Like a Dragon Nendoroid Photo Shows the Yakuza Kazuma Kiryu

Good Smile Company offered us a first look at the initial Like a Dragon Nendoroid, which is a figure of Yakuza staple Kazuma Kiryu. The unpainted prototype of the figure debuted at WonFes 2024 Shanghai, showing what we can expect from it at launch.

As this is an early take on Kazuma, it’s a very stark picture. We only get to see the character in a stoic pose. He’s wearing a suit, and holding no accessories. However, the little paint that is present does show how his beard will look on the face plate. The design does match the concept art that showed up at WonHobby 38 in February 2024.

To compare, here’s how the concept art for the Kazuma Kiryu figure looked alongside the new unpainted prototype.

We first learned Good Smile Company committed to a Like a Dragon Nendoroid line back in October 2023, and the first announcement for each Yakuza figure only included official art. We don’t know how the Goro Majima and Ichiban Kasuga ones are coming along yet.

There’s no release window for the Kazuma Kiryu Nendoroid yet. The next game in the series is Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. It stars Goro Majima and will be out on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC on February 28, 2025.