I think they've brought the OG voice actor for Kiryu back. he left a comment on this tweet and retweeted it: twitter.com/thetojodojo/status/1285604888534306824
If not the OG VA, I would go with Marc Diraison, just to hear the two English voice actors for Guts beat the shit out of each other. (In all seriousness, listen to the bonfire of dreams monologue from berserk and tell me he wouldn't be a solid Kiryu.)
A bright-eyed, happy whimsical character that wouldn't fit in very well with a gritty crime drama. The story incorporates his man-child like essence into this hard-nosed underworld of the yakuza...
@@cartoonvideos5 I'm sad the old kiryu English va left, but he is retired after all. Glad he got to "redeem" his role as kiryu, though, now that he had good direction
A certain ginger gremlin said something along the lines of "his performance rivals that of *that one scene* of Die-Hardman" and I 100% agree with him. That is not a small feat.
Playing a Yakuza game in English would feel weird for me personally, but this guy did a great job in the bits I've heard. I salute him and the English cast!
@@CaptainSoftboy501 I loved it also ✌🏻I sunk about 70 hours into it and did almost everything you can do... Sadly I played in Japanese though, so I couldn’t even enjoy the English voice actors, but it’s definitely my game of the year
Can't wait to play this, as i also can't wait for Kiwami 2 on X1!!, Now i'll be waiting for my dream announcement of Yakuza 3-6 on X1 (you could say, hey, then play them on PS and i'll answer that my economy situation doesn't allow me to get a PS, not now)
@@Cello_Christo yeah! I think it's kinda hard to tell if you're just hearing the voices of the characters though. I only knew he was Iwai cuz I looked up who the P5 voice actors were awhile back
So Ichiban Kasuga is this chinpira, a yakuza grunt, who has a child like approach like playing RPG games like Dragon Quest. And these yakuzas, triads, and other mafia gangs are the obstacles he has to defeat. Having a team of Nanba, Adachi, Saeko, Han Joon Gi, etc.
I could see either or being Kiryu (plenty of Texas-based VAs do work for LA-dubbed games, including Saeko's VA). I'm kinda hoping for Robbie Daymond, myself.
Kay G. Radley eh his voice is pretty high for Kiryu, even at his lowest. Doesn’t have the gruffness. On the flip, his bud Ray Chase would be decent. He’s done a few gruff roles. I wouldn’t have thought so until I heard him in AoT and Evangelion
Aaaand it’s the original voice. And I’m completely satisfied. Hell I like his voice in Yakuza 1, he just had bad script and direction like everyone did in that game. Quite the redemption.
@@lilunoxv3654 Really? I think it fits. Maybe it's a bit unusual because I am used to the Japanese dub and find the English dub of Yakuza 1... questionable... but I could try playing this game with English VO. Also, we didn't hear all of it and the result in the final game can differ from the material in the trailers.
Man it somewhat pisses me off the dub doesn't match jp original I'll give it a shot because I cringe a lot on anime English dub because everyone sounds generic
@@lilunoxv3654 You can't translate everything to exactly match the original, even in anime. Trust me, I've tried (not with Japanese but with English and German). Free translation is also good sometimes. Luckily, we don't have to worry about lip sync in Like a Dragon xD
Damn even Kaiji cosplayed Ichiban for the interview Thats dedication.
Greg Chun cosplayed as Yagami for Judgment
Crispin Freeman wore an orange shirt during Judgment behind the scenes interview
I like the way VA wearing the same clothes as character in game
Kaiji did a superb voice for Ichiban. All the grunts, screams, shouts, sad moments, singing... I love it all.
I normally hate karaoke with a passion but in this game it's done on such the right way
It's gonna be Day Ichi for me
Good one!
Same
Kaiji Tang did a brilliant job as Ichiban, I utterly loved the English dub
I'm honestly just curious to see who they cast as Kiryu in English.
Either way I love Kaiji! Hes one of my fave voice actors
I think they've brought the OG voice actor for Kiryu back. he left a comment on this tweet and retweeted it: twitter.com/thetojodojo/status/1285604888534306824
honestly? takaya kuroda is eternal kiryu for me i cant imagine kiryu voiced by anyone else.
@@Sune Hell yea! I was hoping he would reprise his role.
@@Sune woow im sure he would sound way better now, with better directing
If not the OG VA, I would go with Marc Diraison, just to hear the two English voice actors for Guts beat the shit out of each other. (In all seriousness, listen to the bonfire of dreams monologue from berserk and tell me he wouldn't be a solid Kiryu.)
Kaiji Tang did such a superb job, especially at the last few scenes of the game, so keen to hear him in the next game!
110%, the last few scenes made me tear up from Kaiji's performance
1:25
Whoa. now THAT's impressive.
This means kiryu will have an English voice for the first time since the original ps2 release of Yakuza 1 here in the west
Curious if they'll bring back his English VA from Yakuza 1 or have someone else voice him. And same for Majima with Mark Hamill...
@@tsugi1111 Original English VA gave a subtle hint of what to expect.
The original EnglishVA of Kiryu in Yakuza 1 was sooooo underrated......
Darryl kurylo is kiryu
Matthew mercer is majima
In yakuza like a dragon
I’m happy they brought him back and he improved
This guy was the only reason i picked enlgish over japanese in this game. Amazing voice
Let’s goooo Yakuza series 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
A bright-eyed, happy whimsical character that wouldn't fit in very well with a gritty crime drama. The story incorporates his man-child like essence into this hard-nosed underworld of the yakuza...
Tang is a legend. Ichiban is one of my favorite characters in gaming. These games are a blast.
Kaiji fucking nailed this role!!!! Massive respect for him! It’s not easy to make me emotional but god damn, you did it and then some Kaiji!!!
Just came to say he voices Sub Zero in the new Mortal Kombat game!
Good Job Sega and RGG Studio best Game ive ever played addicting,fun and rewarding.
Cant put this down
The character and Tang’s voice are inseparable in my head
0:21 oml he's so cute here🥺🥺
He did a stellar job
Kaiji Tang was born for the role of Ichiban. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for Kiryu's new English VA....
that was definitely a miscast on sega's part
It's very unfortunate because I was gonna play it in English, but not with Kiryu being portrayed so badly.
@@cartoonvideos5 I'm sad the old kiryu English va left, but he is retired after all. Glad he got to "redeem" his role as kiryu, though, now that he had good direction
Damn, Gojo became a yakuza
*OMAE WA MOU. So Ichi is not Kenshiro? Yeah, Kaiji Tang was Kenshiro in ken's rage. the best english Ken voice actor we ever got.*
Wow English version finally
What an adorable man
I love this game
I wonder if he’ll say, “CAN’T... control....!”.
I'm so glad this got an English dub!
Sub Zero is here!
A certain ginger gremlin said something along the lines of "his performance rivals that of *that one scene* of Die-Hardman" and I 100% agree with him. That is not a small feat.
Playing a Yakuza game in English would feel weird for me personally, but this guy did a great job in the bits I've heard. I salute him and the English cast!
November can’t come fast enough, I can’t wait ✌🏻
Did you like the game? I loved it and I'm so glad the wait is over ;v;;;
@@CaptainSoftboy501 I loved it also ✌🏻I sunk about 70 hours into it and did almost everything you can do... Sadly I played in Japanese though, so I couldn’t even enjoy the English voice actors, but it’s definitely my game of the year
Ichi is an amazing protagonist, so kind and lovable
Cool! It’s the voice of Faust from Guilty Gear!
Carl Bloke And Owain from Fire Emblem Awakening.
MY G-SPOT!
I love his voice acting. Ichiban is the man and the voice fits!
Damn I still hear Gauis' voice
احب ديدك يا اسطورة والله انه افضل اداء صوتي شفته ياخي هاذا هو السبب الي خلاني احب الشخصية ❤
I love this game and character so much! It's even inspired my business name. :)
Excellent job as Ichiban!
Sakuraba is not given much exposure compared to Kuroiwa and Ichiban's the main protagonist. Talk about a massive upgrade.
The Wind is with us!
Freaking love this series.
Jann Lee from DOA turned into a Yakuza after winning the second consecutive DOA Tournament.
is he single? he's perfect
Owain/Odin, Shiro and now Ichiban! God I love Kaiji
インタビューの相互吹き替えやってくれないかなぁ・・・それはそうと一番のコスプレしてて草
And they say sega makes bad games
Platinum makes them better and doesn't get the recognition it deserves. Kaiji Tang is the best Kenshiro.
I think you are thinking about Sonic.
In terms of other games that’s not sonic they usually do pretty well in my opinion most of the time. Emphasis on MOST..
Correction.... they make bad sonic games
Can't wait to play this, as i also can't wait for Kiwami 2 on X1!!, Now i'll be waiting for my dream announcement of Yakuza 3-6 on X1 (you could say, hey, then play them on PS and i'll answer that my economy situation doesn't allow me to get a PS, not now)
Anyone knew Kaiji from a Video Game or Anime?
I first knew him as Sima Zhao from Dynasty Warriors 7
Archer in fate stay night
Gaius Wortzel in trails of cold steel (ichiban 's range is almost close to this)
Faust from Guilty Gear! It's a shame the later versions of Xrd didn't have an eng dub because I loooved his Faust.
Ohma Tokita from Kengan
Looks good
Gonta?
Gonta.
Need Yakuza Like A Dragon 7 to get Turkish Dubbed Version
I never played the game in english but ichi is rhetsu!!
Iwai from Persona 5! From ex-yakuza to yakuza eh?
Wait, Iwai was voiced by him? How come I didn't know that? 😂
@@Cello_Christo yeah! I think it's kinda hard to tell if you're just hearing the voices of the characters though. I only knew he was Iwai cuz I looked up who the P5 voice actors were awhile back
I only hear its Yasuhiro from DR1 & Gonta from DRV3
So Ichiban Kasuga is this chinpira, a yakuza grunt, who has a child like approach like playing RPG games like Dragon Quest. And these yakuzas, triads, and other mafia gangs are the obstacles he has to defeat. Having a team of Nanba, Adachi, Saeko, Han Joon Gi, etc.
Love Yakuza
ah yes, the voice of guts... griffith did nothing wrong
Damn man where the hell do I get that suit
Who could be Kiryu? Steve Blum? Chris Sabat (if he was in LA)?
I could definitely see both.
I could see either or being Kiryu (plenty of Texas-based VAs do work for LA-dubbed games, including Saeko's VA). I'm kinda hoping for Robbie Daymond, myself.
@@captainkg5910 If Kiryu is just the new kenshiro then that should be Kaiji Tang because he is Kenshiro. but Chris sabat did great work as him.
Kay G. Radley eh his voice is pretty high for Kiryu, even at his lowest. Doesn’t have the gruffness. On the flip, his bud Ray Chase would be decent. He’s done a few gruff roles. I wouldn’t have thought so until I heard him in AoT and Evangelion
Aaaand it’s the original voice. And I’m completely satisfied. Hell I like his voice in Yakuza 1, he just had bad script and direction like everyone did in that game. Quite the redemption.
all i hear is dazai
Where's the theme song?
Legendary Hero edition on my Xbox one x pre-ordered
PS5? LETS GOOOOOO
This is not Kiryu.
Then please dub or sub yakuzai shin and Kenzen
GUTS💛
Soooo whos voicing majima 😂
If it aint mark hamil again im playing subs lol
@@MegaPikachu5 its matthew mercer
@@MidnightPlus1 never expected that man who dubbed serious dude got a role as the mad dog of SHIMANO
i more concern/curious about karaoke stuff...its Essence of yakuza (serious crime drama game) afterall
For the karaoke stuff they probably will just have the Japanese version of the song
A quand une nouvelle console de jeux vidéo Sega de 9ème génération officielle de salon de Sega 😀🕹️👍
A quand une nouvelle console de jeux vidéo Sega mini officel Sega avec des cartouches 😀🕹️👍
New technology that synchronises lip flaps with dialogue? That's good, but it doesn't mean every anime game will have an English dub.
Who is he
How about "the new protagonist of the Yakuza main games"?
@@Alina_the_Hedgehog yeah but his voice sounds a little generic
@@lilunoxv3654 Really? I think it fits. Maybe it's a bit unusual because I am used to the Japanese dub and find the English dub of Yakuza 1... questionable... but I could try playing this game with English VO. Also, we didn't hear all of it and the result in the final game can differ from the material in the trailers.
Man it somewhat pisses me off the dub doesn't match jp original I'll give it a shot because I cringe a lot on anime English dub because everyone sounds generic
@@lilunoxv3654 You can't translate everything to exactly match the original, even in anime.
Trust me, I've tried (not with Japanese but with English and German). Free translation is also good sometimes. Luckily, we don't have to worry about lip sync in Like a Dragon xD
A quand une nouvelle console de jeux vidéo Sega de 9ème génération officielle de salon de Sega compatible avec fog gaming 😀🕹️👍
Sega america more Better than Sega japan
Tbh the English dub is on some KH3 level of awful.