Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2000–2000)

1. S01E01Season's bestStrawberry EpisodeApril 14, 2000 6.0The carefree Makoto enjoys taking wagers at a bowling alley and getting into mischief with friends in Ikebukuro, where someone evil is on th
2. S01E02Carrot EpisodeApril 21, 2000 6.0Finally free from police custody, Makoto hears about Rika’s part-time job dating men for money and the suspicious figure who stopped by her
3. S01E03Mandarin Orange EpisodeApril 28, 2000 6.0After an unexpected reunion with an old friend, Makoto must find the missing daughter of a desperate yakuza boss — or else lose a finger.
4. S01E04Shiitake Mushroom EpisodeMay 5, 2000 6.0Unable to turn to the police, Chiaki enlists Makoto’s help in protecting her boyfriend from the yakuza after he angers a dangerous drug deal
5. S01E05Gorilla EpisodeMay 12, 2000 6.0A former classmate requests that Makoto help hunt down a creepy stalker who is relentlessly harassing a woman from an amateur voyeur website
6. S01E066th Channel EpisodeMay 19, 2000 6.0When 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 abd
7. S01E07Yōshichi EpisodeMay 26, 2000 6.0When Makoto hears about his mother selling some strange tea, he and Shun sneak into a pyramid scheme seminar in disguise to investigate the
8. S01E08Yōhachi EpisodeJune 2, 2000 6.0A group of aggrieved high school girls accosts Masa at the bowling alley, threatening him and demanding cash for a classmate who needs an ab
9. S01E09Kyūshū Island EpisodeJune 9, 2000 6.0Suspicions turn toward the G-Boys after Kana is stabbed by someone dressed in yellow. Meanwhile, the Black Angels declare war in Ikebukuro.
10. S01E10Jutte EpisodeJune 16, 2000 6.0Takashi takes more dramatic action in the aftermath of Shun’s tragedy, causing the battle between the G-Boys and the Black Angels to intensi
11. S01E11Samurai EpisodeJune 23, 2000 6.0Makoto hides himself away at home as the showdown between Takashi and Kyoichi approaches — until a new development sends him running to the

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