The Japanese department store Parco is holding an exhibition in collaboration with the Like a Dragon series, which is themed around some of its most notable dead characters.
The exhibition will first be held at Parco Factory, a gallery at the Parco store in Ikebukuro, Tokyo from 30th December to 15th January, 2024. It’ll feature series protagonists Kiryu, Ichiban, and Majima, as well as the noble “fallen men” who they’ve encountered over the years.
The exhibition will be laid out as a memorial space, with pictures of the dead characters and their last words put up onto the walls. Visitors will be given flowers to place at the portrait of their favourite dead character, before arriving at a cenotaph with an AR “gimmick” which sounds like the character will appear on your phone.
If this wasn’t bizarre enough, then there’ll be exclusive merchandise at the exhibition ranging from T-shirts and tote bags with the exhibition’s main art printed on them, to an acrylic stand designed like a mortuary tablet and sets of incense sticks created in collaboration with Shoyeido, a famous incense shop in Kyoto which was founded 300 years ago.