Ikebukuro West Gate Park 2000 This story follows a young man named Makoto who lives in Ikebukuro West Gate Park, an area known for youth delinquency and gangs In fact, one of Makotos best friends from high school, Takeshi, is the king or leader, of one such gang, called the G Boys Makoto is known for being tough and smart, and while trying to solve the mystery of a friends death, he finds himself a somewhat unwilling helper in many mysteries and problems of IWGP inhabitants All the while, gang tension is mounting between his best friends gang which Makoto refuses to join and a new gang, the Black Angels