reference

[unevoke]

P3 REFERENCE MATERIAL
unofficial/fanworks
➤ notes on character names for each other
➤ what's in shinji's coat - official fanbook
➤ p3 scene compilation - summary + some analysis

official
➤ akihiko & shinjiro expanded info
➤ shinji's s. link scenes - youtube

drama cds
➤ p3 | rain
➤ p3 | argument
➤ p3 | squirrel
➤ p3p | v. 1 pt. 3
➤ p3p | v. 1 pt. 4
➤ p3p | v.2


GENERAL BACKGROUND INFO
japanese orphanages
➤ summary & link collection - dw entry
➤ lack of support in japanese orphanages - interview
➤ alternative child care in japan - hrw report

schooling in japan
➤ high school student life
➤ education in japan

homosexuality & sex in japan
➤ being gay in japan
➤ wiki article
➤ homosexuality in relation to cross-dressing/transgenderism
➤ infidelity in japan

OTHER
➤ unused graphic of a wedding certificate with shinji's name it on it.........LMAO
➤ fanart compilation

Comments

[pict]

omfg knives in the coat

THAT IS WHAT CREEPERS DO, SHINJI





...perfect :D

[unevoke]

LOOK WHAT IF SOMEONE GETS HUNGRY IN THE MIDDLE OF TARTARUS AND HE NEEDS TO CUT UP SOMETHING AND FEED THEM

THIS IS V. IMPORTANT

though what he's going to cut up and cook i have no idea cannibalism

[deliquesces]

Koro-chan

Or Ken

Or Yukari OR IGOR'S NOSE

[arrows]

i am here to drop off more links!!!

aki and shinji bickering like children
http://youtu.be/v8vOcVs6Tjw

...and again
http://youtu.be/bASdZoUDk6g

TO DO

[unevoke]

- replay p3 and make a timeline, weeps
- reorganize this, jesus (make a table?)
- collect all those icon posts yuul linked me
- other graphics resources???

TIMELINE NOTES

[unevoke]

1995
unknown - met aki & miki at the orphanage

1995-2001
unknown - stole a doll for miki and got beat up by aki as a result

2001
unknown - orphanage burns down in a fire; miki dies

2007
early in the year - mitsuru recruits aki; shinjiro follows after
october 4th - kills ken amada's mother

2009
september 2nd - rejoins sees
october 4th - is killed by takaya


MISC P3/P3P/FES NOTES:
- at some point aki says he trained harder when he was younger because he wanted to be as strong as shinjiro
- apparently he and aki met mitsuru in middle school (god i gotta recheck timelines)
- apparently he camped out in the sees dorm after aki joined and refused to leave (mentioned in the answer)
- aki didn't want him to join because he was afraid his persona might go berserk (mentioned in the answer)
- spent time with koromaru before the rest of the group got to know him
- skips school to go eat ramen (sometimes invites aki?)
- gets a cut in his mouth after aki punches him
- REALLY ENJOYS COOKING
- got a knife as an orphanage graduation present
--- i assume they rebuilt it or aki/shinji got transferred to a different one
--- also assume shinji started cooking from a young age in order to feed everyone else bc why else would they give him a knife...
- akihiko got adopted immediately after the fire
- WHERE DID SHINJI GO AFTERWARDS his own apt?? you can't cook if you don't have a place to stay
- it's said shinji used his own money to buy koro really nice dog food - DOES HE HAVE A JOB? headcanon that he works as a part time chef?? plus he's gotta pay for those drugs somehow
- WHAT IS HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH STREGA :(

cute art

[unevoke]

senpai ot3
aki vs. bear - my-cooma@tumblr
sketches - abayo
younger ot3 - abayo
what a pretty graphic - xenoblade@tumblr
srs pose - pixiv id 821464
cute - mostlyhazel@tumblr
actual tsundere mother shinjiro - pixiv id 1879381
cutes - eshiel@tumblr
more dumb sketches - eshiel@tumblr
shinji why are you in the background - pixiv id 289428
DUMB - pixiv id 776504
more idiots - abayo
BUTLER OUTFITS - xenoblade@tumblr
SHINJI THO - pixiv id 82981
i like the watercolor effect - pixiv id 110657
losers - ??
more losers - pixiv id 428878
1 & 2 - pixiv id 1138886
IDIOTS - fuqdapoleez@tumblr
aw - dianavigo@tumblr
stop fighting boys - septemberepisode@tumblr
aki looks so proud - pixiv id 4236398
getting all intense up in here - pixiv id 479287
senpais giving gifts - more gilbart
mitsuru stop - hedgehogbeeblebrox@da
pose for the camera - pixiv id 7705219
WEAR YOUR UNIFORMS - septemberepisode@tumblr


other crap
cute background thing?? - pixiv id 2791190
group wallpaper - pixiv id 42874715
group lunch - pixiv id 43225
more cute group stuff - pyrochan@da
THIS IS SO CUTE - pixiv id 4732825
dinner with shinji - pixiv id 999485
random ship sketches - undead-cypress@tumblr
group cheer - pixiv id 404835
LMFAO - xaveysaur@tumblr.com
cute cafe scene - abayo
pretty girls - pixiv id 2354644
LMAO SHINJI - daggerhime@tumblr

OTHER NOTES

[unevoke]

LET'S TALK ABOUT SHINJIRO

It's mentioned in one of the official artbooks (?) that Shinjiro was actually pretty cheerful as a kid. Now, I realize that cheerful doesn't necessarily equate to being outgoing, but given that the same artbook says that Aki was a quiet kid, my loose headcanon is that Shinjiro made the first move in approaching Aki/Miki at the orphanage during playtime (or whenever). I've seen a few fics headcanon it the other way but eh, I feel like Aki would have been too busy taking care of Miki to be super concerned with reaching out to other kids.

BUT WHO KNOWS.

After doing some reading, it turns out that kids don't have to have dead parents to be thrown into an orphanage in Japan, but it's mentioned in the artbook that Shinjiro knew the pain of losing a loved one well, and while I used to think that meant Miki I assume it means losing his actual parents too. So I guess both Aki and Shinjiro were parentless? (Though they were both four, how much do you remember of your parents when you're four.....) Aki definitely, since he got adopted later on.

Sidenote: Shinjiro stole a doll for Miki once. Supposedly this was because she had no friends her age and he wanted to make her happy. It's clear from this that he had a very strong nurturing/kind streak even as a kid - willing to risk his own safety/well-being to make someone he loves happy. It also probably shows how much he cared about rules (not a whole hell of a lot) if he thought shoplifting was the proper solution instead of, idk, asking someone. Gonna do his own shit, everyone else be damned. And then Aki punched him for it and he took it like a man.

Related to that: I thought I remembered hearing/reading dialogue where Aki mentioned training because he wanted to be stronger like Shinjiro/something about Shinjiro motivated him to train more. I have no idea if he used to be really physical or not, but he always seemed pretty unwilling to fight, even back when Aki beat him up for the doll. I don't think he likes seeing people get hurt, honestly.

If the drama CDs are canon, apparently Shinjiro didn't like thunder when he was younger and got really tense. But he mentions that he stayed strong for Aki and Miki because they both hated lightning and he didn't want them to stress more. SO HE'S ALWAYS BEEN SURROGATE MOM SHINJI. What a loser.

Artbook mentions that he matured overnight to be the pillar of support Aki needed. Except Aki got adopted like right afterwards so....idk how that works. Can't really support a guy who's not there anymore.

SPEAKING OF FIRE AND ORPHANAGES AND ALL THAT JAZZ - what happened to the kids at the orphanage? did they get moved to a different orphanage? did they just rebuild the old orphanage? did aki ever get to visit the orphanage again? Did Aki and Shinji just see each other in school? Like obviously they went to the same junior high and high school, but what about primary? Is that the only time they talked? Did Aki ever invite Shinji over? Was that even allowed........... I wish this weren't such a blank. 8( PERSONA WHY

Either way I assume Shinjiro was a general nag during school - "do your homework, aki" "are you eating okay aki" "get enough sleep aki". He likely would have asked about adopted life though too, though sometimes I think he may have been a little jealous? Like he's definitely happy that Aki isn't stuck in the orphanage anymore and has a nice family and house and everything, but like Aki had Miki and now Aki has a family (even if adopted) and Shinji's got his only family taken away and it's probably a little depressing for him.

I wonder who mentioned the whole Dark Hour thing first - probably Aki, since he's reputed to be a crybaby - but I do think it's interesting that Mitsuru only approached Aki and everyone was all "uhhh you sure you can control your persona" when Shinjiro was all "bitch let me in". How do you know if someone can control their Persona well or not? Are there physical tests? Was it after they'd gone into Tartarus once or twice? Or is Mitsuru just that good?

Castor doesn't have any weaknesses either, and a Persona is reflective of the user.


god this is so long and I still have more word vomit