Japan Synopsis
PERSONA5 the Animation – THE DAY BREAKERS –
The story focuses on the 16-year-old Protagonist after he is transferred to Shujin High School in Tokyo. Staying with friends of his parents, he meets up with two fellow students, problem child Ryuuji Sakamoto and withdrawn Anne Takamaki, and a talking, shape-shifting cat-like creature known as Morgana. During his time there, feeling suppressed by their environment, the four form a group known as the "Phantom Thieves," working together to carry out heists and encountering mysterious phenomena along the way.
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
588 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Persona 5 the Animation: The Day Breakers sits at position #247.
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The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Persona 5 the Animation: The Day Breakers premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,698 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (63rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #720 of 1,714 (top 42%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | A-1 Pictures |
| Runtime | 24m |
| Release Date | September 3, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt7227948 |