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hello! i’ve decided to create a pinned post compiling all my scattered analysis posts about persona 5 x’s protagonist, nagisa kamishiro! i do not claim to be the most eloquent, nor the most observant, but the little implications the game drops about his character absolutely fascinate me.
in general, i try to stay as global spoilers free as possible, but if i do end up posting something that incorporates story elements not yet added to the global version, i will tag it as such. however, once the information hits global, all bets are off, so proceed with caution!
THIS DIRECTORY UPDATES INFREQUENTLY AND SLOWLY. if you just want to see all the posts and aren’t looking for a particular one, they are all tagged with “#tv’s nagisa analysis”.
last updated: 4/24/2026
otherwise, my extremely loose categorization is under the cut!
the journal notes
this is a catoegory of traits i’ve noted about nagisa, which i have written down in an honest to god physical notebook. these will mostly be scattershot thoughts i jot down while reading through dialogue, and will also most likely be the fullest category.
various notes
an innate sense of rhythm
innate talent for soccer+notable demeanor change
information gathered from part 2 and 3 of the band club quests
nagisa has a canonical interests in stars/astronomy
nagisa can bake (huge for me)
anon asking me for my thoughts on op1, ambitions and visions
what others think of nagisa
occasionally, you will recieve texts and dialouge boxes from other characters in the game that specifically talk about how they precieve nagisa. i've compiled the ones i have personally seen here.
runa's texts
yui's texts
ayaka's texts
comparisons to joker
this is for any comparisons i make between nagisa and akira kusuru/ren amamiya, aka joker from persona 5. expect this to be a very thin category, as while i enjoy comparing and contrasting them, i feel that conversation has the potential to become wildly toxic.
nagisa and wonder versus akiren and joker
joker vs wonder all out attack portraits
ren versus nagisa awakening (anon asking me to explain why i see the 'no more' option with a positive connotation)
blood comparisons; nagisa has by far the bloodiest awakening by sheer quantity (cw for blood, specifically on the face)
joker awoke for the sake of others; nagisa awoke for the sake of himself (will be expanded on at a later date)
nagisa, his “desire to live”, and beyond
this category is for my more put together thoughts about nagisa, specifically about how his “desire to live” manifests, though it can and will encompass my longer thoughts in general. these will be more thought out than my journal notes, as i feel i have more to say about this than any other category.
nagisa already had his desires stolen
nagisa is a stranger in a city he’s lived in; he isn’t even sure what his desires are, even after regaining them
nagisa and his ties to the band club (much smaller than the others here)
nagisa's (lack of) new year's resolution
anon asking me to expand on dialouge options
the added meaning of ripping off the mask in p5x
the sisyphus theory
this category is for any analysis pretaining to the theory that not only is nagisa stuck in a time loop, but his story specifically relates to the story of sisyphus, the greek king of legend who cheated death multiple times, and is forced to eternally roll a boulder up a hill; once the boulder is up the hill, he is free to enter elysium, but the boulder is enchanted to forever roll down the hill just before it reaches the top, keeping him trapped in this 'loop' for eternity as a punishment for defying the gods. simple, really! these are not formally tagged as such, due to them falling more into the 'theory' category, but i feel that i should put them all here.
merope is most likely named after the nymph merope, who is both known as the 'lost pleaid' and sisyphus' wife
sisyphus is punished for cheating his own death (will be expanded on later)
BONUS: while not about nagisa, i believe lufel's story will also mirror the story of prometheus
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other’s contributions
plenty of other people love to analyze nagisa alongside me! for any nagisa analysis made by others, i have a tag for that too - please look under “#fellow nagisa analysis” for people’s contributions. and feel free to contribute yourself - i’m slow with asks but i adore everyone’s enthusiasm!
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more categories may or may not be added - this list will be constantly expanding, i may decide to re-categorize one day.
oooh just had a fun thought, they should make the super difficult optional boss fights in 4revival against makoto+kotone and joker+wonder. both because i think the actual balancing of a fight like that would be cool and mostly so i can see people get mad abt nagisa being in a “real” persona game HDJHSKSHDJDHFND
that one song from persona: trinity soul that’s a swanky chill jazz song but then this rando starts rapping over the music one minute in without warning and they’re the worst bars you’ve ever heard in your life
okay maybe a bandori character interacting with persona characters is a little funny because they DID have a persona gacha in bandori and i even got one of the 4* cards
i’ve always liked the live2d model for this outfit but the card art sucks. also it’s always irritated me that even though afterglow got the event cards the song they did for the collab was time to make history??? it’s not even a bad cover (though it’s my least favorite from the collab) but why did they get time to make history instead of popipa, who got life will change??? roselia with p3’s ending song was always a perfect fit though. and the event story itself was absolutely adorable.
also, even though this is the first time i’ve opened up the game in three years, just to prove i have never even remotely fucking played about my tiny little jellyfish -
and i even forgot to take a screenshot of one of the 4* outfits i have for her (the penguin one).
