Though not exactly timely, Aniplex USA has brought over one of the promotional videos that was used to highlight Persona 4: The Golden prior to the start of the series broadcast and provided translated subtitles for it. That’s definitely worth having though as a subtitled promo makes it easier to recommend to people to check out if they can get a bit more of what’s going on than just the animation and designs itself.
The project is coming from A-1 Pictures where it will have Seiji Kishi as the chief director with Tomohisa Taguchi handling the ongoing direction. Character designs are set to be done by Yuu Shindou and the series is scripted by Jun Kumagai. The show is designed to tell the events of the first series but with the new character of Maria from the game. The cast returns from the previous incarnation with Daisuki Namikawa, Showtaro Morikubo, Yui Horie, Ami Koshimizu, Tomokazu Seki, Rie Kugimiya, Kappei Yamaguchi, Romi Park, Unshou Ishizuka, Akemi Kanda, Mitsuaki Madono, Sayaka Ohara and Kana Hanazawa.
Plot concept: 3 years have passed since the anime series, Persona 4 was aired… And now, they’re coming back! Based on a hugely popular RPG, Persona 4 became a sensation as soon as it started airing in 2011, drawing in not only gaming fans, but anime fans as well. Released after the broadcast, the PlayStation Vita title, Persona 4 Golden, was a massive hit, with 350,000 copies sold, as if to flaunt Persona 4′s seemingly unstoppable popularity. And this summer, they’re coming back with the usual gang, joined by a few new faces. July 2014…at last, the “Golden” days will begin! Don’t miss the start of this new story. Spring. Far from the city, time flows peacefully in this rural town. As the cherry blossoms scatter in the wind, a young man named Yu Narukami steps off the train at Yasoinaba Station. Yu has come to this town, where his uncle lives, for family reasons; he will be transferring into the local high school, Yasogami High. And so begins his school life… The shopping mall after school. A series of murders taking place in town. The Midnight Channel, airing late at night… What lies in store for Yu and his friends “this time around?”
