“He’s a… whatchacallit. A fisting artist.”

As recommended by fans of the series, we begin our Japanese organised crime odyssey at its chronological beginning – Ry? ga Gotoku 0: Chikai no Basho aka Yakuza 0. Released in 2015 and Japan and from 2017 worldwide, this is the sixth mainline entry in SEGA’s long running series, and tells the origin stories of beloved characters Kiryu Kazama and Goro Majima. Leon, Charlotte, Leah, Richard and a gang of community contributors recall their wild lives ducking and diving in and around the Tokyo underworld of the late 80s.

Music featured in this podcast:



1. Western version intro by Hidenori Shoji



2. Heartbreak Mermaid (in-game) by Hidenori Shoji



Cane and Rinse 409 was edited by Jay Taylor



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