I have been patiently waiting for S02 of Dragon Sakura ever since I first read about it. I have to be honest and say that it's been many years since I saw S01 and I don't quite remember any of it but I do remember I loved it.
I don't remember Naomi-san from the first season so I had to look it up and make sure she was the same actress from the original. While I was researching that, I noticed Masami Nagasawa was the lead in the drama "Last Friends". If you haven't seen that one, OMG, you have to! I had such a crush on Ryo Nishikido at that time because I had seen him in "Ichi Ritoru no Namida" but I have to say, after seeing "Last Friends", I couldn't help but see him as his character, Sosuke. I still had a crush but I could never forget him as Sosuke.
Anyway, yes, Naomi-san from S02 is the original actress. I think it's great that she returned.
As I started watching the first episode, I was unsure if I was going to like it. As always, it started out a little slow for me but once I saw Abe Hiroshi, I was okay.
I'm just about done with the 3rd episode and so far it's great! I meant to come here and do a quick summary but I didn't have time. Once I'm done with E03, I'll try and do it.
I do need to go back and watch S01 again!