Although it hasn’t officially announced anything yet, Atlus seems to be working on a remake ofPersona 4, the acclaimed 2008 JRPG for the PS2. Rumors about this new version of the game have been circulating for quite a while now, but speculation about the game’s release has started to heat up in recent days. Back in March, fans discovered that Atlus had registered a domain for a website labeled “p4re.jp,” which sounded strangely similar to the “p3re.jp” domain used by 2024’sPersona 3 Reload. Since Atlus often registers domains for games a few months before their announcements, some are taking this as a sign that aPersona 4remake reveal is imminent.
As if that domain wasn’t suspicious enough, comments made byPersona 4’s English voice cast have added even more fuel to the fire about the existence of aPersona 4remake. Last week, Yuri Lowenthal, the voice actor for Yosuke Hanamura, revealed on Bluesky that he would not be returning tovoice his character in thePersona 4remake, even though he “begged” Atlus for it. Perhaps realizing that he wasn’t supposed to share that information, Lowenthal deleted his post a few hours after posting it. That, however, didn’t stop other actors who worked on the originalPersona 4from making similar statements.
The Original English Voice Cast of Persona 4 May Not Return at All in Its Rumored Remake
Several English VAs Have Said that They’re Not Going to Reprise their Roles in the Persona 4 Remake
Erin Fitzgerald and Amanda Winn Lee,the English VAs for Chie Satonakaand Yukiko Amagi, respectively, confirmed on social media over the last few days that they, too, were not asked by Atlus to reprise their roles in thePersona 4remake. Unlike Yuri Lowenthal, however, neither of them deleted their comments. Reacting to this news, a lot of fans expressed their disappointment with the matter, as many believe that they voiced their characters perfectly in the previousPersonagames.
Erin Fitzgerald is technically the second English VA for Chie Satonaka. In the original PS2 version ofPersona 4, Chie was voiced by Tracey Rooney. Fitzgerald made her debut as the character inPersona 4 Arena.
Unless this is part of an elaborate marketing stunt, it seems that the rumoredPersona 4remake may not continue a trend that was established inPersona 3 Reload: that is, the casting ofold English voice actors in new roles.Persona 3 Reload, for those who don’t know, was a remake of 2006’sPersona 3, and it featured a completely new English dub. The lines in the English and Japanese versions of the game were fully rerecorded. However, unlike the Japanese voice cast (which was largely the same as it was in the original game), the English VAs for the main characters in the game were all replaced.
In spite of this change, some of the voice actors who were involved with the originalPersona 3made a return in its remake. This time, however, they were voicing other characters. Grant George, who played Shinjiro Aragaki inPersona 3, for example, came back to play the role of Takeharu Kirijo inPersona 3 Reload. Meanwhile, Yuri Lowenthal, who had initially portrayed Makoto Yuki, made a cameo as the VA for Eiichiro Takeba inReload. Tara Platt, the voice actor forElizabeth in thePersona 3games, is the only person from the original English voice cast who portrayed the same character inPersona 3 Reload.
Persona 4’s English Voice Cast is Too Good to be Thrown Away
It’s important to note that none of the oldPersona 4voice actors have explicitly stated that they won’t be involved withthePersona 4remakewhatsoever. However, at least in Yuri Lowenthal’s case, his use of the phrase “they don’t want me to come back” makes it sound like he’s not returning at all. Since the original English voice cast forPersona 4is so beloved, it would be great if Atlus gave them some roles to fill in the rumored remake, but the chances of that happening seem more and more unlikely.
