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From Bully to Persona, I Love a Game With a Schedule

I’ve been thinking a lot about why it is that I love both 2008’s Bully and 2010’s Persona 3 Portable, which I’ve recently started playing on my Vita. Both games are set in high schools, and while I’m on the record as wanting more High School games, that’s only part of the reason I like…

By Kirk Hamilton Published March 23, 2012

Kotaku East

Lap Up the Persona Porno’s Title

If it exists, there is a porno of it. Since Japanese role-playing game Persona 4 exists, there is a porno of it. The studio behind the movie, TMA, released pre-order info, which includes the flick’s name: Perofera (ペロフェラ). “Pero” refers to “licking” or “pero pero” (ペロペロ), while “fera” is short for “fellatio”. This movie doesn’t…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 21, 2012

Persona 3‘s Awesome Music Breaks The Mold (And Our Faces)

When I think of epic JRPG battle music, I usually think of driving guitars, pulsing drums, and soaring melodies. I do not, generally, think of weird funky hip-hop and a lady singing “Baby, baby, baby, baby” over and over again. And yet that’s exactly what Persona 3‘s battle music is, and damned if it isn’t…

By Kirk Hamilton Published March 15, 2012

Kotaku East

Have a Look at Persona 4: The Golden

The PS Vita is getting a version of PlayStation 2 role-playing game Persona 4 called Persona 4: The Golden. The game has new content for the Vita as well as polished OLED look. Check out the game in the link below. 新発表「PS Vita×橋野桂」 [YouTube]

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2012

Atlus Bringing Persona 4 Arena to U.S. This Summer

The Persona developer confirmed rumors from last week, saying the Persona 4 fighting game will hit PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 at some point this summer. [Atlus]

By Jason Schreier Published February 21, 2012

Looks Like the Persona Fighting Game is Coming to the West

Earlier today, Atlus teased an announcement for it loyal fans in North America by sending an image of a giant black rectangle. A little PhotoShop work reveals that image to be a teaser for what looks like Persona 4 The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena Or, as most people call it, The Persona 2D Fighting Game…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2012

Kotaku East

Look, It’s Persona 4 in Living Flesh

Japanese role-playing game Persona 4 is being turned into a hardcore porno. This is not the cast of that flick. Sorry! Instead, these are the folks starring in the Persona 4 stage show. Called Visualive Persona 4, the show combines movie-style special effects with a live performance. Visualive Persona 4 opens next March at the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2012

This Persona Figure Has a Crazy Crotch, Part II Electric Boogaloo

Last October, a Persona 4 figure featuring Izanagi and his crazy crotch surfaced. And now there’s another one. And it comes with a friend. Oh, and a crazy crotch! Part of a “Persona 4 Twin Pack DX”, Izanagi is packaged with Slipping Hablerie, the first boss in the game’s Twisted Shopping District. While the previous…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2012

Your First Look at the Persona Porno Isn’t Sexy

Adult video star and singer Tsubomi recently uploaded this photo on her official blog, titling the post, “(To) All Otaku.” Guess that means you? Tsubomi just filmed an adult video from porn makers TMA, a studio notorious for its video game and anime inspired dirty movies. (Because if it exists, make a porn of it,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2012

Persona Like You’ve Never Seen It Before. On an Audi.

When you think of Japanese role-playing game Persona, you probably don’t think of German engineering. Spotted at the Tokyo Auto Salon by sister site Gizmodo Japan, this is a customized Audi S5 itasha. It is covered in Persona 4 decals and has gullwing doors. You will never forget this. Never. Audi S5がペルソナ4の痛車になってた [Gizmodo Japan]

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 13, 2012

Persona Developer Will Reveal the Game “Everyone’s Waiting For”

This year, famed Persona role-playing game maker Atlus is going to apparently announce a new game. It’s more than that, though. Atlus is going to reveal a game that everybody’s waiting for “soon”. The Tokyo-based game company supposedly said as much in its New Year’s card, leading to online speculation that the eagerly awaited Persona…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 3, 2012

Persona Studio Returns to Cute Sticker Pictures

You probably know Japanese game company Atlus best for its Persona role-playing titles. But in the mid-1990s, Atlus was known for something else entirely: sticker pictures. A female employee at Atlus actually invented sticker pictures, which went on to become a national craze in Japan. Even today, Japanese teens get sticker pictures with friends. Atlus,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 27, 2011

Screw Crazy Crotches! Persona Figures are Better with Tiny TVs.

The last Persona figure Kotaku posted had a crazy crotch. This one does not. It has a television. Japanese figure maker Good Smile Company is showing off this upcoming Persona 4 Teddie figure. There’s also a plastic television—a nice touch. If you haven’t played Persona 4 or seen the anime, Teddie is a mysterious creature…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2011

Persona 4 Is Being Turned Into a…

Not a movie, nope! In Japan, Persona 4 is being made into a stage show called Visualive Persona 4 Based on Persona 4, the stage show will combine movie-style special effects with a live performance. It will star Toru Baba, Takashisa Maeyama, and Minami Tsukui Visualive Persona 4 opens next March at the Sunshine Theatre…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 14, 2011

This Persona Figure Has a Crazy Crotch

It’s not everyday that you see a Persona 4 figure on Kotaku. It’s also not everyday that you see a Persona 4 figure with a crazy crotch. This is Izanagi. If you’ve played the Persona games, you probably know Izanagi and his metal crotch. If you haven’t, go ahead and read this The Izanagi Persona…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 24, 2011

This Persona Fighting Game Trailer Is Giving Me a Headache

Not because it looks bad. It looks great! But all that flashing, and bright lights, and flashing. Argh! I sadly didn’t get a chance to play Persona 4 The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena at last week’s Tokyo Game Show, when it was playable, but the guys from Kotaku Japan did and said it was surprisingly…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 22, 2011

Persona Punches Out Arcade Gameplay Footage

Persona 4 The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena brings the stylish pizazz of Persona to the face-kicking 2D chaos of BlazBlue creators Arc System Works. The game is arcade bound and then headed to consoles. Have a gander at some gameplay footage, running on an arcade cabinet. Don’t fret, I do move my finger from blocking…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2011

It’s a Sin Only Europe Gets This Persona 2 Collector’s Edition

Are you seeing red, North American Persona fans? That’s because this European collector’s edition of the PSP redux of Persona 2: Innocent Sin comes with so much more than the skimpy mini-soundtrack we’re getting over here. Ghostlight, the company handling Innocent Sin’s European release, is pulling out several of the stops to please fans of…

By Mike Fahey Published September 15, 2011

Now Feast Your Eyes on the First Trailer for the Persona 4 Fighting Game

You’ve drooled over the gorgeous screenshots, now take a look at the first official trailer for Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena, the welcome marriage of Atlus’ role-playing with Arc System Works fighting know-how. This is the first time I’ve gotten to write about Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena since it was…

By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2011

Feast Your Eyes on the Gorgeous Persona 4 Fighting Game

Last week, Japanese game mag Famitsu gave us our first look at an unexpected new fighting game—Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena. Based on Atlus’ role-playing game series, the arcade fighter plucks characters from Persona 3 and Persona 4 for 2D fighting fun. Now, thanks to Atlus and developer Arc System Works (BlazBlue, Guilty…

By Michael McWhertor Published September 7, 2011