Persona 4 The Animation

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Persona 4 The Animation
Studio(s)	AIC A.S.T.A.
Network	MBS, TBS, CBC, Animax
Original run	Japan October 7, 2011 – March 30, 2012
Episodes	25 + 1 OVA

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.

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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 6	Double sided promotional poster announcing the BD/DVD release
All	Vol 1	Promotional poster of Yu and Izanagi
Animate, Gamers, Sofmap, Toranoana, WonderGOO, HMV, NeoWing, Sony Music	Vol 1-3 Set	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.

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. 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.

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
Complete	1-26	October 10, 2017	Yu Narukami, Izanagi, Magatsu-Izanagi

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

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

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 Matthew Mercer
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
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

• Persona 4 The Animation Drama CD #1
• Persona 4 The Animation Drama CD #2
• A Day of the May Fool (Volume 3 bonus)
• Perfect Delivery (Volume 8 bonus)

Trivia

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External Links

• Official Japanese Website (Archive)