When Persona 5 Royal was announced, fans assumed Sumire Yoshizawa was a female counterpart to the original's male main character, assuming the developers were doing something similar to Persona 3 Portable. This turned out to be false, and the director gave a somewhat flimsy excuse as to why: https://www.polygon.com/2017/4/5/15190808/... Persona and associated music are copyright SEGA