Affiliation Nationality The ages given are corroborated in-game, as Hoshino states Masumi had been twenty years old when they first met approximately forty-two years prior to the events of. In 1976, Masumi decided to settle down with Akane after she told him she was pregnant, but could not think of a way to bring up the subject to his patriarch. [27], The performances of both Kazuhiro Nakaya and Kaiji Tang as the Japanese and English voices of Ichiban were also praised by Polygon and Atomix. Ichiban Kasuga exclusive job. Granted, he had a good reason to do so, but when it turns out that Ichiban is Arakawa's biological son, must've been quite painful for him to have to shoot his own son (or rather someone that he regarded as a son) just to get said plan going.. Will Ichiban Kasuga be back? Kazuhiro Nakaya https://twitter.com/ryugagotoku/status/1609202827124948994, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, The given height of 185 cm (6 1) is based on the character model's scaling factor within. He is the new main protagonist of the Yakuza series, succeeding Kazuma Kiryu. These traits have made him an infectiously charismatic person that never fails to inspire admiration from the people around him. Appearance Masumi's body was thrown in the river and recovered the next morning. [6], Auditions of the character started early in development to appreciate him sooner. He waited outside of the Arakawa Family office for one hundred days before Arakawa finally gave in and agreed to swear him into the family at sixteen, against Jo Sawashiro's wishes. He cares deeply about his party members and leads them with grace and in turn, they stand by him and are ready to have his back no matter how overwhelming the odds are. Ichiban Kasuga - Kaiji Tang/ Kazuhiro Nakaya . Arakawa the Assassin He had apparently been struggling with toilet training until fifth grade. Giovanni Colantonio from Inverse considered Ichiban to be the best playable protagonist of 2020 because he is allowed to be a naive and flawed character who makes plenty of mistakes, a trait rarely seen in most video game heroes, which led to the best character development of any other character in the industry in his view. Tojo Clan (formerly)Arakawa Family (formerly) In order to complete this plan, Masumi feigns turning over to the Omi. I used both 1,2,3 in the final fight, 3 works the best. Ichiban learns that Arakawa is a double agent, and that once the Omi chairman, Masaru Watase, is released from prison, he will make a joint announcement with Dojima to disband their respective clans. Advances Heat Gauge by 200 at the start of battle. Relies on bare-knuckle brawling and Kasuga's pro wrestling moves to knock enemies senseless. Ichban's hero character skill "peerless resolve" - protects himself from being knocked out Sacrifice Stone - protects anyone who wears it (I got 2 at the end of the game) Poundmate Mr. Masochist - makes EVERYONE in the team immune to knock out for once!!! The game then dramatically rolls into a flashback from when Sawashiro was 15, and his girlfriend at the time was pregnant. [30] Game Informer ranked Ichiban third place on the publication's list of the top 10 characters of 2020, with Joe Juba commenting that Ichiban's characterization balances the story's tension "with an infectious desire to help the people society overlooks". After their job is done, however, Nonomiya dies apparently from suicide. Granted, he had a good reason to do so, but when it turns out that Ichiban is Arakawa's biological son, must've been quite painful for him to have to shoot his own son (or rather someone that he regarded as a son) just to get said plan going.. A Chinese legend tells of a koi fish that ascended a great waterfall . Daigo wants Ichiban to not place all the blame on Arakawa. Ichiban is voiced by Kazuhiro Nakaya in Japanese, and by Kaiji Tang in English. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Ichiban denies this, saying he'd rather bring Arakawa's vision of improving the yakuza to life. Kiichi NakaiWPTaishi MurataWP (teen) Kasuga's fighting style is based around street fighting and professional wrestling techniques that, while lacking in finesse, are powerful and adaptive to his immediate environment. Masumi Arakawa (former patriarch)Jo Sawashiro (former superior, rival)Mitsuo Yasumura (oath brother, friend, ally)Giichi Kitamura (friend, ally)Shun Akiyama (friend, ally)Mayumi Seto (friend, ally)Hayato Tsuji (friend, ally)Tsukasa Mikuni (complicated ally)Yosuke Kagami (complicated ally)Vincent Lowe (enemy) He also makes use of a baseball bat in an extremely professional manner. He willingly goes to prison for a murder that he did not commit at the turn of the 21st century, having acquiesced to the request of his clan patriarch, Masumi Arakawa. Yokoyama does not believe in portraying unconditional good and evil, as he believes that people with criminal records are capable of righteousness, while members of society who are respected by the public are capable of evil. These skills mainly focus on increasing the survivability and offensive capabilities of Offense-type allies and confer a huge boost of up to 92% in total to criticality rate. He is clean shaven in his younger years but has a small goatee on his chin by his most recent appearance in 2018. Along with Dojima and Watase, he plans to start up a security company in Sotenbori to serve as a home for the yakuza who would have nowhere else to go after the dissolution. Masumi held onto the bill from that point onward. "Yakuza: Like a Dragon" takes that formula and gives it a fresh set of characters with a JRPG framework. All rights reserved. In Chapter 12 of the game, Ichiban and his crew make their way through the Tojo clan headquarters, eventually meeting back up with Masumi Arakawa. It is implied that he may hav felt like kasuga is the real son. Biographical Information Relationships 5 Yakuza named Kishi. When he finds Daigo, he tells Ichiban about where Kiryu's at, and then, just as Ichiban tries to get the truth from Daigo about Arakawa, Daigo gets shot by a character looking to silence anyone saying anything about the Omi Alliance and its plan. Relationships They learn Zhao may be in trouble, and Han joins the party to rescue him from Mabuchi and the Omi, where Nanba rejoins them. Adachi confronts Horinouchi with evidence of the bribes, Ichiban says that he doesn't feel the need to get a DNA test to prove if Arakawa was his real father, Daigo offers Ichiban a job at a security company. )Mitsuo Yasumura (former subordinate)Tsukasa Mikuni (subordinate)Vincent Lowe (subordinate)Yosuke Kagami (subordinate) His is of something he calls a "dragonfish.". With the troupe disbanded after Toshio's death, Masumi drifted to Kamurocho along with some fellow troupe members. as far why he didnt send someone else to prison.. Well even if u r the patriarch.. No wud just accept to go away for years. Although he had a loving father, Masumi had a troubled home life as a child, and received the scar on his face at the hands of his mother at a young age. Despite the amount of bloodshed throughout the story, this is one of the most optimistic endings in the series. He was the Patriach of his family surely he could've found someone else to take Aoki's place right ? IchiIcchanKasugamaru Koichi Adachi is one of the members of Kasuga's party, a former cop who lost his job and pension due to corruption in the department. Arakawa is murdered shortly after he and Ichiban part ways, and Ichiban believes that Jo Sawashiro, one of Arakawa's captains, killed him. The announcement is made the following day, when Ichiban and company must fight off the angry former Yakuza. Chapter 15 is the final chapter of the game and culminates with a fight against Ryo Aoki, the son of Arakawa and the governor of Japan. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Its just a possiblity. Actors Ichiban and the Ijin Three leaders resolve to field a candidate they would endorse to compete with Bleach Japan loyalist Souta Kume's candidacy for the upcoming regional representative election. Kasuga was instead taken in by Shangri-La's manager, Jiro Kasuga, and raised by the people of Kamurocho. The Yakuza franchise's developers, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, wanted to create a new lead character to continue the narrative of the fictional universe they have created. He readily followed through with performing yubitsume in exchange for Kasuga's return. Date of Birth [31] Naming Ichiban one of the best new characters of 2020, Destructoid staff observed that Ichiban managed to fill the void left by Kiryu "with relative ease", and that his immediate popularity with the video game community successfully secures the Yakuza franchise's future in their view. Through Shuichi Kanbe, the duo find jobs. The two went on to become akin to father and son, with Kasuga being tasked to care for his adoptive brother, Masato Arakawa, sometime after his induction to the family. Nanba joins Kasuga after Yokohama Liumang member Zheng demands payment from the homeless, and the two drive him off. RGGO On his 24th birthday, Kasuga is called into the Arakawa Family office, where Arakawa informs him of Sawashiro's involvement in the murder of a member of the Sakaki Family. Thanks to the split, there is not enough manpower to crush them and Yosuke Tendo joins Masumi's side as he could not resist the urge to fight such a brawl. In 1984, the year the design of the 10,000 bill changed, he was gifted a defective counterfeit by Hoshino. Character skills unlocked from other jobs will still be usable. Japanese Kasuga decides to head to Sotenbori after becoming restless waiting for an update from Mitsuo. He also discovers that the anti-crime activist group Bleach Japan is indirectly responsible for Nonomiya's death. Kasuga wakes up under a pile of garbage in Isezaki Ijincho, having been patched up by Yu Nanba. There, they meet the Liumang leader Tianyou Zhao and convince both him and Mamoru Takabe to stand down temporarily. Y:LAD Its just a possiblity. During recording of the game, Tang befriended Greg Chun, who voices supporting character Nanba. Y:LAD Kasuga's tattoo covers most of his back and ends just above his thighs. I dont think ichiban realized that this just wasnt a prison sentence but this was for life meaning to never return once he got out cause if he returned then the other family would know that it was the family that ichiban was part of that did kill their guy which is why ichiban boss shot him once he opened the door. However, one day, he severely injured and hospitalized a yakuza. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. Nationality Kasuga decided then and there he'd follow Arakawa for the rest of his life. Damage an enemy with an onslaught of headbutts. At the funeral, Daigo offers Ichiban a job at a security company. Taro ArayoshiArakawa the Assassin The men demanded he takes responsibility for Kasuga's actions. Press J to jump to the feed. Height we dont know for sure the dream that arakawa has started occuring even before he sends him to prison. [29] Chingy Nea from Kotaku praised Ichiban as the Yakuza series most relatable protagonist and one of its best characters, and the main reason why Like a Dragon was a source of comfort and joy for her in late-2020. He is a former member of the Arakawa Family, a Tojo Clan subsidiary. Is Arakawa Ichiban's dad? Masumi's first card in Ryu Ga Gotoku Online, SSR Masumi Arakawa (Black), was first released on September 24, 2020 and depicts the version of him seen in the main story of Ryu Ga Gotoku Online. Other A selfish, violent man, he is the one pulling the strings, the one blockading Arakawa from aiding Ichiban. Daigo says that together with the Omi Alliance, they would disband both Yakuza organizationsto prevent the Yakuza way of life from being twisted by the government. He also wears his short black hair parted to the right. For example, in a pivotal scene where Ichiban's mentor promises to take him to try Peking duck, he helped the rest of the cast understand what the dish was by ordering some for them to eat.[11]. The Tojo Clan is seemingly no more, having been wiped out and replaced by the Omi Alliance, and Arakawa is the traitor who let them in. He also wears black leather loafers with gold buckles and a matching black leather belt with a gold buckle. Member of the Arakawa Family (formerly)President of Ichiban ConfectionsLeader of the Kasuga PartyIndependent politician In winter 1999, six years after joining the Arakawa Family, Kasuga is tasked to accompany Daisaku Kuze, who was recently released from prison, on a mission to assassinate Ryuji Goda and Joon-gi Han. Relationships Granted, he had a good reason to do so, but when it turns out that Ichiban is Arakawa's biological son, must've been quite painful for him to have to shoot his own son (or rather someone that he regarded as a son) just to get said plan going. Although beloved, he lived in poverty and the people who raised him were considered "trash" by the rest of society. Arakawa is a yakuza and saved his life, he grew up in the slums where the proper Japanese job archetype would spit on his face and it's the Assassin that gives him a job and some sense of worth. Eye Color Japanese Aoki's arc is sad, as he spent the first several years of his life wheelchair-bound, feeling like he had no control over his life. Arakawa says that Ichi was like a son to him, but isn't it hypocritical that only moments later of him stating that Ichi felt like a son to him, he still sells him out making him go to prison because his other actual son (or so he though) messed up ? Also did ichiban providers never mention his mother's name, and if they did why wouldn't it ever come up in passive conversation between Arakawa and ichiban? They went back to save the baby, but Arakawa had already freed the baby from the locker, declaring that it was now his child. Counterpart Occupation During their preparations, Ichiban hears of an important Omi Alliance meeting in Osaka that Arakawa will attend. https://twitter.com/airzach/status/1330802989183893504, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, KSR [Bullet with a Message] Masumi Arakawa (Y:LAD Kiwami), While Masumi's exact age is not stated in-game, the game files differentiate his models by age. Arakawa says that Ichi was like a son to him, but isn't it hypocritical that only moments later of him stating that Ichi felt like a son to him, he still sells him out making him go to prison because his other actual son (or so he though) messed up ? 22 (Wanderings of the Golden Dragon)23-41 (The Legend of Ichiban Kasuga: Part 1) Chief producer and writer Masayoshi Yokoyama noted that their goal after Yakuza 6 was not to "create the next Yakuza title" but to "create the next protagonist. Sawashiro felt indebted to the man raising his child and joined his Yakuza family. 185 cm (6 1)[a] After Ichiban leaves prison, he confronts Arakawa to just for Arakawa to shoot him point blank and leave him for dead in Yokohama. When he returns, Aoki has the Arakawa Family support him in his political career. inscribed on the otherwise blank backside, meaning those in power must reward and punish where necessary. Kasuga hypes himself up and attunes to the flow of battle, boosting his Evasion and Attack for 2 turns.