Mappa, the studio responsible for the incredible, industry-leading animation in Jujutsu Kaisen and chainsaw manis contributing his prodigious talents to Persona 4 Revival. And it’s not just about doing an opening animationhow he did it Persona 5 Royal: Mappa will animate every scene in the game in the upcoming remake.
The studio announced this news in Anime Expo 2026and also provided a preview of a scene with protagonist Yu Narukami confronting a shadow of Hablerie. You can watch a seven-second sneak peek in the post below, but the full version is still available if you scroll back down the page. Anime Expo Lite Live Stream.
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All animation scenes for Persona 4 Revival will be produced by the renowned Japanese animation studio. @MAPPA_Info.
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This is only the second time in Mappa’s history that the company has performed every cutscene for a video game. (The first time was in 2025 Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road.) And although Persona 4 It doesn’t have the same level of violence and gore that Mappa has become so adept at producing, there’s still plenty of room for stylistic flourishes and cool animations. Persona 5 Royal’s The opening did such a good job setting the tone of the game that the rest of the scenes paled in comparison. We won’t have to worry about that with Persona 4 Revival.
At the panel, Atlus also revealed that Abby Trott (Infinity Nikki) would provide Rise’s English voice in the game. She joins the previously announced English voice cast of Nazeeh Tarsha as Yu Narukami, Paul Castro Jr. as Yosuke Hanamura, Anne Yatco as Chie Satonaka and Brianna Knickerbocker as Yukiko Amagi.
Persona 4 Revival will be released on February 18, 2027 for Playstation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
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