Akinari is a young man with an incurable disease who takes solace in reading and writing to pass the time he has left. After reaching -insert rank- with the Hanged Man Social Link at the Naganaki Shrine, Akinari will appear on the playground. At first he seems concerned about you playing with a child, but seems satisfied and excuses himself. Akinari becomes available every Sunday at the shrine's playground bench.
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Trivia
During Kanji Tatsumi's rank 6 Social Link in Persona 4, which takes place two years after Persona 3, there's a reference to a book about a pink alligator.[1] This is Akinari's story, which Mitsuru Kirijo had published after discovering his notebook that had previously been left in the care of the protagonist. The book spread via word of mouth, though no one knows who the author is.[2]
The notebook Akinari wrote The Pink Alligator in and gives to the protagonist.
References
↑"Doll boy: And my teacher wants a pink alligator. Kanji: A pink alligator? Ohh, like the one in that storybook, huh...?" Persona 4 (PlayStation 2). Developed by Atlus. Published by Atlus. English.
↑"そこには難病に冒されて死を待つばかりの青年の、自分が生きた意味が込められている。ノートを見つけた美鶴の尽力により出版された絵本は口コミで広がり、多くの人々に感動を与え続けている。ただし作者は不詳とされている。" "Chapter 3: NPCs", Persona Club P4, Atlus. Published by Famitsu (2009). Japanese. p. 151. ISBN-13: 475774630X.
↑"Nanako: ...And so no one remembered the pink alligator. Even today, the lake is shining the way it always did. The end." Persona 4 Golden (PS Vita). Developed by Atlus. Published by Atlus. English.
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