The OL (Office Lady) triad at Mitsfuji, consisting of ‘Mad Dog Shiori’s Satake faction, ‘Demon Shuri’s Andoh, and ‘Etsuko the Beast’s Kanda, were finally consolidated into Andoh, only to have its leader replaced by the new recruit, Ran. Naoko, an ordinary OL, befriends Ran, but when Naoko gets kidnapped by Tomsun’s Akagi faction, the story takes a drastic turn. Office Royale combines the OL world and the Yakuza action genre with a touch of comedy. No-one gets seriously hurt nor dies as the uniform-clad OL’s fight for power develops from gossiping and scheming to fist fights and group battles. Naoko played by Nagano Mei catches us off guard with her fragile features when she finally steps into the ring. (KIM Sukyun)