Inversion - Persona 3 Storyboard/Animatic

[@novaoma7467]

Agis is ever so slightly uncanny valley and so lovable looking at the same time

[@relic5752]

Lore-accurate tbh

[@m0ckyzo185]

"It cant be both of those" Just one sentence characterizes Akihiko at this point so well

[@RolandTheJabberwocky]

Man, even in fanfic Koromaru is a snitch.

[@Sasorislovery]

people dont realize how much dogs see and sense until they're able to properly communicate

[@m0ckyzo185]

Don't do that to my boy he don't know no better 😭😭😭

[@NortherrorZaGod]

Still best boy

[@itsmeyonners]

NOT AKI DUCKING HIS HEAD UNDER THE FAUCET IM SCREAMING 🤣🤣🤣

[@berseker704]

The joy of doing that is bliss

[@kougaon8513]

I would like to praise how Akihiko's VA's delivery of the apology to Aigis sounds so scripted. Like everything Akihiko says thereafter just sounds like he has scripted and practiced for the eventuality that somebody questions him on his eating habits.

[@rysonic618]

meanwhile Makoto just chilling at karaoke

[@JadeJuno]

They were talking about the FeMC I believe, so probably not Makoto-

[@animeonline100]

So this is what's going on back at the dorm when I'm chilling with Tanaka at night

[@jblitz200]

I love this aigis design it’s so human yet not

[@insertnamehere1398]

I thought aigis was gonna kill him im dying. Maybe it’s the lack of music but I was genuinely terrified she wa gonna do something terrifying.

[@50percentpotato29]

I thought she was gonna start "adult" time 😅 and that the music would start when the room locked

[@cubedkiwis]

HEELPPP, the idea of her just killing him is insane 😭

[@elicenyne]

the lack of music is because makoto isn't at the dorm

[@YukkiofBlades]

​@@elicenynei hate how right you are

[@allergyjelly]

Akihiko's subtle expression changes are the definite highlight. Amazing work.

[@chunkytomatosoup1826]

Bro is a fiend for water. He could not resist. Straight up went for it. Wild.

[@davy3832]

Do not fear the authority of the faucet, O Soup Can. Commandeer it, and partake. Partake of the sippy.

[@juanpablorobayo3437]

The persona fandom is FUCKING INCREDIBLE

[@noddaduck2605]

Filling up on water to try to get rid of his hunger, boi you can’t be doing that

[@webkinzgirlist]

I really love how you made the camera really dynamic with the scenes from “Inversion”! Such as when either Akihiko or Aegis are looking at certain items to highlight it, as well fully focusing on the character themselves once Akihiko ED is being discussed giving it a serious tone as it focus on the two of them in the room. You really brought this scene from the story really well with small details that I do hope the author does get a chance to see it one day!

[@yellowenpurple1916]

I really like it, the characters are really expressive and the camera makes it really dynamic despite being just a still conversation, and enhances the dramatic tone in places. I like that Akihiko seems increasingly concerned that aigis is just calling him into a death trap. I liked the bit where Aigis could tell he was worried about the camera (?) picking up on their conversation. Really cool ( ᐛ )b By the way. Link in the description is dead

[@z_grist]

thank you for such a lovely comment!!!

[@YarraYora]

the moment i see the description warning the video will have discussion of eating disorder i immediately KNOW it's gonna be about how akihiko's diet is unhealthy but woooooow the way the dialogue written takes the quality up to another level overall holy shit everyone involved in this video creation did a great job

[@marcopirrotta2791]

I love how Haki looks at Egis's fingers because he's worried he's gonna get shot.

[@layonyatsu7203]

his diet consist of - protein

[@Not_Alanius]

The second thing his diet consists of -Protein

[@hangingkind4619]

The third thing his diet consists of -Water

[@CelestiaLily]

Of all the authors you could've lovingly dedicated 8 minutes of striking visuals, scene blocking, and voice acting towards -- seeing halfpenny_jones in the description was. a trip,,,,,,, I had the dawning realization that _and your lights burning_ (almost 90k of the tenderest p5 sakura family emotions i've ever seen + a literal one-fic rarepair) was their creation too.............. and now i'm mentally preparing for bawling my eyes out at another round of "persona characters dealing with things poorly" 😭 bruh i haven't even made it halfway thru _and your lights burning_ i can't get attached to almost 136k of *this* kind of story when your animatic has already got me choked up!!!! hell no!!!!!!!!! it's too good ur advertising's gotta be stopped

[@nemesi55]

Clicked on this thinking it was going to be a meme and got a wonderfully composited, acted and lovingly written character study instead. (That was still pretty funny in its own way, while still being serious.) What a treat. Would adore seeing more videos like this ♥️

[@raphaelkgh218]

Same!!! ❤❤

[@DetachEnt]

HOW DOES THIS NOT HAVE MORE VIEWS!!! THE STYLE! THE COMPOSITION! THE STAGING! THIS IS EVERY PIECE OF WHAT MAKES THIS PLATFORM SO SPECIAL AND AMZING TO DIG THROUGH! THIS NEEDS MORE EYES ON IT!!!

[@kingsora7977]

Truth be told. I thought Akihiko was still trying to come to terms with shinji's passing

[@mercurique]

I’m so glad I stumbled across this. This is such a nice storyboard! I love how the expressions easily portray their emotions and everything - ahh I don’t know it’s just so nice, You did great !

[@Spiderwilliam13]

Once again someone gets the main theme for Persona 3: If you can't live for yourself, live for others.

[@possessedartist]

WOW this was super well done!! definitely gave me something new to read later, but i love how you framed this along with your expression work and even without the complete context, i think the emotions and thought processes the both of them are experiencing come across very well. would love to see more!!!

[@BBrawler101]

This is SO well done omg. I really hope more people watch this, you did such a great job animating this!

[@winteriris13]

i really like how this shows aigis trying her best to care for the other sees members in her own way, amazing character work in this and I love the voice acting? its kinda flat in places (for akihiko most notable, aigis gets a pass) but I think its quite charming!! overall feels very inspired :D

[@pointystories582]

I really liked a multitude of small choices that made this feel more . I really liked how Aigis speaks all her dialogue in one go, while Akihiko leaves pauses, breathes and sighs. Also, at 6:49 when Aigis is interrupted, it sounds like an audiochannel being turned off, rather than a human being interrupted. Aigis really reminds of other female robots in Ex Machina, I Robot, Ghost in the Shell or Virtue's Last Reward. I wonder what music would fit for this scene? (Maybe something from Virtue's Last Reward again?)

[@neodeer9338]

What an interesting way to talk about .... Eating Disorder .... Plus its based on FemC events which is interesting Tbh i thought that it was a horror with killer robbot Regardless its a good work

[@mossasaur]

This is really good. You do a good job with the characters and the topic. Akihiko’s reactions vs Aigis little reaction (but still clearly caring) is really really nice!😊 good work

[@kaydoshuntie2422]

Hoping the comment will get this farther! Would love to see more of these with different chatacters!! Your characterization of Aegis and Akihiko is great, really loved watching this the whole way through.

[@VSpoodle]

Thanks for making this, i went and read all of the fic to date.

[@handlehandle948]

My FAVORITE piece of literature (and yes, I read a lot of books by many famous authors) got an animatic and I only find out now??? This was amazing! I absolutely loved it and thank you so much making it! Persona fandom really is built different. So many talented people left and right.

[@bennyv7753]

This was incredible... The writing, the expressions, the pacing, the voice acting. It was all truly incredible work. Huge props to everyone who was involved in this! I am so glad I came across this.

[@SaeNiijima]

This is absolutely fantastic and so, so sweet! Fantastic framing for each shot and the work on expressions and such is lovely! And you have shown me a new fic I need to read! Please keep up the great work! ❤

[@pi4959]

This is extremely amazing!! Especially love Akihikos facial expressions

[@chrisrin]

Dude... holy shit, this is incredible. Absolutely love your framing work and expressions.

[@Gracyn1102]

Holy shit this is so good!!!! Your expressions are amazing and you captured the emotions of this scene so well!!

[@Illusiqn1st]

this is what peak looks like !!!

[@oracleiscool]

ah this is absolutely fantastic, fair play to you. well done. what a fascinating character study, and fair play for realising it

[@Ramsey276one]

1:01 Sanada: Yep, she's working normally. XD

[@user-nq9lv2by1c]

i cant believe this hasn't got more views this is incredible, i would really love to try to dub akhikos parts the writing is amazing

[@royalboyo]

Ur art style is good and this is well done

[@LC_007]

This is really good this needs more attention

[@kademeister]

this is really good man, you deserve way more views.

[@toastieboiva7338]

The writing is amazing here oh my god

[@sequoia7128]

in the silliest way possible, you sound like Tim from brainpop! this is an amazing storyboard and an interesting story. thank you for sharing!!!!

[@juliasz.1017]

woah! this is incredible

[@juliasz.1017]

I need to thank you for doing this. After watching this amazing voiced animatic, I decided to check out the work and I was stunded by how well written it was. Now all I can do is imagine how the rest of the series would look!

[@execrisiscoreonearth]

We need a patch to insert this in the game, oh my lord the realness of this conversation that literally needs to happen at some point tho.

[@oracleiscool]

truly i keep thinking about this! im in awe of it! absolutely fantastic. dont even know how to put it into words

[@luan8044]

great stuff

[@silly_solaris]

Im gonna blow up i love this so much

[@DaeCrow]

I read this last week omg 😱

[@hypn05deep75]

This is so good

[@AlisDarc]

This is so interesting

[@pepisinacan9381]

I actually really like this !! Hoping to see more stuff of the similar if you ever do so 👍👍

[@noahswor]

This was incredible! So happy it came up in my recommended :)

[@DIRTBURGER72]

lovely lovely!!!

[@arnarniyaa]

love this

[@fortello7219]

1:19 WHY DID YOU TOUCH THAT WITH YOUR HAND!???

[@orpheus2932]

Do you not know uh how to use a mop? Sometimes buckets Paco the drenching wrench so hands are used to dry it off

[@fortello7219]

@@orpheus2932 I know how to use a mop, do you know what gloves are?

[@orpheus2932]

@@fortello7219 gloves are for the weak 🗣️

[@hangingkind4619]

This is awesome as hell! Honestly wondering if you have plans to do the other chapters.

[@KururuFrog]

You did a better a job at characterizing Akihiko than Atlus IMO

[@BasementDweller_]

I don’t know the full context, but I can’t see a version where Akihiko develops an eating disorder when their main character trait is to constantly get stronger. Even with a depressed mindset they use training as a way to get their mind off things. One of the important ways to get stronger is to maintain a healthy diet that Akihiko is known for.

[@krystallinhart1030]

not me having to google who hamuko is 😭

[@JustAnotherHaiku]

Very cool :O

[@yesiamaepicsomeone]

WOW

[@DeJected_Axe]

i can't promise i'd finish it but would you mind if i animate this sometime 🤔 big fan of the writing n all here and would love to make smth of it myself sometime

[@chillycandle2007]

“Hamuko” is the protagonist yes?

[@novaoma7467]

Some people use that as the name for the Femc

[@cl0k3]

The project moon brainrot has claimed me all I can see is Meursault and Don I'm sorry

[@DamienStarry0w0]

Ewww he touched his face with the hand he touched the mop with

[@hehashivemind6111]

This is kind of the opposite of some optional dialogue from Akihiko lol

[@ZeroYami]

this is REALLY good, but was Akihiko the best choice here? him eating well appears to be a habit he's really open about in his Link Episode/Dorm Hangouts. Would Junpei not have been a better choice, maybe?

[@loserinasuit7880]

This is a fanfiction of October. Shortly after the fourth when you know what happens.

[@ZeroYami]

​@@loserinasuit7880going back to my point of junpei being a possible better choice, isn't he depressed for a while and completely unable to be used as a party member after chidori dies? akihiko joins the party better than ever right after shijiro's death.

[@CelestiaLily]

What most ppl don't know is the fic this was based off had been written back in 2021. Everything in akihiko's linked episodes/dorm hangouts were _entirely_ new scenes to reload; compared to the original we get a different side of him, _especially_ in the femc/hamuko route. I don't wanna make it seem like akihiko was an entirely different character, but reload's additions were written with the idea of showcasing a proper healthy lifestyle -- something p3's artstyle kinda lacked, when akihiko looked as much of a stringbean as fuuka lmao

[@tronixchl2004]

I need more context, this feels wrong like akihiko did some disturbing shit.... I guess Aigis found the jars full of koromaru poop (Akihiko eats that like bowls of meat)

[@elcomemierda2624]

Same, this was well done. But i feel extremely confused.

[@ShinySonic]

Akihiko is suffering from an ED

[@matboss1115]

​@@ShinySonicdoes he? Is this what's said in the book thingy

[@ShinySonic]

@@matboss1115 yes, if you read the story in their description below that’s linked it explains it

[@denmark1226]

Yall got better voice direction than Reload does. How wonderful

[@CrustyNug01]

Okay, this is cool and all, but why did you pick Akihiko for this? I mean, out of all the people in S.E.E.S. Akihiko is the most unlikely one to be having a eating disorder or at least one related to malnutrition. I just think anyone would've been better for this. Like Shinji maybe. Would also make more sense about why he'd get offended so easily. Also, remember kids! If someone gets defensive about something, that means they're insecure about it. Which means either they don't stand fully behind their own decisions, or now that what they're doing is "bad".

[@NO-gh7yl]

It's from a fanfiction linked in the description which (if you don't mind the CW) I really recommend. Personally I think it really fits Akihiko - ED is all about control and Akihiko's arc is accepting that you cannot control everything and protect people from bad things no matter how strong you get and how hard you try.

[@_ARCHE0PS]

Akihiko canonically has trouble eating 👍 while not to this extent (I think) it's stated in game he'll often go running without eating and such

[@ghoulboss7848]

This is so good