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Persona 4 the Animation's New Promotional Video Streamed

The Mayonaka TV teaser website for the Persona 4 The Animation project began streaming a new promotional video on Saturday. (Like the previous videos, this one debuted at midnight in Japan or 11:00 a.m. EDT, and is only viewable for a limited time.) The anime will premiere on Japan's MBS station and its affiliates this October.

Director Seiji Kishi (Angel Beats!, My Bride is a Mermaid) and the anime studio AIC ASTA are adapting the Persona 4 role-playing game from Atlus into a television series. Persona concept designer Kazuma Kaneko, original character designer Shigenori Soejima, and musical composer Shoji Meguro are reprising their respective roles from the game for the anime.

Cast members Daisuke Namikawa (Yu Narukami), Showtaro Morikubo (Yōsuke Hanamura), Yui Horie (Chie Satōnaka), and Ami Koshimizu (Yukiko Amagi), Tomokazu Seki (Kanji Tatsumi), Kappei Yamaguchi (Kuma), Unshou Ishizuka (Ryōtarō Dōjima), Akemi Kanda (Nanako Dōjima), and Mitsuaki Madono (Tōru Adachi) are all returning from the game to play their respective characters.

[Via Moon Phase]

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