![]() This kind of vulnerability isn’t something we often see in male characters. And yet here he kneels, screaming above the howling thunderstorm, furious tears mixing with raindrops and streaming down to the ground beneath him. ![]() Until this point we’ve seen Kiryu be stern, short-spoken, and almost scarily measured. I’m thinking of the flashback sequence where Kazama tells Kiryu and Nishiki that they can’t join the yakuza. At the same time, they’re not defined strictly by their ties to Tokyo and Osaka’s gangland - if anything, Zero takes pains to show that they are kind, vulnerable, and deeply emotional. They’re old-school mobsters in some ways, collecting debts with bare and bloodied knuckles while being extra careful not to stain their designer kicks. Related: Yakuza: Like A Dragon Review: Working Class HeroĪbove all, these two characters are evidently and empathically human. Kiryu is more than the strong protagonist who it’s fun to beat people up with, and Majima isn’t just the loose cannon who can turn an atmospherically dead ballroom on its head and launch it into the stratosphere. But I think the reason people are so fond of these characters goes far beyond clever dialogue and a compelling narrative. I’m still relatively new to the series, but I’d been hit with a “That’s rad!” GIF at least a hundred times before I ever even booted it up. It’s no secret that Kiryu and Majima are hugely beloved among Yakuza fans. ![]()
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