I have to find the two leaders of the Tokyo Manji Gang.
Sano Manjiro
Shinjuku, Shibuya Roppongi, Ikebukuro
Robert Hasegawa
Contact
Kinoshita Hisayoshi
Both Sano and Kisaki.
He's finished.
As long as I'm a slave, I'm never gonna see them.
You better not regret this.
There's no way I can win.
I can tell how much stronger he is just with one hit.
What's wrong, Hanagaki?
What? You all talk?!
One punch better not be enough to take you out!
Takemichi!
That's enough, Takemichi!
Just tap out! You're gonna die!
I'm not done yet...
Kill him, Kiyomasa-kun!
Give him death! Give him death! Give him death! Give him death!
Kiyomasa...
Let go, damn it!
I'm not...
I'm not done yet!
That's enough, Takemichi!
You're seriously gonna die!
Takemichi! Just stop!
I ain't done yet.
This ain't enough...
to cure my weak-ass heart
of the past twelve years!
Huh?
The hell is he talking about?
I just ran, and ran...
Ran and ran...
You're the only one who can save my sister.
That's enough, Takemichi!
You showed us how tough you are!
I can't turn back!
I have a reason why... I can't turn back!
Kiyomasa of the Tokyo Manji Gang...
If you wanna win, you're gonna have to actually kill me.
I ain't gonna lose!
I'm...
I'm gonna save Hina!
Bring me my bat!
Shit!
We need to protect Takemichi!
All right, then!
I'll kill you!
A bat?
Aren't they supposed to be fist-fighting?
Hurry up, damn it!
Hey, Kiyomasa.
You're scarin' the crowd.
Who is that?
Calm down, dumbass.
A blonde ponytail and a shaved head...
and a dragon tattoo on his temple...
No way.
The Vice Commander of the Tokyo Manji Gang...
Ryuguji Ken!
Vice Commander Ryuguji Ken
A.K.A. Draken!
Hey, Ken-chin.
Wha? Don't call me by that stupid nickname here.
I'm out of dorayaki.
Who the hell is that?
Does he even realize where he is?
Good day, sir!
Wait... Is he...
Good day, Commander, sir!
Commander Sano Manjiro
He's the head of the Tokyo Manji Gang... Sano Manjiro?
Sano-kun! I'm in biker gang #3! My name's Akaishi!
You're in the way.
Mikey doesn't talk to guys he's not interested in.
S-Sorry about that...
Seriously?
Red couldn't say anything back.
Good day, sir.
Kiyomasa, who died and made you king?
Make sure you're that far down when bowing to our commander.
Y-Yes, sir...
Hey, what's your name?
H-Hanagaki Takemichi.
I see. So Takemitchy.
Huh? Takemitchy?
That's what Mikey said, Takemitchy.
Huh?
Are you... really in middle school?
Takemitchy, starting today, you're my friend, all right?
Huh?
Are you the one running these matches?
Y-Yes.
Who the hell are you?
Kiyomasa...
Okay, then.
Let's get going, Ken-chin.
Taking bets at this little fight club is lame.
Stop bringing Toman's rep down.
Takemitchy...
See you later.
Y'all wake up and scram already.
So he's Toman's boss, Sano Manjiro.
Stare...
That was awesome, Takemichi!
I was totally moved!
Huh?
Invincible Mikey totally took a liking to you!
That's friggin' awesome, Takemichi!
I guess I wasn't imagining it.
That monster took a liking to me!
Lick it.
I went from being Kiyomasa-kun's slave
Yes, Master.
to the plaything of some eccentric monster!
This is an even worse hell.
Why me, though?!
Guess you're "Takemitchy" from now on.
That's what Mikey said, Takemitchy.
Must be nice to be so stupid.
They're so dumb.
Huh?
But I haven't heard them say dumb things like that in a while.
Man, Mikey was strong!
Takemichi...
I...
I was thinking about stabbing Kiyomasa-kun.
Huh?
I mean, think about it. At this rate, we could've been slaves forever.
That would mean we needed to take Kiyomasa-kun out.
Akkun...
He always did care about his friends a lot.
Thanks, Takemichi.
Huh?
We don't have to be slaves anymore because you toughed that out.
You were awesome.
Oh, stop. You're making me blush.
Yamagishi! You're doing that all wrong!
Shut up, Takemitchy!
Man, going to school right now is harsh.
Clearly, 8 AM is way too early for school.
Good morning, Takemichi-kun.
Hina!
Good for you! You're actually heading to school in the morning.
I have cram school after school today.
Y-Yeah?
Let's go on a date before my cram school.
S-Sure... Is that really a "date," though?
Heading to school together is a date, too.
Man... I wish I was in the same class as you, Takemichi-kun.
Okay, school is awesome.
This part's important, so make sure you remember it.
I guess I don't have time to let my head stay in the clouds.
Sano Manjiro and Kisaki Tetta.
Stop the two of them from meeting.
Then we can save my sister.
Naoto... I met Sano Manjiro.
Even if it was just a coincidence.
In order to save Hina, who died getting caught up in that mess,
I need to stop the strife within the Tokyo Manji Gang.
And to make that happen,
I need to make sure the two heads don't meet in this era.
I managed to meet Sano Manjiro, one of the two leaders.
But I have no idea what the hell I'm supposed to do from here.
Making sure they don't meet? Isn't that pretty impossible?
What school you bastards from?!
Get the hell out!
Hey, there he is.
Huh?
Come play with us, Takemitchy!
U-Um, we're in the middle of class right now...
This dude is totally insane!
A-Ah, our third-years...
Um, what exactly am I looking at here?
Huh? This?
They pissed me off, so I hosed them.
All of you wimps, line up.
Lay down on your stomachs.
Hey, you're too far apart.
This is gonna hurt you more than it hurts me.
Huh?
What's gonna happen?
Yeah... The Tokyo Manji Gang is absolutely insane.
Apparently Udagawa's crew is trying to gain control of Shinsen.
Cool. Let's go kick their asses.
For them, tormenting people is just a part their daily routine.
It's the same as washing their faces.
You been good?
We just saw each other yesterday.
You're free today, right?
Actually, I'm not.
Come hang out with us a bit.
Huh? Mikey-kun, are you listening to me?
He's friends with Mikey?
There's someone that awesome at our school?
Hey, that's Takemichi.
I thought Mikey-kun liked him.
What could've happened in a single day?
Crap... he's gonna get killed.
Tachibana?
Mikey? Mikey from Toman?
Then is the taller dude Draken?
Keep your voices down! We'll get our asses kicked again.
You don't need to be so nervous, jeez.
Right. This is my chance.
We're just gonna talk.
If I can get close to Mikey and keep him from ever meeting Kisaki Tetta...
Okay, let's go.
Wait!
Who're you?
Hina?!
Sorry, I'm a bit busy today.
Let's go, Takemichi-kun.
Don't let these people bully you.
Huh?
I'll protect you.
Hina...
She's shaking.
Hey, don't make me kill you, brat.
You slap him outta nowhere, and now you're peacing out?
Who the hell do you think you are?
Who do you think you are?
Wha?
You just waltz into a school you don't go to and try to take him by force.
That's not something friends do!
Takemichi-kun is injured all the time lately.
And if that's because of you two...
I'm going to put a stop to it!
Let go of her.
What was that? I don't think I heard you clearly!
I'll protect you!
I said, let go of her, you asshole!
I promised that I would protect Hina this time!
So... Who do you think you're talking to?
There are things I just won't give up on ever again!
What?
Ever again?
Aw...
And I thought we could be friends.
Now the question is... How do you want to die?
Just promise me...
Just promise me one thing.
Don't ever lay a finger on Hina!
What? Like I care.
JK!
Huh?
Jeez, you're so gullible, Takemitchy.
Like I'd ever hit a girl.
Takemitchy... You actually threatened me.
S-Sorry.
It's cool.
There are times when you can't give up.
There aren't many guys who'd say that about a girl these days.
It's pretty old school.
You're pretty sharp.
Um, Takemichi-kun...
What's with those guys?
I'm sorry!
I had the wrong idea.
It's fine. That was one hell of a slap, though.
I'm so sorry!
It's fine to do what you can for the one you like,
but don't push yourself too much.
Things can go really wrong, depending on who you're dealing with.
Right!
Okay, I'm gonna go.
Uh, sure... Wait, what about our date?!
We can do that another time. Your friends came to see you, after all.
Bye-bye! Don't slap me in the face next time!
She seems nice.
It's rare to find someone like her. Make sure you take good care of her.
From what Naoto told me, twelve years in the future, the Tokyo Manji Gang
are involved in gambling, fraud, violence, and murder.
They're an evil organization that'll resort to anything.
Taking bets at this little fight club is lame.
Like I'd ever hit a girl.
Is he really the head of that evil Toman?
Say... Mikey-kun.
So, uh... Why did you take a liking to me?
What a dumb question.
Uh... Sorry.
Well...
I have a brother who's ten years older than me.
He's dead now.
He was totally reckless.
He had no problem picking fights with guys way stronger than him.
I see. He must've been pretty cool.
You remind me of my brother, Takemitchy.
B-But I'm not that cool at all!
How do I seem like that?
Yeah, he definitely wasn't lame like you, Takemitchy.
Now, that's just mean.
Nowadays, people just think delinquents are lame.
I see. I guess he's been hearing that even now.
When my big bro was alive, there were so many biker gangs around here.
You could always hear their super-loud bikes as they went by.
They all acted super tough.
They fought all the time...
But they always cleaned up their own messes.
What's so lame about that?
That's why I'm gonna make a new era for delinquents.
You should come with me.
I like you, Hanagaki Takemichi.
There are plenty of guys who are good at fighting.
But you know...
Standing up to anyone for something you won't give up?
There aren't many guys like you.
Think about it, Takemitchy.
Mikey's a delinquent, but he's not a bad guy.
At least, not the kind of guy who'd crash a truck into a festival and kill Hina.
The Tokyo Manji Gang of twelve years in the future...
That guy is definitely not their leader.
What changed Mikey?
Sano Manjiro
Sano Manjiro and Kisaki Tetta.
If these two had never met,
the current Tokyo Manji Gang never would've existed.
Huh?
It's not like you get do-overs.
I know, right?
Huh?
Why do I feel like I've seen him somewhere before?