Will Kiryu return Yakuza?

Original Yakuza protagonist Kazuma Kiryu will be coming back in Like a Dragon 8. He appeared in the previous game as both a player in the story as well as a difficult boss battle, but this time he will be sharing the protagonist role with Ichiban.

Is Kiryu coming back to Yakuza?

The next mainline Yakuza game, Like a Dragon 8, will be released in 2024 and will feature the return of Kazuma Kiryu as one of two protagonists, alongside Yakuza: Like a Dragon's Ichiban Kasuga. Kiryu will also star in a spinoff game to be released in 2023 called Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.

Is Kiryu still alive after Yakuza 6?

He fades away in Haruka's arms, and the credits roll. A lot of players were shocked by this turn of events because Kiryu was the only playable character in Yakuza 6, meaning his death come at the end of the series.

Why is Kiryu back in Yakuza 8?

“The scale of the game is really big, it's going to be the largest game to date,” Masayoshi Yokoyama said during the Q&A following the reveal. “The game is about Kiryu who has all of his past on his back and Ichiban who has all of the future ahead of him. We felt we had to bring back Kiryu for that theme.”

Is Yakuza 8 being made?

Yakuza 8, now officially titled Like a Dragon 8, will be released in early 2024 and will unexpectedly feature a return for original series hero Kazuma Kiryu.

Yakuza Like a Dragon - Kazuma Kiryu First Appearance / Kiryu Returns

Who is replacing the Yakuza?

Sega has formally dropped the Yakuza brand name and replaced it with Like a Dragon. To "more closely align with the Japanese name."

How old is Kiryu in Yakuza 7?

27 years old, Kiryū has just completed his final job as member of Dojima Family collecting money from Peace Finance Company. In several days, he is to be promoted to have his own small clan, Kiryū Family which will be working as a small division of the Kazama family.

Who knows Kiryu is alive?

He only reveals that he's alive to Daigo, Majima, and Saejima, three of his closest comrades, while Ichiban, understandably, doesn't even recognize him. The only member of Ichiban's team that does recognize Kiryu is Joon-gi Han, who even then isn't the real one, but rather a body double named Yeonsu Kim.

Will Kiryu be playable in Yakuza 8?

Developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has confirmed that Like a Dragon 8 will retain the turn-based combat of its predecessor, meaning players can expect to take control of Kiryu in a new way as he makes his first appearance as a playable character in this style of gameplay.

Who betrayed Kiryu?

It is revealed that Reina, the owner of Serena and former ally of Kiryu, was a mole for Nishikiyama. Because she was in love with him she betrayed her friends, but later regrets it and calls Nishikiyama to Serena to kill him and atone for her sins.

What is Kiryu's death?

Just as we come to grips with Kiryu's death, in a super cheap move it's revealed that he didn't actually die. Despite having been pumped full of lead, then left to bleed out on the floor of a remote military facility off the coast of a small town, Kiryu is very much still alive.

Why is Goro Majima obsessed with Kiryu?

Nicknamed "The Mad Dog of Shimano" (嶋野の狂犬, Shimano no kyōken), he takes an interest in protagonist Kazuma Kiryu because Kiryu refuses to fight him when provoked. This results in Majima spending the rest of the game's plot trying to goad Kiryu into fighting him just for fun.

Who raised Kiryu?

Kazuma Kiryu was born on June 17, 1968 and adopted by Shintaro Kazama, Captain of the Dojima Family, at a very young age after the death of his parents. Raised at Sunflower Orphanage, Kiryu gained childhood friends in the form of Akira Nishikiyama and Yumi Sawamura, whose biological parents were also killed by Kazama.

Does Kiryu survive?

Since the bomb's detonation looms and both are too injured to even attempt to escape, Ryuji and Kiryu decide to die doing what they've lived doing: fighting.

Will Yakuza 8 have Ichiban?

Ryu Ga Gotoku did reveal a little bit more about the game at the summit. You'll be switching between two protagonists—Kiryu and Ichiban—this time around, and the game will continue with the turn-based RPG style that the series adopted back in Yakuza 7, which the studio had announced previously (opens in new tab).

What happens to Kiryu after Like a Dragon?

The trailer for Like a Dragon Gaiden gives a hint to what Kiryu was doing after removing himself from Haruka's life. He appears in a temple, now going by "Joryu" and living the contemplative life of a monk after spending his life wrapped up in Japan's criminal underworld.

Are Kiryu and Majima equal?

Goro Majima utilizes distinctly different fighting styles than Kiryu, such as his masterful ability to wield melee weapons. Alongside this, Goro is known for being a combat savant, utilizing his speed and nimbleness to defeat his foes. While Kiryu strikes hard, Majima strikes swiftly and accurately.

Why is Yakuza called Like a Dragon now?

In regard to Like a Dragon: Ishin!, the Japanese development team told Sega of America that they had complete freedom to come up with a new English title, and Sega of America decided that it was best to go with Like a Dragon: Ishin!, which is a direct translation of the Japanese title.

Is it canon that Kiryu never kills?

Kiryu has not killed anyone. He's thought of and planned on it for the sake of his loved ones. He'll do what he needs to do.

Is Kiryu no longer the main character?

Kiryu was the sole playable character for the first three games; in the next three, additional playable characters are included, causing him to take on a smaller role. He was once again the sole playable character in the series' seventh main installment, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life.

Who is Kiryu secret boss?

So Amon is the secret boss for Kazuma Kiryu and is unlocked once you complete all side missions and are in the final chapter of the main campaign. Jo Amon is the boss for Goro Majima and is also unlocked once you complete all side missions for this character. However, you have to be in Stonebori for it to take effect.

Who is Kiryu's love interest?

Unlike his friends and colleagues, Kiryu has rarely pursued women; his only love interests, Yumi Sawamura and Kaoru Sayama, have passed away and disappeared respectively, and he has since repeatedly turned down other potential lovers like Mayumi Madarame, with no clear reason given as to why when asked by his boss, ...

Is the Tojo clan gone?

In 2017, the newly-elected governor of Tokyo, Ryo Aoki, enacted the Kamurocho 3K Plan to weaken and eventually eliminate the Tojo Clan.

How strong is Kiryu?

Kiryu is able to defeat almost anyone in the Yakuza universe, with the exception of Taiga Saejima. He is also the wisest and most experienced character in the series. A hundred pages won't be enough to list Kiryu's accomplishments. He is called the Dragon of Dojima for a reason.