Kokketsu-dan (Kok-ke-tsu-dan こっけつだん)

Kokketsu-dan emerged in late 2019, formed almost unintentionally by Haibara Saku, a figure shaped by Shibuya’s grunge scene. What began as a loose gathering of disillusioned punks gradually settled into something more deliberate, an organization that learned to survive by fighting harder and moving smarter than anyone expected. The gang exists in that grey space between rebellion and crime, not driven by ideology so much as by a collective refusal to be stepped on.   Tokyo became their proving ground, not because they sought dominance, but because the city’s shifting power struggles demanded they either grow or be erased. Early on, their ability to navigate police presence sometimes through connections, sometimes through intuition, gave them an massive advantage.  

Koketsu Core Values

Kokketsu-dan’s values weren’t drafted in a manifesto, they formed naturally from the people who built the group. Those values remain messy, contradictory at times, but unmistakably their own.   Weapons are treated as personal extensions, used with precision.   Style and intent matter, fighting is expression, not spectacle.   Emotion is a vulnerability, members are expected to operate detachment.   Risk is embraced rather than avoided, for a daily thrill.   Loyalty is quiet and personal, actions speak more than words.   Power doesn’t lie in numbers but in the will of those who fight.   Move with intention and never forget where you crawled up from.  

History

Origins (2019–2020)

Kokketsu-dan began with no plans, no structure, and certainly no dreams of expanding across Tokyo. Saku pulled together a group of misfits who felt the city had forgotten them, goths, punks, scenesters, and drifters. Their earliest conflicts were small, mostly run-ins with predatory clubs or minor gangs exploiting the nightlife scene. Those clashes forced them to organize, and before long, the group had an identity, black clothes, stark makeup, and a level of emotional hardness that outsiders mistook for coldness.  

Recruitment and Early Growth (2020–2022)

As word spread, more youths from Shibuya and Okubo gravitated toward them. Not because Kokketsu-dan promised money or glory, but because they offered a place where people who didn’t fit anywhere else could stand without being looked down on. Their initiation ritual, proving fearlessness through pain, wasn’t meant to intimidate it was designed to filter out those who treated the gang like a fashion trend.   Their weapons of choice, knives, brass knuckles, glass bottles, reflected who they were ! improvisational fighters who valued precision and style over brute force. By then, the police had taken notice, yet strangely, Kokketsu-dan often slipped through cracks other groups fell into. Whether it was discreet informants or a few sympathetic officers who remembered their own punk years, nobody could say for certain.  

Present Day

Today, the gang stretches across several districts, though each branch still feels more like a distinct subculture than a traditional criminal enterprise. Their reputation is unusual: some see them as unhinged punks, others as disciplined fighters wearing a punk disguise. Conflicts inside the gang simmer beneath the surface, Saku pulling toward structure, Yūnagi pulling toward violence, and Nagiko trying to preserve the community buried beneath it all.   Even so, Kokketsu-dan continues to grow. Not because of ambition, but because Tokyo keeps creating more people who feel like them.  

Organizational Structure

Kokketsu-dan’s hierarchy is minimal, built around practicality rather than ceremony. Authority flows from the respect each leader naturally commands, not from titles pinned on them.   At the top stands Saku, guiding the gang with a mix of caution and quiet resolve. Beneath him is Awato, the right hand who balances emotional distance with a strategist’s eye. Their leadership is complemented by the district heads—Nagiko in Okubo, offering structure and community, and Yūnagi in Kamurocho, whose volatility inspires both fear and loyalty.   Each district operates semi-independently, shaped by the personality of the one who runs it. Members are categorized by reliability rather than rank; veterans handle ambushes and territorial defenses, while newcomers shadow them until they’re trusted not to fold under pressure.   Every member is expected to master their chosen weapon style, maintain discipline under pain, and uphold the gang’s aesthetic identity. While disagreements are common, decisions made by Saku or Awato are rarely challenged, less out of fear and more out of the understanding that both men carry the weight of the gang’s survival on their shoulders.  

Operations and Facilities

Kokketsu-dan’s bases aren’t fortresses, they’re places where the veneer of normal life hides something more.   Shibuya serves as their cultural heart, the birthplace that anchors their identity. It’s where they recruit, where their shows and meetups happen, and where the atmosphere of grunge still lingers enough to feel like home.   Okubo functions as their more stable foothold, under Nagiko’s careful hand. Here, clubs, indie venues, and goth events act as fronts for subtle protection rackets and information gathering. These spots blur the lines between business and shelter, giving vulnerable nightlife workers a safe space the city rarely offers.   Kamurocho, under Yūnagi, is the opposite: unpredictable, violent, and shaped by constant territorial skirmishes. Their presence here is more openly aggressive street fights, intimidation, and rapid hit-and-run operations.   Most of their “facilities” are simply rooms above clubs, abandoned practice spaces, and makeshift headquarters lit by neon signs and cigarette glow. Public-facing events like music shows, fashion pop-ups, charity nights to mask their movements, letting them blend into subculture without drawing the kind of attention firearms or large-scale violence would bring.