In an attempt to turn what would've been "exposition - the movie" into an a movie that can stand by itself, they put focus onto both the development of Makoto (the protaganist), an an unusually apathetic guy who doesn't care if he lives or die, and the substory in Persona 3 surrounding Fuuka's bullying problems. Which is basically what it is-this first movie adapts the first portion of the game's story, up to the point when Fuuka joins the SEES. Specifically, it feels akin to a drawn out "set-up" prologue that just explains the world and what the hell things like the dark hour and shadows are. The end result isn't perfect this first movie definitely has pacing issues. I was worried when I initally watched it, about how they were going to take an overarching video game movie, and split it up into four 90 minute movies. Spring of Birth is the first in the series of anime films that adapt the story of Persona 3.
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