Same. I thought that he became uninterested in the role, or that he priced himself out (he's a huge VA in Japan). Good to hear that he wants Akiyama to come back ASAP like the rest of us, lol.
@@ibrahimfahad5041 Remove Kiryu's story and substories and the game still has more content than Kiwami, Kiwami 2, 3 and 6. You can complete most of the completion list with one character alone. Majima is a side character who supposedly was going to be an unredeemable jackass but the fandom fell in love with him after the PS2 games. How much has he appeared since then? Almost nothing, he wasn't even going to be featured in 8 but they said they gave him a small role for the fans. The idea for making a prequel for Kiryu existed for the longest time but decided to also feature Majima because his role in the main series was virtually over and they wanted to thank the fans for their support and it showed. Majima's part is much better, he carries it almost by himself whereas Kiryu's relies heavily on the characters of Kuze, Awano, Shibusawa, Oda and Tachibana.
The fact that kiryu's voice actor loves yakuza to the point where he'd recommend it to those who are just getting into the series puts a huge smile in my face
Hidenari Ugaki has more screen time in this than he does in Y6! Love Beat Takeshi, too--he has so much range. Also, thanks for translating these interviews!
Toru Hirose's actor, Kitano Takeshi, used to be the shadow host of Takeshi's Castle in the 80s! One might say the contestants had to beat through his defenses in the castle to win the game, which was really, really hard.
I think that was my main issue with Y6 is that for being the "last time for Kiryu's story" (before it wasn't and then we are getting Gaiden and him in next main game lol), they really didn't have a lot of character interactions between Kiryu and people that were important to him, espically Majima.. Still enjoy Y6 but that was my main gripe.
but it is the last story about kiryu, but not the last story with kiryu if that makes sense gaiden is a spin off anyways so i wouldnt worry too much about that
It's a shame in general, cause majima and kiryu don't interact much from yakuza 3 onwards. It also doesn't help that the other protags are really just accquaintances to Kiryu at best(on good terms, but not close, even akiyama). Apart from haruka and the kids, most of the other people important to kiryu are either dead or forgotten after one game On a side note, Kiryu's life after "death" is an open canvas for many good ideas, but can also risk being a franchise milking the cash cow over a beloved MC(while simultaneously showing less love to other popular characters like majima) I'm quite optimistic with rgg's direction regardless. Even with their flaws, compared to other game developers, i have less cause for concern towards their games
And they also kinda rushed that game, can't believe they let a game that was intended to be a send off to the main character to be unfinished. A chunk of the map was missing and the gameplay had so many down grades that they didn't fix yet
@@METALLICARULES11 I think they should have gone balls out and just have kiryus party consist of his best homies like the 3 jimas, akiyama, date etc. But at least they actually supported him in some capacity this time.
4:58 i hope Koichi-san appears in 8 :( cuz from ive heard hes been busy on other works hes doing which is why hes absent on 7, and why Nick Ogata takes Akiyama's place in the story but i guess we should wait and see if Akiyama would be back on Yakuza 8, hes literally my favourite character in the series
It's really disappointed knowing Majima and Daigo in the prison with poor reason. It's just like forcing them behind the bar because RGG can't handle a story with them involved.
thats a vast oversimplication... the entire point of 6 was to narrow the story down to focus on kiryu.. its more like Y3 than any other game in scope. Majima is a side character, same with daigo, and neither of them are hanging out with kiryu in a daily basis in the established lore... Ishin just released and have 4 battles with majima and he has a bunch of scenes there
@@michael99812 Keeping daigo in jail and majima as well makes sense, it hurts but it makes a lotta sense, at least they had some screentime, albeit it was very small it was better than just not explaining at all
Nostalgia hits, the legendary Beat Takeshi 🔥 looking back, it was a great game , didnt like the combat at the reduced map at first, but it made up with voiced side quest that felt more alive, the game has a relaxing vibe too, only thing that frustrated me is the lack of side story finder, what were they thinking? , I live for the side quests and I roamed around at random spots looking for them 😐
Honestly did not realize that Tatsuya Fujiwara played as Rikiya, It's honestly weird after he said that I immediately realized he could sound like Rikiya.
6 was the first one I ever played. And after that I was like, "I gotta figure out why everyone keeps saying dragon of dojima like what even is that? and why is he a legend?" and so I played the rest of them starting with 0 and wow man. what an experience.
It still baffle me that Takeshi is in a yakuza game after saying he hates video games. True that was in the 80-90's when he did and might have changed mind.
Beat Takeshi presumably still hates videogames but he and Nagoshi are drinking buddies and when Nagoshi offered him to look at the script, Takeshi was curious to try it out.
I'm surprised that Rikiya in 3 doesn't look anything like Tatsuya Fujiwara at all. Despite in Kenzan, the character Ito Itousai, VA did voice Kuwara in 2 who model on PS2 was impossible to have the likeness until Kenzan with advance tech for PS3. I wonder why 3 didn't have his face. Maybe Fujiwara face wouldn't look good with character's hair style?
The way Ugaki says "Baka Yarou" whilst tilting his head makes him look as if he has tourettes XD I translated Baka Yarou to "Stupid Bastard" and is all the more hilarious because Majima just curses Kiryu for no reason at all LOL
Tatsuya Fujiwara appearance spoiled Yakuza 6 plot for me. I just know no one will spend a ton of money for a japanese oscar best actor ,and le it be a side character.
yokoyama no entiende que tiene a TREMENDO voice actor que ama a su personaje y el chabon no le quiere dar más cámara, aparte de la cantidad de fans que siguen yakuza en gran parte por majima
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I'm so happy to hear that even Koichi Yamadera miss Akiyama, I really hope he'll be in 8, I feel sad without my Lazy kick man
Me when Mr Kick'em is not like a dragon 8 : 😔
Same. I thought that he became uninterested in the role, or that he priced himself out (he's a huge VA in Japan). Good to hear that he wants Akiyama to come back ASAP like the rest of us, lol.
It's announced there will be a loan shark in Yakuza 8 that fight with legs
Got confirmed yesterday that he will be present.
@@chadam88He was revealed to be!!
Can feel that disappointment when Ugaki learned how much screentime Majima has
Angry Yamai Skin
AYO MASQUERADE PFP
@@shinkenger2011 thats me
it's crazy how Majima steal the show
Majima and Akiyama need their own game. Thx for the translation
Already Stated
There No More Majimer Own Game
But Akiyomer....
Just Hoping
Majima had his own game, it's called Yakuza 0.
@@Mr.Sax. half a game.
@@ibrahimfahad5041 Remove Kiryu's story and substories and the game still has more content than Kiwami, Kiwami 2, 3 and 6. You can complete most of the completion list with one character alone.
Majima is a side character who supposedly was going to be an unredeemable jackass but the fandom fell in love with him after the PS2 games. How much has he appeared since then? Almost nothing, he wasn't even going to be featured in 8 but they said they gave him a small role for the fans.
The idea for making a prequel for Kiryu existed for the longest time but decided to also feature Majima because his role in the main series was virtually over and they wanted to thank the fans for their support and it showed. Majima's part is much better, he carries it almost by himself whereas Kiryu's relies heavily on the characters of Kuze, Awano, Shibusawa, Oda and Tachibana.
Or at least another Majima Saga attached
Just listening to Kiryu's VA makes me feel like a hostess during one of the dates.
His voice is so goddamn smooth
Thanks for the translation!
Had no idea the VA for Yuta also voiced Rikiya. Crazy how things work out that way
I didnt know that either before translating this, it's a cool fact 😎
@@dragonenterprise I somewhat recognized the voice when I played 6 but not really for Nagumo.
He is actually an actor, he played yagami light in the first live action adaptation of death note in early 2000s
@@Jun-zh9np when we speak about him we always mention Battle Royale first.. where he co starred with Beat Takeshi
Wait till you try listening to Nishikiyama and Ichiban back to back.
The fact that kiryu's voice actor loves yakuza to the point where he'd recommend it to those who are just getting into the series puts a huge smile in my face
I love their voices and how calm their voices are and these interviews. I love watching them. Keep up the good work
7:18 He had the same reaction as me, like really?! If majima isnt there, is it even worth playing :(
I didn't realize that Hirose and Yuta were modelled after their actors so I got totally jumpscared by this video haha
Someya juga
Me neither, how cool is that???
@@COY48they have so many famous faces in 6
The actor who voiced Yuta is actually Shishio from live action Rurouni Kenshin movies, Kyoto Infernal Arc.
They did this for many characters. Kuze, Awano and Shibusawa are also lookalikes of their VAs. I love when they do this.
4:58 - Man, that hits hard right now. I hope they can bring Akiyama (and Yamadera of course) back in the future.
nice to meet you too
Did majima just try to jump out of Ugaki's mouth after hearing about his short screen time in Y6? 😂 "Baka yarou!"
1:29
The guy who live in his castle and founder of battle royale
Hidenari Ugaki has more screen time in this than he does in Y6! Love Beat Takeshi, too--he has so much range.
Also, thanks for translating these interviews!
You're welcome!! and I agree
Toru Hirose's actor, Kitano Takeshi, used to be the shadow host of Takeshi's Castle in the 80s! One might say the contestants had to beat through his defenses in the castle to win the game, which was really, really hard.
He also did some great movies. Some other actors in his movies appeared in some Yakuza games too
I thought he seemed familiar!!!
Wait, Kitano Takeshi as in the infamously difficult NES game "Takeshi's Challenge" Kitano Takeshi??
@@UrsusCanisYES
Man, I can't wait for this to come out
Same
I think that was my main issue with Y6 is that for being the "last time for Kiryu's story" (before it wasn't and then we are getting Gaiden and him in next main game lol), they really didn't have a lot of character interactions between Kiryu and people that were important to him, espically Majima.. Still enjoy Y6 but that was my main gripe.
It took the air out of 5's ending for me. Wish they'd just let him retire.
but it is the last story about kiryu, but not the last story with kiryu if that makes sense
gaiden is a spin off anyways so i wouldnt worry too much about that
It's a shame in general, cause majima and kiryu don't interact much from yakuza 3 onwards.
It also doesn't help that the other protags are really just accquaintances to Kiryu at best(on good terms, but not close, even akiyama).
Apart from haruka and the kids, most of the other people important to kiryu are either dead or forgotten after one game
On a side note, Kiryu's life after "death" is an open canvas for many good ideas, but can also risk being a franchise milking the cash cow over a beloved MC(while simultaneously showing less love to other popular characters like majima)
I'm quite optimistic with rgg's direction regardless. Even with their flaws, compared to other game developers, i have less cause for concern towards their games
@@RZ_2K Gaiden is most definitely about Kiryu, or Joryu, if you will.
And they also kinda rushed that game, can't believe they let a game that was intended to be a send off to the main character to be unfinished. A chunk of the map was missing and the gameplay had so many down grades that they didn't fix yet
lmao Ugaki calling out Majima, Saejima and Daigo being sidelined for the game where they really should have all gotten together and help Kiryu 😬
SPOILER: Thankfully they made up for it in Yakuza 8
@@METALLICARULES11 I think they should have gone balls out and just have kiryus party consist of his best homies like the 3 jimas, akiyama, date etc.
But at least they actually supported him in some capacity this time.
4:58 i hope Koichi-san appears in 8 :( cuz from ive heard hes been busy on other works hes doing which is why hes absent on 7, and why Nick Ogata takes Akiyama's place in the story but i guess we should wait and see if Akiyama would be back on Yakuza 8, hes literally my favourite character in the series
and your wish is granted, akiyama and sayama will return in like a dragon infinite wealth as poundmate and part of the story
Fantastic work as always, thanks again
2:20 isnt he the actor who played Yagami Light in Deathnote Live Action?
yes it is, and he is one of the high-profile actors in japan
He was also rikiya@@johnfreddeyto9335
Love the random little outbursts from Majima's va 😄
Ugaki makes you laugh, looks like he loves voicing Majima lol as he should!
It's really disappointed knowing Majima and Daigo in the prison with poor reason. It's just like forcing them behind the bar because RGG can't handle a story with them involved.
thats a vast oversimplication... the entire point of 6 was to narrow the story down to focus on kiryu.. its more like Y3 than any other game in scope. Majima is a side character, same with daigo, and neither of them are hanging out with kiryu in a daily basis in the established lore... Ishin just released and have 4 battles with majima and he has a bunch of scenes there
@@mullaoslo Yes, but not forcing them behind the bar and no further detail. They should've handle it appropriately.
@@michael99812 Keeping daigo in jail and majima as well makes sense, it hurts but it makes a lotta sense, at least they had some screentime, albeit it was very small it was better than just not explaining at all
I like how they'll all appear for Kiryu in Infinite Wealth
Ugaki san is a treasure
2:33
MC in death note & battle royale, and also kenshin himura villain
With Beat Takeshi and Tatsuya Fujiwara in the fray, it's like a Battle Royale reunion and I'm here for it 💛✨
YES SOMEONE NOTICED
Finally. I thought I was the only one who absolutely had his mind blown when I noticed that 😂
"Fans might remember me from Yakuza 3" ...I am pretty sure I will never be able to stop your voice yelling "ANIKI" in my head until I bite it.
Even Beat Takeshi Kitano from Takehi Castle and Tatsuya Fujiwara aka Light Yagami are voice a character in this game
At first I thought "why is majima actor here, he's not in the game", but then I remembered
Cuz he's a treasure, and they know it!
Give Ugaki a playstation 5 please!
He seems like the kinda feller who will play all kinds of games whether they are bad or not and in enjoy them
The only reason I'm here is to hear Ugaki's voice 😁💘
Closed eye and just hear it, and we got feeling like a Kiryu and Goro in radio
Nostalgia hits, the legendary Beat Takeshi 🔥 looking back, it was a great game , didnt like the combat at the reduced map at first, but it made up with voiced side quest that felt more alive, the game has a relaxing vibe too, only thing that frustrated me is the lack of side story finder, what were they thinking? , I live for the side quests and I roamed around at random spots looking for them 😐
Honestly did not realize that Tatsuya Fujiwara played as Rikiya, It's honestly weird after he said that I immediately realized he could sound like Rikiya.
Not Ugaki impersonating Beat Takeshi's iconic phrase lol
kiryu turns 50 and still looks young
East Asian genes.
Not anymore.
6 was the first one I ever played. And after that I was like, "I gotta figure out why everyone keeps saying dragon of dojima like what even is that? and why is he a legend?" and so I played the rest of them starting with 0 and wow man. what an experience.
I can't believe that hirose is the same as his VA
Takeshi Castle Lmaoooo
@@arterychan7793 I Know I know
7:39 ※北野武(ビートたけし)の真似をしています。(広瀬徹 役)
6:22 we're all here for this
I like that i recognise their voices and personality from my experience playing past games 😊😎 especially Majima!
Holy shit Yuta resembles his VA.
Is he a likeness character
Like half of the cast from Y3 and onward likeness is based on their actors. Some are even playable characters such as Tanimura and Nanba.
Yuta's design is modeled after their actor, just like in judgement series
@@DaakkuuYRS from Kenzan *
Nothing to mention you have a great singing voice Takaya Kuroda
THAT'S WHY I VIVIDLY RECOGNIZE TORU HIROSE first time i met him ingame, HE'S FROM THE LEGENDARY TAKESHI CASTLE 😭
Im soo happy to know the voice actor of majima goro, ugaki, basically has the same energy as goro himself.
They are all so precious and need to be protected at all costs.
IS THAT POPUKO AND PIMIMI CHAN FROM LIKE A DRAGON SERIES!!!
I wasnt expecting hirose's VA to just he hirose
4:49
He also voiced mushu from mulan, genie in aladdin & donald duck
His dame dane is more likes by people than kiryu dame dane
When i saw the trailer i actually was so fuckin bewildered by Takeshi Kitano being in the game
Oh man please, make translation for Y5 actors
That's coming soon :)
@@dragonenterprise yaaay:)
Both a dedicated father with haruto.....but also how he feels like a failed dad with you know who
Video starts at 6:22
Still one of the best entry in the series.
Akiyama being voiced by the same VA as Lord Beerus from DragonBall Super is neat.
Kiryu is 'like a father' now??
I see what you did there lmaoo
It still baffle me that Takeshi is in a yakuza game after saying he hates video games. True that was in the 80-90's when he did and might have changed mind.
Beat Takeshi presumably still hates videogames but he and Nagoshi are drinking buddies and when Nagoshi offered him to look at the script, Takeshi was curious to try it out.
@@samuel.jpg.1080p I'm glad he gave it a try instead of flat out refusing.
@@jordan20910 yeah and now I can't think of anyone portraying Hirose other than Beat Takeshi. He fits the character very well
we need akiyama back!!!
Man Yuta reminds me of that dates commercial
Give Ugaki his Majima Special PS4 edition already 😢
I'm surprised that Rikiya in 3 doesn't look anything like Tatsuya Fujiwara at all. Despite in Kenzan, the character Ito Itousai, VA did voice Kuwara in 2 who model on PS2 was impossible to have the likeness until Kenzan with advance tech for PS3. I wonder why 3 didn't have his face. Maybe Fujiwara face wouldn't look good with character's hair style?
It is interesting how some characters didn't have a likeness in the PS3 era but others did
YOROSHKU!!!!
Put Takeshi Kitano on thumbnail bro!
Looking at Koichi Yamadera, you'd never guess how sexy his voice is
They should make the voice actors characters in the game for a substory.
The way Ugaki says "Baka Yarou" whilst tilting his head makes him look as if he has tourettes XD I translated Baka Yarou to "Stupid Bastard" and is all the more hilarious because Majima just curses Kiryu for no reason at all LOL
2:31 so faltou o tatsuya ukyo
藤原竜也好きで初めて如く遊んだけど、話分からないから0から遊んだよ。今では全シリーズ遊んでる！
8も楽しみだから予約しました。
Kiryu always sounded like he's eating bunch of french fries
Nice
Does anyone know why they changed some character models to look like their voice actors (Kiryu, Kaorus father) but not others like Majima?
What the hell.. Yuta doing subscribe or he gonna rage?? This is perfect :)
omg kiryu voice 😍
Yeah, but Majima's voice is so cool too
Takaya Kuroda why are you so dam Gorgeous!😍
wasnt takeshi not a big fan of video games in general? damn not sure how theyd be able to convince this guy to be a part of this but props to them
Probably in a context of “I don’t really know how to play a modern day game system”
Mostly, it’s pretty much about earning yen
Cara o kiryu falando de forma sem ser seria e canônico
Kuroda has the sickest voice I’ve ever heard holy fuck
Shun oguri please
Shuya reunited with Kitano
Why is this guy being voiced over by Kiryu?
LIKE A DRAGON 6
i want to do disco with kuroda and hide in yakuza 0
OMG HIROSE IS MODELLED 😂😂
Kiraaaa!!!
Takuya is the best
Bro the game and real life look so similar
Tatsuya Fujiwara appearance spoiled Yakuza 6 plot for me. I just know no one will spend a ton of money for a japanese oscar best actor ,and le it be a side character.
Shadow moon voice PS2
yokoyama no entiende que tiene a TREMENDO voice actor que ama a su personaje y el chabon no le quiere dar más cámara, aparte de la cantidad de fans que siguen yakuza en gran parte por majima