#like a dragon: Yakuza

[demilypyro]

If he doesn't spend at least half the show doing dumb side missions and singing karaoke they didn't understand the assignment

[okitanoniisan]

i'll make a proper post abt this once i set up a watch link* but i'm so serious about tamashii no uta being a good time. you don't need to settle for the amazon series, there's already some really enjoyable live action rgg stuff out there.

the yakuza 1 stageplay, which i absolutely adore, a lot of the game's quirks are kept in-tact in a really creative way while also expanding upon other stuff (and ryuji is there for some reason)

and the prologue movie that follows kiryu & co at sunflower orphanage

and for anyone who hasn't already seen it, the 2007 miike film is a fun campy watch too

*right now it's available here on the internet archive, but the subs and quality are both meh, i've got access better quality versions that i'll try to pass around

[jdramasource]

Like a Dragon: Yakuza 龍が如く～Beyond the Game～ (2024) — dir. Take Masaharu, Takimoto Kengo.

[skaterboisims]

need him biblically

[easterndelights]

龍が如く～Beyond the Game～ Like a Dragon: Yakuza (2024) | EP 1

[millionmaggots]

RGG Show was Mid, + a Tangent About Goro Majima

Ok, yeah, I'm glad I didnt get my hopes up, bc WOWIE the amazon prime RGG show is Not Good.

I wanted to like it, but in 100% full sincerity, i would recommend that you watch the unhinged 2005 movie over this.

The games beautifully mix genuinely serious story beats / subject matter with completely absurd moments of levity. This contrast allows you to see the silly and charming sides of the characters, making the story especially engaging precisely because those moments of happiness contrast so sharply with the characters' hard lives. Seeing what they could have makes it hit so much harder when they're put through the wringer.

Kiryu will go through the most gut-wrenching tragedy, then immediately after, you'll do a side quest about helping people find their lost items or something. Ultimately, the series is about humanity, and flawed people in horrible situations doing what little good they can.

The 2005 movie is ridiculous and borderline incomprehensible, but it still captures that mix of tragedy and farce. It's weird, it's campy, it's horny, and it makes little to no sense - It's fun.

I can't say the same about the new Prime series. It lacks the charm and silly antics that separate RGG from any other crime drama, and that self-serious nature just sucks all the appeal out of it.

I'm not upset that it isn't totally loyal to game canon - in fact, one of my main hopes was that it would reconcile Majima's super inconsistent characterization in Kiwami 1.

Him kidnapping Haruka just to get to Kiryu, holding a woman at knifepoint, etc., was all written for the original game in 2005 when he was meant to be a wildcard minor antagonist/villain.

The Majima Everywhere mechanic was added in the remake in 2016 after gradually becoming a much more complex and likeable character in 11 years worth of subsequent games after the original game's release.

However, the added content more in line with his later characterization was tacked on to the original iteration of him with little consideration for consistency, making him feel like one of two different people, depending on the scene.

With the show having the benefit of hindsight, I really hoped they would do something interesting with him, and balance out the genuinely detestable things he does with the silly amicable rivalry he has with Kiryu.

The story of the first game is mostly about Kiryu, Nishiki, and Yumi, but the marketing made a point to say it was (however loosely) adapting Kiwami 1. While I understand not wanting to advertise a brand new show with 2005 PS2 era graphics, I feel like that implied that it would reflect the minor narrative/framing changes and increased prominence of Majima, just as it does with Nishiki from the original game to Kiwami.

Essentially, I wasn't too excited about this series, but I had some hope because they had an opportunity to clean up the story and retell it without the limitations of being a remaster of an old game and following an eleven year old script almost word for word.

Instead, they told a gritty and joyless version of the same story without taking advantage of the freedom to rework a flawed but enjoyable story/script, and in doing so, lost its grip on the central theme of the series.

[moophinz]

Mfw Kiryu-chan

[spicyliumang]

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[questintheskies]

The 1st trailer for the Like A Dragon live action series has been released!

[trendfilmsetter]

First look at Prime Video’s LIKE A DRAGON: YAKUZA live action series

Premiering on Prime Video October 24th

[bamber344]

i wonder if the yakuza tv show will have a scene of kiryu walking in and out of a store 40 times in a row in order to get majima to spawn with the correct outfit on so he can get a new ability by fighting him

it better otherwise it's just not authentic

[deadsouls-is-canon]

I need someone who also watched the Yakuza series on Amazon to tell me if I’m the only person who noticed Majima grabbing the ever-loving shit out of Saejima’s crotch during *that* pivotal scene in episode 3.

…just me? Okay then 🤡

[okitanoniisan]

WRONG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jdramasource]

Like a Dragon: Yakuza 龍が如く～Beyond the Game～ (2024) — dir. Take Masaharu, Takimoto Kengo.

[fortune-maiden]

I have a strange feeling the Prime Yakuza show might not be good ^^”

[easterndelights]

龍が如く～Beyond the Game～ Like a Dragon: Yakuza (2024) | EP 3