Seventeen‑year‑old Japanese boy Yu Narukami arrives in a rural backwater to discover that demons lurk in the quiet depths! He had barely settled into his uncle"s house and the new school when the quiet town of Inaba was shaken by serial murders, with corpses literally hanging on wires and antennas. Rumors spread about the Midnight Channel, where on a rainy night one could see either their soulmate or the future victim of a serial killer. And, of course, among his classmates were the flamboyant Yosuke Hanamura and hyperactive Tia Satonaka, who quickly dragged poor Narukami into big trouble! It turns out that the key to solving the serial murders lies in a parallel TV world, born from collective human subconscious. Survival there is possible only by defeating one"s Shadow, understanding and accepting the dark sides of one"s "self"—then one can manifest personality and will in the form of a Persona, a spiritual avatar. The power of a Persona, as banal as it sounds, depends on how kind, truthful, and people‑oriented one is. Gradually, gathering a serious crew of guys ready to "stand up for their own," the hero begins to approach solving the mystery that could threaten humanity itself. Despite all the mystique, the anime"s moral is simple: live with dignity, save yourself—and others around you will be saved.
AIC A.S.T.A. Japan