Atlus Announces 'Persona 5' Anime Special

Video game developer Atlus announced at Tokyo Game Show 2015 that its upcoming role-playing game Persona 5 will be adapted into an anime special. The game was originally announced to be released on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 this year, but Atlus announced on Thursday that it would be pushed back to Summer 2016.

A new trailer with animated footage was also revealed at the event. Persona 5's voice cast includes Jun Fukuyama as the unnamed protagonist, Mamoru Miyano as Ryuuji Sakamoto, Nana Mizuki as An Takamaki, and Ikue Ootani as Morgana.

Synopsis
The story focuses on the 16-year-old Protagonist after he is transferred to Shujin High School in Tokyo. Staying with friends of his parents, he meets up with two fellow students, problem child Ryuuji Sakamoto and withdrawn An Takamaki, and a talking, shape-shifting cat-like creature known as Morgana. During his time there, feeling suppressed by their environment, the four form a group known as the "Phantom Thieves," working together to carry out heists and encountering mysterious phenomena along the way. (Source: Wikipedia)

Tokyo Game Show 2015 Trailer


Source: Dengeki Online, IGN

Persona 5 on MAL