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“Yu Narukami moves to rural Yasoinaba, unravels murders and the Midnight Channel mystery with new friends.”
Persona 4 the Golden Animation
ペルソナ4 ザ・ゴールデンアニメーション
6.64
6,827 rank · 101,928 viewers · 187 favorites
Adventure
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Supernatural
School
Super Power
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Synopsis
Yu Narukami moves to rural Yasoinaba, unravels murders and the Midnight Channel mystery with new friends.
Spring. Far from the city, time flows peacefully in this rural town. As the cherry blossoms scatter in the wind, a young man named Yu Narukami steps off the train at Yasoinaba Station. Yu has come to this town, where his uncle lives, for family reasons; he will be transferring into the local high school, Yasogami High. And so begins his school life... The shopping mall after school. A series of murders taking place in town. The Midnight Channel, airing late at night.... What lies in store for Yu and his friends ‘this time around? (Source: Aniplex USA)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 24 sampled reviews
6.8
/10
What 24 viewers settled on.
79%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 8
σ 1.92
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.92 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.3 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 3.8
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No
Score over time
↑ 2.75
Running avg · Sep 2014 → Jan 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Was sceptical at first thinking it was just persona 4 story recapped with a new character. In a way it is but Marie's story was very enjoyable. Its better to watch the original animation first then...”
- 8 “Really, I'm not sure why Golden Animation has such a low score. Probably people came into it expecting to enjoy it standalone... but then again, objectively, it works just fine as a standalone, OR...”
- 8 “Golden is about the story of Marie and her journey to find her memories, a great slice of life anime with a little bit of that persona video game action. Not an all-rounder but it'll make you feel...”
Verbosity
Short · 25%
Medium · 50%
Long · 25%
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2014 – Sep 2014 Summer 2014
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-9049 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Yomiko Advertising Producer
- Mainichi Broadcasting System Producer
- Movic Producer
- Sega Producer
Licensed by
- Aniplex of America Licensor