History YMMV / Persona5TheAnimation

* Broken Base: Goro's extra scenes. While some fans see it as a necessary and welcome change from the game, introducing such an important and pivotal character early on, other see him very much as the SpotlightStealingSquad. [[spoiler: It doesn't help that the director has said he's a fan of Goro and that there is a planned deviation from the game towards the end, which many have taken to believe is as Goro being saved from his BolivianArmyEnding.]]

** The director mentioned in an interview with the magazine ''PASH!'' that Akechi will be receiving more screen time in the series, as well as FanService for all the characters. This did not go over well with some fans, particularly people who do not like Akechi. True to form the fact that Akechi has appeared in every episode as of this writing in some manner has made it more annoying for people who aren't fans of him, since it invokes the negative feelings fans had about how another polarizing character was handled in [[Anime/Persona4GoldenTheAnimation the last anime adaptation of a]] ''[[Anime/Persona4GoldenTheAnimation Persona]]'' [[Anime/Persona4GoldenTheAnimation game]].

** The director mentioned in an interview with the magazine ''PASH!'' that Akechi will be receiving more screen time in the series, as well as FanService for all the characters. This did not go over well with some fans, particularly people who do not like Akechi. True to form the fact that Akechi has appeared in every episode as of this writing in some manner has made it more annoying for people who aren't fans of him, since it invokes the negative feelings fans had about [[Anime/Persona4GoldenTheAnimation how another polarizing character was handled in the last anime adaptation of a Persona game]].

** In episode one Kawakami drops a flier for her maid services during Ren and Sojiro's first visit to Shujin Academy. Nobody comments on it and all that happens is Ren giving a mildly confused look as Kawakami hastily picks it back up. It was supposed to be a {{Foreshadowing}} to Kawakami moonlighting as a maid, but the execution is unintentionally funny for just how nobody bats an eye over it.

** The director mentioned in an interview with the magazine ''PASH!'' that Akechi will be receiving more screen time in the series, as well as FanService for all the characters. This did not go over well with some fans, particularly people who do not like Akechi. True to form the fact that Akechi has appeared in every episode as of this writing in some manner has made it more annoying for people who aren't fans of him, since it invokes the negative feelings fans had about [[Anime/Persona4GoldenTheAnimation how another polarizing was handled in the last anime adaptation of a Persona game]].

** The director mentioned in an interview with the magazine ''PASH!'' that Akechi will be receiving more screen time in the series, as well as FanService for all the characters. This did not go over well with some fans, particularly people who do not like Akechi.

* InternetBackdraft: Shared with ''VideoGame/Persona5DancingStarNight'', but much like with ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'', people are none too happy that the manga name for the protagonist (Akira Kurusu in this case) is not the name used for adaptations (Atlus opted instead to use Ren Amamiya).

** The All-Out Attacks depicted here are lackluster compared to in-game. The animations end up choppy, and the flashy wallpapers are instead replaced by a blank red background in Episodes 2 and 3, despite panning the camera across all four members in the latter.

** Many fans have found the [[OffModel wonky quality of animation]] as this in Episode 2, making it hard to take it seriously. One of these main gems is the use of random CGI students in the background in that episode.
** The All-Out Attacks' flashy wallpapers instead being replaced by a blank red background in Episodes 2 and 3, despite panning the camera across all four members in the latter. This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-rib1T5lfg video]] pretty much sums up the fanbase's reaction to Episode 2.

** Some fans are concerned over the fact that the anime is being done by Creator/A1Pictures who not only made the infamous ''Persona 4 Golden'' anime but for the past few years has been one of the most divisive anime studios. Some of the more gratuitous animation errors have already gained borderline [[MemeticMutation meme]] status, and the anime's sloppy rendition of an All-Out Attack combined with Ren's finishing pose screen are [[NeverLiveItDown already considered to be major low points]].

** The All-Out Attacks' flashy wallpapers instead being replaced by a blank red background in Episodes 2 and 3, despite [[spoiler:panning the camera across all four members]] in the latter. This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-rib1T5lfg video]] pretty much sums up the fanbase's reaction to Episode 2.

* NeverLiveItDown: The inconsistent quality of animation in Episode 2 has already been the subject of mockery by the fans, though the All-Out Attack renditions in that and Episode 3 take the cake.

* {{Narm}}: Many fans have found the [[OffModel wonky quality of animation]] as this in Episode 2, making it hard to take it seriously. Main gems include the random CGI students in the background, and Ren's All-Out Attack's flashy wallpaper instead being replaced by blank red background. This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-rib1T5lfg video]] pretty much sums up the fanbase's reaction.

* NeverLiveItDown: The inconsistent quality of animation in Episode 2 has already been the subject of mockery by the fans, though Ren's All-Out Attack rendition takes the cake.

* InternetBackdraft: Shared with ''VideoGame/Persona5DancingStarNight'', but much like with Anime/Persona4TheAnimation, people are none too happy that the manga name for the protagonist (Akira Kurusu in this case) is not the name used for adaptations (Atlus opted instead to use Ren Amamiya).

* EnsembleDarkhorse: The random CGI student in the background while Ren was talking to Kawakami has already generated a fan-following. There's even an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dInFRLFg1fU ending credits sequence]] solely dedicated to him.

* UnexpectedCharacter: Episode Two has an unexpected cameo from Haru in which she does not appear way late into the game of ''VideoGame/Persona5''. Seeing her as early in the anime is surprising.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Ren Amamiya. Some fans were displeased by his characterisation as a ShrinkingViolet as opposed to the stoic and resigned characterisation of his game and manga counterparts. Others defend him on the basis that it's too early to judge Ren's characterisation just from two episodes alone.

* TheScrappy: Some fans are displeased with Ren being such a ShrinkingViolet outside the Metaverse, as opposed to the more resigned yet cheeky personality he has in the game.

* BaseBreaker: Some fans are displeased with Ren being such a ShrinkingViolet outside the Metaverse, as opposed to the more resigned yet cheeky personality he has in the game.

** Some fans are concerned over the fact that the anime is being done by Creator/A1Pictures who not only made the infamous ''Persona 4 Golden'' anime but for the past few years has been one of the most divisive anime studios.

* BrokenBase: The first episode alone has already inspired this due to how quickly it goes through the beginning parts of the game just to end on Arsene's Awakening. There are some that are okay with this, understanding that the anime has a lot to get through and that some things would need to be rushed past or condensed down to fit into 24 episodes, and that the opening of the game was already fairly long as it was. And then there are some that think this would be an indicator of how quickly the rest of the anime will go by, and that everything will be poorly paced.

* TaintedByThePreview: The director mentioned in an interview with the magazine ''PASH!'' that Akechi will be receiving more screen time in the series, as well as FanService for all the characters. This did not go over well with some fans, particularly people who do not like Akechi.

** The director mentioned in an interview with the magazine ''PASH!'' that Akechi will be receiving more screen time in the series, as well as FanService for all the characters. This did not go over well with some fans, particularly people who do not like Akechi.

* BrokenBase: The first episode alone has already inspired this due to how quickly it goes through the beginning parts of the game just to end on Arsene's Awakening. There are some that are okay with this, understanding that the anime has a lot to get through and that some things would need to be rushed past or condensed down to fit into 24 episodes, and that the opening of the game was already fairly long as it was. And then there are some that think this would be an indicator of how quickly the rest of the anime will go by, and that everything will be poorly paced.

BrokenBase: The first episode alone has already inspired this due to how quickly it goes through the beginning parts of the game just to end on Arsene's Awakening. There are some that are okay with this, understanding that the anime has a lot to get through and that some things would need to be rushed past or condensed down to fit into 24 episodes, and that the opening of the game was already fairly long as it was. And then there are some that think this would be an indicator of how quickly the rest of the anime will go by, and that everything will be poorly paced.