Rikon Bengoshi 2

In the previous series, Takako Mamiya was an elite lawyer who handled public relations cases. She quit her job at a prestigious law firm to establish her own office. She confidently walked into her new office only to find that her former firm had interfered and taken all her lawyers and staff. They even took away her clients. Takako reluctantly started to handle low-paying divorce cases. Through her cases though, Takako came face to face with "human drama" and matured greatly.

She is now the most sought after lawyer in town. Takako's firm has become well-known, and she handles domestic as well as public relations cases.

One day, Takako takes on a troubling case about compensation and damages. The opposing lawyer is Eri Saeki, an ex-prosecutor who is now an ace divorce lawyer. Eri is persistent and courageous when it comes to law. What is the "truth" the two lawyers discover when their case is over?

Friendly faces working at the Takako Mamiya Law Firm are Daisuke Honda, a college student studying for the bar exam, Toshifumi Yanagida, the only other lawyer in the firm, and Kizaburo Inoue, a paralegal who hasn't passed the bar exam yet, but has rich knowledge of court precedents and shows excellent documentation skills. New faces at the firm include paralegal Tsuyako Komukai and receptionist Aki Ogata who has no interest in law. Adding spice to Takako's private life are Tatsuya Mikami, editor of a popular women's magazine, and Tamotsu Ohba, the owner of the firm's favorite place to unwind after hours.

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Review

The Divorce Lawyer Returns

Do you remember this drama? I just added a feature on the original which aired a year ago. I'm sorry it wasn't added a year ago as it should have been. It was never added because I never found the time to take the screenshots and video clip and put the finishing touches on it. Thanks to the fact that it was just re-aired on my Fuji TV carrier recently, I was able to finally finish the feature. It would have been just plain silly writing a review of the second without having even bothered with the first.

As I said in my feature of the original, "rikon bengoshi" is a surprisingly fun and entertaining drama with a quick sense of humor. I recommend it, and this second season looks like it will be as good as the original, if not better. Mamiya has now become a well-known and respected lawyer and has earned herself the title of "handsome woman", which I guess has connotations of being strong and not very lady-like, but still attractive. I think the word "handsome" describes her quite well.

The type of episodes you'll see this time around will be very similar to those in the original, but the biggest change this time is the addition of a rival. Saeki Eri is another female lawyer in Tokyo who will take any case for money whether she trusts her clients or not. She also has the personal goal of beating Mamiya. It looks as if she will be the opponent lawyer in every episode, which is a little unlikely and strange, but gives the drama another regular character to develop.

You'll also notice that Mimura isn't in this drama anymore, and she has been replaced by a ditzy secretary and Toda Keiko who plays an old friend of Mamiya's who tries to aid Mamiya's romantic life (which has long been non-existent). I kind of liked what Mimura added to the dry humor of the show, but I guess this will work too.

If you enjoyed the original, then this is for you. Those who missed the original shouldn't have much trouble jumping in at any point since there really isn't much continuity to the very episodic structure of the story. I like it. In fact, I've really grown to love this drama and its characters. Check it out.

Source: JFan

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