~Ikebukuro District, Tokyo~
:Raira Academy and Educational District:
Ikebukuro is one of the 23 Districts of Tokyo and a longtime hotbed for the majority of gang-related activity and violence in the greater Tokyo area; ground zero for a vicious turf war over the past couple of years between the local color gangs (including the long-standing Yellow Scarves and Blue Squares rivalry, the colorless Dollars, and the recently-popular Green Clubs and Red Oni gangs) and occasionally the Awakusu branch of the Ikebukuro Yakuza, it has taken on an element of what could almost be considered the supernatural since the change in the regime at the heart of Tokyo's government. With Kinnosuke Kuzuhara and the Ikebukuro police struggling hard to keep the gangs in check, a war has begun that may only end with the extermination of all but one of the many colors from the city. Beneath the lights and the tall buildings, amidst the fast-paced lifestyle of Ikebukuro, a bloodbath is brewing...but who will be left standing in the end?
Located near the Residential and Apartment Districts of Ikebukuro is the prestigious Raira Academy where students from all over Tokyo and the nearby countryside apply to attend high school...though only the worthy are accepted. Though not the most prestigious school in Tokyo, it is the gem of Ikebukuro's Educational System and a place where many of the city's current famous people went to school...including such Ikebukureans as Shizuo Heiwajima, Izaya Orihara, Shinra Kishitani, Kyohei Kadota, and current students Mikado Ryugamine, Masaomi Kida, and Anri Sonohara. Almost ironically, the brutish Blue Squares have been seen in the district quite often recently, and seem to be making headway into claiming the surrounding area of small-time parks and family shops...bullying students and the local businesses for money and 'protection' fees. Though the law enforcement continues to force them out, they return with greater numbers ever after. Some say that the reason the Squares are so attached to the district, however, is that their current leader is actually enrolled in and lives very near to Raira...though whether or not this is the truth is unknown.
Currently the area has seen a drastic rise in the number of gangs and strange incidents. Though many different groups appear, this one is currently under the control of the Blue Squares gang and their leader ???.
:Raira Academy and Educational District:
Ikebukuro is one of the 23 Districts of Tokyo and a longtime hotbed for the majority of gang-related activity and violence in the greater Tokyo area; ground zero for a vicious turf war over the past couple of years between the local color gangs (including the long-standing Yellow Scarves and Blue Squares rivalry, the colorless Dollars, and the recently-popular Green Clubs and Red Oni gangs) and occasionally the Awakusu branch of the Ikebukuro Yakuza, it has taken on an element of what could almost be considered the supernatural since the change in the regime at the heart of Tokyo's government. With Kinnosuke Kuzuhara and the Ikebukuro police struggling hard to keep the gangs in check, a war has begun that may only end with the extermination of all but one of the many colors from the city. Beneath the lights and the tall buildings, amidst the fast-paced lifestyle of Ikebukuro, a bloodbath is brewing...but who will be left standing in the end?
Located near the Residential and Apartment Districts of Ikebukuro is the prestigious Raira Academy where students from all over Tokyo and the nearby countryside apply to attend high school...though only the worthy are accepted. Though not the most prestigious school in Tokyo, it is the gem of Ikebukuro's Educational System and a place where many of the city's current famous people went to school...including such Ikebukureans as Shizuo Heiwajima, Izaya Orihara, Shinra Kishitani, Kyohei Kadota, and current students Mikado Ryugamine, Masaomi Kida, and Anri Sonohara. Almost ironically, the brutish Blue Squares have been seen in the district quite often recently, and seem to be making headway into claiming the surrounding area of small-time parks and family shops...bullying students and the local businesses for money and 'protection' fees. Though the law enforcement continues to force them out, they return with greater numbers ever after. Some say that the reason the Squares are so attached to the district, however, is that their current leader is actually enrolled in and lives very near to Raira...though whether or not this is the truth is unknown.
Currently the area has seen a drastic rise in the number of gangs and strange incidents. Though many different groups appear, this one is currently under the control of the Blue Squares gang and their leader ???.
