Sono Otoko, Fuku-Shocho (その男、副署長) – Season 3

A new drama with starring Funakoshi Eiichiro is airing now. It’s Sono Otoko, Fuku-Shocho (その男、副署長). Arrived at season 3.

 

New Jdramas aired

New jdramas are airing.

Seigi no Mikata (正義の味方)
“Seigi no Mikata” is an adaptation of Chiaki Hijiri comedy manga of the same name. {Mirai Shida} stars as Yoko, a cheerful girl who is constantly being tormented by her devilish older sister Makiko, played by model {Yu Yamada}. While Yoko knows her sister’s true nature, Makiko’s ill deeds always end up having positive effects somehow, leading her peers to believe she is an “ally of justice.”

Sono Otoko, Fukushocho Season 2 (その男、副署長)
This is the second season of “Sono Otoko, Fukushocho,” an ordinary detective drama that first aired in the spring of 2007. {Eiichiro Funakoshi} reprises his role as an assistant chief of police at a station in the Kyoto area. Several of the original cast are returning, including {Misato Tanaka} and {Hisako Manda}.

Yottsu no Uso (四つの嘘)
This “home suspense” drama revolves around a group of four women ({Hiromi Nagasaku}, {Shinobu Terajima}, {Reiko Takashima}, Michiko Hada) who were once classmates together but eventually parted. Now at the age of 41, three of them are reunited after hearing that Minami (Hada) has passed away in an accident. After they learn that Minami was having an affair with Shifumi’s (Nagasaku) ex-husband, each of the women’s past secrets and lies gradually come to light.

Maou (魔王)
This is a remake of last year’s Korean suspense series “The Devil” (“Mawang”). {Arashi}’s {Satoshi Ohno} has his first starring role as a seemingly benevolent lawyer who secretly seeks revenge against his brother’s killer. His path becomes crossed with a detective ({Toma Ikuta}), who has a dark past of his own but is now investigating a mysterious string of murders.

Yasuko to Kenji (ヤスコとケンジ)
{TOKIO}’s {Masahiro Matsuoka} and actress {Mikako Tabe} play the title characters in this comedy series. Originally a manga by artist Aruko, “Yasuko to Kenji” tells the story of a brother and sister who lost their parents in an accident 10 years earlier. Kenji (Matsuoka) was originally a gang member, but after his parents’ death, he began making a living as a shojo manga writer. Yasuko (Tabe) meets and falls for a young man named Jun (Tadayoshi Okura), but his older sister Erika ({Ryoko Hirosue}) also happens to be a former gang member who has had a long-lasting crush on Kenji.

Walkin’ Butterfly (ウォーキン☆バタフライ)
Chihiro Tamaki’s “Walkin’ Butterfly” manga series is getting the live-action treatment, with teen model {Aoi Nakabeppu} as its star. She plays a young woman named Michiko, who has long had a complex about being too tall. While working as a pizza delivery girl, she gets sent to drop off an order at a fashion show, where she gets mistaken for a model. Now drawn into the world of fashion models, she has to overcome her height complex if she wants to become successful.

Monster Parent (モンスターペアレント)
This series highlights the problems caused by “monster parents,” the type who will make unreasonable demands of schools and teachers. {Ryoko Yonekura} plays a business lawyer who gets asked by her boss (Masao Kusakari) to help out a school in dealing with such parents. Outside of her area of expertise, she finds herself struggling against the “monsters.” {Yoshino Kimura} makes a guest appearance as one of those parents in the show’s first episode.

Ando Natsu (あんどーなつ)
“Ando Natsu” is based on a manga by Yuji Nishi and Terry Yamamoto. {Shihori Kanjiya} stars as the title character, Natsu Ando, a young woman aiming to be a Western-style patissier. However, she suddenly loses her job when her store’s owner dies, and is unable to find a new employer. But then she discovers an old Japanese sweets shop and begins working there part-time, learning about traditional sweets under the guidance of the store’s veteran chef ({Jun Kunimura}).

Shibatora (シバトラ)
{Teppei Koike}’s youthful appearance makes him an appropriate choice as the star of “Shibatora,” a comical series about a child-faced cop who deals with juvenile criminals. The drama is adapted from a popular manga by Yuma Ando (a pen name of {Tadashi Agi}) that is currently serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine. The supporting cast includes {Miki Maya} as the head of the juvenile division, {Naohito Fujiki} as Shibatora’s good friend, and {Suzuka Ohgo} as the female lead.

Gonzo: Densetsu no Deka (ゴンゾウ～伝説の刑事)
In this police drama, Masaaki Uchino stars as Kuroki, once an ace detective. But after being traumatized from a case, he became unable to work and was transferred to another division, where he idles his time away. One day, a particular case pulls him out of his rut and gives him a chance to return as a detective. Two staff members of the popular “Aibou” series, producer Motohiro Matsumoto and writer Ryota Kosawa, are working together on this series.

Code Blue (コード・ブルー)
For this medical drama, Fuji TV has assembled a group of young stars and experienced ones. Based on a national proposal for an emergency helicopter system, the series revolves around a service called Doctor Heli that quickly brings medical aid to those needing immediate medical attention. Tomohisa Yamashita is the star as a training “flight doctor,” while Yui Aragaki, Erika Toda, and Yosuke Asari play his fellow candidates. They are guided by a skilled team of “flight doctors,” played by Toshiro Yanagiba, Ryo, and Masanobu Katsumura.

Here is Greenwood (ここはグリーン・ウッド)
Yukie Nasu’s classic shojo manga “Here is Greenwood” has given life to this screen adaptation, which will air on independent stations across the country (with varying schedules). Set at the all-boys school Rokuto Academy, the story revolves around the inhabitants of the unusual Greenwood Dormitory and their misadventures. Hotch Potchi’s Yuki Izawa plays the protagonist Kazuya Hasukawa, a late arrival to the school. His first surprise comes when he discovers his roommate is Shun Kisaragi, who appears to be a girl…