{
  "id": 3134527,
  "title": "Persona Comes to Beard Papa's With Special 30th Anniversary Collaboration",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/persona-comes-to-beard-papas-with-special-30th-anniversary",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-24T22:41:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/persona-comes-to-beard-papas-with-special-30th-anniversary-collaboration"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Persona, the popular visual novel series, is marking its 30th anniversary in September 2024 with a special collaboration with Japanese dessert chain Beard Papa's. Beard Papa's, known for its cream puffs, will transform participating locations across the US into Persona-themed storefronts starting September 4, with digital menu boards, bakery case graphics, posters, and television displays. Mega-fans will find large-format anniversary murals in Little Tokyo and Cerritos locations for photo opportunities. Limited-time cream puff flavors inspired by various Persona games will be available, including Original Cream Puff, Matcha Cream Puff, Ube S mores Cream Puff, Cookies & Cream Cream Puff, and Double Berry Cream Puff. Gift sets offering four and six cream puffs, a Persona chibi sticker sheet, and an in-game code for Persona 5: The Phantom X are also on offer. The collaboration runs until October 4, just before the release of Persona 4 Revival in February 2027 and the upcoming Persona 6. Persona 4 Revival is a full remake of Persona 4 Golden, and a live-action adaptation of the series is in development at Netflix, with Christopher Monfette attached as writer, showrunner, and executive producer.",
  "summary": "Beard Papa’s is teaming up with Persona to celebrate the RPG series’ 30th anniversary with some special cream puffs.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}