Persona 5 the Animation announcement, via <a href="https://twitter.com/p_kouhou/status/891582221315747840" target="_blank">Twitter</a>

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Atlus shared the news in a post on Twitter , confirming the series is being created by animation studio A-1 Pictures (Fairy Tail, Sword Art Online) and will debut in 2018. teaser for the series is live on Aniplex's official site, but it's currently only available for viewing in Japan.This isn't the first time Atlus' popular role-playing franchise has received an anime adaptation. The story of Persona 3 was told in a four-part anime movie series, and Persona 4 received two anime TV series adaptations.Additionally, a 30-minute special for Persona 5 called The Daybreakers was released prior to the game's launch.Read IGN's Persona 5 review to find out why the game is a "new gold standard for Japanese RPGs and by far the best entry in the series yet."

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