Sh15uya

Shibuya Fifteen シブヤフィフティーン

Aired January 10, 2005 to March 28 from 3:12 - 3:42 at night on TV-Asahi. There was also a manga version in the magazine Tokusatsu Ace, which was collected into a tankouban.

Summary

Fifteen year old kids live in the Shibuya area, but things aren't what they seem. They're pursued by a killer named Piece, and other explainable phenomenon occur. The teens are split into three gangs: the Love Generations ラブゲンのボス, the PalHands パルハンズ, and Bunkamu ブンカム.

Characters

Tsuyoshi (ツヨシ) ／ Shouta (ショータ) ／ Rev (レヴ)

Real name: Mamiya Tsuyoshi マミヤツヨシ

Played by: Yuuki Saya (城早矢）

The show's protagonist. Strong-willed and honest. Though a boy, Tsuyoshi is played by a female actor. Tsuyoshi as a name means "strong".

Ema (エマ)

Played by: Aragaki Yui (新垣結衣)

Has special powers which allows her to fight Piece.

Asagi (アサギ) ／ Miu (ミウ)

Real name：Akishima Hitomi (アキシマヒトミ)

Played by Haga Yuria (芳賀優里亜）

The leader of the Love Generations gang.

Ryuugo (リュウゴ)

Played by 山下亨

Real name: Naitou Shigeki (ナイトウシゲキ)

The Palhands' boss.

DJ

Played by Erihara Takuya 植原卓也

Real name: Takemoto Kazuhiko (タケモトカズヒコ)

Boss of the Bunkamu gang.

Kengo ケンゴ

Played by Yuge Tomohisa 弓削智久

Owner of the tattoo shop KOYA. A neutral area for the gangs. In actuality, he's oversees Shibuya and is the teenager's teacher.

Ootomo オオトモ

Played by Karahashi Mitsuru 唐橋充

A homeless man, who may know more than he seems.

Igaya イガヤ

Director over Shibuya and Kengo's superior.

Piece ピース

Spelled Peace in the TN subs. This is a mistake, the official DVD material show that the giant mecha are called Whole's. Piece is just a small part of the program.

Played by Mark Musashi マーク武蔵

Kills broken 15 year olds. Seemingly, any person in Shibuya can turn into Piece.

People targeted by Piece

• Chiko (Face.01) - Dead
• Asagi (Face.02-04) - Is locked on, but survives because Ema saves her.
• Nami (Face.05) - Dead
• Asagi (Face.06) - Second lock-on, dead.
• Tsuyoshi (Face.07-08) - Was locked on because there's a strap made out of the skin of someone Piece had locked on to.
• Mikio (Face.08) - Dead
• Ema (Face.08) - Survives
• Tsuyoshi (Face.10) -
• Mikio (Face.11) - Dead

Lovegen Gang

• Area: Dougenzaka 道玄坂
• Members
  • Asagi
  • Nami
  • Chiko
  • Haru

Bunkamu Gang

• Area: Bunkamu 文化村通り

Manga

A manga version was released. The story differs from the TV show, especially with the ending.

External Links

Toei page