Aniplex of America is thrilled to announce the release of the PERSONA5 the Animation Complete Blu-ray Set on September 29, 2020. Fans will finally have a chance to own the electrifying anime adaptation of the best-selling JRPG series from developer ATLUS in a complete box set containing six Blu-ray discs with 26 episodes plus two supersized, special episodes: “Dark Sun…” and “Stars and Ours”. The complete Blu-ray set also marks the release of the English dub, reuniting the immensely popular original cast members of the game. Also included are a stunning illustration card set, commercials, trailers, and textless versions of the show’s iconic opening and ending themes.
Produced by CloverWorks (THE PROMISED NEVERLAND, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai) and directed by Masashi Ishihama (Garakowa -Restore the World-, From the New World ), this stylish series chronicles the supernatural adventures of a misfit group of students known as the “Phantom Thieves of Hearts.”
The series stars Jun Fukuyama (Wagnaria!!, Blue Exorcist) and Xander Mobus (Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia, Katsugeki TOUKEN RANBU) as protagonist Ren Amamiya, alongside Mamoru Miyano (DURARARA!!, The Millionaire Detective Balance: UNLIMITED) and Max Mittelman (ALDNOAH.ZERO, ERASED) as Ryuji Sakamoto, Nana Mizuki (Naruto Shippuden, VALVRAVE the Liberator) and Erika Harlacher (I want to eat your pancreas, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba) as Ann Takamaki, Ikue Otani (Pokemon, Detective Conan) and Cassandra Lee Morris (Fate/EXTRA Last Encore, Puella Magi Madoka Magica) as Morgana, Tomokazu Sugita (Gintama, March comes in like a lion) and Matt Mercer (Fate/Zero, Attack on Titan) as Yusuke Kitagawa, Rina Satoh (Gurren Lagann, Natsume Yujin-cho) and Cherami Leigh (Sword Art Online, Cells at Work!) as Makoto Niijima, Haruka Tomatsu (Sword Art Online, DARLING in the FRANXX) and Xanthe Huynh (March comes in like a lion, anohana -The Flower We Saw That Day-) as Haru Okumura, and Soichiro Hoshi (the Garden of Sinners, Sword Art Online) and Robbie Daymond (I want to eat your pancreas, Sailor Moon) as Goro Akechi.
About PERSONA5 the Animation:
Ren Amamiya is about to enter his second year of high school after transferring to Shujin Academy in Tokyo. A strange incident triggers the awakening of his Persona, and alongside his friends, he forms the “Phantom Thieves of Hearts” to change the hearts of corrupt adults by stealing the source of their distorted desires. Meanwhile, cases of psychotic breakdowns have been popping up one after another… Living their ordinary high school lives in Tokyo during the day, the group stalks the bustling metropolis of Tokyo as the Phantom Thieves by night.
It’s time for the curtains to rise on this grand, picaresque story!
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PERSONA5 the Animation Complete Blu-ray Set:
< Disc Specs >
- Spoken Languages: Japanese, English
- Subtitles: English
- Aspect ratio: 16:9 widescreen
- Episodes: 26 episodes + 2 special episodes
- Number of Discs: 6 Blu-ray Discs
- Total Run Time: approx. 880min.
- Rating: 13 UP
< Bonus Content >
- Textless Opening & Endings
- Commercials and Trailers
- SP1 “Dark Sun…” Trailer
- SP2 “Stars and Ours” Trailer
* Bonus content subject to change.
* Bonus content includes English subtitles.
< Bonus Materials & Package >
- Illustration Card Set
* Bonus materials subject to change.
STAFF
Original Work: “Persona 5” (ATLUS)
Original Concept: Katsura Hashino
Original Character Design: Shigenori Soejima
Original Demon Design: Kazuma Kaneko
Director: Masashi Ishihama
Series Composition: Shinichi Inotsume
Character Design: Tomomi Ishikawa
Sound Composer: Shoji Meguro
Produced by: CloverWorks
English Version Produced by Aniplex of America
In Association with PCB Productions
CAST (Japanese/English)
Ren Amamiya: Jun Fukuyama / Xander Mobus
Ryuji Sakamoto: Mamoru Miyano / Max Mittelman
Ann Takamaki: Nana Mizuki / Erika Harlacher
Morgana: Ikue Otani / Cassandra Lee Morris
Yusuke Kitagawa: Tomokazu Sugita / Matt Mercer
Makoto Niijima: Rina Satoh / Cherami Leigh
Futaba Sakura: Aoi Yuki / Erica Lindbeck
Haru Okumura: Haruka Tomatsu / Xanthe Huynh
Goro Akechi: Soichiro Hoshi / Robbie Daymond
About Aniplex of America Inc.
Aniplex of America, Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex, Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a division of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), Inc., and a leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. The company’s ever-growing lineup of shows includes: Sword Art Online, FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: BROTHERHOOD, Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works], Fate/Zero, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, March comes in like a lion, Blue Exorcist, KILL la KILL, Gurren Lagann, Monogatari series, anohana -The Flower We Saw That Day-, Cells at Work!, The Promised Neverland, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba. In 2017, the company released the English version of the popular mobile game Fate/Grand Order, followed by the release of the mobile game Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story’s English version in the U.S. and Canada in June of 2019.
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