#'Dojima' ha lmao

[unhingedselfships]

Airi is a very active guy. He's working on building his international empire, and is very hands on. For awhile he was something of a guard dog/enforcer for Kichi before moving onto his own shit.

He is very fit, trained by all the best of his father's men and several of his own connections. (Mine is a terror, and made sure his beloved Daigo's beloved children were built to survive)

He does several martial arts, and is trained in a number of weapons. He regularly free runs. Much like his father, and MomPhe, he loves to swim. He's a good dancer, both as general club dancing, and 'proper' ballroom dancing.

What many are surprised to learn, is that he also does aerial silks, is quite good, and very much enjoys it. He can and will kick your ass if you try to give him shit for it.

[dojimas]

my wife.

[04tenno]

Mine is in the circle of hell where every demon is female and they keep hitting on him

Also as for your own personal thoughts, do you think Daigo could have been into Mine?

I mean... maybe because I'm bi, but sounds preferable to burning in hell for "quintillions of years" as described lol

And I've talked about it a few times (though I guess I've never compiled it all in one place), but personally I think it all makes less sense if Daigo isn't into Mine. Take, for example, Mine's original character story. From start to finish, while Mine's agonizing over initiating a friendship, Daigo's the one who's "making moves."

He's inviting Mine out to a bar (one that's intimate and out-of-the-way, located in the Champion District—where, As I'm Always Saying, the LGBT-friendly establishments we're aware of are clustered—with a bartender he's comfortable confiding in). He's asking if Mine's currently seeing anyone, taking care not to gender a potential partner. He's leaving the area where all the nightlife is to take Mine to the hotel district and tell him he "wants some action."

And he's clearly thrown off when Mine doesn't catch on to what he means. Like, I fully believe Daigo was intending to propose a sexual encounter of some kind—maybe going their separate ways, maybe arranging a threesome or foursome with some ladies, maybe a one-on-one with Mine, who knows—and ditch Mine at the hotel.

Then there is, of course, the reserve bottle. Now, I can't speak from experience, but I'm told it's exceedingly unusual to reserve a bottle (particularly an expensive one) for a "friend." And that's sort of corroborated by the story Kashiwagi tells in Yakuza: Like a Dragon.

Like, it's in how they look at each other on the rooftop. It's in how Daigo is willing to lay down his life for Mine without a second thought and always has been, even before Mine felt the same about Daigo. It's in how, despite the fandom's incessant "yandere" characterization of Mine, Daigo is just as willing to kill to protect him.

They have one of the most special bonds in the series to me. They're best friends, and Mine is undoubtedly Daigo's closest confidant; of course, it helps that Mine takes no shit, much like Kashiwagi, but I think it would've been invaluable for Daigo to have someone like that his own age. And Daigo's got nothing but praise for Mine except his misgivings that the seems too guarded around him, but then again, he's not going to force Mine to open up before he's ready.

In a series that's all about beating your own ideals into the other person, it's wonderful to see two people who genuinely like each other and are able to make themselves clear with words and actions alone. When it comes to the thoughts they allow to come to the surface, at least. I think Daigo has to be into Mine, but I also think Mine's too dense to realize it. Perhaps vice-versa, too.

That all ties back into what I was saying about the reserve bottle. I can't help see it as perfectly symbolic of their mutual attraction. Never acting, waiting for "the right time" until it's too late, but holding it close to their hearts even when the moment has passed. And then all that's left to do is preserve the memory.

But, you know, that's just how I'd like to see it. I can't make any definitive statements (not that I was asked to, but as a wiki editor, I can't suppress the urge). Overall, I'm more inclined to believe it's not purposeful. Like, twooo gay major characters!?!?! That's pushing it...

[arcsin27]

Idk how to use ao3 😫 I couldn’t find a specific fic premise I wanted to read

Granted it’s possible the ship is so niche no one’s written it but still

Anyways how would one go about finding fics with a specified plot point or premise in general?

[woundedheartwithin]

Yakuza band AU with Daigo, Masato, and Shinada. Bonus roadie Ichiban (read: Masato makes him carry all his shit)

[skysquid22]

Daigo’s natural habitat is NOT chairman of the yakuza. That man should be a hobbyist drummer trying to make a living in his tribute rock/punk band and keeps getting cheated out of cash because the singer promises to buy a round of drinks but doesn’t and leaves then he tries to make money by substituting for drummers for jazz/swing ensembles at banquets.

[dilfkuza]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: 龍が如く | Ryuu ga Gotoku | Yakuza (Video Games) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kiryu Kazuma/Majima Goro, Dojima Daigo/Shinada Tatsuo Characters: Kiryu Kazuma, Majima Goro, Goromi, Dojima Daigo, Shinada Tatsuo Additional Tags: Light-Hearted, Fluff, Flirting, Innuendo, Double Dating, Post-Ryuu ga Gotoku | Yakuza 5 (Video Game), Awkward Dates, KazuMaji Week 2023 Summary:

On a trip to Nagoya, Kiryu has to defend his title as the King of Karaoke. For his honour (making Goromi happy), and his pride (getting out of the world’s worst double date).

Kazumaji week Day 3: Karaoke Kings

[adachimoe]

I saw the 3rd frame from this floating around lol.

This is a strip from the P4 Golden anime comic anthology. An anthology is an officially published collection of stories and art created by fans. For Persona, this means it has the Jack Frost logo on it and Atlus sold it as an official product. Since it's officially published, there will be some restrictions set (e.g. this anthology is all ages, no r-18), but otherwise it's anything goes.

So this is more or less an officially published shitpost comic lol. This particular comic is part of a series of 4 panel comics called "The Golden Cabbage Cop" by Naritama Saty where Adachi gets bullied repeatedly. This artist has also self-published Shuada books; it seems very bullying (affectionate) tbh lol.

This particular comic, "New Character", is Yu going to the Velvet Room and finding Adachi there instead of the new girl. The other strips after this continue on with this premise: Yu gives Adachi shit over how short Marie's skirt is on him lmao. And instead of dropping poetry, like Marie, Adachi drops stuff like his grocery shopping list (which has cabbage and beer on it, of course).

Adachi's antics in these result in Yu punching him and Adachi drops 3000 yen (a well-known meme for JP players and reference to him dropping 3000 yen for his boss battle in the PS2 game, tho it was upgraded to 10k in Golden). In the end, Marie makes vegetable art of Dojima and Adachi, then Yu also tries making vegetable art and manages to cast Vorpal Blade IRL and perfectly sculpt an Adachi figure out of a cabbage lmao. "Congrats on your new figure, Adachi!"

There's another anthology comic for the Golden anime that's purely Adachi centric and has more shitposting in it. Like. Adachi getting handcuffed to a cornstalk and Yukiko feeding the corn her curry to free him.

[writers-reach]

I really liked the shy s/o prompt you wrote with Yosuke! Could I request the same but with Kanji, Yu and Dojima? Thanks! Gender of reader I don't really mind you can decide!

persona 4: having a shy s/o (kanji tatsumi, yu narukami, ryotaro dojima)

notes: gn!reader, might be slightly ooc with dojima sryyyyy

kanji tatsumi

godddd the two of you

both super shy with romance but he's the kind that like... yells when flustered

usually kanji takes initiative for more things, but that's not to say you're just sitting there. he just tends to go "fuck it" and hold your hand

he gets an adorable shade of red, though. he also finds your shyness really endearing, too. like a cute little bunny!!

in public he acts like a sort of guard dog.... "they asked for no pickles" type beat. will glare at people who comment at your shyness. you can't help, okay?!?!?!?!

he also can't help making a scene sometimes... nuance isn't his strong suit

yu narukami

is inSANELY good at reading people. it's like he can read your mind

is totally patient with you and has your back with things. wanna leave this event? alright, bet, you're gone. need him to make a call for you? sure thing.

a lot more lowkey than kanji is, he has that nuance. very polite, very respectful. sweet boy.

has a bad habit of completing your sentences for you, though, but he gets better at it!

sorry the only other gif i could find was him beating the shit out of adachi and as funny as that is it doesn't fit the prompt LMAO

ryotaro dojima

he's sort of used to shy people in his life - nanako was for most of her childhood, but obvs you're different than a first grader

he's soft-spoken with you, a stark contrast to how he treats his coworkers. it's bizarre how both behaviours come from the same guy!

honestly he's fine if you're too shy to do things out in public. with how busy he is, nothing sounds nicer than a night in and drinking some coffee. people are endlessly exhausting to him, too, which is something you two can bond over

[majimasleftasscheek]

Here’s a brain scratcher aniki, besides Kiryu and Kazuma-San what kind of parent would each of the main cast be. (Just the major players from the games IE protags and antags. You can include Ichiban’s party to!)

let's see...

Majima: good! but irresponsible parent. would spoil immensely, compensates for things he can't do or messes up. very open to whatever the kid wants/thinks but can be unintentionally harsh when scolding. promotes living to the fullest but will worry to the expense of his health when he can't be around to take care of things. will be overbearing with good intentions but suffocating.

Saejima: very nurturing and attentive but tough, a bit overbearing on the life lessons and shit like that. would leave a child to their own devices often to encourage individual growth and accepts failures well, very patient. would be hard to get a read on though normally, leaving a kid to guessing how he's feeling/doing, making his parenting feel a bit lonesome.

Nishiki: great with kids in a cool uncle sort of way. would be friends with his kids vs being their actual parent as he worries a lil too much about what they think of him. spoils them a lot, especially if it makes him look pretty great in front of others. doesn't handle problems very well and has only the basics of advice for a struggling child - would have to ask others what to do.

Ichiban: good parent but bumbling. would try his best to be a good dad but realistically good vibes and idealism isn't always enough. would rely on others for help with kids, especially if it's something he can't provide himself. would teach them to be kind and open minded, careful to not be too strict. would prolly relate the most to kids, being a child at heart himself though his personality would make it seem like he's not taking things seriously.

Ryuji: would raise a kid to be just like himself, brutish and confident. the type to be like, let's go to the junkyard and smash car windows for fun. values traits that align with his own like strength and a strong will - would be disappointed in anything he'd deem too whimsical. would think it's funny if his kid rebelled against them and teach them the hard way that it wouldn't fly but also encourage them to keep trying to be their own person anyway.

Daigo: would be a good parent to the best of his ability, compensating for his own experiences (Dojima lol). very patient and a good listener, excels at consoling to where his kid would feel very comfy telling him anything. can be a bit too soft and unintentionally ignorant to underlying problems a child might have. a child might feel guilty towards him for his kindness and oppositely *not* want to dump their worries on him. sometimes plays too much a teacher than a parent.

Mine: no lmao actual answer: he'd suck ass. he'd be a tiger parent, strict and cold. growing up is about accomplishment and being self sufficient. if a kid wants his time, better schedule an appointment. would teach a kid the harsh realities of life whilst ignoring the good stuff to temper expectations. punishments are often harsh. doesn't really relate to his kid other than they both breathe and blink.

Akiyama: do I even gotta say it ksdlagjlds he would be *squint* alright at parenting in the same way it's alright to drink bleach. he's there and he exists but is irresponsible. can't be counted on to make important dates on time or remember things a kid needs. frequently has to ask for help (Hana). will 100% give a child secondhand smoke and be skeazy about the types of life lessons he'd not necessarily teach outright but would imply with his behavior.

Tanimura: I don't got much of a read on him tbh but being that he's got a gambling problem, I feel like that would have some play in childcare lol, that being he's prolly a bit inattentive until it comes to money. he's a bit skeavy so he would prolly turn a blind eye to his kid doing something wrong and enforces rules poorly. would at least instill good teachings to help others, tho how, would be sketchy.

Shinada: he'd do pretty well I think if he had a stable living situation. he's very passionate about his interests and would share that with his kid, and if the kid wants to do their own thing, he'd encourage following that too. being goofy, he'd be a fun dad. I'm prolly the only motherfucker on earth who ships him with Milky-chan so I think they'd do really well as parents who come from rough lives trying to make a better one for their kid.

Sagawa: including him cuz he's my fav villain. he defo seems the type to have a kid somewhere with an estranged partner who left him first. he's caring, in a sinister type of way, one that makes you feel like you're being manipulated but not sure enough to say. "he knows what's best" and would for sure turn a child against his partner. in an alternate sense, he could also lead a double life, being an actual decent person to his family but a dickhead on the side. very psychopathic.

[glowingbadger]

Can I get F J and L with dilf supreme Ryotaro Dojima? I need to fuck that old man.

DOJIMA DADDY LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO Wait this is gonna be a bit weird because we know him as "Dojima" for all of P4, but if you were his romantic partner, it'd make more sense to call him Ryotaro or even Ryo...... we'll stick with Dojima for this post just for familiarity lol but Reader-chan would definitely call him Ryotaro.................. omg teasingly calling him Ryo-kun lmao no way

Alphabet prompts - Ryotaro Dojima (Persona4)

F (favorite position), J (jack off), L (location)

NSFW 18+

Favorite position: Dojima is absolutely the type of man who likes to wrap his arms around you and nuzzle his face into your hair or neck- so his ideal is to have you from behind, either spooning you with both of you on your sides, or on top of you, his body pressing you warm against the bed. He's a bit self conscious about his moans and pleasured expressions, but from this angle, he can think less about that and more about the feeling of your skin beneath his palms, your body arching against his, and his cock driving deep into you nice and steady.

Jack off: While Dojima is certainly a red-blooded man with a healthy sex drive (especially once he has you), he's also a chronic workaholic, while trying his best to be a better father to his daughter. As one could imagine, that doesn't leave a lot of spare time for privacy to indulge, let alone the mental and physical energy for it by the end of a long day. So when he does get around to it, it's raw, needy, and with little time to waste. Not rushed, per say, but he'll stroke his cock firm and steady while groaning your name under his breath until he lets out a substantial load, while imagining all of the ways he's going to have you the moment he can get a night off.

Location: Now, typically, Dojima is more than happy to make time in rare quiet moments at his place or yours to be together in bed- but at his home, there's always the risk of Nanako knocking on the door, or his phone ringing, or some other such interruption. His fantasy is to have a long weekend when Yu can come keep Nanako company and he can take you to a hotel, where he can focus completely on you. With the romance and privacy of a hotel, he'll spend a full night pampering you; gifting you some kinky little outfit to wear, kneeling beside the bed to go down on you until you dig your fingers into his hair as you cum, then making love to you deep and slow until you're both satisfied.

[fellhellion]

SHAKING YOUR HAND BACK ON YOSUKE TAKES AS USUAL!!! your tags are soooo real. where’s the persona game where the wish fulfillment is being an ally, lol

now i’m curious, how do you view souji/yu’s, complicity in? tolerance of? yosuke’s behaviour? cause to me it’s like, largely a symptom of Persona Protagonism, but i think it also kinda has to say something about the character himself, doesn’t it? what are your thoughts on it?

thank youuuuuuuu ❤️❤️❤️

Oh and absolutely agree w you that its largely a symptom of Persona Protagonism, but considering that leaves us with kind of boring conclusions imo characterisation wise, I find it fun to try fit the pieces together.

souji’s persona awakening manages to convey so little a hook to his character it’s impressive but I do find the idea that he’s self aware to the point of not manifesting a shadow self really interesting. Esp taken in conjunction with the way a lot of his early game characterisation is kinda. stay in my own lane assholeish?

he takes note of Yosuke flailing about in pain twice and his conclusion is pretty much. That looks like it hurt, oh well doesnt concern me. And the player has no control over that.

those first nights, he doesn’t obey Dojima’s instruction to remain at the house at night out of familial affection, but rather obeys when Dojima is present out of a sense of like. feeling and submitting to the presence of parental/adult authority. Dojima doesn’t even need to say anything, the text moreso notes the presence of his authority as an adult and that alone mandates submission. But when Dojima is gone, there’s no inkling of needing to adhere to that authority if not physically present.

there’s a lot of elements that are really interesting there and I think gain another dimension when considering what the lens of queerness does to how we examine that kind of behaviour.

it creates an image of the kind of person has like. absolutely no illusions to the nature of their actions, who is plausibly able to defend queerness within the relatively private sphere of social links (kanji and naoto, even if with the latter, expressing acceptance of naoto’s queerness locks you out of the romance route. Which is. wow.), but absolutely recuses himself from anything but a position of ‘neutrality’ and silence when in the public sphere and in amongst public opinion (of which yosuke is a pretty big indicator and adherent lmao. god u gotta love a guy terrified of being alien to the hegemony).

It speaks to some really interesting conclusions you can draw from. All of that. Tbh.

[bagel-muncher]

You're THE SOUKAN guy, tell me every single soukan HC you have IMMEDIANTLY (this is a threat btw :3)

I literally started typing this all up before I went to bed last night and I woke up to see this... get out of my head bestie. I am honored to be thought of as the Soukan guy lmao.

Some Soukan hc's because my brain is wrong

First off, I see Yu as bi and Kanji as pan.

Yu fell first. He has no clue when it happened, but at some point, Kanji just went from one of his best friends to someone he couldn't really do without. Still, Yu doesn't confess. If any of y'all have played the New Days fangame, I think of it like that dream Velvet Room thing with Kanji, where Yu worries that being in a relationship with Kanji would just make his life harder. He knows that if he does feel the same he'd just grin and bear it, but he doesn't want Kanji to have to deal with more rumors and assumptions about him than he already does.

Kanji is the one who confesses. It's the classic "one fell first, the other fell harder". Yu had time to come to terms with his feelings and let them be, Kanji realized he was head over heels for Yu and almost explodes trying not to let it slip every time they hung out. Surprise surprise, he doesn't last long and tries to make some big romantic gesture, only for it to fail miserably. Luckily, Yu found it adorable and they started dating.

Yu expresses his love through physical touch. He prefers being quiet to talking, so it's the easiest way to make sure the people he cares about know he loves them. He does his best not to be too obnoxious about it in public for Kanji's sake, but he's constantly holding his hand, leaning onto him, or otherwise invading his space. When they are alone though, he's super cuddly. Kanji can't do much of anything if it doesn't allow letting his boyfriend hold him while he does it.

Kanji is all about acts of service and gift-giving. Words are hard and he struggles to be as unabashedly affectionate as Yu. So instead, he makes use of his skills in sewing and cooking to constantly make him gifts or treat him to meals. Even if some part of him is still embarrassed about his hobbies, he feels a lot better about it since he's doing it for someone he loves who wholeheartedly supports him.

Comfortable silence is the name of the game with them. Yu prefers not to speak, Kanji never knows what to say without feeling like he'll make a fool of himself. Still, he always felt like he had to fill the void Yu made with his silence until Yu eventually was able to convince him he didn't have to.

THE cat dads of all time. Yu showed Kanji the neighborhood strays one day and now they have them all named and Kanji comes by to help feed them from time to time. Kanji mentions getting a cat or two when they eventually get their own place, and Yu teases him for already fantasizing about them living together. (He has already imagined a full wedding and everything his ass should NOT be talking)

Dojima had very mixed opinions on them dating at first. There was the whole thing about Yu dating a guy in the first place, which while making Dojima a bit confused at first, he got past pretty quickly. The bigger problem was that it was Kanji. Dojima knew he really wasn't a bad guy, but he was stubborn and had trouble being comfortable with a guy with his reputation dating his nephew. Nanako really likes Kanji though, and with how often Kanji shows up with Yu and helps out while he's there, Dojima does grow to accept it. There's still a level of "Dad who makes sure his daughter's bf knows he owns a shotgun" energy, but he lets them be as long as they're responsible.

On the other hand, Kanji's mother was over the moon when she learned they got together. Yu's a great guy, and she's overjoyed that not only has her son started to make some great friends, but he even managed to snag himself a boyfriend.

I think Nanako would absolutely love to learn they're dating. Even if she still thinks Kanji looks scary, he's very sweet to her and makes Yu happy, so she adores him. He's basically already her brother-in-law in her mind.

Yu and Nanako have a frankly ridiculous amount of plushies that Kanji made for them. Nanako is of course overjoyed by the gifts, but Yu is starting to run out of space on his shelf.

Since Dojima is usually out late, Yu invites Kanji over often to have dinner with him and Nanako. It's part date, part making the work easier on himself. It's the exact sort of domestic fluff one would expect, the three of them having a great time cooking and eating dinner before watching TV together (Yu using Kanji as a pillow the entire time, ofc) before Nanako eventually has to be put to bed. Yu constantly jokes about them living just like this when they grow up and if they decide to start a family, and Kanji's red even as he denies how much he'd like that. These nights usually end up with Kanji staying too late to be out and having to stay over or straight-up falling asleep on the couch. Yu always has to deal with a lecture from Dojima the next morning, but getting to cuddle Kanji all night makes it more than worth it.

Honestly, I could write waaaaay more but I feel this is enough for now and I probably should focus that energy on actually writing lol.

[taldigi]

I see you are also hoping on the "Ren's hometown is Inaba" train. Any interactions between him and the P4 cast you think would be especially fun? Also, would you want them to hear Morgana or not?

So like, genuinely- I know it's not Inaba. It's not yellow enough to be Inaba. BUT on a like.. story level? It's a fun concept.

So I know that p1 and p2 tend to get a little overlooked, but from what I understand- it's established in one of those that the form that the metaverse/shadow realm takes is entirely dependent on the community and it's rumors. So if, theoretically... Ren were to enter the TV world, he wouldn't become Joker- and if someone from the investigation team were to enter the metaverse, they would get hero costumes. That's how I like to understand it.

It's.. I think p4 is 2011 and p5 is 2016-17? Rise turns 20 yeah? The latest I assume Ren returning would be 2018. Nanako is 7-8 in p4.. so... 14 at most, but using fiction magic and pushing her to 15 would make her a new High school student. Inaba is small & tight knit, so everyone is going to be suspicious of Ren.. except a handful of genuinely good-hearted people, and Nanako deffo ranks up there.

I think their friendship could be really fun. People who kinda had to raise themselves in a way and feel profoundly lonely with the people that mean most to them being far away. Piano and Coffee? Basically a walking jazz club already LMAO.

At least half the team would be away from inaba. Yu, Naoto and Rise for sure. I doubt Yukiko, Kanji or Yosuke would leave, since their families have established businesses.

Same with Teddie, who prolly would be happy still working at Junes.. tho, I can also see him with the gag that he has 100 small jobs and is everywhere all the time. Walk into a store? The cashier is Teddie. At the park? Who's cleaning but Teddie..? Maid Cafe? you know it's T- I also think other than Teddie they'd be too busy having to adult or university to be super involved.

I think I recall Chie is working with Dojima to become a detective/cop. I think Ren would kind of hate them, or at least would be insanely distrustful or wary. Which would be a great dichotomy considering that "worlds goodest girl Nanko" is hanging out with "phantom thief and serial mysterious theater kid Ren". Just a lot of odd little moments that could be really fun.

Nanako meets Ryuji when he's visiting (cause you can't seperate Ren and Ryuji for too long they'll die prolly) and keeps thinking of Kanji... Teddie calling him Kanji 2 and annoying him about it. ("Gah! I didn't think anyone could be more annoying than the cat!")

Anime and Game Yu are crazy different, but I can see an event where he's visiting for some reason or another and it goes from "What do you MEAN nanako is hanging out with some delinquent guy several years her senior-" that results in the worlds most intense wildcard-to-wildcard staredown and ends with, "He's good but if she so much as frowns I'll find you and kill you myself "

Cultural exchange program but they go to Shujin. I think Ryuji moves to be closer to therapy I think, so it might just be Ann and Sumi they meet there, but it's a good excuse for a "return to tokyo" thing- and Ann gets to gush over Ren's Yasogami uniform (he wears it like Yu too- at least in the DLC, which is funny tbh.) IDK where Yu is from originally, but in the anime- at least, he has bags from Tokyo- and the wiki & online discussion come to a similar conclusion. It would be neat if they met up with him there too. bonus bonus points if he's aware of what happened in some capacity.

I know technically it's someone seeing Morgana talk and establishing that concept in their cognition which enables him to communicate, but also as long as someone's entered the TV world/Metaverse is a good enough reason. If not, at least Teddie- as a fellow Shadow-adjacent creature, should be able to understand him.

IDK those are my thouughhtsss. I only got into the anime so far, so I'm absolutely missing context and depth. I'd like to play P3 before P4- especially if they make a p4 "reload"

[silverselfshippingchaos]

ashh have u ever talked abt ur yakuza s/i (thats the game series uve been posting recently right..) 🙇‍♀️ i would love to hear abt anything ud like to share

HAHAHA YES THANK YOU THAT WOULD BE THE ONE!

the question is... which s/i? I have more than 10, so... Let's go over them! Welcome to...

A Beginner's Guide to Every Yakuza Ash S/I!

(this will not include nanba and seonhee because idk my s/is yet. I'll include what game every character is from in case you're curious.)

(Mentions of parent death, child abuse, car crashes, violence, and some spoilers)

(Every single Yakuza game.)

Our favorite detective dad, Date, has a fellow detective for a partner. Ash is around 40 in Yakuza 1 and used to be his partner (in work, he was still with his ex-wife at the time). After a few years, Ash left the police and became a private investigator. She continues to do this, even when he goes back to the police.

Ash became a homicide detective to find the truth about why her parents were murdered. She did. She killed the man who did it.

These days, though, she's a fun side character who's pretty much your typical detective and often talks about work. She's very thoughtful and almost always analyzing things, but she's sorta got some major trust issues to work through... Might be my favorite S/I. She never hesitates to get her hands dirty and has quite a few shady connections around town.

She falls in love with Date AFTER his divorce and is on good terms with his ex and his daughter from his marriage. They get married around Y3-Y4. Like Date, she's in her late 50s by the current games.

She always wears a red coat and has in every single appearance of hers. It's a running gag that she has everything in her coat. First Aid Kit? Jumbo Bunchan Plushie? A gun? A whole bottle of beer? Whatever you need, Ash probably has it in her coat.

(Every Yakuza game)

Kiryuuuu! Kiryu Ash is a bartender (age 21) in Y0 and the two of them get together a few years after the game. They are dating in Y1 and continue to date throughout the series.

Ash does drop the bartender gig after a few games, but she's always by Kiryu's side. She's very loyal, and loves nothing more than a street fight. She loves getting her hands dirty and has so much fun. No wonder she gets along with the Dragon of Dojima!

She's a very strong fighter, and goes with Kiryu to the orphanage. That's about it. I don't like her very much LMAO I have cooler S/Is!

I wouldn't be surprised if the later games have the two of them on not-so-great terms. Ash has been a constant in the series and is Kiryu's most loyal companion, even when he's a stupid idiot. Ash is nice! Very nice!

(Yakuza 4)

KIDOOOOOO! Kido time! Another character tells him to go balls out (Kido was feeling a little unsure about doing something) and it turned into a meme. That's the tag.

Kido's Ash is... as normal as it gets. She's in her early-mid 20s. She's just your average nerdy civilian. However, she's very funny. Why, you ask? It's because she's OBSESSED with Bunchan plushies! As am I. This is a real screenshot of mine from Judgment.

She has Bunchan eveeryythiinnggg, and their first meeting is outside of an arcade because Ash wanted to win them from the claw machine. Kido won it for her. They fall in love. Happy story. That's it. Yup. That's Kido Ash. She has a Bunchan lanyard sticking out of her jacket. She's a Bunchan freak.

(From Judgment and Lost Judgment, a spinoff series that you should totally check out.)

SUGIURAAAA! Masked pic. I post him so often that I think everyone knows what he looks like though LMAAAOO.

Ash was a fellow masked thief. Ash is 24-26ish (based on the game). She was called Rose. Her mask was a crying face with a rhinestone tear. I have waist length hair, but Ash tucks her hair in a beanie to make it look short.

They develop feelings for each other as Jester and Rose. Eventually, they reveal faces and just fall in love more. He sees what Ash's hair actually is and he loves it.

Ash is young, funny, and an amusing side character that's good at picking locks and parkour. She's nice.

(Yakuza 3)

MINEEEEE! Our favorite billionaire asshole, slapper of orphans, bulldozer of orphanages, stabber of- Okay I'm not helping his case...

Okay! Ash is a fellow billionaire asshole and she runs her own company. She's in her mid 30s. She's a rich asshole who wears nice suits and drives fancy cars. They knew each other briefly as children.

Her parents died in a car crash, and she was taken in by her grandparents. They treated her like shit. Anyways, now she's rich as fuck and lives on her own. Life is good.

The two of them reconnect as adults and Ash prevents him from doing what he does at the end because he's ALIVE AND HAPPY AND ALIVE AND NOT DEAD AND-

Polyship time!

There's a game called Ishin where all the Yakuza characters play historical figures and shit, so here's Ryoma and Hijikata! They look and sound like Kiryu and Mine. Ash is in her late 20s.

Ash is someone who ended up in Japan against her own will. I won't go into the details because they're horrifying, but to put it simply, she got stashed into a boat and now this is her life.

She wears a mask and kills anyone who comes too close, disguising herself as a man. Shit happens, and she ends up crossing blades with two Shinsengumi captains.

Ryoma grows close with her first, and falls for her. Once they date, Hijikata falls for her too. I've talked about them a lot on this blog. They live a peaceful life and raise chickens on their farm together.

And that's more or less it!

That's the simple, most bare bones guide to most Ashs.

There's also Kurohyou Ash, but I'm still writing her. She's in her mid-late 20s.

(Kurohyou is a spinoff that was never released in the west :()

She's an arms dealer who has a bit of an obsession with knives, women, and being an asshole. No wonder she falls for Ryusho, who also loves women- They're both flirty jackasses who never shut up about how much sex they have, but... End up being a really cute couple?!??! No more details though since I haven't played his game yet. She lovessss knives.

There's also Hanawa Ash. I have a crush on him but haven't met him yet.

(From The Man Who Erased His Name, a Kiryu side game that takes place between Y7 and Y8)

Ash's husband died the day of their wedding. She devoted herself to learning how to kill in hopes of their revenge. Ash is now in her lateish 40s, maybe even 50s. She's got some gray. Whatever, she's around his age and that's what's important.

It doesn't go well. After a near brush with death, Ash gives up her old names, gets some cosmetic surgery, and becomes, well... Ash. An agent. An assassin. That's how they meet.

I'll make a separate post about her sometime! Even if I don't fall for him when I play his game, I love what I have written for him.

Phew.

I'm tired now. I'm gonna go eat a cookie..

[lunafool]

oops i've been dead lately and i apologize for that but this excerpt from an interview with hashino about why p4 didn't get a femc option has altered my brain chemistry recently and i've been having the brainworms ever since

like. how the fuck is moving to a small town from a big city a masculine trait. hello???

so anyways, i've been playing through p4g again and just thinking about things from the lens of a female protagonist and how the vibes and dynamics would change and it's actually made the experience with my least favourite of the modern trilogy a lot more fun. ( i mean, i like 4. i just like it the least out of it, 3, and 5 lmao )

more of my shenanigans under the cut because hoo boy i uh. yeah.

so anyways i've gotten attached to this hypothetical p4 femc and ended up designing her / giving her a name...........

female main character's 'default' name is ( in eastern order ) yoshinaga madoka; 吉永 ( good luck, perpetual ) 円花 ( circle, flower ). the idea 'circling flower of perpetual good luck' sounded really cute and vibed well with yu narukami / its meaning, so.

madoka is yet another cousin of yu's and nanako's. dojima can just have two sisters, it's fine. should she be chosen as the protagonist, her parents take on what we know about yu's: constantly busy and moving around with work, and they've now been sent overseas so now their daughter must go stay with her uncle in inaba. if yu's chosen ( so, in canon lmao ) she's out there somewhere living her best life with normal ass parents hehe.

madoka keeps izanagi as her starter persona, because screw you if p3's femc got to keep orpheus, madoka can have izanagi. as a treat.

next to yu for comparison and hypothetical outfits + tv world glasses concept. going into this, i wanted p4 femc to be distinct like kotone, rather than just yu but girl. since he has a very silver + dark colour palette in his hair and outfits, i wanted madoka to contrast that with gold + brighter colours. i kept the gray eyes, though, just because i thought they looked good. the circle frames are a work in progress; i like the thought of them because of her name.

i wanted to take yu's badass kingpin imagery and translate that into something gentler yet still... queen bee-ish, if that makes any sense? i really wanted to project the image of a reliable and approachable girl with this sort of. charm and charisma to her, but not in the stereotypical alpha bitch sense.

anyways.................... i love her, your honour