Persona 4: The Animation: Difference between revisions

*** Episode 10 expands the scenes right before the Shadow Rise fight, especially when she splits into seven and each clone drops rather brutal verbal bullying on the real one.

*** Also of note is episode 12, which gives considerable [[Character Development]] to Yu/The Main Character, something he lacked in the game proper due to being pretty much a vessel for the player.

** Certain relationships are also made more important in the anime than in the game. {{spoiler|Naoto}} and Nanako, for example (see [[Big Brother Instinct]] below). Kanji and Naoto also get a lot more [[Ship Tease]].

** Additionally, the killer is hinted at much more obviously in the anime. Take for example the fact that in the anime the cop {{spoiler|Naoto was fighting with was Adachi, rather than some random, unnamed officer}}.

** What was once a throwaway line in the game about cabbage became Adachi's signature item thanks to the fandom. And that meme became immortalized in the animated adaptation.

** Also, the line {{spoiler|"Bitches and Whores"}}, a line misattributed to Adachi courtesy of a fan edit to a Persona 4 [[Hentai]] doujinshi is now actually said by him in a plot centric piece of dialogue in Episode 24.

{{quote| '''Nanako''': Teddie-chan, Onii-chan...[[Covert Pervert|are you perverts?]]<br />

'''Teddie and Yu''': [[Heroic BSOD|AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]] }}

* [[Bungled Suicide]]: Happens in episode 25 when Yu defeats {{spoiler|Adachi, who promptly turns his own gun on himself and pulls the trigger before Yu can stop him.}} He's found to be alive after {{spoiler|Ameno-Sagiri is defeated}} though.

* [[Butt Monkey]]: The guys for some episodes, with Yosuke taking the brunt of it.

* [[Cassandra Truth]]:

** Played for laughs in the 15th episode, when a drunk Yukiko and Rise tell Naoto all about the Personas, but the latter flatly refuses to believe it.

*** {{spoiler|Kuni-no-Sagiri, in possession of Namatame,}} takes control of Yu. When he breaks free, he takes control of the entire party.

*** Kohryu is the Ultimate Persona of the Hierophant Arcana, attained by maxing out the Ryotaro Dojima Social Link. In the series, {{spoiler|Dojima's spirit somehow assists Yu across worlds, allowing Yu to fuse Kohryu.}}

*** Chie finishes off the {{spoiler|Reaper (at least, the one she and Yukiko are fighting)}} by having Tomoe use God Hand on it.

*** {{spoiler|Ameno-Sagiri uses Nebula Oculus (complete with "[[Sucking in Lines|charging]]" mode)}} to flatten Yu and the landscape surrounding him. Then he tries to attack {{spoiler|Lucifer with a light-based beam attack... which Lucifer reflects right back at him. Lucifer learns Repel Light at level 96.}}

* [[Face Palm]]: Yosuke does one when he's exasperated over Yu's drunk shenanigans.

* [[Fake Buzz]]: In the club of episode 15, half the characters start acting as if they're drunk, even after it's confirmed that there's no alcohol served there. Carries over to the next day, [[Your Mind Makes It Real|where the ones who acted drunk don't seem to remember much of the previous day.]]

* [[Female Gaze]]:

** Taken further in Episode 15: [[Mr. Fanservice|Yu's]] [http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly4jxqHoek1qh9on7.gif pretty ripped].

** And after [[The Big Guy|Kanji]] shows up, he's often seen wearing a sleeveless shirt, which lets the animators focus quite a bit on his rather muscular arms.

* [[Final Exam Finale]]: Episode 12 / the mid season finale, where the entire team needs to work together and Yu needs to unleash all the Arcana he's gathered except Star over the past 11 episodes to take down Shadow Mitsuo.

* [[Glasses Pull]]: Yu has enacted this trope at least twice now, seemingly for no other reason then to be a [[Large Ham|ham]]. Namely, during his attempt to catch the guardian, and during the anime's version of the "King's Game" event.

* [[A Glitch in The Matrix]]: When Yu {{spoiler|is dragged into Shadow Mitsuo's [[Lotus Eater Machine]]}}, he catches on that something is up when he tries to put his hand in the TV and it no longer works. With the deception revealed, Shadow Mitsuo reveals itself and starts giving him one hell of a [[Hannibal Lecture]].

* [[No Theme Tune]]: Episodes 23 and 24 open with just the title cards, no theme song. Epsiode 25 also forgoes the theme tune, instead showing the title card just as {{spoiler|Adachi is presumed to have shot Yu in the head}}.

* [[Pragmatic Adaptation]]: In an effort to condense a 90+ hour game into 26 half-hour episodes, the anime seems to be showing no class time and cutting out the vast majority of the dungeon crawling--basically showing condensed versions of the dungeon plots and then skipping straight to the boss battles. It seems that they will also be showing the very sidestory-ish Social Link plots, however. Similarly, the team no longer uses weapons, since it's a whole lot harder to convince viewers that the investigation team has been sneaking swords and chairs into Junes under their clothes when everything is being fully animated.

* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]: Igor's role is severely reduced because his voice actor passed away and they're only using his archived dialogue from the game.

* [[Red Herring]]: Like in the game, the in-universe version is {{spoiler|Mitsuo}}. For the audience, we also get {{spoiler|Naoto}} as a bit of a [[Red Herring]] early on. When Yu first sees him eerie music plays and the shot fixates on his eyes during a tense sideways glance. That's not to mention that he spends time with {{spoiler|Kanji, right before Kanji disappears.}} The [[Spoiler Opening]] ruins the latter example, though.

* [[Running Gag]]:

* [[Shout Out]]: When Yu commanded Chie to sit on his lap he was channeling [[Kuso Miso Technique (Manga)|a certain memetic manga.]]

* [[Shipper On Deck]]: Yosuke tries to be this for Yu/Chie.

** Yu does an absolutely awesome ''nonverbal'' version to Shadow Mitsuo in episode 12.

* [[Skinship Grope]]: In Episode 20, the rest of the girls grope {{spoiler|Naoto}} in the hot springs while admiring her soft hair and skin.

* [[Spoiler Opening]]: Just like in the game, the opening gives away {{spoiler|many of the}} kidnapping victims, as well as the identities of the full investigation team. If one hasn't played the game, the script and direction of the anime is clearly intended to make a [[Red Herring]] out of {{spoiler|Naoto}} (see above), but simply watching the credits pretty much tells you {{spoiler|she's a good guy all along.}}

* [[Spurned Into Suicide]]: Almost played straight ([[Suicide As Comedy|and for lulz]]) by {{spoiler|Ai Ebihara}} in episode 5. {{spoiler|After she overhears that Kou doesn't care for her romantically and likes Chie better, Ai is so distraught that she runs off crying to the roof of the school and prepares to climb over the fence and jump over the edge. Luckily, Yu gives chase and manages to talk her out of it.}}

* [[Sweet On Polly Oliver]]: {{spoiler|Kanji's}} sweet on {{spoiler|Naoto.}}

* [[Synchronization]]: The characters feel the pain their Personas feel.

* [[The Teaser]]: Every episode opens with a short meeting with Igor and/or Margaret in the Velvet Room, except for three episodes - in one episode Velvet Room is empty with message from Igor apologizing they couldn't be present, in second to last {{spoiler|Teddie}} is in it and last one doesn't start with it at all.

* [[Technology Marches On]]: In the game, the cell phones used by the Investigation Team look rather dated by 2011 (Incidentally, when the story is set) terms, so the anime gives them smart phones. It's only a matter of time before this takes effect again, however.

* [[The Glasses Come Off]]: All members of the Investigation team (sans Teddie) do this at the end of the 3rd opening.

** When the viewer gets to see what Rise sees when she's under Himiko's visor, the screen is tinted and the same strength/weakness chart from the game is in one corner.

** We also see the characters suffer from various ailments, such as Enervation and Fear.

* [[Wham Episode]]: Episode 21.

** Yu catching the King's Chopstick/throwing the dart in episode 15. The battle theme from ''[[Persona 3]]'' plays as the last button on his shirt falls open, and the a battle animation flashes across the screen when he reveals his command.

** Yu commanding the other boys to hold the line while the girls chuck washtubs at their heads in episode 20.

** Episode 23 has Yu finishing the Rainy Day Special, complete with dramatic music.

* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: {{spoiler|Naoto}}.

* [[Wide Eyes and Shrunken Irises]]: It's subtle and briefly seen, but this is {{spoiler|Ameno-sagiri}}'s reaction to {{spoiler|Lucifer}}'s summoning.