A New Boss

新しいボス

Air date: May 27, 2001

Important things that happened

Tsukasa Ryuuji arrives to inspect the G3 Unit.
We learn that Tsukasa used to be Houjou's partner. On an assignment, Tsukasa is shot in the right arm protecting Houjou. While Tsukasa was hospitalized, his little sister was murdered.
People start dying by igniting suddenly.
Aki disappears but leaves a key for Shouichi. Shouichi decides to move into Aki's apartment.
Shouichi starts working at the Hanamura Bakery, which specializes in pickle sandwiches.
The young man in black continues to let Sawaki Tetsuya visit other people's minds. This time, the mind he visits is looking to kill someone.
The bakery owner gives Shouichi all his recipes. Someone attacks and kills the owner that night, burning the body to look like the other Unknown's killings.

Tsukasa Ryuuji - Terasoma Masaki 寺杣昌紀
From Police H.Q. he's present to inspect the G3 Unit. He has a rank of chief/kachou.
Hanamura Sashi - Miyayoshi Yasuo 宮吉康夫
Owner of the bakery where Shouichi works part-time. He leaves his recipes to Shouichi before he dies.
Police officials - Kaji Kentarou 加地健太郎
Police officials - Kanou Ken 狩野謙
Police officials - Yamano Fubito 山野史人

Hydrozoa Ignio ヒドロゾア・イグニオ

Voiced by Satou Masaharu 佐藤正治
Lord: Hydrozoa Lord ハイドロゾアロード
Motif: Hydrozoa
Killing Method: Generates a lighting bolt that hits the victim, causing the victim to spontaneously combust and burn to death.

Tsukasa's actor is also a voice actor. Probably best known for his role as Shadow Moon from Kamen Rider Black and Kintaros from Kamen Rider Den-O.
The mind that Sawaki Tetsuya visited is mostly likely the mind of Tsukasa Ryuuji, looking for his sister's killer.

Writer: Inoue Toshiki 井上敏樹

Director: Ishida Hidenori 石田秀範