Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio

Background

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio (originally known as Sega's CS1 Team until the release of Yakuza: Dead Souls) is a Japanese video game developer/production studio and a subsidiary of Sega and their Sega CS Research and Development No. 1 division, founded on August 31, 2011. The studio is best known for developing the popular Like A Dragon series (formerly known as the Yakuza series) of games since Yakuza 5, which was released in 2012. The studio's name is derived from the Like A Dragon series' Japanese name, Ryū ga Gotoku. The studio has also developed the studio's debut title, Binary Domain, the Like a Dragon spin-off series Judgment (Judge Eyes in Japan), Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise (a brawler based off the popular manga with elements from the Like a Dragon games), and recent Super Monkey Ball games starting with Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD.

1st Logo (February 16, 2012-August 8, 2013)

Visuals: There is the black painted Japanese text (龍が如くスタジオ), translating directly to "Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio". "Studio" is in red, with the first character (龍) being larger than the rest.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on Binary Domain, Kurohyō 2: Ryū ga Gotoku Ashura hen for PlayStation Portable, Ryū ga Gotoku 1&2 HD for PlayStation 3 and Wii U, Yakuza 5 (also shown in the English version), Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, Yakuza 0, Ryū ga Gotoku: Ishin!, Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2.

2nd Logo (December 5, 2012-)

Visuals: On a white background, there is a crude-looking black painting square, with a single white kanji inside (龍, translating as "Dragon"). Below is the text "RYA GA GOTOKU" (with the first letter of each word being slightly larger), and "STUDIO" in a thinner, spaced-out font.

Trivia: This logo was created to make appeal to the worldwide audience.

Variant: An inverted variant exists, with a white logo on a black background. It may also be seen on the title screen of Ryū ga Gotoku Online.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on most of the studio's games starting with Ryū ga Gotoku Online and Judgment, and including the remastered versions of Yakuza 3, Yakuza 4 and Yakuza 5. The inverted variant can be seen on Yakuza: Like A Dragon.