MAPPA to Animate Cutscenes for Persona 4 Revival

During Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles, developer Atlus revealed significant new details about the upcoming remake Persona 4 Revival, including the involvement of a major animation studio and a key voice acting change. The announcements were made during a panel featuring general producer Kazuhisa Wada, business producer Yoshuke Uda, and character designer Shigenori Soejima.

The studio confirmed that the anime cutscenes for the remake are being produced by MAPPA, the animation powerhouse behind series such as Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man. This marks MAPPA's first full project within the Persona series, though the studio previously collaborated with Atlus on the opening for Persona 5 Royal. A short clip shown during the panel offered a glimpse of their work, depicting characters encountering enemies and activating their Personas.

A new character trailer was also unveiled, focusing on Rise Kujikawa, the navigator of the game's Investigation Team and a pop idol known as Risette. The trailer confirmed that Abby Trott will voice the character in the English dub, replacing the original voice actress. Trott has previous experience in the franchise, having voiced Tae Takemi in Persona...