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PERSONA 4 the Animation: Season 1

25 episodes Premiered Oct 7, 2011
Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

You're Myself, I'm Yourself

Oct 7, 2011

Yu Narukami’s first day in a new school is overshadowed by the murder of a TV hostess on campus. Even stranger is the portal he discovers in TV screens, which throws him and his ne

S1·E2 Core

The Contractor's Key

Oct 14, 2011

The strange deaths continue, with the most recent victim discovered hanging from a telephone pole. Yu, Chie, and Yosuke begin piecing things together and determine that these grisl

S1·E3 Core

We Are Friends, Aren't We?

Oct 21, 2011

When Yukiko appears on the Midnight Channel, her best friend Chie leads the charge to rescue her. However, the police are out in force and arresting any suspicious characters - inc

S1·E4 Mytharc

Somewhere Not Here

Oct 28, 2011

Chie, Yu, and Yosuke are hot on the trail of Yukiko, when suddenly her shadow reveals herself instead. This Yukiko is on a mission of her own, trying to find a prince who will whis

S1·E6 Core

I'll beat you, and beat you good!

Nov 11, 2011

There's a new tough guy in town, and he means business. What will become of this new player, now that he's appeared in the Midnight Channel? Yu and his friends aim to put their clu

S1·E7 Core

Suspicious Tropical Paradise

Nov 18, 2011

Kanji's gone missing, or is in hiding, according to Naoto. Yu and the others suspect that he is somewhere in TV World, but Teddie needs something with his scent to find him first.

S1·E8 Core

We've lost something important again!

Nov 25, 2011

Time for some R&R. While out on a school field trip, Yu and Yosuke learn the true meaning of fear: Yukiko and Chie's cooking! Later, Kanji must prove to the boys that he's a ladies

S1·E9 Core

No One Sees the Real Me

Dec 2, 2011

While trying to escape the limelight, pop icon "Risette", aka Rise, steals away to the small town of Inaba. With the investigation team now bringing all their clues together, it lo

S1·E10 Core

Real Me Doesn't Exist

Dec 9, 2011

Rise has disappeared into TV World, leaving behind only her shadow to guide Yu and the rest. As they head in to rescue her, the group finds more than they bargained for, discoverin

S1·E11 Core

Catch Me If You Can

Dec 16, 2011

A new murder victim is discovered in Inaba, without appearing on TV, which sends Yu and the others back to square one. Naoto Shirogane, boy detective, is brought in to help with th

S1·E12 Core

It's Not Empty at All

Dec 23, 2011

With the culprit of the Inaba murders well within their sights, Yu and the rest experience a series of interweaving flashbacks, flash-forwards, and side flashes that come together

S1·E13 Core

A Stormy Summer Vacation (1)

Jan 6, 2012

Loveline is on the scene! Yu has been coming home late at night, tired and sluggish.

S1·E14 Core

A Stormy Summer Vacation (2)

Jan 13, 2012

This week we'll take a look at the elusive Yu Narukami. Join us as we look into a previously hidden world that only helpful Yus can possibly fall into, rife with prescient foxes, r

S1·E15 Core

The Long-Awaited School Trip

Jan 20, 2012

What's the best part of taking a school trip with friends? FREE TIME! Everyone's together and ready to party! With the "juice" flowing in the VIP and excitement in the air, a King'

S1·E16 Core

Although the Case Was Closed

Jan 27, 2012

Naoto, still unconvinced that the murder case is closed, agrees to appear on TV. He is kidnapped soon after, and with no real information to go by, finding him in TV World is provi

S1·E17 Core

I Want to Know the Truth

Feb 3, 2012

As the girls avoid Shadow Naoto's aging beam, the boys try to think of a way to save Naoto, with Yosuke still under the effects of the beam, just as the girls use Teddie as a shiel

S1·E18 Core

Anniversary to Become a Family

Feb 10, 2012

At the Dojima househould, Dojima has made coffee for the family, something he has done since before his wife passed away, when he suddenly gets a call from Adachi that there has be

S1·E20 Mytharc

We'll All Meet at the AMAGIYA Hotel

Feb 24, 2012

At the end of the cultural festival, everyone is cleaning up the classroom, planning something to do for the night, when Nanako and Dojima arrive, who reveals he is going out of to

S1·E21 Core

Don't Save Anyone Anymore

Mar 2, 2012

Naoto tells Yu that she cannot find out anything about the sender of the "Stop helping people" letter, but she knows that it was personally delivered so the sender knows who they a

S1·E22 Core

It's Just Like Heaven

Mar 9, 2012

The Investigation Team stages a rescue of Nanako from Taro Namatame in the TV world.

S1·E23 Core

In Order to Find the Truth

Mar 16, 2012

The team grieves after the apparent death of Nanako, while Dojima storms off to Namatame's room to confront him, but is stopped because of his injuries. After hearing a crash from

S1·E24 Mytharc

The World is Full of Sh*t

Mar 23, 2012

Teddie is in the Velvet Room where he reveals that he has discovered he is only a Shadow, but one that has acquired human emotions. He asks Yu to say goodbye to Nanako for him when

S1·E25 Mytharc

We Can Change the World

Mar 30, 2012

Yu and his friends confront the true culprit behind the Midnight Channel events and uncover the truth behind the mysteries surrounding Inaba.