Amateur Vigilante - Vol. 2 Ch. 11 - Tower Mansion

[MangaDex]

 

[wotta57]

Thanks for the translation!

 

[Kendama]

How convenient that the yakuza spawn has a whole freaking building in the middle of nowhere. I can't with this series, it's so ridiculous I can enjoy it without any problems with suspending disbelief.

 

[77BLc9JwJGpLVARkamJx]

Free fortress.

 

[w4nzxtxgrgn]

"What is that, a skyscraper?"

"nah, it's just a tall tree"

"kthx"

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We only see one unit in the building, so until shown otherwise, I'm going with all the other apartments in the building are also filled with cats.

 

[danbellucci]

that's nonsense. how would he get planning permission to build a 10+storey building in the middle of the countryside? And even if there was such a building, obviously his father would know about it. It's not like yakuza are so swimming with money that they give their young son 50 mill usd in cash to build an apartment building in the countryside. a young son might be given enough to buy or rent a house without his father knowing about it but a tall apartment building in the middle of the countryside? It doesn't make sense.

 

[tbvp]

ty for the chapter

 

[ghostkun]

Don't tell me a fucking building in the middle of nowhere is where some of yall draw the line with this manga lol

 

[sssr]

that's nonsense. how would he get planning permission to build a 10+storey building in the middle of the countryside? And even if there was such a building, obviously his father would know about it. It's not like yakuza are so swimming with money that they give their young son 50 mill usd in cash to build an apartment building in the countryside. a young son might be given enough to buy or rent a house without his father knowing about it but a tall apartment building in the middle of the countryside? It doesn't make sense.

If you know a bit about Japanese history, how the real estate industry in Japan works (dysfunctionally), and how Japanese corruption works in the countryside, the apartment tower is so far the most realistic part of this manga.

Basically, that weird tower is just an example of the "useless building" phenomenon in the Japanese countryside. Politicians want "development" in their constituency and developers might want political favors. So a building of a certain value would be built in the politician's constituency on land that belongs to someone in the politician's circle of "supporters". The politician might also get some rights to parts of the building as direct kickback. Since the value of the building is what matters instead of its function, a lot of times this would result in crazy stuff like hotels (or even love hotels), apartment buildings, or parking garages in the middle of nowhere. The developer would also normally try to liquidate the buildings ASAP. This makes such buildings actually useful for organized crime as a way to launder money. Since yakuza can't own property under Japanese law, they would usually have civilian associates make the transactions. Minors are sometimes used because Japanese law does not prohibit ownership of property by minors (my favorite case example is Bunny Girl Senpai Sakurajima Mai owning her condo) but cannot prosecute minors for financial crimes under the yakuza act. The son of an actual yakuza boss wouldn't be used, though, so that part is unrealistic. However, the building itself is a common phenomenon in Japan.

 

[leftforalt]

Kek, are we pivoting to light hearted shit as well in this series? A chillax kidnap'ee Just breaks a bottle over his kidnappers head after thinking twice about it, and it works? Pretty gold.

 

[Kushikime]

Thanks for the chapter

 

[n3na3]

tower of felines

 

[mister_nobody]

If you know a bit about Japanese history, how the real estate industry in Japan works (dysfunctionally), and how Japanese corruption works in the countryside, the apartment tower is so far the most realistic part of this manga.

Basically, that weird tower is just an example of the "useless building" phenomenon in the Japanese countryside. Politicians want "development" in their constituency and developers might want political favors. So a building of a certain value would be built in the politician's constituency on land that belongs to someone in the politician's circle of "supporters". The politician might also get some rights to parts of the building as direct kickback. Since the value of the building is what matters instead of its function, a lot of times this would result in crazy stuff like hotels (or even love hotels), apartment buildings, or parking garages in the middle of nowhere. The developer would also normally try to liquidate the buildings ASAP. This makes such buildings actually useful for organized crime as a way to launder money. Since yakuza can't own property under Japanese law, they would usually have civilian associates make the transactions. Minors are sometimes used because Japanese law does not prohibit ownership of property by minors (my favorite case example is Bunny Girl Senpai Sakurajima Mai owning her condo) but cannot prosecute minors for financial crimes under the yakuza act. The son of an actual yakuza boss wouldn't be used, though, so that part is unrealistic. However, the building itself is a common phenomenon in Japan.

What this guy said, but to make it short, basically;

• Politician says "development for countryside!"
• Built a single building in the middle of fuck knows where.
• Developer now has a building that requires maintenance and generates zero profit.
• "Fuck it, Imma sell it to Yakuza."
• Yakuza can't legally own property though, so they have a civilian to own it for them (sometimes minors).

So yes, it's a common phenomenon in Japan.

 

[Kendama]

If you know a bit about Japanese history, how the real estate industry in Japan works (dysfunctionally), and how Japanese corruption works in the countryside, the apartment tower is so far the most realistic part of this manga.

Basically, that weird tower is just an example of the "useless building" phenomenon in the Japanese countryside. Politicians want "development" in their constituency and developers might want political favors. So a building of a certain value would be built in the politician's constituency on land that belongs to someone in the politician's circle of "supporters". The politician might also get some rights to parts of the building as direct kickback. Since the value of the building is what matters instead of its function, a lot of times this would result in crazy stuff like hotels (or even love hotels), apartment buildings, or parking garages in the middle of nowhere. The developer would also normally try to liquidate the buildings ASAP. This makes such buildings actually useful for organized crime as a way to launder money. Since yakuza can't own property under Japanese law, they would usually have civilian associates make the transactions. Minors are sometimes used because Japanese law does not prohibit ownership of property by minors (my favorite case example is Bunny Girl Senpai Sakurajima Mai owning her condo) but cannot prosecute minors for financial crimes under the yakuza act. The son of an actual yakuza boss wouldn't be used, though, so that part is unrealistic. However, the building itself is a common phenomenon in Japan.

Ooooh, so that's why Change the World begins in a ruined love hotel in the middle of a forest. I translated the entire series but didn't know about it. I knew the real estate market in Japan is corrupt, but didn't know how much. Thanks for the info.

 

[danbellucci]

If you know a bit about Japanese history, how the real estate industry in Japan works (dysfunctionally), and how Japanese corruption works in the countryside, the apartment tower is so far the most realistic part of this manga.

Basically, that weird tower is just an example of the "useless building" phenomenon in the Japanese countryside. Politicians want "development" in their constituency and developers might want political favors. So a building of a certain value would be built in the politician's constituency on land that belongs to someone in the politician's circle of "supporters". The politician might also get some rights to parts of the building as direct kickback. Since the value of the building is what matters instead of its function, a lot of times this would result in crazy stuff like hotels (or even love hotels), apartment buildings, or parking garages in the middle of nowhere. The developer would also normally try to liquidate the buildings ASAP. This makes such buildings actually useful for organized crime as a way to launder money. Since yakuza can't own property under Japanese law, they would usually have civilian associates make the transactions. Minors are sometimes used because Japanese law does not prohibit ownership of property by minors (my favorite case example is Bunny Girl Senpai Sakurajima Mai owning her condo) but cannot prosecute minors for financial crimes under the yakuza act. The son of an actual yakuza boss wouldn't be used, though, so that part is unrealistic. However, the building itself is a common phenomenon in Japan.

show apartment building with 10+ floors surrounded by fields, if you're so great

 

[sssr]

show apartment building with 10+ floors surrounded by fields, if you're so great

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Tower_41

https://www.snowtomamu.jp/winter/en/ski/

The most famous of these things used to be Osaka's Rinku Gate Tower Building from back in the '80s, but the area around it is now developed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinku_Gate_Tower_Building

 

[Kendama]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Tower_41

Posting before the other chap does: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/スカイタワー41#/media/ファイル:Sky_Tower_41_in_Kaminoyama_(14676522452).jpg

I'm not trying to imply you're wrong. Clearly this illustrates your point, and its being in the middle of farming fields, as opposed to surrounded by half a dozen houses and a school, is inconsequential. In fact, the story doesn't say the building is hidden from prying eyes, just that it is an abandoned building and nobody knows Genpei owns it. As in, of all places the yakuza is gonna look for Shintarou in, it's unlikely they'll think of that building.

 

[danbellucci]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Tower_41

https://www.snowtomamu.jp/winter/en/ski/

The most famous of these things used to be Osaka's Rinku Gate Tower Building from back in the '80s, but the area around it is now developed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinku_Gate_Tower_Building

I've been fact mogged

 

[Ernergeycey]

funny

 

[popo53414]