Persona 4: The Animation
Yokoso, waga Velvet Room.
Oh Holy Crap I loved this series SO much. I'd never played the games,
but I have a good friend who is obsessed with them so she turned me onto
this. After my bad experience with .hack//roots and the feeling of
wanting to play the game, but not having the means to play the game that
I usually get when I watch an anime made about a video game, I just try
to stay away from them, but this is the only adaptation of a game I've
ever watched that could stand alone perfectly as the anime(.hack//sign
isn't far off though). It's also got a unique feel to it that mixes the
two types of anime I gravitate towards, typical action-shounen stuff
and comedic slice of life stuff. When I say this I don't just mean
action with funny moments, but theres a few episodes that are strictly
character development and interaction in their day to day lives. It
also had me on the edge of my seat a few times with a mix of
detective/suspense/horror moments, and it is really rare for me to enjoy
that kind of thing.
So to sum it up. Persona 4: The Animation is a Shounen Slice of Life
Detective Suspense story that follows a group of friends as they try to
solve a series of murders in their town intertwined with this
alternate-reality world they discover and in which they have "Persona"
monsters that fight for them.
I really got a kick out of the main character too, which is REALLY rare.
At first he just seems like a blank slate character that can take on
the attributes of the watcher but in the more slice of life moments you
see a really awesome mischievous sense of humor.
10/10 all the way.
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For those curious about DFC, winter breaks started, and I've started again ;)
