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As you’re getting reacquainted with Kiryu inLike a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, there is plenty to keep you busy, from substories to requests, and all those glorious minigames too. If you’re on the hunt to track down each and every trophy and achievement, you’ll soon want to unlock the ‘Gotta Catch Some Balls!’.
This accolade is tied to the ‘Gotta Catch ‘em Balls!’ request given as part of the Akame Network, which has you tracking down seven Gold Balls hidden around Sotenbori and the Castle. To save you the pain of looking for them all yourself, we’ve covered the location of each one right here
Updated Jul 12, 2025:We’ve added a video version of this guide to help you find all of these balls.
Gold Ball #1 Location - Sotenbori Footpath, Boat
You can get these balls in any order you like really, and whichever you obtain first will unlock the ‘Gotta Catch Some Balls!’ accolade.
Head toW Sotenbori Footpath, just down beside the river, and you’ll noticea yellow boat passes along regularly. You’ll also be hard-pressed not to notice theman in skimpy pantsposing on the front of the boat with the glowy crotch.
Aim for his crotch with your Spider gadgetto grab your first ball.
He only seems to appear when the boat is going from west to east, so you might have to wait for a couple of boats to go past before he appears.
Gold Ball #2 Location - Akame Shop
Your next Gold Ball is easy to find inAkame’s Shop, which she’ll open up to you relatively early on. Itrequires 777 Akame Pointsto buy, but you’ll earn that quickly by completing requests, support quests, and various activities around town.
However, you’ll have to invest¥15,000 to unlock her shop, theninvest twice more to expand her wares(¥80,000 and ¥150,000, respectively) before the Gold Ball will appear in her inventory.
Gold Ball #3 Location - Kiss Shot Billiards & Bar
The next one isn’t too hard to get, providing you’re a dab hand at billiards. You can findKiss Shot Billiards & Bar on the southwestern corner of the Sotenbori map, and inside, you can play Billiards to earn points to spend in their prize store.
Unsurprisingly, the Gold Ball here costs — you guessed it —777 points. Even if you’re not great at Billiards, keep replaying until you’ve earned enough and then you never have to play this again if you don’t want to.
Gold Ball #4 Location - Ebisu Pawn
Another easy one to grab, this Gold Ball can be purchased fromEbisu Pawn on E. Shofukucho street for ¥77,777.
Gold Ball #5 Location - The Castle, Statue
Did you think you’d seen the last of staring at crotches? Think again. As you head intothe Castleproper from the main street,take a right and go up the stairs. You’ll notice an NPC eyeing up thestatue’s crotch, and lo and behold, your next Gold Ball is hidden there.
Don’t bother peeking between the legs of the other statue. There isn’t another one.
Gold Ball #6 Location - Shofukucho, Store Sign
The next Gold Ball is tied to a support quest called’Solve the Mysterious Note'. Speak to the man sitting below the umbrella on the Sotenbori Footpath on the northern side of the river.
Afterwards, you can find this Gold Ballabove a store sign opposite the columns with the tortoise statues inW Shofukucho.
Gold Ball #7 Location - The Castle, Dancers
The final ball requires you to put your crotch-grabbing skills back to the test. Inthe Castle, to the left of the Casino, you can look out from the balcony into a party room where there are dancers on a conveyor belt.One of these dancers has a shiny crotch. Simply wait for him to come around andgrab it with your Spider gadget.
Congratulations, you’ve now collected all seven of the Gold Balls, and you can return to Akame to complete the request and earn your reward.
