Is it my imagination or does the guy to the left of Ryoko-chan have a really big head?

That's a weird-looking pic all round. That's Kakei Toshio, he's in Minna Mukashi too

Geez, I hope Shirota Yuu isn't in the next series

fantasy90 wrote:

I have just downloaded Koshonin SP But no sub Hixx hixx.

No subs?

Not at D-Addicts?

Koshonin Season 2
Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-22 start

Synopsis
The new season opens with a string of deadly incidents involving guns sent to various people by someone known as "Summer Claus." The weapons seem to be part of a batch of 27 stolen guns, and so far 14 of them have been given out. Now it's up to Usagi and the rest of the SIT to recover the remaining 13 before there are any more casualties... --Yokyograph

Cast
Yonekura Ryoko as Usagi Reiko
Kakei Toshio as Kizaki Seiichiro
Sasano Takashi as Sumida Kohei
Tsukaji Muga as Sakuraba Kenji
Takachi Noboru as Hasumi Yoshiki
Takaoka Sousuke as Amari Yusuke
Yagami Ren as Oji Hayato
Jinnai Takanori as Kirisawa Keigo
Shirota Yu as Mariya Kyosuke
Hayashi Tantan as Usagi Mio
Yasu Megumi as Mimura Rumiko
Nakayama Megumi as Sugawara Yumi
Nagaike Natsuko as Sayama Aoi
Asano Yuko as Yumisaka Fumiko
Osugi Ren as Takabayashi Shizuo
Ibu Masato as Mikio Kudo
Takahashi Katsumi as Katayama Kazuyoshi

Production Credits
Screenwriters: Terada Toshio, Fukazawa Masaki (深沢正樹)
Producers: Uchiyama Seiko (内山聖子), Yanagawa Yukiko
Directors: Matsuda Hidetomo, Sato Genta (佐藤源太), Tamura Naoki (田村直己)

Official Site
http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/koshonin/index.html

^^^Ryoko looking sexy

Takoyama wrote:

^^^Ryoko looking sexy

I thought her previous Koshonin outfit was hot, but this one blows it out of the water.

Anime Dad wrote:

Geez, I hope Shirota Yuu isn't in the next series

You're prayers have NOT been answered.
My suggestion: the use of the fast forward button.

EstherM wrote:

You're prayers have NOT been answered. My suggestion: the use of the fast forward button.

Isn't he the fangirl component of this drama?

bmwracer wrote:

Isn't he the fangirl component of this drama?

Yep that's the price you have to pay.

EstherM wrote:

Yep that's the price you have to pay.

*checks operation of fast-forward button on remote*

bmwracer wrote:

I thought her previous Koshonin outfit was hot, but this one blows it out of the water.

I like the fact that her garter belt gun holster serves no concealment purpose in that outfit. "Look at me! I'm so badass I don't need to hide my gun!"

Takoyama wrote:

I like the fact that her garter belt gun holster serves no concealment purpose in that outfit. "Look at me! I'm so badass I don't need to hide my gun!"

LOL.

That dress would stun any perp long enough for her to draw her weapon, if not disarm them completely...