So Was Anyone Going To Tell Me About These Parallels Or Was I Just Supposed To FIND OUT ALL ON MY OWN?????

So was anyone going to tell me about these parallels or was I just supposed to fIND OUT ALL ON MY OWN?????

Guess it's sad Maruki hours because... This bit hit way too close to home and even cemented him as a favorite character.

Like... No... Honey... 😭

Persona April 25th times came out, this time revealing a concert in October!

This is exciting for many reasons - I know a lot of people are upset and disappointed there were no game announcements this month, but let me say it plainly - at this point, do not expect any game announcements from P25. Clearly that’s not what the anniversary announcements are meant for, and that’s okay. It doesn’t mean that Atlus isn’t making games. They still are, and those games will be announced when they are ready to be announced. In the meantime, we can be happy about this concert, because…

It’s STREAMING WORLD WIDE!! AHHHH!!!!! Tickets are going on sale in early May, so be on the look out, because these concerts are always phenomenal. I’m really hoping to be able to watch this one live, because I’ve never gotten the chance in the past.

On top of that, many heavy hitting persona news networks are all speculating that there’s going to be some big news revealed at this concert. Traditionally, the October concerts have revealed some huge announcements in the past. According to Persona Central, Persona Super Live has revealed:

-P5 in 2015

-P3D, P5D, PQ2 in 2017

-P5R and P5S in 2019

So get excited!!!! But again, if there isn’t a game announcement, please do not get angry at Atlus. Just because they’re not pumping out games every month doesn’t mean they’re not working hard to put out quality titles. You have to remember they’re a relatively small company. They can only do so much.

The other P25 announcements revealed were the mouthwash that was revealed earlier in the month, and P5 the Stage part 4. Outside of that, we also got the reveal of the cover art for the P5 manga part 10. Exciting stuff for me to wake up to.

Haru redesign is finally done after some difficulty!

Notes:

She grows out her hair as time went on and grows in bangs too.

She developed freckles due to her being outside more often (gardening or chopping wood).

The necklace is open to interpretation but I like to think it's a locket.

Said necklace is part of how Mariko recognizes her in this case.

The freckles are a way of showing that she can still act like a kid despite being a college student since they can be associated with youth.

Futaba

An old AU/Fic idea!

So, this ask from @wild-selenite-caffine actually reminded me that I haven't posted this yet so here it is: An old post-P5S idea!

tw: stalking, harassment, major character injury, death threats

Also, MAJOR P5S SPOILERS!

The concept is this: What if the secretary that supposedly killed themselves had a relative/family member that basically held a grudge against Zenkichi for participating in the coverup (for the murder of his wife). Basically, blaming him for the hell their family went through.

So, they end up stalking him whenever he's in Tokyo; gathering info, just following him around. Nothing huge at first since they don't exactly know who he is. Then they learn after Konoe and Owada get arrested which made the news. Perhaps there was a press conference that they secretly attended and Kaburagi answers some questions before crediting Zenkichi Hasegawa for his aid in the case. Bingo! That's what they needed! Zenkichi actually notices a figure with a hoodie obscuring their face among the crowd but decides not to stress about them for now, thinking that he was just seeing things. That was when the notes and letters start. Basically threats against him and sometimes just words like, "MURDERER" on them along with, "I HOPE THE PHANTOM THIEVES STEAL YOUR HEART OR WORSE!" "I HOPE YOU DIE LIKE YOUR WIFE DID!" He was bothered, but willing to ignore them at first but the last one? Good god did that rattle him severely. He still tries to keep a level head but the notes become more frequent and even somehow ended up at his own house! In Kyoto! And Akane? She starts to become aware too, especially with how stressed her dad seems lately. That and she snooped a bit out of concern and finds the notes he kept as potential evidence (in his own secret hideout maybe?):

"Dad? Is someone bothering you at all?"

"What do you mean?"

*She shows him what she found*

"Akane... Where did-"

"I'm sorry, I know I should've done that but... I just, I felt like something was wrong and... I don't want things to go back to when mom died..."

"Akane... They're all just petty threats and I'm just saving them for evidence. Probably for a restraining order at best..."

"Then why does it not reassure me in the slightest?"

Turns out, Akane had every right to be concerned. They step up their game a bit. Now there's dangerous packages added to the mix, one of which gets Zen hurt by a bundle of razors at work. Thankfully it was not a serious injury and he dismissed it as a nasty prank from a co-worker. But now it catches Kaburagi's attention as she expresses concern too. He still tries to keep calm though but gives her permission to investigate and maybe some protection if needed. He finally loses it though when Akane nearly gets hurt by a bundle of rusty nails left on his front door and then gets a message from an unknown number saying to check the PhanSite. He does (after being filled in on its purpose by the others and Akane) and pales to see a request made towards HIM. He feels sick as he reads the message attached to it saying that he needs to pay for ruining their life and taking away a loved one.

"What...?! Who in the-?!"

He gets in touch with everyone via video chat and that's when he fully breaks down from all the stress that's been building up.

"Please... Help us! I don't want to end up nearly losing the only family I have left again!"

Futaba gets in touch with Mishima who proceeds to delete the request after she pleads that Zenkichi is genuinely a good person despite everything. This pisses the stalker off and feeling that the PTs "failed" them decides to take "justice" into their own hands. They plan accordingly, keeping an eye on his activities and routine while he, Kaburagi, and the PTs try to figure it all out with Akane growing more worried. Especially when someone has been watching her streams and leaving disturbing comments. Especially about her dad. One day, Zenkichi had to work late and gets a call from Akane, who immediately tells him to come straight home right after work. He notices how anxious she sounds and tries to reassure her again. She just responds that he comes home and that she also wants to talk to him. He's concerned now but agrees and they end the conversation there. It's late and dark out by the time he leaves and while walking to the train station, he hears a noise and starts to ready himself. He hears the noise get louder before turning around and pinning the assailant to the ground, knife sliding away. He questions them, having concluded that this was the person that threatened him and, by extension, his family only to be knocked off of them and a struggle starts as he tries to keep them away from the knife. But sadly, they fought dirty and was able to free themselves. Zenkichi chases them only to feel pain as he looks down to see a knife in his gut. They twist it, causing him to cry out in pain before pulling it out, causing him to fall to the ground. They look down at him, clearly enjoying the high they got from the action and stomps on him. He cries out again and they kneel to his level, almost giggling madly as they express their desire to continue to the torture to make him "suffer like they did." There was more beating and Zen was reminded of his interrogation back in P5S and freezes up, not fighting back. He snaps out of it when they grab him by his hair but before they could do anything worse...

"FREEZE! DROP YOUR WEAPON AND PUT YOUR HANDS UP NOW!!"

They pale and turn to see an angry Kaburagi pointing her gun at them. They panic and run off, dropping the knife in the process. Kaburagi could have chased them, but she had another priority right now. She tries to keep him alive as she calls for help and even tells him to stay awake for Akane's sake. He does survive the encounter but now there's a pissed off group of teens and daughter now...

Also, there would be Phantom Thief!Akane as the whole incident would act as a lead up/catalyst to her awakening to a Persona. Maruki would be involved too (having started dating Zen by then).

i dunno if you remember your "secretary's relative/family member held a grudge against Zenkichi" concept, but i wanna share to you that it, and your other amazing content, inspired me to write my first Persona longfic (and 3rd HaseMaru fic) based on it! <33 ʸᵒᵘʳᵉ ᵃˡˢᵒ ᵒⁿᵉ ᵒᶠ ᵐʸ ᶠᵃᵛᵒʳⁱᵗᵉ ᴾᵉʳˢᵒⁿᵃ ᵇˡᵒᵍˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ʷʳⁱᵗᵉʳˢ ᵒⁿ ᴬᴼ³... ˡⁱᵏᵉ, ⁱ ʰᵒᵖᵉ ʷᵉ ᶜᵃⁿ ᵇᵉ ᵐᵘᵗᵘᵃˡˢ ˢᵒᵐᵉᵈᵃʸ ˣᴰ

O-Oh! I actually don't know what to say actually except thank you so much! And yes, I actually still remember this old concept after a long time (which reminds me, I need to check and see if I crossposted it to here from Twitter yet or not) and I'm glad it and other content was able to inspire you! I actually read your two HaseMaru writings and they were really good so I can't wait to see what you come up with! ^_^

I do have other projects such as a remake of an old one-shot since I've improved on writing since along with me and @creepymarsh's Prison of Grief before going to other projects so I hope you look forward to those!

Again, thank you so much and good luck on your 3rd HaseMaru fic!