Many new details about Persona 5 were announced during the "Premium Event Niconico" broadcast. Among them was the video featuring the opening animation!
Opening Animation
The Persona series has some of the most artistic opening animations in all of gaming, and Persona 5 confirms this with its magnificent opening produced by Production I.G.
Gameplay
The first 18 minutes of gameplay from the Japanese version were also released (contains spoilers!!!).
Atlus also revealed Cooperation Characters at the event. These are the characters you and your friends will meet throughout the game. Whether at school or in the city, these people possess special skills and abilities. If their beliefs align with yours and you build a relationship of mutual trust with them, you can establish a cooperative relationship that will allow you to use their abilities.
These are the seven new Cooperation Characters:
Hifumi Togo (voiced by Tomomi Isomura)
Hifumi Togo is a young woman who attends Kosei Public High School and holds the title of Shogi League champion. According to Atlus, she gained attention as "the most beautiful shogi player" (watch out, SJWs). She practices and gives interviews every day because of her mother and for the world of shogi, but...
Toranosuke Yoshida (voiced by Keiichi Noda)
Toranosuke Yoshida gives speeches outside Shibuya Station. Since he began making his speeches 20 years ago, he has lost seven consecutive elections. Toranosuke is largely ignored, as few people stop to listen to him, even though his speeches are actually good. He is a serious person confronting the country's future. At his stand, a sign reads: "Friendly society, bright future."
Sadayo Kawakami (voiced by Mai Fuchigami)
Sadayo Kawakami is the teacher at Syujin High School in charge of Class 2-B, which includes our main characters. You can follow her during class, with her hair down and a constantly sleepy expression. On the outside, she appears to be a timid teacher who follows the "safety first" philosophy, but you know how personas are...
Chihaya Mifune (voiced by Miyu Matsuki)
Chihaya Mifune is a fortune teller who has a booth in Shinjuku. She has a bright and cheerful personality, and her predictions are always correct. People in the city often say that she is a "real fortune teller."
Yuki Mishima (voiced by Daisuke Sakaguchi)
Yuki Mishima is a second-year student at Syujin High School and one of the protagonist's classmates. He is a member of the Volleyball Club and always seems to end up injured. After a particular incident, he eventually grows closer to you.
Shinya Oda (voiced by Aki Kanada)
Shinya Oda is an elementary school student who plays arcade games in Akihabara. He takes pride in his wonderful skills in a certain online shooting game and is considered a genius player. He seems to dream that he has the power of the Phantom Thieves, but why?
Ichiko Oya (voiced by Yumi Uchiyama)
Ichinko Oya is a gossip reporter in her 20s who will write any story that sells. She is not afraid to manipulate information in her articles. Before her career as a gossip reporter, she was a police reporter who fought against social evils, until...
Cavern of Memories
The Cavern of Memories is an automatically generated infinite cavern separate from the main game. You will be able to explore the cavern's vast map by riding Morgana, who can transform into a bus, and you will have the ability to set out on free missions.
First TV Commercial: Protagonist
Atlus announced that it will run TV commercials in Japan for eight weeks beginning on July 25! The first commercial focuses on the story's protagonist.
The Anime "Persona 5 the Animation: Day Breakers"
https://u.pomf.is/mjtrxr.mp4
The anime will air during September:
- on Tokyo MX, on the 3rd, from 7:00 to 7:55 a.m.;
- on Gunma TV, on the 3rd, from 9:00 to 9:55 a.m.;
- on Tochigi TV, on the 4th, from 7:00 to 7:55 a.m.;
- on BS11, on the 5th, from 10:00 to 10:55 a.m.
All times are in Brasília Time.
Interview with the Team
Above is the latest interview with Persona 5 director Katsura Hashino, character designer Shigenori Soejima, and composer Shoji Meguro.
Web Comic
Atlus also announced that there will be an online Persona 5 comic available on Ura Sunday, scheduled to begin on the day the game is released in Japan, September 15.
Persona 20th Anniversary Festival
Although we already knew about the festival, we now know the date: the Persona 20th Anniversary Festival will take place from December 8 to 18 at Arts Chiyoda in Tokyo, Japan.
Japanese Tour to Try Persona 5
Atlus announced that it will hold a Persona 5 gameplay "trial tour" in Japan. Now that is confidence in your product!
The "storefront" events, which include 10 to 15 minutes of game trial time, will take place on the following dates, times, and locations:
- July 30, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., in Osaka, at Joshin Disk Pier Nihonbashi;
- August 6, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in Tokyo, at the Akihabara UDX Gallery;
- August 13, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in Hokkaido, at the Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Sapporo Store Special Corner;
- August 21, from noon to 7 p.m., in Aichi, at the Animate Nagoya Special Site (Third Taiko Building);
- August 27, from noon to 7 p.m., in Fukuoka, on the fifth floor of Yoyogi Animation Gakuin.
(Japan times)
The "premium" events include two hours of trial time and will take place at:
- July 31, in Tokyo, at Hulic Hall & Conference;
- August 7, in Osaka, at Creative Center Osaka;
- August 11, in Sendai, at L Park Sendai;
- August 20, in Nagoya, at Winc Aichi;
- August 27, in Fukuoka, at Momochi Beach SRP Hall.
Tokyo Game Show
Persona 5 will also be present at this year's Tokyo Game Show, which will take place from September 15 to 18. The game will arrive on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in Japan on September 15 of this year and in America on February 14, 2017.
Via Gematsu
