Shibuya-cho (渋谷町 Shibuya-chō?, lit. Shibuya Town) is a district of Tokyo-to that appears in Jet Set Radio. It is a crowded district of the city that is the home turf of the GG's, and contains entertainment and stores that many citizens attend to. Shibuya-cho is also referred to as "the city of daylight", as revealed by DJ Professor K. Additionally, the GG's hideout, the garage, is also located in the district.[2] The district is based on the real ward of the same name.
Official descriptions[]
Jet Grind Radio: Sybex's Official Strategies & Secrets[]
- The tag kings of Shibuya-cho, the GG's, have recently been derailed by an unknown group of Rudies. All the GG tags in Shibuya-cho have been covered up with the new graffiti; they don't know who's behind it all. Is it Poison Jam, the Kogane Rudies who hide their faces behind strange masks? Or is it the Noise Tanks, the gang of hi-tech Rudies that rules the night town of Benten-cho? It's up to you to find out.[3]
Hi-sCoool! SeHa Girls[]
- The opening stage in Jet Set Radio and home base to the protagonist gang, the GGs. One of the towns in the mysterious (?!) Asian metropolis of Tokyo-to, along with others such as Kogane-cho and Benten-cho. It's unrelated to the town of greed, but excessively tanned girls and delinquents roam the streets.[note 1]
Overview[]
Shibuya-cho consists of three major areas and two intersecting pathways. The three major areas are the bus terminal, Park Street and Center Street. The sewage pipe and Shibuya Scramble Crossing hold as ways that connects all three locations in the district. According to the manuals for the game, the GG's hideout, the garage, is located in the backstreets of central Shibuya-cho.[2]
Story[]
Located in south and described as "the city of daylight", Shibuya-cho serves as the GG's home turf. Because the garage, the GG's headquarters, is located in the backstreets of Shibuya and is considered the coolest place to be, the GG's end up being invaded and challenged by numerous rival Rudie gangs throughout the city, with the local Love Shockers being Shibuya's most prominent rival Rudie gang in their proximity. The GG's go out their way to defend their turf, to which they succeed. After the defeat of the Love Shockers, Shibuya-cho is attacked by the Golden Rhinos, who fill the district with explosives in all three parts of the location, but are ultimately put to a stop by the GG's.
Missions and showdowns[]
Below are the missions and showdowns that happen at Shibuya-cho.
Missions[]
Showdowns[]
- Gum's showdown
- Corn/Tab's showdown
- Cube's showdown (Most releases.)
- Combo's showdown
- Originally gave the player a set of challenges in the original Japanese release.
- Piranha/Sugar's showdown
- Originally was a race in the original Japanese release.
Music[]
Jet Set Radio[]
These are all the songs that play throughout Shibuya-cho.
- Hideki Naganuma - "Let Mom Sleep"
- Deavid Soul - "Up-Set Attack"
- Hideki Naganuma - "That's Enough"
- Richard Jacques - "Everybody Jump Around"
- Idol Taxi - "O.K.!?House!!!!!?????"
- Hideki Naganuma - "Sneakman"
- Deavid Soul - "Dunny Boy Williamson Show"
- Note: "Dunny Boy Williamson Show" was only in the original Japanese release.
Other appearances[]
Sega Superstars Tennis[]
In Sega Superstars Tennis, Shibuya-cho is represented via the Jet Set Radio court. The court takes place around the bus terminal.
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed[]
According to the Japanese website for Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, Graffiti City is set in Shibuya-cho during the time of dusk.[1]
Hi-sCoool! SeHa Girls[]
In Hi-sCoool! SeHa Girls, Shibuya-cho makes multiple appearances throughout the anime. It serves as the main setting for the tenth episode of the anime series, "Broken Jet Set Radio" and also appears in the OVA special, "The Excessive 54th Annual! Go Give It All You've Got! Only You Can Be the Champion! Surpass All the School Events of the Past! Sehagaga Academy Sports Festival", where Shibuya-cho served as the goal in the multi-stage Hang-On race that takes place in the episode. The district also makes an appearance in the opening for the show.[4]
Roller Champions[]
In Roller Champions, a Tokyo-to Skatepark was temporarily added to the game along with Beat and Gum. According to an overhead shot of the skatepark, it is shown to be set in the bus terminal area of Shibuya-cho.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Sometime late in development, Smilebit decided to redesign Shibuya-cho.[5]
- Masayoshi Kikuchi would reveal that he was in charge of designing Shibuya-cho in a interview from 2024.[6]
Notes[]
- ↑ Fan translated from the original source.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Course page.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jet Grind Radio manual, page 4.
- ↑ Jet Grind Radio: Sybex's Official Strategies & Secrets, page 30.
- ↑ Hi☆sCoool! セハガール OPテーマ「セハガガガンバッちゃう！！」（TVサイズ）PV
- ↑ McCarthy, Caty (June 29, 2020) 20 Years Later, The Rowdy Creators of Tokyo-to Reflect on Making Jet Set Radio. VG247. Retrieved on November 11, 2023.
- ↑ Inamoto, Tetsuya, Wataru Nagayama (March 25, 2024) ［インタビュー］“ショウワ99年”記念！ 「ジェットセットラジオ」開発陣がシリーズ誕生秘話と完全新作への意気込みを語る. 4Gamer.net. Retrieved on March 26, 2024.
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