Tohru Adachi

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Tohru Adachi is a supporting character in Persona 4. He is a detective who was transferred to the Inaba Police Department in the spring of 2011 and was assigned to work under Ryotaro Dojima. Together, the two of them investigate the recent murders that kick off the events of the game.

Profile

Adachi is a 27-year-old detective formerly stationed in a larger, unnamed city where he was an elite officer. He was transferred to the rural city of Inaba for unknown reasons. He looks down on his reassignment, Inaba, and the people who live there. Due to this attitude, he doesn't take his job seriously and can frequently be found slacking off at Junes during the afternoon. Additionally, he frequently slips up when talking and often says things he shouldn't have. This earns him the ire of his boss, Dojima, who responds to Adachi's behavior by giving him grunt work like doing paperwork or trailing the protagonist and his friends around the shopping district. Though Adachi is made out to be an incompetent detective, he does demonstrate an understanding of laws and protocols.

In his Persona 4 Golden exclusive Social Link, the protagonist learns Adachi was a good student, and, despite his clumsiness, he is good with his hands and can do coin tricks. He is associated with food in his Social Link and his narration in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, as well as by fans due to his NPC dialogue about cabbages. Throughout his appearances, he's presented with an unserious and comedic attitude, often reacting with exaggerated shock to the things around him. He is also characterized as someone who puts in little effort and generally finds things troublesome. Not just when it comes to work, but other characters use words like languid to describe him, and the protagonist learns he usually makes cup noodles for dinner simply because it's less work. This attitude extends to other aspects of his life: He shows a bleak outlook about his future, commenting that he'll never get married and thinks being alone is easier.

Adachi wears a dark suit with a red tie and brown field boots. His appearance is messy, with bedhead hair and a crooked tie. Character designer Shigenori Soejima gave Adachi his unkempt appearance to show he is truly an elite. Soejima believed that an elite like Adachi would be a capable person but lacking in other areas such as physical appearance.^[5]^[6] His red tie is a hand-me-down from Dojima, who got tired of seeing Adachi in the shabby tie he wore before.^[7]

Gameplay

Persona 4

Adachi's NPC can be found during the afternoon in Junes from June 5-14, July 12-18, August 24-30, and September 2-7.^[8]

During December, Adachi is fought as a boss in Magatsu Inaba. In combat, he uses the Persona Magatsu-Izanagi.

Boss Data

Name	Level	HP	SP
Adachi	73	4200	0

Location	Magatsu Inaba: Area 3

Arcana	EXP	Yen	RERandom Encounter	Drop
None	27228	3000	—	— (%)

Element Resistances

StrStrong	—	—	—	—	NulNull	NulNull	—
×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1

Ailment Resistances

×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1

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Skills
Skill	Cost	Description

Persona 4 Golden

With the addition of Adachi's Social Link, his NPC now appears more regularly at Junes during the afternoon and at the gas station in the shopping district during the evening.

Social Link

For availability, responses, and branching, see: Tohru Adachi/Social Link

Adachi's Jester Social Link can be started on May 13th at Junes after unlocking it by talking to Dojima at home on May 12th. Adachi is only available for Social Link activities on very specific dates. Additionally, no one can be inside of the TV. His Social Link rank up events vary: Ranks 1-2 and 6 occur during the afternoon at Junes, and ranks 3-5 occur at night in the shopping district. If the protagonist lacks the social link points to rank up with him, he has afternoon-only hangouts to go cabbage shopping at Junes. If interacted with at night when not ready to rank up, the protagonist will not receive the usual message about how your relationship with him isn't ready to advance yet.

To max his Social Link, the protagonist must get him to rank 6 by November 1st, then choose to visit Adachi alone on December 7th, and finally pursue the true ending on March 20th.

Alternatively, if his Social Link is at rank 8 by December 5th, the protagonist will reflect on their time spent with Adachi and be given the option to protect him. This leads to one of the game's bad endings.

Boss

Adachi is fought as a boss in Magatsu Inaba. In combat, he uses the Persona Magatsu-Izanagi.

Boss Data

Name	Level	HP	SP
Adachi	73	4200	0

Location	Magatsu Inaba: Area 3

Arcana	EXP	Yen	RERandom Encounter	Drop
N/A	27228	10000	—	— (%)

Element Resistances

—	—	—	—	—	NulNull	NulNull	—
×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1

Ailment Resistances

×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1

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Skills
Skill	Cost	Description

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Adachi is a playable character in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. Initially, he was available as a DLC character for the home console release with his own Episode Adachi story arc. He and the other DLC characters, as well as Episode Adachi, now come with the remastered game by default. As a participant in the P-1 Climax, he has 4 Persona cards, and his kit involves inflicting status ailments and using his meter, especially when awakened. He is also an unlockable navigator.

Notable Moves

Move	Input Notation	Remarks
	C 5C	Normal Persona attack.
	Jump C j.C	Air normal Persona attack.
Evil Smile	↓↘→ + C/D 236C/D	Non-damaging move that inflicts Fear.
Megidola	↓↙← + C/D 214C/D	A command grab used as a combo starter.
Heat Riser	↓↘→↓↘→ + A/B 236236A/B	Grants a 10% damage and defense buff, indicated by an Adachi icon over his SP meter. The defense buff also stacks with the awakening damage reduction. If Adachi's Persona gets broken, the buff wears off.
Atom Smasher	↓↘→↓↘→ + C/D 236236C/D	A multi-hit attack that hits nearly the whole screen.
Magatsu Mandala	↓↙←↓↙← + A/B 214214A/B	Only useable in awakening. Gives him a buff indicated by a Magatsu-Izanagi icon over his SP meter. While buffed, his Persona related moves will inflict status effects such as Fear. If Adachi's Persona gets broken, the buff wears off.
Ghastly Wail	↓↙←↓↙← + C/D 214214C/D	Only useable in awakening. Command grab move that also inflicts Fear. If the opponent is already feared or if Adachi has the ailment buff from Magatsu Mandala, it will do additional damage.
Yomi Drop	↓↓↓ + CD 222CD	Adachi's instant kill move. Requires his Persona, a match point, and SP meter.

For more technical information about Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, such as Adachi's tennis gameplay and frame data, visit Dustloop.

Persona 4: Dancing All Night

Adachi is a paid DLC dancer available for Persona 4 Dancing All Night. He dances to The Fog (ATLUS Konishi Remix), and his stage is Yomotsu Hirasaka. During Fever Time, his dance partner is Yu Narukami.

Game Appearances

Persona 4 / Persona 4 Golden

April - November, 2011

Adachi first appears on April 12th, running to throw up after seeing the corpse of Mayumi Yamano. From then on, the protagonist and his friends continue to run into Adachi as they investigate the recent murders. On April 16th, Adachi and Dojima are on the field investigating the murders. They have no suspect, and despite Adachi thinking it came from Taro Namatame's affair, both he and his wife Misuzu Hiiragi have alibis.^[9] On April 17th, the protagonist and Yosuke Hanamura get seen with weapons at Junes and brought to the police station. While on their way out, they meet Adachi. After hearing that they are friends with Yukiko Amagi, Adachi brings up her disappearance and how this is concerning since there have been dead bodies on foggy days.^[10] As the conversation goes on, rather than treating Yukiko as a victim, Adachi suggests that she had a motive to murder Mayumi Yamano.^[11]

Whenever the protagonist, Yosuke, and Chie Satonaka save Yukiko from the TV World, both Dojima and Adachi show up at the Dojima residence that night. Adachi formally introduces himself to the protagonist and Nanako Dojima, and lets the protagonist know Yukiko has returned home. He raises suspicions about Yukiko again, but Dojima says that idea was a fantasy.^[12] On April 30th, Adachi appears in the Junes food court when the Investigation Team is there. His ramblings about Saki Konishi and Misuzu Hiiragi give Chie the impression that the police are going to be useless in solving the murder cases.

On June 22nd, he gets assigned to traffic duty outside of Rise Kujikawa's family's tofu shop because the police department is short-handed. Later that same day, he and Dojima talk to Rise. Dojima becomes suspicious when he hears that the protagonist, Yosuke, and Kanji Tatsumi spoke to Rise earlier and warned her that something might happen to her. As a result, Adachi appears on June 23rd after being ordered by Dojima to tail the Investigation Team. Adachi pretends he only ran into them by chance and is surprised when Chie invites him to go to Marukyu Tofu with them.^[13] Yukiko points out that there's a man on a telephone pole with a camera, and Adachi arrests him and takes him in for questioning under the assumption that he's the murderer. On the day the Investigation Team rescues Rise from the TV World, both Dojima and Adachi will again appear at the Dojima residence. This time, Dojima is drunk and ranting about Naoto Shirogane, Adachi's incompetence, and the protagonist showing up at crime scenes.

In late July, after the police suspect in the murder case goes missing, the protagonist finds Adachi slacking off at Junes. The protagonist promises not to tell Dojima about this so long as Adachi tells him about the suspect. Adachi agrees and lets the protagonist know that the suspect used to have a part-time job in the shopping district. Adachi shows up at the Dojima residence again on August 13th to celebrate Mitsuo Kubo's arrest and the end of the murder case. He steals the only piece of uni from the sushi platter and brings up the possibility that the real killer might be out there before Dojima tells him to shut up.^[14] On the day Naoto is rescued from the TV, Adachi is drunk at the Dojima residence. He talks about how Naoto showed up safely, but the police can't pin any of the murders besides Kinshiro Morooka on Kubo, and that Dojima's detective intuition might be correct about the killer still being out there.^[15]

On November 5th, Dojima takes the protagonist to the police station after the second threatening letter arrives. In the interrogation room, Adachi hears the protagonist's explanation about the TV World. After Dojima leaves to look for Nanako, the Investigation Team convinces Adachi to let the protagonist leave the police station by determining that the culprit might be a delivery truck driver. Adachi shares with them that Taro Namatame, who was dating Mayumi, is a delivery truck driver. At the scene of Dojima and Namatame's car crash, Naoto reads that the murder victims, as well as the kidnapped people whose names were not released to the public, are all written in Namatame's journal. Adachi proclaims that the case must be over.^[16]

December 3 - 5, 2011

On December 3rd, Adachi tells the Investigation Team there's no way the story about the TV World will hold up in court and that Namatame might walk free. If the protagonist can convince the rest of his friends not to murder Namatame and keep seeking the truth, then on December 5th, the Investigation Team gathers at Aiya to discuss the case and who the culprit could be. The protagonist can bring up Adachi as a possible suspect: He's a detective connected to the murder case and could drop off the threatening letters at Dojima's house without raising suspicions since he's a family friend. Something about Adachi is bothering Naoto, but Naoto can't identify it. At first, Yukiko doesn't believe it could be Adachi because he showed up at the Amagi Inn in April, claiming he was assigned to protect Mayumi. But hearing about this previously unknown detail surprises Naoto, who was previously working alongside the police, and it is left ambiguous if Adachi was telling Yukiko the truth or not back in April.^[17] Kanji also brings up something suspicious he heard about Adachi but admits he didn't think much of it because Adachi is an officer.^[18]

The Investigation Team shows up at the hospital to question Adachi after finding out that he had Namatame moved. Dojima finds this uncharacteristic of Adachi since, up until now, he has been slacking on his detective work.^[19] The protagonist and Naoto continue asking Adachi about the case until he lashes out, asking why they're questioning him if they already know that Namatame put everyone in. Hearing this makes Naoto think back to November 5th.^[d] When Naoto read the names from Namatame's diary and said the victims who had yet to be released to the public were also written in the diary, Adachi didn't find that strange and said that the case was over. But from working on the case with the Inaba PD, Naoto was aware that the police were not treating the people who had gone missing recently as victims related to the murders.^[24] Consequently, Adachi gets exposed as the real culprit behind the murders due to his impatience in trying to convict Namatame. In response, Adachi runs away and enters the TV World through the TV in Namatame's former hospital room.

December 7, 2011

On December 7th, a recently returned Teddie sniffs out Adachi in the remnant of Mayumi Yamano's dungeon.^[25] The Investigation Team finds Adachi talking to himself about Mayumi and catches him off guard. Yosuke asks for answers, and Adachi explains his side of the story through a combination of his own narration to the Investigation Team and omniscient flashbacks only shown to the player.

Adachi heard about the Midnight Channel rumor at the police station and discovered his ability to stick his hand in the TV.^[26] When Mayumi holed herself up at the Amagi Inn, Adachi went to ask if the rumors about her and Namatame were true. When Mayumi refused to answer, he pushed her into the TV, and was visibly surprised that her entire body went inside.^[27] After the fog rolled around, Saki discovered Mayumi's corpse. Using his position as a detective, Adachi called Saki in for more questioning because he saw her out in public with Namatame. Adachi tried to force himself on Saki, mentioning that he saw her with Namatame in the afternoon, but she slapped him away. He asked her if he wasn't good enough before pushing her into the interrogation room TV.^[28] After Yukiko appeared on the Midnight Channel, a panicked Namatame called the police, and Adachi happened to take the call. Adachi pretended not to believe Namatame about the connection between the TV and the murders but suggested that he protect the people who appear on the TV. This phone call caused Namatame to start trying to "save" people by putting them into TVs, not realizing that Adachi was the real murderer and that the TV World was what killed Mayumi and Saki.

In the present, Naoto deduces that Mitsuo has no powers and that Adachi put him into the TV. Though there's no flashback for this, Adachi claims he pushed Mitsuo into a TV after he turned himself in, then told the rest of the police force that he had sent Mitsuo home. Adachi explains that Namatame throwing someone in and the Investigation Team rescuing them was like a game of cat and mouse that he enjoyed watching unfold. Putting Mitsuo in was necessary so Namatame wouldn't quit saving people, and the game could continue.^[29]

However, the omniscient player will be aware that Adachi knows about dead bodies showing up on foggy days,^[30] then have seen Adachi appear as the figure in the foggy shopping district on April 29th (Yukiko's deadline),^[31] June 4th (Kanji's deadline),^[32] and October 5th (Naoto's deadline)^[33] and get increasingly frustrated. Because of his appearance dates on the dungeon deadlines and how the first threatening letter gets sent on October 20th after his last appearance in the shopping district, the player will be aware there's an inconsistency in what Adachi is saying. The Investigation Team will never learn about this.

Rise suddenly realizes that the Adachi they're speaking to is not the real Adachi. Adachi's fake projection invites the Investigation Team to come as a group and see his real self in his dungeon, Magatsu Inaba, which he created to mislead them.^[34] Kanji gets frustrated and rushes forward to attack Adachi, but the fake projection vanishes before the Investigation Team's eyes. The fake projection also informs them that the fog is leaking and the TV World will replace the real world by the end of the year.^[35]

December 8 - 24, 2011

Starting on December 8th, the Investigation Team returns to Magatsu Inaba to settle things with Adachi. As they enter each floor of the dungeon, Adachi's voice taunts them. He mocks them for not having anything better to do, insults them for being high schoolers, and asks why they don't just accept that Namatame is behind the murders like the media is telling them. In the 2nd area, Rise cannot find a way forward but notices a hole in the ground that the Investigation Team can jump into. This hole leads to the sub-area, Magatsu Mandala. Adachi continues taunting the group and forces them to play by his rules, such as kicking them out of the dungeon if they attack Shadows on a specific floor.

After fighting mini-bosses resembling police officers and a giant resembling the Tokyo Tower, the group clears Magatsu Mandala and finally reaches the real Adachi on the upper level of Magatsu Inaba. There, Adachi offers his viewpoints and tries to justify his actions.^[36] The members of the Investigation Team have varying responses to him. Ultimately, none of them can see eye to eye with him, and they reject him. Adachi gains yellow eyes and a purple aura, then attacks the party with his gun and Persona, Magatsu-Izanagi. After being defeated, Adachi says it doesn't matter if the real world disappears because he has nowhere to go back to.^[37]

As he begins to laugh about it, his body is suddenly taken over by a being called Ameno-sagiri. Ameno-sagiri talks through Adachi and explains that it's leaking fog into the real world to grant humanity's desire to live in ignorance.^[38] It came to this conclusion after seeing the people of Inaba accept whatever information was being told to them, not considering if it was the truth or not. The Investigation Team tells it that humanity doesn't want that. Ameno-sagiri talks about how humanity's brief desire for the truth torments Shadows and how it did not expect the Investigation Team to do this and then be able to wield their Shadows as Personas. They fight and defeat Ameno-sagiri with their Personas to prove humanity's potential. It disappears, returning both Adachi and the real world back to normal. Adachi assumes the Investigation Team came to kill him and tells them to leave him to die in the TV World. To his surprise, Kanji and Yosuke tell him they intend to take him back and answer for his crimes because that's how things work in the real world. Back in the Junes electronics department, Adachi is speechless when he learns that Dojima cared enough to send an ambulance for him.

If the protagonist fails to meet the dungeon deadline of December 24th, then Adachi's threat proves credible. The protagonist will receive a phone call from Naoto, who gets attacked by a Shadow in reality, before Igor offers to rewind time by one week.

March 20, 2012

On March 20th, the protagonist receives a letter from Adachi. In his letter, Adachi promises to follow the rules of the real world from now on. But now that he's had time to think about it, something about the case has been bothering him. So long as he's in jail, he can't investigate it himself, and he hopes that he can give the Investigation Team something to work with. Adachi recounts that he doesn't remember who first told him about the Midnight Channel, and he knows that he heard about it before the rumor came up at the police station. He thinks it's connected to him gaining power shortly after arriving in Inaba and vaguely recalls something similar in a file about Namatame.

The Investigation Team goes on to discover that Izanami was the person who kicked off the events of the past year by giving the protagonist, Adachi, and Namatame their power. When going through the corridors of Yomotsu Hirasaka, Izanami explains that she used the three to ascertain humanity's true desire and, thanks to this experiment, she decided that humanity prefers lies over truth. She indirectly refers to Adachi as the one who gave himself up to something other than the truth, and in doing so, calamity—magatsu—twisted his awakened power, hence the name of Adachi's Persona.^[e]

Persona 4 Golden Exclusive

June 2011

Adachi's role in Persona 4 Golden is the same as in Persona 4, but he now has a couple of new scenes and a Social Link. On June 8th, the protagonist comes home and finds Dojima and Adachi eating eel. The protagonist asks Dojima about getting a scooter license. Dojima shows concern, but Adachi supports the protagonist and even tells him how Dojima used to ride around on one. On June 9th, Dojima and Adachi present Dojima's old bike to the protagonist at the Moel gas station. Adachi mentions that it'd be nice if the police had scooters to chase down a suspicious photographer, alluding to the man Yukiko finds on the pole on June 23rd.

True Ending and Golden Epilogue

Independent of the protagonist's interactions with Adachi, if Marie's Social Link is maxed out and the protagonist gets the true ending, then Izanami will clarify on March 20th that she hid Ameno-sagiri in Adachi.^[42] Additionally, when the protagonist returns to Inaba in the Golden epilogue, Dojima mentions that he saw Adachi in jail and he was doing well. Part of Dojima's visit is shown during Episode Adachi's epilogue in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax.

Social Link

For availability, responses, and branching, see: Tohru Adachi/Social Link

Adachi is the Jester Social Link. His Social Link events flesh out his character and backstory. As the protagonist discovers, Adachi isn't enjoying his life or work in Inaba. Not only is there less to do in Inaba, but even some of his police work has been menial things like finding a cat. When Adachi was in high school, his parents didn't care what he did as long as his grades were good, so all he did was study. He doesn't mind that much, though, since you only get back what you put in. Adachi is impressed with the protagonist for being able to cook since he didn't know how to cook during high school. And now that he's an adult, he never wants to prepare anything for dinner when he gets home as he can't be bothered to do anything work and ends up making cup noodles simply because it's easier. He is currently single, but he wishes he had a cute girlfriend at home who cooked for him.

The protagonist offers to cook for him instead, resulting in Adachi visiting the Dojima household several times and eating with the protagonist and Nanako. During his visits to the Dojima household, he messes around with Nanako for not being able to pronounce "stew", tries to teach her low effort tactics like only reading the summary on the cover for book reports, and draws a hanamaru flower on her homework to signify that she completed it. He also reveals he's good with his hands when he does coin tricks to cheer up Nanako. He wonders about how his life could have been different if he had been a magician instead, though he doesn't think he could've made a living like that. In more serious moments, he says he'll never get married which leads to Nanako pointing out that women wouldn't want to marry a man with holes in his socks anyway.

When the protagonist finds Adachi during the day time at Junes, he is often trying to hide from an older woman. The woman keeps pestering Adachi due to him having the same given name as her son, and she brings him nimono with hard lotus root. Adachi uses the protagonist to hide behind when she appears, and also uses his presence as an excuse to avoid her at night time. The older woman has also tried setting up Adachi with women. Overall, he expresses that he finds her annoying. On his rank 6 event, the woman and her real son show up at Junes together, and Adachi finds out that she keeps making him nimono with hard lotus root because that's what her real son likes. Adachi remarks that he looks nothing like her real son, and she could have used anyone as a stand-in for her son; it didn't have to be him. Despite the tone in his voice, Adachi thinks it's good that her son is back as it means she won't be bothering him. The protagonist thinks Adachi will be lonely without the older woman, but Adachi responds that he prefers being alone. Admittedly, he is lonely, but also thinks being alone is easier.

During November, after Dojima has been hospitalized, the protagonist visits Dojima in the hospital and finds Adachi there in his room. Adachi tells the protagonist to head on home and get some rest; he'll stay with Dojima. The protagonist assumes Adachi is concerned for him, and their bond strengthens. Throughout the month of November and into December, the protagonist is home alone. Early in December, Adachi tells the protagonist to enjoy the empty house while he still can since Dojima and Nanako will be back from the hospital soon. Once again sensing Adachi's care for him, the bond between the two grows yet again. However, shortly after, Adachi is exposed as the culprit.

On December 7th, a new scene plays after the portal to Magatsu Inaba appears. Rise senses Adachi calling out to the protagonist, and Naoto expresses concern over the protagonist confronting Adachi alone due to their relationship. When the protagonist goes against his friends' wishes and sees Adachi alone, Adachi will send another fake projection. Through it, Adachi expresses his annoyance at the protagonist for coming alone despite Adachi telling him to return with his friends.^[43] The protagonist tries to reach out to Adachi, trying to get him to turn himself in. But his pleas fall on deaf ears, and Adachi mocks the protagonist for believing in some fictionalized version of himself. Adachi shoots at the window beside the protagonist and leaves, promising not to miss next time. Following this, Adachi's Social Link Arcana changes from Jester to Hunger.

After defeating Ameno-sagiri, Adachi tells the protagonist that they took very different paths despite having the same powers. If he had been more like the protagonist, things might have gone differently for him. During the true ending, Adachi's letter continues after he talks about the Midnight Channel. He's been thinking about Dojima, Nanako, and the protagonist lately. He didn't find his interactions with the three of them fun, but now he looks at them differently. At the end of his letter, Adachi calls the protagonist a dumbass for investing so much in him, but encourages the protagonist to keep walking his own path, and he'll stick to his. Adachi will also appear during the Social Link sequence in the final battle. After Izanami uses Thousand Curses, he makes fun of the protagonist for taking a little nap on the ground while he's paying for his crimes.^[f] He encourages the protagonist to stand up and again emphasizes how different they are.

Adachi's Social Link also unlocks the new bad ending. On December 5th, the protagonist will reflect on their time with Adachi and be asked if they want to bring up his name. If the protagonist chooses to protect Adachi, the truth never comes to light, and time fast forwards to March 20th. The fog is still strong, and the fate of Inaba is unknown. But as with the other bad endings, Adachi never entered the TV, and there was no threat to replace reality by the end of 2011.^[35]

The protagonist visits Adachi one final time before leaving Inaba. Adachi has the protagonist prove they're on his side by burning the second threatening letter sent to the Dojima house and destroying the only physical evidence that could have tied Adachi to the case. Adachi mockingly tells the protagonist that the truth is what people want it to be, and this is the truth the protagonist wants. After the usual sequence of the protagonist leaving on the train, there's a new animation of the protagonist spotting Adachi walking through the fog. This ending is called the Adachi Ending,^[g] but is more commonly known by fans as the Accomplice Ending.^[h]

Alternatively, if the protagonist gives Adachi an unfavorable response at any point and doesn't go through with burning the letter, then Adachi will say he was messing around, and the usual bad ending will play. Or, if the protagonist protects Adachi but doesn't visit him in March, then Adachi will call and let the protagonist know he has been transferred overseas. Dojima will remark that he and the protagonist must have been quite close. After, the usual bad ending will play.

Persona 4 Arena

Adachi does not appear directly in the story, but Detective Kurosawa mentions him and Dojima when discussing the Inaba murder cases.^[50]

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Episode P4

Adachi first appears in chapter 5 when Yu, Yosuke, and Chie walk through hallways in the tower resembling Yasogami High School. At first, they think that this Adachi is one of the fake Shadows they've been fighting, but Yu observes his mannerisms and concludes that he's the real Adachi. Adachi explains that he's helping Sho Minazuki, who aims to destroy the world. Yu tries to reason with Adachi, asking why he's helping Sho when he promised them he would abide by the rules in his letter. Adachi replies that it's because he's bored and doesn't care what happens to Inaba. He also mentions something about Persona fragments before walking off. Adachi appears again in chapter 9, which takes place in the tower room resembling the entrance of the Tartarus. The trio hides and overhears Sho's disagreement with Adachi. Sho reveals that he knows the trio is there, and they have to fight Sho and then his alternate personality, Minazuki. Adachi mentions something about what Minazuki is doing before leaving again.

Upon reaching the top of the tower in chapter 12, Yu finds the large crystallized structure made of Persona fragments with Sho and Adachi beside it. He eavesdrops on their conversation and learns that Adachi was pretending to help Sho while plotting to disrupt Sho's plans and that everything Adachi said before was an act he put on for the Investigation Team. Sho gets angry at Adachi over the betrayal and grabs him by the collar when Yu reveals himself and steps in to save Adachi. Adachi tells Yu he didn't do this because of him or his friends before passing out. When Adachi comes to, Hi-no-Kagutsuchi has been summoned, and he berates Yu for having not finished things yet. The two combine their strength, summon Izanagi and Magatsu-Izanagi, and then defeat Hi-no-Kagutsuchi together with a sword-like attack.

In the regular ending, Adachi vanishes from the top of the tower without any explanation after defeating Hi-no-Kagutsuchi. When Yu meets back up with his friends and the Shadow Operatives, Yosuke asks what happened to Adachi. Having heard what Adachi was doing all along during the P-1 Climax, Yu assures his friends that Adachi will make good on his promise to play by the rules from now on.

In the true ending, Adachi doesn't vanish from the tower. Instead, Episode Adachi shows what happens when he's teleported to the TV World's studio area alongside Yu and Sho.

Episode P3

Adachi first appears during chapter 9, told from the perspective of Mitsuru Kirijo. As she and other members of the Shadow Operatives face a wave of Shadows at Junes, Adachi shows up and helps them by clearing out the Shadows and hints about what Sho is up to before leaving. He appears again in chapter 10 when Labrys reaches the top of the tower. Similar to Episode P4, Labrys finds the large crystallized structure made of Persona fragments with Sho and Adachi beside it. After Labrys defeats Hi-no-Kagutsuchi, Elizabeth appears and teleports Labrys and everyone else away. Labrys isn't sure if Elizabeth will help Adachi too, but she gets teleported before she can say anything. At the beginning of chapter 11, Labrys sees that Sho made it to safety and figures Adachi must also be okay.^[51]

Episode Adachi

Adachi's story coincides with the events of Episode P4 and the unlocked true ending, told from his perspective.

Episode Adachi starts with Adachi in a jail cell at a police station, fantasizing about eating something besides the chikuzenni with lotus root in front of him. It's been hard to build a case against him due to the nature of the Inaba serial murders. An older detective and his younger partner call him into the interrogation room and present new evidence, such as a large TV that has nothing to do with the murder case. The older detective brings up Dojima, whom Adachi believes should just cut ties with him now that he's a criminal. The detective goes too far, assuming that Dojima has also committed murder and that Adachi was just following his example. Adachi gets irritated and brings up the older detective's reputation for hitting suspects. The detective responds by punching Adachi, who begins reciting procedural code about suspects confessing under coercion.^[52] He gets ready to hit Adachi again, and Adachi braces for it, but instead, he hears a gun click. The older detective is being mind-controlled by an unknown outsider who uses the gun to force Adachi into the large TV.

Once inside the TV World, Adachi happens across a classroom and hallway resembling Yasogami High. He wanders through a door in the hallway and ends up on the roof of the tower where he meets Minazuki, who was mind controlling the detective. Minazuki gives him a gun and tests his combat ability. After finding him suitable, Minazuki says he is going to destroy the world, and he expects Adachi to help. Minazuki continues that there is no value in this world full of liars who talk about friendship and bonds while leaving others behind. In his thoughts, Adachi admits there was a time when he agreed with what Minazuki was saying, but not anymore. Regardless, Adachi isn't given any choice but to follow Minazuki's plan. Minazuki recalls that Adachi once received an inhuman power which Adachi only remembers as a time when he blacked out and was controlled by something else.^[53]

As it turns out, Minazuki broke Adachi out of jail because he wants to use the power that remains inside Adachi to control an entity that he plans on summoning. Adachi recognizes that Minazuki currently wields this entity's power, and it's represented through Minazuki's eyes turning red. Knowing that he can't refuse, Adachi asks what all he has in mind. Minazuki explains that he's creating a vessel out of Shadows for the entity to inhabit, and he plans to collect Persona fragments to control this entity.^[54] For this, he expects Adachi to help collect Persona fragments by fighting in the P-1 Climax, and Minazuki wants to use the power in Adachi to control it. Adachi finds this all extremely stupid, but he knows he can't just sit back and do nothing after hearing what's going on.

Suddenly, Sho takes control of his body from Minazuki, greets Adachi, and then sends him off to fight in the P-1 Climax. Adachi walks through the hallways and runs into Yu, Yosuke, and Chie. The scene plays out the same as in Episode P4, but this time, the narrative shows Adachi's inner thoughts as he misleads them. Adachi is an escaped criminal to them, and assuming he's allied with the culprit fits their preconceptions about him. He doesn't care much what they think of him as long as they can stop Sho and Minazuki's plan to destroy the world.^[55] He indirectly assists them by giving them hints about the Persona fragments before leaving while the trio has to fight a Shadow fake.

Later, Adachi finds Sho in a room that resembles the Tartarus. Sho is restless and bored as his plan to gather Persona Fragments is going too well. This conversation leads to another scene from Episode P4. Adachi gets into an argument with Sho, who then threatens to kill him. Adachi dares Sho to do it, asking if he's ever killed someone before. As Adachi looks around the room, he spots Yu, Yosuke, and Chie trying to hide. Sho also notices them, and they end up fighting. Adachi knows that Yu and his friends don't know about Sho's other personality who can use a Persona. Like before, he tries to indirectly warn them about what's coming. After Yu fights Minazuki, Adachi is almost about to get involved to help Yu, but Naoto and Labrys show up. The ground starts shaking, and Minazuki departs after announcing he has the necessary Persona fragments. Adachi tries to give the Investigation Team more hints about what's happening again before he leaves.

Adachi makes it to the top of the tower where Sho is standing next to the large mass of Persona fragments. Adachi aims and shoots at it, which causes Sho to get angry and fight Adachi over his betrayal. Adachi wins and has his pistol against Sho's head, but Sho's eyes turn red, and he reveals he can also use the same kind of power as Minazuki. Adachi loses control of his body as Sho gets on top and punches him. Sho describes how he planned to take Adachi's Persona, turn it into a Shadow, and add it to the other mass of Shadows that has been collected to be used as a vessel. Additionally, the power remaining inside Adachi can interfere with the being that Sho wants to absorb. Thus, Sho saw the residual power in Adachi as a way to control the being he was summoning since it wouldn't be at full strength. After using Adachi, Sho planned on killing him.

This scene leads to the ending of Episode P4. Sho compares the two, saying he will succeed, whereas Adachi failed in destroying the world. Adachi tells Sho they're not the same. He repeats what Yukiko said to him in December and likens Sho to a kid throwing a tantrum.^[56]^[57] Sho grabs Adachi by the collar when Yu reveals himself and steps in to save Adachi. Adachi tells Yu he didn't do this because of him or his friends before passing out. When Adachi comes to, Hi-no-Kagutsuchi has been summoned, and he berates Yu for having not finished things yet. The two combine their strength, summon Izanagi and Magatsu-Izanagi, and defeat Hi-no-Kagutsuchi together with a sword-like attack. Adachi passes out after the battle and wakes up on the floor of the TV studio with Yu and Sho. He encourages Sho to start over as he's still young, and it's not too late for him yet, then returns to the real world through a TV. Much to Adachi's annoyance, Yu stops him to wish him good luck and tells him that Dojima plans to visit him.

The epilogue of Episode Adachi takes place between the P-1 Climax and the epilogue of Persona 4 Golden. The prosecution has brought forth formal charges against Adachi,^[i] he's been moved to a detention center, and he has the possibility of getting capital punishment.^[j] But for now, he's glad he isn't involved in anything like the P-1 Climax again. He reflects on the long road behind him and how quickly he traveled it: He hated his life, discovered he had a special power, used it to fill a void in his heart, but lost to the Investigation Team and agreed to face his punishment because that's how things work in the real world. He tries to sleep, but just as Yu said, Dojima shows up to visit him. As they talk, Adachi finally accepts the bond that he once tried to throw away.^[63]

Persona 4: Dancing All Night

The game's main story occurs after the epilogue of Persona 4 Golden when Adachi is in detention and awaiting trial, as seen in his epilogue for Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. Adachi doesn't appear in the main story and is only a DLC character. ATLUS explained that his appearance in the game, his dancing stage, and even Yu being his Fever Time partner fit into the canon of Persona 4 regardless because it takes place in Adachi's dreams.^[64]

Anime Appearances

Persona 4 The Animation

In the Persona 4 anime adaptation, Adachi appears as a supporting character and overall fulfills the same role as he does in the video game.

In episode 1, Adachi is introduced the same way as he is in the game, finding Mayumi's body alongside Dojima and running away to throw up. However, Yu Narukami and his friends are no longer present during this scene. In episode 3, Yu and Yosuke get arrested after they're caught with weapons at Junes. Adachi walks them out of the station, mentioning they only got off easy because Yu is Dojima's nephew. Chie arrives at the police station and is concerned because Yukiko has gone missing. Adachi tells the three that there's a theory about Yukiko being involved in Mayumi's murder and casually refers to Yukiko by her given name instead of her family name. Chie tries to attack him after hearing these accusations, and Yosuke has to hold her back. Dojima overhears the commotion and tells Adachi to shut up. After Yukiko is rescued from the TV World in episode 5, when Nanako brings up going somewhere for Golden Week, Adachi volunteers Yu to make lunches for the family outing.

In episode 7, the Investigation Team visits Tatsumi Textiles to ask Kanji's mom for clues to find him in the TV World. Adachi appears in the shopping district eating a croquette and holding a grocery bag with a cabbage in it and happens to see the four of them outside the textiles shop. He later reports this to Dojima, causing Dojima to grill Yu in the post-credits scene. In episode 9, Rise arrives in Inaba. Adachi is no longer on traffic control. Instead, Yu, Yosuke, and Kanji's visit is combined into one scene with Dojima and Adachi's visit. Dojima becomes suspicious of Yu and his friends. In the second half of the episode, Dojima sends Adachi to follow them around, and Adachi invites himself to the group rather than being invited by Chie. Yosuke and Chie spot the photographer following Rise, and Adachi takes him to the police station. In episode 13, Adachi is at the Dojima household for dinner. Dojima asks Yu what he's been up to lately. Nanako doesn't hear the response and returns to the dinner table to her dad and Adachi laughing at Yu. Adachi talks about the police catching Mitsuo but doesn't suggest that a real killer might still be out there as he does in the game. During the summer festival at Tatsuhime Shrine, Dojima almost doesn't make it. He calls Nanako to tell her that he's stuck late at work because Adachi messed up on something. Adachi is punished for this unknown mistake by being forced to kneel on the ground while he strokes a cabbage. In episode 14, it's revealed that during the previous episode, Yu told Dojima and Adachi that he's been helping a fox, which amuses both Dojima and Adachi, who assume he's lying.

In episode 17, Adachi is drunk at the Dojima household after Yu and his friends rescue Naoto. While the scene is the same as the game, he is also shown eating slices of cabbage with his beer. In the episode's post-credits sequence, a mystery person is shown typing a letter that says, "Quit saving people". In episode 18, Nanako asks her father to read her Jack and the Beanstalk, but Adachi calls him about work. It turns out there's been a hit-and-run near the Samegawa. As he and Dojima drive to the scene of the incident, Adachi brings up how Dojima's wife died the same way. Following the incident, the Inaba PD is putting together a Driving Safety Week, and Dojima scolds Adachi for not having an answer for something related to this. Yu shows up at the police station to bring Dojima a change of clothes, and Adachi complains about Dojima to him. Adachi explains that Dojima isn't convinced that Mitsuo is actually the murderer and has been looking into the murder cases again, in addition to investigating the recent hit-and-run incident.

In episodes 21-23, Adachi has the same involvement as he does with November 5th, Nanako's hospital stay, and December 3rd in the game. After Nanako flatlines, he grips Dojima's crutch and says he also wishes he could kill Namatame. In episode 24, Yu and Yosuke return to the hospital to confront Adachi. The rest of the Investigation Team rejoins them. Naoto figures out it's Adachi after he mentions that Namatame put everyone in. However, back during episode 21, Naoto never read "put her in" from Namatame's diary, and it is never discussed why Naoto can connect the two phrases. The Investigation Team enters the TV World and finds Adachi in Mayumi's dungeon. Rather than having to leave and then come back another day, the Investigation Team follows Adachi into Magatsu Inaba immediately. The dungeon serves as a recreation of locations around Inaba. Adachi summons Reapers to attack the Investigation Team while giving his side of the story by showing them his memories through these recreations. While talking about Mayumi, Adachi mentions that he started watching her on TV and supporting her as he had nothing better to do while he was stuck in Inaba. With Saki, Adachi tried to blackmail her into doing whatever he asked, and in exchange, he wouldn't tell anyone that he saw her with Namatame.

In episode 25, Adachi lectures the Investigation Team about adulthood and the futility of the world. Yu rejects what Adachi stands for and fights Adachi by himself. Izanagi defeats Magatsu-Izanagi, and after being beaten by Yu, Adachi puts his gun to his head and intends to shoot himself. Yu rushes to stop him when Ameno-sagiri suddenly takes over Adachi's body. After defeating Ameno-sagiri, Yosuke tells Adachi that he'll live and face his punishment, and Yu offers Adachi his hand and says that it's time to go home. In the BD/DVD-only bonus True Ending that adapts March 20th from the game, Adachi's letter arrives, and he narrates its contents over a scene showing him and Namatame in jail. He is also shown in a flashback where he drives into Inaba wearing wearing casual clothes and shakes hands with the gas station attendant.

Adachi does not appear on any of the character art DVD covers, but Magatsu-Izanagi is used on the Persona cover of volume 9. While Mitsuaki Madono voices Adachi and Ameno-sagiri in the game, the anime has a different voice actor, Ryusei Nakao, voicing Ameno-sagiri in episode 25 as well as in The Factor of Hope.

Persona 4 The Animation: The Factor of Hope

The Factor of Hope is a theatrical version of Persona 4 The Animation that focuses on the last few episodes and includes the unaired True Ending from BD/DVD vol. 10. The film opens in media res with Yu having defeated Ameno-sagiri, and the Investigation Team having a party to celebrate the case being over and Nanako's discharge from the hospital. The Investigation Team recaps the events leading up to that point. Similar to episode 24, Adachi is used as a narrative tool to recap the plot until December, with him recalling events using the sets in Magatsu Inaba. After the fight versus Adachi, time skips to Yu's departure from Inaba in March. He reads Adachi's letter, leading to him and his friends finding Izanami.

Persona 4 The Golden Animation

While Persona 4 The Animation was a complete adaptation of the game's narrative, Persona 4 Golden The Animation skips around on the timeline and adapts the new material from Persona 4 Golden with a special focus on Marie. Episodes 6 and 7 adapt Adachi's Social Link. In the Japanese cast and staff commentary for episode 7, the anime creative staff says this is just their interpretation of Adachi, encourages fans to come up with their own take, and emphasizes that only the original creators (ATLUS) have all the answers.^[65]

In episode 1, during the opening, Adachi gets yelled at by Ai Ebihara after accusing her of shoplifting.^[66] In episode 4, when Dojima gives Yu his old scooter, Adachi rides it to the Moel gas station to hand it off. In episode 5, Dojima drags a resistant Adachi along to Rise's concert at Junes. After the concert, Marie sees Adachi and detects something odd about him.

Episode 6 recounts Adachi's transfer back in April. He sees Mayumi Yamano on a program as he drives into town, shakes hands with the gas station attendant, meets Dojima, and tries to adjust to life in Inaba. While drinking alone at night, Adachi sees Mayumi on the Midnight Channel and discovers he can put his hand into the TV. By chance, he gets assigned to guard Mayumi while she stays at the Amagi Inn. After she refuses to answer him about the affair, he throws her into the TV. After Yu arrives in Inaba, Adachi stands outside the Dojima house in the rain and peers into their home without knocking. The night after, Adachi gets rejected by Saki and murders her. He misses a call from Dojima inviting him to dinner, but now he can only laugh about it.

Later in the year, Yu, Adachi, and Nanako run into an older woman whose son is also named Tohru. Adachi has had run-ins with her before, and she keeps making him a pot of nimono. On another day, Yu and Adachi see the older woman with her real son at Junes. Adachi remarks that it didn't have to be him. Following this, Yu begins bringing food to Adachi's apartment, inviting him to come over for dinner, and sending him home with leftovers. When Adachi asks Yu why he's doing this, Yu replies that he wants to and doesn't need a reason to help others. When Adachi opens his fridge, it's full of food from Yu that he never ate, and he begins throwing it away.

In episode 7, Yu confronts Adachi in Mayumi's dungeon by himself. The two of them summon their Personas and attack one another. There's a flash of white light when the two cross spears, and Yu sees inside Adachi's head: Memories of his days in school, only studying and never making any friends; Adachi becomes an officer, but his coworker gets promoted while he's given a transfer order to Inaba; Dojima takes him around town and gives him a red mug to use when he's at the Dojima house, then says not to call unless it's urgent while he's helping his nephew move into town; Yu's arrival in Inaba and Adachi feels more distant from people even though Yu himself is trying to reach out to him. Adachi tells Yu to leave.

Yu returns with the Investigation Team and takes Adachi on alone while his friends fight the Shadows. After fighting with their Personas and not making any headway, Yu and Adachi's fight turns into a fistfight inside the replica of the Dojima household living room in Magatsu Inaba. Yu overpowers Adachi and punches him to finish it. Adachi says the difference is that Yu has bonds, and Adachi doesn't. Yu picks up the replica of Adachi's red mug and sets it next to the other three colored mugs to remind Adachi that he did have bonds, saying that it's time to go home. However, Ameno-sagiri takes over Adachi's body, and Yu takes it on by himself. During the fight, Adachi lends Yu his Magatsu-Izanagi tarot card, which he uses to finish things. When Ameno-sagiri is defeated, it vanishes, and Yu catches Adachi.

Adachi takes over the appearance of the episode title cards for his episodes; the TV has a red background behind it instead of the anime's usual yellow. Adachi appears alongside Yu on the cover of BD/DVD volume 4, the 2nd half eyecatch for episode 7 with Yu and Nanako, and is also included in both of the anime's audio dramas that come with the BD/DVDs. On the BD/DVD version of episode 12, there is an added scene in the beginning where Adachi is shown eating by himself in jail while Yu reads the letter from Adachi where he talks about looking back on his time spent with Yu, Dojima, and Nanako.

Another End Episode: Thank you Mr. Accomplice

BD/DVD volume 4 of Persona 4 Golden The Animation includes a bonus OVA called "Another End Episode: Thank you Mr. Accomplice" as an alternate second half to episode 7.^[67] After the first encounter in Mayumi's dungeon, Yu returns by himself and meets with Adachi again. Yu says he wants to save Adachi. At first, Adachi threatens him with his gun but then instead leads Yu to the police station and tells him to burn the second letter sent to the Dojima house. This leads to the anime's version of the Adachi Ending with Yu burning the letter. Adachi is shocked at first, then starts laughing and asks Yu if he understands what he just did. Frustrated, Yu shoves Adachi up against the wall and asks what he means. Adachi explains that he just destroyed evidence, which makes him a criminal. Adachi threatens him not to run away. Yu says he won't run, and the anime shows him, his friends, and Adachi carrying on like usual while Inaba is full of fog. Adachi asks Yu to get sushi for dinner at Dojima's, and the two of them act as though nothing has happened. When Yu leaves Inaba, he spots Adachi walking through the fog from the window of his train. The focus then switches back to Adachi, who sighs and says he's bored.

A special key art was created for Thank you Mr. Accomplice which features Adachi and Magatsu-Izanagi in Magatsu Inaba. Additionally, Shoji Meguro composed a piano version of Adachi's dungeon bgm which plays during the credits.

Audio Drama Appearances

Persona 4 Drama CD Vol. 3

During track 1, Dojima and Adachi arrive at the Dojima house while the Investigation Team is studying. During track 2, despite bragging about being an elite, Adachi doesn't know their school material, nor is he aware that Pluto is no longer considered a planet. Dojima reveals that for an "elite", Adachi lacks in multiple other areas, including navigating his way around town. The main plot of the drama CD revolves around the sports day at Yasogami High that takes place in the fall between Naoto and Nanako's dungeons during the game's timeline. Nanako wants to come for sports day, but Dojima is working that day. In track 8, Adachi drives Dojima to Yasogami High for sports day so he can run in the three-legged race with Nanako. The protagonist thanks Adachi for his help. In track 10, Adachi sees the protagonist in the relay race and remarks how much unnecessary effort he's putting into it. Adachi bids goodbye to Dojima and leaves without seeing how the relay turns out.

Persona 4 The Animation Drama CD Vol. 2

Audio drama vol. 2 takes place at the end of August between episodes 13/14 and episode 15 of Persona 4 The Animation.

Track 1 sets up the plot of the drama, with Margaret talking about souvenirs. During track 2, Adachi has some paperwork to do that he claims he could finish in 30 minutes, but he'd rather take his time since it's the only work he has to do that day. Dojima lectures him that being a police officer is more than doing the bare minimum for your job. Dojima gets up to get coffee and notices a bag of souvenir sweets sitting there. Earlier that day, they had visitors from the prefectural police HQ in a nearby city, and Adachi was supposed to have given them the bag. Dojima reminds Adachi that he said he had nothing else to do besides his paperwork. He orders Adachi to deliver the souvenir in person, even offering to finish his paperwork for him. Adachi says he doesn't want to go alone when Yu arrives at the Inaba PD to give Dojima a document he forgot at home. Yu is also headed towards the neighboring city to help his friend, Ai. Dojima tells Adachi to give Yu a ride so he won't have to go alone, and Adachi finally gives in, having run out of excuses. He thinks it's such a drag that the two of them have to go so far, but Yu welcomes the break from doing his summer homework and doesn't mind helping a friend in need.

On the drive over during track 3, Adachi tells Yu he doesn't want to deal with the people at the prefectural headquarters since they look down on people who work in the smaller areas. Yu thinks he's overthinking this, but Adachi knows from experience since he used to work in a larger city. Yu is surprised that Adachi was stationed in a larger city and used to be competent, which annoys Adachi. Yu has a romantic idea of the police being in charge of protecting everyone, even if you're just an officer in the countryside. Adachi complains about police work being tedious and nothing like cop shows. Yu asks Adachi why he became a police officer, then. Adachi says it's hard to explain, but maybe he'll explain to Yu one day when he's older. Suddenly, Adachi's car breaks down. Adachi wants to grab a cab back to Inaba, but Yu wants to fulfill his promise to Ai. He says he'll walk to the train station and even offers to deliver Adachi's souvenir for him, but Adachi knows Dojima will chew him out if he lets Yu do it, so he goes with him. During tracks 3 and 6, Yu repeatedly tries to help people, but it backfires on him, and the souvenir sweets get crushed after they get off the train. Seeing this, Adachi gives up and goes to a cafe near the ticket gate while trying to contact Dojima to let him know what happened. Yu tries to encourage him, but Adachi points out how all of Yu's effort has gone awry.

Discouraged, Yu continues and meets up with Ai in track 8. Back at the cafe, Adachi dials the Dojima household and gets Nanako. Nanako says that her dad isn't home yet because he said he won't be coming home until later because he's waiting for someone back at the police station. After meeting with Ai, Yu finds Adachi again and encourages him to keep going so long as someone believes in you. Adachi buys another souvenir and finally delivers it to the prefectural police HQ. In track 9, Adachi notices that Yu's spirits have been lifted. He and Yu are outside the prefectural HQ when the rest of the Investigation Team shows up. They mistakenly thought that Adachi had arrested Yu and came to either get him released or all get arrested together. Adachi is impressed they went so far, commenting that he personally would never go so far and do something like that. Adachi takes his leave, assuming they want to go home together. At the Inaba PD, Dojima commends him for getting his job done, even though it took a while.

Persona 4 The Golden Animation Drama CD Vol. 1

Adachi appears on track 3. Dojima bribes him with a free meal to help plant vegetables in the garden outside the Dojima house, which is shown in episode 6 of Persona 4 Golden The Animation. Dojima asks Adachi if he's finished setting up his part of the garden. Adachi responds that he is, and whines about having to help with the garden in exchange for a meal. Dojima remarks that only those who work get to eat. Adachi complains again, saying they've done enough work for today. Yu laughs, thanks Adachi for his help, and says he plans on giving Adachi some of the vegetables after they've grown. Adachi asks what vegetables they're growing in the plots he's helping with. Yu says those are for cabbages, which surprises Adachi. Yu thought Adachi liked cabbage, and Adachi clarifies he's surprised because the garden plots look too narrow for cabbages to grow in. This comment irritates Dojima, who sarcastically apologizes to him for them being too narrow.

Previously, during the first half of track 3, Yu agreed to make curry for his friends and asked them what they put in their curry to give it a subtle, personal flavor. He asks Adachi the same question. Adachi is confused by the question, and Yu explains that he plans on making his friends curry with the vegetables from the garden. Adachi is surprised he can cook, and answers that he doesn't add anything. Yu asks if he ever makes his own curry, and Adachi replies that he doesn't since you can get good curry that comes packed in retort pouches. When he feels like being fancy, he eats it with karaage. Adachi suddenly gets a craving for curry. Nanako says they're going to Aiya Chinese Diner today. Adachi says it's been a while since he's had curry and blames this sudden craving on Yu. Yu offers to give him some curry when he makes it for everyone else, but Adachi says he'd prefer it be from a girl. While Nanako waters the garden, Adachi talks to Yu about how he seems to have so many hobbies and how he must be using up all of his pocket money, especially now that he has a scooter too.

Persona 4 The Golden Animation Drama CD Vol. 2

Adachi appears on track 4, drinking with Dojima at Shiroku Pub. Dojima pressures Adachi to drink more, and Adachi remarks about how annoying this is under his breath. Dojima begins drunkenly complaining about Naoto, saying that a kid like that should be in school. Adachi points out that Naoto is in school, and even attends Yasogami High. Dojima gets pissed at how Adachi took that so literally. He goes on to complain about Naoto only being a high schooler, but being allowed to work on the murder case. Adachi says that Naoto is allowed on cases because Naoto is supposed to be some genius detective, and even praises Naoto, suggesting that they might not have been able to capture Mitsuo without Naoto's help. Dojima is aware of that, which only makes him more upset. He hits Adachi after that. Dojima finishes his beer and gets another, but spills it while pouring it into a class and Adachi has to trouble Old Lady Shiroku to clean up after them.

Adachi tries to find a silver lining in the situation to appease Dojima. He suggests it's great they caught Kubo because now they'll have lots of free time now that the murder case is over. Dojima starts to get mad at Adachi bringing up "free time", but Adachi quickly pivots and suggests Dojima take Nanako somewhere with their free time. This successfully distracts Dojima, but he instead begins suggesting Adachi come over to the house for dinner again. Dojima gets more and more drunk, telling Adachi to come over again, leave the cooking to Yu, and something about the four of them being together before he finally passes out. Adachi gets a phone call out of the blue about a suspicious person being at Yasogami High and is ordered to go check it out. Adachi suggests to Dojima that they go investigate this suspicious person, but Dojima is out cold. Adachi complains about how annoying this is again before getting the idea to delegate it off to someone else, which turns out to be Naoto.

Adachi appears again briefly on track 8, chatting on the phone with the officer who called him during track 4 about the suspicious person at Yasogami High. Adachi tells the other person on the line that he sent Naoto on ahead since this might be related to the previous murder incidents, and he'll be headed over soon himself. After hanging up, Adachi complains about how annoying this is and orders another beer instead. Having overheard his phone call, Old Lady Shiroku calls him a bad man for lying, but she doesn't mind.