What year was the first entry in the series in which Xanthe Huynh was cast as Haru Okumura released?
Persona (series) Persona, also known as Shin Megami Tensei: Persona, is a video game franchise developed and primarily published by Atlus. Focusing around a series of role-playing video games, "Persona" is a spin-off from Atlus' "Megami Tensei" franchise, and was originally based on the high school setting of "Shin Megami Tensei If...". The first entry in the series, "", was released in 1996. There have since been five further main titles, with the latest—"Persona 5"—being released in 2016 in Japan. Numerous spin-offs for multiple platforms have also been developed. The series takes its title from beings summoned by characters in battle, manifesting from their personality.
Revolutionary Girl Utena Revolutionary Girl Utena (Japanese: 少女革命ウテナ , Hepburn: Shōjo Kakumei Utena ) is a manga by Chiho Saito and anime directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara. The manga serial began in the June 1996 issue of "Ciao" and the anime was first broadcast in 1997. The anime and manga were created simultaneously, but, despite some similarities, they progressed in different directions. A movie, "Adolescence of Utena" (少女革命ウテナ アドゥレセンス黙示録 , Shōjo Kakumei Utena Aduresensu Mokushiroku , literally "Revolutionary Girl Utena Adolescence Apocalypse") , was released in theatres in 1999. A number of stage productions based on the franchise were also produced in the mid-1990s, including the "Comédie Musicale Utena la fillette révolutionnaire", staged by an all-female Takarazuka-style cast.