Shomuni

- Season 3

(2002)

Manpan is desperate for finance to keep the company afloat, but the cost of the bank loan is diabolical. Chinatsu marries and resigns. She makes a bet with her former workmates that hinges on whether or not Sawako can keep her honor.

Manpan has a new president and Rie predicts a dinner date, but who will he choose? The president has to meet an important prospective partner but a fax detailing a change in plans has gone astray. Can GA2 save the day once again?

A major Italian fashion house wants G&S Manpan to launch their brand in Tokyo. An old friend of Ukyo's comes from Head Office to lead the project, but she's cold towards him. Why? And who can help out when supermodels become unavailable?

Ume believes that she's ill, as she feels so strange. In fact, she's fallen in love with the dashing Mr Iwata. But she doesn't know that, as she's never felt like this before.

Lots are drawn to determine the teams for Manpan's 11th Bowling Competition. Sugita has been teamed with Ukyo yet again. But how can 'Bowling Natural' Chinatsu hope to win when she's paired up with the hapless Okano from HR?

There's a ¥3,000,000 prize for the winners of a choral contest. GA2 want to win, but Rie loses her voice. Can they persuade brusque and unfriendly Kimijima to replace her? Plans go awry when club fees go missing. Can GA2 save the day?

Manpan's Summer Festival dance is imminent. Kana is on holiday this year so the other girls stand a chance of winning the Best Couple contest. When Dr Higuchi arrives as Manpan's new psychotherapist, there's a scramble for his attention.

Tokunaga is testing several of Moriguchi's beauty machines for free, but her plans for money-making go awry when her husband returns from the US. HR plot to have him sent to London, hoping that she'll go with him, but she has other ideas.

A thief has struck and Manpan is sent a series of disturbing faxes, but Security is short-staffed. Kamiya must protect President Maekawa at all costs. Can GA2 solve a mystery, find the culprit and claim their prize of top-quality beef?

The Sales Babes of Sales 2 are very popular, but not so much with GA2 or the Secretariat. Manpan hopes to secure a deal with a maker of fine Italian wine but before Mr. Antonioni arrives, a lot of fine wine needs to be sourced quickly.

Ukyo has been duped and he's feeling the pressure. He's too proud to accept any assistance and can't see how to avoid a large financial loss. Tsukahara gives him a piece of her mind. Is there any hope of redemption or must he resign?

Manpan is hit by financial scandal and Maekawa is called to HQ in New York. He gives control to an old friend, Tomita, while he's away. But who is behind the scandal and what is his agenda? GA2 is disbanded, so how can they save the day?