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I still take all of this with a grain of salt - episode 2 was supposed to be so bad it's unwatchable... yet it's better than the first.

I must agree with exia. If you need to play the game to enjoy the anime then as an anime it has failed.

I can't agree here, and I'm sure the P4 production committee would agree with you even less. Anime, particularly an adaptation of big-name property, is made to appeal as widely as is reasonable, both to convince existing fans to buy the BDs but also to bring in a whole new audience. Just look at most manga/novel adaptations - success is often measured more by how manga/novel sales increase than how the anime BDs sell. They want a bigger fanbase.

If you only want to target existing fans, you bundle an OAD in with the manga, or the next sequel of the game or something. You don't animate a two cour series and broadcast it on television. P4 is undoubtedly meant for as wide an audience as possible. That's how you make more money.


Because I haven't owned a video game console in well over a decade.

lol persona 4 did not seem all that good to me to begin with. and now i can see why. i think someone is trying to stir something since that kind of leak has to come from some major insider.

Actually guys, the leak came from a French simulcasting website (similar to Crunchyroll).

It is problematic, yes, but not nearly as large a problem as what's actually happening in the animation studio.

Good.

Now someone competent can go and adapt Persona 3. You know, the stuff that was awesome and actually is waiting to be adapted into anime.

Oooh, now that one's heading straight towards a concrete wall.

People are really getting too worried about this. Its one of the best selling anime of the year so far... Aniplex will make sure that it gets done and in high quality. If it takes getting rid of some animators who are being a detriment to the team and replacing them with others that are just as good, they'll do that.

Plus, anyone who has watched the French broadcast can tell you that the whole "episode 2 is unwatchable!"stuff the animator was yelling about was just bullshit. He's just mad at Aniplex and was trying to sabotage it by telling people to not watch the show, and it seems like its worked by getting all of the people here all worried.

This.

I've got a good idea! Hand the production over to Gonzo. You know that'll go well :P

Looks like a lot of shit has been happening around lately and this news just is another example of it.

Something is up all around and it has to do with the economic crisis. Not paying up sure makes lots of people angry considering the job is already done.

If this gets cancelled


Somewhere, a puppy will cry.

My only question is if they cancel will Sentai get their money back? Cause they payed to get the streaming and distribution rights for it didn't they?

I haven't played the game so if P4 does get canceled it won't affect me much, but I feel sorry for the fans who have been waiting for it.

Its not even worth wondering since late night anime simply doesn't get canceled. They just hire new animators and move on with it. At worse we'll see QUALITY animation like Bakemonagatari that gets fixed on BD release.

I don't mean to sound like a jerk, but... *ahem*

YES~!! [insert bellowing, maniacal laughter]

Well, damn. That sucks.

I do hope everything straightens out in the end.

... What?!

I wouldn't be surprised if it got canceled. Everyone's dropping out because of the shitty job they're doing. The animation director apparently pushed them really hard. I'm still gonna watch it, just to watch it crash and burn.

I played the game and the Anime has been good so far

Aw man I hope this anime is amazing. I'm playing the game now and I think I love it more than anything. I still don't understand how someone can not play this game/Persona 3, for I now regard my Pre-Persona life as the Dark Days. True story.

The idea of watching the anime before playing the game seems... odd to me. I mean what if the anime sucks? You just potentially ruined a great game for yourself. That's why I'm hoping it somehow becomes as good as the game, in its own way of course. I'd hate for people to be all, "God I hate Persona 4" and refuse to play because of it.