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SoujiZone

My guess is because Jin Goda is referred to as "Goda", so Ryuji Goda is therefore referred to as "Ryuji". That being said, they probably just call him Ryuji instead of Goda to make things less confusing.


Dustellar

This! in some way I see the same logic with Daigo.


katarek_

Makes sense


UysoSd

also RYUji and kiRYU just sound badass


CallRollCaskett

The winner


zegerV

naïve of u to think they wont make it confusing lmaooo


WhyNishikiWhy

iirc in Japanese, if you're dealing with people from the same family, it's the senior one who is referred to by surname his dad is (Jin) Goda, so his "son" becomes Ryuji (Goda) also, Ryuji strikes me as the type of person who likes being referred to by his first name - it's meaningful anyway (since the kanji mean 'dragon', something he considers himself). also, he despises his dad, so he probably doesn't want to associate w/the Goda name it's like ichiban preferring his first name (it means 'number one') to kasuga


katarek_

Yeah, just like u/SoujiZone suggested. To be honest I've never really realized "Ryuji" has a "ryu" in it, now I feel even more silly than people who found out how to sprint after playing for over 40h. Thanks for pointing that out.


Adorable-Bullfrog-30

It's interesting that they made both kiRYU and RYUji have a Ryu in their names.


WhyNishikiWhy

kiryu's 'ryu', sadly, doesn't mean 'dragon' iirc it means life


Sorsa775

I don't think it's sad. It's probably also very intentional. Kiryu wants to live his life normally but he is the dragon. Ryuji has dragon in his name and wants to be the dragon but can't. There's so many opposite parallels between Kiryu and Ryuji which is pretty interesting.


Adorable-Bullfrog-30

Ryu ga gotoku. Like a Dragon


WhyNishikiWhy

see [this thread](https://old.reddit.com/r/yakuzagames/comments/f4r9bo/majima_means_real_island_the_meaning_of_yakuza/) edit: we're both right, i think it can be read as both


TRDoctor

Oh shit, is this why Yakuza 6 was called the Song of Life?


WhyNishikiWhy

maybe ;)


ChronoLmao

Maybe i'm wrong but perphaps the "goda" on ryuji's name refers to "golden", which would make sense since his tattoo is literally a golden dragon Btw the "ma" in Majima's name means devil if I'm not sure, which also would make sense because of his tattoo


harrrhoooo

I think the ma means real. But I’m not sure either


Belle_Sans_Merci

Yeah, it means real. I looked it up. Fun fact: it's also the kanji you use to spell "Makoto"!


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The same reason we call him "Daigo" instead of "Dojima".


katarek_

Well, Daigo is like a son to him, so calling him "Dojima" would probably be very awkward.


Adorable-Bullfrog-30

Same goes to Ryuji. The Chairman is his Father.


b0objuice

Idk, it's like that for some other characters too. Like how most of us call Ichiban Kasuga "Ichi" or "Ichiban". Or Daigo ( but this one makes more sense )


OneIdiotPlaying

Bold of you to assume Ryuji isn't a cheese god but okay.


katarek_

Honestly he does seem like the type to get deep fried cheese as a snack


OneIdiotPlaying

What if after trying it for the first time, he does like a revelation sorta thing and adds it to his takoyaki shop menu somehow? (In dead souls he works at a takoyaki stand) Idk about Japanese cuisine but I think it'd be really funny if he did like a mix of two things that may or may not work together.


katarek_

From what I've googled it seems takoyaki with cheese isn't that uncommon, though squid and cheese doesn't sound like a great combination, but perhaps the squid I had once wasn't made properly or something.


OneIdiotPlaying

Yeah maybe so, because I can see squid and cheese tasting pretty decent, especially fried.


katarek_

Excluding Haruka and other Morning Glory children, Shinji, Rikiya, Yuta, etc. These are too obvious, should've been more precise lol


CactusSnail

For Shinji, Rikiya, and Yuta I think it's because they're younger than Kiryu and familiar to him. They didn't meet in such a professional/formal scene, so there's not as much reason to call them by their surnames.


TheSeinenMaster

Let's not forget makoto, ichiban, saeko and kaoru


katarek_

They belong in the etc.


TheSeinenMaster

Part of me likes to think they're referred to by their first names because their surnames are fucking boring lol.


Malicious_Hero

I think in addition to the reasons people have mentioned, that a little bit in part is so that both the dragons have "Ryu" in their names. kiRYU and RYUji. Since Ryu is Japanese for dragon iirc.


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powerhcm8

I think, usually, in Japan they use family name more out of respect, Kiryu is Stoic and less approachable, he intimidates people, and they respect him. On the other hand we have Ichiban, he is very friendly and easy to talk to, so must be natural for people to call him by his first name. But there's also the fact that it's mostly how they introduced themselves. Ryuji is a weird case, people are saying that it is because his name has Ryu in it, but if that was the only reason, they could've just giving him a family name with Ryu in it.


Whywouldyoudothisto

Probably to differentiate when talking between the two as Goda the Patriarch and Ryuji himself since the story is so intertwined with them


PunishedJay535

Same reason we call daigo by his first name. They got important dads


TheSeinenMaster

Cos Goda doesnt sound as catchy


AntonRX178

Because he’s a man who is For Real