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{{Infobox_Company |
{{Infobox_Software |
   company_name   = Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio |
   software_name   = Masayoshi Tanimura|
   company_logo  = [[File:Ryu-ga-gotaku-studio.jpg|100px]]|
   software_image  = [[File:Masayoshi Tanimura logo.png|300px]]|
   company_type  = Division of [[Sega]]|
   developer      = [[Toshihiro Nagoshi]]|
   foundation    = September 1998 (Sega AM11)<br />May 1999 (Sega Software R&D 4)<br />April 21, 2000 (Amusement Vision)<br />April 1, 2005 (NE R&D Dept.)<br />May 1, 2008 (Sega CS1)<br />August 31, 2011 (Ryu ga Gotoku Studio)|
   publisher       = [[Sega]]|
  location       = Tokyo, Japan|
   systems        = As noted below|
  key_people    = [[Masayoshi Yokoyama]], manager|
   release        = 2010-present|
   industry      = Video games |
   added_to_museum = As noted below|
   products      = [[Like a Dragon|''Like a Dragon'' series]]|
   homepage      = http://ryu-ga-gotoku.com/|
}}
}}
'''Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio''' (龍が如くスタジオ, "Like a Dragon Studio") is a production team within [[Sega]].
'''Masayoshi Tanimura''' is a character that is part of a multimedia series consisting of [[video game]]s and music.  


It is a continuation of Sega CS1, which itself was a continuation of Sega AM11, Sega Software R&D Dept. 4., Amusement Vision, and New Entertainment R&D Dept.
Masayoshi Tanimura is a playable character in ''[[Yakuza 4]]'', which is part of the [[Like a Dragon|''Like a Dragon'' series]].


==Name==
==Fictional character biography==
It got its name due to the fact that the staff consisted of the development team behind [[Like a Dragon|''Ryū Ga Gotoku'']], which is Japanese for ''Like a Dragon''.
[[File:Masayoshi Tanimura.png|45px|left]]
Masayoshi Tanimura is a member of the Kamurocho police department.


==History==
He is known for taking bribes, but he gives them to poor Asian immigrants.  
'''Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department #11''', commonly referred to as '''Sega AM #11''', '''Sega AM11''', or '''Sega 11''', was formed in September 1998.


Sega AM11 was closed in 1999, and in May 1999, it became '''Sega Software Research & Development Department 4''', commonly referred to as '''Sega Software R&D Dept. 4'''.
He finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy involving the high-ranking members of the Kamurocho police department.


Sega Software R&D Dept. 4 was closed in 2000, and on April 21, 2000, it became '''Amusement Vision'''.
He joined [[Kazuma Kiryu]] and his crew to expose and stop the people involved.


Amusement Vision was closed in 2005, and on April 1, 2005, it became '''New Entertainment Research & Development Department''', commonly referred to as '''New Entertainment R&D Dept.''' or '''NE R&D Dept.'''
==Video games wherein Masayoshi Tanimura is a playable character==
 
In 2008, New Entertainment R&D Dept. was closed, and on May 1, 2008, it became '''Sega CS1'''.
 
On August 31, 2011, the Sega CS1 development team became known as Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio.
 
==Video games by New Entertainment R&D Dept. owned by WEC Museum==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Title
!| System
!| Release
!| Added to Museum
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Wii]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2006
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | February 3, 2022
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio, developed a high-definition version in 2019.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Like a Dragon: Kenzan!]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 3|PS3]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2008
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | October 26, 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Only released in Japan.
|}
 
==Video games by Sega CS1 owned by WEC Museum==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Title
!| Title
!| Developer
!| System
!| System
!| Release
!| Release
!| Added to Museum
!| Added to museum
!| Notes
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Yakuza 3]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 3|PS3]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2009
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | October 26, 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio, developed a high-definition version in 2019.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Black Panther: Like a Dragon New Chapter]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2010
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | September 6, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Released only in Asia.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Yakuza 4]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Yakuza 4]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 3|PS3]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2010
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2010
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | October 26, 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | October 26, 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio, developed a high-definition version in 2019.
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Masayoshi Tanimura is one of the playable characters.
|}
 
==Video games by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Title
!| System
!| Release
!| Added to Museum
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Binary Domain]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 3|PS3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2012
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Windows:&nbsp;December&nbsp;23,&nbsp;2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Black Panther 2: Like a Dragon Ashura Chapter]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2012
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | September 6, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Released only in Asia.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Like a Dragon 1 & 2 HD Edition|Like a Dragon 1 & 2 HD]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 3|PS3]], [[Wii U]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2012
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Released only in Asia.<br />High definition versions of the 2005 and 2006 video games.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Yakuza 5]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 3|PS3]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2012
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | PS3: October 26, 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Like a Dragon: Ishin!]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 3|PS3]], [[PlayStation 4|PS4]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2014
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | PS4: October 26, 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Released only in Asia.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Yakuza 0]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amazon Luna|Luna]], [[PlayStation 3|PS3]], [[PlayStation 4|PS4]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox One]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2015
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | PS4: October 24, 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Yakuza (video game)|Yakuza Kiwami]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 3|PS3]], [[PlayStation 4|PS4]], [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2016
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | PS4: July 17, 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Remake of the 2005 video game ''[[Yakuza (video game)|Yakuza]]''.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Yakuza 6: The Song of Life]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox One]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2016
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | PS4: July 17, 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Yakuza 2|Yakuza Kiwami 2]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]], [[Xbox One]], [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2017
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | PS4: October 18, 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Remake of the 2006 video game ''[[Yakuza 2|Yakuza 2]]''.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | PS4: October 26, 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Yakuza 3|Yakuza 3 Remastered]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]], [[Xbox One]], [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | PS4: August 21, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | High definition version of the 2009 video game.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Like a Dragon Online]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Android]], [[iOS]], [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Android: January 20, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Released only in Asia.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Judgment (video game)|Judgment]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]], [[PlayStation 5|PS5]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X/S|Series X/S]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | PS4: May 4, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Yakuza 4|Yakuza 4 Remastered]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox One]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Windows: August 21, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | High definition version of the 2010 video game.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Yakuza 5|Yakuza 5 Remastered]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 3|PS3]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | PS4: August 21, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | High definition version of the 2012 video game.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz|Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]], [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Windows: February 7, 2022
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | High definition version of the 2006 video game.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Yakuza: Like a Dragon]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]], [[PlayStation 5|PS5]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox One]],[[Xbox Series X/S|Series X/S]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2020
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | PS4: August 13, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Yakuza Remastered Collection]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]], [[PlayStation 5|PS5]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox One]],[[Xbox Series X/S|Series X/S]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2020
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | PS4: December 23, 2022
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Remastered versions of ''[[Yakuza 3]]'', [[Yakuza 4|4]]'', and [[Yakuza 5|5]]''.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Virtua Fighter 5|Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Remake of the 2006 video game.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Lost Judgment]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]], [[PlayStation 5|PS5]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X/S|Series X/S]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | PS4: October 20, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]], [[PlayStation 4|PS5]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X/S|Series X/S]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | PS4: September 19, 2022
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | High definition version of ''[[Super Monkey Ball (video game)|Super Monkey Ball 1]]'', ''[[Super Monkey Ball 2|2]]'', and ''[[Super Monkey Ball Deluxe|Deluxe]]''.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Lost Judgment|Lost Judgment: The Kaito Files]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]], [[PlayStation 5|PS5]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X/S|Series X/S]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2022
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | PS4: November 3, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Lost Judgment]]'' [[downloadable content|DLC]]
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Like a Dragon: Ishin!]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]], [[PlayStation 5|PS5]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X/S|Series X/S]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2023
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Remake of the 2014 video game.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]], [[PlayStation 5|PS5]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X/S|Series X/S]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2023
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Like a Dragon 8]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]], [[PlayStation 5|PS5]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X/S|Series X/S]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2024
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|}
|}


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Revision as of 18:31, 2 July 2023

Masayoshi Tanimura logo.png
Masayoshi Tanimura
Developer Toshihiro Nagoshi
Publisher Sega
Platforms As noted below
Released 2010-present
Added to
Museum
As noted below

Masayoshi Tanimura is a character that is part of a multimedia series consisting of video games and music.

Masayoshi Tanimura is a playable character in Yakuza 4, which is part of the Like a Dragon series.

Fictional character biography

Masayoshi Tanimura.png

Masayoshi Tanimura is a member of the Kamurocho police department.

He is known for taking bribes, but he gives them to poor Asian immigrants.

He finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy involving the high-ranking members of the Kamurocho police department.

He joined Kazuma Kiryu and his crew to expose and stop the people involved.

Video games wherein Masayoshi Tanimura is a playable character

Title Developer System Release Added to museum Notes
Yakuza 4 Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio PS4 2010 October 26, 2018 Masayoshi Tanimura is one of the playable characters.