Kaoru Sayama Life Link - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth 

Kaoru my beloved. I know a lot of people don't like her because people say the romance was forced in K2, but I enjoyed it myself, and it was great to see her back

5:15 oooo she said the line.

5:16 OHHHHH YOU SON OF A- DAME DAME!

I really dissatisfied that Kaoru don’t have more things to do in this game. In case you guys didn’t know, Yokoyama said in one of interviews on famitsu about LaD8 that the concept idea of Y3 was originally to be about Kaoru left Kiryu a music tape and the game was adventure through 3 cities (Okinawa, Kamurocho and Tsukimono in Y5) about him finding her. In a way, this concept became inspiration for Ryuji’s storyline in Yakuza Online. The reason I’m so specific dissatisfied because Yokoyama said this in the interview of Lad:IW, so I really had high expectations that Yokoyama could do what he couldn’t do about Kaoru when Nagoshi still in charge (Nagoshi was the one want Y3 about orphanage so you know what I mean). Also, Aya Hisakawa had long time work with RGG games as love interest characters in theirs game (Kenzan, Binary Domain, YK2 and FoTNS:Lost Paradise; already three games with Kiryu’s voice actor as main characters). And again you know how I feel after she would again voice Kaoru in IW, and then not much for her character 😢.

Played this game solely for the hope that Kiryu would finally end up happy with Kaoru, have never been more disappointed with the series.

Just finished her part of Bucket List. I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I'm really glad that RGG actually brought her back and gave some sort of confirmation that Kiryu and Sayama still have feelings for each other, but on the other hand, I wish that they made it meatier and gave a new backstory for her between Yakuza 3 and 5, in order to show us that she did keep her promise of coming back to Kiryu (she made that promise before going to America). Some people hate on her because they feel she has 'left' or 'ghosted' Kiryu for her career. RGG could have easily established that Kiryu and Sayama stayed in contact (or she even visited Morning Glory a few times) after she returned from America, but Kiryu cut off contact with her after he went into hiding as Taichi Suzuki.

Bro I’m fucking crying, Kiryu make the choice and be happy for once in your goddamn long ass life😭😭

They still went out of their way to bring Kaoru back after all these years and left the door open for Kiryu and Kaoru possible reunion and happy ending. Kaoru is still single and deep down hopes for Kiryu's return, she obviously doesn't buy him dying. Date pushes Kiryu to pursue this kind of happiness with Kaoru and Kiryu not denying words "if there's a woman you love, you hold on to her" means he is most likely still loves her too. At least that's how I like to read it. I really hope that there will be DLC or a spin-off where, just like The Kaito Files did for Kaito, Kiryu gets a happy ending with Kaoru. Otherwise what was the point of brining her back in the first place AND making it clear that she still hopes for Kiryu's return? Make it happen, RGG Studio! Please!

Considering the ending of Infinite Wealth, a Kiryu and Kaoru reunion is back in the realm of possibility.

She's still the most beautiful girl in the Yakuza series

Such a shame, turns out that most of the bucket list story is just a huge cockblock since Kazuma doesn’t interact with the vast majority of his old friends. A lot of people will be really, really frustrated with this lmao

Kiryu 🤝Majima Losing out on love to protect who they love

First Majima... now Kiryu, when the Happy ending?!

Aint no way she didnt see kiryu's face all over the tatara channel. She should have known he was alive and kiryu should have just spoke to her again. This makes me sad. But i do get where kiryu is coming from.

They need to make a Kaoru Sayama standalone game in brawler style

5:15 *sounds familiar* 🤔

She was my favorite character in 2. Terrible that they don't even talk to each other. I wasn't expecting her to be a plot relevant character or anything, but still.

Damn man wish there was more. Hopefully they actually meet one day again lol

Well that actually sucks. The romance Kaoru and Kiryu had was amazing. Even worse that Kiryu will die without fulfilling the promise. I really hope this is another case of Kiryu faking his death. Doing so to be able to be with Kaoru

The biggest issue with this game’s plot is that once a big streamer covers a story, large parts of the world hear about in and many people cover the story themselves which lets the news spread. Not only should she know Kiryu is alive, but everybody should know. If a million people see a video in a country of 125 million, then 1 in 125 people would have seen the vid with their own eyes and more still would learn by the news spreading. Maybe the news didn’t reach America, but most of Japan would know pretty damn soon after Tatara exposed him.

Chickened out to Sayama, but you call her as poundmate. Majima said: "you're pathetic"

I love RGG they have been great to us, just the thought of bringing back Sayama back then seems impossible, but man this is lame,

Did people seriously forget that he can’t see Haruka, Haruto, Taichi, or Karou because the Daidoji will hurt them?

I haven't been with this series quite as long as some people, but I'm still fairly familiar with a lot of characters and other aspects from what my boyfriend has shared with me over the years (I've only played 0, 7, 8, and both Judgment games myself + watched bf play all of 6) Yet even so... a lot of the stuff around Kiryu has really gotten to me, emotionally. The Life Links, Kiryu's story chapters, even the karaoke videos for many of his songs. This, though... I think it's a shame; even if they took it the route of Kiryu refusing to confirm his identity - though I suspect she'd be able to tell anyway - I just wish he got to say something, anything, to her Really, I suppose I just wish he shared some sort of "final words" with her, no matter the context. Their inclusion as Poundmates was really cool, but alas, maybe that's just the romantic in me being wishful for more lol

So, that’s it, huh? 😢 Thanks for sharing this clip, I really only cared about THIS arc. Had time to think, play it myself. And maybe, yeah… Kaoru shouldn’t be with Kiryu, yet. Dude’s got baggage to sort out and, start living for himself. Not just stick around and react to outside bullshit. Who knows? After this adventure, he’ll finally take his first step for himself. As for Kaoru, she’s got a life, and is willing to wait. But not chase ghosts, good for her. Live like a Dragon, Kiryu Kazuma.

Blue ball links

Kyriu is the Crying Resource of the game.... They don't want to give him a happy and well-deserved ending.

KAORUUUUUU MY WOMANNNNN 🎉🎉🎉

I wish Kaoru Back... and become Kiryu Party in the games.. i really missed her so much.. what a lovely girl with a Crazy background..

It has been a very long time.

One of my favourite side kicks in the game and series. Shame someone could not make a mod for GTA 5 or San Andreas of Kaoru Sayama as that would be a cool mod to use.

The fact she'd waited for that man for 15 years. She built different

At this part of the story, Kiryu's survival has been posted for the world to see. C'mon RGG Kiryu deserves happiness. I'm not even a Kaoru fan but its better than dying alone.

hmm... wonder if Yagami and his crew might run into the old Yakuza characters in his series.

Poor Kiryu, even though she was destined to be replaced Yumi for himself, she waited 17 years for him right. 😔😔😔

I'd rather not play as Kiryu in future RGG games if it means he and Kaoru finally be together and Kiryu retired to Sunshine once again. His story surely needs a closure and a happy ending IMHO.

So happy we got to see her again.

Are most of these gonna be just Date meeting them and not kiryu directly? Such a shame,was really looking forward to it

really kiryu?😂 you had all the time to meet her in person but you chose not to bruh I never been so disappointed in him😭

At this point I'm worried kaoru won't be able to produce little kiryus or he dies.either kaoru will marry Kiryu at his funeral or when they are 80 and 60 😂

BAKA MITAIIIIII!!!!!

I recently beat all the previous yakuza games for the first time and i can't begin to express my disappointment in how they choose to go about this stuff with kiryu

Chapter. ?

Mommy 🥵🥵🥵

Just die Kiryu 🐔 don't ever comeback. At least Ichi can open with his feeling, not like you 🐔

Oh nah. Just because of that the series ends at 2 for me. Nope. Not excepting this

The idiot who changed her model from Yakuza 3 to whatevee Kiwami 2's/this needs to be fired. Also, IW's is my least favorite yakuza that I am dropping thr series actually

Everyone's blaming Kuryu. Ya'll should blame Kaoru fir finding someone else and dumping Kiryu overseas in America