The True Story of P4G: An Indepth Analysis in Mythology & Narrative
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- This video is an ultimate analysis of the persona 4 golden story. P4g has a ton of mythology and references to japanese history. It also has a very underrated narrative which I delve into completely. This is one of my favorite things about P4 and the new additions in Golden. I hope you find Persona 4 as cool as I do by the end.
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Namatame as the hare of Inaba is a connection I would never have made and it's for reasons like this that I love this series. Seriously, these might be the best Persona 4 videos on UA-cam
I had also not seen a single p4 video mention the hare of inaba connections despite them seemingly being pretty well understood by Japanese audiences. Even is supposed "ultimate analysis" most of this stuff doesn't even get a throw away line and I find this stuff some of the most interesting. I'm glad you appreciate it too haha
I noticed the rabbit on the truck in a later playthrough and thought it was just a tongue in cheek joke.
Marie may not be my favorite character to romance, but there's a real poetry about her and Narukami getting together. The thought that after all the millenia that have passed since they parted, their reincarnated selves have a chance to find happiness... That's poetry.
there's one detail of the original myth you didn't mention that I feel would have made your analysis that much more compelling.
in the original myth, when he saw Izanami's rotten and decaying form, Izanagi was so horrified and disgusted that he ran away immediately.
THAT was why Izanami started trying to attack him-not simply because he looked, but because upon seeing her-seeing the Truth-he chose to reject her and flee from the truth he had sought.
With that in mind, one could view the final battle with Izanami as Izanagi choosing to face the truth of what Izanami had become once more, and instead of running away, face that very truth head-on.
heck, in Golden, one might even point out that in confronting this harsh reality, Izanagi's original goal was achieved. Izanami is alive again, fully restored to her original state, and for the briefest of moments the two were reunited at long last.
edit- not sure if this was intentional but Marie striking the boys with lightning-including the protagonist-might also be a callback to the part of the myth where Izanagi saw Izanami's corpselike state.
For me, Izanami is one of the Best Bosses in Persona.
I honestly don't understand why there are Most People find Izanami as the Worst due to how she "popped out of Nowhere" when in Fact the Story itself should've made the Player wonder how the Investigation Team & Antagonists attained the Power of entering the TV World & especially of attaining the Power of summoning Personas.
People considered Izanami to be the worst Persona boss?
There's a small group of persona fans for every stupid take you could imagine
People who say she "popped out of nowhere" are the same people who think the plot of P4 is an aimless Slice of Life until heaven, and they almost always intersect with a secondary group of people who push their jingoism and western expectations on cultural things they haven't taken time to understand. This game is very japanese, it's set in rural Japan, made by Japanese developers, and about specifically Japanese folks stories, mythology and history- ofc if someone has no idea about those things a lot will go over their heads. Instead of self-reflection though they start nitpicking reasons to mask their lack of enjoyment and lack of perspective instead of seeing those 2 things are related.
Hi
@@HidinginPrivate
Agreed.
But in case of encountering those "Persona Fans", I was mostly exposed to them in Facebook & then some in Twitter.
this said, it's kind of upon our Experience when encountering said "Fans".
In some extent, I do understand their Perspective but at the same Time when it came to them sharing said "Experience" with P4, it is those kind of "Criticisms" that are Misinformative & Misleading
@@HidinginPrivate
I definitely never thought it was an aimless Slice of Life (and even if it was seen as that, I wouldn't care because it's still third in my Top 3 game of all time with P3 in second and P5 in first), but I DID think she came out of nowhere before watching this video (Seriously. Awesome job). I just posted my thoughts in my own comment. Long story short, I think it's really great now and my opinion of her is way better, but I also feel like it's a bit too subtle for my liking and personally could've used a bit more clues to connect me to this narrative without having to go into in-depth research on my own. If there are more clear clues, I'll look into them when I eventually play the game again.
I love this segment!
Same tbh
Lol
Real
literally the obama giving himself a medal meme
@@deanbean6734 no you misuderstand it's more advanced than that
The reason I love persona 4 so much is because it feels like a realistic situation. Every time the group things they understand it they find out they don’t really understand. The game is focused on your friends so you feel like a group of kids trying to discover the truth.
Your just casually dropping the best persona analytical with every video in this series. I look forward to every vid man. Thank you, and keep going. You got this.
Thank you! I enjoy making them, and this one in particular covers a lot of my personal interests and fav parts of persona 4
Since playing Strange Journey Redux, I'd found it odd the Hare of Inaba wasn't present as a Persona in Persona4, since ATLUS had the demon design already, but pointing out the lore already has the Hare through Namatame, that's actually really clever.
Amazing video, another great segment in this series. You've created something wonderful out of an already amazing game
I would say "Maybe it was Namatame's persona?" since we know for a fact Namatame has to have one, but since both Yu and Adachi had Izanagi, I'd like to imagine that Namatame had his own special version. Yu had Izanagi-no-Okami representing his journey to the World arcana, and Adachi had Magatsu Izanagi, so I would like to imagine Namatame had a version, too. Perhaps something like Yomotsu Izanagi?
@@greenstat1c i named Namatame’s theoretical Izanagi Zetsubo-Izanagi. According to google translate, “Zetsubo“ means despair or desperation. This is not only Namatame’s main driving force behind throwing people into the tv, but also what he’s meant to represent in Izanami’s “game“.
The amount of research that went into this video must have been crazy! I never would have put together all of the mythology stuff intertwined in this game’s story. You’re making me appreciate this game’s story, world, and characters in new ways with each video you release!
I'm glad I'm expanding it from all directions. Tbh some of this stuff I've never seen outside of japanese circles which is unfortunate. Happy to shed light on cool stuff, and this is some of the coolest to me
Honestly, this might be the best persona video i've seen. Seriously dude, I've been enjoying your videos thoroughly, and you've outdone yourself.
Sharing the video as far as I can, keep it going dude!
Thank you so much for sharing it! I enjoy this part as one of my personal favorites because I find mythology so interesting
Damn, I had never really considered the story from the lense of izanami pulling the strings into this much detail! Great video!!
The whole thing was a controlled environment where izanami picked 3 perfectly fitting archetypal people as a test of humanity. Given the themes of truth, her insistence on sending the Sagiris as well as kurado and Marie- yeah it was pretty much all in her hands with exception to what humanity could do in those parameters
As someone who has played through P4 golden multiple times you finally helped me understand the significance of that comb, I never got it until now along with the hare if Inaba story, all this just cements P4 as one of my absolute favorite games of all time.
Persona 4 is already my favorite game , just becouse of its amazing characters and music . But your videos make me see beyond those , and truly appreciate and understand the hard work put into the game , and the depth of it . Keep up the good work , hoping more people will find this channel.
I'm glad I can add to your enjoyment of p4, and I also very very much hope more people will find these videos lol
Full Disclaimer: This is a description of how I felt about P4's God Villain plot line before watching this eye-opening analysis. My stance has softened A LOT after watching this.
When it came to Izanami when I played vanilla, the only clue I had was that one handshake. By the time the investigation got started, I had completely brushed off the whole thing because I was focused on solving the mystery right in front of me. I never even noticed that she would be standing outside the gas station on rainy days. The game rewards you for getting everything with the True Ending, but at the same time, it doesn't really punish you for not getting it either. From what I looked up with the good ending, the game doesn't outright tell you that you missed her, so something bad is going to happen again. The only reason I find out about Izanami was because I was following a guide to get everything. Without it, I would've passed right by her, thinking I was done. So after playing vanilla, I ended up thinking Izanami just wasn't worth the time.
Then Golden gives us Marie and well... she was P4's Tartarus/Mementos for me. By that, I mean she became the link to lead me to Izanami and make me think she's worth it. The existence of Tartarus/Mementos served as a red flag that the stories were far from over. Sure, I had defeated the 12 Shadows and beat Shido, but I knew I wasn't done because I still needed to find out what was waiting for me at the end of those labyrinths. It was an unsolved mystery that I was reminded of often. That's what Marie's arc was to me. Even after I beat Ameno, I wondered if I was really done because she still didn't get her memories. Then we get her dungeon and it drops hints about Izanami's existence. That's when I felt inclined to look for her. But even then, I still didn't care for her much as a villain.
Having said all that... HO-LY SHIT! Did this analysis make me have a change of heart! The fact that this whole thing was being played out like a Japanese folktale makes everything just CLICK! This plot totally feels like the HEAVIEST in symbolism out of the the 3 games to me now and I LOVE it! Now, I don't feel like Izanami was unnecessary and I am SO glad she is here!
I just... wish it didn't feel as subtle as it did for me. The fact that I needed to do some in-depth research into some stuff on my own to piece this all together holds it back for me. I wish there were more clues brought up in the main story to better connect me to all of this and not make me feel like Izanami just popped out of nowhere when she really didn't. I know what the intention was now, but... I personally could've used a bit more help. But that's how I personally feel. I'm definitely not saying I'm right for feeling this way, but I hope people who read this at least understand where I'm coming from and why I feel the way I do. If I missed something, feel free to enlighten me (In a CIVIL way, of course. Please don't make me feel like a complete idiot). It's been a while since I played this game and I'm aiming to give it another playthrough with it being ported over to more consoles soon, so I can keep on the lookout for anything you bring up.
With all that said, thank you so much for this awesome video, Hiding. It really showed me a lot of things I didn't even consider. The God Villain aspect of this game is still my least favorite compared to the others, but please don't misunderstand. Now, I REALLY like it.
I understand perfectly. and I do agree from a purely gameplay and story-based perspective, Izanami is probably one of the weakest "god" antagonists in the series. However, the symbolism and mythological significance around her and how she ties into the overall themes of the game give her a sort of depth that most other "god" villains do not have.
Man, I quiet literally just finished Persona 4 golden. These videos couldn’t have come at a better time
Yaho here I am
If I give it just a bit of narrative flair, when people quit Persona 4 before reaching the true end, Izanami is proven right, that the masses don't care about the truth.
When your wife is already dead AF but she's still angery at you.
Izanami doesn't sound very fun
@@HidinginPrivate yep, I kinda feel bad for Izanagi.
Is that why Marie is so mad at yu
Been wondering about this topic for a while actually. Naturally, I clicked immediately
(Also, major respect for your commitment to pronouncing the Japanese names and terms properly)
It's a good day when hiding uploads
Amen to that
Big videos droppin
YESSS I LOVE YOUR SERIES ON P4G!!!! im actually doing a school project on how p4g relates to mythology, so this series really helps for my research too!!! plus youre very entertaining and i enjoy watching these casually too
This kind of video just reminds me why I love Persona 4 so much. All this great stuff was referenced or built into the foundation of this game. So much of what you do and witness in the game has meaning to it.
Great job putting everything together here.
“This time, being able to tell him ahead of time but being unable to reach him.”
Kanji: YOU SAYING I LIKE DUDES???
Best final boss of persona so far. Yaldabaoth was a false god and classical villain, Nyx comes close but doesn’t really act so much as a person but more as a concept or force of nature, but Izanami is a very classical god, one of the first who was crucial to the development of Japan.
Can't be understated, this is one of the best persona 4 analysis videos on youtube. Well put together, and rich with info.
For a game with a turnaround time of 2 years (less when you consider 3 FES came out inbetween vanilla P3 and P4), this game has lots of cool details.
With the story of Izanagi lighting a comb to see Izanami, I can’t help but draw a possible comparison to the the flaming tarot cards the party members shatter to summon their persona. We know that shattering them is breaking free from fate, but why are the cards on fire? Couldn’t help but think that could be the reference to how Izanagi saw Izanami for what she truly was: a dead corpse.
Great Analysis!
Not being super familiar with most of the Japanese Mythology, seeing these Story elements paralleling one another really helped in understanding the direction they were going for.
Glad to hear that! I find these to be some of the most interesting aspects personally, but they are very rarely talked about
I’ve never heard of the hare of Inaba before this video. Thanks for sharing this incredibly important aspect of the story!
Holy shit! I never thought that P4 has such a deep connection in japanese folklore O.o. The whole "The Hare of Inaba" thing... now a lot of stuff makes sense. I hope, after you finished the P4 analystics, that you will do the same with P3 and P5 :) you have my sub! Keep it up^^
Thanks for this series of videos bro. I recently finished this game and omg so many things to talk about. Amazing job bro, dont erase your videos, they are jewels for the community now.
I didn’t get the golden ending at first (forgot to max Marie) but when the game ended I literally thought to myself wait a minute that gas station attendant was voiced, and had a character portrait but never came back into the story then I maxed Marie and was like ooooo I knew it!
Love your deeper look into persona 4s story.
I lt makes me appreciate the story more than I would have otherwise.
My favorite part of the video is were yasogami high is the school of the gods that the person users have.
When I first played P4G I didn't know how to get to izanami that way they hide it is so simple a effective maybe a liitle too well for a casual player not knowing that the end wasn't the end.
A fun bonus bit, the amazing challenge is also likely a reference to the yasogami attempting amaterasu's hand in marriage.
Wow, From the editing to the insane amount of time it took to research all of this, I am so impressed! Seriously your work shows and wow I can’t wait to watch more from you!!
Thank you! I have been working on this series since October of last year, and am so happy with how it has been turning out. I'm glad you liked it and hope you find something interesting and new in other segments too
This was a fantastic dive into all the symbolic and mythological bits that most western fans won't be familiar with. Kudos to you, hoping to see more like this on other games you're passionate about!
This was so fascinating, I’ve played persona 4 so many times but knew very very little about the mythology behind it. I can’t wait to play it again with the new deeper understanding!
Bonus fact, since Amaterasu is the princess the 80 gods are after, it's actually a parallel to the yasogami high "amagi challenge"
Your videos on P4 have been my life lately. You’ve increased my enjoyment of the game in ways I can’t begin to thank you for. Seriously the work you did is much appreciated. Trying to like and comment on as much as I can remember to!
The gas station attendant is best don't @ me.
True story..I've owned P4G since 2016 on the Vita and always thought Marie's dungeon was the final one and the true ending...until i went for a 6th new game + this year and had to look something up in a walkthrough i found out about the true final dungeon with the gas station attendant
This is absolutely beautiful. Thank you. Amazing analysis!
Glad you liked it, I'm putting in a lot of effort!
this is the type of video ive been looking for omg
My friend just got me into ultimax, I have only ever play the SHIN games and persona 5 so this vid is gunna help
Namatame being the Inaba Hare and the Yasogami have been a total mindblow for me. I always wondered why his truck had that rabbit (too "cute" for the kidnapper truck you know..) now I understand everything. Thanks for the video.
It's never talked about in English spaces!! It kills me so many so called analysis don't even give a passing comment to all the brilliant stuff p4 does to set the groundwork for its story and setting
@@HidinginPrivate It´s probably due to the lack of knowledge (and will of investigate) about Japanese mythology. Is sad because I love the lore of P4G and how the chars are tied by mythology (even in the spinoffs). But that makes your videos even more special and add more value to your work, you´re the only one talking about it.
Great documentary! Loved this game growing up
One the best analysis and explanation of the mythology of P4G. Great video.
Amazing job as always! As someone with no information on the Mythology of Japan this really opened my eyes and I want to thank you for that. It brought a deeper love and respect to a game that I already hold in extremely high reguards!
U really made me understand this game way better, alot of things flew over my head when I played it so I didn't hold this game in high regards so if I ever decide to replay it I feel like I'll have a better experience and opinion about it overall so thanks
I think it's important to understand the context for when persona 4 came out too. It was a different cultural moment for translations and fan communities. That paired with P4's subject matter being something so entrenched in japanese cultural mythos meant that many well understood aspects of the plot and story to a Japanese audience would be completely unrecognized by foreign markets. This isn't the game's fault ofc, it's a Japanese game made for a Japanese audience, and the story is still perfectly functional w/o this info, but it is lacking much of the context for how the narrative is meant to function. I think this caused a lot of people in the west over the years to misconstrue or harshly judge aspects of the game that at their root came from ignorance of the culture itself. Glad I am able to explore some of those ideas and that it's changing your perspective. It's some of my favorite stuff in P4, and how it changes everything, like you're putting on prescription glasses kinda
Purse Owner 4 has such a great story about a group of 4 purse owners.
Yeah
I’m loving this series it’s really amazing keep up the amazing work😁
Thank you! This is one of the most interesting parts for me
The part where the party is taken by the monster was sad for me as the first person to take a hit for my pc was his girlfriend she without hesitation threw him out the way and took the insta kill move I remember as a kid just being like no! And slowly watching my guys friends take hit after hit for him showed me how important those bonds where.
Hey Hiding, what are your thoughts on the ending cutscene after you beat Izanami (where the TV world transforms into a beautiful landscape)? I never truly understood its meaning and was wondering if there's any deeper meaning to it than whats on the surface
Edit: great video btw! Your uploads are really worth the wait!
Ooh, I would love to hear about this too!
I'll try to cover that in the final part of the full version of the p4g video. It's a piece that won't be released as it's own segment but is one of many parts to be exclusive to the opus upload
Stunning video. Literally perfect explanation of the story segments and each piece of importance in detail.
The amount of time you put into this was definitely worth it.
Thank you! Sometimes I'm a bit too deep in my own research to be sure if I'm conveying things in a clear way, so I'm glad it got across here!
You know, with how much the games kind of delve into Jungian psychology, I'm kind of surprised that they haven't essentially had foils or something, in the form of certain work by neurologists, that in one way or another share some part of Carl Jung's work, almost like the friction between branches of Christanity, in a sense.
I mean, it certainly would be interesting how Persona would essentially represent the work of Sigmund Freud, with the whole Id, Ego and Super ego, for example.
Purse owner 4.
True
Nah that's actually crazy but all of it fits so well. My goodness
God ur analysis are the best!!!! Im also happy to just see persona 4 content
Thank you! Glad you're enjoying my stuff!
i knew but like
the hare of inaba thing blindsided me and its so cool they pay attention to such details
I've never seen anyone in the English space discuss the hare stuff so I was excited to pot this
Another fantastic installment in the series
Thank you!
Awesome insight, had no idea the depths that the game goes with Japanese mythology
Thanks! I imagine most western fans miss this, and it really adds a lot of the context to the story when you're aware of it
これは私のお気に入りのチャンネルです bro 🤝
Oooooooooohhhhhhh, lord I hope these get stitched together into one big video over they're all done
That was the plan from the start! I just released individual segments to build a subscriber base
@@HidinginPrivate yeeeeeeeaaaaah
I know people who would've loved for all of this information to be in the Persona games, even deeming them necessary. I disagree personally, but I can understand some people's desires to have all of the answers in one place to be easily found and accessed if they want.
Amazing research and analysis!
Bro this video is respectfully all over the place from the explanations to the editing. I can’t even finish it
My fav video so far
Mine as well
My best friend has autism and when he summoned izanagi he’d just say izaaannnaaaggi in a deep voice made us laugh so hard
Incredible work
Thanks!
Thanks for the Video!
Shore!
I don't know if you have control over this, but there was an ad, like, every minute and a half throughout the whole video, made it hard to stay invested.
Great job on the video, Persona 4 is cool.
Thanks! It is!
Yu Narukami the pantheon slayer.
Hollow Knight
Not to sound like I'm complaining, just pointing out something I've noticed.
How come when you talk about their ultimate personas you always show their 2nd tiers, with the exception of Yosuke and Teddie?
Their second and 3rd tiers are based on the same people for the most part, although there are some exceptions
@@HidinginPrivate ah that makes sense
ooo I've got some catching up to do!
Nice nice
i had no clue that there was suxh a close toe to myth in this game
Yes! There's a ton!
Yoooo great vid
Thank you
wahhhhh new video! it's great! so interesting! best boy is the best!
YUKI NEVER LEAVE PLEASE AAAAAHHHHHH
@@HidinginPrivate I WILL NEVER LEAVE, I AM ETERNAL
are you gonna do a mega-mashup video of all the p4 analysis videos once the series is over?
Yeah. There are two versions of every segment, a version without intro/outros and plugs that will be added to the full video, and a version made for individual release. There will also be a good hour or so of extra content exclusive to the full video version that won't have its own segment
@@HidinginPrivate let's goooo
Would you be interested in making social link videos and a video like this for Persona 3 and Persona 5?
Yeah, if it's viable
What a Yummy video🍕🍕🍕 😋 !!
I will share, after all sharing is caring!
Thank you so muchhhh. Wonderful to have you here and thanks for the share!
True Story? Holy shit is that a P4 the animation reference?!
Yeah I mean technically. I wanted to use the song name in there and it originates in p4A. Although it's also used in P4G
@@HidinginPrivate w reference
Hmm... Izanami is hot
Yee, more prideful disco ball lore!
Woot woot
izanami looks like they're done with your bullshit
Ayyy
Aayy
@@HidinginPrivate :)
I can't imagine the amount of research necessary to make such a video. I would rate these among the best videos on Persona 4. The research and interpretations are extremely interesting to listen to.
It'll be kinda sad when/if you eventually move onto other Persona games because I find P4 the most interesting, and by far the most fleshed out character wise. And Mythology is very fascinating. SEES Personas are based on people, Phantom Thieves Persona are based on theives. But The Investigation Team Personas being based on Gods are much more interesting to me personally.
I also find the mythology, especially being japanese Buddhist and Shinto ones to be some of the most interesting stuff. We'll see if I can cover more in the future. It takes a lot of time (and time is money) but I enjoy it. I'm glad you recognize the work I'm putting in
So Persona 4 is... Kojiki 2
Izanami is just really really butthurt about your breakup
日本神話のこと何も知らんかったけど、ペルソナ４の考察のために勉強して無駄に詳しくなったわｗ
Knowledge stat +1
wow literally everything refers to japanese mythology
Yeah
Greetings cudward
What
... Is nobody going to talk about how, patriarchal the end of Isanagi's trail into Yomi? I know the message of P4 is to find the truth and that's cool AF, having a man (the father of Japan) go against the words of his partner, a woman (the mother of Japan).
That's patriarchal. The word of the woman, the lie. That's pretty fucked. That and the butchering of Kanji's sexuality and Shirogane's gender identity make this game a little bit wuh-oh.
This feels like bait, and I hope it is bait. in short- no. Having a female character be the bad guy in a story is not automatically some patriarchal message. We don't consider the countless games with male gods being bad guys to be matriarchal do we? Ofcourse not, that's ridiculous, so we don't "mention that" because it's not a thing in the story. It's just an incredibly bad faith reading of the story that is really racist since it's essentially taking a nonexistant understanding of another group of people's culture, not taking time to understand it, then telling those people it's wrong. That's disgusting.
Also Kanji and Shirogane are handled fine, I have a 50+ minute segment, and 1hr+ long segment coming out on them eventually, but I'll be honest I'm not sure if I would even want you to see them.
@@HidinginPrivate Bait? I'm not fluent with systemic issues of patriarchy in Japan. But I know patriarchy is a thing in Japan, like im Europe or China, and there's patriarchs who'll look at these stories of men defeating evil women and tell themselves that's what they're doing or that it's fine to be misogynistic from those stories.
I'm worried about how patriarchal men will loom into the story, just because a male God is an antagonist or villain doesn't mean the story was written with or intentionally had a Feminist lean to it. Dude. That was a strawman. That's not logical. Yawhew in Satanic or pro-Lilith texts can be read as antipatriarchal.
And can I see the whole "Kanji's and Shirogane's arc is good actually" arguments? Because there's already been a gay man who read into Kanji and Shirogane.
And it ain't a good look. It's a video called "Persona 4 needs more gay."
Your comment is more reactionary than anything else. I'm not here to destroy the game. I don't know if it's a close favourite of yours from back then, I'm just critical. The fact you used a strawman argument is a bas sign already. It ain't logcial, that's not how someone discusses their antithesis,vsomeone worth their salt anyway.
We can talk about this without hiding behind logical fallacies as a shield.
@@HidinginPrivate ua-cam.com/video/P2Pd7UaihJk/v-deo.html
Here's the link to the "Persona 4 needs more gay" video.
I didn't use a strawman, but if we base our critical response on the possibility of bad faith actors interpreting the work wrongly, we are no longer being critical of the work itself but its meta. Your use of "reactionary" while being totally ignorant of the base culture and myth shows a narcissism in wanting to feel superior more than any genuine worry and concern too.
Was the person who delved into Kanji and Naoto also well versed in the culture differences and nuanced history of Japan and homosexuality either? Or was it entirely from a jingoistic modern western perspective? I talk about the history of homosexuality and representation going back to the edo period, through meiji to modern day in my (so far unreleased) Kanji segment.
I just don't like this come in aggressive and play innocent vibe. Feels like you're trying to gaslight me while being undereducated on the topic yourself.
@@HidinginPrivate I'm not trying to be superior, I'm just thinking about that story in regards to patriarchal men, I don't know about Japan's society, I'm not claiming to know more in that regard dude. I'm not gaslighting you, you seemed to me to run to the defense of P4 to any critique. It's a little jarring to be hit by this, I don't know of the guy who looked into P4 is a master of sociology in Japan, but that he was trying to bring these representations of LGBT+ people in media. It says so in his UA-cam about section.
I'm not trying to be Jingoist, calm your horses. I'm looking at P4 from a Feminist and LGBT+ perspective, I'm not trying to encour your wrath!
You're just being reactionary because I didn't like a part of P4, calm it! I'm just a critical woman, alright? If I was Jingoist, that's my fault, but I don't think I did any Jingoist action, I'm worried about the interpretation of Isanagi and Izanami in P4 being "man good, woman bad".
I have feelings like that for other parts of Persona. I'm not trying to hurt people's feelings, I don't think I'd like P3 with being unable to control party members (and that offensive stereotype of transwoman in the babe hunt section).
I don't hate Persona. I have feelings about it, dude. I'm just a lady who looks at Kanji and reminisces about Jun in P2 compared to Kanji. I'm not here to destroy this game for you!
Purse Owner 4 has such a great story about a group of 4 purse owners.
Yeah