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I adored the show!
I'm not even sure why the comment section is so lukewarm (and all about Mibu! I mean Machida did great and the character is important, but still...). I thought I'll hate the Yakuza track and yet another grey character willingly walking on a dangerous path; but surprisingly Kujo turned out to be a completely good guy! That flip of character as explored by Karasuma alone deserves applause. Acting was truly excellent and for a change I loved the well-roundedness of the plot. We still don't know exactly what kind of connection Kujo and Mibu have but we're intrigued to know. We know Karasuma cares about Kujo deeply and it happened through the course of the first 8 episodes and that was extremely believable. The Yakuza guys are violent, the scenario is set in an underworld atmosphere where clients are usually criminals or exploited to be criminals, which is unique in itself. Kujo is amusingly eccentric but also an excellent judge of peoples' character. Karasuma is more straightforward and considered a brilliant graduate from Todai, still reeling from a past tragedy. Yakushimae san is sort of the light part of the plot, often bringing a much-needed fresh breeze in the the very condensed 40-minute run of the episodes. Not one unnecessary character anywhere. Kyougoku as the underboss of Fushimigumi is played so brilliantly, you'll actually understand why people fear him.
Now Mibu is clearly a criminal. But with a functioning brain and probably a little bit of heart. His mission is clear; he wants to take down Fushinigumi. Kujo trusting him is understandable, but in no way did I like him. Dude is a murderer! But Machida played his part excellently, still thinking about the scene where Karasuma surprises him by being informal, the eye movement alone gave meaning to that scene.
My favorite case was the 'old home' case. It was equally disgusting, violent, sharp and somehow dynamic and warm; handling so much as part of the plot like filial love, dementia, hardship, regret and how well Kujo is when reading people and when comforting them.
There'll be a second season hopefully. I know the cliff hanger is stark, but I'd say it was worth it. Yuya Yagira and Hokuto Matsumura served us well. Loved the cinematography, the graphic yet limited nature of the violence, the deep moody maximalist colour palette, the music. May the next season come soon and with a good ending to an excellent show.

Thanks.
After Gannibal I've discovered Yagira in a whole new light and realized that he's been very good in almost everywhere I watched him. Will try to watch Mare if I can.

How is Yuya Yagira in this? Is he like a side side-character?

It finished with this season. The manga also ended here.

(Anyone else find this season lesser than it's predecessor?) Took me too long to realize season 2 has a separate page here:) And honestly I'm glad. Bcz people are raving about it. I'd have been even more disappointed having high expectations.

I loved season 1 so much. Season 2 stretched a little too far for my mind to wrap around the story. As you can see I took my time watching season 2 because I thought it's worth saving up for later. And performance wise, no complaints. None whatsoever. But plot wise? It went in directions I'd rather it didn't. The history is too complicated, with various guilty parties, crazy violence (which I honestly don't believe one can hide like the way Gin did), and the character Iwao - I seriously had issue with why he got so much screen time and whatever connection Keisuke had with him that he just sat there getting beaten by this dude. Honestly I got really annoyed at him for not making any decisions. I know the story likes to make a point about Daigo's trigger happy angry nature, but he in my opinion almost never made a wrong shot. Mashiro needed saving, back then and even now. I don't understand this girl tbh:") Anyways, young Masamune wasn't at all believable to me, I couldn't tell if he loved Gin or was like suffering from a form of obsession.

I really loved the atmospheric tension and the sense of sinister in the first season and in that scenario, Daigo's confidence was stark and enjoyable. Season 2 is a chaotic display of violence and stand offs and weird emotional back-stories which sort of takes over the moral horror of child sacrifice. The Goto family has so many old people that I find it forced that Keisuke feels solely responsible for everything. The fact that he didn't try to stop it is reprehensible but growing up in that cage, constantly being brainwashed by Gin, that he still kept his sanity and humanity intact is no small feat.
Anyways, Yagira remained really fun to watch even in this season, he was my catch from the get go anyways, but Kasamatsu and the artists playing Yousuke, young and old Gin, detective Kanemaru were all amazing and that saved the show, even if not all the way. Also anyone going to tell me how Kinji have a grandson? Dude raped someone else too? Kanemaru's story literally died with him.

Here after watching the 3 minutes long over the top monologue-_-

I found one of his show with Emi Takei. Might give that a go.

I found one of his show with Emi Takei. Might give that a go.

This 8.1 rating is beyond me. First of all, it leads you on and then collapses into cliche cringeness anyway. Second, both Hyuga and Natsui are very unlikable as individuals, especially Natsui. I think I kept watching because the Asahina siblings were really cool, especially Kouske. But they turned him into a pathetic loser too. Hyuga is a 'gaki' and Asahina was absolutely right about that. His arrogance was somehow tolerable because the insider trading and Asahina's backstabbing was really fun to watch but his pathetic self being saved by Natsui - super cringe. And Natsui san, like why is she so in love with Hyuga? Makes no sense. Asahina's resentment for Hyuga was almost as abstract but it made sense, Natsui's cringe admiration for Hyuga doesn't at all. She thinks working in a lab isn't helping anybody-_- The work that are done by many are not to be looked down, so many do it because usually it's needed. Normal cheap tomato is more important than the special expensive ones. Also even though I almost forgave her fangirl nature and lack of self-respect, sometimes I even admired her capacity to laugh at the insults but the last couple of episodes were unbearable. What was that forced heart break or whatever that was? Anyways terribly disappointed. I really enjoyed Iura Arata - he was by all means a better lead in this show, his swift transformations from blue to black and vice versa was stunning. They just ruined his character in the end imo. I enjoyed Ishihara Satomi in Unnatural a lot, she's pretty and can really sell those unrestrained smiles but often it's too sweet, sickly sweet.
PS: I never quite understood what Asahina's job in Next Innovation was. He's a programmer too, right? How could he not get the necessity to simplify the interface of an app that'll be used by many? Relaying these commonsense stuffs to Hyuga was his job right?-_- Really pissed at the writing.

Ok, this probably was the last good episode-_- Hyuga became too cringe to endure, Asahina too pathetic-_-

Watched till epi 8....and I loove Asahina! Idk why no one is talking about him.

Same. Nice surprise.

This was so fun! Didn't expect such tense delicious content from a buddy police procedural for some reason and I was blown away. Amazing cast. Amazing amazing cast. I came from Unnatural, liked that quite a bit too, but this is undoubtedly better. Gen Hoshino is spot on, marvelous, almost too perfect as Shima. He was my absolute fave until Suda Masaki made his entry. Tbh, both their characters were really well written. Ayano Go is funny, nailing the comedy and the seriousness. Nice conbi, him and Gen. Amazing ending. After the untying of Shima's backstory, it slowed down a bit for me, but I adored how Kuzumi saved the show. Suda san is a force of nature. Mizukami Koshi was good too, the transformation was smooth. This should've had a sequel. Had all the promise.

Didn't expect Mio's secret to be revealed on first ep, also I thought they were joking with the insinuations but turns out she is what I thought she is...that was fun too. It's pretty good, unexpectedly so, but did not enjoy the last episode. I liked Watanabe as Eitarou quite a bit. The family dynamics expressed through him was a good part of the show. Didn't like how they settled it in the end...Rintarou falling out of nowhere in front of Mio, then him driving around right after waking up from a grave surgery...come on🙄

I think the most normal character he played was in Koi wa Deep ni...-_-

I thought it was great that they could convey it without making a circus out of showing us her roaming around under water with a tail or whatever.

He's a weak person, can not live without a support system let alone be supportive of someone else...unfortunately...

Exactly how investigative journalism works. You don't need to tell anyone that your grown alive son died 13 years back, you just need record of the unidentified bodies and then need to apply for DNA samples. But it's true the bodies could've been cremated.

I've thought about this and something must change for him to actually get hurt in the fire..

Also in this show 2 things can exist at the same time. Like the family ring. If his body isn't stuck in that non-interactional zone, it should be out in the past somewhere, that is now in a grave somewhere.

Gwi Ju's mom saw a bodyless funeral and assumed it's for Gwi Ju bcz he gets blown away in that school. They could've just gone to check the deaths recorded 13 years ago and done a DNA check to be sure if anyone of them is actually him...I don't think he's going to die-_-