Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Today we're playing Yakuza: Like a Dragon! The times have changed, the hero has changed, the very genre has changed! Ichiban Kasuga begins his Dragon Quest to fight his way up from Rock Bottom, as many times as it takes.
This is the end of the Yakuza series, and the beginning of Like a Dragon.
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Extra footage sourced from @devilleon7 @Shirrako @AyaAnnyGaming
Thumbnail by the ever excellent @hotcyder
INDEX
0-0. There Whereabouts of Old and New 00:00
PART 1: Fledgling Fantasy
1-0. Trouble Behind the Scenes 04:57
1-1. Ichiban: An Intro with Interest 10:42
1-2. Cozy Kamurocho 2000: A Town Between Games 15:32
1-3a. Core Cast Contortions: Masato’s Woes 19:10
1-3b. Core Cast Contortions: Sawashiro’s Notes 25:15
1-3c. Core Cast Contortions: Masumi’s History 26:30
1-4. Repeat Offender: The 18 Year Sentence 33:26
1-5. Tojo in Turmoil 2019: The Doomed Hometown 38:06
1-6. Kiryu & Ichiban: Old World VS New Media 47:13
PART 2: Ijintro
2-1. Ijincho: Spare Change with Change to Spare 56:16
2-2. Can Quest 01:00:10
2-3. The Warring Kingdom of Yokohama 01:04:01
2-4. Inkiban: The Ryuugyo 01:08:09
PART 3: The Dragonfish Quests
3-1. Ijincho Irritants: Geomijul and Bleach Japan 01:11:39
3-2. Nanba Tells Us to Level Up 01:19:48
3-3. Adachi Rejoins and Party Motivations 01:24:10
3-4. Otohime Land & the Seiryu Scam 01:28:03
3-5. Bleach: Back in Black (& White) 01:34:49
3-6. Ichiban’s First Base Raid 01:37:48
3-7. Chapter 5 Brings the Party Alive: Saeko & Conversation 01:44:23
3-8. Drink Links & Bond Builders 01:56:48
3-9. Karaoke and the Dub 02:04:41
3-10. The Conclusion of the Dragonfish Quests 02:13:02
PART 4: Turn Based Complaints
4-1. It’s Finally Your Turn: Combat Intro 02:15:10
4-2. One More Turn: Without Feeling 02:21:28
4-3. Turn Basics 02:26:30
4-4. The Jobber System 02:33:46
4-5. Off the Level 02:39:31
4-6. Combat Conclusion 02:43:27
PART 5: Holes in the Wall
5-1. The Plot Begins and We're Not Yet Done with the Dungeons 02:46:44
5-2. Wall to Wall Twists 02:52:27
5-3. Very Cool Crime Politics 03:01:53
5-4. The Omi Invasion 03:10:34
5-5. The Plot 2.0 03:17:13
5-6. Music at Qing Jin 03:28:28
5-7. Nanba Returns 03:32:59
5-8. The Wall is Down & The Clean Use of Dirty Money 03:38:28
5-9. Late Joining Party Members: Han Joon-Gi and Zhao 03:46:01
PART 6: Yokohamarama
6-1. A New Town with a New Philosophy 03:56:40
6-2. Yokohama Yonder: Town Design 03:58:57
6-3. The Wonder of Wandering 04:01:52
6-4. Part-Time Hero 04:08:15
PART 7: Dragon Sidequests
7-1. Ichiban in Substory 04:10:47
7-2. Substories at Rock Bottom 04:15:56
7-3. The Konbini Quest & How to Measure Adventure 04:17:30
7-4. Self-Refermental 04:22:37
7-5. The Unique Substories 04:28:09
PART 8: From Rock Bottom
8-1. The Odds 04:31:04
8-2a. Ichiban Holdings: The Money Game 04:47:01
8-2b. Managing the Menus 04:55:37
8-2c. Yokohama Personalities: Vacancies and Vocational School 05:01:00
8-2d. Ichiban Holdings Story: Minutes I'll Never Get Back 05:03:42
8-3. To Sotenbori! 05:07:14
8-4. Omi HQ: The Difficulty Spike 05:11:08
PART 9: The End of Yakuza
9-1. The End of Yakuza 05:15:26
9-2. Ichiban & Masumi: Peers at the Pier 05:26:00
9-3. Masumi Passes On 05:30:35
9-4. The Theme's A Dream: The Whereabouts of Light and Darkness 05:34:08
9-5. Like Father, Unlike Son 05:42:47
9-6. Passing the Torch Back and Forth 05:52:50
9-7. The Mirror Breaks 06:06:00
PART 10: To the Pinnacle
10-1. The Counter-Plot 06:11:03
10-2. Dragon Kart: Drifting into Last Place 06:15:29
10-3. The Romance Substories 06:19:53
10-4. Tower Battle 2019 06:25:43
10-5. Overcoming a Dragon 06:28:29
10-6. For His Sake 06:35:11
10-7. Returning to Rock Bottom 06:42:05
10-8. Ending at Rock Bottom 06:53:36
10-9. Fin 07:00:23
10-10. To Be Continued? 07:02:34
Today we're playing Yakuza: Like a Dragon! The times have changed, the hero has changed, the very genre has changed! Ichiban Kasuga begins his Dragon Quest to fight his way up from Rock Bottom, as many times as it takes.
This is the end of the Yakuza series, and the beginning of Like a Dragon.
Twitter: twitter.com/TehSnakerer
Patreon: patreon.com/tehsnakerer
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/tehsnakerer
Extra footage sourced from @devilleon7 @Shirrako @AyaAnnyGaming
Thumbnail by the ever excellent @hotcyder
INDEX
0-0. There Whereabouts of Old and New 00:00
PART 1: Fledgling Fantasy
1-0. Trouble Behind the Scenes 04:57
1-1. Ichiban: An Intro with Interest 10:42
1-2. Cozy Kamurocho 2000: A Town Between Games 15:32
1-3a. Core Cast Contortions: Masato’s Woes 19:10
1-3b. Core Cast Contortions: Sawashiro’s Notes 25:15
1-3c. Core Cast Contortions: Masumi’s History 26:30
1-4. Repeat Offender: The 18 Year Sentence 33:26
1-5. Tojo in Turmoil 2019: The Doomed Hometown 38:06
1-6. Kiryu & Ichiban: Old World VS New Media 47:13
PART 2: Ijintro
2-1. Ijincho: Spare Change with Change to Spare 56:16
2-2. Can Quest 01:00:10
2-3. The Warring Kingdom of Yokohama 01:04:01
2-4. Inkiban: The Ryuugyo 01:08:09
PART 3: The Dragonfish Quests
3-1. Ijincho Irritants: Geomijul and Bleach Japan 01:11:39
3-2. Nanba Tells Us to Level Up 01:19:48
3-3. Adachi Rejoins and Party Motivations 01:24:10
3-4. Otohime Land & the Seiryu Scam 01:28:03
3-5. Bleach: Back in Black (& White) 01:34:49
3-6. Ichiban’s First Base Raid 01:37:48
3-7. Chapter 5 Brings the Party Alive: Saeko & Conversation 01:44:23
3-8. Drink Links & Bond Builders 01:56:48
3-9. Karaoke and the Dub 02:04:41
3-10. The Conclusion of the Dragonfish Quests 02:13:02
PART 4: Turn Based Complaints
4-1. It’s Finally Your Turn: Combat Intro 02:15:10
4-2. One More Turn: Without Feeling 02:21:28
4-3. Turn Basics 02:26:30
4-4. The Jobber System 02:33:46
4-5. Off the Level 02:39:31
4-6. Combat Conclusion 02:43:27
PART 5: Holes in the Wall
5-1. The Plot Begins and We're Not Yet Done with the Dungeons 02:46:44
5-2. Wall to Wall Twists 02:52:27
5-3. Very Cool Crime Politics 03:01:53
5-4. The Omi Invasion 03:10:34
5-5. The Plot 2.0 03:17:13
5-6. Music at Qing Jin 03:28:28
5-7. Nanba Returns 03:32:59
5-8. The Wall is Down & The Clean Use of Dirty Money 03:38:28
5-9. Late Joining Party Members: Han Joon-Gi and Zhao 03:46:01
PART 6: Yokohamarama
6-1. A New Town with a New Philosophy 03:56:40
6-2. Yokohama Yonder: Town Design 03:58:57
6-3. The Wonder of Wandering 04:01:52
6-4. Part-Time Hero 04:08:15
PART 7: Dragon Sidequests
7-1. Ichiban in Substory 04:10:47
7-2. Substories at Rock Bottom 04:15:56
7-3. The Konbini Quest & How to Measure Adventure 04:17:30
7-4. Self-Refermental 04:22:37
7-5. The Unique Substories 04:28:09
PART 8: From Rock Bottom
8-1. The Odds 04:31:04
8-2a. Ichiban Holdings: The Money Game 04:47:01
8-2b. Managing the Menus 04:55:37
8-2c. Yokohama Personalities: Vacancies and Vocational School 05:01:00
8-2d. Ichiban Holdings Story: Minutes I'll Never Get Back 05:03:42
8-3. To Sotenbori! 05:07:14
8-4. Omi HQ: The Difficulty Spike 05:11:08
PART 9: The End of Yakuza
9-1. The End of Yakuza 05:15:26
9-2. Ichiban & Masumi: Peers at the Pier 05:26:00
9-3. Masumi Passes On 05:30:35
9-4. The Theme's A Dream: The Whereabouts of Light and Darkness 05:34:08
9-5. Like Father, Unlike Son 05:42:47
9-6. Passing the Torch Back and Forth 05:52:50
9-7. The Mirror Breaks 06:06:00
PART 10: To the Pinnacle
10-1. The Counter-Plot 06:11:03
10-2. Dragon Kart: Drifting into Last Place 06:15:29
10-3. The Romance Substories 06:19:53
10-4. Tower Battle 2019 06:25:43
10-5. Overcoming a Dragon 06:28:29
10-6. For His Sake 06:35:11
10-7. Returning to Rock Bottom 06:42:05
10-8. Ending at Rock Bottom 06:53:36
10-9. Fin 07:00:23
10-10. To Be Continued? 07:02:34
