There is a new urban legend circulating Tokyo. It claims that if you make a request in the Ask-a-Thief Channel, the Phantom Thieves of Hearts will show up and bring justice by stealing a corrupt person's heart and making them regret all their wrongdoings. As strange and inexplicable events continue to happen all around town, more people submit their requests in hope that the mysterious vigilante group will help.
Kazuya Makigami is a burglar by night, but has started to have second thoughts about his crimes and those who help him commit them. Unable to stand up to his comrades himself, Kazuya submits a request to the Ask-a-Thief Channel.
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As always Shoji Meguro has done a wonderful job composing. With his music playing, during well-directed - yet lacklusterly animated - scenes, I couldn't take my eyes off of the screen. Even if you aren't interested in Persona, I'd suggest to just watch this for that fight scene. This special doesn't serve as much more than an introduction for a videogame - Persona 5, as you might have guessed - and logically we don't get a deep, nor resolved plot (we only see a short subplot). While the setting and themes are really interesting, the story (of the special) isn't much new. However, within 24 minutesit does a good job establishing the characters - again, without too much depth.
It definitely did what it was supposed to do: hype me up for Persona 5, which is coming out on February 14th in the west. The only lover I need, is whatever character the Lovers arcana will be assigned to.
Kashmius
As a person who started with Persona 1 on the Playstation One, I have been a major Shin Megami Tensei fan since. I hold it as a series dear to my heart. The series is a Japanese Role Playing game that follows its themes around demonic entities and mythology. Persona is a sub-series of the Shin Megami Tensei franchise that pretty much is just that but with a high school setting. In recent entries there have been the additions of social links and dating. The series has only recently gained a larger following as it's been very niche for quite some time until Persona 3and Persona 4. It is still pretty niche but now with the advent of Persona 5 many newcomers are flocking to the series to experience the greatness of the Persona series for the first time. The series just keeps growing year by year.
Now the ride to Persona 5 has been a tough and almost excruciating one. The game has been delayed a plethora of times thus giving off many red flags. All you Persona fans were aware of some of the crazy stuff that was going on with the game's release date. That, however, is a completely separate topic. What I want to discuss today is the single episode 24 minute animated short for Persona 5. First things first, I'd like to state that the short is very good. Honestly it's not enough to keep you occupied until the game is released(especially for us who are waiting on the release outside of Japan) but what I love about it is that it gives Persona 5 a more "Shin Megami Tensei" feel. That is, the modern Persona games are generally more lighthearted than the mainline Shin Megami Tensei games. Persona 1 and Persona 2 play very similarly to the early Shin Megami Tensei games on the NES and SNES. Heck, Persona 1 and 2 are related to a game named Shin Megami Tensei: If which is a spin-off of the original Shin Megami Tensei games. The newer Persona games are more cheery and not as dark as the early Persona and Shin Megami Tensei games. So when I see this I get pumped because I did not want another Persona 4 clone. Persona 4 is my least favorite in the series. I love the game but the other entries are just better in my opinion. The mood and tone that the short gave off were the selling point for me. It felt darker and more gloomy. A feeling Persona 3 and 4 did not give me.
Now let's talk about the quality of the actual story and characters. It's very hard to say anything as this is just a 24 minute short and it's a standalone episode. The writing overall was done well. They really did a good job at trying to give fans an idea of what Persona 5 will be about. All perspectives for each character were earned rightfully. Plus Morgana is pretty cute... :D
The art and animation are very good. Very stylish approach and beautiful color palette. Honestly I give a lot of flack on the animation/art in newer anime and I have to say that is just gloriously animated. Everything about the animation is great. The battle scene in the short was also awesome and perhaps the peak of the animation. It was honestly the best looking piece of motion in the short.
This music is just... wonderful! Jazz on crack is what I would describe it as. Persona and SMT games generally have good music but this is just fantastic. Really fits the mood well, even the gloomy portions which is strange to say but they manage to balance it out quite evenly.
Overall, your enjoyment of this anime does not matter if you are a fan of the games or not. The animation, art style, and the music alone is just enough to sit down and watch this. It's just so jazzy and fashionable. And for those of you who are fans I highly recommend checking this out. This won't spoil for the game. If anything, it'll actually give you a glimpse of what the game will be like. September 15 for Japan and Valentine's Day for the Worldwide release. So if you are lonely and don't have a Valentine's you'll have this game to service you. :D
Sausious
This will be coming from someone who is overwhelmingly hyped for Persona 5, and a large fan of Shin Megami Tensei in general. As a standalone OVA the story is a bit less than you'd expect. It has its interesting points and a decent, if a predictable, twist. It certainly sets up a good atmosphere that never fully breaks, but that's about it. There's no real pay off in the end as it sets us back to the Velvet Room at the end, making it a "possible" path rather than one that we should just assume happens in the future game. The characters are alright, if you'vebeen keeping up with the trailers. As a half hour OVA should, it wastes no time on introductions and goes right into the plot. There's certainly potential for the characters in the game, but they're rather one note in this OVA, to the point I'd argue the trailers had more character to them.
The sound and music, as expected of an Atlus product, is fantastic however. Most of the music is from the game (I'm assuming, as it's in the trailers), and it fits well with the fast paced action they try to form. It's also just very nice to listen to in general.
The animation however is extremely poor at times. Never to the point that I couldn't look at it, but definitely to the point that the impact of scenes was lessened. The best example of this is the Persona summoning scene. While the scene itself is very cool, showing the Phantom Thieves working as a team and showing off their powers, the animation is just too poor to leave the impact it was supposed to.
Designs over all, also expected of an Atlus production, are amazing though. Characters look fantastic, powered or not, and the Personas look much better than Persona 3s and a bit better than Persona 2 and 4s in my opinion, especially Arsene and Goemon and Kidd. The world they enter into seems much more interesting than the Midnight Channel, and possibly more than Tartarus, making me think more of that in SMTIII and IV, which is a very good thing. I'm a bit disappointed that the enemies fought end up being generic demons instead of something unique. At the very least, while the grunts were immediately recognizable, I can't immediately place what the boss Demon is even though I know I've seen it a few times, so it's less used at least.
Overall, it was a decent OVA that did its job, it got me more excited for Persona 5. It gets a 7.
Also, shoutout to the Devil Survivor/Persona 1 reference in the Kazuya/Naoya brothers.
Limienerd
This is a not necessary but still pleasant anime to watch. This comes before the game so watch this before playing P5 if you want to be a perfectionist. This is the first Persona 5 entity to experience. Most of this episode is focused on one character but it does all give you the basics of how the story will work for Persona 5 while not giving too much away that you can guess from promotional material. The art and and animation is rather varied is this. It goes from decent/good and has certain moments that absolutely stunning but these are few and far between. The storyisn't astounding but it isn't bad it's for the most part throwaway but it isn't boring.
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ArchStanton
This anime is basically an advertisement/preview for Persona 5 and as such it does its job well. We get to see the characters in action along with how they access their new shadow realm (it's an app!) all with the beautiful art style and character designs developed for the game. The animation's not quite as good as that in the game, but it's still well above average. The plot is pretty basic and takes place within the game without ruining any of the plot for us. Apparently people can put in requests for help to the Phantom Thieves online. One guy, a lockpick and thiefwho's unhappy with his life, goes onto this site and the team decides to investigate his case. They follow him around and do various investigatory things before deciding to take action. It's basically like one of the regular bosses in the game except abbreviated to the point of a subplot. In other words, the anime is rather narrow in scope. It works fine, especially when viewed as an extended trailer, and there are one or two twists to keep things interesting. And it reveals next to nothing about the main story. Characterwise it's also very much a teaser. We don't really get to know anything about the characters except that they seem to slavishly follow the lead's lead. They seem rather more sinister or angsty than in previous Personas but they're rarely given time to develop outside of plot exposition. And there's no time for such development either. The anime is pared to the bone.
As a trailer this anime works very well. As a standalone episode it's less strong but still admirably clear for an introduction to the series. There's a lot we're not told but it's never allowed to come between us and our understanding of the plot. I'm very excited to play this game and the anime merely whet that excitement. It's limited in scope by necessity, but displays enough cleverness in telling a fairly simple story that the potential for greater stories is easy to imagine.
JoshuaJones16
Well seeing the fact that I am big ass Persona fan and it is the only game I am hyped for besides Pokemon Sun and Moon, I decided to review the special. This is covering the anime for the new 5th installment (not counting Golden, FES, Persona 3 portable and the other spinoffs) in the Persona franchise which I love almost as much as I do Pokemon For those that don't know this is basically the special to showcase the gist of the new Persona 5 game WHICH YOU SHOULD ALL BUY! .....Kidding Kidding. I'm kidding don't take it seriously....Well don't take 30% seriously.....Moving On! anyway back onpoint this is basically showing what the new group of protagonist in the Persona series will be doing in the game and honestly it alright. It's nothing stellar or groundbreaking, but it is worth a watch if you want to get more hyped.
The story is alright but nothing great. It's is really just showing the kinda of stuff that will likely go on in the game and was just made to showcase it. The animation and character designs are pretty good for a special and the sound is alright. Characters were....alright but they'll likely be better in the game next year.
Honestly I enjoyed this a lot. It got me more hyped for the game then I was before and I was pretty f'ing hyped. Anyway it's a worth a watch, hopefully any body that reads this reviews decides to watch and hopefully enjoys it. I also hope they make an anime series or do the movies with this thing when the game is released like they did with Persona 3 and Persona 4.
With that being said I am out people. Peace
Leenat40
Whilst I don't exactly know if this short came before or after the game itself, it's really not a good starting point for the people who don't know about the game. But for those like me (who played the game) it is a delight to watch and listen to. The music really did hold it up for me. I loved hearing those iconic tunes again. Tho i believe they could have used "Rivers In The Dry Land" or atleast don't have the really awkward cut of 'Last surprise" in the "Boss Battle" The review is still too short, so can I just start a discussion ofhow much I love Akechi? Sad he didn't get enough screen-time here. :/
swaqqyy
Okay, why is this SINGLE episode of a Mementos Side Quest better than any of the garbage they put out for the actual anime? The Daybreakers special is not anything too climactic, or even exciting or interesting. It is an episode following a Mementos Request (essentially small-scale palace runs, if you played the game you would know), and basically a single battle showing how it all goes down. As someone who has played the game, it is (for lack of a better term) a deeper dive into how the PTs gain info on their Mementos target in order to confirm if the request on the Phan-Site islegitimate or not. It was a nice way to give more insight on how the PTs do their business.
But the one thing that stands out in this single episode over the entire series is the animation. Daybreakers has ACTUAL fighting (holy shit! what?). What I love about Daybreakers compared to what P5A has done is the quality of the fights. The fights feature the PTs doing more than "summoning a persona just for that persona to shoot a ball of blue magic" or some shit. The fight features animation; while not on par with top animes, is much more watchable and enjoyable than the fights in P5A. I also enjoyed the way they incorporated in-game mechanics like Baton Pass into the anime battle in such a way that makes the fight more cohesive.
Other than that, even if P5A turned you off from watching any P5-related anime media, Daybreakers is a short, disconnected yet sweet experience that respects the content of the game it is based off of, while at the same time adding on some of the flair that animation without letting itself be confined by the straightforward and somewhat blandness of a JRPG system.
8/10, huge recommend!
P.S please play persona 5 royal, it's an amazing game that i swear goes on sale once every month, it's also available on xbox game pass!
LSSJ_Gaming
So as you have seen, I am not a fan of A-1 Pictures's adaptation of PERSONA 5 as it trims out a lot of substance from the game. However this is probably the only good A-1 Pictures Persona 5 media. This here is the Day Breakers. This is an adaptation of one of the Mementos quests from around the Casino portion of the game. This however expands on it to give a good idea on what the game is all about. This has no real bearing on the plot, however it does set up a good spot to get comfortable with before you start the game.The Story: Pretty barebones as it is just to sell the concept of the game, and is based on an optional sidequest. Basically this dickbag named Naoya is a total asshole to his brother Kazuya who gets so angry, he posts on the PHAN-SITE to change the heart of Naoya. Basically Akira, Ryuji, Ann, and Yusuke along with the not a cat Morgana go into the metaverse to steal the malice in Naoya's heart. This does expand on the quest actually showing more of what is happening in the game so that's pretty sweet. It gets a 7/10 as it does what it needs to do, and does it well enough.
The Art: HOO BOY! Yusuke isn't a fan of the art in this and neither am I. Comparing the work of A-1 who did this OVA and the anime to Production IG's beautiful charmingly animated cutscenes from the videogame, the A-1 version doesn't really look very good. Characters are a bit off model at times, and the movement is a bit too janky. Compare that to the smooth, and crisp visuals in the game it's based on, and you have a problem. I'll give A-1 a 6/10 for at least trying, as some scenes look kinda nice.
Sound: The sound is top notch! All the music is ripped straight from the game, composed by Meguro Shoji. All the vocals heard are done by Lyn. The songs both instrumental and lyrical have amazing composition, and that's a given, being from one of 2016/17's best games. All the voice acting is top notch too, as all characters retain their game voices. The new voices also fit in well, and flesh out the universe as now we know what Naoya and Kazuya sound like. PERFECT 10
The characters are from the game except you don't get to know them on a deep personal basis, you just get an idea which is the point, and they are great characters once you know them so here's an 8/10. Also Naoya and Kazuya's names are a reference to the Toudou brothers from Persona 1. Except Kazuya was the bad one in P1.
This promo anime gets an 8/10 for being a well made teaser that I watched after seeing the game in action, but having seen the action some of the substance is gone, but it's fine here being a teaser.
yakisobaman
After finishing Persona 5 on my Playstation 4, I found it really hard to say goodbye to the Phantom Thieves. Because of this, I continued my journey through Persona 5 Strikers, Persona Q2 and Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight. It wasn't enough. I read the three Mementos Mission mangas, kept returning to the game's fantastic OST, and watched nearly every "hot take" video essay on YouTube. Eventually, I ended up watching this OVA. While it did not take my heart, it did help me move on to different forms of entertainment. Now, the above is not to say that I did not enjoy The Day Breakers.It is a pleasant, little snack before (or after) one dives into the full main course that is Persona 5. It introduces its beloved cast in a way that aims to spark curiosity in those who are still to play the game, and a sense of familiarity in those who've already done so. While not too remarkably animated - besides one particular fight scene - it does present its viewers with a solid story featuring "rotten adults" and teens, struggling to find their way amidst societal woes.
I would suggest this OVA to anyone that, like me, finds it hard to say goodbye to Leblanc's coffee and Shoji Meguro's astonishing tunes. People that are curious to jump into the 200-hour frenzy that is Persona 5 might also be attracted to this short introduction. In case you have little affinity with Persona ór are in need of a deep, complex storyline and matching visuals: look elsewhere.
