The judgment spinoff series of the yakuza franchise is in a weird spot right now. The second game, Lost Judgment, came out last year. However, with rumors that the actor for lead character Yagami was severing ties with the studio, it seemed that the series might be on its way out.
While right now there is still no word on whether we will actually see a third Judegment game, it does seem the franchise is set to continue in a new form. According to a report from the Japanese Publication by Nikkan Gendai, TV Asahi is preparting to produce a Television live action series based on the Judgement franchise, with series actor Takuya Kimura said to be reprising his role as private investigator Takayuki Yagami.
The live action version doesnt have an official title yet, but is being referred to as “Sabakarezaru” (裁かれざる [According to google translate]) which can be translated as “unjudged”, which was *also* the japanese title for Lost Judgement. Another source has said a film may be in the works, although no word on whether that is a made-for-tv film or A feature Film.
The news has come during a bit of a drought in Yakuza series content. Fans are currently Waiting to hear more about the sequel to the spinoff “Yakuza: Like A Dragon” (no, its not main series, you dont play as Kiryu), and there is a DLC for lost Judgement called the Kaito DLC coming but it currently has no concrete release window outside of “spring 2022”
As of right now, Lost Judgement is not on PC, which will probably be a sticking point for Sega given the main Yakuza series success on the platform. However, if the TV series turns out to be real it would suggest the actor and their agency are still willing to work on the franchise, even if it isn’t as a videogame any more.
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