Tokyo Underworld (Place)

**This article is about the place, not to be confused with Tokyo Underworld series.**

**Tokyo Underworld** (深東京, **Shin Tokyo**?) is the place where people who have committed crimes in life come once they die. It's considered an urban legend because no one knows if it really exists. Tokyo Underworld is the main location of the Tokyo Underworld series.

## Overview

The Tokyo underworld could be considered hell for those people who committed crimes in their lives, whether they were aware of the crimes or not. People they have killed have a direct pass to Tokyo Underworld when they die. People who come to Tokyo Underworld are classified as **Guilty** (罪人, *Tsumibito*?). It's led by the President Tower.

## Description

Tokyo Underworld is a place similar to real-life Tokyo having the same sites as its counterpart including Tokyo Tower. In Tokyo Underworld, tourist places are considered prisons, having their own rulers to monitor the prisons.

## Arrival and Escape

### Arrival

The Tokyo Underworld is only accessible when a person dies or is killed. If the murdered person wishes, they can take their murderer with them to Tokyo Underworld. Upon arrival it can be considered guilty and therefore a target for the executioners or it can be recruited by the President Tower if their skills are extraordinary.

### Escape

In Tokyo Underworld there is a way to escape, this way is by going to Tokyo Tower and touching it. This is known as **the** **Spider's Thread** (蜘 (く) 蛛 (も) の糸 (いと) , *Kumo no Ito*?), which is the presidential pardon granted by the President Tower, this pardon allows it to escape from the Tokyo Underworld and travel to the real Tokyo.

## Executioners

*Main Article: Executioners*
The executioners are in charge of monitoring and protecting Tokyo Underworld. Their task is to protect their prisons, kill guilties and prevent them from reaching Tokyo Tower.

## Economy

In Tokyo Underworld, the **Obols** (怨, *En*?) currency is used by the executioners when they make their transactions.

## Guiltograms

The **Guiltograms** (罪 (ギル) 重 (グラム) , *Giruguramu*?) are the unit used to calculate the weight of a guilty. This unit is used in auctions to calculate the grade to which the guilty will belong.

## Guilty Classification

In Tokyo Underworld, guilty are divided into seven ranks based on the weight of their crimes. These ranks are called grades.

These grades are:

1. **Grade A** (一等, *Ittō*?)
2. **Grade B** (二等, *Nitō*?)
3. **Grade C** (三等, *Santō*?)
4. **Grade D** (四等, *Shitō*?)
5. **Grade E** (五等, *Gotō*?)
6. **Grade F** (六等, *Rokutō*?)
7. **Grade G** (七等, *Shichitō*?)

In addition to the aforementioned grades, there is a grade above **Grade A** called **S-Grade** or **Special Grade** (特等, *Tokutō*?).

## Places

* **Tokyo Tower** (東京タワー, *Tōkyō tawā*?) is the main localization of the **President Tower**. It's also the place where the presidential pardon, the **Spider's Thread** is granted. According to Enra, Tokyo Tower is a bridge that connects Tokyo underworld with the real world.
* **Presidential Prefecture** (大統領府, *Daitōryō-fu*?) is the president tower's personal prefecture, it's used as a meeting center for executioners as well as president tower's personal meetings.
	+ **President's Castle** (大統領のお城, *Daitōryō no O-jō*?) is the president's main residence, it's used as a court for the president tower's politics and personal affairs.
	+ **Court Colosseum** (宮廷闘技場, *Kyūtei Tōgiba*?) is a coliseum created by the executioners for their entertainment in the presidential prefecture, it is a place where the executioners make their half-executioners fight until one of them dies. It's located in Tokyo Dome.

## Prisons

The Tokyo Underworld consists of several places classified as prisons, each prison has its own ruler. Prisons are named according to their position but may be known by another name depending on the location.

The prisons known so far are:

The prisons that have only been mentioned are:

* Akasaka Prison
* Akabane Prison
* Akihabara Prison
* Aoyama Prison
* Ebisu Prison
* Hamamatsu Prison
* Harajuku Prison
* Hongoh Prison
* Jiyugaoka Prison
* Kasumigaseki Prison
* Makuhari Prison
* Nakano Prison
* Okubo Prison
* Roppongi Prison
* Ryogoku Prison
* Shibuya Prison
* Sugamo Prison
* Ueno Prison
* Yoyogi Prison

## References

*Tokyo Underworld* Manga: Chapter 11 (Page 8).
*Tokyo Underworld* Manga: Chapter 11 (Page 6).
*Tokyo Underworld* Manga: Chapter 62 (Page 17).