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The Journal, Page 110 – Goromaru, Full Speed Ahead! – Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (Review)
It’s time to weigh our anchors, and set sail for Hawaii to take part in an incredibly important adventure for the Yakuza / Like a Dragon series; we’ll…


Il Journal, Pagina 110 – Goromaru, Full Speed Ahead! – Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (Recensione)
È ora di levare le ancore e salpare per le Hawaii per intraprendere un’avventura incredibilmente importante per la serie Yakuza / Like a Dragon; ci uniremo a Majima,…


Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Game Review
A strong contender for one of the best games in the series, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth is most enjoyed not blitzing toward its credits but basking in…


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Yakuza: Like a Dragon, is vastly different from its predecessors. For one, it features a completely new protagonist, Kasuga Ichiban, and the story is primarily about an entirely…


How Yakuza and Real-World History Collide in Like a Dragon: Ishin!
Richard Eisenbeis talked with game directors Hiroyuki Sakamoto and Yasuaki Uehara about what it was like to combine Like a Dragon's Yakuza-centric stories with the historical events surrounding…


PRE INFINITE WEALTH HYPE! - Yakuza/Like A Dragon Tier List
PRE INFINITE WEALTH HYPE! - Yakuza/Like A Dragon Tier List Intro - 0:00 Criteria - 2:45 Y1 - 4:30 Y2 - 6:56 Kiwami 1 and Kiwami 2 - 8:18 Y3 - 10:42 Y4 -…


Talk Like a Japanese Pirate with“Yagaru”
Have you ever wanted to talk like an anime ruffian? Well, now you can learn how!


Yakuza Kiwami - Switch Version Game Review
The Yakuza brand of stylish combat and badass special movies is just as fun today as it was nearly a decade ago.


Like a Dragon: Ishin
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Anime Like Yakuza Fiancé
After years of tension, the Osaka's Somei and Tokyo's Miyama yakuza families have called a truce, one built on the engagement between the grandchildren of
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Interview: Like a Dragon: Ishin! Creators Talk About Merging Yakuza and Real Samurai History
I got to sit down with both the director of the 2014 Japan-only Like a Dragon: Ishin!, Hiroyuki Sakamoto, and the director of the upcoming remake, Yasuaki Uehara.…


Sid Meier’s Pirates! is a Real Pirate Game
Jay’s Look at a Pirate Game that Makes Skull and Bones Look Like Child’s Play. Seven years ago, after the massive success of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, Ubisoft…


Anime Series Like Fena: Pirate Princess
After tragedy at sea left her stranded and orphaned on an island, Fena was raised to be pleasure slave for soldiers of the British Empire. However, after being…
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My Journal, Page 47, 13 April 2023 – Yakuza Meets the Samurai Age? – Like a Dragon Ishin!
In Like a Dragon Ishin, Ryoma Sakamoto is a low-ranked samurai living in Tosa, a town in the Bakumatsu era where the caste system is preventing the population…


One Piece Pirate Warriors 4: A Great Game… for Fans
Hoooooo-doggie! If you’re reading this, then I’ve either completed (or, more likely, gotten tired of completing) one of the latest of the grind-heavy Dynasty Warriors crossovers: One Piece…


Il mio Journal, Pagina 47, 13 Aprile 2023 – Yakuza e l’era dei samurai? – Like a Dragon Ishin!
In Like a Dragon Ishin, Ryoma Sakamoto è un samurai di basso rango che vive a Tosa, una città dell’epoca Bakumatsu in cui il sistema di caste impedisce…


A review of Yakuza 0 (PS4)
This month is now officially dedicated to game reviews only. I have quite a few of them to clear out, and it helps that I binged on games…


Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO Game Review
After seventeen years, we finally have the long-awaited fourth installment in the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series. One thing remains true after all these years: if it…


Dragon Ball: Sparkling! Zero Game Review
After seventeen years, we finally have the long-awaited fourth installment in the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series. One thing remains true after all these years: if it…


Hands-On with Like a Dragon: Ishin!
I got to spend an hour with Like a Dragon: Ishin! at Sega HQ. Read all about it on Anime News Network.


Hands-On with Like a Dragon: Ishin!
These are just some of the crazy experiences I had in under an hour of playing. It really felt like there was some adventure around every corner, and…
Review: YAKUZA FIANCE
Perhaps the hardest thing about this month is finding romance manga that are messed-up enough to fit the theme but aren't awful. This yea...
Review: YAKUZA FIANCE
Perhaps the hardest thing about this month is finding romance manga that are messed-up enough to fit the theme but aren't awful. This yea...
Episode B- Supplimental B YAAAARRR Happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day!!
Happy Internation Talk Like a pirate Day ^_^. Don’t worry, episode thirteen will be done as soon as possible. May-san is sick so we have been upable to…


Like Two Peas in a Pod Review
Gorou Kanbe is quickly becoming one of my favourite BL manga creators. Both, Don’t Call Me Dirty and Don’t Call Me Daddy contain touching and powerful stories that…


Yakuza Fiancé: Romance and Violence in the Yakuza World
Power, betrayal, and romance; Yakuza Fiancé delivers a gripping blend of all three. But does this series truly live up to its promise of a darkly compelling love…


Holiday Review: YAKUZA LOVER
Even Shojo Beat was willing to get a little raunchier than usual this year with titles like this one. YAKUZA LOVER ( Koi to Dangan ), by No...


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Solo Leveling (Episode 3) – It’s Like a Game
Jinwoo Sung thought he had died. Somehow, however, he woke three days later in a hospital completely healed. Some men came to talk to him about what happened…


Anime Series Like Battle Game in 5 Seconds
It was just a normal day for avid gamer Akira Shiroyanagi who, while playing a game on his phone, was suddenly he was dragged onto a battlefield by…
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Long ago, there was a dragon so powerful that even the gods feared it. Though powerful, he had grown old and eventually a human hero managed to slay…
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Anime Like Trillion Game
After being saved from thugs trying to rob him in high school, passionate computer nerd Manabu “Gaku” Taira becomes friends with the confident, ambitious Haru
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It Looks Like I Fell Into a Reverse Harem Game Webtoon Review
You may have read a story about entering an otome game as the villain, but have you read one where the protagonist is going against another real player?…


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The Yakuza series was an unexpected revelation to me. At first I wasn’t sure about it. Yet I decided to try the series, and all my expectations were…
FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF GODZILLA IN AMERICA: Yes, Virginia, Hawaii is a State!
1975年: ハワイに『ゴジラ対ガイガン』に上陸 ! Ad run in the March 20, 1975 edition of the "Honolulu Star-Bulletin." Remember the time we went…


FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF GODZILLA IN AMERICA: Yes, Virginia, Hawaii is a State!
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Shiguma falls in Akane-Banashi, the Witch Council are glimpsed in Ichi, and Hyuse absolutely annihilates poor Rokuro for two straight chapters!11:47 - My Hero Academia Special One-Shot 14:01 -…
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Yakuza Lover Vol 1 Review
Yakuza Lover, by Nozomi Mino, is a shojo manga that feels like it should be a josei series. This steamy romance stars a college student who gets caught…


Shing02: Live from Hawaii
On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, Tony talks to artist, music producer, rapper, MC and all around interesting guy Shing02.


Pool review: Swim like a hero in Taito Ward
On July 21, one of my favorite Tokyo pools opened for the summer. The Taito Riverside Sports Center’s outdoor pool – barely visible through the trees in this…


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Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake takes an already-seminal title and makes it one of the must-play games of 2024.


Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is the Franchise’s Magnum Opus
When I did a First Impressions of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, it had already exceeded expectations. However, that was only the beginning of how god-like of an…


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Otome Game Review: My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! ~The Pirate Who Summons Trouble~
Our heroine Catarina Claes just freed herself from the bad end by friendzoning everyone in the anime and decides to go on a cruise with her step-bro Keith…


A Founder’s Review with D.J. Lewis: Fena: Pirate Princess Episode 1!
Yo! What’s good anime fam? In case you don’t know who I am, I’m D.J. Lewis; representing one-half of this two-man operation known as D&A Anime Blog! I’m…


A Founder’s Review with D.J. Lewis: Fena: Pirate Princess Episode 3!
Salutations fellow otaku! I have returned with another episode review from the original series; Fena: Pirate Princess. Now that the gang has a ship and has set sail,…


A Founder’s Review with D.J. Lewis: Fena: Pirate Princess Episode 5!
Okay, the time has come for me to give you another episode review from Fena: Pirate Princess. After watching this episode first hand, it appears that the secret…


A Founder’s Review with D.J. Lewis: Fena: Pirate Princess Episode 2!
Hey! Welcome back guys n’ gals! It’s time for another anime episode review from yours truly of D&A Anime Blog; D.J. Lewis! We’re diving into the original anime…


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Remember when you were a kid and your teacher asked you what you wanted to be when you grow up. Well, when I was a kid I wanted…


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Hey there! It appears that I’ve been summoned to give you another episode review from Fena: Pirate Princess. If that’s the case, then I’ll go ahead and do…