The Yakuza series is full of narrative lines and character development, but one thing we’ve never know for sure is whether Kiryu is a virgin or not. I mean, these are the important kinds of questions we should be asking about game characters, right" In an interview with Yakuza series Producer Masayoshi Yokoyama, he mentions that there are a number of hints and arguments to be made for the case that Kiryu is indeed a virgin.
“This is just my own interpretation and as such isn?t official or anything like that, and I hope people read it as a kind of lip service, but I think that Kiryu is probably a virgin. Probably,” Yokoyama said, reiterating that this isn’t official Yakuza canon, but rather his own interpretation of the story “Kiryu held this pure love for Yumi Sawamura, but because of Nishikiyama he probably never made any strong advances on Yumi. Probably.” Yokoyama continued to dive deep into the character development and tiny details that led him to this conclusion.
Neither Kiryu nor Nishikiyama laid a hand on Yumi until they were 27. I do think that Nishikiyama probably played around along the way, though. Probably. Things happen and Kiryu ends up spending 10 years in prison for the murder of Sohei Dojima. Though he does enjoy himself with hostesses after being released, I?m sure he never actually lays a hand on them because he loves Yumi. And then Yumi passes away, and time just drags on. Mayumi says something about this in Ry...