~Ikebukuro District, Tokyo~
:Red Light, Bar, and Late Night Entertainment 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?
The Red Light District has something of a bad reputation due to its colorful nickname, as it is not quite the wild area that the title has implied; it is merely a district with its target audience being of the adult variety, with its major attractions being the variety of bars, late-night theaters, and other attractions of the 24-hour variety. It is also the central location for many businesses, including the Ikebukuro Branch of the Awakusu Yakuza and their current leader Shiki. However, while they hold the 'official' domain over the territory, they have shared this privilege recently with an up-and-coming color gang known as the Red Oni. Generally preferring to stay out of the affairs of the 'kids' as the Awakusu call them, they tend to ignore the presence of the Red Oni and their fights so long as they don't cut into the hardcore business of the Awakusu or start wrecking things too badly.
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 Red Oni gang and their leader Shouhei Hihi.
:Red Light, Bar, and Late Night Entertainment 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?
The Red Light District has something of a bad reputation due to its colorful nickname, as it is not quite the wild area that the title has implied; it is merely a district with its target audience being of the adult variety, with its major attractions being the variety of bars, late-night theaters, and other attractions of the 24-hour variety. It is also the central location for many businesses, including the Ikebukuro Branch of the Awakusu Yakuza and their current leader Shiki. However, while they hold the 'official' domain over the territory, they have shared this privilege recently with an up-and-coming color gang known as the Red Oni. Generally preferring to stay out of the affairs of the 'kids' as the Awakusu call them, they tend to ignore the presence of the Red Oni and their fights so long as they don't cut into the hardcore business of the Awakusu or start wrecking things too badly.
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 Red Oni gang and their leader Shouhei Hihi.
