Persona 3 Game Gets Anime Sequel
Fans of the Playstation 2 RPG Persona 3 might be tickled to learn that an anime follow up to the game's plot is underway, set to air this coming January in Japan. The show, called Persona -trinity soul- will be set 10 years after the events of the game, and will feature three brothers in a city where the dead rise and somehow get turned inside out. Because the only thing scarier than a zombie is a zombie that looks like Slim Goodbody.
The show's staff includes Atlus character designer Shigenori Soejima, as well as creators from shows such as Blood +, Darker than BLACK, and Read Or Die. For now, the series has only been announced for Japan, but with the game's vocal worldwide fanbase there should be a good shot of the show getting distributed in other countries. The anime adaptation Devil May Cry aired in Japan earlier this year and the first four episodes of the American version will be included in the collector's edition of that game. While I wouldn't expect such fanfare for the Persona anime, keep your fingers crossed and it might pay off. At the very least it's nice to see an anime version of a game that western audiences might be familiar with, instead of the endless harem and hentei PC games getting the small screen treatment.
Persona 3 Game Adapted as Television Anime for January [Anime News Network]
I can see it now. This will get dubbed and released in the US, and then all of the parent and religious groups will be up in arms when they find out how the children 'release their inner demons' by shooting themselves in the head.
That's going to be one really fun PR fight.
I don't know, anime and manga seem to get away with *a lot* compared to videogames and regular TV. At this point it's still (mainly) an enthusiast-centered market, so unless this ends up on Adult Swim, or some dumb kid blows his brains out trying to summon a Persona, chances are this will slip under the radar of the Morality Cops.
Oh, and in case you haven't seen it: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/08/06