Awesome Yakuza Pop Art by @gj_neko26
New Kazuma Kiryu’s suit and hawaiian shirt for Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
They go really great with the Kazuma Kiryu Mii over here (by the same designer!)
Kazuma Kiryu in Hot Shots Golf 6 DLC trailer released!
Kazuma Kiryu coming to Hot Shots Golf!
Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational (Everybody’s Golf 6 in Japan) will soon be getting a new DLC character. Kazuma Kiryu will be making his PS Vita debut as a $5 DLC with new voice recording exclusive to the game; reports Siliconera.
There has been no official word from either Sony, Sega or Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and no official source can be found. Also it is unclear if he will make it out of Japan and become available for purchase in the US.
Note: The picture at the top is from Yakuza 3.
Why I love Yakuza 3. Summed up in one image by 斤染.
A lot of people didn’t like the orphanage stuff in the beginning of Yakuza 3 saying it broke the pacing of the game. Personally, I loved it. It was good to see Kazuma after the events of Yakuza 2 trying to live a normal life. It set the tone for the game and later when the kids were in trouble you actually cared!
How often do we play a game where the protagonists child or love interest, that you’re not invested in, is kidnapped or killed and you’re expected to care? Yakuza 3 gave a character to every child, every person in Okinawa. Made you care for them by being a caretaker, provider and friend.
What some people consider the worst part of the game I think is one of the best story/character setups in the medium.
What is Akiyama looking at when he comes in to frame?!
I am d’awwwing so much right here. Seriously. I should not find Kiryu so bloody adorable.
BUT JUST LOOK AT HIM.
Here is a translation of the conversation between Kiryu and Haruka in the Ryu ga Gotoku 5 demo. This is clearly a reference to the first game!
- A dog being attacked by punks
- Young girl named “Haruka” dressed pretty much the same way as Haruka from the first game
- Her real father is dead, just like the real Haruka
Young Girl
Hey, thanks a lot!
Kiryu
No problem. You’re not hurt, are you?
If you like, I can walk you home
Young Girl
But… I ran away from home after a fight with my dad
Kiryu
You ran away from home?
Young Girl
I still don’t want to go back yet… Dad is surely mad at me
Kiryu
…What’s your name?
Young Girl
My name? It’s “Haruka”
Kiryu
Haruka!? Heh, so you even have the same name
Haruka
Huh? As who?
<screen fades to black>
Haruka
So you’re living away from Haruka?
Kiryu
Yeah… I don’t think we’ll see each other again
Haruka
Huh? Why? Why not?
Kiryu
There are many reasons. To be honest, I do want to be with her,
but I guess that’s nothing more than selfishness on my part
Besides, I had reached my limit pretending to be her father.
Perhaps the time was right to move on
Haruka
…
Kiryu
What about you? Why did you run off from home?
Haruka
He’s not my real dad
Kiryu
Huh?
Haruka
I guess I’m a lot like your Haruka, aren’t I? How mysterious…
Kiryu
…
Haruka
My real dad died a long time ago. My current dad is usually really nice,
but the store hasn’t been doing too well lately and he occasionally yells at me
I stormed out the house after saying “My real father wouldn’t yell like this!”
Kiryu
…
Haruka
When I mentioned my real father, he just stared at me with a look of real surprise on his face
At that moment I knew I said something I shouldn’t have. That’s why he didn’t chase after me when I left
Yeah… Both dad and mum are probably glad to be rid of me…
So I can’t return home…
Kiryu
Where is your house? I’ll go and get your father
Haruka
Huh? But-
Kiryu
Relax. He may be a little shaken up, but he’s not a man who would be glad to see his daughter run away
from home
Besides… It’s a parent’s job to bring back kids who run off. Kids should wait for them
Haruka
…
Kiryu
Where is your father now?
Haruka
…My house is a store named “Port Gale Tea House”. My parents should be working there
Kiryu
“Port Gale Tea House”, huh? Alright, I’ll go and get him. Wait here for a bit
Great work as usual by KHHSubs
This one to!
In his fifties. No way. Look at that precious face.
Just like his voice actor/face model Takaya Kuroda <3
Although I’m pretty sure they’re both still in there late 40’s!
Kazuma Kiryu
The main character in Fukuoka. Kiryu uses a fake name as he resides in Fukuoka as a taxi driver. Sega has not said what his fake name is.
