What initially shocked me most about Like a Dragon and what most cleanly separates it from its source material is all the violence. The Yakuza series has always been deliberate in how it depicts violence. Guns are rare and murder is rarer, but Like a Dragon has both in abundance.
Like a Dragon's unique approach to storytelling blends two different timelines together, making for a show that works on its own merit, without needing all the trappings of a Yakuza video game.
Each of the series' six episodes jumps between the two time periods, chronicling Kiryu's rise and fall as a yakuza member, the shattering of his chosen family, and how those pieces are violently smashed back together 10 years later.
Like a Dragon probably won't do for Yakuza what Fallout did for... well, Fallout, but it offers a different experience that may appeal to both fans and newcomers.
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