Okay, so this is kinda wild—Sega just threw out the news that Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut is getting an English voiceover! It’s dropping for the Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5th, 2025. And yeah, there’s a new theme song called “Bubble” by Shōnan no Kaze. I swear, I’ve got that tune stuck in my head already. You know, earworms and all that.
Leading the pack, we’ve got Yong Yea on the mic as Kazuma Kiryu. Also, Topher Ngo chimes in with some singing bits. Oh, and there’s a whole crew behind this—David Hayter, Matt Mercer, and more. Seriously, the list goes on. Like, does it ever end?!
And between you and me—I’ll probably stick with the OG Japanese voices. Just feels more… genuine? Not that I’m dissing the English cast, but it’s nice to have choices, right?
Here’s a quick rundown of the cast because who doesn’t like a good list?
– Kazuma Kiryu? Yong Yea, plus Topher Ngo doing the tunes
– Goro Majima has Matt Mercer stepping up
– Akira Nishikiyama with Kaiji Tang and, dang, Greg Chun swooping in for singing
– Makoto Makimura is Risa Mei
– Osamu Kashiwagi… oh wait, David Hayter owning that role
– Jun Oda? That’s Alejandro Saab. And so on.
And if you wanna peep some samples, they tossed out little snippets of Kiryu and Majima doing their thing. Not gonna lie, I watched ‘em twice. Maybe three times.
So, what do you make of the whole English voice drama? Drop a thought—just, you know, keep it chill. Let’s keep things civil.
