After an unfortunate incident where a collision with the President leaves him flat on his back, new employee Sawako Tsukahara is demoted to the GA2 (Shomuni) department. Will she be able to cope with her new colleagues?
Tsukahara's still finding life in GA2 tough, but when dashing billionaire's son Mr Ukyo joins Manpan, things start to look up. Until, that is, Tsukahara mistypes the date for one of Ukyo's important meetings.
Rie predicts that a "purple moth" is coming. Meanwhile, Manpan has started a cost-cutting exercise and the girls of GA2 ensure that all other departments stick to their budget, no matter what. This is not well received.
Ume's attitude is a major problem for GA2. During Manpan's medical examinations, diagnosis of a terminal case of liver cancer spreads panic, but who is the unlucky employee?
Someone in GA2 is pregnant, but who? Tsukahara's father arrives at Manpan but is mistaken by Terasaki and Nonomura for an irascible shareholder. When he leaps to the wrong conclusion after receiving news of the pregnancy, chaos ensues.
After the death of Manpan's Chairman, excitement rises amongst the directors as they jockey for position to be the next company President. A small, irritating, soccer-mad boy takes a shining to Chinatsu.
A business protégé approaches Manpan for two reasons. Firstly, he wants to go into partnership in a mutual venture. He also wants to find one of the company's female employees, who he met some time ago, falling in love at first sight.
Horoscope fever hits Manpan and it's all down to Rie's magazine column of predictions. It seems that even Rie can't escape fate when she finds her own destiny becoming entwined with that of Terasaki.
A burglar is on the prowl and GA2 are co-opted into security duty. They discover a very nervous interviewee and offer advice. Meanwhile, the annual poetry competition gets underway, but can anyone stop Nonomura from retaining his crown?
Manpan has received threatening faxes, so security measures are implemented. Terasaki and Nonomura have been tasked with matchmaking Ukyo to a family friend of the president, but he's already handcuffed to Chinatsu and there's no key.
Ume's Arabic language skills lead to her being transferred to the Overseas Department. Meanwhile, GA2 must become cheerleaders to support Manpan's Tug-Of-War team and a visitor's wandering hands become too much for the secretaries to bear.
A massive theft from Manpan's San Diego branch leaves the company open to a take-over bid by the Sameshima group, who want something in the Manpan building. How can GA2 find it first, when they don't even know what they're looking for?
Manfan Company ushered in the annual "Mrs. Manfan Conference", and the company was waiting for it from top to bottom. As soon as the president's wife, Sayuri, entered the company, she developed a bad feeling towards the people of the second general affairs department. The crime prevention pre-drill is a revival of the Lady Full Sail Conference, who knows that there are real criminals in the company, and as a result, all the directors are taken hostage, and an exercise instantly becomes a real battle. Toku Yongzi is finally in love, but she doesn't even know the other party's name and appearance. What will the president's wife do with the General Affairs Division II?
Morale at Manpan is low. CCTV cameras follow everyone everywhere. Early retirements are rife and staff functions are canceled. But the bosses are still living the high life. How can GA2 save the day when they no longer even work there?
Manpan's shares are plummeting but a contract with a major German company is about to be secured by Ukyo. Heinberg's president is coming to Japan, but Ukyo's on his way to Germany. Fortunately, Shomuni have found Ukyo's down-and-out double.
The Ishuin Group enlists the talents of Manpan for the World Women Project. Who's in charge? Ukyo? Wouldn't a mother be a better choice? A baby abandoned in GA2 has several possible fathers and they must revise their plans for the future.
It's time to select the female staff who will appear in the annual calendar. One beauty stands out amongst the candidates, but no one recognizes her. The annual poetry competition is imminent too, but Sugita has lost the Senior M.D.'s poem.
Tokunaga has invested Shomuni's cash in a batch of love sensor toys but a ban on relationships threatens this investment. Personnel employ a mole to catch workplace lovers but they've failed to take into account Kana's powers of seduction.
HR's new scheme for improving skills is "Section Refresh" whereby staff swap departments for a week. The first to swap are Chinatsu Tsuboi and Misono Sugita. Meanwhile, a ship carrying French truffles for an important guest goes missing.
Shomuni are preparing for TV show, Battle of the Office Ladies and the annual health check is looming. A bogus security guard raids Manpan. Meanwhile, HR have to undo their appalling treatment of an plump worker who wants to be a secretary.
Manpan decides to update its computer system but it must ensure that the new system is not compromised by hackers. Tokunaga is training for a walkathon and Rie falls for one of Kamiya's old university friends but suddenly loses her powers.
Terasaki is to decide whether Manpan goes into partnership with an American company. A major promotion awaits him if he's successful and he's been blessed with luck by a golden beetle. But can he really accept the terms being offered?
Manpan's staff are being assessed and HR see an opportunity to cut bonus payments. Ukyo is being headhunted. There's a scramble to secure the best holiday chalets so GA2 are organizing a contest, but members of the top management want them.
A large amount of gifts are stored in Shomuni's department in readiness for a festival. In the past gifts have gone astray so this year Shomuni will stand guard in order to catch a thief. But this means that Ume will miss an important exam.
Manpan is finished. The President and top executives are missing, along with staff funds. President Hayasaka was tricked into spending a fortune on a dry oil field. But the man responsible is an old boyfriend of Chinatsu's. Is there hope?
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?
After 10 years away, Chinatsu finds herself back at Manpan following a company merger with her current employers. She's now a manager, but it isn't long before she's transferred back into Shomuni, along with five new colleagues.
The girls in the new Shomuni team are still getting to know one another when a virus causes Manpan's computer system to fail. A consultant is called in to rectify matters but his presence causes Madoka to have her own system failure.
Stress is affecting Manpan's personnel. Consequently, holiday requests are flooding in so President Maekawa agrees to provide a counseling service for the staff. When the doctor arrives, he's far too shy, so Shomuni lend him their support.
Masuyo registers on a dating site to meet her Mr. Right. Office romances are causing trouble at Manpan and President Maekawa issues a ban. An anonymous mail accuses Misuzu of flirting with the entire male staff and she faces being sacked.
Compliance with company rules has become a major problem at Manpan, so President Maekawa appoints Danjo as head of a compliance committee. Maruyama has her work cut out to ensure that Shomuni isn't caught letting the company down.
Kajiyama just can't "read the air". A misplaced comment about the stench of fermented herring sees him demoted to GA2. It's down to GA2 to help Kajiyama secure exclusive distribution rights of the delicious Connecticut Burger for Manpan.
President Maekawa wants Manpan to improve its image to attract prospective young job hunters, so HR launch a web site and Twitter feed. Students are invited for work experience at Manpan. GA2 have their own job seeker too. One with sake.
Manpan enters an agreement with Narazaki group to enter the bridal business and Samon is the perfect model to play the groom in a mock wedding ceremony. Who will he pick to be his bride, and what does President Maekawa think of his choice?
President Kenzaki of the Follow Wind Company is struck down in one of Manpan's corridors by an unknown assailant resembling Chinatsu. GA2 must clear her name if they want to meet some hot guys at a cosplay party. Part 1 of 2 episodes.
Following Kenzaki's hostile takeover, the staff of Manpan are transferred to different departments. GA2 face a major challenge and they need the assistance of an old friend. Also, Samon must conquer his fear of heights. Part 2 of 2.