It’s time for North American fans to get hopeful after getting just import releases from Japan through Aniplex USA. UK distributor Anime Limited has announced that they’ve acquired all four of the Persona 3 movies that began releasing in 2013 and finished recently. With it being announced at the MCM London Comic Con event, there are no details revealed yet as to their release plans for it.
The films had some changes to the staffing throughout the run but it was all coordinated to tie them together well. The first movie was directed by Noriaki Akitaya based on the script by Jun Kumagai and character designs by Keisuke Watabe. The second was directed by Tomohisa Taguchi while the third had Keitaro Motonaga on board. Taguchi came back for the fourth film that was released in January 2016. Animation production was done by A-1 Pictures.
The main Japanese cast includes Akira Ishida as Makoto Yūki, Hikaru Midorikawa as Akihiko Sanada, Kousuke Toriumi as Junpei Iori, Maaya Sakamoto as Aegis, Mamiko Noto as Fūka Yamagishi, Megumi Ogata as Ken Amada, Megumi Toyoguchi as Yukari Takeba and Rie Tanaka as Mitsuru Kirijō.
Plot concept: “If I told you that there’s more than 24 hours in a day, would you believe me?”
The “Dark Hour”—the time which exists between each day. During those hours, the town stands still, the people are transformed into mere objects, and countless monsters called “Shadows” run rampant through the town.
Only the Personas, beings with special powers, are able to combat these creatures.
Makoto Yuki, a transfer student at Gekkoukan High School, is suddenly awakened with the powers to control a Persona. Yuki is recruited to join other Persona summoners of his school in the “Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad.”
As they continue to investigate the situations surrounding the Dark Hours, they all come face to face with their shocking fate…
