While Persona 5 Royal ‘s dungeons are certainly a blast, the social aspect is just as important. In Atlus’ RPG, you can not only befriend tons of different characters, but even romance some of them. Let’s take a look at all your relationship options in this adventure and what you need to do to have a relationship with them.
How to romance in Persona 5 Royal
Before we start with the list, we must take into account the method to follow, as well as some peculiarities of this system. Having a romance with one of these characters implies completing practically all the ranks of these Confidants.
All Persona 5 Royal romances
Ann Takamaki
|
Arcane |
The Lovers |
|---|---|
|
Unlock date |
May 15 (history) |
|
Location |
Underground Shopping Mall |
|
Unlocking Requirements |
Kindness level 2 |
Ann’s will be one of the first Confidants you unlock in the game, and one that will accompany you for almost the entire story. Even though it is unlocked automatically, if you want to continue with her story you need to have level 2 Kindness in order to increase your bond to rank 2 .
Kasumi Yoshizawa
| rcana |
Faith |
|
Unlock date |
Ranks 1-5: May 30 (story) Ranks 6-10: December 8 (story) |
|
Location |
Kichijoji |
|
Unlocking Requirements |
None |
Kazumi is one of the new additions to Persona 5 Royal, and this relationship is not available in the base version of the game. Once you reach Rank 5, you’ll have to wait until December to continue developing your relationship with her.
Makoto Niijima
|
Arcane |
The Priestess |
|
Unlock date |
June 25 (history) |
|
Location |
Student council room |
|
Unlocking Requirements |
Knowledge level 3 |
Counting you, Makoto will be the fifth member of the Phantom Thieves. You need to have cleared her dungeon and have knowledge level 3 in order to start your friendship with her.
Futaba Sakura
|
Arcane |
The Hermit |
|
Unlock date |
August 31 (history) |
|
Location |
Outside Leblanc |
|
Unlocking Requirements |
Kindness level 4 |
Unlike Makoto, you don’t need to have completed a dungeon to start getting to know Futaba, but you will need to obtain level 4 Kindness to raise her bond to level 2.
Haru Okumura
|
Arcane |
The Empress |
|
Unlock date |
October 31 (history) |
|
Location |
Roof of Shujin High School |
|
Unlocking Requirements |
Skill level 5 |
You will unlock this Confidant on the roof of the Institute, but he will be the one who asks you the most to improve your relationship. Rank 2 of his Social Link will come when you have increased your Dexterity to Rank 5.
Tae Takemi
|
Arcane |
Death |
|
Unlock date |
April 15 (manual) |
|
Location |
His clinic in Yongen-Jaya |
|
Unlocking Requirements |
Courage level 2 |
We start with the characters that you won’t meet in your story, but are optional. Tae is the first of these, and you’ll need to go to her clinic with Courage level 2 in order to start talking to her and forge a bond.
Sadayo Kawakami
|
Arcane |
Temperance |
|
Unlock date |
May 24 (manual) |
|
Location |
Use the Leblanc phone |
|
Unlocking Requirements |
Courage level 3 |
Another optional Confidant: Starting May 24th, as long as you have Courage Level 3 to talk to them, you can use the yellow phone in the Leblanc Cafe to call her and start your relationship with her.
Chihaya Mifune
|
Arcane |
Fortune |
|
Unlock date |
June 22 (manual) |
|
Location |
Shinjuku |
|
Unlocking Requirements |
Invest 100,000 yen for a Sacred Stone (will be returned to you) |
In late June, Chihaya will appear in Shinjuku sitting at her fortune-telling booth. She’ll ask you to invest 100,000 yen to help her out, but don’t worry! Not only will she return the money you lend her, but you’ll also activate rank 1 of your bond.
Ichiko Ohya
|
Arcana |
The devil |
|
Unlock date |
June 23 (manual) |
|
Location |
Crossroads Bar, in Shinjuku |
|
Unlocking Requirements |
Charm level 3 |
While you can talk to Ichiko every day (she’s always at Crossroads), you won’t be able to see her during the day. To unlock her as a Confidant, you have to go find her at night and have Charm level 3.
Hifumi Togo
|
Arcane |
The Star |
|
Unlock date |
June 25 (manual) |
|
Location |
Kanda Church |
|
Unlocking Requirements |
Charm level 3 |
Each time you meet Hifumi, you’ll not only be able to improve your bond with her, but also increase your knowledge, which is something to be thankful for. You’ll also gain the ability to switch characters during the fight as long as it’s the Joker’s turn. You need Charm level 3 to start talking to him.