Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
ottoresnars
I've wanted to play Persona 5 for so long, way before it was even released or even before Joker got a name, but I couldn't afford to in big 2016. P5A was the next best thing and is pretty much mediocre compared to the game's narrative depth, but this was how I experienced Persona 5 before I could get my hands on Royal.
My 2018 self was excited watching this and all: It felt like watching just the OP/ED was already rewarding, even if the animation quality was unremarkable, if not subpar.
Can't really blame them when it's already challenging to adapt a video game with different routes into linear media like anime or manga. Nothing can replace the gameplay experience, and for that, I'm grateful I knew what to expect from vanilla P5.
Read at the sourceAsuka_redo
I'm not those persona5 gamer. You will like this story if you enjoy over the top styling or you think death note has great "logic" and is a complicated anime or you're just 15 years old or younger. This story has one of the dumbest logic (can almost rival with OG bleach). First, we were present the fact that they were a traitor. However, the traitor were too obvious unless we expect the condition(look up conditional probability to understand what I mean) of the traitor were never introduced or information were never shown to us before they revel it. First, all female in the show are a dating options in the game so you already reduce half of the possible candidate (look up proof by deductions). Second, the painting dude motive were clearly explained and his resolved were already flush out,…
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This anime is best described as “okay”. It’s clear that this show didn’t get the budget or time it would have needed to be a truly great adaptation. The game itself is as popular as it is for good reason, it’s a great RPG and really a one of a kind experience. This adaptation doesn’t really retain any of that. Part of what makes the game so good is its top notch gameplay, having easily the best gameplay in the persona series, and some of the best in the whole megaten franchise. Obviously the anime doesn’t carry this over. One aspect of the game that isn’t really its strong suit is the story. The story isn’t bad by any means, but in my opinion it is one of the weaker stories in the series, and isn’t quite as good as Persona 4 and definitely not as good as Persona 3. Because this is an anime…
Read at the sourceTomasAlgerio
I’ve been familiar with the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona game franchise for a long time (back when we used to call it that, before it was simplified to just Persona), and I believe that, so far, its fifth installment has been the most well-received.
I watched the anime adaptation long before I ever played the game—fully aware that it’s nearly impossible for an anime to match the experience that a hundred hours of gameplay can offer—and I was left slightly disappointed.
I don’t think it has a particularly subtle script (neither the game nor the anime), but it’s easy to empathize with the characters’ goal: to change people, to subvert a twisted and corrupt system from its very core—both literally and metaphorically.
It feels a bit silly that in this iteration of Persona, they went with the…
Read at the sourceMxinMiiin
Trust me, this show is definitely worth spending time to watch. P5 is so underrated, i mean that it's so goodddd. I've through many anime and Persona series some of the greatest in my heart.
The story is pretty interesting and the animation was good, they are cool to me. The main character isnt as fire as other mc but his personality hits well, he isnt smart and powerful as I expected but give it a try, why not?
Gotta say, stay calm and patient watching the whole show, some scene was boring af and they continue on every single episode but if you put your imagination into P5, it may turns out kinda amazing.
PERSONA 5 is AMAZING, GIVE IT A TRY I PRETTY RECOMMENT IT( and sorry for some of my grammar, Engligh is hard for me;)
Read at the sourceEntidadeGD
This one I watched more as background noise than an attentive, active content consumption™. Therefore, this is not a full blown analysis more than it is a impression that may help you decide to watch it or not (no spoilers)
I never played the Persona 5 game, and it's obvious that the history, world, combat and characters are better suited for a videogame rather than an anime, but the story holds up pretty well still and it's a fun watch. The character's are fun, if not very deep, and the way it utilizes many aspects of japanese society into villains and character arcs are pretty cool.
The main history gets bigger and bigger in scope in a way that feels natural, and the ending is pretty interesting, made me cry a little, although that is not too hard to do.
I recommend for anyone meanin…
Read at the sourceAjax_Staria
A 6.4 rating for this anime is quite frankly ridiculous and such a spit on the face for what this is. I binged this anime in 3 days and it was incredibly enjoyable. What you're getting from most of these ratings are a bunch of stuck up gamers who expect perfection for an anime spinoff.
I truly enjoyed how each character was displayed and filled their own respective role in the group, each with their quirks but all required to get the job done. And Joker is just badass, straight up.
It starts strong, with a beginning reminiscent to how Steins;Gate started up, however it does become slightly boring after a little while. It picks up quickly and reaches an incredible peak at the end that will leave you wanting more, and good thing too since there's two 50 minute episodes waiting for you that…
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I gave this a 10, but only because I played the game before watching this. My bf and I watched this together and then came here to give it a score. That is when we noticed the low scoring but we also understood why. It took us 157 hours to finish Persona 5 Royal, of course it could be less if it wasn't Royal. Therefore, cramming all of that content in anime would be impossible unless it becomes one of the long anime. This anime kept us watching and we were not bored. It gave us a further look about some events in it and it was a pleasant thing to see the characters move around and are not just voices and writing. Truly watch it after playing the game, so you understand it better.
Read at the sourceBush-cat
Just watch Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica, it doesn't look like much on first sight but it can hit very hard, the story is really interesting and builds up well, while Persona is really boring and keeps repeating, the characters are so predictable. It wasn't possible to connect to the Characters because their Emotions were too weak. The Labyrinths designs weren't very creative. The Soundtrack was very good because the songs were the same to the Game. When I first saw the Anime I gave it a better rating because I didn't see something comparable yet, I was still bored from it but I lied to myself, telling myself that it was a good anime. Now I see how wrong I was after watching Madoka★Magica.
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EDIT: My written review scores didn't match what I rated them with the website.
Persona 5 The Animation, just like many other anime adaptations of popular video games, is incredibly mediocre. This anime is what turns from a 100+ Hour long JRPG into a low-effort, low budget 7-8 hours of a cartoon.
As someone who has personally spent 400+ hours on Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal combined and about 100 hours on Persona 5 Strikers, the anime leaves a lot to be desired if you have not played the game.
Let's just call it as it is; There's no way you are compressing a 100+ hour journey into the span of 7-8 hours without having to cut some major story elements out. The Social Links feel like NPC's rather than actual characters with relatable themes, Haru feels as bland as ever, and the downfall a…
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tl;dr Play Persona 5 the Royal don't watch this.
Short summation of my thoughts, Overall section has a longer tl;dr for Persona fans of various types
Story and Characters 4, 8 - vanilla Persona 5's story is a mixed bag and condensing 100 hours of game into 30ish episodes counting the specials causes it to suffer. The most common complaint with all Persona adaptations is that the pacing is bad, and the length of the game story does not adapt well. Persona 4 and the Persona 3 movies are like Steins;Gate compared to whatever this is supposed to be. (Steins;Gate is widely regarded as a great adaptation of a visual novel) Events and main story beats that shouldn't be rushed are and slice of life and confidant events that should not have episodes dedicated to them have episodes dedicated to th…
Read at the sourceOkamii_JA
if you ove or hate this show it dosnt gonna hide that one is masterpiece definitely for me atleast or for many fans of persona or even shin megami tensei
i saw many ppl saying the anime is hella bad but frankly there is nothing wrong with the adaptation the team work behind the anime did a great job so hating anime not gonna change anything besides that it just so ridiclous how ppl want a show to give em some experience as the game did
i played all persona franchise im not a fanboy sont start throwing your shit on my face but what im trying to say ik the anime missed some stuff but it dosnt change the main plot in the hands the anime made great work to get over 100 hours in 26 ep they cut some scenes but that dosnt matter because the main story stay the same and dont forget the best ope…
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As someone who has more than 200 hours on the game, this series is utterly trash. What kept me going you may ask, I fell in love with the game and the whole franchise, since I played the game last year I've been completing every megaten game i can get my hands on. but for the series, it is a disappointment. for several reasons, one, for it is a game that takes 90+ hours to beat only with the main story and compress everything in 20 episodes or so, of course it would lose a lot of content, two, with so many things missed, you can't get the feeling the game gives to you, the bond between the characters is horrible, everyone's problem are solved so easily, the palaces are done like its nothing, that bothered me, they tried to explain several things doing post-credits scenes of 20 seconds but…
Read at the sourceSae_is_Bae
Persona 5 the Animation stole my heart!
Adaptions of video games to other mediums always present problems, and Persona 5 the Animation is no different. Taking inspiration from such an expansive game and condensing it makes the pacing of the show a little wonky, but overall it does a good job covering what transpires over the game.
The weakest point of this series is the art itself and frankly, it's just shite. Nothing looks good in motion, along with a lack of overall detail. The voice acting is the complete opposite, with the game VA's giving great performances that really add to the show.
Overall this is a relatively solid adaptation of Persona 5, minus the terrible art and weird creepy fan service. Major bonus points for including the best waifu/most beautiful girl Sae <3 and thankfu…
Read at the sourceMetalhead_Hunter
For this review I'm going to do something a bit different. It's really hard for me to breakdown the important details of this anime when its based on a video game, let alone based on a game with so much plot and character growth alongside with 100+ hours of gameplay.
I love Persona 5. It's one of my all time favorites. And an anime adaptation was bound to be heading towards us as a substitute for people who couldn't play the game. However even judging it without playing the game and just viewing it as an anime, Persona 5 The Animation feels so rushed. Only clocking in at around 26 episodes (28 if you want to count the 1 hour specials), it's a difficult task to accompany that length to a game that took me 100+ hours to finish. But I might as well. I didn't finish it the first time I watch…
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P5A, is it worth the watch? Short answer: definitely. I will explain why in more details and give a bit of background as well for better justification and reasoning.
First of all, I will only write about the 26 episodes knowing there's a sequel. Also, I did not play the game, hence I'm no fanboy nor hater. But I did my share of reading and played other Atlus related games. Game elements will be used for explanations, not for comparison. You're in for a long read so bear with me if you can.
To begin with, I first had an interest in the Persona series from P3, but I didn't play the game, only watched the 4 movies. Then came P4A, which I skipped. In 2018, I watched P5A out of curiosity but honestly, I couldn't make much sense of everything, especially with the abrupt ending and even after w…
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This anime is just disappointing, the only redeeming features are its dub and the score. Aside from that do not waste your time with it. Anything good you could possibly take from this is probably on a p5a funny moments complimation on youtube.
The portrayal of the story is rushed in many ways and the ending is just disgusting, setting everything up of the for the true ending and it just ends with ketchup walking away.
Character writing is sometimes amazing but mostly just bad. The best being Ryuji saying yeet while throwing morgana.
The sound track is good but like, its persona how bad can it be?
Overall, this a 3. Save yourself some time and don't watch this.
Read at the sourceHellsMalice
They must've handed out some fine crack rocks to the sad souls this site features as "reviewers" cuz man their reviews suck.
Just like manga or LN anime, people who play the game gotta whine the anime didn't follow the 60 hour game line for line.
This is a solid anime. Really good adaptation. Not much else to say really. It perfectly blended the social links and even little gameplay elements like baton passing.
Just don't forget to watch the specials. Unlike most anime...they actually matter.
and remember to form your own damn opinions, never listen to reviews on this site. Srsly people. Most people on this site live to pointlessly hate. If you wanna listen to reviews, read the high scoring ones. See what people who liked the anime have to say. If what they liked fits what you like, che…
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let me first state that my review of this anime is not based off the game because i have not played it. this is also the first of th persona franchise that i have watched.
that being said, i found this show to be a masterpiece from beginning to end. the plot progression, the twists and turns, character development, unique animation and not to mention some jazzy ass music; all fantastic. this anime was filled with a ton of action, themes of friends, a solid amount of humor and the perfect dose of heart warming moments. i have never felt compelled to go and write a review of an anime until now because i loved the show THAT MUCH!! my only wish was that the show was just a few episodes longer so that it couldve expanded upon a few of the story archs. im preparing to enter into that post anime…
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P5A has two versions. Since the dub has several improvements over the original, I'm sticking with the higher score of the two. But, I'll be rating both sub and dub.
Original/sub: 4/10 overall
Story: 9/10 Condenses the game's 100+ hours very well for a 26 episode series.
Art: 3/10 The art is pretty bad. But it's comically bad - which isn't necessarily a detriment to the anime. The problem, though, is that the animation doesn't carry the same feeling of maturity as the game does.
Sound: 9/10 No complaints here. It's of high quality like the game.
Character: 5/10 Ren does not get enough lines. Ryuji carries the series because he's voiced by Mamoru Miyano, so any words or sounds he makes is pleasing to hear. Especially "Renren". And him calling out Akechi's name in a questionably sexual tone…
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