Series synopsis
PERSONA 4 the Animation, also known as Persona4 the ANIMATION is a Japanese animation sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure mystery crime television series that premiered on MBS on October 7, 2011. It ended on March 30, 2012. It stars Daisuke Namikawa, Showtaro Morikubo, Yui Horie and Ami Koshimizu.
When Yu Narukami moves to the rural country town of Inaba to live with his uncle while his parents are away on business, he's expecting a lot more peace and quiet than he's been used to in the big city. Instead, the peace has been shattered as a rash of mysterious murders and kidnappings sweep the countryside. With the police stymied, Yu finds himself joining with a group of seven other teenagers in a desperate bid to solve the mystery. A mystery that is somehow connected to both the local weath ...
Premise
When Yu Narukami moves to the rural country town of Inaba to live with his uncle while his parents are away on business, he's expecting a lot more peace and quiet than he's been used to in the big city. Instead, the peace has been shattered as a rash of mysterious murders and kidnappings sweep the countryside. With the police stymied, Yu finds himself joining with a group of seven other teenagers in a desperate bid to solve the mystery. A mystery that is somehow connected to both the local weather patterns and a strange TV world which Yu, his friends and the enigmatic killer can all enter.
Premise: The truth lies on the other side of the screen!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Daisuke Namikawa as Yu Narukami (voice)
- Showtaro Morikubo as Yosuke Hanamura (voice)
- Yui Horie as Chie Satonaka (voice)
- Ami Koshimizu as Yukiko Amagi (voice)
- Tomokazu Seki as Kanji Tatsumi (voice)
- Rie Kugimiya as Rise Kujikawa (voice)
- Kappei Yamaguchi as Teddie (voice)
- Romi Park as Naoto Shirogane (voice)
Supporting cast
- Isamu Tanonaka as Igor (voice)
- Sayaka Ohara as Margaret (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 27 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | August 22, 2012 | April 1, 2013 |
| Season 1 | 25 | October 7, 2011 | March 30, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
No One Is Alone Before Yu moves back to Tokyo, he realizes from a letter by Adachi the group have not yet discovered the one who spread the rumors about Midnight Channel. He discovers it is the gas attention attendant he met in the first episode. When confronting him, it is revealed that "he" was Izanami, who gave the power to enter the TV to Adachi, Namatame and Yu. Izanami also explains that she created a "window" to see what people have suppressed, The Midnight Channel. She said it came from mankind's nature to the purest form of what they wanted to see. It is also said that in the eternal fog people will always see the world they wanted. Yu and his friends confront Izanami in the TV world, but all of Yu's friends get swallowed by the Shadows. A distressed Yu relives the 20th of March again and is trapped in the illusion. Finally, Margaret slaps him because Yu has become entranced. She then prepares to strike Yu with Helel. |
August 22, 2012 |
| 2 |
A Brief Lesson on Izanagi & Izanami Included in the Persona 4 The Animation Collection 2nd DVD Box set. |
April 1, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
You're Myself, I'm Yourself Yu Narukami’s first day in a new school is overshadowed by the murder of a TV hostess on campus. Even stranger is the portal he discovers in TV screens, which throws him and his new friends into a nightmare world infested by fog and monsters. |
October 7, 2011 |
| 2 |
The Contractor's Key The strange deaths continue, with the most recent victim discovered hanging from a telephone pole. Yu, Chie, and Yosuke begin piecing things together and determine that these grisly murders are connected to that other world inside the TV. Yu and Yosuke decide to go back in, much to Chie's disapporval. Once more will the two boys venture into the unknown, with rope at waist, and fear in Yosuke's heart. |
October 14, 2011 |
| 3 |
We Are Friends, Aren't We? When Yukiko appears on the Midnight Channel, her best friend Chie leads the charge to rescue her. However, the police are out in force and arresting any suspicious characters - including Yu and Yosuke. When Chie goes to the station after them, she reports Yukiko as missing. But the police seem to suspect her involvement in the death of the TV hostess. |
October 21, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 7, 2011 |
| Last aired | March 30, 2012 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 13:30:00 |