"Legal High 2" talk event at Waseda University

"Legal High 2" had a talk event held at Waseda University on 12 November which was attended by its lead cast members Sakai Masato, Aragaki Yui and Okada Masaki who met 700 Waseda University students in the Okuma Lecture Theatre. Sakai who used to study at Waseda in the Faculty of Letters until he quit in Year 2 to focus on acting, called the university his origin and was visibly happy at being able to speak at the Okuma Lecture Theatre's stage which he never got to do so during his student days. Before the event, the cast also got to eat lunch at a Waseda canteen and Sakai commented that he was having problems eating proper meals when he was in Waseda (not having enough money) so he was glad to be able to come back and eat all he wants now.

Waseda was chosen as the event venue because of Sakai's affiliation with the school and the fact that Mayuzumi (Aragaki) was said to have graduated from Waseda in the drama. After watching the 6th episode with the students, they then asked questions to the cast. When asked about his role Komikado, Sakai said that he just acted as any ordinary adult would have behaved where they had to make use of their positions in society to do their work so Komikado's way of doing things wasn't as rare as it seemed to be. In addition, when asked about his image of lawyers, Sakai said that lawyers are in a tough position at times because they have to face evil right in the face while they work which led the law professor to comment that this should be something that all legal students should hear because it was an apt way of describing this line of work.

Sakai also commented that although he stopped studying in Waseda in just two years, he actually stayed in the campus for 6 years because he was in the acting club. As such, Sakai said that he owes his current success to Waseda as he could allow himself to develop his interest freely and called upon his juniors to continue doing what they believe in.

Aragaki expressed surprise at how popular Sakai was welcomed by the students and apologised for being unable to share anything related to Waseda. However, she asked the legal students to help her in future if she needs legal advice which was met with a resounding yes. As for Okada who was also asked the question about his image of lawyers, he expressed worry for lawyers who may be so involved in their clients' cases that they neglect their private lives which led the audience to laugh.

Source: Yomiuri Hochi