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The Yakuza / Like a Dragon series timeline is n’t necessarily complicated , but there have been enough titles to make it difficult to keep up with . Here , we excuse when Like a Dragon Gaiden : The human Who Erased His Name takes place and where it sits in the main series timeline .

When Does Like a Dragon Gaiden Take Place?

Like a Dragon Gaiden : The humanity Who Erased His Name is intend to connect the story of Yakuza 6 and Like a flying dragon : Infinite Wealth by explain what Kiryu was doing during the effect of Yakuza : Like a Dragon ( gaidenis Japanese for “ side story ” ) . As a result , Like a Dragon Gaiden starts in 2016 after the events of Yakuza 6 , butthe game mostly take property in 2019 during the issue of Yakuza : Like a Dragon .

The Mainline Yakuza/Like a Dragon Video Game Timeline

It is n’t uncommon for Yakuza / Like A Dragon games to begin in one class , then have a meter omission to when the game mostly takes place . The following board lists each mainline Yakuza / Like a Dragon game in chronological order of when the biz in the first place take lieu , ignore prologue and flashbacks . The Judgment games have been included since some characters cross over in the Yakuza / Like A Dragon games , while the historical drama games , which take position in the 1600s and 1800s , have been excluded .

The exact class Like a Dragon : Infinite Wealth takes piazza is presently unknown , but because it ’s a continuation to Yakuza : Like a Dragon , it will doubtless hap sometime after 2019 .

And that is the current Yakuza / Like a Dragon timeline and where Like a Dragon Gaiden fall into it . If you ’re looking for more data , check outour guide on how to tear down up the Akame connection in Like a Dragon Gaiden .

Official image of Kiryu from Like a Dragon Gaiden.