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Ichiban

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Ichiban Kasuga, a former yakuza who served 18 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, emerges with his optimism intact only to find himself betrayed and left for dead. With his Dragon Quest-inspired belief that he's the hero of his own adventure, Ichiban builds a new family from society's outcasts and fights to protect Yokohama's most vulnerable citizens while uncovering conspiracies that reach to the highest levels of power in Japan.

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