History Anime / Persona4TheGoldenAnimation

** Yu reacts to Morooka's bullying on his first day in a way that isn't even possible in the game.[[labelnote:note]]A close comparison is how in ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'', he takes what is the equivalent to the first response (abide by Morooka and just say your name) whereas here he takes what is close to the last response ([[CrowningMomentOfFunny call Morooka a]] JerkAss outright).[[/labelnote]]

*** Kou and Daisuke are seen hanging out with Yosuke at Junes, while OutOfFocus Yumi, Eri and Yuuta can be seen eating at other tables.

* CuttingOffTheBranches: As far as the anime's concerned, Marie is Yu's canon LoveInterest. A not unexpected event, seeing as how Marie is the ImpliedLoveInterest in the game and this anime is a CompressedAdaptation.
** [[spoiler:Episode 7 has a reverse example, in that Marie removes herself from the life of all the Investigation Team... which means Yu suddenly has no love interest at all...]]

** The OVA "Thank You Mr. Accomplice" focuses on the Accomplice Ending with Yu and [[spoiler:Adachi]].

** Adachi also gets expanded upon, where in game he is a NPC who gets Social Link in ''Golden'' (aside of [[spoiler:him being the killer]]), he gets an entire episode focusing on him, notably showing him before [[spoiler:the two murders]]. He has an entire monologue within as well, and if you watch this episode in order alongside the original animation's episodes as well, you'll find out [[spoiler:that in Episode 22, he was [[BlatantLies lying to the Investigation Team]] to get them ''intentionally'' riled up. Adachi made sexual advances, not Namatame, on both Yamano and Saki. He just didn't expect the team to ''[[{{Determinator}} continue investigating]]'' after he said it.]]

*** [[spoiler: Which means, when Marie disappears to become part of Izanami, the story loses it's entire focus...]]

* [[spoiler: Unperson: In Episodes 8 and 9, they keep referring to some of the things they did with Marie, and pausing as they realise that something odd is happening since a key person is missing from their recollections.]]

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Yu during quiz show likes to [[LargeHam look at the camera and pose]] while Teddie gives his description.

* LimitedWardrobe: Pointed out by Marie when she keeps referring to Chie and Yukiko as Green and Red, respectively.

** Likewise, [[spoiler: Kaguya, the Persona acquire after completing the Aeon Social Link, is used to defeat Izanami instead of Izanagi-no-Okami]].

* MundaneMadeAwesome: NewGamePlus or not, this is ''still [[{{Badass}} Yu]] we're talking about''.

'''''Persona 4 Golden: The Animation''''' is the second animated adaptation of the Japanese RPG ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}''. This adaptation specifically focuses on new material added in ''Persona 4'''s UpdatedRerelease for UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita, ''Persona 4: Golden''.

The show is produced by A-1 Pictures, one of the studios that created the animated cutscenes of the original game. It began airing on MBS and TBS starting July 10, 2014.

'''''Persona 4 Golden: The Animation''''' is the second animated adaptation of the Japanese RPG ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}''. This adaptation specifically focuses on new material added in ''Persona 4'''s UpdatedRerelease for {{PlayStation Vita}}, ''Persona 4: Golden''.

** CuttingOffTheBranches: As far as the anime's concerned, Marie is Yu's canon LoveInterest. A not unexpected event, seeing as how Marie is the ImpliedLoveInterest in the game and this anime is a CompressedAdaptation.
* [[spoiler:Episode 7 has a reverse example, in that Marie removes herself from the life of all the Investigation Team... which means Yu suddenly has no love interest at all...]]

* CuttingOffTheBranches: As far as the anime's concerned, Marie is Yu's canon LoveInterest. A not unexpected event, seeing as how Marie is the ImpliedLoveInterest in the game and this anime is a CompressedAdaptation.

* DownerEnding: The "Thank you Mr Accomplice" OVA is basically this.

* FakeShemp: This adaptation uses every excuse possible not to use Igor, down to the fact Margaret has virtually all the dialogue. This is since the writers couldn't write him out, due to his long-running role as the host of the Velvet Room, even though his voice actor had passed away.

* NoDubForYou: Weirdly enough, as not only was the original anime dubbed with the games' English cast but Aniplex tends to use Bang Zoom for their dubs anyway.

** Adachi also gets expanded upon, where in game he is a NPC who gets Social Link in ''Golden'' (aside of [[spoiler:him being the killer]]), he gets an entire episode focusing on him, notably showing him before [[spoiler:the two murders]]. He has an entire monologue within as well, and if you watch this episode in order alongside the original animation's episodes as well, you'll find out [[spoiler:that in Episode 22, he was [[BlatantLies lying to the Investigation Team]] to get them ''intentionally'' riled up. Adachi made sexual advances, not Namatame, on both Yamano and Saki.]] He just didn't expect the team to ''[[{{Determinator}} continue investigating]]'' after he said it.]]

** Adachi also gets expanded upon, where in game he is a NPC who gets Social Link in ''Golden'' (aside of [[spoiler:him being the killer]]), he gets an entire episode focusing on him, notably showing him before [[spoiler:the two murders]]. He has an entire monologue within as well, and if you watch this episode in order alongside the original animation's episodes as well, you'll find out [[spoiler:that in Episode 22, he was [[BlatantLies lying to the Investigation Team]] to get them ''intentionally'' riled up. [[spoiler:(Adachi made sexual advances, not Namatame, on both Yamano and Saki.)]] He just didn't expect the team to ''[[{{Determinator}} continue investigating]]'' after he said it.]]

** Adachi also gets expanded upon, where in game he is a NPC who gets Social Link in ''Golden'' (aside of [[spoiler:him being the killer]]), he gets an entire episode focusing on him, notably showing him before [[spoiler:the two murders]]. He has an entire monologue within as well, and if you watch this episode in order alongside the original animation's episodes as well, you'll find out [[spoiler:that in Episode 22, he was [[BlatantLies lying to the Investigation Team]] to get them ''intentionally'' riled up. (Adachi made sexual advances, not Namatame, on both Yamano and Saki.) He just didn't expect the team to ''[[{{Determinator}} continue investigating]]'' after he said it.]]

* LateArrivalSpoiler: Like [[Anime/Persona4TheAnimation the previous P4 anime]], the anime assumes most of the viewers have already played the game, and shows big reveals with much less fanfare, including showing Teddie's human form in the opening, Ameno-Sagiri making a cameo in Episode 4, Adachi's killings shown before Nanako gets thrown into the TV, and Izanami making named cameos in some episodes. The Investigation Team's dungeons and personal crises are also skipped, since they've been largely addressed in the previous series.

** The OVA "Thank You Mr Accomplice" focuses on the Accomplice ending with Yu and Adachi.

* WhatIf: The OVA shows what happens if Yu sides with Adachi.

* Which is lampshade hung in Episode 8.

* CombatBreakdown: Yu's fight with [[spoiler: Adachi and Magatsu Izanagi]] turns pretty brutal. They both throw everything they've got at each other, and Yu goes through his entire roster of persona's[[note]]the Ultimate Persona of each Arcana representing his friends in the Investigation Team (Mada, Futsunushi, Scathach, Odin, Ishtar, Norn and Helel) as well as Dojima and Nanako (Kohryu and Sraosha)[[/note]], ending with a CrossCounter between Izanagi and [[spoiler: it's evil counterpart]]. Just when it seems like they're both too exhausted to keep fighting, Yu resorts to using his ''bare hands'' to beat the crap out of the other guy. ''DAMN!''