I sense either somekind of mafia or then insane cult. Maybe a mix of those two.

Harry Potter? Well that made me laught. I like the way you make thigs serious without doing them boring. These little referencess in our world help a lot. And they keep me well reminded that yes, it is our world, just with a twist, instead some far away place. That makes it just that much more interesting.

I wish I had divine powers to keep my hair in place like Asura has. Then my hair would still be long.