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 Staying with friends of his parents, he meets up with two fellow students, problem child Ryuuji Sakamoto and withdrawn Anne Takamaki, and a talking, shape-shifting cat-like creature known as Morgana.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.
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Action + Adventure in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Persona 5 the Animation: The Day Breakers itself).
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
Persona 5 the Animation: The Day Breakers holds position #247 of 588 Japan films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including Persona 5 the Animation: The Day Breakers. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 212 other Japan films in 2016.
The 3403rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 11% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 12th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Persona 5 the Animation: The Day Breakers, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- persona · 5
- gang of thieves · 4
- phantom thief · 1
- based on video game · 90
- supernatural · 89
- super power · 61
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 |