[ Episode 3: Outsiders ]

Yosh! Now this is what I’m talking about. Easily the best episode yet, the action was pretty damn good. Man, I new Ryou’s Persona was strong but the power it displayed really went beyond my expectations. I was expecting Touma to last a bit longer than he did but he was pounded into the ground without so much as a chance to catch a breath. Well, that’s what he gets for calling out the chief of police. Shin’s fight with Saki and Soutarou’s Personae was a little more low-key since Shin still doesn’t know what he’s doing and the Persona acts on its own to protect him. What happened after the fight though was pretty damn weird, but it seems like Soutarou now has his Persona and Saki’s Persona both infused inside him which resulted in a massive fit episode. Weird.

Still nothing on Jun but I suppose that’ll change next episode. Eiko was a refreshing touch to the episode as well and I enjoyed seeing her interact with Shin and Jun. We are told the name of the group Saki, Touma, and the others are from as well. Though, I’d really like to know more about Saki and the others (well Touma’s dead so…) and what significance they will have in future episodes.

Lastly, that red-haired girl showed up again and her presence is as mysterious as ever. Who is she? Why is she following Ryou and now it seems like she’s watching over Shin as well. Hopefully her character will be expanded on a bit more in the next few episodes.

[ Episode 2: Shadow-Pulling ]

This one seemed like a build-up episode more than anything else. The development of the characters has begun but there wasn’t that much outside of Shin and his new friends and Ryo. About Ryo, I wonder who that red-haired girl was he saw? Knowing this show I’m can’t say for sure if she was actually there or just a person in his imagination. I’m looking towards more of that and his interaction with his brothers. As for Shin, I had to laugh at how he was convinced to help his friend Shadow-pull. Lol, peer pressure. Also, something seemed odd about him at the end of the episode when his friend asked him about the Personae. He chose the wrong time to not be curious about what happened to his femael friends. Anyway, Jun didn’t really do much this episode except stand/sit around and stare about people. I was expecting him to go through his gender-confusion again but I guess that’ll happen in the next episode.

Series Information

ANN Encyclopedia | AniDB | AnimeNfo
Genres: Psychological, Shounen, Supernatural
OP: [Breakin' Through] by Shūhei Kita
ED: [SUICIDES LOVE STORY] by Nana Kitade
PERSONA – trinity soul -

Ever since I heard the announcement of this show some months back and also hearing that it took place ten years after the events of Persona 3, I was looking forward to its premiere. I have to say that it was a decent start even if it wasn’t the best of the season. One thing that I’m loving is that it seems that PERSONA ~trinity soul~ is looking to be a unique supernatural show on its own without relying on the game. Needless to say that there are a lot of questions in my head already regarding this episode and that is a good sign.

One thing that most Persona fans will notice right off the bat is that the Evokers are gone. The summoning of Personae are more reminiscent of the earlier Persona games, before the Evokers existed obviously. There can be a number of reasons why they didn’t go with that method such as it being inappropriate to show on television since it might give off a distorted message about suicide. Though I would find that to be rather funny given other things that have been shown in other anime. Anyway, this really shouldn’t bother viewers new to the show or those who played the previous Persona games before the third one.

The characters introduced so far haven’t really made a big impact yet but they are interesting enough. Ryo, the oldest brother, is a police chief and showed his ability to use his Persona to save a girl that I think will become significant in the next few episodes. So yeah, he’s pretty cool and on top of that Koyasu Takehito is voicing him. Shin is the next brother in line. I’m not really sure what to say about him yet except that it looks like he might have some complications with his Persona in the next episode. Lastly is Jun, the youngest brother. He had a twin sister named Yuki and from what he displayed in this episode either seems to have some sort of mental link with her (either as a spirit or possible Persona) or may have been damaged a quite a bit as a result of her death. Ryo might be thinking the latter after hearing him talk to himself in both his normal voice and a female voice.

Interestingly enough the one question that crossed my mind a few times was “Who is that red-haired girl?”. If you played Persona 3 you may have thought ‘Oh! It’s Mitsuri!” but it can’t be her, especially given the ten-year gap. Or maybe it is? Well, whoever she is I’m sure we’ll be finding out later on.

Overall, Persona ~trinity soul~ left a decent enough impression in my eyes. The animation is solid though not the best this season. I like what I’ve heard of the music so far, particularly that upbeat tune at the middle of the episode. Like I said before, there are a few questions that already have me hooked into the story and so I’m looking forward to more Persona ~trinity soul~.