Ichiban Is Number One: Why Like A Dragon's Protagonist Stands Out From Other Heroes

Ichiban Is Number One: Why Like A Dragon's Protagonist Stands Out From Other Heroes https://ift.tt/xQOqs8w

These days, it seems like every protagonist is edgy and serious--with maybe the exception of cartoon mascots--across movies, games, TV, and wherever else you can imagine. Leave it to the Like a Dragon game series, which is essentially a playable Japanese-crime soap opera when you get down to it, to rethink that idea. Ichiban Kasuga is a refreshing, powerful antithesis to that, and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth put his optimistic, unironic outlook on the world to the test--one he passes with flying colors.

Warning: We'll be discussing some spoilers from very early and very late in the game. This picture of Ichiban is your chance to back out now.

Like a Dragon: Yakuza introduced us to Ichiban for the first time. As a longtime fan of the series, I was initially suspicious. I wondered, who's this guy? Who's this goofy-looking dork with hair like he bit down too hard on a live wire?

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