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| Why did they have to show Kamoshida psychically assaulting Shiho? That REALLY makes me want to beat the crap outta him now. They never showed that scene in the game at all. As for pacing, a few bits were rushed a little bit, but they got the main scenes spot on, with Ryuji's awakening and Morgana's appearance. Speaking of which, his face while being petted was really cute. =3 The animation is holding up pretty well thankfully, although the battle scene and all-out attack could've been better. One user mentioned that they could've just copy and pasted the attack from the game instead and they could, but that would look VERY lazy on Cloverwork's part and wouldn't fit in at all. People are expecting too much from the animation, as usual, so the criticism is a little annoying. =/ The OP song is still great, as well and the ED, but the animation for bit only used clips from the first episode, so I would assume that the proper animation for it is not finished yet. If so, then I hope it'll be finished soon. =) All in all, this was a good episode. |
| Second Persona get, and Kitty get. Plus two tragic backstories also revealed. We makin good progress, but unfortunately this is an anime, and some things just ain't as good as it was in-game, such as the all out attack and so on. Still, this was good. |
A Wild and Small Otaku has Appeared! |
| love the opening song |
| Well the OP song is great but we already heard it before in the trailers. The stock footage used during it is a bit lazy but I have no issues. Some of the scenes are directed nicely and some have fast pacing but I was expecting this. However, the real issue for me is the animation and art, again. Some scenes look fantastic but most of the time it's like there is shading missing. It's like those cheap flash animations years before. I can understand that the art is more simplified once animation is more involved but come on. Sometimes their still stances look so stupid and unnatural. Example is when a character signals with his hand movement for Persona to attack, the movement looks like there are frames missing. It looks jarring and not as smooth. When they started running towards the ''All out Attack' 'I had to facepalm to their movement. |
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| If they ain't gonna do it right, don't do it at all. That all out attack just felt naff. I feel as if corners have been cut in regards to visual quality, which is surprising considering this is probably one of the only things A-1 is consistent in achieving throughout everything I've watched of theirs prior. Pacing was good as was the music for both OP and ED. Bank on Lyn to give us top notch in this regard. Although I pray that the opening gets the rumored ep4 visual revamp everyone is going on about. Looking forward to Kamoshida getting his comeuppance just so I don't have to hear his VA speak another line. Onwards to ep3! |
| Battle scene was a little odd in anime, especially the All Out Attack sequence. It was exciting and cool in the game, but in anime it was a little cringy. XD |
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| Lots of QUALITY shots this episode, and the All-Out Attack was some real "graphic design is my passion" shit. They really gotta step up with the animation. Other than that, I'm enjoying this, I love seeing new interactions, and Ren's voice change when he's in the Metaverse. Really hope they use "Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There" (vocals ver.) during the 7th calling card scene, since they didn't use it in the 1st episode. |
| What I hate with every Persona anime (except trinity soul): The MC. I know they were silent protagonists in the game, but couldn't they at least add more personality to them? It's awkward to watch :/ |
| Hmmm.. i dont know about this anime.. i like the opening song but the visuals are kinda boring. The animation in this episode was extremely limited. as an anime-only, so far this anime feels really "random" weird things are happening and i can't help but ask myself what the f is going. I get the persona thing now. Basically you join this "cognitive world" where hearts take shape and your persona is basically the person's rebellious soul and then u transform and get superpowers. Still a lot of questions open. I'll give this anime atleast 1-2 more episodes, to see if i get hooked eventually. So far this has been way to unorganized and badly explained. |
| Well, this pretty much sums it up XD |
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| Animation and visuals took quite a dip, even more so than expected. |
| It's like watching a speed run of P5 with poor visual quality. Persona 4 got a more respectful adaptation than this. Just too much to cover in the amount of episodes they are trying to do it in. The show is going to remain on speed demon pace through the whole thing. Not that it lacked any good qualities. You can see where the potential of adapting the game into anime could pay off. Sadly...that potential is looking to be unrealized. |
Nada contra o Sakamoto, ele ficou bem legal. Mas sério, que coisa é essa? |
| Is it just me, or I'm starting to think that Morgana's VA had to be the same as with Pikachu from Pokemon at this point??? P.S. am I starting to think that Ryuji and Anne had to apparently share the same, and at the same time, respective VAs as with Tusk and Angelise from Cross Ange at this point???? |
| 神様はその独り子を賜ったほどに この世を愛してくださった。 それは御子を信じる者が一人も滅びないで 永遠の命を得るためである。 kamisama wa sono hitori no ko wo tamawatta hodo ni kono yo wo aishite kudasatta. sore wa miko wo shinjiru mono ga hitori mo horobinai de eien no inochi wo eru tame dearu. For God so love the world that he gave His only Begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him will not perish, but have everlasting life. |
| Still confused. Anyway. It seems when the main guy was caught, he was wearing his school outfit... as Joker? strange. Watched till the bikini girl showed up and that's it for me. Can't handle this anymore. It's nice to see those super powers, summons whatevers, and the main characters look cool and badass... But I guess it's just not my thing. Maybe I'm too picky. Maybe it's the way this story is told. I'm just not interested. Never played the game. After watching this, I probably won't either. The game will probably be confusing too. |
| The problem with this anime (and this was also the case with the Persona 4 anime) is that they just play it so... safe and boring. I feel like I'm watching an abridged let's play that you can only tell what's going on if you've already played the game. On top of that, scenes that were really cool and stylish in the game just look... kind of lame here. That all-out attack was so lackluster. That and the pacing seems WAY too quick. I get they're condensing a 100+ hour game into a 24 episode series, but there's no room to breathe here. The Persona 4 anime had much better pacing in its first couple episodes compared to this. If you haven't played the game I'd suggest you do that instead of watching this anime. It's really not doing the source material justice. I'm probably just going to keep watching out of obligation of it being based on a game I love. |
| Meh It is boring. Feels rushed and don't even know what is going on |
| Its nice to see Pancake boy eventhough the animation a little bit off |
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Sliusarek said: The second episode was much better, but so far I am still not sure whether or not I will continue watching. The style is definitely much better and true to the game, so there's that. Fights are a bit lacking, though. Persona 3 animation managed to make the fighting system from the game work flawlessly on screen, but this anime struggles with it. Sound direction is pretty awful. They take those long immersive tunes and cut them in a way which throws me off completely out of the experience. Also why is Kamoshida beating up the female students? Wasn't he known for beating up male students but sexually harassing the females? It wasn't mentioned in a clear way inside the game (probably, to avoid censorship), but the developers found a way to send this message without showing it. I honestly see no reason for Kamoshida to beat up females as he sees them as sexual prey, while males are his opponents, thus he can physically abuse his "rivals'. He wasn't having sex with female students (except Ann as she is his Queen), but he was harassing them. It really pisses me off that they turned sex into violence. Sexual abuse is a major part of Kamoshida's castle. He is a creep, but the only creepy part of him in the anime is his outfit. I'll probably give it one or two episodes and drop the anime. I have a feeling that the story and character relationships will fall apart after Kamoshida. There's no way they can fit everything into 24 episodes. The majority of the viewers dislike rape/sexual violence in animes, so I guess they are making things less "offensive" to their big audience. A coward but smart decision. |
Superchan5454 said: shiro_kai said: Says the one who watches Berserk and gives it an 8 and it treats rape the same way as P5 does.The majority of the viewers dislike rape/sexual violence in animes, so I guess they are making things less "offensive" to their big audience. A coward but smart decision. I never watched Bersek actually, but I think in that case the target audience would be a different one. |
| I'm gleaning this adaptation is loyal to the source material almost to the last frame. I'll say that this adaptation in and of itself is an okay watch, but my enjoyment stems more from the anime convincing me to play through the game again. the pacing though is lightning quick and barely leaves you any breathing room. Which, makes sense i guess considering they're trying to crunch a 100 hour game into 25 ~20-minute long episodes covering the palaces, character interactions, special trips, and I'm assuming social links. As someone who's played the game I have a good idea of what is going on, but if I were a viewer who didn't play through the game I'd be so lost. So far, its okay |
| 興味ないね |
| Dunno, if that was intentional or not, but order of appearance in opening Haru is prior to Futaba. So, considering her cameo in this episode, could it be that her arc would be put before summer holidays? Probably won't happen, though. Also, this: |
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| The OP was fire. The ED was nice, but underwhelming. Despite having 24 episodes, this is still moving at a lightning fast pace. This episode reminded me of how much of a bastard Kamoshida is. We got to see Kanami for only a moment, she's so cute. |
| I still can't get to liking kamoshida's VA. its like nails on a chalkboard. really wish they could've followed the game a little better, they missed out on some really important parts. but overall its was okay. |
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| I feel bad for people who haven't played the game but are watching the anime, they are missing so much... I enjoy seeing my faves animated though even if the pacing is pretty lackluster, I can't wait to see Yusuke and Akechi animated <3 Also the opening is really catchy! Visuals are pretty meh though, probably to avoid spoilers for a while. |
| Cognitive world is quite cool huh... I don't like the OST of this show! That talking cat is Zorro!? Ryuuji also unleashed his persona... 4/5. |
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nicethings said: Tabushcus said: I still can't get to liking kamoshida's VA. its like nails on a chalkboard. really wish they could've followed the game a little better, they missed out on some really important parts. but overall its was okay. lol it’ll always bother me too.. have no idea how they got his VA that wrong. I mean, his VA actually is a well known voice director in addition to being a seiyuu, but he was totally the wrong guy for the job when it came to tonality, pitch, and overall fit, meanwhile his voice is actually really stellar in the English version, and I’m saying that as someone who usually does not like dubs. Yeah completely agree with you. If they don't get it fixed by next episode i'm just gonna wait for them to come out with the English dubbed version and watch it then. Hopefully they get the same voice actors from when did the game, if so it will be golden. |
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Syrhar said: ttcchen said: Still confused. Anyway. It seems when the main guy was caught, he was wearing his school outfit... as Joker? strange. Watched till the bikini girl showed up and that's it for me. Can't handle this anymore. It's nice to see those super powers, summons whatevers, and the main characters look cool and badass... But I guess it's just not my thing. Maybe I'm too picky. Maybe it's the way this story is told. I'm just not interested. Never played the game. After watching this, I probably won't either. The game will probably be confusing too. No, the game isn't confusing at all. This is an 24 episodes adaptation of a 100+ hours game. This isn't even close to how fantastic the game is Until now, all persona's adaptations have been just fanservice for those who played the game, we want to see everythig animated. Yeah, they target the non-players too, but in my opinion all of persona animes are boring as a stand alone. Persona isn't just your average jrpg, it's an unique and incredible experience that in no way an anime adaptation could make justice, no matter how good the studio are. Well, it seems it's not for me. I don't see what's so unique about it, and it doesn't keep me entertained enough to want to watch more. |
| Soundtrack is quite nice although the fight was directed pretty poorly. I know it's based off the game but it was like watching something out of Pokemon. |
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| I loved the episode, especially Ryuji's persona introduction. |
| Never played any of the Persona games, but I feel like I'm following along just fine. It does make me want to buy and play the game, so I guess the developers are doing a good job ha. It was a good episode. Was a lot of fun, and probably more fun playing the game. Can anyone tell me how the game plays though? Is it like free roam in a closed off area while interacting with different things? For example would I be able to walk around the school and talk with different students? Or explore the Palace? |
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| Persona 5 episode 2 is rather betterthan episode 1 and love the CG animation |
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| As someone who hasn't played the game yet, I see the pacing not too rushed. I mean I expect it to be rushed but I can still follow it somehow. |
| QUALITY ANIMATION U A L I T Y A N I M A T I O N Still, they gave some screen time to best grill and best boy, so it's not all bad animangafreak_ZX said: It is Pikachu's voice actress https://myanimelist.net/people/128/Ikue_OotaniIs it just me, or I'm starting to think that Morgana's VA had to be the same as with Pikachu from Pokemon at this point??? |
 Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
| i never get to play p5 but so far this is great. |
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