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2[[caption-width-right:349:Come for the Goosh Goosh, stay for the brotherly love.]]
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4->''This is the other side of Tokyo, a Tokyo of a different color. There, various tribes are living.''\
5''Young men living in the city...the public of modern times builds a home out of corruption.''\
6''These young men of the sordid side of life, a side called "reality", are depicted here.''
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8The story of ''Tokyo Tribe'' is heavily based around the hip-hop and street culture of modern day Tokyo. It focuses on members of the Saru street gang (Shivuya [''sic''] branch in the original manga, Musashino branch in ''Tokyo Tribes''). The Saru exist as a safe haven from the rampant crimes that occur between the Bukuro (Ikebukuro) Wu-Ronz and the Shinjyuku [''sic''] Hands.
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10When three Saru members turn up dead, Kai, a lieutenant within the gang, hunts for their assailants. He finds Mera, leader of Wu-Ronz and former friend, and accuses him of the murders. Their fight ends in the death of Tera, the Saru leader, and begins the Second Gang War. Meanwhile, a prostitute named Sunmi may either hold the key to bringing the two friends together or destroying all three gangs from the inside out.
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12''Tokyo Tribe'' and the sequel ''Tokyo Tribes'' were both written by Santa Inoue. The first was published in 1993 and covered the events prior to the First Gang War. ''Tokyo Tribes'' was published between 1997 and 2005 in the magazine ''boon''. ''Tokyo Tribe 2'' was the anime based on the second manga and was directed by Tatsuo Sato and produced by Madhouse Studios. The series ran for 13 episodes between 2006 and 2007.
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14A LiveActionAdaptation developed by Creator/SionSono (Film/SuicideClub, FIlm/StrangeCircus) premired in late 2014 at the Toronto International Film Festival. It is currently seeking U.S. distribution.
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17!!This series contains examples of:
18* AdaptationalVillainy: Mera receives this treatment in the live-action film adaptation, ''[[CompleteMonster and how so]]''.
19* ArmsDealer: Ibu.
20* ANaziByAnyOtherName: [[spoiler: In ''Tokyo Tribe 2'', the NEO WU-RONZ, after nearly taking over a majority of Tokyo, become the "Skunk Empire", named after its leader and former underling of Mera. The outfits of the Skunk Empire members are reminiscent of Nazi uniforms, with the kana "ズ" in place of the swastika. Even Skunk, who grew a mustache over the course of two episodes, dresses very similarly to Hitler during his reign as the leader of the Skunk Empire]].
21%% * BaldOfEvil: Buppa, Mera and Skunk in ''Tokyo Tribe 2''.
22* AutoErotica: In a fit of rage, Gondo kicks the shit out of some hippies and rapes a nearby girl inside his car. And then he procceeds to kick her out of the car while it was ''running''. This scene was skipped in the anime.
23* BandOfBrothers: Members of the Saru gang are less focused on the turf war and more focused on bringing a settlement of peace throughout the region. In doing so, they build closer bonds than the other gangs.
24%% * BatterUp: Kai's weapon of choice in ''Tokyo Tribe 2''.
25* BigGuyLittleGuy: Galileo and Nkoi, respectively. Although Nkoi is quite tall.
26* BloodFromEveryOrifice: Happens to the {{Bishonen}} as a result of being raped so violently by Buppa.
27* BloodyHilarious: The "goosh goosh" rape scene is initially horrifying, but when you see the amount of blood coming from under the door in an amount comparable to ''Film/TheShining'', it immediately CrossesTheLineTwice.
28* {{Bowdlerization}}: The infamous "Goosh Goosh" scene is actually somewhat more ''tame'' compared to the gruesome aftermath of Buppa's rape in the manga where it clearly shows that the rape victim's back was brutally ripped apart. In fact, a lot of the most violent scenes are tamer in the anime.
29** The fangirl who Nkoi has sex with still has her skirt on in the anime.
30** The scene where Guppa and a younger Mera watch a kidnapped woman getting her limbs hacked off is entirely skipped.
31* ButForMeItWasTuesday: When Mera confronts Buppa about him killing his parents, chopping them to pieces and putting them on display, Buppa expresses his confusion and says he has no idea what he's talking about. Mera has a HeroicBSOD moment and starts laughing before killing the fat gangster.
32* ButNotTooForeign: It's implied by their facial features that Mera and Kai might be of mixed Japanese/African heritage, or even simply 1st or 2nd generation Japanese born immigrants, though the show never goes into detail.
33* DeathByIrony: Buppa has a habit of cutting off people's limbs then placing their bodies in tanks of formaldehyde in order to preserve them. Guess what Mera does to him when he finds out it was Buppa who killed his parents.
34* DepravedBisexual: The same place the "goosh goosh" comes from: Buppa, in ''Tokyo Tribes''.
35* DevilComplex: In the LiveActionAdaptation of the manga, crime lord [[FatBastard Buppa]] boasts that he's the real devil, and wishes to reign supreme as the Devil of Asia.
36* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In the manga, Mera kills Tera by [[OffWithHisHead slicing his head off]] with his sword, with Tera' head landing on Kai's hands. In the anime, Mera [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice stabs Tera in the stomach]], causing him to die from extreme blood loss.
37* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Renkon the Chef]], when [[spoiler:Jada Kins eats his eye out]] in episode 6 of ''Tokyo Tribe 2''.
38%% * FatBastard: Buppa.
39* {{Fingore}}: Not only Nkoi slices Gondo's face, he also cuts off all the fingers of Gondo's right hand in the manga.
40%% ** BeleagueredChildhoodFriend: Both count as examples, but mostly Mera.
41%% ** ChildhoodFriends
42%% ** EvilFormerFriend: Mera
43%% ** FightingYourFriend
44%% ** OldFriend
45%% * {{Gonk}}: Buppa, Skunk and some minor characters.
46* GratuitousRape: The whole "Goosh Goosh" scene. In one moment you see Buppa saying "This is very good" to a Bishonen man, and ''literally'' a second later, the Goosh Goosh scene happens.
47* GroinAttack: Skunk [[spoiler:gets his nuts clubbed with a microphone by Sunmi]]. Serves him right.
48%% * TheJuggernaut: Jadakins towers over everyone.
49%% * KatanasAreJustBetter: Mera's main weapon.
50* LargeAndInCharge: Buppa is the head of the Wu-Ronz and towers over every other character.
51%% * LocalHangout: A CaptainErsatz of Denny's. Yes, Denny's. They're pretty popular in Japan.
52%% * MafiaPrincess: Sunmi.
53%% * MobWar
54* OutWithABang: Buppa rapes a young man so violently that he gets ''split in half''.
55* OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank: The amount of blood Buppa takes out of the {{Bishonen}} guy is just amazing.
56** [[spoiler: The amount Nkoi, Buppa's son loses before succumbing to his impalement is just as absurd.]]
57* PetTheDog: In the manga, Nkoi rescues a stray dog and lets Galileo keep it.
58** Buppa does actually pay for Galileo's hands prosthesis when his son Nkoi begs him to do so.
59* PoliceAreUseless: A comment made after the Shivuya riots informs the audience the police never arrived.
60* [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy Pretty Fly For A Japanese Guy]]: The Anime/manga is about the conflict between American hip hop inspired gangs of Japanese delinquents.
61* PreViolenceLaughter: Mera engages in some of this before murdering Buppa.
62* ScaryBlackMan: Jadakins. Also, [[ButNotTooForeign to some extent]], Mera.
63* ShadowDiscretionShot: During the "goosh goosh" scene, the most explicit shot of the act is shown via silhouette from behind a curtain.
64* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Is it supposed to be romanized as Buppa or Bubba?
65* TankGoodness: Somehow, the Hands manage to get a tank on the streets.
66* ThoseTwoGuys: Buppa's bodyguards, Shiro and Ittoku. They are usually seen together.
67* VillainousBSOD: Buppa, when he [[spoiler:gets stabbed in the face by Mera]] in episode 10 of ''Tokyo Tribe 2''.
68%% * VillainousGlutton: Buppa.
69* WouldHitAGirl: Gondo has no qualms with kicking ''and'' shooting girls. Though he misses the shot in the anime.

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