PERSONA5 the Animation
PERSONA5 the Animation
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PERSONA5 the Animation

7.7 / 10
2018
1 season
26 episodes
AnimationAction & AdventureComedyDramaSci-Fi & FantasyCrime

Ren Amamiya is about to enter his second year after transferring to Shujin Academy in Tokyo. Following a particular incident, his Persona awakens, and together with his friends, they form the “Phantom Thieves of Hearts” to reform hearts of corrupt adults by stealing the source of their distorted desires. Meanwhile, bizarre and inexplicable crimes have been popping up one after another… Living an ordinary high school life in Tokyo during the day, the group maneuvers the metropolitan city as Phantom Thieves after hours. Let the curtain rise for this grand, picaresque story!

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  • I am thou, thou art I

    1.I am thou, thou art I

    4.3
    08-04-201824m

    After high school student Ren Amamiya gets in trouble with the police, he’s labeled as a juvenile delinquent. As part of his probation, he is forced to start living with Sojiro Sak...

  • Let's take back what's dear to you.

    2.Let's take back what's dear to you.

    15-04-201824m

    Ren begins his new school life, but it's tough being a transfer student, especially when he comes with seemingly shady baggage. He meets Ryuji, a classmate who's similarly isolated...

  • A beautiful rose has thorns!

    3.A beautiful rose has thorns!

    5.0
    22-04-201824m

    The members of the volleyball team are terrified of the tyrannical Kamoshida's irrational violence. Meanwhile, Ren's classmate, Ann Takamaki, has been protecting her best friend fr...

  • Steal it, if you can

    4.Steal it, if you can

    7.0
    29-04-201824m

    The first heist of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts is underway, as the group sends Kamoshida a calling card, threatening to steal away is twisted desires. Ren and the gang begin prep...

  • The Phantoms

    5.The Phantoms

    7.0
    06-05-201824m

    After safely changing Kamoshida’s heart, Ren and friends decide to continue changing the hearts of selfish, clueless adults. And no sooner are the "Phantom Thieves of Hearts" estab...

  • Our next target is...

    6.Our next target is...

    6.0
    13-05-201824m

    Yusuke Kitagawa, an arts student studying under painter Ichiryusai Madarame, asks Ann to be the model for his next art piece. Meanwhile, student council president Makoto Niijima gr...

  • He is my other self

    7.He is my other self

    20-05-201824m

    Needing to change Madarame's cognition to further access his Palace, Ann distracts Yusuke while Morgana access Madarame's secret room, exposing his plagiarism of his most known pie...

  • Put an end to all this and use your own artwork for once.

    8.Put an end to all this and use your own artwork for once.

    27-05-201824m

    The Phantoms break into Madarame's palace to steal his treasure, only to find it is a trap. Revealing the treasure is the original "Sayuri" painted by Yusuke's mother, Madarame is...

  • Operation maid watch

    9.Operation maid watch

    03-06-201824m

    While waiting for their next target, Ren tries out a dubious-looking maid service, discovering that his homeroom teacher Sadayo Kawakami is secretly working as a maid. Noticing Ryu...

  • I want to see justice with my own eyes

    10.I want to see justice with my own eyes

    10-06-201824m

    During a class excursion to a television station, the gang spectate an interview with police detective Goro Akechi, who claims that the Phantom Thieves' ability to change hearts co...

  • Let's be friends, shall we?

    11.Let's be friends, shall we?

    17-06-201824m

    As the thieves find they cannot get into the Palace while it's in midair, Makoto, wanting to prove herself useful, uses herself as bait in order to lead the gang to Kaneshiro, who...

  • I found the place where I belong

    12.I found the place where I belong

    24-06-201824m

    While making steady progress through Kaneshiro's Palace, Makoto manages to become closer with the rest of the team. With the route to the Treasure secured, the Phantoms confront Ka...

  • Dreams and Desires

    13.Dreams and Desires

    01-07-201824m

    Finding himself in an art slump, Yusuke asks Ren to be his bodyguard while he draws inspiration from Mementos, only to receive harsh criticism on his piece. Meanwhile, Akechi asks...

  • What life do you choose?

    14.What life do you choose?

    08-07-201824m

    While looking around Shinjuku with Ren, Makoto spots a fellow student named Eiko working at a dubious looking café, becoming friends with her due to their similar taste in goods. W...

  • I am Alibaba

    15.I am Alibaba

    15-07-201824m

    As a mysterious hacker group known as Medjed issue a public warning to the Phantoms, Ren is contacted by someone known as Alibaba, who threatens to reveal the Phantoms' identities...

  • This place is my grave

    16.This place is my grave

    22-07-201824m

    After Sojiro catches the group sneaking into his home, he explains how Futuba's current situation as a shut-in stems from witnessing her mother Wakaba seemingly commit suicide, and...

  • X Day

    17.X Day

    29-07-201824m

    Gaining access to the core of Futaba's Palace, the Phantoms are confronted by a monstrous cognition of Wakaba. As Futaba manages to enter the Palace herself, her Shadow encourages...

  • I'll guide you to victory

    18.I'll guide you to victory

    05-08-201824m

    With Futaba now a part of their team, the gang try to help her improve her social skills by taking her to the beach. Futaba then explains what she learned about Wakaba's research o...

  • Aloha

    19.Aloha

    12-08-201824m

    Needing information to help search for the culprit behind the mental shutdowns, the gang ask Makoto to extract data from Sae's laptop. The next day, everyone goes on a school trip...

  • My name is Beauty Thief!

    20.My name is Beauty Thief!

    19-08-201824m

    The gang infiltrate Kunikazu's Palace and discover that Morgana has teamed up with a girl calling herself Beauty Thief, who Makoto identifies as Kunikazu's daughter, Haru Okumura....

  • You can call me "Noir"

    21.You can call me "Noir"

    26-08-201824m

    Wanting to change Kunikazu's heart before she is forced to move in with Sugimaru, Haru decides to help the Phantoms progress further into his Palace, awakening the full power of he...

  • Is it our fault...?

    22.Is it our fault...?

    02-09-201824m

    As public opinion of the Phantoms plummet following Kunikazu's death, Haru learns of a fake calling card placed in Kobayakawa's office, leading the gang to realise that someone set...

  • How about a deal with me?

    23.How about a deal with me?

    09-09-201824m

    The students of Shujin High unanimously vote for Akechi to appear as a guest speaker at the culture festival. Despite the clear danger to this, Makoto follows through with it to ga...

  • A challenge that must be won

    24.A challenge that must be won

    16-09-201824m

    As the gang try to figure out a way to reach the top floor of Sae's casino Palace, Soujiro, who discovers a calling card in Futaba's room, is under pressure from Futaba's uncle, wh...

  • Jealous Sinner

    25.Jealous Sinner

    23-09-201824m

    Needing an excessive amount of coins in order to access a bridge to the Treasure, Ren wins the money in a coliseum battle. Sae raises the bridge's fee, but Akechi manages to make u...

  • I won't let it end here

    26.I won't let it end here

    30-09-201824m

    Following a reunion with Arsene, who urges him to remember everything, Ren is captured by the police, leading to his present day interrogation by Sae. As the interrogation draws cl...

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