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Gangsta.

Gangsta.

20157.21 Season12 EpisodesEnded

Overview

In the crime-ridden, mafia-governed city of Ergastulum, Worick and Nicolas are two “handymen” known as “Benriya” who would take any dirty job from either police or mafia, for a good price. After an assignment from police the two met and later joined by Alex, a former prostitute who got interested in the mysterious background of the team, in particular of Nicolas’ abilities.

Created by Kohske
Written by Kohske, Shin'ichi Inotsume
Produced by 堀隼人, Yoshiyuki Shiotani, Masayuki Nishide
NetworksABC TV

Top Cast

Kenjiro Tsuda

Kenjiro Tsuda

Nicolas Brown (voice)

Junichi Suwabe

Junichi Suwabe

Worick Arcangelo (voice)

Mamiko Noto

Mamiko Noto

Alex Benedetto (voice)

Tetsuo Kanao

Tetsuo Kanao

Chad Adkins (voice)

Kaito Ishikawa

Kaito Ishikawa

Cody Balfour (voice)

Ami Koshimizu

Ami Koshimizu

Constance Raveau (voice)

Katsuhisa Houki

Katsuhisa Houki

Daniel Monroe (voice)

Tomohisa Hashizume

Tomohisa Hashizume

Delico (voice)

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Doug (voice)

Tetsu Inada

Tetsu Inada

Galahad Woeho (voice)

Themes & Keywords

child abuseundergroundswordplaykidnappinggangstersecret organizationdystopiapolicemurderbetrayalgoremafiaconspiracytragedydisastercoming of agegangredemptiongunfightbrainwashingracismbromancetortureprostitutionbased on mangamassacregenocidecriminal underworldmutilationpost warmilitaryangstseinencriminal organizationanimedrastic change of life

About Gangsta.

Gangsta. is a drama, action & adventure, animation, crime series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of child abuse, underground, swordplay, kidnapping, gangster, secret organization. Created by Kohske, it stars Kenjiro Tsuda, Junichi Suwabe, Mamiko Noto. In the crime-ridden, mafia-governed city of Ergastulum, Worick and Nicolas are two “handymen” known as “Benriya” who would take any dirty job from either police or mafia, for a good price. After an assignment from police the two met and later joined by Alex, a former prostitute who got interested in the mysterious background of the team, in particular of Nicolas’ abilities.

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