I'm not even surprised stuff like this happens anymore, from the depths of hell to the heavens of pole dancing majima. This series goes anywhere, anytime.
Ichiban gets out of prison and in few days gets himself a company which he turns into mega-corp,meanwhile Kiryu after who knows how many years drives a taxi....
Bruh, Kiryu ate ¥29 trillion, made himself dragon of Dojima, ran a sprawling real estate firm with trillions in his pocket and a golden state worth ¥10 billion in his office.
even kiryu himself is not dressed like a proper yakuza the real life yakuza disapproved his outfit saying he looks like a model, so I guess they'd tell the same about ichiban
Man the second commercial are legit good. The scenery, the voice over, and the drone shot is the typical big corporate commercial. The only thing makes this funny is how serious ichiban is with that hair physics.
It's weird that they're advertising for a multifaceted parent company rather than a specific business though. Ichiban Holdings can own a candy store, hostess clubs, electronic stores, ball fields, and all sorts of other stuff, so what's a customer supposed to want to do after they see that commercial? But I'm just ranting because I missed seeing the senbei commercial after my business got too big.
At the same time it's inherently more soulless and filled with stock corporate speech compared to the commercial from when they were a small company, which I can't help but feel like it was intentional on the part of the developers and how becoming big changes you.
If you follow the main story it’s usually pretty dark, heavy, emotional and serious. But most of the side activities are wacky, ridiculous and out of this world. A perfect combination for me.
I love that the English VA plays up the silliness with Ichiban in the Substories, but also acts his ass off in the serious heartbreaking scenes in the main story. Kaiji is great, and I hope to hear him in Yakuza 8.
Makes one wonder who would make good villains in Yakuza 8. I was thinking of the corrupt police commissioner Horinouchi and his very young wife Yumeno given how their privileged lifestyles took a turn after the end of Like a Dragon.
@@AC11Milan Please no, it was okay in Yakuza 4 but it was so ANNOYING in 5, they were going with this really ambitious story that fell flat on it's face, the only good thing that came out of 4 and 5 was Saejima and Shinada Akiyama was meh for me (his voice was really nice to hear though) Point is, multiple protagonists don't really work if the protagonists themselves aren't even interesting or given time to develop (Tanimura) (Saejima too to some extent) they should just stick with one guy so he can be developed better.
I love how the first commercial is hilarious in both versions for different reasons. In Japanese, Ichiban's delivery of "I SURE AM" is pure perfection, but in the dub, the little jingle is so dumb that it's endearing (and legit catchy). This game has so much soul it's incredible
Don’t forget the little wink in the dub for the English speaker during the quest unlocking Ounabara. That stare into the camera is great once you see both side by side.
This is impressive almost studio quality ad, especially the second one. The way the animation flows, and the way Ichiban smiles in perfrct sync. . I am deeply upset I can’t watch actual ads like this.
Unless you're Nanba, in which case he will side against you with a Korean mafia that has made attempts on both of your lives, just because their leader is a woman who wants to bang the corrupt politician she's colluding with.
I love both versions but damn, Kaiji Tang is pulling out that silky smooth voice in the 2nd commerical to match how formal Ichi is in it Love the little details that the english version of the 1st has a little tune to go with "Eat at Ichiban's, Ichiban Senbei!" Thats real cute. The dub really takes a step up.
I betting everyone was laughing their ass off in the studio when they recorded this. I can just imagine the voice director say “Ok Kaiji can you sound like a ASMR guy really quick.”
I'm just mad impressed they write him in as a fringe candidate when he runs for office Like nobody in Yokohama isn't gonna recognize Ichi running after all these commercials
@@LeoJohnGalt A) Depends on how far through the Management storyline you are by that point in the game. B) That's my point. The plot completely glosses over the fact that he is potentially one of the most important figures in the region, and just paints him as a fringe candidate.
I feel like it makes more sense to play it in Japanese, with the honorifics and how the enemies still speak Japanese and all, but Keiji Tang did such a fantastic job as Ichi, I didn't want to miss his performance.
Every time I hear Ichiban English voice it always makes me feel that it's Gaius speaking (Trails of Cold Steel) Especially that 2nd ad What next he's gonna speaking about the wind
Just the thought of Yakuza all over the cities who met and got beat up by Ichiban and his Party and then seeing him in TV doing a commercial is amusing.
How they would have become the #1 company in a month. Ichiban: Okay, I need to phone someone. This guy can make us the greatest ad campaign ever. **Week later on TV** Kasuga♫ Kasuga♫ Kasuga♫ Kasuga♫ Kasuga Tenketsu♫
Considering the business owner speaks Japanese, I think it's canon the Eng dub is just an hallucination from Ichiban who just sees things through a different language, Ichibanese who is totally not English, trust me.
Imagine being beaten half to death by a schizophrenic man dressed as a breakdancer and his group of friends dressed as a dominatrix, chef and Idol, then when you go home to relax and forget the ordeal by watching TV, the first thing you see is this.
Rumors persist that the camera for the overhead shot is actually a component of a satellite space laser. But the press secretary of ichiban has dismissed these ideas as silly speculation.
I love how the main antagonist becomes like a politician or some shit, and you gotta fight him but before that, you go making millions under the radar as a president of whatever company
Imagine asking someone like Ichiban who's on his main team running the flagship senbei shop and telling them you promoted a granny to be the sole runner of the shop so that the chicken that was helping her can devote time to other businesses.
The english dubbed commercial sounds so much like an actual commercial voiceover. Video games have come so far... this is something only 2019+ games can achieve.
Imagine being some random thug on the street walking up to mug a guy, and then you stop and realize, "Wait, isn't that the President of Ichiban Confections/Holdings from the commercials?" And then he proceeds beat your ass into the pavement along with his entourage of weirdos.
I think if Ichiban was less nice but still being loyal to Arakawa he would have been a amazing yakuza hell he might have got his own clan and maybe being a chairman of tojo clan
I like to imagine the prison warden turning his TV on seeing Ichi and just being proud of him.
yep
Probably even invested some stocks into his company
I imagine arikawa or some omi alliance higher up seeing this and thinking “wait isn’t this tojo loyalist supposed to be dead?”
Especially after he got released literally just a short few weeks from seeing his walk through that door
Like, hey that guy got out of prison like a month ago and now is president of a company
I could just imagine Arakawa seeing Ichiban on TV and being like: "what in the fuck"?
😂
0:27
He’d probably laugh it off though. After all, Ichi’s making a name for himself the right way, and he’d be proud of that.
@@dominicelwell5468 I sure am! 🤣
More like "I am proud of you Ichi".
Ichiban Kasuga: The only man who can go from 18 years in prison to being a homeless guy to being a top fortune CEO in just a couple of weeks.
Truly a rags-to-riches story of the century.
@@SparkShadow212 So true.
Sigma grindset
Not to mention being involved within the yakuza and meeting like 3 yakuza legends, and even applying to be Tokyo's governor lol
@@Knightlychan Lol.
I'm not even surprised stuff like this happens anymore, from the depths of hell to the heavens of pole dancing majima. This series goes anywhere, anytime.
We have been numbed
As this is my first Yakuza game, this has opened my mind to the franchise
@@jbob4996 well there is a lot more to unfold. Just remember. Majima is everywhere...
Out of context is everywhere....
Dude dropped out from school and just straight become millionaire.
He was homeless for a while first though
@@NotAGoodUsername360 and before that, he is a prisoner.
Ichiban really went through a lot for sure.
That's why Ichiban is a goat
@@NotAGoodUsername360 he was homeless for like a week and then became a multimillionaire through a Japanese rice cracker shop
But, isn't it always like that with self-made millionaire?
When you realise that the man in the commercial you are watching was the man that beat you up 5 hours ago with a bat
Hey, wait, I CAN SUE!
@@thechosenfundead6626 Self-defense though. Plus, you can't beat Omelette in court.
Remember, Yakuza protagonists don't kill.
@@RandoChrisYT Now I'm imagining Omelette as that chicken lawyer from Futurama.
Nah bro he beat him up with his sick breackdancing
Ichiban gets out of prison and in few days gets himself a company which he turns into mega-corp,meanwhile Kiryu after who knows how many years drives a taxi....
But i mean Kiryu already was a real state agent who had trillions of yens, like he doesn't need that busy famous life again.
Hey, to be fair Kiryu was the head of a real estate agency worth a billion yen in the 80s so I guess he lived through that in his time...
The man already lived the rich life, he invested trillions in himself because Bacchus told him so.
Bruh, Kiryu ate ¥29 trillion, made himself dragon of Dojima, ran a sprawling real estate firm with trillions in his pocket and a golden state worth ¥10 billion in his office.
@@chaitanyarao5546
So basically Kiryu became busted rich BEFORE he went into jail.
Which is actually kind of realistic.
This madlad is chad af wearing his *totally not a yakuza* suit for his ads
Hey, it doesn't have any lapel pins, so it's *technically* civilian
Thank god he dosent have extremely obvious tatoos
@@cly7894
* Ichiban profusely sweating .
yeah also how he wears his suit is totally not a yakuza
even kiryu himself is not dressed like a proper yakuza
the real life yakuza disapproved his outfit saying he looks like a model, so I guess they'd tell the same about ichiban
The only commercials i wouldn't skip
i missed it a shiton of times by accidnt because i was bz spamming the O button.
Every time I get the prompt to do the commercial, I watch it through.
Man the second commercial are legit good. The scenery, the voice over, and the drone shot is the typical big corporate commercial. The only thing makes this funny is how serious ichiban is with that hair physics.
What people are used to: Well-dressed and surgically clean corporate executives
What this game offers: A man dragon with a weird afro
Raka Radityo Even better.
@@TwentyNinerR Ichiban: IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A PUNCH PERM!
It's weird that they're advertising for a multifaceted parent company rather than a specific business though. Ichiban Holdings can own a candy store, hostess clubs, electronic stores, ball fields, and all sorts of other stuff, so what's a customer supposed to want to do after they see that commercial?
But I'm just ranting because I missed seeing the senbei commercial after my business got too big.
At the same time it's inherently more soulless and filled with stock corporate speech compared to the commercial from when they were a small company, which I can't help but feel like it was intentional on the part of the developers and how becoming big changes you.
Yakuza IS a serious crime drama. It’s just everything around it that’s absolutely crazy.
This is pretty damn accurate
Main plotline: Receive You starts playing.
Substories: Rocket Go Nuts starts playing.
This. RGG Studios realizes that you need some silliness to distract you from the serious.
I mean, would it even be the same series we all fell in love with if it wasn’t silly?
If you follow the main story it’s usually pretty dark, heavy, emotional and serious. But most of the side activities are wacky, ridiculous and out of this world. A perfect combination for me.
I love that the English VA plays up the silliness with Ichiban in the Substories, but also acts his ass off in the serious heartbreaking scenes in the main story. Kaiji is great, and I hope to hear him in Yakuza 8.
Makes one wonder who would make good villains in Yakuza 8. I was thinking of the corrupt police commissioner Horinouchi and his very young wife Yumeno given how their privileged lifestyles took a turn after the end of Like a Dragon.
@@tonyc.0451 or they should do like Y4/Y5 and bring back the multiple protagonist. I sure miss Akiyama not being in the game
@@AC11Milan Same here. Akiyama's the guy whom people would wish would stay rich.
@@AC11Milan Please no, it was okay in Yakuza 4 but it was so ANNOYING in 5, they were going with this really ambitious story that fell flat on it's face, the only good thing that came out of 4 and 5 was Saejima and Shinada
Akiyama was meh for me (his voice was really nice to hear though)
Point is, multiple protagonists don't really work if the protagonists themselves aren't even interesting or given time to develop (Tanimura) (Saejima too to some extent) they should just stick with one guy so he can be developed better.
@@royolaniye6643 and now its confirmed that 8 will explore two campaigns from Kiryu’s and Ichiban’s perspectives.
Ichiban: *clap clap* bring it in! *a wagon of yen is brought in*
Majima: *m y h e i r*
Funnily enough, if you get the DLC where you get the legendary yakuza as managers, he makes a reference to that in the English dub.
@@Weirdgirl213
Really?? where? That's rad!
@@virikan3518 holy shit
m y b o i
@@irsyadiaryadiva9430
Majima is Icbiban's dad confirmed
these ads are better than the ones youtube throws at me
If all ads are like this, I wouldn't mind watching them if it takes an hour
I’d love to see Kiryu in a commercial
**Ono Michio enters the chat**
ONOOOOOOOOOOO
MIICHIIOOODAAAA!!
What would he advertise?
@@johnb.d The satatema drinks
Canon wise, that would be a huge problem for Kiryu if people knows he is still alive. lol
I love how the first commercial is hilarious in both versions for different reasons. In Japanese, Ichiban's delivery of "I SURE AM" is pure perfection, but in the dub, the little jingle is so dumb that it's endearing (and legit catchy). This game has so much soul it's incredible
He says in Japanese: 私が社長です! (WATASHI GA SHACHŌ DESU!)
@@Planefan1000That's funnier in the original, just like "I'M THE PRESIDENT!" in this forceful way is hilarious
Can we just appreciate how good the animation has gotten over the years? It’s so smooth!!! Good job, SEGA!
ryu ga gotoku
Ryu ga gotoku
This is wholesome
The localization madlads added a jingle. THEY ADDED A JINGLE.
My Hero!!! Thanks for your guides!
Don’t forget the little wink in the dub for the English speaker during the quest unlocking Ounabara. That stare into the camera is great once you see both side by side.
The dragon of GameFAQs!
Pretty crazy that it's the English version that has a Japanese commercial-esque jingle.
This is impressive almost studio quality ad, especially the second one. The way the animation flows, and the way Ichiban smiles in perfrct sync.
.
I am deeply upset I can’t watch actual ads like this.
That little jingle for the English dub was so cute lol
Can I talk about how creative their corporate logo is, how it resembles a senbei while still being simple
Don't forget the "ichi" symbol in the middle, literally meaning "one". 😌
It’s almost as if that was the idea…
LMAO that little jingle @ 0:28 in the english dub is gold. love how Kaiji Tang even sung it with a higher pitch voice
The only youtube ad I'm willing to click
Damn unskippable ad
more like you wouldn't wanna skip it
You actually can, but would you REALLY want to?
As long Ichiban is smiling, I keep my smile and watching his commercial to the very end
Damn it! I want an Ichiban senbei, but every time I click on the ad, it just pauses it!
Ultra serious white collar Yakuza Criminal Ichiban Kasuga
Imagine just being in prison for 18 years just to get thrown into a stock marketing job
I laughed my ass off, when i saw these for the first time in-game. Advertising is truly the greatest art form.
0:06 "Doug Dimmadome! Owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome!?"
Same energy.
Ichiban is a man I trust. He would never betray my trust
Unless you're Nanba, in which case he will side against you with a Korean mafia that has made attempts on both of your lives, just because their leader is a woman who wants to bang the corrupt politician she's colluding with.
I love both versions but damn, Kaiji Tang is pulling out that silky smooth voice in the 2nd commerical to match how formal Ichi is in it
Love the little details that the english version of the 1st has a little tune to go with "Eat at Ichiban's, Ichiban Senbei!" Thats real cute. The dub really takes a step up.
I betting everyone was laughing their ass off in the studio when they recorded this. I can just imagine the voice director say “Ok Kaiji can you sound like a ASMR guy really quick.”
Kaiji used his commercial voice over powers for that one, hahahaha.
I never knew you could feel so corporate and so human at the same time.
"Hello, and welcome to the Ichiban Confections family. My name is Ichiban, but you can call me Ichi."
-Ichiban Kasuga, 2019
I'm just mad impressed they write him in as a fringe candidate when he runs for office
Like nobody in Yokohama isn't gonna recognize Ichi running after all these commercials
How is that impressive? They completely ignore anything he might have done in Management Mode during that plot section.
@@JayAreAitch He literally runs the highest performing company in Yokohama tho
@@LeoJohnGalt A) Depends on how far through the Management storyline you are by that point in the game.
B) That's my point. The plot completely glosses over the fact that he is potentially one of the most important figures in the region, and just paints him as a fringe candidate.
Local Homeless man, who looks like he exploded, is now CEO of Japan itself and is looking to economically take Asia with his renowned Senbei
2:14 "いいだろう。" This guy doesn't have an English VA :/
This is truly effective advertisement at it's finest
I would actually by the product if it was real.
I like that they gave the English version of the first one a little jingle
These commercials are hilarious!
I love them.
I appreciate this one not only watching it in Original Japanese but also in English Dubbed as well! Nice one!
I feel like it makes more sense to play it in Japanese, with the honorifics and how the enemies still speak Japanese and all, but Keiji Tang did such a fantastic job as Ichi, I didn't want to miss his performance.
These absolutely nail the commercial feel
Thank you Ichi, you made me believe that Nishiki is still alive
I’d buy it.
Ichiban is such a lovable cheese ball.
Better than actual real life comercials
Morgana from persona 5 is doing commercials in Yakuza 7
Yusuke became the mad of Shimano
Makoto work at hello work
Damnn
Munaheisa iwai is the main character
Hifumi is the secretary
Yakuza: Like a Bizarre Adventure
Lv.1 crook-->lv.100 CEO of self-own company.
dude the second ad feels exactly like a japanese commercial oh my god
Every time I hear Ichiban English voice it always makes me feel that it's Gaius speaking (Trails of Cold Steel)
Especially that 2nd ad
What next he's gonna speaking about the wind
He was also Iwai in P5. And Lee/Violet from Tekken. Particularly Tag 2 and Blood Vengeance.
It's actually not funny, but somehow I still laugh
I never realised they added a little jingle to the dubbed version of the first ad that's not there in the JP.
Just the thought of Yakuza all over the cities who met and got beat up by Ichiban and his Party and then seeing him in TV doing a commercial is amusing.
How they would have become the #1 company in a month.
Ichiban: Okay, I need to phone someone. This guy can make us the greatest ad campaign ever.
**Week later on TV**
Kasuga♫ Kasuga♫ Kasuga♫ Kasuga♫
Kasuga Tenketsu♫
Considering the business owner speaks Japanese, I think it's canon the Eng dub is just an hallucination from Ichiban who just sees things through a different language, Ichibanese who is totally not English, trust me.
Imagine Masatos reaction if he saw Ichi being a CEO on TV
Imagine being beaten half to death by a schizophrenic man dressed as a breakdancer and his group of friends dressed as a dominatrix, chef and Idol, then when you go home to relax and forget the ordeal by watching TV, the first thing you see is this.
Yep, the fucking ads convinced me to buy the legendary hero edition.
You got me, ichiban
I'm crying, crying tears of happiness
that damn smile will never make me NOT happy
Rumors persist that the camera for the overhead shot is actually a component of a satellite space laser. But the press secretary of ichiban has dismissed these ideas as silly speculation.
Warden : this man was released 1 month ago and is now a president of a company
I love how the main antagonist becomes like a politician or some shit, and you gotta fight him but before that, you go making millions under the radar as a president of whatever company
Yakuza is a serious crime drama
meanwhile, they're still trying to pay off that 10 billion yen building they"re using.
Imagine asking someone like Ichiban who's on his main team running the flagship senbei shop and telling them you promoted a granny to be the sole runner of the shop so that the chicken that was helping her can devote time to other businesses.
I’m definitely eating at ichibans after that
Is it there in real life of Yokohama, though?
i’m so buying this for myself on christmas
I can't wait for Yakuza 8. If Ichiban is still the main protagonist, he has potential to be the best yakuza character.
Apparently he will be, so there’s something to be excited for!
Thank you to make my day happy
My jaw fell seeing this when I was doing the mini game. We got Ads up in here man
The english dubbed commercial sounds so much like an actual commercial voiceover. Video games have come so far... this is something only 2019+ games can achieve.
The stack of money wouldn't change my mind...but that Eri-chan? Now we're talking
I like how hes his own mascot
Why is this so wholesome
1:40- 1:42 I'll make an offer... IN CASH!
I love that 2nd one so much
It’s like an actual commercial
I really loved that Ohma Tokita is starting his own buisness. (Ohma’s eng va does ichiban for the dub)
Wait I just realized that Ichiban Holdings commercial is similar to Shinra Electric Company 😳
The english dubbing makes these even funnier it just feels weird
I would trust this man with my life
President Ichiban from Ichiban Senbei makers of the Ichiban Senbei
vs.
Doug Dimmadome, Owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome
Imagine being some random thug on the street walking up to mug a guy, and then you stop and realize, "Wait, isn't that the President of Ichiban Confections/Holdings from the commercials?"
And then he proceeds beat your ass into the pavement along with his entourage of weirdos.
And like in the ads, he replies: "I sure am!"
*T H E O R B I T A L L A S E R*
@@sinclairguess1187 SPECIAL DELIVERY!
I ended up ordering rice crackers online when I saw this on my first playthrough
Funny thing is Kaiji Tang's voice really fits as a commercial narrator, just like Joe Zieja's McDonald's ad.
I think he actually does do commercial work, like most VAs who work in anime and video games.
I just love the little girl's demeanour when she get the senbei and see that it's Ichiban that handed it to her
The last one legit feels like one of those "That's how mafia works" ads
Wow the dub even includes that little jingle!
McDonald's been real quiet since Ichiban Holdings
Ronald McDonald has been outperformed by a 40-something ex-con with a weird afro and an even weirder imagination
Hmm, haven't heard that much from Taco Bell recently, wonder what happened
Kaiji be taking out his ASMR voice
I think if Ichiban was less nice but still being loyal to Arakawa he would have been a amazing yakuza hell he might have got his own clan and maybe being a chairman of tojo clan
Yakuza 8 should be focused on Kasuga trying to protect Ichiban Holdings from being overtaken by Omi backed businessmen.
That eat at ichiban's jingle keeps getting stuck in my head
ichiban is so goddamn cute
I randomly grinded this minigame out of nowhere and became a multimillionaire in one sitting
Ichiban is just super cute. I really like him so much and he's a great successor to Kiryu.
the longest TH-cam ad I've ever seen.