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Persona 4: The Animation (2011)

Persona 4: The Animation poster
Original title
Persona4 the ANIMATION
Directed by
Seiji Kishi
Genre
school anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 25 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 48 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teen moves to a small town in Japan and gets drawn into a series of murders. He and his new friends discover a strange TV world and gain special powers to uncover the killer.

mysterioussuspensefulsupernaturalcharacter-drivenatmosphericinvestigativeschool-lifetense

What happens

Persona 4: The Animation, stylized as Persona4 the ANIMATION, is an anime television series based on Atlus' PlayStation 2 video game, Persona 4. The story revolves around Yu Narukami, a young teenager who moves to the town of Inaba, where a mysterious string of murders is taking place. Upon discovering a distorted TV World and acquiring a mysterious power known as "Persona", Yu and his friends decide to investigate the murders and save others from being killed. The first series, produced by AIC ASTA and directed by Seiji Kishi, aired in Japan between October 2011 and March 2012 on MBS, TBS, CBC, and Animax, with an original video animation episode released in August 2012. A condensed film adaptation, Persona 4: The Animation -The Factor of Hope-, was released in Japanese theaters in June 2012. The series was licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America and by Kazé and Manga Entertainment in the United Kingdom. Critical reception to the anime series has been generally positive as it has been considered a faithful adaptation of the video game despite criticism to the pacing and animation issues. A second adaptation based on the game's PlayStation Vita port, titled Persona 4: The Golden Animation, aired in Japan between July to September 2014. Unlike the first series, this adaptation was produced by A-1 Pictures and is licensed in North America by Aniplex of America. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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