The anime adaptation of last year's acclaimed RPG Persona 5 is now streaming. Persona 5: The Animation is available on Hulu in the US and Crunchyroll in the Americas, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland. The first episode premiered on April 7 and will be simulcast every Saturday for the duration of the series.

　　Persona 5: The Animation follows the same premise as the game. It begins with the protagonist--named Ren Amamiya--transferring to Shujin Academy. Soon after, his persona awakens, and he and his friends form the Phantom Thieves. Aniplex of America released six minutes of the Episode 1 prologue with English subtitles, which you can watch below.

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　　While Production I.G (best known for Ghost in the Shell) made the animated sequences from the game, A-1 Pictures is producing Persona 5: The Animation. A-1 Pictures previously worked on Persona 4: The Golden Animation. Additionally, the game's Japanese voice cast are reprising their roles for the anime, and Shoji Meguro is returning to compose the music.

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