Kagenuki

Kagenuki (影抜き [かげぬき], lit. "shadow extraction") is a term pervasive in Persona -trinity soul- anime.

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"Kagenuki" is the practice of forcefully drawing out one's Persona. The term "kage" means "shadow", while "nuki" is derived from "nuku"/"nukeru", meaning "to extract/draw out/pull out/remove". Hence, the term "kagenuki" tends to be translated as "Shadow Pulling" or "Shadow Extraction".

In the anime, "kagenuki" has become the rave of students from Naginomori in Ayanagi City. "Kagenuki" is believed to relieve stress, and some described it as giving a euphoric feeling similar to taking drugs. As illustrated by Takuro Sakakiba and Shin Kanzato, when performing "kagenuki", two persons help each other draw out their Persona. The two Personae will then clash with each other and a blast of energy surrounds the two.

However, there are some who believe this practice is harmful, such as Megumi Kayano who fervently forbids Shin and Takuro from participating in any "kagenuki" rituals. This is because there are incidents where groups of students who had performed "kagenuki" disappearing. In truth, Megumi herself has a distrust for Personae, which she deems is more trouble than it is worth.

The practice of "kagenuki" turns out to be as Megumi believed it - dangerous. The practice was spread by members of the Marebito, a group of rogue Persona users who wished to devour other people's Persona. From "kagenuki", the Marebito will be able to detect those who own a Persona, hunt them down and devour them, causing what is known to the police as the Reverse cases.