Persona 5 : the Animation - Wikipedia Persona 5 : the Animation Persona 5 : The Animation Key visual, featuring Ren Amamiya ペルソナ 5 ジ ・ アニメーション ( Perusona Faibu : Ji Animēshon ) Anime television film Persona 5 : The Animation -- The Day Breakers Directed by Takaharu Ozaki Produced by Kazuki Adachi Yoshikazu Tanaka Written by Shinichi Inotsume Music by Shoji Meguro Studio A-1 Pictures Licensed by Aniplex of America Original network Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, BS11 Released September 3, 2016 Runtime 24 minutes Anime television series Directed by Masashi Ishihama Produced by Kazuki Adachi Yoshikazu Tanaka Ken Kawakita Kozue Kananiwa Written by Shinichi Inotsume Katsura Hashino Music by Shoji Meguro Studio CloverWorks Licensed by Aniplex of America Original network Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, BS11, MBS Original run April 8, 2018 -- present Episodes 24 ( List of episodes ) Anime and Manga portal Persona 5 : The Animation ( Japanese : ペルソナ 5 ジ ・ アニメーション, Hepburn : Perusona Faibu : Ji Animēshon ) is an anime television series produced by CloverWorks, based on the Persona 5 video game by Atlus. The anime series is directed by Masashi Ishihama and written by Shinichi Inotsume, with Tomomi Ishikawa adapting Shigenori Soejima 's original character designs for animation. Atlus employee Kazuma Kaneko created the original demon designs, while composer Shoji Meguro reprised his role from the game. The anime is licensed by Aniplex of America in North America, and premiered on April 8, 2018. A standalone anime special, titled Persona 5 : The Animation -- The Day Breakers, aired prior to the game 's release in Japan on September 3, 2016. Contents 1 Voice cast 2 Production 3 Episode list 4 References 5 External links Voice cast See also : List of Persona 5 characters Character Japanese voice actor Ren Amamiya Jun Fukuyama Ryuji Sakamoto Mamoru Miyano Morgana Ikue Ōtani Ann Takamaki Nana Mizuki Yusuke Kitagawa Tomokazu Sugita Makoto Niijima Rina Satō Futaba Sakura Aoi Yūki Haru Okumura Haruka Tomatsu Goro Akechi Sōichirō Hoshi Production The anime television special The Day Breakers was announced in September 2015 during Atlus ' stage event at the 2015 Tokyo Game Show. In July 2016, the title of the special was revealed as Persona 5 : The Animation -- The Day Breakers with Takaharu Ozaki as the director, Shinichi Inotsume as the series composer, Toshiyuki Yahagi and Keita Matsumoto as the character designers and A-1 Pictures as the studio. It premiered on September 3, 2016 with a runtime of 24 minutes on Tokyo MX, later airing on GTV, GYT and BS11. Aniplex of America licensed the special in North America in October 2016. The anime television series adaptation was announced in July 2017 for a 2018 premiere, with CloverWorks animating the series. The anime series is directed by Masashi Ishihama and written by Inotsume, and features adapted character and demon designs from the game by Tomomi Ishikawa and Kazuma Kaneko, respectively. The soundtrack was written by the game 's original lead composer Shoji Meguro, who wrote both new material and arranged music from the game. The opening and ending themes, respectively titled `` Break in to Break Out '' and `` Infinity '', were performed by Lyn. The series began airing on Tokyo MX and other networks on April 7, 2018. Aniplex of America has also licensed the series in North America. Crunchyroll, AnimeLab and Hulu are simulcasting the series. Episode list No. Original Japanese title Director Original air date Special `` The Day Breakers '' Takaharu Ozaki September 3, 2016 `` I am thou, thou art I '' Masashi Ishihama April 8, 2018 Ren Amamiya, known by the codename `` Joker '', is arrested and is interrogated by prosecutor Sae Niijima over his actions as the leader of a team of `` Phantom Thieves. '' He retells the events to her, beginning in April, when he arrives in Tokyo after being put on probation for a year, staying with Sojiro Sakura at the LeBlanc café. On his first day of school, he and schoolmate Ryuji Sakamoto find themselves in a castle headed by a Shadow version of Suguru Kamoshida, their PE teacher. Facing danger, Ren awakens his Persona, Arsene. `` Let 's take back what 's dear to you. '' Hitomi Ezoe April 15, 2018 Ren and Ryuji escape from Kamoshida 's Palace. At school, Ren learns that Kamoshida is abusive towards his students and Ryuji is blamed for causing the track team to break up. When the two return to the Palace, they meet Morgana and free him from a prison cell. Upon facing Shadow Kamoshida again, Ryuji awakens his own Persona, Captain Kidd, while Morgana assists with his Persona, Zorro. `` A beautiful rose has thorns ! '' Akihisa Shibata April 22, 2018 While investigating Kamoshida, Ren learns that his classmate, Ann Takamaki, is being blackmailed in order to keep her friend, Shiho Suzui, on the volleyball team. The next day, Shiho jumps off the school rooftop as a result of Kamoshida 's abuse, and when Ren, Ryuji, and Yuuki Mishima confront him about this, he threatens to expel the three of them. Learning that Kamoshida can be reformed by making his Palace disappear, Ren and the others secure an infiltration route to Kamoshida 's `` Treasure ''. Ann, who had inadvertently followed the others inside, is encouraged by Ren to take revenge for Shiho and awakens her Persona, Carmen. In order to make Kamoshida 's Treasure obtainable, the group send Kamoshida a calling card addressed from the `` Phantom Thieves of Hearts ''. `` Steal it, if you can '' Seiji Harada April 29, 2018 While returning to the Palace to steal Kamoshida 's Treasure, Ren manages to recruit one of the patrolling Shadows, Pixie, as an additional Persona. Upon reaching the Treasure, the gang are confronted by Shadow Kamoshida, who transforms into a powerful monster. Guided by Igor, Ren uses the power of fusion to combine Arsene and Pixie into a new Persona, allowing Ryuji to steal Kamoshida 's Treasure and weaken him. Following his defeat, Shadow Kamoshida repents his actions and his Palace disappears, which in turn causes the real Kamoshida to admit his crimes and turn himself in to the police. 5 `` The Phantoms '' Tatsuma Minamikawa May 6, 2018 The gang decide to continue being phantom thieves in order to change more twisted hearts, naming their group `` The Phantoms ''. After Mishima sets up a `` phansite '' for people to send requests to The Phantoms, Morgana takes everyone to Mementos, a joint Palace for the general public, where they defeat the Shadow of a stalker. Revealing that he has lost his memories, Morgana explains how he wants to reach the bottom of Mementos, which expands according to The Phantoms ' fame, in order to regain his original form. Later, after Ren meets police detective Goro Akechi, the gang come across a peculiar boy who was following Ann. 6 `` Our next target is... '' Kazuki Ohashi May 13, 2018 Yusuke Kitagawa, an arts student studying under painter Ichiryusai Madarame, asks Ann to be the model for his next art piece. Meanwhile, student council president Makoto Niijima grows suspicious about Ren 's group of friends. Noticing comments on the phansite about Madarame plagiarising artwork from his pupils, the gang go to Madarame 's studio to talk with Yusuke, who shows nothing but admiration for him. Initially assuming they were mistaken, the gang discover that Madarame has his own Palace, where they learn he intends to plagiarise Yusuke 's work just like his other pupils. While Yusuke claims he is letting Madarame use his work willingly, the gang learn the full extent of Madarame 's crimes from one of his former disciples, along with Yusuke 's true feelings. 7 `` He is my other self '' Yusuke Maruyama May 20, 2018 Needing to change Madarame 's cognition to further access his Palace, Ann distracts Yusuke while Morgana access Madarame 's secret room, exposing his plagiarism of his most known piece, Sayuri. After inadvertenly following the others into the Palace, Yusuke learns that Madarame was responsible for the death of his mother, leading him to awaken his Persona, Goemon. 8 `` Put an end to all this and use your own artwork for once. '' Toshiki Fukushima May 27, 2018 The Phantoms break into Madarame 's palace to steal his treasure, only to find it is a trap. Revealing the treasure is the original `` Sayuri '' painted by Yusuke 's mother, Madarame is defeated by the Phantoms and admits his crimes in the real world, increasing the thieves ' reputation. 9 `` Operation maid watch '' Hitomi Ezo June 3, 2018 While waiting for their next target, Ren tries out a dubious - looking maid service, discovering that his homeroom teacher Sadayo Kawakami is secretly working as a maid. Noticing Ryuji being bothered by his former track teammates, Ren asks Kawakami for the details about what happened between him and Kamoshida. Learning that the new track team advisor, Yamauchi, has been manipulating the players by leaking rumors to them, Ryuji learns to control his temper and make peace with the team. 10 `` I want to see justice with my own eyes '' Kazuki Ohashi June 10, 2018 During a class excursion to a television station, the gang spectate an interview with police detective Goro Akechi, who claims that the Phantom Thieves ' ability to change hearts could be used for evil. Later, Makoto learns of the Phantom Thieves ' identities and blackmails them with a recording, stating she will only delete it if they can change the heart of a crime sindicate boss who has involving students. Meeting up with reporter Ichika Ohya, Ren learns the boss ' name, Junya Kaneshiro, which leads the gang to his Palace ; a bank flying above Shibuya. 11 `` Let 's be friends, shall we ? '' Akihisa Shibata June 17, 2018 As the thieves find they can not get into the Palace while it 's in midair, Makoto, wanting to prove herself useful, uses herself as bait in order to lead the gang to Kaneshiro, who blackmails them with an incriminating photo. Now considered a customer in Kaneshiro 's bank, Makoto accompanies the others to Kaneshiro 's Palace where she awakens her Persona, Johanna. 12 `` I found the place where I belong '' Tatsuma Minamikawa June 24, 2018 While making steady progress through Kaneshiro 's Palace, Makoto manages to become closer with the rest of the team. With the route to the Treasure secured, the Phantoms confront Kaneshiro 's Shadow, taking advantage of his weakness of money in order to defeat him. Before the Palace is destroyed, Kaneshiro informs the Phantoms about a man in a black mask who is able to enter Palaces. 13 `` Dreams and Desires '' Toshiki Fukushima July 1, 2018 Finding himself in an art slump, Yusuke asks Ren to be his bodyguard while he draws inspiration from Mementos, only to receive harsh criticism on his piece. Meanwhile, Akechi asks for Ren 's help in finding evidence against an art dealer named Akio Kawanabe, who he believes is into some shady practices. As Yusuke manages to get out of his slump thanks to encouragement from his friends, Ren discovers that it was Kawanabe 's assistant committing crimes, allowing Akechi to arrest him. Receiving praise for his new piece, Yusuke declines Kawanabe 's funding in order to pursue his own hope. 14 `` What life do you choose ? '' Yoshifumi Sasahara July 8, 2018 While looking around Shinjuku with Ren, Makoto spots a fellow student named Eiko working at a dubious looking café, becoming friends with her due to their similar taste in goods. Worried about Eiko being scammed by her host boyfriend Tsukasa, Makoto tells Ren about her late father, who was a police officer, and asks for his help. Managing to expose Tsukasa 's lies to Eiko, the Phantoms defeat his Shadow in the Metaverse, while Makoto aspires to become a police officer like her father. 15 `` I am Alibaba '' Tomohisa Taguchi July 15, 2018 As a mysterious hacker group known as Medjed issue a public warning to the Phantoms, Ren is contacted by someone known as Alibaba, who threatens to reveal the Phantoms ' identities unless they can change the heart of someone named Futaba Sakura. When asked to meet in person, Alibaba suddenly calls off the request and asks the Phantoms not to look into Futaba any further. Learning that Futaba is a relative of Sojiro, who is under pressure from Sae concerning his parental authority of her, the gang, receiving a threat from Medjed that they will attack Japan if their identities are not revealed, go to Sojiro 's house and come face to face with Futaba. 16 `` This place is my grave '' TBA References ^ Jump up to : `` Persona 5 Game Gets TV Anime Series in 2018 ( Updated With Video ) ''. Anime News Network. July 30, 2017. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Persona 5 RPG Gets TV Anime Special, Opening Song by Lyn ''. Anime News Network. September 19, 2015. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Persona 5 TV Anime Special & Manga 's Launch Dates Announced ''. Anime News Network. July 19, 2016. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Persona 5 Anime Special 's Preview Video Reveals A-1 Pictures Animation ''. 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Question: when is persona 5 the animation coming out
Answer: April 8, 2018