My persona 4 golden journey [part 1]

[@runeramdas]

I always enjoy that Kanji is this aggressive, violent gangster for all of... 15 minutes... then becomes one of the chillest bros in all of gaming

[@justsomeguy727]

Defense mechanisms be like that

[@The_Stoned_Wanderer]

Kanji is the true actual alpha male in the whole game​@@justsomeguy727

[@SkippytWalrus]

Well, the point is people aren't looking at the full picture, of anyone, right? They only hear one side of a story and everyone thinks Kanji is a violent gangbanger. Yeah, he can kick some ass, but that's just a part of him, not the whole story.

[@runeramdas]

@@SkippytWalrus Well, that's true, and it's a big theme of the game. But you get to see him first-hand. He's in fact actually yelling and screaming and threatening violence (and from what I hear, that kind of behaviour goes over even less well in Japan than it does in US/Canada). But for most of the game, Kanji's got this pretty innocent look on his face like, "Hi Senpais, what's going on, whatcha talking about? I don't get it"

[@jaz121]

hes like a pitbull, scary looking, but a total sweetheart.

[@ATR1830]

1:08:07 She did the exact same thing Crystahhl did. Practically same reaction too. That pickle is responsible for making at least 2 people feel bad now

[@pAirA_]

Watching this made me realize just how much I love the cast of P4. I have never felt such a genuine friendship in any other game before, let alone other Persona games. I love them all 😭

[@Akari-br7ci]

So happy you're enjoying this game! P4 is my favorite persona game, always love seeing new fans get into it!

[@BattleCattleSA]

37:32 this is the face of actual, real, legitimate concern for your friend who just brought two swords to the mall court

[@ChronosLawliet123]

Man, I love it when people love Yosuke, but it's also so painful when we get to "those scenes" 😭

[@OhThatRobin]

“‘I’ll face myself’ *realization sets in*😶…” Ayyyyy you got it x3

[@lopezroilans.8384]

Ngl, I had a time when I imagined what my Shadow would be, and if there's one thing we both could agree on, it's that I am a very bad degenerate and I will never stop having hate for myself. Like he can crank my degeneracy to 11 and it will still be within my rational self's expectations, I would not just want to openly say them to anyone.

[@Qrofol]

P4 is my favourite of the "trio". So much good foreshadowing in this video - can't wait for part 2. :D

[@ThereGoCupid]

the music is so fire to this game, you could tell me the most devastating heartbreaking part in this game and i’m dancin to the music 😭

[@VionicAegis]

babe wake up new leighxp journey video dropped

[@theevilgood]

Can't wait for Leigh to progress Kanji's social link and find out he's not actually gay. That's gonna be fun.

[@ComicCrossing]

loved this video so much. Such a treat to experience one of my all time favorite games again. I hope Part 2 isnt far behind!

[@Goldenboy66123]

I agree Yosuke is very capable, only reason he isn't the leader is because he's limited when it comes to combat. That said chad is actually a "chad" so. Kanji's segment was very ahead of its time and I love the way it was handled.

[@amarant1275]

Actually both Yosuke and Yu lead the team together, this has been shown in the anime and Arena. Yosuke is the counselor and Yu the executor arm, he doesn´t take decisions without talk with Yosuke before.

[@MajiNeko_Persona]

Hey LeighXP , I'm really waitting for the [part 2] , plz !

[@EminAnimE1]

One day before Yosuke's voice actor's birthday! (Japanese)

[@DevilHunterJax]

It's here! This is gonna be amazing! Can't wait to see your reactions to some of the stuff in this game because it gets WILD! XD

[@liz_violet]

17:20 HAHAAA that cut is so funny! (also your MC voice is literaly ash ketchum noooooooo :D)

[@shadowwwwwwwwwww]

i love how you gave the mc the boy voice but then he hits you with the johnny yong bosch.

[@Ken6384]

Finally watching your P4G go through *AT NIGHT*

[@rnhnrn]

These Silent Hill 2 tracks somehow fit right in lmao

[@proximaeon]

The concept of the Wild Card on the Persona Series only started to be a thing since P3. That's because in P1 and P2 the characters were also capable to use various Persona apart from their main one, but on P3 onwards only the main character is capable to change Persona.

[@axboltx]

You can turn on the cutscene subtitles.

[@sadsnipermarina]

I can't believe how long ago this was you played Persona 3 since and made dreams come true

[@Bigcdw123]

FINALLY!!!!!!!! P4 IS HERE LETS GOOO FISHTOOT

[@bastomihuda]

imo P5R has better story plot, very well written, easy to captivate new player, but P4G has more hilarious moment, characters, and lines.

[@Joc5]

Great vegetables and even greater video, thanks Leigh

[@chillzone5460]

"she was writhing in pain" *break dances to ost*

[@Ironstone97]

Glad your enjoying Scooby doo persona. Hope we get to see persona 3 reload.

[@Diinytro]

3:08 Ignoring spinoffs, there are about 2 more 59:14 I hope the P6 mascot has zero interest in romance. Mona is "better" than Teddie because he at least isn't a womanizer, but his interest in Ann didn't really add anything to his character.

[@LangostaV76]

Fr, Japanese mascot characters are always the worst part about games or anime. The best one is Koromaru from P3 and that's because he is just a normal dog. Let's hope the next persona attempts something closer to him that Teddie or Morgana.

[@Diinytro]

​@@LangostaV76 My only real issue with Teddie is his horniness. Even before it was exaggerated in spinoffs, it really clashed with his naive and innocent traits. Also, I know it's wrong but I always considered Aigis the non human mascot of P3. Koromaru never really interested me specifically because he is just a normal dog.

[@digirainebow]

OH *that's* why you call reloading a pickle

[@digirainebow]

congrats on finishing this video by the way! just like with p5, its been so cool to see your p4 experience after hearing legend of it for so long! this video alone was already so funny and insightful and reminded me there actually *were* some enjoyable aspects of p4 underneath it all 💛 (also, they were not lying! your nanako voice is SPOT ON)

[@Animedevil21]

Can't wait for part 2 it's going to get crazy

[@InkKBird18]

11:55 Yes, the meme xD The specialist dance 🕺 🎵

[@LuminousArc92]

Dominatrix BananaHead It's Symbolic! It's Still Symbolic!! I love that P4 comic, so funny (but don't check it out till you've finished the game even if the comic itself never got finished)

[@airingo4516]

40:47 I literally listening to this for whole year after finishing the game

[@mikelonduckguey]

I guess I don't need to spoiler warning here because it never actually came to fruition, but, I very much agree around 1:24:00 about the game's dated side, and it's such a shame in Yosuke's case. If the cut romance with him was actually implemented, it would've done a lot to paint scenes like this in a better light, with Yosuke's feelings actually being more tied to his own internalized homophobia. In a sense it makes the Yosuke romance feel more "canon", like it was the final piece of his character arc that never got put into place. If they ever remake Persona 4, I really hope they decide to go through with it, it honestly feels like a huge missed opportunity, especially considering how close it was to completion.

[@xtraleo7197]

not me tearing up because of how much i love nanako

[@majoritygamerp5518]

The vibes are immaculate

[@AnEliteWinner]

2:08 little did she know at this moment when she got that “part time job” 😂😂

[@ChessNo1r]

I love Yosuke. I hate Yosuke is the CEO of Homophobia. I hate Atlus cut the romance option for Yosuke.

[@hiragiren8303]

英語わからないけどBGMで感激してたり共感できちゃうから見ちゃう

[@AxilFodilIghouba]

FINALLY YOU ARE BAAAACKKKKK

[@ironbard316]

This is an old man ~ LeighXP 2023

[@MeisterBronco]

Looking forward to the journey :)

[@XioriFall]

shadow world is always yellow. could be bcuz of yousuke cant hold his bladder it paint the whole shaddow world yellow

[@bazinga2478]

we need a part 2 NOW

[@Mythical_8]

Why did I think the TV static at the beginning was gonna turn into Jojo's

[@Xansevie]

ITS HERE!

[@justinwoolpert9381]

Do you know when you'll release your God of War Ragnarok playthrough?

[@LeighXP]

i've never played this game lol

[@LumiLunar]

While the story isn’t the strongest I love this game for the characters. It really feels like your high school students making very bad choices lol

[@lopezroilans.8384]

"Someone has to make the bad choices." -a recreyo video I saw before.

[@owenwhite333]

leighxStand

[@cry1pticzer773]

1:31:32 ITS THE LINE FROM THE HIT GAME P5!

[@LukaelPlays]

Suuuuper excited to watch you play through this one! As always your editing is really on point and you're a joy to watch! My only gripe is that this is Golden and not OG P4, I'm not a big fan of some of the changes they made. I just hope you didn't get any of the big story twists spoiled for you by some of the stuff they added! (or by any other outside stuff) this story is incredible when you really don't see anything coming

[@LukaelPlays]

Oh no.......... she picked Hard difficulty.... OH LORD... OH NO. I MADE THAT SAME MISTAKE BACK IN THE DAY

[@LukaelPlays]

getting fucking war flashbacks from the Shadow Yukiko fight..... good grief that difficulty spike

[@LukaelPlays]

Totally agree about the Kanji stuff... like, a lot of the themes brought up in his arc were rarely explored in media, it's quite ahead of its time for a game, but it's also done a bit clumsily, at least from today's perspective

[@benji777tm]

You would love the anime. I’m talking about Persona 4 The Animation not Persona 4 The Golden Animation. Also the hiimdaisy comic dub.

[@RexZShadow]

The anime is so good, espcially the chad scene.

[@_jankaruro]

LETS GOOOOOOOO

[@TheCurtman247]

*Adachi stands in the corner of the room* "hi guys"

[@warlordofbritannia]

Who wants to talk about *MURDER?*

[@yeah9000]

ADACHI

[@65firered]

Dojima: "Just do your damn job. AND BRING ME ANOTHER COFFEE!"

[@chefkochkawasaki4127]

Adachi! *Vine boom*

[@EthanRPG]

Hes the kid from P3 but less cool 😂

[@qrowing]

Yosuke: She was writhing in pain.... Leigh: *awkwardly jamming in the corner* Writhing in pain, eh?

[@SarahKey]

PERFECT INTRO

[@willstob]

For being a phenomenally awful teacher, having a few easily overlooked scenes with Marooka makes him much more interesting as a reoccurring side character. Student was just killed, so he makes sure to escort a student home, even if he's complaining about the student being out at all and the student actively doesn't want him there. Everyone is scared to ask him for career counseling, but you can talk to a nameless student later in the game that admits once he built up the guts to ask, Marooka actually gave him genuinely helpful advice, he just has to be actually asked for it. Still the type of guy to put on a dartboard, but I appreciate the little steps to give him added character to show the 1% decent person wrapped in 99% jackass.

[@mr.unknown5800]

That's actually pretty dope. I've played this game so many times, didn't even notice that. Thank you, random stranger!!!

[@gissellecares]

That TV intro is ITTTTTTT.

[@CamPopplestone]

I love how fast you went from "I don't see why there's all this hate on Teddie, I like him" to "nobody is as bad as Teddie"

[@charlieg4460]

Congrats on bideo 🎉 Great Vegetables

[@owenwhite333]

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[@willstob]

I'm so glad you immediately understood the shadows not being at all objective reflections of people, especially with Kanji. They are based on their original's fears of judgement for parts of themselves they think they have to hide, and Kanji is very much not a particularly aware person for manners regarding mature interpretations of concepts like masculinity or sexuality. His shadow lays it on pretty thick that this is a teenage boy who on some level has bought into cultural stereotypes of gay=feminine and doesn't know what that means as someone with experience in traditionally feminine perceived traits like sewing and a preference for "cute" aesthetics. I get really tired of people trying to boil down Kanji's entire character to being "he's gay" and totally ignoring the entire person the game has built around him, as if his sexuality is literally his ONLY trait. It feels super dismissive of a complex character who isn't really sure *where* he is in regards to a lot of things but becomes comfortable with approaching his thoughts and determining those exact answers on his own. I'm really happy to see you approach it positively while pointing out some not so well done parts of the game around it.

[@LangostaV76]

Yes, I think people trying to boil down a complex character to "he's gay" are missing the mark, too. It was a breath of fresh air to see someone who took the time to form their own interpretation after understanding that Shadows are not an exact representation of the person themself.

[@lopezroilans.8384]

​​@@LangostaV76 in my opinion, the shadows are just parts of yourself that you are uncomfortable showing around when they gain sentience without your rational thought process and that's why they crank all your BS to 11. AKA When you let the intrusive thoughts win ALL THE TIME.

[@tripps3631]

Summed up my feelings to a T. At the end of the story and his arc, Kanji's sexuality barely matters.

[@georgerobins4110]

Just because I want to headcanon him as bi doesn’t make me think of him as less complex??? 99% of the scenes that make me think Kanji isn’t straight happen AFTER his arc

[@JAnne_Bonne]

I think people tend to incorrectly equate believing it’s a (possible) _part_ to thinking it’s the _only_ part. And that’s an issue. There _are_ fans who understand the nuances of his character, but also think he _might_ be gay or bi (and that that’s ok) since he goes through an arc similar to other people that they can relate to (read: overcompensating due to fear of others’ opinions of their own interests and/or quirks). I won’t deny there are people who act as though it’s his only trait, but there are a lot who don’t and I don’t think they should be ignored. (And tbh, a lot of the trouble with why the people who do treat it as his only trait, or even that the possibility is there, can be traced to that goddamn camping trip…)

[@keyblader1985]

Shadows are basically master trolls. They take everything you hate about yourself, and twist it into something that's even worse. The exact result may not necessarily be true, but it's based on true feelings.

[@seanaugust]

I would die for Nanako. Also the green and blue lipsticks are so cool!

[@warlordofbritannia]

Me, first time I play P4, two minutes in: Oh great, a child character. I hope they’re not too embarrassing. Ten minutes later…. *I would give my life for Nanako*

[@marieporter9488]

​​@@warlordofbritanniaAt first I thought I would find her annoying, but if anything happens to her I riot (I haven't seen the end of the game, but I suspect she's the final person you rescue) Spoilers for the end of this game and Persona 5 Also I got spoiled earlier today, but I had suspected the rookie detective was the antagonist. I've seen the end of Persona 5 Royal, and I was immediately suspicious of another young detective

[@Fastollis]

>immediately vibing to Heartbeat Heartbreak Yesssss. As good as Persona 5’s jazz was, the pop music themes for Persona 4 spoke to my soul

[@Danb-fk5iw]

[Yosuke is number one on the character tier list] Oh. Ohhhhh. Oh, the rest of the game's gonna be hell for her.

[@chillswany]

he just gets worse and worse😭

[@sirsmiteful6285]

Japan’s writing and stereotyping gets worse and worse. Distinct difference.

[@ekeneanyanike7013]

We love Yosuke, persona hates him

[@xxProjectJxx]

Honestly, he's fine for like 90% of the game. It's just that every now and again, they'll hit you with one of those moments lol. Definitely an area where the game hasn't aged the best.

[@horizontalnoodlelmao4286]

​@@chillswany I disagree Yosuke gets very bad towards the mid point, but then at some point he becomes more of a straight man and Teddie absorbs his bad qualities and he gets better again

[@My2Cents.iF7934]

_I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS_ P4 is probably my favorite Persona game of all time. It scratches this weird itch that I can't explain, and I jump for joy whenever I see people play this game.

[@warlordofbritannia]

It’s…comfy

[@jerrykuo9106]

P4 crew are my favorite.

[@Dubbel12]

Its a perfectly fine game

[@zomboids2100]

_Did you see that, Shinji?_

[@Blarglesnarfe]

Leigh: "Does Yukiko have an ice wall?" Chat: "No!" Yukiko: "No!"

[@GreekJR2]

"This one is so unsettling" *Persona 3 waits eerily in the background*

[@lopezroilans.8384]

Persona 2 just watching from Alternate Tokyo.

[@keimata905]

Persona 1 breathing heavily from a hospital room.

[@plast1k_l0v37]

SMT be like:😂

[@SkippytWalrus]

Real

[@auro8236]

I think the reason yosuke acts like that during the kanji arc is due to his own insecurities. He’s a closeted bi. I actually think dialogue around that was cut.

[@antwangentry8896]

oh my gosh she's reaching out to the truth

[@NessKeyi]

Seeing someone playing P4 one of my favorite games ever for the first time is an amazing thing.

[@macadrive9584]

I hope sometime during this lets play someone told her Yosuke was apparently romanceable until very late in production

[@Kaldwin7978]

Ive been waiting for this

[@LeighXP]

akihiko sighting

[@theevilgood]

@@LeighXP There are... FOUR... enemies

[@emyrstarlaw5132]

Blonde hair, green lipstick, yellow clothes with a black shirt... loving the new channel Mr Dio!

[@LeighXP]

ho… mukatte kuru no ka

[@emyrstarlaw5132]

@@LeighXP I can't hit the subscribe, like, and share button if I don't do it. *Starts walking*

[@Soma_Chronicles]

I know Persona 4 is a massive point of contention within the community, but I REALLY appreciate that you gave this video the same kind of love, attention, and personal touch you've given to your other Persona videos. Both P4 enjoyers and non-enjoyers are eating good :D

[@ZenSymphonia]

Does it get a lot of hate? It was my first persona game and still my favorite tbh

[@thelid4C]

⁠@@ZenSymphoniain recent years it’s considered to be the worst modern Persona game. Persona 2 EP and P4G are tied as my personal favorites.

[@PaperReaper]

​@@thelid4Ci know its a spinoff but my favourite persona game is strikers, somewhat controversially. I had so mcuh fun playing it and the OST is an absolute unit. For main games its P3RE - P5R - P4G for me, not because P4G aint good but because my persona enjoyment is heavily derived from the soundtrack and the P4 one is my lesst favourite.

[@m0n5a80]

Persona 4 isn't a bad game by any means, but in my opinion the other modern persona games are way better in terms of story, soundtrack, characters and gameplay. You could argue P3's gameplay is worse but Reload fixed that.

[@TheIndigoSystem]

@@m0n5a80I prefer P4G to 3

[@ComicCrossing]

That Nanako impression at the end was so spot on. I wasnt looking at the screen and almost thought it really was her

[@OrphDiscord]

I'm sure people in the chat probably brought it up, but the worst thing this game ever did was remove the Yosuke romance route. Yes, romance. Yosuke is absolutely homophobic a lot in this game, and it sucks to see such a cool character fall into this stereotyping. But the knowledge that Yosuke is gay/bisexual turns his actions around COMPLETLY. Instead of being a homophobe because of being ignorant, he is so, SO deep in the closet that being reminded of gay in ANY WAY makes him deeply uncomfortable. There are so many hints towards him developing attraction to the MC in the game, some of which you even pointed out when they occured, but it goes nowhere. All this gay panic is unresolved, and we are only left with a nasty side to Yosuke that is never addressed. Thankfully, we all know the truth. ChadxYosuke forever, the true OTP. If your curious the dialouge for the romance is all still in the game, and as such some legends have made mods for the PC version to re-impliment it.

[@kitkatmuffin]

In Teddie’s defense, he was raised inside a TV. What do you think TV teaches an impressionable bear monster thing whose had no proper upbringing? Womanizing, apparently, as well as an unhealthy obsession with silent protags

[@nachot6592]

Out of all of them, i think the characters from persona 4 are the very best. That must have to do with the fact that by the time they join your party, they have lots of their issues ironed out. Still, they are hilarious AF and the main character is a jerk. I love them. The setting is amazing and it helps show a lot of issues with Japanese society you don't see in Tokyo or other big cities.

[@CrimsoNolf]

"I cant progress the game this music" that explains why ur p5 playthrough took 200+ hours when the average joe beats it in 100

[@gustavovelez25]

I feel like a bunch of people misunderstand what the shadows are in persona 4, the shadows are a mix between a insecurity of said character and what the public perceived them. Kanji’s whole thing is that he is very clearly struggling with his sexuality due to people shaming him for linking “girly” things, to kanji he sees it as “oh since I like girly stuff then I must me gay” so his shadow is this very ultra stereotypical gay character. I can see why I can be interpret as comic relief but I think the “comical” aspect of it in in purpose due to it’s over exaggerated nature, it’s very in your face and not subtle at all.

[@jokesterr119]

“I looooove baaalls”-Kou

[@CwapPlatinum]

GREAT VEGETABLES I'M GONNA LOVE THIS JOURNEY.

[@The_name_of_me]

GREAT VEGETABLES

[@FueryMistGaming]

oh boy I can't wait for October... Leigh! pls pls pls when you finish, watch the anime!!! P4 was lucky enough to have the better anime adaptations and expand on some stuff, including Chad, so pls pls pls check it out, its so good

[@jamminninja8924]

play through part 1 50% gameplay 50% vibing

[@KiruaZorudihi]

Yosuke is so abrasive to Kanji because he's closeted. This would have made more sense I imagine if his romance option wasn't cut from the game. It's a real shame it was imo, because it's perfect for his character.

[@lunathetrip3241]

100%, it's sad they got rid of it and I have to clarify this a lot whenever I say I love Yosuke. even in P3P there's representation with Elizabeth and Aigis on the FEMC route my first run of the game, I wasn't a huge fan of Yosuke due to those character traits as Kanji is my favorite and I hated to see him be treated like that, but then I watched a video about unused P4 content and his character made much more sense to me.

[@xxProjectJxx]

Yosuke reads so much like a closeted gay kid it's crazy. I still interpret him that way, even with the cut romance option, but yeah, it would have been a perfect fit

[@georgerobins4110]

@@xxProjectJxxcutting Yosuke’s romance actively made his character worse, it makes me so sad. I still hc him as being 5 miles in the closet lol

[@knotknight514]

man... I'm just so tired of Teddie getting so much shit from seemingly everyone that plays this game :/ My favorite character that I resonate with so much will forever just be a punching bag to this entire community

[@nataliecoronado4206]

it always kinda disappointed me how the thing people hate on Teddie for the most is also the thing that's the entire crux of his character. He's an innocent and naive bear who looks up to the Investigation Team and tries to act like them. But because of his naive nature, he doesn't understand that the people he looks up to as role models are, in reality, a bunch of hormonal teenagers. It's this childlike lens he has that really makes his character work for me, especially when Morgana's didn't.

[@chillswany]

how do u resonate with that💀

[@knotknight514]

@renatin5145 When I say that, I'm not talking about him being pretty perverted. I'm talking about his actual character arc that he goes through during the story.

[@CrazyCon500Games]

Wait, did you not show your reaction to the great Yukiko and the glasses? I never laughed harder in a Persona game yet.

[@HankJ666]

Personally, knowing that there is a Yosuke romance option within the cut content, I interpret Yosuke's Home of phobia as just him being insecure about his own sexuality rather than actually having any malicious intent towards Kanji, even if he can get annoying about it, honestly, I think you can tell that Atlus was trying to be based, even if they didn't completely hit the mark, which for a 2008 japanese game is actually quite impressive, it also helps that Kanji is like the best fucking character in P4

[@TakeTheWorld21]

My favorite game in the series 📺📺📺📺

[@Craz_101]

Great vegetables

[@qiki9643]

OH NO... SOMEBODY'S GONNA DIE!!! Atlus & Lotus : oh no~ ANYWAY... here's the song ✨🕺🕺🕺✨

[@gissellecares]

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[@ReubenAbrahamcx5]

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[@LeighXP]

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[@Proggy__]

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[@andrerus4617]

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[@Aerulium]

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[@Squirtle128]

1:17:39 tbh I didn’t interpret him as forgetting. He was probably trying not to think about it cause it would only remind him of his late wife

[@MewDenise]

My goofball cabage boy Adachi that low on the list?! T_T

[@lonk8976]

SPOILERS “If something happens to nanako I will burn down my home” well well well

[@shadowwwwwwwwwww]

when i was younger and played p4, i really felt seen with kanji's portrayal and the lgbt themes that are touched on in the game. even now, as embarrassing as it might be, i do kind of feel like kanji is a sort of comfort character.

[@sustainna]

I grew up liking cute and soft things, and growing in a house filled with people who kept saying "you better not be gay" among other things, Kanji was a very important character for me. Im not gay, but I like cute stuff, and i think its that aspect of toxic masculinity being touched on i appreciated the most.

[@nataliecoronado4206]

Growing up in a small town myself, I resonated a lot with Kanji's struggles. In small towns, It doesn't matter if you're queer or not. Once someone notices you doing or liking something that isn't typical of your gender, gossip spreads fast and ostracization happens even faster. It's a subject I don't see a lot of media tackle, and the fact a game released in 2008 managed to capture it so accurately is unreal.

[@ricardomiles2957]

11:08 You can't trust people who don't vibe to P4 music. The music makes me so genuinely happy inside

[@elizabethagudelo7179]

a fellow Kirk Thornton connoisseur