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“Makoto, Ikebukuro's troubleshooter, mediates between G-Boys and Red Angels to prevent all-out gang war.”
Ikebukuro West Gate Park
池袋ウエストゲートパーク
6.87
5,363 rank · 128,091 viewers · 372 favorites
Drama
Mystery
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Synopsis
Makoto, Ikebukuro's troubleshooter, mediates between G-Boys and Red Angels to prevent all-out gang war.
Ikebukuro is home to many different businesses and gangs. This includes Makoto Majima: the infamous "troubleshooter" who mediates between warring factions. Makoto knows all of the ins and outs of the bustling Tokyo district and strives to maintain peace alongside the G-Boys, who assist Makoto in his troubleshooting endeavors. Led by the charismatic and ruthless Takashi Andou, the G-Boys is the most influential gang in all of Ikebukuro. However, when the new faction "Red Angels" begins to move in on the G-Boys' turf, immediate tensions rise between them. With numerous enemies scattered around and within the G-Boys, navigating through the streets becomes more difficult for Makoto. While continuing to troubleshoot problems, he slowly unravels a plot that may trigger an all-out war and threaten the entirety of Ikebukuro.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 47 sampled reviews
6.9
/10
What 47 viewers settled on.
84%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 6
σ 1.99
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.99 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.3 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 3.0
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No
Score over time
↑ 0.94
Running avg · Oct 2020 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This anime delivers a great, emotionally satisfying story that refreshes every episode while staying cohesive, revealing gangs as caretakers of their community rather than mere violent criminals....”
- 7 “This anime stands out for its authentic portrayal of Japanese gang culture, showing how violence in Japan differs from Western expectations, while maintaining solid technical production values. The...”
- 8 “I don't want to spoil too much but don't let the other reviews fool you in regard a lack of cohesion. This is not an episodic anime. There is an over arching plot that rewards you. Every episode...”
Verbosity
Short · 47%
Medium · 32%
Long · 21%
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2020 – Dec 2020 Fall 2020
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-15659 catalog
Produced by
- Nippon Columbia Producer
- Kadokawa Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor