#mmmm kiryu

[todayisafridaynight]

@ your tags about akiyama: no but he must’ve been so fucked up over that though??? 8 years. He was ghosted for 8 years and he knew it was bullshit the entire time but Date kept pushing him away and Kiryu never said anything to him. 8 fucking years. I’ve been turning that “guess I didn’t matter since I wasn’t part of your little gang” line in my head for WEEKS that shit HURTS (in both a good and bad way fuck you rgg but also mmmm good angst). justice for aki man he don’t deserve that shit though

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING LIIIIIKE

it's the most cathartic feeling in the world whenever someone yells at or tells kiryu in one way or another how selfish his actions are or how his actions have hurt them or others... like thank you so much akiyama kiryu really deserves to get clocked out sometimes...

[makur0]

thinking abt rinne angst to fluff rn ,,,,, like what would happen after a fight or smthn 🤔

"I'm sorry for yelling."

synopsis — how do they feel after they got into a heated argument with you, and how do they repair it? [various enstars! x gn! reader]

content warnings — sfw, angst to fluff, hurt/comfort

author's note — i think this is the first time where i write for everybody at once (labeled scenarios) so im gonna be working with characters i haven't yet. but MMMM YES ANGST

word count — 529

Realizes his mistake as soon as he calms down. He's vulnerable during the heat of the moment, and because of that weakness he hurts you. He cares for you, he really does, so immediately he goes to you and apologizes and admits that he was in the wrong. So please accept it, because the poor man keeps breaking his heart over your tear-stricken face. Definitely will need some hugs and cuddles and needs you reassuring him that you still love the man.

Chiaki Morisawa, Yuta Aoi, Nagisa Ran, Mao Isara, Hokuto Hidaka, Rei Sakuma, Tsumugi Aoba

Knows what he did was wrong but won't fess up. He has a reputation to protect, even if it means that he has to work with the growing guilt on his shoulders. Because of that he brings down everybody else around him, and you are sent to settle things with him. As soon as you talk to him the dam breaks, and he's on his knees, apologizing for the pain that he has caused you. When in reality, it scared him more...

Ibara Saegusa, Tsukasa Suou, Eichi Tenoushin, Izumi Sena, Shu Itsuki, HiMERU

Acts like nothing went wrong. It's a sort of coping mechanism for him; he just plays it off like nothing happened (this is after you were the one to apologize). But deep down he still regrets what he did to you, and that little part is pushing him to relent and confess. It's going to take quite a while for him to actually say something about it, but for now he won't be worrying about it. For now.

Rinne Amagi, Tori Himemiya, Kohaku Oukawa, Wataru Hibiki, Hinata Aoi

Beats himself up for it. Like the first scenario they know what they did immediately after, but now they're so guilty about it they won't go to you. Believes that it was your breaking point, you don't want him anymore. Won't rest easy unless you go to him and reassure him that you're alright now. He's going to be more careful around you from now on, but will definitely be a bit more clingy.

Ritsu Sakuma, Souma Kanzaki, Yuzuru Fushimi, Keito Hasumi, Makoto Yuuki, Niki Shiina, Tomoya Mashiro, Mika Kagehira, Nazuna Nito, Midori Takamine

Doesn't trust himself around you. The fear in your eyes when he yelled at you will haunt him forevermore. He never, ever wants you to be like that again, so he believes it's best for him to stop talking to you altogether. Of course you try to confront him, and slowly but surely you'll build up his confidence that you truly love him, which you do.

Kuro Kiryu, Adonis Otogari, Madara Mikejima, Kaoru Hakaze, Jun Sazanami, Mayoi Ayase, Hiiro Amagi

Will apologize to you indirectly. Whether they just don't feel right conveying their sorrys verbally or he thinks that expressing their love through actions, it's obvious that they're trying. So you accept it wholeheartedly... everybody has their strengths and weaknesses after all.

Hiyori Tomoe, Leo Tsukinaga, Tetora Nagumo, Aira Shiratori, Natsume Sakasaki, Mitsuru Tenma, Subaru Akehoshi

They don't or rarely yell at you, it's not in their nature :)

Tatsumi Kazehaya, Hajime Shino, Sora Harukawa, Shinobu Sengoku, Arashi Narukami, Kanata Shinkai

[twilightakiishi]

mmmm i think kiryu is the type to laugh breathlessly while he’s fucking you.

[dragon-business]

Majima versus Omi

Where Majima, once again, went on a self-sacrificial crusade to help someone he cares about. Yaaay.

But really, after talking about Tachibana siblings and discovering how close his and Kiryu’s experience and pain from that time are, Majima was quite disoriented. After all, Kiryu's already was a pretty integral part of his life and played a big role in Majima getting his freedom. And then this, too? Knowing they share this soul crushing experience they literally can’t share with anyone else? Ohboy, that’s a lot.

Sure, Majima made a lot of progress in getting his life back, and living for himself, even left yakuza and everything. But progress is not linear, and the sudden weight of care he doesn’t know what to do with made him backslide a bit. Made Majima go out on a stubborn limb and try protecting Kiryu (and all of his own men), by taking out the whole wave of Omi invasion all by himself. Sure, he pulled it off, but barely. Sadly, the hard hat can’t save from all the concussions.

And not to be that guy, but all the reservations about physical contact went out of the window when Kiryu rushed to hold Majima. And how he held him, uh oh.

Poor Majima, struggling to stay alert through the concussion and knowing there’s a wholeass woman there with them, really tried to apply the suave flirting game. This was very funny, they should've expanded on that, Majima probably rambled all the way Kaoru carried him to the hospital..

And we’re so here for that.

– Majima: you know what they say about hips!.. gotta have a good grasp on them! Kaoru, who has a figure if a solid stick:

- Majima be like: you're the nicest smelling woman I've met, very alluring And Kaoru: I've just spilled a beer on myself half an hour before, trying to eat grilled ribs as fast as I can to make it to the meeting with Kiryu in time Majima: mmmm… ribs……. I bet mine are fucked up hahahahh

– Majima, way later: and then I saw the boobs so beautiful I blacked out Kaoru: but you were talking all the way I was carrying you to the doctor's office? Majima: you were there???? Kaoru:

She really wanted to hit him, but he had enough. He's still not quite there fully, lots of painkillers for the ribs.

– Majima: if I die… you tell Kiryu (says something so embarrassing the nurse turns purple)

It needs to be something pathetic, desperate, and gay.

Like: “Nishida has the will, it's all legal, all yours, watch over the boys, I'll be watching you from the pits of hell and beyond, so you better not have that little scowl thing going on for me, you better be happy, yes. Also you should have more buttons on the shirt open, pls, I'll be watching, pop some open for me sometimes, that's my dying wish ._,”

He is sobbing a little and is ready to go on talking till he reaches his actual last words.

(if something happens to Majima, the people from his family are all getting settled too, ofc. everyone is covered)

Kaoru: I'm not saying all that. you ain't gonna die, get a grasp, bitch. Majima: fair. I would love to get a grasp of Kiryu before I die. Kaoru: of Kiryu's what? Majima, trying to make hand motions: of all of him… Kaoru: I think it's called a hug. Majima, tearing up: a hug…

– Majima will get a hell of a hospital visit later. Nishida would cry. Stoically, but obviously.

Oh, and in private he furiously asked him why. Why did he do this? And Majima answers, curtly and matter of fact: “Well. Kiryu is safe, ain’t he? And can do what he needs to do.” And this is. Really something. 

Nishida watched Majima go from “I won't sit near him at lunch” straight to doing the most extreme shit for Kiryu. “For Tojo clan” my ass, he already left that circus.

Nishida thinks that Kiryu believes in the boss's power to survive… too firmly. This is a strong callback to the pier. Kiryu is too caught up in Majima’s energy of being able to crawl back out of anything. If Kiryu really believed that Majima got hurt really badly in the fight with Omi, he wouldn’t’ve pushed him onto Kaoru.

And maybe with the new Tachibana context Majima decided that he needs to be the guy who Doesn’t Die on Kiryu. You know. But he kinda missed the part where he got caught in the exact situation Tachibana was in. Kiryu believed that Tachibana could handle this terrible thing on his own for a bit, and went to do other things, and it ended in tragedy.

Oh Kiryu holding the person dear to him, while they bleed out in his arms, because he was too late. Yumi, Kazama, Rina – this list keeps growing ever since Tachibana, isn’t it.

And now Kiryu is clearly not thinking through his blind faith in Majima’s survival rates. Do you think he’ll be angry when Nishida, who’s very upset now, will tell him that he’s not seeing things clearly? Angry at himself, obviously. And a little bit at Majima, for doing this. (It is a mess of feelings, huh)

Nishida really needs to say something though. Because Kiryu believing in the legendary strong and smart Majima-san, the best manager and untouchable fighter is straight up infantalistic behaviour.

Majima generally wants to help people. He’s very good at it. But his self destructive urges  get tangled in this too. He is also still repenting.

It can be a real hit for Kiryu – to realise that he was dragging Majima to the Mad Dog life without ever calling him that. Kiryu was doing to Majima what everyone did to him with the Dragon of Dojima expectations that are impossible to shake off because, well. Kiryu is also repenting.

So, for now, all Kiryu can do is come visit Majima in the hospital.

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[tickle-page]

Hi!! I just got Kuro Kiryu!! So happy I've been wanting him for a long timee hehehehe, umm If you have time, would you mind writing lee Kuro Kiryu? Hehe. I read that he's in a martial artist club called shin (alongside chiaki, tetora, hiro, and madara). I think it would be fun if the club members tickled him? XD (probably an endurance test/sparring/the scenario is up to you)

Endurance Training

Summary: As much as Kuro hates being tickled, his martial artist team acts like he needs to “endure” an hour of tickling to get stronger, but in reality they just wanted to tickle the composed men.

A/N: Something’s wrong with my Tumblr so I had to cut this short

“Oh my god, you guys!! Why the hell am I tied up?!” Kuro exclaimed, pulling at his bound wrists, which was in a t-pose, and his bound ankles, which was spread out.

“Well, obviously we’re gonna tickle you! Did you honestly think we we’re just gonna tie you up and leave you outside?” Chiaki smirked at the latter below him.

“Yeah! Remeber when you we’re sparring with Tetora, and he accidentally scraped your side, and you so happen to jump away with a squeal? If your that ticklish, what do you think your enemies will do to you with this information? You gotta get over your ticklishness, dude.” Madara made them all have flashbacks, which to Kuro’s horror, he didn’t want them back.

“Please guys!! I hate getting tickled so much!! Don’t do this, I beg you!!” Kuro became angsty and wanted to hurry the hell up and get out of these suspiciously well tied ropes.

“Oh come ON. Don’t be a big baby, it’ll only be for an hour, then your Scott free.” Hiro chimed in, cracking his knuckles and getting his phone out to start the timer.

“An hour?! Fuck no! Get me out of this shit.” Kuro pulled at his bonds, only to get scared that he couldn’t move his limbs at all. Boy was he screwed. “Guy’s, untie me… RIGHT NOW-AHAHAHahahahah!! PLEASE!! DON’T DO THIS!!!” Kuro laughed at the sudden ticklish feeling on his side from Chiaki squeezing it.

“Oh?~ So you’re stupidly ticklish then, right?” Chiaki traced Kuro’s side with his index finger.

“No I’m nohohot!” Kuro wriggled in his bonds.

“Your giggles are telling us other wise. Does it tickle when I do… THIS?” Tetora threw rapid squeezing onto his exposed stomach.

“NOHOHOT THERE!! STOP IT!”

“Or… how about… HERE?” Hiro scratched behind his knees as much as he could, considering they were bound tightly down.

“Yehehehehes!!! Please!”

“Mmmm~” Madara examined his body, “How much does it tickle here?~” He jumped to the man’s exposed ribs, kneading in between the bones.

“FUCK! VERY! KNOHOHOHCK IT OFF, BASTARDS!!”

They all gasped, stopping their brutal attacks, “Did you just call us bastards?! Now we can’t hold back!”

Kuro got wide eyed at what Hiro said, stopping his breathing bc he was scared of what’s next to come. “No… guys, please, I’m sorry, I truly am! Ju-Just let me go, yh? We can do endurance training on something else! Promise! Just stop tickling me, I won’t be able to last a whole hour!”

After Kuro got done with his useless rambling, Chiaki spoke up, “Are you done? You do realize no matter what you say or how much you beg, we won’t stop till you stop being so ticklish.”

Is that all that Kuro had to do? Was to keep in his laugh until they realize that he’s not ticklish anymore, then he’ll go Scott free? One way to find out.

They continued tickling the lee. Chiaki squeezing his sides, Madara kneading his hips, Hiro drilling into his bones, and Tetora scratching at his neck. They realize what Kuro was trying to do, and they won’t take a stand to it. “Sure… just hold in your laugh, we’ll break you one way or another.” Hiro said.

“Pfft…” Kuro was about to break, he was way too ticklish for his own good. ‘Shit, Kuro, you got this…’

“Chiaki… tickle his belly button.” Hiro told him, with an obvious smirk and a mischievous tone.

What…? His belly button? That wasn’t his worst spot, but it’ll make him break.

“Got it!” Chiaki swirled his index finger in Kuro’s navel, and he lost it.

“NO!! NAHAHAHAHHAT THERE!! YOUHUHUHU GUYS!!! SO HEHEHEHHEHLP ME, WHEN I GEHHEHEHT OUT OF THESE BOHOHOHONDS, YOUR AHAHAHAHSSSS IS GRASS!! GAHAHAHHAHA!! STOP!”

“Boy, oh boy, does Kuro have a ticklish navel, or what? This is oddly cute and satisfying,” Chiaki cooed while he licked his finger and dipped it back into the hollow, giving it hard scratches to the walls and the base.

“Aww, Kuro is very red, and he’s crying! How adorable. Kuro was getting all breathy, and they all decided to give him a little break.

“How was that? Did u enjoy it~?” Chiaki teased.

“Fuck…a-all… of… you…” Kuro managed to say.

“Well, I don’t think he learned his lesson, what do u guys thing?” Tetora asked, lightly tracing his arm.“No, we don’t” they all said in sync. Kuro did another round of tickling, just bc the boys felt like it.

[pinkmirth]

happy birthday to my favorite dilf !!! 💕

[corvid-lullaby]

Kiryu: "Do you hate me?"

Nishiki: "I don't know..."

I've grown to hate every aspect about my life, including what I have become. I hate being in your shadow and how everyone looks down on me, always being compared to you. I hate hearing, 'If it were Kiryu...'

I'm jealous of you. I may even despise you, but...

I could never hate you.

[shimano-futoshi]

So many delicious sheories (shimano theories) on tumblr blog shimano-futoshi these days.. Huge fan

It's great! Everyone has so many good ideas, and I, somehow, have to jump through a few hoops to involve Shimano in some way.

[catboyhdb]

kiryu is gay but yakuza often kills its gay characters. this is a trend

[emeraldcreeper]

Holy shit I finished y//akuza 0 and goddamn

And hey if you got sick of the rambling it’s over, I’ll be back on my shit in a couple weeks though, don’t worry I’m incredibly excited to continue playing the series (next time with 100% more dicking around in kiwami)

[the-masked-ram]

Nightly Coffee- Zero Kiryu x Reader one shot

CW: not sfw, biting, blood drinking, cunnilingus, dirty talk, orgasm control, self hatred, softdom!Zero, mild sub/dom

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Morning was night for him now, and this night you woke up to him shifting behind you, the moonlight glittering through a part in the curtains. You were still drowsy, so you stretched and yawned trying to shake the sleepiness from your muscles, and he laughed behind you. A soft kiss landing on your bicep as he lifted himself up on his arm. “Did you sleep well, angel?” Zero asked, thumb tracing absentminded patterns against your inner wrist. “Mmmm, yeah, I always sleep better in your bed,” you murmured into the pillow, shifting away from him. He hummed, “Hm, where do you think you’re going? C’mere. Need my morning coffee.” It started with soft kisses and gentle nips, a scrape of his fangs across the curve of your shoulder, not even close to enough pressure to break the skin. You shuddered, gasping in his tightening hold, knowing what would happen soon. This was how you always started your days his coffee was you, with that thought his canines flashed and your felt the familiar pain of them lancing through your skin. The pain drifted away to swirling dizziness, pleasure, emotions flickering through your veins to his mouth. He groaned into it, he hated himself for needing you like this, but he couldn’t deny how perfect you tasted. He ground against the roundness of your ass, knowing as soon as he was done, you’d be on him. He fed your addiction; the need for touch, for love, to be reminded physically that you mattered, and you fed him literally. It was symbiotic, this is what he had to constantly remind himself. Though it was so easy to forget anything horrible existed even if it was him, when he had your taste rolling on his tongue; the self-hatred was fast to kick back into full swing once done. That is until his cock was buried so deep inside you that he couldn’t even remember his own name. You were panting as his hand found purchase on your hip, gripping hard while he forced you to meet his grinding, eyes rolling back in his head at the sensation. “God, you are always so perfect for me, angel,” he disengaged from your shoulder, licked the welling bitemarks clean, as he rolled you onto your stomach and caged you in. You rose your ass to meet his pelvis, pushing back against the bulge in his sweatpants. His forehead dropped to your shoulder and he panted into it. Hesitation making itself known in the depths of his mind. “Ready?” he murmured, pressing a gentle kiss to the taught skin of your scapula. “Yeah,” you murmured drunkenly. He looked closely at your face as you glanced over your shoulder at him. Your pupils were blown wide, but nothing looked worrisome. Just lost in the pleasure, and that was just fine for him. He rucked up your nightshirt, passed your hips and brush the back of his fingers along your damp panties. Barely pressing, so while he sat back on his heels, he could watch your hips push back and chase the sensation. He inhaled in excitement, the waves of heat radiating from your cunt made his cock twitch expectantly. Your scent thickened in the air as his fingers danced over the damp cotton. He growled in impatience and pulled the offending garment off. Pressing his lips against your inner thigh, he nosed at your slick entrance and lapped lightly at your clit. You squealed, “Fu-uck. Give a girl some warning, Zero!” You took a shuddering breath while he scoffed against your cunt, “Well you’ve got your warning now.” His lips were quick to fasten around your nerves, suck the sensitive flesh and lap it until you were pushing back against his face with eager whines. “Nggghh, gah- god Zero, slow down,” you gasped, twisting to get away. “Nuh uh, stay still. Need my breakfast now that I’ve had coffee,” he said, and you could feel his smirk against your slick heat as he grabbed your hips to hold you still. You whimpered as his licks become firmer, longer, and the suction of his lips increased. Your eyes crossed as your thighs tensed. “G-gonna cum, Zero, please, can I?” you knew better than to cum without permission and you squirmed in his hold to try and stave it off until he whispered his approval. “Yes, want to taste you,” he breathes, and quickens his movements. Those words were all it took, your brain stopped holding back the tidal wave, the tensing of your muscles released in a rush of spasms, and you screamed your orgasm to the ceiling. After your hips stopped grinding back against his face, Zero sat back on his heels again. His cool hand brushing across the plump flesh of your ass reverently.

“Such a good girl,” he murmured. You looked over your shoulder to see him licking his lips, not even worrying about the fluids on his chin, as he fisted his cock, having pushed his sweatpants down just enough. “Where should I cum today, love? Maybe on you, so all the others can smell just how much you are mine,” his eyes flashed red for a moment and you keened. “Yeah, doesn’t that just sound perfect for my beautiful cumslut?” ---  Read more content like this on my patreon here 

[watasemasaru]

Hii, thanks for participating! Could answer anything from D that you haven't already? I am in love with your takes omg

Bfjgfjdns thank you, I am but a creature with a lot of feelings

D) Let's get controversial

1. Who is the most overrated character?

Setting aside Kiryu for a second, to me It's Akiyama. I'll preface that I do like Akiyama, but I don't think he served enough of a purpose to be as lauded as he is. For me he served his purpose in Y4, in Y5? He could have been just like Hana, a phone call. And it shows by the fact that he is an absolute slog to level up. He doesn't have side missions like Kiryu, Saejima, Haruka, and Shinada. So you somehow have to get him leveled just enough in the story, but leave enough substories to do in premium adventure for when you uncap his level with Komaki. Cuz if you don't, it's literally just an endless run through the streets starting fights who give such piddly amounts of exp it hardly feels worth it.

And something about him being kowtowed to by Watase...mmmm ordered the salad but changed my mind I want soup instead.

2. Who is the most underrated character?

Kaoru Sayama. It really does bother me that her arc did fall off towards the end because what feels like not enough faith in the character on the part of the writers. Like they didn't think she was capable of being both a rip shit yakuza huntress while also being a love interest. They picked one love interest and in turn undermined all of what we saw of her. And to make it worse, they take a dig at her later in Y5 but calling her something like an embarrassment to the force, like Date-san hasn't been bumbling around like an uncoordinated bee. Even if she didn't last as a romantic partner of Kiryu's she still had potential of becoming a character like Date or Akiyama as a private detective or an independent contractor specializing with computers for substories. Kaoru is so thoroughly disliked largely at the fault of insecure writing and she the character takes the blame. There are also a small handful of people who believe in their One Ship (which pff, amen we've all got one) and dislike her because she somehow impedes upon it when you could just....write her as a friend in your fic, or not all, and leave it at that. That's what fanfic is for lol. Then again I can say all this to also say maybe it's better she ended up a one off, I'd hate to see what would become of her if left around considering what typically happens to women in this series.

3. Which character(s) do you believe should have never existed?

Mayumi. It's fucking cruel and insulting what she was in the story for. Her own dad using her as a spy, then to throw herself at Kiryu who has been up to this point pushing her away, hurting her feelings further. For him to say later "I had a job and I had a woman." You bitch you treated her like shit and have the gall to her "your woman???" It's so ugly. She didn't deserve that, and you know she never saw him again. That poor girl was given the bare minimum of a personality and then had her heart stomped on every step of the way. Mayumi deserved to just not be in this story to be spared the humiliation of having to be apart of Kiryu's tears in my beer era. They don't deserve you queen!

5. Which character do you this isn't portrayed well/is misunderstood by the fandom?

Mirei Park. Y'all have seen my long drawn out defense of her, but maybe I can write it this time without getting emotional (X doubt).

People see Mirei's recruitment of Haruka as an idol as a purely selfish act. But it's not, not entirely. I mentioned it in the previous ask that she saw the outcome of what Haruka's life would be, obviously not the specifics but did she not still end up as a mother of a handful of kids, only one being her own? With a guy who is nice, but is a guy who is just nice enough? Is he reliable? Burning down a whole chunk of town because you don't want to face reality and have to be talked down to by world's biggest hypocrite? I'm shaking my eight ball and asking the cards and they all say no, he is not.

"Well that's only because of the concert and that wouldn't have happened if not for Mirei." Not really, the only thing that would have changed is not having the baby. Haruka would have still rotted away on that fucking beach.

Yes, Mirei made threats to push Kiryu into letting Haruka go. And I've made this point before but if he had been more secure financially, he could have told Miss Ma'am to go. I don't need you and I don't your money, I don't need anyone's money - get out of my swamp. And please, Kiryu is a fully grown forty-six years old. To say he was bullied by Mirei is a bit of a stretch.

Mirei saw a star, and while she had her initial reasons, her arc is the telling of how working with Haruka revealed to her that Haruka was so much more (haha) than just the success she never had.

"But that's not what Haruka really wanted!" Yeah, but that's not solely Mirei's fault. Kiryu in the end pushed her because he thought she'd be better off (correct) and with Haruka's low self-esteem and feelings of being a burden to taking away from someone else because *gestures at her whole fucking life* she decides to put her best foot forward. If Kiryu had done a better job of making her feel secure and safe, she could have told Mirei to don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya.

Mirei says wistfully that she got more than one dream back. We know that the abortion she had caused her to never be able to conceive (if I recall, people in Japan at one point could not get an abortion without the consent of the husband, and since she didn't tell Majima, you can use your imagination to the kind of physician she saw).

Haruka is both of Mirei's dreams. Haruka is both the star she never was (and well before Haruka even debuted at that), and the child she lost. You see the regrets she had, admitting that she felt she was just as much to blame in her marriage as Majima was. The age gap of the two aside, it was still a marriage of two very broken people who neither one had the communication skills or resources to be their best for each other.

Meeting Haruka was a sliver of making peace with the life Mirei had before. And had Mirei been allowed to fucking LIVE, I don't doubt that if Haruka expressed that being an idol isn't who she was, she would still have supported her as long as she didn't tuck herself away and settle because she thinks she's undeserving of something.

I feel like once again, because of not great writing, Akiyama and everyone saying THE CONCERT was Mirei's dream is walking back the biggest and most meaningful moments in that whole section of the game. It wasn't the concert. It was Haruka. Because we see by playing as Haruka that you can put her in that ugly Freddie Kreuger sweater and have her dance on milk crates and plywood that she's a fucking star and a show stopper, anywhere she goes, no matter what.

Mirei's biggest fault is not living long enough to see the conclusion of her own fucking character arc. From starting as this stone bitch to still being that, but willing to allow space for herself to feel and be introspective of what her dreams really were and sharing that with someone she cared for deeply.

8. Which character has the absolute worst moveset?

Tanimura. You were ahead of your time king, we weren't ready for you yet. I'd have to say though that Saejima is tied with him. For me he's just too bulky for me to maneuver...but that isn't saying much, I am pretty shit in general with beat'em up.

10. What's something everyone loves that you hate?

Other than my previous gripes? I don't hate Nishikiyama, but...I don't care either. I guess I'm not seeing what everyone else sees. Which now that I say it is odd considering Masato has a similar arc to Nishikiyama in relation to his siblingness with Ichiban, but I love his bitch ass. INTJ to INTJ communication I guess ¯\(◉‿◉)/¯

And with that wraps up all the D section for the Yakuza Questionnaire (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

[mejomonster]

Yup.Kenzan came out in 2008,and a good chunk of the plot revolves around the relationship between Majima and Kiryu.The main plot of the game actually has a full translated series of videos by KHHSubs on YouTube.Although,there's a few errors in it,you'll still be able to totally understand the story.I won't say too much,but even Kiryu's other relationships in that game (like with Haruka,Date,and his love interests) are pretty fascinating.And maybe they're something more like potential past lives.It can be pretty nice to work off that view of it.

The pair you have to watch for is half Mine.I can't say a whole lot due to spoilers,but you'll have to keep a close eye on what he says,what's pushing him,and his behavior.I'd be happy to explain more whenever you're done with 3.

There's definitely some super worthwhile stuff at the end of the construction bit in K2.I'm trying to play through it myself right now so that I can experience the party interaction,and a semi-private Kiryu and Majima conversation.I've seen vids on both.The first one including all the correct responses which will be very useful.

Your interpretation of Majima after having played 0 first is honestly a lot better than most people's.Its true that in the original 1 and 2 he was much more of a focused crazy (especially in 1).While in 2,we started to see more of his serious side not unlike K2.3 presents some very analysis worthy Majima,too.

And Dead Souls definitely looks like something I'd want to try to play,too.Its got some err very interesting substories- like one between Daigo and Majima- and an overall story that I want to look at for myself.

Thank you for all of this! <3

Mmmm if you end up getting Dead Souls before me, please ee tell me what you think of the gameplay. Yeah I um 1. Intensely miss playing majima, yakuza 0 spoils people with 2 full main playable characters , so playing like 4 people is tempting. Also I really would like to see majima and ryujis whole sections, now that I know who more of these characters are now. Also I love genre Mashups so concept itself is tempting for the stories and whatever wild things it can allow for.

I'll look up the KHHSubs kenzan videos cool! I knew they did ishin videos.

Oh man there's correct answers to the construction side game talks later! Thank you for that heads up! Mm I may wanna check out more of that side game area then before I finish the game... I keep playing these games for like 30-60 hours then once the game hints I'm near the end I tend to just really get excited to see the end and start the next, so I'm missing like 60-70% of the game as far as that % complete says ToT which I'm hoping is at least like 50% high score stuff maybe and not story. But I definitely know when I go back to replay them next time, I'll have new substories and portions I just didn't get to yet. Which in a way is fun knowing there's more enjoyable stories to see even when I'm done.

(Mildly related but if you happen to like games where a LOT of the actual game stuff pays off with story, I highly recommend Nier Automata. One thing the yakuza series really does well is all the player time is mostly spent paying off with stories/side stories or mini games You choose to do - no required level grinding or material harvesting for things with no story payoff, no required hours of play to accomplish an objective that has no payoff. I can waste hours at the karaoke or bowling but one usually get a fun music video or story, and two it happens early so if I choose to keep doing it then it's optional for my own fun. I've played games where I spent over half the gameplay time level grinding or harvesting stuff, often with no story movement and not cause I enjoyed the task a bunch - compared to a fun optional mini game lol. So like I really appreciate that quality in yakuza, I don't feel my time is wasted, I'm always doing story relevant stuff I find fun or optional stuff cause I enjoy it. Nier Automata is like that- every side quest has an interesting side story related to the themes of the game or making the main story richer, mini games are optional if you find them fun - though not as many or as silly as yakuza lol, and if you do choose to grind for some weapon upgrade the weapons have stories which is their own little thing. Weapon upgrades are optional, and level grinding isn't required to beat the game by any means, so it's stuff you only have to do if you enjoy it. Nier Automata has an absolutely amazing story, but it also is really fun for you know not wasting player time and having a lot of care for its story and side stories.)

Whenever I play 3 and start/finish liveblogging yeah I'd love to discuss that game more!

[izuris]

How about our dear friend Kiryu-chan

-favorite thing about them: WHAT do you mean there's nothing to not love about this brick of a man

-least favorite thing about them: ??????????

-favorite line: Ho-oh....

-brOTP: any dope ass boy toy they introduce every game who just fuckin dies later on

-OTP: anyone he loves :) but also majima

-nOTP: ?? Dunno! Not that deep into the series

-random headcanon: texts by tapping each letter w his index finger. Loves gay sex.

-unpopular opinion: he should stop drinking energy drinks. Get that guy some water n electrolytes.

-song i associate with them: any song that I can imagine him listening to and nodding along

-favorite picture of them: mmmm anything w his. Boobas.... or his.. back 👁👁

[marmett]

A2, 4, B3, C14, D9,

A2: Favorite game(s)?

Ik this is the answer 90% of ppl give but y0 >.>

i cant help it its just a VERY good game, it had the best storyline, rlly compelling supporting characters, a couple of rlly great antagonists... the disco minigame. all of the stuff w/ the club sunshine gals. it was all just so good.

i do rlly like y4 and y5 too tho! saejima is one of my fave characters in the series and his fighting style is just super fun and everything in his sections of the games is so bonkers its great. also i love the dance battles and idol performances as haruka, i just wish they hadnt given her a personality transplant :|

A4: Favorite antagonist(s)?

sagawa is my fave by far but i also enjoyed kuze and mine a lot. shimano was also a very good antagonist but i wish they had done more with him in kiwami re: following up what they established w/ him and majima in y0.

B3: Do you have a comfort character in the franchise? If so, who is it?

mmmm kinda? my gf is the one who got me into ykza and even tho i got way more into the series than he did majima is her fave so i still associate majima w/ them sjsjfskjsdsn i do rlly like majima as a character beyond that, hes my fave character in the whole series! but i dont think id see him as a comfort character if i didnt have that association.

C14: What dynamic would you like to see more of?

kiryu and the morning glory kids!!! i get theres a lot of them so its hard to show but i feel like they kinda forget abt everyone who isnt haruka a lot.

also kiryu and majima after y4 bc after saejima came back majima just kinda dropped kiryu lol

D9: Any hot takes?

YEAH ive got a ton of spicy takes but i'll pick one thats inconsequential and fun to talk abt (if u disagree reply, id actually like to talk abt it!!)

kiryu has killed, but majima has not.

ive heard the whole "kiryu doesnt kill" is a mistranslation and he "doesnt kill in vain" is more accurate, and i count those dudes during the fight against the tojo as kills bc of the dialogue in the cutscene afterward.

i dont think majima has killed bc by the end of y0 he has been tasked w/ killing 5 times but his hands still remain clean of having taken a life, and i think thats a rlly important thing abt his character!! none of the other games actually show him killing so i dont think he even does. ik logistically its far-fetched but from a character standpoint it makes sense...

[pinkmirth]

him.......