Persona 4 the Animation
ペルソナ4アニメーション
Persona 4 takes place in a rural town named Inaba. There have been mysterious murders occurring whenever there was fog after heavy rain. There were also rumors about a channel on television airing only at midnight called Mayonaka TV, during which it is said that one can see his/her "other half" when staring at the TV screen.
After hearing about a recent unsolved murder which occurred during the fog, the characters—Narukami, Chie, and Yosuke—discuss how each of them had attempted to watch the mysterious TV channel and witnessed the murder victim. The protagonist later realizes that during midnight when the channel is on, his body can phase into his television set as a gateway to enter another world infested with shadows.
After discovering this, they all decide to explore. When first completely entering the world, dazed and confused, Narukami meets Teddie. Mayonaka TV and the town murders seem to have a connection. The murder victims may be merely victims of Mayonaka TV. Everyone decides that they will together try to solve the mysterious murders by exploring the hidden world of Mayonaka TV.
TV anime, 25 episodes, Fall 2011, AIC A.S.T.A.. Episode guide with the official trailer and links to licensed services. Studio AIC A.S.T.A.. Genres: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi. Season: Fall 2011.
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Characters and voice cast
- Yukiko Amagi (天城雪子) - main character, voiced by Ami Koshimizu (小清水亜美); English dub: Amanda Winn Lee
- Chie Satonaka (里中千枝) - main character, voiced by Yui Horie (堀江由衣); English dub: Erin Fitzgerald
- Yousuke Hanamura (花村陽介) - main character, voiced by Shoutarou Morikubo (森久保祥太郎); English dub: Yuri Lowenthal
- Naoto Shirogane (白鐘直斗) - main character, voiced by Romi Park (朴璐美); English dub: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
- Kanji Tatsumi (巽完二) - main character, voiced by Tomokazu Seki (関智一); English dub: Troy Baker
- Rise Kujikawa (久慈川りせ) - main character, voiced by Rie Kugimiya (釘宮理恵); English dub: Laura Bailey
- Yuu Narukami (鳴上悠) - main character, voiced by Daisuke Namikawa (浪川大輔); English dub: Johnny Yong Bosch
- Kuma (クマ) - main character, voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi (山口勝平); English dub: Sam Riegel
- Igor (イゴール) - supporting character, voiced by Isamu Tanonaka (田の中勇); English dub: Dan Woren
- Chihiro Fushimi (伏見千尋) - supporting character, voiced by Ai Maeda (前田愛); English dub: Cassandra Morris
- Nanako Dojima (堂島菜々子 ) - supporting character, voiced by Akemi Kanda (神田朱未); English dub: Karen Strassman
- Tooru Adachi (足立透) - supporting character, voiced by Mitsuaki Madono (真殿光昭); English dub: Johnny Yong Bosch
- Ryotarou Dojima (堂島遼太郎) - supporting character, voiced by Unshou Ishizuka (石塚運昇); English dub: J.B. Blanc
- Margaret (マーガレット) - supporting character, voiced by Sayaka Oohara (大原さやか); English dub: Michelle Ann Dunphy
- Kou Ichijo (一条康) - supporting character, voiced by Daisuke Ono (小野大輔); English dub: Vic Mignogna
- Daisuke Nagase - supporting character, voiced by Tomokazu Sugita (杉田智和); English dub: David Vincent
- Kinshiro Morooka (諸岡金四郎) - supporting character, voiced by Osamu Ryuutani (龍谷修武); English dub: Kirk Thornton
- Ai Ebihara (海老原あい) - supporting character, voiced by Kanae Itou (伊藤かな恵); English dub: Julie Ann Taylor
Staff
- Original Creator: ATLUS (アトラス株式会社)
- Original Story: Katsura Hashino (橋野桂)
- Original Character Design: Shigenori Soejima (副島成記)
- Director: Seiji Kishi (岸誠二)
- Series Composition: Yuuko Kakihara (柿原優子)
- Character Design: Kazuaki Morita (森田和明)
- Prop Design: Shinobu Tsuneki (常木志伸)
- Art Director: Ayumi Miyakoshi (宮越歩)
- Art Director: Shinji Nagaoka (長岡慎治)
- Editing: Takashi Sakurai (櫻井崇)
- Sound Director: Satoki Iida (飯田里樹)
- Music: Shouji Meguro (目黒将司)
- Chief Animation Director: Kiyotaka Nakahara (中原清隆)
- Producer: Satoshi Eguchi (江口聡)
Production: Aniplex, AIC A.S.T.A. (animation), Sentai Filmworks, ASCII Media Works, Index.
Rankings on AniList: #34 highest rated 2011, #35 most popular 2011, #10 highest rated fall 2011, #11 most popular fall 2011.
AniList members score Persona 4 the Animation 73/100. On their lists: 3,206 watching, 33,948 completed, 16,627 planning to watch, 2,653 dropped; 1,234 favourites.
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Episodes
- Episode 1: You're Myself, I'm Yourself
- Episode 2: The Contractor's Key
- Episode 3: We Are Friends, Aren't We?
- Episode 4: Somewhere Not Here
- Episode 5: Would You Love Me?
- Episode 6: I'll Beat You, and Beat You Good
- Episode 7: Suspicious Tropical Paradise
- Episode 8: We've Lost Something Important Again!
- Episode 9: No One Sees the Real Me
- Episode 10: Real Me Doesn't Exist
- Episode 11: Catch Me if You Can
- Episode 12: It's Not Empty at All
- Episode 13: A Stormy Summer Vacation, Part 1
- Episode 14: A Stormy Summer Vacation, Part 2
- Episode 15: The Long-Awaited School Trip
- Episode 16: Although the Case Was Closed
- Episode 17: I Want to Know the Truth
- Episode 18: Anniversary to Become a Family
- Episode 19: It's School Festival Day! Time to Have Fun!
- Episode 20: We'll All Meet at the AMAGIYA Hotel
- Episode 21: Don't Save Anyone Anymore
- Episode 22: It's Just Like Heaven
- Episode 23: In Order to Find the Truth
- Episode 24: The World Is Full of Sh*t
- Episode 25: We Can Change the World