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Similar to in Persona 4, reading books in Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal will also grant the Protagonist additional social stat boost in. Certain books may also provide a boost to specific activities.
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Book names with (*) are roughly translated from the Japanese version of the game. We will update this article when the game comes out in the North America.
Non-purchased Books
Library
| Name | Chapters | Effect | How to Unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Thief | 2 | Knowledge +3 | – |
| Pirate Legend | 2 | Guts +3 | – |
| Zorro the Outlaw | 2 | Kindness +3 | – |
| The Alluring Dancer | 2 | Charm +3 | – |
| The Gallant Rogue | 2 | Guts +3 | After Yusuke Joins |
| The Illusory Popess | 2 | Kindness +3 | After Makoto joins |
| Cry of Cthulu | 2 | Guts +3 | After Futaba joins |
| Woman in the Dark | 2 | Proficiency +3 | After Haru joins |
| Dressed in Ashes | 2 | Charm +3 | After Kasumi joins (10/4) (P5R only) |
| The Hero with a Bow | 2 | Guts +3 | After Akechi joins. (P5R ‘only) |
| Speed Reader | 1 | Allows you to read two chapters of a book at a time. | 6/1* (P5R only) |
Bedroom (LeBlanc)
| Name | Chapters | Effect | How to Unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoncha Wanderer 04 | 1 | Unlocks shortcut to Batting Cage Unlocks Bathhouse |
Clean your room. |
| On Modern Social Thought* | 2 | Knowledge +3 (+1 more if you Knowledge rank is 2). | Clean your room. |
Missions
| Name | Chapters | Effect | How to Unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Sweets | 1 | Unlocks “Chinatown” | Finish “Part-Time Job,” “Full-time Hell” |
| Theme Park Escort | 1 | Unlocks “Destinyland” | Finish “We Aren’t Just your Slaves” |
| Shita-machi Reborn | 1 | Unlocks “Asakusa” | Finish “Who’s Muscling in Yongen-Jaya” |
Mysterious Trader Sakai (P5 Royal)
| Name | Chapters | Effect | How to Unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factorization Guide* | 1 | Increases Knowledge gained through reading. | Trade for Millimeter MRE (obtained from Untouchable vending machine) from 7/26 to 7/30. (P5R only) |
Purchased Books
Shibuya Bookstore
| Name | Price | Chapters | Effect | How to Unlock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playing the Game | 700 | 2 | Charm +3 | – |
| Wise Men’s Words | 700 | 2 | Knowledge +3 | 6/1 |
| Ghost Encounters | 700 | 2 | Guts +3 | 7/1 |
| Art of Charm | 700 | 2 | Proficiency +3 | – |
| Buchiko’s Story | 700 | 2 | Charm +3 | – |
| Medjed Menace | 1200 | 2 | Knowledge +3 | 5/6 |
| Weekend Parks | 1800 | 1 | Unlocks “Inokashira Park” | 7/17 |
| Fishpond Spotter | 1800 | 1 | Unlocks “Ichigaya” | 7/17 |
| Aquarium-a-Day | Unlocks “Shinagawa Aquarium” | 7/17 (P5R only) |
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| Vague | 1800 | 1 | Unlocks “Harajuku” | 5/18 |
| Nightlife Hotspots | 1800 | 1 | Unlocks “Odaiba Seaside Park” | 6/1 |
| Musty Pages | 1800 | 1 | Unlocks “Jinbocho” | 9/1 |
| Museum of Stars | 1800 | 1 | Unlocks “Ikebukuro” | 9/1 |
| Tokyo Shrines | 1800 | 1 | Unlocks “Meiji Shrine” | 9/1 |
| Nakano Walker | 1800 | 1 | Unlocks “Nakano Shopping Mall” | 10/1 (P5R only) |
Shinjuku Hinokokuya Bookstore
| Name | Price | Chapters | Effect | How to Unlock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowerpedia | 2800 | 1 | Find a hint when crafting bouquet | Finish Flower Shop Part-Time |
| Batting Science | 2800 | 1 | Unlocks Third Eye in Batting Cage | Finish Batting Center for the first time |
| Essence of Fishing | 2800 | 1 | Unlocks “Third Eye” in Fishing | After fishing for the first time |
| The Craft of Cinema | 2800 | 1 | Increase the effect of Watching Movies | After watching a movie for the first time (P5R only) |
| Game Secrets | 2800 | 1 | Lowers difficulty in Video Games | After playing video games for the first time |
| Learn PRO Darts | 2800 | 1 | Pointer movement slows down when using the “Third Eye” in Darts. | After playing Darts for the first time. (P5R only) |
| The ABCs of Crafting | 2,800 | 1 | Doubles the number of infiltration tools created. | After crafting an infiltration tool for the first. (P5R only) |
Shibuya Sports Shop
| Name | Price | Chapters | Effect | How to Unlock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billiard Techniques* | 3500 | 1 | Unlocks trick shots when playing Billiards. | After playing Billiards for the first time. |
| Billiards Magic | – | 1 | Unlocks more trick shots when playing Billiards. | Obtained automatically after raising technical rank to 3. |
Jinbocho Nagiuri Bookstore
| Name | Price | Chapters | Effect | How to Unlock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master Swordsman | 8000 | 3 | Guts +3 (+1 hidden) | – |
| Call Me Chief | 8000 | 3 | Kindness +3 (+1 hidden) | After reading Master Swordsman |
| Reckless Casanova | 8000 | 3 | Charm +3 (+1 hidden) | After reading Call Me Chief |
| Heroic Revelations | 8000 | 3 | Knowledge +3 (+1 hidden) | After reading Master Swordsman (P5R only) |
| The Art of Automata | 12000 | 3 | Proficiency +3 (+1 hidden) | After reading Master Swordsman (P5R only) |
| Knowing the Heart | 1 | Unlocks additional Technical combos (Brainwash – Bless; Confusion – Gun, Wind; Fear – Ice; Forget – Elec; Rage – Fire) | (P5R only) | |
| Speed Reading | 12000 | 1 | You can read two chapters at a time | After reading the five books above.** |
**-In P5, you only need to read 3 books (Master Swordsman, Call Me Chief, and Reckless Casanova)
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Speed Reader on the Library is available on 7/1 not 6/1
How we get the hidden points in the jinbocho books?
I’m not sure if others encountered this issue but I can’t seem to buy “Weekend Parks” as it’s not available for purchase. I’m at 11/17 and from what I researched, is the only book I have not read. Is there a reason as to why? Or is there another book after 11/17 I still need to read instead?
I’m looking into that myself (11/5, it’s the only thing I haven’t read). I’m guessing that since P5R requires you to go to the park for cleaning at one point that they removed the book entirely. But that’s just a guess, don’t know if anyone has confirmed that “Weekend Parks” doesn’t exist in P5R.
Alright, quick revision for you; “Playing the Game” is called “Tidying The Heart” in P5R. “Tidying The Heart” gives you a proficiency bonus, and “The Art of Charm” gives you a bonus in charm, not Proficiency.
Thank you for clearing playing the game up, I was wondering why I didn’t have it ????
Yongen Wanderer is called “Yoncha Wanderer 04” in P5R
Hi Baha, thank you for the heads up, we’ve revised it!
I bring insight to the fact that the “Fast Reading Illustrated*” book is called Speed Reader
Hi JOKER_MAIN, thank you for sharing, we have updated it!
In my game, it is currently 6/1 and “Speed Reader” is still unavailable. Was it a different month? I’m trying to get the award for reading all the books as fast as possible
pretty sure its a mistake, and the date should be 7/1 instead. That was when it was available to me.
Still helpful tho needs some editing, since I’m only looking for when the Musty pages book would be available.
This needs to be edited. The ones with asterisk is obviously a P5R exclusive books, and the speed reading book on P5 needs only 3 books to be read so the 5 books yeah obviously is a p5r one only, so asterisk needed in that “after reading the five books above” though .
your chart is horrendous