{"id":2277,"date":"2025-09-26T10:30:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=2277"},"modified":"2025-09-26T10:30:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:30:30","slug":"tokyo-game-show-cosplay-dreams-broken-mr-sato-heads-to-the-like-a-dragon-yakuza-booth-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=2277","title":{"rendered":"Tokyo Game Show \u2014 Cosplay dreams broken, Mr. Sato heads to the Like a Dragon\/Yakuza booth anyway"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Awesome recreation of the Kamurocho Gate eases his Majima pain<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Tokyo Game Show<\/strong> has kicked off, once again calling developers and fans to the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba Prefecture, about half an hour east of downtown Tokyo.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s been a couple of years since our ace reporter Mr. Sato<\/strong> last hit up TGS. He can\u2019t remember when his most recent visit was, but he\u2019s sure it was before the pandemic. This year, though, he was set on going, although his first choice wasn\u2019t to go as a reporter. No, in his heart of hearts, Mr. Sato wanted to be making the trip out to Makuhari as part of his official cosplayer debut<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As some of you might recall, back in the spring Mr. Sato dressed up as Goro Majima<\/strong>, one of the most colorfully charismatic and unabashedly unhinged characters from Sega\u2019s Like a Dragon\/Yakuza video game franchise<\/strong>, as part of the Mafia Day festivities at SoraNews24 HQ<\/a> (our office atmosphere is\u2026unique). So when Sega recently put out the word that it was holding a cosplay audition<\/strong> to find official cosplayers for its Tokyo Game Show booth, Mr. Sato decided to throw his hat in the ring. After getting some extra tips from a couple of acquaintances with more extensive cosplay experience than he himself has, here was the look he achieved.<\/p>\n

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Mr. Sato passed the first round of evaluations, but in the second round the audition organizers decided he wasn\u2019t quite what they were looking for<\/strong>. Honestly, he was bummed out, but still wanted to see what the Sega booth looked like, even if he himself wasn\u2019t an official part of it.<\/p>\n

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So after flashing his press credentials and making his way to the show floor, Mr. Sato headed straight to Sega\u2019s booth, which it shares with Atlus.<\/p>\n

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A large section of the booth is devoted to Like a Dragon<\/em>, since Sega has just announced an updated re-release of the third game in the series, to be titled Yakuza Kiwami 3<\/em> in overseas markets, which will be bundled with a new side-story called Dark Ties<\/em>, and the booth\u2019s signage prominently displays images of the game\u2019s cast.<\/p>\n

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But what\u2019s even more eye-catching is the recreation of the Like a Dragon franchise\u2019s most iconic location: the Kamurocho Gate!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Inspired by the real-world gateway to Tokyo\u2019s Kabukicho neighborhood (which itself serves as the model for Kamurocho<\/a>), the Kamurocho Gate acts like a psychological start screen for the games, a symbol that the player is stepping into Like a Dragon\u2019s<\/em> enhanced world of action and intrigue. The stories and stakes may vary from game to game, but the Kamurocho Gate is always there, showing that some aspects of society\u2019s seedy underbelly never change.<\/p>\n

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And periodically gathering under the Kamurocho Gate were Sega\u2019s official booth cosplayers<\/strong>. Though he couldn\u2019t help feeling a little jealous, more than that Mr. Sato was impressed by the quality of their outfits, and deeply respects the obvious amount of effort and passion that went into them.<\/p>\n

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The gate isn\u2019t reserved for the exclusive use of the official cosplayers, though, so Mr. Sato still got to pose for photos at the Sega booth<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n

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\u2026and since they were handing out paper masks of series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu<\/strong>, he did, in a sense, get to cosplay at Tokyo Game Show after all.<\/p>\n

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With the rapid pace at which Sega pumps out new, remastered, or spun-off titles in the Like a Dragon<\/em> franchise, and the subsequent frequency of promotional events for them, it probably won\u2019t be too long until Mr. Sato gets another shot at becoming an official Majima cosplayer. In the meantime, though, he salutes this year\u2019s booth models, and while he\u2019s waiting for his next opportunity he can always stay connected to the series through its \u201cuseless English\u201d lessons<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photos \u00a9SoraNews24<\/em>
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