Persona 5 The Animation

Persona 5 The Animation is a television anime adaptation of Persona 5, produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Masashi Ishihama. The anime is licensed by Aniplex and began airing on April 7, 2018, with Crunchyroll, AnimeLab and Hulu streaming the series to North American audiences. 
It currently has a Japanese and English version with all of the original cast members (with the exception of Miyu Matsuki and Kazunari Tanaka in the Japanese version, who both passed away before the game's release). Aniplex has announced an English stream of the anime to also air in April. The English dub of the anime premiered on Funimation's streaming service, FunimationNOW on August 18, 2020.https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020/08/17/persona-5-the-animation-comes-subbed-and-dubbed-to-funimation/ On July 4, 2020, Aniplex of America announced on Twitter that the complete Blu-ray set of the anime will include an English dub. The Blu-ray was released on September 29th, 2020.P5A English Blu-ray Announcement. Twitter. Retrieved July 4, 2020
According to an interview, the anime will have a surprise that will deviate from the game's story.(Reggy, April 10, 2018) Persona 5 the Animation to Have a Surprise Deviating from the Game. Persona Central. Retrieved April 14, 2018
On September 29, 2018, a special titled, Dark Sun... was announced. This special was broadcasted on December 30, 2018.(Reggy, November 25, 2018) Persona 5 the Animation ‘Dark Sun…’ Special Broadcast Taking Place on December 30, 2018. Persona Central. Retrieved November 25, 2018
Later on December 30, 2018, a special titled, Stars and Ours was announced. This special will take place after the events of "Dark Sun..." and will be broadcasted on March 23 2019.(Alex, December 30, 2018)
Persona 5 the Animation: ‘Stars and Ours’ to Air in March 2019 (Update). Persona Central. Retrieved December 30, 2018
On March 15, 2019, an unaired episode was announced to be released as an OVA, called Proof of Justice, to be included on Volume 11. Later, on March 23, another OVA titled A Magical Valentine's Day was announced to be included on Volume 12.
The two openings and ending theme songs are composed by Shoji Meguro and performed by Lyn Inaizumi, titled "Break In To Break Out," "Dark Sun...," "Infinity" and "Autonomy," respectively.
==Synopsis ==
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 by day, the group maneuvers the metropolitan city as Phantom Thieves after hours. Let the curtain rise for this grand, picaresque story!
== Episode-related Trivia ==
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==Music==
*"Found a Light" by Lyn
*"IT'S TOO LATE" by Lyn
;Opening theme
:"Break In To Break Out" by Lyn
:"Dark Sun..." by Lyn
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: "Infinity" by Lyn
:"Autonomy" by Lyn
:"Freedom and Security" (Episode 26)
==Adaptation Differences==
There are some differences between Persona 5 The Animation and the game, including but not limited to:
*The calendar isn't shown as days go by.
*The Social Stats system is not included.
* Due to the length of the anime, many scenes are cut, changed or shortened, instead focusing on the important parts of the story and some of the events at a faster pace.
* Kaneshiro is the first one to mention the Black Mask instead of Madarame.
*Ren does not need to physically go through the Velvet Door to visit the Velvet Room and may be able to visit the Velvet Room while asleep (as seen in the post-credits scene of Ep. 9) or even at the middle of a fight (as seen in the battle against Shadow Kamoshida). 
*Certain people make cameos in episodes during situations where they don't appear in the game.
*Other than Joker's ultimate Persona Satanael, the other members of the Phantom Thieves did not awaken their own ultimate Personas.
*The Phantom Thieves don't cover their faces when summoning their Personas.
* Unlike past Persona protagonists, Ren gets very little focus added on him in the anime. He never even says most of his in-game battle quotes.
*Akechi's fate is shown differently: Instead of him and his Cognitive version shooting at each other, Akechi manages to kill it before battling the rest of the Shadows.
* Morgana disappears by floating to the skies along with the treasure on Yaldabaoth's boss stage instead of Shibuya, where the entirety of the Qliphoth World vanishes from existence.
==Persona O.A.==
To promote the anime and distribute news, a portal app, Persona O.A., was released on March 15, 2018. The app features a news feed and a calendar detailing upcoming Persona related events. At a later date, the app will be updated with a Mementos exploration game, which will include Persona summoning, dungeon crawling and light character interactions.
The app also allows players to earn Persona Points by signing in daily, which can then be used to purchase wallpapers or enter lotteries to attend events.
The application has ended service on August 30, 2019. Persona O.A. Smartphone App Ending Service on August 30, 2019. Persona Central. (Reggy, July 31, 2019)
==Gallery ==
==References==
==External links==
*Official Website (Japanese)
*Official Website (English)
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