Atlus has announced the actors that will voice Persona 5's main characters in English. The list includes actors that will be well known to video game and anime fans, such as Xander Mobus, who is the announcer in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Robbie Daymond, who is Tuxedo Mask in Sailor Moon Crystal and McCree in Blizzard's Overwatch.
Cassandra Morris, who voices Leafa in Sword Art Online, will __play the game's de facto mascot, Morgana, and Max Mittleman, who is the voice of Saitama in the English version of One Punch Man, appears as Ryuji Sakamoto.
Erika Harlacher, also known as Asseylum Vers Allusia in Aldnoah Zero and Sadira in Killer Instinct, is taking on the role of Ann Takamaki. Cherami Leigh, or Sailor Venus from Sailor Moon Crystal, plays Makoto Jiijima, while Erica Lindbeck, who was Jericho in The Seven Deadly Sins, will be Futaba Sakura. Finally, Xanthe Huynh, who appears as Fuyumi Yanagi in Blood Lad, voices Haru Okumra.
You can see a full list of the actors and their roles, as well as a video introducing Persona 5's protagonists and an interview with Xander Mobus below.
- Xander Mobus as the protagonist
- Cassandra Morris as Morgana
- Max Mittelman as Ryuji Sakamoto
- Erika Harlacher as Ann Takamaki
- Matt Mercer as Yusuke Kitagawa
- Cherami Leigh as Makoto Niijima
- Erica Lindbeck as Futaba Sakura
- Xanthe Huynh as Haru Okumura
- Robbie Daymond as Goro Akechi
Persona 5 has launched in Japan but won't be out until February 14, 2017 in North America and Europe.
We recently learned about how the game lets you receive help from other players online, much in the same way that Persona 4 did, and that the PS3 version looks quite good.