


In this new city, he quickly notices a new app that appears on his phone that seems to have an effect on his immediate environment, letting him slow time and see out-of-place creatures. The story follows high school student Ren Amamiya (in the game you could choose a name yourself) who got transferred to Shujin Academy in Tokyo City after being put on probation for an assault he was falsely accused of. (If you haven’t watched the episode yet or played the game, you’ll want to turn away here as there will be spoilers!) I’d like to take a quick look at the story thus far and how faithful the first episode of the animation is to its source material.

I’m psyched that the anime is finally here, so much so that I had to write about it. Persona 4 the Animation took 4 years to be produced though, so it’s fantastic that we’re getting to see the Persona 5 anime so soon after the game’s release. Modders are already hard at work implementing a Yosuke romance mod.Ĭurious about whether or not to pick up Persona 5 Royal? Here are all the differences between Royal and the original game.It’s only natural that fans went crazy once the news got out that Persona 5 would be adapted to an anime series, just like its predecessor Persona 4 did. Meanwhile, Persona 4 Golden has quickly cemented itself as the most-concurrently played non-MMO JRPG in Steam history since its launch last month. In related news, a Persona/Shin Megami Tensei trading card game from 1997 is being ported to the internet by a group of fans.
PERSONA 5 THE ANIMATION SERIES
Their goal is to expose the treachery of ill-willed adults and tackle a weird series of psychotic breakdowns that have been occurring sporadically across Japan. After a sequence of strange events, he and his companions (the Phantom Thieves of Hearts) gain passage to a mysterious world that exists as part of society's collective unconscious, within which they have access to curious powers. Also included are both special episodes, a twelve illustration card set, and additional bonus content."įor those unfamiliar with the series, Ren - or Joker - is a high school student who recently transferred to Shujin Academy in Tokyo. "The Complete Blu-ray Set features a never before heard English dub of PERSONA5 the Animation starring the voices from the original Persona 5 video game by ATLUS. "The original Phantom Thieves are coming back to take your heart in the brand new PERSONA5 the Animation Complete Blu-ray Set on September 29th, 2020," reads the video description on YouTube. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. You can watch the trailer for the series below. Perhaps the most notable fact about the English dub of the Persona 5 anime is that Xander Mobus will play Joker, who is canonically known by the name Ren. The series will release as a blu-ray set on September 29, 2020.

PERSONA 5 THE ANIMATION FULL
The Persona 5 anime series is officially getting an English dub, and all of the core voice actors are returning - including Joker, who will actually say full sentences now.
