Kiichi NakaiWPTaishi MurataWP (teen) Daigo Dojima | Yakuza Wiki | Fandom Place of Birth Adachi confronts Horinouchi with evidence of the bribes, and the villainous cop is arrested, bringing closure to Adachi's storyline and leaving him feeling vindicated at last. [Spoilers] Why did Arakawa have only Ichi go to prison despite As a Defense-type Yin card, this card places Masumi in an inactive role, with skills that emphasize his militaristic and inspirational qualities as a leader that earned him his nickname and his subordinates' adoration. Character appears in 4 games. Ichiban trails a fleeing Aoki and pleads with him to give himself up. But who's to say whether or not he would have intervened. Member of the Arakawa Family (formerly)President of Ichiban ConfectionsLeader of the Kasuga PartyIndependent politician because his character and beliefs wouldn't fit as a Shinsengumi. I dont think ichiban realized that this just wasnt a prison sentence but this was for life meaning to never return once he got out cause if he returned then the other family would know that it was the family that ichiban was part of that did kill their guy which is why ichiban boss shot him once he opened the door. [13] A 2019 gameplay trailer featuring Ichiban and his party engaging enemies in a turn-based RPG battle system was initially interpreted as an April Fools' Day joke due to its gameplay mechanics which was considered unusual for the series, as well as the timing of its release date and its proximity to the 1st of April. English Other Date of Birth Height He asks Kasuga to turn himself in, telling him the lie that it was Sawashiro who committed the murder. Japanese Kasuga hypes himself up and attunes to the flow of battle, boosting his Evasion and Attack for 2 turns. His eyes are dark brown and described as having the "hard, flinty gaze of an old killer"[4] by the age of twenty. In 2004, Masato fakes his death and starts a new identity as Ryo Aoki with assistance from the Arakawa Family and leaves for the USA. Kazuhiro Nakaya Reddit - Dive into anything Masumi Arakawa Kaiji Tang Really, Ichiban's relationship with Arakawa as a whole is one big Crowning Moment of Heartwarming given the later reveal that Ichiban is Arakawa's true son. RGGO 58[3] [20] Michael Higham from GameSpot praised Ichiban as an endearing lead character who is immediately loveable and helps gives the franchise "a fresh start". Through Saeko Mukoda, they learn one of the Liumang's bosses Akira Mabuchi may be involved. As to why he asked Ichiban to take the fall, probably because he thought Ichi could handle prison, being so tough and all. Displaying a personality that was at times warm and. Actors [27], The performances of both Kazuhiro Nakaya and Kaiji Tang as the Japanese and English voices of Ichiban were also praised by Polygon and Atomix. He learns Aoki had ensorsed Sota Kume for an election. The Tojo Clan is seemingly no more, having been wiped out and replaced by the Omi Alliance, and Arakawa is the traitor who let them in. So then I decided on Ichiban Kasuga. Upon his release 18 years later, Ichiban discovers that Arakawa has apparently betrayed the rest of the Tojo Clan to the Omi Alliance, a rival yakuza organization based in Osaka, and finds himself stranded in the city of Yokohama after he is shot by Arakawa following an attempted confrontation. Is Arakawa Ichiban's dad? Fight: Arakawa Family This fight is against a Lv. [32][33] Anime News Network in particular enjoyed Tang's performance as "absolutely spot-on" due to the multiple expressions he gives to his character. During the campaign, he learns Hoshino is being targeted by Sawashiro, but arrives too late to save him, and learn from Sawashiro that Aoki is his son and Kasuga is Arakawa's. After the whole Sotenbori business is done you can meet him in Ijincho and he'll tell Ichi about his dream that his son was born at a Soapland. Biographical 185 cm (6 1)[a] He also discovers that the anti-crime activist group Bleach Japan is indirectly responsible for Nonomiya's death. Black Associations Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Unaware that he was not the baby's biological father, he raised him as his own. He was hidden in coin locker #101 at Shinjuku Station by Akane on Arakawa's instructions in order to keep him safe while they were being pursued by members of Hikawa Industries; however, Arakawa unknowingly retrieved the baby locked in the adjacent locker #99. Ichiban Kasuga ( , Kasuga Ichiban) is the protagonist of the Like a Dragon series from Yakuza: Like a Dragon onward, as well as the protagonist of The Legend of Ichiban Kasuga: Part 1 in Ryu Ga Gotoku Online. It explains this and technically he didnt send him to prison ichiban went willingly out of his own choice but it explains he went for masato so masato doesnt get the blame, I know that. And in an unjust world, heroes such as Ichiban are not only important, they're necessary., Chris Moyse, "2020 may have been a crap year but it gave us some amazing new characters". Yakuza: Like a Dragon / Tear Jerker - TV Tropes Yakuza: Like A Dragon's New Lead Is The Hero I Need Right Now - Kotaku As such, this card has a strong affinity towards Offense-type cards that attack multiple times at once. 23-41 (The Legend of Ichiban Kasuga: Part 1). The end of development for Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, which brought Kazuma Kiryu's story arc to a close, coincided with the commencement of development for the 2018 mobile title Ryu ga Gotoku ONLINE. He turns himself in to the police and is sentenced to 15 years in jail, which is extended to 18 years following an incident in the summer of 2002. Ryu Ga Gotoku OnlineYakuza: Like a Dragon Zhao joins Kasuga's party, and they decide to meet with Aoki for answers. Masumi then heads to Heian Tower for dinner with Hoshino. You get a lot more out more human elements out of him. A masked Joon-gi Han frees them and they rush to Chinatown to stop a war between the Liumang and the Seiryu Clan. His long history as a hitman and his reputation as the militant leader of the Arakawa Family earned him the nickname "Arakawa the Assassin" (, Koroshi no Arakawa). Masumi talks about his concerns with Masato and his plans for post-yakuza life and Kasuga expresses his desire to be a family again. He tells his crew that he is sticking around, and the game fades to black as he reflects on Aoki's dying words: "Keep living, Ichi.". However, unbeknownst to him, she hid the baby in locker number 0101, adjacent to locker 0099 where Jo Sawashiro and his girlfriend at the time had abandoned their newborn. Yakuza: Like a Dragon / YMMV - TV Tropes Nicknames Arakawa is murdered shortly after he and Ichiban part ways, and Ichiban believes that Jo Sawashiro, one of Arakawa's captains, killed him. Along with Dojima and Watase, he plans to start up a security company in Sotenbori to serve as a home for the yakuza who would have nowhere else to go after the dissolution. A powerful skill that damages an enemy with an improvised weapon lying about the city. The two reconcile, but before Aoki can turn himself over to the police, Kume, a member of Bleach Japan and a newly elected representative, stabs Aoki. These traits have made him an infectiously charismatic person that never fails to inspire admiration from the people around him. They get what Zhao wanted, but an established conflict between the Geomijul and Nanba causes him to leave and Han to fight the others. Press J to jump to the feed. Eye Color After he joins the yakuza, he slicks part of his hair back in a more clean-cut style. He gave him the name Masato; (masa), the first kanji in Masumi and (to), the first kanji in Toshio. For Yakuza: Like a Dragon on the PlayStation 4, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "What do you want to see in a sequel? If points fall below opponent's points (by percentage), initiates Boss Assault outside of Boss Raid Mode. Ichiban is the lead character in the 2020 video game Yakuza: Like A Dragon, the first main series Yakuza title which does not feature recurring series lead Kazuma Kiryu as a playable character. On his 24th birthday, Kasuga is called into the Arakawa Family office, where Arakawa informs him of Sawashiro's involvement in the murder of a member of the Sakaki Family. [24] German publication GamePro lauded Ichiban for his big heart and highly emotive nature, qualities which they feel a lot of protagonist characters lack. [12] Ichiban was featured prominently in the marketing campaign for Like A Dragon, such as the game's cover art, promotional trailers, and social media videos. Ichiban is voiced by Kazuhiro Nakaya in Japanese, and by Kaiji Tang in English. Hair Color He invited Hoshino to Ijincho's Heian Tower where he interrogated him at gunpoint regarding his motives. Arakawa says that Ichi was like a son to him, but isn't it hypocritical that only moments later of him stating that Ichi felt like a son to him, he still sells him out making him go to prison because his other actual son (or so he though) messed up ? It depicts a dragonfish (, rygyo), the in-between state of the koi in the legend of a koi that swims up to the top of a waterfall and is rewarded for its tenacity by being transformed into a dragon. Ichiban's investigation embroils him in a conspiracy involving a massive counterfeiting ring being run by the Ijin Three at the behest of a powerful Japanese politician, Yutaka Ogikubo. They meet Hamako and Bleach Japan after a bodyguard job, and Adachi rejoins them afterward. Japanese Kasuga is also a huge fan of Dragon Quest, a video game he loved to play ever since his youth. Tojo Clan (formerly)Arakawa Family (formerly) i don't think the arakawa family was big enough for anyone to willingly serve 15 years in prison for them except for ichiban because well, he did it 100% out of love for arakawa. 10 Facts You Didn't Know About The Main Characters In Yakuza: Like A Dragon If you have any familiarity with the "Yakuza" franchise, you know that developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio likes to blend soap opera-style drama with absurd gameplay and side stories. Arakawa's son Masato, whom he used to serve as his personal attendant, had apparently died due to illness, the tragedy of which supposedly fuels Arakawa's ruthlessness behind his rise to power. It is implied that he may hav felt like kasuga is the real son. IchiIcchanKasugamaru The men demanded he takes responsibility for Kasuga's actions. Ichiban Kasuga was first publicly revealed in August 2017 as part of the developer's promotional efforts for the then-upcoming Ryu ga Gotoku ONLINE. Just a theory on why the boss shot ichiban in the trailer When asked why he would go to those lengths in the first place, he simply stated that he "felt like impressing an idiot kid who knew [his] name.". To escape this reality, he spent his nights playing Dragon Quest in the back office of the soapland and dreaming of being a hero one day. Chapter 12: The End of the Yakuza - Yakuza: Like a Dragon - GameFAQs Arakawa is shot in the chest and dies a painful death, the last sight in his life being Tendo's smile. Araboshi-za (formerly)Tojo ClanOmi AllianceHikawa Family (formerly)Arakawa Family Yakuza 7 has some of the best RPG combat in a long time The ending feels like information overload, but it's not as completely insane as it might seem at first glance. Aoki dies, and it's unclear if Kume is arrested. The announcement is made the following day, when Ichiban and company must fight off the angry former Yakuza. In doing so, he decisively changed the course of Kasuga's life. Draven125 2 yr. ago Arakawa offered them his finger in exchange for Kasuga's freedom and the men quickly let Kasuga go. In Chapter 12 of the game, Ichiban and his crew make their way through the Tojo clan headquarters, eventually meeting back up with Masumi Arakawa. They learn Zhao may be in trouble, and Han joins the party to rescue him from Mabuchi and the Omi, where Nanba rejoins them. Yoko Arakawa (paternal grandmother)Toshio Arakawa (paternal grandfather)Akane (mother)Masumi Arakawa (father, former patriarch)Jiro Kasuga (adoptive father)Masato Arakawa (adoptive brother, former dependent, rival)Jo Sawashiro (former superior, complicated ally)Mitsuo Yasumura (oath brother, friend, ally)Yu Nanba (friend, ally)Koichi Adachi (friend, ally)Saeko Mukoda (friend, ally)Eri Kamataki (friend, ally)Tianyou Zhao (friend, ally)Joon-gi Han (friend, ally)Seong-hui (ally)Ryuhei Hoshino (ally)Masaru Watase (ally)Kazuma Kiryu (ally)Daigo Dojima (ally)Goro Majima (ally)Taiga Saejima (ally)Nick Ogata (ally) Appears In He left Kamurocho for several days following the incident. Kasuga wakes up under a pile of garbage in Isezaki Ijincho, having been patched up by Yu Nanba. After their job is done, however, Nonomiya dies apparently from suicide. Kasuga Ichiban (Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin! Ichiban wouldn't be targeted for Kurosawa's big plan as he's just a normal member. With the rough events, Kasuga starts to lose himself, but an exchange of blows with Kazuma Kiryu gets him back to his senses. In December 31, 2000, Kasuga is on a collections job for Jo Sawashiro with Mitsuo Yasumura, interacting with his friends on the way. For each Attack-type ally, nullifies 15% of all damage received (except damage received from status abnormalities) and accelerates all allies' cooldown timers by 15%. Kasuga bluffs to Aoki of having incriminating evidence to lure him and Tendo to the Millennium Tower. For more information, please see our Koichi Adachi is one of the members of Kasuga's party, a former cop who lost his job and pension due to corruption in the department. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. 39 (Wanderings of the Golden Dragon)62 (Yakuza: Like a Dragon)[a] For example, in a pivotal scene where Ichiban's mentor promises to take him to try Peking duck, he helped the rest of the cast understand what the dish was by ordering some for them to eat.[11]. The Rock Bottom DragonPrisoner 1119 Nanba joins Kasuga after Yokohama Liumang member Zheng demands payment from the homeless, and the two drive him off. Arakawa explains that it was he who leaked inside information to his son, giving him the chance he needed to bring the 3K strategy into play, forcing the Tojo Clan out. When he finds Daigo, he tells Ichiban about where Kiryu's at, and then, just as Ichiban tries to get the truth from Daigo about Arakawa, Daigo gets shot by a character looking to silence anyone saying anything about the Omi Alliance and its plan. Other By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. This imagination has also made him a quick thinker and a creative tactician in battles despite his rash and impulsive demeanor. Kamurocho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan At the Arakawas' funeral, Kasuga turns down an invitation into a security firm by the ex-Tojo and Omi officers to stay with his newfound treasured friends in Ijincho, and reflects on Aoki's last words to him. Yakuza Like a Dragon - Ichiban Confronts Masumi Arakawa Japanese Ichiban is shot by Arakawa when he attempts to confront him. Although he appeared to have assistance from his men, raising Masato proved difficult. 18 years later, Ichiban is released from prison. Yakuza: Like a Dragon / Characters - TV Tropes [23] They believe that Ichiban is a good example of how slapstick humour can be blended seamlessly with high octane action to create an excellent, engaging story. Physical The given birth years of 1959/1960 are an estimate based on Arakawa's age and are not intended as a substitute for an official date. (Arakawa Masumi) He tells Kasuga that Arakawa will need allies shortly. During a visit to the former Omi chairman's grave, Kasuga sees and calls out to him, but he feigns ignorance to avoid blowing his cover. Occupation Associations Ichiban Kasuga - Kaiji Tang/ Kazuhiro Nakaya . Relationships Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. The character's fascination with Dragon Quest serves as the impetus for the series' change from action adventure to role-playing games. On New Year's Eve in 2000, Arakawa takes Ichiban Kasuga out for Peking duck, but all restaurants serving it are closed. Ichiban Kasuga - Atozwiki.com By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. He cares deeply about his party members and leads them with grace and in turn, they stand by him and are ready to have his back no matter how overwhelming the odds are. 1957[b] Character skills unlocked from other jobs will still be usable. Japanese Tang notes that he was able to draw upon his life experiences as an Asian man to help with his performance as Ichiban. He is a former member of the Arakawa Family, a Tojo Clan subsidiary. The "ultimate example of not living up to your name," who'd get the ass-end of life despite the name Ichiban and live it to the fullest like he doesn't see the ironythat's the thinking behind it. After a discussion between Yokoyama and Nagoshi, Nakaya was chosen for the role. Kasuga puts all his energy into a single punch that may leave the enemy stunned. He is the new main protagonist of the Yakuza series, succeeding Kazuma Kiryu. Before their fight escalates, Arakawa and Daigo Dojima explain that Arakawa's betrayal was planned by them and Masaru Watase in order to split the Omi forces between Tokyo and Osaka to make their plan of disbanding the Tojo and Omi easier to accomplish. Ichiban goes to prison on the first night of the 21st century, and doesn't get out until 18 years later, with nearly two decades' worth of culture and change having passed him by, not to . Yakuza Like a Dragon - Ichiban Confronts Masumi ArakawaTwitter: https://twitter.com/Santosx07 They attempt to expose the company's counterfeiting scheme, but their plan goes awry and they are captured and framed by Mabuchi. Several hours later, he received a phone call from Akane, who told him that Hikawa Family yakuza were closing in, prompting her to run away with the newborn baby to Shinjuku Station. Arakawa, who serves as a father figure to protagonist Ichiban Kasuga, proved to be a much more compelling character than he thought. Ichiban is first introduced in the 2018 mobile game Ryu ga Gotoku ONLINE, a freemium collectible card game spin-off which is exclusively released in Japan. Kasuga's fighting style is based around street fighting and professional wrestling techniques that, while lacking in finesse, are powerful and adaptive to his immediate environment. Kasuga appears as a hidden character in the short beat-em-up title inspired by the story of the original Yakuza and the gameplay of SEGA's Streets of Rage franchise. It also has been revealed that Aoki used the Yakuza to help him attain power, which is why the Tojo and Omi were disbanded. Giovanni Colantonio from Inverse considered Ichiban to be the best playable protagonist of 2020 because he is allowed to be a naive and flawed character who makes plenty of mistakes, a trait rarely seen in most video game heroes, which led to the best character development of any other character in the industry in his view. Ichiban Kasuga | Yakuza Wiki | Fandom Ichiban Kasuga exclusive job. Noting everything is going according to plan, Masumi shoots Kasuga non-lethally and has him taken to Isezaki Ijincho, a location out of the Omi's reach. Kasuga's tattoo covers most of his back and ends just above his thighs. Discover more experts answers from Gaming. As Ichiban and company prepare for Arakawa and Aoki's funeral, Ichiban says that he doesn't feel the need to get a DNA test to prove if Arakawa was his real father, because he feels as though Arakawa was his father regardless. They later meet the heads of the Ijin Three at Heian Tower and learn about the scheme they set up with Yutaka Ogikubo, but for information on Kasuga's fake bill, he is asked to retrieve Nanba. Arakawa is with Daigo Dojima, the sixth and current chairman of the Tojo clan. Patriarch of the Arakawa Family, a third-tier subsidiary of the Tojo Clan. The two went on to become akin to father and son, with Kasuga being tasked to care for his adoptive brother, Masato Arakawa, sometime after his induction to the family. The tattoo represents the strength and perseverance of the koi as it struggles upstream, as well as a greater destiny that lies ahead, as the koi has not fully finished its transformation into a dragon. He also makes use of a baseball bat in an extremely professional manner. Having left a strong impression on Kasuga, he was followed back to the Arakawa Family office, where Kasuga waited outside every day for one hundred days straight until Masumi finally relented and accepted him into the Arakawa Family. After that, he was compelled to understand why Arakawa shot him and took one dirty job after another. Kasuga is a fiercely loyal and steadfast man, perhaps to a fault. By 1980, he managed to track down his father's killer: Ryuhei Hoshino. Aliases [27], Several publications rated Ichiban as among the best video game characters featured in 2020, a year where Like A Dragon saw an international release. In 2001, yakuza Ichiban Kasuga agrees to go to prison for a murder that he did not commit to repay Arakawa Family patriarch Masumi Arakawa for saving his life in his youth. I felt like Masato knew Ichiban was his son, but he also knew how tough Ichiban was and how Masato would have no one without him and for sure wouldnt make it in prison. His personal skills revolve around healing for his allies and himself. Here, it is revealed that Governor Ryo Aoki (who is also Masato Arakawa, the son of Masumi) was able to drive crime, and the Yakuza, out of Kamurocho using information from Arakawa with Daigo's permission. Although beloved, he lived in poverty and the people who raised him were considered "trash" by the rest of society. Occupation Through Shuichi Kanbe, the duo find jobs. Sneaking into the Omi Alliance Headquarters to meet Arakawa, he and his party are met upon by Goro Majima and Taiga Saejima. So, since only Ichiban was extremely loyal to Arakawa, they decided to choose him. Yakuza: Like a Dragon / Heartwarming - TV Tropes While visiting a graveyard, he sees his former patriarch and is ignored by him, learning from Adachi that the Arakawa Family has sided with the Omi Alliance, who forced the Tojo Clan out of Kamurocho. In 1976, Masumi decided to settle down with Akane after she told him she was pregnant, but could not think of a way to bring up the subject to his patriarch. Interestingly, in the English dub, Saeko is voiced by Elizabeth Maxwell, and Nanoha is voiced by Cherami Leigh. Gray Due to how often the troupe moved from place to place, Masumi never developed friendships in school. A destitute Ichiban starts a new life and forges new connections in an unfamiliar city, where he is eventually thrust into a conspiracy involving a money laundering scheme which involves Japan's political establishment. The family gained notoriety due to its militant nature and became feared among the residents of Kamurocho, with Masumi himself earning the nickname "Arakawa the Assassin." After defeating them, Kasuga learns that Ryo Aoki is actually the supposedly-dead Masato Arakawa. [31] Naming Ichiban one of the best new characters of 2020, Destructoid staff observed that Ichiban managed to fill the void left by Kiryu "with relative ease", and that his immediate popularity with the video game community successfully secures the Yakuza franchise's future in their view. Daigo wants Ichiban to not place all the blame on Arakawa. Restores all allies' health by up to 50% at the start of battle, provided they are still conscious. Prior to this, his hair was styled into a much shorter punch perm, growing out long enough during his time in prison to be tied into a short ponytail. Black, later graying Sawashiro suggests leaking information in exchange for the Family's continued survival. Chief producer and writer Masayoshi Yokoyama noted that their goal after Yakuza 6 was not to "create the next Yakuza title" but to "create the next protagonist. Granted, he had a good reason to do so, but when it turns out that Ichiban is Arakawa's biological son, must've been quite painful for him to have to shoot his own son (or rather someone that he regarded as a son) just to get said plan going.. Will Ichiban Kasuga be back? He also wears his short black hair parted to the right. Between 1978 and 1982, he established the Arakawa Family, a third-tier organization within the Tojo Clan's ranks. [2], To differentiate him from Kiryu, Ichiban is written to be less stoic and more emotive in comparison. However, one hundred million yen in counterfeit bills turned up missing while in Toshio's possession, prompting the Seiryu Clan to eliminate him; in reality, the money had been stolen by Yoko and the man she was having an affair with at the time, his former co-star Tora. [34] RPGFan also regarded Tang as one of the best actors in the entire game based on the impact of his deliveries. This splits the Omi's forces in half, which would instrumental at the time of both organizations' dissolution. Affiliation To Kasuga's surprise, Arakawa arrived. Modeled After We also get to see her twin sister Nanoha Mukoda in a smaller role during the main plotline. In his younger years, he has somewhat androgynous features allowing him to perform in female roles with ease.
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