History Anime / Persona4TheGoldenAnimation

The show will be produced by A-1 Pictures, one of the studios that created the animated cutscenes of the original game. It will air on MBS and TBS starting July 10, 2014.

** Not even to mention that where most anime would say "On the next episode..." or "coming soon!..." the Persona 4 Golden Animation says "Next Memories".

* TengenToppaGurrenLagann

* NewGamePlus: Yu is far more knowledgeable / charismatic / courageous / understanding / diligent than he was in the first anime adaptation and the game itself, referencing the "replay the story while keeping all your stats" from the original ''Persona 4'' video game.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: Marie is a resident of the Velvet Room, like Igor and Margaret. Though she looks and acts very much like a human, Velvet Room denizens are all manifestations of the collective unconsciousness.

* FishOutOfWater: Being a resident of the Velvet Room, and thus NotQuiteHuman, Marie has very little understanding of how the human world works.
* IconicItem: Marie's is always shown wearing a padlock choker.
* IdentityAmnesia: Marie appears to have lost all her memories.

* NiceShoes: Marie wears platform boots
* RummageSaleReject: Marie's clothes are a random assortment of styles, including a plaid skirt, striped stockings, purple hat and a number of gold colored pins. This is because Marie herself has no idea what passes for fashion in the human world.
* {{Tsundere}}: Marie responds very poorly to being given compliments or treated nicely, despite liking it.
-->'''Marie:''' Idiot, moron, shut up... you're the worst.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Marie wears thigh-high, striped stockings

-->'''Margaret:''' Even familiar landscapes will reveal a different kind of beauty if you change your point of view.

-->'''Margaret:''' Even familiar landscapes will reveal a different kind of beauty if you change you point of view.

* CotinuityNod:

** Yu takes out thousands of shadows single-handedly in the first episode, using high level skills like Maziodyne, Vorpal Blade, and Myriad Arrows.

* NewGamePlus: Yu is far more knowledgeable / charismatic / courageous / etc. than he was in the first anime adaptation and the game itself, referencing the "replay the story while keeping all your stats" from the original ''Persona 4'' video game.
** Margaret also lampshades this being Yu's second time through in the opening scene of the first episode, stating he's "seeing a familiar landscape from a different viewpoint".

* NewGamePlus: Yu is far more knowledgeable / charismatic / courageous / etc. than in the first anime adaptation and game itself, referencing the "replay the story while keeping all your stats" from the original ''Persona 4'' video game.
** Margaret also lampshades this being Yu's second time through in the opening scene of the first episode.

* NiceHat: Marie wears a custom purple hat.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: Marie is a resident of the Velvet Room, like Igor and Margaret. Though she looks and acts very much like a human, Velvet Room denizens are all hinted to be closer to manifestations of the collective unconsciousness than anything else.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Marie wears thigh-high, stripped stockings

* AdaptationExpansion: While Marie was just one of around two dozen Social Links in the game [[spoiler: {albeit, also acting as the focus of a short arc after maxing it out (on top of being an aspect of [[BigBad Izanami]])]], in this adaptation she becomes the focus of the story. This includes having new scenes with Yu that never occurred in the game.

* AscendedExtra: While Marie was a fairly important Social Link in the original ''Golden'' (especially if you managed to max it [[spoiler:and unlock her dungeon]]), she's promoted to the {{Deuteragonist}} in this adaptation, right behind Yu.

* AdaptationExpansion: While Marie was just one of around two dozen Social Links in the game [[spoiler: {albeit, also acting as the focus of a short arc after maxing it out (on top of an aspect of [[BigBad Izanami]])]], in this adaptation she becomes the focus of the story. This includes having new scenes with Yu that never occurred in the game.

* AdaptationExpansion: While Marie was just one of around two dozen Social Links in the game [[spoiler: {albeit, also acting as the focus of a short arc after maxing it out (on top of being part of [[BigBad Izanami]])}]], in this adaptation she becomes the focus of the story. This includes having new scenes with Yu that never occurred in the game.

* AscendedExtra: While Marie was of the many important Social Links in ''Golden'', she's the {{Deuteragonist}}, right behind Yu, in ''[=P4GA=]''.

* NotQuiteHuman: Marie is a resident of the Velvet Room, like Igor and Margaret. Though she looks and acts very much like a human, she too is manifestation of humanity's collective unconscious.

* AdaptationExpansion: While Marie was just one of around two dozen Social Links in the game [[spoiler: {albeit, also acting as the focus of a short arc after maxing it out(on top of being part of [[BigBad Izanami]])}]], in this adaptation she becomes the focus of the story. This includes having new scenes with Yu that never occurred in the game.

* AdaptationExpansion: While Marie was just one of around two dozen Social Links in the game [[spoiler: [albeit, also acting as the focus of a short arc after maxing it out(on top of being part of [[BigBad Izanami]])] ]], in this adaptation she becomes the focus of the story. This includes having new scenes with Yu that never occurred in the game.

* AdaptationExpansion: While Marie was just one of around two dozen Social Links in the game, in this adaptation she becomes the focus of the story. This includes having new scenes with Yu that never occurred in the game.

* AscendedExtra: While Marie was already important in ''Golden'', her importance wasn't clear until fairly late. She's now featured in the promotional images and videos more prominently than anyone else other than the protagonist.

* AnimeOfTheGame: The second adaptation of ''Persona 4'', and first of ''Persona 4 Golden''.