Persona 4 The Animation

[Nicknames]

Originally Posted by greektornado

Episode 26

Now THAT is a real ending (it even had the title [True Ending] in the version i had).
A god-like entity that created the Shadow world to 'satisfy' the diseres of humans. A classic matrix dillema: Stay in the real, crappy world or in the fictional, good one.
Yu stumbles for a while and gets stuck in a loop reliving a blissful day. Then the velvet room lady gives him a rude awakening. A few pretty badass Personas later he confronts Izanami who, as expected, is more of a demon than a god. Easy win.

I think that's the "No one is Alone" OVA (also known as True ending)

[Thrawn]

Originally Posted by Funkgun

I am sorry folks. I fell off due to fighting for an internship. I got it, and I am back on track. I am up to the episodes where Yu has a bunch of tasks he finishes for everyone, and wore Kuma's bear outfit.

Did you knife the others in a bear outfit for it?

Originally Posted by greektornado

I was think of writing a review for this in the database, as there are only three. What do you guys think?
I will write my overall opinion of the show in the "Just finished watching" topic when i get the time. Pleasure watching this with you

If you have to ask then I command you to write one.
And this was fun, finally made me get around to watching it.

[gos100]

Episode 25

Everyone fights Adachi. He tries to explain his point-of-view, but no one's buying it. There's no real way to gauge how powerful someone is in this show. It seems like it has more to do with your mental state than anything. He seemed like a bad ass in the last episode, but he goes down kinda easily now. He gets absorbed into a big ass eyeball that sounds like Kurotsuchi from Bleach.

Big Eyeball created the TV dimension to show everyone's darkest desires which get broadcast on the Midnight Channel. He acts in accordance to the will of the people, most of whom would rather see what they want to believe, than what is actually happening.

I'll take it. It's probably the best explanation for what's happening that we'll probably get. I guess the overall message is something like, a person is only as strong as the bonds he forms with others, or something like that.

Kinda anticlimactic, they didn't even bother to kill the eyeball.

Episode 25 (Director's Cut)

It had an extra scene showing Nanako coming home from the hospital, and they explained what happened to Adachi. They could've just put it on a DVD extra, or something.

Episode 26[FINAL]

The terrible cook thing is still kinda funny. Narukami tracks down the person he met when all this started happening, the gas station attendant from episode 1 who turns out to be the God who created the other world, and everything from it. She shows him what really happened when they fought, but he chooses to see an illusion instead. They tried to pull an 'Endless Eight' for a while, but they stopped it before it got annoying. The lady from the Velvet Room forces him to fight. I like how they tied all the people he helped into making him strong enough to fight, and he finally has to face and accept his inner self, who was afraid of being alone. Also, the battle was way better.

It mainly shows how much better this ending was compared to the other one, and it wraps the story up.

This was pretty good. I would've watched it sooner, or later anyway, but it was fun to watch it with a group.

[greektornado]

Originally Posted by Nicknames

I think that's the "No one is Alone" OVA (also known as True ending)

Indeed it is. The version i had, called it "Episode 26".
It's a much better ending to the series, so i'd suggest people who haven't watched it, do so.

[Thrawn]

I was going to watch it yesterday (Now two days ago) but my computer said, and I'll censor: "The fuck is this shit you bitch ass fucker? You want to watch some bitching P4:TA after you fucking watched that fucking trailer for the fucking milk worthy Popee the Performer DVD fuckset? Well fuck you and fuck that fucking shit because fucking fuck that shit was the fucking tits. What the fuck does this shit have to do with anything? Absolfucking nothing because fuck you."

And then it shut down.

Episode 22

Really missed the mark with skipping The Almighty. That shit's one of the best songs in the game.

Huang Huang, total badass, and is trumped by the fucking peak of the Justice arcana. Narubitches kicks ass.
And that's a legit ability of that boss.

Naoto, so adorable when she gets flustered

From that call onward, I cried until the preview.

Bit short, but I blame the blamable.

Episode 23

BRB, crying again.

Personally, I would have thrown him in.

And get the bad ending. It was worth it the first time around until the fallout

That music in the revelation of Namataro, fucking amazing. Guess you weren't suppose to figure out that he wasn't the real culprit, but there were hints if you looked for them. Personally, I didn't and didn't figure out in the game until I looked up a guide for the dialogue options for the true ending. In the game, one wrong pick and bad ending for you after shitloads of cutscenes.

But yeah, that scene from when they entered was wickedly intense. I almost thought he was going to throw him in.

Devil Arcana cameo

All the links he made, messaging him, as well as Margret's link before Judgement,

despite the lack of jokes for hers.

Dammit Funk, where you at?

Originally Posted by greektornado

Episode 23

I liked the scene at the start were everyone storms in the guy's room and Yu almost shoves him in the TV. Very intense.
So we finally learn that guy's involvement with the killings. It makes sense.
It was kinda cheap that they still kept Nanako alive after showing her flatline in the last episode, but i'm still glad they didnt kill her off

My way of thinking is that it's the reward for seeking out the truth. Nakako's death was one of those things that would force you over the edge and commit a grave sin, condemning yourself and all that jazz. But following the path of justice and righteous virtue and resisting that sin to overcome that trial and help see the journey to the end-

Rambling. Essentially, her life was returned for seeking out the truth and not being swallowed up by lies.

Episode progression up to episode 23:

I thought this was 24 episodes long, then 26, wondering how they would compile the events and revelations/explanations from the hospital on in four episodes and now it's 3 episodes after that, 23, 24, 25 with the second revelation occurring in 24.
You'd think I'd realize how many episodes there were 23 episodes ago.

[greektornado]

You can find my opinion of the show in general here

Originally Posted by Thrawn

Episode 23

That music in the revelation of Namataro, fucking amazing. Guess you weren't suppose to figure out that he wasn't the real culprit, but there were hints if you looked for them. Personally, I didn't and didn't figure out in the game until I looked up a guide for the dialogue options for the true ending. In the game, one wrong pick and bad ending for you after shitloads of cutscenes.
But yeah, that scene from when they entered was wickedly intense. I almost thought he was going to throw him in.

My way of thinking is that it's the reward for seeking out the truth. Nakako's death was one of those things that would force you over the edge and commit a grave sin, condemning yourself and all that jazz. But following the path of justice and righteous virtue and resisting that sin to overcome that trial and help see the journey to the end-

Rambling. Essentially, her life was returned for seeking out the truth and not being swallowed up by lies.

What you say makes sense gameplay-wise. Still, it rubs me the wrong way when they bring someone back from the death (or even "brink-of-death") in Anime (i almost smashed my PC in some One Piece episodes for that reason). Either kill her or don't, just don't toy with me!
I had kind of figured that he wasn't the real culprit, but that's mostly because there were four more episodes. . I guess that's another advantage that the video game has.

[Thrawn]

I so owe you guys a write-up.

And a review.

[greektornado]

Fun fact that has been brought to my attention: in episode 5, Yu's ringtone is the Game Over theme from the game Catherine.
Video: Love is over for Yuu - YouTube