Well looks like we finally have our first official look at Yakuza 8, the upcoming sequel to Yakuza: Like a Dragon which reveals some of the game’s returning characters including Koichi Adachi, Yu Nanba, and the game’s protagonist Ichiban Kasuga who seemingly in this entry is seen without his iconic afro and instead is seen in a ponytail.
The Yakuza 8 images were shared through a slightly blurry off-screen clip of the game out of context in an official behind-the-scenes tour of Sega’s development offices from YouTuber MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura. The tour was conducted by Sega president Haruki Satomi and later on by Ryu Ga Gotoku’s studio director Masayoshi Yokoyama who during the tour of the Yakuza developer casually confirmed Yakuza 8 would continue Like a Dragon’s story and is set a few years after the 2020 game, As of right now no other character returns were confirmed.
新作『龍が如く8』の未公開映像が格闘家・朝倉未来のYouTubeでチラ見せ。朝倉未来もゲーム内に出演決定！
『龍が如く8』の詳細発表前に異例の形で映像公開。映像にはナンバや足立さんらしき姿も。春日一番はアフロではなく、後ろで髪を縛った姿に!?
https://t.co/IZ6sEZI2dR pic.twitter.com/wREvVsRS2v— ファミ通.com (@famitsu) July 19, 2022
In response to the image of the game, Famitsu reported that the upcoming Yakuza 8 will be set in a brand new town which will feature the YouTuber himself as a character. The Yakuza: Like a Dragon followup was confirmed to be in development back in November following Yakuza Creator Toshihiro Nagoshi stepping down as CCO and later on forming his own studio.
