Aniplex of America Acquires PERSONA5 the Animation and Launches Official U.S. Site

3:35 AM February 16, 2018

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Persona-5-the-animation-560x404 Aniplex of America Acquires PERSONA5 the Animation and Launches Official U.S. Site

What You Need to Know:

On Valentine's Day the team at Aniplex of America officially launched the Persona 5 The Animation website as well as acquired the official license from celebrated developer ATLUS. Aniplex also released an English trailer for the series, giving fans a much anticipated look at what to expect this coming April.
Following the release of the anime OVA PERSONA5: the Animation –THE DAYBREAKERS-, which coincided with the Persona 5 game’s release, fans will now get to enjoy a full length TV series detailing the adventures of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts.
Key creators of the original game reunite for the highly anticipated series, including sound composer Shoji Meguro providing the stylized and jazz-themed soundtrack, Katsura Hashino credited for the Original Concept, and ATLUS’s own Shigenori Soejima providing the series’ Original Character Design. Critically acclaimed animation studio A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, Blue Exorcist) will produce the series with Director Masashi Ishihama (ERASED, Your lie in April) bringing the game to the TV screen.
For more details be sure to check out the official Facebook page.

Source: Official Press Release

Story Synopsis

Set in modern Tokyo, PERSONA5 the Animation chronicles the adventures of an eclectic team of teenagers calling themselves the “Phantom Thieves of Hearts.” The group dive into a world deep in the corrupt hearts of adults, where demons have taken hold of their victims and cause havoc in the real world. As the group navigate each case, they attempt to reform the hearts of corrupt adults by stealing the source of their distorted desires, thus explaining their group’s namesake. This new anime adaptation based on Persona 5 will star the original voice cast from the game, including Jun Fukuyama (DURARARA!!, Blue Exorcist, WAGNARIA!!) as protagonist Ren Amamiya, Mamoru Miyano (Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, DURARARA!!) as Ryuji Sakamoto, Nana Mizuki (Blast of Tempest, VALVRAVE the Liberator, WWW.WAGNARIA!!) as Ann Takamaki, Ikue Otani as Morgana, and Tomokazu Sugita (The irregular at magic high school, The Asterisk War, March comes in like a lion) as Yusuke Kitagawa.