#p3 akinari

[persona-game-info]

P3 Artbook- Character sprites

[alinalal-art]

Commission for Lucien Dodge, voice of Akinari in Persona 3 Reload :D

[zipsunz]

the P3 LIL BUDDIES set will be available in stock and preorder on 9/20 at 12 PM PST! 🌙🩵

stay tuned for P4 later today! 💛

[macirollfights]

Rest well and Easy Akinari Kamiki

Well, As I had just beaten persona 3 reload, One of my favorite social links, And most prioritized was noneother than akinari kamiki, It sent so much impact to me, And not to much how much it fits the game's premise and story, Akinari is pretty much agreed to be the best social link in this franchise, And the community isn't wrong he is really one of the best. And thats why his my favorite social link in persona 3

I don't wanna explain further for him, Since there are quite spoilers but his someone that I really cherish in this game and he is one of my favorite persona 3 characters. Bit saddened there isn't much fanart of him (Well there is actually but again not too much, Thats why I am doing him justice)

But enjoy this drawing of akinari, His an amazing fellow!

[katsona-the-katsequel]

Only including some of those who have died before AND you get to meet.

[phantom-thieves-official]

Do you ever think about how Shinji and Akinari are the moon and sun social links, respectively. How the sun and moon are typically considered opposites (in general culture if not in tarot).

Do you ever think about how they're both dying - one willingly, as a result of his own actions; and one unwillingly, a victim of circumstance. How Akinari spends the better part of his social link lamenting his lot in life and hating his body; angry and searching for reason in his illness. Desperate to know why him, why this body, why is this all happening? While Shinjiro knowingly takes the suppressants that are destroying his body and slowly killing him; thinking this is how it should be, this is right. He's dying because he chose to be; he's dying because he wants it that way. One dying and hating the fate he's been dealt, wondering why it had to be him of all the unlucky people in the world. And one dying because he decided he should, because he chose to; he decided that of all the people on the planet that it should be him. 'Why does it have to be me?' vs 'Of course, it should be me.'

Do you ever think about how Akinari finally decides that the meaning of his life depends on what he does with it - his legacy is his story, which he spent his final months working on. And Shinji's decided his life carries meaning only with his death - he's wasting the time until it's over, isolating himself and hanging out behind the station alone. And then when he does die, it's to save Ken. He wronged Ken so badly, the only way to make it right is to die. The ultimate in self-sacrifice as repentance. Akinari dies having accepted his fate and contented with his life; Shinji dies still full of so much guilt and regret. Akinari's life is, for him, defined by what he did while he was alive. How he spent those precious moments. Shinji's is defined by what he does when he dies - how can he ever right the mistakes he's made; how can he ever be absolved of his sins in any other way?

Do you ever think about how Shinji is wrong? About how his inaction, wasting away until it's all over, taking the pills that are slowly killing him - none of it fixes anything. Do you ever think about how Ken's actually upset to learn Shinji is dying; he's upset that no matter what he does, Shinji would die anyways. Do you ever think about how it's not his inaction and his death that changes Ken, but it's the one action Shinji did finally take - protecting Ken from Takaya. If Shinji had sat around and wasted away until his body gave out, it wouldn't have done anything. He thinks it's repentance but it's not. He could have died any other way and Ken wouldn't have been changed. And after years of inaction and waiting for it to finally end, Shinji finally, finally took an action - he saved Ken from Takaya - and that's what changed Ken? Not Shinji's death, but his desire to protect Ken. Proven in portable, where Ken still undergoes his evolution even if Shinji doesn't die. He never had to die to repent. He just couldn't conceptualize such an idea.

How Shinji was so off base, but Akinari eventually figured it out. How even in their final moments, they remained opposites - Shinji dies never realizing the truth of the matter; never realizing his life and his actions mean more and fix more than his death ever could, while Akinari passes away knowing his life was made by how he spent it. Shinji thought he knew what his life's meaning was, but he was wrong. Akinari died knowing for sure he was right about his. Only one of them ever gets to really figure it out.

Do you ever think about how they're similar, too? How they both leave behind someone who goes on to live for them? How Akinari's mother says she's going to travel, and eat delicious foods, and do all the things her son couldn't do, and take those experiences with her to tell him about when they meet again. How Ken goes on to fight Nyx; to eliminate the Dark Hour; for Shinji. How Ken says 'I'm fighting for him, now, too."

The sun and the moon, alike and yet opposites in so many ways. Do you ever think about it.

[sharonpearlee]

Side Character Doodles!

[enbycatboyart]

Felt silly today. Wanted to do some sketches of some persona 3 characters I like a lot!

[adachimoe]

Akinari's book is somewhere in Persona 5??

My friend found this model in P5R's files. The legible part on top says, "The Pink [Alligator/Crocodile]", referring to Akinari's book from P3...!

In Persona Club P4, it was mentioned that the reason why the book appears in Kanji (and later Adachi's) Social Links is because Mitsuru found the notebook among Makoto's things and had the book published. But, like how the animals in the story didn't know where the pond came from, people who read the book didn't know who the author was.

Which leads me to the 4 characters on the 2nd line on this book -- while it's not totally legible, you can tell from the general shapes of the 1st and 2nd characters that it is spelling Akinari's name (神木秋成 - the left and top protrusions help identify the first character on the book as 神). Did the author become known by 2016? (Or was the person who make the model unaware of what Persona Club P4 said lol.)

Lastly, on bottom, you can vaguely make out "アトラス" (Atlus).

Does anyone happen to know what cutscene or where in Persona 5 this book appears? I am curious what it was made as a prop for!

[frickingnerd]

the rain brought you back to me

pairing: akinari kamiki x gn!reader

summary: as you pass the shrine on a rainy day, you run into akinari and join him on his bench

it was pouring outside as you passed by the shrine. it hadn't rained this badly in months, but despite the pouring rain, there was a boy sitting on a bench near the shrine, soaking wet and staring up into the sky.

you couldn't help but stop and stare at him. before you knew it, you began walking towards him, holding your own umbrella over his head, to shield him from the rain.

as the umbrella entered his field of vision, the boy flinched and sat up straight, turning around to look at you. he seemed puzzled as to why you had offered him your umbrella. you weren't even quite sure why you had approached him, but…

“you look so… sad, sitting in the rain by yourself”

those words left your lips, almost as if to justify your actions. a fragile smile hushed over the boy's lips. seeing him smile like this, even if just for a moment, put a smile on your lips as well.

“if you'd like…” his voice was hesitant, as he spoke slowly, even pausing for a moment. “would you join me?”

you tilted your head a little, trying to understand what he meant. but there was only one thing that came to your mind…

you closed the umbrella, sitting down on the bench next to the boy. you hesitantly looked at each other, before you leaned back your head and closed your eyes, letting the rain pour down onto you. the two of you sat in silence like this, but even with your eyes closed, you knew he was still there…

[apollolewis]

In p3 Maiko has one of my favorite social links, she’s just so cute. I’ve adopted her as my daughter, she’s joined the ranks of the video game characters I’ve adopted.

[persona-game-info]

Character portraits for the second wave of social links

[loitersack]

3 more social link playlist covers + ryoji!!

Kamiki - Bunkichi & Mitsuko

Miyamoto - Ryoji

Playlists are not completed, like at all. Kaz literally has one song in his so far 💀

[hincarudraws]

「So… for me, or you, or anyone… the meaning of our lives is something that we make, but don’t see. 」

[ragecndybars]

Persona 3 characters who do not interact but i think would have very fun and interesting dynamics if they did:

Minato + Rio. autism gang. both of them are bad with relationships/social cues, so people can think of them as rude, but they're just blunt and say what they mean, so they would get along swimmingly. they also both have dry senses of humor and would tease each other a lot i think. also Rio would call Minato out for being a bit of a pushover, and Minato would be able to tell Rio when she's being a little pushy without being an ass about it. it's a mutually beneficial relationship. even when they aren't both just complaining about weird social conventions.

Shinjiro + Chihiro. i've said before that i think Shinji doesn't end up graduating for two more years, which puts him in the same class as Chihiro. they would never interact under normal circumstances but he's a renowned delinquent and she's student council president so like. i feel like Chihiro keeps approaching him, sometimes to call him out for skipping, sometimes to offer help and such. he assumes Mitsuru put her up to it, but really she just has a strong sense of duty as student council president, even if she's also kind of scared of him at first. and after a few months of pestering, he finally has to admit to himself that he's kind of fond of her and genuinely respects her, whereas she has no trouble admitting that she's come to care about him as a friend, not just a random classmate, and also his dry remarks crack her up

Junpei + Maiko. honestly I want to see everyone interact with Maiko because she's perfect in every way, but i think Junpei in particular would get along great with her. he can't calm her down, but he can definitely cheer her up. he's good at indulging her without seeming put-upon. meanwhile, Maiko genuinely thinks he's cool, which does wonders for his ego. and as much as people might think otherwise, Junpei could really REALLY use an ego boost. having someone just like him and rely on him like a big brother would genuinely be great for him.

Theodore + Akinari. i genuinely think that i'm not capable of summarizing the incredible, life-altering conversation that they would have. give them sixty minutes on a bench together and they will uncover philosophical truths not even God understands.

Saori + Yukari. my ideas for their friendship are kind of incomprehensible but basically: both feel very isolated from their peers for different reasons, which leads to them acting somewhat distant and aloof. in Yukari's case, she has trouble relating to peoples' petty problems. this is both an issue of trauma and in my opinion some sense of judgment/superiority that Yukari feels. Saori, on the other hand, struggles to relate to other students because of her age, past, and upbringing. again, an issue of trauma compounded by her handling of the situation (where her becoming passive and something of a pushover just opens her up to harassment). but even though they're similar, Yukari is extremely popular and well-liked at Gekkoukan, whereas Saori is bullied to the extent that she can't even attend the Kyoto school trip. i think they wouldn't interact organically, but if they were to, they would clash at first. Yukari would be annoyed by Saori's passive attitude, whereas Saori would feel unfairly judged by her (and also somewhat jealous that Yukari is liked while she's bullied). but, at the same time, they could easily grow to understand each other, not just because of the surface level similarity of their situations, but because they both just feel disconnected from their peers and only really want to be treated well and have friends they can relate to. also, while i think Yukari might act judgmental of Saori, i also think she would stand up for Saori instantly the same way FeMC does, and would genuinely encourage Saori to do the same. and i think Saori could honestly be a mature and level-headed friend for Yukari who is able to have serious conversations with her beyond the petty conversations that she feels restricted to with other students. even if that includes telling Yukari that she's being a little judgmental. (yukari haters don't touch this post btw i will block on sight)

oops. babbled about saori-yukari friendship too long. my b. moving on.

FeMC + Kazushi. first of all they would get up to lots of shenanigans together. Kaz is a little gullible and Kotone would mess with him a lot, but they would also egg each other on in stupid fun dares, and they would be those friends who always have each others backs, y'know? on a more serious note, i think FeMC would be able to gently convince Kazushi to look after his own health first and foremost, without enabling him, in a way Minato lacks the delicate social touch for. and i also think Kaz would be a genuinely grounding presence for Kotone (because she sometimes needs someone there to say, uh, hey, hold on, i know it's all fun and games and stuff, but isn't the thing youre about to do like actually completely stupid).

Akihiko + Ryoji. yes yes hot springs escape scene, but genuinely think about it. Akihiko, in many ways, is the character who most strongly thematically represents stubborn resistance against death. his parents die, his sister dies, so he commits himself to becoming strong so that it will never happen again. but, of course, it's an impossible goal. people will always die. it doesn't matter how strong he becomes; that will never change. but he still finds his purpose in being a protector; he still finds meaning in this eternal, futile struggle. Ryoji is, at once, the very thing that Akihiko is so determined to stand against -- and he is also the only one who cannot fight. he is surrender. he has no choice but to surrender, since he will become the very thing that he wants to stop. and he encourages the others to give up as well, because he feels that a quiet death is the best that he can offer them. even when he tells he others how to fight back against Nyx, he himself simply wanders passively off to become Nyx. because he has no choice. in this, he and Akihiko are diametrically opposed. don't you want to see those two viewpoints, both from truly kind and empathetic people who want to protect others, clash? also Ryoji gives Akihiko very bad dating advice which Akihiko takes at face value and hijinks ensue. boom, gottem.

this kind of took a turn but hold on one more

Chidori + Mitsuru. superficially similar. red-eyed red-haired young women given powers and therefore responsibilities far beyond their age. but Mitsuru fully (and overzealously) embraced her newfound responsibilities while Chidori instead embraced apathy. Chidori is nihilistic and doesn't seem to form or even understand attachments to others, at least not easily, and doesn't seem to have much of a sense of duty or ethics, not even understanding others who do. all understandable, given her past and upbringing, mind you. Mitsuru, on the other hand, is first and foremost an optimist. she declares that there *must* be a way to make things right, and she decides it's her responsibility to do so, and forms a protective sort of bond with all the other members of SEES and a strong code of ethics. but in the end, both are very detached and isolated people who feel singled out due to their abilities and childhoods, and i think they could find companionship and understanding, and perhaps a broadening of their own horizons, in each other.

[hypershadicman]

y'know, back when we first started getting teases and leaks about a potential Persona 3 remake, me and a friend of mine broke out a spreadsheet to go over our pipe dream what-if best case scenarios for a revamped list of social links (which honestly might be worth going over in some detail now that we have the actual remake coming out so soon), but of all of the stuff on there, i'm still so happy that this actually turned out to be real