__Height:__ 170.5 cm / 5'7" (P3), 177cm / 5'10" (P4AU)
__Initial Persona:__ Hermes 
__Ultimate Persona:__ Trismegistus 

Junpei Iori is the Main Character's best friend, though the two often find themselves at odds. He plays the class clown in order to mask his insecurities. Junpei's chosen weapon is two-handed sword which he wields like a baseball bat. His Personas excel at physical attacks and party buffs, and can also cast weak fire magic.  Junpei joins SEES near the beginning of the game. He was found crying in a convenience store during the Dark Hour, and did not realize that he had the potential to call a Persona until Akihiko told him about it. His decision to join SEES was a swift one, and he immediately moved into their dorm, to Yukari’s dismay.

~!Initially, Junpei fights because playing hero makes him feel like less of a loser. He uses his place in SEES to prop up his self-esteem, neglects his classwork, and snaps at the Main Character out of jealousy over his unique Persona abilities. Junpei only becomes more serious after he meets the Strega member Chidori. They fall for each other, and though she continues to fight SEES, eventually her loyalty to Takaya and fear of death conflict with her feelings for Junpei. When Takaya fatally attacks Junpei, Chidori sacrifices her life to save his and gives him some of her regenerative power. After her death Junpei becomes a focussed and determined young man.!~

In Persona 3: FES, it is revealed that he once met Koromaru when he had run away from home -- specifically, his alcoholic father. Character designer Shigenori Soejima has stated that Junpei is "the most important character when it comes to getting the player to buy into the story," because of all the major characters, he is one who looks and acts the most like a normal teenager.

Terrible creatures lurk in the dark, preying on those who wander into the hidden hour that lies between one day and the next—the Dark Hour. A secret school club known as SEES defends humanity from horrors and disasters while working to solve the mystery of the Dark Hour once and for all. 
A movie based on the 2006 RPG Persona 3, announced at the end of the Persona 4 movie, The Factor of Hope.

__Hobbies:__ cooking, music, singing

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__Non-anime roles:__
~!Akira in "Togainu no Chi" (VG) (Japanese)
Alfred in "Mōjū-tsukai to Ōji-sama ~Flower & Snow~" (VG) (Japanese)
Anthopper Imagin Ari in "Kamen Rider Den-O" (Voice) (Japanese)
Archer (Robin Hood) in "Fate/Extra CCC" (VG) (Japanese)
Archer (Robin Hood) in "Fate/Extra" (VG) (Japanese)
Atsushi in "Yandere Heaven Vol. 1" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Berserker (Asterios) in "Fate/Grand Order" (VG) (Japanese)
Blacky (Umbreon) in "Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Labyrinth" (Web Anime) (Japanese)
Broca in "Arknights" (VG/Mobile) (Japanese) 
Buffalo Lord/Taurus Ballista in "Kamen Rider Decade" (Voice) (Japanese)
Carl Ernst Kraft in "Dies irae 〜Interview with Kaziklu Bey〜" (VG) (Japanese)
Charlie Nash in "Street Fighter V" (VG) (Japanese)
Chouei in "Sangoku Rensenki Sakigake" (PCG) (Japanese)
Choujiro Momochi in "Hyakka Hyakurou Sengoku Nippon-chou" (VG) (Japanese)
Démigra in "Dragon Ball Xenoverse" (VG) (Japanese)
Eikichi Mishina in "Persona 2: Eternal Punishment" (VG) (Japanese)
Eikichi Mishina in "Persona 2: Innocent Sin" (VG) (Japanese)
Endorph in "Soul Cradle: Sekai wo Kurau Mono" (VG) (Japanese)
Fei Long in "Street Fighter Alpha 3" (VG) (Japanese)
Futsunushi in "Ichibanketsu Online" (VG) (Japanese)
Gordeau in "UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH" (VG) (Japanese)
Grayarts in "Erementar Gerad: Limited Edition Manga Volume 18 Drama CD" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Heath in "Luminous Arc" (VG) (Japanese)
Hector in "Fire Emblem Heroes" (VG) (Japanese)
Hibari Agumo in "Kuro Yoshiwara Melancholia Vol 1: Agumo Hibari" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Hiruma Takeru in "Nikushoku Danshi ni Koi wo Suru" (Smartphone Game) (Japanese)
Hiyama Hiroyuki in "Non-Fiction Series Doukyou CD" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Hong Yun-seong in "Soul Calibur II" (VG) (Japanese)
Hong Yun-seong in "Soul Calibur IV" (VG) (Japanese)
Hong Yun-seong in "Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny" (VG) (Japanese)
Isami in "Shironeko Tennis" (VG) (Japanese)
Julio Asuka Misurugi in "Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryū no Rondo tr." (VG) (Japanese)
Junpei Iori in "Persona 3" (VG) (Japanese)
Junpei Iori in "Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth" (VG) (Japanese)
Juris Grunden in "Atelier Ayesha ~Tasogare no Daichi no Renkinjutsushi~" (VG) (Japanese)
Kaeya in "Genshin Impact" (VG) (Japanese)
Kagiha in "Kurocho no Psychedelica" (VG) (Japanese)
Kalas in "Baten Kaitos" (VG) (Japanese)
Kanda Ryoutarou in "BareSuta Second" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Kanda Ryoutarou in "BareSuta Third" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Kenshin Uesugi in "Senkoku Knight Blood" (VG) (Japanese)
Kiyotaka Ishimaru in "Danganronpa: Kibō no Gakuen to Zetsubō no Kōkōsei" (VG) (Japanese)
Kousuke Miyata in "I/O" (VG) (Japanese)
Kouta Morisaki in "Otaku no Musume-san" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Kuroda in "Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger" (Voice) (Japanese)
Kurtis in "Makai Senki Disgaea" (VG) (Japanese)
Kyouragi Takashi in "Tenshou Gakuen Gekkouroku" (VG) (Japanese)
Kyoya Date in "Tokimeki Restaurant" (VG) (Japanese)
Lawrence in "Haitaka no Psychedelica" (VG) (Japanese)
Li Dian in "Dynasty Warriors 8" (VG) (Japanese)
Little Mac in "Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / for Wii U" (VG) (Japanese)
Marquis de Lafayette in "Bara ni Kakusareshi Verite" (VN) (Japanese)
Masato Arakawa in "Ryū ga Gotoku 7: Hikari to Yami no Yukue" (VG) (Japanese)
Merry in "Yuugen Romantica Hatenkou: Dai Go no Nazo - Merry-san Merry" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Merry in "Yuugen Romantica Uchouten: Dai Go no Nazo - Merry-san Merry" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Mikazuki Munechika in "Touken Ranbu" (browser game) (Japanese)
Mitsui Kazuya in "Endless 6 Feel" (drama cd) (Japanese)
Morinaga Tetsuhiro in "Koi Suru no Boukun 1" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Morinaga Tetsuhiro in "Koi Suru no Boukun 2" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Murasaki in "Phantom Brave" (VG) (Japanese)
Nakagami in "Jounetsu no Young Man" (BLCD) (Japanese)
Naoki Kousaka in "Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3 -Kowareyuku Machi to Kanojyo no Uta-" (VG) (Japanese)
Narcian in "Fire Emblem Heroes" (VG) (Japanese)
Narimasa Sassa in "Hana Oboro ~Sengoku-den Ranki~" (VG) (Japanese)
Otojirou Kawakami in "Meiji Tokyo Renka: Full Moon" (VG) (Japanese)
Phoenix Wright/Ryuichi Naruhodo in "Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3" (VG) (Japanese)
Poyopoyo/Shiki in "Period Cube ~Torikago no Amadeus~" (VG) (Japanese)
Rei Mikuni in "CollarxMalice" (VG) (Japanese)
Saitou Hajime in "Hakuoki Shinsengumi Kitan" (VG) (Japanese)
Saitou Hajime in "Hakuoki Zuisouroku" (VG) (Japanese)
Sakamaki Shuu in "Diabolik Lovers Blood & LoveSweat" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Sakamaki Shuu in "Diabolik Lovers MORE,BLOOD" (VG) (Japanese)
Sakamaki Shuu in "Diabolik Lovers VERSUS 1 Ayato VS Shu" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Sakamaki Shuu in "Diabolik Lovers ~Haunted Dark Bridal~" (VG) (Japanese)
Saku Takizawa in "Gakuen Club" (VN) (Japanese)
Satsuki Shindō in "Happy Cafe" (drama CD) (Japanese)
Sengoku Kiyosumi in "Prince of Tennis Perfect Live"
Shibata Sou in "Rin!" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Shino Inuzuka in "Lord of Vermilion IV" (VG) (Japanese)
Shun Nanase in "VitaminX" (VG) (Japanese)
Souseki Natsume in "Bungou to Alchemist" (VG) (Japanese)
Sports Maxx in "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven" (VG) (Japanese)
Strider Hien in "Namco X Capcom" (VG) (Japanese)
Strider Hien in "Strider 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Strider Hiryu in "Strider 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Strider Hiryuu in "Namco X Capcom" (VG) (Japanese)
Suzukaze in "Issei Fuubi -Gyakuten Oo’oku Koi Emaki- Vol 1. : Suzukaze" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Tadaomi Karasuma in "Ansatsu Kyōshitsu" (VOMIC) (Japanese)
Tankenstein in "Power Rangers In Space" (Japanese Dub) (Japanese)
Walnut in "Phantom Brave" (VG) (Japanese)
Wedge in "FINAL FANTASY XIV" (MMORPG) (Japanese)
Yakumo Shinonome in "Code Vein" (VG) (Japanese)
Yonezawa in "I DOLL U" (VG) (Japanese)
Yoshito Naruse in "Unbalance Na Netsu" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Yukikage Sanada in "Shinobi, Koi Utsutsu -Setsugekka Koi Emaki-" (VG) (Japanese)
Yukikage Sanada in "Shinobi, Koi Utsutsu" (VG) (Japanese)
Yukimura Shouji in "Kirai Ja nai kedo" (drama cd) (Japanese)
Yukimura Shouji in "Koi Ja nai kedo" (Drama cd) (Japanese)
Yukimura Shouji in "Warui koto shitai" (drama cd) (Japanese)
Yukimura Shouji in "Waruiko Demo Ii" (Drama Cd) (Japanese)
Yun-seoung in "Soul Calibur 3" (VG) (Japanese)
Yuri Lowell in "Project X Zone" (VG) (Japanese)
Yuri Lowell in "Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave" (VG) (Japanese)
Yuri Lowell in "Tales of the World: Reve Unitia" (VG) (Japanese)
Yuri Lowell in "Tales of Vesperia" (VG) (Japanese)
Zenos yae Galvus in "Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood" (MMORPG) (Japanese)!~

After realizing the value of life and the importance of his own allies, Makoto finally got his smile back. He finds himself learning more about those comrades and getting closer to them. Makoto wishes that everything will continue just as they are. However, little by little, the pieces and people in Makoto's new, happy life begin to fall apart.

A teenager who was orphaned as a young boy returns to the city of his childhood. Shortly after transferring to Gekkoukan High School, he is attacked by Shadows &mdash; creatures that feed on the minds of their victims. The assault awakens his Persona, Orpheus, his only chance at defeating these creatures of the night. He soon discovers that he shares this special ability with other students at his new school. From them he learns of the "Dark Hour," a hidden time that exists between one day and the next, swarming with Shadows. He joins the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES), and with his new friends, confronts the threat of the Shadows. 
After signing a contract in which he "accepts his fate of his own free will," the main character battles with the other members of SEES against the Greater Shadows, incarnations with traits and appearances similar to those of the first 12 Major Arcana of the Tarot. While this is occurring, he continues to encounter and eventually befriends the child who gave him the contract to sign at the very beginning of the game, an entity who refers to himself as Pharos, and is really the incarnation of Death, the 13th Arcana.

To know death, to gaze at death, to face death. Makoto and his allies have grown through the many meetings and partings they have experienced. Their fight might not be for the sake of the world, but for themselves. Even so, they have continued to fight, believing that there are peaceful days waiting at the end of the battle.

As the season turns to autumn, Makoto and the other members of S.E.E.S. inch ever closer to the end of their battles with the Shadows. Through the battles, some must face the deaths of friends and family, some must notice what precious things must be protected, and some must find meaning in the conflicts that have occurred.

The manga adaptation of the latest RPG in the Persona series from ATLUS: Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth. The Persona 4 Hero and the Investigation Team are drawn into an alternative Yasogami High School during a culture festival. But out of nowhere, a mysterious bell rang...

The story is a continuation of the events depicted in the game Persona 4 Arena and begins the day after it concludes. The Midnight Channel is back on the air and once again broadcasts a strange advertisement for another fighting tournament christened P-1 Climax, that shows members of the Investigation Team and the Shadow Operatives in combat. Just moments after this, Inaba is subject to a power outage and is engulfed by a bizarre red fog.
 
(Source: Megami Tensei Wikia)

Persona 3 FES: Alternative Heart is the official novelization of Persona 3 FES.




The comic anthology follows the female protagonist and not the male protagonist from Persona 3 Portable.