Saki Konishi



Saki Konishi is a minor character in Persona 4. A senior to the Protagonist and Yosuke Hanamura, she works as a part time worker in Junes. She is also the eldest daughter of a family business liquor store.

Appearances

 * Persona 4

Persona 4
Saki Konishi is first seen taking a break from her part-time job working in Junes. In there reveals that Yosuke's parent's owns Junes, and Saki is Yosuke's co-worker. She sees Yosuke as a nosy little brother, however, it is implied that Yosuke harbors romantic feelings towards Saki, but fails to confess to her. Saki is later shown to be the witness of a murder case, making her nervous and scared.

Later, when the Protagonist, Chie Satonaka, and Yosuke tries to access the Midnight Channel, the trio encounters a blurring image of a female student resembling Saki Konishi, who appears to be writhing in pain. The next day, Saki Konishi began missing, and was later reported to be dead by a violent accident. Devastated by her death, Yosuke requests the Protagonist to take him into the Midnight Channel, as he is the only one capable to do so.

Saki's inner thoughts are later revealed when the Protagonist and Yosuke investigates the Midnight Channel. In truth, her family liquor store's sales are falling because of the opening of Junes. Further, her decision of taking the job as a part-time worker in Junes greatly irritates her family, and such, her father would often scold her for her decisions.

After being a witness of the murder case, her dilemma is further fueled when her classmates and friends began talking at her back, and finally, she confessed that, in reality, she hated Yosuke and only befriends him just because he is the son of the manager of Junes. Saki's death cause may be led by the attack of Shadows, or her reluctance to accept her true feelings, manifested as a shadow.

Despite her hatred towards her life and Yosuke, Saki Konishi is arguably the main motivation of Yosuke to venture into the Midnight Channel, and amongst others, the discovery of Shadows and the mystery behind the Midnight Channel and the murder cases.