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dior said: and, i guess NG+ confirmed. lvl 99 Izanagi at the start Wait, what??? So that's why Narukami was acting kinda different? xD |
| definitly a NewGame+ adaption they skimmed over some parts compared to the previous anime but it was totally worth watching Yuu sing the Junes song wow izanagi sure is OP overall i enjoyed this episode :) well besides some of the derpy art here and there... |
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| well, most likely the same with P4A just + Marie, and different type of Yu, and of course, "Imbalance" Izanagi, Yu was just overconfidence like he already meet shadows everyday, and Izanagi is just too powerful, so it's weird if it's not NG+ |
| a dual-sword wielder, fire element in right arm and ice element in left arm |
| The pacing is so damn fast but I like it. Izanagi sure is OP, this is definitely a New Game + adaptation. Will stay watching this just for Marie. |
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| Dat Izanagi scene was really fun to watch. High level Zio spells for the win. I enjoyed this, but mostly because I enjoyed the fanservice from the game. I really liked how they used the same music, and many of the scenes/dialogue are the exact same as the game. It's pretty clear what this anime is trying to do, targeting an audience that has either 1) Already watched P3Animation 2) Played P4G already or 3)Did both 1+2. So like other posters said before me, the anime will possibly gloss over stuff that has been covered in P4Animation, and stick to focusing on Golden exclusive stuff. I guess the only thing we're really missing is more dialouge to make you feel more connected to the characters. I feel like this anime won't really cut it for people who haven't either scene the previous anime or played any rendition of the game. They would likely not enjoy the feeling of things being rushed or glossed over, but I guess like I said before producers are banking on the target audience of people who already experienced P4 to watch this and appreciate it as fanservice for a game they thoroughly enjoyed. I don't wanna sound like a source purist but I do like the game opening a bit better, with all the dancing and shit haha. But at least they still used same music and stuff. I want to re-iterate though, IF YOU HAVE NOT EITHER SEEN P4A OR PLAYED P4 , you'll probably not enjoy this anime. You should do either one of those before approaching this material I think... |
midnightbladeJul 10, 2014 7:17 PM
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| I thought it was pretty bad. I understand the need to have faster pacing because it's only 12 episodes, but does that mean they need to change the source material...? Why are they chasing some girl at the beginning of going in the TV? And if they need to speed things up because of the number of episodes, why am I sitting here watching the protagonist fight a billion shadows? That never happens anywhere, so why eat up time with it? If you want to speed things up, have him start with fighting Yousuke's shadow instead of these stupid trash mob shadows. Also I feel they are playing the, er, "airheaded" protagonist a little too hard around this time. In the original series he was pretty normal, especially in the start, and had funny moments. This time around it just seems like he is autistic or something. I think it would've been better if they had just focused on doing the new content in Golden, rather than rerush through and change the content from the game and original series. |
Saku_kJul 10, 2014 8:02 PM
| Well I thought it was rushed and glossed over so much, but this is just to tell Marie's Story and cramming it into 12 episodes. Still I think it would have been fine to have 24 episodes because Golden added quite bit to the story other than Marie. |
dedeogbe said: How exactly are they gonna do that if they don't re-establish the setting of the story? Personally i think going the NG+ route was the only option they had to introduce Marie as a character (who is now considered canon in the Persona video game series). The reason they're bothering with all of this is because her character is introduced at the very beginning of the game. As such they can't just cut those scenes out. Yu's new personality is part of the whole NG+ thing where all his stats are maxed. Trolling the people who finished the game really. If they want to make a whole NG+ series, then it shouldn't be 12 episodes long. If it's going to be 12 episodes long, then they should really just stick to the new stuff only. Who is this anime for? If you are someone who has never played or watched Persona 4, then this show isn't for you, you aren't going to know what the hell is going on. If you are someone who has already played through Persona 4 or watched it, then you don't need to rewatch the same story beats again just shorter, you already know what happens. They could have had Persona 4 start, Yuu gets off the train, meets Marie and his family etc. Then do the calender thing so you know they are skipping stuff that has already been shown, and just keep showing new bits only. Or they could just montage stuff that happened or whatever. You can say they need to re-establish it blah blah blah but they are obviously skipping plenty of story stuff any way if Kanji is in the next episode, so why not just go whole hog on it? And this is not an NG+ personality come on now. He was acting like a total retard with his hand in the TV, that's not an NG+ choice in the game or anything. This is more of a "well, the silly version of the protag seemed to be a hit in the first series, let's take it even farther". |
| No red rashes! Please don't fuck up A-1. Marie = best girl. I actually didn't know her Japanese VA was Hana Kana either. Huge plus. Dat P3 reference. |
PaulJul 10, 2014 8:53 PM
| People who are crying because the pacing is rushed are idiots, This anime is for people who have seen the first anime and/or played the games, They don't need to waste time re-visiting the plot and building Yu up again, Its NG+ and the anime is button mashing all the text boxes because it has been through this before. I think they did this perfectly since it perfectly reflects a NG+ version WHICH IT SHOULD, This way we can get to the new stuff quicker and the pace will go become normal when we get there so stop whining. I'm loving the semi-smug Yu with his been here done that attitude and since I haven't played the Persona 4 Gold version I don't know what will happen with Marie or what she is about and because of that I'm excited to see something new. |
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| HOLY SHIT IT'S JUST GLORIOUS. This is PURE FANSERVICE. Exactly what I was expecting. |
| Dat maxed out Yu. NG+ OP |
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| NG+ the anime |
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| Just finished the episode and a bit disappointed at the already maxed social link for Marie but I don't mind much about the NG+ Yu. Makes me wonder if he's gonna even use anything else. Well as long as we get more Marie, I probably won't care much. |
| It is the same storywise, but at some points they are different. It seems like the main guy is more bright. "Destined one"?? It is really fast (getting over the same thing quickly). Wait, that new girl is part of the member of Velvet room? |
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tsubasalover said: It is the same storywise, but at some points they are different. It seems like the main guy is more bright. "Destined one"?? It is really fast (getting over the same thing quickly). Wait, that new girl is part of the member of Velvet room? Assuming you haven't played the game, yes, as mentioned in the episode, they bring her to the velvet room and you, Yu, can interact with her there. She's only featured in the Golden edition of the game, which is for the Ps Vita. She has extra content which can be unlocked by maxing her social link, a feature in the game, which the anime already did because of the scene they gave us with her looking over the town, which isn't something you can unlock in 1-3 in game days. |
| Not bad,they made this expecting anyone who is gonna watch it should already have some knowledge about P4 so it's fine rushing through stuffs that people has already seen. |
| Totally looks like a NG+ adaptation, which is a pretty interesting approach. The pacing is alright. No need to show all the things we've already seen. I really dig the new Yu and badass Izanagi.. ..oh, and Marie :3 |
| I'm sure that people here have covered how the anime (or episode) felt too fast paced, so I'll avoid to mention it. Though it's been a while since I played P4G and while my expectations of the anime was mediocre at best, it feels like certain events in this episode did not reflect correctly to the game. I'm not even sure if this is NG+ or not. I'll just see where the anime takes me for now. On another note, I'm happy to see more P4 stuff including the theme songs and soundtracks. They also improved the animation quality from the original P4 animation which is great. I was hoping to see the same animation quality as the cutscenes from the P4G game, but that would probably be too much to ask for. Marie is just as sweet as I remember her being; except for the bonus tsuntsun from Kana Hanazawa which was a pleasant surprise. Guess it's time to play the game again and not miss crucial dates for achievements, argh. |
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| DO NOT WATCH THIS VERSION IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE ORIGINAL ANIME OR AT LEAST PLAYED THE GAME! Persona 4: The Golden Animation makes me feel like I am watching a NG+! The animation is much more enhanced than the first time around, the songs come from the game, and Yu is a hella stronger than he was in the first showing! I'm enjoying it so far, but it is weird seeing how fast paced it is moving. Definitely going to continue watching and see what direction they take with adding Marie into the mix. Every time I see Marie dressed the way she is I think of Prinny Girl! |
| So glad that I'm not a huge manga reader, because the manga readers WHINE WAY TOO MUCH and have to RUIN every adapted anime for the ANIME ONLY WATCHERS! |
| Love the first episode...Narukami is more badass in this one and it seems like the anime will only concentrate on events of P4G so may be we will get valentine day,school vacation and school festival. P.S love the voice actress for Marie as i just finish Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou that she voice Kawaii-sempai |
| The nostalgiaaa~ This is definitely a NG+ adaptation. It's evident with that OP Izanagi and quirky personality of Yu. I must say that the first adaptation should have had this much production value or more. Kinda disappointed thinking about that. I like how to script works; it's like we're smashing the x button to reach the new stuff real quick. At the end of the day though, this adaptation is definitely for players or people who watched the first adaptation. And great... Yu sang the Junes song :3 "Everyday young life June-su~" |
| NG+ Yu is going to make this hilarious until he inevitably has to struggle against certain boss battles in order to create drama and suspense. I haven't played Golden, nor do I plan to after playing the original and not owning a Vita, so I have no issue with the quickened pace to get to the Golden material. I still wished an Arena adaptation was done instead. It would've tied in nicely with the Ultimax release. |
| Is this a sequel to the first season, or it's just something new? |
| PACING MOVING AT THE SPEED OF SANIC. I was underwhelmed honestly. This kills the atmosphere. |
| It's the first episode and Yuu has already power level lol Killing that many shadows should be enough to make him jump straight to level 99. I was wondering how they're going to fit this in 12 episodes, seems like they just combined events and move things more quickly. It didn't feel that rushed for me although it'll probably be apparent in future episodes. The animation and art are definitely superior to the original P4 anime and I'm glad they use songs from the game. |
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keragamming said: Is this a sequel to the first season, or it's just something new? Not a sequel but rather a quick recap of the first series along with the new material that was added in Persona 4 Golden. The new material filled in some things in the existing story and added an epilogue. The Persona 4 story continues in Persona 4 Arena for the PS3 and 360. |
LuxeonJul 10, 2014 11:58 PM
| I like that they're moving on to the new content quickly while skimming over the broad strokes and key elements. It is NOT supposed to be watched on itself. It is an extension of the first Anime, and adds more elements and context to the characters and setting. If you're going into this without having watched the first anime, or played the original game, you're doing yourself a disservice and are, quite frankly, doing it wrong. As for the pacing and power levels.... Definitely New Game+. Narukami was very actively involving himself in events, rather than being a bit of a drifter. He makes a few different decisions from the first series, which is cool and pretty much represents the player/audience's desire to take a few different turns on the next run. Similarly, the scene-skipping and "awful pacing" is also comparable with the way a player who has already finished those sections doesn't necessarily want to read through them again. It still introduces the characters by giving the fundamentals (Chie's love for meat, Yukiko's family business...). Those scenes are more meant to refresh the audience's memory, rather than giving a fully-rounded plot. Again, this is an extension of the original, not a stand-alone adaption. This is especially apparent by how they spent the last 5 minutes (after the ending) with Golden content / Marie, without rushing things at all. They deliver what the audience would want to watch this for, being the new characters and content, not the rehash. As such, I am enjoying it, and can appreciate the concept. |
| What did i just watch? Well, i like where this is going. Marie's japanese voice is so much better. |
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| i hated it, animation was supbar, pacing was terrible, and what the flying fuck was that powerlevel?!, thats not even in Ng+ more like ng+++++++++++ and cheat codes. That kind of powerlevel is not even possible for Demifiend. also that Yu is not badass is a Jesus superman Gary Stu. |
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Teradyne said: keragamming said: Is this a sequel to the first season, or it's just something new? Not a sequel but rather a quick recap of the first series along with the new material that was added in Persona 4 Golden. The new material filled in some things in the existing story and added an epilogue. The Persona 4 story continues in Persona 4 Arena for the PS3 and 360. Oh, I see. I knew some of the scenes felt familiar but I wasn't sure since they added in new scenes in it. I'm still going to watch it. |
| This is for sure is going in the NG+ route. Nice to see all of the gang animated again. Yu seems a but off to me though even though it's NG+. Animation was good and the fight scene was superb. I also like that P3 reference. |
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Teradyne said: keragamming said: Is this a sequel to the first season, or it's just something new? Not a sequel but rather a quick recap of the first series along with the new material that was added in Persona 4 Golden. The new material filled in some things in the existing story and added an epilogue. The Persona 4 story continues in Persona 4 Arena for the PS3 and 360. I see, not watching then... |
| Yu's OP as fuck, yeah NG+! The way he turned that block into a handshake, slick as fuck. He's officially on Morokin's shit list now. Aw they used P4G's OP! I guess they're gonna change it just like they did for the original P4 The Animation but still, I'm happy! Nice to see that lower face tan is gone. I didn't mind it that much but it looks way better now. Oh man, the gang dressed up in the P3 Gekkoukan High School uniforms!~ But what about Yosuke's pee problem? I feel let down without it. |
| I never played the game (mostly because I don't really know where to buy it - the only Atlus game I have is Catherine, and I had to order that from Italy, and the only consoles I have are PS1-3) and I don't think the storyline has that much rewatch quality, but I'm not gonna drop it. I was sort of interested in Marie but now I'm not - my first impression was bad. I'm really not a fan of this sort of tsundere archetype. Eh, I guess it was worth getting to hear their Japanese voices though (I watched the first one dubbed) but now I'm mostly just staying for a chance to see shadow Kanji in better animation quality. Y'know, for uh... reasons. |
| I had low expectations for this to begin with, if you think about it there was no way it wasn't going to be rushed. However, Yu acting like a boss is not bad at all and we get to see dem motorcycles now. All I want to see is the extended epilogue from P4G animated for purely wish fulfillment purposes. |
tittycakesJul 11, 2014 2:55 AM
| NG+ was in full effect in the first episode. |
| marie and ritsu from bokura minna kawaisou have the same voice actor :D |
| You know, they could've at least mentioned the murders. Why drop such an important point of the storyline? Yu's blank personality in the original seems to be better suited to his character than the talkative one. Very weak. |
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| this is Persona 4 Golden. The most important thing introduced in that game was Marie and having Adachi as a social link. so the anime should focus on those. |
| That pacing. I have no knowledge about the games or other Persona animations so while watching sometimes I went 'what the hell' but I still like it. The art is really good, and Yuu singing "Every day's great at your Junes!" was really cute. XD (Time to watch the other Persona animations before episode 2 airs next week. Can I do that however /cries) |
| Was it just me or was Yu a bit more swaggy and confident then he was in Persona 4: The Animation. O_o |
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xlactyu said: Was it just me or was Yu a bit more swaggy and confident then he was in Persona 4: The Animation. O_o Thats how the game is. This is a game. You choose what you want him to say. He can either be quiet and broody, or outgoing like this. |
| Oh man, what the hell was this. I quite like the change of newgame+, but the ART! It was ugly as HELL. Especially compared to the original. How do they manage to have such a quality reduction. I guess I'll just watch it as a little bonus, but I'm not expecting too much out of this anymore. |
Ciran said: Oh man, what the hell was this. I quite like the change of newgame+, but the ART! It was ugly as HELL. Especially compared to the original. How do they manage to have such a quality reduction. I guess I'll just watch it as a little bonus, but I'm not expecting too much out of this anymore. A-1 did the animation in the game, and it looks exactly like this. P4A had shit art that looked nothing like the game. |
SolvyTwerk4Jesus said: Ciran said: Oh man, what the hell was this. I quite like the change of newgame+, but the ART! It was ugly as HELL. Especially compared to the original. How do they manage to have such a quality reduction. I guess I'll just watch it as a little bonus, but I'm not expecting too much out of this anymore. A-1 did the animation in the game, and it looks exactly like this. P4A had shit art that looked nothing like the game. I'm guessing that he watched the BD releases of the original, which had a much improved art and animation. |
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