Yakuza / Like a Dragon in a Nutshell

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[@CircleToonsHD]

MOST RIDICULOUS GAMING MOMENT YOU'VE HAD RECENTLY..... GO!!!

[@mackback319]

i finallg won fluff puff peaks climb to the beat by banking off a pair of people who were playing togethwr

[@sN0B4LLLLLL]

haiiii

[@TheOldYoungOne]

I finished Spider-Man 2 and in the last cutscene Miles was bodyless, and then became a small white cube…it was RIDICULOUS

[@WinCla]

Yakuza 0 Cabaret Club Minigame. Need I say anything less?

[@kranosrg5245]

Playing crash bandicoot 4 and realizing that there’s an enemy that throws bombs at you while there are sharks to avoid. This was the second level…

[@LeftLefttheGecko]

As a fellow Yakuza enjoyer I can confirm Kiryu has never killed anybody. He just tests the limits of the Japanese healthcare system.

[@someguy7887]

So he’s like Batman.

[@noisykeyboart]

rubber everything

[@ppap9999]

except for that one time kiryu shot a helicopter down with a pistol.

[@EmployedDisc]

He didnt kill that guy he used as a human shield, the bullets did

[@wetbiskit]

Rubber bullets, rubber knives, and rubber explosives. All those times he smashed somebody's face into the pavement? Rubber cement. That one time he used a human shield to protect him from bullets? Don't worry, that guy was also made of rubber.

[@godmoderncommander2866]

Aside from the complete lack of the glorious Majima, this is pretty much accurate.

[@abrahamlincoln1217]

Real

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

All hail Lord Majima

[@matthewshuck5190]

@@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger went to a completely different location? Still Majima. Back in time? Still Majima

[@mehpainter]

@@matthewshuck5190 I mean Majima _is_ everywhere

[@josephcalamia5586]

It's not Yakuza without Majima!

[@Beansly]

I can't believe you managed to cover Kiryu's whole story in 3 minutes...

[@wardogbobby2974]

he kinda skipped yakuza 3 (and 4 but 4 isn't too relevant to Kiryu's story)

[@Arshenborne]

It's 0, 1 and goes to 5, 6 Gaiden : MWEHN

[@SecretAsian16]

​@@Arshenbornethe tiger is yakuza 2

[@eduardodias2073]

​@@wardogbobby2974Not like Yakuza 3 did either, everyone died, Haruka got even more traumas for the list and in the end, Okinawa was just a dream

[@Arshenborne]

@@SecretAsian16 i haven't played kiwami 2 sorry if i miss that reference

[@pg3648]

I love how this video summarises the entire yakuza plot yet has no spoilers

[@pg3648]

*no major spoilers

[@garderay9994]

​@@pg3648him faking his death is pretty major, my guy

[@nate51691]

Adoptive daughter becoming an idol, having a secret kid, and dying, is also a pretty big spoiler lol

[@pg3648]

Imma pretend i didnt see that

[@WinCla]

As a fellow fan of the hit game series revolving around serious crime drama: Yakuza, I can confirm that this is accurate.

[@Xives]

Serious because those moves Kiryu did was sick

[@ravencollins5638]

Just some timeline issues

[@bloodlust000]

Hmm I don't get it

[@arandomguardsmen]

Ok I need a expert to tell me where I should start on this series I’m interested in getting into it but idk where to start

[@arandomguardsmen]

@@strwrbttlfrnt oh don’t sweat I have access to all of them I just need to know where to start

[@TheEagleWithNoName]

As a Member of the Tojo Clan, all of this is 100% accurate.

[@slickbuster8346]

As a member of the Omi Alliance, I can also confirm that this is 100% accurate.

[@julianius484]

As a member of the Yomei Alliance, I can also confirm that this is %100 accurate.

[@user-vw9ws4oc7n]

As a member of the Hakuho clan, this is very accurate and fact checked by tojo clan members

[@ruko2966]

As a member of the Jingweon Mafia, I can also confirm that this is 100% accurate

[@Vitenoxi]

As a member of the Snake Flower Triad, I can also confirm that this is 0% inaccurate.

[@MTH3h3l0l]

The fact a man who took on 100 yakuza members, ONE WITH AN RPG MIND YOU, is the same man who helped a dominatrix get better at her job is both astounding and cursed

[@dootdootington386]

Makes sense when you think about it. Who better to teach a dominatrix than someone who dominated 100 men at once.

[@Mister_Domm]

@@dootdootington386 Amazing comment lol

[@nacunacato]

Actually 100 yakuzas, at least half of them armed with various weapons and two men with heat seeking missiles. Kiryu glared at the missiles and the missiles AVOIDED HIM. HOLY F*CK.

[@TimeBomb014X]

​@@nacunacatouse heat and Kazuma wouls just catch it and fling it back

[@Mirekluk]

@@nacunacato Kiryu: "Come at me if you want to die!" Rocket: "Yeah, I'd rather not"

[@TheNerfer]

1:43 Honestly with the ridiculous shit Kiryu gets up to, I think he CAN say the same.

[@toddvogel8887]

Also, the moment that is being referenced, Kiryu basically is going "Woah, not my scene, you do you man" and the guy tries to force his fetish on Kiryu.

[@OmegaAngelxx]

@@toddvogel8887 He was also forcing all of his underlings into the same fetish as him. Took his ass getting kicked to be like "hey maybe people have different kinks"

[@logansray]

​@@toddvogel8887which game?

[@witherrose1566]

@@logansrayit was in Yakuza 2

[@KillerMeme]

@@toddvogel8887he also told him to not drag his subordinates into it

[@Zerterk23]

He talked about the entire yakuza timeline and didn’t even mention majima once, unbelievable.

[@watermelonboy6243]

You know out of all the things that was in this video I felt something was missing like a strange, knife wielding, crazed fighter who always referred to kiryu as kiryu-chan but I can't put my finger on it

[@ravencollins5638]

Kiryu's other boyfriend?

[@donaldorios6268]

KIRYU-CHAN!

[@KingShibe]

*Goro Majima intensifies*

[@makeda6530]

The Majima everywhere system failed us 😔

[@cooltiger2439]

​@makeda6530 that's where your wrong, because you see majima was just hidden , here in the comments.

[@schoolruler2]

That is one way to summarize 7 games of lore into 3 minutes and 16 seconds.

[@donaldorios6268]

And this is just the Kiryu Saga. Kasuga's been cranking the crazy up so far

[@Volvagia1927]

In his own series? Tigers or Bears. In the second Kasuga Saga game? You fight The Meg!

[@Catumbo]

is that a roller machine? BEAT IT UP! A MONKEY DRIVING HEAVY MACHINERY?? My *Legendary* Hero Bat will take care of that.

[@VxnillaMilk.]

this video was fact checked by true tojo clan loyalists✅

[@StomeAura]

The thing is that about the baby dude, Kiryu was actually pretty accepting and just said “Sorry man, this isn’t my thing.”

[@TimeBomb014X]

Before punching him for forcing his fetish on people

[@SenpaiSamaKun]

​@@TimeBomb014X i meam they were gonna jump him just for leaving

[@mememan7224]

At the end of the day He truely was like a dragon

[@ailestriker9888]

BOOOOOOOOO!!!

[@BRNG2042]

As a person who's only seen the Kiryu from the Godzilla movies, I can confirm this is exactly what Yakuza is like

[@aYtto]

Wait wait wait, what?

[@labadaba1147]

@@aYtto Search "enemies of Godzilla meme"

[@kd594]

Mecha Godzilla In jp is kiryu

[@gorirakujira4169]

​@@aYttoMechagodzilla mk 3 codenamed Kiryu, watch Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) and Godzilla Tokyo SOS (2003)

[@gorirakujira4169]

​@@kd594Mechagodzilla in Japanese is the same thing, just like Mekagojira, it's the 3rd mechaG specifically who was named Kiryu

[@MajorganPlays]

2:20 i know Kiryu fighting a tiger is supposed to reference the scene in Yakuza 2 but it works for Yakuza 4 as well.

[@justarandombluebird8222]

Though the Yakuza 4 ended in a draw tho

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

Imagine Kiryu, or any of the playable characters really, in elden Ring. Saejima could punch a runebear all the way to Farum Azula.

[@jesusagelvis4917]

2:27 Something is missing here... Oh right! Kiryu doing air control hand movement when Haruka is singing

[@crimsonomega8310]

Thank goodness this series went multiplat, it has climbed my video game series ranking and is easily top 10 for me now

[@HeavySandvichGuy1]

No shit! I jumped from my seat when they've announced 3, 4, 5 and 6 are coming to PC

[@crimsonomega8310]

@@HeavySandvichGuy1 When they were first announced for Xbox I was excited but only expected like 0, Kiwami, Kiwami 2 and 7 but we got the FULL PACKAGE, as soon as I touched 0 and 7 I knew this series was one of my faves. Cannot believe they've made 3 games in the span of a year!

[@TimeBomb014X]

​@@HeavySandvichGuy1just remember real Yakuza's plat with a controller

[@Shy_Abi]

1:51 Ten years in the joint made you...

[@jhulpthefox]

I love how in your animations theres the normal weird gingerbread man-like people, and then theres just... entire works of art just casually sprinkled in and its amazing.

[@KooshaKarimi]

I love how he didn't try animating Baka Mitai. It just had to be shown in its full glory

[@justinschnoor9459]

I love how in one of the games (5 maybe), Kiryu confronts someone about not killing anyone, and states that he never actually made that a rule for himself.

[@altnova6643]

He said he's no saint and didn't even know why people thought he would never kill. In Yakuza 6 Kiryu literally beat the final boss within an inch of his life while hurling insults in his face, dude was pissed, if he wasn't shot he'd have straight up killed the boss.

[@DMAN99]

People misinterpret Kiryu’s no kill rule mainly for the memes because he clearly has killed people but Kiryu’s rule is pretty simple, he doesn’t set out to kill people, he doesn’t want to kill people but in self defence he totally would.

[@destroyercreater98]

0:45 I can’t get over the detail you put into this for just a cut to a scene from a future game.

[@BuiHieuDong]

As someone who doesn't really follow the lore of Yakuza - Like a Dragon, this animation is such a nice recap to help me understand it more.

[@elikyiael8740]

yes Kiryu really fights tigers, bears and other otherwordly beasts with his fists, Saejima did the same with a gigantic bear and a whole prison, and let's just say that Majima can perfect parry bullets and did things that no man can claim

[@brockwtrs]

The fact I can actually use this video to summarize Yakuza as a franchise really shows how true you stuck to explaining it in a nutshell.

[@sandshark2517]

0:53 "I'm having a fucking blast." -Max0r

[@SniffMyYogurtCup]

As someone who’s never played yakuza I am incredibly confused and need to play this game right now

[@altnova6643]

Well he summarized 6 game's worth of story into a 3 minutes video, makes sense why you'd be confused. It's an awesome series nonetheless so do try it out.

[@Dark-Fenrir_65]

​@@altnova66437 and a half actually

[@williamedge5130]

“Complete this game” [laughs in multiple hundreds of hours spread across 7 games with 2 more coming out within the next few months]

[@exLightningg]

@@williamedge5130 You mean 8 games with 2 more coming out? (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,dragon)

[@Thefourthdimensional]

@@williamedge5130Ten games actually, don’t forget Ishin and the Judgements

[@deimos9581]

As a person who just finished yakuza 4 I can confirm that this is accurate

[@JulianLurain]

1:20 BRUH is the most masculine man alive

[@FireworkGappy]

The amount of love this man put into this video.

[@hijous]

3:02 Saul Goodman have seen better days

[@VivekKumar-jb5sk]

Kazuma Kiryu is keeping the Japanese healthcare industry alive single handedly

[@windandfireproductions5358]

I literally just got into this series so this is perfect for me

[@fullmetalarshole]

1:00 POV: You are a real estate agent.

[@jordanwebster4170]

1:31 circletoons face reveal

[@FullyB8ked]

Patriarch Gondawara having his own segment is too real

[@angel__king]

The hand slam into the pocket racers has never been more accurate ever. I spent so much time in that minigame that I have the song seared into my brain

[@talesofapre-sequel5647]

People who have never played Yakuza will look at this video and say "Haha, what a funny parody." NO, THIS IS LITERALLY THE ENTIRE FRANCHISE IN A NUTSHELL AND IT'S WHY WE LOVE IT WITH ALL OUR HEART!!!

[@God-Level-Threat]

I'm so happy you did this, Yakuza 0 is my favorite game and this so accurate.

[@JakeTheBikerDude]

As someone who played Yakuza 0 and watched videos on other games in the franchise. I can confirm this is how Yakuza goes

[@negutivzero]

Yakuza 0 is one of the most hilarious yet heartwrenching things I have ever experienced from a video game. I completely destroyed those kids in that toy car racing tournament though that was pretty sweet.

[@user-ng2mx5mn4g]

Love it!!!!

[@Subpar1O1]

"It appears I am wanted for murder and have gotten wrapped up in a crisis that could impact this city for years to come." "Oh well, time to invest in real estate, engage in pocket circuit races, and see if Nishiki wants to hit the disco. 'Tis the 80's after all."

[@Marc-rk3mi]

How in the hell did you go through the Yakuza story without mentioning Majima at least once? AND IGNORED THE BEST SONG IN THE GAME?!

[@warlynx5644]

Gotta let people discover those gems for themselves instead of spoiling both

[@Bmaster1001]

I don’t think Dead Souls is canon… though a mention to Majima’s second best song would’ve been cool.

[@Basket_Propellors]

Best song? You mean Machine Gun Kiss?

[@mikbdee2186]

Thank you for so accurately portraying the heart and soul of this series I love.

[@kemix1006]

"Now that it's been 10 years now to channel my orphan energy and adopt an orphan myself." *Ignore the corpses that little girl appeared in front of*

[@BruhBruh-nt1xl]

I just freaking finished every Yakuza game and this came out. I really love this game

[@windandfireproductions5358]

The lack of majima is disappointing

[@guichabanaano27]

I love this game series so much. You depicted it so well in this animation!

[@knownas2017]

I just finished Yakuza 6. This is amazingly perfectly timed. Thank you, circle :D

[@Memeano]

Yakuza is an unrivalled masterpiece

[@lucyarisato6850]

Bless you, man.

[@lycanbladefang4768]

Once Infinite Wealth is out You can update 3:06 with him coughing violently saying "I shouldn't have been doing that for 20 years and now i've gotten cancer"

[@ArchlordZer0]

This comedic gold. I think this is your best video yet.

[@nadirbaitsaleem7270]

LET'S GO YAKUZA CONTENT I played Yakuza 0 and Like A Dragon recently and I really enjoyed them! Haven't finished either of them but I got really deep in to the sidequests and side-content ☠️

[@mailingperson]

I can rest in peace knowing circletoons is a yakuza fan

[@bruh-td1vz]

i feel like you would make really good "summary of (game)" type videos with your humor and drawing, just an idea, love your content :3

[@isaiahkeys9592]

I love this shit bro and honestly keep up the good work

[@MrDarcVader]

As a long time Yakuza historian, I can confirm what we just witnessed, was a true to life documentary captured in real time with events in chronological order. May this visual document be preserved for future generations.

[@Rat_Is_Sleepy]

Most accurate video of Yakuza :] (I'm so glad to see somebody else who knows about this game series)

[@cornycob]

this made my day holy shit

[@paragonjones13]

Incredible Last thing I expected was a Like a Dragon CircleToons 👏

[@3up3rn0va]

Yakuza games are great I really should finish them all 😂

[@DwarfDaddy]

Severe lack of Majima but this is accurate as hell

[@Phob1c]

I am SO confused but highly entertained! :D

[@thejaraf]

O yeah Haruka's concert in CircleToons style, this is just what I needed

[@krak6548]

1:11 hes saying suginte in which means don't suck in swedish. Nice Japanese people

[@spawnpeeking]

The fact that this is actually extremely accurate speaks volumes on both you and the Yakuza/LAD series, now do Judgement next…

[@kakazi2170]

I'm glad you used the edited version of "So much more" with all the guys chanting

[@bluargie7906]

the bit with the Tiger stock photos got me good :D

[@Porkor23]

I’ve been playing yakuza 0 a lot lately and it is perfect🤩

[@TheEagleWithNoName]

Welcome to the Yakuza series, Kyodai

[@shadowki5687]

I loved the absolute randomness of this game: from a homeless bum to owning a business to freaking BABYMEN😂

[@guuh5772]

Didn't think I'd see a yakuza video from you

[@gunslingergirl2579]

This is the most acidic thing I've seen in forever.

[@tamaya6680]

Circletoons version of kiryu is kinda cursed

[@fishymcnuggett]

I just officially Finished the entire Yakuza series a week ago and this video is perfect 😂❤

[@ItzHappyFair]

i never expected to be the legend to also be a YAKUZA FAN LEGEND (styls), RAD STUFF KYODAI!

[@Za_Hando]

This graces my subscription feed as Im playing through the series (chronologically of course)

[@rafaelreif6559]

I was waiting for a yakuza video

[@Memegon_]

So glad more people are playing yakuza it makes me so happy I got in the game last year

[@sirsponge9633]

Getting that Turkey was the single hardest thing I ever did that bowling was designed by a mental warfare specialist.

[@J.P1981]

And this absolute absurdity, along with fun gameplay, compelling characters and stories, are the reason that I'm a permanent fan of this series.

[@The_Local_Goose]

You've convinced me to play this game series

[@phucthinh291]

this video just convince me to give the game a try thx bro

[@CallMeJoy_wastaken]

I probably only seen 7 meme clips of this game but somehow this makes sense.

[@Dio_kazuhira]

That was beautiful. Truly a work of art.

[@IGoTNoAiMBoT]

That was beautiful i cried

[@FunLobsterFacts]

Discovered it in 2021, never gave up on it

[@YourLOVE_10_21]

I love that every time Kiryu moves a muscle, the guitar from the intro of yakuza 0 plays

[@nickmccloud3964]

I just got into the Yakuza series 8 months ago and I can say that this is indeed accurate

[@beeswaxnotyoursinc.1410]

You made me laugh so hard I almost choked. GG

[@ahahaha5238]

I am so confused and intrigued at the same time

[@mariokon3666]

Yes another good yakuza video

[@LostMyPowerArmor]

I am being serious, this is the most fun thing I watched in a long while, thanks

[@neosora9912]

I love how half of this video is yakuza 0 and then we just speedrun to the latest one.

[@OndoginReverse]

Im so glad you did yakuza

[@ghibilibibili3080]

This made me happier 4 sure

[@isaacmurillo1811]

Most accurate recap I've seen yet