I love how the game makes Ren out to be incredibly mature and well collected but the animation does justice to the fact he's really just a dorky teenager.
The way I play him (and pretty much how the anime does it as well) is he acts like a complete professional in the metaverse, and a complete doofus in the real world.
@@rithrius5384 mine is Professional in anything Business related, telling everyone to Stay calm to the point it's annoying, understand wtf other people are going on about as best I can, and then of course GOOF AS THE MOST HIGH STAT DUMBASS I'VE EVER SEEN
I'm sure the production for this was pretty rushed, but it's definitely disappointing considering how awesome the VA's are. It'd be easier if everything was bad, but the VA being legends just makes it painful.
@@wi-pi6812outside of their social groups the mcs in persona 4 and 5 are always such outcasts to the other students save for their social links. Im like Persona 5: dude kaneshiro is extorting most of this school with blackmail over doing illegal work and your criticizing one kid for a criminal record? Then in persona 4 So he’s from the city so what? It’s not like he’s some kind of sub human. Kids in these schools are jerks. Not your links though
@@tankysnow5007 th-cam.com/video/mQWNBg7MHFw/w-d-xo.html these are the highlights I watched but if you just look up "Robbie and Max stream p5" you'll find the whole thing (it's long)
It never occurred to me that, even in the game, joker sends Mishima off to Ohya as revenge for ditching him during maidwatch! And then even ignores him as he complains over line!
I guess that means when he left Ryuji to the club dancers during their trip to Shinjuku, that was him taking his revenge on Ryuji as well for ditching him during maidwatch.
12:18 can confirm this is how it feels when you really get inspired. You can’t look away from your paper/tablet for anything, not even if your house was on fire.
I like how Fox just introduces himself instantly as Makoto got there, like that will help her become less confused “Hello my name is Fox, nice to meet you”
@@skithness i know! I watched both, i do prefer P4 anime counter part over P5A. I do understand that people are tired of the Chad Yu meme but C'mon! He used Mass Destruction for a Scene, IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE COOL!!!
@@hac6352 ignore the teacher part it was off the cuff, and I changed it to what I really meant, I had two thought process going. As for what I'm trying to say, is that this is a rare moment that shows ryuji likes ann, why else would a guy like him, who doesn't normally care what people think about him, care what a single girl thinks of him, unless he likes her, and I can confirm she likes him back, because when ryuji full on perv stares while doing grabby hands at her in her bikini, instead of covering herself, getting mad and calling him a perv, she not only laughs but also goes and hangs off him, the desert cut scene where she does get mad, doesn't count due too them being on mission and they ain't got time for that.
@@dragenfire68 Ann and Ryuji do seem to have a very intimate relationship, but I don't know if it is romantic. I would say they are close enough friends that she feels safe around him no matter how perverted he acts.
@@ryokiritani4187 I agree with this take. They just seem like really close friends, just in comparison of them to the rest of the group. Ann finds it funny because she knows Ryuji won’t do Jack shit, he knows better. He’s a bit of a dimwit, but he’s not downright stupid.
@@sharebear421 in all honesty, they never could. Condensing a 100+ hour game into 24 episodes and have it have all the quality of the games is literally impossible. P4 and P4G animation both did good jobs at providing an anime adaptation. And it atlus does a P5R anime, I hope they make sure to fix the mistakes they done with P5A.
@@SpectralLumo P4 anime (not the Golden animation, although Golden has excellent scenes, like the Adachi fight) is really good, and it stands it's own as an anime
not even a minute in and we get a 3 panel shot of all the boys blushing, and then seconds after Ryuji bumps into Ren and all he can say is just a meek “pls scoot back” omfg the dub is priceless
I will never get over the delivery on the "I'm a dad" line. I keep saying it to finish all the time but I cannot get through these words without breaking. Why is it so funny?
I have an unwritten contract with myself. In a persona game should given the chance. Whenever there's a dialogue option you must always pick the stupidest or the gayest
Narukami is the only one who can actually come off as bisexual, joker doesn't really do that. I was really disappointed that joker gets only like two compliments towards people in the entire game, outside of romancing someone. Much different from Narukami
To be fair, assuming that the Metaverse doesn't make them superhuman, Ryuji could definitely pull something like that off. But allegedly, it's only two stories.
8:14 Ryuji: Dude! How could you abandon me last night? I almost signed up for a job I want no part of. Ann: What are you talking about? Ryuji: None of your business!
Kawakami straight up gives no fucks in the anime she's straight "you don't have to ask Becky will let you smash" to Ren and it's hilarious reminds me of the horny teacher from P4
I love how the game makes Ren out to be incredibly mature and well collected but the animation does justice to the fact he's really just a dorky teenager.
The way I play him (and pretty much how the anime does it as well) is he acts like a complete professional in the metaverse, and a complete doofus in the real world.
He's a dad.
He's actually a dork in game too
You just played him as more serious with your options that didn't matter much to get out of Sae's arc
@@rithrius5384 mine is Professional in anything Business related, telling everyone to Stay calm to the point it's annoying, understand wtf other people are going on about as best I can, and then of course
GOOF AS THE MOST HIGH STAT DUMBASS I'VE EVER SEEN
I feel like the animation is the character’s true personality though, maybe that’s why he’s joker
The animation may be janky at times, but man, you can tell the VAs had the time of their life with this one
Yeah they're all really talented
I'm sure the production for this was pretty rushed, but it's definitely disappointing considering how awesome the VA's are. It'd be easier if everything was bad, but the VA being legends just makes it painful.
@@BigTWilsonD1 Why didn't they let the same studio who did P4's animation animate P5?
@@pufb1781 I believe so. If you can get past the subpar animation, it's a pretty good anime.
@PUFB ya it’s hilarious, p4 anime is just as funny. The original VA is boring imo
I can't believe "I'm a dad." is the canon response! XD
Bruh! On God! Lol. I chose the "college student" option 💀
@@spookyyenna Same lmao.
I'm dying over here, can't believe I didn't pick this option, time to restart the game
@@spookyyenna W E A K. Dad is the only correct answer. How can you see that and not pick it?
HELLPPPPP 💀
I never noticed that Ryuji straight up says yeet as he throws Morgana.
Blond dude reminds me of Tito’s va
Max Mittelman said he couldn't help himself.
It was ad-libbed too.
Actors have liberty to Ad-lib
Why do you think the Genie in the old animated Aladdin movies was so funny ?
This does explain why Ryuji Yeets Morgana during their duets in Dancing in Starlight
The way his voice drops so much when he says "I'm a dad"-
and what is a nice detail, bgm stops when he said this line
side-effects of mewing
bro had to lock in
That whole maid situation was so awkward I even felt embarrassed in real life, from just witnessing it in game and animation
Even though the anime is shit,however it does well conveying the funny scenes ngl
I nearly spat out my figurative drink when I saw it was Kawakami
I really can’t take watching that sort of scene
It was very funny to me, especially when I realized that was Kawakami
I wouldn't want to be in that situation but seeing ren's response is totally worth it.
*i'm a dad*
"I uh, well, I-ahem. I'm a dad."
Comedy gold.
So good lol
I love how the animes for Persona 4 and 5 make the MCs always pick the fun and joke answers.
I haven't play persona 5 yet but I always pick the funniest answers in 4, and man that was hilarious 🤣
Unlike me im the fucking sweatiest i always pick the "right" one i should play it again and pick the joke ones too
@@wi-pi6812outside of their social groups the mcs in persona 4 and 5 are always such outcasts to the other students save for their social links.
Im like
Persona 5: dude kaneshiro is extorting most of this school with blackmail over doing illegal work and your criticizing one kid for a criminal record?
Then in persona 4
So he’s from the city so what?
It’s not like he’s some kind of sub human.
Kids in these schools are jerks.
Not your links though
Meanwhile in P3: I don't care dying
"I am the one with the paints" killed me, i love Yusuke
"A guy knocks over his bucket and spills it on the canvas and you think that of me? No."
I am the one who paints Joker
Mona
Do exactly as I say
"Waltuh. Put the paintbrush down Waltuh. Don't draw on the floor Waltu-"
_I am the one with the paints._
They don't paint around,, Makoto, I AM THE ONE WHO PAINTS
P5R would be 10x better if Joker would say the line that you pick him to say.
yeah that would be funny lol
I CAN ALMOST SEE THEM!
With it being on PC now... mods await
I am a dad
Hee hoo
2:25
What’s even more hilarious, during a stream with Max and Robbie (Voices of Akechi and Ryuji.) Xander did “Nice to meow’t you.”
That stream was funny as hell 😂
May I get the link to this stream!
@@tankysnow5007 th-cam.com/video/mQWNBg7MHFw/w-d-xo.html these are the highlights I watched but if you just look up "Robbie and Max stream p5" you'll find the whole thing (it's long)
And with the Sub Announcer. Ray Chase.
3 kings in one stream.😎
I never knew they did that stream
It never occurred to me that, even in the game, joker sends Mishima off to Ohya as revenge for ditching him during maidwatch! And then even ignores him as he complains over line!
I never occurred to me, but it's great
I guess that means when he left Ryuji to the club dancers during their trip to Shinjuku, that was him taking his revenge on Ryuji as well for ditching him during maidwatch.
Ok, now it makes sense why he did both of them.
Even if the anime itself was subpar, you can tell the voice actors/actresses had a fucken blast.
For real
They're the same voices from the game. Would you expect nothing less?
@@durandlewis1382 True, true.
13:29 gotta love how Hifumi just nopes the fuck outta there upon seeing Ren do the Jesus pose
I know lmao she dips
And Jokers utter confusion also got me
Imagine He did the T-pose.
3:37 accurate depiction of my first time ever calling kawa’s service only for her to wash my stuff for 3 weeks straight every other night
Was she expecting something else?
1:34 ren's weak little "maid watch" is too cute
Ryuji: Maid watch!😉
Mishima: Maid watch!😁
Ren: Maid watch…😐
8:40 The irony of this is, he actually does get a helicopter form in P5 Royal
12:18 can confirm this is how it feels when you really get inspired. You can’t look away from your paper/tablet for anything, not even if your house was on fire.
Same here.
Yeah..I remember missing lunch just because I wanted to finish a drawing I was really determined to finish ...
Yeah. It's a double edge sword 😅
Well i'm... I ' M A D A D
RT
Kawakami saying “what the hell” got me good watching for the first time.
Same. What was up with that?
@@maokai09Well she did nudged Ren that he could call her for her "special services". So Ren did call her...... to wash his laundry.
13:54 "it's over for you"
Fucking shoots a teddy bear relentlessly
RIP Bugs
Bugs.
Aka, the Welsh iteration of the Bugbear.
Aka, the Welsh Boogeyman.
I don't blame him.
I'd do the same thing due to dealing with Teddie.
@@Mr-Green0 "Sensei!"
@@matthewisguy7336
I hate that fucking furry.
I like how Fox just introduces himself instantly as Makoto got there, like that will help her become less confused
“Hello my name is Fox, nice to meet you”
he's a weird guy
Hes a fucking chad
-introduces himself
-changes a corrupt persons heart
-leaves to go painting
-refuses to elaborate
@@elixyx 6:28 surprise Ann!
I love that they choosed the funny lines of the game instead of the more 'mature' responses, it makes ren look even more alive than in the game.
They did the same with Yu from p4
@@skithness i know! I watched both, i do prefer P4 anime counter part over P5A.
I do understand that people are tired of the Chad Yu meme but C'mon! He used Mass Destruction for a Scene, IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE COOL!!!
Xander is a really great voice actor, damn, he was so criminally underused
4:19 quickly made this my most favorite clip from P5.
Yup, couldn't stop laughing
".... I DIDN'T DO IT!"
"what? do what?"
Can’t hear the festival
It feels so abridged it's great
Average Redit moderator
Notice how ryuji says "don't tell ann" not "don't tell anyone else" or "don't tell Yusuke" he specifically doesn't want ann too know.
lmao what are you implying here? ann's the only girl in the group at that point, why would Ren tell a teacher?
@@hac6352 ignore the teacher part it was off the cuff, and I changed it to what I really meant, I had two thought process going.
As for what I'm trying to say, is that this is a rare moment that shows ryuji likes ann, why else would a guy like him, who doesn't normally care what people think about him, care what a single girl thinks of him, unless he likes her, and I can confirm she likes him back, because when ryuji full on perv stares while doing grabby hands at her in her bikini, instead of covering herself, getting mad and calling him a perv, she not only laughs but also goes and hangs off him, the desert cut scene where she does get mad, doesn't count due too them being on mission and they ain't got time for that.
@@dragenfire68 Ann and Ryuji do seem to have a very intimate relationship, but I don't know if it is romantic. I would say they are close enough friends that she feels safe around him no matter how perverted he acts.
@@ryokiritani4187 I agree with this take. They just seem like really close friends, just in comparison of them to the rest of the group. Ann finds it funny because she knows Ryuji won’t do Jack shit, he knows better. He’s a bit of a dimwit, but he’s not downright stupid.
@@dragenfire68 no, stop.
The amount of just pure “I’m a dipshit but I’m tired of life, time to troll” energy from ren? It’s beautiful, truly!
7:24 THE FORTUNE WAS PERFECT💀
I tickles my heart that almost ALL of the video game's VA cast came back for the anime.
11:33 Ryuji literally YEET’s Morgana
After watching P4 animation 5 times, finally the moment has arrived P5 animation best moments is here
You have good taste
These anime don’t really do the games justice tbh
@@sharebear421 in all honesty, they never could. Condensing a 100+ hour game into 24 episodes and have it have all the quality of the games is literally impossible. P4 and P4G animation both did good jobs at providing an anime adaptation. And it atlus does a P5R anime, I hope they make sure to fix the mistakes they done with P5A.
@@SpectralLumo P4 anime (not the Golden animation, although Golden has excellent scenes, like the Adachi fight) is really good, and it stands it's own as an anime
Renren acting so dorky while in civvies but be a suave ladykiller when in Phantom Thieves mode is just so on point.
7:35, the fact that it plays "blooming villain" here is hilarious (its a boss battle theme)
9:01
*I A M F O X*
Awesome
You got it here all in *one piece*
Monster cat!
AAAAE
4:20 “I DIDN’T DO IT!”
You know what you did..
Hehe 420
3:15 ...she had that one coming.
_I guess you could say he never saw that coming._
Ryuji really said yeet... epic
He's up to date on his internet slang
What’s funnier is that line was ad-libbed XD
@@maxtoncooke1726 Definitely sounds like it lol
At times this doesn’t feel like an anime but an official abridged series
7:33 They have the boss fight music. 🤣
Why do I hear boss music?
12:18
Yusuke: "Artist noises."
Ren: Yeah, good for you
"Sound of rattling chains"
Ren: " Actually, could you hurry up?"
7:31 Hearing the blooming villain theme got me laughing hysterically
That scene cured my depression right now
0:43 I like the idea that Joker's eyes widen because he's thinking "She'll drop my charges?!"
13:54 *its over for you*
* spams the gun aggressively * 💀
it looks like he fires 6 shots before the clip ends
Anime Ren is hilarious I love him
Xander did well especially with the delivery
"Mishima, you're right....... WE MUST TAKE THEM DOWN !!"
So true. When I was making these I actually laughed out loud multiple times
@@elixyx That’s my Ren.
Ryuji did say that Ren sees that maid.
“Well, I **cough** _I’m a dad._ “
Still slays me to this fucking day
"MAID WATCH!"
"MAID WATCH!"
"....maid watch."
@@BananaChicken21 With a voice as manly as his, I would believe it to be honest. He does not sound like a high schooler lol
8:40 The fact that Mona can turn into an helicopter makes this even funnier
not even a minute in and we get a 3 panel shot of all the boys blushing, and then seconds after Ryuji bumps into Ren and all he can say is just a meek “pls scoot back” omfg the dub is priceless
7:52
"If you're not here soon, I'm leaving."
No you're not lol you *live* at Crossroads
11:11 God, I love that derp face.
He's high on sp i guess, that's why he got a date with Makoto
I will never get over the delivery on the "I'm a dad" line. I keep saying it to finish all the time but I cannot get through these words without breaking. Why is it so funny?
11:32 Ryuji actually says Yeet
I have an unwritten contract with myself.
In a persona game should given the chance. Whenever there's a dialogue option you must always pick the stupidest or the gayest
sounds fun
Sounds like my life
In Persona 4 Golden...
KANJI'S SWIMSUIT IS THE BEST!
in persona 4 golden
in the ski event, when every female wanna go skiing with yu
yu : "I actually wanna go with yosuke"
Narukami is the only one who can actually come off as bisexual, joker doesn't really do that.
I was really disappointed that joker gets only like two compliments towards people in the entire game, outside of romancing someone. Much different from Narukami
3:25
Joker meanwhile: @police I'm a minor my homeroom teacher is being awfully weird
@police? What are you doing? Pinging police on Discord?!
11:12 his eyes are two different ways 😭
High on sp
@@Sommarnuddarenod’ing on Soma
14:20 Foreshadowed Joker’s Valentine’s Day lowkey…
yusuke coughing just makes me think that he can only drink tap water
Why does joker in this anime do all the troll options
idk but it's really funny lmao
@@elixyx A Persona protagonist in anime. They always go for troll ones.
I've always thought of it as a new game plus playthrough
I heard they used the most commonly picked dialogue options for the anime. Go figure.
I remember watching this animation after I finished and was dying laughing cuz all my dialogue options were so similar
Ren: Im a dad.
Kawakami: Oh no! Anyway...
Just like in the game
@@512TheWolf512 wait what
Security Guard: *calmly puts hand on Mishima's shoulder*
Mishima, after a brief pause: "IDIDNTDOIT"
The best thing about this series was Xander finally getting to flex his voice talent
1:34 “Maid watch…….”
Ren : Why I even here
14:29 My literally fav moment "what did you do to mee!?" 😩😩
2:57 "It's you're homeroom teacher, and I'm in a maid outfit." In such a deadpan is the best delivery.
2:43 “I’m a dad” 💀💀💀
😂
2:55 yo man started flying
Ann: "Can you turn into a helicopter?"
P5R: "Allow me to introduce myself"
3:35 literally made me lose my shit laughing like I was actually in tears
Love these, thanks for making them
o7
Police: notices kids in school uniforms practically emedialty
Also police: ignore kid getting jumped by two men
8:52 awesome Segway
GOD THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PEAK IF ANOTHER STUDIO ANIMATED THIS 😭
I have never seen Ren more terrified then when he realized who Becky is
13:36 will always be a funny moment for me
The game version was funnier tho
ROOOMEEE!!!!!
Monster Cat! 😅😅 9:07
Tbh, everytime I see him and his big 👀, so funny looking!
I'm surprised she didn't say Cat Burgaler!
11:50: Me: Well, good to know i wasn’t alone to almost die FOR MONOPOLY MONEY!
Ann: What?!
Ryuji: Seriously?!
Me: It’s counterfeit! Every last bill!
For real?!
@@LordShrub For real.
For real...
Mathhew Mercer is having an absolute blast voicing this..
In my mind when ryuji jumped off the balcony to avoid the maid I imagined they were like on the 5th floor of a apartment building 😂
1:36
It's a 2-story building LOL but consolation they're on the second floor
Did they seriously jump off the balcony?
@@Mr-Green0 they were on the balcony where else could they go
To be fair, assuming that the Metaverse doesn't make them superhuman, Ryuji could definitely pull something like that off.
But allegedly, it's only two stories.
@@GhostGuy99 ya I know but it’s more funny to believe that also I watched this video late at night so my tired brain made it more funny
The funny and cute thing about Makoto following you around is in the game she does the exact same thing but more cuter.
Ikr i remember playing p5 and i actually got surprised since I wasn’t paying any sort of attention
9:08 The scream of absolute despair, lmfao. The VAs really brought out their full potential for this anime.
"Its over for you!"
Proceeds to fill a teddy bear full of lead
13:53
Technically those bullets aren't real.
We need him in Dangonrampa
12:21 "Throughout Mementos and Tokyo, I am the one with the paints"
"Domain expansion: infinite artistry."
13:53 my honest reaction to seeing the gun option when I first played P5
Imagine being dragged into another world and you look around just to hear * I am fox*
8:14
Ryuji: Dude! How could you abandon me last night? I almost signed up for a job I want no part of.
Ann: What are you talking about?
Ryuji: None of your business!
Chad narukami is best boy. But damn Ren takes a close second lol
Makoto Yuki the GOAT
They're just different characters, different archetypes
Chad Narukami vs The Dork Amamiya
Chadapon vs Dadapon
"How old are you exactly?"
Play dumb!
"I'm a dad."
Not that dumb!
Im so glad the cutscenes made it into the animation
okay I gotta admit the transition at 8:55 was pretty cool
“Oh, uh well… *manly voice* I’m a dad” - 2:40
I'm busy playing through Persona 5 Royal and this is very cool
Morgana actually accepts he’s a cat in this one as he gets yeeted. Nature is healing
5:37 Yes Ryuji you need to keep your mouth SHUT ABOUT THE PHANTOM THIEVES!!
8:45 didn’t come here to expecting a doraemon reference. Happy I got it anyways
He really said "Yeet"
I love how kowakami rizzes ren in the middle of the school day with her voice being in ear shot across the hallway where anyone can hear her
Nice work. I'll be waiting for the next part.
This is just 15 minutes of xander mobus having the time of his life
7:40 not the boss music 💀💀
This is legitmately a "why do I hear boss music" moment
3:33 Hey, you said you could do laundry now live up to it.
I love the pause before her "What the hell."
Kawakami straight up gives no fucks in the anime she's straight "you don't have to ask Becky will let you smash" to Ren and it's hilarious reminds me of the horny teacher from P4
The VAs really carried this animation
>dub crap
>carried
Ahahahahahahahahahaha
Ms. Kawakami offering her services just for "Becky" to be stuck in the laundry mat doing his washing will always make me laugh!