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'''Persona 4: The Animation''' is an anime TV series adaptation of the videogame [[Persona 4]], the fifth entry in the [[Persona (Series)|Persona series]]. The series was produced by AIC ASTA and directed by [[Seiji Kishi]], the anime run for 25 episodes from October 7, 2011 to March 30, 2012, with an OVA episode based on the game's true ending released on BD/DVD volume 10 in August 2012. The series was licensed by [[wikipedia:Sentai Filmworks|Sentai Filmworks]] in North America and by [[wikipedia:Kazé|Kazé]] and [[wikipedia:Manga Entertainment|Manga Entertainment]] in the United Kingdom.
'''Persona 4: The Animation''' is an anime TV series adaptation of the videogame {{link|game|p4}}, the fifth entry in the {{link|series|P-}}. The series was produced by AIC ASTA and directed by [[Seiji Kishi]]. The anime ran for 25 episodes from October 7, 2011 to March 30, 2012. It has an unaired 26th episode based on the game's true ending which was first shown in June 2012 as part of the theatrical {{link|movie|p4fh}}. The unaired episode was later released on BD/DVD volume 10 in August 2012. The series was licensed by [[wikipedia:Sentai Filmworks|Sentai Filmworks]] in North America and by [[wikipedia:Kazé|Kazé]] and [[wikipedia:Manga Entertainment|Manga Entertainment]] in the United Kingdom.


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
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==Episodes==
==Episodes==
{{Episode List EN/Header}}
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{{Episode List EN|ep=24|JP=The World is Full of Shit|transl=The World is Full of Shit|EN=The World is Full of Shit|aired=March 23, 2012|descr=}}
{{Episode List EN|ep=25|JP=We Can Change The World|transl=We Can Change The World|EN=We Can Change The World|aired=March 30, 2012|descr=}}
{{Episode List EN|ep=25|JP=We Can Change The World|transl=We Can Change The World|EN=We Can Change The World|aired=March 30, 2012|descr=}}
{{Episode List EN|ep=True End Episode|JP=No One is Alone|transl=No One is Alone|EN=No One is Alone|aired=—|descr=''An unaired 26th episode that was shown during the theatrical ''Factor of Hope'' and released with BD/DVD volume 10.''}}
{{Episode List EN|ep=True End Episode|JP=No One is Alone|transl=No One is Alone|EN=No One is Alone|aired=—|descr=''An unaired 26th episode that was shown during the theatrical ''Factor of Hope'' and later released with BD/DVD volume 10.''}}
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==Home Release==
==Home Release==
{{Sectionstub}}
 
===Japan===
{{Main|[[Persona 4 The Animation Volume 1-10]], [[Persona 4 The Animation Series Complete Blu-ray Disc Box]]}}
 
The anime was released in Japan on BD and DVD across 10 volumes. Episodes 1 and 23-25 received Director's Cuts for the home release. The Director's Cut of Episode 1 is around 3 minutes longer than the TV airing and uses Sky's The Limit as the opening theme. Both the TV and Director's Cut versions of episode 1 are available on home release while only the Director's Cuts for 23-25 are included on the home release.
 
In 2018, Aniplex released a Collector's Edition with both ''Persona 4 The Animation'' and ''Persona 4 The Golden Animation''.
 
====Store Pre-Order Bonuses====
 
{| class="wikitable"
!Store(s)!!Volume!!Bonus
|-
|Animate, Gamers, Sofmap, Toranoana, <br/>WonderGOO, HMV, Sony Music||All volumes||Vol 1-10 storage box drawn by [[Shigenori Soejima]]
|-
|All||Vol 1||Promotional poster of Yu and Izanagi
|-
|Animate, Gamers, Sofmap, Toranoana, <br/>WonderGOO, HMV, NeoWing, Sony Music||Vol 1-3||[[Persona 4 The Animation Special Soundtrack]]
|-
|Animate||Vol 1||A3 clear poster of Yu, Yosuke, and Teddie
|-
|Gamers||Vol 1||A3 poster of Chie, Yukiko, and Rise
|-
|Sofmap||All volumes||B2 tapestry of Yosuke, Yukiko, and Rise
|-
|Toranoana||With each volume||Tarot card
|-
|Toranoana||All volumes||Tapestry of Chie, Yukiko, Rise, and Naoto
|-
|J-Book||With each volume||Bromide
|-
|Tsutaya||Vol 1||Illustration card of Yu as a Tsutaya employee
|-
|WonderGOO||All volumes||Tapestry of Yukiko
|-
|}
 
====Sales====
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Volume !! DVD !! BD !! Total
|-
|1||11,884||32,062||43,946
|-
|2||8,051||24,574||32,625
|-
|3||7,722||23,446||31,168
|-
|4||6,748||22,766||29,514
|-
|5||6,758||21,224||27,982
|-
|6||7,247||21,502||28,749
|-
|7||6,856||19,348||26,204
|-
|8||6,934||19,190||26,124
|-
|9||7,123||19,871||26,994
|-
|10||10,771||28,719||39,490
|-
|Collector's Edition{{Exp|2018 BD Collector's Box with both P4A and P4GA}}||—||1,314||1,314
|-
|}
 
Sales numbers are taken from Someanithing which sourced from Oricon's subscription locked sales charts over the years.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |translquote= |author= |url= [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1A33miTSU1NHdVO7F8kMT68wgkM6uW8YThKPEsDvLKsc/htmlview Someanithing.com]|archive= |published= |retrieved= October 14, 2024|site= Google Docs|type= Spreadsheet}}</ref>
 
===North America===
In North America, the anime was licensed and dubbed by Sentai Filmworks who released all 26 episodes in two collections. Due to a request by the Japanese licensor, the BD versions of collection 1 and 2 do not have Japanese audio but the DVDs do.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |translquote= |author= |url= [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-31/sentai-filmworks-persona-4-bd-release-will-omit-japanese-audio-track Sentai Filmworks' Persona 4 BD Release Will Omit Japanese Audio Track]|archive= |published= July 31, 2012|retrieved= October 28, 2024|site= Anime News Network|type= }}</ref> Sentai later released a Collector's Edition with bonus items in 2015, and the Complete Edition in 2017. Both were 6 discs, BD only, and included the Japanese audio. After the release of the Complete Edition, the title has been out of print. It is assumed that Sentai lost the license in October of 2018 as it was available legally to stream via Hulu until that date.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |translquote= |author= |url= [https://www.funimation.com/forum/topic/8036/the-official-expiring-aniplex-titles-master-list "Expiring Aniplex Titles" Master List]|archive= [https://web.archive.org/web/20190913034236/https://www.funimation.com/forum/topic/8036/the-official-expiring-aniplex-titles-master-list Archive.org]|published= |retrieved= November 22, 2024|site= Funimation.com|type= }}</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable"
!Volume
!Episodes
!Release
!Cover
|-
|Collection 1
|1-12
|September 18, 2012
|[[Yu Narukami]]
|-
|Collection 2
|13-26
|January 15, 2013
|[[Yukiko Amagi]]
|-
|Collector's Edition
|1-26
|September 29, 2015
|[[Investigation Team]]{{Note|Key art from the Japanese ''Persona 4 The Animation'' website}}
|-
|Complete
|1-26
|October 10, 2017
|[[Yu Narukami]], [[Izanagi (Persona)|Izanagi]], [[Magatsu-Izanagi]]{{Note|Key art from {{link|movie|p4fh}} }}
|-
|}
 
All versions of Sentai's release include both the TV broadcast version and the Director's Cut BD/DVD only version of Episode 1.
 
===United Kingdom===
{{Sectionstub|reason=Release dates missing.}}
 
{| class="wikitable"
!Volume
!Episodes
!Release
!Cover
|-
|Volume 1
|1-9
|?
|[[Yu Narukami]] and [[Izanagi (Persona)|Izanagi]]
|-
|Volume 2
|10-17
|?
|[[Yu Narukami]], [[Yosuke Hanamura]], [[Chie Satonaka]] and [[Yukiko Amagi]]
|-
|Volume 3
|18-26
|?
|[[Investigation Team]]
|-
|Complete Series
|1-26
|?
|[[Investigation Team]]{{Note|Key art from the Japanese ''Persona 4 The Animation'' website}}
|}
 
All versions of Kazé's release include both the TV broadcast version and the Director's Cut BD/DVD only version of Episode 1.
 
==Listings==
==Listings==
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===[[Characters in {{PAGENAME}}|Characters]]===
 
===[[Merchandise of {{PAGENAME}}|Merchandise]]===
 
===Casting===
===Casting===
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{{Sectionstub|reason=Only covers the primary cast.}}
{{Casting|en=y}}
{{Casting|en=y}}
|[[Yu Narukami]] || [[Daisuke Namikawa]] || [[Johnny Yong Bosch]]
|[[Yu Narukami]] || [[Daisuke Namikawa]] || [[Johnny Yong Bosch]]
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|[[Tohru Adachi]] || [[Mitsuaki Madono]] || [[Johnny Yong Bosch]]
|[[Tohru Adachi]] || [[Mitsuaki Madono]] || [[Johnny Yong Bosch]]
|}
|}
===Openings===
* [[Pursuing My True Self]]: Episode 1 (TV Broadcast)
* [[Sky's The Limit]]: Episode 1 (Director's Cut), Episodes 2-8 & 10-12
* [[True Story]]: Episode 9
* [[Key Plus Words]]: Episodes 13-14, 16-22, 24, 26
* [[Burn My Dread]]: Episode 15
===Endings===
* [[Sky's The Limit]]: Episode 1 (TV Broadcast)
* [[Beauty of Destiny]]: Episode 1 (Director's Cut), Episodes 2-12
* [[Detective in Love]]: Episode 13
* [[The Way of Memories: Kizuna no Chikara]]: Episode 14-17, 19-21, 23-24
* [[Honto no Kimochi]]: Episode 18
* [[Never More]]: Episode 25-26
===Drama CDs===
* {{link|drama|P4A1}}
* {{link|drama|P4A2}}
* {{link|drama|DMF}} (Volume 3 bonus)
* {{link|drama|PD}} (Volume 8 bonus)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Notes==
==Notes==
{{Notelist}}
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120216211119/http://www.p4a.jp/ Official Japanese Website (Archive)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120216211119/http://www.p4a.jp/ Official Japanese Website (Archive)]
==References==
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Persona 4: The Animation is an anime TV series adaptation of the videogame Persona 4, the fifth entry in the Persona series. The series was produced by AIC ASTA and directed by Seiji Kishi. The anime ran for 25 episodes from October 7, 2011 to March 30, 2012. It has an unaired 26th episode based on the game's true ending which was first shown in June 2012 as part of the theatrical Persona 4 The Animation: The Factor of Hope. The unaired episode was later released on BD/DVD volume 10 in August 2012. The series was licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America and by Kazé and Manga Entertainment in the United Kingdom.

Synopsis

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Episodes

No. Title (Japanese) Title (Translation) Title (English) Original Broadcast
1
You're myself, I'm yourself
"You're myself, I'm yourself"
"You're myself, I'm yourself"
October 7, 2011
2
The Contractor's key
"The Contractor's key"
"The Contractor's key"
October 14, 2011
3
We are friends, aren't we?
"We are friends, aren't we?"
"We are friends, aren't we?"
October 21, 2011
4
Somewhere not here
"Somewhere not here"
"Somewhere not here"
October 28, 2011
5
Would you love me?
"Would you love me?"
"Would you love me?"
November 4, 2011
6
I'll beat you, and beat you good
"I'll beat you, and beat you good"
"I'll beat you, and beat you good"
November 11, 2011
7
Suspicious Tropical Paradise
"Suspicious Tropical Paradise"
"Suspicious Tropical Paradise"
November 18, 2011
8
We've lost something important again
"We've lost something important again"
"We've lost something important again"
November 25, 2011
9
No one sees the real me
"No one sees the real me"
"No one sees the real me"
December 2, 2011
10
Real Me Doesn't Exist
"Real Me Doesn't Exist"
"Real Me Doesn't Exist"
December 9, 2011
11
Catch Me If You Can
"Catch Me If You Can"
"Catch Me If You Can"
December 16, 2011
12
It's Not Empty At All
"It's Not Empty At All"
"It's Not Empty At All"
December 23, 2011
13
A Stormy Summer Vacation 1/2
"A Stormy Summer Vacation 1/2"
"A Stormy Summer Vacation 1/2"
January 6, 2012
14
A Stormy Summer Vacation 2/2
"A Stormy Summer Vacation 2/2"
"A Stormy Summer Vacation 2/2"
January 13, 2012
15
The Long-Awaited School Trip
"The Long-Awaited School Trip"
"The Long-Awaited School Trip"
January 20, 2012
16
Although the Case Was Closed
"Although the Case Was Closed"
"Although the Case Was Closed"
January 27, 2012
17
I Want to Know the Truth
"I Want to Know the Truth"
"I Want to Know the Truth"
February 3, 2012
18
Anniversary to Become a Family
"Anniversary to Become a Family"
"Anniversary to Become a Family"
February 10, 2012
19
It's School Festival Day! Time to Have Fun!
"It's School Festival Day! Time to Have Fun!"
"It's School Festival Day! Time to Have Fun!"
February 17, 2012
20
We'll all meet at the AMAGIYA Hotel
"We'll all meet at the AMAGIYA Hotel"
"We'll all meet at the AMAGIYA Hotel"
February 24, 2012
21
DON'T SAVE ANYONE ANYMORE
"DON'T SAVE ANYONE ANYMORE"
"DON'T SAVE ANYONE ANYMORE"
March 2, 2012
22
It's just like Heaven
"It's just like Heaven"
"It's just like Heaven"
March 9, 2012
23
In Order to Find the Truth
"In Order to Find the Truth"
"In Order to Find the Truth"
March 16, 2012
24
The World is Full of Shit
"The World is Full of Shit"
"The World is Full of Shit"
March 23, 2012
25
We Can Change The World
"We Can Change The World"
"We Can Change The World"
March 30, 2012
True End Episode
No One is Alone
"No One is Alone"
"No One is Alone"
—
An unaired 26th episode that was shown during the theatrical Factor of Hope and later released with BD/DVD volume 10.

Home Release

Japan

Main article: Persona 4 The Animation Volume 1-10, Persona 4 The Animation Series Complete Blu-ray Disc Box

The anime was released in Japan on BD and DVD across 10 volumes. Episodes 1 and 23-25 received Director's Cuts for the home release. The Director's Cut of Episode 1 is around 3 minutes longer than the TV airing and uses Sky's The Limit as the opening theme. Both the TV and Director's Cut versions of episode 1 are available on home release while only the Director's Cuts for 23-25 are included on the home release.

In 2018, Aniplex released a Collector's Edition with both Persona 4 The Animation and Persona 4 The Golden Animation.

Store Pre-Order Bonuses

Store(s) Volume Bonus
Animate, Gamers, Sofmap, Toranoana,
WonderGOO, HMV, Sony Music		 All volumes Vol 1-10 storage box drawn by Shigenori Soejima
All Vol 1 Promotional poster of Yu and Izanagi
Animate, Gamers, Sofmap, Toranoana,
WonderGOO, HMV, NeoWing, Sony Music		 Vol 1-3 Persona 4 The Animation Special Soundtrack
Animate Vol 1 A3 clear poster of Yu, Yosuke, and Teddie
Gamers Vol 1 A3 poster of Chie, Yukiko, and Rise
Sofmap All volumes B2 tapestry of Yosuke, Yukiko, and Rise
Toranoana With each volume Tarot card
Toranoana All volumes Tapestry of Chie, Yukiko, Rise, and Naoto
J-Book With each volume Bromide
Tsutaya Vol 1 Illustration card of Yu as a Tsutaya employee
WonderGOO All volumes Tapestry of Yukiko

Sales

Volume DVD BD Total
1 11,884 32,062 43,946
2 8,051 24,574 32,625
3 7,722 23,446 31,168
4 6,748 22,766 29,514
5 6,758 21,224 27,982
6 7,247 21,502 28,749
7 6,856 19,348 26,204
8 6,934 19,190 26,124
9 7,123 19,871 26,994
10 10,771 28,719 39,490
Collector's Edition2018 BD Collector's Box with both P4A and P4GA — 1,314 1,314

Sales numbers are taken from Someanithing which sourced from Oricon's subscription locked sales charts over the years.[1]

North America

In North America, the anime was licensed and dubbed by Sentai Filmworks who released all 26 episodes in two collections. Due to a request by the Japanese licensor, the BD versions of collection 1 and 2 do not have Japanese audio but the DVDs do.[2] Sentai later released a Collector's Edition with bonus items in 2015, and the Complete Edition in 2017. Both were 6 discs, BD only, and included the Japanese audio. After the release of the Complete Edition, the title has been out of print. It is assumed that Sentai lost the license in October of 2018 as it was available legally to stream via Hulu until that date.[3]

Volume Episodes Release Cover
Collection 1 1-12 September 18, 2012 Yu Narukami
Collection 2 13-26 January 15, 2013 Yukiko Amagi
Collector's Edition 1-26 September 29, 2015 Investigation Team[a]
Complete 1-26 October 10, 2017 Yu Narukami, Izanagi, Magatsu-Izanagi[b]

All versions of Sentai's release include both the TV broadcast version and the Director's Cut BD/DVD only version of Episode 1.

United Kingdom

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Volume Episodes Release Cover
Volume 1 1-9 ? Yu Narukami and Izanagi
Volume 2 10-17 ? Yu Narukami, Yosuke Hanamura, Chie Satonaka and Yukiko Amagi
Volume 3 18-26 ? Investigation Team
Complete Series 1-26 ? Investigation Team[c]

All versions of Kazé's release include both the TV broadcast version and the Director's Cut BD/DVD only version of Episode 1.

Listings

Characters

Merchandise

Casting

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Character Japanese English
Yu Narukami Daisuke Namikawa Johnny Yong Bosch
Yosuke Hanamura Showtaro Morikubo Yuri Lowenthal
Chie Satonaka Yui Horie Erin Fitzgerald
Yukiko Amagi Ami Koshimizu Amanda Winn Lee
Kanji Tatsumi Tomokazu Seki Troy Baker [d]
Matthew Mercer [e]
Rise Kujikawa Rie Kugimiya Laura Bailey
Teddie Kappei Yamaguchi Sam Riegel
Naoto Shirogane Romi Park Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Nanako Dojima Akemi Kanda Karen Strassman
Ryotaro Dojima Unshō Ishizuka JB Blanc[f]
Tohru Adachi Mitsuaki Madono Johnny Yong Bosch

Openings

Endings

Drama CDs

Trivia

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Nomenclature

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Gallery

Notes

  1. ↑ Key art from the Japanese Persona 4 The Animation website
  2. ↑ Key art from Persona 4 The Animation: The Factor of Hope
  3. ↑ Key art from the Japanese Persona 4 The Animation website
  4. ↑ Episodes 1-12
  5. ↑ Episodes 13-26
  6. ↑ Credited as John White

External Links

References

  1. ↑ Someanithing.com. Retrieved October 14, 2024. Google Docs. Spreadsheet.
  2. ↑ Sentai Filmworks' Persona 4 BD Release Will Omit Japanese Audio Track. Published July 31, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2024. Anime News Network.
  3. ↑ "Expiring Aniplex Titles" Master List. Archived: Archive.org. Retrieved November 22, 2024. Funimation.com.


Persona series
Mainline Games Megami Ibunroku Persona (PSP) • Persona 2: Innocent Sin • Persona 2: Eternal Punishment • Persona 3 (FES, Portable, Reload) • Persona 4 (Golden) • Persona 5 (Royal)
Spin-off Games Persona 4 Arena • Persona 4 Arena Ultimax • Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth • Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth • Persona 4: Dancing All Night • Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight • Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight • Persona 5 Strikers • Persona 5: The Phantom X • Persona 5 Tactica
TV Series Trinity Soul • Persona 4 The Animation • Persona 4 The Golden Animation • Persona 5 The Animation: The Day Breakers • Persona 5 The Animation
Movies Persona 4 The Animation: The Factor of Hope • Persona 3 The Movie: Spring of Birth • Midsummer Knight's Dream • Falling Down • Winter of Rebirth
Manga Megami Ibunroku Persona • Persona: Tsumi to Batsu • Persona 3 • Persona 4 • Persona x Detective Naoto • Persona 4 Arena • Persona 4: The Magician • Persona 4 Arena Ultimax • Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Roundabout • Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Side:P3 • Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Side:P4 • Persona 5 • Persona 5: Mementos Mission
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