A-1 Pictures, the study behind adaptations to anime of Solo Leveling y Mashle: Magic and Muscleshas announced that they will be in charge of adapting the JRPG of Atlus, Metaphor: refantication. The announcement confirmed that during this year we will know the first trailer of the anime of Metaphor: refantication and that the premiere of the adaptation will be at some point in 2026.
This is not the first time that Atlus and A-1 Pictures collaborate in a anime adapting a JRPG
The story between A-1 Pictures and Atlus is old.. Since they In 2007 they were responsible for producing the anime With original story called Persona Trinity Souls, which was set 10 years after the end of Persona 3.
In 2008, A-1 Pictures was in charge-together with the Hibari study (Tekken: Bloodline) – To produce the scenes in anime For the game SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: Persona 4. However, It was not until 2014 that the study premiered the adaptation to the anime of Person 4 Golden.
Finally, in 2018, A-1 Pictures launched the anime of Persona 5under the direction of Masami Ishihama. So, Metaphor: refantication It would be the third JRPG that A-1 Pictures will adapt in this format.
With adaptation to anime of SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: Persona 3 Something different happened. Since, instead of being a series, the way in which the story of the third installment of Persona It was a set of four films. Of these four, the first was not in charge of A-1 Pictures. However, the following three if they were produced by the study now in charge of the anime of Metaphor: refantication.

If you have not played or started reading, we tell you that the history of manga Metaphor: refantication It develops in the kingdom of Euchronia, which is a union of three allied kingdoms. Eucronia, the Principality of Oceana and Montario. This kingdom is governed by King Hythlodaeus V; A monarch who has fallen out of favor has been isolated from the political world and lost all authority from an attack suffered by the prince that everyone – even the king – believes dead. From this event, the unified kingdom of Euchronia has been involved in a maelstrom of intrigues and conflicts.

As a result, King Hythlodaeus V is killed at the hands of Count Louis, a charismatic Government member with a great influence on the army and part of the people. However, the king's death would trigger an unknown magic for all. This aims that Hythlodaeus V's successor be designated in popular vote. Our mission is to defeat Louis to save the prince – who everyone believes dead – of a curse that left him involved in a deep sleep.
Fuente: A-1 Pictures
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