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Persona 3 Spring of Birth: The first film in the movie adaptation of the incredibly popular Persona 3 by Atlus.

P3 tells the story of Makoto Yuki (or Minato Arisato if you are reading the manga, or Sakuya Shiomi if you are going by the plays, or Masato Jin if you are like me and had no idea how to name him in the game) an exchange student that ends up joining SEES a special school club that fights Shadows, enemies to humankind that roam in the Dark Hour, the hidden hour between 12:00 and 12:01, all the while shooting himself in the head with a gun looking device that allows him to summon a physical representation of his inner psyche.
Confused yet? Good! P3 is meant to start as shocking, however unlike most game adaptations that come across as fanservice for the gamers, P3 seems to be genuinely interested in letting you know what's going on, and explains things very well.

The main problems actually come from the original game, Spring of Birth only covers the first few months of Persona 3, which means that it's mostly build up for later events, and that it has to cover a lot of ground in a short span of time.
The constant jumps can get annoying but despite being only a fraction of a bigger story, Spring of Birth manages to tell a good journey that feels good by itself, it deals with Makoto's opinion of death and life, and him slowly opening to his fellow memeber and people in general.

Spring of Birth is a solid intro to the Persona movie series, and it seems like the end result will be quite awesome.

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Originally Posted by MidoGreen

I knew from the get go that Rikka was the best, and my gut feeling definitely paid off. From her trying to analyze Precure magic with science, to her constant straight man routine with Mana, to her interactions with Ira later in the series, she always shined like a diamond.

That was one of the best things about her in the early days, it's a perfectly logical reaction, yet most people wouldn't think of it.