U.S.Cause of deathOccupationlongshoreman, dock worker, teamster, mobster, racketeer, mafia family associateKnown for. former associate of Cleveland mobster.Daniel John Patrick Greene (November 14, 1933 – October 6, 1977) was an mobster and associate of the 's during the 1970s gang war for the city's criminal operations. Competing gangsters set off more than 35 bombs, most, in murder attempts, many successful. Greene had gained power first in a local chapter of the, where he was elected president in the early 1960s. He pushed into Cleveland rackets and began competing with the for control of the city.

Danny attended St. Ignatius High School. There he frequently fought with Italian-American students, children of more recent immigrants struggling for place, and he developed an intense dislike for Italians that lasted his entire life. After being expelled from Saint Ignatius, he transferred to Collinwood High School, where he excelled in athletics. Chapter One: Gang Leader. Kagome Higurashi of the fearsome gang Mikorai was angry when her mother announced that she was transferring her to Shikon High, a local high school about seven blocks away. Kagome yelled, stamping her foot. 'I won't go there! I have a gang to run, Mom!'

He set up his own group called the Celtic Club, complete with enforcers. This section does not any. Unsourced material may be challenged and.Find sources: – ( November 2019) As an adult, Greene stood 5'10' and was self-conscious about his personal appearance. He pursued physical fitness, lifting weights and jogging.

As he grew older, he quit smoking and drinking, and had a, and he followed a rigid diet of fish, vegetables, and vitamin supplements.Greene was a devoted animal lover, owned two pet dogs, and had a habit of putting out food for the birds and squirrels. While some claim Greene privately disliked Italians, he nonetheless collaborated with many Italian-Americans in business and criminal interests.Military service After being expelled from Collinwood High School in 1951, Greene enlisted in the, where he was soon noticed for his abilities as a boxer and marksman. He was stationed for a time at, and was transferred many times, possibly because of behavioral issues. Promoted to the rank of in 1953, Greene taught new junior Marines how to be artillerymen. He was later that year.

Waterfront In the early 1960s, Greene worked steadily as a at the Cleveland docks, years before the work was unionized by the (ILA). In his free time he read about Ireland and its turbulent history, and began to think of himself as a 'Celtic warrior'. Some writers have speculated that reading about such warriors inspired his criminal ambitions. In 1961, the ILA removed the president of the local union. Greene was chosen to serve as interim president and handily won the next election. Once president, Greene had the union office painted green (to represent his Irish ethnicity ) and installed thick green carpeting. He was known to drive a green car, wear green jackets, and often handed out green ink pens.In office, he raised dues 25% and pushed workers to perform 'volunteer' hours to assist in providing a 'building fund'.

Those who refused often found themselves losing work. He fired more than 50 members while denouncing them as 'winos and bums' to other workers.Greene led sometimes violent protests and strikes to force the companies to allow the ILA to oversee the hiring of dockworkers.

As a prerequisite to landing a job as a longshoreman, many workers had to unload grain from the ships on a temporary basis and turn their paychecks over to Greene. Said to have been collected to build a union hall, most of the funds ended up in Greene's personal bank account.An unidentified ILA member would later recall about Greene, 'He read. He imagined himself a tough dock boss.

But he was thirty years too late. He used workers to beat up union members who did not come in line, but he was never seen fighting himself. He was a spellbinding speaker and a good organizer.' As a union organizer, Greene sometimes declared work stoppages, as frequently as 25 per day, to demonstrate to company owners his authority on the docks.

On one occasion, he threatened to murder the two children of one owner, and the FBI put the man's house and family under protection.After Sam Marshall, an investigative reporter, collected that supported charges of extortion, Greene was exiled from the union and convicted of embezzlement. The conviction was later overturned on appeal.Rather than face a second trial, Greene pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of falsifying union records, was fined $10,000, and received a suspended sentence.

Afterward, he did not pay the fine nor receive any prison time. After returning to his rackets, Greene met and befriended Teamsters boss Louis Triscaro, who introduced Greene to. After the friendly meeting, Hoffa later reportedly said to Triscaro, 'Stay away from that guy. There's something wrong with him.' Marty McCann, of the Organized Crime Division of the FBI, recruited Greene as an informant. Greene passed along information to the FBI and became a top-echelon confidential informant, but only that which suited his personal needs, and he would not hurt those close to him. Greene's codename was 'Mr.

Patrick', a reflection on his Irish pride. It was his name and that of his beloved Irish saint. Protected by his informant status, Greene increased his criminal activities.

By 1964, the union members were fed up with Greene's behavior.began writing a nine-part investigative series about him. The series brought Greene unwanted attention from the U.S. Attorney, the, the Labor Department, and the prosecutor.

The ILA began its own investigation and soon removed Greene from office. Eventually, Greene was convicted in federal court of embezzling $11,500 in union funds and on two counts of falsifying records. The verdict was overturned by an appeals court, and federal prosecutors and Greene negotiated a settlement of Greene's guilty plea in exchange for two misdemeanor charges and a $10,000 fine, but he paid only a fraction of it. Some think that Green's FBI connections worked to lessen his punishment.Criminal career Greene was hired by the Cleveland Solid Waste Trade Guild to 'keep the peace'. Impressed with his abilities, mobster hired him as an enforcer for his various ' operators. Additionally, the Cleveland Mafia family, Frank 'Little Frank' Brancato, used Greene and other Irish-American gangsters, during the 1960s, to act as errand boys and as muscle men to enforce the Mafia's influence over the garbage-hauling contracts and other rackets.Until his death in 1973, Brancato reportedly regretted having brought Greene into the mob due to the damage Greene did.

For example, in May 1968, under Birns's orders, Greene was supposed to attack a black numbers man who was holding out on protection money due. Unfamiliar with the military-type detonator, Greene barely made it out of his car before the bomb exploded. He survived being thrown nearly 20 feet, although the hearing in his right ear was damaged for life.

He told the police a story about what had occurred, and thereafter would only trust professionals to handle bombs for him. 'Big Mike' Frato broke away from the Cleveland Solid Waste Trade Guild and founded the more legitimate trade group called the Refuse Haulers Association.

A legitimate businessman, he protested Greene's bringing mob involvement and strong-arm tactics to the guild (although he had his own connections ). The Cleveland Solid Waste Trade Guild fell apart shortly thereafter.In a 1971 retaliation, Frato's car was destroyed by a. However, an accomplice of Greene's, named Art Sneperger, who had planted the bomb, had allegedly been careless and it failed to kill Frato, who was across the street, but it did kill Sneperger. The previous September, Greene had directed Sneperger to fix a bomb on Frato's car, but Sneperger had second thoughts and informed Frato of Greene's plan. Sneperger had also been a police informant and revealed everything to Sgt. Edward Kovacic, of the intelligence unit, including Greene's status as a top-echelon FBI informant. Some investigators believed the explosion was an accident caused by a radio signal, possibly from a short wave radio or a passing police car.

Others posited that Birns and Greene arranged Sneperger's death after learning of his informant status. Kovacic was told by an underworld source that Greene had pushed the detonator, killing Sneperger instantly. The case was never officially solved.On November 26, 1971, Frato was shot and killed at Cleveland's White City Beach. Greene was arrested and interrogated. He admitted to the killing but claimed self-defense.

He said Frato had fired three shots at Greene, who was jogging and exercising his dogs, and fired one back. Evidence seemed to corroborate Greene's story, and he was released. Cleveland police later learned Frato was armed and had an opportunity to kill Greene several weeks prior to the White Beach shooting. During their partnership, Greene and Frato had become so close that they had named sons after each other.Not long afterward, Greene again found himself a target while jogging in White City Beach. A sniper, concealed several hundred feet away, fired several shots at Greene from a rifle.

Instead of ducking to the ground, Greene pulled out his revolver and started shooting, while running toward his would-be assassin. The sniper fled and was never positively identified. Investigators learned that this attempt was part of a murder contract left by Birns. Greene left his wife and their three children for their own safety and moved to, where he rented an apartment.Journalist Ned Whelan wrote about Greene: 'Imagining himself as a feudal baron, he supported a number of destitute Collinwood families, paid tuition to Catholic schools for various children and, like the gangsters of the Twenties, actually had 50 twenty-pound turkeys delivered to needy households on Thanksgiving.' He often picked up restaurant tabs for friends, neighbors, and acquaintances, and left generous tips. Greene evicted a who operated out of a small Waterloo business, and kept a local bar in order by making personal visits. When a rowdy group of moved into Collinwood, Greene visited their headquarters with a stick of dynamite.

He threatened to light it and throw it into their club house until they came out to hear his warning to keep things quiet while in Collinwood. The Celtic Club Greene formed his own crew of young gangsters, called 'The Celtic Club'. His main enforcers were Keith Ritson, Kevin McTaggart, Brian O'Donnell, Danny Greene, Jr., and Billy McDuffy, who set up gambling dens across the city. He also allied with, a labor racketeer who wanted to overthrow the leadership.The relationship between Greene and Birns began to sour. Greene had asked Birns for a loan of $75,000 to set up a 'cheat spot' ( speakeasy and gambling house). Birns arranged for it through the, but the money was lost in the hands of Birns's courier Billy Cox, who used it to purchase. The police raided Cox's house, arrested him, and seized the narcotics and what was left of the $75,000.

The Gambino family wanted their money, and Birns pressed Greene, who flatly refused to return it, reminding Birns that he could not return something he had never received and that Birns was responsible for it, since Birns's courier had lost it.To settle the dispute, Birns directed an associate to hire a hitman for Greene, gave him $25,000 for the job, and noted it should be carried out even in the event of any harm befalling Birns. Several minor underworld characters, burglars by trade, took the contract, but their numerous assassination attempts on Greene failed.Not long afterward, Greene found an unexploded bomb in his car when he pulled into a Collinwood service station to get gas. The explosive was wired improperly and failed to detonate.

Greene disassembled the bomb himself, removed the dynamite, and brought the rest of the package to a policeman, Edward Kovacic. Kovacic offered him police protection, but Greene refused it. He also refused to hand over the bomb, stating, 'I'm going to send this back to the old bastard that sent it to me'. Suspecting that Birns had ordered the hit, Greene decided to retaliate. On March 29, 1975, Holy Saturday, the eve of Easter, Birns was blown up by a bomb containing, a potent military explosive, in the lot behind Christy's Lounge, formerly Jack & Jill West Lounge, a go-go spot at 2516 Detroit Ave. Malachi's Church.On May 12, another explosion rocked Collinwood.

Greene's building at 15805 Waterloo Road was destroyed, but he sustained only minor injuries. As the second floor fell, he was shielded from the debris by a refrigerator that had lodged against a wall. A second, more powerful, bomb failed to explode, for which Greene credited the of, whose medal he always wore around his neck.In 1975, Greene began to push into the racket, traditionally controlled by the Mafia, as well as muscled into gambling operations. This angered the Cleveland family leadership, especially the soldier. Greene controlled some of the more lucrative laundry contracts that Sinito wanted, and Sinito deemed the excessive fees Greene charged for coin-operated laundry contracts extortion.Sinito and mob soldier Joseph 'Joey Loose' Iacobacci murdered one of Greene's associates. In retaliation, Greene had dynamite wired to the frame of Sinito's car, but Sinito found the bomb, removed and disarmed it, and later destroyed it.

In Greene's competition with the Mafia to build a vending machine empire, John Conte became a victim. Conte owned a vending machine company (that provided slot machines to various private clubs and parties) while working as a route man for another one. Conte was also a close friend of 's.On the day of Conte's disappearance, he told his wife he had a meeting with Greene. That was the last time she saw him; his badly beaten corpse was discovered a few days later at a dump site in.Police investigators theorized that Conte was beaten to death in Greene's trailer and his body later transported to Austintown.

They found some physical evidence, but Greene was never charged with Conte's murder.In 1976, longtime mobster died, leaving control of Cleveland's lucrative criminal operations, specifically the city's Teamsters Union locals, up for grabs. Scalish had appointed as his successor, but other mobsters, such as, challenged Licavoli for leadership of the organization.Within weeks, with Greene's assistance, Nardi had many of Licavoli's supporters killed, including Licavoli's underboss, Leo 'Lips' Moceri. The Cleveland family's enforcer, Eugene 'The Animal' Ciasullo, was seriously injured and sidelined for several months by a car bomb. Soon afterward, a bomb planted in Alfred 'Allie' Calabrese's car killed an innocent man: Frank Pircio, of Collinwood, died while moving Calabrese's Lincoln Continental before getting his own car out of their shared driveway.This began a longstanding war between Licavoli's Cleveland crime family and Greene's Celtic Club. In 1976 alone, 36 bombs exploded around the Cleveland area, which was soon given the moniker 'Bomb City, U.S.A.'

The tripled its staffing in northeast Ohio in order to handle the bomb investigations. A suspected bombmaker, Martin Heidtman, was arrested but was released for lack of evidence. Rick Porrello reported in his book, To Kill The Irishman, Greene, using bombs or bullets, killed at least eight of the Mafia hit men sent to assassinate him.

Final days Media personality After the Waterloo Road bombing failed to kill him, Greene played up the stories of the Mafia's failed assassination attempts to his benefit. His bravado and flamboyant behaviour only added to his growing aura of invincibility and power in the of the Cleveland criminal underworld. Greene granted interviews to local television stations; for a newspaper photographer, posed proudly in front of a boarded-up window of his destroyed apartment building; and during a televised interview said to one television reporter,The luck of the Irish is with me and I have a message for those yellow maggots.

That includes the payers and the doers. The doers are the people who carried out the bombing. They have to be eliminated because the people who paid them can't afford to have them remain alive.

And the payers are going to feel great heat from the FBI and the local authorities. And let me clear something else up. I didn't run away from the explosion. Someone said they saw me running away. I walked away.In response to the reporter's assertion that, like a cat, Greene had nine lives, Greene said, 'I am an Irish Catholic. I believe that the Guy upstairs pulls the strings, and you're not going to go until he says so. It just wasn't my time yet.'

In another televised interview, Greene denied any knowledge of the underworld war. He said, 'I have no axe to grind, but if these maggots in this so-called Mafia want to come after me, I'm over here by the Celtic Club. I'm not hard to find.' Assassination. Overhead shot of the Danny Greene bombing murder scene (Greene's body is noticeable in the center)On May 17, 1977, Greene's longtime ally John Nardi was killed by a bomb, planted by Pasquale Cisternino and Ronald Carabbia. After Nardi was murdered, a Mafia boss, James Licavoli, arranged a ceasefire with Greene, hoping to catch the other man off-guard and then have him killed.Shortly after their meeting, Greene muscled in on a large West Side gambling operation originally run by Nardi.

Greene offered a percentage to Licavoli, who declined it.On October 6, 1977, Greene went to a dental appointment at the Brainard Place office building in. Members of the Mafia had tapped his phone and knew about the appointment. After Greene had visited a dentist and left the office building, he approached his car. The automobile parked next to his exploded, killing Greene instantly.

The car bomb was believed to have been planted by a hitman known as.Greene's remains were cremated on October 8, 1977, and he was buried at in Cleveland. Aftermath was arrested in relation to Greene's murder. Ferritto implicated in the planning of the murder, and Fratianno was indicted for charges related to the bombing. Fearing for his safety, Fratianno agreed to become a government witness against the Mafia. In return for his testimony, he pleaded guilty to the murder charges and received a five-year prison sentence, of which he served 21 months. In 1980, after testifying for the government that led to the racketeering convictions of five reputed Mafia figures, Fratianno entered the federal.

In popular culture. Rick Porrello, a former Cleveland-area police lieutenant, wrote To Kill The Irishman: The War that Crippled the Mafia (1998), about Greene's engagement with the Mafia. He won a national non-fiction award for the book. Porrello's book was adapted as a movie first entitled The Irishman: The Legend of Danny Greene. The biopic (2011), which loosely chronicles Greene's life, was directed by, stars as Greene, and received favorable reviews. The season 11 episode, 'Brother's Keeper', is based on Greene's case.References. Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 1781; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 518; Image: 601.0.

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Gang anime have been popular for a long time. They make up a sizeable amount of anime: both old and new, and the genre continues to expand each year. Gang anime are versatile since the descriptor “gang” can take a lot of different forms. These anime may be about the street and colour gangs you probably first think of, as well as mafia and yakuza anime. Gang anime also includes more fantasy-inspired stories about clans and groups of people that are like a gang.What all gang anime have in common is they are exciting and full of action. Many are violent and intense, with a lot of brawls and gunfights.

Gang anime is made for anime fans looking for some great fight scenes and compelling characters, and often complicated storylines. Of course there are a few gang anime that are more light-hearted, but generally, these anime are intense! So with some anime about gangs and some with gangs setting the background and tone for the rest of the show, here is our list of the Top 10 Gang Anime.

Kamisama no Memochou follows high school student Narumi Fujishima, who has never been a very typical young man. And when he meets Alice, a young NEET woman who lives above a ramen shop, his life becomes even more ridiculous. Being a NEET doesn’t mean you're doing nothing all day; quite the contrary. Alice is a hacker and a private detective, and she hired Narumi as part of her “elite force” to do her investigating. And they don’t just take on low profile assignments. Narumi finds himself facing down drug lords, murderers, and ruthless gangs working for Alice!Kamisama no Memochou brings the lead characters across the paths of many gangs in their investigations.

Idea Of ​​the Game. Pixel Devil and the Broken Cartridge is an old school pixel art platformer. The protagonist ends up in the world of 8-bit video games. Help him get through challenging levels, beat various bosses, learn new skills, and find the villain behind the abduction of young women. Pixel Devil and the Broken Cartridge is an old school pixel art platformer. The protagonist ends up in the world of 8-bit video games. Help him get through challenging levels, beat various bosses, learn new skills, and find the villain behind the abduction of young women. Pixel devil and the broken cartridge full hd.

And with an interesting cast of characters, it’s fun to watch. Alice may seem like just a cute girl with an army of stuffed animals, but Kamisama no Memochou is actually full of excitement and violence. It’s a different side of the usual NEET anime, with a lot of real action. The gangs in the anime help bring excitement and mystery to the story and keep the anime gripping for audiences to enjoy. Gangs may not be at the centre of Kamisama no Memochou (unless you count Alice’s “gang” of investigators!) but they definitely keep the story exciting. Jormungand is the story of Jonah Mar, a former child soldier who hates weapons.

But when he is hired by an arms dealer named Koko Hekmatyar as a bodyguard, he is forced to be a soldier once more. Koko has a dream of creating world peace through her illegal arms dealing and travels the globe pursuing her dream. But the CIA is always following her, along with countless enemies that want to stop her weapon trading and mission. Jonah has his work cut out for him serving as a guard to her against enemies around the world.Jormungand isn’t your typical gang anime; rather than a mafia group or street gang, it follows an illegal weapons dealing group. They still operate outside of and under the law, playing by their own rules and trying to change the world in the way they want to shape it. And they’re always in the run from government authorities, assassins, competitors, and more.

Thus this group of people has become very close to one another as they fight to pursue their goals that outsiders may not understand. Jormungand is a different take on the idea of a gang anime and something refreshing to watch if you want a bit of change!

Dogs: Bullets and Carnage is set in a dystopian city in Europe that has extended underground into a sprawling subterranean metropolis. Crime, genetic manipulation, and more have become commonplace in the world. But there are secrets in the lowest levels, secrets to the past and a world that has been otherwise forgotten.

Four people brought together by coincidence, or perhaps fate, all travel downwards to try to find answers about their own past. The road will be anything but easy though in a city as brutal and unforgiving as this.Dogs: Bullets and Carnage is set in a lawless, crime-ridden future full of gang violence and scientific experimentation. In a world run by criminals, gangs have a lot of power. And they’re important to set up the atmosphere and tone that make Dogs: Bullets and Carnage interesting. It’s not a long anime with only four 15 minute episodes, but they’re packed full of violence and action (if you couldn’t already guess from the title). For anyone who is looking for a gang anime but doesn’t necessarily want the commitment of a long show, Dogs: Bullets and Carnage can definitely make for an exciting evening. Is a story about a lot of different events happening simultaneously across 1930s America.

At first, these events seem unrelated to one another, but as the bigger story comes together they are all connected. The main characters are would-be thieves Isaac and Miria, who are the connecting points between these stories of alchemy, mafia wars, and a quest for immortality. Everyone’s relationships will be forged and tested, and lives will be put on the line before everything is said and done.Baccano! Creates the perfect setting for gangs and gang warfare.

There are many different mafia groups at war with one another fighting for money and influence, and that war sets the backdrop for the anime. Is full of non-stop action and violence, and is overwhelming and in-your-face from episode one. It’s a wild ride for fans of violent mafia in anime, and a fun story about how so many seemingly unconnected events are all part of the same big story. Can keep the attention of anyone with its fast pace and constantly changing the story. Rokurou Okajima begins Black Lagoon as a businessman who is tired of the monotony of his job. He quickly snatches up the chance to take a business trip to Thailand when the opportunity comes up and travels to the lawless and corrupt city of Roanapur. His entire life gets turned upside down when he’s kidnapped by a local gang called Black Lagoon, who tries to hold him as a hostage for negotiations.

When the negotiations fail, Rokurou is abandoned by his company. And without anywhere else to go, he joins Black Lagoon! Going from a businessman to a criminal isn’t exactly easy, though.Black Lagoon is a gang anime on a large scale; Roanapur is controlled by crime and gangs, after all, and while the anime travels across the world Roanapur is the main setting. It’s an interesting look into the morality shift that Rokurou faces as he descends into Black Lagoon and changes from a businessman to a gang member.

Black Lagoon poses a lot of moral questions and spends quite a bit of time in the morally grey area, exploring what it means to be a criminal in a city run by crime. It’s full of action and excitement, car chases, and plenty of gunfights and brawls.

Black Lagoon will definitely get your blood pumping! Is set in the fictional city of Ergastulum, which is a haven for criminals and mobs.

It’s also been a safe place for people called Twilights, who are born with supernatural powers due to a special drug. Nicolas and Worick are known in the city simply as the Handymen; they clean up what needs cleaning up, and are available for hire by whoever will pay them. That includes both the police and the local gangs. Things start to get more complicated when a prostitute named Alex joins their ranks as they fight to protect her. And then when a new group comes to try to wipe out the Twilights, the city is thrown into an all-out war.Ergastulum is the perfect setting for a gang anime; it’s a criminal’s paradise, and decrepit, dirty, and corrupt. There are plenty of gangs around fighting for power and using Twilights as muscle, and the main characters regularly do jobs either for the gangs - or in direct opposition to them.

That means there is plenty of storyline revolving around these gangs. Has surprisingly deep and complex characters and relationships despite not being very long, and still has plenty of time for great action and witty humour. It will test all of your emotions with its twists and turns on a ride through this dark underworld of a city. Hinamatsuri begins with Nitta, a member of the yakuza. His life is turned upside down when he’s suddenly hit on the head by a strange box.

When he opens it, he finds a mysterious girl inside! This girl, named Hina, has amazing supernatural powers. The downside is that if she doesn’t use them regularly, she will go crazy and destroy everything. Nitta knows he has to find an outlet for her abilities so she doesn’t use them on him, and has a great idea. Why not use her powers to help him with what he has to do for the yakuza? What could possibly go wrong?Hinamatsuri is a gang anime about the yakuza.

It’s more light-hearted than most of the other anime on our list of the best gang anime; it’s actually quite funny, and more of a slice of life than a violent action anime. The story is really good, with well-developed characters and an intriguing plot. Using a strange girl’s telekinetic powers to help the yakuza is a unique idea! And Hinamatsuri delivers it well. If you’re interested in watching a gang anime but don’t want a lot of gratuitous violence, Hinamatsuri is a good balance between humour, action, and feelings - and a touch of sci-fi, too! Angelo Lagusa was just a child when he witnessed his entire family murdered in front of him by the Vanetti mafia family in 91 Days.

He leaves his hometown of Lawless and even his name behind, becoming Avilio Bruno. After he grows up, he returns to Lawless to finally get the vengeance he seeks.

Slowly, Avilio hunts down all the people responsible for his family’s death and kills them himself. Using all of his skills, he secretly befriends the Vanetti don’s son Nero as well to get closer and closer to the total revenge that he seeks.91 Days is set in the Prohibition era, creating the perfect background for gangsters and mafia.

After all, everyone is trying to profit off of selling illegal alcohol, and that profit is worth killing over. Add into that mix Avilio’s lust for revenge and well. You’ve got yourself a great gang anime! Since 91 Days is about the mafia, it’s not messing around with small-time street gangs. It goes right to the top with a long-running mafia family and all of the excitement and luggage that goes along with that sort of story. 91 Days is full of shootouts and violence with a great story to boot.

K is about a world where people with supernatural powers called “Kings” control clans of people beneath them. And these different clans do not always get along. When a Red Clansman is brutally murdered, high schooler Yashiro Isana is blamed for the death. On the run, he tries to prove his innocence. But at the same time, gaps begin to appear in his memories and his friends question if he is even real or not. Is it all part of some greater conspiracy?

And how will it affect all of the Kings?K is a gang anime that is more about fantasy and the supernatural than anything real - and that’s what makes it fun! These aren’t your typical street gangs, mafia, or yakuza this time. Rather, the gangs in K are the clans that are controlled by the Kings. They are even colour coordinated! And these clans don’t get along well, leading to war between the opposing Kings. If fantasy is more your style but you still want to watch a gang anime, K is the perfect fit. It’s extremely popular for a reason.

Is set in the Tokyo neighbourhood Ikebukuro, and while for the most part, it’s an accurate representation of the area, it does have a few.adjustments. For one, there is the supposedly headless motorbike rider that is spotted regularly around Ikebukuro, but no one knows the truth about. There’s also a mysterious group of people called the Dollars that are causing quite a stir between the two established gangs in the area. Mikado Ryuugamine is thrown right into the thick of things when he moves to Ikebukuro, making friends and enemies, and discovering all the strange quirks the city has. And maybe he’s more connected to what’s going on that he originally appears to be.Durarara!!

Is an anime mostly about gangs. Sure, there are supernatural elements and side stories about the headless rider and more, but they all go back to the gangs in the end. The Yellow Scarves and Blue Squares are more traditional gangs, with the members connected to certain colours and well known around the neighbourhood.

They are always fighting for their turf. What keeps things interesting is when the Dollars show up. They’re a more clandestine gang that no one knows the leader of, unconnected to any colour and mysterious in membership. Presents a gang anime is a new way and with so many stories and characters that in the end are all tied in together with the gang war that you’re kept on the edge of your seat. Are you already at the end of your seat?

Are you ready to see some awesome action sequences and stories of strong brother and sisterhood amongst gang members? Are you ready to look beyond the violent exterior and truly see the struggles of these characters and the moral questions they wrestle with? And are you ready to see some sweet fights? If you said yes to any of these questions, pull up a chair and get ready for some great gang anime!Did we miss your favourite gang anime on our list?

Would you have ranked them in a different order? Have you seen any of these before, or are you excited to watch one now? Let us know in the comments below!

The word “gang” has certain societal connotations, especially in Japan, and this is reflected perfectly in the wide variety of gang-related anime available. But it’s a broad term that can refer to many things. Of course, shadowy brotherhoods like the mafia or the yakuza, who engage in illicit activity with a penchant for violence, but there are also less aggressive collectives: biker gangs, school gangs, and other groups that come together because, as individuals, they rest on the fringes of social expectations, and find comfort in comradery. We’ll explore them all, with our list of Top 10 Gang Anime. Cromartie High School follows the everyday life of high schooler Takashi Kamiyama. His struggles are a bit more severe than normal high school woes, because he attends Cromartie, a high school famous for its bizarre student body, populated mostly by gangs of hooligans and delinquents.

He doesn’t simply need to navigate the social minefield of high school; he has to do it without getting on the wrong side of gangs and thugs who eat wimps like him for breakfast.The show itself is a uniquely hilarious lampooning of Japanese yankii culture, which spread its cultural roots in the 70s and 80s, and is still seen in pockets today. Most of the comedy comes from the larger-than-life cast; whether it's Takashi, and his aspirations to become a comedian, potential robot delinquent Shinichi Mechazawa, Freddie, who bears a striking resemblance to a world-famous rock legend, or Gorilla, who iswella gorilla.

It’s a daffy, interesting exploration of high school life and school gang culture, and requires viewing to be understood. While not known for having the greatest track record with its previous teachers, Holy Forest Academy attempts to turn its reputation around with the arrival of unorthodox teacher Eikichi Onizuka, a former gang member who managed to get his teaching certificate by the skin of his teeth. Located in the Tokyo suburb Kichijoji, Holy Forest is home to rather mischievous student body, to say the least.Although Onizuka’s motivations for becoming a teacher initially are quite suspect, he has the right mix of street smarts from his experiences in a gang, and a surprisingly firm moral compass. While his methods are somewhat unorthodox, he has the best interests of his students at heart, and will go to anything length to teach them valuable life lessons, and help them view the world in a different way.The way he interacts with his students’ lonely mothers, is a different issue altogether. The story of Baccano!

Blends the supernatural and ganster seamlessly, and begins when a group of alchemists summon a demon who teaches them how to make an elixir of immortality, at the expense of the souls of others. When a power-hungry member of their order begins to murder them for his own designs, the surviving members scatter around the globe in fear for their lives.The plot of Baccano! Is a winding one indeed. The story takes place in the U.S. In the 1930s, which saw a huge rise and consolidation of power by gangs in major cities, thanks in large part to prohibition. It centers around the exploits of a low-level thug named Dallas, the Mafioso Gandor brothers, a couple of foolish, down on their luck thieves, a powerful family, and of course, alchemists. The musical score is as much a star as the cast, and it perfectly captures the mix of nostalgia and fear associated with 30s gang culture.

Kenichi Shirahama is a 16-year-old high school student who is subject to a very prevalent problem: high school bullying. After a fateful run-in with the enchanting transfer student, Miu, Kenichi followers her to her grandfather’s dojo, where he begins to learn the basics of martial arts.The show does a great job of balancing displays of the regimented discipline required to master martial arts studied in the Ryōzanpaku dojo and the daily struggles of the all-too-real problem of high school bullies.

After besting a member of the school’s karate club, he becomes the target of a malicious gang of delinquents, Ragnarok, who alternately attack and try to recruit him. The conflict of the school eventually bleeds into the goings-on at the dojo, making for an incredibly dramatic conclusion. No list would be complete without the inclusion of 2015’s hit, Gangsta. It takes place in the gritty, rough and tumble town of Ergastulum, where crime is the bread and butter of all too many of its inhabitants, and the “wrong side” is whichever side puts you in front of the barrel of a gun.The story follows a pair of deadly handymen, Worick, a gigolo with a dark family history, and Nicolas, a deaf mercenary/bodyguard with superhuman abilities from prolonged use of a super drug, and revs up after they save Alex, a former prostitute. The show is as hard-hitting as the setting, painting a grim landscape of moral ambiguity and hard choices whose consequences are measured in the bodies that hit the ground. Dogs takes place in a dystopian, crime-ridden European city where violence, genetic manipulation, and criminal syndicates are the name of the game.

It centers around four anti-hero protagonists whose stories intertwine in unexpected and insidious ways, as they seek to resolve issues from their tragic, complicated pasts.While criminal and gangster activity is front and center in the show, the real star is its ensemble cast, especially its morally ambiguous protagonists. Whether it’s Heine, an albino gunman with an incredibly violent alternate persona caused by genetic experimentation, nicotine-addicted information broker with a penchant for violence, Badou, orphaned, amnesiac swordswoman Naoto, or grizzled assassin Mihai, their complex past is explored in a rich gangster setting, making it a must-watch for any fan of the genre. Black Lagoon follows the exploits of the Lagoon company, a fast-gunning, hard-hitting group of pirate-mercenaries that will take on any job, no matter how dangerous, for the right price. The status quo of the gang is shaken up quite a bit when average Japanese salaryman, Rokuro “Rock” Okajima, is taken hostage during one of their missions, and eventually joins up after discovering his company cut all ties with him in an attempt to cover up their involvement in illicit smuggling.The home base of the Lagoon company is Roanapur harbor, home to vicious chapters of organized criminals from around the world, as well as no goodnicks from all walks of life. Roanapur has just as much personality as the rest of the cast, because its seedy underbelly is filled with clandestine illegal dealings and more violence than you can shake a stick at. Following Rock and the badass members of the Lagoon company as they scour the high seas for the perfect payday, getting in increasingly over their heads, will have viewers on the edge of their seats. Takes place in the Tokyo neighborhood of Ikebukuro, and relies on a stellar cast of characters, changing viewpoints each episode to create a cohesive story that explores the complicated, sometimes daffy intersection of their lives.After Mikado moves to Tokyo to experience the excitement of city life and attend a prestigious school, he runs into his more streetwise childhood friend, Masaomi, who warns him that the alluring veneer of the city hides a sinister, gang-filled underbelly.

The narrative style of this show definitely sets it apart from other entries on their list, and the inner monologue of the episodes’ narrators, who navigate their violent world with their own motivations, will keep you hooked from episode to episode. Fortunately, there is a follow-up series, Durarara!!

X2, once you’ve blazed through the first series. Who says a great gang-related anime has to be a series? Tekkon Kinkreet is set in the Asian metropolis of Takaramachi (literally, Treasure City), a crumbling shadow of its former prosperity. It follows the exploits of two orphans, Shiro and Kuro (White and Black), a duo that calls themselves “The Cats,” as they attempt to navigate the perils of gang-controlled slum life, and keep the city in a modicum of order.Danger is part and parcel of the daily lives of Kuro and Shiro. When they run afoul of a gang boss with plans to turn the town into an amusement park, events spiral out of control, and Kuro begins to lose his tenuous grip on reality. The film has a lot of creative license thanks to the Kuro’s interesting view of reality, and is incredibly animated. It explores the nature of friendship and violence from multiple perspectives, making it a one of a kind viewing experience unlike any other in the genre.

Akira is the legendary film that is partly responsible for turning anime into the cultural juggernaut it is today. The events of the film take place in 2019, in Neo Tokyo, a dystopian metropolis rebuilt on the ruins of the former city after a psychic explosion leveled the area and started World War III. The city is under martial law, due to the frequency of anti-government activity and delinquent gang violence.Shōtarō Kaneda is one such delinquent, a mostly good-hearted high schooler who leads his own bōsōzoku biker gang, the Capsules, who have a fierce rivalry with the Clowns that leaves a swath of damage and destruction throughout the city. When Kaneda’s best friend Tetsuo encounters a psychic who escaped from the clutches of the government, his gang becomes entangled in a conflict that engulfs the city’s warring factions in violence, and threatens to repeat history. The true pinnacle of cinematic anime, Akira is a sci-fi, gangland staple that belongs in the collection of any true fan.