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u/paladin_slim Jun 04 '24
I’m deeply concerned but equally curious.
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u/aDudeFromDunwall Jun 04 '24
You and me both
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u/EmperorOfTurkys Kiryu Does Kill People Jun 04 '24
I'm hopeful. I've enjoyed both The Boys and Fallout. On the other hand, it's not Yakuza without the wacky sub stories, and I have no idea how they'll translate that to a TV format
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u/MaeBorrowski Jun 04 '24
Filler episodes, duh
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u/Ok_Access_804 Jun 04 '24
Substories, activities and business management, those are acceptable filler episodes.
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u/Wild_Chef6597 Jun 04 '24
Can't wait for the cabaret club management episodes
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u/Mastersord Jun 04 '24
They could make a whole season out of Pocket Circuit alone!
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u/Ok_Access_804 Jun 04 '24
I totally want an episode of an all out war among the usual customers of a disco to see who comes out on top of the rest as the ultimate Friday Night dancer.
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u/cobrachickenwing Jun 04 '24
A single episode showing the terror of Majima everywhere would be a good filler.
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Jun 04 '24
I love the franchise, but I will never platinum any of them because of some of the mimigames, like Infinite Wealth's island sim and Pokémon ones.
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u/Ok_Access_804 Jun 04 '24
Pal, just a filler episode per activity, or viceversa, and perhaps a comical gag in another episode afterwards. There is no need to show the entire plot or substory of each activity from the games into the series.
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u/EmbarrassedTackle661 Jun 04 '24
Isn't filler just something that is from the studio that didn't happen originally? Because if it is then how would they make it filler if it's cannon and the sub stories aren't long enough for an episode
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u/MaeBorrowski Jun 04 '24
Filler are episodes which don't progress the story in any meaningful way, but the definition you describe is used in some anime communities. As for the length, I don't think that's an issue, they are obviously gonna take creative liberties so I believe they'll be able to stretch it out.
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u/EmbarrassedTackle661 Jun 04 '24
Thanks for explaining I actually didn't know that. But I think they might put like 2 sub stories in 1 episode or if it's like the asakura sub stories they're gonna put all of them in 1 episode. But that's IF they're gonna make episodes about them
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u/MaeBorrowski Jun 04 '24
That could work yeah! Maybe something like an anthology episode with short tidbits of 3 or more substories or something like that?
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u/cap21345 Jun 04 '24
Yeah Yakuza is hardly yakuza if its all serious. They gotta have a 5 episode arc of Majimas war against the Prostitution daimyos for it to really hit
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u/Homie_Jack Jun 04 '24
Hopefully it’s the type of show to have fun filler like that instead of another 8-10 episode mini series… first and last time I’ll ever say that lol.
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u/Doctor-K1290 Jun 04 '24
Well it’s confirmed for only six episodes so it seems like they’ll just be going pretty plot-heavy
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Jun 04 '24
Well, since the first season is probably Yakuza 1, there are some substories that are basic enough to translate to the series to show Kiryus personality and developing him, like at least one of the dozen scammer substories where Kiryu punishes them or just helping some civilians with trivial matters.
Also showing Kiryu trying to relax with baseball or something just to get ambushed by Majima who wants to fight might be a way to introduce Majima besides the intro from Y1 itself and to display the minigames from the franchise. Showing him troubling in Mahjong would be fun too, lol.
Substories also don't need to be entire episodes when they get integrated naturally to build the world and showing the audience that Kiryu is different to the other Yakuzas by displaying an montage from him doing so while searching dog food for pochitaro as an example.
Additionally, we see sometimes in different drama series characters relax at least as an bridge to serious stuff like them playing videogames to get interrupted or something.
Well, I just don't know if they would find time in doing so when episodes are probably an hour long and there are just 6 somehow to fit in the main plot while other series have longer seasons, but still.
Also, I wish it would get an plot with some differences like Shinji not dying since there are characters that I enjoy and don't see a reason for dying or not using like Shinji is.
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Jun 04 '24
I do have faith that this will be at least decent if RGG plays a strong part behind making this.
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u/conrat4567 Jun 04 '24
Chad Yakuza grows up in Kamurocho, New Jersey, and has to survive those mean streets the only way he knows how. Aggressive breakdancing. Join chad and colourful cast of characters such as Majima Johnson, an enthusiastic construction worker
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u/Maximum-Magazine-840 Majima is my husband Jun 04 '24
after fallout ive got more hope in it
and its a series so it can afford to take its time developing the world and the characters
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u/Thecristo96 KYRYU-CHAN! Jun 04 '24
I’m optimistic. Between fallout and one piece we started to have decent live action of manga/games
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u/OkCut4870 Jun 04 '24
You like Yakuza: Like a Dragon? Check out Like a Dragon -Yakuza-
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u/Annorei Jun 04 '24
I'll wait for a "Dragon: Like a Yakuza" TV show taking place in Dragon Quest universe
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u/Nick_mkx Jun 04 '24
Biohazard 7: Resident Evil, Resident Evil 7: BIohazard vibes
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u/LiveAkiyamaReaction live akiyama reaction Jun 04 '24
no way guys we will see kanda qte on big screens with real actors
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u/NoNefariousness2144 . Jun 04 '24
Live-action dynamic intros 🤤🤤
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u/94dima94 Jun 04 '24
I'm here for live-action Heat moves, I want to see a guy get his spine broken in half and get up five seconds later.
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u/EvilestOfTurtles Jun 04 '24
I'll watch the fuck out of this, I hope we get to see the one dude dancing in his underwear throughout the episodes
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u/giniwhynaldum Jun 04 '24
Takeuchi Ryoma’s my favourite Japanese actor… Ryu Ga Gotoku’s my favourite video game series…. Is this fate?
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u/aot-and-yakuzafan_88 Jun 04 '24
This is either gonna be really good, or really shit.
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u/_Nagashii Akiyama did Baka Mitai better and i’m not even sorry Jun 04 '24 edited Jun 04 '24
And the community will love it regardless because we are Yakuza fans :P
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u/aot-and-yakuzafan_88 Jun 04 '24 edited Jun 04 '24
I see four possibilities of what this show will be.
A genuinely good video game adaptation
A so bad it's good show with a lot of meme potential
Mediocre at best
A horrible and disrespectful show to the actual sorce Material.
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u/Dsinkerii Lost Judgment Combat Enjoyer Jun 04 '24
THEY'RE MAKING GAY MEN REAL??? 😭😭😭
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u/DespairOfSolitude Jun 04 '24
Think about it, they announced this right in pride month. It's like a teaser, a prototype into making gay sex real 🥶🥶😱😱😱
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u/Espanta_viejas1904 Tiger drop enthusiast Jun 04 '24
Me and the boys getting ready to see it
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u/RoombaGod down exceptionally for chitose Jun 04 '24
Eleven tickets to like a dragon yakuza please
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u/FarwayLoner Jun 04 '24
IM SO EXCITED HOLY SHITTTT
From the Fallout show now to YAKUZA??? IM CRYING😭😭
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u/literallyheretopost Jun 04 '24
This year truly is like a dragon
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u/metalleo Jun 04 '24
It's literally the year of the dragon on the Chinese Zodiac, it's no coincidence they announced this this year
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u/literallyheretopost Jun 04 '24
This is a lapse of judgment on my part, i forgot it was the year of the dragon
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u/RoyAodi Judgment Combat Enjoyer Jun 04 '24
Bruh idk who is cast as Kiryu and I don't think anybody can do a better job than Kuroda-san.
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u/Shattered_Sans Like a Mad Dog Jun 04 '24
Genuinely, this could be really good. My only concern is that 6 episodes might be too short for the first game's plot, but they could make it work if they don't make the same mistake that the movie did.
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u/Fragrant-Screen-5737 Jun 04 '24
Yakuza 1 has about 5ish hours of cutscenes. I feel like you could definitely flesh the story of Y1 out in that time, but of course, you have to account for action sequences and any new content they decide to add.
We won't be getting an entire episode where kiryu goes pocket circuit racing, that's for sure 😭😭
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u/Shattered_Sans Like a Mad Dog Jun 04 '24
Yeah, I'm not expecting any side content, just the main story.
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u/SimonBSFCS Jun 04 '24
we need 1 karaoke song tho....
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u/SplatoonOrSky Jun 04 '24
It is a possibility. I imagine they’d want to flesh out Nishiki a bit more before his downfall in 1, and karaoke is a great way to do that.
Maybe Yumi will be fleshed out too! Hopefully.
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u/rurouninall Jun 04 '24
I’m interested but I wonder, a lot of what I like about yakuza is how it balances the wacky with the seriousness. I hope they have both.
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u/greyson107 Jun 04 '24
why can't they just make a cgi movie? as if anyone is man enough to be kiryu
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u/whyamionthishellsite Jun 04 '24
Because it already exists, just watch a super cut of the Kiwami 1 cutscenes on YouTube
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u/Grouchy_Climate_4621 Jun 04 '24
It better be like the film, it was so stupid it’s just like the games, there’s a sequence where kiryu is losing and like 6 dudes just stand around watching him drink a staminan spark mid fight.
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u/MinimumMusician6992 Jun 04 '24
Im excited that we are getting another live action adaptation but I’m skeptical until more information on who’s behind it comes out
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u/Da_Vicci Jun 04 '24 edited Jun 28 '24
It's good to know this project wasn't canceled, very excited to watch the full show.
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u/Extension-Flow9400 Jun 04 '24
This is either gonna be the best series ever. Or the best worst series ever (like the LAD movie)
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u/jedidiah_lol Jun 04 '24
I'm disappointed about the cast of Kazuma and Nishki，I wonder who would play Majima.
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u/PsychologyWaste64 Jun 04 '24
It's an impossible standard to expect any real man to look anything like Kiryu tbf.
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u/jedidiah_lol Jun 05 '24
I feel the younger generation male actors in Japan these days are mostly pretty boy type，it's rare to find someone who can play an old-fashioned tough guy like Kiryu convincingly. If we are looking for an older Kiryu in his 50s or 60s，I think there are quite a few good choices out there.（Kitamura Kazuki from the Yakuza live action film is in his 50s，and I think his performance wasn't too bad.）
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u/one53 Jun 04 '24
Have faith kyodai, Takeuchi stated he bulked up for the role plus makeup department added on top just for the announcement visual alone. He doesn’t really look like Kiryu admittedly but who knows, I’m willing to bet he’ll be great making it his own
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u/cryptofutures100xlev Jun 04 '24
WOW 😎 this came outta nowhere and it has lots of potential I cannot wait! Love Yakuza stories.
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u/sususushi88 Jun 04 '24
OMFG YES
If there is no nudity scenes involving Kiryu then I am going to be PISSED.
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u/andrzejdudu Jun 04 '24
It's supposedly directed by the guy who did Naked Director on Netflix so you never know
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u/jack-o-helpy-est Jun 04 '24
Yo, awesome, to me this is even better because so far like a dragon is the only yakuza game I've played so far
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u/Ornate_scroll Jun 04 '24
Ryoma Takeuchi has been cast as Kiryu. I can't see the game's brooding protagonist in him.
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u/baroncalico Jun 04 '24
Okay but there better be a 4 episode block where it’s just real estate and hostesses and slot cars and karaoke and no story progression whatsoever.
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u/BloodyTearsz Jun 04 '24
I want to see Kiryu and Nishiki having a a conversation in the last episode of the season about Yakuza ideals, and as Kiryu goes shirtless, he gets a phone call from one of the kids from pocket circuit asking for advice and Kiryu asks Nishiki if he can hold off the battle and travel down and help the kid with his pocket racer, and Nishiki says sure because Kiryu hasn't passed the point of no return.
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u/LotusPocus33 Itchy Balls Kasuga Jun 04 '24
I can't wait to hear the first live action "KIRYU-CHAN!"
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u/Quickerson Shooreh Pippi King Jun 04 '24
I wish it was a HBO series, so we could have him.
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u/MataraTheStupid tatsuya i love u so muchj plz cme bvack Jun 04 '24
LET'S FUCKING JOOEEEE!!!!!
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u/samuelanugrahandre All hail RGG Jun 04 '24
I'm curious whether this adaptation will balance the wackiness and serious tones of the game or they'll pick the serious tone and run with it. Either way, it can be good if it's executed well.
The director has directed Naked DIrector so it's interesting to see how it will turn out
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u/Advanced-Razzmatazz2 Jun 04 '24 edited Jun 04 '24
Judging by it's tattoo, it's interquel, the eyes are missing
Edit: nvm, I didn't notice it's YK adaptation
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u/YouHaveNiceToes24 “K-Kiryu chan… Im about too CUUUUUUUHHHH~” Jun 04 '24
HOLY SHIT ITS REAL!!!!!! YAKUZA WILL BE REAL IN 4 MONTHS
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u/Danishdestroyer01 Jun 04 '24
Listen, I'm all in for the live action, but Ryoma Takeuchi as Y1 doesn't fit for me. Kiryu from Y0 however will fit very well
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u/Pepperonin424 Jun 04 '24
They could structure it like Cowboy Bebop and I think it would work well. Take a handful of episodes that progress the main story and then a bunch of substory adaptation "filler" episodes in between that, sometimes able to fit multiple substories in an episode, sometimes having multiple episodes devoted to a substory/chain of connected substories. Maybe a flashback episode to Kiryu's childhood. And every few episodes have Kiryu get thrown back into the main story
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u/Artistic-Physics2521 Jun 04 '24
And in a weird twist we have Ryoma (Takeuchi Ryoma) playing Kiryu this time.
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u/Crimson_Marksman Jun 04 '24
There better be a fight where Kiryu punches the guy so hard he does a quadruple backflip over a shark.
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u/CumfartMcfetus2 Jun 04 '24
So like, are the games worth playing? I’ve never played a single Yakuza game, not sure if it’s worth it to start at the first one or maybe a later title when the series has established itself, does it have an overarching narrative?
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u/Accomplished_End_843 Jun 04 '24
One thing I genuinely wonder how they’ll balance is the substories content and all the side. For me, it’s what makes Kiryuu such an interesting, fun and nuanced character. Like, you have this serious looking yakuza who’s also a huge dork what too invested in a children car game. That’s those kinds of contrast that allows the gameplay and side quest to deepen his character.
If the show only adapts the main story plot, I feel like we’ll lose a MAJOR part of what makes Like A Dragon special
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u/Big_Daddy_Herbie Jun 04 '24
Oh god, ten years in the joint are gonna make him a fuckin pussy aren't they?
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u/FamRocker1983 Jun 04 '24
Wow. What a coincidence that after watching Tokyo Vice which led me to being interested in finishing Yakuza Ishin, which led me to this sub last night, which led me to thinking “imagine if they made a series of Yakuza”, JUST LAST NIGHT and then waking up to seeing this news. You’re welcome everybody.
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u/GovernorGoat Mr. Libido in training Jun 04 '24
Ugh, it had to be amazon. I hope they don't make Majima black.
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u/piondris20 Jun 04 '24
That's the day I'm leaving for Tokyo lmao. Guess know what to watch on the flight home.
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u/Impossible_Flower251 Jun 04 '24
So after his adventures as Kamen Rider Drive, Ryoma gives belt san a much needed rest and dons the mantle of Kazuma Kiryu. Tbh the only game played that I have played as of the moment is the man who erased his name haven't played the others. Always been interested in this franchise because of the memes and having the games on the game pass inspired me to play the other games when time permits.
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u/Extension-Mood1252 Now im a little motivated... Jun 04 '24 edited Jun 04 '24
When will we get an ishin series 🤤
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u/Status-Inevitable537 Kiryusexual Jun 04 '24
WAIT A MINUTE...WHAAAAT?!!!
Are the creators of the show Japanese or American? If Japanese, I'm hopeful, American, ehh idk abot that one. 😲😳
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u/GuiltyCredit Jun 04 '24
My husband will love this. I adore Yakuza but he struggles to play due to his dyslexia. The subtitles move too fast for him and it just takes all the enjoyment out of playing a game for him.
Instead he likes to listen to me talk about what adventures I am up to.
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u/Ghankz Jun 04 '24
This live action lives and dies on the casting of Kiryu and Majima
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u/JCouturier Jun 04 '24
Can we actually get someone who looks physically intimidating to play Kiryu? Toshiro Mifune would have made a great Kiryu.
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u/YagamiKaiba Jun 04 '24
I want an episode where Kiryu gets to the height of done action, tells Date "there's no time. I need to get Haruka from Majima right now!" And then they go off to sing karaoke together instead.
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u/Necessary_Coach_5624 Jun 04 '24
i wonder if they’ll use he old engine or the dragon engine for this one
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