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Anime DVD Persona 3 The Movie: No. 2, Midsummer Knight's Dream by Jun Kumagai (A31)

Code : 9555329246765

The movie starts with SEES' battle in a full moon phase on July. Junpei Iori, Akihiko Sanada, and Mitsuru Kirijo are fighting the Shadow Arcana Hierophant with Fuka Yamagishi providing tactical support for them. Meanwhile Makoto Yuki and Yukari Takeba are captured by the Shadow Arcana Lovers and under its spell but eventually free themselves from it. Defeating the Hierophant, Junpei, Akihiko, and Mitsuru regroup with Makoto and Yukari and defeats the Arcana Lovers. Unbeknownst to them, they are observed by three mysterious people. Makoto and the others goes to Yakushima for a break and spends most of the day playing at the beach. While trying to flirt with women under Junpei's insistence, Makoto encounters a mysterious blonde haired girl. At night, Mitsuru's father, Takeharu Kirijo, gathers everyone and explains everything regarding the Dark Hour and the Shadows by showing a video left by Yukari's father, Eiichiro Takeba, in which he reveals that by defeating the twelve Arcana Shadows, the Dark Hour will disappear along with Shadows. This revelation shocked Yukari who feels responsible for her father's sin until Makoto comforts her. Entering the Dark Hour, Makoto and Yukari are targeted by Shadows and were almost killed until the blonde haired girl that Makoto met before, revealed to be a Persona user, saved them. Shuji Ikutsuki introduced the girl as Aigis, a 7th Generation Anti-Shadow Suppression Weapon developed by the Kirijo Group.

Back at the dorm, Mitsuru requests Makoto to pick up Ken Amada, an elementary school student who has the potential to become a Persona user. Moving to the dorm, Ken decides to take a walk, unaware that the Dark Hour has begun. At the shrine, Koromaru, the dog of the deceased shrine owner, was attacked by a Shadow. Makoto arrives on time to save Ken before being devoured by the Shadows as another Shadow appears, that Ken notices bears resemblance with the one that killed his mother, concluding that Shadows are the ones responsible for his mother's death, Ken swore to annihilate all Shadows, awakening his Persona ability. Koromaru, who turns out also has potential to become a Persona user, joins them as well. Entering the full moon phase, SEES prepares to fight another Shadow Arcana. They are approached by Takaya Sakaki and Jin Shirato, introducing themselves as Strega that come to stop them from eliminating the Dark Hour. They trap them and tell them to think over do they truly want for the Dark Hour to end as the combined Arcana Chariot and Justice appear. Aigis momentarily has the advantage by using her Orgia Mode, but is quickly overheated and everyone got weakened by the poison on the area. Shinjiro Aragaki, destroys the gate, allowing the poison to disperse and Makoto kills the two Shadow Arcanas.

In their remaining summer vacation, SEES spends their times by going to summer festival, where Ken started to bond with Shinjiro. Entering a new semester, Aigis transferred to Makoto's class. Makoto, Aigis, Yukari, Junpei, and Fuka share their thoughts about what they will do after the Dark Hour ends. Makoto started to become afraid that he will lose the meaning of his life if the Dark Hour disappear. This caused Makoto to become hesitant in fighting Arcana Hermit, which frustrated Shinjiro, losing control of his Persona in the process. Ken recognizes Shinjiro's berserked Persona as the one that killed his mother, realizing that the one who had killed his mother is not a Shadow, but Shinjiro. At October 4th, Ken and Shinjiro are not present at the mission against the Arcana Fortune and Strength. Remembering that October 4th is the date of Ken's mother's death, Akihiko and Mitsuru revealed that two years ago before leaving SEES, Shinjiro's Persona went out of control and accidentally killed Ken's mother. Akihiko was about to go where Ken and Shinjiro are, but is stopped by the Arcana Fortune and Strength.

While Makoto and the others are fighting against the Shadow Arcanas, Ken declares that he will kill Shinjiro, but they are interrupted by Takaya who reveals the Persona Suppressant that Shinjiro has taken slowly killing him, making Ken's revenge pointless. With Akihiko's help, Makoto eventually defeats the two Shadow Arcanas and hurries to where Ken and Shinjiro is. Ken, losing his will to live, let Takaya to shoot him but is protected by Shinjiro who takes the shot instead. By the time Makoto and the others arrived, Shinjiro's wounds are already too severe and he succumbed to his wounds, much to their despair, especially Ken. At October 7th, Shinjiro's funeral is hold at Gekkoukan High with only Akihiko absent throughout the whole funeral process.

After the ending credits, Ryoji Mochizuki is seen standing at the Moonlight Bridge.