Series synopsis
PERSONA5 the Animation is a Japanese animation action & adventure comedy drama sci-fi & fantasy crime television series that premiered on Gunma TV on April 8, 2018. It ended on September 30, 2018. It stars Jun Fukuyama, Ikue Otani, Mamoru Miyano and Nana Mizuki.
Ren Amamiya is about to enter his second year after transferring to Shujin Academy in Tokyo. Following a particular incident, his Persona awakens, and together with his friends, they form the “Phantom Thieves of Hearts” to reform hearts of corrupt adults by stealing the source of their distorted desires. Meanwhile, bizarre and inexplicable crimes have been popping up one after another… Living an ordinary high school life in Tokyo during the day, the group maneuvers the metropolitan city as Phant ...
Premise
Ren Amamiya is about to enter his second year after transferring to Shujin Academy in Tokyo. Following a particular incident, his Persona awakens, and together with his friends, they form the “Phantom Thieves of Hearts” to reform hearts of corrupt adults by stealing the source of their distorted desires. Meanwhile, bizarre and inexplicable crimes have been popping up one after another… Living an ordinary high school life in Tokyo during the day, the group maneuvers the metropolitan city as Phantom Thieves after hours. Let the curtain rise for this grand, picaresque story!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jun Fukuyama as Ren Amamiya / Joker (voice)
- Ikue Otani as Morgana / Mona (voice)
- Mamoru Miyano as Ryuji Sakamoto / Skull (voice)
- Nana Mizuki as Ann Takamaki / Panther (voice)
- Tomokazu Sugita as Yusuke Kitagawa / Fox (voice)
- Rina Sato as Makoto Niijima / Queen (voice)
- Aoi Yuuki as Futaba Sakura / Oracle (voice)
- Haruka Tomatsu as Haru Okumura / Noir (voice)
Supporting cast
- Soichiro Hoshi as Goro Akechi / Crow (voice)
- Aki Toyosaki as Caroline & Justine / Lavenza (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 31 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 5 | December 30, 2018 | June 26, 2019 |
| Season 1 | 26 | April 8, 2018 | September 30, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PERSONA5 the Animation Recap Recap of all 26 episodes of TV anime that aired between April 2018 to September 2018 in preparation to Dark Sun… TV Special, narrated by Ren Amamiya. |
December 30, 2018 |
| 2 |
Dark Sun... As news spreads of Ren's alleged suicide, Sae brings a very much still alive Ren back to the LeBlanc to hide. Upon reuniting with Ren, the gang explain that they took advantage of Sae's cognitive world, which had an interrogation room identical to the one in reality. |
December 30, 2018 |
| 3 |
Stars and Ours The politician who was the mastermind behind all of the cases has been successfully reformed by the Phantom Thieves. However, the public’s reaction was not as expected. In order to eliminate the world’s distortion and enforce the justice he believes in, Ren proceeds towards the final battle along with the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. |
March 23, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I am thou, thou art I After high school student Ren Amamiya gets in trouble with the police, he’s labeled as a juvenile delinquent. As part of his probation, he is forced to start living with Sojiro Sakura, a stranger who agreed to take him in. While walking to his new school Shujin Academy, Ren becomes lost in another world… |
April 8, 2018 |
| 2 |
Let's take back what's dear to you. Ren begins his new school life, but it's tough being a transfer student, especially when he comes with seemingly shady baggage. He meets Ryuji, a classmate who's similarly isolated, and they use a mysterious app to enter a world in which their gym teacher, Kamoshida, is a sadistic king. |
April 15, 2018 |
| 3 |
A beautiful rose has thorns! The members of the volleyball team are terrified of the tyrannical Kamoshida's irrational violence. Meanwhile, Ren's classmate, Ann Takamaki, has been protecting her best friend from being cut as a regular player on the volleyball team, but she's at a loss as to what to do about the persistent approaches of Kamoshida, who lusts for her with his twisted desires. |
April 22, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Gunma TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 8, 2018 |
| Last aired | September 30, 2018 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |