Persona -Trinity Soul- Anime

[Philemon]

(Thanks to Duckroll at NeoGAF)

Persona Trinity Soul


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http://moonphase.web.infoseek.co.jp/commonCG/20071107a.jpg



Set in another furturistic city 10 years after the events of Persona 3, the anime revolves around the undead that disguise themselves as humans known as "reverse". It'll be a supernatural story like the Persona series and involve 3 brothers.

Director: Atsushi Matsumoto (Blood+ and GitS:SAC episode director)
Writer: Yasuyuki Muto (Chevalier chief writer)
Original Character Design: Shigenori Soejima (Persona games)
Animation Character Design: Yuriko Ishii (DtB and Ouran episode animation director)
Persona Design: Nobuhiko Genma (???)
Music: Taku Iwasaki (WHR, ROD)
Animation: A-1 Pictures (some studio started up by Aniplex)

Starts airing Jan 2008 on Animax, and selected Tokyo MX, MBS, CBC channels.

The official site is http://www.persona-ts.net/ (should be up by the weekend)

[RayFoxSith]

Sounds interesting.

[Heat]

Sounds really stupid. So, hey, I guess that means it's going to be fairly faithful to the actual game. Honestly, who wants to watch an anime (anime being almost always terrible) based on/around a terrible game?

[Dim Locator]

Wow you must think people really value your opinion...

[EvilHero]

Honestly, who wants to watch an anime (anime being almost always terrible) based on/around a terrible game?

Kupo? Is that you?

[Flußkönig]

Thanks for the info Philemon, this could be promising.

Although I thought the story in Chevalier was complete garbage so I am a little hesitant to get my hopes up about this show.

[Jayroo]

Oh wow... look at that. :shock:

[Xerit]

Sounds really stupid. So, hey, I guess that means it's going to be fairly faithful to the actual game. Honestly, who wants to watch an anime (anime being almost always terrible) based on/around a terrible game?
I feel the need to lynch you, but I'll try to resist that reflex.


ANYWAY:
I'll be interested to see how well this ties into P3, and if the SEES members will be showing up at all. It wouldn't surprise me if they made appearances like the P1 characters showing up in P2.

[SlaughterX]

So now they have something to include with the SE version of FES, right? :D

[CSXLoser]

i can see the SEES members coming back as a cameo appearance.

3 brothers = persona users

i bet 20 bucks on that XP

and the undead.....can it be an evolution of the Lost?

^ those are my predictions

[Philemon]

Some new media :D


Persona -Trinity Soul- Logo

http://nihon.kaisho.org/Abel/PTSL.jpg



Persona -Trinity Soul- Promo Art

http://nihon.kaisho.org/Abel/PTSP.jpg



And our three main characters (who all happen to be brothers)


Shin Kanzato (Reminds me of Tatsuya Suou :D) = 17 Years old, wears a feather pendant that belonged to his missing father.

http://nihon.kaisho.org/Abel/Shin1.jpg

http://nihon.kaisho.org/Abel/Shin2.jpg

http://nihon.kaisho.org/Abel/Shin3.jpg



Ryou Kanzato (Reminds me of Katsuya Suou, especially with the glasses and his profession ;) ) = 28 years old, works for the police and is the youngest police superintendent

http://nihon.kaisho.org/Abel/Ryou1.jpg

http://nihon.kaisho.org/Abel/Ryou2.jpg

http://nihon.kaisho.org/Abel/Ryou3.jpg



Jun Kanzato (doesn't remind me of any Persona character off the top of my head except for his name being the same as Jun's from P2) = 14 years old, something happened 8 years ago with their father and mother

http://nihon.kaisho.org/Abel/Jun1.jpg

http://nihon.kaisho.org/Abel/Jun2.jpg

http://nihon.kaisho.org/Abel/Jun3.jpg

[CSXLoser]

any trailers yet philemon?

just wondering

the pictures are good enough as it is :D

[Philemon]

No nothing video-wise as of yet. Hopefully soon though :D

[Kakizaki]

Honestly, who wants to watch an anime (anime being almost always terrible) based on/around a terrible game?

Kupo? Is that you?

Nah, it is not him. This guy is on some of the other SMT boards.

[Shadowmist]

Anime? Sweet! Hope we get FES so we know what's going on and whatever.

[unknown]

I demand cameos.

[CSXLoser]

I demand cameos. oh boy...mitsuru,akihiko,junpei,and yukari in their late 20's....

[Squall81]

I demand cameos. oh boy...mitsuru,akihiko,junpei,and yukari in their late 20's....

I am willing to bet Akihiko has grown out a late 70's porn mustache.

[CSXLoser]

^^ lol

it would be kinda cool if in the anime, when the three brothers have to fight the undead (im assuming they do), there will be another verison/remix of Mass Destruction playing.

[RayFoxSith]

NYX MUST RETURN!

[Arjuna]

^^ lol

it would be kinda cool if in the anime, when the three brothers have to fight the undead (im assuming they do), there will be another verison/remix of Mass Destruction playing.

ZOMG brilliant thinking.

[SlaughterX]

This thread reminds me of why I came to thiis board in the first place. I still want to see the anime for Persona 2... :(

[RayFoxSith]

Looks like it ain't gonna happen. :<
Then again, we did get the Star Ocean 2 anime, like, last year.

[Philemon]

A Persona 2 anime would be made of all kinds of win 8)

Also, it's kind of ironic that the anime takes place 10 years after Persona 3, and the new cell phone game "Aegis The First Mission" takes place 10 years prior.

[unknown]

Now that I think about it, Maiko has a good chance of showing up in this, as a classmate of Shin or the other younger brother.

[Thunder-Slash]

Original Character Design: Shigenori Soejima (Persona games)
Animation Character Design: Yuriko Ishii (DtB and Ouran episode animation director)

Awesome that they got Soejima to do the character designs.
But what is an animation character designer?

[CSXLoser]

Now that I think about it, Maiko has a good chance of showing up in this, as a classmate of Shin or the other younger brother.dang...your right

*remembers the ending of the social link*

....i think that would be better than the Mass Destruction remix XD

[Arjuna]

Now that I think about it, Maiko has a good chance of showing up in this, as a classmate of Shin or the other younger brother.

Pedo, ban plz.

[THRONE]

These 10 year time hops need to stop. Maya is going to be around 43 if she appears in this series. ;[

[CSXLoser]

^^ which maya in question?

[THRONE]

Maya Amano of Persona 2 fame. tbh I'm not sure how old the other "maya" would be during the animes time, late 30s maybe?

[monkmaster79]

I hope we get remixed versions of Mass Destruction and Deep Breath, Deep Breath. I love those songs.

[unknown]

Buuurrnnnn My Dreeaaad

[CSXLoser]

Buuurrnnnn My Dreeaaad lol but this time in the anime it will be

BURRRRRRRNNN MY BBBRRRREEADDDDD!!!!!!!

[RayFoxSith]

Um...no.

[Phreak]

i would like cameos from the characters in P3, but wouldn't really be needed as long as it delivers in style and storyline i will be extremely happy with the Persona anime. Can't wait to see it

[unknown]

Site updated with character bios, trailers and other interesting stuff.

[Philemon]

Newtype Scan :)


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2310/2091662604_0fc46680d5_o.jpg

[JMAN]

Looks good :)

[akkren]

Alternate link to trailer (Seem to be loading issues in the website, maybe they are only allowing Japanese IP's to load it as with Bandai Channel trailers):
http://www.taleschannel.org/P3TS/p3tstrailer.wmv

It looks like an OVA, but frankly speaking I really doubt they can put the quality up this high consistently.

[CSXLoser]

Alternate link to trailer (Seem to be loading issues in the website, maybe they are only allowing Japanese IP's to load it as with Bandai Channel trailers):
http://www.taleschannel.org/P3TS/p3tstrailer.wmv

It looks like an OVA, but frankly speaking I really doubt they can put the quality up this high consistently.

looks like the kid doesnt need an evoker :( :( :( :(

[Arjuna]

Good I am glad they are ditching that ####ty thing and using the more traditional Persona summoning.

[CSXLoser]

its gonna air soon...or has it air already

[unknown]

I watched the RAW, the opening sucked, the rest of it was alright. I thought it was funny when the cafe started playing Changing Seasons from the game.

I was very surprised when Igor showed up at the end, no Elizabeth though :(

All the Persona were summoned the old school way.

[Arjuna]

Elizabeth doesn't even belong in the Persona universe. Belladonna, Nameless, Demon Artist all return plz.

I saw that fail at your spoiler tag. lawl.

I wonder if any fansub group will pick this up.

[unknown]

http://fansubwiki.com/index.php?title=Who_Subs_What:_WINTER_2008&oldid=687

And yes, I failed at using the spoiler tag. =(

[Hayato]

I watched the raw as well. The OP theme was okay, but not as great as I'd hoped. The ED was pretty awesome, though. I don't even remember what the song sounded like, but lol sunflower. A+

I'm actually glad that the evokers aren't back because frankly, they kinda weirded me out (as they pertain to the Persona universe, anyway). o3o; I also find it interesting how the entire anime seems closer to P2 than it does P3. lol They even have a Katsuya/Tatsuya brothers thing going on.

Also, there may be cameos? Cop guy was talking to someone is his car whose voice actor is Midorikawa Hikaru... Haha, 28 year-old Akihiko. Hurr.

[unknown]

Watching the subs, apparently Apathy Syndrome returns as well.

[Dim Locator]

That seemed like the obvious premise for the show...

[Hayato]

How's the sub group? I'm awfully picky when it comes to quality of the subbing, rofl.


Oh, and here's the OP and ED for anyone with a NicoVideo acct: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1962880

[unknown]

That seemed like the obvious premise for the show...

I thought it was just going to involve the Reverse Syndrome (where the bodies are turned inside out due to the loss of their Persona).

The subbers are alright, they get the job done. I'm waiting for a HD release though.

[Arjuna]

I watched the raw as well. The OP theme was okay, but not as great as I'd hoped. The ED was pretty awesome, though. I don't even remember what the song sounded like, but lol sunflower. A+

I'm actually glad that the evokers aren't back because frankly, they kinda weirded me out (as they pertain to the Persona universe, anyway). o3o; I also find it interesting how the entire anime seems closer to P2 than it does P3. lol They even have a Katsuya/Tatsuya brothers thing going on.

Also, there may be cameos? Cop guy was talking to someone is his car whose voice actor is Midorikawa Hikaru... Haha, 28 year-old Akihiko. Hurr.

Except those brothers are really lame. They should have just based the series in Sumaru City. Just get a feeling I am not going to like this series much.

[Arjuna]

The fan sub for the first episode has been released.


Persona TS EP01 Torrent (http://oi.fansub-torrents.com/%5BOi%21%5D_PERSONA_%7Etrinity_soul%7E_-_01_%5B9890A45B%5D.avi.torrent)

[CSXLoser]

I watched the RAW, the opening sucked, the rest of it was alright. I thought it was funny when the cafe started playing Changing Seasons from the game.

I was very surprised when Igor showed up at the end, no Elizabeth though :(

All the Persona were summoned the old school way. i didnt like or hate the opening but the ending....yea....

[CSXLoser]

hmmm from Episode 1 and 2, i can tell instead of playing the music from the game, they are playing the tracks from the Reincarnation CD (all the remixes).

[iammako3]

I'm digging the anime so far! Which fansub groups are people watching? I downloaded the Otakara Island ones and on their forums there was a small debate over the term used for what the school kids are doing to each other. I'm curious as to what term the other groups are using ("Shadow Pulling" is their term).

[unknown]

Other groups are using Shadow stripping, shadow extraction, etc.

It seems like the Persona in this anime traded in their bufu, agi, zio, and garu for lasers -_-

[supercrisis]

I'm not digging how transparent the personas are. Shin's persona and the hospitilized girl's persona are really the only ones I can remember.

I've been switching between different fan subbing groups. I think there are four. Ainax is decent but it has the nicest font. I'm thinking Shinsen has the best translation though. Has anyone else looked into this? Any news of HD releases?

[unknown]

Moetaku-Sekai releases the episodes in HD, decent translation as well.

They're kind of behind the other groups though.

[supercrisis]

thanks, i'll look into it.

[syl]

Persona- Trinty Soul is pretty cool compared to the uber-popular anime right now; Bleach & Naruto Shippuden.
The idea of a detective/conspiracy approach reminds of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.
The translucent personas are pretty cool, the designs are meant to draw a mainstream audience to the mythos of Persona.
Unforunately, the anime has one failing. Directly tying the story to P3, offered a unattainable level of expectation set by Persona fans.
As a stand alone story, Persona- Trinity Soul is a solid anime.
Btw, the opening rocks!

[Zeta_Nova]

Well, Naruto: Shippuuden and Bleach deal with those paranormal and otherwise these fake ideas that the protagonist and his party can stop these netherworldly powers or some trash like that with their magical jutsus. And that the action just gets recycled.

But Persona, it's more like drawn to our world and can be viewed like what our Earth would be like if it was in Persona's "shoes". That's why I like Persona and other animes that have fictional stories, yet it's still based in our world.

[kufufu]

I dislike the anime. The opening theme is quite catchy, though.

[Sakubo]

I have been watching the anime. I watch alot of anime and so far I would say it has been ok. As far as anime go there are several that are airing now that I enjoy more. The main reason im still watching this is because of the tie in to the game series, I would like to know where the story is going. If I had never played these games and was just watching this anime for the first time, I wouldnt watch it episode by episode, its one I would wait until was finished then watch it once and be done. (at least with what I have seen so far i suppose the latter half of the show could become much better but I think there are only 12 episodes and I have seen 8 already, so I doubt it)

[Greyhawk]

It's too bad that it won't likely see a legit R1 release, not the way the current North American anime market is trending. Of course I didn't expect the SRW:OG animation to get a stateside release, so I could be wrong.

[QBasic]

Meh, I checked into the series. Its...boring. :? Immensely boring. I'd much rather watch Sayckeone play Persona 3. In fact...in fact, I'd love to see that. :twisted:

[Sayckeone]

http://i31.tinypic.com/11so08g.gif = Gordan Freeman, age 45.

[QBasic]

http://i31.tinypic.com/11so08g.gif = Gordan Freeman, age 45.
You mean Gordon Freeman? :P

[Sayckeone]

####. Yeah; dunno how that got past me. :P

[QBasic]

####. Yeah; dunno how that got past me. :P
Well, in any case, this is thread about Trinity Soul, so lets not steer off track. :)

I saw Trinity Soul. I hated it. Discuss.

[Saishu]

We've been watching Trinity Soul for the past few weeks at my college anime club. Next week we'll be voting to stop watching it.

It's boring as hell.

[Zeta_Nova]

I dropped it, not because it's a bad anime. And it's not a bad anime. But because that I wouldn't want to complete the anime via fake and unofficial fansubbers. But rather in it's english form.

[Corona]

Here's hoping that Persona 4 isn't based on Trinity Soul.

[QBasic]

Here's hoping that Persona 4 isn't based on Trinity Soul.
Even if it is...the staff at Atlus Japan would take their ####ty concept, recreate it to be relatively cool...

Then Kaneko can redraw those atrocities into proper Personae, and everyone's happy.

[Sayckeone]

Then Kaneko can redraw those atrocities into proper Personae, and everyone's happy.
Why would he do that? He didn't even do them for P3.

[Corona]

Here's hoping that Persona 4 isn't based on Trinity Soul.
Even if it is...the staff at Atlus Japan would take their ####ty concept, recreate it to be relatively cool...

Then Kaneko can redraw those atrocities into proper Personae, and everyone's happy.

I seriously doubt he would come back for the fourth game.

[Futomimi]

I thought Kaneko didn't do P3 because of a scheduling conflict... I haven't heard anything about him officially quitting the Megaten series.

[syl]

:roll:

I'm just curious: Can everyone who hates Persona: Trinity Soul please list their most favourite anime that is currently airing in Japan?
Don't even try to sneak something from the cartoon network.

[Inzaghi]

Why? Is your point that nothing better is currently airing? How does that affect Trinity Soul's absolute quality one way or the other?

Jumper is the best movie I've ever seen Hayden Christiansen star in, but it's still pretty bad.

[QBasic]

Then Kaneko can redraw those atrocities into proper Personae, and everyone's happy.
Why would he do that? He didn't even do them for P3.
Cause he did it for the previous Persona games...

Everyone knows P2 pwns P3. :3

Inzaghi hates Vader Jr....

[syl]

Why? Is your point that nothing better is currently airing? How does that affect Trinity Soul's absolute quality one way or the other?

Jumper is the best movie I've ever seen Hayden Christiansen star in, but it's still pretty bad.

No, I'm just an anime fan that's interested in other peoples views. I've liked Trinity Soul since the first episode.

Countless anime series air in Japan each year, I was just curious what the detractors of Trinity Soul prefer.

[QBasic]

Why? Is your point that nothing better is currently airing? How does that affect Trinity Soul's absolute quality one way or the other?

Jumper is the best movie I've ever seen Hayden Christiansen star in, but it's still pretty bad.

No, I'm just an anime fan that's interested in other peoples views. I've liked Trinity Soul since the first episode.

Countless anime series air in Japan each year, I was just curious what the detractors of Trinity Soul prefer.
Shakugan no Shana Second, for example, is a billion times superior...

[Oathkeeper]

Hey, at least it isn't as bad as Xenosaga: The Animation. Now that isn't just a bad anime; I'm pretty sure watching it is considered a form of torture in most nations.

My point is, Trinity Soul isn't terrible on all counts. It doesn't take Persona 3 and cover it with dog#### until nobody remembers it was a fantastic game. But, as my aforementioned example shows, that was a very real possibility.

[Saishu]

:roll:

I'm just curious: Can everyone who hates Persona: Trinity Soul please list their most favourite anime that is currently airing in Japan?
Don't even try to sneak something from the cartoon network.
Spice and Wolf :roll:
*points to sig*

[Futomimi]

No thanks @ furries.

[Saishu]

Never thought of it that way until you mentioned it :?

Spice and Wolf is set in the medieval times, and Horo the Wise Wolf is on a journey to the north with Lawrence the traveling merchant. Some people say this show is like a macroeconomics class (but I wouldn't know since I haven't taken that class yet), and the two characters get wrapped up in an international business scam and are forced to live life on the run because the Church will burn them at the stake.

[Sayckeone]

Sounds exhilarating.

[Arjuna]

Why? Is your point that nothing better is currently airing? How does that affect Trinity Soul's absolute quality one way or the other?

Jumper is the best movie I've ever seen Hayden Christiansen star in, but it's still pretty bad.

Fail for not liking Revenge of the Sith. :(

[Sayckeone]

Star Wars is horrible.

[Arjuna]

Nah.

[Inzaghi]

Star Wars is horrible.

My brother.

[Kakizaki]

Why? Is your point that nothing better is currently airing? How does that affect Trinity Soul's absolute quality one way or the other?

Jumper is the best movie I've ever seen Hayden Christiansen star in, but it's still pretty bad.

Shattered Glass was good, but the rest of the cast was very strong. I personally can't stand HC.

[QBasic]

Star Wars is horrible.

My brother.
Paladin Sam Jackson is gonna kill you in our sleep. :shock:

(scary thought actually...being assassinated by Samuel L. Jackson...)

[Sayckeone]

Samuel L. Jackson's character was not as cool as people make him out to be. His part was bordering on irrelevant, and his performance was lackluster.

[QBasic]

Samuel L. Jackson's character was not as cool as people make him out to be. His part was bordering on irrelevant, and his performance was lackluster.
And? That excuses the fact that he's the most badass mothafuggah you can see on the big screen?

Sure, maybe his character was boring. But he's still Sam Jackson. That can't be denied. =/

[unknown]

I liked the Darth Maul vs Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan duel.

[Sayckeone]

Darth Maul sucks and so did that scene.

[cj iwakura]

The music was good.

And I still remember the rumors about how Darth Maul was going to have a big role in the prequels.

So much for that.

[Arjuna]

The music sucks too, actually John Williams should be murdered for it all.

[syl]

Back to Trinity Soul.

How many episodes has everyone seen? I watched up to episode 5.

[QBasic]

I lost 50 minutes (two episodes) of my life watching that crap...

[KD]

Have there actually been ANY signs of a Persona 3 reference in the show up to now?

...Other than the REINCARNATION tracks, Igor, Akihiko's voice, and mysterious Kirijo-esque girl.

[QBasic]

Have there actually been ANY signs of a Persona 3 reference in the show up to now?

...Other than the REINCARNATION tracks, Igor, Akihiko's voice, and mysterious Kirijo-esque girl.
The police-dude brother was poppin' them pills. The ones Strega was trafficking.

Which makes me wonder...Strega was the only group capable of supplying those since they were lab-rats...and with them done for 10 years...how are peeps getting a hold of em... OMG! Plot hole! What a surprise...=_=

[CSXLoser]

Have there actually been ANY signs of a Persona 3 reference in the show up to now?

...Other than the REINCARNATION tracks, Igor, Akihiko's voice, and mysterious Kirijo-esque girl.
The police-dude brother was poppin' them pills. The ones Strega was trafficking.

Which makes me wonder...Strega was the only group capable of supplying those since they were lab-rats...and with them done for 10 years...how are peeps getting a hold of em... OMG! Plot hole! What a surprise...=_=...E-Bay?? :?

[Danakir]

I don't think so CSX.

I don't think so.

[Futomimi]

Have there actually been ANY signs of a Persona 3 reference in the show up to now?

...Other than the REINCARNATION tracks, Igor, Akihiko's voice, and mysterious Kirijo-esque girl.
The police-dude brother was poppin' them pills. The ones Strega was trafficking.

Which makes me wonder...Strega was the only group capable of supplying those since they were lab-rats...and with them done for 10 years...how are peeps getting a hold of em... OMG! Plot hole! What a surprise...=_=

If only there were some science that studied the chemical composition of matter, including medicines....
And if only there were people that practiced this science, who were in a position to gain a lot of money from constructing knockoffs of drugs that weren't legally available.
And if only there were some kind of underground organization in which people can illegally buy and sell drugs, or some kind of room that held evidence which any policeman would have easy access to.

[Sakubo]

Back to Trinity Soul.

How many episodes has everyone seen? I watched up to episode 5.

Ive seen all 10 episodes that have aired. I was wrong before its going to a be a 24 episode anime so that means they going to keep dragging the story before we actually get to see anything interesting @@

[Arjuna]

I stopped watching after episode 4, just sorta lost interest. If it does get crazy someone let me know, just don't feel like downloading each episode individually, would rather get a torrent with the full series whenever it finishes up.

[unknown]

Hawt girl on girl action next episode >__________>

[unknown]

Wow Episode 11 was so strange, I had to write a summary.


SPOILERS AHEAD




In the beginning Shinn and gang catch Kanaru Morimoto (purple haired girl) doing a shadow extraction (Is it? I'm not really sure since subs aren't out but it does seem like it) with like 20 guys.

Being the good friends they are, the gang calls for an intervention and the whole episode is basically about how Kanaru Morimoto tries to quit Shadow Extraction/Pullin and has to deal with serious withdrawal symptoms.

Morimoto gets cornered by some dudes she was shadowing extracting with, tries to decline their offer, but is suddenly put into a trance or spell of some sort. Shin scares them away with his Persona and then bitch slaps her back to reality.

Morimoto becomes sad and Mayuri comforts and tries to kiss (and I assume, shadow extract) her. But before we get hawt girl on girl action, Morimoto has some flashbacks, rejects the advances (awwww) and goes to the park to cry inside of a slide.

Shin feeling guilty about the bitch slapping, goes out and looks for Morimoto and finds her at the park. He tries to prevent her from going crazy when she summons a Persona that looks like a gigantic purple balloon...or a jelly fish without the tentacles and they fly away into the sky..

And is that Takaya of Strega I see in the previews?

[Shinjiro]

:shock: I guess I should have checked the persona 3 section before making a Trinity Soul topic in the other persona section. But I am glad that there are some people to discuss the anime with now, since most of the other forums I go onto have a small persona fan base.

[Sseklebeast]

^I don't think this is the right forum if you want to talk to Persona fans. Personally though I did like P3 and I'm really looking forward to FES.

[Inzaghi]

You can talk about whatever you want. Don't be afraid of the trolls here.

[Pi]

Ahh, I can't wait to see episode 13. I was reluctant with the first episodes, but it's only gotten better.

[Zachalmighty]

Wow Episode 11 was so strange, I had to write a summary.


SPOILERS AHEAD




In the beginning Shinn and gang catch Kanaru Morimoto (purple haired girl) doing a shadow extraction (Is it? I'm not really sure since subs aren't out but it does seem like it) with like 20 guys.

Being the good friends they are, the gang calls for an intervention and the whole episode is basically about how Kanaru Morimoto tries to quit Shadow Extraction/Pullin and has to deal with serious withdrawal symptoms.

Morimoto gets cornered by some dudes she was shadowing extracting with, tries to decline their offer, but is suddenly put into a trance or spell of some sort. Shin scares them away with his Persona and then bitch slaps her back to reality.

Morimoto becomes sad and Mayuri comforts and tries to kiss (and I assume, shadow extract) her. But before we get hawt girl on girl action, Morimoto has some flashbacks, rejects the advances (awwww) and goes to the park to cry inside of a slide.

Shin feeling guilty about the bitch slapping, goes out and looks for Morimoto and finds her at the park. He tries to prevent her from going crazy when she summons a Persona that looks like a gigantic purple balloon...or a jelly fish without the tentacles and they fly away into the sky..

And is that Takaya of Strega I see in the previews?You fail to mention what looks to be sexual satisfaction on Morimoto's mind when she is shadow extracting.




Which is hawt.

[digi.amuro]

Wow Episode 11 was so strange, I had to write a summary.


SPOILERS AHEAD




In the beginning Shinn and gang catch Kanaru Morimoto (purple haired girl) doing a shadow extraction (Is it? I'm not really sure since subs aren't out but it does seem like it) with like 20 guys.

Being the good friends they are, the gang calls for an intervention and the whole episode is basically about how Kanaru Morimoto tries to quit Shadow Extraction/Pullin and has to deal with serious withdrawal symptoms.

Morimoto gets cornered by some dudes she was shadowing extracting with, tries to decline their offer, but is suddenly put into a trance or spell of some sort. Shin scares them away with his Persona and then bitch slaps her back to reality.

Morimoto becomes sad and Mayuri comforts and tries to kiss (and I assume, shadow extract) her. But before we get hawt girl on girl action, Morimoto has some flashbacks, rejects the advances (awwww) and goes to the park to cry inside of a slide.

Shin feeling guilty about the bitch slapping, goes out and looks for Morimoto and finds her at the park. He tries to prevent her from going crazy when she summons a Persona that looks like a gigantic purple balloon...or a jelly fish without the tentacles and they fly away into the sky..

And is that Takaya of Strega I see in the previews?You fail to mention what looks to be sexual satisfaction on Morimoto's mind when she is shadow extracting.




Which is hawt.
Very Hawt!

When I started watching TS, my subs called Shadow Extraction Shadow Stripping, which I think sounds cooler, but in my mind, I hear Shadow Rape, which makes me laugh.

Anyways, I think its really starting to come up in the story department, especially after ep 12. I'm hoping for more persona battles though, as they've been few in number.

Morimotto and Mayuri are hot together. Also find Morimotto and Shin a cute couple, especially after the floating off into space bit. Classic. But Jun and Mayuri is epic win! Jun is just that awesome.

I thought Takaya was dead or something. If he's still alive...WTF?! Not that I mind, since he was a pretty cool villan, but it didnt seem like he had much time left in P3.

Anyone think they're gonna off the older brother? I can feel a sacrificial death, expending the last of his power to save Jun and Shin or in a showdown.

[Zachalmighty]

It seems that there is a guest appearance in episode 14 of that boxer from P3 along with the little kid from P3. I can't remember their names. :oops:

[CSXLoser]

It seems that there is a guest appearance in episode 14 of that boxer from P3 along with the little kid from P3. I can't remember their names. :oops: about time :evil:

[Pi]

Episode 13 was pretty crazy :) I enjoyed it quite alot.

[Juanblue85]

It seems that there is a guest appearance in episode 14 of that boxer from P3 along with the little kid from P3. I can't remember their names. :oops:

Here he is.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i135/Bluejuan85/AkihikoinPersona-TrinitySoul-.png

[Zeta_Nova]

Did anyone here also hear Burn My Dread during the anime? Think it was like on #15 or 16 that it played.

[Raidou11]

Is Morimoto an anti-shadow weapon, like Aigis? Considering that Trinity Soul takes place 10 years after P3, were anti-shadow weapons later mass-produced or something?

[unknown]

I don't think TS is canon, since it's a pile of crap, aside from Kanaru.

Anyways, Kanaru isn't a weapon she was made for Persona user data gathering or something which they did via "Shadow Pulling". This explains her addiction to it.

[thealchemistoftime]

it wasn't crap per se but it didn't really have a connection from P3 aside from igor,akihiko the only real shame is that they didn't do a good job making a good anime from the material they add to choose from

[Raidou11]

I don't think TS is canon, since it's a pile of crap, aside from Kanaru.

Anyways, Kanaru isn't a weapon she was made for Persona user data gathering or something which they did via "Shadow Pulling". This explains her addiction to it.

Now that you mention it, I guess Morimoto-san didn't fight any shadows at all. But still, she reminds me of Aigis.

The only disappointing thing about the anime is that Sanada Akihiko is present, yet he doesn't use his evoker or summon his persona. I guess he couldn't do it, because of the age limit. Kanzato Ryou used the suppressant to summon his persona, but that only resulted in tragedy. In fact, Kanzato is more disappointing than Akihiko. How could he lose control of his own persona and killed his own fiancee in a direct hit, especially the fact that he is a veteran persona user!? :(

[naotome]

Sadest thing in the anime....Kanaru was like having a personality disorder in the early 13 episodes and looks like she was cured later...

Now that you mention it, I guess Morimoto-san didn't fight any shadows at all. But still, she reminds me of Aigis.

She is indeed.....A cyborg like Aigis.

About Kanzato Ryou, I don't like him that much but from what I heard from my friend....His case and Chidori's are like the same, remember when Medea was choking Chidori in the game ? I thought thesame may happened to Ryou in the anime so I guessed it right then. Besides that, do you know that Ken Amada make an appearance in P~TS~ ? Well he's that dorm keeper Inui Tooru.

[Raidou11]

Sadest thing in the anime....Kanaru was like having a personality disorder in the early 13 episodes and looks like she was cured later...

Now that you mention it, I guess Morimoto-san didn't fight any shadows at all. But still, she reminds me of Aigis.

She is indeed.....A cyborg like Aigis.

About Kanzato Ryou, I don't like him that much but from what I heard from my friend....His case and Chidori's are like the same, remember when Medea was choking Chidori in the game ? I thought thesame may happened to Ryou in the anime so I guessed it right then. Besides that, do you know that Ken Amada make an appearance in P~TS~ ? Well he's that dorm keeper Inui Tooru.

Actually, I don't even use Ken Amada in P3. Inui is in fact Ken Amada, because he had an evoker in one of the episodes, just like Akihiko.

My team usually consist of Minato, Aigis, Yukari, and Mitsuru. Akihiko in his winter outfit looks cool, as well as Junpei in his, but.. Kanzato Ryou is supposedly the coolest character in Trinity Soul, but his lack of control over his persona was..

[Shadowserg]

My Persona and Morimoto tribute. Great games and anime. Music by Def Leppard "When love and hate collide". I hope you'll enjoy it. ;) http://ru.youtube.com/watch?v=iOHYaZ2ZixI

[Enzo_Kensei]

One thing I noticed about the anime is that, it pales in comparison to its gaming counterparts. The connection from P3 to Trinity soul is almost negligible.

[Luna]

Music: Taku Iwasaki (WHR, ROD)
WHR? Whats that?

I personaly like this series. Even if I started watching it before I played P3
(Ha, I said persona)

[Anon]

I ended up dropping it. I thought the characters from the game were much more colorful in terms of personality. The anime didn't really parallel the game very well, and there were some parts where I went, "Wait, what?"

[Enzo_Kensei]

I agree...

[Whiteseraph86]

I skimmed through the series on You-Tube, and these people did what I saw coming. It's a Persona game in name only, with Aki and Igor making only brief appearances, with no real consequences on the overall storyline and only marginally related to the game. I don't think he summons Caesar even once throughout the entire show, thus nullifying the point of him even being there. The whole time I was hoping that at the last minute Aki would whip out his evoker and show these rookies how it's done. But I guess that's too much to ask.

These guys pulled a "Chrono Cross" on us and made another crappy indirect sequel. Why don't they actually give the fans what they want and make the show branch off of P3 directly for a change? I mean, does anyone really give a rat's ass about who these other people are? I mean compared to the rest of the cast of P3, that's not who the fans want to see. Not imo. But I guess I can't make a ####ty anime sequel like these guys can, so I'll shut up now.

[Megedo Incubus]

Sounds really stupid. So, hey, I guess that means it's going to be fairly faithful to the actual game. Honestly, who wants to watch an anime (anime being almost always terrible) based on/around a terrible game?
I feel the need to lynch you, but I'll try to resist that reflex.


ANYWAY:
I'll be interested to see how well this ties into P3, and if the SEES members will be showing up at all. It wouldn't surprise me if they made appearances like the P1 characters showing up in P2.

I agree with lynching Heat. If you don't like it, Heat, don't f'n watch it. It's that simple.

[Kenji]

These guys pulled a "Chrono Cross" on us and made another crappy indirect sequel.
Except Chrono Cross is awesome, with tangible atmosphere, a wonderful soundtrack, and characters with reasonable depth (CT sorely lacked the first and third).

Anyway, I watched the entire thing and it was alright. The majority of the series was buildup and I get the feeling the subbers who did it couldn't quite handle the periodic exposition scenes where some aspect of the story was just laid down (of course, I wouldn't put it past the writer simply making those expositions too obtuse for their own good).

Everything came together at the end, but it didn't quite feel worth the 20+ episodes of buildup... maybe if the series was only 13 episodes, the payoff would've felt better. That said, I was quite fond of the Kanzato brothers, the atmosphere and music... and I thought Megumi was cute. :P

In regards to Akihiko, I didn't mind at all that he never summoned and that his boxing was only mentioned once. He's pushing 30 by the time this story's going, the idea that adults find it more difficult to summon had already been established, and it was rather interesting to see our favorite "cool senpai" become yet another untrustworthy and out-of-touch adult... which is where we're all going to end up, with respect to the next generation, no matter how cool we were.

That and the scene of him cooking dinner was just... Akihiko.

And with regards to Trinity Soul having little to do with P3... well... aren't all of the Persona stories tangentially related at best? I do kinda wish that they hadn't advertised it being connected to P3, so the expectation would be less, but oh well...

As far as anime-based-on-games goes, this was probably one of the best.

[Whiteseraph86]

When was this age limit of Persona use established? Plz explain...

[unknown]

It was only established in the anime, which is not canon.

[Denninja]

I notice that "Burn My Dread" was the only Persona series song I could almost understand the lyrics of... I'll know I'm going insane when I can hear the P4 lyrics clearly... lol. Though I think it would sort of ruin their feel if the lyrics are any less in tone with the music, which I'm guessing is the reason I can't make out most of the words..

[Whiteseraph86]

Once I looked up the lyrics while listening to the song on youtube. I think the reason ppl have a hard time understanding these songs is because the Japanese accents are so thick.

[Denninja]

I LOLOLROFL'd at these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwQA1YOOUO8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Pn8y-odQ4

[ocmccormick]

So what, there will never be a North American release for this? That reallllllly bites...

[Pibbman]

I LOLOLROFL'd at these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwQA1YOOUO8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Pn8y-odQ4

Wow, now I'll never be able to listen to the songs the same way again.

[unknown]

So what, there will never be a North American release for this? That reallllllly bites...

I'd rather the money that would be used to bring this ####ty anime over be put towards translating the SMT Novels and Manga.

[Emilio Morales]

I liked the anime, but they could come up with a better way to end it! One thing that I didn't like much was the Persona designs, only Shin and Ryou's Personas were cool, the other ones I really didn't understand them nor did I find them shape. The music was awesome! Both endings and openings were really, really cool! "Found Me" was the best ending! :P

[soldat]

i hated the anime, but there's an aspect of the game that makes me worried about the future of the anime and series, and i don't know if anyone else is aware of it, but every time you revive someone in p3, white feathers would appear...very similar to the anime...and the game never explained why feathers would appear around the character at their revival...

[Vincent Alexander]

i hated the anime, but there's an aspect of the game that makes me worried about the future of the anime and series, and i don't know if anyone else is aware of it, but every time you revive someone in p3, white feathers would appear...very similar to the anime...and the game never explained why feathers would appear around the character at their revival...

You couldn't over-read that anymore if you wanted to.

[Kyo Kusanagi]

Really good, I didn't see this anime yet, Butg I hope that Personas and Shadows are back... somehow...

[Taroni]

It seems that there is a guest appearance in episode 14 of that boxer from P3 along with the little kid from P3. I can't remember their names. :oops:

Here he is.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i135/Bluejuan85/AkihikoinPersona-TrinitySoul-.png

I don't remember Ken, but Akihiko is in for the last few episodes

[Kenji]

A lot of people think Inui is Ken incognito... hard to say, since there are a lot of characters in Trinity Soul that look like P3 characters in one way or another.

When was this age limit of Persona use established? Plz explain...
If I recall, around the time they revealed that Ryou was popping Strega pills.

It was only established in the anime, which is not canon.
Really? When did they say it wasn't canon? I mean, besides "I think it sucks."

[Inzaghi]

Really? When did they say it wasn't canon? I mean, besides "I think it sucks."

Nobody has officially stated it, but the anime wasn't written by the game's writers and some plot points in it (like the "adults can't use Personas" nonsense) directly contradict things established in the games. It's pretty safe to say it's not canon.

[Sei]

^ Are there definitive rules for Persona Summoning? The games seem to vary wildly on this too, so I'm not sure if the show diverging on them too is that definitive.

I only got to like ep 12 of the Anime. I was hoping it would be better but everyone seems to truly hate it. Personally I just thought it a bit slow. But then I probably didn't watch enough to get to the truly horrible bits.

[Kenji]

The anime is very slow. I mean, the atmosphere's excellent and I enjoyed watching the characters (especially the Kanzato family) interact, but there's only two instances of major payoff: Episode 13 and the ending. If you go in expecting that, then it'll probably be okay, but the action scenes are more like lies than anything else, as the series tries to grab a demographic it can't hold.

It's still one of the best videogame-to-anime adaptations (not that that's saying much) and certainly the best MegaTen anime out there.

As far as Persona rules go, it really is hard to nail down because of all the special conditions that are thrown around the series. But I can think of two instances, one in P2 and one in P4, that directly contradict the rule established in Trinity Soul. That's all fine and good, since my point was that TS established that rule and it'd destroy the story if TS broke it by having Akihiko summon in any way that doesn't involve heavy drug-use.

[LordCha]

Not bad,but persona 3 is great

[Sphinx316]

I watched the first two episodes it seemed to be alright.

[OgGz]

persona trinity soul owns just as much as the games

[anbu]

i was excited about hearing this anime along time ago, so when i got the chance to watch it, it was bad. not really that bad but it was very slow pace and it was nothing like the game. they havent even captured the dark atmosphere of game. it had so much potential... but they blew it. the only nice thing about this anime is the 2nd opening song/sequence. lol.

i suggest you watch ghost hunt than this. it waaaaaaaay better. and that is coming from a diehard persona fan.

[MileyWinters]

The Anime's pretty awesome, I heard Akihiko (Persona 3) will be joining the Anime too. I've just watched the 8th Episode until now (on my iPod, I had work to do) and it's pretty cool. The animation is great, the music is, as expected ama-zing, and Shin's pretty cute too X3

[Isshin_Ryori]

Damn Shins persona kinda resembles The MC's Persona Izanagi... hmm....
And maybe Jun and Yuki is reference to Junpei and Yukari, and woohoo!! Akihiko makes his appearance here.....too bad there's no evoker........

[djmdma02]

I thought the main charaters (and i've only seen it all the way through once, last year) was ares...

[KaoruMikagami]

look interesting maybe i will try to watch it

[Blackwing Dragon]

I don't know about the whole "ten years" after.
I remember a date in Persona 3...the anime mentions another date, but that is definately NOT ten years apart from Persona 3.
I noticed this last year when I started watching.

[Tello, the Hark!]

I absolutely love watching this anime, even though it's mediocre, It's so easy on the eyes

[shimathekat]

You know, it was disappointing. Instead of keeping our original cutie-pie android (Aigis), they played Swap with us and put in a VERY VERY dark replacement (Kanaru Morimoto). How disappointed I was. Thought I could at least see what happens to her at least... never happened.

I don't really think it should be seen as a sequel, but a spinoff (Wait, a spinoff of a spinoff!?) Well, maybe it's just the mindset.

[Persona Fan]

So Yukari doesn't make appearence at all? :(

[Kenji]

Nope, no Yukari.

Even Akihiko's appearance felt a little shoehorned in, at worst. At best, it made you wonder about the scope of his organization's ties.

Unfortunately, there's no follow up to this idea... I certainly wouldn't mind it if there was, I dunno, an organization of (ex-)Persona users trying to prevent that power's misuse.

[Crow T. Robot]

Aww I'd love to see 27 year old Yukari, what does Akihiko look like? I didn't want to bother watching the anime in all honesty.

[hickwarrior]

Well, akihiko looked like a kihiko, just older, but still young. With gloves on. And taller. And has a suit on...

Ah f it... Google proves it's usefullness (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/megamitensei/images/6/61/TrinitySoul-Akihiko.jpg)

[Crow T. Robot]

Well, akihiko looked like a kihiko, just older, but still young. With gloves on. And taller. And has a suit on...

Ah f it... Google proves it's usefullness (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/megamitensei/images/6/61/TrinitySoul-Akihiko.jpg)
What?
That's it? He looks the same age.

Thank you by the way

[Kenji]

Well, he certainly acts more like an adult... that is to say, his level of trustworthiness fluctuates wildly over the course of the series (a common teenage conception of adulthood). Some of the scenes he's in are pretty good, especially when he pretty much breaks into the Kanzato house, cooks, and wolfs down some fried rice.

That was the moment I knew he was Akihiko. :P

[Victor_Daven]

My fiancee gave me this for christmas...a very early christmas

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-a7-49-en-70-3fnw.html

I was just curious if anyone knew if the background images were from the anime. I did not recognize them from p3 or p4 (especially while lotus juice was doing his thing). At first I was hopeful that they were from a new game being made I wasn't aware of, but I was just reading these posts...so would anyone know where the images in the background of the concert come from at all?

[Foobar]

So Yukari doesn't make appearence at all? :(

People liked Yukari?

[Crow T. Robot]

So Yukari doesn't make appearence at all? :(

People liked Yukari?

haha hey man Yukari wasn't all that bad. She was better then Fuuka.

[Foobar]

So Yukari doesn't make appearence at all? :(

People liked Yukari?

haha hey man Yukari wasn't all that bad. She was better then Fuuka.

I never wanted to slap Fuuka, just hug. Before going back to gawk at Mitsuru. Yukari was described as the happy, upbeat girl that everyone likes. She was the direct opposite of that description. I always wanted to smack Yukari.

Also, nice to see Akihiko's face finally healed. After that year it took, I was getting worried he had the same problem Ryo from Shenmue had and was going to start looking for some sailors.

[Crow T. Robot]

haha well yes I liked Mitsuru way more, but Fuuka was boring. I was more like 'Damn you need a tampon' but I know that's how girls can be so it didn't bother me so much with Yukari.


Speaking of Akihiko, what was up with the bandage on his left brow?

[Zacewing]

So Yukari doesn't make appearence at all? :(

People liked Yukari?

haha hey man Yukari wasn't all that bad. She was better then Fuuka.

I never wanted to slap Fuuka, just hug. Before going back to gawk at Mitsuru. Yukari was described as the happy, upbeat girl that everyone likes. She was the direct opposite of that description. I always wanted to smack Yukari.

Also, nice to see Akihiko's face finally healed. After that year it took, I was getting worried he had the same problem Ryo from Shenmue had and was going to start looking for some sailors.

As posted on another forum I visit...

I gave up trying to woo Yukari when i realised a girl with that much baggage just isn't worth it

MY FATHER SAID I WAS PRETTY. TELL ME I'M PRETTY

SEE DAD? EVERYONE THINKS I'M PRETTY


TELL ME I'M PRETTY

Also she's even more of a jerkwad in he Answer.

[MomoChan]

Speaking of Akihiko, what was up with the bandage on his left brow?

Even if he was a champion HS boxer, he still takes some lumps, after all. Maybe it was the spot his opponents loved to hit?

As for TS... it was... not too bad. The rules they established for Persona-users in the anime was a bit lame, considering the in P2:EP, majority of the Persona-users were adults, including the now-grown up St. Hermelin alumni.

It took me three viewings of all the episodes (spread far between each other, of course) to fully appreciate it.

Maybe I got spoiled by P3/P4's Galge (or visual novel) atmosphere, but I hate the fact that nothing really developed properly between the characters relationship-wise. For one, the Kanzato x Morimoto pairing blossomed too late. Sakakiba x Kayano had tension, but they were being pulled away from each other a little too much.

[Eldorado112]

^ Are there definitive rules for Persona Summoning? The games seem to vary wildly on this too, so I'm not sure if the show diverging on them too is that definitive.

I only got to like ep 12 of the Anime. I was hoping it would be better but everyone seems to truly hate it. Personally I just thought it a bit slow. But then I probably didn't watch enough to get to the truly horrible bits.
yeah it was like that for me at first so i dropped it but then i decided to watch it again got to ep 13 and i was hooked. The persona battles were so short that it kinda made me mad at first but then at the end I realized if they had long persona battles then that would have gotten boring and old fast. Really i only watched it to see the battles. Its a cool anime if you give it a chance. And at first i didnt like the persona design but thats not so anymore I find these persona so unique I just love them.

[stellarsky08]

I've watched the first half of the anime. Nothing really special. I got bored. :|

[iiseddie708]

I watched the entire series. I found it fairly confusing, but it was pretty good. Don't expect much though, it's no where near as good as the games.

[Blacklisted]

I watched it for about ten episodes I think. I found it too slow, and I didn't appreciate it adding rules for personae that go against the games. Also, I can't remember what it was called but, the sexual spirit energy stuff just seemed so shoehorned in and pandering. I recall the girl with blue hair spending half an episode climaxing on the floor while a group of guys watched. Really Trinity Soul?

[Soushi_Grapple]

I watched it for about ten episodes I think. I found it too slow, and I didn't appreciate it adding rules for personae that go against the games. Also, I can't remember what it was called but, the sexual spirit energy stuff just seemed so shoehorned in and pandering. I recall the girl with blue hair spending half an episode climaxing on the floor while a group of guys watched. Really Trinity Soul?

Please tell me you're joking. ><;

[Blacklisted]

Please tell me you're joking. ><;

Sadly, no. I believe she was addicted to it as well, so she would just run off to have random guys do it to her. It was all very bizarre.

[shk_619]

i'll watch it!!!

[Jtchort]

Personally, I kind of liked this series.

*wears minority sign with pride*

[ArcanaXVI]

-ahem- Had something posted here, but nevermind...

[Soushi_Grapple]

So, I assume everyone heard about NISA's latest mess up? After all the glitches and now the DVDs... someone needs to be fired. @.-

[DarkRPGMaster]

Actually...no I haven't.

[Kenji]

There's a quality issue with the DVDs, according to ANN. Aliasing and other production problems. NISA will remaster the discs and send free replacements to their customers, similar to the Atlus USA issue with the Strange Journey soundtrack, so it's tolerable.

Anyway, because of this news, I went and preordered the DVDs today, since the replacements are free. Price is a little steep for anime, these days, but it is thirteen episodes and it does come with an artbook, so I'm willing to bite. I also liked this series and want to spend a little dough on the only decent MegaTen anime adaptation thus far.

Though, I must wonder... can you really call it a "Premium Edition" if there are no regular editions to be found?

[Pluupy]

WHOA I haven't even heard of this anime yet. @_@ There's already a few episodes out?! Any chances of this being english dubbed?