Visualive Persona 4: The Evolution

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Visualive Persona 4: The Evolution is a stage play based on Persona 4, the fifth entry in the Persona series. It is a direct sequel to Visualive Persona 4. It saw a limited run at The Galaxy Theatre in Tokyo from October 3 to 9, 2012.[1]

Synopsis

The stage play covers from Naoto's dungeon to the true ending and includes some elements from Persona 4 Golden such as Shadow World playing during the opening. During the performance recorded for the DVD, the protagonist was named Hayato Asakawa. The characters are portrayed by actors on stage with Personas and other special effects projected on the screen behind them. Nanako Dojima also appears as an animated character on screen projection instead of being portrayed by a child actor. Additionally, Rise, who was only a voice over in Visualive Persona 4, is now portrayed by an actor.

Home Release

The DVD was released on February 15, 2013. It included a 2nd bonus disc with backstage footage and a cast discussion. Pre-orders came with a collectible ticket. The first printing of the DVD came with a pop-up desktop calendar.[2]

Listings

Performances

Date Time Protagonist's Name
October 3rd (Wednesday) 19:00 桐島修司(きりしま しゅうじ) Shūji Kirishima
October 4th (Thursday) 19:00 神凪奏也(かんなぎ そうや) Sōya Kanagi
October 5th (Friday) 14:00 神鷺龍飛(みわさぎ りゅうと) Ryūto Miwasagi
October 5th (Friday) 19:00 黒木流一郎(くろき りゅういちろう) Ryūichirō Kuroki
October 6th (Saturday) 12:00 新月誠司郎(あらつき せいしろう) Seishirō Aratsuki
October 6th (Saturday) 17:00 志摩彬(しま あきら) Akira Shima
October 7th (Sunday) 12:00 皆瀬和哉(みなせ かずや) Kazuya Minase
October 7th (Sunday) 17:00 五十嵐悠真(いがらし ゆうま) Yūma Igarashi
October 8th (Monday) 12:00 浅川隼人(あさかわ はやと) Hayato Asakawa (DVD Recording)
October 8th (Monday) 17:00 澤田香織(さわだ かおる) Kaoru Sawada
October 9th (Tuesday) 19:00 村瀬冬埜(むらせ とうや) Tōya Murase

Casting

Character Japanese
Protagonist Toru Baba
Yosuke Hanamura Takahisa Maeyama
Chie Satonaka Minami Tsukui
Yukiko Amagi Yumi Sugimoto
Kanji Tatsumi Youichirou Ohmi
Rise Kujikawa Yuriya Suzuki
Naoto Shirogane Juria Kawakami
Daisuke Nagase Jouji Saotome
Kou Ichijo Motohiro Ota
Ryotaro Dojima Masashi Taniguchi
Tohru Adachi Masami Ito
Taro Namatame Yasuhiro Roppongi
Izanami Shotaro Mamiya
Margaret Arisa Nakajima
Teddie Kappei Yamaguchi (Voice)

Personnel

Trivia

  • Although the story is adapted from the original game, it features elements from Persona 4 Golden (music, Adachi's Arcana, the bug catching net), which had been released only a few months prior.
  • As with the previous installment, the protagonist had a different name for every performance. People who purchased tickets could submit names, and attendees whose submissions were chosen received a gift at the venue.[3]
  • Certain performances were followed by a short live concert with Shihoko Hirata, the vocalist of the game's soundtrack. A recording was included among the DVD bonus features.[4]

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
Japanese 舞台 VISUALIVE ペルソナ4 the EVOLUTION Butai VISUALIVE Perusona 4 the EVOLUTION

Gallery

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20121004200705/http://www.maql.co.jp/special/vlp4/stage.html
  2. Visualive Persona 4 The Evolution DVD. Retrieved February 8, 2024. Marvelous!. Company Website.
  3. http://vlp4.jugem.jp/?eid=79
  4. http://vlp4.jugem.jp/?eid=86

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