Akihabara in Persona 5.
Akihabara (秋葉原) also known as Akiba, is a recurring location in the series.
History[]
Akihabara is one of the districts in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Akihabara is a well known place for otakus to obtain anime goods, manga, light novels, video games, electronics, etc.
The district would be nicknamed "Akihabara Electric Town" shortly after World War II for being a major venue for for electronic goods and the black market that would follow the war.
Sotokanda encompasses the Akihabara region. Administratively, the Akihabara area mainly belongs to Sotokanda, the latter of which is almost equivalent to the former.
Appearances[]
- Shin Megami Tensei NINE
- Shin Megami Tensei IV: Mentioned
- Shin Megami Tensei V
- Persona 5 / Royal
- Persona 5: The Phantom X
- Devil Survivor / Overclocked
Profile[]
Shin Megami Tensei V[]
Akihabara in Shin Megami Tensei V.
The protagonist enters Akihabara in search of a means to dispel Surt's flames in Awajicho. As a Power on the way warned in the previous area, Shohei Yakumo is in the vicinity and will confront the protagonist after killing three Forneus demons. After hearing of the protagonist's battle with Lahmu, he acknowledges that the protagonist has lost something precious due to demons, and asks the protagonist what he thinks of them. He will leave afterward, leaving the protagonist to continue on with his task.
Areas related to Akihabara include Sotokanda, Mansei Bridge, Akihabara Electric Town and Suehirocho.
Persona 5 / Royal[]
Akihabara is unlocked in August 31st as a traversable area when Futaba Sakura asks the protagonist to come there for the event that starts the Hermit Arcana Confidant. It is also where a maid café, one of the Gigolo arcades, an old machine parts store, Tokobushiya goods shop, and one of the Velvet Room entrances are located. The arcade within the area is where the protagonist first meets Shinya Oda.
Aside from the arcade and the maid café, the shops are all open during the day only.
Persona 5: The Phantom X[]
Akihabara is unlocked as a traversable area in version 3.0.2, in which the time-limited event "The Mysterious Akihabara Treasure" is launched. Same as Shibuya, Shinjuku and Kichijoji, Akihabara shares commonalities and differences of accessible places with the one in Persona 5 / Royal.
It is the location of missions and city activities centering the following characters and places.
- Mayumi Hashimoto
- Shinta Ezaki
- Saki Shirai
- Maid cafe
- Theme cafe (part-time job)
Devil Survivor[]
Akihabara is one of the locations that is part of the Tokyo Lockdown.
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2[]
Akihabara is where the Liberators' hideout is located. Many of the other characters also have professions revolving around the area: Megakin does his Megatube broadcats from the hideout; Eileen works part time at a swimsuit cafe, and Shionyan is one of the many "Underground Idols" of Akiba.
Treasure[]
Shin Megami Tensei V[]
Akihabara[]
Mansei Bridge[]
Akihabara Electric Town[]
Enemies[]
Shin Megami Tensei V[]
Gallery[]
| Characters | |
| Playable | Kei Azuma |
| Major Characters | Baraki / Sumire - Mubiora / Miranda - Ferris - Tsuzumi - Seri - Naitou - Emi - Hayashi - Stephen - Sophia - Sariel - Adam & Eve - Maria - Lucifer - Yaldabaoth |
| Locations | |
| Idea Space Tokyo | Shibuya - Akihabara - Shinjuku - Kichijoji - Shinagawa - Ikebukuro - Roppongi - Ueno - Harajuku |
| Ring of Gaea | Dragon Palace - Gaean Space |
| The Expanse | Gehenna Castle |
| ??? | Paradise |
| Archives | |
| Terminology | Order of Messiah - Idea Space - Ring of Gaea - Debuggers - Central Administration Bureau - Neo Messiah - Navi |
| Mechanics | Modules - Race Shift - Capacity - Reinforcements - RTS - Resistance Level - Cancel |
| Lists | Demons - Bosses - Skills - Combos - RTS Missions - Items - Cosmetics |
| Development | |
| Corporate | Atlus Co., Ltd. - Nex Entertainment |
| Personnel | Kazunori Sakai - Yasuomi Umetsu - Kazuma Kaneko |
| Other Media | |
| Published | Hinotama Game Comic Anthology |
| Overclocked - Manga | |
| Playable Characters | Protagonist - Atsuro Kihara - Yuzu Tanikawa - Naoya - Amane Kuzuryu - Keisuke Takagi - Midori Komaki - Mari Mochizuki - Kaido - Black Frost - Gin - Misaki Izuna |
| Non-Playable Characters | Haru - Shomonkai Founder - Gigolo - Yasuyuki Honda - Shoji - Azuma - Commander Fushimi - Beldr - Belial - Jezebel - Belzaboul - Belberith - Metatron - Okuninushi |
| Locations | Shibuya - Aoyama - Roppongi - Ikebukuro - Akasaka Tunnel - Omotesando - Shinjuku - Akihabara - Nagata-Cho - Shiba Park - Ueno - Kudanshita - Asakusa - Kanda |
| Music | Devil Survivor OST Remix - Reset - Soul Survive |
| Terminology | Extra Turn Battle - COMPs - Shomonkai - Tokyo Lockdown - Demon Summoning Program - Laplace Mail - Death Clock - King of Bel - Devil Auction - Dance Skills - Skill Crack - Racial Skill - Auto Skill - Demon World - Four Devas |
| Archives | Demons (DeSu - DSO) - Skills (DeSu - DSO) - Status Ailments - Titles - Endings |