Persona 3
With a short window between announcement and release, Aniplex USA is looking to put a bit of marketing into their release of the import version of Persona 3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth ahead of its May 20th, 2014 release with English subtitles. We got our first look trailer a few days ago, which was decent, but this second subtitled trailer definitely pushes the feature better, particularly with the music of it all. The feature film will be getting both a collectors edition release with some very good extras to it and a regular edition which will shave the price by $20. With these being import releases, there will be no dub and obviously it will have a higher price point, but depending on where you are and if you import regularly, it may be a more manageable solution.
Plot concept: “If I told you that there’s more than 24 hours in a day, would you believe me?” The “Dark Hour”—the time which exists between each day. During those hours, the town stands still, the people are transformed into mere objects, and countless monsters called “Shadows” run rampant through the town. Only the Personas, beings with special powers, are able to combat these creatures. Makoto Yuki, a transfer student at Gekkoukan High School, is suddenly awakened with the powers to control a Persona. Yuki is recruited to join other Persona summoners of his school in the “Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad.” As they continue to investigate the situations surrounding the Dark Hours, they all come face to face with their shocking fate…