Persona 3

ペルソナ3

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Anime start Vol 1, Chap 1 Anime stop Vol 11, Chap 48 Manga is nonlinear with an original ending

Description

A teenager who was orphaned as a young boy returns to the city of his childhood. Shortly after transferring to Gekkoukan High School, he is attacked by Shadows — creatures that feed on the minds of their victims. The assault awakens his Persona, Orpheus, his only chance at defeating these creatures of the night. He soon discovers that he shares this special ability with other students at his new school. From them he learns of the "Dark Hour," a hidden time that exists between one day and the next, swarming with Shadows. He joins the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES), and with his new friends, confronts the threat of the Shadows. After signing a contract in which he "accepts his fate of his own free will," the main character battles with the other members of SEES against the Greater Shadows, incarnations with traits and appearances similar to those of the first 12 Major Arcana of the Tarot. While this is occurring, he continues to encounter and eventually befriends the child who gave him the contract to sign at the very beginning of the game, an entity who refers to himself as Pharos, and is really the incarnation of Death, the 13th Arcana.

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Genres
Action Comedy Drama Horror Mystery Sci-Fi Supernatural Tragedy
Character Archetype
Yamato Nadeshiko
Character Types
Male Lead Male Lead Strong Male Lead
Locations
School Accommodations Dormitory School High School
Themes
Guns Orphans Student Council Coming of Age Philosophy Romantic Subplot Narrative Themes Betrayal Slice of Life School Life
Time Period > Period Piece
Late Modern & Contemporary 21st century
Relationship
Childhood Friends Friendship
Species & Creatures
Monsters Non-human Robots Supernatural Beings Demons
Audience Demographics
Male Oriented Seinen
Character Traits
Age Young Male Lead
Derivative Work > Based on
Based on Games Based on a Video Game
Narrative Tropes
Dead Family Member Survival Unrealistic Fighting Death Tropes Death of Loved One Plot Structure Non-Linear Storytelling