Live Action Yakuza Actors Have NEVER Played The Games & Amazon Encouraged It!

[@espurrseyes42]

I don't expect the actors to have played the games, but I expect the directors to have done their research so they can educate the actors, be it playing the games or watching playthroughs.

[@austinkrogstie615]

The Witcher went the same way, we all saw how that turned out lmao

[@braydenlawson5369]

I respect Henry Cavill for stepping away because he hated how they were disrespecting the source material.

[@waterdog737]

yeah, the way that the showrunners went too deep inside their heads, and made a final product that nobody liked.

[@SYSBMBROS_MOVEMENT]

I have played the game I used to have a KZbin channel Like a dragon Yakuza Generation series

[@morganf.1562]

Well, the witcher showrunners didn't even tried to pretend they like the source material, they actively mocked it and tried to push their own agenda. Yakuza showrunners, at least for now, showed nothing but respect forthe series. Also they're asians.

[@SuperJJParker]

I dont think the actors need to know or play the game, but the directors and people producing should know everything about it. So long as the director knows what needs to be coveyed, the actors should be pointed in the right direction.

[@RealMikeHollow]

I have to disagree. Its rarely a good idea to do that. It paid off for The Last of Us but most times it's better for people to take Henry Cavill or the One Piece casts approach and learn the nitty gritty parts of the show.

[@SuperJJParker]

@@RealMikeHollow I think the Henry Cavill point shows why the other way round is more important. Here, we have a true fan of the game, but he was powerless because he was just an actor and didn't have any power in the direction the show took. On the other hand, if the director is a true fan, they won't allow actors to be to be poor representations of the characters, and they have the power to steer the show in the right direction. Actors are supposed to be the directors' tools to paint their picture. Actors just need to be able to take direction and understand what the director wants. Obviously, in an ideal world, both would be knowledgeable about the material, but the most important one is the directors and producers.

[@kei7540]

Actors knowing how their character act would help their performance

[@notori-ice]

This is for sure a "why can't we have both" thing, if everyone involved actually knows what's going on then every part of the show is likely gonna be better. The actors knowing the source material for sure helps bring out performances they may have had a harder time getting if they didn't really witness or understand the emotions the character went through

[@SuperJJParker]

@@notori-ice Yeah, that would be great, but we don't live in a world where everything comes together perfectly like that. Actors in general should be good enough that all they need is a good director directing them and a script which shows actors why their characters feel what they feel and do what they do. A great director and script will overcome any shortcomings the actors might have, but great actors can't polish a turd of a script with a poor director.

[@3rdworldgwaming467]

If not playing the game atleast make it mandatory to watch playthroughs of the previous Yakuza titles online. Im so tired of live action adaptations not respecting the source material by taking creative liberties on one hand while on the other hand they expect the "source" fanbase to come out & support it after pissing them off. They will do everything they can to milk the OG fanbase but do nothing to appease them, rather trick them into watching something they made for themselves cos they sure as hell ain't making it for the fans.

[@RealMikeHollow]

Its Halo all over again, man. Then they'll wonder why it failed.

[@Inaluogh]

Ryu ga Gotoku has only one proper live action adaptation and it's a japanese movie. There doesn't need to be more.

[@KazeShikamaru]

This title is misleading. What actually happened was the director told the actors to not play the game while the actors wanted to play the games to research and study their role. So the actors wanted to play the games but were discouraged to not do so. I'm actually mad at the directors and the producers were being douchebags. Also it isn't Hollywood. Japan has a habit of doing this with their own IPs. You should see the number of poorly adapted love action version of the animes. So if anything Japan has a bad habit like America does. So your source isn't wrong but doesn't realize Japan has fucked up their own shit. You can't simply blame Hollywood. Besides that I agree with you. The games are detail centric. There are a lot of details. Also nice seeing your face. Not playing them is really annoying. I'm worried but not everyone is worried. I understand people being worried.

[@YellowFellow86]

Sorry to hear about this. Was hoping for better as well.

[@Bakino0]

I think they told ellie from the last of us show to not play the game, but she did anyway lmao

[@RealMikeHollow]

I respect the rebellion 😂

[@KazeShikamaru]

She's a beast for that. ​@@RealMikeHollow

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

I think it's quite dumb to ask that when the actor can easily dissobey by playing the games themselves of they want xD

[@Urbanboy732]

Eh, ill try it out. I wanna see tiger drop

[@MoodyBluesuHunter]

I've always felt that Yakuza plays and feels like you're watching a Japanese drama and that the translation to live action would be seamless, but after hearing this I know it's DOA

[@opshredderytp]

Ten years in Amazon made them never see the source material

[@RenTheDragon1975]

Let's Just Feed the Algorithm for Mike

[@RealMikeHollow]

@@RenTheDragon1975 thank you, sir. Very kind of you.

[@emeritus666]

Have you ever checked out the Japanese live play/show? It’s absolutely hilarious but in a good way, Majima absolutely chews the scenery and is loving it

[@RealMikeHollow]

I've seen it. Its incredible 😂

[@picantepollo6238]

I knew something was up. Random as hell for Amazon to announce a show based on Like A Dragon, as renowned as the Yakuza series is.

[@AegisKHAOS]

I would ask the question 'why do they keep doing this', but at this point, I had long given up.

[@Ock_mantis]

Just finshed infinite wealth last night..brother..finish that game. Lol

[@RealMikeHollow]

@@Ock_mantis I'm working on it 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@jjba3553]

Sounds like the Halo tv series all over again

[@RealMikeHollow]

What a nightmare.

[@neohayabusa13]

Also I am happy to know you are also a true fan of the series. I also went ot yokohama and dotombori and kabukicho. need to see okinawa area

[@lbnycity89]

For a while now, I wanted a metal gear series, but the state of the movie industry is in right now. I don’t want them to touch it until they smarten up.

[@RealMikeHollow]

Yeah, best that doesn't happen. They'd butcher something like that. Its too complex for them and they don't bother to do their research.

[@morganf.1562]

Actors that read the source material was always more of a rare occasion. Robert Downey Jr never read a single Iron Man comic book prior to his role, Marlon Brando never read the original novel prior to The Godfather, also Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs and Viggo Mortensen in LOTR. For a more recent example, Walton Goggins never played a single Fallout game before the series aired. All of them relied on the script, director and their own talent.

[@LeDanc]

i really almost everything about like a dragon/yakuza and the story is the best part of it, not knowing how the characters are like or how they behave is bad, plus the studio telling you not to play the games for some stupid reason is a shot in the dark in a room full of nitroglycerin kiryu is one of the best protagonists in the history of gaming

[@thewhilman4394]

Live action adaptations are NEVER made with the fans in mind.

[@KimSamaVideos]

At lease Uwe Boll respected the source material he adapted

[@minzy421]

Thank god SCAMazon aint making the Streets of Rage movie

[@trillatsunset]

the general rule is that they should always respect the source material and create films/shows based on the established lore. establish various series/movies that are faithful to the source, THEN you can eventually take more liberties. so like, let's say they make 4 live action shows faithful to the games and the fifth show can be a brand new story. i don't let creators take liberties until they've proven they genuinely love the original works

[@_Adjei_]

It's as if film makers making movies based of video games keep telling themselves: "Well, the movie audience are not intelligent enough to understand a story from a game, so we'll create our own story to fit the modern standards."

[@tiko7864]

Masaharu Take is known for a few yakuza dramas, which he prepared for by interviewing actual yakuza members in the past. It is very likely he wanted the show to feel as authentic to real world yakuzas as they possibly could so he didn't want the actors to have a fanticized idea & isn't that sorta normal for adaptations? if the goal isn't to do a 1:1 recreation i see no reason the cast needs to know the story so in-depth & this also isn't the only instance where the actors haven't seen or played the source material (last of us & fallout come to mind)

[@jwoodsjr123sgameroom5]

Maybe, but it still doesn't paint a good light. Yakuza is one of the games you HAVE to go by 1:1, or at least close to it. Not saying you have to go too crazy (Like, they don't have to use the heat system or anything from the game 😂) but storywise, they have to go by what the original story is about, especially lore wise. Certain elements just can't be changed just for the heck of being changed, or else The Show will be dead on arrival, it's just how it is

[@ADukesJustice]

Thank you for this. Everyone is immediately assuming it's going to be bad. And just because the actors haven't played, doesn't mean the team behind it didn't do their research on the game. People are calling this the next Halo but the issue with Halo was that director said he never even looked at the games.

[@KazeShikamaru]

I think not playing them is a mistake.

[@tiko7864]

​@@jwoodsjr123sgameroom5Personally, I’d rather wait for final product before starting to doompost and trash the show. If Yokoyama is supervisor, then there can’t be a better person to guide actors in right direction. I’m really curious of retelling of the original game and I wouldn’t want to see 1:1 adaptation, because it won’t work. Video games and movies/shows are entirely distinctive types of media, so certain aspects of them won’t work properly in different forms.

[@tiko7864]

​​@@KazeShikamarukiryu's actor says that he saw kiryu as a man starved for love, Just like in the games.

[@yellowscarlightningscream8347]

another project where activist are hell bent on ruining fan favorite franchises.

[@jwoodsjr123sgameroom5]

Oh yeah, I can sense that from here 😅. Get ready for Kiryu to be A Twink or something!

[@ADukesJustice]

Where did you get the actors not playing to mean activists are involved in the show?

[@KazeShikamaru]

Bro sometimes it isn't that just comes thinking they know better trying to further their careers for clout. Look at Halo for example. That wasn't an activist but a clown that was full.of himself.

[@KazeShikamaru]

​@@ADukesJusticeSame here.

[@RealMikeHollow]

Yeah, I'm not sure this has anything to do with activists. Just negligence of the source material.

[@ChrisYoungGunn]

Not even surprised. I dig the shirt. Almost makes me wanna get one

[@RealMikeHollow]

☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾

[@Impalingthorn]

Yeah, I feel this pain. They've done so many properties dirty at this point. For me, they hit some of my favorites with the Halo, Twisted Metal, Resident Evil and Silent Hill adaptations. They always think surface level nods and references to the source material compensates for the rest of the project having NOTHING to do with the IP. It doesn't. I just wish we could get something faithful and with the same level of care Peter Jackson gave the original Lord of the Rings movies.

[@8minato]

Bro I literally saw a post on this on Facebook and I’m actually pissed they always think they can do it better and they do it worse. Why decide to make a show, game, movie etc based off something if you just going to make something else anyway. All these people want to do is steal IPs because they’re too lazy to create their own world.

[@SolidSnake240]

I dont think the actors NEED to have played through the games but I'd at least want them to be familiar with thier respective characters by watching cutscenes or something. What REALLY worries me is the "we wanted to make our own version" statement. That usually doesn't bode well for a project based on an existing propertty these days lol

[@SigmaWolf-G]

it's like The Witcher situation all over again. I respect Mr.Cavil for leaving because he is a true fan that has finished the series at least 3 times and when he saw the show not respecting and actually taking a dumb on Andrzej Sapkowski work, he left. Yakuza will be no different unfortunately or maybe will be the exact opposite because the actors probably didn't play either.

[@justpage8565]

Kiryu is just going to be a stoic badass and have none of his other characteristics is he?

[@RealMikeHollow]

Probably. All of the little things that make him Kiryu that you discover in the story mode will be gone.

[@justpage8565]

@RealMikeHollow Also the stuff sub stories and mini games. That is what makes him so likeable for me.

[@MadDogSolo]

Not following the source material is a concern just like all of the adaptations they make of games and other. Also the casting choices are just weird, who looked at Ryoma Takeuchi or saw his acting and thought “That’s the perfect Kiryu”

[@CrazyCroc208]

cant wait to play yakuza 0 after i finish re4 remake

[@lbnycity89]

The one piece of action was good because the manga author was there monitoring everything. And the changes that they did making the live action compared to anime was changes that he wished he done in the anime so it’s an interesting concept for the most part, and there were good ways of condensing 50 episodes into 8 or 10 episodes and still to a degree stay true to the source material and still be entertaining to Normie and never watched the anime because it’s too long

[@zebedee123456789]

You don't even need to play it, there's tons of walkthroughs on KZbin that you could watch for research purposes.

[@RealMikeHollow]

I actually think in this instance, you need to play it. The game has so many quirks within it's gameplay that you'll pick up on and be able to adapt to the series.

[@PamPamO]

Good vid man

[@RealMikeHollow]

Thank you, sir ☝🏾

[@songoku9348]

Bad morning, bad afternoon, bad evening. I don’t care when you are in the world. Every time Mike is mad, that’s what I’ll say. Shambooooooolicccc!! 😂😂😂

[@VelocitySatrocities]

When there is no respect for the source material and the actors don't even know who the characters are/their personality and behaviour it is a recipe for disaster

[@logancassel3182]

I have Yakuza like a dragon, and have never played it, is it possible to play and understand since its not the first in the franchise?

[@RealMikeHollow]

Yeah, to an extent. Characters will show up in the game that have years of backstory and you'll have no idea what the big deal is, but you can understand it still. I'd recommend going back and playing them all though.

[@logancassel3182]

@@RealMikeHollow thanks, you're a real one!

[@ETG715]

Wow that's a bad sign how are they going to get people who are not familiar with the series to play very important characters it's almost like they want this to Fail

[@RealMikeHollow]

They never EVER learn from their mistakes.

[@cbimz]

Damn you know mike's serious when he's not wearing a vest 😬

[@RealMikeHollow]

The vest is now back on 😂

[@Imhest]

Wasn't going to watch it anyway. It just sucks that this will probably be the first contact a lot of people have with the franchise when the games have some of the best stories and characters ever written in gaming.

[@RealMikeHollow]

For real. It's extremely disappointing considering how charming the overall presentation is of the series.

[@j2sketchy]

W video as always Mike 🔥

[@RealMikeHollow]

Thank you, sir ☝🏾

[@KN-592]

17:00 is kamen rider blade the best show?

[@RealMikeHollow]

Kamen Rider Black!!

[@KN-592]

@@RealMikeHollow aight will watch it after that

[@tomasburian6550]

In other words, Amazons wants to fk it up like other producers usually do with adaptations (Halo, Witcher, Rings of Power, the list goes on).

[@BorsPepsi]

Yo Mike have you seen the show yet? I wanna know your opinion on it because a lot of people are saying it's bad.

[@VegetaLaunchedFinalFlash]

Great outro

[@Fantalime]

I gotta give amazon a chance, they did pretty good with the new fallout show , its troubling to find out they havent played the game before taking on a project as big as yakuza heres hoping they dont screw it up

[@nicholas8363]

lol this reminds me of when Tekken made that live action film and it was shambolic as it seemed the people creating it never played the game once makes no sense creating a movie on a video game without playing it 🤣

[@RealMikeHollow]

That Tekken movie is the definition of Shambolic, I swear 😂

[@kanyenorth3523]

Damn bro got every Roman merch made

[@RealMikeHollow]

☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾

[@ocelot4589]

They want the brand recognition and the audience that comes with it but dont want to do the homework and study why people like the franchise in the first place

[@obrians-brown1307]

Oh no another Halo live action situation.

[@RealMikeHollow]

THEY NEVER LEARN 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@allenha290]

Still think Yakuza/RGG is more suitable for an anime series as a medium than a live action series.

[@N00BSYBORG]

Oh boy, here we go again. "We didn't look at the source material. We want to put our own stamp on it." Translation: We're piggybacking off the goodwill of a popular IP to tell our shitty story nobody wanted to greenlight. These are the same people who ruined The Witcher, Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings. This is why I prefer my hobbies stay niche.

[@mikeliribaregana3703]

All legit arguments. Still, TLOU live action Eli actress said the same. There was the same backlash. And the show ended up being decent. The only thing we can do is hope the director and producers know everything what's going on in the games and they lead actors well enough.

[@RealMikeHollow]

One can only hope 🙏🏾 This is the one adaptation I pray they get right.

[@FaizalKuntz]

Almost everyone who want to jump into the gaming train didn't played the game or respect anyone who plays the franchise. Just look at most live action and adaptation, most of them are out of touch from the source material and expecting the existen fan base would watch it.

[@smartcurry]

It’s not important for the actors to look at the source material as much as the writers and directors because most the casts for series/movies like game game of thrones, hunger games etc have never read the source material but the directors n show writers did n made actual good adaptations as a result because even if your cast knows the source material like with the DCEU won’t matter if you got a guy like Zack Snyder who wasn’t a fan of the source material and basically makes an adaptation that pretty much made the characters complete opposite of what they actually are because he didn’t read anything but the edgy stuff like injustice and wanted to make Batman kill and brand because he thought it was lame that he doesn’t

[@EnzoAlexandrosBarzini]

I thought I was the only person in the world that liked the 1998 Godzilla.

[@RealMikeHollow]

That film was a ton of fun with great casting choices.

[@Gamercrew72]

Your anger for this is what I was like for the borderlands movie. They TURNED DOWN claptrap’s voice actor for jack black because it will “sell more tickets” even though it’s meant for the fans of the game mainly. Why can’t we get a good game adaptation 🤦‍♀️

[@RealMikeHollow]

The suits have no idea what the fans want. They just see dollar signs.

[@ItsOscar]

I really wanted the substories as fillers 😤

[@RealMikeHollow]

Me too 😔 hopefully they wisen up before the series gets released.

[@espurrseyes42]

Miracle Johnson Substory episode or riot.

[@jnw85]

Seems like an odd choice since the women in fallout was a massive fan

[@NPCGear]

WAIT so no Judgment no Baka Mitai, no Rougue of Love, no 24 hour Cinderella, and no Friday Night what the hell is the point of making this show then?

[@RealMikeHollow]

To torture us, apparently.

[@Beastman45Games]

The Witcher, The last of us, and fallout directors have all focused away from the source, but some actors did play some of the games. This isn't surprising news. Also look how poorly the Borderlands movie is doing. Hollywood keeps hiring people that don't know anything about what they're working on and could care less about the fans although there are rare occasions.

[@dreayven6705]

I gotta go play these games

[@RealMikeHollow]

Yeah bro. You're missing out. They're top notch.

[@dreayven6705]

@@RealMikeHollow Ok dude, I'll see if i can get them on the PS soon as

[@ivan-fs]

Really?! And I was hyped for this one! Guess the showrunners really are fans of the Netflix's Cowboy Bebop... And speaking of which, have you seen Sanctuary? It's about this crazy sumo wrestler... good story, great performances... unfortunately, flew under the radar. You should give it a try.

[@RealMikeHollow]

I'll definitely add it to the list. Thank you, sir ☝🏾

[@shotamzo]

when i heard they didnt play the games i was like halo tv show all over agin i was hyped about like a dragon tv show but now im just sad

[@ADukesJustice]

The director of Halo didn't play the games or even look at them. This isnt the same

[@KN-592]

2:15 cp9 is behind it

[@KN-592]

Someone once saw you and asked me if you were in the WWE lol

[@RealMikeHollow]

Lie to them and tell them I'm in the bloodline 😂

[@braydenlawson5369]

It's obvious they dont care about the source material and just want to use the franchise's name to make money. The director isnt skilled enough to make something original so they want to ride the coat tails of an established franchise. I respect the hell out of Henry Cavill for leaving the Witcher when the director started disrespecting the source material.

[@RealMikeHollow]

Yeah, that was a giga chad move on Henry's behalf. He has earned my respect.

[@icephoenix3302]

Their reasons are I want to make my own movie but I’m so garbage at making movies that I need a popular brand name to have a possible of the movie being a success and I’m going to destroy that brand to make that garbage movie

[@KanoTheTornado]

Normally I would be upset by this since it's my second favorite game franchise (first being Devil May Cry) but A) after Halo and Witcher (my 3rd and 4th fav game franchises) I set my standards for video game adaptations EXTREMELY LOW. and B) I will be braindead from overloading on Sparking Zero goodness by the time it comes out and nothing will be able to bring me down after that point! Also I see the Red Queen back there and the OTC shirt ☝, I FW IT. Take my like and SUB 🤣

[@owRekssjfjxjxuurrpqpqss]

I don’t care if the actors haven’t played the games, I don’t think that matters at all. The last of us show was the same way, the writers and directors played it but the actors largely did not and it’s a great adaptation. Just wait till it’s out then decide how you feel then, I don’t want the show to be a direct copy of the games so if they put a bit of a spin on it that’s cool as long as it’s a well directed and acted show. The show will never replace the games, people need to stop being so reactionary to the most unimportant news ever

[@anthonyduran7553]

RESPECT THE SOURCE MATERIAL ALWAYS!

[@bluesenzan]

The 1998 Godzilla movie is ok the idea was fine but it’s better when you tie it with the cartoon

[@orochi_warrior]

The moment I heard about the live action I said I wasn’t going to watch it. Most live action adaptations turn out bad.

[@tokyobassist]

Dudes would play Yakuza, hear kyodai and assume it's just a story of patricide among biological brothers lmao. I think what really takes the piss is Sega recently saying something about Kiryu deserving more than fighting game crossovers. They actively just don't want him in anything fun anymore.

[@RealMikeHollow]

Its so weird seeing as everyone loves the character. Not entirely sure why he's been thrown to the side like this.

[@neohayabusa13]

This sounds like a worse case than Dragonball evolution

[@waterdog737]

blame it on sega for greenlighting this mess. thanks for the news because i can save my time before it gets wasted

[@RealMikeHollow]

😔😔😔😔

[@ProctorTheKrow]

I'm so tired of being disappointed. I was excited for this...

[@RealMikeHollow]

You and me both, brother 😔

[@talos4702]

I don’t play yakuza. I played a bit of it years ago but I absolutely dispise companies ruing video game movies/series. If you guys don’t like this news, then please, don’t watch it. Don’t give them attention. Let them reap the consequences. If it turns out the shows actually decent, then sure, but if you want to send a message. Don’t watch it.

[@rikuheart91]

I already knew It without even knowing, that It will be ass, we have the games and those are Yakuza, nothing else

[@TheLordOfTheNight321]

At this point I'm gonna say something weird but even I think as a random civilian who just loves Yakuza games would play a better Kiryu than the actors chosen. Actually anyone of us who've played the games who do better 😂. Imma about to become a director and do the movies justice by myself.

[@RealMikeHollow]

I'll lock in. Do us proud ☝🏾

[@jwoodsjr123sgameroom5]

Thanks Mike Hollow! Now I Know not to watch it! 😊

[@sharzinlalebazri5673]

Owari da.

[@JagorM]

Do these film/tv show adaptations of games even turn a profit? Like why do these clowns keep making this? The Borderlands movie cast is, as a wise man once said: "Absolutely Shambolic" Its so unreal😂

[@RealMikeHollow]

That casting according to my friend is a cardinal sin 😂

[@lowtierstears4938]

This is the most rediculas thing ever might as well not even watch😢

[@daeveddd7140]

I'll just keep playing the game!

[@YaM8Kraken]

Fallout did great...this is not fallout...Borderlands wasn't either. They thought a semi-silly game series would make movie directing look easier...they were right, except they had no idea it wouldn't make it BE easy...so yeah, that's live action in a nutshell for you...scrap the source, utilize "random bullshit go!".

[@nenjutsu1774]

The lead producer of the series is overseeing it and even is a part of the writting team. And no this isnt Hollywood. This is not part of that grifter shit.

[@elijahfyffe5176]

Just here to remind you of your faulty prediction

[@sonicallstarify]

Shambolic behavior. They are lazy and don't want to do a proper adaptation. And if it gets bad review it's a scapegoat. Shambolic

[@Shadowking117x]

Borderlands and Halo were ruined for me so get reast to join the club. I think they dont let actors watch/play material, so they get pushback when they change thing, Similar to Henry Cavill. Sadly these show runners think they can do it better

[@djtoxicdhg]

I just dont get it if your a acter part of your job is to be noligabl of the sors material soo you can pool off your roul to the best of your ability but hallywood now seems to take pride in being as ignorant as possible and know literally nuthing.

[@allunderground]

Bro about to find gear 4 now😂 WHAT!? Oh its just fck the source material now huh? 👎 look how they did the homie borderlands..Back to my karaoke and mini golf. Day was swell though hope yours is after this bulllllshit cheers Mike 🍻

[@RealMikeHollow]

😂😂 thank you bro. I've calmed down now. I was about to flip a table.

[@eproductions5115]

the fact some of your commenters are conflating what is essentially an oversight and negligence to activism is rather telling of the gaming industry imo cant trust these mfs lol

[@RealMikeHollow]

Yeah, I'm not entirely sure where activism came into this but I can't speak for everyone. I could say the sky is blue and somehow someone will swear blind that I said Sharks walk on land.

[@kieroncampion120]

Hopefully none of the actors act anything like the video game characters. Film and video games are different mediums.

[@RealMikeHollow]

They're different mediums but you need to capture the essence of the characters and in some things it's more prevalent than others. Its never gonna sound good when you've got something as out there as Yakuza and they're not paying attention to what it is. I'll keep an open mind, but it doesn't sound promising.

[@kieroncampion120]

Hugh Jackman was told not to read any comic books because they don't want him acting like a cartoon.