Yosuke Hanamura

  

 

BIO:

A 3rd year Yasogami High student who was the brains of the Investigation Team that solved last year's case. He's a cheerful trickster with speedy, unpredictable moves. His Persona is Jiraiya, master of wind. 

Yosuke is a clumsy, somewhat paranoid transfer-student who arrived six-months before Yu Narukami. He is often the target for jokes about his lack of muscles and body strength. He fights with blunt, double-handed objects such as knives, kunais and wrenches. Yu first meets him when he crashes his bike into a garbage can (the first of many times). Yosuke cares deeply about Saki Konishi and fell into depression after her death.

He tends to be a bit of a wannabe ladies' man and has a fascination for girls. He shows great deducing skills and is often on task of the situation on hand, and can be a very serious individual at times. He also tends to keep a good face in order to make sure the team is on their best spirits and cares a lot about Yu at times, as well as having a strong sense of justice. A notable gag is that Yosuke seems to be at odds with Chie Satonaka several times.
 
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FIGHTING GAME ORIGIN:
Persona 4 Arena

 

 

OTHER APPEARANCES:
Persona 4 Arena: Ultimax, Blazblue Cross Tag Battle

 

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Page Updated:  June 26th, 2025

Yosuke is a naive, dorky kid who thinks he's cool... and somehow he works as the sidekick to the protagonist in Persona 4. He's a bit annoying at times and not the most likeable character from the start... but Yosuke ends up being good comic relief (especially in the RPG). His 2D fighting game sprite retains his kooky personality.

Yosuke's double weapon / double kunai weapon sort of seems "given to him" and seems pretty random. His weapon and fighting style may not fit perfectly with his look, but Yosuke has tons of style and flash in any game he appears in. The Persona series has come far since the original P4 days! Yosuke has a defined personality in the series that cleverly contrasts other characters... which is a great thing to have in a fighting game or RPG.

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