Shadow Kanji

Shadow Kanji
完二の影Kanji's Shadow
P4P4GP4 Boss Graphic from Persona 4 Graphic from Persona 4 Golden Boss graphic from Persona 4
Arcana	Emperor
Voice Actor(s)	Tomokazu Seki (JA) Troy BakerPersona 4 Persona 4 Golden Persona 4 Arena (EN) Matthew MercerPersona 4 Arena Ultimax Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Persona 4: Dancing All Night (EN)

Shadow Kanji is a character in Persona series. It is the Shadow of Kanji Tatsumi.

Profile

Shadow Kanji is the Shadow of Kanji Tatsumi which manifests after he is dropped into the TV World. The Shadow wears a bath towel as a loincloth. After being rejected by Kanji, the Shadow turns into a large muscular man surrounded by roses and carrying two Ares symbols to represent masculinity. Shigenori Soejima's concept is that Kanji began to question himself and wonder if he likes Naoto and has a certain preference, and his Shadow is the result of his own misunderstanding. In Persona 4 Revival, the two male symbols have changed to one male and one female symbol.

Gameplay

Persona 4

During the boss battle, Shadow Kanji starts with adds named Tough Guy and Nice Guy.

Name Level HP SP Shadow Kanji 25 2000 —	Strength 13 Magic 16 Endurance 16 Agility 5 Luck 5
Location Steamy Bathhouse: Bath 11
Arcana EXP Yen RERandom Encounter Drop Emperor 4035 3000 ✘ — (%)
Element Resistances — — — — — NulNull NulNull — ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Ailment Resistances ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Skills Skill Cost Description Fatal End 14% HP Deals medium Phys damage to 1 foe. Power Charge 29 SP More than doubles Physical damage dealt next turn. Swift Strike 12% HP Deals light Phys damage to all foes 1x to 2x. Forbidden Murmur — Inflicts Poison on male enemies. Roar of Wrath — Inflicts Rage on female enemies. Fanatical Spark — Elec damage to all foes. Spirit Drain 3 SP Drains 1 foe's SP.

Persona 4 Golden

During the boss battle, Shadow Kanji starts with adds named Tough Guy and Nice Guy.

Name Level HP SP Shadow Kanji 25 2000 —	Strength 13 Magic 15 Endurance 14 Agility 16 Luck 5
Location Steamy Bathhouse: Bath 11
Arcana EXP Yen RERandom Encounter Drop Emperor 4035 8500 ✘ — (%)
Element Resistances — — — DrDrain — NulNull NulNull — ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Ailment Resistances ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Skills Skill Cost Description Forbidden Murmur — Inflict Poison on male enemies. Roar of Wrath — Inflict Rage on female enemies. Fanatical Spark — Elec damage to all foes. Mazio 10 SP Deals light Elec damage to all foes. Zio 4 SP Deals light Elec damage to 1 foe. Swift Strike 12% HP Deals light Phys damage to all foes 1x to 2x. Assault Dive 10% HP Deals medium Phys damage to 1 foe. Revolution 5 SP Increases Critical Rate (all). Power Charge 15 SP More than doubles damage of next physical attack. Spirit Drain 3 SP Drains 1 foe's SP. White Wall 18 SP Add Ice resistance to 1 ally. Red Wall 18 SP Add Fire resistance to 1 ally. Kill Rush 10% HP Deals light Phys damage to 1 foe 1x to 3x.

Game Appearances

Persona 4

After Kanji is thrown into the TV World on May 17th, his repressed feelings resonate with the TV World, and a version of him appears on the Midnight Channel. He introduces viewers to a TV program about casual hookups. Due to his poor interpersonal relationships, especially with girls, the real Kanji started telling himself it would be easier to be with a man. But due to Kanji not being homosexual and having a poor understanding of what homosexuality is, his dungeon turned out as the Steamy Bathhouse.

The Investigation Team finds the Shadow. He treats like them viewers of his program, and a TV show-like title card appears. As the Investigation Team gets further in, they find Kanji and his Shadow in bath #11. Shadow Kanji asks the real Kanji if he is tired of deceiving people, including himself. He rants about girls and how he finds them scary because they constantly questioned why he liked sewing and painting "despite being a guy". He questions what it means to be a guy and what manliness is. His Shadow claims that he guys would be better because they wouldn't tell him things like, "despite being a guy". Kanji rejects his Shadow after this, and his Shadow transforms into a muscular giant holding two Ares symbols with two Shadows named Nice Guy and Tough Guy at his side. After the boss battle, Kanji continues to reject his Shadow as it begs for someone, anyone, to accept him. Kanji punches his Shadow, then finally admits that it is part of him. His hangup is not really about men or women, he's just terrified of being rejected that he tries to make people hate him. Kanji accepts his Shadow after, and it turns into the Persona Take-Mikazuchi.

Anime Appearances

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Manga Appearances

Persona 4

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Appearances in Non-Megami Tensei Media

CR Persona 4 The Pachinko

The battle versus Shadow Kanji is one of the random possibility events that can happen. Yukiko fights him by herself. If the player wins the probability events, then Yu will help Yukiko, and they defeat Shadow Kanji together.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	KanjiHumanoid form
	Shadow KanjiBoss form
Japanese	巽 完二Humanoid form when by itself Tatsumi Kanji	Tatsumi Kanji
	シャドウ完二Humanoid form when alongside the real Kanji Shadō Kanji	Shadow Kanji
	完二の影Boss form Kanji no kage	Kanji's Shadow

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Game Appearances

Persona 4

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  Shadow Kanji Portrait
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  Shadow Kanji Blushing portrait
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  Shadow Kanji Annoyed portrait
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  Midnight Channel broadcast, regular eyes
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  Humanoid model
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  Boss

Persona 4 Golden

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  Portrait
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  Portrait
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  Blushing portrait
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  Annoyed portrait
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  Midnight Channel broadcast, regular eyes

Anime Appearances

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  Persona 4 The Animation render