Yosuke Hanamura

" But no matter what, I've always got your back, partner. "

### Occupation

Working at Junes, going to school and helping in the Midnight Channel, alongside helping find the truth.

**Yosuke Hanamura** is a side protagonist from ***Persona 4 Golden.***

## Canon

Yosuke tries to be a ladies man, and fails— a lot. He often says things about women before he thinks about what he is saying, even directly in front of them by accident. His ‘ obsession ‘ over women is always taken as a joke, he gets slandered by Chie for his out of place remarks, but at the end of the day, he will most likely do the exact same thing on another day. When it does come to girls he likes though, idols are something he is a fan of, and nurses are something he has a thing for. Outside of going on about women, Yosuke is often clumsy and brash, saying his thoughts out loud and not paying attention at times to his surroundings. Yosuke is first seen crashing into a garbage can, a recurring joke for him that he can’t quite seem to escape, seeing as this is the first time you see him, it really does give you the first impression that he needs to focus more on his surroundings. Not only that, but Yosuke is kind and caring, despite his insults and arguments he may get into, he does care for the rest of the Investigation Team and is always a positive figure, trying to keep them all in good spirits and cheers them up. Yosuke’s drive for justice is almost as strong as his partner’s, Yu Narukami, who he gets along greatly with and spends most of his time with, some strange conversations happen between the two and they even fight, Yosuke claims to be jealous of Yu for being better than him at most things, but it’s nothing more than a friendly rivalry that no longer exists. He is second in command of the Investigation Team, hence why he often refers to Yu as his partner and even gives himself a bit of a serious role when it comes to it.

Outside of Yosuke’s more casual attitude, he can be very serious at times, especially when regarding Saki Konishi, a girl who worked at Junes with him, who he had a crush on. Her death made him realise that she hated him in reality, which led to him becoming somewhat depressed after her death, not being able to accept that she’s gone and she never cared for him. Yosuke’s social link progresses with him talking to Yu about how he felt during this time, his personality develops overtime to understand that even if she hated him, he needs to keep on living by being a better person and accepting the truth of reality. Due to being a transfer student to Inaba 6 months before Yu, his biggest worries are being alone, he says he prefers the big city to Inaba and it bores him here, his loneliness expands from being new to the countryside and just wants to have friends who he can hang out with. Yosuke doubts himself at times, considering himself to be inferior to others— near the end of the game, Yosuke grows to be proud of how he has contributed to the Investigation Team and loves his friends and Inaba, he wouldn’t change it for the world.

## Pre-Paradise

Yosuke was going to bed a few weeks after the events of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax.

## Plot Involvement

Talked to the Investigation Team, had a private call with Yu Narukami, stay up at midnight to check if the Midnight Channel was on.

## Character Relationships

* *Yu Narukami -* Another character from **Persona 4 Golden.** Yu and Yosuke are best pals, their partnership is enough to take on any shadow, or any challenge, the best bros to ever bromance.

## Trivia

* Has a nurse fetish.
* Probably gay.