Goro Majima's karaoke catalog is one of the most unexpectedly beloved things in all of gaming, and this 2017 collection pulls together every performance from across the Yakuza series into one glorious package. "24-hour Cinderella" is the crown jewel, the disco-infused anthem that launched a thousand memes and genuinely slaps harder than any minigame song has any right to.
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"GET TO THE TOP!" in its Remix OF THE END version is pure unhinged energy, and "Heartbreak Mermaid" proves Majima can sell a ballad with total commitment. The Full Spec and Maji Spec editions give these tracks a production polish that elevates them beyond joke songs.
"Samurai Ondo" is a traditional Japanese festival song filtered through Majima's feral charisma, "Rouge of Love" is cabaret lounge crooning played completely straight, and "Majima no MajiROCK" is exactly the headbanging anthem you'd expect from a man who fights with a baseball bat.
What makes this collection special is that none of it is ironic. The Yakuza series commits fully to its karaoke, and Majima's voice actor delivers every single one of these with the intensity of a man performing his last concert on earth.
From the eurobeat remix of "x3 SHINE" to the construction company anthem, this is a greatest hits album for a fictional character that somehow has more personality than most real discographies.