Persona4 the Golden Animation Season 1 Episode 4 The Mayonaka Ohdan Miracle Quiz!

In the fourth episode of Persona4 the Golden ANIMATION season 1, titled "The Mayonaka Ohdan Miracle Quiz!", the gang is pranking each other with various tricks until Rise proposes they have a quiz show. Yu, being the leader, is responsible for organizing the groups and facing off against one another.

Mayonaka Ohdan Miracle Quiz brings together the Investigation Team and the supporting characters of Persona4 for an event where they test their knowledge on trivial and obscure information. The participants are set into teams of two, with Yu's partner being Nanako. The event, hosted by Rise, is split into several rounds where the winners will be rewarded, and the losers will face a punishment.

The quiz starts with the "Through the TV" category. In this round, the cast must answer questions related to the various shows that air and appear as part of the Midnight Channel. Kanji and Naoto achieved victory after striking down Yu and Nanako. The next category was "Inaba's Climate" where the cast had to guess the type of climate corresponding to a particular type of food. Chie and Yukiko managed to ace this round flawlessly, while Rise and Teddie stumbled with incorrect answers.

The third round makes things more complicated with the use of "Golden Rules" to adapt the game format. In this respect, the scores of the previous rounds are maintained, but the current amount earned by the contestants is bettable in this round. The cast is tasked to connect photos to shops, yet the outcome is a tie between Yu and Nanako, and Teddie and Rise.

The fourth category is "Famous Detectives," where the cast must guess famous detectives based on their disguises. This round was easy for Naoto, which her team managed to win with ease. The event's last round is "The Special Round," where the leading team has a chance to take all. The Special Round is a team relay race-like competition, where team members must ask and answer questions related to the Persona series. The correct answer's first letter will be the next question's starting letter, and so on, and so forth. One mistake will eliminate the entire team member, and this is how the Mori Ranmaru Cocktail Party's quiz tournament comes to a close.

The Mayonaka Ohdan Miracle Quiz! episode gives the viewer a light reprieve with comedic moments and fan service. The characters' personalities are on full display, with the viewer getting insight into the importance of knowledge and new levels of hidden abilities for the cast. The episode is well-paced and filled with many pop culture references. Notably, the ending sequence introduces a new song, "hazy," performed by Shihoko Hirata. This up-tempo song has a bright pop feel that solely adds to the sensation of this episode.

To conclude, Persona4 the Golden ANIMATION season 1 episode 4, "The Mayonaka Ohdan Miracle Quiz!", is a perfect balance of interpersonal character interactions and light-hearted humor. It is clear that the creative team behind the episode meant for this episode to be a sort of palate cleanser, setting us up perfectly for whatever is to come. In addition, the new opening and ending songs bring a fresh tone to the series, which continues to demonstrate its ability to balance anime and video game adaptations.