Trivia
- Tomohisa Yamashita earned the "Best Supporting Actor" award in 2000 for his performance in IWGP
- The name "I.W.G.P." comes from a poster created by Kaoru in the bowling alley at which Makoto, Masa, and the G-Boys hang out.
- Each episode is characterized by a different object in the title sequence that also ends up being a play on words (e.g. Episode 1 (Ichi) - the Strawberry (Ichigo) episode, Episode 2 (Ni) - the Carrot (Ninjin) episode, Episode 3 (San/Mi) - the Mandarin (Mikan) episode)
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- In episode 4 (shi) - the shiitake mushroom episode, Hikaru uses "Shiitake" as a nickname.
- Morning Musume references seem to come up inordinately in the series
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- Makoto et al. sing "Love Machine," the breakout Megahit by Morning Musume, in the first episode while in his newly won BMW.
- When Makoto visits Chiaki at the soapland, "Koi no Dance Site" is playing in the background.
- Plans for a sequel were scrapped due to the proliferation of copycat "color" gangs in Japan as a result of the series.
- Despite the claims of the official TBS summary, Makoto never joins the G-boys, preferring "not to complicate his life."
- In one of the episodes, a familiar ringtone can be heard. Canon Rock by JerryC.
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