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David Watts · 2011-03-13, 17:48

Im wondering if there are any anime dealing with the mafia or organized crime in some fashion or just regular crime
or just something real gritty

wingdarkness · 2011-03-13, 18:00

Run, don't walk, RUN to Gungrave...It's an eclectic show in the sense it shifts from basically a hardcore RPG-fighter (If you can believe that) into one of the most indepth mafia story between friends found in anime...Super-gritty! Grit beyond grit...

You must also add Heatguy J to your collection...The main character Daisuke is as close a character to Spike Speigal that you'll find in anime, and his android partner is like a Jack Black with unlimited ammo...One of the most underrated action fighters around with a plot set around under-world crime syndicates...

Baccano fits the bill aswell in the grit category...Very creative plot if not head-scratching, but has that grimy killer feel...

Gokusen is a little bit lighter in it's story about a female teacher who's the daughter of a Yakuza Boss (IIRC), but it has some hardcore to it...

Just to throw the baby out with the bath-water...Hitman Reborn's entire plot is based upon mafia families, if mafia families were somehow analogous to Bleach Shinigami Squads or something^^...The characters do wear well tailored mob-suits sometimes...

Also Tokyo Tribe2...I hope somebody listens to me when I suggest this...It's hardcore to the core in certain ways, and looks at street-gangs and crime syndicates in a way totally different than anything I've seen...Through the prism of half-black half Japanese teenagers in some slum areas of Japan...It's really freakin harsh a times, but don't let something that happens in the first couple eps kill it for you...It's gritty but with a hip feel...

Eric10301 · 2011-03-13, 18:06

Baccano, Black Lagoon, Darker than Black, Gungrave, and Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom

JRendell · 2011-03-13, 22:34

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Originally Posted by Eric10301

Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom

This, a thousand times over. You won't be disappointed.

germanturkey · 2011-03-14, 16:07

Phantom, and to a lesser extent, Noir.

mecharobot · 2011-03-14, 21:43

Kaze no Yojimbo has a great story. It has organized crime as well, but it doesn't really rub that in your face all that much.

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David Watts Stay Free Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Texas Age: 33	looking for Mob crime anime Im wondering if there are any anime dealing with the mafia or organized crime in some fashion or just regular crime or just something real gritty __________________ But go easy... Step lightly... Stay free...

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wingdarkness Retweet Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ニュー・オーリンズ、LA	Run, don't walk, RUN to Gungrave...It's an eclectic show in the sense it shifts from basically a hardcore RPG-fighter (If you can believe that) into one of the most indepth mafia story between friends found in anime...Super-gritty! Grit beyond grit... You must also add Heatguy J to your collection...The main character Daisuke is as close a character to Spike Speigal that you'll find in anime, and his android partner is like a Jack Black with unlimited ammo...One of the most underrated action fighters around with a plot set around under-world crime syndicates... Baccano fits the bill aswell in the grit category...Very creative plot if not head-scratching, but has that grimy killer feel... Gokusen is a little bit lighter in it's story about a female teacher who's the daughter of a Yakuza Boss (IIRC), but it has some hardcore to it... Just to throw the baby out with the bath-water...Hitman Reborn's entire plot is based upon mafia families, if mafia families were somehow analogous to Bleach Shinigami Squads or something^^...The characters do wear well tailored mob-suits sometimes... Also Tokyo Tribe2...I hope somebody listens to me when I suggest this...It's hardcore to the core in certain ways, and looks at street-gangs and crime syndicates in a way totally different than anything I've seen...Through the prism of half-black half Japanese teenagers in some slum areas of Japan...It's really freakin harsh a times, but don't let something that happens in the first couple eps kill it for you...It's gritty but with a hip feel... __________________ Fly since ↔...

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germanturkey Udon-YAAAAAAAA Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 35	Phantom, and to a lesser extent, Noir. __________________ Aria is the best series EVER. Rewatch Origination with me. Blessed are those who listen to headphones, for they listen to the sound of heaven.

2011-03-13, 18:06	Link #3
Eric10301 Member Join Date: Apr 2008	Baccano, Black Lagoon, Darker than Black, Gungrave, and Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom

2011-03-14, 21:43	Link #6
mecharobot Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011	Kaze no Yojimbo has a great story. It has organized crime as well, but it doesn't really rub that in your face all that much.