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Ann Takamaki
Ann Takamaki (高巻 杏, Takamaki An; IPA: [ta̠ka̠ma̠kʲi ã̠ɴ], Anne Takamaki in the Japanese version) is one of the main characters in the 2016 video game Persona 5. She is a Japanese teenage girl and a second-year student at the fictional Shujin Academy. She is also one of the founding members of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, a group formed with the intention of stopping wrongdoers from hurting others.
She helps establish this group in part to get revenge on one of her teachers, Suguru Kamoshida, who had been sexually harassing her and drove her friend, Shiho Suzui, to attempt suicide. While in a world called the Metaverse, Takamaki gets supernatural powers which come from her Persona, Carmen, motivated by her vengeance towards Kamoshida for his vile actions, including towards Shiho. She then adopts the Phantom Thief nickname Panther (パンサー, Pansa).
Ever since her appearance, she has received a mixed reception, with some critics regarding her as an example of sexual objectification.
Ann Takamaki was created for Persona 5 by Shigenori Soejima who uses the Phantom Thief nickname Panther to hide her identity. Director Katsura Hashino discussed how she has a foreign air to her that gets attention, but also makes her unapproachable. Ann's Phantom Thief alter ego was always intended to be feline-like. Her Phantom Thief outfit consists of a skin-tight red latex catsuit with a cleavage cutout and zippers, a matching red panther mask, pink gloves, and a clip-on tail on the back of her catsuit. For her footwear, she wears dark red thigh-high boots. Unlike the current red catsuit with a matching cat mask, she was originally going to have a black dress, goggles, a tail, and thigh-high socks. Her next design was more similar to her final design, still featuring goggles and wearing a black catsuit. She lacked a cleavage window in her catsuit and wielded a crossbow instead of a whip. Ann initially gains the Persona Carmen, which eventually transforms into Hecate. The designers noted that the male characters' Personas were comparatively well-known versus female characters' Personas. They felt that if all of them were based on famous gods it would be lacking in depth, so some were made obscure, including Hecate. They still made a point of ensuring that Hecate was a good fit with Ann's personality, however.
Ann is voiced by Nana Mizuki in Japanese and Erika Harlacher in English. Harlacher was contacted to voice Ann for Persona 5, with the request that she give her a voice that was like a "high school girl that was nice but not too nice." In response, she sent a couple samples, which were accepted. Harlacher was excited to play Ann, talking about how she likes how snarky and confident she can be, as well as her growth in the game. When examining her roles, Harlacher noted that Ann was the role that was most similar to her, and that this makes it easier to get into character. She described Ann's voice as being like her own, but a little higher and said that she had a very "forward" voice. She is portrayed by Yuki Odera in Persona 5: The Stage.
She is portrayed by motion capture actor Natsumi Uetake in Persona 5: Dancing Star Night, who scenario writer and choreographer Teppei Kobayashi felt had a similar personality to Ann. Kojiro Ishioka, a dancer for another character, called Ann "very human" and said that Uetake danced in a human way as well. Uetake's performance mostly went well, though Kobayashi noted that she had difficulty dancing at the Persona Show Case. Because Ann has long and slender arms, it made it more difficult to dance there due to Uetake wearing boots. He also noted that Ann's hair was not well-suited for dancing, though noted that she concentrated hard for the performance to avoid hurting the quality. This caused the performance to be significantly difference when compared to a motion-captured performance. Rather than use a wig, Uetake colored her hair to make the portrayal more accurate. Designer Akane Kabayashi was tasked with designing her room in this game, which she made fashionable and straightforward. She felt this was easy due to her similar tastes, though said that since it was a Western-style room, she had to adjust it by adding an air conditioner and power strip to make it more Japanese.
Ann originally appeared in Persona 5, where she attends the fictional Shujin Academy as a second-year student in Japan. She is initially a loner, having only one friend in Shiho Suzui, a volleyball player. This is due to her being the victim of rumors surrounding her, due in part to her being mixed race; these rumors at times suggest that she is sexually promiscuous, especially with one of her teachers, Suguru Kamoshida. In reality, Kamoshida is attempting to coerce Ann into sexual relations, threatening to kick Shiho off her starting position in the volleyball team if she does not comply. When she continues to reject his advances, he takes his frustrations out on Shiho, leading to Shiho attempting suicide due to prolonged abuse from Kamoshida. Because of this, Ann joins forces with Joker, Ryuji Sakamoto, and Morgana in order to take him down. The other three had been exploring a world within Kamoshida's heart, called a Palace, and Ann discovers the presence of a Shadow Kamoshida, who is dressed as a king, and is captured upon entering this world due to her resembling a cognitive version of herself that Shadow Kamoshida created. Upon seeing the rest of her friends in danger, she awakens to a power called a Persona from within her heart called Carmen. She kills the cognitive version of herself before driving off Shadow Kamoshida and leaving the Palace for the time being. She and the others eventually return, with the intention of stealing Kamoshida's Treasure, a manifestation of Kamoshida's desires, in order to change Kamoshida in reality. They send a calling card to Kamoshida in real life in order to make him confess his crimes.
Ann also appears in the fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where she serves as a collectible, a part of Joker's ultimate attack, and as a background character on Joker's stage. Additionally, Ann is featured in the 2018 anime television series adaptation of Persona 5. In merchandise, Atlus collaborated with clothing company Cospa to produce a replica of Ann's hoodie.
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Ann Takamaki
Ann Takamaki (高巻 杏, Takamaki An; IPA: [ta̠ka̠ma̠kʲi ã̠ɴ], Anne Takamaki in the Japanese version) is one of the main characters in the 2016 video game Persona 5. She is a Japanese teenage girl and a second-year student at the fictional Shujin Academy. She is also one of the founding members of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, a group formed with the intention of stopping wrongdoers from hurting others.
She helps establish this group in part to get revenge on one of her teachers, Suguru Kamoshida, who had been sexually harassing her and drove her friend, Shiho Suzui, to attempt suicide. While in a world called the Metaverse, Takamaki gets supernatural powers which come from her Persona, Carmen, motivated by her vengeance towards Kamoshida for his vile actions, including towards Shiho. She then adopts the Phantom Thief nickname Panther (パンサー, Pansa).
Ever since her appearance, she has received a mixed reception, with some critics regarding her as an example of sexual objectification.
Ann Takamaki was created for Persona 5 by Shigenori Soejima who uses the Phantom Thief nickname Panther to hide her identity. Director Katsura Hashino discussed how she has a foreign air to her that gets attention, but also makes her unapproachable. Ann's Phantom Thief alter ego was always intended to be feline-like. Her Phantom Thief outfit consists of a skin-tight red latex catsuit with a cleavage cutout and zippers, a matching red panther mask, pink gloves, and a clip-on tail on the back of her catsuit. For her footwear, she wears dark red thigh-high boots. Unlike the current red catsuit with a matching cat mask, she was originally going to have a black dress, goggles, a tail, and thigh-high socks. Her next design was more similar to her final design, still featuring goggles and wearing a black catsuit. She lacked a cleavage window in her catsuit and wielded a crossbow instead of a whip. Ann initially gains the Persona Carmen, which eventually transforms into Hecate. The designers noted that the male characters' Personas were comparatively well-known versus female characters' Personas. They felt that if all of them were based on famous gods it would be lacking in depth, so some were made obscure, including Hecate. They still made a point of ensuring that Hecate was a good fit with Ann's personality, however.
Ann is voiced by Nana Mizuki in Japanese and Erika Harlacher in English. Harlacher was contacted to voice Ann for Persona 5, with the request that she give her a voice that was like a "high school girl that was nice but not too nice." In response, she sent a couple samples, which were accepted. Harlacher was excited to play Ann, talking about how she likes how snarky and confident she can be, as well as her growth in the game. When examining her roles, Harlacher noted that Ann was the role that was most similar to her, and that this makes it easier to get into character. She described Ann's voice as being like her own, but a little higher and said that she had a very "forward" voice. She is portrayed by Yuki Odera in Persona 5: The Stage.
She is portrayed by motion capture actor Natsumi Uetake in Persona 5: Dancing Star Night, who scenario writer and choreographer Teppei Kobayashi felt had a similar personality to Ann. Kojiro Ishioka, a dancer for another character, called Ann "very human" and said that Uetake danced in a human way as well. Uetake's performance mostly went well, though Kobayashi noted that she had difficulty dancing at the Persona Show Case. Because Ann has long and slender arms, it made it more difficult to dance there due to Uetake wearing boots. He also noted that Ann's hair was not well-suited for dancing, though noted that she concentrated hard for the performance to avoid hurting the quality. This caused the performance to be significantly difference when compared to a motion-captured performance. Rather than use a wig, Uetake colored her hair to make the portrayal more accurate. Designer Akane Kabayashi was tasked with designing her room in this game, which she made fashionable and straightforward. She felt this was easy due to her similar tastes, though said that since it was a Western-style room, she had to adjust it by adding an air conditioner and power strip to make it more Japanese.
Ann originally appeared in Persona 5, where she attends the fictional Shujin Academy as a second-year student in Japan. She is initially a loner, having only one friend in Shiho Suzui, a volleyball player. This is due to her being the victim of rumors surrounding her, due in part to her being mixed race; these rumors at times suggest that she is sexually promiscuous, especially with one of her teachers, Suguru Kamoshida. In reality, Kamoshida is attempting to coerce Ann into sexual relations, threatening to kick Shiho off her starting position in the volleyball team if she does not comply. When she continues to reject his advances, he takes his frustrations out on Shiho, leading to Shiho attempting suicide due to prolonged abuse from Kamoshida. Because of this, Ann joins forces with Joker, Ryuji Sakamoto, and Morgana in order to take him down. The other three had been exploring a world within Kamoshida's heart, called a Palace, and Ann discovers the presence of a Shadow Kamoshida, who is dressed as a king, and is captured upon entering this world due to her resembling a cognitive version of herself that Shadow Kamoshida created. Upon seeing the rest of her friends in danger, she awakens to a power called a Persona from within her heart called Carmen. She kills the cognitive version of herself before driving off Shadow Kamoshida and leaving the Palace for the time being. She and the others eventually return, with the intention of stealing Kamoshida's Treasure, a manifestation of Kamoshida's desires, in order to change Kamoshida in reality. They send a calling card to Kamoshida in real life in order to make him confess his crimes.
Ann also appears in the fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where she serves as a collectible, a part of Joker's ultimate attack, and as a background character on Joker's stage. Additionally, Ann is featured in the 2018 anime television series adaptation of Persona 5. In merchandise, Atlus collaborated with clothing company Cospa to produce a replica of Ann's hoodie.