Welcome to our Velvet Room.
My name is Igor.
I will be accompanying you on your journey.
My name is Margaret.
Even familiar landscapes will reveal a different kind of beauty
if you change your viewpoint.
Where these new encounters and new bonds will lead you...
Such dazzling golden days.
I, too, look forward to what I might behold.
Yasoinaba Station
Inaba Line Bus Schedule
Hey. You dropped this.
Thanks.
Whatever. All I did was pick it up.
Hey there! Over here!
Hey, you're better-looking than your photo.
I'll be looking after you. I'm Dojima.
I'm Yu.
Nice to meet you.
Yeah, likewise.
I'm off-duty right now.
I figured you'd be pretty wiped after that long trip, so I came to pick you up.
Hello.
Hello!
Welcome!
Taking off somewhere?
No,
I just came by to pick this one up.
He just moved here today from the city.
Oh, yeah? From the city, huh?
Nice to meet you.
Uh, right.
Right back at you.
Hey, are you in high school?
A city kid like you must be shocked by how boring this place is, right?
If you've got time on your hands,
how about working part-time for us?
Sure, I'll be sure to...
...sure to keep an open mind about it.
Are you okay? You don't look so good.
For the next year, this will be your home.
It's not much, but think of it as your own place and get comfy.
Oh, but we have Junes!
Every day's great at your Junes!
Anyway, from here on in we're family.
Once again, good to have you here.
Yes, sir!
So you're a jock-type, huh?
Yu Narukami
Against my will, I'm going to introduce a transfer student to you.
He's a pitiful guy who's been exiled from the corrupt city to the sticks, in the middle of nowhere.
In other words, he's a fugitive!
Who are you calling a fugitive?
Wha-What the...?
Hey, you!
Nice to meet you.
Wha-What the...?
What?
Oh, boy, that felt so good!
I mean, that was amazing!
Standing up to Morokin like that!
Do you think you'll be okay?
You think he'll put you on his blacklist?
You mean his rotten orange list?
You might have landed on that list, yeah.
Well, they always taste the best right before they rot.
You said it!
When they're totally ripe, they're so sweet and awesome!
But oranges actually rot sooner than you'd think.
I've heard from our hostess how hard it is to get a shipment in.
We're not really going on and on about oranges, are we?
I like oranges, too, but nothing beats meat!
If it were a rotten meat list, I wouldn't mind landing on that!
Oh, we're still talking about this.
Eating rotten meat will upset your stomach, Chie.
Jeez, what kind of discussion is this?
Listen, I saw it! You know!
It's about the fact that meat tastes so good, right?
My future soul-mate, it was that anchorwoman, Ms. Yamano!
That's it in a nutshell?
For real?
Oh, that?
That's something everybody's talking about right now.
Have you ever heard of the Midnight Channel?
At midnight, on rainy nights...
You're supposed to watch a turned-off TV alone.
And as you stare at the image of your own face onscreen,
somebody else starts to appear - that's how it works.
And supposedly, that person is your soul-mate.
I am thou...
Thou art I...
Thou art the one who opens the door...
What's going on here?
Sorry, I have to help out at home.
Come on, you had to be dreaming.
Okay. See you tomorrow!
Sticking your hand inside a TV and all...
It's just not possible, all right?
No.
That was no dream.
If it is true, though, then maybe if it were a huge TV,
your whole body would fit inside, right?
A huge TV, huh?
This should fit the bill.
So you've got these things on display, too.
How much would one set me back?
Shall I enlighten you, then, Miss?
No, thanks, it'll just drive me to despair.
- Whaaat? - Whaaat?
You gotta be kidding me!
It really went in!
I'm going.
Hold up, hold up, hold up!
Go? Go where?
As far as I can make it.
What's with the hero act?
LCD TVS DVD Players
Hey! Hold up a second!
What is... this place?
Don't tell me we're inside that TV?
B-But that's impossible...
What should we do?
How should I know?
How should you know? It's a TV from your store, right?
Huh? But we're not the ones who manufacture them!
What's up with that?
Are you sure you saw her?
A girl, for Pete's sake?
Yeah, she might have wandered in.
Then we'll have to rescue her, right?
Yeah, sure, but we don't know where the exit is, either.
What, you saw her?
I don't see her, do you?
Hey!
Are we allowed to just go inside?
Don't ask me!
Narukami-kun?
What is this place?
What the hell is this?
Hey, hey, this is one creepy place we're in!
Hey, guys, do you hear that?
What is that? A monkey... no, a bear?
Is it a beast?
No wait, you really think that's a beast?
Wh-Who are you?
It talked!
I'm Yu Narukami.
H-How do you do?
Did you happen to see a girl around here?
Why are you talking to it?
I haven't seen any girl. Never mind that!
You shouldn't be here!
The Shadows... The Shadows!
Shadows?
Put these on and get yourselves home!
Actually, we'd love to go home,
but we don't know how, okay?
Guess it can't be helped!
I'll show you the way, then!
The fog...
Th-They're here!
What the hell?
Satonaka!
Are you all right?
Seriously?
We're goners!
I am thou...
Thou art I...
When both my eyes are opened,
Thou...
The time is now!
This... this voice...
Wh-What's this?
What's going on here?
H-Hey, you...
Persona!
Wh-What the hell...
...is this?
What's happening here?
Narukami?
Izanagi!
Wh-What the hell... is this?
U-U-U-Unbelievable!
Who are you, exactly?
We've been waiting for you.
Tonight, we'd like to introduce you to a new resident who will spice up your journey.
Marie?
I know. I can hear you.
Nice to meet you.
Please excuse her. This is Marie.
Her soul is still very young...
Shut up! Don't tell him more than he needs to know!
...as you can see.
Her manners may leave much to be desired,
but as she's in training, kindly look the other way, and forgive her rudeness.
I don't get it.
Idiot. I hate you. You moron.
What a handful she is, acting like such a shrew.
But the fact that she's here is also necessary for you.
This room is integral to your fate.
In this room, nothing ever happens without a reason.
The place where you'll cross paths with those who wander aimlessly, with scoundrels...
Who knows what these encounters will entail?
Perhaps it is rude, but we, too, are somewhat intrigued.
I have a certain proposal for you.
Although she came here before you,
it's not as though Marie has much knowledge of the outside world.
Therefore, if you have no objections,
please take her outside of this room.
You didn't have to force yourself to bring me out here.
I'm not forcing myself. It's to thank you.
For what?
That letter... you picked it up for me, remember?
What are you talking about?
At the station.
You've lost me.
You don't remember?
Hey, by any chance, were you inside the TV?
I don't remember anything.
About myself, or anything, really...
Before I knew it, I was in that room, with nothing to do.
And then that lady told me to stay there.
Even the name "Marie" was something that she gave me.
After all, it would be hard to get by without a name, right?
I see...
Well, it's not like it's a problem for me, so I could care less...
Hey, where are we headed, anyway?
It's so spacious. So this is outside...
The world you live in.
I wonder why... It feels so nostalgic.
It's nice, this kind of thing.
Green leaves...
They're flying away.
Saying hello to the sky and the clouds.
I'm lost, and I'm flying away, too.
To the moon in the night sky... farewell.
It's not what you think! Th-That wasn't a poem or anything!
I-I-It just happened to pop into my head!
That's right, that's all it was!
That's really stylish, huh?
Would you mind not eavesdropping?
Moron, I hate you. Stylish... you suck.
It feels good to be outside.
It's so much better than that room.
It's so cramped in there, and dark, and The Nose never talks.
It's so suffocating...
Well, that must be tough.
I want to see more... all kinds of things.
Then I'll show you around.
You'd do that?
I did just move here myself, but yeah.
What is this?
Why would you do that for me?
I don't get it.
Okay, I'm taking you up on that.
That lady did say I could go outside if I were with you.
Consider it done.
I'm counting on you.
Big Bro!
I'll avenge you, Senpais!
Draw!
What do those guys think they're doing?
Yahoo!
Heckle, heckle!
Hey! You're really motivated, huh?
I can't afford to lose!