Atlus has confirmed the English voice cast for Persona 5.
You can find the entire list of characters and their voice actors below:
- Protagonist – Xander Mobus
- Morgana – Cassandra Morris
- Ryuji Sakamoto – Max Mittelman
- Ann Takamaki – Erika Harlacher
- Yusuke Kitagawa – Matt Mercer
- Makoto Niijima – Cherami Leigh
- Futaba Sakura – Erica Lindbeck
- Haru Okumura – Xanthe Huynh
- Goro Akechi – Robbie Daymond
In the build up to Persona 5’s English release in February,
Atlus will also periodically release videos of each character and voice actor leading up to the game’s release, alongside an interview with said actor and their role as the character.
Here’s the official trailer for the protagonist:
Here’s the first interview video for his voice actor, Xander Mobus:
Persona 5 is now available in Japan, and is launching in both North America and Europe on February 14th of next year.
Spooky Jack
October 19, 2016 at 10:35 amhttps://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a4e919aa90b44de7df8c00928f8dac8b151b406852d97b3320100cb8b2981a56.jpg
Why does Morgana sound like fucking Peppa Pig
they really fucked that one
everyone else isn’t AWFUL
Spooky Jack
October 19, 2016 at 10:38 amAlso, there’s a fuck ton of new talent in this cast for whatever reason
Nice to see new faces, I guess
Tristan (Chili1)
October 19, 2016 at 10:38 am>Xander Mobus
That’s the Smash Bros announcer guy. What the fug is he doing here? Not that I mind. His voice is wonderful.
On another note, besides Xander, I’ve never heard of these VAs, and Xander isn’t exactly overused, so this is pretty sweet. For once you’re not having to hear the same voices over and over all the time. New talent is great to have.
dogmentation
October 19, 2016 at 10:41 amWhy waste money on localization in the first place? The game takes place in Japan — Just release Japanese audio with movie subs. Done.
dogmentation
October 19, 2016 at 10:42 amMaybe they’re non-union.
Warrior90
October 19, 2016 at 10:44 amThis is worse than I expected.
And I was expecting shit.
Brimfyre
October 19, 2016 at 10:44 amHeh I work with Cherami Leigh all the time. Always glad to see her getting work.
And no Vic Manoooga means this list is a win.
Tristan (Chili1)
October 19, 2016 at 10:46 amI would be personally upset at the lack of an English dub if they did this. Dual audio or bust.
SuperDuperSenpai
October 19, 2016 at 10:48 amALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS KEEP THE DUAL AUDIO IN AND EVERYONE WILL BE SATISFIED, YOU FAGGOTS.
Cy
October 19, 2016 at 10:49 amI hope they only have the English VAs. I haven’t seen a good weeb meltdown in a while.
Chocolate ISISCream
October 19, 2016 at 10:51 aminb4 the filthy fucking weebs come in crying “WAHHH THIS DUB SELECTION SUCKS!!! IM DEFINITELY GUNNA GET CFW ON MY PS3 AND HACK SUBS INTO PERSONA 5”
Spooky Jack
October 19, 2016 at 10:52 amyou really have to stop
Any group of people that get’s its kicks from pretending to be idiots will eventually be infested with real idiots who think they are in good company
Razma
October 19, 2016 at 10:53 amLegendary JP cast but Atlus is always sucks dicks about dual audio so we get this shit zzz
SuperDuperSenpai
October 19, 2016 at 10:53 amIronic shitposting is still shitposting.
Flamingfighter
October 19, 2016 at 10:55 amI checked the imbd pages and for the most part these actors don’t really show up in a lot of the bigger productions, the few cases where they do are only on minor or bit rules (“Man in Pink Hoodie” for example). The big exception is Matt Mercer who is the current voice for Leon in Resident Evil.
Spooky Jack
October 19, 2016 at 10:57 amYeah, i’m surprised he was in there, not sure how he’s gonna pull off Yusuke
Eleven Fold
October 19, 2016 at 10:58 amOne day….
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a12c3a683f602e01cbb0f4695963de7ca5cdede70264a687e13052136a550489.jpg
Captain Vidya
October 19, 2016 at 11:21 amHoly shit, a bunch of names I’ve never heard of (other than Xander and Mercer). I have to say, I’m surprised, Atlus.
Now how about that dual audio option to get the flipside with all of the incredibly well-known JP cast?
aylamo
October 19, 2016 at 11:23 amI ain’t no weaboo like u
FrostSalamander
October 19, 2016 at 11:24 amFuck Atlus for being assholes and not just keeping the dual-audio.
That said:
> no Ashley Burch
HALLELUJAH
aylamo
October 19, 2016 at 11:24 am???
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 11:26 amGeez,the english dub really is an abomination,will have a hard time to finish P5.
Wells Bristol
October 19, 2016 at 11:26 amno ashley burch, that’s good enough for me
Warrior90
October 19, 2016 at 11:27 amThat’s about the only good thing that can be said about this cast.
Chocolate ISISCream
October 19, 2016 at 11:31 amFuck off, faggot. The dubs are completely fine.
djluke_1993
October 19, 2016 at 11:33 amOf course Matt Mercer would be there.
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 11:37 amWho?
I’d like anyone to even make like they know who these assholes are.
The JP cast are actual famous voice actors who are awesome.
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 11:37 amNo, you’re a faggot.
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 11:37 am>In denial.
Warrior90
October 19, 2016 at 11:37 amI’m not even going to try.
I’ll just wait till i can get my hands on a CFW PS3 or PS3 emu can run this game well. Or till I’ve learned enough japanese to play an import copy.
I can tolerate shitty dubs in games like EDF and the like where the plot doesn’t take itself seriously, but in a game like this, never.
I can never take Persona 3:s story seriously because of the shitty dub.
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 11:39 amI swore I read somewhere that we were getting JP voices via dlc or something?
If not, screw this game.
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 11:39 amMust be cool being deaf.
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 11:41 amAtlus only said they would consider it;which means forget it.
Atlus has this strange mentality that we cannot have original dubs.
Lucky
October 19, 2016 at 11:41 amI’m glad that you’re going through every comment that doesn’t share your opinion and reply with your fantastic one-liners.
Really doing a service to the community.
Chocolate ISISCream
October 19, 2016 at 11:42 amThe people here saying “No subs at launch or via dlc? Fuck this game.” are just fucking pathetic lmao. I feel sorry for you that something so minor will make you either avoid 2017’s potential GOTY, or even worse, hack the fucking downgraded PS3 version for Japanese voices. What a bunch of goddamn sad individuals you are.
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 11:43 amMain reason why I couldn’t stomach playing P4G on my vita.
Now that I have Henkaku, that’s all going to change…
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 11:43 amNot any different from all the original weeb comments.
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 11:44 amI can fully understand you.I liked the game but it was a flawed experience due to the dubs.
Chocolate ISISCream
October 19, 2016 at 11:45 amNah.
Lucky
October 19, 2016 at 11:45 amIf it’s legendary then the cost to bring it over would probably be large. Which shouldn’t matter considering this is a high profile release, but, just something to keep in mind. Corporates are really conservative with their business practices, so if they think it works they’ll need like a huge publicity backlash to change their minds.
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 11:45 amMakes too much sense.
Instead, they want to make you cringe by hearing hambeasts go “OHHH KENJI-CHAN!!!!!”
God, help me.
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 11:46 amI feel sorry for you. You have shit taste and don’t even know it.
Lucky
October 19, 2016 at 11:47 amHate to repeat myself, but wasn’t it shown that paying royalties for Japanese voice actors can cost more than making a cheap dub?
I love to be proven wrong but I was sure that was the case.
Chocolate ISISCream
October 19, 2016 at 11:47 amNah, I’m simply not a pathetic weaboo like you and the majority of faggots in here.
Warrior90
October 19, 2016 at 11:47 amI’ve heard talk that the reason AtlusUSA doesn’t include original audio in their games, is because
Atlus Japan is absolutely terrified of reverse importing,
which is also the reason P4 arena was region locked,
and why Ultimax wasn’t region locked, but didn’t include dual audio.
Or you can just go with my theory:
Atlus USA is cheap.
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 11:48 amNo. You’re simply a tone deaf retard that likes to listen to fat Americans say Japanese honorifics.
Also.
>Weeaboo
>Anime avatar.
Lucky
October 19, 2016 at 11:48 amDub probably won’t make me cringe as others might, but I think Atlus should strive to give their fans the choice. Especially when this is their big budget, hyped, console release.
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 11:50 amWhat’s sad is that you are so dense that you can’t understand people want to have the choice and not dubs they don’t like showed down their throat.
Post Konami Kojima
October 19, 2016 at 11:51 am“If it’s not Japanese, it’s shit”
What famous voice actors? I’ve never heard of them.
P4s dub was great
djluke_1993
October 19, 2016 at 11:51 amSo then you’d be on the exact same lines for when a game a isn’t set in Japan then?
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 11:51 amNo,you are just a faggot that can’t admit he likes jap media,which is the most pathetic thing.
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 11:52 amTo them, we HAVE to like mediocre (at best) English dubbing or else we’re “weeaboos”.
I guess the fat cosplayers doing the English voices and saying CHAN aren’t weebs, though.
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 11:53 amI’ll go with your theory.
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 11:54 amAmazing isn’t it?We are for dual audio in which everyone is happy but they want to deprive us of our prefered dub,tells you alot about their character.
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 11:55 amDo you prefer watching a Kung Fu movie in a shitty/funny english dub?
Or the original Chinese with subs.
It’s essentially the same reason why I enjoy Bob’s Burgers in english, and not spanish.
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 11:56 amThey’re a lot like libtards.
They want their way, and for us to be happy with their way, and not step out of line and want what we want.
It’s sad.
Smug
October 19, 2016 at 11:57 amI fail to see how Atlus have a problem with that considering more niche publishers can manage the royalties just fine.
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 11:58 amP4 dub was great;
http://i2.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/007/839/f5753870a40ccef114a6cb88e7f48531.jpg
Smug
October 19, 2016 at 11:59 amWho are you and what have you done to the real Uncle Slick
Lucky
October 19, 2016 at 11:59 amI agree, but that’s the reason I most often hear about. I know nothing about Japanese voice-acting, but if the cast for Persona 5 is real famous it could be a cost that cuts into their projections.
No clue.
Uncle Ocelot
October 19, 2016 at 12:01 pmThe Smash 4 announcer? That’s kinda cool. Thank god for no Ashley Burch.
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 12:02 pmIndeed.Even BandaiNamco got it and puts dual audio in their Tales games now.
Post Konami Kojima
October 19, 2016 at 12:03 pmLine delivery is important for an RPG. The ending of p4 wouldn’t have been emotionally gripping if I couldn’t understand what emotion they were trying to convey.
Smug
October 19, 2016 at 12:04 pm“Subtitles are too hard to understand”
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 12:06 pmWell there are many illiterate so reading is hard for some.
Uncle Ocelot
October 19, 2016 at 12:06 pmIt’s time to stop.
aylamo
October 19, 2016 at 12:06 pmCry some more weab fag :^)
Post Konami Kojima
October 19, 2016 at 12:07 pmSubtitles don’t convey emotion.
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 12:08 pmI agree with your theory,they are cheap.
Smug
October 19, 2016 at 12:09 pm“Original voice acting cant convey emotions because I’m too stupid to read subtitiles”
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 12:09 pmNice try, faggot.
Go suck Troy Baker’s dick.
Also, nice weeb avatar, weeb in denial.
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 12:11 pmEmotion isn’t conveyed through language, it’s conveyed through, well, emotion.
That transcends language barriers. It’s not hard to tell what someone’s emotion is based on language.
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 12:12 pmI don’t understand the language=i don’t understand emotions.Holy shit that’s some special kind of retard,where did they dig this guy out?
Post Konami Kojima
October 19, 2016 at 12:17 pm;3
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 12:17 pmhttp://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/000/632/211/aa0.png
Tristan (Chili1)
October 19, 2016 at 12:18 pmI agree that the dub is completely fine and personally don’t see how people think this is bad voice acting. However, dual audio is still always better than having a single audio option. Its more options to the player, and would give people control over which they’d prefer to hear.
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 12:20 pmMore like liberalism,the mental illness of the 21st century
Bitterbear
October 19, 2016 at 12:22 pmThey all are going to sound like the cast of the first Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime. So get ready for one of them to sound like Joey Wheeler and his New Joysey accent.
Smug
October 19, 2016 at 12:23 pmDo you enjoy foreign movies with dubs in your language too?
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 12:25 pmIt’s like Louis de Funes movies in foreign dubs,atrocious.
Marc Duarte
October 19, 2016 at 12:30 pmYou’re not the only one with preferences here. You should recognize this fact and not put others down just because theirs happen to differ from yours.
And put me in the subs camp. I can’t stand shitty English VAs who can’t convey emotions worth a damn compared to their superior Japanese counterparts. Besides, I play JAPANESE games because they’re JAPANESE. That includes the audio. For me, there’s no separating it from the rest of the game without affecting the experience in a negative way.
Uncle Ocelot
October 19, 2016 at 12:31 pmYeah, I never minded the dubs of 3, 4 and Catherine but after so long of hearing the Jap cast in the trailers this is a clear downgrade.
Tristan (Chili1)
October 19, 2016 at 12:31 pm2017’s GOTY will undoubtedly be Nier Automata.
Deashawn
October 19, 2016 at 12:38 pmI’m personally looking forward to hearing more of the english voices, but I agree that Atlus should include dual-audio. That way everyone wins. Also guys, I’m seeing some immature arguments between the people who love the eng voices and those who love the jap voices and I gotta say please stop. Everyone has a preference, but there’s no point in calling others “faggots” and “weeaboos” over it. Let’s just talk to Atlus and ask for dual-audio and hope they listen.
Smug
October 19, 2016 at 12:39 pmEnjoying dubs over a foreign media is a sign of a plebian
OSad
October 19, 2016 at 12:44 pmMate, I wish just as much as the next guy it was this easy to “talk” to professional game developers. Turns out it really isn’t and there’s not actually a direct way to do it.
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 12:45 pmWe already told Atlus multiple times,they just don’t care.
Migi
October 19, 2016 at 12:45 pmActually overal its still cheaper for japanese voices only, but then your stuck with all those dumbass american retailers that refuse to stock on non-english speaking content.
Migi
October 19, 2016 at 12:46 pmJust import the cheap japanes version. That’s what i’m planning on doing ATLUS sure as hell not getting my money.
Deashawn
October 19, 2016 at 12:47 pmBut I enjoy both. You are talking to a person who watches anime, both sub and dub and enjoy it. But again, everyone has a preference. No use calling people names over it.
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 12:48 pmWould do that if they had english subs.
Migi
October 19, 2016 at 12:51 pmI’m hoping they’ll make a guide or else it’s good practice for my japanese.
Deashawn
October 19, 2016 at 12:51 pmI see. It’s a shame they won’t listen. I don’t understand why they won’t do it.
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 12:52 pmWhy can’t they be like BandaiNamco,bring alot of english asia versions.
Raspberry
October 19, 2016 at 12:53 pmi just vomited, so SO SOOOO bad. you fucking atlus faggots GIVE DUAL AUDIO
Kakaku
October 19, 2016 at 12:53 pmYusuke Kitagawa – Matt Mercer
Makoto Niijima – Cherami Leigh
Mercer and Leigh are the only people in the voice cast I’ve heard of before. At the very least this won’t be a case of hearing the same voices over and over.
Migi
October 19, 2016 at 12:55 pmIf only some publishers were that smart. But i think some company’s are now nothing more then agenda pushing and ATLUS has been shown is pretty SJW style managment. And most likley they afraid their sales would Tank if they did a asia release with eng subs.
We all know the true hardcore fans are the ppl who like japanese dub and they always buy Day1.
Zero Eternity
October 19, 2016 at 1:01 pmDid I just hear Yosuke Hanamura ‘s voice? When did he move back to the big city? Edit: looked up the VA and does seem to be one of the listed. maybe a guy just sounds really similar.
Migi
October 19, 2016 at 1:05 pmActually a good translation is also important considering if its anything like valkyria chronicles its mostly bullshit that got translated cause most of the time the Translation was nothing more then the bullcrap english dub lines making you cringe when you actually know some japanese..
Jumanji Joe
October 19, 2016 at 1:14 pmNo burchete is good, but Morris might be a problem.
sanic
October 19, 2016 at 1:15 pmNo burch shitting things up
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/03ec21a849684c7e7c38985c3feefdacb82cf61f3763a3fbaeb7cc55c6d4bfc1.jpg
Shiroken
October 19, 2016 at 1:19 pmSo, no Japanese audio, Atlus USA? It’s okay. No money then.
I’ll just buy the game used.
TheCynicalReaper
October 19, 2016 at 1:19 pmAW~ COME ON SENPAI-COON! WE ARE GONNA GO SEE NANAKO-CHAIN AND TALK ABOUT YOUSKEE-SENPEE
Razma
October 19, 2016 at 1:20 pmAtlus just doesn’t believe in dual audio they want people to experience their dubs and not have other choices. Other smaller companies manage to bring dual audio over with top tier VA with no issues for the fans but Atlus just doesn’t give a fuck.
Shiroken
October 19, 2016 at 1:21 pmMy eardrums bled everytime I played P4 Golden. But it’s an awesome game, so I’ll have to finish it some day.
Nagato
October 19, 2016 at 1:23 pmDo elaborate.
aylamo
October 19, 2016 at 1:26 pmYou clearly sucked this dudes dick who the fuck is troy baker your dad? I just put this pic on to make you weabs cry more
ThatOneGuy
October 19, 2016 at 1:35 pmDelete this.
TheCynicalReaper
October 19, 2016 at 1:36 pmI ADMIT: The dub doesn’t sound bad. We got pretty spoiled with the A++ crop in Persona 4 and I think this cast will be almost if not as good as that one.
I still wish we had dual audio – or else that they stop inserting Japanese honorifics since they sound stupid in English – but it’s not terrible.
We definitely avoided ONE huge nuke… https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a617f1cad7e88f16c6975d1d0749d4c4070f233493570987d6cafc2aeb1a69da.png
Warrior90
October 19, 2016 at 1:38 pmMany may not know or remember, but little over a year ago,
Atlus USA had a survey on their twitter about dual audio.
For only 2 hours. After which they closed it, claiming to have hit their target sample size. What were the results of the said survey? Nobody knows.
Atlus USA has never mentioned said survey again, or if it had any effect on their choices to keep not including original audio in their games.
The theory is, that they saw people overwhelmingly being in favor of dual audio, and decided to quickly pull the plug on it and sweep the survey under the rug.
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 1:40 pmInteresting,didn’t know that.
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 1:45 pmThat’s exactly how i felt,which ruined an otherwise excellent game.
Warrior90
October 19, 2016 at 1:47 pmHere’s Persona Centrals article from back then, if you want to know more: http://personacentral.com/atlus-usa-releases-an-online-survey-about-dual-audio/
ThatOneGuy
October 19, 2016 at 1:48 pmIs it just me or does this Xander Mobus guy appear to be a huge faggot based on the thumbnail alone?
Yabloko Molloco San
October 19, 2016 at 1:53 pmGotta wait for the undub “release”.
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 1:57 pmThanks.
Nuku Nuku Natsume Mishima
October 19, 2016 at 2:02 pmI will be waiting the sparrow undeb version, thanks Atlus.
Kiwi Hoy
October 19, 2016 at 2:07 pmOnly one I’ve even heard of is Matt Mercer
Kiwi Hoy
October 19, 2016 at 2:10 pmNot only that but all the hardcore conspiracy theories about how Atlus are just withholding it because they’re cheap as if it hasn’t been common public knowledge for years now that Japanese voice acting contracts are complicated and stupid and sometimes it’s literally impossible to use that voice track
pattywagon - Hail Hydra!
October 19, 2016 at 2:11 pmThere are many people in the West who don’t like Subs, and it’s more about adapting to your local audience. I say they should include dual audio.
DizzyGear
October 19, 2016 at 2:27 pmYou can trigger this guy by saying you will pirate an undubbed PS3 copy. Its fun.
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 2:33 pmIsn’t Troy like a god to you dub fags?
“I just put this pic on to make you weabs cry more”
Real smooth.
DizzyGear
October 19, 2016 at 2:35 pmThat’s the excuse that gets thrown around allot. But lets look at Conception 2 that was released with dual audio on the PC recently. So clearly there were no licensing or royalties issues with the Japanese voices.
So why DID Atlus release the Vita and 3DS versions of the game as dub only? My money is on them being too goddamn lazy implant a toggle to switch voices and not giving a fuck about the people who want the Japanese voices.
DizzyGear
October 19, 2016 at 2:40 pmA CFW PS3 is awesome and well worth the effort.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMOr9g6zgmE&feature=youtu.be
DizzyGear
October 19, 2016 at 2:42 pmBut Atlus belongs to Sega now.
I’d stick with the Atlus USA are cheap cunts explanation.
DizzyGear
October 19, 2016 at 2:46 pmI’m starting to think you are just salty because you were dumb enough to trade your hackable PS3 for a ‘no geams’ PS4.
catazxy
October 19, 2016 at 3:05 pmI’ve never understood why some people hate subs, it’s not like we are forced to listen to chinese, vietnamese or russian, witch makes my ear bleed.
Warrior90
October 19, 2016 at 3:09 pmMy Fat died about four years ago, and due to being poor NEET I had to replace it with the cheapest option available, which was a super slim. So downgrading is a no go for me.
I might get one eventually, but I’m in no hurry.
Lot of other games coming out in spring.
No_Good_Names_Ever
October 19, 2016 at 3:10 pmYour time is spent looking at text when you got it because it’s a visual medium. With me, it’s aggravating when it’s action oriented.
magicalfollower
October 19, 2016 at 3:12 pmAhhh, what would be of NicheGamer without our iconic shitposter? :^)
DizzyGear
October 19, 2016 at 3:17 pmWhile its no CFW there are optical drive emulators for the superslim like the Cobra-ODE that fool the PS3 into seeing external hdd’s as a Blu-ray. They run for about 60 bucks.
http://www.team-cobra-ode.com/products.html
Smug
October 19, 2016 at 3:17 pm>tfw PS3 is on version 4.60 or something
fug
pattywagon - Hail Hydra!
October 19, 2016 at 3:18 pmOne person explain it how they prefer to watch something, not read it. A little ignorant, but I can see where they are coming from. Subs aren’t for everyone.
DizzyGear
October 19, 2016 at 3:22 pmDowngrading is not that hard if you follow a guide and the E3 flasher for dumping and injecting the patched firmware back into your PS3 only costs you around 50 bucks. Maybe add an extra 10 bucks for some new thermal paste.
Chocolate ISISCream
October 19, 2016 at 3:23 pmYou are incredibly incorrect. I have a 3.50 PS3 with CFW that’s fully capable of playing PS3 backups (which I’ve used to play Vesperia and Onechanbara Z). Despite owning that, I’ll still get it on PS4.
catazxy
October 19, 2016 at 3:31 pmThe talking is usually in a mundane and static environment, most people don’t talk much when fighting something…you don’t miss much by not watching the protagonist in the eye 100% time…
Kaijuu
October 19, 2016 at 3:57 pmOh boy, another game for Atlus to pass off their English cast as “just as good” as the original dub despite this time the game having a star-studded cast of Japanese voice talent.
While I don’t see anyone I massively dislike, if dual audio isn’t available I’ll likely just import and use a translation guide for the text since this isn’t a game I want to play with voices muted.
Chocolate ISISCream
October 19, 2016 at 3:58 pmHow sad.
Minuteworld92
October 19, 2016 at 4:18 pmplebian.
Minuteworld92
October 19, 2016 at 4:20 pmif you’re not a pathetic weeaboo, you’d change your avatar.
Minuteworld92
October 19, 2016 at 4:21 pmare you stupid?
Minuteworld92
October 19, 2016 at 4:26 pmwakfu’s english dub is so shit. they KICKSTARTED that shit.
Dr. Roswell. W
October 19, 2016 at 4:26 pmSorry, Uncle Slick.
God doesn’t listen to people like you, he listen to folks who speaks the most broken Japanese but doesn’t want to read English subtitles.
He listen to retarded execs looking to make a dollar but goes about it all wrong.
God hadn’t listen to folks like you in a long time.
Minuteworld92
October 19, 2016 at 4:32 pm>knuckles talking in the beginning
american weebs trying to hard to act
THIS SUCKS. GIVE US DUAL AUDIO. FUCK.
Jumanji Joe
October 19, 2016 at 4:35 pmMorris is a strong supporter of the butchery that tree house and 8-4 do. I don’t think a VA have any real sway over translations, but it still worries me to know a Kool aid drinker is on the payroll.
Captain Manboobs
October 19, 2016 at 4:45 pmI’m allowed to fuck the Cat right?
Minuteworld92
October 19, 2016 at 4:46 pmI love the fucking pieces of shit normalfag fatlus fucks in the comments of the second video. “o-oh you fucking weebs need to get over it! atlus does ffantastic jobs y-you haters! j-just accept w-what you get like a good g-g-goy!!!”
Minuteworld92
October 19, 2016 at 4:56 pmnice…
Bob Smith
October 19, 2016 at 4:58 pmCalm down, fag. I’ll just pirate the undub version later on :^)
Bob Smith
October 19, 2016 at 5:00 pm“you are so dense that you can’t understand people”
Lack of empathy is one of the leading traits of autism.
EinMugenTenshin
October 19, 2016 at 5:17 pmGuys, don’t judge the dub before you’ve heard more of it. Remember that they did a good job with P4G. (Though why they don’t keep the option for dual audio (at least downloadable) on this very japaneseish game is a bit strange indeed.)
TheManWithPants
October 19, 2016 at 5:18 pm>they did a good job with P4G
Uhhhhh….
EinMugenTenshin
October 19, 2016 at 5:19 pmI like the Japanese honorifics in English. I mean, the game is sooo Japanese that it just adds to the feeling. To not be called senpai in P4G would break my heart.
EinMugenTenshin
October 19, 2016 at 5:20 pmUhm… A Great job then..? :p
aylamo
October 19, 2016 at 5:20 pmHeck do I know weab
Keep them salty tears coming nlgger its lovely :^)
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 5:21 pmHold on, it’ll take me a few hours to translate your message.
EinMugenTenshin
October 19, 2016 at 5:22 pmQuetzalcoatl is such a bitch!
TheManWithPants
October 19, 2016 at 5:24 pmNot really. I don’t like dubs that use honorifics. It’s too jarring. Not a big fan of Atlus’s dubs because of that, tbh. I’d rather they just stick to Japanese audio like the Yakuza series.
Sangaz
October 19, 2016 at 5:27 pmI’ve been thoroughly enjoying it the last few weeks. Hanazawa Kana and Koshimizu Ami Hngggg.
Dr. Roswell. W
October 19, 2016 at 5:33 pmTLDR: You’re shit outta luck.
Lezard Valeth
October 19, 2016 at 5:34 pmJust recently finished the Japanese version ( It’s a God tier game seriously enjoy every second of it ) ,
And really an all star seiyuu cast it’s amazing, Jun Fukuyama, Sugita, Aoi Yuki, Sato Rina and Morgana voice : Ikue Ōtani soo freaking awesome.
I really don’t think they could pull off something better in english.
( Considering past performance in Persona games in english…. )
Some people like it, i particularly don’t enjoy them. Japanese honorifics in english dialog make me cringe so hard.
But the point is not here, it’s surely gonna be different , no question about this, and for that i really wish they put dual audio for the western people to enjoy the original version too. Plenty of people will pirate this on PS3 and Undub it. no matter where and how you look at this,Atlus not making the smart choice here. Do provide some work for the English Voice actors but don’t sacrifice the Japanese VA and some sales. Do Both!
Let’s wait and see how they will hadle the translation of the game too
( I’m worried about the Kamoshida and Kaneshiro case.)
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 5:38 pmDamn you, I’m getting it right freaking now.
No more waiting.
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 5:39 pmMan, you’re in denial like Hillary Clinton.
ScarredBushido
October 19, 2016 at 5:40 pmFuck all we can hope for is jap voice as dlc.
static5225
October 19, 2016 at 5:40 pmWe also have this poll held by one of Atlus USA’s PR:
https://twitter.com/JohnLHardin/status/662407259658432512
There is a clear majority who participated in the poll who wanted JP voices. Considering that Atlus USA held a poll to gauge interest on dual audio not just once, but twice, and then decide to go dub-only, it is a clear sign that they don’t care about the fans.
TheManWithPants
October 19, 2016 at 5:42 pmIf weaboos have an equivalent of an ‘Uncle Tom’, this aylamo nigga is it.
DizzyGear
October 19, 2016 at 5:43 pmI do remember some wankers on NeoFAG filling that survey out preferring dubs because of how the survey presented the matter as a choice between a game having dual audio or having some overprized LE with cheap tat that hold no value.
Though knowing how fucking rotten this industry is now it wouldn’t surprise me at this point if those were paid Atlus shills.
TheManWithPants
October 19, 2016 at 5:44 pmEhhh… I think I’ll just import and trudge through the moon runes while I learn to read Japanese.
Nifs
October 19, 2016 at 5:47 pmObviously. Do you play MGS with Japanese voices? I bet you don’t, because that wouldn’t make fucking sense. Would you play Deus Ex in Japanese? I bet you wouldn’t, because the game takes place in Detroit.
This is a Japanese game that takes place in Japan on a Japanese school, filled with Japanese culture and Japanese people who do Japanese things. They do not speak emotionless English from a script. They talk like fucking Japanese people do.
Cael
October 19, 2016 at 5:48 pmI know who Matt Mercer and Cherami Leigh are. The rest are literally who to me.
British_Otaku
October 19, 2016 at 5:54 pmXander Mobus is relatively new blood but he was the Master Hand, Crazy Hand and Narrator for Smash Bros 4. I care more about that than any role I’ve heard Mercer in.
rokketplazma
October 19, 2016 at 5:56 pmthe only thing I know about him is that he is the smash announcer, he seems to be really professional actually, all things considered, also, his voice doesnt fit his face at all
British_Otaku
October 19, 2016 at 5:57 pmIt isn’t particularly flattering but I care about how they look or behave from behind the mic only when they are at a convention.
British_Otaku
October 19, 2016 at 5:58 pmI don’t think I’ve actually played a game which used Japanese honorifics in an English voice over yet but I enjoyed the use of them in Ouran High School Host Club so I assume Persona 4 Golden is also good with them.
Cael
October 19, 2016 at 5:58 pm>Smash Bros 4
I’ve played like 10 minutes of the demo in the 3DS sooo https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f2b849b972b8cd2a6ac98a199aae69fe088636f6dd6502d4dd1b4c458d25feae.jpg
rokketplazma
October 19, 2016 at 6:00 pmWhy even keep the honorifics, they never tell us anything really important that we cant infer by, you know, dialogue, its really dumb
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 6:01 pmI always laugh when people who like japanese games call others weebs,normalfags lol.
British_Otaku
October 19, 2016 at 6:02 pmShe is being hired exclusively for her vocal cords like pretty much every western voice actor and it is very rare that we see performers like voice actors downplay the project due to something else on the productin side.
Some people aren’t just shills because they are getting paid, see the voice of Sam Fisher who had enough of the role.
Don’t expect say Xander Mobus (Narrator, Master/Crazy Hand)to be on the front line of whether any changes in Smash 4.
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 6:03 pmExactly. Defeats the whole point of English if you’re going to be talking like a Japanese person.
Makes it super weeby.
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 6:06 pm>Implying I’m Reverend Slick (the nigga in my picture)
>Calling me a weeb
>Has an anime avatar
I love Nichegamer.
Unless you think Uncle Tom is a compliment. If so, then I accept, massa’!
rokketplazma
October 19, 2016 at 6:12 pmAlso, is there any other game that does that?
Because I have never seen such fansub quality translation anywhere else in the industry.
British_Otaku
October 19, 2016 at 6:13 pmA bad translation (only played VC1 once in English so I don’t know the deets, it seemed competent) is definitely important avoid especially as a console exclusive which has lower odds of mods correcting things but dual audio is still more valuable as it allows people to review the voiced dialogue without a second language version of the game.
Telling someone to click a menu option is a lot easier than to import a game to check something.
DizzyGear
October 19, 2016 at 6:15 pmIve played some VN on 3DS called Harvest December that kept allot Japanese words in Japanese that you could tap to get their meaning. I kid you not, some of them were like that “just according to keikaku (Keikaku means plan)” meme.
rokketplazma
October 19, 2016 at 6:17 pmthat sounds awful, and fascinating
but mostly awful
Leandro Teixeira
October 19, 2016 at 6:29 pmI’m not wainting ’till next year just believing on the illusion that they will give us dual audio, I’m getting a JP copy next month
Feniks
October 19, 2016 at 6:39 pm” Lol. it’s incredibly easy to fix this shit.
When make games, Japanese companies should just include ‘your voice shall be used in foreign market when we license game there lol’ line in the contract”
I actually read this on a neoFAG thread from 2013. And we’re still discussing this in 2016. Fuck you Atlus. You write the contracts for the VAs- there’s no excuse for this.
Uncle Slick
October 19, 2016 at 6:51 pmOfficially?
Besides Persona, I have no idea.
All I know is it’s cringey as all get out.
British_Otaku
October 19, 2016 at 7:32 pmFair enough, just because it is a high profile 3DS and Wii U game doesn’t mean that I expect everyone who played a sample of the game to really know or care much.
I’m pretty fond of him anyway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0BBGzfw0pQ
You don’t need to see the whole thing but it has him narrating the whole thing and it is worth noting that he also narrates the game for other languages including Japanese.
epy
October 19, 2016 at 7:49 pmIt has gotten better lately but still sucks we still can’t get dual audio as a standard for japanese games Going to have to wait for other “options” if they don’t provide it themselves.
epy
October 19, 2016 at 7:57 pmAnd Tales games have an all star cast as well for every new installment, so they can’t use that as an excuse either.
dathip
October 19, 2016 at 7:59 pmMakes ZERO sense, as I want to hear the audio in my native toungue. If i wanted to get the authentic japanese experience i would import it FROM japan. Or how about give us BOTH the option
Narmy
October 19, 2016 at 8:25 pmThis list is only the main playable characters. She could still voice one of the side characters. :^)
Fear Me I Am Free
October 19, 2016 at 8:26 pmNot the greatest dub, but this won’t ruin it for me. Though I’d love if Atlus gave us dual audio because I heard the Japanese cast is fantastic.
Guin
October 19, 2016 at 9:35 pmDitto
Kiryu
October 19, 2016 at 10:30 pmWe all know it’s a b.s. excuse,only Atlusboys buy into that.
Snorlaxation
October 19, 2016 at 11:21 pmGame? I Don’t Know. Anime? TOO MUCH.
Snorlaxation
October 19, 2016 at 11:26 pmOptions are always a good thing. Dual Audio really would be the best option here. I’ve not been disappointed by Atlus yet (although Yosuke came close, and Rise’s replacement VA did nice as Rei in Q, but sucked as Rise in P4Dan).
The biggest issue I have is that they shouldn’t have had such a HUGE gap between their release and ours. I’ve already been totally spoiled on the main plot and villains (though the villains part was my own choice). It was a very foolish decision, even if I do enjoy the valentines day date/heart stolen implication. And I’ll admit, it does make sense for them to release it before FF15, because I’m sure their sales would’ve have been as good, but yeah, I wish the wait weren’t so long. 4 months away.
Eli Wintercross
October 19, 2016 at 11:43 pmHaving both options is the best outcome imo, that way people can enjoy the game the way they want instead of arguing over it.
Eli Wintercross
October 19, 2016 at 11:44 pmAgreed. I personally prefer to watch foreign movies with subs, but in games I like the audio in English, because with my focus on the action I sometimes miss parts.. I’m always missing stuff when I play DW Empires because it’s Japanese audio only….
Dual audio lets people pick the one they prefer.
Guin
October 20, 2016 at 12:17 amJesus fucking christ, how cringe can that Xander get? As if his name wasn’t cringey enough.
3rdStrike_Ebi
October 20, 2016 at 12:47 am“Morgana – Cassandra Morris”
Funny, I was under the impression she thought video games were for kids. Oh, that’s right! That’s what she said about Xenoblade Chronicles X, the fucking twit.
TheManWithPants
October 20, 2016 at 12:47 amNah bruh, I’m talking about aylamo. Not you, Slick.
Uncle Slick
October 20, 2016 at 12:51 amOh, aight. I’m blind at times.
I was about to take the earrings off!
Timothy Flynn
October 20, 2016 at 12:53 amLots of hate for dubs, why? Seriously. If you don’t like it, then don’t use it. Most games nowadays come with Japanese audio. I prefer the dubs because I’m reading English on the screen and what they are saying in Japanese comes across as background noise, distracting me from the story instead of enhancing it. Though when they speak the language I read, I find it enjoyable and I can follow along.
So for me, the distraction of what I’m hearing not matching up with what I’m seeing is very frustrating. Plus, if I don’t understand them and there is no subtitles, that’s even worse. Mirage Sessions #FE did this in battle. They say something in Japanese and I don’t have a clue what they are saying.
And by the way: “Learn Japanese.” is not a reasonable response.
3rdStrike_Ebi
October 20, 2016 at 12:57 amHello Sean Schemmel.
SullenSamurai
October 20, 2016 at 1:02 amTo be fair, I’d definitely give MGS a shot in Japanese given the opportunity. There’s some hefty talent behind it, and it is the original audio track, regardless if it makes sense considering the setting.
Migi
October 20, 2016 at 1:05 amVC1 is pretty bad in translation if you play with subs you notice a lot of words are skipped or plainly ignored and then completely turned into bullshit.
Its basically up par to the Tales of hearts translation.
ScarredBushido
October 20, 2016 at 1:16 amdude fucking yakuza 2-5 have been localized and kept the japanese. AND SEGA OWNS ATLUS ASS
Kiryu
October 20, 2016 at 1:37 am$$$ was a convincing argument for her.
tccboss
October 20, 2016 at 2:15 amYes there’s no Ashley Burch!!!
Smug
October 20, 2016 at 2:33 amhttps://puu.sh/rP9KE/0f5615739e.jpg
こじまああああｱ
Shiroken
October 20, 2016 at 11:15 amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNauvvwWs_o
Take a look at the text in the first seconds of the video: “Kurai-san, the gauze and disinfectant please”. It’s not spoken though.
PixelBuff
October 20, 2016 at 11:19 amPretty much exactly what I was going to comment.
Uncle Slick
October 20, 2016 at 12:14 pmOh, look at that.
It’s not spoken though, so it doesn’t bother me.
Hearing the hambeasts say it is what’s annoying.
FrostSalamander
October 20, 2016 at 12:28 pmDON’T JINX IT
SommenRider
October 20, 2016 at 2:36 pmThey actually alter certain honorifics for Persona games (ie, Satonaka
or Satonaka-san becomes just Chie, since contextual keigo is difficult
to get across – someone who doesn’t know you very well but is your
classmate here wouldn’t address you by your last name, but similarly,
people in Japan don’t come up with very witty nicknames because they
have keigo to begin with), but anyways, honorifics are neither good or
bad on their own in a localization, they’re a tool. How they’re used is
what is important.
https://aesirsubs.wordpress.com/articles/all-about-honorifics/
Your problem seems to be the fanbase being cringe, which has nothing to actually do with localization choices.
Uncle Slick
October 20, 2016 at 2:44 pmJunpei has called Chie “Chie-chan”, and there are loads of other examples.
That is were the cringe comes in. It sounds very silly in English, and makes no sense.
Snow
October 20, 2016 at 8:36 pmThe problem is Atlus refuses to have dual audio in their games. People have been asking them for years. It only bothers me because they often reuse popular voice actors and characters start to blend together. Thankfully, that doesn’t seem to be the case here. I only recognize one person.
Snorlaxation
October 20, 2016 at 10:14 pmDual Audio would fix the issues. It’s easy. People are willing to pay for it. Just do it. Or at the very least, CUT OUT THE HONORIFICS!
Secondly, I don’t mind the voice cast, and I’m glad Yuri Lowenthall is nowhere near this game ( I think). However, Anne’s VA Erika Harlacher is giving me issues. I don’t know if I like her. I’ll have to wait till her english character trailer to decide.
SommenRider
October 22, 2016 at 4:50 amI know there are examples, what I’m saying is there are times where they go the other way on it. (As I mentioned in the prior post, altering Satonaka/Satonaka-san to just Chie, going from Risecchi to Risette, the fact that Kuma became Teddie to begin with, and interestingly enough, Yukaricchi to Yuka-tan.) It’s situational at best, at worst mildly inconsistent.
If it’s silly in English, then go import? You’d be getting dubtitles either way with dual-audio, and Atlus USA isn’t changing what is a valid approach to something that takes place in Japan with Japanese characters. I’ve watched documentaries in English that kept honorifics, and true crime books about yakuza that also kept them. There are incredibly high-caliber translators that insist on using honorifics and incredibly poor ones who don’t use them at all.
My mom speaks in a mix of languages all the time, so I guess I’m used to foreign speech patterns infiltrating the English tongue.
Either way, in English conversation, actual Japanese people do use honorifics with each other, though to a lesser extent. Probably the same extent as in a Persona game. Not sure if they find that it sounds silly, or care if it does to others.
I’m not defending the practice outright, and Atlus has flubbed a few times on what they’ve decided to change and what they’ve retained; once again, honorifics are a tool – it’s what the translation does with them that matters, not the fact that they’re even used at all.
DDD-kun
October 22, 2016 at 10:19 am“English Voice Actors for Persona 5 Officially Confirmed to Not Be Part of the SAG-AFTRA shenanigans”
Fixed your headline, Brandon
Ruggarell
October 22, 2016 at 11:41 amI haven’t gotten into the persona series as of yet but as someone who does enjoy some JRPGs, I find them not putting Japanese audio in the English version disrespecful. It should be a standard now in 2016.
AR7777
October 22, 2016 at 6:51 pmThat’s the most puzzling thing about dubfags, we can understand they enjoy their unprofessional turd level voice acting and we don’t want to take that away from them, but they on the other hand can’t accept the fact that we want the ORIGINAL fucking voice actors.
AR7777
October 22, 2016 at 6:54 pmDude, you want to play a japanese game with japanese characters set in japan with english voice actors.
I think you’re more pathetic than anyone else here.
AR7777
October 22, 2016 at 6:55 pmDude this dubfags would dub Rammstein songs if they could, that’s just how retarded they are
Kiryu
October 22, 2016 at 7:40 pmSounds very liberal to me,you know the kind of people that keep whining about tolerance but they themselves are the most intolerant people.
It’s really strange these people want to play Japanese games but at the same times shun them and they directly get a tick in the brain calling you weeb when you want original va,they would really make an interesting case for psychology analisis.
Minuteworld92
October 22, 2016 at 8:35 pmthere’s alot of hate for dubs because they suck.
Minuteworld92
October 22, 2016 at 8:37 pmI don’t want these voice actor if they have no respect for the medium. dual audio please atlus…
Alister
October 23, 2016 at 9:15 amI can’t wait to buy the Persona 5 take your heart Edition. I pre-ordered it six months prior to the release. That school bag is going to be fucking amazing. Also good English voice acting. It’s good when English voice actors like there characters they will be playing.
Obbliglol
October 23, 2016 at 11:08 amSo you’re telling me the guy who voices the protag voices motherfucking Papa Dagda in SMTIV:A?
Fucking sold, kid.
British_Otaku
November 6, 2016 at 5:04 pmAh, I’ll definitely have to check that out on the PC version at some point. Shame since I was attached to most of the voice performances, but if their script is eh, that’s really it.