BODY: Twenty years ago today, a group of high-school students learned that the day has a hidden 25th hour โ and JRPGs were never quite the same. On July 13, 2026, Sega announced that Persona 3 has officially reached its 20th anniversary, and the studio is marking the occasion with a piece of newly drawn commemorative illustration and a fresh music video titled "Persona3 20th Anniversary Remix."
Originally released for the PlayStation 2 on July 13, 2006, Persona 3 was the entry that reinvented the Persona series around its now-signature blend of dungeon-crawling and calendar-driven social simulation. Its cast of Gekkoukan High students, the eerie Dark Hour, and the act of summoning Personas with an "Evoker" became franchise touchstones that every later entry โ including the record-breaking Persona 5 โ built upon.
The anniversary's centerpiece is the "Persona3 20th Anniversary Remix" music video, reworking the game's celebrated soundtrack. Persona 3's music, led by composer Shoji Meguro and vocalist Yumi Kawamura, remains one of the most beloved scores in the series, so a remix framing is a pointed nod to longtime fans.
The milestone also lands with the series riding high: Persona 3 Reload, the 2024 full remake, reintroduced the story to a modern audience and moved millions of copies, keeping the 2006 original firmly in the conversation.
The insider take
From Tokyo, the timing feels deliberate rather than incidental. Atlus has spent the past few years methodically remastering and remaking its back catalog, and anniversary beats like this one keep the Persona brand warm between major releases. With Persona 3 Reload still fresh and speculation swirling about the next mainline entry, a low-cost celebration โ art plus a music video โ is exactly the kind of fan-service touchpoint Atlus uses to maintain goodwill without tipping its hand on what comes next.
Originally reported by 4Gamer.net โ ๆๆฐ่จไบ (Japanese).