Ann Takamaki

Ann Takamaki
Persona character
First appearancePersona 5 (2016)
Designed byShigenori Soejima
Voiced by
Portrayed byYuki Odera
In-universe information
AffiliationPhantom Thieves of Hearts
NationalityJapanese

Ann Takamaki (高巻 杏, Takamaki An, IPA: [ta̠ka̠ma̠kʲi ã̠ɴ], Anne Takamaki in the Japanese version) is a character in the 2016 video game Persona 5. She is a Japanese teenage girl and a second-year student at the fictional Shujin Academy. She is also one of the founding members of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, a group formed with the intention of stopping wrongdoers from hurting others. She helps establish this group in part to get revenge on one of her teachers, Suguru Kamoshida, who had been sexually harassing her and drove her friend to attempt suicide. While in a world called the Metaverse, Takamaki gets supernatural powers which come from her Persona, Carmen, motivated by her anger over Kamoshida. She then adopts the Phantom Thief nickname Panther (パンサー, Pansa). She has received mixed reception since her debut, with some critics regarding her as an example of sexual objectification.