Yuugo: Koushounin (Yugo The Negotiator)

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Japanese: 勇午～交渉人～

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Type: TV

Episodes: 13

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Feb 25, 2004 to May 26, 2004

Premiered: Winter 2004

Broadcast: Tuesdays at 00:00 (JST)

Producers: G&G Entertainment

Licensors: ADV Films

Studios: Artland

Source: Manga

Genres: Action, Drama, Mystery, Suspense

Themes: Military, Psychological

Demographic: Seinen

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 7.07¹ (scored by 3,696 users)

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Ranked: #3969²

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Popularity: #5748

Members: 12,939

Favorites: 33

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"Negotiation means, you turn words into weapons"

This is the realization of the popular comic Yu-go that was published in Kondasha Afternoon Magazine over a period of 10 years.

Beppu Yuugo is the world's most successfull negotiator. His only weapons are "words." Yuugo doesn't kill people. Neither does he threaten them with brute violence. With rich knowledge and a calm judgement, he believes in the humans inside them. Doing only that he has managed many dangerous negotiations successfully until now. Now two of the many episodes have been chosen very carefully, one taking place in Russia, the other one in Pakistan. In the burning desert and the freezing Siberia Yuugo begins his negotiations.

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Beppu, Yuugo

Main

Hagino, Takashi
Japanese

Kogure, Reiichi

Main

Chiba, Susumu
Japanese

Oyakata

Main

Akimoto, Yousuke
Japanese

Romanovski, Andrei Sergeievich

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Sawaki, Ikuya
Japanese

Shadle

Supporting

Mariko

Supporting

Kaida, Yuki
Japanese

Laila

Supporting

Kakazu, Yumi
Japanese

Rahmani, Haji

Supporting

Tsukada, Masaaki
Japanese

Khan

Supporting

Nakata, Kazuhiro
Japanese

Iwase, Mayuko

Supporting

Kakazu, Yumi
Japanese

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Kishi, Seiji

Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Satou, Shouichi

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Satou, Kazuharu

Script, Series Composition

Okumura, Yoshiaki

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Opening Theme

"Modern Size" by Eiichiro Taruki

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"Kitty" by Eiichiro Taruki

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Jul 25, 2020

soictica

Recommended

This is surprisingly really good. I only write a review because I'm super surprised that nobody is talking about it. Considering just how good it is, I would at least think there'd be a community online for it but nah. Whoever wrote this has a really good understanding of cultures from around the world. The story follows Yugo as he tries to negotiate throughout the world, and he;s a fine MC, but what really makes this show great is the world it builds. It truly feels like Yugo is actually in Pakistan or Russia and is on a quest to do his job, and everyone ...

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Feb 22, 2014

DiamondInTime

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DiamondInTime's Yugo the Negotiator review

Yugo the Negotiator is a hidden masterpiece that will leave your eyes wide open from portraying:

1. The distraught reality in the Middle East that you may have seen on TV or heard rumors about.
2. The various acts of inhumanity.
3. The current ominous form of the world.
4. The chain of power in Russian army.
5. The dynamic display ... of Russian ruthlessness.

The story follows a man called Yugo, a successful negotiator, that works for hire even in life threatening situations. In the first story, Yugo must go to Pakistan to negotiate back a hostage from Muslim rebels. Prepare to witness a genuinely thought out and accurate account of the Middle East. Through Yugo, you enter the mindset of the people there and fully view the beliefs of the Muslim rebels. The army wants to blow the rebels up, but Yugo has to save the hostage. On this epic ride, Yugo ventures alone through unknown land to communicate with the rebels. To negotiate, Yugo must first gain their trust, but being the kind of people they are, Yugo must stand up to their terror and become one with their way of belief. It is a truly fascinating and brilliant negotiation that is the pinnacle of anime maturity.

In the second story, Yugo is hired to negotiate rights to bring a young girl of Russian royalty from Russian soil to Japan. However that’s not about to happen because she is the owner of 1 of 2 rings, the key to unlocking the Russian royalty family’s treasure which the Russian army wants to take for themselves. The other ring, the client gave to Yugo. Within Yugo’s calculations, Yugo knows the Russian army will be after him for the ring. He has to get past the Russian army's ambitious desires if he wants a chance of negotiating her the rights. Truly a splendid display of Russian military ruthlessness as they dictate their power to get the 2nd ring from Yugo and a splendid display of the severity of loyalty among all ranks to the Russian army and flag. The ending was really beautiful, as expected from the royal Russian girl of Russia.

For sound, one sentence, watch it dubbed. The dub was an extremely fitting dub, from the voices of Yugo to the Muslim rebels to the Russian army.

Overall this anime is a masterpiece with 100% maturity based on real world, real life settings. It is full of hope, strength to live, and human nature themes. An excellent watch well worth the admiration and praise received.

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Jan 29, 2024

MeanEYE

Mixed Feelings

It's an okay watch but nothing more than that. Writers expect us to think this dude to be top negotiator, but he does as much negotiating as James Bond does gardening. But he is a badass. We are told that constantly and he will even prepare gadgets and gear for some dangerous action but the moment you start thinking about it you realize he did all of that so you can see ho badass he is. No other reason.

I'd love to say characters are great, but in reality we are introduced some characters which do absolutely nothing than appear in one or two episodes and ...

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