Kaette Kita Jikou Keisatsu (2007)

One of the most entertaining, nonsensical, intriguing, hilarious, unique, mysterious, dramatical dramas I have ever seen! The cast is amazing with each and every story, joke, and witty-one-liners and comebacks. I always laughed with each episode and I loved watching the way Kiriyama and Mikazuki worked together to solve each baffling case! I cannot wait for the third season to come out later this year in December (of 2019). After watching Odagiri Joe in several serious type dramas, it was nice to see his funny side! Also, Kumiko Aso was amazing in "Yowakutemo Katemasu" but at first I barely recognized her in this series, however after realizing it was her, I thought she and Odagiri Joe made an amazing detective pair (in and out of the office) for Kiriyama-kun's odd hobby. Each episode's case was something I could never figure out, from beginning to end, and at times it felt like I was watching a stage play of hilarious, strange antics between the cast members but let me tell you... That only made the show more mesmerizing and intriguing and amazing to watch!!

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I had really loved the first season of "Jikou Keisatsu", so it was with pretty high expectations that I watched the second season, aka "Kaette Kita Jikou Keisatsu", which ended up being, alas, a little weaker, at least in my humble opinion.
The cast did very well, once again (and I really appreciated that they added Saori, as I've always had a soft spot for her - too bad she doesn't have many main roles in her filmography! But that's another story...).
The music was as adorable as it was in the first installment, of course - as it was the same, LOL - and the "packaging" was also on par with the previous season (nothing worth calling home about, but at the same time nothing terrible).
Imho what's changed for the worst, even though only slightly, was the script. Some episodes were better than others, and that's to be expected; but I got the feeling that the comedy was not as funny, some scenes tried too hard with mixed results.
Still, it's pretty enjoyable if you don't mind the quirkiness typical of many dramas starring Odagiri! 7/10

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