Ann Takamaki

Ann Takamaki
Also known as	Anne Takamaki (Japanese name) Panther (Code Name) Lady Ann (by Morgana)
Japanese Name	高巻 杏 パンサー
Romaji	Takamaki An Pansā
First Appearance	Persona 5
Affiliation	Phantom Thieves of Hearts
Age	16
Zodiac	Scorpio
Height	168 cm (5'6")
Blood Type	B
Melee Weapon	Whips
Ranged Weapon	Submachine Guns
Arcana	The Lovers
Persona	Carmen, Hecate
Japanese VA	Nana Mizuki
English VA	Erika Harlacher

"Hey! Morgana'd be ashamed of us sitting around here moping like this! Honestly, I don't know what we should do... but if we give up, we'll never save him! Didn't he save all of you!? If we aren't gonna act now, when will we? We gotta do something...!"

—Ann Takamaki, Persona 5

Ann Takamaki (Anne Takamaki in the Japanese version) is a playable character from Persona 5. She is a student at Shujin Academy who lives a double life as a Phantom Thief.

Appearances

• Persona 5: Playable Character; Lovers Confidant
  • Persona 5 (Manga): Major Character
  • Persona 5 The Animation The Day Breakers: Major Character
  • Persona 5 The Animation: Major Character
• Persona 5: Dancing Star Night: Playable Character

Design

Ann has bright blue eyes and ash blonde wavy hair styled in bushy pigtails, with parted side bangs on the right side of her face. She accessorizes with a single yellow hair clip above her left ear, as well as small circular earrings on both ears. It is implied she is of mixed ethnicity; her surname is Japanese implying partial Japanese descent, she mentions she used to live in Finland possibly implying she is of Finnish descent, and her profile mentions she is 1/4 American.[1] She is slightly taller than the girls in Japan and the tallest female member of the Phantom Thieves.

Her winter school uniform is modified to fit her taste; the standard black blazer over a white varsity-like hoodie worn long to cover most of her short plaid skirt. Her hoodie has a zipper, a red stripe between two blue stripes at the bottom, and S symbol near the front bottom on one side, and a green four-leaf-clover symbol on the back of the hood. She wears red tights and brown boots with yellow laces.

Her summer school uniform is a white shirt with a blue jacket wrapped on her waist and the skirt is more visible. She has black socks with white lining and dark brown shoes. Her hairpin is now red instead of yellow and she wears a silver necklace.

Her summer casual clothes consists of a black tank top with "U2O" on it over a white shirt, with red sunglasses hanging from the middle of her chest. She wears blue denim short shorts with a red plaid shirt wrapped around her waist, black cropped socks, and red sneakers.

Her winter casual clothes consists of a lavender blue button shirt covered with a red and white jersey jacket with an S symbol near the front bottom on one side. She has a white skirt, black leggings, and red converse shoes. She wears big red round earrings.

Her thief outfit consists of a skin tight red latex catsuit worn with a matching red panther mask, cleavage cutout, zippers, pink gloves, dark red thigh-high boots, and has a clipped on tail in the back.

Personality

"I hear you... Carmen. You're right. No more holding back...!"

—Ann Takamaki before awakening her Persona

Restrained in her daily life, Ann feels she has lost her place in the world. Although she is respectful and polite towards her peers and elders, Ann is a bit more withdrawn and isolated from the rest of the kids at school due to becoming the subject of rumors regarding her and Suguru Kamoshida - students have called her "Kamoshida's bitch." She feels nearly everyone, except Kamoshida and Shiho Suzui, pretends and acts like she is invisible, giving her the silent treatment. In the beginning of the game, Ann is an unpopular student with very few friends. The only one she opens up to is her only best friend, Shiho. She cares so much for her only friend that she is willing to do what Kamoshida told her to for Shiho's sake. Thus, she shows how headstrong and fierce she can be if someone hurt her friends. Ann is shown to have great emotional intelligence and altruism where it counts.

Ann has no shyness or social anxiety around strangers, though she's not really aware of it. Ann is open and forward with her opinions and emotions and speaks her mind. Ann also uses profanity such as "piece of shit," "bullshit," "hell," "son of a bitch," "dumbass," "bastard," "goddamn," etc.[2] She has a habit of playing with the ends of her pigtails when she's thinking about something.

Persona 5 - Ann Trailer PS4, PS3

Ann trailer.

After becoming a Phantom Thief, she becomes more lively and energetic with a stronger will to never be used or abused again like a subservient slave. She has also been described by her voice actress as "snarky" and "confident," but deep down, is good when others get to know her and has a sense of justice, wanting to do what she feels is right. She's fairly forgiving, as she apologizes to Makoto Niijima for her harsh comments and spares Kamoshida's life. She has a good with rapport with everyone in the group, in particular Ryuji Sakamoto, who she frequently teases in a friendly manner and vice versa. As a Phantom Thief, Ann is driven by her desire to help and give courage to people who are helpless, like with Shiho.

In the beginning of the game, Ann has a modeling side-job as a hobby, although she doesn't want to make a living out of it just yet as she is unsure how serious she wants to take it. On a side-note, her acting skills are terrible, yet somehow fool people often. Despite this and being generally confident about her body and physical appearance, Ann becomes flustered and embarrassed when she is forced into a situation that exposes her skin without her prior consent or desire. She has a tendency to mock or prank people who are ogling her like Ryuji. She is also disgusted with the idea of being used as a nude model for Yusuke Kitagawa. She is embarrassed of her Phantom Thief outfit at first.[3] She thinks the tail is the only fine part of it.[4][5] She comments that she could never wear out in public.[6] She notes her clothing is tight in the chest area, and her bust size is commented on at various points.[7][8] Her outfit is also likely inspired by an anime Ann watched, in which she admired a "sexy" villain who was strong and confident.

Ann can't stand it when people superficially value her for her body and nothing else, as if she is a thin-shelled hollow doll with nothing on the inside or no other redeeming qualities. Ann's Confidant involves her dealing with feeling objectified, as well as her modeling side job. In her Confidant, she initially claims that modeling is just a hobby for her, but eventually resolves to take it seriously after being inspired by Mika's underhanded but hardworking tactics.

Apart from modeling, Ann plays video games.[9][10][11] The artbook says she has portable game consoles besides a smartphone. She enjoys TV dramas and mentions she used to watch one anime as a child. She has a sweet tooth for food such as cake and has a weakness for crepe special menus like "extra extra cream." She dislikes carbonated drinks and seems to prefer soy milk over cow milk.[12]

Profile

Persona 5

"You know what? I'm not some cheap girl you can toy with... you scumbag. You stole everything from Shiho... You destroyed her... Now it's your turn! I will rob you of everything...!"

—Ann Takamaki to Suguru Kamoshida, Persona 5

Ann is a second year high schooler at Shujin Academy, which she calls a "sorry excuse of a school." Ann is the classmate of the protagonist in 2-D and she and Ryuji Sakamoto were classmates in middle school. Due to her foreign blood and living abroad before the story she does not have many friends at school. According to the art book, her parents are away from home and she lives with "servants." Ann mentions she had a live-in caretaker, so these "servants" are likely caretakers. It is revealed both her parents are fashion designers who put on extravagant shows and they jump from country to country, so Ann does not see them that often. Ann also used to live in Finland.

Her only friend is Shiho Suzui. Ann met Shiho when Shiho told Ann that Ann's painting sucks during art class. Ann is being targeted by the volleyball coach Suguru Kamoshida, as she reluctantly makes appearances with him (in order to protect her friend) as vicious rumors spread around the school that she is sleeping with him.

The protagonist meets Ann Takamaki.

The protagonist first meets Ann when both were waiting until the rain stopped. She is then picked up by Kamoshida, and reluctantly goes with him. The protagonist and Ryuji then talk to her to ask about Kamoshida in attempt to expose his wrongdoings, but like other students, Ann is reluctant to talk out of fear that Kamoshida will kick Shiho out from being a regular in the volleyball team and also after hearing bad rumors about the protagonist.

She later meets the protagonist again by coincidence, the protagonist overhears her talking with Kamoshida on the phone, Ann claims that she's not feeling well so she can't meet up with him, which angered Kamoshida. After much persuasion, Ann finally reveals to the protagonist how Kamoshida is trying to force himself on her as she finally expresses her frustration and disgust towards the teacher, refusing to do as he says. Feeling better, Ann's view of the protagonist changes as she realized how horrible rumors are when in reality it's not true, being the subject of them herself.

Ann comforts Shiho after her suicide attempt.

The next day, Shiho attempts suicide by jumping off the school roof but fails when she survives the fall. Upon learning of it, Ann is shocked and saddened. Before she passed out, Shiho reveals Kamoshida has something to do with it. After an injured and comatose Shiho is hospitalized, Ann vows to seek the answers behind the reasons and get revenge for her friend. Overhearing that the protagonist and Ryuji wants to expose Kamoshida's crime, Ann asks to join them, but Ryuji harshly tells her not to get involved.

Not giving up, she secretly follows the protagonist, Ryuji, and Morgana who are going to the Palace. As a result, she accidentally enters Kamoshida's Palace. To keep Ann from danger, Ryuji sends her back to the real world. Unfortunately, the navigation app appears on her cellphone and since she overheard Ryuji saying the requirements to enter the palace she ends up returning soon after he sent her away. Kamoshida's knights find her, calling her "the princess" and keeping her in captivity inside the castle.

Ann screaming and crying in pain.

Later, the protagonist and Ryuji find her on a torture device surrounded by Kamoshida adorned by a scantily clad projection of a false Ann, and his knights. The real Ann is almost thrown into despair when Kamoshida tells her that not only did he sexually assault Shiho, but that Ann is to blame for repeatedly rejecting his advances, "forcing" him to take out his frustrations on her only friend. With the help of the protagonist and Ryuji's motivating words, she finds the inner strength and determination to avenge her friend and all other victims, and utterly destroy Kamoshida for his heinous crimes. In doing so, she breaks free from the device and awakens to her Persona, Carmen. Since then, she joins the protagonist, Ryuji, and Morgana to expose Kamoshida.

As part of the Phantom Thieves, Ann manages to "steal" the arrogance in Kamoshida's heart. After defeat, Kamoshida asks Ann to kill him but Ann refuses to, since if he died, he would be unable to confess his crimes. In reality, Kamoshida tearfully condemns his own self and confesses to his crimes, being subsequently arrested and charged shortly thereafter, much to Ann's satisfaction and relief. Following his confession, her classmate Yuuki Mishima apologizes for not saying anything despite knowing what happened. Two girls who spread rumors about Ann also apologize to her for their actions.

Ann trying to avoid nude modeling.

Ann is relieved to see Shiho recovering in the hospital and decides to stay a Phantom Thief so that she can save others from cruel fates that she and Shiho once suffered. While thinking of their next target, she is approached by Yusuke Kitagawa, an art student whom she initially thought to be a stalker until he clears the misunderstanding, telling her he wants her to be his next model for his art. After receiving request to steal Yusuke's teacher, Ichiryusai Madarame's heart for plagiarizing his students' artworks, Ann uses this opportunity to find out more about Madarame so they can enter his Palace and reveals to Yusuke that Madarame is not an honorable man he seems to be. She manages to do so by entering Madarame's studio where Madarame makes and keeps copies of "Sayuri" paintings to gain money, exposing him as a fraud. Before Madarame can call the police, Ann escapes with Yusuke and Morgana, accidentally taking the former with her into Madarame's Palace.

After their success stealing Madarame's corrupt heart, Ann and her friends are approached by Makoto Niijima, the school's student council president. Having heard rumors that Makoto knows Kamoshida's true nature but, like everyone else, opts to stay out since she doesn't truly care about the students at the school, Ann begins to deeply resent her because of this and is openly hostile towards her. Makoto then blackmails the Phantom Thieves to change the heart of mafia scam and blackmail artist Junya Kaneshiro, demanding them to prove their justice, or else she will reveal their identities as the Phantom Thieves to the police. After several days pass by Makoto asks how the group is doing with her assignment. Since they were having no luck entering the palace, a frustrated Ann states that Makoto is useless which prompts Makoto to act impulsively in an attempt to expose Kaneshiro. This results in a series of events that leads to Makoto's Persona awakening.

Ann later has a heart-to-heart talk with Makoto where she learns Makoto not only was deeply concerned about Kamoshida's actions and wanted to take action, she lacked the means to do so and thus felt very saddened and powerless all the while. The girls exchange apologies and also start to call each other by their first names, becoming friends in the process.

If the protagonist and Ryuji fail to complete Kamoshida's Palace in time, it is never explained what happens afterwards but the protagonist, Mishima and Ryuji are expelled and due to any form of misdemeanor would violate his probation he was taken into custody and Ann's fate unknown. The scenario is a false recollection during the protagonist's interrogation due to the drugs he was administered by the police. Sae Niijima leaves the interrogation room to give the protagonist time to recover, at which point Goro Akechi takes the opportunity to assassinate him.

Confidant

"I doubt something as dangerous as your group could've been pulled off with orthodox methods. It wouldn't be odd if you had someone that was proficient in deceiving the eyes of others... ...If you're listening, then answer me!"

—Sae Niijima talking about Ann Takamaki, Persona 5

Maxing this Confidant makes Carmen evolve into Hecate and unlocks the fusion of Ishtar.

Ann's Confidant revolves around coming to terms with the aftermath of Shiho's incident with Kamoshida as Ann resolves to improve her personal character for Shiho's sake. Ann makes the decision to go into acting only to find herself constantly upstaged by Mika as Ann thinks of ways to improve herself. Throughout the confidant she would discuss her relationship with Shiho and how it changed her as a person and gives the protagonist details about her recovery.

Ann and Shiho embracing on Shujin's roof.

In rank Nine of her confidant she learns that Shiho plans on transferring to another school as they go to the spot where she made her suicide attempt as they promised to remain friends. At the end of the Confidant Ann finally has the courage to call out Mika and embrace her inner self as someone who is truly brave like the heroines she admired.

Ann's farewell gift after maxing her Confidant is the Fashion Magazine, allowing Ann the ability to use Crocodile Tears and Sexy Technique from the start in New Game+. If the player pursues a romantic relationship with Ann, she will gift the protagonist Earmuffs on Christmas, allowing the player to earn more points when using a Lovers Persona during their Confidant in NG+, and Ann's Chocolate on Valentines Day, which fully restores SP to one ally when consumed.

Rank	Ability	Description
1	Baton Pass	Allows you to pass your turn over to other Baton Pass users after a 1 More.
2	Girl Talk	Chance to step in after Shadow negotiation fails, allowing a retry.
3	Follow Up	Chance to perform a follow-up attack if Joker's attack does not down the enemy.
5	Crocodile Tears	Chance to force enemies to ask for less during negotiations.
6	Harisen Recovery	Chance to cure status ailments inflicted upon party members.
7	Sexy Technique	Chance to seduce the enemy during negotiation and steer discussion.
8	Endure	Chance to withstand an otherwise fatal attack with 1 HP remaining.
9	Protect	Chance to shield Joker from an otherwise fatal attack.
10	Second Awakening	Transforms her Persona into a mythological trickster.

Persona 5 The Animation The Day Breakers

"Come here, Carmen!"

Ann is first seen at the subway with the protagonist, Ryuji and Yusuke. They transform into their Phantom Thief outfits and enter the Mementos.

After discussing with the group, Ann and Ryuji talk loudly at a restaurant and lure one of the members of the criminal gang to Cafe Leblanc.

Later, she engages battle with Kazuya Makigami directly and changes his heart.

Battle Quotes

『ペルソナ５』ショートムービー【杏 総攻撃編】

Ann in battle.

Quotes video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luv01tK_dz0

• "I won't hold back!" (Using Submachine Gun)
• "Persona!" (Summoning Persona)
• "Get Ready!" (Summoning Persona)
• "Let's do this!" (Summoning Persona)
• "Go!" (Attacking with Skill)
• "Dance, Carmen!" (Carmen casting skill)
• "Dance, Hecate!" (Hecate casting skill)
• "This one!" (Casting skill)
• "That hurt!" (Taking damage)
• "Oh my God!" (Getting knocked down)
• "I'm in trouble..." (Ann's HP is below 25% during her turn)
• "Thanks!" (Ann's HP is recovered by someone's skill or item)
• "Oh, that's a big help!" (Ann's HP is recovered by someone's skill or item)
• "Thank you!" (Ann's HP is recovered by someone's skill or item)
• "Come on, keep up!" (Using Harisen Recovery)
• "Hey, are you okay?" (Using Harisen Recovery)
• "Snap out of it!" (Using Harisen Recovery)
• "Oh, move!" (Shielding protagonist)
• "Okay!" (Receiving Baton Pass)
• "Go get them!" (Passing Baton Pass)
• "Don't move!" (Hold Up enemies)
• "This is the chance!" (Initiating All-out Attack)
• "Let's get serious!" (Initiating All-out Attack)
• "Let's finish this!" (Initiating All-out Attack)
• "Do it with style!" (Initiating All-out Attack)
• "Let me handle this!" (Requesting Follow-Up Attack)
• "Can I beat that loser? (Requesting Follow-Up Attack)
• "On your knees!" (During Follow-Up Attack)
• "Squeal like a pig!" (During Follow-Up Attack)
• "A beautiful rose has thorns!" (All-out Attack finishing touch)
• "Aren't we the best?" (All-out Attack finishing touch)
• "How's that? Hehehe..." (All-out Attack finishing touch)
• "Alright, I'll do my best." (Tactics changed to Act Freely)
• "I'm letting loose!" (Tactics changed to Full Assault)
• "Saving power, huh?" (Tactics changed to Conserve SP)
• "So, stay out of danger!" (Tactics changed to Heal/Support)
• "Okay, what do I do?" (Tactics changed to Direct Command)
• "Feels great, huh?" (Battle results)
• "Oh, you want more?" (Enemy survives her attack)
• "I got a new power!" (Learning new move)
• "Whoa, a new move!" (Learning new move)
• "I gotta use this next time!" (Learning new move)

Gallery

Persona 5

Ann's Close Up. Ann's text icon. Ann's Confidant icon. Ann in the crowd. Concept art. Concept art. Panther concept art. Cinematic expressions concept artwork of Ann Takamaki. Key art of Ann Takamaki from the Persona 5 website. Ann along with other playable character appear on Visual Wanted Poster. Illustration of Ann Takamaki and the others by Shigenori Soejima. Illustration of Ann, the protagonist, Ryuji, Morgana and Yusuke by Rokuro Saito. Illustration of Ann, the protagonist, and Ryuji by Shigenori Soejima. Illustration of the protagonist, Ryuji, Ann and Morgana by Shigenori Soejima. Illustration of the protagonist, Ann, and Morgana by Shigenori Soejima. Ann Takamaki's Famitsu page. Illustration by Shigenori Soejima. Illustration of the main members of Phantom Thieves of Hearts. Illustration of the main members of Phantom Thieves of Hearts. Illustration of the main members of Phantom Thieves of Hearts. Illustration of the main members of Phantom Thieves of Hearts. Illustration of Ann and the others by Shigenori Soejima. Persona 5 Maniax User Handbook Cover Illustration of Phantom Thieves of Hearts Theme. Early finishing touch portrait. Finishing touch portrait. Ann's Valentine card. All-Out Attack portrait.   File:P5 Anne's All-Out Attack finishing touch.jpg All-Out Attack finishing touch. All-Out Attack finishing touch.   File:AnneSmile.png Ann smiling at the protagonist.   File:AnneCries.png Ann crying.   File:AnnBlood.png Blood on Ann's face while unmasking. Ann awakens her Persona. Ann in her thief uniform. Ann (left) using a sub-machine gun. Cognitive Ann with Suguru Kamoshida.   File:P5 Anna unnamed Persona.png Ann with her Persona, Carmen. "Shut up. I bet everyone told you the same." "But you... YOU TOOK EVERYTHING FROM THEM!"   File:Anne exit.gif Ann exiting a subway train.   File:P5AnneTakamaki.png Ann on an escalator. Ann arguing with Ryuji. Ann being stalked.   File:AnneHarasser.png Ann being stalked. Ann angry. Ann throwing Morgana. Futaba and Ann. Ann after Valentine's Day. Ann in the credits.

Persona 5 Portraits

Ann Takamaki's portrait Ann weeping Ann's Panther outfit Ann's Panther outfit Ann's Panther outfit without mask Ann's summer school uniform Ann smiling Ann's gym uniform Ann's summer attire Ann's winter attire Ann's casual outfit Ann's swimsuit Ann's yukata (Cognitive) Princess Ann created by Kamoshida Ann's model outfit Ann with layers of clothes Ann with cat ears Ann normal cut-in Ann winking cut-in Ann confused cut-in Ann annoyed cut-in Ann angry cut-in Ann surprised cut-in Ann sad cut-in Ann harmed cut-in

Persona 5 Costumes

Shujin Winter School Uniform Winter Casual Wear Summer Casual Wear Shujin Summer School Uniform St. Hermelin High School Uniform (DLC) Seven Sisters High School Uniform (Lisa Silverman) (DLC) Gekkoukan High School Uniform (DLC) Yasogami High School Uniform (Rise Kujikawa) (DLC) Persona 4: Dancing All Night Costume (DLC) Persona 4 Arena Shadow Operation Outfit (DLC) Karukozaka High School Uniform (DLC) Shin Megami Tensei IV Costume (Isabeau) (DLC) Swimsuit (DLC) Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha Costume (Kaya Daidouji) (DLC) Catherine Costume (Catherine) (DLC) Maid Uniform (DLC) Christmas Costume (DLC)

Persona 5 (Manga)
Ann on the cover Persona 5 Character Anthology Illustration by Persona Q: Side P4 manga author Mizunomoto Ann in the manga Ann and Carmen Ann sees Shiho on the edge of the roof Ann yelling at Shiho through an unopenable window Ann running to Shiho Ann finds Shiho injured

Persona 5 The Animation The Day Breakers
Ann Takamaki and her allies on the cover of Persona 5 The Animation The Day Breakers Ann Takamaki in Persona 5 The Animation The Day Breakers Ann and Morgana

Persona 5: Dancing Star Night
Ann dancing

Tribute Artworks
Illustration of Ann and her team by Akaume (PQ Roundabout author) Illustration of Ann, the protagonist, Ryuji, Morgana and Yusuke by Rokuro Saito Tribute illustration of Ann and Morgana by Arco Wada (Fate/EXTRA series character designer)

PERSONA 20th Anniversary Festival

Trivia

• Both "Ann" and "Anne" could be considered correct names for her. The English localization uses Ann, while promotional material for the Japanese version uses Anne. This is similar to Aigis who is known as Aegis in the Japanese version. It's not that one is correct while the other is not - it is simply an artistic localization choice.
• Anne is a very common Finnish female name, and her romanized surname Takamaki could be derived from the Finnish surname Takamäki, further solidifying her connection to Finland. The meanings of said surnames are different though; Takamaki (高巻) means "(mountaineering) detour," while Takamäki means "Behind (something there is a) hill."
• Apparently, the reason why Ann wears red tights is because she doesn't care about standing out, and, at this point, couldn't care less about what society/humanity thinks of her.[13] This also explains her unique "uniform," and how Ann has given up trying to appease to Japanese society.
• Ann is similar to Lisa Silverman from Persona 2. Both are blonde-haired blue-eyed girls who were born in Japan, face discrimination because of their appearance, and represent the Lovers Arcana. While Lisa participated in compensated dating with older men, Ann becomes a sexual target of Suguru Kamoshida.
• Her battle outfit also bears a striking resemblance to the DC Comics antiheroine Catwoman, who is also clad in a leather suit with cat mask and wields whips.
• In the Japanese official site, Panther is given the mocking title of "Phantom Thieves' Method Acting(?) Actress" (怪盗団の演技派(?)女優, Kaitō-dan no engi-ha(?) Joyū)^?. Possibly refers to her stiff acting skills when she is tasked with deceiving or negotiating with the gang's target.
• Ann's Zodiac sign, Scorpio, which is noted for being a sign representing mysteriousness, may align with the fact that Carmen, her Initial Persona, was a gypsy woman who used her charm to win over the hearts of unsuspecting men and then twist them to her will, and her Ultimate Persona, Hecate, was the goddess of magic and witchcraft in Greek mythology.
• After Marie's romance in Persona 4 Golden, Ann's romance is the second/third romance within the Persona 3-5 games to include a definite kissing scene with the protagonist, the other being Margaret.