Atlus, the company behind Persona, the popular spin off of the Megami Tensai series, recently announced that they are making a series of films based off of one of their most successful RPG titles, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3.

Earlier today it was announced that the film, Persona 3 The Movie: The Spring of Birth will see release in Japan on November 23rd of this year.

As indicated by the trailer, the movie will be produced in the classic style of Japanese Anime, with no 3 dimensional elements. At this time it is unclear as to how many entries there will be in the Person 3 film series, just that this one won’t be the last.

As of now, there are no signs of a US release of the film, but if the past is any indicator, at least a subtitled version will make it’s way into the US pending the success of the film. Whether or not an English dubbed version will hit stores (or even theaters) is up in the air.

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Not much else is known about the movie and how it takes inspiration from the game, but we do know that it’s being directed by Noriaki Akitaya, who also worked as the director on the successful Bakuman anime. Meanwhile, Devil Survivor 2 anime director Seiji Kishi is also on board serving as supervisor. Animation duties will be handled by AIC ASTA.

A short trailer can be viewed for the anime at the official website for the movie.

Persona 3 was first released for the PlayStation 2 and helped revive the series for a whole new generation of gamers. It follows the story of SEES, a group of a high school students who fight mysterious Shadows using the power of Personas.

Source: Siliconera