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Margaret Classes Up Persona 4: Dancing All Night
What, you thought we’d make it through a weekend without a Persona 4: Dancing All Night GIF? Margaret had other plans, and one doesn’t mess with Margaret’s plans. Igor’s eldest assistant has business to attend to, and that business is proving she’s got just as much energy as her younger siblings, Elizabeth and Jerkwad. One…
By Mike Fahey Published June 7, 2015 -
And Now Persona‘s Dancing Bear
The alternative headline for this post was “Hot Blond Dancing In A Teddie,” but that would have confused our Japanese readers who know Persona 4’s mascot as Kuma. Stupid regional differences, ruining a perfectly bad headline. Stupid localization process, making us wait until fall for Persona 4: Dancing All Night, which releases in Japan in…
By Mike Fahey Published May 30, 2015 -
Persona 4: Dancing All Night In Women’s Clothing
It’s wouldn’t be a proper Persona 4 spinoff without tons of crazy costumes. Last week Atlus revealed swimwear for the ladies. This week, something much more entertaining. With a little over a month before Dancing All Night’s Japanese Vita release, Atlus demonstrate’s the cast’s amazing ability to make any outfit work, from swimwear… …to Yu,…
By Mike Fahey Published May 23, 2015 -
You’re Killing Me, Persona Dancing Game
No. You can’t do this, Persona 4: Dancing All Night. You can’t just pull out the ‘every day’s great at your Junes’ jingle and weaponize it like this. Noooooo. Okay, let’s be real, I was going purchase the game no matter what. That’s just how much I love the characters of Persona 4. Still, I’m…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 1, 2015 -
Now It’s Naoto’s Turn To Dance. Dance. Dance.
Every time I post a GIF from Persona 4: Dancing All Night, the comments are always the same: where’s Naoto Shirogane? Here’s Naoto Shirogane. No longer a backup dancer, Persona 4’s young detective shows off some killer moves on the dance floor, as well as a penchant for cosplay that goes beyond masking her gender…
By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2015 -
The Persona 3 Films Continue to Impress
I’ve been more than a little impressed by the first two movies in the Persona 3 film series. And with its focus on character development and thematic exploration, the third film, Persona 3: Falling Down, sets the bar even higher. On the surface, Falling Down doesn’t seem like the third film in a tetralogy—rather it…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 6, 2015 -
Fear The Hypnotic Dance Power Of Persona‘s Kanji
I’ve been watching this for hours. I’ll be watching this for hours. What did I say about Persona 4: Dancing All Night? Oh yes, best gifs ever. This week Kanji Tatsumi steps into the spotlight, finding a wonderful balance between his macho exterior and his inner backup dancer. Stay to the end for an appearance…
By Mike Fahey Published April 4, 2015 -
We Don’t Need To Justify A GIF Of Persona 4‘s Chie Dancing
She’s a non-nonsense tomboy who loves kung-fu and steak. Here she is dancing. *sigh* Fine. The GIF comes from the latest trailer for Persona 4: Dancing All Night, coming in June to Japanese PlayStation Vitas and hopefully pretty damn quickly to other PlayStation Vitas. We just want it for the endless GIFs it will provide.
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2015 -
Kotaku EastFan Game Crosses Persona with Mario Kart
Following in the steps of the Persona dancing game, one fan decided the next logical step would be a Persona go-carting game. Persona 4: Racing All Afternoon is a recently completed fan-game by MaxieManGames. In it, you race Mario Kart-style against members of the Persona 3 and 4 casts. Many of the game’s resources come…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published February 25, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Getting To Know Persona 5
The new trailer forPersona 5 was just the right balance of entertaining and intriguing. But if the trailer alone wasn’t enough, here’s more info from the game’s director. In a recent interview with Weekly Famitsu, Persona 5 director Katsura Hashino revealed details on the game’s protagonist and what all the masked man stuff was about.…
By Toshi Nakamura Published February 12, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Analyzing the Persona 5 Trailer
You’ve see the trailer. Now, let’s dive in and see if we can parse what it all means, whether that’s going through the obvious hints or deciphering the vague clues. We open up on a cityscape. It could certainly be Tokyo Bay. Maybe it’s somewhere outside the country. We’re taken into what looks like a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2015 -
Kotaku EastFirst Look at Persona 5 Gameplay
Atlus just released a new Persona 5 trailer. It’s slick, stylish, and provides a quick glimpse at gameplay footage. The trailer also provides a short sample of the game’s score, which is also very cool. Persona 5 is slated to come to both the PS3 and the PS4 sometime this year in Japan. To contact…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2015 -
Man Draws Cool Sketches Every Day For A Year
Artist Gabriel Picolo has been doing a sketch for every day of the year. He now has one of the best sketchbooks on the planet. While he’s not quite done, he’s almost there, and his collection now includes everything from personal reflections to abstract pieces to, well, a ton of video game pics. His Persona…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 29, 2014 -
Kotaku East
The Persona 4 Arena Musical is an Uneven Mess
A few months back, I got to see the second Persona 3 musical—and I rather enjoyed it. So needless to say I was excited heading in to the new Persona 4 Arena musical. Sadly, I got my hopes up for nothing because, even being charitable, Arena is an uneven mess of a play. Good –…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published December 26, 2014 -
Persona Q Almost Defeated Me, But I Won’t Let It Win
On Sunday afternoon, I almost threw my 3DS at the television. I didn’t do this, fortunately—would’ve been bad news for both the 3DS and the television—but the urge was there. I just wanted Persona Q to understand what I was going through. See, I was wandering around the third labyrinth of Atlus’s new dungeon-crawler, minding…
By Jason Schreier Published November 26, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Here It Is, the Official Persona Cheeseburger
It was inevitable. This was bound to happen. Behold, an official Persona burger. Called a “Bear Meat Burger,” it features cheese that’s been sliced and layered to look like Persona 4’s Teddy. And no, the meat isn’t actually bear meat. The burger is being served at the Lil’Rire Cafe in Tokyo’s Shibuya. As Famitsu reports,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 20, 2014 -
Time To Swoon Once Again Over Persona 3’s Protagonist
Look, Persona 4’s playable character was nice enough, I guess, but it’s always nicer going back to Persona 3’s quieter, more teenage hero. Or, in this case, a fantastic recreation of the guy. Doesn’t it look awesome? Shame then that you can’t buy it. Well, you can, but you’ll need to be at Japan’s Winter…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2014 -
I Can’t Stop Listening To Persona Q‘s Battle Theme
The first time you hear it, you’re like, “haha this is ridiculous,” and then the second time you’re like “OK this is kinda catchy,” and then by the third and fourth time you start getting really excited every time the woman starts singing the chorus, and then by the fifth time you’re dancing, by the…
By Jason Schreier Published November 14, 2014 -
Reviews
Persona 3 Works as a Stage Play, But Less So as a Musical
This past week in Tokyo saw the end of the second Persona 3 musical’s run. And while I had not seen the first, I decided with my vast knowledge of the series I owed it to myself to give Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade: The Ultramarine Labyrinth a watch. But while I can now say…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published October 3, 2014
