In the Persona games, there’s a character called Tanaka who runs a show called Tanaka’s Amazing Commodities. He’s one of the few characters that appears in every modern Persona game. But did you know that Tanaka and his show are actually a parody of a realworld show? In this video, I’ll show you the realworld origins of Persona’s Tanaka!

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