Hey duders and duderettes!

Persona 3 Portable is a great version of P3, but it does have one serious flaw in that it no longer has all of the great anime cutscenes that were included in the PS2 versions of the game. I wanted to make a guide to help out people who are playing P3P but still want to see the scenes. It's probably a bit late at this point, but it's possible that some of you out there are doing a playthrough in anticipation of P4G. A quick note before we begin: a solid amount of this stuff won't really make much sense if you're playing as the female lead since the story is a bit different and the dialogue options change, but you can still get the gist of the story if you watch stuff, say, at the end of the day it happens.

Basic overview of the guide structure: I'll put the date and time of day of the cutscene at the top of each post. Then, inside of a highlight spoiler, I'll put the line or lines of dialogue immediately preceding the cutscene. Below that, there will be a link to the scene on Youtube as well as a stopping point in the video. Sorry in advance about 240p, the videos I link to aren't from my youtube account. As an example, a day on the guide will look like this:

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mm/dd/yy - Time

Junpei: "Something about girls."

http://www.youtube.com/

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Each dashed line represents a new day, so keep a lookout for the busier days, like 4/8, 11/4, and so on. With that out of the way, let's get to the guide!

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04/06/09 - N/A

Narrator?:" with your heart as your guide..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qnGiB1fT_4&t=0m20s - stop at 5m09s

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04/07/09 - Early Morning

Yukari: "Okay. Then, let's go." or "Oh, really? But, you don't wanna risk being late the first day, do you? Just hurry up and get ready!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qnGiB1fT_4&t=5m36s - stop at 6m15s
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04/08/09 - Dark Hour
This one starts as soon as the Dark Hour begins! The line before the transition to the Dark Hour is:
Shuji Ikutsuki: Well, let's wait and see for now. ...The Dark Hour is approaching.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qnGiB1fT_4&t=6m16s - stop at 7m20s
Dark Hour
Yukari: I feel kinda bad, though, spying on him like this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qnGiB1fT_4&t=5m10s - stop at 5m36s
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04/09/09 - Dark Hour
[The ground shakes agains.] Yukari: ...!?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qnGiB1fT_4&t=7m20s - watch to end of video
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04/20/09 - Late Night
Akihiko: Just wait a few minutes... It's almost midnight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk - stop at 0m40s
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06/08/09 - Dark Hour
Fuuka: I know...! Akihiko: ...!?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk&t=0m41s - stop at 1m09s
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07/11/09 - Evening
Mitsuru: Fourteen years ago, one man pursued that line of thinking... He was the former leader of the Kirijo Group, Kouetsu Kirijo... My grandfather.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk&t=1m29s - stop at 2m35s
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07/20/09 - Early Morning
Self Narration: Your trip to Yakushima begins today and lasts for 4 days, 3 nights. It's time for you to get ready...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk&t=2m35s - stop at 2m58s
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07/21/09 - Daytime
Akihiko: What's the matter? ...You see something? [Everyone turns to look.]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk&t=2m58s - stop at 3m13s
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10/04/09 - Dark Hour
Takaya: How enviable... Then, you shall be first. Rest peacefully...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk&t=3m13s - stop at 5m02s
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11/04/09 - Evening
Akihiko: Knock it off. Junpei: Awwww.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk&t=5m3s - stop at 5m10s
Dark Hour
[Ikutsuki pulls out a remote and presses something on it.] Aigis: ...Understood. [She leaps at the party as the scene fades out.]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk&t=5m10s - stop at 5m24s
Dark Hour
Shujki Ikutsuki: *grunt* Ten years... I've wasted ten long years! I'm not like your father... I won't make any exceptions!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk&t=5m25s - stop at 7m38s
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11/17/09 - Early Morning
Self-narration: Today, you leave on the class field trip. The train is scheduled to arrive in Kyoto in the afternoon. You hope it will be a memorable experience...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk&t=7m38s - stop at 8m11s
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11/18/09 - Early Morning
Self-narration: School excursion, day two... Today's itinerary: Visiting historical sites
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk&t=8m11s - watch to end of video
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12/02/09 - Dark Hour
Aigis: And you... your true name is "Death"... You are the Shadow I sealed away ten years ago! [She moves into a battle stance.] Ryoji: !?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1MYJ0PJUyw - stop at 2m49s
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1/31/10 - Dark Hour (Spoiler-tagging intentional ->) (Nyx Avatar)
Fuuka: I can sense it even without my Persona. This is the first time that's ever happened...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1MYJ0PJUyw&t=2m50s - stop at 3m10s
Dark Hour
Nyx Avatar: Such a pity... You understand fate, yet you still fight against it with all of your will... If more people were like you, then perhaps the Fall could
have been prevented... but it's too late now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1MYJ0PJUyw&t=3m10s - stop at 4m38s
Dark Hour
Fuuka: ...!? Something's coming!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1MYJ0PJUyw&t=4m39s - stop at 6m03s
Dark Hour
Igor: I never dreamed of seeing that card with my own eyes... This is indeed a surprise... Behold the last power you and I shall unveil... It is the power to bring
about a new beginning, or the ultimate end. It may be possible now, with this newfound power... You may be able to defeat the one who cannot be defeated.
What you have in your hands is the power of the Universe... Nothing is outside the realm of possibility for you now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1MYJ0PJUyw&t=6m3s - stop at 8m01s
Dark Hour
Familiar Voice: Aigis... You'll find the answer one day as well. You, too, are a precious living thing... You just need to realize how the bonds of friendship have
changed you... The Dark Hour will soon vanish from this world... All will truly be reliquished from its dominion, and the legacy of life will continue. Congratulations,
you have the miracle you sought. We shall meet again some day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1MYJ0PJUyw&t=8m1s - stop at 9m20s
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03/05/10 - Morning
Graduating Senior's Friend: It's a big day... It must be tough thinking about her father.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1MYJ0PJUyw&t=9m20s - watch to end of video
Morning
Self-narration: You're getting sleepier... Your eyes feel heavy... (Make a choice here, then hit play).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG1gJ6i8jIo - watch to end of video
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That's the end of the main game! Thanks to GameFAQs user Riou_McDohl, whose game script I used to get the dialogue preceding the cutscenes, and Youtube
user pspgameboycutscenes, whose videos I linked to throughout the guide.
Hope you guys will find this useful!

Hey duders and duderettes!

Persona 3 Portable is a great version of P3, but it does have one serious flaw in that it no longer has all of the great anime cutscenes that were included in the PS2 versions of the game. I wanted to make a guide to help out people who are playing P3P but still want to see the scenes. It's probably a bit late at this point, but it's possible that some of you out there are doing a playthrough in anticipation of P4G. A quick note before we begin: a solid amount of this stuff won't really make much sense if you're playing as the female lead since the story is a bit different and the dialogue options change, but you can still get the gist of the story if you watch stuff, say, at the end of the day it happens.

Basic overview of the guide structure: I'll put the date and time of day of the cutscene at the top of each post. Then, inside of a highlight spoiler, I'll put the line or lines of dialogue immediately preceding the cutscene. Below that, there will be a link to the scene on Youtube as well as a stopping point in the video. Sorry in advance about 240p, the videos I link to aren't from my youtube account. As an example, a day on the guide will look like this:

------------------------------------------------------------------

mm/dd/yy - Time

Junpei: "Something about girls."

http://www.youtube.com/

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Each dashed line represents a new day, so keep a lookout for the busier days, like 4/8, 11/4, and so on. With that out of the way, let's get to the guide!

------------------------------------------------------------------

04/06/09 - N/A

Narrator?:" with your heart as your guide..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qnGiB1fT_4&t=0m20s - stop at 5m09s

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04/07/09 - Early Morning

Yukari: "Okay. Then, let's go." or "Oh, really? But, you don't wanna risk being late the first day, do you? Just hurry up and get ready!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qnGiB1fT_4&t=5m36s - stop at 6m15s
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04/08/09 - Dark Hour
This one starts as soon as the Dark Hour begins! The line before the transition to the Dark Hour is:
Shuji Ikutsuki: Well, let's wait and see for now. ...The Dark Hour is approaching.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qnGiB1fT_4&t=6m16s - stop at 7m20s
Dark Hour
Yukari: I feel kinda bad, though, spying on him like this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qnGiB1fT_4&t=5m10s - stop at 5m36s
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04/09/09 - Dark Hour
[The ground shakes agains.] Yukari: ...!?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qnGiB1fT_4&t=7m20s - watch to end of video
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04/20/09 - Late Night
Akihiko: Just wait a few minutes... It's almost midnight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk - stop at 0m40s
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06/08/09 - Dark Hour
Fuuka: I know...! Akihiko: ...!?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk&t=0m41s - stop at 1m09s
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07/11/09 - Evening
Mitsuru: Fourteen years ago, one man pursued that line of thinking... He was the former leader of the Kirijo Group, Kouetsu Kirijo... My grandfather.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk&t=1m29s - stop at 2m35s
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07/20/09 - Early Morning
Self Narration: Your trip to Yakushima begins today and lasts for 4 days, 3 nights. It's time for you to get ready...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk&t=2m35s - stop at 2m58s
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07/21/09 - Daytime
Akihiko: What's the matter? ...You see something? [Everyone turns to look.]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk&t=2m58s - stop at 3m13s
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10/04/09 - Dark Hour
Takaya: How enviable... Then, you shall be first. Rest peacefully...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk&t=3m13s - stop at 5m02s
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11/04/09 - Evening
Akihiko: Knock it off. Junpei: Awwww.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk&t=5m3s - stop at 5m10s
Dark Hour
[Ikutsuki pulls out a remote and presses something on it.] Aigis: ...Understood. [She leaps at the party as the scene fades out.]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk&t=5m10s - stop at 5m24s
Dark Hour
Shujki Ikutsuki: *grunt* Ten years... I've wasted ten long years! I'm not like your father... I won't make any exceptions!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk&t=5m25s - stop at 7m38s
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11/17/09 - Early Morning
Self-narration: Today, you leave on the class field trip. The train is scheduled to arrive in Kyoto in the afternoon. You hope it will be a memorable experience...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk&t=7m38s - stop at 8m11s
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11/18/09 - Early Morning
Self-narration: School excursion, day two... Today's itinerary: Visiting historical sites
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kG5yo8ydk&t=8m11s - watch to end of video
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12/02/09 - Dark Hour
Aigis: And you... your true name is "Death"... You are the Shadow I sealed away ten years ago! [She moves into a battle stance.] Ryoji: !?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1MYJ0PJUyw - stop at 2m49s
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1/31/10 - Dark Hour (Spoiler-tagging intentional ->) (Nyx Avatar)
Fuuka: I can sense it even without my Persona. This is the first time that's ever happened...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1MYJ0PJUyw&t=2m50s - stop at 3m10s
Dark Hour
Nyx Avatar: Such a pity... You understand fate, yet you still fight against it with all of your will... If more people were like you, then perhaps the Fall could
have been prevented... but it's too late now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1MYJ0PJUyw&t=3m10s - stop at 4m38s
Dark Hour
Fuuka: ...!? Something's coming!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1MYJ0PJUyw&t=4m39s - stop at 6m03s
Dark Hour
Igor: I never dreamed of seeing that card with my own eyes... This is indeed a surprise... Behold the last power you and I shall unveil... It is the power to bring
about a new beginning, or the ultimate end. It may be possible now, with this newfound power... You may be able to defeat the one who cannot be defeated.
What you have in your hands is the power of the Universe... Nothing is outside the realm of possibility for you now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1MYJ0PJUyw&t=6m3s - stop at 8m01s
Dark Hour
Familiar Voice: Aigis... You'll find the answer one day as well. You, too, are a precious living thing... You just need to realize how the bonds of friendship have
changed you... The Dark Hour will soon vanish from this world... All will truly be reliquished from its dominion, and the legacy of life will continue. Congratulations,
you have the miracle you sought. We shall meet again some day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1MYJ0PJUyw&t=8m1s - stop at 9m20s
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03/05/10 - Morning
Graduating Senior's Friend: It's a big day... It must be tough thinking about her father.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1MYJ0PJUyw&t=9m20s - watch to end of video
Morning
Self-narration: You're getting sleepier... Your eyes feel heavy... (Make a choice here, then hit play).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG1gJ6i8jIo - watch to end of video
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That's the end of the main game! Thanks to GameFAQs user Riou_McDohl, whose game script I used to get the dialogue preceding the cutscenes, and Youtube
user pspgameboycutscenes, whose videos I linked to throughout the guide.
Hope you guys will find this useful!

Most irksome thing is how hard it is to believe they couldn't cram those little bits of compressed video onto a UMD given that the game size amounts to under 1.3GB.

Though I've already played FES, thanks for the effort!

Thanks a lot! I actually just got this game so this is pretty nice to have.

Man, thanks for this. I was actually gonna start to hunt for these scenes since I'm halfway through the game. I wanted to see what I was missing!

Now this looks very useful, well done! This would've been nice to have when I played it last year.

Fantastic, this was exactly what I was looking for!

@TAFAE: Good job. Maybe you should submit this in the form of a guide once the redesign is up (since that part of the website will get an overhaul from what I gather).

This is great, I was looking for this exact thing. Thanks a lot!

Tafae,

I just found this so I'm a little late to the party, but thanks so much for this. An excellent bit of work you've done here. This post instantly catapults P3P from the worst version of the game to the best version.

Wow, thanks for this, it's very helpful! I'm currently playing the psp version but I was a bit dissapointed that the cutscenes were missing.

great anime cutscenes

Great? Nah, not really.

Though, P3P is definitely missing something when all you have are the visual novel-esque pictures and a background picture. The more I've seen of the anime cutscenes, though, the more I've thought that they should have just done without them. But the characters standing around and the emoticons and stuff are what I really missed from P3P; despite looking really cheesy, they do a whole lot for giving the scene better context.

What? The art style of those are awesome.

@video_game_king Do you have some screens of those anime cutscenes laying around anywhere?

I think the truth is somewhere in the middle, people. It's possible to admire the tone and art-style of of those cut-scenes while acknowledging that their production isn't always of the highest quality. I liked watching every one, though I'm with Believer on the rest of his points- FES is definitely the way to play Persona 3.

I wouldn't say "definitely". I'm just far too bugged when my party members don't perform the action that I wanted them too, and in P3P you don't have that issue, and that is its strength.

If someone actually likes the automatic party members in FES and considers it an improvement, that's fine. And, to be fair, most of the time they work really well, which is why I'm still playing FES (when I get the chance) and not P3P. Some people even say that it makes them seem more like characters instead of your pawns, an argument I feel holds no water when you can change their equipment and tactics anyway but OK. Still, when it comes down to pure mechanics, P3P holds up a little better. It just has a few problems with conveying the story.

Both are fine ways to play Persona 3, and Persona 3 should be played.

@video_game_king said:

@believer258 said:

@metalgearsunny said:

@believer258 said:

great anime cutscenes

Great? Nah, not really.

What? The art style of those are awesome.

@video_game_king Do you have some screens of those anime cutscenes laying around anywhere?

Yes. That. Whoa, that's pretty bad.

@believer258 said:

@video_game_king said:

@believer258 said:

@metalgearsunny said:

@believer258 said:

great anime cutscenes

Great? Nah, not really.

What? The art style of those are awesome.

@video_game_king Do you have some screens of those anime cutscenes laying around anywhere?

Yes. That. Whoa, that's pretty bad.

Yeah, you're right, but I wouldn't call it outright bad.

Awesome, thanks for this! I'm playing 3 for the first time since it first came out. I was waffling between FES and P3P and ultimately went with the latter (on Vita) for the portability and some of the dungeon improvements but I definitely wanted to kind of "splice" in the cutscenes to my experience.