Persona - Trinity Soul

[Guido]

Thanks to my monotonous laziness I was not able to provide a review for episode four and had almost forgotten about the characters' names.

Quite a lengthy episode that no matter how much I dig, the sand and dirt keep piling up preventing me to build up an accurate theory about what is happening.

However, the fifth episode made some quite progress on Shin.

This time he was able to awaken his Persona consciously when Soutaro paid him and his friends a visit at the woods behind the school.

The episode establishes as well, based on Soutarou's inference, that Shin's Persona might be the only one that kills other Persona without the owners dying or receiving damage.

So, basically, for a Latent to have his or her Persona to absorb another's Persona, first, the owner must be killed to leave that Persona homeless and exposed to a shadow extraction by the attacker's Persona.

Second, the Persona and the owner are united, and thus, the link cannot be cutted, however, Shin's can do that. I wonder if the scientists from the beginning, who might be the 'Marebito', already found out about Shin's data, and thus would explain their decision to move the A Latent Project to stage two.

Jun is fully awared now about the Personas. Not only that he also almost accomplished to awaken his own. If the elder brother have their owns, then it was a matter of time for the little brother to awaken his own.

Takurou accomplished to awaken his Persona, but looks like that if the awakening is forced by rage or an unconscious state, the latent loses control on his or her Persona; Takurou was at the verge of going rampage.

If Megumi discussed to Kanaru that their peers should quit on 'Shadow Extraction' because it's bad, then most likely she has already had an experience involving someone close to her dying or being victim of an accident regarding kagenuki.

I wonder what was the voice that Jun heard? The voice coming from Takashi's Persona getting absorbed? or could Shin have heard the voice of feather girl in pain?


BTW, listening to Raki's voice in Soutarou as the antagonist gives me the creeps.

[AnimeFan188]

Yuki is Jun's twin sister. She died in an accident. The details of the accident haven't been given yet. Based on a few comments, I think the accident happened 10 years ago. The scar on Jun's forehead is most likely from the same accident.

So, should we call him Jun D'Eon?

Or Le Chevalier De Jun?

[ApostleOfGod]

Is it me or is Ryo not being Shin and Jun's brother just not shocking at all? I find this to be the biggest shock yet.. Jun turning into a girl and having all these supernatural powers and all that isn't very new to me, as his "dual-personality" was introduced in the 1st Ep, when we overheard Jun talking to him and his other self (presumably the girl?). In any case, is Shin simply renouncing his family relationship with Ryo or is Ryo really not his brother? O_o..

[LKK]

In any case, is Shin simply renouncing his family relationship with Ryo or is Ryo really not his brother? O_o..
I thought Shin's last line about Ryo not being his brother was a rejection of their family relationship because Shin feels that Ryo has not been behaving as an older brother ought to. I didn't take it as a literal statement that Shin and Ryo weren't related.

[Geta Boshi]

I havnt played the game but this shows has turned out pretty good . I am still stuck on ep 2 but its very entertaining so far . Probably will have 3/4/5 marathon

[hachihachi]

i'm going to rewatch again cos bits and pieces of information are floating around in my head, as usual. ;)

finally seen jun's persona. and even that afro guy can also summon his persona.

[Nergy]

I haven't played Persona 3 (and not many other RPGs for that matter) but i liked the idea of this. I've just downloaded episodes 2-5 (haven't watched yet). It seems very Jojo's Bizarre Adventure with the Stand-like monsters they summon.

[Leon_Lelouch]

Hmmm.... So... anyone know when will ep 6 come out?

[cmanimevids3000]

Probably Sunday or Monday.... when it usually comes out lol.

[Rembr]

LOL episode 6.

Out of nowhere, a godly episode.

[sapphire-pyro]

What happened in episode 6? Spoil me please xD hehe

[Slice of Life]

I have a small question. After watching 5 episodes, I'm not sure if I should drop this or not. The reason is that up the plot seems to leave the whole background unexplained. What are the personas exactly? How many factions are there and what it everybody's agenda? Where do these pills come from, what do they exactly, and why does this seem to be the only city where this stuff is happening? And so on ... If this wasn't a game spin-off I would assume that everything will be wrapped together nicely in the end. But it might be that this is one of the anime you're simply not supposed to watch (and understand) if you haven't played the game. And a few spoilers I've read here make this seem only more likely. So my fear is I might sit through this and in the end I'm exactly as smart as before. Any comments?

[the.Merines]

I can try to explain some of the things you asked about.


The Personas are other "selves" that some people can summon from their souls. I don't really know a whole lot beyond that (haven't finished P3 yet).

Factions... There's Shin/Jun and friends, the Outsiders (or whatever your preferred fansubbers call them), and Ryou/Eiko. Itou, the detective, is against Ryou, but isn't currently involved directly with the Personas.

The pills are from P3, and they were used in the game by people who are not able to summon their Personas naturally. Having originally forced it out, the pills help the users control their Persona, both when active and inactive.

Why does it only happen in this city? That's unknown, but it has something to do with the events of the game (which happened ten years prior to the show). There are also a series of events 10 years ago which affected the brothers that are probably somehow related.

Should you continue? I'd like to think you should, if only to learn more about what's going on. The show will have its own independent conclusion that's removed from the game. But, it's really up to you. :P

P.S., if any of this is incorrect, you'll have to forgive me. :heh:

[Xcomp]

I have a small question. After watching 5 episodes, I'm not sure if I should drop this or not. The reason is that up the plot seems to leave the whole background unexplained. What are the personas exactly? How many factions are there and what it everybody's agenda? Where do these pills come from, what do they exactly, and why does this seem to be the only city where this stuff is happening? And so on ... If this wasn't a game spin-off I would assume that everything will be wrapped together nicely in the end. But it might be that this is one of the anime you're simply not supposed to watch (and understand) if you haven't played the game. And a few spoilers I've read here make this seem only more likely. So my fear is I might sit through this and in the end I'm exactly as smart as before. Any comments?
I know what you mean. The show's kind of running too many mystery threads at once just now and if you haven't played the PS2 game, you'll a bit lost. Even if you did play the game, a lot of the stuff people have came up with has just been speculation so far anyway :heh:

LOL episode 6.

Out of nowhere, a godly episode.

Nice episode indeed! Got quite a few laughs from this! A nice break from the dark mystery episodes so far. Full summary (http://xcomp.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/persona-trinity-soul-06-an-eventful-day-in-ayanagi/) up now.

Ryo beating up criminals in a teddy bear suit. Reminds me of FMP Fumoffu and I won't be surprised if that's where they got the idea from! Good to see he's not completely stone cold. He even seemed to show some interest in the idol that was supposed to arrive that day.

And speaking of idols... If that is really Akihiko on the phone, since when did he start to have an interest in girls? He seemed to know an awful lot about idols during that call.

It was also nice watching the friends hang out on a fairly normal day for once. A little more character development although it's kind of worrying to hear Kanaru wakes up in the middle of "nowhere" a lot. Maybe she takes part in Kagenuki too much?
And anyone noticed this? :heh:

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/8628/ptssix17ip1.jpg
Apparently they'll be heading to the hot springs next episode. Anime shows set in the "modern world" pretty much never miss out on this, do they? :p

[sb075]

Perhaps...

Fu-korin = Fuka
Mi-korin = Mitsuru
Chi-korin = Chidori
Yo-korin = Yukari? (she can't appear this joke without changing because "Yu-korin" exists in real Japan.)

But of course I think they have nothing to do with P3 game characters.

[fict_ticious]

Episode 6 was a good laugh. I guess a series trying to play itself out as SERIOUS BUSINESS needs an episode or two like this as well.


Apparently they'll be heading to the hot springs next episode. Anime shows set in the "modern world" pretty much never miss out on this, do they?
It's as obligatory as having "a day at the beach" episode and fireworks festival.

[Chinatsu-no-miya]

Damn,they screwed up Starbucks name.Starbooks Coffee sounds really lame.

It seems like with each passing episode,Ryo is shown to be quite a softie at heart

[Guido]

Actually, if you give a light analysis, the sixth episode would have suited better for a DVD-only special episode.

Why? Because there wasn't any progress or development for the main storyline overall, or the particular subplots.


The only serious thing that nearly approached to things getting out of control was Jun's monologue conversation warning about the exchange of hostages.

Either he's listening to the voice of Yuki or the mysterious feathered girl.

Most likely is the latter, because Jun would have felt or known that it was Yuki whose voice was listening to.


A peculiarity that I paid close attention to this episode was that Ryou performed a miracle for those kids.

A close friend of mine recently told me that when you perform a good deed without selfishness and not wanting to receive a reward for it, still the purpose of that good action is defeated when the people you selflessly helped gives you thanks for it. That's because that people immediately will know that it was you who helped them and will give their thanks to you; even a direct "thank you" for a good deed is translated as a reward, according to my friend's perspective, and the good deeds must never be rewarded.

He further explained that one must become a miracle to others by not letting them to know that it was 'you' who gave them a helping hand.

What Ryou did was helping and saving those kids without not revealing his identity as a person.

The little kid's brother was remarking to the little kid that the bear wasn't real but a living person under disguise.

When Ryou heard that statement as he started to take off the bear's head he quickly pulled it on again. Ryou did not want to shatter that little boy's illusion about the bear being alive.

Moreso, when the two boys cling onto him, still with the bear costume on, as they were threatened by the kidnappers.

With the bear costume on he beated the pulp out of those punks, and whom the kids thanked was the bear not Ryou himself, thus, keeping alive those illusions about the bear within the kids while at the same time saving them without revealing his identity.

[LKK]

I liked episode 6. On the surface, it seemed like a nice change-of-pace filler episode. But I felt the episode contained the seeds of future developments, some good like another reminder for Ryou of the importance of his brothers; some bad like the dark-haired girl's lapse of memory; and some puzzling such as Jun's almost psychic knowledge of the kidnapping plot. If the series takes those seeds and grows them into full-fledged plot developments, then this fun filler will no longer be just a filler but the lead-in to something bigger. No matter what may or may not develop, episode 6 will still be fun. :)

[TinyRedLeaf]

Weird filler episode. It's fun in some places, but somewhat out-of-place in other respects.


Who on Earth is Chikorin? It's almost as though the writers were trying for something similar to "the theatre of the absurd (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_the_Absurd)" ("waiting for Godot", ie, you never really find out who Godot is, but you're waiting for him nonetheless).

Mystery-voice person is a closet otaku (I'm amused, because it sounds like who-I-think-he-is would actually behave). Even Ryo was surprised by how enthusiastic he was about using Mikorin and Yokorin as a replacement. :p

Cosplay Megumi and Morimoto = kawaii.

Jun seems to have the same powers as Fuuka from Persona 3, ie, he can read thoughts and detect shadows/personae.

Which sub did you guys watch? I watched Ainex's subs - "Hey, when the chief-for-the-day comes, what does the real chief do?"; answer - "He runs around in a pedobear suit." LOL. Nice touch. :D

While unleashing his inner bear, Ryo becomes even more of a softie. He should wear costumes more often.

Ryo chancing upon the Hiiragi sons (Lucky Star?) was too coincidental. It's too much of a deux ex machina for my liking.


I agree with Guido - this would have been better as an omake episode or a DVD-only special. It didn't advance the plot or develop the characters very significantly. The humour felt forced, even though there were some cute and funny moments. It reminds me of the funnier side-stories you encountered in Persona 3, while trying to build your social links. Here though, it felt as though the writers were trying too hard to insert a few in-jokes and their attempt fell flat, in my opinion.

[ApostleOfGod]

Best episode so far.

[Kamesan]

OMG! Was that pedobear? :(

[Leon_Lelouch]

What's with all korin-korin??

[Xcomp]

Perhaps...

Fu-korin = Fuka
Mi-korin = Mitsuru
Chi-korin = Chidori
Yo-korin = Yukari? (she can't appear this joke without changing because "Yu-korin" exists in real Japan.)

But of course I think they have nothing to do with P3 game characters.

Hmmm, never noticed that. You could be right considering the contents of this episode.

Weird filler episode. It's fun in some places, but somewhat out-of-place in other respects.


Who on Earth is Chikorin? It's almost as though the writers were trying for something similar to "the theatre of the absurd (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_the_Absurd)" ("waiting for Godot", ie, you never really find out who Godot is, but you're waiting for him nonetheless).

Mystery-voice person is a closet otaku (I'm amused, because it sounds like who-I-think-he-is would actually behave). Even Ryo was surprised by how enthusiastic he was about using Mikorin and Yokorin as a replacement. :p

I agree with Guido - this would have been better as an omake episode or a DVD-only special. It didn't advance the plot or develop the characters very significantly. The humour felt forced, even though there were some cute and funny moments. It reminds me of the funnier side-stories you encountered in Persona 3, while trying to build your social links. Here though, it felt as though the writers were trying too hard to insert a few in-jokes and their attempt fell flat, in my opinion.
Well, I thought it was a nice change.

I liked how it shows how the group of "normal" students are coping after the last incident. They seem to be taking it pretty well despite almost being killed by some stranger. Takuro chooses to believe his friend is still alive and Shin keeps the secret that he's actually dead. Megumi continues to visit her Senpai Yumi and Kanaru baffles.

I agree some of the jokes were pretty forceful though. The whole "-korin" thing just didn't work although the first name that came up was supposed to be the name of an idol coming to be a one day inspector.
And nice new avatar, BTW! Where's it from? Quite a number of people on the other threads seem to be using it too but with different characters.

[TinyRedLeaf]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/islien/kinodansen2b.gif <-- Kino is doing caramelldansen.

It's spreading from here (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=62297). Come and get infected. :D

[Cats]

A peculiarity that I paid close attention to this episode was that Ryou performed a miracle for those kids.

A close friend of mine recently told me that when you perform a good deed without selfishness and not wanting to receive a reward for it, still the purpose of that good action is defeated when the people you selflessly helped gives you thanks for it. That's because that people immediately will know that it was you who helped them and will give their thanks to you; even a direct "thank you" for a good deed is translated as a reward, according to my friend's perspective, and the good deeds must never be rewarded.

He further explained that one must become a miracle to others by not letting them to know that it was 'you' who gave them a helping hand.

Interesting point of view. Certainly helping others under the veil of anonymity is setting a much better example, even if your help isn't what would be directly referred to as 'help'. I suppose the idea behind it is that the reward for a good deed is another good deed, but by thanking people solely take in your help and throw the feelings away. So true...

I'm really (pleasantly) surprised someone else here would actually think like that.
Most people I see around me simply go about doing good deeds as a means to get bragging rights in one form or another.

[Haruyasha]

Well.. episode 7 wasn't as bad as it first appeared.. it kinda starts out slow, but gets really good.

I wonder what that mysterious girl saw in Shin to cause her to race over to him..

Lots of persona usage in this episode.. and we also learn that Megumi has a persona as well.. why am I not surprised? That makes all 4 of them.

[cmanimevids3000]

The insert song at 5 minutes, does anyone knwo what song that is in epsiode 7 ?

[hachihachi]

wow so megumi chan has her own persona too. but it is really sad that her efforts were in vain :(

*shivers in excitement at episode 8*

[LKK]

Minor episode 7 tidbit that made me go :twitch:
What hospital allows its patients to get to roof ...... in a wheelchair?!

[fict_ticious]

Episode 7 was neat. Watching Takuro train was quite entertaining too.

Minor episode 7 tidbit that made me go :twitch:
What hospital allows its patients to get to roof ...... in a wheelchair?!
This ease of access to roofs in Japan is depicted to be just as easy as breaking into their gated schools at night.

[LKK]

This ease of access to roofs in Japan is depicted to be just as easy as breaking into their gated schools at night.
Yeah, I know. But access to a hospital roof by a patient traveling in a wheelchair stretches my suspension of belief to its ripping point.

[cmanimevids3000]

If anyone has any ideas on what that insert song is in Episode 7 please let me know.

[Guido]

The seventh episode gave a special focus on Megumi and answered to us (the audience) her angst as to why she's so opposed to the kagenuki and scolding her peers for using their Persona.

From what Jun linked to Megumi's psyche and frustration she experienced in her childhood, as a child Megumi and her family were victims to an unfortunate car accident.

chibi-Megumi entered into total fear, which the stress forced an early materialization of her Persona. Her Persona protected her, but since she was still a child then, she didn't have any conscious control over it.

Her Persona at the end rampaged in a frenzied ditch to save its owner (Megumi) in order to survive, which resulted in Megumi's little brother's death.

The trauma and fear is too deeply ingrained within her.


Secondly, I praise very much this episode because our protagonists are beginning to take a proactive action regarding the use of their Persona.

Takuro was training to have control sync with his Persona for battle training.

In spite of Megumis' protests, Shin reasoned with her that this has to start becoming a need for all of them, because eventually they will have to fight against Toma and his group of Persona hunters.


For this episode I am starting to discern quite more or less what's the role of the feathered girl.

The feathered girl likely or speculative acts as a guide, maybe a Shinigami who offers to those people who have received the feather a chance to move on, although that would most likely mean death.

She fiercely and instinctively reacted once Shin materialized his Persona, so I am starting to suspect that 'feathered' girl either is a Persona without a master or a different type of spiritual entity.

I don't know if I have any evidence at all to infer that feathered-girl is a sort of guide, but Jun uttered that Yumi's heart was dying, and he cried for her.
A possible indication that when someone's Persona is forcefully taken out, then later absorbed would mean that the owner eventually will fall victim to the 'Apathy' syndrome.

[Xcomp]

Full episode 7 summary (http://xcomp.wordpress.com/2008/02/17/persona-trinity-soul-07-a-close-encounter/) up but, I see I'm a little late linking to it here since the fansubs are out now ^^;

Interesting point of view. Certainly helping others under the veil of anonymity is setting a much better example, even if your help isn't what would be directly referred to as 'help'. I suppose the idea behind it is that the reward for a good deed is another good deed, but by thanking people solely take in your help and throw the feelings away. So true...

I'm really (pleasantly) surprised someone else here would actually think like that.
Most people I see around me simply go about doing good deeds as a means to get bragging rights in one form or another.
Interesting indeed. I guess if the person being helped doesn't know someone helped him/her then it can be considered a miracle. However, I don't think everyone goes about helping people just to get thanked. I think the majority helps out of good will although I agree some do it to gain favours.

If anyone has any ideas on what that insert song is in Episode 7 please let me know.
Well, I know it's something original for the show that's for sure because I haven't heard from any of the P3 soundtracks. I think it's still the same singer though, i.e. Yumi Kawamura who sung "Burn My Dread". Would have helped if they put the name of the song in the ending credits like most shows do for insert songs.

I wonder if they'll include all those P3 songs they've used so far in the PTS OST...

The seventh episode gave a special focus on Megumi and answered to us (the audience) her angst as to why she's so opposed to the kagenuki and scolding her peers for using their Persona.

From what Jun linked to Megumi's psyche and frustration she experienced in her childhood, as a child Megumi and her family were victims to an unfortunate car accident.

chibi-Megumi entered into total fear, which the stress forced an early materialization of her Persona. Her Persona protected her, but since she was still a child then, she didn't have any conscious control over it.

Her Persona at the end rampaged in a frenzied ditch to save its owner (Megumi) in order to survive, which resulted in Megumi's little brother's death.

The trauma and fear is too deeply ingrained within her.


Secondly, I praise very much this episode because our protagonists are beginning to take a proactive action regarding the use of their Persona.

Takuro was training to have control sync with his Persona for battle training.

In spite of Megumis' protests, Shin reasoned with her that this has to start becoming a need for all of them, because eventually they will have to fight against Toma and his group of Persona hunters.


For this episode I am starting to discern quite more or less what's the role of the feathered girl.

The feathered girl likely or speculative acts as a guide, maybe a Shinigami who offers to those people who have received the feather a chance to move on, although that would most likely mean death.

She fiercely and instinctively reacted once Shin materialized his Persona, so I am starting to suspect that 'feathered' girl either is a Persona without a master or a different type of spiritual entity.

I don't know if I have any evidence at all to infer that feathered-girl is a sort of guide, but Jun uttered that Yumi's heart was dying, and he cried for her.
A possible indication that when someone's Persona is forcefully taken out, then later absorbed would mean that the owner eventually will fall victim to the 'Apathy' syndrome.


I actually think her little brother was tossed out of their vehicle when the crash happened. I seriously doubt Megumi's Persona would have thrown him out or go as far as killing him.

Sorry but, that just had to remind me of the P3 parody Manga strip, "Fuuka's Awakening." (http://sunamati.afz.jp/kobenidou/comic/persona/030.gif) :heh:

And yeah, I agree it's good to see the friends actually preparing themselves to battle the enemy now. Hopefully that means we'll be seeing more of the Marebito and their leader Kyujo soon.

As for the girl, judging from the Kanzato family's picture book and the disappearances so far, I think she's maybe a guardian or monster of the sea. I don't really think she's a guide or Death God when she's only linked to people with Personas or anyone out at sea. It's as if she's guarding something there.

As I mentioned before, "Kujira" can translate as whale or "Cetus", a sea monster from Roman mythology. The story book and feathers imply that the name maybe referring to the latter. Furthermore, the disappearances at sea and her hostility towards Shin in this episode fits with the idea that she maybe a "monster" pretty perfectly. Shin's Persona had to slash out at her and I don't think it was Shin controlling it at the time. Before this episode, his Persona has always been protecting him in times of danger.

And lastly, about the title, "The Stranger Called "I"". The last scene in this episode was kind of confusing. I wasn't really sure who was saying, "It's hurt." Posters on 2ch are speculating the title is referring to how Yumi is separated from her soul which would be the "stranger". Basically they're thinking Yumi recovered when the girl appeared on the roof to restore her soul (or mind) and during the last scene, she was back to take it away after Yumi had fulfilled her role. Perhaps to help awaken Megumi's Persona.

Now why can't I come up with these things when I watch the episodes?

[Chinatsu-no-miya]

Is it really confirmed that Persona is 13 episodes?I dont really trust animenewsnetwork.

[cmanimevids3000]

Its either 10 or 13... I dunno which personally

[aardvark]

Yeah, I know. But access to a hospital roof by a patient traveling in a wheelchair stretches my suspension of belief to its ripping point.
Elevator?


Is it really confirmed that Persona is 13 episodes?I dont really trust animenewsnetwork.
Persona Trinity Soul is 26 episodes, not 13 episodes.

[Chinatsu-no-miya]

Persona Trinity Soul is 26 episodes, not 13 episodes.

Mind telling me where you got that news from

[aardvark]

Mind telling me where you got that news from
http://www.ontvjapan.com/article/01_00/animax_persona.php
（1月～6月まで2クール：全26話）

Running for 2 cour, 26 episodes, from January to June.

The pacing kind of gives away the fact that it isn't 13 episodes...

[Xcomp]

Elevator?
That would make sense considering how precious open space is in Japan. If you look at where Megumi appears during the opening scene, I think that part of the building's big enough to have an elevator section, no?

http://www.ontvjapan.com/article/01_00/animax_persona.php

Running for 2 cour, 26 episodes, from January to June.

The pacing kind of gives away the fact that it isn't 13 episodes...

Nice, I was expecting 26 episodes in the first place, finishing just in time for Spring when shows like Code Geass R2 will be coming on.

[aardvark]

Just in case as a precautionary measure, don't blame me if that info turns out to be wrong though:heh: (even though I'm sure it is correct)

That would make sense considering how precious open space is in Japan. If you look at where Megumi appears during the opening scene, I think that part of the building's big enough to have an elevator section, no?
Well, regardless of space, I can't think of another explanation!

[cmanimevids3000]

Um... Code Geass starts in april... and Persona will run till June ? how is that just in time... lol

[Tendou88]

Code Geass will take over Gundam00 spot i think

[Chinatsu-no-miya]

http://www.ontvjapan.com/article/01_00/animax_persona.php


Running for 2 cour, 26 episodes, from January to June.

The pacing kind of gives away the fact that it isn't 13 episodes...

Thanks for that news.This explains the lack of character development so far.I would say 13 episodes are just too short.26 episodes should be just fine

[TinyRedLeaf]

I liked the episode, but with a few reservations.


The gang goes on a vacation. This image came to mind immediately:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/islien/persona-3-yakushima.jpg

But unfortunately, it's still winter. Cool thing though, we get onsens instead. :p

As expected, Junpei Mk II lives up to his predecessor's ecchi-ness. Boys will be boys. Megumi was quite cute overall in this episode: "Geez, I'm still going through puberty. I won't show it to you guys even after puberty!" :eyespin:

It was interesting to learn about Megumi's backstory. But the other characters don't get much development, and the pace is still rather slow. We get confirmation that the red-haird girl is directly responsible for the mysterious disappearances. As for the other people who don't disappear after seeing feathers, well, more mystery. Yay.

We're at Episode 7 already. Whatever suspense there might have been has already dissipated by now. I'm curious to learn what Eiko and Ryou found out, but I can't say I'm "eagerly" looking forward to it anymore.

We see more of Jun's ability to read minds. It continues to bother me how neither Shin nor Ryou made any fuss about Yuki's appearance after that night at the beach. Well, I'm not surprised about Ryou (he probably knows the true reason) but I'd have expected Shin to be more curious about that night. Right now, he behaves as though it never happened. What gives?

A couple of interesting sounding insert songs, but unfortunately, they seemed very out of place. Ah well, the new songs are still nice nonetheless.

I guess each character (including the guy and his dog as well?) will eventually have their "awakenings" and learn how to summon their personae in the coming episodes. Then perhaps the pace will pick up a little.

[SidVicious]

One little thing about the game according to GameSpot Foruns:

"There is a new banner on the front page of the Atlus USA site that is counting down for something. If you check the p3 intro you will see the same image at around the 54 second mark. My guess is that FES will be announced when the counter reaches zero."

[Tsukiyomi]

Too bad there isn't a chance of Atlus bringing Persona games to the Wii anytime soon. Wii only gets the new Baroque

[Xcomp]

Um... Code Geass starts in april... and Persona will run till June ? how is that just in time... lol

Well, at least most of it will be over by then ^^;

[cmanimevids3000]

lol I knew Ainex was off but wow...
Someone posted this in their chan a few minutes ago...

<Shinrei> lol @ quality subs
<Shinrei> http://tinyurl.com/2z4tlt

[ZODDGUTS]

Too bad there isn't a chance of Atlus bringing Persona games to the Wii anytime soon. Wii only gets the new Baroque

The Wii only has non-games I kid I kid. :p

The next Persona game will be for the PS2 would have prefered if it for next gen but ohe well at least the next Shin Megami Tensei game will be for the PS3.

[Xcomp]

The next Persona game will be for the PS2 would have prefered if it for next gen but ohe well at least the next Shin Megami Tensei game will be for the PS3.

Nah. I say produce the next gen Persona game on the Xbox 360 just because I have one in the house and not a PS3 :p

[sb075]

One little thing about the game according to GameSpot Foruns:

"There is a new banner on the front page of the Atlus USA site that is counting down for something. If you check the p3 intro you will see the same image at around the 54 second mark. My guess is that FES will be announced when the counter reaches zero."

Atlus will start the new browser game which is probably related to Persona 4 at 0:00 February 25(Japan standard time). So it may be an official announcement of Persona 4 for PS2.


Edit: Sorry. Persona Ain Soph, the new browser game, doesn't start on February 25. I was mistaken.

[TinyRedLeaf]

Nah. I say produce the next gen Persona game on the Xbox 360 just because I have one in the house and not a PS3 :p

Oh noes! What are you doing?! Bill Gates is rich enough, don't support the Xbox!!

:p

PS2, PS3, Wii, or even the fugly Xbox, it doesn't matter much to me anymore since I don't think I'll have the time to spend 170+ hours on another Persona game. My gaming days are behind me, I'm afraid. :(

[Leon_Lelouch]

Umm... hello?? this is not the game's thread....
I wonder if Shin is the main character.... because it seems that he cant do any special things like Jun

[TinyRedLeaf]

Thematically, he seems to be the main character. But Trinity Soul probably refers to Shin, Jun and Ryou, so I suppose all three brothers are "main characters" to a certain extent.

[LKK]

Thematically, he seems to be the main character. But Trinity Soul probably refers to Shin, Jun and Ryou, so I suppose all three brothers are "main characters" to a certain extent.
I agree that all 3 brothers are the main characters of the series. But (playing devil's advocate here) if Trinity Soul refers to the three brothers where does Yuki, Jun's twin, fit into the equation?

[Haruyasha]

Hmmm... Episode 8 was kinda boring.

A ghost story that turns out to be a persona.. how 'surprising'.. I was hoping for something else.. -.-

[Xcomp]

Oh noes! What are you doing?! Bill Gates is rich enough, don't support the Xbox!!

:p

It's not mine. The Wii's enough to entertain me for a few hours on weekends already. So you got bored of the dance already? :p

Anyway, those raws are late today... Wonder why.

[TinyRedLeaf]

I'm getting old. My hips don't hold up so well anymore. So, yeah, I gave up the dansen, but it was fun while it lasted.

Frankly, stuff like these http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/islien/pokemondansen2b.gif are simply too cute to pass up, so you got to seize the moment when it comes. :p

[Chinatsu-no-miya]

Lol,i was tricked.When ainex put up Persona episode 8 on Toshokan,i realy thought it is,until, i downloaded it and discover that it is episode 7.Guess it's my fault for not realizing it

[Guido]

Like Shin I was having thoughts about Mayuri's identity, and it was given.....

at the end of the episode when Soutarou walks in to her and addresses as Saki.

Saki being part of the group that hunts down people with Persona for the Marebito along with Soutarou.

Soutarou explained to her that her pains were due that she took an overdose of the pills. I assume the pills are taken in order for the Persona users to keep their Persona in check, meaning not manifesting out of the blue against the owner's will.

The wandering Persona that Jun helped was likely a stray one, that Saki's Persona failed to absorb after killing the owner.


I wouldn't say that episode eight was a waste. It actually hinted at what Jun's Persona capability might be.

Shin's Persona possess the ability to cut definitely the connection between the owner with his or her Persona without killing the owner; the old-fashioned way to terminate the connection is by killing the owner first.

This is pure speculation, but it is possible that Jun's Persona has the ability to allow stray and wandering Persona, which have their owners killed, to move on. More or less like when a soul crosses through the afterlife.

It would explain Juns' words to the Persona that it was only as much he could do for it. I never watched Jun's Persona attempting to absorb the other Persona.
I think it was offering peace and comfort to the wandering Persona.

For example, like Allen Walker's Crown Clown Innocence does for Akuma. Bringing peace and comfort to the soul once the Akuma vessel is destroyed, so that it can safely cross to the afterlife.

[ZODDGUTS]

Nah. I say produce the next gen Persona game on the Xbox 360 just because I have one in the house and not a PS3 :p

Atlus already announced that the next Persona game will be for the PS2 if you don't own a ps3 that's fine you just need a PS2.

[aardvark]

They're doing something pretty cool for the (japanese) DVD release of the show.

Volume 2 comes with a Replica of the Kujira no Hane picture book shown in the series

[TinyRedLeaf]

^ That's nice.


Jun continues to demonstrate his powers. However, I think Guido misunderstood what Jun did. I don't think he was cutting a persona's connection to its owner. Rather, I think he was helping the persona locate Mayuri, who had temporarily lost control of her persona due to drug overdose.

Once again, we see Jun's ability to hear and communicate with personae. And since personae are facets of a person's "soul", he is indirectly able to read another person's thoughts through his personae. Mayuri's persona was searching for someone, and as a result, Jun realised she was looking for someone important. Ironically, that individual might turn out to be Jun, given Mayuri's hint at the end of the episode.

Why would the Marebito be looking for Jun? If I were to hazard a guess, it's because Jun's "persona radar" would be a tremendous asset to them, since they are actively looking for individuals with the "potential".

This reminds me. According to Jun/Yuki, Ryou is the only person he/she could not "hear". Why would that be the case? Is Ryou's medication different from the pills the Marebito are using? Perhaps the pills he is taking are meant to mask his persona, rather than to control them like the Marebito. That would make sense, because Ryou is apparently a natural user, so he shouldn't need "control" pills in the first place.

At this point, it appears that Shin was the last one among the three brothers to discover his ability. Ryou and Jun had been aware of their powers for a very long time, and Jun is apparently in full control of his persona, unlike Shin. As for why this is the case, we still don't know. It's probably related to that lab experiment Ryou recalled in Episode 4.

======

Actually, I enjoyed this episode more for its humorous moments than for its plot development. Takuro misunderstood Kanaru's "confession", and accidentally revealed that he liked Megumi. (Oh noes! If it comes to romance, I hope Megumi doesn't choose him! Shin makes a better match!)

I think the gang's "ghost hunt" is a reference to a similar event from Persona 3. That is a plus point for me (because it reminded me of how the game's main character got to share an "intimate" moment with one of the girls).

Takuro and Shin are total chickens. *cluck* *cluck* *cluck* Come on guys, at least show some guts when girls are tagging along. It's embarrassing!

Hmm...all this reminiscing is making me look forward to FES. :p

[Guido]

^ That's nice.


Jun continues to demonstrate his powers. However, I think Guido misunderstood what Jun did. I don't think he was cutting a persona's connection to its owner. Rather, I think he was helping the persona locate Mayuri, who had temporarily lost control of her persona due to drug overdose.

Once again, we see Jun's ability to hear and communicate with personae. And since personae are facets of a person's "soul", he is indirectly able to read another person's thoughts through his personae. Mayuri's persona was searching for someone, and as a result, Jun realised she was looking for someone important. Ironically, that individual might turn out to be Jun, given Mayuri's hint at the end of the episode.

Why would the Marebito be looking for Jun? If I were to hazard a guess, it's because Jun's "persona radar" would be a tremendous asset to them, since they are actively looking for individuals with the "potential".

This reminds me. According to Jun/Yuki, Ryou is the only person he/she could not "hear". Why would that be the case? Is Ryou's medication different from the pills the Marebito are using? Perhaps the pills he is taking are meant to mask his persona, rather than to control them like the Marebito. That would make sense, because Ryou is apparently a natural user, so he shouldn't need "control" pills in the first place.

At this point, it appears that Shin was the last one among the three brothers to discover his ability. Ryou and Jun had been aware of their powers for a very long time, and Jun is apparently in full control of his persona, unlike Shin. As for why this is the case, we still don't know. It's probably related to that lab experiment Ryou recalled in Episode 4.

======

Actually, I enjoyed this episode more for its humorous moments than for its plot development. Takuro misunderstood Kanaru's "confession", and accidentally revealed that he liked Megumi. (Oh noes! If it comes to romance, I hope Megumi doesn't choose him! Shin makes a better match!)

I think the gang's "ghost hunt" is a reference to a similar event from Persona 3. That is a plus point for me (because it reminded me of how the game's main character got to share an "intimate" moment with one of the girls).

Takuro and Shin are total chickens. *cluck* *cluck* *cluck* Come on guys, at least show some guts when girls are tagging along. It's embarrassing!

Hmm...all this reminiscing is making me look forward to FES. :p


I never posted that Jun was terminating a connection with a Persona.

From what I understood, Jun was offering comfort and peace to the Persona, that's the way I saw it IMO.


It didn't seem to me that Persona was anything alike to Mayuri's Persona, but I can be wrong.

I have to see the shots once again for the episode when Jun interacted with the Persona at the site of the camphor tree in comparison when Mayuri manifested her Persona at the end of the episode.

[DragoonKain3]

Well at least they're giving the series more romance. It looks like its Kanaru-->Shin and Tohru-->Megumi for now, but I hope they'll expand on this heavily on the future. Romance after all was always a big part in the video game series, and it's something that even now I'm feeling is lacking from the anime.

And I really really adore Kanaru, as you don't see Nakahara Mai very often in the shy girl archetype. That usually gets typcasted to Noto Mamiko, but I guess seeing as she already starred in P3, they had to find another actress lol.

Seeing Mayuri for the first time though, I immediately thought, Mitsuru is back? Lol.

[usagijen]

wow, nice deductions there regarding what Jun/Yuki said to Ryou before, and the case of the mysterious pills lol.

as for episode 8... hmm....


did Mayuri's persona went berserk simply because of the drug overdose? I initially thought she lost control of that Persona because its original owner had its own share of regrets and unfulfilled wish, related to the Camphor tree (I assume that her Persona is also of the 'absorbed' and non-innate kind, similar to Soutarou's Persona o_o). Hence, Mayuri knew exactly where to look for it, which is probably why she transferred to Naginomori?

Perhaps she tried to take control of the Persona with the drug pills, at the early stages of its deviance, but this resulted to an overdose which made the situation even worse.

Lots of things are unexplained and simply implied in this episode, it's really hard to deduce what exactly happened...


I hope to hear your inputs on this... I want to be cleared of any misunderstandings I had in this ep, before I go blog about this episode :)

[Nemuru]

Well at least they're giving the series more romance. It looks like its Kanaru-->Shin and Tohru-->Megumi for now, but I hope they'll expand on this heavily on the future. Romance after all was always a big part in the video game series, and it's something that even now I'm feeling is lacking from the anime.

And I really really adore Kanaru, as you don't see Nakahara Mai very often in the shy girl archetype. That usually gets typcasted to Noto Mamiko, but I guess seeing as she already starred in P3, they had to find another actress lol.

Seeing Mayuri for the first time though, I immediately thought, Mitsuru is back? Lol.

I'm more hoping for Shin to build a harem instead since he reminds me of the main character from persona 3. As for Tohru? (Takuro) he reminds me too much of Junpei to take that pairing seriously.

Lets hope he can find his evil girl instead

[TinyRedLeaf]

Did Mayuri's persona went berserk simply because of the drug overdose?

Perhaps she tried to take control of the Persona with the drug pills, at the early stages of its deviance, but this resulted to an overdose which made the situation even worse.




Good question. I don't know either. The anime has not revealed how the pills work. So far, we've assumed that they are the same pills from the game. In Persona 3, the pills were used to suppress unnaturally awakened personae. There was no mention of drug overdose, let alone any information about the possible effects. So, this seems to be an anime-original concept. It remains a mystery.




I initially thought she lost control of that Persona because its original owner had its own share of regrets and unfulfilled wish, related to the Camphor tree (I assume that her Persona is also of the 'absorbed' and non-innate kind, similar to Soutarou's Persona o_o).



That's possible too. I'm not completely sure that was Mayuri's persona that Jun came in contact with. Judging from its silhouette, it looks similar to the persona she summoned at the end of the episode. But I could be wrong. It may be an escaped persona that Mayuri had absorbed earlier.



Lets hope he can find his evil girl instead



Takuro X Mayuri perhaps? :p

[DragoonKain3]

Yes, I did a brainfart there. My osananajimi radar is picking up something from Takuro and Megumi (them being on first name basis among many things), and for some reason I thought his name was Tohru from the guy of the same name in Ouran who also has a childhood friend. lol

And funny you mention Takuro being like Junpei of P3, as when I first saw Takuro I got the impression he's more like Mark of P1. Entirely devoted to one girl, yet being the comic relief of that game he really didn't stand a chance against the harem making skills of the main character. XD

Then again, in either case, it's equally as 'bad' for the MegumiXTakuro coupling lol.

[luniz]

the red haired girl is the persona of the leader of the outsiders...tryin to kill people who've had their personas taken so they don't fight to get back to their "owners"....eh? no? lol anyway the series is getting interesting..

i thought orange side did a pretty nice job too btw..

[foux]

the red hair should be 4th party. For now atleast, probably team up with someone later on.

[Haruyasha]

Meh.. this is getting worse and worse.. way too much talking in episode 9.

[foux]

it's 26 episodes total. Obviously you will have alot of nonesense and background talk before alot of action.

[Leon_Lelouch]

Ah... I want to know now...
Who is the MAIN character??
I'm confused now because it looks like that Shin doesn't look like a main character because he has no special skill like Jun...

[Nemuru]

Ah... I want to know now...
Who is the MAIN character??
I'm confused now because it looks like that Shin doesn't look like a main character because he has no special skill like Jun...

OP/Poster points to Shin being the lead. Lol, what do you mean his has no special skill, he has a persona and it's A rank, I believed thats more than enough to qualify as being special.

Jun is a special case, if its anything like the game

Jun persona is similiar to fuko, more for surveillance and detection basically, it shouldn't have overwhelming fighting capability like the rest but if it’s for gathering intelligences it's top class.

[Zephyr_Mage]

Okay, tell me Shin will be able to change personas along the way. If anything the MC (Main Character) NEEDS something unique. The MC's pimping skills is also missing. The MC from the game had balls of steel so it was a bit embarrassing watching Shin run like a coward in the ghost episode. It's like the MC and Yukari switched places.
I'm also a little worried that ALL the Personas look like mechs. What happened to my Loki? My Lilith? Argh
At least a cameo of Orpheus please.

[foux]

i dissagree. Shin's persona looks like a knight or something in green clothes.

[Onizuka-GTO]

strange. how come this anime doesn't look like anything like the game?

its like idolmaster, it looks nothing like the game.

The persona of the characters are more or less the same, but i really liked the quirky way they evoked them (i.e. put a gun to their head), and the weird twilight zone atmosphere on the 25th hour.

i wonder why they went this way?

or is this anime got nothing to do with Persona 3?

[Nemuru]

strange. how come this anime doesn't look like anything like the game?

its like idolmaster, it looks nothing like the game.

The persona of the characters are more or less the same, but i really liked the quirky way they evoked them (i.e. put a gun to their head), and the weird twilight zone atmosphere on the 25th hour.

i wonder why they went this way?

or is this anime got nothing to do with Persona 3?

Censorship and with the recent news in Japan of teen/children commit some heinous crime or suicide. Shugofumi is an example of how media and current event can even subject an episode to editing. Then there’s kodomo no jikan, higurashi and what else?

Hahaha, well I do think the studio is trying spare itself the grief of when the news of adolescent who commits suicide by a bullet to his/her head makes headline.

The anime is a sequel for all I know, I'm just wishing to see a cameo Agies and maybe yukari.

The MC from the game had balls of steel so it was a bit embarrassing watching Shin run like a coward in the ghost episode. It's like the MC and Yukari switched places.
I'm also a little worried that ALL the Personas look like mechs. What happened to my Loki? My Lilith? Argh
At least a cameo of Orpheus please.

He did score points giving Kanaru the protection charm, rather sweet don't you think. Now if only he can gather the rest of the female cast:heh:

While I like the idea of giving Eigor a bigger role in persona. I find the idea of a light and dark persona as part of Shin's more interesting, and of course we need a Messiah fusion combo ^^ for the final touch.

[JCMS]

Has episode 9 been subbed yet?

[DragoonKain3]

Hmm... the plot thickens. Who exactly is that red hair girl? What the heck do feathers have to do with anything? Were Shin's parents some sort of important people in the persona world?

One thing I did wish they played on more would be the role of the tarot arcana. Sadly, looks like it's absent here, not to mention they don't name the personas. I always found the myth behind the persona's interesting.

On the romance route, now it's getting more interesting. Shin had always had eyes for Eiko-nee, and I don't think Kanaru seeing them together in the car would be coincidence. I expect that would be brought up soon, and sadly to MegumiXShin lovers, it seems they're setting up Kanaru as Shin's LI. I just wished Ryou had the same eyes as Shin (aka. going after Eiko), but nooo! He's still hung up in the past lol.

As for the preview, Takuro getting mandhandled by Megumi? LOL. Though I'm wondering what the heck is Mayuri doing with 2 of the brothers.

[LKK]

The series is turning out to be nothing like I thought it would be when I first heard about it. I thought it was going to be a fairly standard fighting show. But it's turned into something more along the lines of a supernatural mystery show with a surprisingly high level of romance overtones. I like that the series has become much more than I expected.

[Nemuru]

Sometimes it saddens me this thread doesn’t generate the discussion it deserves.
At this point Shin x Kanaru hasn't cemented yet for me, here’s hoping they will pull a canvas 2 on us ^^.

With this episode it reveals to us Yuki and Jun past, while I was expecting something more sinister it came together nicely. It was heartwarming to see Ryou make a decision like that which he indeed blames himself till this day but let’s hope Ryou warms up to the idea of family sticking together. Lol, now I can’t wait to see them have dinner together :)

While not much info was reveal about the Red Hair girl this week, there is indeed a link from Shin parent’s book “The Whale’s Feather”.

[SuperKnuckles]

Who was Eiko again? Childhood friend of Ryou's?

[DragoonKain3]

Yeah, pretty much. While Eiko has definitely known Ryou at least since high school, I don't think it's too much to assume that she has known him even further back as it looks like the two were already very tight already in highschool. FYI Eiko-nee is the medical examiner for Ryou's police station (where we hear her surname Nikaido IIRC); the one and the same who picked the boys up in her car one episode (where we hear them say Eiko-nee). I too at first thought that the medical examiner and the woman who picked the boys up were different people, and it only really clicked in this episode that they were one and the same.

@LKK
If you have played any of the Persona games, while it has it's own share of fighting (just like any RPG), the focus really is on the supernatural/occult, a big mystery, and romance. So far, we've got oodles on the first two, and almost none on the last, but judging by the direction it's going, I don't think romance is far behind.

[LKK]

@LKK
If you have played any of the Persona games, while it has it's own share of fighting (just like any RPG), the focus really is on the supernatural/occult, a big mystery, and romance. So far, we've got oodles on the first two, and almost none on the last, but judging by the direction it's going, I don't think romance is far behind.
I'm not an RPG gamer of any sort. For me, this is for all intents and purposes an anime-original series -- one that is turning out to be far more intriguing in several areas than I had hoped it would be. If what you say about the romance aspect of the game carries over into the anime, I will be happy to see it.

[JCMS]

I only played Persona 3. And if the romance is similar, lucky main character lol.

It's a Harem, except the the guy finishes with every girl.

[Zephyr_Mage]

He did score points giving Kanaru the protection charm, rather sweet don't you think. Now if only he can gather the rest of the female cast:heh:

While I like the idea of giving Eigor a bigger role in persona. I find the idea of a light and dark persona as part of Shin's more interesting, and of course we need a Messiah fusion combo ^^ for the final touch.
He was lucky, I gave a lucky charm to Chihiro and she didn't like it :mad:

I wanna see
Thanatos climbing out of the mouth of his current persona. lol

[metronome]

hmmm, I think shin is just an admirer of eiko nee.

he actually have a higher chance to end up with kanaru, tho I see possibility that he can end up with megumi too.

I do agree the romance relationship in this anime is kinda interesting haha.
I played persona 3 and I think this one doesn't really do much connection with the game, but may be shin's parent is someone from persona 3, or may be the girl in red dress is actually someone from persona 3, or may be the guy that's talking with ryou is someone from persona 3 too(you know who:P)

[TinyRedLeaf]

A very interesting turn of events. Episode 9 has too much "talking"? Well, I don't mind if the dialogue is an important as this. It should be clear by now that Trinity Soul isn't an action-anime, so if action is what viewers are after, this isn't the anime for them.

(1)
We finally get to see what happened to Yuki. Ryou was forced to choose to save either one of the twins or lose the both of them. It's a terrible choice for anyone to make, so it's no wonder why he has changed so much since the accident.

So Ryou's flashback wasn't about a lab experiment after all, but rather a vital operation to save Jun's life. (By the way, is brain transplant possible in real life? I've never heard of one being performed. The writers are taking some creative licenses, I suspect.)

I guess this also explains why Yuki's persona survives in Jun — it's not just because she was his twin. Part of her brain is literally inside his head.

(2)
It's probably not a coincidence that the red-haired girl seems similar to the character that the Kanzato parents described in their book. It could be a real story. Or, perhaps, by writing the book, the Kanzato parents literally gave life to that red-haired girl. In other words, their creation became reality.

And, if we are to believe the story, it seems that the girl is not acting maliciously. In fact, it suggests that she is gathering the people who have "left the village". It's worth noting that Eiko did not experience fear when she saw the light, 10 years ago. Rather, she felt drawn to it (kind of like being drawn to the light at the end of a tunnel, aka, death). The Apathy victim smiles from time to time as well, as though he were trapped in a happy dream. Or perhaps, he hears her "song" (A whale song (http://www.oceanmammalinst.com/songs.html) perhaps? The sound of singing whales can be hauntingly beautiful).

Wherever the red-haired girl is taking them, it doesn't appear to be a bad place. So, yes indeed, the plot thickens. I wonder if she's connected to the Marebito's plans. It doesn't seem so.

(3)
Shin has a crush on Eiko. We knew that since several episodes ago. Way to go! Unfortunately, it seems that his eyes are only on his "elder sister".

It really looks like it's going to be Takuro X Megumi. Arrgh. Too bad this isn't a game where I can control the characters. Shin needs to drink more coffee, or he'll lose his harem! :p

(4)
How are Shin and Eiko going to deal with their vision of floating feathers? Are they going to dismiss it as another mirage? Or, more likely, will Eiko take it as a sign of something yet to be discovered?

Whatever they do, I hope that the writers resolve it properly. It doesn't seem that the next episode will deal with this development any further. I find that puzzling. Shoddy, even. What's the point of building all this sense of mystery when the characters seem to forget it by the following episode? Either it's an important plot point, or it's a case of writers not knowing how to carry forward their narrative effectively.

[DragoonKain3]

Just because I said Shin is currently interested in Eiko doesn't necessarily mean that I think it's gonna happen. In fact, I think he stands next to no chance in getting Eiko's heart. I mean, how many of these type of 'crushes' actually succeed by the end of an anime series? lol

If anything, going by how many 'pointless' times Kanaru was just there, I'd say 60% Kanaru, 35% Megumi, and 5% someone else. If that red haired girl is an actual person rather than a persona, then the numbers would change, but considering I have a sneaking suspicion that the red haired girl is connected somehow to Kanaru...

[Guido]

I would say that episode nine is a slowdown for the main storyline, since little to no actual plot regarding the Persona, the Marebito, and what Ryou found on his investigation was focused on.

Rather the light was casted upon the tale of the feather whale, and they actually delve with depth about the fairy-tale story of feathered girl with another important addition.


It explains why Ryou is distant and nonchalantly with his younger siblings. He doesn't wish for them to get involved with the strange activity happening around Ayanagi City.
Ryou still feels guilt for the choice he had to make ten years ago, which cost Yuki's life in exchange for saving Jun's, but the two were already in a deadlock in which both would have lost their lives.

As well explains why Jun became a trap for the prying eyes of the male audience back in episode four.

Ryou consented with a hard choice to have part of Yuki's brain tissue transplanted in Jun. Then, technically Yuki's alive as part of Jun's brain.

[cmanimevids3000]

Episode 10 was very good in my opinion. The story is finally starting to get somewhere little-by-little but the action was back in the second half! That was nice to see.

And about the preview for Episode 11, just to make sure i'm not seeing things, anyone else see this and freak out in a WHAT THE FUCK moment ?
http://i27.tinypic.com/24odr1d.jpg

Good episode overall. ^_^

-Corey

[rpgkiller999]

Not really a spoiler but, does Shin's sketch and clay models protrayed all persona shown so far?
Because near the end of epi 10 Ryou's persona was in one of the drawings.....

And for next epi, Kanaru kissing with... HUH?

[Zaresh]

I think Shin is really more than just a persona user.


And, in fact, that poit you posted is one of the links in my theory. Not only Ryou's, I'm not sure, but I think Jun's persona and others too. Why he knows how they looks. Besides, his persona is the most independent of all viewed.


It's only a guess, but...

In addition,

In some scenes concerning their parents, his mother's face is inclear, hidden, etc. Maybe they are only half-brothers witn Ryou ¿?

Well, this show is pretty nice, I really didn't expect so much of it, but hey, It's good, slow and without an amazing animation, but good. It reminds me a little RahXephon, but I can't say why.

[TinyRedLeaf]

I agree with cmanimevids3000. I liked this episode. Although, I wonder why they chose not to splice the events together with the previous episode. I guess it's because they wanted Ep 9 to focus entirely on the mysterious incident at sea.

That junior detective is an epic failure. To be spotted twice while tailing a suspect. Good for him that Kanaru and that (what's his name) housemate-guy are kind-hearted, clueless people. :heh:

It really seems like the writers are pairing Takuro with Megumi. That's too bad. That said, Shin and Megumi never had much chemistry to begin with, so I guess Shin X Megumi was wishful thinking on my part anyway.

The music from 16:15 to 19:50 was superb! It greatly enhanced the scene where Ryou confronted both the Marebito guy he had supposedly killed and the red-haired girl. We get another hint that the red-haired girl is the same girl the Kanzato parents wrote about in their story. So, for the moment, I'm sticking to my theory that the girl "spawned" from that story.

And yeah, Ryou is a softie. Fancy big, tough guy crying while watching a "children's movie". I guess that makes him a male tsundere? :D

Mweheheh. The preview Episode 11 looks very enticing. It looks quite similar to my current avatar - I like. :eyespin:

[Tendou88]

The Persona game story > Persona trinity soul

[foux]

Takuro -> Megumi
Megumi -> Shin
Kanaru -> Shin
Narasaki -> Kanaru
Shin -> Eiko
Eiko -> Ryou

My little love plan :D... At least i think that this is how the interests are for now.
Kanaru seemed more into Takuro at start of the series tho :P.
Maybe the red haired girl is Kanzato brothers mother :D.

[Xcomp]

Ah, finally been able to catch up with the series. Been busy moving my blog over to my the new host.

Overviews for the older episodes will probably be pointless now but, just finished one for episode 10 (http://xcomprandomness.co.uk/2008/03/10/persona-trinity-soul-10-the-attack-of-the-marebito-and-the-mysterious-girl/). The last two episodes were great but I had a feeling of deja vu watching this latest one. Thought I downloaded the wrong raw :heh:

A great come back for Touma. I wonder if that's his soul being controlled by the mystery girl. Also, either she has two forms (a little girl form and a teenage girl form) or there are actually two of her. I think it might be the former because the moment she reached out to Ryo, the little girl was also reaching out to Shin out at sea.
When Megumi learns that a group of students have secretly established a “Kagenuki Club” at their school, she together with Shin and Takuro sneak into the classroom where their activities take place. To their surprise, Kanaru was the leader of this club. Even though she knew it was a dangerous game she was playing she just couldn’t stop. Kanaru was now showing the withdrawal symptoms of Kagenuki and in an effort to save her, Shin and the others watch over her twenty-four hours around the clock…

[TinyRedLeaf]

I was wondering where you've been. ;)

By the way, where can I find the Trinity Soul four-panel manga parody? I can't seem to find the link from your blog. Do you happen to have the link to the translation of Tartaru Theatre as well? I've lost the link after my vendor accidentally deleted them while formatting my HDD.



A great come back for Touma. I wonder if that's his soul being controlled by the mystery girl. Also, either she has two forms (a little girl form and a teenage girl form) or there are actually two of her. I think it might be the former because the moment she reached out to Ryo, the little girl was also reaching out to Shin out at sea.



I think it's possible for her to appear at more than one place at a time. She's either an extra-dimensional being, or the product of a collective consciousness, I believe.

[metronome]

When Megumi learns that a group of students have secretly established a “Kagenuki Club” at their school, she together with Shin and Takuro sneak into the classroom where their activities take place. To their surprise, Kanaru was the leader of this club. Even though she knew it was a dangerous game she was playing she just couldn’t stop. Kanaru was now showing the withdrawal symptoms of Kagenuki and in an effort to save her, Shin and the others watch over her twenty-four hours around the clock…

watch over her for 24 hours is bad haha someone need to be able to stay awake thru night.

[Xcomp]

By the way, where can I find the Trinity Soul four-panel manga parody? I can't seem to find the link from your blog. Do you happen to have the link to the translation of Tartaru Theatre as well? I've lost the link after my vendor accidentally deleted them while formatting my HDD,

Tartaru Theatre is here (http://sunamati.afz.jp/kobenidou/comic/persona/index.html).

The parody PTS Manga can be found on the official Anime site (http://www.persona-ts.net/). Go to the special section and you'll find it. It says two updates per month but, I think one strip appears on the site while another appears in the Dengeki magazine.

I've translated the first (http://xcomprandomness.co.uk/2008/02/02/persona-trinity-soul-four-panel-manga-begins/) and second (http://xcomprandomness.co.uk/2008/02/19/persona-trinity-soul-parody-manga-vol-2-the-hidden-folder/) strip on my blog. First one was pretty funny. The new one I'll do later :p

[FateAnomaly]

Hmm the first one i don't understand the joke at all. The second one is more funny.

[Guido]

Both episodes 9 and 10 play out concurrently with each other.

While the happenings of episode nine occur from Eiko and Shin's perspective, episode 10 switches to Jun and Ryou's perspective casting light as well upon Mayuri and Takuro, Megumi, and Kanaru.

IMO, I believe they played it out ambiguously whether or not Ryou suspected Mayuri either her true identity or her intentions.

But, to me it was obvious that she was looking for Jun due to the discovery she made for the Marebito with the school incident of her Persona on episode eight.

She just was surprised finding out that Jun is Ryou's brother, the police chief who has been hindering her group's progress and partly responsible for Touma's death.
In reply to Jun's answer to Ryou about Mayuri behaving tense around Ryou.

It all culminates with Touma appearing out of the blue and starting up a fight with Ryou. Mayuri thinks he has returned, but there was something odd with Touma's behavior, as he later disappears.

The interaction between Mayuri and Jun was dense and anxious to me, since with every word that Jun spoke right into her heart Mayuri felt she was being pierced. A truth for the lost one she loved, and Jun only wished for her to be reunited with her precious.

Overall, the conclusion indicates that actually Touma is fully dead once Ryou checked upon his body at the morgue to clear away his doubts.


Cute moments:
1. Sweet and soft-spoken girls like Kanaru tend to give potato chip bags as a gift to dutiful officers.:heh:

[Chrono Helix]

I was looking through the tracklist for the OP single and saw that the other song on it is Kimi no Kioku (the game ED), covered by Kita Shuuhei. Talk about fanservice... :) Sadly I don't like the way he sings it.

[TinyRedLeaf]

Tartaru Theatre is here (http://sunamati.afz.jp/kobenidou/comic/persona/index.html).


Thanks for the link, but I was actually looking for the fansubbed version. After wracking my brains a bit, I found it again. :D

For those who are interested, it's over here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14011431@N04/page3/).

[sb075]

It was almost fixed...

Inui = 乾 = Ken = Amada Ken

[Haruyasha]

What the heck was that thing in the end of episode 11?

[rpgkiller999]

Now we know Amada Ken is in, I hope he tell us what other chars have been after the game.

It looks like Kanaru have split personality like Jun, or is that ball thing at the end was processing Kanaru?

[metronome]

What the heck was that thing in the end of episode 11?

it looks like a balloon to me lolz.

[MercFH]

I've been looking around @ this anime. it looks pretty interesting. can someone answer some questions for me tho plz? (before I DL it.....my connection isn't supergreat)
-What exactly is it "kinda" about, yes I know I could look at wiki. but I want like a "Person" here's Point of View
-Is it Ecchi/SuperFan-servicy? cuz I typically dont like really ecchi anime's.....
-Ontop of that....is there alot of nudity/violence? (just curious)
-How many episodes is it supposed to be?
-And if you had to give it an out of 10 rating from what you've seen so far, what would you give it?

thx alot!

[Chinatsu-no-miya]

I've been looking around @ this anime. it looks pretty interesting. can someone answer some questions for me tho plz? (before I DL it.....my connection isn't supergreat)
-What exactly is it "kinda" about, yes I know I could look at wiki. but I want like a "Person" here's Point of View
-Is it Ecchi/SuperFan-servicy? cuz I typically dont like really ecchi anime's.....
-Ontop of that....is there alot of nudity/violence? (just curious)
-How many episodes is it supposed to be?
-And if you had to give it an out of 10 rating from what you've seen so far, what would you give it?

thx alot!

Ecchi...........nudity........

No offense,but your questions are rather amusing.:heh:

[MercFH]

? so im guessing.....thats a no?

[Chinatsu-no-miya]

? so im guessing.....thats a no?

It's not ecchi,heck the girls in there don't even have large enough boobs for typical ecchi scenario where guys accidentally grab the boobs.And no,there's no nudity.I would say that the fights between the personas is NOT long and bloody for the fights to be labelled as violent

It's slated for 26 episodes.

So far,the pacing are rather slow(from my point of view),but since this is 26 episode,such pacing is expected.I consider this as "warm up" round.I give this 6.5/10 for now

[MercFH]

ah i see, i guess it's worth a shot. seems kinda supernatural and stuff

[metronome]

I've been looking around @ this anime. it looks pretty interesting. can someone answer some questions for me tho plz? (before I DL it.....my connection isn't supergreat)
-What exactly is it "kinda" about, yes I know I could look at wiki. but I want like a "Person" here's Point of View
-Is it Ecchi/SuperFan-servicy? cuz I typically dont like really ecchi anime's.....
-Ontop of that....is there alot of nudity/violence? (just curious)
-How many episodes is it supposed to be?
-And if you had to give it an out of 10 rating from what you've seen so far, what would you give it?

thx alot!

There is no ecchi stuffs for now, but of course there are fanservices, it is like common:D, but well, I dont think it is super-fanservicy:P you could say it is normal fanservice...
Nudity? Hmm.....if you say "suggested nudity" then ya, but for now it is not to be worried about. Violence is kinda like you watch someone is playing final fantasy. If you think final fantasy is too violent, then dont watch this haha.

Not sure about how many episode, some say 13, some say 26.

I watch the anime because I dont have enough anime to watch during saturday and sunday.
It is like 6 to 7 / 10.
I think if you are the persona fans(the game), you will give it like 7.5/10 out of courtesy:D

[DragoonKain3]

Holy crap. That was one helluva episode. From having shadow extraction symbolize sex or drugs (or most likely both), to the withdrawal symptoms, to the way Kanaru's friends tried to help her, it really does hit home hard for me as it is something I've seen in real life. It's one thing to show to the audience something, and another when the audience actually connects and relates to what is shown.

The ending scene was particularly powerful to me, where Kanaru struggles to fight against her 'evils'. Of course, none of this would have as much impact if it weren't for the superb acting skills of Kanaru's seiyuu. Reminds me why Nakahara Mai is currently my favourite female voice actress. While at first it seemed weird at how fast Kanaru seems to change moods, but I guess having multiple personality disorder does that to you, and even in that regard I feel Nakahara did a great job.

Instant 10/10 for me and I very rarely ever do this. By far the best episode of Persona:TS yet; heck, it probably is the best episode I have seen of this season out of any anime. And here I thought my day couldn't get better since details about Persona 4 has been released.

And excuse while I squee like a fangirl about Shin and Kanaru... :heh:

[Deathkillz]

ep11
The hell happened to Kanaru :twitch:

Wow...I've always knew that she was fascinated by the shadow extraction drug but she has turned into a real addict :uhoh:

Dam though she is hot...but whilst her seductiveness has gone up, her personality is rather tainted. I mean, lies and betrayal...I hope she returns to normal soon ;__;

But then again it might not be completely her fault as it seems that some other personality is inside of her (note the scary/creepy lifeless voice in some scenes O.o).

The end this is WTF. Is that her persona gone skitz? O.o

[Guido]

Basically, kagenuki is visually explained as a literal device for addiction in this episode.

Note that there was no progress at all with the case about the secret struggle between Ryou and the Marebito; whale-feathered girl; and the Reverse.


Kanaru went after the several stages of withdrawal before snapping into bonkers.

Holy fuck!:eyespin:
Her moaning impacted me at the start of the episode.

It seems that in Kanaru's case kagenuki poses on her a very pleasurable experience in empathic terms than physical.
I was going under the impression that she was sort of masturbating, and wearing that red thing make it more... ahem... sexual, at least that was my impression.

Exactly, what went within her that made her as if she was possessed and lifeless?
Probably, either her Persona was giving off signs of going berserk or maybe someone from far away interfered with her link.

Anyways, it was rocking cool to see Megumi taking the lead and trying to kick some serious ass.
It was nice as well that Megumi, Takurou, Shin, and Jun are sort of a family for Kanaru that truly are concerned for her sake and well being; true friends are always there even when one doesn't expect them.

Yes, Kanaru is definitely hot, and this episode elevated her sensuality to freaking sexiness beyond the clouds.
But, seeing Megumi's tomboyish flair on the screen, her sensuality points have as well dramatically risen on me.:D

[foux]

more like her persona found peace with shin or smth...why else would it come out when getting hugged by shin :D

[XiaNaphryz]

Did Shinsen stop subbing Persona by any chance?

[Haruyasha]

It's slated for 26 episodes.

Oh wow.. 26 episodes? This entire time I was thinking it was 13.

[Xcomp]

Oh wow.. 26 episodes? This entire time I was thinking it was 13.

I really wonder how they could have ended it at 13 with the way the story's been going...

Episode 12 Summary (http://xcomprandomness.co.uk/2008/03/23/persona-trinity-soul-12-the-mastermind-reveals-himself/)

So the doctor that operated on Jun is the leader of the Marebito. I'm not that surprised for some reason and he sounds like your typical mad scientist. Trying to bring all sub-conscious into one and "salvation"... It probably has something to do with the loss of his child. It didn't sound like he found him/her. His animation reminds me of Fudou from GetBackers!

The dialogue with Ryo and the mystery man in the car reminded me of Evangelion with all the 14 year old Children. It sounds like you can't summon after reaching a certain age without those drugs which is why Ryo is using them. The Marebito are using them probably because they're fusing multiple Personas.

From the sound of things, the Kanzato brothers are either part of Kyujou's plan or their Personas are so powerful they are crucial to it. I think it'll be the latter. Good job on the appearance scene.

Next episode looks like a nasty showdown. Looks like Ryo finally has a better opponent. Who comes to his rescue though? Doubt he'll die of course. Maybe the red haired girl will appear and help him saying, "He's my prey!" :heh:

In any case, lets hope these new Marebito members that have appeared are stronger.

I don't know why but it feels like the series just kicked into gear. Maybe because we finally have an idea to what's going on instead of leaving us in the dark for the last eleven episodes.

Oh, and poor Shin and Saki.

[Kagedanji]

Now we know Amada Ken is in, I hope he tell us what other chars have been after the game.

It looks like Kanaru have split personality like Jun, or is that ball thing at the end was processing Kanaru?

Screenshot?

[molitar]

Wow.. It seems shadow extracting is really addictive like a drug that you can't get enough of. Also seems that Kanaru just happens to have same name as the one that started the shadow extracting and she seems to possibly have a dual personality, hidden real persona, or somehow controlled because when they confronted her for doing extraction she asked them if they had any new members than attacked them. Not only that she also knew what Persona's were and didn't even remember answering them when they asked what a Persona is.

And what does Jun know? He seems more in control and in tune with his own Persona while not telling anyone anything.. Like returning the one Persona that supposedly lost it's master somehow to her. How did he know to do that? Than later it seems that the green haired girl ,sorry forgot her name, was probably testing him all a test and she is involved with the group somehow.

Their is so many twists in this series that I still have no idea what is really going on even when we are almost halfway through the series. It keeps me watching and desperately wanting some answers ;)

[aardvark]

Official site announced the new OP theme http://www.persona-ts.net/music/index.html

"Word of the voice" by FLOW (Eureka Seven, Code Geass)

Will probably start at episode 14 :)

[Xcomp]

Official site announced the new OP theme http://www.persona-ts.net/music/index.html

"Word of the voice" by FLOW (Eureka Seven, Code Geass)

Will probably start at episode 14 :)

Their Colors song was good for Code Geass. Best opening for that series. Hope this song's good too!

[Kagedanji]

Are we assuming Inui is Amada, or am I missing something?

[Zaresh]

I read before, maybe three pages ago, that his name can be sound like Ken too. Oh, I've found it:


[quore]Inui = 乾 = Ken = Amada Ken[/quote]

So... Uhm, as long as it looks like Ken is working with "mysterious man", I can guess that man is, in fact, someone from the game. Maybe... maybe... Jumpei?

[DragoonKain3]

Ugh, yet another 'plot dump.' Went by too fast too, that everything flew over my head. Or maybe I shouldn't watch Persona last thing before bed lol.

Was the doctor who did the surgery the very same one who's shown in the wheel chair in the end? Bah, I gotta rewatch the whole thing. Man, did they screw the eps up. Too many names, too many connections, too many new faces in very little time. >_>

On the bright side, Eiko and Ryou do seem to have feelings for each other, which is good for me. Bad thing is, Ryou is shown to be dying in the preview. God dammit...

Oh well, there's still Megumi and Takuro.

[foux]

i doubt anyone will die in this anime :P

[desi09]

I have to agree with DragoonKain3....
The "plot dump" was simply too much for the one who never played the game. Can someone clear up the groups in this show? Thank you!

Also, we can let go of ShinxEiko and go with RyouxEiko....^_^

Looks like this will be a Ryou-niii filled episode since ALL WE SAW was his face in the preview....

[Guido]

This episode is underrated for its notorious lack of action, but I regard it as the most informative so far in the series.

While there's no apparent progress on moving the plot, it reveals more specific details to piece together the mysteries surrounding the Apathy syndrome, the Marebito, and Ryou's research.


The rundown goes as this:
1. Eiko is neither dumb nor blind about Ryou been involved in something dangerous, although Ryou has strictly withheld any information from her.
When Shin asked Eiko if she loves Ryou, she gave a little stuttering spam for an inch of a second but immediately picked herself together for the plain reply.

What is certain is that Eiko resents that Ryou doesn't trust her enough to confide in her about what he has been researching, henceforth, I presume what Eiko asked from Itou was to communicate to her as well the results of their investigation on what Ryou does and where he goes.

2. Inui has stood guard in Naginomori high school by orders of Itou probably since before the incident at the Karaoke to keep an eye for his siblings and his friends. His mission has been two-fold: 1) watching over Ryou's siblings at school, and 2) gathering about the group's Persona awakenings.

3. Ryou's insider never kwew all along that he was taking the medicine. He was surprised that Ryou actually told him he's taking it.
Withholding information from others and keeping things for himself speaks volumes about Ryou waging this war by himself and in personal terms.

4. Persona users have an age limit. For individuals to awaken and manifest their Persona they must be young from childhood (Megumi's Persona) to adolescence.
Ryou's insider expressed that it has been a miracle for him (Ryou) to have retained his Persona this very old; Ryou's 28-years-old.

5. Judging by Tasaka's continued deterioration, I hypothesize that Apathy Syndrome fully manifests when a user lives without his or her Persona inside for a medium amount of time.

[Sonicus]

The episode is mostly about Ryou.By end of episode Eiko got killed and she got killed by Ryou persona which went out of control.Ryou was also near death but i dont think he will die.

[Kagedanji]

Unless this series makes a giant cameo of something that's actually Persona-related. I'll mark this as a fail series.

[golthin]

The episode is mostly about Ryou.By end of episode Eiko got killed and she got killed by Ryou persona which went out of control.Ryou was also near death but i dont think he will die.

My gosh...


I really wanted to feel sad about Eiko dying, but as soon as she said she liked Ryou, I knew she was a goner. I don't know but this season I have a second sense for character's death. I really was hoping she was going to make it. She really had it bad for Ryou, I knew she was getting too much development.

[Snuffle]

Does this series pick up in action at all? I only watched 2 eps and dropped it, cause it didn't have that persona feel for me as like the games did (especially eternal punishment). Well, I guess what I'm really asking is... Are there any persona vs persona fights in this? And good ones at that, not some 1 minute kind. If not, I will just stay away.

[golthin]

Does this series pick up in action at all? I only watched 2 eps and dropped it, cause it didn't have that persona feel for me as like the games did (especially eternal punishment). Well, I guess what I'm really asking is... Are there any persona vs persona fights in this? And good ones at that, not some 1 minute kind. If not, I will just stay away.

yes, there are! they really could have made this show just for 13 episodes, 24+ is too much!
The story is kind of boring imo, but I like the persona vs persona fights

[Kagedanji]

Persona fights are usually one sided, not enough movement, hard to see, seizures to me.

[Chinatsu-no-miya]

I am worried that Shin might really go against his brother this time,if Eiko really died.

[Haruyasha]

I am worried that Shin might really go against his brother this time,if Eiko really died.

But it wasn't his fault.. he lost control of his persona..

[Chinatsu-no-miya]

But it wasn't his fault.. he lost control of his persona..

Given Ryou's personality,i kind of doubt he will tell Shin the entire story,making Shin's misunderstanding even deeper.And how come i didn't see Ryou or Shin in the preview?

[Elehayym]

Wow, somehow I wasn't expecting this to happen :( Poor Eiko, I found her a very likeable character.

I actually also feel terribly sorry for Ryou: even though he doesn't come out as nice when dealing with his brothers, he's actually a very kind person and seems he's concerned about them over everything; so the fact that he keeps getting misunderstood is really sad in a way... sure, it's his fault too for acting like that, but still I can't avoid feeling sorry for him. Eiko dying like this made it so much worse ><

[golthin]

Wow, somehow I wasn't expecting this to happen :( Poor Eiko, I found her a very likeable character.

I actually also feel terribly sorry for Ryou: even though he doesn't come out as nice when dealing with his brothers, he's actually a very kind person and seems he's concerned about them over everything; so the fact that he keeps getting misunderstood is really sad in a way... sure, it's his fault too for acting like that, but still I can't avoid feeling sorry for him. Eiko dying like this made it so much worse ><


Why did Eiko had to go there, I hate that she died, but she knew that what Ryou was doing was dangerous, she could have told the other two cops but she chose to go alone. I feel sorry for her but i am angry at her too.

[Chinatsu-no-miya]

Hey,is it normal(or mean) for me to laugh when Ryou was like "Argh!!!Argh!!!!!!Argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"? Cause somehow i just find it funny when he shouted like that

[golthin]

Hey,is it normal(or mean) for me to laugh when Ryou was like "Argh!!!Argh!!!!!!Argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"? Cause somehow i just find it funny when he shouted like that

I guess, that is the most emotion he has shown during the whole show!

[Elehayym]

Why did Eiko had to go there, I hate that she died, but she knew that what Ryou was doing was dangerous, she could have told the other two cops but she chose to go alone. I feel sorry for her but i am angry at her too.

I agree about that, it was a bit reckless of her :x But meh, I guess that she was too worried for him to realize that she should've been more careful >_<

[Xcomp]

Episode 13 Summary (http://xcomprandomness.co.uk/2008/04/03/persona-trinity-soul-13-the-showdown-and-roots-of-evil/)

Ouch. What an ending for this episode. I think the Marebito (probably Soutaro) will use it against the brothers if Ryo lives so that they'll fight against each other. But that cry... I think Ryo's voice actor overdone it. A single long cry just like other shows would have sufficed.

It was a good build up to that moment though. All the things Ryo did that he doesn't usually do showed he knew he may not come back from the showdown such as saluting Kunio who he didn't get along with and taking a good look at his workplace.

So we now know who this mystery girl is. It sounds like Kyujou may have used his own daughter Ayane as an experiment during their past research and it all went wrong. Now he's trying to bring her back as she wanders as part of something else, struggling against it which explains why she appears grown up sometimes and little at others.

This episode also confirms Ryo's contact is Akihiko from the game. He talks about his younger sister on the phone. It sounds like they've arrived at the decision to put a team together to counter Kyujou's plans. Maybe we'll finally see the grown-up Akihiko :p

[Zaresh]

So... Oh, hell.. I mean... Lol Akihiko talking about idols in ep. 6 or so? Lol and re-LoL. But I guess that was a free anime license. I thought it was to be Junpei, but what you said has sense.

[kaura117]

They killed the only decent character in the entire bloody show up 'til now. I've asserted this somewhere before- this bloody show's a trainwreck.

I think the only thing that's convinced me to stick with it now is this thread's theory that the Informant is Akihiko. Blargh.

[ani_d]

Darn it.

I'm just so shocked here. I thought Ryou was the one going to die here and then they pull this off. I just have the feeling that when a character is THIS loved in the show, she never lasts long. She just laid there dead with no final or dying words for Ryou. Do they hate Eiko's character or what? The feathers that were around Eiko when she followed Ryou. What was that all about? Were they leading her to her death or were they keeping her from getting to Ryou? Or maybe they're just there randomly. Whatever. Just when we finally see some emotion in Ryou's stone face too. Eiko was my favorite. Crap.

Wow, I guess just the fact that it pissed me off meant that this show is doing a good job getting to the audience. I'll post a better rant if Ryou dies next time.

[DragoonKain3]

RRRAAAAAGGGGEEEE!

As much as I loved Eiko-nee, I can only say to Ryou that he has reaped what he has sowed. While this is just speculation, there would've been a chance that Eiko would've done something right in regards to the situation if she knew what it is and exactly how dangerous following Ryou would be. She might have lived, she might've died anyway, we don't know. But really, while it might have been more annoying for Ryou's part (I just can imagine Eiko trying to stop Ryou till the end), at the very least it would've given Eiko a chance to survive.

I just hope that Ryou did die there. He doesn't seem he can't stand up, and he's already vomiting up blood as well. Don't think anyone's coming, and he isn't in the preview either. He doesn't have long to live either way anyway. Serves him right for not trusting his osana-najimi. ;)

[foux]

his persona was in preview .... and shin's too.

[faust123]

Well.....crap. As many have said, there goes one of the best characters. Really did not see that coming. I think it was well executed though. I know many of you wanted a "i love you" scene (probably the same people clamoring for a shin x kanaru romance ;)) but I don't think it really would have fit. Each knew how the other felt. The fact that ryou thought he could protect eiko by distancing himself and not telling her anything while eiko thought she could protect ryou by trying to get him to open up makes it that much more tragic.

I am surprised that the show managed to maintain its sometimes frustratingly slow release of plot info until around episode 12+13. It would be nice if they could maintain this increased pace until the end.

[desi09]

wow.....what an episode....
Poor Eiko-nee, it's really sad to see her go, and I wonder if Jun will tell Shin what happened. Also, I really admired the way Shin's friends are so supportive towards Jun....

[metronome]

whoa.....(ep 14)


that guy died in one hit???? lolz

and finally, that yamada guy appears....

new op and new ed, tho I think it is not that special

[Deathkillz]

ep 13
Holy heck why...I must be dreaming O.o

Eiko did nothing wrong...she shouldn't have died and in such a way where she was just killed without saying anything. *heart pains*
She did nothing wrong yet gets such a sad end ;__;

Even if Ryou survives with half a life left he will regret this moment. The preview for ep 14 makes me think Ryou vs Shin :uhoh:

[Haruyasha]

whoa.....(ep 14)


that guy died in one hit???? lolz

and finally, that yamada guy appears....

new op and new ed, tho I think it is not that special



Wasn't the guy with the gray hair inside the elevator Akihiko?

[Zaresh]

Wasn't the guy with the gray hair inside the elevator Akihiko?

So I guess...

LoL, he really was him xD.

[Sinestra]

Ok so this is my first official post int he persona thread. I have been following the show but never felt like it was anything to really post about so i havent TILL NOW

I swear to all that is holy will it never cease i really wonder how some of these writers get their jobs and im not talking about any studio in particular. I have been watching anime for a long time and i still never EVER get what goes through their minds when they decide to kill a character off. For 10 characters that are killed only 2 or 3 have good deaths. I dont mind characters dying but come on people make it worth while. Im starting to think its better for fans to not have favorite characters since majority of the time they will have cheap deaths that has the opposite effect of what I think the writers were going for and very rarely are the following episodes emotional enough to make the death seems worthwhile its usually very poorly done or used a device to set up whatever crappy finale or face off they have planned.

btw since the damn transmitter was taken out of the car how the hell did Eiko find Ryou and i oh so love that she wrecked her car went on foot in blizzard tracked across at least a couple of feet of snow and still managed to make there just in time to killed. Sigh another train wreck in the making

sorry for 4 the rant i needed to get that out.

[metronome]

Wasn't the guy with the gray hair inside the elevator Akihiko?


ah yah...>.<
I dont play persona 3 too much, forgot his name ~~

[Manji Midou]

then...
theres hope for maybe a aigis and mitsuru cameo O_O

[Haruyasha]

then...
theres hope for maybe a aigis and mitsuru cameo O_O

There's pretty much hope for any P3 cameo. We're still only half way into the series.. so anything can happen.. Shadows.. Nyx.. :p

[DragoonKain3]

@Sinestra
Going by the preview that people pointed out (which I admittedly forgot because of the shock), that particular event in eps 13 was really just there to simply have a reason for the brothers to fight each other lol.

[rpgkiller999]

Finally the plot have a breakthrough, a persona show up in a crowded street did the job. I hope Ken(?) and Akihiko(?) will explain all the mystries next episode and let the persona battles roll.
Looks like the Persona 3's characters joined a special organization after the game ended, hope they won't take away main casts' spotlight.

[Xcomp]

Episode 14 Summary (http://xcomprandomness.co.uk/2008/04/07/persona-trinity-soul-14-the-contact-shows-his-face/)

Wow, it's been 6 months since Ryo's showdown and Akihiko finally reveals himself! Feels like they moved on a bit too quickly but, it kind of shows no one knew what Ryo was up to from the last episode.

Akihiko hasn't changed much with those gloves and vest on :p

And yes, Shin looks like he's about ready to fight his brother. He seems kind of half and half on what to believe but after that merciless kill towards the end, he just might be edging towards believing his brother did kill Eiko on purpose.

I’m presuming Ryo must be dead with all those feathers float