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{{Infobox Character
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|relative=[[Misuzu Hiiragi]] <small>(Wife)</small>
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|occupation=Delivery truck driver<br/>Inaba City Council Secretary <small>(Former)</small>
|occupation=Delivery truck driver<br/>Inaba City Council Secretary <small>(Former)</small>
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a character in {{Link|Game|P4}}.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a character in {{Link|Game|P4}}.


==Profile==
==Profile==
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Taro Namatame is the former secretary to the Inaba City Council. Some time within the previous year, he married Enka singer [[Misuzu Hiiragi]], but began cheating on her with news reporter [[Mayumi Yamano]], who was also from Inaba. At the time of Mayumi's mysterious disappearance and death, he had been away from Inaba for six months, working in a councilman's office in an unnamed city that [[Ryotaro Dojima]] referred to as the central place of government,<ref>{{Cite Game|quote=[April 16] '''Ryotaro Dojima''': 奴ぁ、ここ半年は中央で仕事をしていた。スキャンダルで最近町に戻って来たらしいが、 事件当時は、市外の議員事務所に詰めてた。|translquote=|title=Persona 4|developer=Atlus|publisher=Atlus|platform=PlayStation 2|lang=Japanese|transl=}}</ref>{{Note|In the English version of the game, this was mistranslated as Namatame working in "a city" (unclear if this is referring to Inaba or another city) and that he was "back home" when Mayumi was murdered.}} and was thus quickly dropped as a suspect in the investigation. Due to the scandal, he was fired from his job and returned to Inaba where his parents gave him a job working as a delivery driver for their business.<!--i don't think this has an official translation?, but it's いなば急便, e.g. inaba express. it's a reference to yamato's "black cat" service: animal logo + his truck being teal.-->


==Game Appearances==
==Game Appearances==
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=== {{Link|Game|P4}} ===
=== {{Link|Game|P4}} ===
Namatame can sometimes be found in the [[Central Shopping District]] or the [[Samegawa Flood Plain]], expressing his sadness over Mayumi's death.
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=== {{Link|Game|P5}} ===
=== {{Link|Game|P5}} ===
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==={{Link|TV|P4A}}===
==={{Link|Movie|P4FH}}===
==={{Link|Movie|P4FH}}===
==={{Link|TV|P4GA}}===


==Manga Appearances==
==Manga Appearances==
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==Other Appearances==
==Stage Play Appearances==
==={{Link|Stage|VP4E}}===
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===''[[Visualive Persona 4 the Evolution]]''===


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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* [[Shigenori Soejima]] originally designed Namatame to look like a crazy person, but after the story was more concrete, he instead designed him to look like an unfortunate person who is constantly troubled. He wanted to contrast Namatame, a simple-minded person who does not fully understand what is going on, with Adachi, who is actually quite sharp.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=|chapter=Chapter 2: Sub-Characters|book=[[Persona 4 Official Design Works]]|author=Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Department|publisher=Famitsu (2008)|lang=Japanese|volume=|edition=|page=p. 147|transl=|isbn=978-4757745087}}</ref>


==Nomenclature==
==Nomenclature==
{{Names
{{Names
|ja=生田目 太郎 ''Namatame Tarō''
|ja=生田目 太郎
|jaR=Namatame Tarō
|jaM=Taro Namatame
|jaM=Taro Namatame
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Game Appearances===
<gallery>
P4G Taro Namatame Dress Shirt Angry Portrait Graphic.png | Namatame's angry dress shirt portrait
P4G Taro Namatame Dress Shirt Frustrated Portrait Graphic.png | Namatame's frustrated dress shirt portrait
P4G Taro Namatame Dress Shirt Pensive Portrait Graphic.png | Namatame's pensive dress shirt portrait
P4G Taro Namatame Dress Shirt Smile Portrait Graphic.png | Namatame's smiling dress shirt portrait
P4G Taro Namatame Hospital Neutral Portrait Graphic.png | Namatame's neutral hospital portrait
P4G Taro Namatame Hospital Pensive Portrait Graphic.png | Namatame's pensive hospital portrait
P4G Taro Namatame Hospital Worried Portrait Graphic.png | Namatame's worried hospital portrait
P4G Taro Namatame Delivery Driver Portrait Graphic.png|Namatame as a delivery driver
P4G Taro Namatame Delivery Uniform Angry Portrait Graphic.png | Namatame's angry delivery uniform portrait
P4G Taro Namatame Delivery Uniform Smirk Portrait Graphic.png | Namatame's smirk delivery uniform portrait
P4G Shadow Namatame Angry Portrait Graphic.png | The Other Namatame's angry portrait
P4G Shadow Namatame Neutral Portrait Graphic.png | The Other Namatame's neutral portrait
P4G Shadow Namatame Smirking Portrait Graphic.png | The Other Namatame's smirking portrait
P4G Midnight Channel Shadow Namatame Projection Model.png | Model with yellow eyes
</gallery>
===Anime Appearances===
<gallery>
<gallery>
P4G Taro Namatame Delivery Driver Portrait Graphic.png|Namatame as a delivery driver.
P4A TV Taro Namatame Render.png | {{link|tv|p4a}} render
</gallery>
</gallery>


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[[Category:Characters in Persona 4 Golden]]
[[Category:Characters in Persona 4 The Animation]]
[[Category:Characters in Persona 4 The Animation]]
[[Category:Characters in Persona 4 The Golden Animation]]
[[Category:Characters in Persona 4 (Manga)]]
[[Category:Characters in Persona 4 (Manga)]]

Latest revision as of 21:31, 18 October 2024

Taro Namatame is a character in Persona 4.

Profile

Taro Namatame is the former secretary to the Inaba City Council. Some time within the previous year, he married Enka singer Misuzu Hiiragi, but began cheating on her with news reporter Mayumi Yamano, who was also from Inaba. At the time of Mayumi's mysterious disappearance and death, he had been away from Inaba for six months, working in a councilman's office in an unnamed city that Ryotaro Dojima referred to as the central place of government,[1][a] and was thus quickly dropped as a suspect in the investigation. Due to the scandal, he was fired from his job and returned to Inaba where his parents gave him a job working as a delivery driver for their business.

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Persona 4

Namatame can sometimes be found in the Central Shopping District or the Samegawa Flood Plain, expressing his sadness over Mayumi's death.

Persona 4 Golden

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Manga Appearances

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Trivia

  • Shigenori Soejima originally designed Namatame to look like a crazy person, but after the story was more concrete, he instead designed him to look like an unfortunate person who is constantly troubled. He wanted to contrast Namatame, a simple-minded person who does not fully understand what is going on, with Adachi, who is actually quite sharp.[2]

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
Japanese 生田目 太郎 Namatame Tarō Taro Namatame

Gallery

Game Appearances

  • Namatame's angry dress shirt portrait

    Namatame's angry dress shirt portrait

  • Namatame's frustrated dress shirt portrait

    Namatame's frustrated dress shirt portrait

  • Namatame's pensive dress shirt portrait

    Namatame's pensive dress shirt portrait

  • Namatame's smiling dress shirt portrait

    Namatame's smiling dress shirt portrait

  • Namatame's neutral hospital portrait

    Namatame's neutral hospital portrait

  • Namatame's pensive hospital portrait

    Namatame's pensive hospital portrait

  • Namatame's worried hospital portrait

    Namatame's worried hospital portrait

  • Namatame as a delivery driver

    Namatame as a delivery driver

  • Namatame's angry delivery uniform portrait

    Namatame's angry delivery uniform portrait

  • Namatame's smirk delivery uniform portrait

    Namatame's smirk delivery uniform portrait

  • The Other Namatame's angry portrait

    The Other Namatame's angry portrait

  • The Other Namatame's neutral portrait

    The Other Namatame's neutral portrait

  • The Other Namatame's smirking portrait

    The Other Namatame's smirking portrait

  • Model with yellow eyes

    Model with yellow eyes

Anime Appearances

Notes

  1. ↑ In the English version of the game, this was mistranslated as Namatame working in "a city" (unclear if this is referring to Inaba or another city) and that he was "back home" when Mayumi was murdered.

References

  1. ↑ "[April 16] Ryotaro Dojima: 奴ぁ、ここ半年は中央で仕事をしていた。スキャンダルで最近町に戻って来たらしいが、 事件当時は、市外の議員事務所に詰めてた。" Persona 4 (PlayStation 2). Developed by Atlus. Published by Atlus. Japanese.
  2. ↑ "Chapter 2: Sub-Characters", Persona 4 Official Design Works, Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Department. Published by Famitsu (2008). Japanese. p. 147. ISBN-13: 978-4757745087.
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