If you were expecting Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name to offer English dubbing as part of localization, you’ll have to wait past launch.
According to Yong Yea, the English voice actor who plays Kiryu, the dub will be released in a post-launch patch.
On launch, the game will follow most entries in the Yakuza series, strictly offering Japanese voices with English subtitles. As of the time of this post, there is no official release date for the Like a Dragon Gaiden English dub patch.
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is a spin-off of the series taking place between Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (2016), Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020), and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024). It releases on November 9, 2023, for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
If you purchase the game, you will receive a “special trial version” of the upcoming eighth mainline entry in the series, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, by developer Ryu Ga Gotuku.