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Persona 4 #4
Persona 4, Vol. 4
Superstar teen idol Rise Kujikawa escapes to Inaba for a much-needed break from the limelight, and the usually sleepy town is caught in the grip of celebrity fever! But when Rise suddenly appears on the Midnight Channel and goes missing soon thereafter, it's up to Soji, Chie, and the rest of the crew to rescue her from the TV World and figure out what - if anything - Rise shares in common with the previous kidnapping victims. Based on the popular Persona 4 video game!
170 pages, Paperback
First published May 9, 2013
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June 1, 2021
The battle scenes are underwhelming, and Rise’s arc has always had a bit too much fan service, but volume 4 is a great adaption of this point in the overall story. That said, I still maintain that this manga really only works if you’re already a fan of Persona 4 and have played through the game. I don’t think the story stands on its own if you’re coming in with no prior knowledge.
November 1, 2021
I could do without the homophobia and Rise fan service.
June 27, 2024
One of my favourites so far
📺 It took a while for Rise to get kidnapped and I like that. She has a whole one-on-one with Yu before she's abducted.
📺 Perfectly replicates the odd and anti-climactic feeling of "oh. We did it I guess ://"
📺 I think the various sexual aspects were both exactly what the dungeon is intended to be but also really painful to sit there and watch. The latter is probably due to the acts being portrayed in a comedic light. Not a fan.
📺 Perfect portrayal of Rise's character I think. It's very on the nose I will say but I do think the game is just very indirect with Rise's characterization. She was a great show-not-tell character. While the manga does not adapt this, I enjoyed her character nonetheless.
📺 It took a while for Rise to get kidnapped and I like that. She has a whole one-on-one with Yu before she's abducted.
📺 Perfectly replicates the odd and anti-climactic feeling of "oh. We did it I guess ://"
📺 I think the various sexual aspects were both exactly what the dungeon is intended to be but also really painful to sit there and watch. The latter is probably due to the acts being portrayed in a comedic light. Not a fan.
📺 Perfect portrayal of Rise's character I think. It's very on the nose I will say but I do think the game is just very indirect with Rise's characterization. She was a great show-not-tell character. While the manga does not adapt this, I enjoyed her character nonetheless.
August 23, 2026
Adapts the second half of the camping trip and Rise's dungeon up to the beginning of the Teddie boss battle.
It's a good adaptation of one of the more off-beat parts of the game in terms of the pace of events. It was also nice that Rise got some one-on-one time with Soji, which is pretty much a necessity in the game to learn more about her (she might be around for a good portion of the story, but her character isn't as explored in-depth up front like Yosuke, Chie, and Yukiko). I forgot how weird Yosuke gets about Kanji during the camping trip and around Rise though, but I suppose that's part of the charm of a game where the main characters are all in high school.
It's a good adaptation of one of the more off-beat parts of the game in terms of the pace of events. It was also nice that Rise got some one-on-one time with Soji, which is pretty much a necessity in the game to learn more about her (she might be around for a good portion of the story, but her character isn't as explored in-depth up front like Yosuke, Chie, and Yukiko). I forgot how weird Yosuke gets about Kanji during the camping trip and around Rise though, but I suppose that's part of the charm of a game where the main characters are all in high school.
January 30, 2025
Yosuke sucks. Rise’s great though!
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