Details of the "Ryu ga Gotoku Studio" hands-on event to be held on Saturday, December 16, at the Osaka venue have been finalized! Focus will be on special guests and interaction with the production team.

A "Yakuza Studio" experience will be held at Grand Front Osaka (Kita-ku, Osaka) on Saturday, December 16, 2023.

Yakuza" is a very popular series by Sega that depicts the lives of passionate men living in the entertainment district, and "Yakuza 8" is scheduled to be released in 2024.

⇒Yakuza8 ", the story of the unluckiest and happiest guys in the world, will be released on January 26, 2024 (Friday)! The main cast is also revealed at a glance!

On Saturday, December 16, 2023, a "Yakuza Studio" experience will be held at Grand Front Osaka (Kita-ku, Osaka).

This time, the content of the event will be changed so that more visitors can interact with special guests and "Yakuza Studio" members. In addition, the "Yakuza8" trial game will not be held due to the change.

Numbered Tickets and Lottery
Numbered tickets are required to participate in the following events.

＜Contents subject to numbered tickets
Photo session with special guests (Takaya Kuroda and Kazuhiro Nakatani)
Live broadcast of "Ryu-STA TV".
Goods sales

Numbered tickets for each photo session and "Ryu-sta TV" viewing】【Numbered tickets for each photo session and "Ryu-sta TV" viewing

A lottery will be held from 8:15 to 9:30 on the day of the event to determine the order in which people will be placed in the numbered ticket distribution line.
Participants in the lottery will be placed in the numbered ticket distribution line after 9:40 a.m. Even if you arrive early, numbered tickets will be distributed in the order of the lottery numbers.

One numbered ticket will be distributed per person.
Only one photo session can be selected from among the set time slots.
No waiting before the lottery start time is allowed.

Numbered tickets for merchandise sales

Numbered tickets will be distributed from 10:30 on the day of the event.

No line-up is allowed before the start of the line formation.

Photo session with special guests

11:20-12:00......Takaya Kuroda (2-shot photo session)
12:20-13:00......Mr. Kazuhiro Nakatani (2-shot photo session)
13:20-14:00......Mr. Takaya Kuroda (2-shot photography)
14:20-15:00......Kazuhiro Nakatani (2-shot photography)
15:20-16:00......Mr. Takaya Kuroda (2-shot photography)
16:20-17:00......Kazuhiro Nakatani (2-shot photo)
17:20-18:00......Kazuhiro Nakatani, Takaya Kuroda, Masayoshi Yokoyama (4-shot photo session)
*Signing will not be available at the photo session.

[Ryu-STA TV" public live broadcast].

After the event, "Ryu-STA TV," a program that provides the latest information on "Yakuza Studio," will be open to the public for live broadcast. The audience will receive "Ryu-STA Phone Case & Strap" as a present.
The live broadcast is scheduled from 19:00 to 20:00.

There is a possibility that you may appear on the screen when you watch the program.

Sales Corner

In addition to the goods on sale on the EC site, desk calendars, trading can badges, and trading icon charms will be on sale at the merchandising corner.

Exchange Space

At the "Exchange Space," visitors can interact with members of the "Yakuza Studio" and fill out message boards.

Yakuza Studio" members will give out their special business cards (11 types in total) on a first-come, first-served basis to those who wish to receive them. (11 types in total)

Colored paper present】】【Thank you for your cooperation!

Yakuza8 original colorful paper will be given to those who have made a reservation for "Yakuza8". Present the reservation slip to prove the reservation, the reservation screen on the e-commerce site, or the e-mail screen of the completed application.

Survey, X-contribution campaign】【Survey, X-contribution campaign

Special stickers" will be given to those who participate in the questionnaire survey or "X Post Campaign" conducted at the venue!

The survey can be answered from the survey QR code posted in the venue. Present the completed survey screen to a staff member wearing a "staff armband" to receive the sticker.

To participate in the "X Post Campaign," take a picture of the venue or yourself enjoying the event and post it on X (formerly Twitter) with "#Yakuza8". Show the posted screen to a staff member wearing a "staff armband" and you will receive a sticker as a present.

Please be careful not to let a third party's image appear on your post.
Please be careful not to let anyone else's image be reflected on your post.

Yakuza Studio Comments

Event Information
Yakuza Studio" Trial Session
<Date and time
Saturday, December 16, 2023, 11:00-18:00

<Location
Osaka venue
Grand Front Osaka Umehita SHIP Hall ( # )
4-1 Ohfuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka City

<Special Guests (titles omitted)
Takaya Kuroda (Playing the role of Kazuma Kiryu)
Kazuhiro Nakatani (Playing the role of Ichiban Kasuga)
Masayoshi Yokoyama (Studio Representative, Executive Producer)
Hiroyuki Sakamoto (Chief Producer of the series)
Ryosuke Horii (Chief Director of the series)
Information is subject to change.

For the latest information, check the official website ( # ) and official X ( # ) (formerly Twitter).

<Special Guests

Takaya Kuroda

Kazuhiro Nakatani

Masayoshi Yokoyama

Hiroyuki Sakamoto

Ryosuke Horii

＜Business card image

Front/Back

<Image of colored paper

Total 10 kinds
You cannot choose the design. Randomly distributed.

Title Information

■" Yakuza8 ".
Compatibility ： PlayStation5 / PlayStation4 / Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One / Windows /PC(Steam)
Release date ： January 26, 2024 (Friday)
Price ：
Standard Edition 9,680 (tax included)
Deluxe Edition 10,780 (tax included )
Ultimate Edition 12,760 (tax included)
Genre : Dramatic RPG
Player : 1 player
Publisher ： SEGA Corporation
CERO ： D (for ages 17 and up)