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Posting English translations and updates of the ROAD59 franchise! Ran by mod Claudia. Join the ROAD59 Discord!

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ROAD59: A Yakuza’s Last Stand releases today digitally for the Switch and Steam.

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Happy ROAD59 Release Day and 5th Anniversary!

A little late, but the game has finally been released! Ghidora-sensei has submitted some artwork of our main character Shou to commemorate!

Note: This is a reupload!

Art Source <- here

Would love to see you post your impressions of the game soon!

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1 Day Until ROAD59's A Yakuza's Last Stand Drops!

Today's Featured Group: Hakurou🌊

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My personal ROAD59 VN predictions

On a more informal note, I made a silly Bingo board predicting things that might occur in game

I love all characters by the way but I'm just making loose predictions here

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2 Days Until ROAD59's A Yakuza's Last Stand Drops!

Today's Featured Group: Shinonome🌸

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3 Days Until ROAD59's A Yakuza's Last Stand Drops!

Today's Featured Group: Kurojou💴

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4 Days Until ROAD59's A Yakuza's Last Stand Drops!

Today's Featured Group: PHOENIX🐦‍🔥

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Bar ROAD59 has opened a Twitter account!

Earlier this week, Sho and the Master Bartender opened a Twitter account to promote Bar ROAD59! 🍸

They frequently tweet about their everyday shenanigans and interact with commenters, so do check them out and support Sho on his first attempt with social media ^^

Also, comment or QRT a cocktail you'd like them to serve you on this post, alcoholic or not. They'll add a neat little insight into what you ordered or how they're preparing it.

Maybe I'll be translating some of their posts here and there👀

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5 Days Until ROAD59's A Yakuza's Last Stand Drops!

Today's Featured Group: Tenkai Ward Special Police 🚓

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A Yakuza's Last Stand's EXTRA Story Announced!

After completing the main story, players will unlock an "Extra Story", featuring two self-contained side stories:

The Tenkai Ward Police from the POV of Sui: "A Convenient Ally of Justice"

The Kurojou Family from the POV of Kazuomi: "A Betrayal for Someone's Sake"

These stories serve to fill in gaps from the plot and depict events that occurred behind the scenes throughout the main story.

Look forward to learning more about the characters' motivations and depth in these stories!

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Estimating the ROAD59 Characters' Ages

This is just purely for fun and not canon. So far the only character's age that's confirmed is Kaya's, who is revealed to be 17 in the second stage play. A lot of my guesses are based on the character's appearance, their interpersonal dynamics, or the implications made in their quotes.

Teens (17)

Kaya

Suzuka

Early 20s (20-22)

Both characters are younger than the rest of the adults, but are still confirmed to be of drinking age

Irina

Yuto

Early 20s to Mid 20s (23-26)

Anthony

Ayase

Sara

Renge

Sho~Shion

Mid 20s to Late 20s (26-29)

Ryotaro

Seigo

Inaba

Sui

Late 20s to Early 30s (27-33)

Bakuto

Takahisa

Masamune

Kensei

Jin~Kazuomi~Shizuka

Maria

Mid 30s to Late 30s and Early 40s (34 - 40+)

Shigure

Kyoji

Benedict (possibly immortal??? But looks like he’s physically in his 30s)

Toma (Kensei's brother is said to be 6 years older than him)

Old.

Kiyonobu (50-60ish)

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🌆ROAD59 CHARACTER OVERVIEW

Maria Bernard✝️

Played by: Okunaka Makoto Affiliated with: PHOENIX🐦‍🔥

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There's a fourth major PHOENIX member that doesn't appear in ROAD59's visual novel! You can tell by her appearance, but she is a nun - or rather a "Mother" (this is a term in ROAD59's meta, we'll get into that in another post).

Maria is subdued, soft-spoken and polite. As a priest, she is stern and condemning towards improper behavior. But she's also a combatant working in the underworld, and is ironically tolerant of the morally questionable schemes conducted by her fellow co-workers, or the yakuza.

Per the international reach that the PHOENIX mafia has, Maria runs orphanages across Europe funded by PHOENIX. She not only raises orphans but she teaches them combat skills so that they can survive the harsh world.

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🌆ROAD59 CHARACTER OVERVIEW

Irina Spessivtseva🔪

Played by: Kato Rihona Affiliated with: PHOENIX🐦‍🔥

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Irina is a trained hitman for the PHOENIX mafia who embodies a kuudere archetype. She's quite blunt, but detached and indifferent to situations that occur around her. Her job makes her have a pragmatic and efficient approach to handling tasks, which 51% of the time includes attempted murder.

Even though she's composed, Irina struggles to grasp abstract feelings and her emotional intelligence is underdeveloped. She's likely traumatized growing up in a country devastated by war where she lost all her loved ones, which ended up shaping her dream for world peace. As a result, she's looking for a promotion in her career so that she can gain the privileges to achieve her dream. But her eagerness for a promotion makes her very stubborn and ruthless in carrying out any missions assigned to her.

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🌆ROAD59 CHARACTER OVERVIEW

Anthony Cello🐶

Played by: Watanabe Kazuki Affiliated with: PHOENIX🐦‍🔥

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Anthony is chirpy, upbeat and an extreme klutz. He's sometimes pigeonholed into comedic relief, but is a competent and adorkable character in his own right. He can be loud and hysterical too, but speaks politely to everyone, friend or foe.

He's like a Golden Retriever, but his military background and current job as Benedict's bodyguard makes him more of a Doberman (per Aoi Shouta's words). Anthony grew up as a child soldier, and his extensive experience made him skilled in fighting and rational in managing a team. As a result, he is pretty desensitized to crime and violence.

At some point in his military career, Anthony wanted a normal life (and still does), so he decided to shift to ordinary work. He applied to work as a secretary in Benedict's company.... Only to realize he wound up in a job position linked to the criminal underworld. So now he spends his days working in terrible conditions under Benedict and cries a lot about wanting to change his job because his boss is unhinged. But he's quick to change his mind once Benedict shows him the slightest hint of kindness.

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🌆ROAD59 CHARACTER OVERVIEW

Benedict Lorenzo Vasari👠

Played by: Aoi Shouta Affiliated with: PHOENIX🐦‍🔥

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Benedict is a charismatic, stylish, flamboyant Italian man who's VERY expressive and unhinged. He talks in theatrics and gesticulates his words a lot. He loves aesthetics and values beauty in all forms. He is also a businessman who runs a chain of [casino] hotels, so you can bet he's extravagant with his wealth. Benedict's also like a dad towards Irina and Anthony, his close subordinates.

Maybe he's an antagonist? Maybe he's an anti-hero? Or neither? Benedict's quite complex and has questionable morals. Much of his motives and background are shrouded in mystery. He leads the Japanese branch of the global mafia federation PHOENIX, but his subordinates are baffled by his Disney Princess whimsy and even his superiors don't understand anything he spouts.

Nevertheless, he IS a leader and an entrepreneur for a reason. Beyond his quirky aspects lies a dangerous, cunning and calculating manipulator, who can cleverly turn situations to his advantage. While it seems like Benedict has a disregard for people, it's not out of personal malice, but rather him viewing others as a means for his greater schemes. He finds all people too fascinating in their uniqueness to truly hate.

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🌆ROAD59 CHARACTER OVERVIEW

Hiiragi Sara🥀

Played by: Okada Mei Affiliated with: Kurojou💸

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Sara is Renge's younger sister, and as I wrote in her own overview, she's also playful and affectionate with Renge. She presents herself as refined, ladylike and elegant. But at the end of the day, just like her sister, Sara's a total mean girl and snob.

Think about the ojou-sama archetype you often see in anime and Japanese games. Sara isn't outwardly cold or brutal as Renge is. But because of her large ego, she'll verbally mock and bully anyone she sees below her. Even her own teammates. Sometimes, she's willing to get physical!

She is HEAVILY devoted to her clan. Her possible worst flaw is her blind obsession with her boss, Kensei. She's pretty delulu delusional. Sara will stop at nothing to do anything for that man even if it embarrasses her, and sees no faults in his violent tendencies.

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🌆ROAD59 CHARACTER OVERVIEW

Hiiragi Renge🪷

Played by: Kudo Haruka Affiliated with: Kurojou💸

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Renge is a short (literally) fuse with a sense of style. She's standoffish, cold, and patronizing to anyone that's not her younger sister, Sara. Of course, she keeps this in check around her boss Kensei. She expresses sadistic and ruthless glee in battle and enjoys tormenting her opponents. Plus she HATES to get bossed around.

Outside of her abrasive attitude, Renge's sometimes brooding and reflective. Deep down, she's a lost girl trying to stay afloat with Sara in a tumultuous society. Because they're the only ones left in their family, she's doting and playful with Sara. But there's a catch. Her and her sister are a humorous mean girl tag team who have no problem bullying anyone who crosses their path.