THE AKIYAMA SYNDICATE - INFORMATION PACKET (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) (Patreon)

Hey guys,

How is everyone doing ? I hope all is well.

I will be releasing information packets on each rival syndicate before the start of season 2 and before I release their character designs. The first clan is the Akiyama family.

I will also paste the information in the post as well for those who are reading on mobile.

The Akiyama Syndicate was established in the early 1700s. It is one of the most well-known and oldest syndicates in the LMB universe. Up until the Tanaka clan ousted them, the Akiyama clan was considered one of the most brutal syndicates. The Akiyama family excels in mass assassination, martial arts, and deceit. During their reign as the leading syndicate, they were dreaded by everyone they met, even politicians and rival yakuza clans.

The Akiyama clan frequently dresses in white to match their inherited white hair. There is a hypothesis that the Akiyama and Tanaka families are related via blood, although this is not verified. Unfortunately, the bloodline is practically extinct because the current boss, Akiyama Hanzo, has not produced any offspring to carry on the legacy.

Akiyama Hanzo is a merciless Yakuza boss. After Tanaka Hiroshi slaughtered both of Hanzo's parents at the age of seven, Hanzo became the youngest Yakuza boss when he took over the Akiyama syndicate at the age of twelve. The higher members of the Akiyama syndicate work in the light. They hide among ordinary individuals, including members of parliament, business owners, physicians, attorneys, and even teachers. They can carry out an assassination in broad daylight if necessary. However, lower-ranking members of the Akiyama syndicate must operate in the shadows and work their way up the ranks.

Hanzo makes few public appearances and only leaves his territory when meetings are scheduled. Many women from various Yakuza families find him extremely desirable due to his mysterious demeanor. However, Hanzo's gaze has only ever shifted to Tanaka Eiko.

For several generations, the Akiyama and Tanaka families were bitter enemies who often assassinated one another. However, seeing Eiko at one of the boss meetings prompted him to negotiate an arrangement with Tanaka Hiro, with the understanding that whenever Eiko is of legal age and ready for marriage, she would consider allowing him to pursue her.

On Eiko's 16th birthday, Hanzo gifted Hiro 5,000 of his syndicate members, granting the Tanaka syndicate access to the Tohoku area. When the elders of the Akiyama Syndicate learned about this, they all opposed it but kept their thoughts to themselves, except for one senior who governed under Hanzo's dead father. Hanzo murdered him to set an example for others to follow and not question his judgments. Hanzo keeps his affections for Eiko hidden to protect her from women from other syndicates. Hanzo and Eiko have just exchanged a few phrases, and he has no intention of pursuing her right now. For more than two years, he has been protecting her while remaining in the shadows of his estate. Eiko is not aware of Hanzo's affection for her.

Hanzo's greatest fear is getting assassinated, like his parents.

Thank you for reading.