Next Yakuza game Like a Dragon 8 stars both Kiryu and Kasuga

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The next Yakuza game is called Like a Dragon 8 and will feature dual protagonists, with Yakuza 7 lead Ichiban Kasuga retaining the spotlight alongside a returning Kazuma Kiryu. Details for the new game were unveiled at the Ryu ga Gotoku Summit broadcast on the SEGA Twitch channel. Also featured was remake Like a Dragon: Ishin Kiwami, which will see the much-anticipated Edo period spin-off of the series finally arrive in western territories for the first time since its original 2014 release in Japan.

According to on-stage interviews at the event featuring several of the game’s cast and developers, Kazuma Kiryu and Ichiban Kasuga will share the limelight as twin protagonists for the next Like a Dragon game, which has now officially transitioned from its previous ‘Yakuza’ branding to adopt the long-running Japanese ‘Like a Dragon’ moniker across the board.

Like a Dragon 8 will retain the turn-based RPG game style of the previous entry, and Kiryu is planned to have his own separate party – as well as a brand new silver fox hairstyle. Takaya Kuroda, who is returning once more to voice the iconic character, says that the reason for Kiryu’s new look will be revealed at a later date.

You can check out the announcement trailer for Like a Dragon 8 below:

RGG Studio also revealed that Yakuza 0 actors Riki Takeuchi, Hitoshi Ozawa, and Hideo Nakano – who portrayed Dojima family lieutenants Awano, Kuze, and Shibusawa in the 2015 game – will be joining the cast of Like a Dragon: Ishin for the remake.

Ishin Kiwami, a remake of the spin-off title set in Edo period Japan featuring a cast of characters that bear close likenesses to those of the main Yakuza series, is set for a release date of February 21, 2023, while Like a Dragon 8 is