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** Kiryu is normally very reserved about his life, so it's quite shocking to see him breaking down and opening up about something so personal to him — particularly when he tries to show Hanawa how proud he is of Haruto's drawing. And yet, he'll never get to express the joy he feels to the kids themselves. If you believe Hanawa is [[VideoGame/Yakuza5 Morinaga]] under an alias, he might be just as affected; he knows Kiryu has long been hurting away from them.

* The ending scene, where Kiryu [[InelegantBlubbering breaks down in tears]]. The Morning Glory kids [[ShesAllGrownUp have all grown up]], and not only do they know they're being watched (thus, they suspect Kiryu is still alive), but they made sure to leave one last update for their Uncle Kaz. Not only have each of them moved on with their lives, they've become productive members of society in their own right and left him with one last parting gift: a picture drawn by the now four-year-old Haruto.\\\
Kiryu is normally very reserved about his life, so it's quite shocking to see him breaking down and opening up about something so personal to him — particularly when he tries to show Hanawa how proud he is of Haruto's drawing. And yet, he'll never get to express the joy he feels to the kids themselves. If you believe Hanawa is [[VideoGame/Yakuza5 Morinaga]] under an alias, he might be just as affected; he knows Kiryu has long been hurting away from them.

* While visually stunning, the game's opening with Kiryu sitting alone in the bar is quite a dreary sight. Never has Kazuma been so alone in his life [[VideoGame/Yakuza6 ever since he sacrificed his very name to protect his kids at Morning Glory]], most of all Haruka and Haruto. All the man has to him at this point are the clothes on his back, for as far as the world knows, Kazuma Kiryu is well and truly dead, and all that remains in his place is a man with no name - a man only known as Joryu.

* The scene where Kiryu [[InelegantBlubbering breaks down in tears]]. The kids at Morning Glory are [[ShesAllGrownUp all grown up]] and are not only aware they're being surveyed (and thus have an idea that Kiryu's still alive after all), but they also left their old Uncle Kaz with one last update. Each of them are moving on in their lives and have become productive members of society in their own right, tugging on the old Dragon's heartstrings. And moreover, they left him with one last parting gift -- a picture that a now four-year-old Haruto drew for his old Uncle Kaz. To add to this... He turns and tries to share how proud he is of Haruto's drawing to Hanawa, like a proud grandparent. Kiryu is normally very reserved about his life so to see him breaking down and opening up to someone about something so personal to him is just gutwreching. We've never seen him so vulnerable and reaching out to share his personal joy with someone and yet he'll never get to express it to the kids themselves. Sad for Hanawa too if you believe his personal identity is [[VideoGame/Yakuza5 Morinaga]], he knows Kiryu has long been hurting away from them.

* Kiryu's new karaoke song, "Sayonara, Silent Night", is effectively Kiryu's version of "As Long As You're Happy". In true series fashion, it's a case of LyricalDissonance where the song sounds like your typical cheesy holiday ballad, while the lyrics describe a man who parted ways with a loved one, but still has fond memories of the holidays they spent together and still wishes them the best despite being lonely and regretful over their parting. The background video is also a bit depressing, showing Kiryu dressed as Ono Michio in a Santa outfit doing his usual performance for people, before his shift ends and he looks up longingly at the winter sky while smoking. As the song ends, he quietly puts on the Ono Michio mask once more and walks off into the night. Factoring in the context makes it worse, since just like how "As Long As You're Happy" was a song about Majima's love for Makoto, this is Kiryu expressing his regrets about Yumi, and now that she's dead he can now only wish that she's found happiness in the next life. It also suggests that in his current state of mind, he believes his second love interest, Kaoru Sayama, has already moved on. But while the sequel reveals that [[IWillWaitForYou she hasn't]], the man she fell in love with is legally dead.

* Kiryu's new karaoke song, "Sayonara, Silent Night", is effectively Kiryu's version of "As Long As You're Happy". In true series fashion, it's a case of LyricalDissonance where the song sounds like your typical cheesy holiday ballad, while the lyrics describe a man who parted ways with a loved one, but still has fond memories of the holidays they spent together and still wishes them the best despite being lonely and regretful over their parting. The background video is also a bit depressing, showing Kiryu dressed as Ono Michio in a Santa outfit doing his usual performance for people, before his shift ends and he looks up longingly at the winter sky while smoking. As the song ends, he quietly puts on the Ono Michio mask once more and walks off into the night. Factoring in the context makes it worse, since just like how "As Long As You're Happy" was a song about Majima's love for Makoto, this is Kiryu expressing his regrets about Yumi, and now that she's dead he can now only wish that she's found happiness in the next life.

* Kiryu's new karaoke song, "Sayonara, Silent Night", is effectively Kiryu's version of "As Long As You're Happy". In true series fashion, it's a case of LyricalDissonance where the song sounds like your typical cheesy holiday ballad, while the lyrics describe a man who parted ways with a loved one, but still has fond memories of the holidays they spent together and still wishes them the best despite being lonely and regretful over their parting. The background video is also a bit depressing, showing Kiryu dressed as Ono Michio in a Santa outfit doing his usual performance for people, before his shift ends and he looks up longingly at the winter sky while smoking. As the song ends, he quietly puts on the Ono Michio mask once more and walks off into the night.

* Kiryu's new karaoke song, "Sayonara, Silent Night", is effectively Kiryu's version of "As Long As You're Happy". In true series fashion, it's a case of LyricalDissonance where the song sounds like your typical cheesy holiday ballad, while the lyrics describe a man who parted ways with a loved one, but still has fond memories of the holidays they spent together and still wishes them the best despite being lonely and regretful over their parting. The background video is also a bit depressing, showing Kiryu dressed as Ono Michio in a Santa outfit doing his usual performance for people, before his shift ends and he looks up longingly at the winter sky while smoking. As the song ends, he quietly puts on the Ono Michio mask once more and walks off into the night. Factoring in the context, it's clear that Kiryu still very much misses Yumi, and especially Haruka, both people he can no longer be with due to Yumi having died protecting him and Haruka, and Kiryu having faked his own death as well to protect Haruka and Haruto.

* Kiryu's feelings regarding the disbandment of the Tojo Clan are also shown clearly here: He might have wanted so badly to get away from it all and just live a normal civilian life before, but in the end, the Tojo Clan was still where he grew up to become the man that he was, and he, along with most of his friends, be it alive (Daigo, Majima, Saejima) or dead (Kazama and Nishiki), had worked together so hard to keep the Tojo Clan alive. The fact that he could do nothing for the Tojo clearly eats him up, even admitting it whole-heartedly to Hanawa. Even when he's resolved himself to helping see it through, when Majima muses on how the Omi and Tojo will both disappear now, Kiryu visibly looks crestfallen. He even looks like he actually sympathizes with Shishido for his grievance against the idea of disbanding the Tojo and Omi, his tone as he admits how he still holds the mindset of a Yakuza nothing but understanding. In comparison to his usual rejection of his last opponents way of thinking, here, he speaks softly and clearly, showing how he truly hoped there could have been another way for the Yakuza to survive, but he just has to see this through for the greater good.

[[caption-width-right:1000:The pain of losing [[PapaWolf precious time with your kids]] is far greater than [[TheLostLenore the loss of]] [[VideoGame/Yakuza1 an old flame]]...]]

The penultimate adventure for the Dragon of Dojima, now a member of the Daidoji Faction, is gonna be a pretty emotional trip for sure. Given how this game ties in to the EndOfAnAge from ''[[VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon Like a Dragon]]''.

[[caption-width-right:1000:The pain of losing [[PapaWolf precious time with your kids]] is perhaps a lot more than [[TheLostLenore the loss of]] [[VideoGame/Yakuza1 an old flame]]...]]