Yakuza / Like a Dragon is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this 12 months and, to have fun, developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio is letting followers select what it ought to make for upcoming official merch. Choices embrace cult garments, a site visitors cone, golden underwear, and more unusual objects.
As reported by Automaton, followers can select from a staggering 100 completely different objects with the promise of RGG Studio placing the highest two on sale throughout the subsequent two years. The competitors is barely listed in Japanese however votes could be submitted on the official website.
Some merchandise are extra typical just like the twentieth anniversary celebration hoodie or a Yakuza themed pencil case, however others are pulled from the famously wild franchise’s historical past and are even weirder in the true world.
Examples embrace the aforementioned cult outfit worn by The Order of Munan Chohept Onast cult chief Munan Suzuki in Yakuza 0, the large site visitors cone Majima hides beneath to catch Kiryu in Yakuza Kiwami, and the merely described “Puffy Gold Pants.”
Additionally on provide is the sake Majima drinks in a shack in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the gold watch worn by fan favourite Akiyama, the fountain pen Kiryu writes to Dojima with in Yakuza 6: The Track of Life, the tamborine shaken by Kashiwagi whereas singing karaoke in Yakuza: Like a Dragon, the wrestling masks worn by Kiryu in Yakuza 3, Saejima’s prisoner uniform from Yakuza 4, and many extra oddities.
The wild and wacky franchise will see a minimum of one entry launched in its twentieth anniversary 12 months of 2025, as Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii arrives on February 21. RGG Studio put a lot of effort into the tenth anniversary, releasing beloved prequel Yakuza 0 as a celebratory challenge, however it up to now hasn’t introduced if something related will arrive later within the 12 months.
Whereas two releases in a single 12 months may appear farfetched, RGG Studio is thought for its speedy growth cycles. Within the final 5 years, for instance, it has launched Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Judgment Remastered, Misplaced Judgment, Like a Dragon: Ishin, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Identify, and Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth, alongside two Tremendous Monkey Ball Video games and an enhanced remaster of Virtua Fighter 5. That is 9 video games in whole.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.