Top 25 Epic P5 Fanfics
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marigolds
by colbub
Akechi meets a mysterious being chained to a door after death and gains a second chance. Translation to Chinese:Chapter 1-29 by Cloudd: http://cloud-yunchangde.lofter.com/post/1e2d1c46_1cd01d3b0Chapter 53 onwards by 乐乌: https://www.lofter.com/front/blog/collection/share?collectionId=23790157(Visit
L’appel du vide
by Xov
Akechi Goro is alive – one of his biggest regrets is alive and standing in front of him looking like he’s ready for some highbrow sports photo shoot when what he really needs is five years intensive therapy and at least five more steps away from Akira.No, no, no – the universe is not allowed to shov
Oh Alice, There's no Reflection in the Looking Glass.
by intothefrisson
What do you mean?” Ryuji tilted his head.“It’s called Just Die. It reduces the SP needed for Insta kill skills like Mudoon or 'Please Die for Me' to zero.”Ryuji and Ann blinked and blinked again trying to figure out what Morgana is trying to say. He watched as the gears churn in their head and they
A Tale of Two Tricksters
by Zoe2k8
Why have one champion when you can have them both? A bet between gods that decides humanity's fate. Yaldy knows that the outcome is certain, now with both tricksters under his grasp. Yet Humanity's sponsor is confident. The ‘god’ of the velvet room does not sway. It’s incomprehensible.Everything is
Forearmed
by VampireBadger
When Akira was eleven years old, he came to Inaba, where he fell into a TV and awoke his Persona for the first time.Five years later he is arrested and shipped off to Tokyo. There, he finds a Velvet Room that doesn't seem quite like the one he remembers, Lavenza missing, and a whole new world of Sha
Throw Away Your Mask
by MollyPollyKinz
Instead of dying, Akechi finds himself eight years in the past. With his persona abilities still intact, he has to find a way to stop the end of the world.And work with a bunch of teenagers who thinks he's a child.Akechi would've preferred to stay dead.
Sitting Behind You
by RedOrange99
AU where Ren is a third year at Shujin and sits behind Makoto in class. If you like ShuMako but you always kinda wished it was the main focus of the game, then this is the story for you! A retelling of Persona 5 Royal with a hard focus on Ren and Makoto, along with general team bonding moments and t
Crimson
by Dowdz
Akira Kurusu. Delinquent. Thief. Leader. Hero. Who is he? How many masks can one man wear?Please note: This story will be uploaded to RoyalRoad, as well. This message serves as verification that the author is the same.
Twisted Fates
by CremeDeLaClaire
Akira Kurusu was supposed to be dead. Except, fate had allowed him to live and the chance to fix things this time. Fate was allowing him one more chance to bring justice to light.And maybe save someone else in the process. *based on first major bad ending*
it takes a village
by shouldbeworking
June, 20XX.Each passing day brings new challenges, and each passing day brings his plan closer to fruition.So, who cares if he keeps remembering things that never happened? So what if there are eight Phantom Thieves, rather than the three he expected? And so what if their leader has proven surprisin
Daredevil, You've Hit the Wall
by ez_cookie
A Post-Royal rewrite of Persona 5 Strikers with Sumire and Goro present.Akira thought his career was over as a Phantom Thief, and he was happy enough to keep it that way. After all, he couldn't stand the thought of losing someone close to him again. But shortly after arriving in Tokyo, his worst fea
Cop and Robber
by LunaChai
Niijima Makoto is tasked to take down the Phantom Thieves. Spoiler alert: She gets her heart stolen. — Police!Makoto. Akira:Makoto.
To Know Your Target
by KivaEmber
"Love is knowing your target, putting them in your targeting reticule, and together, achieving a singular purpose against statistically long odds."In which Goro Akechi joins the team during Kaneshiro's palace arc instead of Makoto.
Endless Days Spent Running Wild
by definitely_a_textbook
Sojiro Sakura never thought he was good with kids. He could barely care for his best friend's daughter on his own and now he's gone and gotten himself stuck watching a delinquent with a criminal record. With psychotic breakdowns on the rise and a mysterious criminal group taking Japan by storm, Soji
In-Between Palaces
by JuneLuxray
One-shot gallery composed of shorts of the cast of Persona 5 doing day-to-day stuff between Palaces. Mostly fluff, slice of life, and humor.
Queen's Checkmate
by blazingEmblem
She was captured, drugged, and beaten.Face to face with her own sister.With her life on the line, the founder and leader of the Phantom Thieves, Makoto Niijima, must prove her justice and mend her relationship with Sae... by detailing the events of the past year. A T.V tropes page is available here:
Raise Your Voice Against Liars
by BeeTeeDubya14
"We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin." - Andre BerthiaumeA chance encounter on a school trip warps the reality between two groups of heroes. If you like what we're putting out, make sure you bookmark and leave a comment or ninety. Re
You See Them
by JuneLuxray
Ren Amamiya has spent his whole life seeing people who no one else can and being called crazy. By the time he reaches Tokyo on probation, he swears to himself that he will never speak to someone who supposedly isn’t there ever again.Easier said than done as several spirits come calling as he leads t
One Year on Probation
by FlOrangey
Akira Kurusu was a sixteen-year-old boy arrested for a crime he did not commit. Convicted of assaulting a man, expelled from his school, and put on probation, he must attend Shujin Academy in the city Shibuya for one year. If he makes it through his probation, he has the chance of having his record
The Phantoms of Gotham
by TragicallyDepressed1228
Exactly what the tags say.Akira Kurusu is disowned by his parents and has no guardian to take him in. Enter Bruce Wayne, eccentric billionaire currently funding a criminal rehabilitation facility for minors in Gotham. Bruce doesn't realize he's taking in Gotham's newest vigilante, and Akira doesn't
Makoto's Lies
by PixieRed
Makoto is an elegant, refined young lady with purely logical reasons for her actions that don't involve personal desires for love or justice.An in-game Makoto POV shipfic focusing on her relationship with the protagonist and her early discovery of a certain palace.Cross-posted from FFnet.My thanks t
A Light to the Truth
by RSturman
Rin Kurusu was falsely charged with assault and thrown into a new start labelled as a criminal in the city against her will. With a hazy past following her, she hopes to make the most of this new start away from her past events. However as soon as she arrives she is suddenly thrust into a game beari
The Gun, the Sword and the Vampires
by YakFruit
The Persona 5 storyline re-imagined in a gothic, steam-punk world.Reader knowledge of Vampire Hunter D is not required.Niijima Makoto, younger daughter of the legendary vampire hunter Niijima, desires nothing but to continue her late father's trade. But when Makoto's elder sister casts her off as us
The Body Reflects the Heart, the Shadow Reflects the Soul
by Raptorclaw
When the Phantom Thieves defeated Maruki and destroyed Mementos, they thought that was the end. When they overcame the EMMA incident, they thought that was the end too. Life just never goes the way you plan, does it? Despite the Phantom Thieves' many victories, the world is once again thrown into ch
The Age of a New Trickster
by SuperShiro
Amamiya Ren has run the gauntlet and survived. Cognitive divinities, overenthusiastic therapists, rogue AI - you name it, he's dealt with it. His reward? A comfortable college life with a new family, a loving girlfriend, and a group of friends who would do anything for him. But for some reason, fate
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This list of 25epic P5 fanfics spans 11,136,794 total words. Kudos range from 1,295 on the newest entries to 14,671 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (12 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Friendship · New Game Plus · Hurt/Comfort · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Slow Burn.
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