Sega files a trademark for Yakuza Wars

Sega has filed a trademark for Yakuza Wars.

As spotted by Gematsu, the trademark was published in Japan today.

Its filing category suggests the name will be used in a video game product of some sort, rather than any of Sega’s other enterprises.

It’s not clear, however, whether it will be the title (or subtitle) of an upcoming game in the Like a Dragon series.

Like a Dragon used to be known as Yakuza in the west until Sega seemingly decided to drop the name in favour of Like a Dragon, the literal translation of the Ryo Ga Gotoku name the series has always had in Japan.

As such, the Yakuza name didn’t feature in the western title for the eighth main entry, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, nor was it in the western titles of Like a Dragon: Ishin and Like a Dragon: The Man Who Erased His Name.

That said, both names will be used for the upcoming Amazon Prime live-action adaptation, Like a Dragon: Yakuza.

There’s also a possibility (albeit perhaps a less likely one) that the Yakuza Wars name could be used for a spin-off of in Sega’s Sakura Wars series, or even a crossover between Sakura Wars and Like a Dragon.

The live-action Like a Dragon: Yakuza series will consist of six episodes, with the first three releasing on October 25 and the final three releasing on November 1.

The show, which is produced in Japan, will be available in its original Japanese language with subtitles, or with a dubbed voiceover.

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio director Masayoshi Yokoyama says the the first episode of the show had an ending that made him scream, jump out of his seat and go for a cigarette break.