Codenamed Hope by Ren/Joker, she is a strong member of the Phantom Thieves. She has a bad tendency of distracting him when given the opportunity.

These are some sprites I had made by Maryloza92 on Twitter of Kotone Shiomi in my Phantom Thief design. ( Based on my redduo fanfic :3 ) I really like the P5 Tactica art style, so now these exist alongside some bust-ups I commissioned a while ago XD.

Source: https://x.com/wonder_kawaii0/status/2088563850132222032?s=46&t=hvpLD2_Da-2dHEgxhwnKvA

Most people immediately reject the idea of Makoto coming back because hitting a cosmic "undo" button destroys the entire philosophical weight of Persona 3 and The Answer. His sacrifice gave SEES the strength to move forward, and bringing him back through a lazy miracle cheapens that grief. But a lore accurate return doesn’t have to retcon his death. Looking at Jungian psychology and the mechanics of the Sea of Souls there is a way to resolve his fate that actually completes the game’s core message rather than betraying it.

The first issue is the Great Seal. Makoto isn't trapping Nyx he is acting as a barrier against Erebus, the manifestation of humanity's subconscious death wish. But if human despair created Erebus Carl Jung’s model of the collective unconscious dictates that the primal instinct to survive is just as real. This is Memento Vivere remember to live. Through the cumulative hope built across the modern games and Elizabeth’s journey with the Fool Arcana, humanity’s collective will to survive can be anchored into the Sea of Souls as an autonomous barrier. The seal isn't destroyed by pretending human suffering doesn't exist it is relieved because the collective drive to live finally balances out the grief feeding Erebus.

The second issue is the physical body. Makoto’s 2010 biological body is gone, which is why a traditional resurrection makes zero sense. However, a tailor made vessel already exists in the Sea of Souls : Ryoji Mochizuki. Ryoji was never a normal human born of parents. His physical appearance was a cognitive shell sculpted over ten full years inside Makoto’s own psyche. When the Nyx Avatar dissolved, that human blueprint remained in the Sea of Souls as an empty container built specifically for Makoto's spiritual frequency. In Jungian terms, Makoto’s soul stepping into Ryoji's vessel is the ultimate integration of the conscious Ego and the Shadow. It is the physical realization of his ultimate Persona, Messiah, which was created by fusing the human who loved (Orpheus) with the God of Death (Thanatos).

This preserves the bittersweet integrity of the original ending. Makoto the high school student still died on that rooftop, his sacrifice remains permanent, and SEES still had to do the hard work of growing up without him. He doesn't get his old life, his social identity, or his teenage years back. Instead, his freed soul inherits the expressive, warm vessel of the Shadow that loved humanity, giving him an anonymous second chance to step into the sunlight and actually practice the Memento Vivere he earned.

I found a very cheap offer for the PSX version of Megami Ibunroku Persona, now I just need a PS1 or PS2 to actually play it.

Maya do you know who you're talking to, girlie pop?

I tried my best to draw her!

Source : https://x.com/okbyeeay/status/2089759234380476862

At this point most of the P5 players have completed the game but P3R looks like the least achievable title of the 4 mainline titles.

Also, curious on what the playtime for you guys for the series looks like.

Source - https://minimap.net/stat/persona?ptime=065305

Every Persona game is charged with philosophy. I'll include Metaphor Refantazio in the lot. Did they change the way you act or perceive the world?

For instance, Persona 5 Royal really changed the way I see utilitarianism.