Video games and anime are two completely different mediums. However, many popular anime series have received video game adaptations and many popular video games have received anime adaptations.
It is safe to say people love to see their favorite games adapted as anime and vice versa. The ultimate goal is to keep the fans happy and make a franchise popular in multiple mediums. This strategy opens new doors of experimentation and potential.
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The Persona series is a prime example of this strategy. Persona is a series of role-playing games first introduced in the year 1996. The game’s popularity skyrocketed when it became known that an anime series based on Persona games was on its way. Persona’s first anime series was released in 2008 by the name Persona: Trinity.
From that day, there have been multiple anime series and anime movies based on Persona which can be quite confusing. So, today we are going to address all your confusion regarding the Persona anime franchise.
This Persona Series filler guide will surely help you on your bumpy ride of the Persona franchise.
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Persona: Trinity Soul Filler List
| Episode No. | Episode Title. | Type. |
| 01 | "Special "A" Latency" | Canon |
| 02 | "Shadow Extraction" | Canon |
| 03 | "Marebito" | Canon |
| 04 | "A Whale's Feather" | Canon |
| 05 | "A Forced Union" | Canon |
| 06 | "The Day of the Chief's Disappearance" | Canon |
| 07 | "The Stranger Who is "Me"" | Canon |
| 08 | "Under the Camphor Tree" | Canon |
| 09 | "Calling from the Sea" | Canon |
| 10 | "The Shadow Smiles at the Dusk" | Canon |
| 11 | "Definition of Dependence" | Canon |
| 12 | "The Savior" | Canon |
| 13 | "Crimson Snow" | Canon |
| 14 | "The Wandering Ravine" | Canon |
| 15 | "What Bounds Tomorrow" | Canon |
| 16 | "Child of Release and Holy Spirit of Healing" | Canon |
| 17 | "At the Village of Wind" | Canon |
| 18 | "A Sinking Dream" | Canon |
| 19 | "The Returnees" | Canon |
| 20 | "Memory" | Canon |
| 21 | "Brutality" | Canon |
| 22 | "The Possessed" | Canon |
| 23 | "Embracing the Tie" | Canon |
| 24 | "A Wedge of Atonement" | Canon |
| 25 | "The Groundless Loss" | Canon |
| 26 | "Surfaced Future" | Canon |
Persona 4 The Animation Filler List
| Episode No. | Episode Title. | Type. |
| 1 | "You're myself, I'm yourself" | Canon |
| 2 | "The Contractor's key" | Canon |
| 3 | "We are friends, aren't we?" | Canon |
| 4 | "Somewhere not here" | Canon |
| 5 | "Would you love me?" | Canon |
| 6 | "I'll beat you, and beat you good" | Canon |
| 7 | "Suspicious Tropical Paradise" | Canon |
| 8 | "We've lost something important again" | Canon |
| 9 | "No one sees the real me" | Canon |
| 10 | "Real Me Doesn't Exist" | Canon |
| 11 | "Catch Me If You Can" | Canon |
| 12 | "It's Not Empty At All" | Canon |
| 13 | "A Stormy Summer Vacation 1/2" | Canon |
| 14 | "A Stormy Summer Vacation 2/2" | Canon |
| 15 | "The Long-Awaited School Trip" | Canon |
| 16 | "Although the Case Was Closed" | Canon |
| 17 | "I Want to Know the Truth" | Canon |
| 18 | "Anniversary to Become a Family" | Canon |
| 19 | "It's School Festival Day! Time to Have Fun!" | Canon |
| 20 | "We'll all meet at the AMAGIYA Hotel" | Canon |
| 21 | "DON'T SAVE ANYONE ANYMORE" | Canon |
| 22 | "It's just like Heaven" | Canon |
| 23 | "In Order to Find the Truth" | Canon |
| 24 | "The World is Full of Shit" | Canon |
| 25 | "We Can Change The World" | Canon |
Persona 5 The Animation Filler List
| Episode No. | Episode Title. | Type. |
| 0 | "The Day Breakers" | Canon |
| 1 | "I am thou, thou art I" | Canon |
| 2 | "Let's take back what's dear to you." | Canon |
| 3 | "A beautiful rose has thorns!" | Canon |
| 4 | "Steal it, if you can" | Canon |
| 5 | "The Phantoms" | Canon |
| 6 | "Our next target is..." | Canon |
| 7 | "He is my other self" | Canon |
| 8 | "Put an end to all this and use your own artwork for once." | Canon |
| 9 | "Operation maid watch" | Canon |
| 10 | "I want to see justice with my own eyes" | Canon |
| 11 | "Let's be friends, shall we?" | Canon |
| 12 | "I found the place where I belong" | Canon |
| 13 | "Dreams and Desires" | Canon |
| 14 | "What life do you choose?" | Canon |
| 15 | "I am Alibaba" | Canon |
| 16 | "This place is my grave" | Canon |
| 17 | "X Day" | Canon |
| 18 | "I'll guide you to victory" | Canon |
| 19 | "Aloha" | Canon |
| 20 | "My name is Beauty Thief!" | Canon |
| 21 | "You can call me "Noir"" | Canon |
| 22 | "Is it our fault...?" | Canon |
| 23 | "How about a deal with me?" | Canon |
| 24 | "A challenge that must be won" | Canon |
| 25 | "Jealous Sinner" | Canon |
| 26 | "I won't let it end here" | Canon |
| 27 | "Dark Sun..." | Canon |
| 28 | "Stars and Ours" | Canon |
Persona 3 The Movie #1: Spring of Birth
Persona 3: Spring of Birth serves as the base of the whole Persona series as it explains the very beginning of the story, with crucial facts that connect to other series of Persona. The theme of the Persona series revolves around the supernatural powers born from the subconscious state of the human mind.
The movie features the existence of mysterious beings called Shadows that infiltrate and attack the very mind of human beings.
A supernatural event known as the Dark Hour was the reason behind the appearance of Shadows. In my opinion, the Dark Hour is like an interdimensional space–time breach as it allows beings of unknown origin to invade Earth.
Makoto Yuuki was an orphan who acquired the supernatural power to summon a Persona and wield it as a weapon. He ends up joining an undercover group of agents (SEES) with similar powers. Now, the fate of the world rests in the hands of these youngsters.
Persona 3 The Movie #2: Midsummer Knight’s Dream
Persona 3: Midsummer Knight’s Dream is a sequel to Persona 3: Spring of Birth. This movie continues the journey of Makoto and his friends in defeating the Shadows.
Shadows alone were giving Makoto and his friends tough times, but now they have to deal with another enemy, Strega.
Strega’s mission is to keep the Dark Hour going so they can harness its power for their benefit.
Aegis was an advanced android created by Kirijo Group to fight Shadows. Makoto’s fateful encounter with Aegis may lead him to the truth behind his powers and the Dark Hour.
Persona 3 The Movie: Falling Down
Persona 3: Falling Down is a sequel to Persona 3: Midsummer Knight’s Dream. This movie focuses on the individual life of the main characters and their struggle of keeping peace in such catastrophic times.
Makoto and his friends succeeded in slaying the twelve powerful shadows, but soon their joy turned into despair as they found out that the Dark Hour had not disappeared even though the shadows were gone.
On the other hand, a member of Strega (Chidori Yoshino) kidnapped Junpei Iori (Makoto’s Friend) for some unknown reason. The members of SEES were going through harsh times as they lost their loved ones in the fight against shadows only to find their sacrifices were not enough to end the Dark Hour.
Makoto and his friends must come to terms with their Personas to end this tragedy of the Dark Hour.
Persona 3 The Movie: Winter of Rebirth
Persona 3: Winter of Rebirth is a sequel to Persona 3: Falling Down. This movie features the most fateful and biggest battle of our heroes against the doomed fate of humanity. Although the key that ends the tragic night is near, the price may be far more than one can imagine.
Ryouji Mochizuki was a young student who transferred to the high school of Makoto and became friends with him and his gang. However, the real identity of Ryouji was always in question as Aegis always suspected him far more than anyone else.
Makoto and his friends fight the appraiser Thanatos, who turned out to be Ryouji, their dear friend. Ryouji claimed that he also hated this side of him as he didn’t wish to be the harbinger of death. Now, Makoto is shouldered to decide the fate of humanity and his friend.
Persona: Trinity Soul
Persona: Trinity Soul was the first (and probably the most popular) anime adaptation of Persona. However, it is actually a spin-off of the Persona 3 movies. The storyline and characters are entirely unrelated to any other Persona series.
The story of Trinity Soul is set in a technologically advanced world where nothing is unusual.
Shin Kanzato was an orphan living in the prosperous city of Ayanagi. He was living a normal life until he found himself involved in a series of supernatural events leading him to awaken powers called Persona.
He must use his newly found powers to track down the source that was creating strange unpredictable events in his hometown.
Persona: Trinity Soul consists of 26 episodes in total. There are 0 filler episodes in this series.
Persona 4 The Animation
Persona 4 the Animation is another series of the Persona franchise. The story of Persona 4 is not related to Persona 3 or any other preceding series. It was released in the year 2012. Even though the storyline was new, it still became popular among people.
The story takes place in the ordinary town of Inaba where everything was peaceful and calm. Yuu Narukami was a young handsome student who moved here to live with his uncle.
However, strange murders begin to happen across the town after the debut of a tv channel named Midnight Channel. When Yuu and his friends watch this channel, they end up in another world where powerful beings (known as Shadows) rampage the world.
Yuu and his friends acquired the ability to summon their inner self (Persona) and use them as a weapon. They must get to the root of these strange occurrences by using the power of Persona. This series consists of 25 episodes in total. This entire series is canon, resulting in 0 filler episodes in it.
Persona 4 The Golden Animation
Persona 4 the Golden Animation is an exclusive add-on series to its parent series Persona 4 the animation. It was released in the year 2014. This series features some exclusive content that was not included in the previous Persona 4 series.
The main events of the previous Persona 4 are not repeated. The story and events in this series are just an extension of the original Persona 4 series.
This series consists of 12 episodes in total. This entire series is canon, resulting in 0 filler episodes in it.
Persona 4 The Animation: The Factor of Hope
Persona 4 the Animation: The Factor of Hope is a movie released in the year 2012. The whole movie repeats the main events of the original Persona 4 series with add-ons and exclusive content, including new openings and some important events that were not included in the original Persona 4.
Some people may consider it just a recap, but that is not the case because the way the movie features previous events with exclusive content is just remarkable and the whole story of the original Persona 4 becomes more visible and understandable. Because of its importance, this movie is considered canon.
Persona 4 Special Episodes
Persona 4 The Animation also has some special episodes that cover some content from games and Blu-ray releases.
These special episodes are quite fun and interesting. They may also include some of the answers related to the story of Persona 4, which marks the importance of these episodes.
Following are the special episodes of Persona 4 the animation:
- Persona 4 the Animation: No One is Alone.
- Persona 4 the Animation: A Brief Lesson on Izanagi & Izanami.
- Persona 4 the Animation: Mr. Experiment Shorts.
- Persona 4 the Golden Animation: Thank you Mr. Accomplice.
Persona 5 The Animation
Persona 5 the Animation is the latest series from the Persona franchise. The story of Persona 5 is not related to Persona 4 or any other preceding series. However, it is recommended to watch the preceding series for a better understanding of the Persona universe.
It was released in the year 2018. The series features Ren Amamiya, a young handsome guy with a strong sense of justice. He transfers to Tokyo to live with his relative after a false accusation on his name.
In the big city of Tokyo, Ren came across an application on his smartphone that transferred him to another world with evil shadows and dangers called Metaverse. He survived the battle by using his awakened Persona.
He started a group named Phantom Thieves of Heart, with students having the power of Persona. Ren and his group members begin to explore this Metaverse while fighting Shadows and saving people from evil desires. This series consists of 26 episodes in total. There are no fillers in this Persona 5 the Animation.
Persona 5 Special Episodes
Persona 5 has some special episodes that cover some interesting events in the city of Tokyo around the main cast of the series.
The special episodes contain Blu-ray content and are exclusive. In addition, all of these special episodes are considered canon.
Following are the special episodes of Persona 5:-
- Persona 5 the Animation: The Day Breakers
- Persona 5 the Animation: Dark Sun
- Persona 5 the Animation Specials
Persona 5 The Animation: The Day Breakers
This Persona anime consists of two special episodes that were released in 2018. The events featured in these special episodes are quite interesting and troubling at the same time.
Gorou Akechi, a member of Phantom Thieves of Hearts, turned out to be a traitor who sold out Ren Amamiya and some other members to the police.
The group must come together once again to save Ren Amamiya and find the truth behind the actions of Gorou Akechi.
Persona 5 Special Episodes
Persona anime also consists of two special episodes that were released in the year 2019. The episode features the events after the fight between Phantom Thieves of Hearts and Gorou Akechi.
Ren Amamiya discovers a puzzle while working in a cafe. After solving the puzzle, he realizes the meaning behind the tragic actions of his late friend, Gorou Akechi.
Conclusion
So that was the filler guide for anyone wanting to watch the Persona series. We understand that it feels like a chore when you want to watch an entire series that has many spin-offs and sequels. This is why we have made everything easy for you in this guide.
We hope it was helpful for you. You’ve everything you need to sit back and start binge-watching Persona without wasting your time.
