He goes on to suggest that Kazeo might be a contender to take on Goura for the top spot, and that they should join forces. Back at Suzuran, Kazeo is approached by Ogisu Kenichi, who explains that since beating Wajima at the opening ceremony, Kazeo has been ranked as the school's number five fighter.

Makise instead ropes Ken into coming to work with him at a local auto dealer.

He encounters Makise Takashi, whom he implores to forget they saw each other. Before he can follow, Kazeo is attacked by another student, Wajima, whom he promptly knocks out with a single punch.Īt the Doberman Bar, former mob enforcer Katagiri Ken enjoys a drink while trying to keep a low profile. Recognizing his vehicle as the town car from earlier, Kazeo confronts Ryohei, who ignores him and walks away. The fracas is interrupted by the arrival of Kagami Ryohei, another transfer student, whose arrogance immediately draws the ire of the crowd. He arrives just in time for the “opening ceremony”, a showdown between Goura Toru, the school's number one fighter, and another student. While walking to school, he witnesses a group of students get clipped by a passing town car. Kaburagi Kazeo is a new transfer student at Suzuran All-Boys High School. Now that Suzuran’s previous seniors, Takiya Genji and Serizawa Tamao, have graduated, the top positions are open. The story begins one month after the action of “Crows Zero II” ends. 1.1 Suzuran High School's Combat Rating.For its male target audience, it is sure to be a hit. The film is reason enough for Western fans of the Japanese medium, such as anime, manga, and video games to rejoice and I am pretty sure fans of the comic won't have reason to complain either. You'll be dropped dead center in one of the toughest schools in the country, Suzuran, which is over run with gangs and violence. Everythign else sums up a fun time at the movies. Last but not least, the English voice-overs are atrocious I'd much rather just have subtitles. The number of loose, underdeveloped subplots is astonishing.

There is a Yakuza angle that is never really explored or tied in coherently. However, just because this film begs not to be taken seriously, doesn't mean I can ignore the shortcomings. Being an adaptation of a Japanese comic book, Crows Zero offers some of the most entertaining fight scenes I've seen in awhile and the soundtrack is awesome.

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