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Atlus has announced more members ofPersona 3 Reload’s new cast. These voice actors are for the characters fromPersona 3’s social link system, which are special interactive social sequences between the player and certain NPCs in the game. The original game would help pave the way for its sequels to refine upon, culminating inPersona 5’s confidant system. TheReloadremake will overhaul this system to make it more akin to more modern games, which is one of the biggest changes betweenReloadand the originalPersona 3.
As detailed by the game’s director,Persona 3 Reloadoverhauls the social link systemto include fully voiced dialogue for when the player moves up a rank in the link. This makesPersona 3 Reloadhave the most voiced dialogue in aPersonagame to date. The original game didn’t have voice acting for these rank-up sequences, so players will get to hear these characters' voices in-game for the first time. Atlus recently revealed the cast list for these characters, who are all a part of the student body of the school the protagonist attends, Gekkoukan High School.
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These were all confirmed by Persona Central on Twitter, who listed each character and voice actor who voiced them inPersona 3 Reload. These include homeroom classmate Kenji Tomochika, the Gourmet King Nozomi Suemitsu, athletic sports jock Kazushi Miyamoto, P.E. Team manager Yuko Nishiwaki, and many more. The lineup of actors includes a number of veteran voice actors from gaming and anime franchises that fans may recognize. Some of these actors have been in big name properties likeGenshin Impact,Fire Emblem,NEO: The World Ends With You, andDemon Slayer, among others.
Most ofPersona 3 Reload’s new castconsists of talent that have rose to prominence in recent years, with many of these casting choices being very warmly received. Most of these characters didn’t have voiced dialogue in the original game, so many were anticipating how these events would play out with voice acting. Of these characters, only one previously had a voice, Chihiro Fushimi, who had a cameo in the originalPersona 4andPersona 4: The Animation. In those brief appearances, she was played by Wendee Lee and Cassandra Lee Morris respectively.
Many were ecstatic to hear how these new actors would sound inPersona 3 Reload, especially with the additions of Joe Zieja, Paul Castro Jr., and Mark Whitten. Some made crossover jokes between this game andFire Emblem: Three Houses, since the cast has Tara Platt reprising as Elizabeth, Chris Hackney asJin Shirato fromPersona 3’s Strega faction, and Joe Zieja as Kenji Tomochika, with the three aforementioned actors previously playingThree Houses' three house leaders. More of the Social Link cast is likely to be revealed before the remake’s February launch.
Persona 3 Reloadlaunches July 14, 2025, on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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