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  A year after the first Yakuza game released, Yakuza 2 would be released in store shelves. Taking place a year after the first game's events, Kiryu and Haruka would live a peaceful life until he learns of a dangerous feud between the Omi Alliance and the Tojo Clan. He would eventually meet the Dragon of Kansai, Ryuji Goda, who would become his greatest rival and is present in the game's (and it's remake) covert art.  Like the first game, Yakuza 2 has different cover arts based on the region, so I'll judge them based on how they look and to see if it represents the game well . This is the cover art for the Asian versions of the game. Following the first game, the image is monochrome with Ryuji, the Dragon of Kansai and Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima, looking at each other with their back tattoos facing towards us. Both of their dragon tattoos represent who the characters are, with Ryuji's representing his ambition and Kiryu's representing balance and protection. It...

  The Barbie movie is one of the strangest films I've seen recently. The movie, a fantasy comedy of pink girls toys going to the real world, released the same say as Oppenheimer, a film about the man who created the nuclear bomb that hit Japan during World War II. This would influence the "Barbenheimer" memes since those two movies have completely different tones and colors. Seeing these memes influenced me to watch the Barbie movie as well as seeing the really weird early trailers that didn't really tell you what it was about.  I can say after watching the movie that it's one of the best films I've seen this year. Everything about it was great from the humor, the themes, and the surprising amount of dread and depression Barbie goes through. I never thought I'd love a movie about a girl's toy line, but I was wrong. The movie plot's so strange too. The beginning of the film starts off with Stereotypical Barbie having the most pretty pink perfect day...