Akinari Social Link - Persona 3 Reload Unlock and Answers
Akinari is a Sunday-only Link with a multi-step unlock. Finish the Hanged Man checkpoint, reach Smart Academics and retrieve the red fountain pen before reserving the shrine slot.
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Reach Academics 4, meet Akinari during Hanged Man Rank 3, retrieve the red fountain pen from Koromaru, then visit Akinari at Naganaki Shrine on Sunday from August 23.
- Game version
- Persona 3 Reload
- Platform boundary
- Base game · cross-platform facts
- Protagonist
- Male protagonist
- Page type
- schedule
- Arcana
- Sun
- Start date
- August 23
- Days
- Sunday
- Location
- Naganaki Shrine
- Gate
- Academics 4: Smart · Hanged Man Rank 3 · Red Fountain Pen
Akinari’s unlock card
| Field | Default answer |
|---|---|
| Arcana | Sun |
| First available | August 23 |
| Day and place | Sunday · Naganaki Shrine |
| Prerequisite 1 | Meet Akinari during Hanged Man Rank 3 |
| Prerequisite 2 | Academics Rank 4: Smart |
| Prerequisite 3 | Find the red fountain pen with Koromaru |
| Romance | Not available |
Unlock Akinari
Advance Hanged Man to Rank 3
Use Maiko’s Link until the event that introduces Akinari.
Reach Smart Academics
Raise Academics to Rank 4 before trying to start the Sun Link.
Find the pen
Speak with Akinari, then interact with Koromaru to recover the red fountain pen.
Return on Sunday
Bring the pen back and use the Naganaki Shrine Sunday slot.
High-impact rank answer
| Context | Choose | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Rank 8 → 9 book prompt | Ask whether he finished his book | The linked guide identifies this as the point-earning response; other prompts can be neutral. |
If Akinari is not there
Alternative route
If the pen event is not ready, use the Sunday slot for another available activity and re-check Akinari after the prerequisite is complete.
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