The Persona anime series is based on the Persona RPG game, and you will often find people fighting over which media is the best. The separate stories make it difficult to begin the series, but fear not, because we are here to help.
Persona consists of five movies and four anime series. Persona 3, 4 and 5 are not inter-related, except for their links to their subsequent games.
The anime has no fillers, thus making it a solid watch. So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and dive into the anime!
1. Persona Release Order
Persona 3, 4 and 5 all have different plots with no relationship between them. So you can pick up any of them to watch first. However, the release order is the most simplified one you can follow to make sure you don’t skip anything or go astray with the timeline.
| Title | Type | Air Date |
| Persona: Trinity Soul | TV | Jan 5 – Jun 28, 2008 |
| Persona 4 The Animation | TV | Oct 7, 2011 – Mar 30, 2012 |
| Persona 4 the Animation: The Factor of Hope | Movie | Jun 9, 2012 |
| Persona 4 the Animation: No One is Alone | Special | Aug 22, 2012 |
| Persona 4 the Animation: A Brief Lesson on Izanagi & Izanami | Special | Apr 1, 2013 |
| Persona 4 the Animation: Mr. Experiment Shorts | Special | Apr 1, 2013 |
| Persona 3 the Movie: #1 Spring of Birth | Movie | Nov 23, 2013 |
| Persona 3 the Movie: #2 Midsummer Knight’s Dream | Movie | Jun 7, 2014 |
| Persona 4, the Golden Animation | TV | Jul 11 – Sep 26, 2014 |
| Persona 4 the Golden Animation: Thank you, Mr. Accomplice | Special | Dec 10, 2014 |
| Persona 3 the Movie: #3 Falling Down | Movie | Apr 4, 2015 |
| Persona 3 the Movie: #4 Winter of Rebirth | Movie | Jan 23, 2016 |
| Persona 3 the Movie Meets “Walkman” | ONA | Feb 14, 2016 |
| Persona 5 the Animation -THE DAY BREAKERS- | Special | Sep 3, 2016 |
| Persona 5 the Animation | TV | Apr 8 – Sep 30, 2018 |
| Persona 5 The Animation Recap | Special | Dec 30, 2018 |
| Persona 5 The Animation TV Specials | Special | Dec 31, 2018 – Mar 23, 2019 |
| Persona 5 The Animation Specials | Special | May 29 – Jun 26, 2019 |
2. Persona Chronological Order
The chronological order of Persona is also a good way to start watching the anime. It is best for those who want to follow the timeline of events.
- Persona 3 the Movie 1: Spring of Birth
- Persona 3 the Movie 2: Midsummer Knight’s Dream
- Persona 3 the Movie 3: Falling Down
- Persona 3 the Movie 4: Winter of Rebirth
- Persona: Trinity Soul
- Persona 4 the Animation
- Persona 4 the Golden Animation
- Persona 4 the Animation: The Factor of Hope
- Persona 4 the Animation: No One is Alone
- Persona 4 the Animation: A Brief Lesson on Izanagi & Izanami
- Persona 4 the Animation: Mr. Experiment Shorts
- Persona 4 the Golden Animation: Thank you Mr. Accomplice
- Persona 5 the Animation
- Persona 5 the Animation: The Day Breakers
- Persona 5 the Animation: Dark Sun
- Persona 5 the Animation Specials
3. Where to watch series with English sub and dub?
Unfortunately, it is hard to find streaming sites for Persona. Only Persona 5 the Animation, and Persona 4 The Golden Animation can be found on Crunhcyroll and Funimation.
| Title | Eng Sub | Eng Dub |
| Persona 4 The Golden Animation | Crunchyroll, Funimation | – |
| Persona 5 the Animation | Hulu, Funimation, Crunchyroll | Funimation |
3.1. Where to watch Persona in your country?
| Title | Canada | UK | Japan | Australia |
| Persona: Trinity Soul | – | – | U-Stop, Prime Video | |
| Persona 3 the Movie: #1 Spring of Birth | – | – | U-Stop | – |
| Persona 4 The Golden Animation | Crunchyroll | Crunchyroll | – | Funimation, Crunchyroll |
| Persona 3 the Movie: #4 Winter of Rebirth | – | – | U-Stop | – |
| Persona 5 the Animation | Crunchyroll | Crunchyroll | Funimation, Crunchyroll |
4. Can you download and watch series offline?
Yes, both Crunchyroll and Funimation offer the download option with their various subscription packages so you can watch Persona offline.
| Website | Subscription Packages | Offline Viewing |
| Crunchyroll | Fan – $7.99/month | No |
| Mega Fan – $9.99/month | Yes | |
| Ultimate Fan – $14.99/month | Yes | |
| Funimation | Premium: $5.99 a month / $59.99 per year | No |
| Premium Plus: $7.99 a month / $79.99 per year | Yes | |
| Premium Plus Ultra: $99.99 per year | Yes | |
| Hulu | Ad-Supported: $7.99/month (or $79.99/year) | Yes |
| No Ads: $14.99/month | Yes |
If the Persona anime, movies, or specials aren’t available on any streaming website in your area, then you can use a VPN to bypass the geo-block. Some of the top VPN service providers in the game are ExpressVPN, Nord VPN, Proton VPN, Cyberghost, and Private Internet Access, to name a few.
All you have to do is connect to a country where your preferred anime is streaming, and voila, you can now watch Persona even if it is unavailable in your region.
There are many unpaid VPN services at hand or free browser extensions. However, using low-tier VPN providers might decrease your speed and get you blocked by streaming services. Connection drops and unsecured encryption are also other disadvantages.
The important thing is that Persona is present on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Funimation’s catalogs, so set your VPN to a suitable location to access the anime from anywhere.
6. How much time will it take to complete Persona?
It will take a total of 46.82 hours or two days to complete watching all Persona anime, movies and OVA without any breaks in between. A more sane way to watch would be to distribute it over a week or more.
| Title | Duration |
| Persona 2: Another Self | 5 Minutes |
| Persona: Trinity Soul | 598 Minutes |
| Persona 4 The Animation | 625 Minutes |
| Persona 4 the Animation: The Factor of Hope | 90 Minutes |
| Persona 4 the Animation: No One is Alone | 30 Minutes |
| Persona 4 the Animation: A Brief Lesson on Izanagi & Izanami | 1 Minutes |
| Persona 4 the Animation: Mr. Experiment Shorts | 10 Minutes |
| Persona 3 the Movie: #1 Spring of Birth | 98 Minutes |
| Persona 3 the Movie: #2 Midsummer Knight’s Dream | 98 Minutes |
| Persona 4, the Golden Animation | 276 Minutes |
| Persona 4 the Golden Animation: Thank you, Mr. Accomplice | 16 Minutes |
| Persona 3 the Movie: #3 Falling Down | 87 Minutes |
| Persona 3 the Movie: #4 Winter of Rebirth | 105 Minutes |
| Persona 3 the Movie Meets “Walkman” | 15 Seconds |
| Persona 5 the Animation -THE DAY BREAKERS- | 24 Minutes |
| Persona 5 the Animation | 624 Minutes |
| Persona 5 The Animation Recap | 24 Minutes |
| Persona 5 The Animation TV Specials | 100 Minutes |
| Persona 5 The Animation Specials | 26 Minutes |
7. FAQ
7.1. Can You Watch The Persona Anime Without Playing The Games?
The anime adaptation of Persona isn’t as good as the games but is still very entertaining. You can watch the anime before playing the games and still enjoy the games if you decide to get into them later on.
The only underwhelming aspect of the Persona series is its main character. Since the anime is adapted from a video game, the original main character was the player itself.
Since the player could customize the main character, however, they wanted to, they had no specific quirk in the game. Also, in the original games, the mc was a silent protagonist and fundamentally had a ‘silent and cool’ aura. There no dialogue for the MC in games, and this factor affected the anime MC and, thus, had a not-so-interesting personality.
7.2 Should you play or watch Persona first?
As the Persona anime is an adaptation of the game, it is only right to play the games first. Additionally, many fans are of the opinion that the games are much better than the anime.
If you watch the anime before the game, it will spoil the game’s ending. The MC also has a cooler character in the game rather than in the anime, as the player is the protagonist.
7.3 Are Persona 3,4 and 5 connected?
While Persona 3,4 and 5 are based on games of the same name, they contain independent stories. The characters are also different, making the different installments far apart from each other.
8. Conclusion
You can use either the chronological or release order to watch Persona.
However, it is interesting to note that the stories in Persona 3, 4, and 5 are pretty self-contained and standalone. Their stories are entirely different and unrelated, so even if you don’t watch them chronologically, it will be fine.
9. About Persona
Persona is an anime series adapted from a popular game of the same name. Persona is highly popular and beloved for its soundtrack, characters, and themes.
The story follows different characters every season. The stories range from solving murder mysteries to stopping evil doers from committing crimes and turning their life. It is set in a world full of “Shadows,” the distorted depictions of one’s true selves. The protagonists get trapped in a world dominated by these Shadows and are forced to fight them with the help of their new found ability called “Persona.”
On their quest for good, they meet some allies and lots of enemies, all connected with each other through their Personas.
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