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While the anime is about two gangs in Ikebukuro, you could be very mislead if you think that the"gangs" in the anime are gangs of criminals or actual Yakuza. The term gang definitely has a negative connotation, but in this series a gang is merely a group of people, that protect each other and can be hired for certain services. It actually shows that a gang can also be a good thing. Even though the gangs in the series become agressive very quickly, which is definitely a flaw that they still have, their main intentions are to make their district a better place and provide ... security for thir members.

I think this concept was very interesting, but the thing that definitely carried the show the most was its Main Character. The outside perspective that he has on these gangs gives the perfect angle to narrtate the story, which is honestly otherwise not that great. His role as problemsolver shows what a genuinely good guy he is. He helps people just to make sure as many of the citizens of Ikebukuro as possible are happy. And the thing that deifferentiates him the most from alll the other "good guy" characters is that he neither brags with his good deeds, nor does he talk excessively about his philosophy. He just helps people because he wants to and doesn´t make a big deal out of it. But he has also a very impressive side to him, which he shows in the way he solves all the problems he is confronted with. The way he makes use of his connections to all kinds of people (including the gangs) and his way of thinking make him a very cool and admirable character.

That alone managed to make the series great for me.