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Oct 28, 2011 7:33 AM

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Blackbird said:
Is it just me that feel that episode were a bit rushing?
Even thought it was just 20 minutes anime I feel it were shorter than this.
I was a bit dissapointed with this episode hehe :P


Exactly. I think they are rushing things. They could've made P4 better than this. Im really disappointed. The score just dropped by one.... Well anyways, I hope they can make up for it.
Oct 28, 2011 8:42 AM

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Rushed?! Seriously? The only thing they omitted here is the dungeon crawling part. lol
They even get the dates spot on when stuff happens from the game.

Manly Tears were shed.

5/5

Didn't think they could make this part of the game so emotional!
I was shedding buckets of manly tears! The insert song only made it worse.
Best episode so far.
This showed more than the game did on Yukiko's back story.

=D
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Oct 28, 2011 8:57 AM
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Yeah wasn't rushed at all.
Oct 28, 2011 8:59 AM
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Riga92 said:
PS: Ara Mitama? Really?


If anything, the appearance of Ara Mitama means the other Mitamas may appear, WHICH also means we might see Neko Shogun if the anime does fusions in a way.


Now that you mention it, I can see them doing this. It would probably happen midbattle as a demonstration of Yuu's ability to fuse 4+ persona.
Oct 28, 2011 9:32 AM

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Nice episode~
But I don't like Yukio's voice when she's laughing. x/
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I hope I wasn't the only one who thought Chie and Yukiko were gonna kiss...Also, It's amazing how many times Chie said "Yukiko" the last two episodes...

Truth. They were so close... o,,o !
Oct 28, 2011 10:30 AM

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Lesbians.

I don't think it's fair that Chie gets a manly tough Persona and Yukiko gets a beautiful pretty one. Are they trying to be funny? I think it's rude.

A pretty persona dancing around flowers doesn't even suit Chie. She's the Chariot arcana, persona known for their brute strength, and she's a total tomboy. Whilst Yukiko is the complete opposite. The persona fit them fine.
Oct 28, 2011 10:44 AM

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Fishcaek-Chan said:
Lesbians.

I don't think it's fair that Chie gets a manly tough Persona and Yukiko gets a beautiful pretty one. Are they trying to be funny? I think it's rude.
I'm going to start shipping Chie and Yukiko. It will be wonderful.

Oct 28, 2011 10:48 AM

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Wasabi said:
Fishcaek-Chan said:
Lesbians.

I don't think it's fair that Chie gets a manly tough Persona and Yukiko gets a beautiful pretty one. Are they trying to be funny? I think it's rude.

A pretty persona dancing around flowers doesn't even suit Chie. She's the Chariot arcana, persona known for their brute strength, and she's a total tomboy. Whilst Yukiko is the complete opposite. The persona fit them fine.

^ the personas are mainly reflected by the person's personality see how Chie is more a tomboyish,strong type and how she likes kug-fu movies,while Yukiko has a more beatuiful one that represent her,but don't forget it also has bird like wings that portray her trapped in a cage like life style.
Oct 28, 2011 11:16 AM

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good ep 5/5 and so far 10/10 for the anime!
Oct 28, 2011 12:10 PM

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enough with the " i am not u " power ups they should just stop them before they think that way...but it sure does feel like u are playing the game good adaptation
Oct 28, 2011 12:54 PM

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Ara Mitama? Oh wow i usually never uses those personas, i find them tiny and ugly ^^;
Yukiko working at her inn was a great addition, i think these flashbacks are really useful and well made :)
So it seems narukami will join the soccer club? And Ai already available? God damn his courage is increasing way too fast ;)
Oct 28, 2011 2:00 PM
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Wow, the episode time sure passed fast! :)
Oct 28, 2011 2:30 PM
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Hmm... This episode has good fighting scenes, and great use of symbolism such as the bird cage, but I feel like there is no suspense while fighting the shadows or the urgency of saving Yukiko before the next fog.

I would say that our protagonists seemed super confident in being able to save Yukiko, which lacks the anxiety that they are supposed to have. I suppose the pacing might be off..?

Regardless, kudos to the BGMs and ED scene. That blank card means a lot.
Oct 28, 2011 3:16 PM

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nurkenn said:
Hmm... This episode has good fighting scenes, and great use of symbolism such as the bird cage, but I feel like there is no suspense while fighting the shadows or the urgency of saving Yukiko before the next fog.

I would say that our protagonists seemed super confident in being able to save Yukiko, which lacks the anxiety that they are supposed to have. I suppose the pacing might be off..?

Regardless, kudos to the BGMs and ED scene. That blank card means a lot.


The thing is, the game gives you plenty of time to prepare before you even have to save someone that gets trapped in the TV world. You never have to save the person right when they get kidnapped. In fact, its better if you hold off a little and work on Social Links before you do. Even if you do go ahead and try and save the person, you usually can't reach the end of the dungeon in one try, so you have to rest for the night and try again another day. This has to do with the calendar and weather system that is also in the anime. I'm hoping they explain this a bit in the next episode.
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Urgh.. this 'You are not me' business will go on for a little while longer. =___=

And why aren't the characters making their personas use elemental powers!?
I want to see some garus and zios and bufus already (the one yosuke pulled in the last episode doesn't count).

I like the whole cage and bird innovation though. Something fresh for the gamers as well.
Oct 28, 2011 4:56 PM

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Pretty intense, same stuff once again though. And it'll repear for how many more times?
But hey, cool bgm and not awful insert song for the first time, that's surely a huge step.
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Oct 28, 2011 5:07 PM

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OrochiPL said:
Pretty intense, same stuff once again though. And it'll repear for how many more times?
But hey, cool bgm and not awful insert song for the first time, that's surely a huge step.
theres 4 more people left of the gang but the first 3 were really early in the game next week it should move at a better pace since the story kinda starts here.
Oct 28, 2011 6:23 PM
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Riga92 said:
nurkenn said:
Hmm... This episode has good fighting scenes, and great use of symbolism such as the bird cage, but I feel like there is no suspense while fighting the shadows or the urgency of saving Yukiko before the next fog.

I would say that our protagonists seemed super confident in being able to save Yukiko, which lacks the anxiety that they are supposed to have. I suppose the pacing might be off..?

Regardless, kudos to the BGMs and ED scene. That blank card means a lot.


The thing is, the game gives you plenty of time to prepare before you even have to save someone that gets trapped in the TV world. You never have to save the person right when they get kidnapped. In fact, its better if you hold off a little and work on Social Links before you do. Even if you do go ahead and try and save the person, you usually can't reach the end of the dungeon in one try, so you have to rest for the night and try again another day. This has to do with the calendar and weather system that is also in the anime. I'm hoping they explain this a bit in the next episode.


Sadly, I don't think all of those aspects can be fit in nicely in 2-cour. Well, we'll see how the S.Link aspect would play out next week.
Oct 28, 2011 6:27 PM

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Did they get lazy or does the fact that Yukihiko's priestess arcana not showing in the ED sequence imply something you think?
=o

And damn...I thought Narukami NEEDED to pass out someplace at some point in this ep...
I mean...seriously, easily summoning and switching between 3 different persona (immediately after he's 'attained' them) is supposed to be exhausting on him.....
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Also, Persona 4 Reincarnation ost is out. Pretty awesome..


Dat OST Glad they got *Heaven* in there but i think the people at atlus have been listening to Catharine music!.
Oct 28, 2011 8:24 PM
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Ikano said:
Did they get lazy or does the fact that Yukihiko's priestess arcana not showing in the ED sequence imply something you think?
=o

And damn...I thought Narukami NEEDED to pass out someplace at some point in this ep...
I mean...seriously, easily summoning and switching between 3 different persona (immediately after he's 'attained' them) is supposed to be exhausting on him.....
Meh, Yu is OP anyway, even in the game. Then Again, Minato was more overpowered that Yu was (he could use ALL weapons and in your New-Game Plus his Level remained the same as in the end of the game). Technically it's supposed to be because he can use all Arcana so his strenght of mind is stronger.

As for the "Priestess not showing up in ED", I didn't notice but no it doesn't mean anything.

Oct 28, 2011 8:44 PM

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Ikano said:
Did they get lazy or does the fact that Yukihiko's priestess arcana not showing in the ED sequence imply something you think?
=o

And damn...I thought Narukami NEEDED to pass out someplace at some point in this ep...
I mean...seriously, easily summoning and switching between 3 different persona (immediately after he's 'attained' them) is supposed to be exhausting on him.....
Meh, Yu is OP anyway, even in the game. Then Again, Minato was more overpowered that Yu was (he could use ALL weapons and in your New-Game Plus his Level remained the same as in the end of the game). Technically it's supposed to be because he can use all Arcana so his strenght of mind is stronger.

As for the "Priestess not showing up in ED", I didn't notice but no it doesn't mean anything.


It means that Yu didnt start a relation (social link) with yukiko yet , i guess.
Oct 29, 2011 12:21 AM

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Hahaha...

I'm sure those who played the game never expected Ara Mitama to appear.....

Good Ep


Oct 29, 2011 2:39 AM
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Vanisher said:
Leon-Gun said:
Ikano said:
Did they get lazy or does the fact that Yukihiko's priestess arcana not showing in the ED sequence imply something you think?
=o

And damn...I thought Narukami NEEDED to pass out someplace at some point in this ep...
I mean...seriously, easily summoning and switching between 3 different persona (immediately after he's 'attained' them) is supposed to be exhausting on him.....
Meh, Yu is OP anyway, even in the game. Then Again, Minato was more overpowered that Yu was (he could use ALL weapons and in your New-Game Plus his Level remained the same as in the end of the game). Technically it's supposed to be because he can use all Arcana so his strenght of mind is stronger.

As for the "Priestess not showing up in ED", I didn't notice but no it doesn't mean anything.


It means that Yu didnt start a relation (social link) with yukiko yet , i guess.
Now that I remembered yeah that's true. I hadn't noticed since Magician and Chariot were unlocked almost instantly but I had forgotten Yousuke and Chie's social links get unlocked almost inmediately after they join the party.

Oct 29, 2011 2:52 AM
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YURIIIIII!

Alright, the last member of this quartet got her Persona, let's move on to plot please?
Oct 29, 2011 7:51 AM

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At least this episode was better than the previous one. Hope they start to slow things down a little bit from now on, but I also hope they don't waste too much time on social link episodes considering they have an average of 3 episodes per arc from now on if they want to cover the game all the way up to the true ending(and considering they have at least 25 episodes to conclude the anime). Sure, some arcs will take longer than others, but still, there's a lot of fun stuff to cover, so I hope they just cover the most important social links. Brief scenes showing the other characters would do just fine.

Well, I don't really care about the upcoming arc, but the one after that should be good. It's where shit starts to get real.(kinda)
Oct 29, 2011 9:27 AM

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Ep.1 was the best for me.

Ep.2,3,4 is just gaining more nakama's therefore more Personas.

All I see is trying to convince to accept yourself thing.

The fight itself isn't really interesting. It's just lame attacks.

The main character got some new Peronsas but it makes it look even lamer by the
Jack'olantern or that weird blocking tongue thing.

Funny thing is even with the good looks, they aren't the strongest persona either.
It's just eye candy like looking at new Ichigo's look that changes endless.

So pretty much an anime to watch when I have nothing better to do. =[
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Oct 29, 2011 9:36 AM

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Kinda plain episode.
The animation was good tho.
Oct 29, 2011 11:44 AM

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that was kind of disappointing episode for Yukiko.
Oct 29, 2011 11:49 AM

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too much yukiko past story
i got boring in the first half
Oct 30, 2011 2:38 AM

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Dat OST Glad they got *Heaven* in there but i think the people at atlus have been listening to Catharine music!.

I'm happy about Pursuing My Trueself being extended and Reach Out to The Truth doesn't sound so misleading anymore..."All The lesbians can you help me out" and "the homo men" always would make the song awkward for me, lol.

Well, they are from the same company, same people worked on both Catherine and Persona...But, I have no complaints, both OSTs are awesome..

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probably, because most of the people watching the anime, have played the game, and already know what's going to happen.


I guess we're talking about pacing, I think otherwise - Most game players here think it's too rushed...I just think you have to watch the show 2 or 3 times to take everything in..

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too much yukiko past story
i got boring in the first half


Well, it is Yukiko.. :X
Oct 30, 2011 6:41 AM

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Okay episode
Oct 30, 2011 2:08 PM
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I see Chie and Yukiko cannon. That's just me.
Oct 31, 2011 1:52 AM
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Epic exposition into Yukiko's state of mind.

Epic song at 17:17.

This shit needs to be adapted into a live action drama in America so they know how epic Japanese drama can be.

This, Mirai Nikki, Guilty Crown, Horizon. This shit jus got real
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i'm beary impressed with how they handle yukiko's shadow , the game looks so pale in comparison.

glad the anime has it's own bgm not just ripping it from the game.

Next episode should be interesting with the sport club and Ai

IIRC
Oct 31, 2011 1:45 PM

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pretty interesting episode :) i find Yukiko's laughing fit funnier in english dub though, lol
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IIRC
nah, actually just finished P4 again so im pretty sure
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Oct 31, 2011 3:27 PM

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enya04 said:
azzyzx said:

IIRC
nah, actually just finished P4 again so im pretty sure


Oct 31, 2011 4:02 PM

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I liked Yukiko.

» Escapism.


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enya04 said:
azzyzx said:

IIRC
nah, actually just finished P4 again so im pretty sure


^This, however...

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RealScreamer said:

Well, it is Yukiko.. :X


There was a valid reason why she introduced her as "And I'm Uncomfortable!" in the Hiimdaisy persona comics. She is pretty boring, rather plain. But she is an exceptionally sweet girl. A plain sweet girl with especially lethal cooking.



Ah, also, talking about getting drunk, I'm hoping like hell they add the Kings' Game into the anime. That was some funny ass shit right there.
Nov 1, 2011 8:04 PM

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I was a little bored with this episode. Although, I find Yukiko's persona to be pretty, and those glasses!
Nov 2, 2011 6:54 AM

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The formula is getting a tad bit boring, they need to spice up the rest of the episodes. I enjoyed the interaction between Chie and Yukiko. 4/5.
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There was a valid reason why she introduced her as "And I'm Uncomfortable!" in the Hiimdaisy persona comics. She is pretty boring, rather plain. But she is an exceptionally sweet girl. A plain sweet girl with especially lethal cooking.



Ah, also, talking about getting drunk, I'm hoping like hell they add the Kings' Game into the anime. That was some funny ass shit right there.


Ha, so true...And - Yes, I can agree there. Her character is very kind, and I like that about her. But she's just "not there", if you know what I mean...



Same here. That whole thing had me laughing, and I hope Rie, Ami and Kappei do the voices perfectly like they did in the game.
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Lauriet said:
There was a valid reason why she introduced her as "And I'm Uncomfortable!" in the Hiimdaisy persona comics. She is pretty boring, rather plain. But she is an exceptionally sweet girl. A plain sweet girl with especially lethal cooking.



Ah, also, talking about getting drunk, I'm hoping like hell they add the Kings' Game into the anime. That was some funny ass shit right there.


Ha, so true...And - Yes, I can agree there. Her character is very kind, and I like that about her. But she's just "not there", if you know what I mean...



Same here. That whole thing had me laughing, and I hope Rie, Ami and Kappei do the voices perfectly like they did in the game.
I'm sure they will be fine although I wonder how many will cry at the fact Rie does Rise (even though Rise always had that type of voice, even in the NA version). From what I've seen so far I love most of the Japanese voices over the English ones thus far, especially Horie Yui's Chie but I'm a Yui fan so I can't help but like it. The one I'm sure will do her voice perfectly is Paku Romi since she's perfect at doing that teenage boys voice, which is something the NA version VA could never accomplish during the scenes where anything aside "cool monotone voice" was required. Teddie/Kuma however... Kappei is a great actor but that voice really requires some getting used to. Plus, Kuma's voice in the NA version was good IMO.

And I always thought Miss Uncomfortable was nicknamed such because when she gets introduced she always has this uncomfortable expression in all situations not because she was boring (which she kinda is but yeah).

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I'm sure they will be fine although I wonder how many will cry at the fact Rie does Rise (even though Rise always had that type of voice, even in the NA version). From what I've seen so far I love most of the Japanese voices over the English ones thus far, especially Horie Yui's Chie but I'm a Yui fan so I can't help but like it. The one I'm sure will do her voice perfectly is Paku Romi since she's perfect at doing that teenage boys voice, which is something the NA version VA could never accomplish during the scenes where anything aside "cool monotone voice" was required. Teddie/Kuma however... Kappei is a great actor but that voice really requires some getting used to. Plus, Kuma's voice in the NA version was good IMO.

And I always thought Miss Uncomfortable was nicknamed such because when she gets introduced she always has this uncomfortable expression in all situations not because she was boring (which she kinda is but yeah).


I'm not a big fan of Rie Kugimiya, but I did like her Rise when I replayed it this year, via PC. She didn't sound like a complete Tsundere, and was really cheerful. So I'm actually excited to hear her as Rise in the anime. Also thought Laura Bailey did an awesome job as her, but that would be bias of me because I love her voice.

I agree on Chie's seiyuu being better. The NA voice for Chie just didn't "feel" right. Also agreeing on Paku Romi doing a better job. Yeah, Teddie's seiyuu was kinda off to me at first, but I grew to like it. I thought his voice during the kings game was really hilarious.

That is true. However, because she was uncomfortable for most of the time, that made her get "flushed out" by the other spunky/upbeat characters: Teddie, Yosuke, Chie, Rise and Kanji.

The only real thing they gave her to "stand out" was that laugh, but that's really low in comparison to Chie/Yosuke arguments, Kanji's outbursts, Rise's flirting with the MC, Teddie's "bad jokes" and won't say much on Naoto to spoil anything.. So, I think all of them over-took that one small "entertaining" quality from her..
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Pretty boring episode. Felt like a drag until the end. Hopefully next week be a lot better.
Nov 9, 2011 12:19 PM

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Best episode for me so far, even though it focused on yet another "fight your true self" battle.
Nov 14, 2011 12:57 AM

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the pacing of this series is slowly getting to me.
it's like watching hanasaku persona.
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I really liked the fight scene at the end of the episode. I like how they've been adding background story to the characters, since it could have gotten a little redundant otherwise.

I was just marathoning through episodes 1-6 today and really like the insert song in this episode. You know, the one played towards the end that's all slow and pretty? I can't find its name anywhere. Anyone know what it's called?
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I like the extra dimension that the scenes of Yukiko taking care of the bird added (that wasn't in the game was it?), and despite making the whole persona metaphor just that more literal and not subtle, I still like it because the show so far has been a carbon copy of the events of the game.

What I would like is more character interaction that isn't MC with everyone else. P3's social links were basically just that, P4 alleviated that a bit more but it was still very much just MC and friend. Just little things like Yosuke interacting with the basketball guy, if only one line, gave a nice break from what is essentially the game, line for line.
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