Ikebukuro West Gate Park Anime Reveals Release Info, Trailer, News

Tokyo is a dangerous city, and every day it attracts an assortment of people. Ragtag folks are everywhere, and dangers lurk around every corner for naive ones. The new trailer of Ikebukuro West Gate Park anime deepens the mystery in the anime’s plot.

The official website of Ikebukuro West Gate Park anime began streaming a new trailer. The trailer has English subtitles and is the first trailer of the series. It is released on the Youtube channel of Kadokawa.

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IWGP Trailer

The trailer contains the narration of Kentaro Kumagai, who is the voice behind Makoto. The trailer revealed the premiere date of the IWGP anime to be in October 2020. The series was initially set to debut in July, but the coronavirus threat has affected the release schedule.

The trailer and official website have also revealed the cast of the anime

  • Makoto by Kentaro Kumagai
  • Hiroto by Subaru Kimura
  • Takashi by Koki Uchiyama
  • Kyoichi by Reio Tsuchida
  • Isogai by Natsuki Hanae

The anime is adapted from the original novel series by Ira Ishida. IWGP is a collection of urban mystery novels. Tomoaki Koshida is directing the anime under studio Doga Kobo. Fumihiko Shimo does the series composition and Junichiro Taniguchi is in charge of character design. It is licensed by Funimation.

Tokyo is a lively yet mysterious city where different gangs have their turf. Makoto is the “troubleshooter” of Ikebukuro, Tokyo, and he solves the problems of everyone ranging from friends to debatable strangers. A turf-war is about to commence between the G-Boys and the Red Angels gang, and Makoto finds himself in the middle of a mystery.

 IWGP Anime Reveals Debut Date
Makoto Majima | Source: Ikebukuro West Gate Park

The original novel series by Ira Ishida was first published in 1998. IWGP has also been adapted into a manga and a popular television drama. The drama aired in 2000 and was well received by fans. The manga also loosely follows the same arcs as the tv series.

About Ikebukuro West Gate Park

Ikebukuro West Gate Park anime is adapted from the novel series by Ira Ishida.

The anime focuses on 20 years old Makoto Majima, who lives near Ikebukuro West Gate Park. He gets involved in dangerous situations quite often to save his friends and people who ask for his help. He is called the “troubleshooter of Ikebukuro.” This peacekeeper has to get involved in a troublesome case that has shaken the calm of the city.

Source: Official website of IWGP

Aaheli Pradhan

Aaheli Pradhan

A grandma by heart who loves to knit, sketch, and swing in parks. Binge-reads a massive amount of manga from psychological to shounen-ai. Either awkward or salty, there's no in-between.

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