Breed: Tosa Inu 

Benizakura, who is said to be the strongest dog in the world, is living in Uwajima with his owner Shin. In Benizakura&#039;s past, he was a great fighting dog participating in battles held between other fighting dogs. He had a long battle with another dog named Tsunaarashi, but the winner remained undecided as time ran out. Benizakura would have liked to have a rematch between him and his opponent and waited patiently, but Tsunaarashi had already become blind. When Benizakura realized that he went mad and refused to fight anymore - until he met Gin.

Born in the bitter cold of the Ouu Mountains as the son of Riki, the mightiest bear-hunting dog, is the magnificent tiger-striped puppy, Gin! 
To defeat the murderous Akakabuto—who seeks to build a stronghold deep in the mountains of Ou after defeating his grandfather and father—Gin joins the Ouu Army, his youthful blood boiling with determination!! With only three months left until the final showdown with Akakabuto, his eyes are set on finding true “men” who will fight alongside his comrades to the bitter end against Akakabuto, as he races across the entire land of Japan!! (Source: Toei Animation, translated)

Takeshi Aono was an actor, voice actor, and narrator from Asahikawa, Hokkaido. He was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. He graduated from Hokkaido Asahikawa Higashi High School.



__Affiliation:__ Former TBC Voice Actors' Theater 9th Class, KBS Voice Actors' Theater 15th Class.

__Awards:__
- 2001 SBS Drama Awards Special Award.
- 2003 KBS Entertainment Awards Best Voice Actor Award.
- 2004 KBS Radio Acting Awards Merit Award (after his death).

A wild dog named Weed happens to hear that he is the son of Gin, the great leader of Ohu, who lead the dogs of Ohu to victory in a fight against the monstrous bear Akakabuto. Weed wants to find his father no matter of what. On his search, Weed meets many friends and enemies. (Source: Anime News Network) 
Note: Includes one extra chapter.

A giant demon bear named Akakabuto has taken over Futago pass. Shortly after, a silver, tiger-striped Akita pup named Gin is born and is trained as a bear-dog. Gin is brought to Riki (the leader of a large pack of dogs and Gin's father) to join the pack. Riki let's him join after proving his strenght and sends his platoons to all parts of Japan to recruit strong males to fight Akakabuto. Gin, the third generation of bear-dogs goes through many hardships for the purpose of stopping the terrifying bear, Akakabuto. 
(Source: Anime News Network) 
Note: Chapter count reflects the original serialization in Weekly Shounen Jump. The chapters were later combined into 55 chapters for the tankōbon release.

After the defeat of Akakabuto, Gin and company travel Japan to console the families of the fallen soldiers. A collection of short stories that take place after the events in Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin. 
1-3.Choumon no Tabi (弔問の旅, Journey of Condolences); Business Jump 2009-04, 05, 06 
4-5.Kai no San Kyoudai (甲斐の三兄弟,The Three Kai Brothers); Business Jump 2008-02, 03 
6-7. Lonely Run (ロンリー・ロン, Lonely Run); Business Jump 2007-01 
8-10. Karadaki no Tomon (枯滝の十文, Tomon of the Dried Up Waterfall); Business Jump 2010-03, 04 
11-15. Benizakura-hen (紅桜編, Benizakura Compilation); Business Jump 2010-07, 08. 09

A spin-off of the hugely popular Ginga Densetsu series! Familiar characters from the Ginga series, led by the usually cool but secretly passionate John, appear one after another! Cute yet strong men fight for their master in this slapstick neighborhood watchdog battle comedy! (Source: Gorakuweb, translated)