Boss

Boss is a Japanese live-action series. Osawa Eriko returns home after having worked in America for several years. Back in Japan she becomes the boss of a division that is filled with misfit detectives. This series ran in 2009 and consists of eleven episodes. The second season was released two years later.

If you were looking for the video game concept, try Boss Battle instead. If you were looking for a singer called "The Boss", see Gene Ammons, Diana Ross, Rick Ross, or Bruce Springsteen.


 * Abusive Parents: There are quite a number of them.
 * A God Am I: The villain in episode 2 refers to himself as 'God'.
 * Alone with the Psycho: Osawa ends up in this kind of situation a couple of times.
 * Asshole Victim: Quite plenty.
 * Badass Grandpa:
 * Big Brother Instinct:
 * Brilliant but Lazy: Kimoto Mami. Will take a taxi instead of walk for ten seconds.
 * Casanova Wannabe: Iwai Zenji is one of the rarer gay examples.
 * Catch Phrase: "We have a case". So much that it is noted when she doesn't say it.
 * Chekhov's Gun:
 * Chekhov's Gunman:
 * The Chessmaster: Osawa has quite a few tricks up her sleeve.
 * Cool Old Guy: Oyama Genzo, who keeps his calm all the time..
 * Cop Show
 * Date Peepers: In Season 2, Episode 8.
 * Doesn't Like Guns: Katagiri Takuma, who has good reasons for this.
 * Drowning Pit
 * Embarrassing Old Photo: Osawa playing a thief named "Heisuke-san".
 * Everybody Is Single: Except for the boss. Though that relationship has its own issues.
 * Katagiri manages to find a girlfriend in Season 2.
 * Evil Counterpart: Kogure (in Season 2's Episode 7) to Hanagata, to Osawa.
 * Faking the Dead:.
 * Five-Man Band: Osawa's subordinates:
 * The Hero: Katagiri Takuma
 * The Lancer: Yamamura Keisuke
 * The Big Guy: Iwai Zenji
 * The Smart Guy: Kimoto Mami/Tadokoro Sachiko
 * The Chick: Hanagata Ippei
 * Sixth Ranger: Kurohara Rika
 * Gold Digger: Yamamura Keisuke is so gullible that he falls victim to this as well as other types of money scams many times.
 * Handsome Lech: Nodate Shinjiro
 * Hates Everyone Equally: Kimoto claims to be this.
 * Henpecked Husband: Chief Tanba is hinted to be one.
 * I Love the Dead:.
 * Keet: Hanagata Ippei.
 * Knife Nut: Some of the villains, like the one in Season 1's episode 2.
 * Magical Database
 * Morality Pet:
 * The Man Behind the Man:
 * Misfit Mobilization Moment
 * The Mole:
 * Only Sane Man: Osawa seems to be this, but only because all the others are so weird.
 * Pet the Dog:
 * Psychopathic Manchild:
 * Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Some of the villains.
 * Shooting Gallery: The body parts that the different detectives aim at tells you a lot about their personal issues.
 * Star-Crossed Lovers:
 * Title Drop: The detectives call Osawa "Boss".
 * Trickster Mentor: Nodate.
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist:
 * Wouldn't Hurt a Child:
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist:
 * Wouldn't Hurt a Child: