Akiyama Life Link - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

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  • Akiyama Life Link in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
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  • @FazFaz
    @FazFaz  5 місяців тому +224

    GOATIYAMAAAAAAAAAAA.
    RGG has blueballed us and Kiryu enough with showing old characters but not allowing Kiryu to talk to them.
    Goatiyama put RGG in their place
    ( they'll ruin it again with the next life link )

    • @shadowmamba95
      @shadowmamba95 5 місяців тому +12

      Daidōji finally told the both to F off…

  • @deadzone4033
    @deadzone4033 5 місяців тому +499

    Damn.... He summed up how the fans felt when he dropped that "I'm not a part of your little gang" line.

    • @plumbagdefinitiveedition.753
      @plumbagdefinitiveedition.753 4 місяці тому +82

      I do like that they at least acknowledged him being gone, though it’s pretty depressing seeing how upset he seems to be about it. Cant say I blame him, being ghosted for that long would hurt anybody. Though in the end I guess it’s his fault for chasing someone who doesn’t seem to want him around. Not like he was supposed to know that or anything.

    • @Ash_AA
      @Ash_AA 4 місяці тому +43

      @@plumbagdefinitiveedition.753 also the logic reason is due to Akiyama's VA Koichi Yamdera is super buzy. He's supposed to be in Like A Dragon but got replaced.

    • @holyshannan
      @holyshannan 4 місяці тому +21

      ​@@Ash_AA by Nick Ogata. That's been a theory for a long time. Has it been confirmed in an interview recently?

    • @doc8187
      @doc8187 4 місяці тому +6

      @@holyshannandont think it has but yea Akiyama's VA is very busy in many different tv and movie roles

    • @dragonquest8ftw1
      @dragonquest8ftw1 4 місяці тому +28

      @@holyshannan I believe it was, at the very least, Nick's role in the game seemed to fit Akiyama's almost perfectly and had similar mannerisims and his role in the main story feels like something Akiyama would be doing.
      More than that, for how important Nick was in the game, it's weird he doesn't even get a mention in Infinite Wealth.

  • @kaz101
    @kaz101 4 місяці тому +131

    Akiyama sounded so upset, rightfully. He'd do anything for Kiryu so it hurts that they kept him in the dark this entire time.

  • @averybruhman5060
    @averybruhman5060 5 місяців тому +480

    Akiyama just throw a punch instead of a kick? Shit he must have been serious as hell.

    • @shadowmamba95
      @shadowmamba95 5 місяців тому +93

      He is not having it. I would not be surprised if he glows magenta all of a sudden, and just keep counter kicking and punching the shit outta both of them.

    • @unusualpizza
      @unusualpizza 5 місяців тому +59

      @@shadowmamba95 it's the first time i actually see akiyama angry

    • @gianncmedina7805
      @gianncmedina7805 5 місяців тому +48

      He's angry but glad that his bros are indeed alive and well. He's just a little angry that no one let him know that he was alive but he gets it

    • @slickbuster8346
      @slickbuster8346 5 місяців тому +26

      The punch was a warning for the kick

    • @lordsickomode
      @lordsickomode 5 місяців тому +26

      he started leaning into mixing punches into his style by Y6, i think Kiryu's influenced his fighting too. Still, id rather be decked by him than fucking roundhoused 😭

  • @crafting02
    @crafting02 5 місяців тому +238

    You know the topic is serious when Akiyama uses his hands for combat

    • @IlTavo
      @IlTavo 5 місяців тому +30

      Even more. He was angry

  • @Hamburh.
    @Hamburh. 4 місяці тому +163

    Love how everyone changed and then there's Akiyama

    • @ROYALCONJUREMUSIC
      @ROYALCONJUREMUSIC 4 місяці тому +57

      He's either looking for Kiryu or napping. No time for change.

    • @ProfesserLuigi
      @ProfesserLuigi 4 місяці тому +29

      Akiyama is already at his final form.

    • @nothisispatrick4644
      @nothisispatrick4644 3 місяці тому +15

      There’s no changing perfection

    • @aceshotz5051
      @aceshotz5051 3 місяці тому +5

      Akiyama is too lazy to change

  • @carbodude5414
    @carbodude5414 5 місяців тому +363

    Akiyama just casually dropping plot hooks for his potential spin-off game like its nothing

    • @samfire3067
      @samfire3067 4 місяці тому +19

      *eats burguer*

    • @grodcoyote6635
      @grodcoyote6635 4 місяці тому +119

      Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Lends His Money

    • @fiammaorsmth9840
      @fiammaorsmth9840 4 місяці тому +27

      PLEEEEEAAAAAASE RGG

    • @stacyaaa9471
      @stacyaaa9471 4 місяці тому

      ​@@grodcoyote6635wheezinggg

    • @ShadowThe771
      @ShadowThe771 4 місяці тому +30

      @@grodcoyote6635Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Lifeline of Kamurocho

  • @idrink10litersofgasoline876
    @idrink10litersofgasoline876 4 місяці тому +114

    Considering how pissed off he was at Kiryu, his journey to finding him must be big enough to be its entire game.

  • @kengyouseng8426
    @kengyouseng8426 5 місяців тому +330

    They should make an Akiyama spin-off, like he went to Singapore or not , or how he searches for Kiryu's traces

    • @yourboyrussell6738
      @yourboyrussell6738 5 місяців тому +77

      Could make Gaiden its own spin-off sub-series instead of a one-and-done, tbh.

    • @ssj4goku18825theepic
      @ssj4goku18825theepic 5 місяців тому +42

      Yokoyama has stated he wants to do one. I definitely sense them doing one for Akiyama or even date down the line.

    • @markgilberk6248
      @markgilberk6248 5 місяців тому +9

      Yeah apparently the sales were pretty good that they are thinking of having more of those Gaiden games

    • @WDCrazyTruth
      @WDCrazyTruth 4 місяці тому +11

      Great idea, I kinda miss Akiyama at this point

    • @SenpaiKillerFire
      @SenpaiKillerFire 4 місяці тому

      that need to happened

  • @ffnbbq
    @ffnbbq 4 місяці тому +78

    The reason Akiyama only shows up sporadically in the series is his voice actor Koichi Yamadera is super in-demand and very difficult to book. It's speculated that Nick Ogata, being a stylish rich guy who speaks english, was originally meant to be Akiyama.
    Yamadera is probably expensive too. Back when Sega released a bunch of RGG music on Spotify, Akiyama's songs were missing.

    • @scarymeunster9095
      @scarymeunster9095 Місяць тому +3

      Most of the star VA Full Spec editions don’t get released for a mix of budgetary and logistical constraints. Plenty of characters - Nanba, Shinada, Hana, and most hostesses never got their Full Spec versions officially released for those reasons. It’s also one of the two main reasons that characters never get to sing karaoke at all, with the other being that the VAs ask not to sing for their own reasons, although the latter restriction typically gets waived in repeat appearances to thunderously positive reception (Saejima, Joon-Gi, etc.).
      Personally, I hope that, with the release of _Like a Butterfly (Red Eyes Edition)_ being universal on all general platforms being sung by First Summer Uika, we can start getting more full versions of cameo and star characters. She’s no small name, and she seems to have been enthusiastic to get a full song for the series, so I think there’s more hope now than there ever has been.

  • @grapejuice1092
    @grapejuice1092 4 місяці тому +85

    Sometimes I forget akiyama is not some big shot yakuza but just a regular guy that can kick for days

    • @rizkyramadhan7230
      @rizkyramadhan7230 2 місяці тому +7

      Not big shot yakuza but is a living legend in kamurocho, *almost* every big group yakuza bowed to him in 5

  • @Nomad958
    @Nomad958 5 місяців тому +143

    Definitely teasing a game around our favorite moneylender

  • @illiterallymefrfr
    @illiterallymefrfr 5 місяців тому +91

    imagine if Kiryu's tiger drop instinct kicked in while Akiyama tried punching him lmao

    • @wchan39
      @wchan39 4 місяці тому +18

      Akiyama: (Coughing blood) Yep...you're definitely Kiryu!
      Kiryu: Goddamn my reflexes...

    • @SpideyUnlimited1999
      @SpideyUnlimited1999 Місяць тому +2

      *Smile venomously plays*

  • @SteelBallRun1890
    @SteelBallRun1890 4 місяці тому +35

    I really love how upset he is that he think he's not part of Kiryu's posse.
    Because when Kiryu looks back at his confidants or friends, he really does think back to people he met in Yakuza 1, like Yuya or Date or even Majima.
    Akiyama being in 4 is so funny because it feels like the kid from the new generation wanting to belong with the old heads.

    • @plumbagdefinitiveedition.753
      @plumbagdefinitiveedition.753 4 місяці тому +3

      In spite of how depressing it is as a possibility, I do think it’s an interesting angle to frame Akiyama’s character in. Like, Kiryu’s his hero, he inadvertently saved his life, he’d do anything for him if he asked. Even here, he says that Kiryu’s important to him. But based on the soul friends cinematic in Baka Darou and Kiryu (mostly through Date) constantly trying to push him away and never tell him the truth, a truth he clearly knew from the start because he’s not an idiot, you can’t help but wonder if Aki’s admiration was only ever one-sided. The framing is obviously a little clunky since he’s most likely just been absent from the games due to scheduling issues with his seiyuu, but putting it in the context of the story leads to some… interesting conclusions.
      (my bad for the essay on your comment btw lol, I just found it interesting too)

    • @WebbedManiac
      @WebbedManiac 4 місяці тому +10

      @@plumbagdefinitiveedition.753 It's ridiculous that fuckin Saejima gets a place in the Baka Darou cinematic but not Akiyama, y'know, the guy's who been nothing but helpful to Kiryu. Kiryu knew both Saejima and Akiyama for equal amounts of time as well. Hell, he's known Akiyama longer than Saejima (since he didn't meet Saejima in 6).
      Yes, Saejima was already a Yakuza legend before Kiryu even started but that doesn't raise his importance in Kiryu's eyes.

    • @plumbagdefinitiveedition.753
      @plumbagdefinitiveedition.753 4 місяці тому +1

      @@WebbedManiac Saejima makes sense in my eyes, even though Kiryu realistically didn’t know him long, there’s a definite mutual respect between them, not to mention their mutual connection with Majima. Their fights always end in a tie, and they bond over their shared fate as Yakuza. There’s also the fact that Saejima is, as Akiyama puts it, part of Kiryu’s little gang, meaning he was affiliated with the Tojo in some way. Ironically enough, the people Kiryu values most are the ones involved with the business he constantly tried to get away from. Funny, that. But yeah, it’s BS that Aki wasn’t there. Though I’d like to think it tells more about Kiryu as a person and what he thinks of him rather than an oversight on the dev’s part. Or maybe it’s both. Who knows, lol.

    • @WebbedManiac
      @WebbedManiac 4 місяці тому +2

      @@plumbagdefinitiveedition.753 I don't think Akiyama's comment about Kiryu's little gang includes Saejima. I think he was only referring to Kiryu, Date and the party which arranged Kiryu's death (aka the Daidoji).
      My reasoning is that the Tojo boys weren't supposed to know that Kiryu was alive. He was off doing quiet, secretive, Daidoji Agent business. The only, and I mean only reason they even got to know was because Watase stuck his nose in Kiryu's business and literally kidnapped his handler to force him to co-operate in the Dissolution. If he hadn't done that, the Tojo would still have been unaware of Kiryu's fate.
      It was totally circumstantial that Dojima, Majima, and Saejima found out. Otherwise Kiryu had no reason to tell them. So yeah, I don't think they're part of "Kiryu's little gang" because they only found out accidentally.

    • @plumbagdefinitiveedition.753
      @plumbagdefinitiveedition.753 4 місяці тому +1

      @@WebbedManiac Hm, fair point. I interpreted the comment as being about those who were in the Tojo or in Kiryu’s immediate circle of friends, not just the ones who were keeping him being alive a secret. I assumed that because Akiyama wasn’t Yakuza, then he thought he didn’t deserve to know, or that he wasn’t important enough to Kiryu to know. At least that’s how I saw the dialogue. I could be wrong though, the line probably was just a throwaway jab at Kiryu anyhow, it might not have much meaning in the end. Still an interesting topic to theorize on though.

  • @LMCD2001
    @LMCD2001 4 місяці тому +22

    6:25 when Kazuma didn’t include you in his Soul Friends

  • @GildedZ
    @GildedZ 5 місяців тому +74

    When the man known for his kicks, throws a PUNCH....

  • @JD-pz3zk
    @JD-pz3zk 4 місяці тому +133

    Probably used up half the budget to bring his va back lol

    • @majorpeepo
      @majorpeepo 4 місяці тому +2

      worth it

    • @SteelBallRun1890
      @SteelBallRun1890 4 місяці тому +13

      I know people joke, but there's no reason to think its because of budget when they also got Saejima showing up every game, Rikiya Koyama is as veteran to the VA business as Koichi Yamadera (Akiyama). Plus, other well known VAs like Koyasu voicing Yamai who shows up very much in this game, and bringing back Zhao and Joon, both of whom have respected VAs as well.

    • @pkpunchie
      @pkpunchie 3 місяці тому +2

      ​@@SteelBallRun1890also Nanba who is a famous actor, and Tomizawa who is a popular musician (hence no unique karaoke, too expensive)

  • @plumbagdefinitiveedition.753
    @plumbagdefinitiveedition.753 4 місяці тому +59

    I don’t care how much they reuse or how long it takes, give Shun his own damn game already. Not fair of them to introduce such a cool character and then have him be absent for so long. There’s plenty to work with since he hasn’t been relevant for what, 8 or so years? It’s clear they’re teasing his own adventure in this link at the very least. Just hoping it’s a full game and not dlc for another of some kind.

    • @Gigi-zr6hp
      @Gigi-zr6hp 4 місяці тому +23

      His combat style has been improved upon on Dragon Engine Yagami

  • @JJoa74
    @JJoa74 4 місяці тому +23

    Cool to see the white masks from Lost Judgment

    • @AICW
      @AICW 4 місяці тому +5

      Tesso should've been part of that fight lol.

  • @DonVecta
    @DonVecta 4 місяці тому +9

    He's back. I'm so glad RGG didn't forget him. There's so many people like us that REALLY wanted Akiyama back. But please, make him playable again, he's just way too cool (and my very first playable Yakuza character in the series). 💜🖤

  • @Sputnik_Man
    @Sputnik_Man 4 місяці тому +9

    You know it's serious shit if Akiyama starts punching instead of kicking

  • @zealous404
    @zealous404 4 місяці тому +6

    Cant express how excited and happy I was once Akiyama shows up in my playthrough

  • @bingungnamanyaapa2662
    @bingungnamanyaapa2662 5 місяців тому +48

    AKIYAMERRR🔥🔥🔥

    • @Prod_Ayesian
      @Prod_Ayesian 4 місяці тому

      BWAAAAAAARRRRRE *guitar strum, guitar strum*

  • @madcakes02
    @madcakes02 3 дні тому +1

    all he ever wanted was for kiryu to take him seriously after he looked up to him so much 🥺

  • @TheSaxAppeal
    @TheSaxAppeal 4 місяці тому +8

    Okay they wouldn't bring back Yamadera-san if they didn't plan on forking up a TON of salary for him. I mean he has a lot of roles. So presumably it's enough to keep him around a while

  • @mceehammer4185
    @mceehammer4185 19 днів тому +1

    The life link of akiyama and kashiwagi got me really ugly crying

  • @cancermcduffin9603
    @cancermcduffin9603 4 місяці тому +6

    I really want that song at the end where Akiyama talks about how Kiryu helped him-

    • @zealous404
      @zealous404 4 місяці тому +2

      Yakuza Like a Dragon : The Only Way Out
      Is the track's name but it has been used in 0 too

  • @AdamCartel
    @AdamCartel 5 місяців тому +14

    Yay!

  • @WillemDafuq69
    @WillemDafuq69 Місяць тому +2

    I hope RGG stops treating their best character next to Kiryu like this. He should have had his own game already.

  • @gkeNz
    @gkeNz 4 місяці тому +2

    The girl Akiyama chased must look like Yasuko

  • @majorpeepo
    @majorpeepo 4 місяці тому +2

    i wish he was a secret partner in this game like how there was a secret partner in 7

  • @Josh-wq1pw
    @Josh-wq1pw 3 місяці тому

    Akiyama is a good man.

  • @Ohmygawdddde
    @Ohmygawdddde 3 місяці тому +2

    Akiyama game when?

  • @rektmoon538
    @rektmoon538 5 місяців тому +16

    So this is the last time he'll ever show up?

  • @melejitt
    @melejitt 4 місяці тому

    oh he's angry😂

  • @Hilversumborn
    @Hilversumborn 3 місяці тому

    I would love an Akiyama spinoff in Singapore

  • @derpedfox
    @derpedfox Місяць тому +2

    Holy shit it's Markiplier

  • @chungwong1010
    @chungwong1010 5 місяців тому +30

    Why is it that Daidojo seems ok with Akiyama finding out?

    • @icecube9765
      @icecube9765 5 місяців тому +79

      They prolly dont know, mind you that Akiyama is a slippery one Ducking the Tojo clan/Omi, the Police, and the Chinese Triads in 6

    • @Hassan114.
      @Hassan114. 5 місяців тому +8

      It’s not like they can do much. What they gonna do? Fight him?

    • @Gigi-zr6hp
      @Gigi-zr6hp 4 місяці тому +26

      ​@@Hassan114. plus he's known to be very slippery in the old Yakuza games. Not even the Tojo at it's peak and the triads can grasp him

    • @Hassan114.
      @Hassan114. 4 місяці тому +24

      @@Gigi-zr6hp true. He’s not written to be a headstrong confrontational guy. In that sense, he’s a bit more smarter than Kiryu.

    • @WDCrazyTruth
      @WDCrazyTruth 4 місяці тому +16

      They won't know, even if they know, fighting Akiyama would be pain in the a** too, also Akiyama doesn't seems weaker from old age like Kiryu or Majima

  • @portogamer1800
    @portogamer1800 3 місяці тому

    Music name?

  • @youyou3172
    @youyou3172 5 місяців тому +25

    Does Rikiya ever get mentioned?

    • @youyou3172
      @youyou3172 5 місяців тому +6

      Does Nagumo and Yuta ever get mentioned or shown?

    • @amitojsingh7583
      @amitojsingh7583 5 місяців тому +30

      Rikiya and yuta does get mentioned when you roam around the city. Don't know about nagumo

    • @user-tk2ny2bk4c
      @user-tk2ny2bk4c 5 місяців тому +11

      Nagumo yes

    • @alexahegao842
      @alexahegao842 5 місяців тому +1

      The other two Hirose boys show up tho

    • @IlTavo
      @IlTavo 5 місяців тому +18

      Spoiler
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      Yes, he is mentioned in one of his memories, when you go to Kamurocho and go to the hotel where they pretended to be a couple. Kiryu talks about that moment.
      And in one of the life Links (Matsunaga and the fat guy I don't remember his name) they talk about Nagumo. He couldn't make it to Yokohama

  • @makotoamamiya2442
    @makotoamamiya2442 5 місяців тому +10

    Do they ever reference Tachibana

    • @jusesc
      @jusesc 5 місяців тому +24

      Yes. In the memoirs Kiryu remembers him and Oda

    • @Ash_AA
      @Ash_AA 4 місяці тому +1

      also the empty lot is mentioned too nearby the tower

    • @Garland846
      @Garland846 4 місяці тому +6

      @@jusesche remembers oda as an unlikable asshole, kiryu's just like me fr

  • @erphesoma
    @erphesoma 18 днів тому

    New Gaiden game with Akiyama, please!

  • @Bup1t
    @Bup1t 4 місяці тому +2

    anyone got a video with akiyamas dub voice?

  • @statesminds
    @statesminds 4 місяці тому +12

    I hate they made it so annoying to level to get Akiyama and Haruka life links. I did all side content still not enough

    • @gianncmedina7805
      @gianncmedina7805 4 місяці тому +10

      I like to think that it was a mission you sorta had to earn. We had to work hard to earn Akiyama and Haruka. Kinda like Legend wit 0 lol :).

    • @ROYALCONJUREMUSIC
      @ROYALCONJUREMUSIC 4 місяці тому +5

      Its easy if you're already into the minigames and grinding levels out with the part time savior. Plus maxing out the Awakening skills are worth it. Makes Dragon of Dojima style OP

  • @GinnyNReviews
    @GinnyNReviews 4 місяці тому

    I need the Fan Fic of Kiryu giving Seonhee a written complain about the White Mask. He wants to go with the official procedure I imagine

  • @ffnbbq
    @ffnbbq 4 місяці тому +3

    The reason Akiyama only shows up sporadically in the series is his voice actor Koichi Yamadera is super in-demand and very difficult to book. It's speculated that Nick Ogata, being a stylish rich guy who speaks english, was originally meant to be Akiyama.
    Yamadera is probably expensive too. Back when Sega released a bunch of RGG music on Spotify, Akiyama's songs were missing.