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"If we start talking about 'Yakuza,' this interview will go on forever (laughs). And I'd be thrilled if this interview reached RGG Studio. Some people ask, 'Doesn't the game glorify the yakuza world?' But after playing it, I felt it actually portrays the cowardice, ugliness, and dark side of that world in a raw, honest way. 'Yakuza' is a story about the beliefs you try to uphold. It's a story about people who crumble because of misguided beliefs, and others who are driven by them.

I'm really looking forward to 'STRANGER THAN HEAVEN,' coming out in 2027, and I'd love to help out in any way I can, even if it's just a cameo appearance. I'm rooting for everyone at RGG Studio!"

https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/plus/drama/entry/202608/19752.html

https://streamable.com/k8sgoi

https://streamable.com/k8sgoi

This game tells a message about wanting to live and that true value is tied to life. Like that song that plays at the end when Ichiban>! is carrying Eiji !<says. It's an even more touching message knowing that Horii-san had cancer. I didn't know that, but reading this interview, Yokoyama-san also lost his mother to cancer while they were developing the game. https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/interview/240129a

My sincere condolences to everyone else who has lost someone to this disease.

It seems that Stranger Than Heaven will address prejudice. Like a Dragon 9 will probably be released in 2028 and will be an Ichiban-only game, but I am sure they will continue to tell meaningful stories.

Let's listen to this beautiful song again. I apologize if I made any mistakes in English.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvHmMv2JHDk&list=RDGvHmMv2JHDk&start_radio=1

(By the way, I also like how "Tomi" is in the song title, besides meaning wealth, it also reminds me of Tomizawa)