The Community Yakuza Iceberg Explained

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  • čas přidán 30. 06. 2024
  • After many, many months, I'm happy to present the long-awaited community Yakuza iceberg video! I made a brainstorming video for ideas a whiiiile ago, and many viewers pitched in ideas, some of which I implemented here as well as many more ideas outside of that. This is undoubtedly the biggest video on the channel yet, not in terms of length, but for the amount of effort that went into it. The video will cover many topics about the Yakuza franchise ranging from commonly known to obscure, so there is a good chance there's something in there for everybody!
    TIMESTAMPS:
    00:00:00 Intro
    00:04:04 The Sky
    00:13:23 The Tip
    00:39:10 The Upper body
    01:09:04 INTERMISSION
    01:12:10 The Body
    01:29:19 The Lower Body
    01:44:16 The Depths
    01:59:59 THE ABYSS
    SOME LINKS/REFERENCES:
    KingRuckus video: • Video
    Gio Corsi: • PlayStation Experience... 1:12:48
    Article about Day of the Dragon: www.segalization.com/2014/07/...
    Reddit post for licensed songs: / list_of_songs_we_lost_...
    Tanimura’s actor: / why_tanimuras_actor_is...
    Mafia City Collab vid: • Let's Talk About Mafia...
    Lao Gui Bug: • Yakuza 0 - Boss Battle...
    Yakuza 6 Alpha Demo: • Ryu Ga Gotoku 6 [Yakuz...
    Dojima’s Dragon Girl blog: dojimasdragongirl.wordpress.c...
    Chef Tatsuya: www.japancrush.com/2013/stori...
    Special thanks to Hannya Tier members: MiyuRon, Rufus, ZFGmac, Lisa Medcalf, Dylan Ridings, Jago Majima, eks2009, Mrdevil Gaming, H. J the Hedgehog, Kinrob, TreizerL, donavan Holder, Deicide86, Shehzad Ali, Isaac Murillo, Mehmet Kans, Suicide Gangsta, NikoJazz, Sharavy, Falanteris, Lilith, Grossly, Staticulator, AtomicRocket, GalvatronScurge, Jonathan David, Lupyseal, Rafay Hussain, Max Bronstein, 555spank, Destin Thaboun, Kiro, LMiranic, Hanoæ, Tree, Kamkyoin, SuS Cat, Sander Verstappen, Mevin, Abdullah, Kei Naoyuki, axelni98 G, Snatchy Snansy, Marcelo Soares, Dahomie Smiley, Ivan Gambino, Bean Boy, Epic Booch, Agent G, Vanen Man, Kaizer Redgrave, Marti, Vee Taylor, Chyro Zero, Shin Megami Tensei enjoyer, LemmiSlams, GenericEdgyName, jakobolobo, Jet, Valerie Parker, Kiro, Max Bronstein, Destin Thaboun and Dr Reaper.
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Komentáře • 819

  • @FirithPanda
    @FirithPanda Před rokem +988

    Fun fact about Takuya - Yagami's actor: He always supported Judgement getting PC Releases and argued with his studio to get it out there. He was essentially on our side

    • @maddogmajimaswifey3868
      @maddogmajimaswifey3868 Před rokem +93

      Too bad we won't get a 3 because yagami 's talent agency doesn't want RGG to use him anymore or so i read they couldn't reach a compromise to the pay or whatever

    • @azamat19
      @azamat19 Před rokem +8

      @@maddogmajimaswifey3868 i loved judgement but didn't like lost judgment at all. So im not sad about not having a third part.

    • @why6871
      @why6871 Před rokem +117

      @@azamat19 lost judgement was fire wym

    • @itsDevChaudhary
      @itsDevChaudhary Před rokem +23

      ​@@why6871 aye fr I wish Judgement keeps getting good sequel's with good story if it can

    • @saberryuji191
      @saberryuji191 Před rokem +3

      @L for money of course

  • @sapphire3084
    @sapphire3084 Před rokem +397

    Though late, Yakuza 5 has a missable dialogue option: When Haruka and Akiyama were discussing what to eat for dinner, Akiyama lists of a bunch of foods to eat, and Haruka then mentioms she wants to eat crab as she has never tried one.
    But if before this dialogue, as Haruka you eat at the crab restaurant, this part of the dialogue disappears.

    • @MrVoland44
      @MrVoland44 Před 9 měsíci +3

      ​@@user-qv5sm5dw1vproblem is, theu should have change dialogue not to delete, so it become misaable detail

  • @xris3011
    @xris3011 Před rokem +737

    As far as I've heard, in the 2007 Ryu Ga Gotoku movie, Majima has the eyepatch on the wrong eye because the actor himself has issues seeing with his right eye, so he had to switch the eyepatch there.

  • @clownmagma
    @clownmagma Před rokem +298

    The idea of a sunflower orphanage mini-triad comprised of angry 12 year olds is honestly substory material

  • @PantsMasterPlays
    @PantsMasterPlays Před 4 měsíci +49

    "Imagine if we get an English speaking villain in the future and they cast Terry Crews for him!"
    Danny Trejo, one year after this came out:

    • @kang1983
      @kang1983 Před 3 měsíci +5

      tho they got a different guy to speak english for him in the non-english version for some reason

    • @kasugaichibum
      @kasugaichibum Před 3 měsíci +1

      I knew this comment would be here 🎉

  • @damagon647
    @damagon647 Před rokem +671

    If they plan on making "Like A Dragon Gaiden" a sub series of smaller scale games then I think it would be a great idea to adapt Ryujis story from RGGO into a Gaiden game

    • @diccchocolate416
      @diccchocolate416 Před rokem +91

      There's so much potential for a series that changes protagonist every entry. We could get a kuze game, a kazama game, a yuta game. The sky's the limit.

    • @vboi5697
      @vboi5697 Před rokem +70

      I would love to see Tanimura's story get a proper conclusion, and learn why he wasn't in Y5 and Y6 from an in-universe perspective.

    • @kingkamina3236
      @kingkamina3236 Před rokem +40

      @@vboi5697 Tanimura was only referenced in yakuza 5 during the Amon fight, where they wonder where he is. Seems like he's still alive at least, because they conclude that he's probably playing mahjong

    • @angelusvastator1297
      @angelusvastator1297 Před rokem +1

      I hope they readjust some elements from rgg online cos some of the stuff didnt vibe w me imo

    • @tigerfestivals5137
      @tigerfestivals5137 Před rokem +1

      @@angelusvastator1297 like gameplay or story wise?

  • @azzypics
    @azzypics Před rokem +955

    Congratulation, Leon. You truly went balls out on this one.

  • @Bloobz
    @Bloobz Před rokem +251

    One detail you didn't mention that contribute to the "Rubber Bullet" meme is that not only Saejima was tricked by that but Arai also got tricked in the same way making believe he killed Munakata

    • @MugenHeadNinja
      @MugenHeadNinja Před rokem +30

      I knew about the Saejima thing going in but the Arai and Munakata shit had me feeling some sorta way, shits wack at the very least.

    • @keit99
      @keit99 Před 11 měsíci +9

      I think the twist on it's own isn't bad, it's the fact that it's so heavily used that makes the rubber bullets worse.

  • @gunmunz
    @gunmunz Před rokem +279

    Another hint that Kashiwagi is still alive is in 8 wherein Daigo's summon he (in Ichiban's imagination) uses his necromancy powers summon the spirits of Sohei Dojima, Osamu Kashiwagi, Shintaro Kazama and Futoshi Shimano who proceed to gun down the enemies. In this summon Kashiwagi's feet are the only ones unobscured by purple mist just like Daigo's and against Japanese myth that ghosts don't have feet.

    • @BooBuggedy
      @BooBuggedy Před rokem +90

      Another small hint might be that Kashiwagi is literally a bartender in that game and in Lost Judgment, lol.

    • @JHenry-nz7hy
      @JHenry-nz7hy Před rokem +20

      @@BooBuggedy Nah, that's Kashiwagi's twin brother: Jojo

    • @daelium89
      @daelium89 Před rokem +6

      @@JHenry-nz7hy he must have also survived a helicopter attack

    • @JHenry-nz7hy
      @JHenry-nz7hy Před rokem +7

      @@daelium89 Shit happens, man

    • @cooldudematedoesmario8829
      @cooldudematedoesmario8829 Před rokem +3

      @@daelium89 some characters die from a single gunshot others survive things 3x whats possible to live

  • @Housesider
    @Housesider Před rokem +395

    Honestly, Terry Crews would somehow completely fit into a Yakuza game.

    • @MyNameJefff
      @MyNameJefff Před rokem +78

      We need to mod him over Garry Buster Holmes

    • @Svoorhout85
      @Svoorhout85 Před rokem +32

      In a substory advertizing Old Spice.

    • @salt2209
      @salt2209 Před rokem +7

      @@MyNameJefffwhat about my man Mack

    • @CatzyCatzy
      @CatzyCatzy Před rokem +10

      Terry Crews Speaking Japanese is a great thing to hear and see

  • @bruhmoment784
    @bruhmoment784 Před rokem +228

    9:42 I started playing yakuza games because of the bakamitai meme. One day I randomly installed the game because I liked the song so much. I didn't even know what the games were about. While playing 0, whenever I passed a kareoke bar, I just had to sing bakamitai or judgment. So basically I started playing the yakuza games because of the kareoke.

    • @hanthemaa
      @hanthemaa Před rokem +18

      cant blame you karaoke is fire

    • @hayasher
      @hayasher Před rokem +3

      Same. I came from Kei Ibuchis theme (forgot name). And what do ya know. I got like 700 hours in the games combined.

    • @yellaturd
      @yellaturd Před rokem +4

      Same. I found myself listening to bakamitai pretty much daily a few months ago and knew very little about the games. I knew they were on gamepass so I decided to try out Yakuza 0. Now it's four months later and I've finished everything except the judgment games.

    • @hayasher
      @hayasher Před rokem +2

      @@yellaturd same lol

    • @saidai6654
      @saidai6654 Před rokem +1

      Same

  • @shadowmamba95
    @shadowmamba95 Před rokem +103

    Something tells me that Kiryu’s parents, who were killed by Kazama, are deep within the Seiryu Clan. Think about it, Kiryu is born in Yokohama, making one of his parents, likely the father, a yakuza of the Seiryu. Probably something related to Arakawa to an extent. What do you guys think?

    • @prithyachan333
      @prithyachan333 Před rokem +11

      When was it confirmed that Kiryu-chan is from Yokohama?

    • @shadowmamba95
      @shadowmamba95 Před rokem +22

      @@prithyachan333 Not too sure, I got it from the wiki under “Place of Birth”, which if true, could actually make an interesting story.

    • @prithyachan333
      @prithyachan333 Před rokem +9

      @@shadowmamba95 I just checked his wiki and can't find the place of birth section. But yeah if it's true the story would get more interesting.

    • @shadowmamba95
      @shadowmamba95 Před rokem +8

      @@prithyachan333 It’s there, it’s under Biographical.

    • @polipod2074
      @polipod2074 Před rokem +25

      @@prithyachan333 You can see his place of birth in his blog in Yakuza 3, 4 and I think also 5 after a revelation

  • @whale8289
    @whale8289 Před rokem +37

    Just like "syntax error" there's something called "hotel kamurocho" that even tho it's outside of the map and you can't even walk near it, you can clearly see it (it's around the theatre alley, I think it's called that), it appeared from Yakuza 3 up till lost judgement

  • @jario9
    @jario9 Před rokem +97

    Timestamps includes spoiler warnings for spoilery entries:
    The Sky
    4:20 Like a Dragon (The Title of the series)
    5:21 RGG Studio
    5:47 Dame Da Ne Meme
    6:40 Mainline Games
    7:10 Kiwami
    7:49 (Yakuza 7 spoilers) Judgment Games
    8:47 Karaoke
    10:03 Face Models
    12:18 Mr. Libido
    12:45 Table Slam (Includes Vague Yakuza 2 Spoilers)
    The Tip
    13:53 JAV Idols
    14:58 Popularity Surges
    18:06 Ichiban and Nishiki share the same voice actor
    18:25 Fist Of The North Star: Lost Paradise
    19:30 Amon Clan (Shows the Amon Fights from most of the games including dead souls and FoTNS LP in case you want to see those yourself)
    23:44 Sam Lee (Vague footage of final few fights from 0 and 3)
    25:10 Asset Recylcing
    27:34 Sotaro Komaki
    28:36 Shinji, Ryuji and Daigo in Yakuza 0
    30:27 (Yakuza 2 Spoilers) Dead Souls
    31:10 Cut Licensed Songs
    33:44 Kenzan and Ishin
    35:10 Kiryu and Ichinban Parrellels
    36:05 Akiyama in Yakuza 1
    37:08 Sent to America Meme (Yakuza 3 spoilers)
    38:22 (Big Yakuza 4 Spoilers) Rubber Bullets
    38:51 (Big Yakuza 2 Spoilers) Secret Koreans
    The Upper Body
    39:40 (Big Yakuza 5 Spoilers) Majima and Park
    41:05 Substories are canon
    42:04 The Original Tanimura
    43:31 Yakuza Movie
    44:34 Yakuza 0 Fortune Teller
    45:58 (Yakuza 7 Spoilers) Yakuza 1 English Dub
    48:16 Kiryu's Scrapped Yakuza 6 Outfit
    48:46 (Yakuza 7 Spoilers even in the title of the entry) Kashiwagi is still alive
    49:47 Ryuji Spin-off leak
    50:45 Kuroda and Nagoshi in Yakuza 5
    51:46 Akira Yamaoka
    52:16 Watase Spin-off
    53:04 Fuma (More vague yakuza 3 spoilers)
    53:49 Arase in Yakuza 3
    55:19 Mafia City x Yakuza Collab
    56:12 Kurohyou
    57:03 Goodfellas
    57:26 Yakuza Kiwami 2 Removed Content
    58:16 FOTNS LP Parallels
    59:33 Today Is A Diamond double meaning (Yakuza 6 spoilers)
    1:01:25 Haunted PrintCircle
    1:02:50 Cursed Tape
    The Body
    1:12:40 Original Man in Black
    1:13:41 (Spoilers for entire seires) Yakuza 6 Ghost Photos
    1:14:15 Ichiban has schizophrenia meme/theory
    1:15:33 Japan Retailer Exclusives
    1:16:56 Lao Gui bug (Late game Yakuza 0 fight)
    1:18:16 Playable Date
    1:18:51 Yakuza 3 Cut Content
    1:21:09 Judgment Sadako
    1:21:38 Takashima and Kei Ibuchi
    1:22:12 Akiyama Thug Look-alike
    1:22:34 Mark Hamil Interview
    1:22:47 Yakuza Themed Consoles
    1:24:04 RGG Online
    1:24:42 Saejima Toilet Stall scene
    1:25:26 The Dragon's Path Comic
    1:26:05 Yakuza 6 "Demo"
    1:27:03 Hamazaki Duck Scene
    1:28:05 Upscaled Butcher Knife
    1:28:23 The Original Hamura
    The Lower Body
    1:29:49 (Yakuza 3 & 7 Spoilers including in the name of the entry) Lau Ka Long is alive
    1:31:20 Kiwami Mine
    1:32:06 Kiryu and Majima in Project X Zone 2
    1:32:54 Syntax Error Bar
    1:33:30 Install Screens
    1:34:23 Tattoo Competition
    1:34:50 Nagumo's Voice Actor's Yakuza ties
    1:35:59 (Big Yakuza 5 Spoilers) Baba is still waiting for Saejima
    1:36:35 Yagami's Beta Model
    1:37:50 Yakuza 0 and Ishin PS Vita Companion Apps
    1:38:38 Yakuza 7 Substory Forget Me Not
    1:39:29 Mark Hamil doesn't remember voicing Majima
    1:39:55 Gatorade
    1:40:16 Yakuza Stage Play
    1:40:38 I'm Not Cold Anymore
    1:42:03 Yakuza 6 Alpha Demo
    1:42:55 Arase's Redemption
    1:43:31 T-Posing Haruto
    1:43:43 The Chicken of Dojima animation bug
    The Depths
    1:44:48 (Massive Judgment Spoilers, includes name of the killer in the entry and the entry itself is a spoiler so beware) Killer doesn't gouge out any eyes
    1:45:36 Komaki time traveling
    1:47:24 Green Shadow Yakuza 4 Substory
    1:49:33 Kurohyou TV Series
    1:50:06 Nagoshi in the Kurohyou TV Series
    1:50:36 Living Mannequin
    1:50:53 Prequel Movie
    1:51:27 (Yakuza 6 and 7 and spoilers) Joon-Gi Han is Immortal
    1:54:00 Nagoshi as Jingu
    1:54:20 World War Amon (Dead Souls Amon Boss Fight Spoilers)
    1:55:33 (Ishin Spoilers!!!) Takechi Hanpeita's hair
    1:56:12 Yakuza characters in Binary Domain
    1:56:48 Majima canonnically published a song
    1:57:49 Kurohyou Secret Bosses
    1:58:59 Dead Souls Poster in Fairy Odd Christmas Movie
    1:59:15 (FOTNS LP Amon fight spoilers) Jo Amon is dead theory
    The Abyss
    2:00:28 (Big Yakuza 7 Spoilers) RGG Online Lore
    2:08:31 Kurohyou Manga
    2:08:46 RGG Kizuna
    2:09:10 Chef Tatsuya Resturant Outrage
    2:10:09 (Slight Yakuza 3 Spoilers) Hamazaki was planned to be a boss
    2:11:00 Dead Souls Happened
    2:12:11 (Yakuza 1 Spoilers) Kiryu's Parents
    2:12:37 What Happened In Bacchus?
    2:13:29 Yakuza in Taiko no Tatsujin
    2:14:04 The Return of Shimano
    2:14:35 Yakuza 0 Walkman
    2:15:02 UFOS In Yakuza 6 and Lost Judgment
    2:15:56 Empty Tojo Clan
    2:16:22 Kurohyou Cameos
    2:17:06 (Kurohyou 2 Boss Spoilers kinda) Ichiro Tanaka
    2:17:47 Child Tr*fficking in Kenzan
    2:18:27 Yakuza 3 Poster in Gran Turismo
    2:18:46 (MASSIVE YAKUZA 7 SPOILER WARNING) is Alive Theory
    2:19:39 Yakuza 4 Saejima and Haruka Scene...
    2:21:40 Who Is Hangman?
    2:22:50 Yakuza Leather Book
    The End!

    • @Majickss
      @Majickss Před rokem +4

      thank you so much!

    • @etobababooey
      @etobababooey Před rokem +4

      the yakuza 6 ghost pictures are gonna give me nightmares ffs especially the nishiki one. idk why but it seems i have a fucking intense phobia in regards to THAT. altough i am in love with paranormal im absolutely scared of it all, especially the photos and video tapes type of shit, thats just the worst for me and idk why.

    • @ferdinandocaliel4953
      @ferdinandocaliel4953 Před 4 měsíci

      u should tag spoilers for Y1/Kiwami in "Arase in Y3" entry

  • @angelusvastator1297
    @angelusvastator1297 Před rokem +80

    gotta love how this franchise just started becoming more popular despite being 10+ years old.

  • @MikeJr9284
    @MikeJr9284 Před rokem +129

    Leon, you absolute mad lad. Thank you for the much anticipated iceberg video.

    • @devilleon7
      @devilleon7  Před rokem +23

      Nah man, thank YOU guys for always keeping the DREAM alive during streams

    • @BlacK40k
      @BlacK40k Před rokem +10

      @@devilleon7 i am 12 minutes into the video and I hope the YUME comes up

  • @Kelvin_Foo
    @Kelvin_Foo Před rokem +55

    That upscaled butcher's knife actually exists in real life and is actually used for cutting up bluefin tuna (maguro), which aren't small to begin with. Also, RUBBER BOOLITS.
    As for Ichiro Tanaka, "the leather club is two blocks down..."

  • @WannaComment2
    @WannaComment2 Před 11 měsíci +15

    The Shizo thing is probably only applied to Ichiban in particular because of one scene early in the game, when he freaks out about how some enemy "transformed" at the start of battle, and everyone else in the party wonders wtf he is talking about. He is canonically seeing this, and he's the only one who's seeing it.

  • @Hartior
    @Hartior Před rokem +37

    I know it's a bit late, but i have a few extra bits for the iceberg:
    -Takaya Kuroda & Goodfellas: Takaya Kuroda, Kiryu's VA has a rock band called "Takaya Kuroda & Goodfellas". There's even live recordings of him singing Yakuza Songs. And now that i'm talking about Takaya Kuroda
    -Kuroda's past in yaoi: Kuroda started in the dubbing business making yaoi (for the people that doesn't know gay-themed) drama cds. There's even an OVA called Finder which he voices a yakuza called Ryuichi Asami. This is referenced in a submission in Yakuza Kiwami 2
    -Ryuka: in "Hyperdevotion Noire" an Spin-off of the Neptunia Series there's a character called Ryuka which is a parody of the Yakuza Series. Her costume uses the same colors as Kiryu, her Exe-Drive involves hitting with baseball bats or throwing bicycles to the enemies and there's even a CG with her as a Hostess

    • @JosephJoeseph
      @JosephJoeseph Před rokem +1

      Don't get me wrong, I can't fault someone for misremembering something as inconsequential as the name of side missions in Yakuza games but did you REALLY need to misremember it as submission specifically while talking about yaoi?

  • @RSRoxyielle
    @RSRoxyielle Před rokem +49

    Have yet to finish watching but congrats on completing this video project 🥳
    1:41:00 I highly suspect this lady is supposed to be a reference to a Japanese Yokai called the Yuki-onna. Particularly, of the "water beggar variation". I say this because you give her hot food (oden) for the substory, the setting of Yakuza Zero is in December 1988 (so during winter) and she somewhat fits Yuki-onna description just slightly modernized to fit the era (she's wearing a white sparkly bodycon dress). I suspect she was draining the Gandhara clerk's vitality but when she was given oden she was "not cold anymore" and so the guy recovered.

  • @kaizerredgrave9247
    @kaizerredgrave9247 Před rokem +66

    Only 30mins into the iceberg and man gotta say, really digging how professional and well made this is, would love to see more videos done this way

  • @roshaanreddy8107
    @roshaanreddy8107 Před rokem +23

    unironically want a yakuza online lore video now

  • @hana-chan420
    @hana-chan420 Před rokem +199

    Inspiring content! From one yakuza fan to another, I gotta tell you how much I look up to you as a creator (and as a representative of the fandom). These type of videos take a huge amount of time and effort, so don't worry about how long it took, I promise you nobody judges you as harshly as you do yourself. I have a couple of ideas that I'd like to make but they can sometimes take months to actually materialize, so I understand what you mean completely during the break segment. Keep doing what you do, Leon, your fans will always tune in and help your videos reach a broader audience, regardless of how long it takes you to upload. Can't wait for LaD:Ishin to come out so we can see you talk about that game in the near future!

    • @devilleon7
      @devilleon7  Před rokem +21

      Thank you for all the love! I can't wait for Ishin either, it's gonna be awesome!

  • @atipsy69
    @atipsy69 Před rokem +37

    Fantastic stuff, a pleasure to watch through and through. As a thank you, I give you my "Kuroiwa killed Tanimura" theory: Near the beginning of chapter 12 in Judgment, Ayabe describes to Yagami a story he's heard. The story is a reference to the ending of Yakuza 4, and considering the context and the way it is presented, it seems like the writers wanted the player to suspect that Kuroiwa might have killed Tanimura.

  • @vinimaxsteel
    @vinimaxsteel Před rokem +44

    Ichiban's "Schizophenia" is literally his wild imagination mixed with his childhood addiction with Dragon Quest, he literally says that a lot of times in LAD but some people like to do those massive reaches about video game logic lmao

    • @Cyann33andaThird
      @Cyann33andaThird Před rokem +27

      there's the forget me not substory, which i think REALLY adds onto the schizophrenia theory.
      It probably is the overactive imagination though, but it's still kinda weird

    • @keit99
      @keit99 Před 11 měsíci +13

      Ichiban has something called a fantasy prone personality according to a psychoanalysis of the character I've seen. He doesn't qualify for schizophrenia (due to not having enough symptoms)

  • @xEXABYTEx
    @xEXABYTEx Před rokem +99

    This is amazing. I was Kiryu for Halloween and the entire night was me explaining the series and just telling people to play/watch the game. Now i can just share this video. ❤

  • @flaminggaming7975
    @flaminggaming7975 Před rokem +32

    As a semi-new Yakuza fan (started with 0 a little over 2 years ago), videos like this are always a super fun AND entertaining watch, so thank you for putting in all this effort! Keep doing what you do.

  • @sharavy6851
    @sharavy6851 Před rokem +21

    1:20:41 Actually, 4 substories were removed. The Michiru substories, yes, but also an AxA substory where you face off against a "Quiz Master".

    • @devilleon7
      @devilleon7  Před rokem +11

      Ahh I see, thank you for that!

    • @harambae117
      @harambae117 Před rokem

      Criminal that they had to remove it for western sensibilities, that quest was actually pretty memorable

    • @sharavy6851
      @sharavy6851 Před rokem +2

      @@harambae117 What, the Quiz Master? Or are you talking about Michiru? It was actually removed on Nagoshi's own request (apparently because he's changed his stance on trans topics due to his close friend transitioning. Idk what a drag queen/okama has to do with trans people, but I don't call the shots). Honestly yeah, the substory is actually pretty harmless. A pretty fun jump away from the main story. Goofy and brief.

  • @chunkystains8950
    @chunkystains8950 Před rokem +10

    Thank you for making this.
    Yakuza saved me in 2016 when I was hella deep into a depression abyss. I played 0,1,2,6 all in a row after seeing the heartfelt review EyepatchWolf made.

  • @NickelCanvas
    @NickelCanvas Před rokem +25

    Leon diving deep into that Yakuza lore. I love it.

  • @TheDragon2000s
    @TheDragon2000s Před rokem +22

    Just because this video exists I am already very grateful, thank you very much for making this video, it will be an adventure to watch it until the last second

  • @greybigfoot1722
    @greybigfoot1722 Před rokem +28

    I haven't watched it all, but I hope he mentions the crazy amount of product placement.
    Many of the restaurants and food items are known, though few of them skirt by because they're Japanese brands, so fans might not know they exist IRL. When you go to a bar, the drinks are all real bottles of stuff you can buy, and the bartender even describes the drink to you for several sentences. (Very subtle, RGG.) Several Pepsi products are shown in some games, including Mine drinking from a Gatorade water bottle in Y3 (removed in the Remaster)
    Less known is that some character's clothing is product placement too, notably Akiyma's watch in 5 & Saejima's green parka in every release after Y5 is a brand name. Even billboards & stores in the streets that you can't enter, some of them are real businesses.

    • @pakistanitrump
      @pakistanitrump Před rokem +1

      im probably late but he mentioned the gatorade bottle, apparently it mightve been an advertisement for the brand or something but didnt have the rights during the remaster

    • @sapphire3084
      @sapphire3084 Před rokem +2

      @@pakistanitrump Kiwami and Kiwami 2 had a lot of the alcohol brands in cutscenes replaced with generic names.

    • @pakistanitrump
      @pakistanitrump Před rokem +2

      @@sapphire3084 oh fr? from what i remember kiwamis had suntory whiskey and mcallan scotch i think it was, i never knew it was any different

  • @Raven_Redacted
    @Raven_Redacted Před rokem +18

    I mentioned this on someone else's yakuza iceberg but in no more heros 3, Miike is mentioned and makes a cameo.
    What's interesting is Travis and Bishop mention the yakuza movie, and in Persona 5 Strikers, Makoto mentions a movie called like a yakuza. (Also persona and yakuza share names and a yakuza costume pack is in persona 5 dancing, and morgana and kiryu are playable in monkey ball hd)
    I joked saying that yakuza is a movie in the persona and nmh franchise and said nmh and persona sharing a universe would be insane.

  • @IvanDubsK7
    @IvanDubsK7 Před rokem +14

    It’s funny how if you get caught with drugs in Japan(even if it’s not actually drugs)you’re the worst evil person ever over there
    But if you get caught with actual CP, “Ehhh slap on the wrist, 6 months, you get to keep your career.”

  • @sam_c1134
    @sam_c1134 Před rokem +22

    Great video! Can't imagine the effort you've put into this. For the Yakuza 6 Alpha demo tho, I'm pretty sure it wasn't just a Japan exclusive. It was available in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan at least and they even have proper Chinese translation for the demo.

  • @Turtlebro
    @Turtlebro Před rokem +11

    Great video! This was very well made. Would love to see more videos like it

  • @KusabiTetsugoro
    @KusabiTetsugoro Před rokem +18

    Watched it all in one go. Didn't mean to, actually, but I couldn't get myself to stop and continue watching later :D
    Although I at least briefly heard about majority of this stuff, I really enjoyed revisiting it and of course learning something new.
    I also have a couple of things to add from myself:
    1) In Takashi Miike's Yakuza movie there's one cop that's being portrayed by Show Aikawa, who later became a likeness model and a voice actor for Takasugi in Yakuza 5. Also Kurohyo TV series features Hideo Nakano (Shibusawa) on some role.
    2) About Hiroyuki Miyasako (Nagumo) participating in real-life yakuza hosted party. Among other comedians who were involved in it there also was Yoshinari Fukushima, a likeness model for Kamurocho's Mr. Moneybags in Yakuza 0.
    3) This one is regarding a certain Haruka's substory In Yakuza 5, where she auditions for a collaboration with Watami restaurant chain. First, both of Watami executives in this substory have likeness and names of respective real-life executives from this company (along with Sushi Zanmai and Kushikatsu Daruma presidents in Y5 and Ikinari Steak president in Judgment). Second, real-life Watami actually had a collaboration with RGG at that time, with Haruka appearing on many of their promo posters and stuff. Third (and this is pretty grim), Watami is notorious for its labor conditions. Their president said to have been constantly pushing the employees to overwork even if they die. One particular case involved a personal letter to one worker with a suggestion to consider suicide. Unfortunately, at least one of their employees took their own life because of it. Google "watami black company", if you want to read more about this shit.
    With that being said, thank you very much for the video! I've been occasionally checking your channel waiting for its release for quite a while, and it's been a treat to finally watch it. You've put an immense work into it, and I'm delighted to see that Yakuza community has such passionate and dedicated content creators. Keep up the great work!

    • @Ticketman99
      @Ticketman99 Před rokem +5

      In live action Kurohyou, Nakano plays Takenaka, the cop who initially apprehended and then looked after Tatsuya, and then later helped uncover the truth behind Tatsuya's involvement in Dragon Heat.

  • @ghostburglar5618
    @ghostburglar5618 Před rokem +6

    I'm only just getting into Yakuza, and this video really opened my eyes of all this series has to offer.
    The intermission but also made my day, few CZcamsrs are as real as you are.

  • @BotchPro
    @BotchPro Před rokem +2

    Amazing video, Leon! I was so happy to see this video in my notifications. Thank you for all the effort and time you put into this. I learned so much from it.

  • @TrinJeto
    @TrinJeto Před rokem +2

    Thank you so much for making this. Learned a lot about this fantastic series!

  • @vividlantern8854
    @vividlantern8854 Před rokem +20

    This is gonna be good

  • @darknightspider7495
    @darknightspider7495 Před rokem +26

    Great video. Also, for Yakuza: Like a Dragon, I believe there's a Sleeping Dogs reference only in the English dub. It's when Kasuga confronts Tendo in the Millennium Tower about the recording, saying how Ryo Aoki "couldn't let sleeping dogs lie." Aoki's English VA is Will Yun Lee, who's well known for voicing Wei Shen, the protagonist of Sleeping Dogs.

  • @Porontobellokruger
    @Porontobellokruger Před rokem +2

    Watched the entire vid within a couple of days, incredibly informative and entertaining. Amazing job, Leon! Thank you for your efforts, would be happy to see more similar content in the future.

  • @hawgfancolby
    @hawgfancolby Před rokem +1

    Awesome work man! I appreciate the effort that goes into longer videos like this and was surprised at how much stuff I still didn’t actually know about Yakuza.

  • @johnroger4949
    @johnroger4949 Před rokem +3

    This is incredible dude, thank you so much for this, you are the best.

  • @robto8196
    @robto8196 Před rokem +1

    saw the first time you mentioned this on one of your streams and im glad this video is finally here your a true legend for making this video!
    and thank you

  • @justice9539
    @justice9539 Před rokem +6

    Amazing video, watched it from beginning to end! For the record, I would watch the crap out of an RGGO lore video that covers the story. I've been playing it a lot and while I enjoy it purely on the meme factor of making the wackiest teams, I've always been interested in what the plot was actually about and who all the new characters are.

  • @yurolowell6795
    @yurolowell6795 Před rokem +2

    I must say, your videos have improved dramatically in term of quality and presentation over the years. Been following your work ever since I fell into the hole with Y0, and I can't get enough. Your work is definitely appreicated. Take care!

  • @frankuraku5622
    @frankuraku5622 Před rokem +1

    Holy hell! Finally! Great seeing this in action after alot of teases on stream. This is one worthy wait!

  • @axeoseilez3207
    @axeoseilez3207 Před rokem +1

    Freaking incredible youve outdone yourself leon. I watched another iceberg on Yakuza and you by far did alot better more detailed and the love shows.

  • @tenyearsinthejoint1
    @tenyearsinthejoint1 Před rokem +1

    I cant express how much i enjoyed this banger of a video.
    Thank you for putting so much effort and giving us amazing content Leon!!!

  • @valekstormhowl4999
    @valekstormhowl4999 Před rokem

    This was such a delight to watch! You put so much thought, care, research, and love into this. I loved every second and learned so much about thus amazing franchise🥰🥰🥰

  • @MidnightLobster7
    @MidnightLobster7 Před rokem +1

    Such a great vid, love to see the series getting great content like this.

  • @_oracle7
    @_oracle7 Před rokem +1

    Finally!! Been waitin for months for this!
    Can say I'm really satisfied!! Great job Kyodai!

  • @endeur9077
    @endeur9077 Před rokem +1

    This video is really insane, congrats what you've done Leon!

  • @kazz8891
    @kazz8891 Před rokem +7

    The online literally has so many answers to cliffhangers from the game it's a shame it never got an english translation for western fans. There is a channel called Hisanas I think, which posted a couple chapters translated.
    It literally has the answers to if Nishiki did or not order Reina's death, what happened to the scammy-scum doctor from Kiwami, LITERALLY the whole Ryuji campaign etc etc.

  • @rikustorm13
    @rikustorm13 Před rokem +1

    Was waiting for this, thanks so much man :D

  • @MrMyNameIsBifana
    @MrMyNameIsBifana Před rokem +1

    YYYYYYOOOOOOOOO FINALLY! I asked so many times for it and its finally here ty so much for your work! :D

  • @wanderlust_gaming
    @wanderlust_gaming Před rokem +1

    Good job sir! This was my first iceberg. This was so good

  • @FRIEDWINGZ17
    @FRIEDWINGZ17 Před rokem +5

    Idk how Kashiwagi flew right under my radar in 7. He was always one of my favorite characters. Thats amazing. I absolutely love that. Great work with this! I really thought i knew more about this series having played all of them besides the untranslated stuff.

  • @C_Ranked
    @C_Ranked Před rokem +1

    You're a real one for this, would definitley love to see you do more edited videos like this, much love 🙏

    • @devilleon7
      @devilleon7  Před rokem +1

      Thank you! I will try to bring more

  • @keks685
    @keks685 Před rokem +1

    I am so Happy right now! Great Job!!

  • @Tallerranger
    @Tallerranger Před rokem +4

    Hell yeah! The main Iceberg I've been waiting for!

  • @Maxz85
    @Maxz85 Před rokem

    This video has so much interesting stuff that I didn't knew about the series, and I've been Yakuza fan since 2018. Thank you Leon, great video!

  • @jake975
    @jake975 Před rokem +1

    been looking forward to this one, thanks for your work on it. balls out

  • @suriryu
    @suriryu Před rokem +2

    Worked on this while streaming all the time. Actual legend Mr. Leon7 keep up the great content
    Also great narration made it better

  • @bluscout6440
    @bluscout6440 Před rokem +2

    Holy shit this video is a treat to watch and the editing style is amazing

  • @MikeVonwolkenstein
    @MikeVonwolkenstein Před rokem +1

    Awesome video 🔥🔥 I really noticed your effort on this one

  • @BrandtWhite82184
    @BrandtWhite82184 Před rokem

    I came across your channel about four years ago. Watched some gameplay of the Yakuza series and when it came out on Xbox one. I’ve played Yakuza 0-Like A Dragon. All these years later thanks to this iceberg video, I finally decided to subscribe to your channel.
    I love watching the original games back on the PS2 and PS3

  • @beanboy5315
    @beanboy5315 Před rokem +2

    Awesome! So worth the wait! You the man!

  • @isaacz1998
    @isaacz1998 Před rokem +1

    Stumbled across your channel today and fell in love with your style and love for the games. Hope to see much more from you!

    • @devilleon7
      @devilleon7  Před rokem +1

      I really appreciate that you took the time to drop by, I'll do my best to deliver more good stuff!

  • @ruin3623
    @ruin3623 Před rokem +1

    10 years in this video made it actually pretty awesome, keep up the good work leon

  • @VandalCabbage
    @VandalCabbage Před rokem +1

    This was well presented and despite it being over two hours, it didn't drag. Great work man! 👍🏾

  • @fredaaooliveira7698
    @fredaaooliveira7698 Před rokem +1

    The Video is great! Thanks for the work

  • @-Noirio-
    @-Noirio- Před rokem +2

    Thank you for taking the time to make this, Leon.

  • @pandjalu6
    @pandjalu6 Před rokem +3

    Good job for making this video, I do hope yakuza series will have a long live and many more players will come to the series.

  • @thunder1365
    @thunder1365 Před rokem +1

    Great stuff Leon! Thanks!

  • @JiiWoon
    @JiiWoon Před rokem

    This video brings me so much joy thank you Leon 👏🏻❤️

  • @SMT_Enjoyer69
    @SMT_Enjoyer69 Před rokem +1

    man the wait is finally over
    I would like to congratulate you on finishing one of the Biggest projects so far

  • @Flawcreek
    @Flawcreek Před rokem

    Incredible work Leon, love the video!

  • @NotSolidSnake-
    @NotSolidSnake- Před rokem +1

    Amazing work kyodai!

  • @ataallgamer2022
    @ataallgamer2022 Před rokem

    We greatly appreciate all your hard work. Here's to continuing the rising popularity of Yakuza!

  • @storyboardwriting
    @storyboardwriting Před rokem +1

    Whooohoooo, it's here! So glad I get to sit and enjoy this. I'm getting food ready. This is a movie experience.

  • @whenidiotsplaygamestogethe3574

    Fair play leon you finally were able to get this video out. Bet your happy with yourself getting this uploaded but I know I'm happy to watch it keep up the work up man happy to see this finally out

  • @THC007
    @THC007 Před rokem +1

    Great video, I'm still in awe that such a dig bick OG such as yourself missed out on the kenzan and ishin amon fights

  • @DarkBiteTheDestroyer
    @DarkBiteTheDestroyer Před rokem

    Excellent video Leon, I really enjoyed it. Also informative, found out a few new LAD facts I didn't know about.

  • @003SONE
    @003SONE Před 8 měsíci

    That was a great video. Thank you so much for it! ❤

  • @cq4330
    @cq4330 Před rokem

    finally got round to watching this. learnt many things I didn't know after playing all the main games. great job clearly a lot of work went into this

  • @powworz
    @powworz Před rokem +2

    amazing video!

  • @user-kb1px4nz9f
    @user-kb1px4nz9f Před rokem

    I really had fun watching this, thank you!

  • @Poppi.the.breton
    @Poppi.the.breton Před rokem

    What an awesome video, congratulations and a big thank you!

  • @coreywilson8161
    @coreywilson8161 Před rokem +1

    Amazing video watched it all the way through

  • @NavyugCheema
    @NavyugCheema Před rokem +1

    This was amazing!

  • @nazeerkhot3651
    @nazeerkhot3651 Před rokem

    Amazing video pal! I hope more people like you make videos and talk about the underrated masterpiece that is the yakuza series.

  • @vuautsu358
    @vuautsu358 Před rokem +1

    Wow, a great video! Good job, thank you

  • @aaziuskrauze
    @aaziuskrauze Před rokem +2

    Thank you very much for your work.

  • @battalaptal03
    @battalaptal03 Před rokem

    I enjoyed every second. Well done!👍

  • @nobodyj-pf8uk
    @nobodyj-pf8uk Před rokem

    Amazing work, loved this video a lot

  • @DezuKiwami
    @DezuKiwami Před rokem

    Great watch on a sunday, thanks.

  • @nasmatique
    @nasmatique Před rokem

    That was amazing ! Thanks for theses infos !