Persona 5 The Stage

Persona 5 the Stage is a stage play based on Persona 5.

#1

 * Osaka Mielparque Hall: December 13-15, 2019
 * Tennozu Galaxy Theater: December 19-29, 2019
 * Japan: April 1, 2020 (DVD Release)

#2

 * KT Zepp Yokohama: October 1-4, 2020
 * Sankei Hall Breeze: October 17-18, 2020
 * Japan: February 19, 2021 (DVD Release)

#3

 * Osaka Mielparque Hall: December 10-12, 2021
 * KT Zepp Yokohama: December 16-19, 2021
 * Japan: April 27, 2022 (DVD Release)

#4

 * KT Zepp Yokohama: October 20-23, 2022
 * Japan: February 22, 2023 (DVD Release)

Profile
Persona 5 the Stage is an official stage play composed of four limited performances. Similar to its predecessor, the protagonist does not have an official name, changing for each performance. Fans were able to submit names to be used in the play. The direction, script, and lyrics were done by Hideyuki Nishimori, although he changed to a supervisor for Stage #4 Final. Naohiro Ise is the director in his place. Stage #1 and #2's songs were composed by Atsushi Kitajoh, while Stage #3 was composed by Kobayashi Tetsuya.

Attendees for #4 Final will receive a special CD containing songs from the first three stage plays.

Plot
The stage play is loosely based on the game's story with some changes.

For example, Shadow Kamoshida doesn't transform into Asmodeus. He summons it like a Persona instead.

#1

 * "Blue Flame" sung by Protagonist
 * "Prince Of Detective" sung by Goro Akechi
 * "My Lost Field" sung by Ryuji Sakamoto
 * "Endless Labyrinth" sung by Ann Takamaki
 * "What My Heart is Searching For" sung by Sae Niijima, Goro Akechi, Principal Kobayakawa, and Yusuke Kitagawa
 * "Phantom Thieves" sung by Protagonist, Ryuji, Ann

#2

 * "Blank Canvas" sung by Yusuke Kitagawa
 * "At the Space Between Silence and Rebellion" sung by Yusuke Kitagawa
 * "Encounter" sung by Goro Akechi
 * "Over Drive" sung by Makoto Niijima
 * "My Future" sung by Makoto Niijima, Sae Niijima, Goro Akechi, and Yusuke Kitagawa
 * "Phantom Thieves" sung by Protagonist, Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto

#3

 * "The Chosen One's Justice" sung by Goro Akechi
 * "Living Ghost" sung by Futaba Sakura
 * "Lonely Wish" sung by Haru Okumura
 * "Phantom Thieves" sung by Protagonist, Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, Haru

#4

 * Song by Goro Akechi
 * "Phantom Thieves" sung by Protagonist, Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, Haru

Cast
From #1 forward:


 * Protagonist:
 * Ryuji Sakamoto:
 * Ann Takamaki: Yuki Odera
 * Goro Akechi:
 * Yusuke Kitagawa:
 * Sae Niijima: Kaoru Marimura
 * Yuuki Mishima: Taishu Nukanobu
 * Shiho Suzui: Yu Saotome
 * Principal Kobayakawa: Takuo Yamagishi
 * Suguru Kamoshida:
 * Ichiryusai Madarame: Jun Takamatsu
 * Morgana: (voiceover only)
 * Sojiro Sakura:
 * Sadayo Kawakami: Sawa Minami

From #2:


 * Makoto Niijima: Kanon Nanaki
 * Junya Kaneshiro:

From #3:


 * Yusuke Kitagawa: Yunosuke Matsushima
 * Makoto Niijima: Akari Ishizuka
 * Futaba Sakura: Mei Fukuda
 * Haru Okumura: Riko Sugahara
 * Yuuki Mishima: Shogo Tamura
 * Kunikazu Okumura:

From #4:
 * Yusuke Kitagawa: Koji Kominami reprises his role
 * Yuuki Mishima: Takuto Nakajima
 * Masayoshi Shido: Tyson Ohya

#2

 * Ann is wearing her school uniform underneath her clothing when she tries to distract Yusuke.
 * When picking out the real Sayuri from the fakes, Yusuke does it without any input from the rest of the team.
 * When Ann falls asleep during Yusuke's welcome party, Ryuji does not try to look up her skirt and instead just puts a blanket over her.
 * Yusuke copies down the license plate number by taking a photo with his phone, whereas in the game, he originally sketched it.
 * The valuable item that Joker throws to the Piggytron is his knife.
 * In the final song, "Phantom Thieves", Ryuji's rap changes and stays like that for the rest of the series.

#3

 * Mishima has several original skits where he acts as a public relations officer for the Phantom Thieves.
 * Mishima investigates Big Bang Burger and gets caught by an employee for bringing a non-Big Bang Burger drink into the establishment. Haru saves him from the employee and asks to have his water bottle cap to use for creating vaccines.
 * Mishima sneaks around Shinjuku and is caught by a teacher.
 * Mishima suspects Cafe Leblanc is where the Phantom Thieves are hiding, but he keeps missing Sojiro when coming in, so he decides the store is empty.
 * Mishima tries to impress some girls when they swoon over Akechi.
 * The first segment in Futaba's Palace where the Phantom Thieves must get a map from a thief was skipped.
 * Wakaba is not depicted as a large monster, as she is played by an ensemble cast member with two other ensemble cast members controlling her wings.
 * The Phantom Thieves help Futaba socialize by teaching her how to dance.
 * The fireworks festival and beach trip are skipped. Ryuji references those parts being skipped when he complains about the group not doing these activities together.
 * Yusuke does not show up on the Hawaii trip.
 * The scene where the boys ask the Hawaiian locals about the Phantom Thieves was skipped.
 * The part where Joker and Makoto confront Haru about her true identity was skipped.
 * The characters are wearing their winter uniforms starting from when they first enter Okumura's Palace, although the uniform switch comes after the Palace is opened.
 * The segment where the Phantom Thieves must get keys from the robots was skipped.

#4

 * Only the scene where Akechi gives a Q & A at Shujin Academy during the cultural festival was kept. All others were skipped, including the scene where Akechi eats the spicy takoyaki.
 * The Phantom Thieves turning into mice was skipped.
 * The Phantom Thieves get the recommendation letters by simply speaking to their targets, with the exception of the yakuza members. Some conversations were changed, such as Haru only getting her letter by begging the TV employee to give Okumura Foods another chance, or the adaptation not including Yusuke designing a tattoo for the yakuza. The former noble was skipped.
 * The play ends when Joker returns to school after Shido's defeat. It does not adapt the final part of the game where the Phantom Thieves go to the Depths of Mementos.

Daily Changes
Several comedic scenes in each play are ad-libbed and different during every show.

#1

 * Kamoshida and the principal's comedy intermission
 * The protagonist and Ryuji eating at the beef bowl shop
 * Deciding Ryuji's codename
 * Deciding Ann's codename

#2

 * Akechi inviting Sae to eat sushi
 * Kawakami and the principal's comedy intermission
 * Deciding Yusuke's codename
 * Deciding Makoto's codename
 * Kaneshiro's comedy intermission

#3

 * Yusuke trying to get Futaba to open the door
 * Yusuke trying to help Futaba open up
 * Deciding Futaba's codename
 * Ryuji complaining about summer vacation being over
 * The Phantom Thieves arrive in Hawaii
 * Joker responds to Haru and flirts with her
 * Deciding Haru's codename

Names
From #1:
 * Mao Tomokawa (12/13)
 * Hinato Ashida (12/14)
 * Izumi Urata (12/14)
 * Sumito Futami (12/15)
 * Shousuke Tsuji (12/15)
 * Kousuke Kiryuu (12/19)
 * Ritsu Minatogawa (12/19)
 * Rui Asou (12/20)
 * Tsukasa Kujou (12/21)
 * Takio Sumida (12/21)
 * Shinya Konno (12/22)
 * Tohru Matsuda (12/22)
 * Akinari Doumiya (12/23)
 * Rei Udagawa (12/25)
 * Yuuki Kiryu (12/25)
 * Kouichi Miyama (12/26)
 * Koyomi Igarashi (12/27)
 * Ranma Toujou (12/28)
 * Satoru Kurachi (12/28)
 * Jou Yakumo (12/29)
 * Itsuki Onda (12/29, featured on the DVD)

From #2:
 * Itsuki Kuroi (10/01)
 * Mamoru Sena (10/02)
 * Tatsuya Tsuzuki (10/02)
 * Kazuma Suzuhara (10/03)
 * Yuuki Kousaka (10/03)
 * Kaname Kaidou (10/04)
 * Naoki Toudou (10/04, featured on the DVD)
 * Touma Yuunagi (10/17)
 * Hayato Shinonome (10/17)
 * Akito Ousaka (10/18)
 * Jyun Kogimiya (10/18)

From #3: From #4:
 * Masaki Sarashina (12/10)
 * Ritsu Mochizuki (12/11)
 * Riku Takara (12/11)
 * Hiro Mikage (12/12)
 * Tsumugi Arikawa (12/16)
 * Kanada Fudou (12/17)
 * Ryuu Jinnan (12/18)
 * Nao Tobisawa (12/18)
 * Yoshiyuki Suzumori (12/19)
 * Nozomu Akase (12/19, featured on the DVD)
 * Hikaru Shinjou (10/20)
 * Miyabi Endou (10/21)
 * Ikuto Sarashina (10/22)
 * Shougo Baba (10/22)
 * Yuuma Kuse (10/23)
 * Kaito Shinno (10/23)