History Anime / Persona4TheAnimation

* AdaptationalVillainy: Rise's former manager, Minoru Inoue, is given this treatment in episode 9. In the game, he repeatedly shows up in Inaba and tries to convince Rise to return to show business, genuinely wanting her back and believing that her retiring from being an IdolSinger would be a waste of her talent. Here, he only heads to Inaba to KickTheDog by telling her she's been replaced in an upcoming movie by a younger IdolSinger, coldly telling Rise that he's done being her manager in favor of the new girl.

** During Espiode 12, after [[spoiler:Yu is pulled from Shadow Mitsuo's fantasy]] wherein Yu is beset by loneliness, emptiness and despair, the entire Investigation Squad holds off [[spoiler:Shadow Mitsuo's]] defenses and rallies behind Yu:

* SuperDickery: Episode 26 begins with [[spoiler:Margaret slapping Yuu and preparing to kill him for no explained reason.]] It then flashes back and reveals that [[spoiler:Margaret was pulling a GetAholdOfYourselfMan]]]]

** One episode has Yu and Nanko watching a news report about "[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Pen Pen the Penguin]]".

!!In addition to those from [[VideoGame/{{Persona 4}} the video game]], ''Persona 4: The Animation'' provides examples of:

** When Yu commanded Chie to sit on his lap he was channeling [[Manga/KusoMisoTechnique a certain memetic manga.]]

** Chie [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale kicks]] Yosuke over the smallest of annoyances (i.e. he says her handwriting is sloppy).

** The movie, ''Factor of Hope'', ends with a [[spoiler:flashback to 2010, where Makoto Yuki (the film name of Persona 3's protagonist) is preparing to shoot an Evoker at his head. This became the offical teaser trailer for the upcoming Persona 3 movie.]]

** Also amongst the S-Links, since the Sun S-Link are two separate stories, they chose Ayane's S-Link and as a result, the only time we see Yumi is when she's silently annoyed at Kou [[LargeHam hamming it up]] in the Culture Festival drama play.

** Several of Yu's other Personae count as well, during the True Ending episode. A prime example being Rakshasa (a level 16 Persona in the game) [[spoiler:going toe-to-toe with Yoshitsune (who is a whopping level 75) during Yu's battle against Margaret.]] Though Rakshasa does resist physical attacks, and also has the Counter and Dodge Physical abilities.
** Loki may count as well, [[MyRulesAreNotYourRules although it was Margaret's Loki, rather than Yu's]]. Loki's worst stat by far is his endurance, yet he takes on attacks from ''five'' other personae Yu summoned unfazed when Margaret was previously switching out to one-on-one each persona from him. These may include allusions to two of his skills, however, Repel Fire and High Counter.

*** In the same episode, all the Personae that Yu uses in the battle against [[spoiler:Shadow Mitsuo]] reflect their abilities in the game -- Pyro Jack absorbs fire, Ara Mitama is strong against physical attacks, High Pixie uses Lightning, et cetera.

*** Episode 19 teases this one a lot. Kanji begs Naoto to 'make him a man.' He also gets a nosebleed at the thought of seeing Naoto in a bathing suit, even with Naoto's refusal to come out from behind the curtain [[SeriousBusiness (complete with Kanji getting so excited they show the animation usually reserved for summoning Personae)]]. Earlier in the episode, during the group date, he describes his ideal partner as mysterious, with a strong facade. Now who might that be?

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG_3jCkKBAU The dub does this for the Mega Beef Bowl Challenge]]. Yu is [[JohnnyYongBosch also using his]] [[Manga/{{Trigun}} Vash the Stampede]] interpretation of said bowl while ''using'' the in-game script!

* ZettaiRyouiki: Look no further than Rise, who wears thigh highs with her uniform.
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* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Yu can awaken and fuse Personas in the middle of combat. He summons Pyro Jack for the first time during [[ThePhoenix Shadow Yukiko's]] boss fight, negating the fire attacks that had almost wiped out the investigation team.

* TheCameo: [[spoiler:The ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'' main character]] at the end of ''Factor of Hope''.

** When the Investigation teams visits Gekkoukan High in episode 15, all the background music changes to ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'' tracks.
** The OP Song for the episode when the gang goes to [[VideoGame/{{Persona 3}} Tatsumi Port Island]] is none other than "Burn my Dread".
** The "King's Game" background music is none other than the battle theme from ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'', "Mass Destruction".

** Yu catching the King's Chopstick/throwing the dart in episode 15. The battle theme from ''{{Persona 3}}'' plays as the last button on his shirt falls open, and the a battle animation flashes across the screen when he reveals his command.

Has a sequel, ''Anime/Persona4GoldenTheAnimation'', that covers extra events added to the UsefulNotes/PSVita UpdatedRerelease. It has not currently received a dub.

** Naoto is an [[GenderInvertedTrope inversion]], [[spoiler:because she is a girl]]. The first time we see Naoto's true colors is when Nanako is upset about her "case," dressed up in her Detective Loveline costume. Naoto picks up Nanako's abandoned magnifying glass, hands it back to her and encourages her not to give up by telling her that a detective should see the case through until it's over. When they visit the Amagi Inn and most of the others want to stay up in the baths, Naoto falls asleep with Nanako, and the two share a bed.

** When Yu [[spoiler:is dragged into Shadow Mitsuo's LotusEaterMachine]], he catches on that something is up when he tries to put his hand in the TV and it no longer works. With the deception revealed, Shadow Mitsuo reveals itself and starts giving him one hell of a HannibalLecture.

* HannibalLecture
** Like in the game, the Shadows do this to their hosts, but Shadow Mitsuo gives a very bone-chilling one to Yu [[spoiler:inside the LotusEaterMachine]]:
-->'''Shadow Mitsuo:''' You have no bonds. Friendship is an illusion. You are empty.
** Yu gets another one from [[spoiler:Izanami after watching her drag all of his friends to their deaths. He does NOT take this one well at all.]]
** [[spoiler:Adachi]] attempts to give everybody one, but it results in the ShutUpHannibal below.

* PragmaticAdaptation: In an effort to condense a 90+ hour game into 26 half-hour episodes, the anime seems to be showing no class time and cutting out the vast majority of the dungeon crawling--basically showing condensed versions of the dungeon plots and then skipping straight to the boss battles. It seems that they will also be showing the very sidestory-ish Social Link plots, however. Similarly, the team no longer uses weapons, since it's a whole lot harder to convince viewers that the investigation team has been sneaking swords and chairs into Junes under their clothes when everything is being fully animated.

*** For example, the third episode shows [[CrowningMomentofHeartwarming the start of Chie and Yukiko's friendship]], something that was first shown in the manga adaptation but only mentioned briefly in the game.

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: A fantastic one delivered by Yu to Shadow Mitsuo after he comes out of his HeroicBSOD. He summons Persona after Persona to pound the shield around Mitsuo into dust. Every single one of those Personas are powered by his Social Links: his bonds with his friends. [[AwesomeMoments WHO'S empty, Shadow Mitsuo?]]

* CombatSadomasochist: The two MachoCamp flunky Shadows alongside Kanji's Shadow ''really'' enjoy getting hit.

** Several of Yu's other Personae count as well, during the True Ending episode. A prime example being Rakshasa (a level 16 Persona in the game) [[spoiler:going toe-to-toe with Yoshitsune (who is a whopping level 75) during Yu's battle against Margaret. ]]

*** [[spoiler:Shadow Mitsuo]] rebuilding his shell after his real body is exposed is also what happens in the game, though in the game there's a delay of a few turns between destroying the shell and it being rebuilt, whereas in the anime he starts rebuilding it immediately after it's destroyed. Rise even points out that he's rebuilding it, just like she does in the game.

*** Also, Nice Guy and Tough Guy causing Chie and Yukiko to get mad and making Yu and Yosuke collapse reference two abilities Shadow Kanji has in the game; Roar of Wrath (which inflicts Rage on female characters) and Forbidden Murmur (which inflicts Poison on male characters). They also seem to enjoy being hit by Yukiko and Chie's magic, a reference to the fact that Nice Guy absorbs ice and Tough Guy fire. Shadow Kanji himself uses his Fanatical Spark ability on Yu, complete with the same animation of throwing his male and female symbols in the air and letting them hit the floor. Yu then fuses Yamata no Orochi (using a Persona combination that would actually create it in the game - Rakshasa (Strength) + High Pixie (Priestess)) to block the attack - Yamata no Orochi blocks Electricity attacks in the game.

** An enemy example: The Bribed Fuzz Shadows in Kanji's dungeon block all elemental attacks, which they don't in the game (in the game, they're weak to Dark attacks and take normal damage from everything else).

*** Also, Nice Guy and Tough Guy causing Chie and Yukiko to get mad and making Yu and Yosuke collapse reference two abilities Shadow Kanji has in the game; Roar of Wrath (which inflicts Rage on female characters) and Forbidden Murmur (which inflicts Poison on male characters). They're also unaffected by Yukiko and Chie's magic, a reference to the fact that Nice Guy absorbs ice and Tough Guy fire.
*** [[spoiler:Shadow Mitsuo]] inflicts Fear status on Yu using Evil Touch.

*** Shadow Kanji's flunkies have the same immunities as they did in the game in episode 7. Also, Yamata-no-Orochi is fused with the same Arcana combination that would be used in the game and the two personas used would also create Yamato-no-Orochi (Magician Pyro Jack x Priestess High Pixie = Moon).

*** During the [[spoiler:Shadow Naoto]] fight, Yu has Mot use Mudoon, which doesn't work. Naoto's Persona, Sukuna-Hikona, resists Dark attacks.

*** [[spoiler:Ameno-Sagiri uses Nebula Oculus (complete with "[[SuckingInLines charging]]" mode)]] to flatten Yu and the landscape surrounding him. Then he tries to attack [[spoiler:Lucifer with a light-based beam attack... which Lucifer reflects right back at him. Lucifer learns Repel Light at level 96.]]

** During Shadow Kanji's battle, the boss's beefcake bodyguards incapacitate Yu and Yosuke with a poke in the butt, causing Teddie to proclaim that their touch was toxic. Said beefcakes then insult Yukiko's choice of wardrobe and Chie's tomboyish demeanor, causing them to turn red with rage. This is a reference to two of Shadow Kanji's attacks from the original game: Forbidden Murmors, which poisons Yu and Yosuke; and Roar of Wrath, which inflicts rage on Chie and Yukiko.