<s>
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
marketed	O
internationally	O
as	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
Revelations	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
media	O
franchise	O
created	O
by	O
Aya	O
Nishitani	O
,	O
Kouji	O
"	O
Cozy	O
"	O
Okada	O
,	O
Ginichiro	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
and	O
Kazunari	O
Suzuki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Primarily	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
,	O
and	O
currently	O
owned	O
by	O
Atlus	O
(	O
and	O
Sega	O
,	O
after	O
acquisition	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
franchise	O
consists	O
of	O
multiple	O
subseries	O
and	O
covers	O
multiple	O
role-playing	O
genres	O
including	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
,	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
,	O
and	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
(	O
now	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
have	O
been	O
almost	O
always	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
originally	O
based	O
on	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
novel	O
series	O
by	O
Aya	O
Nishitani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
are	O
stand-alone	O
entries	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
stories	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
maintaining	O
as	O
high	O
a	O
profile	O
as	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
highly	O
popular	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
maintains	O
a	O
strong	O
cult	O
following	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
finding	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
some	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
do	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
"	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
"	O
title	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
sub-series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
English	O
localizations	O
have	O
used	O
the	O
"	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
"	O
moniker	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
in	O
2003	O
,	O
until	O
being	O
discarded	O
in	O
overseas	O
territories	O
beginning	O
with	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
later	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
form	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
subseries	O
such	O
as	O
Persona	B-Application
,	O
Devil	B-Application
Children	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
are	O
spin-offs	O
marketed	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
entries	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
:	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
in	O
1987	O
,	O
and	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
entries	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
:	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
in	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
nine-year	O
gap	O
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
numeral	O
was	O
dropped	O
for	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
title	O
changed	O
to	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lucifer	I-Application
's	I-Application
Call	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
entry	O
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2009	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
2010	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
IV	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
a	O
digital-only	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
in	O
February	O
2016	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Device
Megami	I-Device
Tensei	I-Device
V	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
spin-off	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
is	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
If	I-Application
...	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
system	O
as	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
split	O
into	O
a	O
dual	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
package	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
single-player	O
version	O
released	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
version	O
was	O
delayed	O
and	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
as	O
the	O
developers	O
could	O
not	O
manage	O
the	O
required	O
online	O
capacities	O
using	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
true	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Imagine	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
2008	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
2009	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
smartphone	O
game	O
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Liberation	I-Application
Dx2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Persona	B-Application
series	O
is	O
the	O
largest	O
and	O
most	O
popular	O
spin-off	O
from	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Megami	B-Application
Ibunroku	I-Application
Persona	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
released	O
overseas	O
as	O
Revelations	B-Application
:	I-Application
Persona	I-Application
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Persona	B-Application
2	O
title	O
,	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
2008	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2009	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sixth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
Persona	B-Application
games	O
are	O
spin-offs	O
,	O
so	O
far	O
focused	O
on	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
4	O
and	O
5	O
:	O
the	O
canon	O
spin-offs	O
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Labyrinth	I-Application
and	O
Persona	B-Application
Q2	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Cinema	I-Application
Labyrinth	I-Application
,	O
two	O
fighting	O
games	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Arena	B-Application
Ultimax	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Cross	I-Application
Tag	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
,	O
and	O
rhythm	O
games	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dancing	I-Application
All	I-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dancing	I-Application
in	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dancing	I-Application
in	I-Application
Starlight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
4	O
used	O
the	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
moniker	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
dropped	O
for	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
duology	O
and	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
Golden	O
as	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
made	O
the	O
titles	O
too	O
long	O
to	O
be	O
practical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
subseries	O
began	O
in	O
1995	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
Summoner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Devil	B-Application
Summoner	I-Application
:	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
Hackers	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
,	O
which	O
itself	O
is	O
followed	O
by	O
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
prequels	O
set	O
in	O
1920s	O
Tokyo	O
were	O
also	O
developed	O
,	O
which	O
revolve	O
around	O
demon	O
summoner	O
Raidou	O
Kuzunoha	O
:	O
Raidou	B-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Soulless	I-Application
Army	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
Raidou	B-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
King	I-Application
Abaddon	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
Persona	B-Application
and	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
other	O
spin-off	O
series	O
covering	O
multiple	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Atlus	O
began	O
focusing	O
work	O
on	O
building	O
spin-offs	O
and	O
subseries	O
that	O
would	O
form	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
Nocturnes	B-Application
release	O
,	O
a	O
duology	O
titled	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
(	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
:	I-Application
Avatar	I-Application
Tuner	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
was	O
created	O
based	O
around	O
similar	O
systems	O
to	O
Nocturne	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
accessible	O
gaming	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
under	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
moniker	O
:	O
the	O
original	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
and	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
have	O
received	O
expanded	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
subseries	O
include	O
Last	B-Application
Bible	I-Application
,	O
a	O
series	O
aimed	O
at	O
a	O
younger	O
audience	O
and	O
using	O
a	O
pure	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
;	O
Devil	B-Application
Children	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
popular	O
Pokémon	O
series	O
;	O
and	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
strategy	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
notable	O
stand-alone	O
spin-offs	O
are	O
action	B-Application
spin-off	O
Jack	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
,	O
a	O
crossover	O
with	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
 '	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
have	O
received	O
anime	O
and	O
manga	O
adaptations	O
:	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
both	O
a	O
four-part	O
theatrical	O
adaptation	O
(	O
#1	O
Spring	O
of	O
Birth	O
,	O
#2	O
Midsummer	O
Knight	O
's	O
Dream	O
,	O
#3	O
Falling	O
Down	O
,	O
#4	O
Winter	O
of	O
Rebirth	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
spin-off	O
series	O
titled	O
Persona	B-Application
:	O
Trinity	O
Soul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
received	O
two	O
adaptations	O
:	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Animation	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Golden	O
Animation	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
expanded	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
live-action	O
television	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
was	O
broadcast	O
between	O
1997	O
and	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
received	O
an	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Children	I-Application
series	O
received	O
two	O
anime	O
adaptations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
and	O
Persona	B-Application
titles	O
have	O
received	O
manga	O
and	O
CD	O
drama	O
adaptations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Action	B-Application
figures	O
and	O
merchandise	O
related	O
to	O
Persona	B-Application
have	O
also	O
been	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Persona	B-Application
series	O
takes	O
place	O
exclusively	O
within	O
this	O
setting	O
,	O
spanning	O
a	O
single	O
continuity	O
and	O
mostly	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
exploits	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
young	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
notable	O
early	O
exceptions	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
common	O
setting	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
science	O
fiction-styled	O
future	O
despite	O
still	O
including	O
fantasy	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Last	B-Application
Bible	I-Application
series	O
also	O
shifted	O
to	O
a	O
full	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
more	O
recent	O
notable	O
departures	O
were	O
Strange	O
Journey	O
,	O
which	O
shifted	O
the	O
focus	O
to	O
Antarctica	O
to	O
portray	O
the	O
threat	O
on	O
a	O
global	O
scale	O
,	O
and	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
medieval-stage	O
society	O
existing	O
separately	O
from	O
a	O
modern-day	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
title	O
translates	O
as	O
"	O
Reincarnation	O
of	O
the	O
Goddess	O
"	O
:	O
this	O
has	O
carried	O
over	O
into	O
the	O
current	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
officially	O
translated	O
as	O
"	O
True	O
Goddess	O
Metempsychosis	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
word	O
"	O
Metempsychosis	O
"	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
cycle	O
of	O
reincarnation	O
that	O
ties	O
into	O
many	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
overarching	O
title	O
has	O
been	O
truncated	O
to	O
"	O
MegaTen	B-Application
"	O
by	O
series	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
element	O
present	O
since	O
the	O
first	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
recruit	O
demons	O
to	O
fight	O
alongside	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
fuse	O
two	O
different	O
demons	O
together	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
demon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Equivalents	O
to	O
these	O
systems	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
Persona	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
most	O
recognizable	O
battle	O
system	O
is	O
the	O
Press	O
Turn	O
system	O
,	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
Nocturne	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
layouts	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
were	O
noticeably	O
different	O
from	O
later	O
games	O
:	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
used	O
a	O
3D	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
while	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
used	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
first-person	O
3D	O
displays	O
for	O
battle	O
and	O
top-down	O
2D	O
displays	O
for	O
navigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2D/first	O
person	O
viewpoint	O
continued	O
until	O
Nocturne	B-Application
,	O
which	O
switched	O
to	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
title	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
extraordinary	O
invading	O
the	O
ordinary	O
world	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
two	O
main	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
focus	O
on	O
different	O
things	O
:	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
focuses	O
more	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
gaining	O
the	O
power	O
needed	O
to	O
survive	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
ruled	O
over	O
by	O
tyrannical	O
deities	O
,	O
while	O
Persona	B-Application
focuses	O
on	O
interpersonal	O
relationships	O
and	O
the	O
psychology	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
is	O
generally	O
male	O
within	O
the	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
:	O
while	O
a	O
female	O
lead	O
or	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
choose	O
a	O
lead	O
's	O
gender	O
is	O
not	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
question	O
,	O
some	O
staff	O
feel	O
that	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
lead	O
roles	O
are	O
better	O
suited	O
to	O
a	O
male	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stories	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
frequently	O
include	O
fighting	O
against	O
a	O
tyrannical	O
God	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
method	O
of	O
story-telling	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
can	O
involve	O
traditional	O
use	O
of	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
spoken	O
dialogue	O
(	O
Persona	B-Application
,	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
)	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
text-based	O
minimalist	O
approach	O
that	O
places	O
emphasis	O
on	O
atmosphere	O
(	O
Nocturne	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
tradition	O
within	O
the	O
core	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
is	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
playable	O
character	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
a	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
used	O
a	O
morality-based	O
decision	O
system	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
affect	O
the	O
outcome	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
alignments	O
were	O
first	O
defined	O
as	O
"	O
Law	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
God	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
Chaos	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
army	O
of	O
Lucifer	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
events	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Law	O
"	O
alignment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Nocturne	B-Application
,	O
all	O
the	O
characters	O
were	O
roughly	O
aligned	O
with	O
"	O
Chaos	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
done	O
both	O
to	O
bring	O
variety	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
allow	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
more	O
creative	O
freedom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
is	O
restricted	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
Neutral	O
"	O
alignment	O
while	O
still	O
having	O
multiple	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three-tiered	O
alignment	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
Strange	O
Journey	O
,	O
and	O
continued	O
into	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
began	O
life	O
as	O
a	O
media	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
series	O
,	O
a	O
trilogy	O
of	O
science-fantasy	O
novels	O
written	O
by	O
Aya	O
Nishitani	O
during	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
proved	O
popular	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
effectively	O
launched	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
more	O
ambitious	O
sequel	O
following	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
driven	O
by	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
game	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
brand	O
on	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
slowly	O
decided	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
then-current	O
gaming	O
status	O
quo	O
using	O
its	O
aesthetic	O
and	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
attitude	O
,	O
the	O
staff	O
considered	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
 '	O
R&D	O
Department	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
developers	O
have	O
been	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
:	O
these	O
include	O
Multimedia	O
Intelligence	O
Transfer	O
(	O
Last	B-Application
Bible	I-Application
series	O
)	O
,	O
Lancarse	O
(	O
Strange	O
Journey	O
)	O
,	O
CAVE	O
(	O
Imagine	O
)	O
and	O
Nex	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
Nine	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
(	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ito	O
first	O
worked	O
on	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
joining	O
the	O
team	O
after	O
development	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
script	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
script	O
and	O
being	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
debug	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Isogai	O
's	O
first	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
the	O
script	O
for	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Isogai	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
If	O
...	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
worked	O
on	O
multiple	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
games	O
,	O
Nocturne	B-Application
and	O
Strange	O
Journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
main	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Tsukasa	O
Masuko	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Nocturne	B-Application
,	O
Shoji	O
Meguro	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
done	O
work	O
on	O
earlier	O
spin-off	O
titles	O
,	O
was	O
brought	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
became	O
well	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
and	O
Persona	B-Application
art	O
styles	O
have	O
been	O
defined	O
by	O
two	O
different	O
artists	O
:	O
Kazuma	O
Kaneko	O
and	O
Shigenori	O
Soejima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaneko	O
had	O
a	O
long	O
history	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
having	O
done	O
some	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
first	O
prominent	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
on	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
sprite	O
art	O
and	O
promotional	O
artwork	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
and	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
Kaneko	O
's	O
demon	O
designs	O
were	O
influenced	O
by	O
both	O
creatures	O
and	O
deities	O
from	O
world	O
mythology	O
,	O
and	O
monsters	O
from	O
popular	O
culture	O
like	O
Godzilla	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
working	O
on	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
If	O
...	O
and	O
Nocturne	B-Application
,	O
he	O
also	O
did	O
character	O
designs	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Persona	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
had	O
minor	O
roles	O
in	O
artwork	O
and	O
character	O
design	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Persona	B-Application
and	O
Soul	B-Application
Hackers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
did	O
the	O
secondary	O
characters	O
for	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
2	O
duology	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
checking	O
over	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
ports	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
minor	O
work	O
on	O
Nocturne	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soejima	O
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
for	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
by	O
Kaneko	O
,	O
as	O
Kaneko	O
wanted	O
the	O
younger	O
staff	O
members	O
to	O
gain	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
proved	O
challenging	O
for	O
Soejima	O
as	O
he	O
needed	O
to	O
refine	O
his	O
drawing	O
style	O
and	O
take	O
the	O
expectations	O
of	O
series	O
fans	O
into	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
design	O
for	O
Persona	O
3/FES	O
and	O
Portable	O
,	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soejima	O
's	O
drawing	O
style	O
is	O
recognized	O
as	O
being	O
lighter-toned	O
than	O
Kaneko	O
's	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
new	O
main	O
designer	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
Masayuki	O
Doi	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
made	O
a	O
name	O
for	O
himself	O
with	O
the	O
Trauma	O
Center	O
series	O
;	O
and	O
designed	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
for	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
in	O
his	O
work	O
by	O
Kaneko	O
's	O
designs	O
,	O
he	O
created	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
 '	O
clothing	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
blend	O
of	O
Japanese	O
and	O
western	O
fashions	O
while	O
incorporating	O
design	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
IV	O
,	O
he	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
main	O
demon	O
designer	O
for	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
and	O
Shin	B-Device
Megami	I-Device
Tensei	I-Device
V	I-Device
,	O
while	O
still	O
retaining	O
his	O
job	O
as	O
lead	O
character	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Atlus	O
were	O
aiming	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
and	O
reinvigorate	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
hiring	O
Suzuhito	O
Yasuda	O
as	O
character	O
designer	O
for	O
this	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
monsters	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
Devil	B-Application
Survivor	I-Application
were	O
designed	O
by	O
manga	O
artist	O
Mohiro	O
Kitoh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
was	O
not	O
exported	O
to	O
western	O
territories	O
despite	O
there	O
being	O
a	O
recognized	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
entries	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
were	O
also	O
blocked	O
by	O
Sony	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
then-current	O
approval	O
policies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
be	O
localized	O
was	O
Jack	O
Bros.	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
role-playing	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
receive	O
an	O
overseas	O
release	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Persona	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
done	O
to	O
give	O
Atlus	O
 '	O
North	O
American	O
branch	O
a	O
flagship	O
RPG	O
franchise	O
that	O
could	O
compete	O
with	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
Suikoden	B-Application
and	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Okada	O
,	O
the	O
naming	O
of	O
creatures	O
and	O
enemies	O
was	O
adjusted	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
and	O
original	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
to	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
acceptable	O
for	O
an	O
overseas	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
changes	O
were	O
fixed	O
in	O
the	O
re-release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Persona	B-Application
2	O
title	O
,	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
passed	O
over	O
due	O
to	O
shortage	O
of	O
manpower	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
development	O
was	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
title	O
,	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nocturne	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Nocturne	B-Application
,	O
Atlus	O
 '	O
overseas	O
branches	O
decided	O
to	O
add	O
the	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
moniker	O
to	O
future	O
releases	O
within	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
to	O
help	O
market	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
not	O
bearing	O
the	O
moniker	O
,	O
it	O
ultimately	O
worked	O
in	O
Atlus	O
 '	O
favor	O
as	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
title	O
differences	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
chosen	O
for	O
localization	O
were	O
all	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
the	O
core	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
moniker	O
kept	O
all	O
the	O
titles	O
under	O
a	O
single	O
banner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
this	O
decision	O
was	O
made	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
given	O
the	O
localized	O
title	O
Revelations	O
,	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
Persona	B-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
Last	B-Application
Bible	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
changes	O
to	O
titles	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
less	O
unwieldy	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
with	O
Raidou	B-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Soulless	I-Application
Army	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
the	O
company	O
decided	O
to	O
actively	O
promote	O
the	O
franchise	O
overseas	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
mainland	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
general	O
,	O
Atlus	O
publishes	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
they	O
lack	O
a	O
European	O
branch	O
,	O
they	O
publish	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
through	O
third-party	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Ghostlight	O
and	O
NIS	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
latest	O
partnership	O
,	O
after	O
their	O
deal	O
with	O
NIS	O
America	O
ended	O
with	O
the	O
publication	O
of	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
Leifthrasir	I-Application
,	O
was	O
with	O
European	O
publishing	O
firm	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
to	O
publish	O
multiple	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
including	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
and	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excluding	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
has	O
sold	O
approximately	O
7.2	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
October	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
main	O
series	O
has	O
shifted	O
approximately	O
12.4	O
million	O
packaged	O
and	O
digital	O
copies	O
(	O
including	O
DL	O
of	O
free-to-play	O
titles	O
)	O
of	O
games	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
sub-series	O
has	O
sold	O
9.3million	O
copies	O
,	O
bringing	O
total	O
franchise	O
numbers	O
to	O
21.7million	O
units	O
(	O
including	O
DL	O
of	O
free-to-play	O
titles	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excluding	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
had	O
supplied	O
17.7	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
2021	O
,	O
including	O
free-to-play	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UGO	O
Networks	O
writer	O
K	O
.	O
Thor	O
Jensen	O
cited	O
the	O
first	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
game	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
successful	O
use	O
of	O
cyberpunk	O
aesthetics	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
mix	O
of	O
science	O
fiction	O
elements	O
and	O
the	O
occult	O
"	O
create	O
a	O
truly	O
unique	O
fictional	O
cyberpunk	O
world	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
has	O
noted	O
that	O
Atlus	O
always	O
mixes	O
"	O
familiar	O
gameplay	O
"	O
with	O
surprising	O
settings	O
when	O
creating	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
citing	O
Persona	B-Application
,	O
with	O
its	O
"	O
modern-day	O
horror	O
stories	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
teams	O
of	O
Japanese	O
high-school	O
kids	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
perfect	O
example	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
article	O
about	O
the	O
interaction	O
of	O
Japanese	O
and	O
Western	O
gaming	O
culture	O
,	O
1UP.com	O
mentioned	O
the	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
subseries	O
alongside	O
Nippon	O
Ichi	O
Software	O
's	O
Disgaea	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
writer	O
Andrew	O
Vestal	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
biggest	O
RPG	O
series	O
in	O
Japan	O
after	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Matt	O
Coleman	O
mentioned	O
Nocturne	B-Application
in	O
the	O
article	O
"	O
A	O
History	O
of	O
Console	O
RPGs	O
"	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
its	O
content	O
as	O
"	O
challenging	O
stuff	O
for	O
a	O
genre	O
that	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
all	O
about	O
princess	O
saving	O
and	O
evil	O
cleansing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
both	O
appeared	O
on	O
Famitsu	O
2006	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Favorite	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
audience	O
poll	O
at	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGFan	O
's	O
"	O
Top	O
20	O
RPGs	O
of	O
the	O
Past	O
Decade	O
"	O
list	O
was	O
topped	O
by	O
the	O
two	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
games	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
second	O
place	O
,	O
while	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
ranked	O
fourth	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kalata	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Gamasutra	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
Nocturne	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
20	O
essential	O
RPGs	O
for	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
cited	O
the	O
Press	O
Turn	O
system	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
JRPG	O
battle	O
systems	O
in	O
existence	O
,	O
with	O
particular	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
version	O
used	O
in	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
caused	O
concern	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
religious	O
implications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
2007	O
game	O
awards	O
,	O
which	O
ran	O
in	O
the	O
March	O
2008	O
issue	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
given	O
the	O
"	O
Most	O
controversial	O
game	O
that	O
created	O
no	O
controversy	O
"	O
award	O
:	O
the	O
writers	O
said	O
"	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
Hot	O
Coffee	O
sex	O
scandal	O
and	O
Bullys	O
boy-on-boy	O
kissing	O
's	O
got	O
nothing	O
on	O
this	O
PS2	B-Device
role-player	O
'	O
s	O
suicide-initiated	O
battles	O
or	O
subplot	O
involving	O
student-teacher	O
dating.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
1UP.com	O
in	O
a	O
later	O
article	O
,	O
Kalata	O
traced	O
this	O
use	O
of	O
controversial	O
content	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
novels	O
,	O
which	O
depicted	O
violence	O
and	O
rape	O
committed	O
by	O
demons	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Such	O
violence	O
is	O
not	O
particularly	O
rare	O
in	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Japanese	O
animation	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
became	O
even	O
more	O
disturbing	O
in	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
