Of course there’s a good chance you’ve already seen Persona 5: The Animation in full, as it wrapped around two years ago in Japan. Luckily, Persona 5’s effortless catchy and jazzy musical stylings have made the jump completely unscathed with composer Shoji Meguro and vocalist Lyn back to produce more iconic bangers like the anime’s stellar opener, BREAK IN TO BREAK OUT. ![]() It also struggles to remain as visually engaging throughout as the unnaturally-stylish game but that’s probably for the best – too many flashy visual elements would certainly have distracted from everything else. The pacing of the anime’s narrative and its character arcs can sometimes feel jarring without the context of the dozens upon dozens of hours of interactions in-between major events in the game, and there’s a huge lack of screentime for the game’s memorable cast of Confidants. It’s definitely not a total pass for Persona 5: The Animation, with a couple omissions and issues that do slightly bring the experience down. Although I’ll admit that at one point I’d zoned out slightly and almost made a grab for my controller when Ren was asked a question – old habits die hard, I guess. It’s an obvious choice for an anime adaptation but it was still reassuring to be able to enjoy the same story without feeling responsible for making crucial social decisions. A solid favourite choice of mine was to have the game’s mostly-silent protagonist, here given the name Ren Amamiya, finally enter the conversation. Here, he wakes up to a harsh interrogation, but this is cut short by the arrival of Sae Niijima-a prosecutor seeking answers.There are a lot of reasons for that whether it’s the recognisable locations rendered in very pleasing anime art, the return of the original English voice cast making the dub unusually worthwhile, the added fleshing out of some important character relationships or numerous easter eggs and motifs lifted from the games. However, during the peak of their popularity, Ren gets captured and taken into custody. Just how will she react to his story, and what will become of the Phantom Thieves? Here, he wakes up to a harsh interrogation, but this is cut short by the arrival of Sae Niijima-a prosecutor seeking answers. ![]() The group's reputation continues to grow explosively, bringing along fame both positive and negative. With the help of similarly troubled students, he forms the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, attempting to save people from their sinful desires by "taking their heart," making evildoers regret their actions and turn over a new leaf. In the Metaverse, he awakens his Persona, a power from deep within that gives him the strength to fight the shadows. ![]() ![]() While on the way to attend his first day at his new school, Ren notices a strange app has appeared on his phone, transferring him to a world known as the Metaverse, which contains people's "shadows": distorted depictions of their true selves. Ren Amamiya, a new transfer student at Shujin Academy, is sent to Tokyo to live with his family friend Sojiro Sakura after wrongly being put on probation for defending a woman from sexual assault.
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