Paulownia Mall
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| Paulownia Mall | |
| ポロニアンモール | |
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| Location | Iwatodai Tatsumi Port Island |
| Subarea(s) | Tatsumi East Police Station Aohige Pharmacy Mayoido Antiques Be Blue V Chagall Cafe Mandragora Game Parade Club Escapade Velvet Room Crane Machine |
Paulownia Mall is a location in Persona 3. It is a mall located on Tatsumi Port Island and serves as a central hub to purchase new equipment and upgrade the protagonist's stats.
Gameplay
Club Escapade
- Main article: Club Escapade
Club Escapade is a club located inside of Paulownia Mall that only opens at night. Mutatsu can be spoken to on the upper level. In Persona 3 Reload, the protagonist can visit a fortune teller at Escapade to get readings that have different effects.
Chagall Cafe
- Main article: Chagall Cafe
The Chagall Cafe is a restaurant located inside the mall. In Persona 3 and Persona 3 FES, the protagonist can drink coffee there to get points towards their Charm stat. In Persona 3 Portable and Persona 3 Reload, the protagonists can also work there.
Be Blue V
- Main article: Be Blue V
Be Blue V is an accessory shop in Persona 3, a part-time job in Persona 3 Portable, and a skill changing service for party members in Persona 3 Reload.
Police Station
- Main article: Tatsumi East Police Station
The protagonist can purchase new weapons and armor from Officer Kurosawa at Tatsumi East Police Station. This is the main method that new equipment can be obtained, alongside exploring Tartarus or completing Elizabeth Requests. Buying equipment on certain days will grant a discount. Kurosawa will not be available to sell equipment during evenings.
Bulletin Board
The bulletin board was introduced in Persona 3 Portable and re-appears in Persona 3 Reload. It has quests to rescue people from Tartarus. Not completing these quests will result in the townspeople becoming afflicted with Apathy Syndrome.
Velvet Room
- Main article: Velvet Room
The protagonists can enter the Velvet Room to fuse Personas and speak to Elizabeth. In Persona 3 Reload, instead of needing to enter the Velvet Room to access Elizabeth Requests, she now stands outside next to the Velvet Room's entrance.
Mandragora
Mandragora is a karaoke studio located inside the mall. Going to karaoke grants points towards the protagonist's Charm stat and costs ¥800. On certain days, Mandragora will be too crowded to enter.
In Persona 3 Reload, visiting Mandragora costs ¥800 and grants 2 points toward the protagonist's Courage stat.
Mayoido Antiques
- Main article: Mayoido Antiques
The protagonist can visit the antiques store to trade for items. In Persona 3 FES, the store added weapon fusion using Personas and Nihil items. In Persona 3 Reload, there are more types of equipment to fuse, and a new type of fusion (in addition to Nihil items) that uses gemstones instead of Personas.
Aohige Pharmacy
- Main article: Aohige Pharmacy
Aohige Pharmacy is a location inside Paulownia Mall where the player can purchase recovery and support items that are useful in Tartarus. Items can be bought at a discount here on Saturdays.
Game Parade
Game Panic or Game Parade[a] is an arcade located inside the mall. In Persona 3 FES and subsequent releases, the games available inside the arcade will change every day, and grant points to either the protagonist's social stats or increases towards their equipped Persona's combat stats.
| Game | Price | Stat | Days |
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| Lucky Fortune | ¥1500 | Persona's Magic | |
| Print Club | ¥1500 | Charm | |
| Quiz Game | ¥1500 | Academics | |
| Mole Whackers | ¥2000 | Persona's Speed | |
| Punching Bag | ¥2000 | Persona's Strength | |
| Horror House | ¥3000 | Courage |
In Reload, the games were all changed to digital arcade games which give the following stat increases:
| Game | Price | Stat | Days |
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| High School of Youth | ¥1500 | Charm +4 | Mon, Wed |
| House of the Deceased | ¥3000 | Courage +4 | Tue, Fri |
| You’re the Answer | ¥3000 | Academics +4 | Wed, Sat |
| ? | ¥2000 | Persona's Str +3 | Mon, Thur, Sun |
| ? | ¥2000 | Persona's Ag +3 | Tue, Fri, Sun |
| ? | ¥2000 | Persona's Ma +3 | Wed, Sat, Sun |
Crane Machine
In Reload, 1 play costs ¥200 and there is a 30% chance to get a prize. The crane game will always drop a prize after attempting it 5 times.
| Crane Machine Schedule | |
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| Prize | Days |
| Ganesha Bank | Monday–Thursday |
| Jack Frost Doll | Friday–Sunday |
Power Records
Power Records, called Kenneth Arnold in Japanese and in all versions of Persona 3 Reload, is a music store located inside the mall. It is completely inaccessible. The protagonist can be seen entering Power Records during a cutscene once during the Star Social Link.
Game Appearances
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Persona 3
Persona 3 Reload
Persona 4 Golden
Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight
Anime Appearances
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Persona 3 The Movie 1: Spring of Birth
Persona 3 The Movie 2: Midsummer Knight's Dream
Persona 3 The Movie 3: Falling Down
Persona 3 The Movie 4: Winter of Rebirth
Manga Appearances
Persona 3
List of People
- Elizabeth
- President Tanaka - CEO of Tanaka's Amazing Commodities, Devil Social Link
- Mutatsu, Tower Social Link
- Nozomi Suemitsu, Moon Social Link
Trivia
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- Paulownia Mall is modeled after VenusFort [ja], a mall on the artificial island of Odaiba that closed in 2022.
- The music that plays when using the Crane Machine in Persona 3 Reload is a remix of the theme of Satomi Tadashi Pharmacy.
- The arcade game titled "House of the Deceased" in Persona 3 Reload may be a reference to The House of the Dead, a light-gun shooter game series by Sega.
- Game Panic, the name of Game Parade in earlier releases of Persona 3, is named after Atlus's real life amusement center chain "Game Panic",[1] now owned by Leisurelan.
Nomenclature
The name of the mall comes from the first character of the Kirijo family name, 桐 kiri, which means "paulownia".[2]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese
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ポロニアンモール Poronianmōru | Paulownian Mall |
 Simplified Chinese
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桐叶购物中心 Tóngyè gòuwùzhōngxīn | |
   Traditional Chinese
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桐葉購物中心 Tóngyè gòuwùzhōngxīn | |
 Brazilian Portuguese
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Kiri Shopping | Kiri Mall |
Gallery
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Mandragora in Persona 3
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Game Panic in Persona 3
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Power Records in Persona 3
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Mandragora in Persona 3 Portable -
Game Panic in Persona 3 Portable -
Power Records in Persona 3 Portable -
Mandragora in Persona 3 Reload -
Game Parade in Persona 3 Reload -
Kenneth Arnold in Persona 3 Reload
Notes
- ↑ "Game Panic" was the name in all versions of Persona 3 prior to the HD re-release of Persona 3 Portable, which renamed it to "Game Parade" in both Japanese and English. Persona 3 Reload continued to use the Game Parade name.
References
- ↑ "ゲームパニック、同名のゲームセンターが実在し、もちろん経営はアトラス。2002年7月に平和島でオープンした“ゲームパニック東京”を皮切りに、首都圏を中心に年間3店舗ペースで展開しており、2006年には関西圏にも“ゲームパニック堺”がオープンしている。" Persona 3 FES Official Fanbook: My Episode (2007). Published by Enterbrain. Japanese. pp. 154-155. ISBN-13: 978-4-7577-3719-8.
- ↑ "Fuuka Yamagishi: Did you know part of the Kirijo name comes from the character for 'paulownia tree'? I looked online, and since this mall belongs to the Kirijo Group, it was actually named after them." Persona 3 Reload. Developed by Atlus 2nd Production. Published by Sega.