Persona 25th Anniversary

Persona 25th Anniversary was a special event to celebrate the respective anniversary of the Persona series.
The event was first announced on July 13th, 2021, and would begin months later on September 20th. 7 new Persona-related projects were unveiled, announced throughout the respective year, with the event officially concluding on October 8th, 2022.
The event mostly consisted of merchandise and collaboration events primarily in Japan, with the West getting minor events in its place, such as themed wallpapers. The event was overall highlighted by the announcements of ports or remasters of several Persona games, including Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, Persona 5 Royal, Persona 4 Golden and Persona 3 Portable.
==Profile==
===Game ports===
During on December 10thPersona 4 Arena Ultimax Announced For PS4, Switch, And PC, IGN (Kat Bailey, Posted: 10 Dec 2021 3:01 am / Updated: 10 Dec 2021 3:05 am), the ports of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Steam were announced, later releasing on March 17th, 2022.
During the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase on June 12th, 2022,Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase 2022: Everything Announced and Revealed, IGN (Kevin Lee, Posted: 12 Jun 2022 8:11 pm / Updated: 13 Jun 2022 4:22 am) ports of Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden and Persona 5 Royal were announced for the Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Microsoft Windows via the Microsoft Store. Persona 5 Royal would be released on October 21st, 2022. The event was labeled to be part of the 25th anniversary.
The next day on June 13th, it was confirmed that Persona 3 Portable and Persona 5 Royal would also be ported on Steam*, and that P5R would be released for the PlayStation 5. Additionally, P3P and P4G would be set to release in 2023.The Persona series is coming to Xbox and Windows PC, Eurogamer (Ed Nightingale, Updated on 13 Jun 2022) It was also confirmed that P3P and P4G would be distributed on the PlayStation 4.Persona 5 Royal Confirmed for PS5, Steam Release. Persona 4 Golden for PS4, Persona 3 Portable for PS4, Steam, Persona Central (Alex, June 14, 2022) On June 28th, during a Nintendo Direct Mini, ports for the three games were also announced to arrive on the Nintendo Switch.Everything Announced During Today's Nintendo Direct Mini, Including Persona 5 on Switch, IGN (Matt Kim, Updated: 28 Jun 2022 4:56 pm, Posted: 28 Jun 2022 4:10 pm
During the final event of the anniversary, which took place on October 8th, 2022, it was confirmed that Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden would release as soon as January 19th, 2023.Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden release for modern platforms on January 19, 2023! #P3P #P4G, Twitter (@Atlus_West, Oct 8, 2022)Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden Remastered Release Dates Announced for January 19, 2023, Persona Central (Reggy, October 8, 2022)
===Persona 25th Times===
Persona 25th Times is a web series based on revealing announcements on major projects around the Persona 25th Anniversary, and would be the primary marketing device used for the first half of the event. Similarly to Morgana's Report and Traveling Morgana's Newsletter, some volumes in the series would be hosted by Morgana, whereas others would have Teddie hosting instead. The series is captioned in English.
==== Vol. 1 ====
Vol. 1 was released on September 20th, 2021.
A Symphonic Concert will be held on November 21, 2021 in celebration of the Persona series 25th Anniversary.http://p-ch.jp/news/6569/https://personacentral.com/persona-25th-times-symphonic-concert/
All previously produced Persona anime series (this includes all 4 Persona 3 movies, Persona 4 The Animation, Persona 4 The Golden Animation, Persona 5 The Animation, Dark Sun..., Stars and Ours and Persona -trinity soul-)http://p-ch.jp/news/6548/ were released onto Japan streaming services along with Persona 5 The Stage.
The singer of the Persona 5 soundtrack, Lyn Inaizumi, would also appear on the "Love Sega special Live" segment of the "Sega Atlus Channel" for Tokyo Game Show 2021, scheduled on October 3rd, 9:40PM JST.
==== Vol.2 ====
Following the announcement of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax's port on December 12th, several additional news were brought to light:
The soundtracks of Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5 Strikers were announced for pre-order, this time including Colors Flying High and Towards a Dream.
A 2nd set of merchandise was revealed, which would all go on sale in March 2022. Together with it, a record box set, featuring selections from the entirety of the mainline Persona series, has been released for pre-order, specifically around December 15th. Additionally, a portable record player has been announced.
Additionally, the collaboration between Persona 25th Anniversary and Sega Collaboration Cafe has been announced.
==== Vol.3 ====
Hosted on February 28th and Teddie returning as the ambassador, several announcements to events and goods were made:
* The Persona 25th FES event has been announced, which would take place from May 28th to July 10th in .【P25th】「ペルソナ25thフェス」開催決定！「ペルソナ25thタイムズVol.3」公開！, p-ch (2022.02.28)
* A stream featuring Yu Narukami's Japanese voice actor, , will be held before the release of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax.
* 1st half of the SEGA Collaboration Cafe is now available, featuring of Koromaru, Teddie and Morgana.【P25th】「セガコラボカフェ ペルソナ25th 前期」まもなく開催！モルガナ・クマ・コロマルのたい焼きも登場！, p-ch (2022.02.08)
* SEGA Lucky Lottery Online: a lottery featuring themed merchandise.
* Pop-up stores are to be held in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka.
* Ani-Arts goods are on sale, will be sold in said pop-up stores.
* The aforementioned Tarot Card replica merchandise will be given by lottery to 5 people.
==== Vol.4 ====
As teased beforehand【P25th】ペルソナ25thタイムズVol.2公開！詳しい情報はコチラ！, Persona Channel (2021.12.10), the hosts of volume 4 are both Teddie and Morgana.
===Collaborations===
On September 30th, 2021, it was announced that the Persona series would be having a collaboration event with Roll Ice Cream Factory.https://twitter.com/ROLLICECREAM_F/status/1443773065511329794 Over time, details of the event were revealed, including key arthttps://personacentral.com/persona-roll-ice-cream-factory-collaboration/https://twitter.com/ROLLICECREAM_F/status/1445947049086652418https://personacentral.com/persona-x-roll-ice-cream-factory-key-art/ and a hosting date: from October 22nd to November 21st, 2021. The collaboration would feature a menu and merchandise utensils.https://edith-online.shop-pro.jp/apps/note/lp/persona-rollice/http://p-ch.jp/news/6689/https://personacentral.com/persona-x-roll-ice-cream-factory-collaboration-cafe/
On November 11, 2021 a collaboration event at Namjatown was revealed to take place from December 17, 2021 to January 30, 2022.https://bandainamco-am.co.jp/tp/namja/NEWS/events/20211109.htmlhttps://personacentral.com/persona-series-namjatown/
====Merchandise====
On September 30th, 2021 it was announced that Prime 1 Studio will be releasing figures based on the Persona protagonists under their Cutie1+ line of figures in commemoration of the event.https://twitter.com/Cutie1Toys/status/1443459989595561986http://p-ch.jp/news/6691/ The figures will all be released within November 2022.https://personacentral.com/persona-protagonist-cutie1-figures-announced/
On October 11th, 2021 it was announced that a card battle game called Persona VS will be released in December 2021. The product is manufactured in commemoration of the event as well.https://personacentral.com/persona-vs-announced/https://banso.stores.jp/items/615f8edf230557594cb6ff5f
== Gallery==
===General===
Persona25thAnniversary Cast.jpg|The protagonists of the Persona series.
P25th FamitsuCover.png|The protagonists on the November 27, 2022 (#1767) cover of Famitsu
P25th Protags FamitsuCover HD.png|The protagonists on the November 27, 2022 (#1767) cover of Famitsu
Persona 25th Anniversary Roll Ice Cream Factory Collaboration Event.jpg|Persona x Roll Ice Cream Factory
P25th RollIce Transparent.png|Transparent render of the protagonists in Persona x Roll Ice Cream Factory
Persona x Roll Ice Cream Factory collaboration protag key art p1 p2is p2ep.jpg|Persona x Roll Ice Cream Factory Persona 1 and Persona 2 protagonists key art
Persona x Roll Ice Cream Factory collaboration protag key art p3 p3p.jpg|Persona x Roll Ice Cream Factory Persona 3 protagonists key art
Persona x Roll Ice Cream Factory collaboration protag key art p4 p5.jpg|Persona x Roll Ice Cream Factory Persona 4 and Persona 5 protagonists key art
Persona 25th Anniversary Namjatown Collaboration announcement.png|Persona x Namjatown key art
Persona 25th Anniversary Namjatown Collaboration key art.png|Persona x Namjatown key art
P25th SegaCafe.jpg|Persona x Sega Collaboration Cafe
25th Taiyaki.png|Taiyaki of Koromaru, Teddie and Morgana.
25th SEGA Lucky Lottery Online.png|SEGA Lucky Lottery Online lineup.
25th Ani-Art.png|Ani-Art lineup.
25thanyverserypopupshop.jpg
File:P25th Cocolabo Yoiko-chan.jpg|Persona x Yoiko-chan key art
File:P25th Cocolabo Flower.jpg|Persona x Cocollabo key art
File:P25th Animax Cafe.jpg|Persona x Animax Cafe+ key art
File:P25th Animax Cafe 2.jpg
File:Spa collab 25th anniversary .png|Raku Spa collaboration.
File:Persona 25th Anniversary 40% off.jpg|A 40% sale to commemorate the event.
===Videos===
アトラスストアチャンネル第2回「あみっけのペルソナ25周年グッズご紹介」|Persona 25th Anniversary merchandise introduction
ペルソナ25thタイムズ_Vol.1【2021年9月号】|Persona 25th Times Vol. 1 (9/20/2021)
ペルソナ25thタイムズ Vol.2【2021年12月号】-2|Persona 25th Times Vol. 2 (12/10/2021)
ペルソナ25thタイムズ Vol.3【2022年2月号】-2|Persona 25th Times Vol. 3 (2/28/2022)
ペルソナ25thタイムズ Vol.4【2022年4月号】-2|Persona 25th Times Vol. 4 (4/28/2022)
Persona 25th Times West — Merchandise and Event News|Persona 25th Times West (5/26/2022)
【ペルソナ25th記念特番】『ペルソナ５ ザ・ロイヤル』ミニライブ|P5R Mini-steam (part of 25th anniversary event, 6.30.2022)
【ペルソナ25th記念特番】「浪川大輔×福山潤スペシャル」|25th Anniversary Stream (9.8.2022)
『ペルソナ』シリーズ リマスター版発表映像-日本語版- ーXbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 ー|Xbox One/Series X/S & Microsoft Windows port announcement trailer (Japanese)
File:Persona Series — Announce Trailer - Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X-S, PS4, PS5, PC, Nintendo Switch|2022 port announcement trailer (English, updated)
ペルソナ3 ポータブル-ペルソナ4 ザ・ゴールデン-ペルソナ5 ザ・ロイヤル -Nintendo Direct mini ソフトメーカーラインナップ 2022.6.28-|2022 port announcement trailer 2 (Japanese)
『ペルソナ』シリーズ リマスター版 発表映像|2022 port announcement trailer (Japanese, updated)
===Wallpapers===
P25th_Wallpaper1.png|Wallpaper (Desktop, 3840x1920)
P25th_Wallpaper2.png|Wallpaper (Desktop, 3840x1920)
P25th_Wallpaper3.png|Wallpaper of the Megami Ibunroku Persona protagonist (Mobile, 1080x1920)
P25th_Wallpaper4.png|Wallpaper of the Persona 2: Innocent Sin protagonist & the Persona 2: Eternal Punishment protagonist (Mobile, 1080x1920)
P25th_Wallpaper5.png|Wallpaper of the Persona 3 protagonist & the Persona 3 Portable female protagonist (Mobile, 1080x1920)
P25th_Wallpaper6.png|Wallpaper of the Persona 4 protagonist (Mobile, 1080x1920)
P25th_Wallpaper7.png|Wallpaper of the Persona 5 protagonist (Mobile, 1080x1920)
P25th_Wallpaper8.png|Wallpaper (Mobile, 1080x1920)
P25th_Wallpaper9.png|Wallpaper (Mobile, 1080x1920)
===Merchandise===
====First Set (September 2021)====
 
P1-Protag-25.jpg|Trading photo card of the Megami Ibunroku Persona protagonist
P2IS-Protag-25.jpg|Trading photo card of the Persona 2: Innocent Sin protagonist
P2EP-Protag-25.jpg|Trading photo card of the Persona 2: Eternal Punishment protagonist
P3-Protag-25.jpg|Trading photo card of the Persona 3 protagonist
P3P-Protag-25.jpg|Trading photo card of the Persona 3 Portable female protagonist
P4-Protag-25.jpg|Trading photo card of the Persona 4 protagonist
P5-Protag-25.jpg|Trading photo card of the Persona 5 protagonist
PERSONA 25th Anniversary Boy with Earring aryacrylic stand.jpg|Acrylic stand of the Megami Ibunroku Persona protagonist
PERSONA 25th Anniversary tatsuya aryacrylic stand.jpg|Acrylic stand of the Persona 2: Innocent Sin protagonist
PERSONA 25th Anniversary Maya aryacrylic stand.jpg|Acrylic stand of the Persona 2: Eternal Punishment protagonist
PERSONA 25th Anniversary P3 Protag aryacrylic stand.jpg|Acrylic stand of the Persona 3 protagonist
PERSONA 25th Anniversary P3P FProtag aryacrylic stand.jpg|Acrylic stand of the Persona 3 Portable female protagonist
PERSONA 25th Anniversary Yu Narukami aryacrylic stand.jpg|Acrylic stand of the Persona 4 protagonist
PERSONA 25th Annivers joker aryacrylic stand.jpg|Acrylic stand of the Persona 5 protagonist
P25th PlushKeychains.jpg|Plush keychains of the protagonists
PERSONA 25th Anniversary Boy with Earring plush keychain.jpg|Megami Ibunroku Persona protagonist plush keychain
PERSONA 25th Anniversary Tatsuya Suou plush keychain.jpg|Persona 2: Innocent Sin protagonist plush keychain
PERSONA 25th Anniversary Maya Amano plush keychain.jpg|Persona 2: Eternal Punishment protagonist plush keychain
PERSONA 25th Anniversary P3 Protag plush keychain.jpg|Persona 3 protagonist plush keychain
PERSONA 25th Anniversary Persona 3 Portable Female protagonist plush keychain.jpg|Persona 3 Portable female protagonist plush keychain
PERSONA 25th Anniversary Yu Narukami plush keychain.jpg|Persona 4 protagonist plush keychain
PERSONA 25th Anniversary joker plush.jpg|Persona 5 protagonist plush keychain
Persona25thAnniversary KoromaruTeddieMorgana TowelSet.jpg|Koromaru, Teddie and Morgana die cut towel set
Persona25th_TShirt1.jpg|Persona 25th Anniversary T-Shirt (A)
Persona25th_TShirt2.jpg|Persona 25th Anniversary T-Shirt (B)
Persona25th_Pouch.jpg|Persona 25th Anniversary Pouch
Persona25th_Mask.jpg|Persona 25th Anniversary Mask
Persona25th_Bag.jpg|Persona 25th Anniversary Bag
Persona25th_Emblems.jpg|Persona 25th Anniversary School Emblem Pins
Persona25th_Watch1.jpg|Persona 3/Velvet Room Watch
Persona25th_Watch2.jpg|Persona 3/Velvet Room Watch (Front)
Persona25th_Watch3.jpg|Persona 3/Velvet Room Watch (Back)
Persona25th_MusicBox.jpeg|Persona 25th Anniversary Music BoxMusicBox
Persona VS Box.png|Persona VS box
====Second Set (February 2022)====
Persona25th_TarotCards.jpg|Persona 5 themed Tarot Card deck (includes P5R Arcanas)
Persona25th_MorganaCatPlushie.jpg|Cat Morgana plushie
Persona25th_SeriesTrading.jpg|Series poster trading acrylic stands
Persona25th_ProtagonistDressUp1.jpg|Protagonist dress-up set (fit with the plush keychains)
Persona25th_ProtagonistDressUp2.jpg|The P3 protagonists dressed up as Teddie
Persona25th_ProtagonistDressUp3.jpg|Koromaru costume as part of the dress-up set
Persona25th_ProtagonistDressUp4.jpg|Teddie costume as part of the dress-up set
Persona25th_ProtagonistDressUp5.jpg|Morgana costume as part of the dress-up set
Persona25th_DioramaStand.jpg|P25th Acrylic Diorama Stand
Persona25th_MugBottle.jpg|P25th Mug Bottle
Persona25th_ZipHoodie.jpg|P25th Zip Hoodie
Persona25th_ToteBag.jpg|P25th Tote Bag
Persona25th_IllustrationFineGraph.png|P25th Illustration Character Fine Graph
Persona25th_MotifCollection.jpg|P25th Motif Collection
Persona25th_RecordBoxSet.png|P25th Record Box Set
====Cutie1+====
Persona 25th Anniversary Cutie1+ figures P1 Protag.jpg|Megami Ibunroku Persona protagonist Cutie1+ figure
Persona 25th Anniversary Cutie1+ figures P2 Protag.jpg|Persona 2: Innocent Sin protagonist Cutie1+ figure
Persona 25th Anniversary Cutie1+ figures P3 Protag.jpg|Persona 3 protagonist Cutie1+ figure
Persona 25th Anniversary Cutie1+ figures P4 Protag.jpg|Persona 4 protagonist Cutie1+ figure
Persona 25th Anniversary Cutie1+ figures P5 Protag.jpg|Persona 5 protagonist Cutie1+ figure
==== Roll Ice Cream Factory====
Persona 25th Anniversary x Roll Ice Cream Factory Persona 1 ice cream.png|Megami Ibunroku Persona ice cream
Persona 25th Anniversary x Roll Ice Cream Factory Persona 2 ice cream.png|Persona 2 ice cream
Persona 25th Anniversary x Roll Ice Cream Factory Persona 3 ice cream.png|Persona 3 ice cream
Persona 25th Anniversary x Roll Ice Cream Factory Persona 4 ice cream.png|Persona 4 ice cream
Persona 25th Anniversary x Roll Ice Cream Factory Persona 5 ice cream.png|Persona 5 ice cream
Persona 25th Anniversary x Roll Ice Cream Factory Persona cups.png|Cups
Persona 25th Anniversary x Roll Ice Cream Factory Persona Coasters.png|Coasters
Persona 25th Anniversary x Roll Ice Cream Factory Persona acrylic stands.png|Acrylic stands
Persona 25th Anniversary x Roll Ice Cream Factory Persona clear files.png|Clear files
Persona 25th Anniversary x Roll Ice Cream Factory Persona can badges.png|Can badges
Persona 25th Anniversary x Roll Ice Cream Factory Persona stainless steel tumbler.png|Stainless steel tumbler
Persona 25th Anniversary x Roll Ice Cream Factory Persona face towel.png|Face towel
Persona 25th Anniversary x Roll Ice Cream Factory Persona heat conduction spoons.png|Heat conduction spoons
==== Persona Pop-Up Store====
chibiprotags.png|Persona Pop-Up Store protagonists.
==== Animax Cafe+ ====
File:P1 Animax Cafe.png|Acrylic stand of the Megami Ibunroku Persona protagonist
File:P2IS Animax Cafe.png|Acrylic stand of the Persona 2: Innocent Sin protagonist
File:P2EP Animax Cafe.png|Acrylic stand of the Persona 2: Eternal Punishment protagonist
File:P3 Animax Cafe.png|Acrylic stand of the Persona 3 protagonist
File:P3P Animax Cafe.png|Acrylic stand of the Persona 3 Portable female protagonist
File:P4 Animax Cafe.png|Acrylic stand of the Persona 4 protagonist
File:P5 Animax Cafe.png|Acrylic stand of the Persona 5 protagonist
File:P25th Animax Cafe Menu.jpg|Themed foods
File:P25th Animax Cafe Drink.jpg|Themed drinks
File:P25th Animax Cafe Special Gift.jpg|Luncheon and coasters
File:P25th Animax Cafe Special Menu.jpg|Dessert set
File:P25th Animax Cafe Sticker.jpg|Stickers
==Trivia==
*The protagonists' trading cards are sold in a set of 8, with one of the cards being kept secret.
**Similarly a set of 11 posters from all games in the series has two posters kept a secret.
*The beginning of the event, or rather the first Persona 25th Times, occurred on September 20th, the release date of Megami Ibunroku Persona, or exactly on the day of the series' 25th anniversary.
==External Links==
;General
*Japanese website
*English website
;Remasters
*Official Japanese portal for the P3P/P4G/P5R ports
*Official Western portal for the P3P/P4G/P5R ports
*Official Korean portal for the P3P/P4G/P5R ports
*Official Traditional Chinese portal for the P3P/P4G/P5R ports
*Official Simplified Chinese portal for the P3P/P4G/P5R ports
;Collaborations
*Persona 25th Anniversary x Roll Ice Cream Factory collaboration website
*SEGA Collaboration Cafe website
==References==
Category:Persona Series
Category:Events
Category:Merchandise