There may be more faceclaims in Gaiden than you expect!
All prominent members of the Watase Family shown so far star in the Nihon Touitsu (Unification of Japan) franchise, which was hugely influential in the making of Gaiden according to Yokoyama.
I've seen lots of people disappointed Shishido doesn't have more scars! While these aren't as dramatic as the ones on his face, I think their existence and placement are intriguing for his character.
Thanks to recent events (i.e. people trying to downplay Mine's sexuality yet again), I put together a masterpost of official sources stating Mine DID love Daigo romantically, plus some irony & serious analysis thrown in for flavor!
Take a look:
@BorkDivision
Right? It's so important for survivors too, to get to see him live his best life for a while. Very rare to see a male victim who's bigger, stronger, and older than the perpetrator, and this is the first male victim who's treated 100% seriously in the series too.
Oh, and!
This one's pretty infamous as one of the most common complaints the Yakuza Wiki gets, so I'm happy to say we finally got rid of this particular field in ALL infoboxes across the board.
No more getting ambushed by "Status: Deceased" while you're looking someone up!
these are definitely (left to right) watase, daigo, saejima, and majima in the same scene with kiryu, so all five of 'em are there at same time at omi hq
There's a good chance you've seen it already if you visit the Wiki regularly, but I'm excited to announce that (in addition to a LOT of structural and back-end improvements) we're working on an overhaul of the visuals ✨ Starting with the infobox, designed by myself!
I have my reasons for why I'm convinced they're scars rather than battle damage (which I fully admit is what it looks like at first glance), but here are the full-res images for now:
@nghiemduy8
I think it's a matter of availability! Nakamura's always been incredibly busy; he was unable to attend the completion events for both Y3 and Ishin and has only done short-form interviews.
@NB_MAKK0
I don't think it was on purpose. There are many things that fell through the cracks, many mistranslations, typos, and grammatical errors. I just felt the need to point this out because there's an (I'm assuming unintentional) pattern here that's had a big impact.
To clarify...
1.) Every single character, even minor NPCs, has been a faceclaim to some degree since Y3
2.) All of these actors are known for low-budget action films, this is not going to break the bank
3.) RGGS is doing well enough that even Tom Cruise wouldn't break the bank
@TojoClanLoyal
OK but it didn't mean anything to begin with. His death actively ruined his thematic framing as someone who is capable of change.
And the consequences have run their course. The Tojo Clan is gone and Touto University Hospital has added fencing to the roof. What else is left lol
every character in rggo complaining about daigo's performance as chairman: nyehhh this wouldn't have happened if the 4th chairman was still here
me: HE LITERALLY DIDN'T DO *ANYTHING* AS CHAIRMAN
@nghiemduy8
Contrary to popular opinion, Yokoyama hates fanservice as much as anyone else. He said it himself: if they do it, they'll do it right.
But lot of great characters were wasted in earlier games because of RGGS' precarious situation back then, so why not try and make up for it now?
In anticipation of Ishin!, these + other behind-the-scenes highlights now fully translated on our wiki article on Shido Nakamura II (Yoshitaka Mine/Hijikata Toshizo)!
So, Judgment OC!
Airaku "Raku" Arata: Ijincho local, "psychic detective," and cоn аrtist. Fundеd his transition by making sure interested buyеrs would pаy dearly for his forger/antique dealer boyfriend's "cursed" cоllectоr's itеms.
the swatches here are never going to suit every kind of lighting or ambiance. they're here to give a general indication of what mine's skintone looks like under relatively neutral lighting.
please make an effort to avoid whitewashing characters!
@JudgementKinsey
@JoSawashiro
Zhao's name actually isn't "mispronounced"; most Chinese characters in 7 go by the JP readings of their names because they're 3rd gen & don't speak Chinese. So while Zhao goes by Tenyu Cho, his name's localized as Tianyou Zhao, closer to the Chinese reading for the same kanji.
anyways sorry for never posting but kiryu and daigo DO have a father-son relationship. it's fine to think that it came out of the blue (because it did) but there's nothing to debunk, it's very well-supported by canon and it wasn't a mistranslation
HEY HEY HEY
Guess who's taking over as the new head of the Yakuza Wiki...
...That's right, it's me!✨
Seriously, I'm absolutely floored and COULD NOT be more thankful for the opportunity to lead such an amazing, dedicated community. よろしく!
@VibrantSaki
Do you really think this is about anyone being surprised Nishitani does fucked up shit rather than the localization team censoring said fucked up shit to the point people got harassed for saying he did fucked up shit lol
can i get a [higashi content creator who doesn't like hamura/higashi]?
can i pleeeease get a [higashi content creator who doesn't like hamura/higashi]??
@VibrantSaki
Like this has nothing to do with anything. If you're such a champion of fucked-up fiction then why are you derailing a conversation about the actual censorship of fucked-up fiction to talk about something as trivial as this?
@BorkDivision
I actually missed that the first time (watched at 2x speed muted so I could finish it before my friend started streaming lol), so when I actually got to see it properly it was haunting... Excellent acting and direction imo
the concern that mine's a gay villain antagonist may be valid but it's outdated. mine doesn't fit most definitions of a villain, isn't exclusively an antagonist and as both a protagonist and ally he's been depicted as sympathetic+heroic. it's factually inaccurate to say otherwise
Thanks so much for the support!
I break it down in detail here:
Key takeaways:
- This is not Yokoyama's opinion, it is a fact.
- Mine is most likely alive. It's just down to whether we'll see him.
- If we do—big if—it won't be a decision made lightly.
i don't like it when people portray mine as attracted to women as if his throwaway line that suggests he's been with women before makes him any less gay. that line comes immediately before he SAYS, multiple times, that daigo is the only person he's ever felt that way about.
i love the burger jokes with all my heart but mine IS kind of a pushover when it comes to daigo and even when he's full-on lecturing him about something serious he tries to soften his words so i would like to see more of that too...
@basedstudmuffin
I just feel it shouldn't be necessary to put the pieces together when it is stated outright in the original. It's weird to see every Japanese player I've seen talk about this be on the same page while this has been such a controversy among English speakers
mine says that if his preferred brand of protein is unavailable he just... won't be in the mood to work out. he's very particular about his training regimen in general, he gets a gym membership and decides it's a waste of time cuz his equipment at home is better
i didnt read it fully and it definitely won't happen but the description of goromi's substory mentions shine and... mine used to frequent shine... 😳
as a what-if scenario i really want to see them interact ok
to understand how mine views kiryu (in the context of rggo), you have to understand something about mine and daigo's relationship early on that is established in mine's substory:
@nghiemduy8
That's never stopped Yakuza fans to be fair lol, but it's been covered by multiple legitimate outlets + we have statements from RGGS and from Nagoshi to verify that this is the same project
as seen in 3, mine has an art collection! the reasoning provided is (roughly) "paintings can't betray anyone"; the transactions are simple and to-the-point and that's why he finds joy in them. but he's not a snob about it considering he's fascinated by dice and shiny rocks
I'M GOING TO SHIT I SPENT HOURS AND HOURS GATHERING DAIGO'S FLAVOR TEXT FROM HIS EVENT ONLY FOR THE HARDEST FUCKING ONE TO GET BE THE ONE ABOUT HIM TALKING ABOUT THE TOYLETS MINIGAME
this being DIRECTLY in the middle of the event revealing daigo fuckin spiraling into a depression because of his fight with ryuji is a real kick in the dick
⚠️ Y3 SPOILERS ⚠️
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today i'm examining THAT scene with mine, but there's a couple of facts i need to establish first because there's no point if we're not on the same page about the most basic aspects of his character:
This was my first time publishing my own subs, thanks so much for the support!
By the way, speakers are (of course) Takaya Kuroda, Kiryu's VA, and Masayoshi Yokoyama, current head of RGG Studio and lead writer (including on 3!)
"Shido-san" is Shido Nakamura II, Mine's VA.
mine has an affinity for baseball because he was never able to afford the equipment when he was younger. he sometimes wonders how differently things could've turned out if he was able to
@tojohq
According to RGGO, she wasn't chosen! She instated herself as acting chairman (with backing from Kashiwagi+other officers due to her position in the Dojima & Kazama families) because she had Daigo in mind as successor & was the most capable of keeping order during the transition.
if you use the info i put out there about RGGO to fuel your DUMB-ASS yandere headcanons about Mine then fuck you. you don't get to consume my work then undermine its ENTIRE purpose by twisting every little thing a mentally ill gay man does into the worst interpretation possible