These are the notes I used for my Yakuza 5 NG+ runs. They're not fully detailed but at least flush out the finer points of the run. Hope this helps!

Yakuza 5 - Any% NG+

1.1 - The Wanderer Take cab to Nagasu Parking (1 Down) Give Staminan Spark -Street Punks 1 (GP) Taxi to West Nagasugai (2 Up) -Street Punks 2 (GP) -Cabaret Club Showdown (GP)

1.2 - Uninvited Guest -Wada-San’s Home -Street Racing Skip scene after ride with Tatsuya (pulling in to Nagasu Taxi) -Morinaga & Aizawa Taxi to West Nagasugai (2 Up)

1.3 - The Plot Unfolds Check sides for devil killer goon Pretend you’re not home -Lose The Car (Drive into the car) Go north around corner back to Nagasu Taxi -Watase Family (kill leader) Defeat enemy sets 1-3, run after -Yahata (Shoot to sliver of health) Defeat enemy sets 1& 2 -Honda

1.4 - Destinations Near beginning of North Nagasu Blvd -Red Jumpsuits 1 East end of Modern Street (SE) -Red Jumpsuits 2 (SG/GP) Head straight south (X in front, don’t mash) -Kobayashi Chase (Hit with bottle) Cut corners across substory to not activate Taxi to Nagasu Parking (1 Down) Hammer QTE Kill enemies in room after running up stairs Only kill Ogasawara -Yahata Head south to taxi, take to Nagasu Taxi North (1 Down) Drop off sunglasses/gun in item box before heading to the pier -Pier Party

2.0 - Taiga Saejima Run away from cab path to initiate fight Taxi to Tenkaichi Street (1 Down) Head south to taxi to North Hotel District (1 Down)

2.1 - Ends of the Earth Talk to Himura straight across, by first door gate Talk to Oshima on bench bleachers Talk to Baba in the corner with park benches -Image Training Choose Orange Juice (2 Up) Prompts - S, S, T > C , C, C, C > S, S > Leave Eat food to fill up health Attack punks, no weapons -Lights Out Head to park benches in the corner Talk to bored inmate in corner opposite benches Talk to old guy on bleachers Talk to 2 guys standing near sign CUTSCENE Talk to guy outside storeroom Talk to guy opposite storeroom guy Talk to guy next to cold guy Talk to guy standing near park benches Talk to guy in cap opposite cold guy, then old timer on bleacher benches Run up to item guy and guard until you’re not far away, then go slow Talk to old timer on bleacher benches again Talk to guard, run in circles, don’t get caught -Kugihara

2.2 - The Way of Resolve Choose Darts, exit minigame Bear

2.3 - Frozen Roar Walk by guy in orange coat -Save Baba Grab items from the door behind you after saving Baba Go to Elder’s house at top of the stairs for gun Bring deer meat to advance Crouch and head towards snow hill -Hunter Deer Talk to woman in green coat Run up to giant bear, having Okudera get mauled -Hunting Wabbits Talk to guy near exit of village Talk to Okudera to go to Tsukimino

2.4 - Reckless Encounter GRAB A DRINK!!! Free time (1:20) Equip Items Follow Baba Take Taxi to North Tsukimino (1 Down) Proceed to hideout Taxi to South Tsukimino (Mash X) Talk to Bartender, Exit, pay 50,000 yen Answer homeless guy (71 homeless) Go to phone booth (NE) Taxi to South Tsukimino (Mash X) “Seven Scattered Losing Tickets” (1 Down, 1 Up, Mash) Go back to bar Take Taxi to North Tsukimino (1 Down) -Day 1 Drop off Sunglasses/Pistol at item box on way back to hideout -Day 2 Talk to Baba -Santa’s Streets Dodge Cars (O, O) -Sakamoto -Shigeki Baba

3.1 - Backstage Dreams Exit Mini rhythm game (x2) BATHROOM BREAK - Streets with Horie-Chan (2:35) -Bed Time Exit Dance Battle Exit Handshake Event Exit Princess League Battle Go to Dyna Chair Choose second option (doesn’t know what he looks like) Go to Stijl bar to look for Christina -Stijl Bar Exit Dance Battle Game Show Answers - X-X-X-O-X-O-X-X-O-X Take cab to West Shofukucho (1 DOWN)

3.2 - Hope Lives On Cut through south alley to office to avoid substory guy Exit Dance Exit Civic Event Performance Exit drum game in arcade -Bed Time Cut through south alley again

3.3 - Closing In Taxi to East Shofukucho (1 Down) Grab items from phone booth on the way At the office, go to dance studio on the 4th floor Taxi to East Shofukucho (1 Down) -Launch Strike -Kan Ogita (Kill) -Kanai (Shoot to Orange, QTE, Shoot, QTE)

3.4 - Beyond the Dream As Haruka, take taxi to East Shofukucho (1 Down) Skip Princess League event -Akiyama Meet-Up Go to Crest Bar, then parking lot in SW (avoid CS) -Crest Bartender Go to Crest Bar Try to avoid Food Stand substory CS As Haruka, take cab to West Shofukucho (Mash X) -Bed Time Taxi to Osaka Talent (1 Up) As Haruka, DO NOT skip dance lesson (required) -Weeb’s Dream At Princess League, select No > Yes > Yes As Akiyama, take taxi to East Sotenbori Street (Mash X) -Takeshi Hakamada (Use Shotguns) Kill first set of baddies In scrapyard after bulldozer, knock out first alley area first After talking to Ogita, ignore guys and run straight through door -First Floor Guys -Warehouse Guys Taxi to E Shofukucho (1 Down) Drop off sunglasses/gun at phone booth on the way to taxi for Shin-Osaka Station -Kamon Kanai

4.1 - Abandoned Glory Stick to right wall at first until you get the TV cutscene -Uniforms (SG/R) BATHROOM BREAK - Uno & Shinada (2:10) -Kineicho Man Pick up sunglasses/pistols at phone booth by batting center DON’T skip batting scene, just resets -Home Run -Teppei Ono ?Around 4 way intersection to avoid CS at corner

4.2 - Confronting the Past Skip batting mini game Try to skip substory CS on way to Futo Momo After Futo Momo and phone call, take taxi to East Kineicho (2 Down) -Go to sleep Goose Chase - Noriko north, take taxi to South Kineicho (1 Down) Run through 2 obstacles to Acupuncture Clinic More Obstacles -Yakiniku Ittoukai Take taxi to North Kineicho (2 Down) -Atsushi Sakai

4.3 - The Price of Truth After meeting in bar, start walking north towards acupuncture clinic Go around to avoid substory CS -Warehouse 62 -Kubota After forklift, kill all enemies on the way -Manabe

4.4 - Fleeting Triumph Run north until call comes in -Daigo Dojima Return sunglasses/pistol in hideout before agreeing to Tokyo -Kuroha Family

5.1 - A Legend Returns -Shigeki Baba Take Taxi to West Shichifuku Street (3 Down) - Cross street to avoid substory -Aizawa

5.2 - A Hidden Past Taxi to Tenkaichi Street Entrance (1 Down) Taxi to North Hotel District (Mash X) Talk to homeless guy at vending machine Head towards MEB building

5.3 - The Survivors QUICK BATHROOM BREAK Grab golden pistol/sunglasses from New Serena Take taxi to East Park Blvd (1 Down) Skip 3rd set of enemies entering Ousaka Skip all enemies after running up escalator -Murata -Fujikawa -Watase (Kill) -Katsuya Choose Kiryu -Saejima (Shoot to 0%)

5.4 - Crossroads Take taxi to Tenkaichi Street (2 Down) Stay straight and right to lesson studio (don’t cut through)

Finale (Dreams Fulfilled) “Rest” twice, then talk to Akiyama -Kanai 1 (Only use GP!) Choose Shinada Unequip weapons during conversation with Saejima Run past enemies after conversation -Sewers (Shoot to Orange) -Majima (Shoot to yellow > low HP) -Baba (50% Yellow/Orange, 50% HP) -Kanai 2 -Aizawa (End on QTE) Shoot Through Heat