Ikebukuro West Gate Park
Ikebukuro West Gate Park: Season 1

Air Date

April 14, 2000

Episodes

11 episodes

Ikebukuro West Gate Park

Season 1

Episodes

Strawberry Episode

1. Strawberry Episode

6.0
April 14, 2000
59 min

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.

Carrot Episode

2. Carrot Episode

6.0
April 21, 2000
46 min

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.

Mandarin Orange Episode

3. Mandarin Orange Episode

6.0
April 28, 2000
46 min

After an unexpected reunion with an old friend, Makoto must find the missing daughter of a desperate yakuza boss — or else lose a finger.

Shiitake Mushroom Episode

4. Shiitake Mushroom Episode

6.0
May 5, 2000
46 min

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.

Gorilla Episode

5. Gorilla Episode

6.0
May 12, 2000
46 min

A former classmate requests that Makoto help hunt down a creepy stalker who is relentlessly harassing a woman from an amateur voyeur website.

6th Channel Episode

6. 6th Channel Episode

6.0
May 19, 2000
46 min

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.

Yōshichi Episode

7. Yōshichi Episode

6.0
May 26, 2000
46 min

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.

Yōhachi Episode

8. Yōhachi Episode

6.0
June 2, 2000
46 min

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.

Kyūshū Island Episode

9. Kyūshū Island Episode

6.0
June 9, 2000
46 min

Suspicions turn toward the G-Boys after Kana is stabbed by someone dressed in yellow. Meanwhile, the Black Angels declare war in Ikebukuro.

Jutte Episode

10. Jutte Episode

6.0
June 16, 2000
46 min

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.

Samurai Episode

11. Samurai Episode

6.0
June 23, 2000
46 min

Makoto hides himself away at home as the showdown between Takashi and Kyoichi approaches — until a new development sends him running to the police.