Season 1 (2000)
Release date: 2000-04-14
User rating:
6 / 10
Novel: Ira Ishida
Episodes (11):
1. Strawberry Episode
The carefree Makoto enjoys taking wagers at a bowling alley and getting into mischief with friends in Ikebukuro, where someone evil is on the prowl.
Release date: 2000-04-14
2. Carrot Episode
Finally free from police custody, Makoto hears about Rika’s part-time job dating men for money and the suspicious figure who stopped by her funeral.
Release date: 2000-04-21
3. Mandarin Orange Episode
After an unexpected reunion with an old friend, Makoto must find the missing daughter of a desperate yakuza boss — or else lose a finger.
Release date: 2000-04-28
4. Shiitake Mushroom Episode
Unable to turn to the police, Chiaki enlists Makoto’s help in protecting her boyfriend from the yakuza after he angers a dangerous drug dealer.
Release date: 2000-05-05
5. Gorilla Episode
A former classmate requests that Makoto help hunt down a creepy stalker who is relentlessly harassing a woman from an amateur voyeur website.
Release date: 2000-05-12
6. 6th Channel Episode
When a precocious boy Makoto knows from the streets of Ikebukuro is kidnapped, the boy’s mother asks Makoto to help both her son and his abductor.
Release date: 2000-05-19
7. Yōshichi Episode
When Makoto hears about his mother selling some strange tea, he and Shun sneak into a pyramid scheme seminar in disguise to investigate the situation.
Release date: 2000-05-26
8. Yōhachi Episode
A group of aggrieved high school girls accosts Masa at the bowling alley, threatening him and demanding cash for a classmate who needs an abortion.
Release date: 2000-06-02
9. Kyūshū Island Episode
Suspicions turn toward the G-Boys after Kana is stabbed by someone dressed in yellow. Meanwhile, the Black Angels declare war in Ikebukuro.
Release date: 2000-06-09
10. Jutte Episode
Takashi takes more dramatic action in the aftermath of Shun’s tragedy, causing the battle between the G-Boys and the Black Angels to intensify.
Release date: 2000-06-16
11. Samurai Episode
Makoto hides himself away at home as the showdown between Takashi and Kyoichi approaches — until a new development sends him running to the police.
Release date: 2000-06-23
Cast
Tomoya Nagase
as Makoto Majima
Ai Kato
as Hikaru Shibusawa
Ken Watanabe
as Yokoyama
Yosuke Kubozuka
as Takashi 'King' Ando
Ryuta Sato
as Mori 'Masa' Masahiro
Aiko Morishita
as Ritsuko Majima
Kenji Sakaguchi
as Yamai 'Doberman' Takeshi
Tomohisa Yamashita
as Shun Mizuno
Kitaro
as Yoshioka Yasushi
Satoshi Tsumabuki
as Fujio 'Saru' Saitō
Koyuki
as Kana Matsui
Sadawo Abe
as Hamaguchi
Issey Takahashi
as Kazunori Morinaga
Shin Yazawa
as Chiaki Hashimoto
Shoko Ikezu
as Jessie
Tetsu Watanabe
as Tetsu Ando
Wakana Sakai
as Rika Nakamura
Tomohiro Waki
as Wakki
Kenichi Endo
as Hidaka
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
Kazuhiro Nishijima - Kyoichi Ozaki, Kazuki Maehara - Sakurai, Bro.KORN - Hanasuma, Koichi Sudo - Denpa 'Radio Boy', Yuko Ando - Kaoru, Youssef Lotfy - Ali
Crew - click here to expand
Ryûji Ichiyama - Producer's Assistant, Hiromi Ogawa - Sound Effects, Fumihiko Sori - Visual Effects Director, Shuhei Sasaki - Stunts, Masahiro Ohno - Editor, Yuichiro Hirakawa - Assistant Director, Masanobu Amemiya - Stunt Driver, Hidenori Iyoda - Assistant Director, Hirohide Shida - Music Producer, Shigekazu Aida - Music, Yasutomo Ikebe - Assistant Director, Tatsuya Ogishima - Assistant Director, Kiyoharu - Theme Song Performance, KREVA - Music, Mitsuhiro Yamada - Assistant Director, Takefumi Haketa - Music, Ira Ishida - Novel, Kenji Sonoda - Title Graphics, Akira Isoyama - Producer, Kankuro Kudo - Teleplay