The broadcast date of the TV anime "PERSONA5 the Animation" has been set for April 2018, and the latest PV, key visual, staff, and other new information has been released simultaneously around the world. It was also announced that the name of the main character of the TV anime has been decided as "Ren Amamiya.
Persona 5" is the latest title in the popular juvenile RPG "Persona" series, which has gained popularity not only in Japan but also overseas and has shipped more than 2 million units worldwide. It is the latest in the popular "Persona" series of RPGs for PlayStation 3/4, released by Atlus in September 2016. In 2018, the long-awaited TV animation series "PERSONA5 the Animation" will be produced. The production will be based on the works of many personalities who have worked on the series. The production will be handled by A-1Pictures, which has been in charge of animation for many Persona series.
On Christmas Eve, December 24 (Sun.), a special live TV program "TV Animation 'Persona 5' Super Secret Information Release! Something will happen in Shibuya on Christmas Eve! New information about "PERSONA5 the Animation" was revealed simultaneously worldwide, along with the latest PV featuring footage from the full-length anime.
Directed by Masashi Ishihama, who also directed "Shinkage no Kyojin" and "PSYCHO-PASS: Psycho-Pass 2," the anime will begin airing on TOKYO MX, Gunma TV, Tochigi TV, MBS, and BS11 in April 2018.
The name of the main character, long-awaited by fans of the original game, will be "Ren Amamiya" in the TV anime! The first key visual depicting Ren standing on the streets of Shibuya has been released. The key visuals will be released for each character in the future.
In addition, the official Persona support app "PERSONA O.A." for Android and iOS will also be distributed.
In addition, the AbemaTV live broadcast that was aired as a special program this time will be regularly broadcasted once a month starting in February. We can look forward to the announcement of the details as soon as they are finalized.
The latest PV and other new information can also be viewed on the renewed TV anime official website ( # ), so be sure to check it out along with the official Twitter ( # ).
The Blu-ray disc box and soundtrack of the TV anime series "Persona 4" will be released on April 11, 2018, so please check ( # ) for more information.
[Event Info.
■"PERSONA5 the Animation" Christmas greeting cards are now being distributed in stores.
Date: Monday, December 25
Location:
Animate Shibuya 14:00-14:30
Animate Shinjuku 15:30-16:00
Animate Ikebukuro 17:00-17:30
AKIHABARA Gamers main store 18:30-19:00
Animate Nagoya 18:00-18:30
Animate Sapporo 18:00-18:30
Animate Fukuoka Tenjin 18:00-18:30
Animate Osaka Nihonbashi 18:30-19:00
*There is a limit to the number of items that can be distributed, and the event will end as soon as they are gone.
Please refrain from staying or waiting for a long time at the store. Please do not stay in the store for long periods of time.
Please follow the instructions and cautions of the staff.
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The event may be changed or cancelled without prior notice due to problems or weather conditions. Please understand that the event may be changed or cancelled without prior notice due to problems or weather conditions.
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Production Information
TV animation "PERSONA5 the Animation
＜Broadcast information
Broadcast start: April 2018
Broadcasting stations: TOKYO MX, Gunma TV, Tochigi TV, MBS, BS11
<Staff> Original story: "Persona 5
Original story: "Persona 5" (Atlus)
Original Story Design： Katsura Hashino
Character Design： Shigeki Soejima
Demon design concept : Kazuma Kaneko
Director： Masashi Ishihama
Series composition: Shinichi Inozume
Character Design： Tomomi Ishikawa
Music: Shoji Meguro
Production: A-1 Pictures
＜Cast
Amamiya Ren: Fukuyama Jun
SAKAMOTO Ryuji: MAMORI MIYANO
TAKAMAKI Anne: MIZUKI Nana
Morgana: Ikue Otani
Yusuke Kitagawa: Tomokazu Sugita
Niijima Makoto: Sato Rina
Futaba Sakura: Aoi Yuuki
Haru Okumura: Haruka Tomatsu
Goro Akechi: Soichiro Hoshi
＜Synopsis
In the spring of his second year of high school, Ren Amemiya transfers to Shusei Academy in Tokyo. An incident awakens him as a "persona" user, and he forms the "Phantom Thieves of the Heart" with his new friends. Together with his new friends, he forms the "Phantom Thieves of the Heart," which steals the "twisted desires" of adults who are filled with evil desires, and reforms them. Meanwhile, in the city, unexplainable incidents of mental outbursts are happening one after another. ......
While living their daily lives as high school students in the metropolis of Tokyo, after school, they act in the dark as the "Phantom Thieves of the Mind" - a group of thieves who steal the hearts and minds of the people in the city. The curtain is about to be cut on a spectacular picaresque romance!
(C)ATLUS (C)SEGA/PERSONA5 the Animation Project