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{{Infobox Character | {{Infobox Character | ||
|image | |image=P4G_Taro_Namatame_Portrait_Graphic.png | ||
|jpname=生田目 太郎 | |jpname=生田目 太郎 | ||
|names= | |names= | ||
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|weight= | |weight= | ||
|bloodtype= | |bloodtype= | ||
|relative=[[Misuzu Hiiragi]] <small>(Wife)</small> | |relative=[[Misuzu Hiiragi]] <small>(Ex-Wife)</small> | ||
|school= | |school= | ||
|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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|arcana= | |arcana= | ||
|persona= | |persona= | ||
|va=[[ | |va=[[Koji Haramaki]] <small>(JA)</small><br/>[[Zach Hanks]] <small>(EN)</small>{{Exp App|P4|P4G}}{{Citation Needed}}<br/>[[Matthew Mercer]] <small>(EN)</small>{{Exp App|tv1=P4A}} | ||
|actor=[[Yasuhiro Roppongi]]{{Exp App|stage1=vp4e}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a character in {{Link|Game|P4}}. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a character in {{Link|Game|P4}}. | ||
==Profile== | ==Profile== | ||
Taro Namatame is the former secretary to the Inaba City Council. Some time within the previous year, he married | 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. | |||
==== {{Link|Game|P4G}} ==== | ==== {{Link|Game|P4G}} ==== | ||
=== {{Link|Game|P5}} === | === {{Link|Game|P5}} === | ||
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==={{Link|Stage|VP4E}}=== | ==={{Link|Stage|VP4E}}=== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==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.<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 | |ja=生田目 太郎 | ||
|jaR=Namatame Tarō | |||
|jaM=Taro Namatame | |jaM=Taro Namatame | ||
|zhS= | |zhS= | ||
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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> | ||
P4A TV Taro Namatame Render.png | {{link|tv|p4a}} render | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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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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
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese
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生田目 太郎 Namatame Tarō | Taro Namatame |
Gallery
Game Appearances
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Namatame's angry dress shirt portrait
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Namatame's frustrated dress shirt portrait
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Namatame's pensive dress shirt portrait
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Namatame's smiling dress shirt portrait
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Namatame's neutral hospital portrait
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Namatame's pensive hospital portrait
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Namatame's worried hospital portrait
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Namatame as a delivery driver
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Namatame's angry delivery uniform portrait
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Namatame's smirk delivery uniform portrait
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The Other Namatame's angry portrait
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The Other Namatame's neutral portrait
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The Other Namatame's smirking portrait
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Model with yellow eyes
Anime Appearances
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Persona 4 The Animation render
Notes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "[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.
- ↑ "Chapter 2: Sub-Characters", Persona 4 Official Design Works, Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Department. Published by Famitsu (2008). Japanese. p. 147. ISBN-13: 978-4757745087.