Persona 5 The Royal "Phantom Thief" Promo in Japan/Shibuya

[@pedrozohd5480]

Should have started out as a normal comercial and then stops logo pops up like in the game when they hack the screens

[@brenyatta]

Okay, that’s awesome. Kinda like the reveal of Joker in Smash Bros at the VGAs

[@InXrtia]

That would have been awesome :0

[@dx5gaming715]

I know I’m kinda late but I think that’s what happened

[@revolvingworld2676]

@@dx5gaming715 Unless its common to jave multiple screens feature the same commercial I would have thought it'd be sus.

[@scootfromtef2133]

Tanaka commercial

[@jozefmazef]

It's all fun and games until some famous person actually confessed their crimes

[@theanonymouslad5926]

Calling card when???

[@jozefmazef]

@@theanonymouslad5926 idk hahahha! 😂

[@lunaplaysgames7674]

I mean it’ll still be fun and games for those who didn’t commit crimes so 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@Moxie4YT]

Yeet

[@samrichschleif]

And then fucking dies on live tv

[@Sune]

as a persona fan, that would’ve been surreal to see live

[@Pduarte79]

Very true!

[@muquinas]

how i copy and paste a comment, to copy this guy comment?

[@r3tr0_st89]

Damn right

[@TheRawyan]

Your goddamn right

[@Pduarte79]

And now, for Eva fans on March 8th.

[@oscarblack6927]

Fun fact: they cut the part where the camera zooms in on Ann’s butt, and they replaced it with Kasumi dancing at the beginning.

[@chipsahoyboy1958]

Oh yeah I didn’t even realize that.

[@darkness2160]

Ohh yeaaa 😂🤯

[@onetwentyeight128]

“fun”

[@TheRawyan]

Makes sense since there could be kids there

[@cricketcoop2038]

They also replace the part with the diamonds, because it has akechi in and everyone with their 3rd semester clothes.

[@zachfennell4628]

Lol they turned Shibuya from Persona 5 into a real place

[@goon5665]

Bruh nice

[@AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEIOU]

But persONA didM't mAke ShiBUya yOu big LIE M y angrwy😏😏🥺⭐😚😍⭐😏😬🌟⭐😚😍✨🌟😚😙🥶😠😠😙😠😠🍃🏵️🏵️🧑‍🤝‍🧑👭👭🧕👳

[@smugvl]

@@AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEIOU ok

[@denji8766]

@@smugvl okay

[@ZylethXenocian]

Kek

[@Miki11U]

Kinda wanted to hear joker say ‘Yes, We will take this country before that happens’ that would of been so ace

[@andys2801]

But would it be Xander saying it or Jun?

[@KarmaDream7]

Jun obviously

[@TheGhostOfTK]

@@andys2801 jun obviously, but xander would if it happened in america

[@Mziper-x]

Yo 666 like

[@KarmaDream7]

Not anymore

[@IkeMaster11]

I can't believe they remade the city from persona 5 just to make this short commercial

[@haojiichaa3867]

lmao

[@fluttershyisbestpony3265]

Ikr? The dedication.

[@G.A.M.Y.]

Yeah making the entire city just for this is impressive

[@JU-pw4gj]

The power of Persona

[@smiffwilm]

@@JU-pw4gj The power of cognition!

[@Vher_]

it's not a commercial, it's a warning: get down some giants are hitting buildings with baseball bats

[@funnman1777]

AAAAAAA

[@patmurph7769]

I was there godzilla came next lol

[@watcherofmemelords7967]

Attack on titan spin-off series?

[@ProbablyAlmond]

*in the bunker I go*

[@never_ending2220]

Should’ve done a loud speaker with ryuji shouting “hey everyone, guess who’s back!”

[@paritheplatypus_8417]

yes yes yes that would be been amazing

[@ronreed4050]

Then he says " DID YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE THE PHANTOM THIEVES"

[@TheTsunaru]

@@ronreed4050 God damnit you beat me to it

[@InFmouseGmer-wk8in]

Then the logo shows up

[@ProbablyAlmond]

Ah good I wasn't the only one

[@emeraldjaco7357]

The absolute madmen at atlus

[@kalechips5972]

Reminds me of what they did at the game awards 2018

[@smanly3274]

Don't you mean the gentle madmen?

[@suyogv8235]

Some dude just wanted a bonus

[@jetstream921]

the gigachad power move

[@jcoolguy1548]

@@smanly3274 yes. Yes he did

[@AwkwardHypernerd413]

dude, japan gets all the fun :(

[@sebastianzarate3375]

Agree

[@IndigoOverdrive]

It takes place in Japan you Muppet.

[@seikokuu]

Yeah Japan is all fun and games until you realize how complex their society is.

[@AwkwardHypernerd413]

Justlixo oh I know. My opinion on japan is both love and hate

[@morukuser]

Indeed

[@azuki2218]

Anyone felt a shido type of vibe

[@shadowprince8653]

AceKensh1 yep

[@ChadMiku]

They really did took over Japan

[@racecarthedestroyer7192]

"before that, we will take this country"

[@TheRawyan]

Me

[@arsenelupin1854]

Oracle Cannon 😅

[@Krischenn]

You have this, and there's me losing my shit because Persona 5 music played on the Starbucks radio in America.

[@arandomguy231]

Please Explain

[@djratchet6931]

@@arandomguy231 probably someone in the shop playing the OST. I used to do that at my old job. It's great background music for pretty much anything

[@elliotdesgagne]

as a shift supervisor I've been playing a LOT of video game and anime music while I was working, that's how I met most of my awesome regulars with similar interests

[@Phanthief95]

When the person who played this sees their favorite regular: “Ah, you’re back.”

[@Krischenn]

@@djratchet6931 Nope, it definitely played on the official Starbucks radio. I'll link the video give a a second

[@閑古鳥-d6d]

生で見れたらどれだけ最高だったろうか… っていうそれだけの話

[@forestshrimp9400]

ほんとそれなです

[@nekoneko_3]

こんなん生で見たら泣く自信ある。 今ですら泣きそう

[@TheLonelyMole]

I would have a heart attack if I saw this live . Just imagine your minding your own business then boom that shows up

[@ariemenoken7307]

Bro i got hype just from seeing it in the game. Seeing it irl.....

[@BobSaget4sometimes]

They still have persona ads at the crossing daily. Honestly, I probably get a little too hype when I'm I'm there

[@TheLonelyMole]

@@BobSaget4sometimes that’s a bit weird unless there p5s ads then that would make sense

[@BobSaget4sometimes]

@@TheLonelyMole it's some mobile game collaboration I believe, I haven't paid too much attention to it.

[@TheLonelyMole]

@@BobSaget4sometimes weird I didn’t know that even existed

[@huntrr_44]

0:23 I love how they replaced Ann's ass with Kasumi dancing

[@Officialchristophermorris]

They didn't have a reason to do that🤦‍♂️

[@PatheticTV]

I fuckin’ don’t!

[@AbdallahAhmed-qz6uu]

@@Officialchristophermorris They did, the game and the footage is +16, and there are kids walking that street that are

[@Officialchristophermorris]

@@AbdallahAhmed-qz6uu Again, They had no reason to do that...

[@paykuro9256]

@@AbdallahAhmed-qz6uu That was so Unnecessary for them to do that. They didn't have a reason to do that.

[@TheEmotheviper]

Honestly they missed an opportunity to treat it like the Phantom Thieves actually hacked the screens just like the games

[@mrcat4508]

You mean like the smash reveal

[@andys2801]

I feel like they’re gonna freak out every pedestrian in Shibuya Crossing

[@booshbush1487]

They probably had to keep it a little calmer cause they didn't want people who didn't know what was going on to freak out

[@kakao-katze]

I know Persona 5 is a worldwide phenomenon now, but damn, there's something so surreal to see a promo for a new version of a game I really loved and to see it all unfold where the game's opening (the menu screen) is set. A little part of me fangirls inside.

[@heromedley]

meanwhile in NY: "A tErRoRiSt AtTaCk!?"

[@Jetsetradio]

No, that would have been Boston

[@orangeville1978]

facts

[@brightbeyonddarkness]

sChOoL sHoOtInG*

[@triiodide7762]

that's fake

[@royxeph_arcanex]

Would still check out as a persona 5 story development 😂

[@raiden2445]

Atlus used Medjed yo put an ad on shibuya

[@MadnessBomber]

I wanna live in a place where good video games are playing commercials on huge TV screens in the city... Would make things much cooler and less... Bleh...

[@andys2801]

Me too...

[@burushifudara]

But you'd also have to live in a country that has terrible conditions for its workers

[@MadnessBomber]

@@burushifudara worse than the US? Save for the whole salaryman karoshi (death by overwork) thing.

[@burushifudara]

@@MadnessBomber Well, the US has slightly worse laboral conditions.. but they also have a bigger suicide rate and stuff I mean, on landscape it's a nice country and all, but think that they are used to overwork

[@MadnessBomber]

@@burushifudara That's true. Japan is basically known for overworking, hence karoshi.

[@lukeskywalker8223]

“Yo WHAT IS UP EVERYBODY!”

[@ZeldaMasterLogan]

"We are the ones who you all know as the Phantom Thieves"

[@ashen7273]

@@ZeldaMasterLogan "...And all of us are alive and kickin'"

[@aika1313]

@@ashen7273 "But these shitty guys in power? They've been manipulating information to try and hide the truth."

[@catmanyt2915]

"we are the ones you all know as the phantom thives"

[@iyo9465]

Respect to the dude filming this. This was filmed so well

[@みみみ-w3x]

渋谷でこれはあつい…！是非見たかったです！

[@darkness2160]

Shit if I was there I would be like... *OOH BOI*

[@jonathanconfiance6653]

FOR REAL

[@ДарийФедореев-э7т]

do you mean... H O O B O Y

[@Zekken_The_Lodestar]

@@ДарийФедореев-э7т Lmmfao

[@Pduarte79]

I bet Kaneshiro and Shido run away after seeing this lol.

[@ProbablyAlmond]

Ah yes because they are very real

[@satriajanaka9651]

Wow this reminds me of Shido calling card

[@ProbablyAlmond]

Yo same

[@Phanthief95]

Damn it, Futaba hacked the screens again!

[@jessicajohnson2412]

Hahaha yup thats what happen! Good Job futaba 😉

[@ProbablyAlmond]

Mweheheh

[@LuckyOwI777]

I can't believe they actually built Shibuya from the games, just to make this awesome promotion. That's some dedication.

[@sacrilegiousboi117]

Imagine if they did this when Joker was announced for smash.

[@zoomrrmcgee]

Imagine not knowing about this but being a p5 fan and looking up to see the Phantom Thieves logo lmao, I'd be shitting myself

[@axelk.8275]

This is so fucking cool the recording looks like it’s right out of the game, seeing the logo on a big screen in the middle of the city, like DAMN I mean why can’t we have shit like this?

[@yuukiayanami]

me seeing the phantom thief logo on the screens: oh yeah, its all coming together

[@Pduarte79]

Who's gonna rewatch this in 31/3, when the comes out for us?

[@Pduarte79]

@@artmoonbridge Nop. I meant for P5R WW release.

[@Pduarte79]

@@artmoonbridge WW means World Wide release. Read what I said in the first comment. And the video, I choose to comment. Duh 🥴. Of course I know this video is from the Japanese release day, but I not japanese.

[@Pduarte79]

@@artmoonbridge Dude don't waste my time. Clearly you smoked to much weed, and that made you lost the ability to understand english. Or you live inside of a time bubble.

[@Pduarte79]

@@artmoonbridge For the last time, the video is a promo for P5Royal in Shibuya, Japanese release date. And I said quote "Who's gonna rewatch this in 31/3, when the comes out for us?" meaning the day the rest of us, would get the game. 31/3/2020, and yes I'm european, we put dd/mm/yyyy not the USA way, now can you please stop, being dumb dumb.

[@Pduarte79]

@@artmoonbridge I said I'm not japanese 🥴

[@IngwiePhoenix_nb]

Gotta give Japan this: They know how to make a big marketing stunt and make it look great. We'd never have this in Germany...

[@VOGEL_HD]

Lol hier sind deutsche?

[@diegosierra1951]

@@Fabio-ql5yf I can't believe Arbeitsverhältnisse is a word

[@diegosierra1951]

@@Fabio-ql5yf Do you guys breath?

[@kateanna3054]

as someone who has been to shibuya multiple times before i’m sad i never got to see this

[@JayStarMoney21]

If I saw this live I would’ve been freaking out like crazy lmao

[@おさるのジョージ-p3r]

うおおおおおおおお行きてえぇぇえええええ

[@kingwahib1145]

Wow this is so cool. Persona 5 is such a influential game that Japan decided to remodel shibuya in real life!

[@モルガナ-g9x]

シドーのときの電波ジャック思い出す

[@レーズン-d1y]

羨ましいです！✨

[@valentincelestite9861]

The fact that this is the exact pov of the main menu makes it even better

[@yannispirou101]

I wish I could see this live...

[@cloudshifter]

"The following events are based on a true story..." *intro starts*

[@巧妙岳]

高層ビルのなかに「もんじゃ」とか、「サロンパス」とか、ブレードランナーみてぇだな

[@brandons807]

I may cry. This is awesome. Qnd i didn't have to read the title to even know where it was because of this game

[@racecarthedestroyer7192]

just think, this kind of genius, we are just astonished at the brains in japan, meanwhile, the japanese are like "yup, just another normal day for us"

[@vanitashikari8908]

To be fair, they already have two giant mecha statues. One is a transforming RX-0 Unicorn Gundam, and the other is a walking RX-78 Gundam.

[@racecarthedestroyer7192]

@@vanitashikari8908 they built 2? i thought they only built 1, man japan is amazing

[@vanitashikari8908]

@@racecarthedestroyer7192 yeah, they built the Unicorn a while ago, so it doesn't walk, only does the transformation into Destroy mode and back. The RX-78 that was finished recently has walking capabilities.

[@racecarthedestroyer7192]

@@vanitashikari8908 ah i see, pretty neat

[@TheRawyan]

If I saw this I would have said *for real?*

[@Kooobf]

Japan is crazy. I love it. What other countries have this kind of advertising?

[@CoolF41lur3]

I think New York but i'm not sure

[@Kooobf]

@@CoolF41lur3 that'd make sense, big ass city.

[@chipi4179]

Omg why this doesn't happen where I live, imagine being on the street and sudenly colors flying high starts playing

[@jiroweiler5883]

If i was there i would probably freak out and start screaming: OH MY GOD ITS HAPPENING!!! EVERYONE STAY CALM *STAY CALM*

[@TorManiak]

Would be cool if you could have ads like that everywhere in the world. I mean, Japan has some really good ideas for things like this.

[@TDBoltSSBM]

Wow, Jun Fukuyama has more voice lines here than he does in all of P5R

[@peacock5611]

Why my country doesn't have this :( ?

[@andys2801]

Not Japan. Simple answer

[@kinokazama]

Persona take place in your country? No.

[@tofuuwu7352]

@@kinokazama shhh Let them dream.

[@ultra9349]

I literally just saw this on discord and now it appears in my recommended section

[@zeroshadeslayer3000]

Damn i wish I was there when I was in Japan last year

[@GuyWhoWatchesStuff]

I'd like to imagine what someone who played p5 but didn't know this event was happening was thinking

[@sostreight]

why am i smiling like an idiot

[@mahnuggets]

Looking up in Shibuya and seeing the Phantom thieves logo would be crazy

[@traci28dawn]

How awesome would it be to shop for groceries and randomly run into this

[@xavierjohnabad1088]

the position of it was the exact position of the 3 tvs

[@aetherized]

the futaba cannon had a comeback

[@alfie4234]

I would’ve freaked out if I saw this.

[@shdwskully]

My favorite part was when the middle screen said "Take Your" and the right screen displayed "Heart"

[@unclejohnthezef]

god just imagine absolutely vibing in shibuya when suddenly the take your heart card appears on all the screens around you- i would be so scared

[@gondalasatvarsh5892]

Woah, imaging this happening in your city it'd be so crazy

[@what_does_fred_say]

Image living your everyday life, and then you look up and see the Phantom Thieves...

[@martymcloud1908]

Meanwhile, in another Shibuya: MISSION: Dominate the *Scramble* Crossing view at 3:00. Fail and you will get erased

[@baku_m_salti3128]

I spot a World Ends with you reference

[@FirePhoenix103]

Love how it's exactly like the main menu

[@HyperK7]

Can you imagine how much this costed? Their marketing budget is either absolutely massive or they blew the budget on this for that year.

[@xxyenxd2382]

Wouldve been screaming "LETS GOOOO" seeing this live

[@xcenic]

This gave me shiver on my spine. So unreal and lovely.

[@portion-kq9hg]

legit same

[@karasu_3406]

I would’ve actually shit my pants from excitement

[@Matthax612]

That looks amazing!

[@PrestoChango0913]

*Getting The "Shido's Calling Card" Flashbacks*

[@tuyuchannel2393]

It's as if a notice has come from the phantom thief in my heart.

[@someshmuck8603]

I would have *loved* to see this live

[@jessicajohnson2412]

Woah!!!!! How cool its like we are kind of are in the game seeing it being played at Shibuya crossing I am a hardcore persona 5 fan thats so damn cool,

[@TaigaXsenpai]

This is warning for prime minister Shinzo Abe. Phantom Thieves of Heart have come to steal your corrupted Heart.

[@chAir-Cuttles]

Dude they should have just straight up had this as a calling card , that would have been so sick

[@dafimuzw]

Everybody Gangsta till 7 people in a fancy suit and a cat starts jumping per buildings

[@KillerQueenn.]

Sojiro: "Futaba, what have I told you about hacking into Japan's public TV network to promote the Phantom Thieves fandom"

[@RyneMcKinney]

This is a literal parallel to the title screen

[@instantpurple1282]

Yo, what is up everybody?!

[@Mysticalism2]

Okay, folks, listen up!

[@najeedyson418]

This is why I wanna go there

[@Syakirin57]

If they just go with a calling card speeches, that would have been better imo.

[@サブロウキタジマ]

いやかっこよすぎ

[@goukenslay7555]

man i wish i went to japan earlier

[@victorgallardo8454]

This is so fucking amazing

[@artmoonbridge]

Profile little concerning

[@farhanzaman7835]

Wish they did it in times square

[@joaovaranda4759]

This promo was a great ideia seeing its the exact same place as in the game

[@ryumarussbu]

このときの渋谷最高すぎた

[@oz0412]

実際に見てみたいな〜

[@StarPebblit]

How America shows trailers for games: uploads on youtube how Japan shows trailers for video games: broadcasts in public on the city flat screens

[@thesailormercury2]

Sojiro Sakura :Futaba what did you do ? Futaba :just a little calling card .

[@syrenagrey182]

Lol my inner fan girl for the Phantom Thieves would scream my lungs out if I happen to see this.

[@hallowjupiter6305]

I heard the p5 did a great job recreating Shibuya, but I'm surprised to see how close it actually was

[@jasontachin]

rw:clever,very clever indeed,i could almost picturing this and even imagining it happening at times square at NYC! ^_^