Persona 5 the Animation
TVアニメ「ペルソナ5」
“Wrongly-probated teen leads Phantom Thieves to reform corrupt adults via Metaverse Personas, challenging justice and morality.”
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Wrongly-probated teen leads Phantom Thieves to reform corrupt adults via Metaverse Personas, challenging justice and morality.
Ren Amamiya, a new transfer student at Shujin Academy, is sent to Tokyo to live with his family friend Sojiro Sakura after wrongly being put on probation for defending a woman from sexual assault. While on the way to attend his first day at his new school, Ren notices a strange app has appeared on his phone, transferring him to a mysterious world known as the Metaverse—a realm where human cognition takes physical form. In this surreal dimension, he awakens his Persona, a power from deep within that gives him the strength to fight against the darker aspects of humanity. With the help of similarly troubled students, he forms the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, a group that seeks to change society by targeting the distorted desires of corrupt adults. As they work to reform society one heart at a time, the Phantom Thieves' actions draw both admiration and scrutiny, forcing them to confront the consequences of their revolutionary methods while navigating the complexities of justice and morality in a world that seems stacked against them.
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Ren Amamiya, a new transfer student at Shujin Academy, is sent to Tokyo to live with his family friend Sojiro Sakura after wrongly being put on probation for defending a woman from sexual assault. While on the way to attend his first day at his new school, Ren notices a strange app has appeared on his phone, transferring him to a world known as the Metaverse, which contains people's "shadows": distorted depictions of their true selves. In the Metaverse, he awakens his Persona, a power from deep within that gives him the strength to fight the shadows. With the help of similarly troubled students, he forms the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, attempting to save people from their sinful desires by "taking their heart," making evildoers regret their actions and turn over a new leaf. The group's reputation continues to grow explosively, bringing along fame both positive and negative. However, during the peak of their popularity, Ren gets captured and taken into custody. Here, he wakes up to a harsh interrogation, but this is cut short by the arrival of Sae Niijima—a prosecutor seeking answers. Just how will she react to his story, and what will become of the Phantom Thieves?
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Community consensus
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5.6/10
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σ 2.11 · split reception
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4.6 ptsRecommenders 8.1 · others 3.5
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- 10/10 “I found the anime engaging and thoroughly enjoyed seeing the characters move around, which provided a pleasant, deeper look at specific events from the game. However, the pacing suffers because it...”
- 7/10 “Persona 5 is an underrated gem featuring an interesting story, solid animation, and a main character whose personality really hits home. While the pacing can feel boring at times and the...”
- 10/10 “This adaptation is a masterpiece that successfully condenses over 100 hours of gameplay into 26 episodes while maintaining the core plot and featuring the best opening and ending themes ever...”
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-12967
- Format
- 26 × 24′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 10h 24m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Apr 2018 – Sep 2018
- Spring 2018
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- R
- 17+ (violence & profanity)
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- BS-12967
- catalog