Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Persona (ペルソナ, Perusona), formerly marketed in Western territories as Shin Megami Tensei: Persona, is a series of role-playing video games developed and primarily published by Atlus. The series is a spin-off from Atlus' Megami Tensei franchise. The first entry in the series, Revelations: Persona, was released in 1996. Since then, there have been eight further entries (four main entries and four spin-off titles), with another one (Persona 5) in development. The series takes its title from the manifested aspects of a character's personality, called \"Personas\", which are summoned during battles.The series began as a spin-off based on the high school setting of Shin Megami Tensei if..., which had proved popular in Japan. The series' trademark features include a high school setting, a group of students as the protagonists, a silent protagonist similar to the mainline Megami Tensei franchise, and combat utilizing Personas. Since the release of Persona 3 in 2006, the series has also used a social simulation function called Social Links, which are directly linked to the gameplay. Central character designs have been done by series co-creator Kazuma Kaneko (Persona and the Persona 2 games) and Shigenori Soejima (Persona 3 onwards). The overall theme of the series is exploration of the human psyche and how the characters find their true selves. The series' recurring concepts and design elements draw on Jungian psychology and archetypes, along with multiple world mythologies and popular literature.Persona was the first role-playing Megami Tensei title to be released in the West. Beginning with Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, the localizations have been notably faithful to the Japanese versions at the insistence of Atlus. The series is highly popular internationally, becoming the best-known Megami Tensei spin-off and helping establish Atlus and the Megami Tensei franchise in the West. Since the release of the first Persona game, the series has sold six million units worldwide, forming a substantial part of the Megami Tensei franchise's total sales. Numerous adaptations have been made, including anime television and theatrical series, novelizations, manga and stage plays."@en }
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- Persona_(series) abstract "Persona (ペルソナ, Perusona), formerly marketed in Western territories as Shin Megami Tensei: Persona, is a series of role-playing video games developed and primarily published by Atlus. The series is a spin-off from Atlus' Megami Tensei franchise. The first entry in the series, Revelations: Persona, was released in 1996. Since then, there have been eight further entries (four main entries and four spin-off titles), with another one (Persona 5) in development. The series takes its title from the manifested aspects of a character's personality, called \"Personas\", which are summoned during battles.The series began as a spin-off based on the high school setting of Shin Megami Tensei if..., which had proved popular in Japan. The series' trademark features include a high school setting, a group of students as the protagonists, a silent protagonist similar to the mainline Megami Tensei franchise, and combat utilizing Personas. Since the release of Persona 3 in 2006, the series has also used a social simulation function called Social Links, which are directly linked to the gameplay. Central character designs have been done by series co-creator Kazuma Kaneko (Persona and the Persona 2 games) and Shigenori Soejima (Persona 3 onwards). The overall theme of the series is exploration of the human psyche and how the characters find their true selves. The series' recurring concepts and design elements draw on Jungian psychology and archetypes, along with multiple world mythologies and popular literature.Persona was the first role-playing Megami Tensei title to be released in the West. Beginning with Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, the localizations have been notably faithful to the Japanese versions at the insistence of Atlus. The series is highly popular internationally, becoming the best-known Megami Tensei spin-off and helping establish Atlus and the Megami Tensei franchise in the West. Since the release of the first Persona game, the series has sold six million units worldwide, forming a substantial part of the Megami Tensei franchise's total sales. Numerous adaptations have been made, including anime television and theatrical series, novelizations, manga and stage plays.".