
TV SERIES · 2025– · TURKEY
Persona
10 archived facts 1 topic 2 sources Last reviewed Sep 2026
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- #001
The first game in the Persona series was developed as a spin-off, drawing on the well-received high school setting of Shin Megami Tensei If...
- #002
Kazuma Kaneko, the character designer of the first game, drew inspiration for his designs from staff members as well as from celebrities and fictional characters of the period.
- #003
The game's story and many of its elements, most notably the character Philemon, are based on Jungian psychology.
- #004
Revelations: Persona was the first Megami Tensei role-playing game released outside Japan.
- #005
Starting with Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, English localizations began staying faithful to the Japanese versions at Atlus's insistence.
- #006
With Persona 3, the main series began focusing on social simulation elements called Social Links, which are directly tied to the evolution of the Personas.
- #007
The series' character designs were handled by its co-creators Kazuma Kaneko (the first game and the two Persona 2 titles) and Shigenori Soejima (Persona 3 and later).
- #008
The Persona series has reached over 30 million sales worldwide, surpassing its parent series Megami Tensei.
- #009
The PSP version of Persona 2: Innocent Sin was adjusted to offer gameplay more similar to its sequel and includes a new scenario.
- #010
The PSP remake of Persona 2: Eternal Punishment was released in Japan in 2012 but never reached the West; in response, the original version was re-released worldwide on the PlayStation Network in 2013.
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