{"id":52301,"date":"2025-09-25T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=52301"},"modified":"2025-09-24T19:04:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T10:04:43","slug":"rgg-studio-starts-teaching-japanese-yakuza-fans-important-english-phrases-like-i-swear-i-didnt-kill-that-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/rgg-studio-starts-teaching-japanese-yakuza-fans-important-english-phrases-like-i-swear-i-didnt-kill-that-man\/","title":{"rendered":"RGG Studio starts teaching Japanese Yakuza fans important English phrases like &#8220;I swear I didn\u2019t kill that man&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Celebrating 20 years since the release of the first <strong>Yakuza<\/strong> title, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has started a series of X posts that aim to teach Japanese fans some of the franchise\u2019s most iconic lines in English. However, as a big portion of the series\u2019 story revolves around violent and illegal activities, the RGG Studio X account humorously warns against using the lines in real-life situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;||\u25e4\uffe3\uffe3\uffe3\uffe3<br>\u3000\u3000\u7d76\u5bfe\u306b\u4f7f\u308f\u306a\u3044<br>\u3000\u3000\u300e\u9f8d\u304c\u5982\u304f\u300f\u82f1\u4f1a\u8a71<br>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff3f\uff3f\uff3f\u25e2||&quot;<br><br>\u300e\u9f8d\u304c\u5982\u304f\u300f\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u306e\u30ef\u30f3\u30b7\u30fc\u30f3\u3067\u82f1\u8a9e\u3092\u5b66\u307c\u3046\uff01<br>\u300e\u9f8d\u304c\u5982\u304f\u300f\u82f1\u4f1a\u8a71\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u59cb\u52d5\ud83c\udfc3\ud83d\udca8<br><br>\u8a18\u5ff5\u3059\u3079\u304d\u521d\u56de\u306e\u30d5\u30ec\u30fc\u30ba\u306f\u2026<br><br>\u300e\u4ffa\u306f\u8a93\u3063\u3066\u6bba\u3057\u306f\u3084\u3063\u3066\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u300f<br><br>&quot;I swear to you that I didn&#39;t kill that\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aQtDpGaaql\">pic.twitter.com\/aQtDpGaaql<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u9f8d\u304c\u5982\u304f\u30b9\u30bf\u30b8\u30aa\u00a0\u516c\u5f0f (@ryugagotoku) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryugagotoku\/status\/1969967388595740843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Post translation: Learn English from scene<\/em><em>s in the Like A Dragon series! The first phrase is: \u201cI swear to you that I didn\u2019t kill that man.\u201d <\/em><em>Caution: Not recommended for use in real life.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kicking off the series is none other than a detailed grammatical breakdown of Kazuma Kiryu\u2019s \u201cI swear to you that I didn\u2019t kill that man\u201d line from <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/yakuza-0-directors-cuts-new-scenes-will-give-fans-refreshing-sense-of-closure-according-to-cast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yakuza 0<\/a>. These words are spoken to Dojima Family patriarch Sohei Dojima, in Kiryu\u2019s attempt to defend himself against the accusation of murdering a person in an empty lot in Kamuroch\u014d. Unfortunately, Kiryu\u2019s violent past and desire to protect his adoptive father, Shintaro Kazama, lead the protagonist to leave the Dojima Family and get to the bottom of the murder himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300e\u8a93\u3063\u3066\u6bba\u3057\u306f\u3084\u3063\u3066\u307e\u305b\u3093\u300fMusic Video feat. \u9f8d\u304c\u5982\u304f\uff08\u6850\u751f\u4e00\u99ac\uff09\u3010\u975e\u516c\u5f0f\u30bd\u30f3\u30b0\u3011\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oXRE_LdJuOY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The original Japanese phrase has become something of a meme amongst Japanese fansOn that note, although many fans like to believe that Kiryu has only ever killed anyone with kindness, this is due to a mistranslation of the developers\u2019 past remarks (Kiryu has, in fact, been a part of a good number of deaths throughout the Like a Dragon series, albeit mostly in defense).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though it is unlikely that Japanese speakers will find a practical application for the phrase, it can be a useful one to learn. Expect more iconic lines to be translated into English as the series continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/like-a-dragons-devs-get-spooked-looks-from-industry-peers-when-they-say-they-juggle-up-to-3-4-titles-simultaneously-with-one-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Like a Dragon\u2019s devs get spooked looks from industry peers when they say they juggle up to 3-4 titles simultaneously with one team<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/like-a-dragons-dev-team-size-has-barely-changed-since-the-first-game-according-to-rgg-studio-head\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Like a Dragon\u2019s dev team size has barely changed since the first game, according to RGG Studio head<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RGG Studio is teaching their Japanese fans English through famous quotes from the Yakuza series &#8211; but warns them not to use the phrases in real life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":52306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-52301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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