Kasumi Yoshizawa
Persona character
First appearancePersona 5 Royal (2019)
Designed byShigenori Soejima
Voiced byEN: Laura Post
JA: Sora Amamiya
In-universe information
Full nameSumire Yoshizawa
芳澤 すみれ
AliasKasumi Yoshizawa
芳澤 かすみ
NicknameViolet
ヴァイオレット
RelativesKasumi Yoshizawa (芳澤 かすみ) (sister, deceased)
Shinichi Yoshizawa (芳澤 伸一) (father)
NationalityJapanese

Sumire Yoshizawa (芳澤 すみれ, Yoshizawa Sumire), who uses the code name Violet (ヴァイオレット, Vaioretto), is a fictional character in the Persona series, first appearing in Persona 5 Royal, an enhanced version of Persona 5. Prior to the third semester, a part of the game only available in Persona 5 Royal, Sumire is referred to as Kasumi Yoshizawa (芳澤 かすみ, Yoshizawa Kasumi), the name of her deceased older sister. Yoshizawa is a rhythmic gymnast, just like her sister. Besides her appearance in Persona 5 Royal, Yoshizawa also appears in the manga adaptation of Persona 5 and the game Persona 5 Tactica as downloadable content.[1] Yoshizawa is voiced by Laura Post in English and Sora Amamiya in Japanese.[2][3]

Development

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Yoshizawa, like most characters in Persona 5, was designed by Shigenori Soejima.[4] Throughout the game, Yoshizawa has a total of three Personas: Cendrillon, Vanadis, and Ella.

Appearances

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In Persona 5 Royal

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Sumire Yoshizawa, introduced to Joker as Kasumi, represents the Faith Arcana. At first, unlike all other social links in the game, Yoshizawa has only five ranks, but after the beginning of the third semester, it expands to ten.[5][better source needed] In Persona 5 Royal, the focus of Yoshizawa's social link is originally her and gymnastics. In game, on October 3, after finishing third-place in a competition, Yoshizawa becomes at risk of losing her honor student status.[6] After this, Yoshizawa, accompanied by Joker and Morgana, accidentally enter the Metaverse, the place where Joker and the Phantom Thieves are able to "change the hearts" of people.[7]

In other media

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Yoshizawa, as well as Goro Akechi, appear in Persona 5 Tactica as downloadable content.

Cukie Gherkin's generous list of references to use later

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References

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  1. ^ Tu, Trumann (2023-08-04). "Persona 5 Tactica Confirms Two Fan Favorite Phantom Thieves For Its DLC". Game Rant. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  2. ^ Post, Laura [@LauraPostVoice] (2019-06-10). "I woke up to the announcement and I cannot express in words how excited I am to be playing Kasumi in Persona 5 The Royal" (Tweet). Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "キャラクター - 芳澤 かすみ; P5R - ペルソナ5 ザ・ロイヤル". Atlus. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  4. ^ James, Thomas (March 6, 2015). "Japanese Persona Magazine interviews Atlus staff on Persona 5, Dancing All Night [Update]". Gematsu. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "So... is there a reason why the Faith Arcana is only 5 Ranks? - Persona 5 Royal". gamefaqs.gamespot.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  6. ^ Lada, Jenni (2020-04-06). "Persona 5 Royal's Kasumi Is Incredibly Relatable". Siliconera. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  7. ^ Liu, Stephanie (2024-08-14). "Kasumi Deserved Better in Persona 5 Royal". Siliconera. Retrieved 2024-11-13.