Episode 7

**G-Boys Winter War, Part 2** (Gボーイズ冬戦争・後編, *G-Bōizu Fuyu Sensō*) is the 7th episode to the IWGP Anime.

## Summary

The true culprits of "Shadow" are revealed, but this isn't enough to quell Hiroto's animosity toward Takashi. Meanwhile, Makoto meets with the real Shadow and makes a deal with him.

### Plot

Makoto learns from Reiichirō that there isn't any information involving or about Shadow in the central computer. What is known about him are simple rumors and that Shadow isn't a group, but a single person. After this call, Makoto tries to contact Takashi, however, his phone is out of service.

At the video rental store, Toshiaki continues filming his movie and during the break Crow relays to Makoto about Hiroto about his opinion on Shadow. So, Makoto has Crow relay the new information he has on Shadow to Hiroto and then contacts Saru. He details the organization that hired "Shadow" called Mars Enterprises who plan on expanding into Ikebukuro. That same group is also in some conflict with Donglong over their sex industry. Their ultimate goal is to simply sow chaos in Ikeburo and take advantage of the discord. Finished with the call, a man wearing a bunny mask confront Makoto with a knife and threatens him. Acting nonchalant, he thinks nothing of it and is then knocked out by the assailant.

When he comes too, Makoto uses the footage recorded from Toshiaki's camera, to figure out who attacked him. As it turns out it was one of the guys that were responsible for the Ok Curry attacks. Although Makoto informs Hiroto about the true culprits and their motives, Hiroto wants to settle his grudge against Takashi. Finally being able to contact Takashi, Makoto meets with Takashi and they do a stakeout in a restaurant located across the street from Mars Enterprises. Although Takashi believes that Mars is behind the attacks, he also believes that the Red Angels could be involved too. However, Makoto denies that they are, nonetheless, Takashi remains unconvinced.

That afternoon, at the Global Ring, Makoto runs into "Shadow" who details that the group using his name is besmirching his reputation. Shadow confesses that only the hit on at Xing Fu was done by him and not the others. In exchange for helping him find the culprits, Shadow promises to deal with them and another at Makoto's request.

Eventually, it's learned from Takashi that Hiroto was attacked by Shadow. Thanks to the rumor spread by Makoto, Mars has taken the heat to the attack, which, would thereby settle the matters altogether. However, this was not the case as Crow contacts Makoto, relaying that they still blame Takashi for the attack and are ready to go to war. Because of this, Makoto enlists help from the Red Devils, with their help and an eloquent speech from Kyōichi Hiroto's men back off.

Eventually, Takashi and Makoto visit the video store where they shoot a scene there for Toshiaki. Also, it's learned that Mars fired the group behind the attacks and they'll soon visit the store in hopes to get revenge against Takashi. They do and are taken out by both Shadow and Takashi.

Soon after this incident, the movie was completed and Toshiaki received some recognition for it. For his next movie, he plans on releasing a gun action movie. Furthermore, the Red Angels have become a more prominent figure in Ikebukuro.

## Characters

* Makoto Majima
* Reiichirō Yokoyama
* Toshiaki
* Crow
* Saru
* Hiroto Ikekuchi
* Takashi Ando
* Kyōichi Ozaki
* Tomomi Isogai