Shinjiro Aragaki: A Very Balanced Character

[Vanrange]

Making him OP was such an ingenious move, you'll get attached to him both in and outside of combat, before he transferred to the big kitchen in the sky

[clifto]

They balance him by removing him from your party

[Ari_Ultima]

Devs: We have heard the community's feedback and are currently working on a balance patch. This update will be released on October 4th, thank you for playing our game.

[oliver]

Man he's so OP, I'm keeping him in my party for the rest of the game!!!

[juicegirl]

I told my friend 3 years ago to not use him in his P3P playthrough cuz he “ends up getting nerfed and his final build isn’t that great”.
He never finished that game until P3R and he finally understood what “getting nerfed” meant.

[Spolchen]

idk he is kinda deadweight in the late game

[Xmanwashere]

"this'll end it"
This did, in fact, end it

[flipperjr.]

They make him so good as a party member so that the player is punched in the gut for gameplay and emotional purposes

[Angie-jibe]

This man can plow through an entire monad passage w no more than two actions but I'll still struggle to take him seriously when he says shit like "their ass is grass" and "get rekt"

[patrickripleyiii]

His high level skills are crazy good too lol, they were devious for giving him to us then yanking him away

[phillippeandpheather]

I remember watching butter buns beginners guide to p3 and her saying not to rely on Shinji since he'd be leaving not too long after he joins. For some reason I assumed this meant he had to go to college soon despite that never being stated.

[ColeRobertson-jbfu]

For anyone who doesn’t know- Shinjiro is cracked in the final boss fight so make sure to spend all your money on him and grind him like crazy as early as possible (also use all of your incense cards on him)

[toz_lmao]

They should've made his persona weak to pierce ngl

[tinavanwey]

*I’m not going to sugarcoat it*

Bloody Charge + Blade of Fury

[CelesteTheWitch]

I've found him to be a glass cannon. He hits very hard but dies a little too easily for me.

[Plasmaghost]

They are so cruel for this making him good then removing him

[pentagonyx]

It's crazy that they even let you keep him for the whole game. They should've made him leave in October or something so that you have to grind another character up.

[busk-e]

Very good for October full moon mission, trust me.

[Keiko_Kitsune]

Even though I knew what was coming, I still took him with me, hoping that maybe there was a chance something was changed in the remaster. When he said "Dont rely on me too much" That confirmed it for me. Still enjoyed my time with him though.

[SilvrDrgn]

I actually finished P3 way back when, and I actually completely forgot about October 4th, and silly me going "hey, I never recalled Shinjiro being this good, I wonder why I never really remember using him in the game"
Good ol' Oct rolled around and I then found out why I didn't use him a lot in the game.