Like A Dragon Lead Says Kiryu Hasn't Actually Proposed, Likely Still A Virgin
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio's director, Masayoshi Yokoyama, has revealed that, despite his conversation with Ichiban in a recent clip for Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Kiryu hasn't actually proposed to anyone before, which means he might still be a virgin.
For the longest time, one of the main questions that Yakuza fans have had about the series is whether or not its lead, Kazuma Kiryu, was still a virgin. We've seen him have presumably intimate relationships, like with Kaoru Sayama in Kiwami 2, but it was never clear if he'd gone all the way, something that seemed even less likely when series producer Masayoshi Yokoyama said he personally believed Kiyu was still a virgin because he was holding onto his pure love for Yumi Sawamura.
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That, combined with Kiryu's gentle nature when he isn't beating the snot out of people, made it seem pretty definitive that he was a virgin. Then, RGG Studios shared a clip of Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth that showed him and Ichiban having a heart-to-heart. In that conversation, Ichiban reveals he was rejected after he proposed to Saeko, which causes Kiryu to not only suggest that he's proposed in the past too, but that he's also "been around a few times", suggesting he wasn't a virgin.
This absolutely blew everyone's mind when it was so casually dropped out of nowhere, but it seems that it was a bit of a red herring. As pointed out by GamesRadar+, RGG Studios' director Masayoshi Yokoyama explained in a recent interview with Gamer Braves that the comment made by Kiryu wasn't meant to be taken seriously and was more of a joke than anything else, which means that he likely hasn't actually proposed before.
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