Gokurakugai Troubleshooter Agency

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**Gokurakugai's Jack-of-all-Trades Troubleshooters Office** (極楽街 万事解決事務所, *Gokurakugai Banji Kaiketsu Jimusho*) (One-shot derived translation)

### Japanese

極 (ごく) 楽 (らく) 街 (がい) 解 (かい) 決 (けつ) 事 (じ) 務 (む) 所 (しょ)

### Inhabitants

Tao
Alma

### Affiliation

Saragi Anti-Maga Organization (Headquarters)

### Located in

Gokurakugai 8th Avenue, 2nd floor, housed the area previously occupied by the Mahjong Parlor Da San Yuan, situated above the Hourai Restaurant

## Debut

### Manga Debut

Chapter 1

**Gokurakugai Troubleshooter Agency** (極 (ごく) 楽 (らく) 街 (がい) 解 (かい) 決 (けつ) 事 (じ) 務 (む) 所 (しょ) , *Gokurakugai Kai Ketsu Jimusho*), originally known as **Gokurakugai Banji Kaiketsu Jimusho** (極楽街 万事解決事務所, lit. *Gokurakugai's Jack-of-all-Trades Troubleshooters Office*) from one-shot, is a problem-solver agency where they take on any difficult challenge depending on the reward. Behind the scenes, they also work as a specialist assassin for disasters, vowing to eradicate all disasters. Their office was originally a mahjong parlor called **Mahjong Parlor Da San Yuan** (雀荘大三元, *Jansou Daisangen*) making its location hard to discern.

## Overview

Alma works at the Gokurakugai Troubleshooter Agency, managed by Tao, also known as the "Troubleshooters." Employed by Tao, Alma tackles impossible tasks, handling everything from domestic disputes to complaints. Publicly, they deal with human conflicts, but covertly, they combat the Maga. While assisting people is costly, fighting the Maga is pro bono. This office is versatile, addressing various issues as long as the fee is met. However, behind the scenes, Alma and Tao are specialized assassins targeting the monstrous Maga, creatures formed from human or animal remains. They're part of "Saragi," an anti-Maga group dedicated to eradicating these creatures.

Tao is a normal human who fights using weapons such as anti-Maga bullets created by Dara, a beastly person with goggles and long black hair, who is part of the "Saragi" headquarters. Alma, being a half-human, half-Maga hybrid, fights using specialized weapons infused with Maga blood. With Tao's permission, Alma can remove a stake called the "Binding Stake" embedded in their chest. This stake transforms into a weapon resembling a Chinese cleaver, which Alma uses in battles.

Various requests pour into Alma and Tao's Gokurakugai Troubleshooter Agency every day. While outwardly they resolve troubles, behind the scenes, they combat Maga. This is the daily life of Alma and Tao.

### Exterior

Manga Serialization DesignOne-shot Design
### Interior

Interior (1)Interior (2)Alma's Bedroom Interior (3)Interior (4)Interior (5)
### Promotional

Tissue Pack on MangaTissue Pack on One-shot
## Plot

### The Missing and Disfigured Bodies Case

The chapter initially introduces the building of the Gokurakugai Troubleshooter Agency in the context of mysterious events on Gokurakugai 8th Avenue, marked by disappearances and unexplained deaths. Alma and Tao, affiliated with the agency, are depicted handling a case related to evidence of infidelity. The sequence unfolds with their client, Mr. Cho, providing partial payment, followed by Tao's subsequent act of threatening him.

## Trivia

* The Gokurakugai Troubleshooter Agency is inspired by a real location in Tokyo, but in the manga, intentional alterations were made to the building's layout, deviating from its actual design.
* The real-life location of the building is situated on Kanteibyo Street in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

## References

*Gokurakugai* Manga: Chapter 1 (Pages 13).
*Gokurakugai* Manga: Chapter 1 (Pages 4-11).
 "Location of the building". *Google Maps*.