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dragon-business · 8 months

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Komaki training Majima: my precious talented student, your movements are so inspiring, I will show you the new move and will let you name it 😌

Komaki training Kiryu: what will you do if someone tries to shoot you? Kiryu: l- Komaki, raising a gun: let's find out rIGHT NOW

#kiryu kazuma #goro majima #sotaro komaki #yakuza #rgg kiwami #rgg #this is canon now #literally

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saiyef · 6 months

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Spoilers for the Yakuza Series

So, the Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Bucket List Trailer dropped some really juicy reveals which longtime Yakuza fans will happily eat up, that being RETURNING CHARACTERS FROM PREVIOUS GAMES! Which is a big deal for the longtime Yakuza fans because, which Yakuza does bring back characters semi-consistently, the series also has a tendency to completely shelve and forget characters from game to game without even a mention (notable examples being the playable characters Tanimura from 4 and Shinada from 5 and longtime recurring character the Florist of Sai who after Yakuza 5 just disappears without any explanation). It’s also a big reason why fans disliked Yakuza 6, with it being touted and marketed as the ‘End of Kiryu’s Story’, it featured very little of Kiryu’s friends he met along his long journey and instead took place in a new city Onomichi and focused more on characters introduced in 6.

We got Kiryu returning to the classic Yakuza series location, the graves of Nishiki, Yumi and Kazama, where he of course meets Date.

Then we have Kiryu walk into Survive Bar and gets a blast from the past through finally meeting the bar’s bartender, Kashiwagi (he actually did go to Survive during Like a Dragon Gaiden but it was right when Kashiwagi was out).

Next, fresh off his surprise reappearance at the end of Like a Dragon Gaiden, Taichi surrounded by gaggle of hostesses. Gaiden reveals Taichi got a job as a firefighter, but it looks like he acquired some major money somehow. Maybe he achieved his childhood dream of becoming a pro-wrestler between 2019 and 2023/2024?

Next, we get Yuya, who RGG Studio has given an actual human-looking face to; after he had previously kept his weirdly-shaped uncanny PS2 modelled head that had his cheeks concaved in.

Then, of course, we have the man, the myth, the legend, Shun Akiyama of Sky Finance (don’t know about you guys, but I personally believe Nick Ogata in 7, who is a character I do like, was created as a fill-in character for Akiyama and Akiyama was originally written to do all the things Nick did in 7, being this enigmatic financier and sheltering Daigo, Majima and Saejima).

And, yet another major surprise, Kaoru Sayama who was major character in Yakuza 2 and famously unceremoniously leaving the series to move to America finally returns to the series after a 14/15 year absence; leaving fans especially flabbergasted considering she became Kiryu’s love interest in 2 and she never even gets talked about (in fact, I’m fairly sure the RGG team tried to pretend that their romance never happened as the recaps of Yakuza 2 put in the sequels to fill in first-time players never mention their romance and the Yakuza 3 character sheet on the start menu which denotes characters’ relationships with each other says “Just friends” with Kiryu and Kaoru). But, based on a teaser where Kiryu tells Ichiban he did in fact propose to someone before, it seems it might have been Kaoru. Plus, it seems that Kaoru is still single (I was thinking she might have been married with kids) and the dub trailer made Kaoru sound bitter about staying loyal to Kiryu.

An Ono Michio keychain. Wondering whose bag it’s on. I think maybe Haruka, Haruto or Hiromi (Kiyomi and Someya’s daughter from 6). Perhaps a hint that we might return to Onomichi and see the old Hirose Clan.

We even get a return of Yuki and Koyuki, who have seemingly kept Club Four Shine going, plus it looks like Saeko and Seong-hui are joining in. Sadly, the story hostesses from 0’s Cabaret Club Czar and Kiwami 2’s Cabaret Club Grand Prix don’t seem to be returning. Yeah, I think that characters that were played by AV actresses (i.e. almost all of the hostesses in the Yakuza series) will not come back; which I’m really disappointed by as I really liked each of the 0 hostess’ substorys. Also, that sadly means that Eri from 7 is probably not coming back as she was also played by an AV actress.

Kiryu also reunites with another old friend from all the way back since Yakuza 1, his old trainer Komaki. Infinite Wealth will stick to the RPG-style battles and job systems, and even before then the games have more-or-less moved past Komaki and other trainer characters teaching you new moves in favour of Kiryu just levelling up a skill tree on the menu, but Kiryu meeting his old master who he owes much of his acquired strength to is still great to see.

And, of course, 1 out of 4 of Kiryu oldest still living friends since 0 (the others being Daigo, Kashiwagi and Majima), Pocket Circuit Fighter; still having that photo of the two of them together that he pulls when singing Baka Mitai in Kiwami 1.

We also hear Haruka in the trailer, who I’m fairly sure was also replaced from her original English voice actor from Yakuza 1 Debi Derryberry, the voice of Jimmy Neutron. I don’t want to get into the whole voice acting controversy but, considering that Bill Farmer reprised his role of Date from Yakuza 1, I feel a little sad that all the characters who first appeared from Yakuza 1 have gotten replaced (Kiryu: Darryl Kurlyo -> Yong Yea, Majima: Mark Hamill -> Matthew Mercer, Kashiwagi: John DiMaggio -> David Hayter and Gary Buster Holmes: Gary Anthony Williams -> Isaac C. Singleton Jr.)

#yakuza #ryu ga gotoku #yakuza 8 #like a dragon infinite wealth #kazuma kiryu #makoto date #osamu kashiwagi #yuya #shun akiyama #kaoru sayama #ono michio #saeko mukoda #seong-hui #seonhee #sotaro komaki #pocket circuit fighter #haruka sawamura

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worstmalerggcharacterpoll · 7 months

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Round 20: Two old queens getting brunch together

It’s not about who you like more! It’s who you think sucks more as a character!

#sotaro komaki #komaki yakuza #komaki sotaro #florist of sai #rggsworstman #yakuza

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sir-yeehaw-paws · 1 year

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Majima looks SO OFFENDED by Komeki(KomakI) pointing this out aksjdnksja

Meanwhile, A Few Moments Prior:

#yakuza #yakuza 0 #ryu ga gotoku #goro majima #sotaro komaki #nate caps

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one-kind-of-cosmos · 2 years

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Okay, genuine question-

What happened to everyone somewhat important during the events of 6? Florist and Komaki come to mind instantly, like... At most, I could imagine Komaki simply died of old age (which you and I know it isn’t even close to the truth, but let’s play along) and Florist?... He seemed fine last time we saw him so what gives?

Cut to after 6 though, Jo Amon is just, he joined the Kiryu Clan just like with Majima Construction in Kiwami 2. Probably because Kiryu’s name was on it he died of shame so that’s why he didn’t appear in any newer title, sad though since he’s genuinely my favorite side-antagonist of the entire series.

#last minute note about Komaki...#if he by chance retired what the hell is Sosuke doing?#yakuza 6 #sosuke komaki #sotaro komaki #komaki sotaro #jo amon #amon jo #the florist #rgg #ryu ga gotoku #yakuza

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nochangeintheplan · 9 months

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AM I DONE?

HURRICANE WONT KEEP ME DOWN MCDONALDS HAS POWER AND WIFI

rest under the cut

#sera masaru #florist #kashiwagi osamu #kazama shintaro #hamazaki goh #andre richardson #hijikata toshizo #sakamoto ryoma #okita souji #nagakura shinpachi #haruka #saigo kichinosuke #jo amon #komaki sotaro #yakuza #rgg #like a dragon #DONE AT 11 PM MY TIME BABYEE

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woundedheartwithin · 1 year

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#yakuza #yakuza 0 #majima goro #komaki sotaro #my screenshots #mood

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supercityboys · 2 years

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Yakuza isn’t known for it’s continuity, I know, but I can’t stop thinking about Majima being able to enter West Park in K1 despite 1) Majima’s men shooting Date 2) Him kidnapping Haruka 3) Obviously the fact that everyone there hates yakuza. I can imagine Komaki frustratedly trying to explain to the Florist why he needs his petulant, man child of a not-student here with him to help Kiryu.

#mine #kiryu kazuma #goro majima #komaki sotaro

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rggshiptournament · 1 year

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ROUND #44: THERE'S NO QUESTION THIS TIME THESE TWO HAVE DEFINITELY EXPLORED EACH OTHER'S BODIES AND NOT ONLY THAT, THEY HAD A VEGAS MARRIAGE AND A VEGAS DIVORCE

#rgg #ryu ga gotoku #yakuza #bracket #tournament #tumblr polls

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swordsman2009 · 1 year

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#video games #martial arts

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shibuyashotos · 1 year

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Great VGM: Takumi 2009 - Yakuza Franchise

Back at it again with another Yakuza post.

Every legendary fighter has to learn from someone or learn how to fight somehow. Whether it's Kenshiro learning Hokuto Shinken from Master Ryuken or Ryu and Ken learning Ansatsuken from Gouken, everyone has a teacher.

So who is the Dragon of Dojima's master? His name is Sotaro Komaki, master of the Komaki Style of Martial Arts. Kiryu and the old man crossed paths in the year 2005 and they would continue to cross paths up until the year 2012.

Initially in the Yakuza series, Komaki's training sessions did not have their own unique battle music. Instead the sessions shared with the street battles. It wasn't until "Ryu Ga Gotoku: Kenzan!" that the old master would be given his own theme song: Takumi.

What we have here today is the second iteration of the song, Takumi 2009, which was used for Yakuza 3 and up to Yakuza 5.

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Honestly a perfectly fitting song for a mysterious old master who wishes to pass on his teachings to a worthy successor.

Other iterations are as follows:

Takumi - Ryu Ga Gotoku: Kenzan!

Takumi 2014 - Like A Dragon: Ishin!

Takumi 2016 - Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise

Takumi 1988 - Yakuza 0

If you happen to like this post, feel free to reblog and tell me which iteration of the old master's theme song you like the most. I'm particularly tied between 2009 and 2014.

#shibuyashotos #great vgm #yakuza #ryu ga gotoku #like a dragon #sega #takumi #komaki style #funky fresh beats for an old master #Youtube

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zorionbbq · 2 years

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