Masaharu Kaito

Masaharu Kaito
Developer	Toshihiro Nagoshi
Publisher	Sega
Platforms	As noted below
Released	2018-present
Added to Museum	As noted below

Masaharu Kaito (海藤正治, Kaitō Masaharu) is a character that is part of a series of open-world action adventure detective video games.

He is a non-playable character in two of the Like a Dragon spin-off series, Judgment. He is a playable character in downloadable content for the second game in the series.

Fictional character biography

Masaharu Kaito was a yakuza in the Kamurocho district of Tokyo.

As he is a large, powerful man, he served as muscle while he was a yakuza.

When he left the Tojo Clan, a detective named Takayuki Yagami offered him a job in his detective agency.

He agreed and became Takayuki's partner in the Yagami Detective Agency.

Video games wherein Masaharu Kaito is a playable character

Title	Developer	System	Release	Added to museum	Notes
The Kaito Files	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio	PS4 PS5 Windows Xbox One Series X/S	2022	DLC for Lost Judgment.

Video games wherein Masaharu Kaito is a non-playable character

Title	Developer	System	Release	Notes
Judgment	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio	PS4 Xbox One	2018	Masaharu Kaito is the partner in Takayuki Yagami's law firm.
Judgment Remastered	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio	PS5 Stadia Windows Series X/S	2021	Masaharu Kaito is the partner in Takayuki Yagami's law firm.
Lost Judgment	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio	PS4 PS5 Windows Xbox One Series X/S	2021	Masaharu Kaito investigates while Takayuki Yagami goes undercover as an advisor in highschool clubs.
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio	PS4 PS5 Windows Xbox One Series X/S	2023	Kaito fights Kazuma Kiryu.