{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e6c9175c48d54662a1c741a3","clusterId":"c_2531e79d106d49d283993f30","slug":"heaven-burns-red-announces-persona-5-royal-crossover-in-japan","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Heaven Burns Red Announces Persona 5 Royal Crossover in Japan","summary":"Wright Flyer Studio and Key's Heaven Burns Red will launch a crossover event with Persona 5 Royal on May 22 in Japan. The event features a story written by Key with Atlus supervision, introduces Queen and Violet as gacha units, and gives away Morgana as a free character. Morgana is the game's first playable male character.","whyItMatters":"The crossover brings two major narrative-driven franchises together and marks a notable first for Heaven Burns Red's roster.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese edition of Heaven Burns Red is getting a full Persona 5 Royal crossover on May 22. The event, titled Operation Takanawa Mementos ~Wake Your Heart~, drops protagonist Ruka Kayamori into a version of Mementos alongside Tsukasa Tojo and Irene Redmayne. The Phantom Thieves appearing include Joker, Queen, Violet, and Morgana. Queen and Violet are gacha pulls; Morgana is a free participation reward and also the game's first playable male character. A new version of Tsukasa dressed as Panther is also on the banner, though Ann Takamaki herself does not appear. The UI is being retooled to match Persona 5's red, white, and black aesthetic, and All-Out Attacks will be part of combat. No date has been announced for the global version, which trails Japan by roughly a year on an accelerated schedule.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQueen (Makoto Niijima)\u003c/strong\u003e: gacha unit\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViolet (Kasumi Yoshizawa)\u003c/strong\u003e: gacha unit\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMorgana\u003c/strong\u003e: free participation reward; first playable male character in Heaven Burns Red\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTsukasa Tojo (Panther costume)\u003c/strong\u003e: new gacha version of the original character\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Heaven Burns Red is crossing over with Persona 5 Royal on May 22 in Japan. Queen and Violet are gacha units; Morgana is free and the game's first playable male character.","twitterPost":"Heaven Burns Red x Persona 5 Royal crossover starts May 22 in Japan. Queen and Violet are gacha; Morgana is free and the game's first playable male character.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Heaven Burns Red is getting a Persona 5 Royal crossover on May 22 in Japan. Queen and Violet are gacha units, Morgana is free, and the event includes a story written by Key. No global release date yet.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-mobile-games/2026-05-18/.237171\",\"title\":\"This Week in Mobile Games - Heaven Burns My Dread\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4438,"outputTokens":659,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779827060,"createdAt":"2026-05-18T17:16:37.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-18T17:30:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-18T17:30:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_2531e79d106d49d283993f30","canonicalTitle":"This Week in Mobile Games - Heaven Burns My Dread","representativeArticleId":"a_7d52b3fb3aee1acf22f578c1","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-18T15:13:12.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-18T15:13:12.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-18T17:31:28.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-mobile-games/2026-05-18/.237171","title":"This Week in Mobile Games - Heaven Burns My Dread"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":["The Heaven Burns Red crossover with Persona 5 Royal launches in Japan on May 22.","The event is titled Operation Takanawa Mementos ~Wake Your Heart~.","Queen and Violet are gacha units; Morgana is a free participation reward.","Morgana is the first playable male character in Heaven Burns Red.","No date has been announced for the global version of the crossover."]}