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Is Persona 4 the Animation finished?

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In this post, we take a closer look at the current status of the series “Persona 4 the Animation”, also known by the following titles:

  • ペルソナ4アニメーション
  • P4A

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Based on our analysis, the series is NOT FINISHED. ❌

Here’s how we reached that conclusion:

  • Some related entries are still listed as ongoing on MyAnimeList
  • The series is listed as ended on Trakt

Taken together, these points indicate that Persona 4 the Animation is still ongoing in some form.

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Persona 3

February 27, 2007
Finished Manga
ペルソナ3
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
SummaryOn the surface, SEES—the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad—is a completely normal club at Gekkoukan High School. In reality, they are a group of students who investigate a phenomenon known as the "Dark Hour" and eliminate beings known as "Shadows." Only select individuals with "potential" can remember the occurrence of the Dark Hour while others will "transmogrify" into coffins and become susceptible to Apathy Syndrome—a condition that puts its victims in a trance-like state and causes them to lose their will to live.

Transfer student Minato Arisato is one such individual who can remember the events that occur during the Dark Hour, even though he is not aware of his ability. The moment he arrives at the school, he meets a mysterious person who asks him to sign a contract saying he will take responsibility for his own actions. Afterward, he is confronted by the members of SEES, who place him under secret surveillance because they believe he possesses a potential far greater than any of the other members.

One night, Minato is abruptly awakened by Yukari Takeba when a Shadow comes to attack their dormitory during the Dark Hour. Feeling compelled to fight the Shadow, he picks up Yukari’s gun but, instead of shooting the Shadow, he turns it on himself, awakening his “Persona.” Equipped with his newfound powers, Minato joins SEES to uncover the mystery behind the mysterious phenomenon.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

BackgroundPersona 3 is based on the PS2 game by Atlus of the same title. The series was published in English by Udon Entertainment from October 4, 2016 to October 29, 2019. It has also been published in Spanish by ECC Ediciones since June 26, 2019.

Persona: Trinity Soul

January 5, 2008
Finished Airing TV
ペルソナ 〜トリニティ・ソウル〜
SummaryThe stage is Ayanagi City, a city near the Japan Sea. It is a futuristic city that was built to carry out the recovery from the calamity caused by the "Apathy Syndrome" ten years previous. High school student Shin Kanzato with his little brother Jun, meet with their elder brother Ryou, who is the chief of the Ayanagi City Police, again after ten years. At that time, a series of strange incidents happen in Ayanagi City such as the crew of a submarine that suddenly disappears while in their submarine, or a spiritless symptom which disturbs the world after ten years, or the case of the inside out corpse where a student took on a cruel appearance. Ryou tracks down the organization behind the string of incidents, and having become involved in the incidents, Shin awakens the "Persona."

(Source: Wikipedia)

Persona 4

September 19, 2008
Finished Manga
ペルソナ4
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
SummaryInaba is a sleepy countryside town that has recently been the center of a string of mysterious serial murders. While his parents head abroad for work, Souji Seta moves into the town to live with his uncle for the year. He enrolls at Yasogami High School, where he is placed in the same class as the bold Chie Satonaka, the rowdy Yosuke Hanamura, and the refined Yukiko Amagi. The four quickly become friends and begin to hang out after school, where Chie asks Souji if he has ever heard of the "Midnight Channel"—a channel one can view on their turned-off TV when they are alone at midnight during rainy weather. It is said that while staring at one's reflection on the screen, their soulmate will appear instead.

Believing it to be an urban legend, Souji, Chie, and Yosuke decide to tune in at the stroke of midnight, when they witness a classmate of theirs appear on the screen. When the same classmate ends up being the next victim in the serial murders, the three of them realize that the mysterious Midnight Channel is somehow involved. As the police struggle to find any leads, Souji and his new friends decide to investigate the mystery themselves, beginning a search that takes them not only across Inaba, but also into a mysterious parallel world beyond the TV.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

BackgroundPersona 4 was published in English by Udon Entertainment from February 23, 2016 to October 20, 2020.

Persona 4 the Animation

October 7, 2011
Finished Airing TV
ペルソナ4アニメーション
P4A
SummarySerial murders have recently plagued Inaba, with the police struggling to find any leads. Despite this, due to his parents going abroad for work, Yuu Narukami moves to the small town to live with his uncle for a year. He enrolls at Yasogami High School, where he meets and befriends Yousuke Hanamura, Chie Satonaka, and Yukiko Amagi.

While hanging out together after school, the group fills Yuu in on the urban legend known as the “Midnight Channel”—a mysterious TV channel that only appears at midnight on rainy days while the viewer is alone. Curious about the claim, Yuu decides to tune in that night, only to see the next victim of the serial murders appear on the screen instead. He also finds himself being drawn into the TV, which intrigues his newfound friends enough to want to investigate.

Yuu ends up falling into the world within the TV, which is blanketed by a thick fog and swarming with hostile creatures known as “Shadows.” Realizing that this world is somehow connected to the murders, the Investigation Team forms with the goal of uncovering the mystery behind the incidents.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

BackgroundPersona 4 The Animation is based off of the critically acclaimed RPG series by Atlus.

Persona 4 The Magician

December 8, 2011
Finished Manga
ペルソナ4 The Magician
SummaryYousuke Hanamura feels dejected after his parents change careers, forcing him to move from the city to the backwater town of Inaba. Upon transferring to Yasogami High School, he struggles to find his place in the community as people still believe he is an outsider. He spends all of his free time begrudgingly helping his father at Junes, the department store taking away business from the local shops in the town. While he takes a break from his hectic schedule, Yousuke crosses paths with Saki Konishi—a coworker who takes an interest in him.

Persona 4 The Magician explores the backstory behind Yuu Narukami’s friend and the Magician confidant, Yousuke Hanamura.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

BackgroundPersona 4 The Magician is a spin-off manga which takes place before the events of the 2008 PlayStation 2 video game Persona 4 by Atlus.

Persona 4 the Animation: The Factor of Hope

June 9, 2012
Finished Airing Movie
ペルソナ4 the Animation -the Factor of Hope-
P4A: The Factor of Hope
SummaryRecap of the entire 25-episode television anime series with new cuts and also the unaired "True End Episode" that was included in the 10th Blu-ray Disc/DVD volume.

Persona x Tantei Naoto

June 10, 2012
Finished Light Novel
ペルソナ×探偵NAOTO
Persona x Detective Naoto
SummaryPersona 4 spin-off set one year after the end of Persona 4, Naoto is asked to investigate the mysterious disappearances of two Yagakoro students by an old detective friend, Touko Aoi. There, she is partnered with Sousei Kurogami, a mechanical detective and a polar opposite to her in terms of personality and methodology. In their first encounter, she awakens to a new persona Amatsu Mikaboshi, which enables her to amplify Sousei's persona ability, Tsukuyomi. Together with Sousei, she discovers the Midnight Site, an anonymous site where judgment is passed on others by five judges named after figures in Japanese mythology—Uzume, Sarutahiko, Omoikane, Tajikarao, and Futotama.

However, it quickly becomes apparent that this case and another under Touko’s supervision are related when one of the five judges turns up dead with ballistics pointing to a missing police officer’s gun. Naoto and the others must discover the identity of the other judges to protect them and find out the culprit who seeks to kill them.

Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena

August 7, 2012
Finished Manga
Persona 4 Arena
ペルソナ4 ジ・アルティメット イン マヨナカアリーナ
SummaryTwo months following the resolution of the serial murders in Inaba, Yuu Narukami returns to the sleepy town to reunite with his old friends. However, he is not prepared for the Midnight Channel to reappear again, prompting the reformation of the Investigation Team to find out why. At the same time, a flight bound for Kagoshima is hijacked before takeoff, with the perpetrators making off with specialized cargo. Determined to retrieve what was stolen, Mitsuru Kirijo and her partner Aigis chase after the criminals to Inaba.

While kicking off their investigation, Yuu finds that he is unable to reach some of his friends since the appearance of the channel. Believing that they have been pulled into the world within the TV, the Investigation Team dive in to search for them, only to reawaken in their high school and be forced into a battle tournament called the P-1 Grand Prix. The separated members must fight their way through the school against each other’s alternate versions if they want to uncover the mystery behind their friends’ disappearances.

Meanwhile, Mitsuru and Aigis’ search for the missing cargo also leads them into the world within the TV. Trapped with no means of escaping, the Shadow Operatives must navigate through the same competition to find what was taken from them.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

BackgroundPersona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena is an adaptation of the 2012 arcade, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 game of the same name by Atlus and Arc System Works. The series was published in English as Persona 4 Arena by Udon Entertainment from April 11, 2023 to July 11, 2023.

Persona 4 the Animation: No One is Alone

August 22, 2012
Finished Airing Special
ペルソナ4アニメーション
P4A
SummaryNew episode included with the 10th blu-ray volume. The episode will adapt the true ending from the original PS2 game.

Persona 3 the Movie 1: Spring of Birth

November 23, 2013
Finished Airing Movie
PERSONA3 THE MOVIE —#1 Spring of Birth—
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
SummaryAt the stroke of midnight, the Dark Hour appears—a secret hour which most are unaware of. Those not trapped in coffins during this time, unfortunate enough to find themselves conscious, are met by dangerous creatures known as Shadows. A select few, however, possess the potential to wield Persona: a special power used to defeat these beings. This secret group is called SEES (Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad), and their mission is to uncover the reason behind the Dark Hour's appearance.

Only a short while after transfer student Makoto Yuuki begins his residency at Iwatodai Dorm, his Persona awakens after an attack by a strong Shadow. Now recruited into the ranks of SEES, he begins fighting alongside his comrades, as only they can protect humanity from Shadows and prevent the anomaly that is the Dark Hour.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Persona 4 the Golden Animation

July 11, 2014
Finished Airing TV
ペルソナ4 ザ・ゴールデンアニメーション
P4GA
SummarySpring. 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?

(Source: Aniplex USA)

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth - Side:P4

January 26, 2015
Finished Manga
SummaryThe manga adaptation of the RPG in the Persona series from ATLUS: Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth. On the last day of the Yasogami High School culture festival, a mysterious bell rang...

(Source: Crunchyroll)

BackgroundPersona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth - Side:P4 was published in English by Kodansha Comics USA since March 22, 2016 to November 6, 2018. Crunchyroll simultaneously published the series digitally since January 25, 2015. The series is an adaptation of Atlus's 2014 video game Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth for the 3DS.

Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold

June 27, 2015
Finished Manga
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
ペルソナ4 ジ・アルティマックス ウルトラスープレックスホールド
SummaryImmediately following the events of the first P-1 Grand Prix tournament, the Midnight Channel resurfaces once again in Inaba. This time however, General Teddie announces a whole new battle tourney—the P-1 Climax Grand Prix. Just as the competition begins to commence, the sleepy town is plunged into the darkness of a sudden blackout. All of its inhabitants have disappeared with the appearance of ominous red fog, save for Yuu Narukami and the members of the Investigation Team.

When the group attempts to meet up in order to figure out their current situation, they are pulled back into the world within the TV. To make matters worse, the Investigation Team finds that the members of the Shadow Operatives have been taken hostage by General Teddie. To save them from crucifixion, they must participate in the new tournament and fight their alternate versions yet again. Along the way, Yuu and his friends must stop the world within the TV from merging with reality, but an old enemy may halt their attempt to save Inaba entirely.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

BackgroundPersona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold is an adaptation of the 2014 arcade, Playstation 3, and Xbox 360 game of the same name by Atlus and Arc System Works. The series was published in English as Persona 4 Arena Ultimax by Udon Entertainment from August 1, 2023 to February 6, 2024.

Persona 5

September 15, 2016
Publishing Manga
ペルソナ5
SummaryAfter defying a powerful man to protect a woman from sexual assault, Akira Kurusu finds himself with a criminal record for doing the right thing. The subsequent fallout causes him to move to Shibuya and attend Shujin Academy following his expulsion from his previous school. Shunned by the people around him, Akira is constantly reminded to lay low and get through the school year without disturbing the peace.

Unfortunately, his arrival in Shibuya is nothing short of strange and troublesome. Akira finds an undeletable app on his phone, unsure of when he had downloaded it. And on his way to school, he gets caught in the rain alongside Ryuuji Sakamoto, Shujin’s notorious delinquent. When the phone app suddenly triggers itself, the two are transported into an eerie world infested with demonic creatures.

As they find themselves cornered by these shadow-like beings, an innate power awakens within Akira, allowing him to fight them off. Now armed with a “Persona,” a manifestation of his personality, Akira works with Ryuuji to unravel the mystery behind this unfamiliar world.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

BackgroundPersona 5 has been published in English by VIZ Media since January 14, 2020. The series has also been simulpub through VIZ Manga.

Persona 5 the Animation

April 8, 2018
Finished Airing TV
TVアニメ「ペルソナ5」
P5A
SummaryRen Amamiya, a new transfer student at Shujin Academy, is sent to Tokyo to live with his family friend Sojiro Sakura after wrongly being put on probation for defending a woman from sexual assault. While on the way to attend his first day at his new school, Ren notices a strange app has appeared on his phone, transferring him to a world known as the Metaverse, which contains people's "shadows": distorted depictions of their true selves. In the Metaverse, he awakens his Persona, a power from deep within that gives him the strength to fight the shadows. With the help of similarly troubled students, he forms the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, attempting to save people from their sinful desires by "taking their heart," making evildoers regret their actions and turn over a new leaf. The group's reputation continues to grow explosively, bringing along fame both positive and negative.

However, during the peak of their popularity, Ren gets captured and taken into custody. Here, he wakes up to a harsh interrogation, but this is cut short by the arrival of Sae Niijima—a prosecutor seeking answers. Just how will she react to his story, and what will become of the Phantom Thieves?

[Written by MAL Rewrite]