I wish they made a physical release of the manga. Naoya is probably one of if not the best protagonist in persona. I’m hoping they make an official English translation/ re-release for the 30th anniversary.
the manga does have some flaws, like ayase and yukino don't get given much with a rather awkward implementation of the SQQ where it's just thrown in midway through and some of it was glazed over. Naoya's brother was a cool inclusion and having brown, elly and reiji all with the group is a nice add-on and what's funny is p2 acts as though everyone played a role in p1 but yet in the game that's impossible
@ Yeah for sure, but is pros definitely outweigh its flaws it really is essentially a director’s cut of the game. Granted Seebec is what many consider the “main” route and it already has so many dungeons it makes sense it was given priority, SQQ however is just as good so if they were doing a hypothetical remake I would argue the paths should be merged so you do one and then the other somehow.
Love your video on Persona 1 Manga adaption . It is genuinely so peak and made me love and appreciate all the character especially Naoya and Maki so much more than the game itself. I was so heartbroken and saddened by Ideal Maki's fate. PS : YandereGogeta I would recommend listening to the Persona 1 drama cd which is available right here in RUclips .It is very interesting and intriguing in its own right. It is very fun hear all the Persona 1 characters and their interactions. It adapts both the Sebec and Snow queen routes. Also by the way the Persona 1 Mc i.e Naoya has a different name altogether and is voiced by Akira Ishida who also voices Makoto Yuki.
I remembered hearing about it thanks to a Reddit comment. Then one day I was bored at the beach ans decided to read it, and I ended reading the whole things because of how hooked I was lmao. It's genuinly one of my favorite pieces of persona content out there
Haven’t watched this yet, saving it for later, but I did finish the manga yesterday and then video comes out, must be the collective unconscious at work So I’ll share my thoughts on it Gotta say its one of the more interesting game adaptations ive read in the game Naoya is kind of like a blank slate it never feels like any of the choices you make show any visible differences in the manga Naoya is a fully fleshed out character, and you can tell which moments the Persona starts taking a strain on his mental health and losing control a little, with his eye colors and face changing like in the PS1 cover art its actually pretty funny how hard they went on this cover art, and then you find out how little the guy in the art actually does in the game's story since Maki is pretty much the real main lead of that Naoya went from one of the most boring silent mcs to one of the coolest characters of the series this cover art makes so much sense now that they added that new plotline about the "second" Naoya, its brilliant I also really liked how expanded on the game's themes and characters, Maki in particular is super likable in the manga The iconic moments were translated and recreated so well, but I liked that it felt more like an introspective supernatural series with the occasional fight scene The action is very sporadic and it really fits to the themes the story was going for. It’s very fitting for the first Persona story to be about people’s personas in the literal sense of the word, it made for an interesting psychological side to this adaptation.
I’ve been meaning to read the p1 manga after i beat the game but never got around to it until this video lol, what a great ass adaption everyone got to shine. I hope you do a vid on the p2 manga its good as well, every atlus manga adaption seems to just be bangers like the raidou one
This manga was my first introduction to the persona and smt franchise, and i didn't understand nothing when i first read it because i was missing context, but after playing P1 (ps1 AND psp version) i re-read it and i understood what true peak was
Oh man, Naoya was just normal dude with tragic backstory with his twin brother dying. That lead him to question everything around including his identity. While persona protagonist were rebellious, depressed, happy go lucky, or stoic, that guy was interesting for me because he was still mystery to me, nobody actually understood where or what he was thinking about? I always wanted to know what happen to him after the game ended.
The only downside about this manga is the Snow Queen part of the story. Really hope if Atlus remake this, they choose Yukino Mayuzumi as the leader character for the Snow Queen Route while Naoya as leader for Sebec Route
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I wish they made a physical release of the manga. Naoya is probably one of if not the best protagonist in persona. I’m hoping they make an official English translation/ re-release for the 30th anniversary.
Maybe since they did it for Ultimax they’ll do it for P1 at some point
@ that would be peak if they did that. Also just curious, what is your opinion on the new evoker replica.
Great commentary! Hoping for a P1 remake with the manga's story, would be goated.
the manga does have some flaws, like ayase and yukino don't get given much with a rather awkward implementation of the SQQ where it's just thrown in midway through and some of it was glazed over. Naoya's brother was a cool inclusion and having brown, elly and reiji all with the group is a nice add-on and what's funny is p2 acts as though everyone played a role in p1 but yet in the game that's impossible
@ Yeah for sure, but is pros definitely outweigh its flaws it really is essentially a director’s cut of the game. Granted Seebec is what many consider the “main” route and it already has so many dungeons it makes sense it was given priority, SQQ however is just as good so if they were doing a hypothetical remake I would argue the paths should be merged so you do one and then the other somehow.
Persona 1 manga are underatted af.
thank you for covering this stuff bro, i truly appreciate it.
Love your video on Persona 1 Manga adaption . It is genuinely so peak and made me love and appreciate all the character especially Naoya and Maki so much more than the game itself.
I was so heartbroken and saddened by Ideal Maki's fate.
PS : YandereGogeta I would recommend listening to the Persona 1 drama cd which is available right here in RUclips .It is very interesting and intriguing in its own right. It is very fun hear all the Persona 1 characters and their interactions. It adapts both the Sebec and Snow queen routes. Also by the way the Persona 1 Mc i.e Naoya has a different name altogether and is voiced by Akira Ishida who also voices Makoto Yuki.
I remembered hearing about it thanks to a Reddit comment. Then one day I was bored at the beach ans decided to read it, and I ended reading the whole things because of how hooked I was lmao. It's genuinly one of my favorite pieces of persona content out there
Haven’t watched this yet, saving it for later, but I did finish the manga yesterday and then video comes out, must be the collective unconscious at work
So I’ll share my thoughts on it
Gotta say its one of the more interesting game adaptations ive read
in the game Naoya is kind of like a blank slate it never feels like any of the choices you make show any visible differences
in the manga Naoya is a fully fleshed out character, and you can tell which moments the Persona starts taking a strain on his mental health and losing control a little, with his eye colors and face changing like in the PS1 cover art
its actually pretty funny how hard they went on this cover art, and then you find out how little the guy in the art actually does in the game's story
since Maki is pretty much the real main lead of that
Naoya went from one of the most boring silent mcs to one of the coolest characters of the series
this cover art makes so much sense now that they added that new plotline about the "second" Naoya, its brilliant
I also really liked how expanded on the game's themes and characters, Maki in particular is super likable in the manga
The iconic moments were translated and recreated so well, but I liked that it felt more like an introspective supernatural series with the occasional fight scene
The action is very sporadic and it really fits to the themes the story was going for. It’s very fitting for the first Persona story to be about people’s personas in the literal sense of the word, it made for an interesting psychological side to this adaptation.
I’ve been meaning to read the p1 manga after i beat the game but never got around to it until this video lol, what a great ass adaption everyone got to shine. I hope you do a vid on the p2 manga its good as well, every atlus manga adaption seems to just be bangers like the raidou one
Oh this is gonna be great😊
This manga was my first introduction to the persona and smt franchise, and i didn't understand nothing when i first read it because i was missing context, but after playing P1 (ps1 AND psp version) i re-read it and i understood what true peak was
holy shit finally. I thought I was the only one who knew about this peak fiction
Peak Video for Peaksona 1
Oh man, Naoya was just normal dude with tragic backstory with his twin brother dying. That lead him to question everything around including his identity. While persona protagonist were rebellious, depressed, happy go lucky, or stoic, that guy was interesting for me because he was still mystery to me, nobody actually understood where or what he was thinking about?
I always wanted to know what happen to him after the game ended.
Surprised atlus hasn't released persona 1&2 on modern consoles
Fun fact, the manga artist drew a naoya x brown doujinshi
maybe you should do a list ranking all persona mangas (minus anthologies)
PEAK!
Peaker than Mount Everest
The only downside about this manga is the Snow Queen part of the story. Really hope if Atlus remake this, they choose Yukino Mayuzumi as the leader character for the Snow Queen Route while Naoya as leader for Sebec Route