Story:
The second installment in the Persona 3 tetralogy takes a different approach to the story compared to the first movie. while the first movie took the first part of the story and make it into a mini character arc for the main protagonist, the second movie puts the focus off the characters established in the first movie and gives the new characters a chance to shine, and shine they do. The pacing is solid, but brought down by the not-so-good pacing of the source material, meaning that entire months are often skipped for no apparent reason.
Art:
There isn't really much to say about the art that I haven't already said in the first movie's review. outstanding use of colours and lighting which makes it easier for the audience to engage with the story.
Sound:
Again, not really much to say here. The music is fantastic, with the credits song in particular elevating the emotions of the movie.
Characters:
As I said earlier, the first P3 movie puts a focus on the characters that it did establish, while this movie puts more focus on the newer characters. The extra screen time given to Ken, Shinjiro, Aigis, and Koromaru all serve to make the movie a more focused narrative and make the later events that much more emotionally painful.
