#yakuza like a dragon

[che-rrys-stuff]

Thinking about the parallels between Majima's relationship with Makoto in Y0 and with Kiryu in Pirate Yakuza, from a narrative standpoint to a mere visual one :

Majima not being able to stay put and "do nothing" while his loved ones, Kiryu and Makoto in this case, are suffering, to the point of becoming borderline suicidal (as he thinks, because of his poor self esteem, no one will miss him anyways, but Kiryu and Makoto ? They're far better people than him, of course they deserve to live more than he does), making the decision of endangering his own life for even the smallest chance of being helpful, to be able to do something meaningful for them.

Majima's decision to stay away from Makoto to guarantee she will have a normal life, and the subsequent birth of the mad dog as a way to not only regain control from his past traumas, but to also put a shield, a barrier, in front of his emotions. Not wanting to face them, just doing whatever he thinks would be right for Makoto in that case. Mostly due to self loathing (he isn't 'worthy' of someone like her, and will never give her the life she deserves), and because he feels like he could never truly let go of the Yakuza lifestyle.

How could he with a constant reminder of his poor life choices directly engraved on his face ?

All of this is mirrored in the last scene of pirate Yakuza 'the beginning and the end are one and the same', but Majima decides to break the circle : he lost his mad dog persona along with the representation of it, his snakeskin jacket, when he almost drowned back in Hawaii. He 'shed' the old skin, the mask, away and in the final scene decided to, possibly never, put it on again. Even if in a subtle way, he grows from the man who couldn't think of anything but to hide his emotions by walking away from Makoto, to someone who matured and is finally able to confront them.

He decided to give up on the love he had for Makoto for her own sake, but couldn't bring himself to do the same for Kiryu.

His love language is sacrificing himself for others/put their well-being and happiness first. Even if it's one sided, even if it's painful, he does not stop genuinely wanting the other person's happiness.

[jovuuu]

Sorry no stobotnik today, I just finished replaying yakuza 7 so here’s Zhao

[rotten-dan-art]

Ichiban doesnt need to know all about modern stuff

small extra:

[lu-cider]

I 🫶 the Florist, had a really fun time drawing him for this one

[skyblitzhart]

I am unwell

[khanger91]

@rhubarbspring

get this man off the stage

[noowayybroo]

HE JUST LIKE ME

HE JUST LIKE ME FR

[snepital]

He’s so 💜

[boyyeahright]

so... zhao is the real love interest right?

[alexbrunn]

I love them so much😭😭😭

[gothicbeanie]

I love him so much. He's such a goofball

He’s ready to make up for his sins of uhhhh simply existing? Making a minor mistake? And not being able to lovingly nurture thousands of ex yakuza back into society flawlessly. I think he has a complex.

[kyle-thebanana]

Happy chaos sketchesss

[drakonozawr]

...nani

[todayisafridaynight]

[og]

[lu-cider]

playing Yakuza Kiwami and fully ignoring the main story to go find and fight Majima over and over again inspired me so here we are

timelapse and some close-ups, but I think the main photo might be higher quality anyway 😔

[che-rrys-stuff]

Every time he does this face I die a little inside