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This week, Michelle and Steve discuss their favorite Phantom Thieves and the highs and lows of their ensuing adventures.</p> <p><b>Disclaimer:</b> <em>The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. <b>Spoiler Warning</b> for discussion of the series ahead.</em><table><tbody><tr> <td> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="200" height="82" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit200x1000/cms/column/119283/nickdgrey.png.jpg" class="lazyload"><br><center><small><b><a href="https://twitter.com/LossThief">@Lossthief</a></b></small></center> </td> <td> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="200" height="82" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit200x1000/cms/column/119283/micchy.png.jpg" class="lazyload"><br><center><small><b><a href="https://twitter.com/Liuwdere">@Liuwdere</a></b></small></center> </td> <td> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="200" height="82" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit200x1000/cms/column/119283/jacobgrey.png.jpg" class="lazyload"><br><center><small><b><a href="https://twitter.com/ANNJakeH">@ANNJakeH</a></b></small></center> </td> <td> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="200" height="82" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit200x1000/cms/column/119283/steve.png.jpg" class="lazyload"><br><center><small><b><a href="https://twitter.com/vestenet">@vestenet</a></b></small></center> </td> </tr></tbody></table><br> </p> <center><a href="/review/persona-5-the-animation/.130478">You can read our weekly coverage of Persona 5 the Animation here!</a></center> <p></p> <hr> <div style="width:495px; height:100px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> <b>Micchy</b><br>So Steve, I've been thinking about our usual screencap choices, and I realized we do a disservice to our fellow anime cheesecake-likers by putting so much emphasis on goofy faces over <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=54">fanservice</a></cite>.</div> <br> <div style="width:410px; height:255px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> So without further ado, here's a naked butt.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p1.png.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:410px; height:510px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> <b>Steve</b><br>This column has been canceled.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p2.jpg" class="lazyload"><br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p3.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div></div> <br> <div style="width:410px; height:255px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> I imagine maids are more to your liking?<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p4.png.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:500px; height:75px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Oh, we'll get to that. Definitely. But in the meantime, it's been a couple months since we last checked in on our intrepid group of phantom thieves. And they've certainly been keeping busy!</div></div> <br> <div style="width:480px; height:125px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Yup, between a exposing a plagiarizing artist, busting a crime boss, evading a boy genius detective, and most pressingly, surviving high school, our kiddos are going through a lot! The Phantom Thieves of Hearts have gotten people's attention, for better or for worse. And with their fame, they've brought to attention their version of justice.</div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:490px; height:150px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Yeah, even for people unfamiliar with the game, the story's video-game-like structure should be apparent by now. the phantom thieves encounter someone with a corrupted desire. They figure out the circumstances of their crimes and the structure of their palace. They enlist the help of a victim and add them to their ranks. They have a super weird boss fight. Rinse and repeat.</div></div> <br> <div style="width:500px; height:75px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> It's formulaic as hell, but the show still manages to paint an interesting picture of youth rebellion, as teens call out the bullshit they see in the world and take it into their own hands to make things right.</div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:410px; height:305px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> At its core, <cite class="e anime">Persona 5</cite> is all about the fire and fury of misfit teens reckoning with the evils perpetrated by shitty adults, which is personally a riff I never get tired of hearing.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p5.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div></div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:410px; height:560px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Of course, <cite class="e anime">Persona 5</cite> manages to jazz things up with its unique brand of JRPG excess, from the bizarre aesthetic of its Palaces to the scenery-chewing manifestations of adult pride and greed our heroes must fight.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p6.jpg" class="lazyload"><br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p7.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div></div> <br> <div style="width:390px; height:50px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> The bosses in the Palaces are all pretty much Snidely Whiplash, it's great.</div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:410px; height:280px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Not gonna lie, I forgot Kaneshiro turned into a rapping fly. That sure was something...<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p8.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div></div> <br> <div style="width:70px; height:25px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> It was art.</div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:410px; height:280px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> I mean, we did learn all about art, thanks to everyone's favorite good art boy.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p9.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div></div> <br> <div style="width:460px; height:75px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Speaking of whom, Yusuke's one of my favorite characters in our merry little band. He's dedicated to his work, always looking for ways to depict what he sees in himself and in others.</div> <br> <div style="width:610px; height:420px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Like when he pulls inspiration from what he sees in Mementos - anger, ugliness, greed. But at the end of the day, he's a teenager who sees things in black and white (and red), so he has a lot of growing up to do.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="300" height="169" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit300x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p11.png.jpg" class="lazyload"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="300" height="169" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit300x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p12.png.jpg" class="lazyload"><br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="300" height="169" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit300x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p13.png.jpg" class="lazyload"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="300" height="169" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit300x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p14.png.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:410px; height:305px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Yusuke is one of my favorite characters in the game, and it sucks that he has one of the worst introductions, almost entirely thanks to this scene.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p10.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div></div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:480px; height:125px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Like, Yusuke's a fun and interesting character, and he has some choice moments later in the story, but a significant part of his intro centers around him being creepy about wanting to paint Ann nude. <em>And</em> this comes directly after an arc about how horrific it was for Ann and her friends to be at the mercy of a lecherous teacher.</div></div> <br> <div style="width:410px; height:305px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> <cite class="e anime">Persona 5</cite> is Very Bad at handling its female characters, I won't deny that. Like thanks, I definitely needed a scene of Ann bathing for no reason.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p15.png.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:500px; height:175px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> I'm disappointed that the anime didn't take this opportunity to excise some of the really misguided elements of the game, because there's a lot of stuff that chips away at the strength of its core message. I was super upset they chose to include the needlessly homophobic scene with Ryuji, because there's literally no reason for it to be there. There's severe cognitive dissonance to a story about the ways in which society punishes misfits that also goes out of your way to mock gay people.</div></div> <br> <div style="width:410px; height:380px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Blind faithfulness seems to be par for the course when it comes to video game adaptations, so I'm not surprised that happened, but it sucks nonetheless. Also, would it have killed them to make Yusuke a romance option? I mean COME ON, who sketches their best friend's butt in a church?<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p16.png.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:410px; height:255px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Just two guys posing in front of the Lord!<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p17.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div></div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:410px; height:280px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Yusuke's date with Ren is the closest we get to acknowledging this ship, unfortunately. It's so good tho.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p18.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div></div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:390px; height:75px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> One thing I will commend the anime for is that it's been weaving Akechi into the story more tightly from the beginning, and that's been working out well.</div></div> <br> <div style="width:445px; height:125px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Akechi makes a nice foil to the Phantom Thieves, Ren especially, so it's awesome that he's been a consistent (ish) presence in the show and not just dropped in halfway through. He's the guy who works mostly within the bounds of the law, while Ren and friends operate at their own personal discretion.</div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:410px; height:280px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Every phantom thief must have a homoerotically charged relationship with their rival detective.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p19.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div></div> <br> <div style="width:410px; height:535px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Somehow I don't think that relationship would work out. Goro's is a face that says "i see what u mean but nah man u cray".<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p20.png.jpg" class="lazyload"><br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p21.png.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:410px; height:305px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> They have a thorny game of cat and mouse ahead of them, but we can hope that maybe one day they'll be able to settle down and enjoy pancakes together.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p22.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div></div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:410px; height:280px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> And while we're on the subject of subterfuge, Makoto is trying her best.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p23.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div></div> <br> <div style="width:410px; height:535px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> She is! Even when she's not sure what she's even working toward. Adulthood is scary for her too, albeit in a somewhat different way than for Ryuji or Ann.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p24.png.jpg" class="lazyload"><br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p25.png.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:410px; height:380px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Her arc during the Kaneshiro chapter is one of my favorite parts of the game. It's a familiar story, sure, of the girl who's expected to be the model student and nothing more in the eyes of society. But it's told and executed so satisfyingly. You feel Makoto's frustrations, and when she finally puts her foot down, it feels amazing.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p26.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div></div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:610px; height:420px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> And whereas the other characters have some back-and-forth with their Personas, Makoto doesn't hesitate to call hers. (I also love that she was ready to throw hands even before she got her magic JRPG powers.)<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="300" height="169" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit300x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p27.jpg" class="lazyload"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="300" height="169" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit300x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p28.jpg" class="lazyload"><br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="300" height="169" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit300x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p29.jpg" class="lazyload"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="300" height="169" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit300x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p30.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div></div> <br> <div style="width:495px; height:50px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> She's extremely good, I 100% wholeheartedly agree. That confidence was always in her; it just took a little nudge to get her to own it.</div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:410px; height:485px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> And boy does she own it.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p31.jpg" class="lazyload"><br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p32.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div></div> <br> <div style="width:360px; height:25px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Can I get a "yass queen"? 'Cause YASS QUEEN.</div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:410px; height:280px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Not everyone can pull off the Mad Max biker riding a lady motorcycle look, but Makoto definitely earns her title.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p33.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div></div> <br> <div style="width:410px; height:280px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> If that's the level of extra it takes for her to realize what she wants, then all the power to her.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p34.png.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:500px; height:100px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Keep in mind that <cite class="e anime">Persona 5</cite> is a 100+ hour game, so there's a ton of content that will never going to make it into the anime, but I think it's done a pretty good job focusing on the important stuff, like Ryuji's relationship with the track team, Yusuke's struggles with his art...</div></div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:410px; height:255px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> ...and of course, Becky.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p36.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div></div> <br> <div style="width:410px; height:280px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Becky is important because she makes Blankstare-kun nervous, which is a very good look on him.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p37.png.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:410px; height:355px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=273017">Kawakami</a></cite> is important as the premier example of an adult who's also worn down by the system, constantly tired and having to work multiple demeaning jobs in order to make ends meet. She's that millennial representation we crave.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p38.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div></div> <br> <div style="width:450px; height:75px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> It'd be great if she weren't also a potential love interest for Ren, considering the whole Kamoshida arc. As much as I enjoy her presence, it is irresponsible to have that as an option.</div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:500px; height:175px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> It's SUPER messed up, but at the same time, you develop your relationship with her as a player by paying her money to do chores for you, which is maybe the most depraved thing I've ever done in a video game, and I loved every moment. I mean, it's severe cognitive dissonance, but this is one instance where I simply just have to embrace my most problematic urges. Thankfully, the anime will sidestep the whole "Ren can date her" thing, which is for the best.</div></div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:410px; height:280px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Thankfully, this adaptation does retain the best dialogue choice in the entire game.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p39.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div></div> <br> <div style="width:115px; height:25px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Excellent taste.</div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:410px; height:305px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> As long as the anime continues to give me tired/flustered/unamused <cite class="e person">Kawakami</cite> faces, I'll be content. They are my definition of Big Mood.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p40.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div></div> <br> <div style="width:320px; height:25px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> I'd classify her more under Wife City, but fair.</div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:480px; height:100px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Big Mood is but a district in my Wife City. But anyway, <cite class="e anime">Persona 5</cite>'s anime is half over, and there's still a lot of ground left to cover with not much time left to cover it. My favorite Palace is coming up next, so I'm excited for that!</div></div> <br> <div style="width:500px; height:75px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> I for one am looking forward to more of Akechi and Ren's totally-not-dates, because I'm filthy fujo trash who's more interested in seeing the characters faff about than beat more JRPG bosses.</div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:500px; height:100px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> Yeah, the anime hasn't been the slam dunk adaptation that fixes all of the game's problems that I hoped in my heart of hearts it would be. But it's still pretty good, and it still understands the core strengths of <cite class="e anime">Persona 5</cite>.</div></div> <br> <div style="width:410px; height:305px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> The kids are our future, and while the world may be a fuck, we gotta let them do their thing and make it slightly less of a fuck.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p43.png.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div> <br> <div align="right"><div style="width:410px; height:255px; -webkit-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; border-radius: 26px 0px 26px 26px; background-color:#78caed; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> The kids, and one very <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=77">moe</a></cite> cat.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p44.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div></div> <br> <div style="width:410px; height:230px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; border-radius: 0px 26px 26px 26px; background-color:#cae49b; -webkit-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; -moz-box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; box-shadow: #B3B3B3 2px 2px 2px; padding:10px;"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="225" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit400x1000/cms/this-week-in-anime/133736/p45.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div> <br>  </div> </div> <hr> <a href="/cms/discuss/133736">discuss this in the forum (19 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_133736('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_133736('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_133736(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-07-03/.133736"; 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Not many books seem to care, but Sottan's I Raised a Black Dragon isn't o...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article218719 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 26.750% 11.254%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/218719/256_main.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218719">28 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2024-12-07/code-geass-franchise-teases-several-new-works-in-production/.218719" data-track="id=180471&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2024-12-07/code-geass-franchise-teases-several-new-works-in-production/.218719" data-track="id=180471&from=SB"><i>Code Geass</i> Franchise Teases Several 'New Works in Production'</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-12-07T22:08:12+08:00">Dec 7, 22:08</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218719">28 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Also: 13 existing films to play again in theaters in Japan</span> <span class="full">― The "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion & Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture Special Birthday Screening" event teased on Saturday that the Code Geass franchise has several "new works in production." 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