Tomohisa Taguchi
Director
Persona 5 the Animation (2018)
Specials
Ren Amamiya is about to enter his second year after transferring to Shujin Academy in Tokyo. Following a particular incident, his Persona awakens, and together with his friends, they form the “Phantom Thieves of Hearts” to reform hearts of corrupt adults by stealing the source of their distorted desires. Meanwhile, bizarre and inexplicable crimes have been popping up one after another… Living an ordinary high school life in Tokyo during the day, the group maneuvers the metropolitan city as Phantom Thieves after hours. Let the curtain rise for this grand, picaresque story!
Released April 8, 2018
Episode 24 min
14+
Genres: Action, Animation, Anime, Anime: School, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Science Fiction
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Watch Providers: Hulu, Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Production Companies: CloverWorks, Atlus
Network: Gunma TV
S0E1 - PERSONA5 the Animation Recap
Recap of all 26 episodes of TV anime that aired between April 2018 to September 2018 in preparation to Dark Sun… TV Special, narrated by Ren Amamiya.
Dec. 30, 2018, midnight
S0E2 - Dark Sun...
As news spreads of Ren's alleged suicide, Sae brings a very much still alive Ren back to the LeBlanc to hide. Upon reuniting with Ren, the gang explain that they took advantage of Sae's cognitive world, which had an interrogation room identical to the one in reality.
Dec. 30, 2018, midnight
S0E3 - Stars and Ours
The politician who was the mastermind behind all of the cases has been successfully reformed by the Phantom Thieves. However, the public’s reaction was not as expected. In order to eliminate the world’s distortion and enforce the justice he believes in, Ren proceeds towards the final battle along with the Phantom Thieves of Hearts.
March 23, 2019, midnight
9.0
S0E4 - Proof of Justice
Ren Amamiya, helping out at Leblanc, casually grabs a crossword puzzle magazine on the table. That’s when he finds the parting message “Proof of Justice” was left in the corner of the crossword puzzle with Akechi’s handwriting. In order to find the meaning of this concept, Ren takes a walk in the city under the winter sky, tracing his memories of Akechi. The meaning of his words soon become clear, and Akechi’s thoughts are…
May 29, 2019, midnight
S0E5 - A Magical Valentine's Day
On Valentine’s Day, Ren has a good time going out and having fun with girls. But will such fun times last…? Featuring the devilish Ren Amamiya, this is an original Valentine’s omnibus split in 11 different ways as open as the goddess of mercy’s heart.
June 26, 2019, midnight
Network: Gunma TV
Episode Runtime: 24 min.
Season Runtime: 624 min.
Released: April 8, 2018
Last Air Date: Sept. 30, 2018, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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