Shin Megami Tensei (Series)

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The Shin Megami Tensei series (真・女神転生, Shin Megami Tensei)^?, abbreviated as SMT, is the largest of the branches in the Megami Tensei franchise. It started with Shin Megami Tensei and maintains many of the traditional aspects of the original Megami Tensei.

The "shin" (真) in the title translates to "true", but another Japanese character also called "shin" (新) means "new", and is a play on words in Japanese. The meaning of "new" is reinforced by comparison with the Super Famicom remakes of the original Megami Tensei games being called Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei (旧約・女神転生, Kyūyaku Megami Tensei), where the character "kyū" (旧) means "old" ("kyūyaku" as a whole meaning "old covenant" or, specifically in the Bible, "Old Testament").

To help market the Megami Tensei franchise in the west, the respective branch of Atlus would attach the title of Shin Megami Tensei to many Megami Tensei franchise games belonging to different sub-series entirely, after the localization of Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne. Some instances of this include several titles from the Persona series. While the Shin Megami Tensei moniker has been used for multiple games outside the Shin Megami Tensei series, it was dropped from Persona 4 Golden and the Persona 4 Arena duology as it would have made the titles unwieldy.

Main Games

• Shin Megami Tensei
• Shin Megami Tensei II
• Shin Megami Tensei: if...
• Shin Megami Tensei NINE
• Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne (Maniax, Maniax Chronicle Edition, HD Remaster)
• Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (Redux)
• Shin Megami Tensei IV
• Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse
• Shin Megami Tensei V (Vengeance)

Side Games

• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - See also Devil Summoner (Series)
• Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku
• Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner
• Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE (Encore)
• Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue

Mobile Phone Games

• Shin Megami Tensei: if... Hazama's Chapter
• Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX
• Shin Megami Tensei Pinball: Judgment
• Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Requiem
• Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX Devil's Colosseum
• Shin Megami Tensei II Gaiden: Ma To Houkai
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Hunter Zero
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Collection
• Shin Megami Tensei J
• Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2

MMORPGs

• Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE

Manga Series

• Shin Megami Tensei II TOKYO Millennium
• Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation
• Shin Megami Tensei: The Wings of the Fallen
• Shin Megami Tensei: if... (Manga)
• Shin Megami Tensei: Kahn
• Super Comic Gekijou: Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne
• Shin Megami Tensei IV DEMONIC GENE
• Shin Megami Tensei IV -Prayers-
• Shin Megami Tensei DSJ Another Report
• Shin Megami Tensei Gaiten - Hato no Senki
• Shin Megami Tensei EDEN
• Shin Megami Tensei CG Senki: Dante no Mon
• Shin Megami Tensei - El Salem

Novels

• Shin Megami Tensei: Jin in the Ruins
• Shin Megami Tensei II: Jin of the Revival
• Shin Megami Tensei if...: Jin of the Expanse
• Shin Megami Tensei: if... (Novel)
• Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Konton
• Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne (Novel)
• Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse Prequel: Nikkari Side
• Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse Prequel: Asahi Side

TRPG Replays

• Door of the Makai - Shin Megami Tensei II TRPG Replay
• Shin Megami Tensei TRPG Mato Tokyo 200X Replay Successor to the White Blade
• Shin Megami Tensei TRPG Magic City Tokyo 200X Replay Heavenly Cage
• False Millennial Kingdom-Replay: Shin Megami Tensei TRPG Magic City Tokyo 200X
• Demon Student Organization Replay: Shin Megami Tensei TRPG Mato Tokyo 200X
• Night Tail Replay: Shin Megami Tensei TRPG Mato Tokyo 200X
• Yukemuri Goddess and King Abadon Replay: Shin Megami Tensei TRPG Magic City Tokyo 200X
• Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne TRPG Replay Reunion ~See you again next world~

Animation

• Tokyo Revelation

Drama CDs

• Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation Gaiden
• Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Drama CD
• Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Drama CD
• Dramatic Mystery Escape Game CD – Shin Megami Tensei Akira Kenai

Card Game

• Shin Megami Tensei Card Game: (真・女神転生カードゲーム)

Tabletop RPG

• Shin Megami Tensei TRPG

Gallery

The Japanese logo for the series, designed after the Hexagram of Solomon

Timeline of main SMT games to celebrate 25th anniversary.

Trivia

• According to Atlus, the series title is translated as "True Goddess Metempsychosis": Metempsychosis refers to the series' trademark theme of reincarnation.