Setting and characters Persona 5

persona 5 takes place within persona universe: set in modern times, revolves around group of people must face dark forces harnessing personas, manifestations of inner psyche. rather specified date, game s events begin in year 20xx . persona 5 set in modern-day tokyo, navigable locations including akihabara, shinjuku , shibuya, greater tokyo area. alongside larger environments, there specific locations can entered such shops. major setting in tokyo shujin academy, protagonist attends. there exists parallel realm known metaverse: born amalgamated hearts of humans, holds multiple palaces , structures created individuals distorted desires. created hopes , dreams of people, has been corrupted adult authority figures. location returns earlier entries velvet room, metaphysical haven growth of persona users shifts appearance depending on current guest: in persona 5, takes form of prison.

the player character silent protagonist (voiced by: jun fukuyama (japanese); xander mobus (english)) in common other persona games: becomes de facto leader of phantom thieves vigilante group. first companion problem child ryuji sakamoto (voiced by: mamoru miyano (japanese); max mittelman (english)), forms group protagonist. third founding member morgana (voiced by: ikue Ōtani (japanese); cassandra lee morris (english)), mysterious cat-like creature aid within metaverse. on course of game, further people join group, including withdrawn quarter-american ann takamaki (voiced by: nana mizuki (japanese); erika harlacher (english)); art prodigy , kousei public high school student yusuke kitagawa (voiced by: tomokazu sugita (japanese); matthew mercer (english)); shujin student council president makoto niijima (voiced by: rina satō (japanese); cherami leigh (english)); futaba sakura (voiced by: aoi yūki (japanese); erica lindbeck (english)), withdrawn first-year student genius computer skills; , cultured heiress haru okumura (voiced by: haruka tomatsu (japanese); xanthe huynh (english)). interacting protagonist goro akechi, high schooler , detective; sae nijima, public prosecutor , makoto s older sister; , residents of velvet room, igor , 2 assistants caroline , justine.