On July 4, 2020, Aniplex broke the news that Persona 5: The Animation, the 2018 anime series based upon Atlus' JRPG hit Persona 5, would finally receive a proper English dub. The news was made official on Twitteওr𒐪, along with a brand new trailer for the anime, confirming that all the voice actors from the original game would reprise their roles in the series.
While♕ many fans were hap🍷py to hear that the anime would finally receive a dub, that happiness and excitement soon turned to anger and frustration when Aniplex also announced that the dub would only be available by purchasing a $300 Blu-Ray set.
Yes. $300. For a twent🎃y-six episode anime. Let that sink in.
Nee💮dless to say, fans were...not pleased with that particular part of the announcement.
The $300 Blu-Ray set, which is currently available for , comes with six blu-ray discs containing all twenty-six episodes from the original anime, as well as two bonus episodes. In addition to the complete anime series, the set comes with a set of illustrated cards. It sounds like a nice set and collector's item to add to one's Persona collection but despite that, it doesn't feel completely deserving of such 🍃an insanely high price tag.
To compare, Persona 5 Royal, the recently released enhanced version of Persona 5, featured over 150 hours of content. The most expensive version of that game, the "Phantom Thieves Edition", came with a steel book case of the game, an art book, soundtrack, dynamic PS4 theme, collector's box, and a rep🐎lica of Joker's signature mask. At the time of release, the Phantom Thieves edition sold for $90.
And then there's the Persona 5 anime, which costs over three times that amount.
Twitter users have also pointed out a number of other ways fans could spend their $300 that are still related to Persona 5:
So does one really need to drop $300 in order to enjoy this anime?
At this time, the Blu-Ray set is the only kn🌌own way to watch the English dub. Hopefully, the dub will be availab🐷le on other streaming platforms, such as Crunchyroll or Hulu. However, all we can do is wait and see.
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