Being one of the best selling JRPG in recent years, Persona 5 (ペルソナ５) is getting fans more excited with a TV anime series coming in 2018. The anime in the making at A-1 Pictures has released a teaser video that confirms the return of nine main characters.
2018年、TVアニメシリーズ化決定！「PERSONA5 the Animation」ティザーPV#ペルソナ５ pic.twitter.com/E1m8ebPNJU
— モルガナ_ペルソナ広報 (@p_kouhou) July 31, 2017
The protagonist’s name is still unknown.
Hero: Jun Fukuyama
Ann Takamaki: Nana Mizuki
Ryuji Sakamoto: Mamoru Miyano
Morgana: Ikue Otani
Yusuke Kitagawa: Tomokazu Sugita
Makoto Nijima: Rina Sato
Futaba Sakura: Aoi Yuki
Haru Okumura: Haruka Tomatsu
Goro Akechi: Soichiro Hoshi
Persona 5 is Atlus’ RPG released last year for PS3 and PS4. Like the other titles in the Persona series, it tells the story of a group of high school students who possess Persona, which is a powerful spirit that represents a person’s alter ego. Persona allow them to change a person’s heart, prompting them to vow to change their rotten society this way. A single episode called PERSONA5 the Animation -THE DAY BREAKERS- has already been made.
The official website is now live.
tbh i want to see western adaption of persona5. i wonder what kind of approach that they will use, considering how well castlevania on netflix are