After Majima, perhaps the most requested character for a dedicated spin-off is Shun Akiyama, who first appeared in Yakuza 4 as the suave owner of generous loan company Sky Finance. Since then ...

Yakuza / Like a Dragon is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and, to celebrate, developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio is ...

The first half delivers a gritty crime thriller following a hitman caught between law enforcement and yakuza forces ... Shiro Maeda, Jun Akiyama, and a fresh injection of comedic talent with ...

Get ready to Let It Rip! Our writer sat down with the legendary animation director, Katsuhito Akiyama, to talk about his role as Executive Director of the new BEYBLADE X animation series. Since ...

Join the Pirate King Raymond Law (played by Samoa Joe) for a glimpse into the story of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. As someone who has only casually engaged with the Yakuza / Like a Dragon series, I’m fascinated with its ability to sway in and out of different ...

Kazuyoshi Akiyama, who conducted the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) from 1972 until 1985, passed away last weekend at the age of 84. David Brown joined the VSO in 1978 as a young musician, ...

New prototypes of the Yakuza Kiryu, Kasuga, and Majima Nendoroids appeared, and it looks like we'll see some Like a Dragon figures soon.

As a true Californian, he lives for coffee, beaches and burritos. Against the odds, the next game in the beloved Yakuza game series, Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii, is shaping up to look ...

The Yakuza series has no shortage of weird and wonderful games. From the serious but goofy at times mainline entries to its plethora of historical spinoffs, prequels, and side stories. There’s ...

So, for example, in Yakuza 4 and 5, we had [multiple] characters you could control and that was a multi-faceted story, but whether it was Kiryu from most of the series or Kasuga Ichiban from ...