I managed to catch up with Persona this week, and wow, I’m hooked! This show has now escalated as one of my fave Winter offerings, side by side True Tears, both of which are instrumental to thawing my Winter’s block.

True Tears is shaping up to become one of the best dramas I’ve seen, with its godly animation, and great execution. It’s True Tears-rific. It’s like my forsaken dramas of the past, done right. The stereotype characters I supposedly hate are still there, the weak indecisive characters, but now I’m able to empathize with them. I don’t know if I owe that to the show itself, the presence of moe Noe, who makes the show less emo and more fun and whimsical, and the H&C-esque monologues, or is it because of my own maturity… hmm~ Nevertheless, I have become an avid Noe x Shin supporter after watching episode 8! I am so gonna cry if they won’t end up together ;___;

Both Persona and True Tears grew to become shows close to my heart now, cheesy as that might sound. Both these shows leave me hanging at the edge of my seat after the end of each episode, and make me emo. My Persona~l emoness is of the positive happy sentimental light, whilst True Tears is of the bittersweet heart-wrenching kind. In terms of Ai and Hiromi’s circumstances, that is, because Noe and Shinichirou’s development make me all giddy happy (and I hope it stays that way >_<)

I’ll delve more on Persona in this post, and save up my thoughts on True Tears in another post, if my True Tears-rific mode still hasn’t gone down by then. Many fanboys have already been praising this show, so I’m also thinking if I’ll be able to contribute something worthy o_o I feel like shipping Shin x Noe, but I was a bit saddened by the spoilers... *rids herself of evil thoughts* Hope I'll be able to blog both these shows from now on =)

I feel a little more inclined to blog Persona, considering the lack of love its getting from bloggers, and my ‘innate ability’ to fangirl over the show

On Persona~

Persona, for me, isn’t just about the cool fight scenes. Well I know there’s not much fight scenes to begin with, but still. It’s not like your typical action shounen offering, in that it focuses more on the characters’ emotions, as they face each Persona battles, more than the action and GARness of the characters. The action is just a foil, to the deeper psychological and emotional battle the characters have, down to the depths of their Persona soul.　The Persona, which represents the soul and core being of the characters, are evoked and wielded in accordance to the latent’s emotions. These Personas are dynamic and 3-D, possessing emotions and a mind of its own (in-sync with its ‘master’), retained even after it’s been forcefully dragged out of its original shell (by the non-Naturals / Outsiders).

The non-Naturals who steal other people’s Personas are most likely the kind of people who feel inferior and incomplete. They seek out to devour the personas of other people, to fill the void in their life. By the end of the show, I think we’ll see how 3-D all the characters can be, even the villains, as we find out what really drove them to join the Marebito/Outsiders group.

Beneath being Persona~l, this show is a tale of friendship and love, the bonds between people, between family members. It also tells of people’s dreams and hope; how one can recover from guilts of the past, look forward to a brighter future despite all the tragedies (yes I know it might be too early to say this, but I feel it’s going that direction). The theme of friendship and family affects me the most, making me all sentimental and weep true tears of joy. Combine that with the sentimental BGM played in the sentimental scenes, I’m all the more moved ;___;

Episodes 4 and 6 are my personal favorites, because of the insights it provided regarding the relationship of the Kanzato brothers. These were such heartwarming episodes. In episode 6 especially, Ryou showed clear signs of thawing, and that means a LOT. The teddy bear mascot scene in this episode would’ve been more fun and exciting however, if they showed us how Ryou actually fought with the thugs with his costume. That’ll be so Fumoffu-cool X3

I know some people have dropped this show off their radar, probably because it didn’t meet their expectations of the ever cool Persona, especially compared to the P3 game. It’s still a great anime IMO, despite the lack of action-packed scenes and the slow pace of the show. It might be bland and boring for some people, but not for people like me who can appreciate its slice-of-life-and-paranormal elements, albeit being slow, emo, and somewhat confusing.

Gonna post a bit of my thoughts on episode 8 in a separate post