Japanese Drama Series 'SHOGUN' Will Continue Season 2 - Reaping Pros and Cons From Fans

Kapanlagi.com - Written by Angelia Leony Van Augista

The Japanese drama series SHOGUN has become one of the most-watched series this year. The success and popularity since its premiere in February have received special praise for its two main stars, Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai.

This story is adapted from James Clavell's novel of the same name and is designed as a limited series, which means it will not continue beyond its 10 episodes. With its high popularity, SHOGUN is rumored to continue to season two.

Although this series has gained great enthusiasm from fans, news about the existence of its sequel has sparked pros and cons. Check out the complete information below, KLovers!

1. Exploiting Fame

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Like many habits of movie makers, when the film they worked on reaches a high level of popularity, they become very hasty to continue to the next season. Deadline reports that Hiroyuki Sanada seems ready to return as Lord Yoshii Toranaga in its second season. This can be confirmed by the news that Sanada has signed a contract for the sequel of SHOGUN.

2. Hasty in Making Decisions

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Although SHOGUN was well received by its audience and fans, the decision to continue to its second season was not warmly welcomed. Many stated that the sequel to the series could ruin its miniseries legacy.

"Gonna be really interesting what a season 2 looks like, given that there is only the one book that they adapted for this first season. The show would be going into uncharted territory, so I hope they have a good story planned," said @ResonantJustice, who supports the sequel of SHOGUN.

There are also those who reject the presence of a sequel to this series.
"Should just leave it as a limited series, continuing will take away the compliment on how good it really was, the first season of every show is always peak, the downfall always begins from the second season," said @thunderxstorm07.

3. The Death of the Main Character

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After the victory and Toranaga's path to power was secured in his final battle with Yabushige, the death of Lady Mariko as a key character in this series left SHOGUN Season 2 with an impossible void to fill.

4. About SHOGUN Season 2

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If SHOGUN is to continue to its second season, there are certainly many impossible things to follow up. However, there are a few things that can be continued, such as changing the relationship between Blackthorne (Anjin-san) and Buntaro, with both of them suffering after Mariko's death. The second season can explore the dynamic changes between these two characters that contradict the political changes in SHOGUN.

The most obvious story for the SHOGUN sequel is about Lord Toranaga himself. If the sequel remains true to the inspiration of the true story of the series, its follow-up can explain in detail the function of the shogun and the political turmoil that will occur after the formation of military dictatorship.

The SHOGUN sequel can also cover real events, such as the siege of Osaka in 1614. With plenty of fascinating real history to draw from, SHOGUN Season 2 can be an interesting sequel, even though it ultimately deviates from the original novel's purpose.

(kpl/ony)