Well, let me tell ya ’bout this fella, Ichiban Kasuga. Sounds like a real character, this one. Heard he’s a yakuza, you know, one of them gangster types. But this ain’t your regular gangster story, no sir. This Ichiban, he went to jail for a murder he didn’t even do!
Can you believe that? Said he did it to pay back some fella, Masumi Arakawa, for savin’ his life when he was just a young’un. Eighteen years he sat in the clink. Eighteen long years! When he finally got out, guess what? His “family,” them yakuza fellas, weren’t nowhere to be found. Just some washed-up detective, Adachi. Talk about a bad day, huh?
Now, this Ichiban fella, his name ain’t just some random thing. “Ichiban” means “Number One” in Japanese. And “Kasuga”? That means “Springtime.” So, Number One Springtime. Sounds kinda fancy for a gangster, don’t it? But from what I hear, he’s a real piece of work. Folks say he’s chill and crazy, all at the same time. And funny too. Though, I ain’t played his game much myself.
And get this, they made a new game ’bout him, somethin’ called “Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.” Saw a trailer for it. First thing you see is this Ichiban wakin’ up on a beach. Naked as a jaybird! Yep, completely naked! He’s all confused, lookin’ around like he don’t know where he is or how he got there. Folks online are talkin’ ’bout it. Sayin’ it was a real stand-out moment durin’ some “IGN Summer of Gaming” thing.
- First, he’s in jail.
- Then, his family ditches him.
- Now, he’s wakin’ up naked on a beach? This fella can’t catch a break!
And it gets weirder. Seems like there’s this woman, Chitose, who left him on that beach. But when she shows up later, she’s all muscled up, not the same woman at all. Folks are makin’ all sorts of jokes and comments ’bout it online. Someone even said they made the game as “an apology to our homo fans.” Don’t rightly know what that means, but it sounds like somethin’ scandalous.
They also sayin’ somethin’ ’bout the game bein’ 17 hours and 2 minutes long. That’s a long time to be watchin’ a naked fella runnin’ around, if you ask me. But I guess folks like these kinda things. This “Like a Dragon” game, seems like it’s been goin’ on for a while now. They call it “LAD7” sometimes, for short. Heard tell it’s real popular.
So, this Ichiban Kasuga, he’s a yakuza, a number one springtime fella, a jailbird, a naked beach bum, and the star of a long-runnin’ game. Seems like he’s got a lot goin’ on, even if most of it’s kinda crazy. Folks online seem to like him, though. They sayin’ he’s got good energy, and he’s funny. Maybe I should give that game a try sometime, see what all the fuss is about. But I tell you what, if I ever wake up naked on a beach, I’m gonna be more than just confused. I’m gonna be mad as a hornet!
And if someone can explain why that Chitose woman turned into a muscle-bound fella, I’d be much obliged. This whole story’s got more twists and turns than a country road. But hey, that’s what makes it interesting, right? Just like life, I guess. You never know what’s gonna happen next. One minute you’re a respected yakuza, the next you’re butt naked on a beach. Life’s a funny thing, ain’t it?
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