Boss

If you were looking for the video game concept, try Boss Battle instead.

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.


 * 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: