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|persona=[[Sukuna-Hikona]]<br>[[Yamato-Takeru]]<br>[[Yamato-Sumeragi]]{{Exp App|P4G}} <small>(Ultimate Persona)</small><br>[[Amatsu Mikaboshi]]{{Exp App|novel1=PDN}} | |persona=[[Sukuna-Hikona (Persona)|Sukuna-Hikona]]<br>[[Yamato-Takeru (Persona)|Yamato-Takeru]]<br>[[Yamato-Sumeragi]]{{Exp App|P4G}} <small>(Ultimate Persona)</small><br>[[Amatsu Mikaboshi]]{{Exp App|novel1=PDN}} | ||
|va=[[Romi Park]] <small>(JA)</small><br>[[Anna Graves]]{{Exp App|P4|P4G|P4A}} <small>(EN)</small><ref>{{Cite Web|author=Reggy |url=[https://personacentral.com/naoto-shiroganes-original-english-voice-actor-from-persona-4-confirmed-to-be-anna-graves/ Naoto Shirogane’s Original English Voice Actor from Persona 4 Confirmed to be Anna Graves] |published=September 26, 2018 |retrieved=November 4, 2023 |site=Persona Central |type=}}</ref><br>[[Valerie Arem]]{{Exp App|P4AU|PQ1|P4D}} <small>(EN)</small><!-- Do not add Mary Elizabeth McGlynn unless it can be verified by a source that is not an edited database --> | |va=[[Romi Park]] <small>(JA)</small><br>[[Anna Graves]]{{Exp App|P4|P4G|P4A}} <small>(EN)</small><ref>{{Cite Web|author=Reggy |url=[https://personacentral.com/naoto-shiroganes-original-english-voice-actor-from-persona-4-confirmed-to-be-anna-graves/ Naoto Shirogane’s Original English Voice Actor from Persona 4 Confirmed to be Anna Graves] |published=September 26, 2018 |retrieved=November 4, 2023 |site=Persona Central |type=}}</ref><br>[[Valerie Arem]]{{Exp App|P4AU|PQ1|P4D}} <small>(EN)</small><!-- Do not add Mary Elizabeth McGlynn unless it can be verified by a source that is not an edited database --> | ||
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{{Gameplay}} | {{Gameplay}} | ||
Naoto is the [[Fortune (Arcana)|Fortune]] Social Link. | Naoto is the [[Fortune (Arcana)|Fortune]] Social Link. Naoto joins the party in October with the Persona [[Sukuna-Hikona (Persona)|Sukuna-Hikona]]. | ||
== Game Appearances == | == Game Appearances == | ||
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getting cast away as soon as the case is deemed solved.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Other Naoto:''' The fools all say it, don’t they...? “You’re only a child,” “Keep out of our business, kid,” and so forth. No matter how many cases you spend hours cogitating over, no matter how many crimes you solve, you’re a child in their eyes. It’s your brain they’re interested in. The grey matter locked up in that skull. As long as they need it, you’re an ace detective! But once you’re done, it’s back to the playpen with you. You haven’t the means to deal with society’s two-faced nature... You’re just a lonely child. / '''Yosuke Hanamura:''' Naoto... / '''Other Naoto:''' I wanna be a big grown-up... I wanna be a big boy right now... Then they’ll see who I am... I... I want a reason for me to stay... / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' That’s enough. I can find my own reason for living... / '''Other Naoto:''' Hah... I’m telling you that’s impossible. You are but a child. How can you change that essential truth?|title={{Link|Game|P4}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> As Naoto’s calm demeanor begins to crack, the Shadow continues on, revealing to the Investigation Team one final secret- the Detective Prince is actually a woman.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Other Naoto:''' Now then! Our analysis is complete. Let us begin the body alteration procedure. You have no objections, do you... “Naoto” Shirogane? / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' Stop it! / '''Other Naoto:''' “Naoto”... Such a cool, manly name! But a name doesn’t change the truth. It doesn’t let you cross the barrier between the sexes. How could you become an ideal man when you were never male to begin with...?|title={{Link|Game|P4}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> At this, Naoto finally breaks, denying that the Shadow is her,<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Other Naoto: After all... I am you. / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' That's not true!!|title={{Link|Game|P4}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> and the Shadow transforms into [[Shadow Naoto#Gameplay|a massive, flying robot resembling Naoto]], which the Investigation Team fight. | getting cast away as soon as the case is deemed solved.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Other Naoto:''' The fools all say it, don’t they...? “You’re only a child,” “Keep out of our business, kid,” and so forth. No matter how many cases you spend hours cogitating over, no matter how many crimes you solve, you’re a child in their eyes. It’s your brain they’re interested in. The grey matter locked up in that skull. As long as they need it, you’re an ace detective! But once you’re done, it’s back to the playpen with you. You haven’t the means to deal with society’s two-faced nature... You’re just a lonely child. / '''Yosuke Hanamura:''' Naoto... / '''Other Naoto:''' I wanna be a big grown-up... I wanna be a big boy right now... Then they’ll see who I am... I... I want a reason for me to stay... / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' That’s enough. I can find my own reason for living... / '''Other Naoto:''' Hah... I’m telling you that’s impossible. You are but a child. How can you change that essential truth?|title={{Link|Game|P4}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> As Naoto’s calm demeanor begins to crack, the Shadow continues on, revealing to the Investigation Team one final secret- the Detective Prince is actually a woman.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Other Naoto:''' Now then! Our analysis is complete. Let us begin the body alteration procedure. You have no objections, do you... “Naoto” Shirogane? / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' Stop it! / '''Other Naoto:''' “Naoto”... Such a cool, manly name! But a name doesn’t change the truth. It doesn’t let you cross the barrier between the sexes. How could you become an ideal man when you were never male to begin with...?|title={{Link|Game|P4}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> At this, Naoto finally breaks, denying that the Shadow is her,<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Other Naoto: After all... I am you. / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' That's not true!!|title={{Link|Game|P4}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> and the Shadow transforms into [[Shadow Naoto#Gameplay|a massive, flying robot resembling Naoto]], which the Investigation Team fight. | ||
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Once the Shadow is defeated, Naoto stands before her other self and provides a far less mocking version of the Shadow's words.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' I lost both my parents in an accident. I was still young, so my grandfather took me in. I was inept at making friends... so I spent my time reading detective novels in my grandfather's study. / '''Other Naoto:''' When I grow up... I'm gonna be an awesome, hard-boiled detective...! / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' My parents were proud of their job. I had no qualms about following in their footsteps... An inherited occupation can feel stifling to many, but I welcomed it. I yearned for the day I could be a detective myself... Perhaps I inherited that desire from them as well. I was always alone... Seeing that, my grandfather must have believed it was his duty to help me realize my dream. I secretly aided my grandfather with his clients... And before I knew it, people started calling me Junior Detective. At first, I was delighted. But not everything went so smoothly... / '''Yukiko Amagi:''' What was that you said about "You're only a child..."? / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' Not everyone welcomes my collaboration when it comes to solving cases... My status as a "child" was sufficient to offend many of those whom I worked with. Were that the only issue, it would have resolved itself with time... But though I will one day change from a child to an adult, I will never change from a woman to a man... / '''Yukiko Amagi:''' Do you not like being a girl...? Is that why you always dress like a boy? / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' My sex doesn't fit my ideal image of a detective... Besides, the police department is a male-oriented society. If they had the slightest "concrete" reason to look down on me, no one would need me anymore...|title={{Link|Game|P4}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> After reassurance from her peers, Naoto finally faces her Shadow and acknowledges it as a part of her,<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' I'm sorry... I kept ignoring you, pretending you didn't exist. But you are me... and I am you. You've always been inside of me. What I should yearn for... No, what I must strive for isn't to become a man. It's to accept myself for who I really am...|title={{Link|Game|P4}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> causing it to transform once again, this time into the [[Persona (Concept)|Persona]] [[Sukuna-Hikona]].<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Protagonist <small>(Narration)</small>:''' The strength of heart required to face oneself has been made manifest... Naoto has faced her other self... She has obtained the facade used to overcome life's hardships, the Persona Sukuna-Hikona!|title={{Link|Game|P4}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> The Investigation Team take Naoto out of the TV World, where she displays symptoms of fatigue. Despite this, Naoto claims to be capable of walking home alone, though she is ignored as Yukiko and Rise take her home.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Yukiko Amagi:''' I'll take her home. I don't think she can go back by herself. / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' It's... all right... I can... / '''Rise Kujikawa:''' No way, missy! Don't think that doing everything on your own is the "adult" thing to do! C'mon, let's go. Grab on!|title={{Link|Game|P4}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | Once the Shadow is defeated, Naoto stands before her other self and provides a far less mocking version of the Shadow's words.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' I lost both my parents in an accident. I was still young, so my grandfather took me in. I was inept at making friends... so I spent my time reading detective novels in my grandfather's study. / '''Other Naoto:''' When I grow up... I'm gonna be an awesome, hard-boiled detective...! / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' My parents were proud of their job. I had no qualms about following in their footsteps... An inherited occupation can feel stifling to many, but I welcomed it. I yearned for the day I could be a detective myself... Perhaps I inherited that desire from them as well. I was always alone... Seeing that, my grandfather must have believed it was his duty to help me realize my dream. I secretly aided my grandfather with his clients... And before I knew it, people started calling me Junior Detective. At first, I was delighted. But not everything went so smoothly... / '''Yukiko Amagi:''' What was that you said about "You're only a child..."? / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' Not everyone welcomes my collaboration when it comes to solving cases... My status as a "child" was sufficient to offend many of those whom I worked with. Were that the only issue, it would have resolved itself with time... But though I will one day change from a child to an adult, I will never change from a woman to a man... / '''Yukiko Amagi:''' Do you not like being a girl...? Is that why you always dress like a boy? / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' My sex doesn't fit my ideal image of a detective... Besides, the police department is a male-oriented society. If they had the slightest "concrete" reason to look down on me, no one would need me anymore...|title={{Link|Game|P4}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> After reassurance from her peers, Naoto finally faces her Shadow and acknowledges it as a part of her,<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Naoto Shirogane:''' I'm sorry... I kept ignoring you, pretending you didn't exist. But you are me... and I am you. You've always been inside of me. What I should yearn for... No, what I must strive for isn't to become a man. It's to accept myself for who I really am...|title={{Link|Game|P4}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> causing it to transform once again, this time into the [[Persona (Concept)|Persona]] [[Sukuna-Hikona (Persona)|Sukuna-Hikona]].<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Protagonist <small>(Narration)</small>:''' The strength of heart required to face oneself has been made manifest... Naoto has faced her other self... She has obtained the facade used to overcome life's hardships, the Persona Sukuna-Hikona!|title={{Link|Game|P4}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> The Investigation Team take Naoto out of the TV World, where she displays symptoms of fatigue. Despite this, Naoto claims to be capable of walking home alone, though she is ignored as Yukiko and Rise take her home.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Yukiko Amagi:''' I'll take her home. I don't think she can go back by herself. / '''Naoto Shirogane:''' It's... all right... I can... / '''Rise Kujikawa:''' No way, missy! Don't think that doing everything on your own is the "adult" thing to do! C'mon, let's go. Grab on!|title={{Link|Game|P4}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=ATLUS|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | ||
</br> | </br> | ||
====October, 2011==== | ====October, 2011==== | ||