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“Persona 4 prequel: Yousuke Hanamura's lonely move to Inaba, working at Junes, and meeting coworker Saki Konishi.”
Persona 4 The Magician
ペルソナ4 The Magician
7.25
5,953 rank · 1,720 readers · 19 favorites
Shounen
Action
Drama
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Persona 4 prequel: Yousuke Hanamura's lonely move to Inaba, working at Junes, and meeting coworker Saki Konishi.
Yousuke Hanamura feels dejected after his parents change careers, forcing him to move from the city to the backwater town of Inaba. Upon transferring to Yasogami High School, he struggles to find his place in the community as people still believe he is an outsider. He spends all of his free time begrudgingly helping his father at Junes, the department store taking away business from the local shops in the town. While he takes a break from his hectic schedule, Yousuke crosses paths with Saki Konishi—a coworker who takes an interest in him. Persona 4 The Magician explores the backstory behind Yuu Narukami's friend and the Magician confidant, Yousuke Hanamura.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
6.7
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 5
σ 1.70
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.70 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 5.0
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Score over time
↓ 2.33
Running avg · Aug 2017 → Apr 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Persona 4 The Magician is a great read for those who are already emotionally invested in the Persona 4 franchise. The original P4 media already does a good job with presenting Yosuke's character,...”
- 6 “The first few chapters are very entertaining if you're a fan of the game. its a really cute way to see a more in-depth view of Yosuke's past that wasn't displayed in-depth in the game. However, by...”
- 5 “If you played the game, you already know Yosuke's story. So there's no reason to read this manga If you haven't played the game, then don't read this manga because it's full of spoilers. It doesn't...”
Verbosity
Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 8 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 04m approx
- Published Dec 2011 – Jul 2012
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M20301 catalog