<p>You have to watch Persona 4 before watching Persona 4 the Golden, the reason is in P4G they skip most of the plot presented in the original series and pretty much only animate the parts with the new character, Mary. So while watching the Golden you just have to fill in the missing parts with the original P4 or it won't make sense. Whatever happens in the original won't change except a small part in the end but even then it's not that much of a change, it's pretty much adding a final final true ending over the true ending of the original adaptation... Either that or play the Golden game for PS Vita since that one has the full story, not chopped up like the adaptation.</p>

<p>TL;DR P4G doesn't touch anything that happens in original P4. If anything, watching P4 priorhand is mandatory</p>

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paulnamida
<p>Does <em>Persona 4 Golden</em> follow the same plot as the original Persona 4? I've seen the <em>Persona 4</em> anime was wandering if Golden covered old ground. </p>

<p>I know in the game there's a new character and/or party member but is this also reflected in the anime?</p>

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@Wondercricket I would say it is possble that its related not a duplicate. If I remember correctly there were a few additions that were at max. mentioned in the anime adaption (not 100% sure though).
Thomas
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@Thomas Ah, I see the differences now. I retracted my flag
Wondercricket
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[Related](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/12931/whats-the-difference-between-persona4-and-persona4-the-golden)
Wondercricket
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Is Persona 4 Golden anime different from the original Persona 4 anime?
# Is Persona 4 Golden anime different from the original Persona 4 anime?
Posted by: username_0 on 2017-06-19
Does *Persona 4 Golden* follow the same plot as the original Persona 4? I've seen the *Persona 4* anime was wandering if Golden covered old ground.

I know in the game there's a new character and/or party member but is this also reflected in the anime?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: @Wondercricket I would say it is possble that its related not a duplicate. If I remember correctly there were a few additions that were at max. mentioned in the anime adaption (not 100% sure though).  
> **username_2**: @Thomas Ah, I see the differences now. I retracted my flag  
> **username_2**: [Related](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/12931/whats-the-difference-between-persona4-and-persona4-the-golden)  
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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-06-28. Score: 1
You have to watch Persona 4 before watching Persona 4 the Golden, the reason is in P4G they skip most of the plot presented in the original series and pretty much only animate the parts with the new character, Mary. So while watching the Golden you just have to fill in the missing parts with the original P4 or it won't make sense. Whatever happens in the original won't change except a small part in the end but even then it's not that much of a change, it's pretty much adding a final final true ending over the true ending of the original adaptation... Either that or play the Golden game for PS Vita since that one has the full story, not chopped up like the adaptation.

TL;DR P4G doesn't touch anything that happens in original P4. If anything, watching P4 priorhand is mandatory
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