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English Translation on３学期ならではのトライアングル (The unique triangle “trio” in the 3rd semester)

Here to show proof about the “love triangle” (三角関係) in P5R. I’m aware that someone translated this section already but I wanted to translate it too to confirm it for myself AND to show that more than one translator has seen this part in the guidebook and used their translating knowledge on it.

So... here’s my translation (英語の翻訳は間違いがあったら、直してくださいね！ 🙏 )

TN: Ren is called 主人公 (the protagonist) in this so I named him Protagonist in this translation for easier understanding I guess.

Wada: We're glad to have positive feedback from fans for letting Akechi and Sumire fight freely, despite the 2 characters only being playable for a limited period of time throughout the whole story. It also appears that the scriptwriter's favorite part in the story is the combination of Protagonist, Akechi, and Sumire fighting together during the beginning of the 3rd semester. During this period, I'm thinking that Akechi deep down in his heart, doesn't give a damn about Sumire. So when he's the navi, he does politely say "Yoshizawa-san is down!" when she's down, but when Sumire attacks and misses, he'll severely criticize her. He'll coldly say something like "So that's all you got huh". In a sense, it's like he's involved in a love triangle going on with Protagonist (laughs). I think it's an interesting period in the story where he seems to be like "Whatever..." to anyone other than Joker. 

TN: 死ぬほどどうでもいい in a literal sense, means "Doesn't care to death" but that doesn't sound natural in English. "Doesn't give a damn" or "Doesn't give a (flying) fuck" has a similar meaning so...

TN: “Whatever...” is an indication that Akechi doesn’t care about anyone other than Joker

Again my translation isn’t perfect. You can look at the Japanese text and correct me if you will. Man that block of text was tedious to translate o(-(

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How to make Akechi obtain his 3rd tier persona (Hereward) in P5R

This information is based off of my P5R Guidebook. There are 3 conditions. 3 Important Dialogue choices that you must chose. If you select all 3 of these dialogue choices, Akechi will show up in 2/2 during Ren and Maruki’s convo.

Condition 1: During Akechi’s Rank 7

When Akechi asks “How about it? Will you stay with me and leave your friends?”

You MUST select: 明智は好敵手だ (But you’ll make a good rival) 

Condition 2: During Akechi’s Rank 8

After Akechi throws his glove at Ren and says “If the opponent accepts the glove, then the duel has been made“

You MUST select: 受けてたつ (I’ll accept your challenge) 

Condition 3: After Akechi’s Rank 10

This happens during Shido’s palace heist. Ren will be laying in his bed at night, thinking about Akechi’s promise.

You MUST select: 約束を果たしたい (I want to fulfill that promise)

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P5R: Akechi Confidant Dialogue Choices guide

🎇 HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎇 I give you this long guide! This information comes from my P5R Guidebook!

This guide will help you know which dialogue choices are the best choices when doing Akechi’s confidant. I will bold the dialogue choice that has the most Confidant Points.

I am aware that there are ways to boost Confidant Points but these are the initial results without the boosts

英語の翻訳は間違いがあったら、直してくださいね！ 🙏 (If there are any mistakes in my English Translations please correct me!)

NOTE: There are some dialogue choices where ALL of the choices give out the same result so I will SKIP those because those choices don’t matter.

+0 Confidant Points = no music notes

+5 Confidant Points = ♪

+10 Confidant Points = ♪♪

+15 Confidant Points = ♪♪♪

Rank 2

Akechi: ちょっと時間空いちゃってさ、相手が欲しかったんだ。(I have some free time, and I wanted an opponent)

★ 忙しそうだけど (You seem busy) [ ♪ ]

- 友達がいない？(You don’t have any friends?)

Akechi: 右手も箸が持てるぐらいには使えるし、まさかそこを見抜かれるなんて。(I also use my right hand when holding chopsticks, but I’m surprised you saw right through me)

- 探偵になれる？(Am I able to become a detective?) [ ♪ ]

- 次は真剣勝負で (Next time, we’ll have a serious game) [ ♪ ]

★ 視力は良いほうだ (I have keen eyesight) [ ♪♪ ]

Phone Convo

Akechi: 君からはいい刺激を受けられそうだ。よければ、また付き合ってくれないかな？(It seems that I’ll have an invigorating time with you. Do you want to get together again if that’s okay?)

- いいだろう (Sure thing)

- 考えておく (I’ll think about it)

★ ライバルとして？(As a rival?) [ ♪ ]

Rank 3

Akechi: あ、見つかっちゃったか。(Ah, they found me.)

★ さすがだな (Not surprising) [ ♪♪ ]

- 大変だな (That must be tough) [ ♪ ]

- 追い払おうか？(Should I get rid of them?)

Phone Convo

Akechi: 君の前で、迂闊なことを言ったらどうなるか、身をもって知ったよ。(I’ll know what will happen if I ever speak carelessly in front of you.)

- 迂闊なこと？(You were being careless?)

★ 面白かっただろ (But it was funny) [ ♪ ]

- また変装しょう (Let’s do another disguise)

Rank 4

Akechi: ただのジャズクラブだよ、いい演奏が聴ける。(It’s just a Jazz Club. They do good musical performances in there.)

- コーヒーもある？(Do they serve coffee too?) [ ♪ ]

- 未成年だ (But I’m not old enough to drink)

★ 楽しみだ (I’m looking forward to it) [ ♪♪ ]  

Akechi: それじゃ、何か飲もうか。(So, what should we drink?)

★ おすすめは？(What do you recommend?) [ ♪♪ ]

- なんでもいい (Anything’s fine) [ ♪ ]

- とりあえず生 (I’ll have alcohol for the time being)

Akechi: フゥ、落ち着くね。やっぱり僕は好きだな。(*sigh* Calming isn’t it? I really like this kind of music.)

★ いい店だ (This is a nice place) [ ♪ ]

- 緊張する (I’m feeling nervous)

Akechi: そう言えば、君って料理とかするの？ (Come to think of it, do you cook or anything?)

- かなりする (I cook quite often) [ ♪♪ ]

★ レンジは使える (I can use the stove) [ ♪♪♪ ]

- カレーがあればいい (As long as there’s curry, I’m good) [ ♪ ]

Phone Convo

Akechi: *gets all nerdy explaining about Jazz music*

- なにを言ってるんだ？(What are you talking about?)

★ 分かる気がする (I think I understand) [ ♪ ]

- 楽しそうだな (That sounds fun)

Rank 5

Akechi: ふぅ、指が疲れたよ。よく出来たゲームだよ。(*sigh* My fingers are tired. This is a good game)

★ 撃ち慣れてる？(Are you used to shooting with a gun?) [ ♪ ]

- 目つきが違った (The look in your eyes was different when you were playing)

Akechi: それでヒーローごっこしてたのを思い出したよ。(I recall those days when I pretended to be a hero)

★ ヒーローに憧れた？(Did you want to be a hero while growing up?) [ ♪♪ ]

- 興味深い (That’s really interesting) [ ♪ ]

- 想像できない (I can’t imagine that)

Rank 6

Akechi: ああ、気持ちいいね… 久しぶりだ。(Aah, this feels good... it’s been a long time)

- いい湯だ (The hot water is nice) [ ♪ ]

- 似合わない (It doesn’t suit you)

★ 久しぶり？(It’s been a long time?) [ ♪♪ ]

Akechi: 水商売の母が男性を家にあげる時は、たいてい僕を銭湯に行かせてたよ。(I usually go to the bathhouse whenever my mother brings home a man from the nightlife business)

- ひどい話だ (That’s terrible)

★ 苦労したな (You must have been through a lot) [ ♪ ]

Akechi: というか、のぼせてない？大丈夫？ (Aren’t you getting dizzy? Are you okay?)

★ 余裕だ (I’m fine) [ ♪♪♪ ]

- とことん付き合う (I’ll leave when you leave) [ ♪♪ ]

- そっちこそ平気 (What about you?) [ ♪ ]

Akechi: っと、少しクラクラするかな。(Ugh, I’m probably a little dizzy)

★ 同じく (Same here) [ ♪♪ ]

- 余裕だ (I’m still fine)

- 勝ったな (Then that means I won) [ ♪ ]

Akechi: 君も僕も、大人の理不尽で人生を狂わされた被害者だ。(You and I are both victims of disgusting adults who has tampered with our lives.)

★ そうかも (Yeah true) [ ♪♪ ]

- どうだろう (I wonder)

- 服を着させて (Let me put on my clothes) [ ♪ ]

Phone Convo

Akechi: 今日の僕の姿を見たら、一部の人間は探偵王子らしくないって言うかもしれないな。(If they were to see how I was today, they wouldn’t think that I am being the “detective prince”)

- そうだな (I guess so)

- 逆にそれがいい (It’s fine to be like that)

★ 悪かったな (Sorry to hear that) [ ♪ ]

Rank 7

Akechi: 狙った球を落とすのに、直接は撞けなくて、わざわざ手球をぶつけて落とさなきゃいけない。(Even when you target a ball, you can't directly strike it. That's because you have to strike the cue ball for it to hit and move the targeted ball.)

- めんどくさい (It’s such a bother) [ ♪ ]

★ それがいい (And that is what’s great about it) [ ♪♪ ]

Akechi: 右手とは言え、僕に勝つなんて、大した成長だよ。(You beaten me even though I was using my right hand. That was a great development from you)

- 明智のおかげだ (It’s thanks to you) [ ♪ ]

★ 負けられないと思った (I thought that I couldn’t lose) [ ♪♪ ]

Akechi: どうかな (How about it? Will you stay with me and leave your friends?)

**THIS IS ACTUALLY IMPORTANT**

- 考えておく (I’ll think about it)

- それは無理だ (I won’t do that)

★ 明智は好敵手だ (But you’ll make a good rival) **This dialogue choice is the 1ST Condition to make Akechi obtain Hereward**

Phone Convo

Akechi: ねえ、君がそこまで僕との勝負にこだわるの故かな (Hey, I wonder why you’re so fixated in competing against me)

- 別に (No reason in particular)

- わからない (I don’t know)

★ ライバルだから (It’s because we’re rivals) [ ♪ ]

Rank 8

Akechi: …ちなみに、さっきの戦いだけど。最後までやったら、僕に勝つ自信ある？(...By the way, that fight we had a while ago... are you confidant that you’ll win against me if we had fought to the death?)

★ 負けない (I won’t lose) [ ♪♪ ]

- わからない (I don’t know) [ ♪ ]

- たぶん勝つ (I’ll probably win)

Akechi: 僕は、君にだけは負けたくないんだ。(I... don’t want to lose against you)

★ お互い様だ (I feel the same way in that regard) [ ♪♪ ]

- 負けず嫌いだな (I hate to lose) [ ♪ ]

Akechi: 相手が手袋を受け取れば、決闘は成立だ。(If the opponent accepts the glove, then the duel has been made)

**THIS IS ACTUALLY IMPORTANT**

★ 受けてたつ (I’ll accept your challenge) **This dialogue choice is the 2ND Condition to make Akechi obtain Hereward**

- 考えさせて (Let me think about it)

After Rank 10

**IMPORTANT** While Ren is laying in bed, thinking about Akechi’s promise, choosing to FULFILL that promise (★ 約束を果たしたい) is the 3RD (and final) Condition to make Akechi obtain Hereward

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Looking back at my previous P5R translation post, I just realized that the guidebook says that the TRUE ending route is the one that involves Akechi getting Hereward.

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Thank you for answering my request and I'm sorry if it was an uncomfortable one! I didn't know you were still learning English! I was just hoping for anything you thought was interesting, like behind-the-scenes stuff or just little tidbits like the love triangle. I hope that's okay! Also, have you talked about the ShuAkeSumi theme before? I couldn't find it and until now I only knew about the one with just Joker and Kasumi! Thanks (and apologies) again!

I'm pretty much fluent in English so there's no need for me to study more of it. What I meant by "semi-fluent" is... it's just that I don't know many of the bigger English vocabulary words. Because of that, my English writing isn't really sophisticated... I also have this habit of looking up English vocab words that I don't recognize and this happens almost everyday. Also, my English grammar and sentence structures are wonky sometimes. Back then, I used to use English past-tense words for everything because I thought it "sounds better" but boy I was dead wrong cuz it tarnished my writing grades. My grammar improved a lot but I still struggle with things like choosing when to use "has" or "have".

Also about the ShuAkeSumi PS4 theme, I talked about how to get it in this post of mine

I already translated the portion of the interview where they talked about the love triangle. You can find it in this post I made

I also translated a part in the interview section where they say that Akechi is a deuteragonist

And here's another translation from the P5R Guidebook interview for ya! 😂

英語の翻訳は間違いがあったら、直してくださいね！   🙏 (If there are any mistakes in my English Translations please correct me!)

Navi Akechi: "Joker if you die, I'll kill you!"

(Translator Note: This correlates to the English version where navi Akechi says "Joker if you die now I... I'll kill you again myself!")

Wada: When I tried asking the person in charge about this navi line, they laughed and said "I don't know what kind of mental state I was in when I wrote this line". Please forgive us because that line was a bit scary.

Probably that scriptwriter went through a temporary mental shutdown when writing that line? lol just kidding 😂

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English Translation for P5R Akechi Confidant Guide

I felt like translating the Akechi confidant page from the guidebook cuz I can and I did it for future reference. Sorry if my pictures are crappy but please correct me if I made any English translation mistakes.

怪盗団と対立する探偵 (The Detective that opposes the Phantom Thieves)

This confidant is about Akechi, a detective who initially appears to oppose the Phantom Thieves. This confidant gives a simple but useful ability to reveal an unknown enemy's attribute, and discover their elemental weakness. If you want to rank up his confidant quickly, there are many obstacles and conditions to overcome (cuz Akechi is so high maintenance man lol). Also, it is important to note that if you don't reach Rank 8 with Akechi before clearing Sae's Palace, you won't be able to MAX his confidant.

コープの特徴 (Confidant features)

▶ Able to obtain the confidant ability to discover an unknown shadow's attribute and elemental weakness

▶ In order to reach Rank 3 with Akechi, you must have level 3 Knowledge or higher AND level 3 Charm or higher.

▶ In order to reach Rank 7 with Akechi, you must have level 4 Knowledge or higher.

▶ After you reach Rank 8 with Akechi, his confidant will become automatic during Shido's Palace heist.

コープアビリティ (Confidant Abilities)

※ 1 - This ability will be shown as "???" and nothing is displayed UNTIL Akechi joins the Phantom Thieves.

※ 2 - If all the conditions to get Hereward are met, then Hereward will be obtained in the 2/3 event.

明智のペルソナについて (About Akechi's Persona)

As the story progresses, Akechi will join the Phantom Thieves as they attempt to clear a palace. Akechi will join the Phantom Thieves twice. The 1st time will be during the start and end of Sae's Palace heist. The 2nd time will be during the start and end of the 3rd semester story. Unlike the other Phantom Thieves, Akechi's Robin Hood doesn't evolve when he's with the group for the 1st time. He'll automatically use Loki when he joins the group the 2nd time. When his persona changes to Loki, his persona skills and elemental weakness will also change.

Picture Captions

◁ Note that his persona change has also changed his elemental weakness to be "bless"

◁ When Akechi joins the group the 2nd time, not only does his persona change but Akechi's appearance will also change. 

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English Translation to 明智のペルソナ進化条件 (Akechi’s persona evolution requirements)

This is related to my recent post about how to make Akechi get Hereward. This section of the P5R guidebook describes the conditions in regards to getting Hereward.

So… here’s my translation

英語の翻訳は間違いがあったら、直してくださいね！ 🙏 (If there are any mistakes in my English Translations please correct me!)

For the other Phantom Thieves, if you MAX their confidant, then their persona will evolve when you do a confidant activity with them (visiting their rooms) during the 3rd semester.  However when it comes to Akechi, evolving his persona has a different set of requirements that needs to be met. His persona evolution requirements are shown here. If all three conditions are met, then Akechi’s persona will evolve from Loki to Hereward during the 2/3 event. During the confidant events that has these requirements, be careful to not make a mistake when choosing a dialogue option.

Requirements to make Akechi’s persona evolve into Hereward (The light box section)

▶ During Akechi’s Confidant Rank 7, select “You’ll make a good rival” (This choice appears when you have to make a dialogue choice for the 6th time)

▶ During Akechi’s Confidant Rank 8, select “I’ll accept your challenge” (This choice appears when you have to make a dialogue choice for the 9th time)

▶ During the Shido’s palace heist, a dialogue option will appear. Select “I want to fulfill that promise”

Picture Captions (The text under the two pictures)

▲ To make Akechi’s final persona evolution happen, you have to MAX Maruki’s confidant to proceed to the true ending route.

▲ Right before the screen shows the important dialogue options, a warning message will appear as a sign (where Ren will think “I can’t make a half-hearted answer”). Chose carefully after that warning message.

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So the guidebook says that you can’t do Akechi’s Rank 7 until you have level 4 Knowledge....

So basically to max Akechi’s confidant, you have to make Ren have Level 4 Knowledge and Level 3 Charm.