Definitely looks fun! I'll keep an eye out for that OOC.

This could be cool! I'm up for it!

you know what, I'm interested!

Edit: Also, I like how your description made me think, "What if Saint's Row was an anime?"

What kind of a gang is it exactly? Bōsōzoku? Sukeban or banchō (or a mixed-gender amalgam of the two)? Do we rule a territory or do we terrorize the halls of our high school and not much else? Is this something historical like the 70's or 80's, or modern-day? Semi-realistic (like a sports anime, I guess) or leaning heavily into anime power level nonsense?

I've got literally dozens of ideas collecting dust. I can be anything from the typical shonen protagonist who wants to get stronger to stand up to her bullies, to the 18-19 year old elders of the group who are afraid of the real world sneaking up on them after their graduation day, and everything in between. I pray to God you've got room for one more lol.

What kind of a gang is it exactly? Bōsōzoku? Sukeban or banchō (or a mixed-gender amalgam of the two)? Do we rule a territory or do we terrorize the halls of our high school and not much else? Is this something historical like the 70's or 80's, or modern-day? Semi-realistic (like a sports anime, I guess) or leaning heavily into anime power level nonsense?

I've got literally dozens of ideas collecting dust. I can be anything from the typical shonen protagonist who wants to get stronger to stand up to her bullies, to the 18-19 year old elders of the group who are afraid of the real world sneaking up on them after their graduation day, and everything in between. I pray to God you've got room for one more lol.

Excellent question!

I don't want to limit any of the characters to one specific style of gang. If someone wants to be more a banchou kinda deal, that's totally cool. Since it's our own canon, I think we'll be alright mixing and matching in order to fit whatever people would want to play.

At the start, our characters would have the strength to run the halls of our school, but would branch out into becoming a force to be reckoned with outside of school, claiming territory throughout the city. We can play it pretty loose with geography since I'm certainly no expert.

I'd also aim to be closer to a semi-realistic sports anime vibe, power level stuff and special attacks can get kinda unwieldy, so I'd prefer us being folks who just like to throw down beatings. But I would expect us to be put in "shonen level" situations, like a special type of fight with weird rules or otherwise wild escapades. And it would take place in the modern day is what I was thinking, unless people would want to play in a different decade?

Regardless, the initial OOC is up here!

roleplayerguild.com/topics/185946-str…

And it would take place in the modern day is what I was thinking, unless people would want to play in a different decade?

I mean I'm still signing up no matter what, but here are a couple of reasons you may consider placing it in a different decade instead. And mind you I'm going full bōsōzoku with my character idea, but this'll affect troublemakers of any stripe, really. Just stuff to think about:

1. Japan didn't start passing its anti-association laws until the early 00's or so. Before then it was much easier to wear gang colors, assemble in groups of fifteen or more, and get away with more shit without getting arrested. Definitely a struggle for underagers looking for trouble. Arrest and juvenile prison is an underwhelming end to any disturbed character's story.

2. Either the bubble of the 80s or the financial collapse of the 90s would not only make for interesting settings, but also go a long way in explaining away any expensive toys or legally questionable activities in our teenagers' recent purview. Motorcycles? Affordable to teens in the eighties. Sneaking into bars while underaged? Who cares it was the eighties. Hell we might be able to afford an actual clubhouse or hideout somewhere if we all chipped in. Conversely the nineties created a huge ennui via homelessness, joblessness, stress, uncertainty ... all delicious ingredients for creating a troubled home life for a fiery young kid full of piss and vinegar.

3. The chad gakuran and seira fuku vs. the virgin blazer.

Well you sound like you really know your stuff. My initial thoughts of switching up the decade would cut out the whole smart phones thing, which really is a drag for storytelling and roleplay.

But all your other reasons sound way better. I'll leave the OOC as is for now and for the first IC stuff I'll narrow it down with any other additional feedback from potential players.

Oh yeah no sorry I've been neck-deep in this subculture for a coupla years now. I failed to get a very similar game off the ground, so I've been doing creative writing and a 1x1 in the (Nerima City ca. 1983) instead. Requiring a lot of research, for sure. But I love it, it's a refreshing departure from the Hell's Angels zeitgeist over here in the States.

Oh yeah no sorry I've been neck-deep in this subculture for a coupla years now. I failed to get a very similar game off the ground, so I've been doing creative writing and a 1x1 in the (Nerima City ca. 1983) instead. Requiring a lot of research, for sure. But I love it, it's a refreshing departure from the Hell's Angels zeitgeist over here in the States.

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I can't remember if I posted in there but I was following that game! Absolute bummer it never got off the ground, I was really looking forward to it.

@rocketrobie2 When I become the banchou of the school, your loyalty will not go unremembered. ;)