http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-11/persona-4-role-playing-game-gets-tv-anime
So it IS an adaptation, not an 'inspired by" that gave us the Trinity Soul fiasco.
Now hopefully it's gonna be good and they get all the game VAs back. Shoji Meguro is the composer, so that base is covered already.
Teaser trailer (thanks IceBorg):
Oh hey, it's Persona 4 Day everyone! To those that haven't played the game, it started on April 11th 2011.
I started watching Trinity Soul a little ways back, but I just couldn't get into it.
I've watched full playthroughs of Personas 3 and 4 on Youtube, and I did enjoy following the stories, so I guess I'll keep an eye on this, though anime adaptations of video games are oftentimes spotty.
When this gets dubbed (I hope it happens) they must change the MC name to Charlie.
And oh yeah hype!!!!!!
My dream becomes reality.
Btw, here's the tv ad that started everything:
Sounds freaking awesome as long as they don't mess it up.
EDIT: Looks like they go with Yu Narukami for the protagonists name instead of Souji Seta.
Well this is cool .
If they've got all the game VAs back then I may give this a watch.
I approve immensely of this.
Oh yes!
I prayed for this!
Animated Penis-Chariot here we come!
Bumping for longer trailer
Incredible.
Really looking forward to this now.
That music is awesome!!!!!!
Same music composer as with Persona 3 and 4…. nice.
I am kind of curious how exactly they will handle the dungeon fights though.
I'm a bit curious about that too, since turn-based combat, especially one of Persona's nature, wouldn't really translate well to other formats, I'd think.
Catching up! Really liking it and for at least six episodes, it felt perfect, although I have to be honest, the anime's treatment of Kanji kind of bothers me and made me feel a little anxious.
It feels like it focuses too much on homophobic humor. I know in the game Yosuke was a real dickwad about Kanji, but the MC being homophobic too I didn't really like. It felt like instead of the bath house just being a goofy as fuck scenario, it was more like EW GAYNESS
Something also felt weird about episode 8 and the tent scene. Like, instead of just being Kanji laughably running off to prove how INTO GIRLS he was, it almost felt like he just got chased off. Homophobically. Again. Like when Kanji goes "I thought you accepted me" and the MC says "Not at night", that's just really sad and mean, it's not funny at all
I don't know. Something felt off about it.
The Rise episodes are next though and I am really excited.
For the record, the anime is up to episode 14, which is the Persona 3 trip scenario.
Yes just to say that the last 2 episodes made the MC the best character.
As someone who only watches this sporadically does it actually handle the social links now?
I was upto episode 6 and all i saw so far of the optional social links was an Kou and Ai episode.
Otherwise i enjoyed it but i'm getting a little concerned about that part.
As someone who only watches this sporadically does it actually handle the social links now?
I was upto episode 6 and all i saw so far of the optional social links was an Kou and Ai episode.
Otherwise i enjoyed it but i'm getting a little concerned about that part.
The last two episodes covered a lot of links at once, while the MC was busy trying to make money over the summer. Hermit, Death, Temperance, Devil and Tower.
It was obviously rushed but the general development was there, although they tried to connect the subplots…still, i would like to see the nurse and the old lady getting more screentime. I think the nurse's plot suffered the most.
Speaking about social links, the one thing bothering me in the anime is that i think they could be slowly covering the bonding points with party members at the same time they advance the plot, as a mean of developing the main characters, but they're barely getting anything after they join. The anime either focus entirely on plot events or opening a new social link..
I haven't watched this, but why are people excited about this? I figure no matter what it does, it's not going to be superior to the game…..and we already have the game.
The last two episodes covered a lot of links at once, while the MC was busy trying to make money over the summer. Hermit, Death, Temperance, Devil and Tower.
It was obviously rushed but the general development was there, although they tried to connect the subplots…still, i would like to see the nurse and the old lady getting more screentime. I think the nurse's plot suffered the most.Speaking about social links, the one thing bothering me in the anime is that i think they could be slowly covering the bonding points with party members at the same time they advance the plot, as a mean of developing the main characters, but they're barely getting anything after they join. The anime either focus entirely on plot events or opening a new social link..
It's what i was afraid of then i guess they are trying to round off the entire anime to 24 episodes?
I haven't watched this, but why are people excited about this? I figure no matter what it does, it's not going to be superior to the game…..and we already have the game.
Well there was always a possibility it might have… from what i saw they actually handled the bosses decently and stuff. Wich was my biggest fear at first.
Sad they rush a vital point such as the Social link though.
So I watched the first 14th episode last night and how good it is to see those guys again~
Almost nothing new; the Social links are kinda rushed, but still.
Loving to see all those scenes animated, and voiced, and 
The last two episodes (13 and 14) were really nice.
Though, they made me feel guilty about the time I spent not social-linking with close friends and family 
One of my hobby is to guess the voice actors in any anime I'm starting to watch and picturing Kanji (especially gay Kanji) as Lucci is quite hilarious but really hard to guess.
Of course Kuma is Usopp, also very obvious Hohenheim as Dojima, and so on and so forth
Nao gimme some Naoto, ffs !
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It's what i was afraid of then i guess they are trying to round off the entire anime to 24 episodes?
In the newest episode (15), they added a Chie's social link event, where she and the MC were actually left alone for the first time in the anime.
It was kind of random, and for some reason happened during the school trip, buy hey, if they're finally starting to use the events to develop the main characters, i'm all for it.
Anyway…Narukami was hilarious all through the night club scene. The personality the anime gave him is awesome.
Duuude °0°
That night club scene…
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…
What ?
Nononononononononononononononoooooooooooooooo !
! Episode 17
! What's up with that KanjixNaoto ?!
I refuse >0<
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@Elisabeth:
…
What ?
Nononononononononononononononoooooooooooooooo !
! Episode 17
! What's up with that KanjixNaoto ?!
I refuse >0<
Well if you (that is, Yu) didn't ship up with her, you/Yu could ship those two together in the game.
Which I always did since I prefer them together. It's cute~
NaotoxKanji is my OTP from that game(together with YosukexChie), so I like this focus on then.
!
I fell for Naoto (and so did my MC while playing P4) so I really couldn't picture her with someone else.
I guess the anime can't really give me that~ (or any other romance for poor Yu…?)
pouts
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Yeah i knew you wouldn't like the major KanjixNaoto vibes they would give off Elisa. They're pretty vague in who might be his girlfriend in general actually…. i'd say it's either between Yukiko or Rise if they decide to give him one in the end.
! Since Nanako kidnapping episode will be next are they just generally skipping to the end of the game now? School festival and such will be skipped? That's rather stupid and dissapointing actually… these animators really are good in animating these kind of scenes.
I loved the old man gag in this episode though.
! Since Nanako kidnapping episode will be next are they just generally skipping to the end of the game now? School festival and such will be skipped? That's rather stupid and dissapointing actually… these animators really are good in animating these kind of scenes.
I haven't been watching the anime at all, but does that mean we don't get to see Teddy and the other guys in drag then?
Aww dang. That was one of the funniest scenes.
"I'd still hit it".
Kanji x Naoto isn't nearly as cute as the unstoppable canonforeverorfuckyou force of FeMC x Shinjiro, but I always thought it was super great.
Since Nanako kidnapping episode will be next are they just generally skipping to the end of the game now? School festival and such will be skipped? That's rather stupid and dissapointing actually… these animators really are good in animating these kind of scenes.
I was surprised when i saw Nanako talking about "Heaven" in the preview, but i don't think they'll skip it. There's still 7 episodes left, it's too soon for the endgame…the anime is probably just delaying a few events.
As for Kanji x Naoto..coming from someone completely neutral about any form of shipping, that was the most obvious pairing the game had.
I was surprised when i saw Nanako talking about "Heaven" in the preview, but i don't think they'll skip it. There's still 7 episodes left, it's too soon for the endgame…the anime is probably just delaying a few events.
As for Kanji x Naoto..coming from someone completely neutral about any form of shipping, that was the most obvious pairing the game had.
Well i certainly hope they will show it afterwards but i find it odd they would delay it like that since there's no point to of doing that.
I'm wondering if they will let the personas of the main characters evolve though… with how they are treating S. links.
Well i certainly hope they will show it afterwards but i find it odd they would delay it like that since there's no point to of doing that.
I'm wondering if they will let the personas of the main characters evolve though… with how they are treating S. links.
I think the point might be to cover Nanako and Dojima's links sooner.
And they better evolve, since Narukami and his Persona are doing pretty much everything.
@The:
Kanji x Naoto isn't nearly as cute as the unstoppable canonforeverorfuckyou force of FeMC x Shinjiro, but I always thought it was super great.
Comon… -_-;
I am playing P3P, right now, and I just don't get it. Maybe I'm weird.
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I'm playing P3P right now too and I love it to death.
The answer is
! People like different things…
But I also like how it's handled where it feels significant. It's a cool idea that dating somebody actually affects the main story and these kind of importances were what I'd always like more of as far as social links go. And in general, I just think they go well together and it helps give Shinji a lot of fleshed outness. The FeMC has its share of problems in how it's handled sometimes (I sure like being objectified and sexually harassed JUNPEI), but Shinji is all worth it.
Like, Shinji is my favorite character and it's just as simple as not only loving the idea that I could get a real S. Link for him, but as a romance it's given some weight.
Akihiko is pretty cool too though and if he's yo thang that's understandable. I really loved his S. Link too.
But holy shit why is Ken technically a "romance" even if it is more of him having a boycrush on FeMC. It's so awkward and shotacon.
Or… Are you more of a HIDETOSHI girl????
Or… Are you more of a BEBE girl????
MCxBebe all day baby, and its not the female version.
I'm Akihiko all the way… :3
(well, Rank 8 for now… I'm savoring them)
Someone told me that FemMCxShinji was teh OTP shipped by like everyone etcetera etcetera. But I still don't get it.
I had all the s.Link with him (except the extra one) and I didn't really feel dah luve~
Furthermore, I took Shinji's word honestly, and when he tells me (femMC) to take care of Aki "No problemo~"
I guess I'm just annoyed that's there seem to be this one super popular pairing and that I'm not into it.
Bah~ I shouldn't worry as long as I'm enjoying one of them. Ne~?
For now Ken's (Rank 6 or so) just cute. I can't possibly see his as a actual romance.
Not from both sides. It would just be sick…
Damn it, forgot again that I have to unlock Bebe's first s.link… ><;
I guess Naoto x Kanji IS cute ! (fanarts can be convincing)
But I also think she the only girl WORTHY of the MC. The other are so… annoying !
Last episode is a perfect example of that (and look how I skillfully go back on topic) as they spend it running around and screaming e_e;
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:[ pretty quiet in there.
The last episode was quite amusing.
! I'm a tiny bit disappointed at how the beauty pageant was shortened but Elizabeth's bit was funny~
Next is the bath scenes @_@
! Oh and YuxYosuke…
Hahaha
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@Elisabeth:
:[ pretty quiet in there.
The last episode was quite amusing.
! I'm a tiny bit disappointed at how the beauty pageant was shortened but Elizabeth's bit was funny~
Next is the bath scenes @_@
! Oh and YuxYosuke…
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Hahaha
Well this just confirms what I've always thought about Yosuke~
Finally got around to watching ep 19. I'm still rolling on the floor.
! Episode 22's ending really is shocking for me, as I haven't reach that point yet in the game (only got passed Void Quest)
But then, I read on other site that Nanako's dying only happen'd on bad ending? Yeah, I kinda spoil myself with the 3 possible ending the game has, though, not in detail, so I wondered if the anime is set on having all 3 possible ending appeared on the show? The Void Quest episode kinda have that bad ending stuff on it too…
Honestly, I think the anime handled some point better than the game, even though, they skip out a lot of S.Link event…
Put that shit behind a spoiler tag, dude.
Seriously!!!
! Episode 22's ending really is shocking for me, as I haven't reach that point yet in the game (only got passed Void Quest)
But then, I read on other site that Nanako's dying only happen'd on bad ending? Yeah, I kinda spoil myself with the 3 possible ending the game has, though, not in detail, so I wondered if the anime is set on having all 3 possible ending appeared on the show? The Void Quest episode kinda have that bad ending stuff on it too…
That's not really the case.
! The event from episode 22 always happens, regardless of the ending you'll get later. Nanako stays dead in the bad ending, but she can be revived if you find "the truth" implied by the preview. In other words, we didn't reach the diverging point yet.
! Episode 22's ending really is shocking for me, as I haven't reach that point yet in the game (only got passed Void Quest)
But then, I read on other site that Nanako's dying only happen'd on bad ending? Yeah, I kinda spoil myself with the 3 possible ending the game has, though, not in detail, so I wondered if the anime is set on having all 3 possible ending appeared on the show? The Void Quest episode kinda have that bad ending stuff on it too…Honestly, I think the anime handled some point better than the game, even though, they skip out a lot of S.Link event…
! As i understood it the Void Quest episode had Mitsuos shadow Yu living his worst fears.
Wich were his friends falling apart wich he held so dearly once the case was dealt with.
And from what i took of the end of that episode is that even if the case ends they wouldn't fall apart like that even without the case.
Or maybe i'm just overthinking things.
Anime handles some things better, but there's more stuff that they don't do as good. All in all, it's a decent animation of the game, just wish some things were better handled. I just get the impression sometimes they work on somewhat of a schedule.
! As i understood it the Void Quest episode had Mitsuos shadow Yu living his worst fears.
Wich were his friends falling apart wich he held so dearly once the case was dealt with.
And from what i took of the end of that episode is that even if the case ends they wouldn't fall apart like that even without the case.
Or maybe i'm just overthinking things.Anime handles some things better, but there's more stuff that they don't do as good. All in all, it's a decent animation of the game, just wish some things were better handled. I just get the impression sometimes they work on somewhat of a schedule.
It's not just an impression, every adaptation has a schedule they have to build and work off of. You can only fit so much in at such a pace. But overall I think they did good. There were a few gags I wanted to see that didn't seem to make it in, but there's an equal if not greater amount of gags that did make it in. Plus I love the way they built the protagonist into a character.
