PERSONA -trinity soul-

[Buffalobiian]

And with this we're finished. I'll be watching everything from ep 24 onwards on the weekend.

Persona -Trinity Soul- 26 [XviD][Final].avi

[RyougaZell]

Finally watched the ending.
Dunno how to really feel about it. I mean... the story could have taken so many directions...

Many introduced things were cool... like the experimentation on the Personae... guess they decided to check them instead of Shadows... but were they not aware of the Dark Hour years previously?

I hate the fact adults supposedely lose their ability to summon them... I would have loved to see Akihiko using Caesar... or to see other old faces... like Yukari or Aigis...

What was the use of Igor here?

Why did this Persona-users not use spells, but only flew? Did they have no training?

Oh well... could have been worst... at least Kanaru died. Ayane was a great character as well.

[KitKat]

And I finally finished the last two episodes of this today!

It did start to feel more like a cohesive story at the end, but from start to finish this anime was just sloppy and disorganized. The story was solid, and had a lot of potential, but the presentation was just terrible. I feel like this anime had schizophrenia. It couldn't really decide what it was about. Was it about the dangers of unethical experimentation on human subjects? Was it about protecting your family and loved ones? Was it about atoning for the wrongdoings of the past? Was it about what it means to be human? With no unifying theme, all the different story elements seem jumbled together.

As for the ending, I was really disappointed that Ryou had such a small role. He started out as a strong character, and a formidable opponent for the Marebito, but then he goes into his "we'll just go to sleep with the whale" spiel. Pfft. At least Shin put a stop to that nonsense. What happens to Ryou at the end though? Does he stay with the whale? Does he come back? They never really dealt with the fact that his persona killed the girl he loved. To the end, he's completely impassive and doesn't let a single emotion show.

I think my favourite episode was where Shin goes shopping with Yuki. It was fun to get the perspective of the one sister in the family of boys, and also a bit heartbreaking to discover that Jun has been taken away and she's been left. Their story is a bit heartbreaking in general, but I thought it was very well illustrated in that episode. The shopping trip was like this little pool of sunlight in the shadows of the main storyline.

[RyougaZell]

If you have time you should try Persona 3 FES for the PS2. And coming december Persona 4, also PS2.

[Buffalobiian]

I just finished it as well, one or two weeks behind schedule. Completely agreeing with that KitKat said, I was still fairly confused by everything, and the general direction (which was none) that the show was taking. Would prior knowledge have helped this? I don't think it would have been likely. Add the whales to the list of things they didn't explain. I still don't know what they are.

On a positive note, this series did have some decent animation, and though dealt with poorly, it did touch on some meaningful themes. In addition to Yuki's shopping scene, I thought Megumi and Morimoto's backstory episodes were two of the better done aspects of this show.

Overall, I'll say it's a so-so series. Confusing, and somewhat slow near the beginning, but definitely not Naruto-slow. It'd probably be more enjoyable to consider it a sequel/ supplement for the games rather than a standalone anime. I don't regret picking it up.