Yu Narukami (Japanese: 鳴上 悠, Hepburn: Narukami Yū) is the protagonist of Atlus's 2008 role-playing video
game Persona
4. In the
game, Yu is a silent character whose thoughts and actions are decided by the
player. He is portrayed as a high school student who moves to Inaba to live with his
uncle and cousin while his
parents are busy working. Shortly after arriving to Inaba, Yu starts investigating a murder case alongside his school mates and explores an alternate dimension where he obtains a power known as "Persona" to confront the "Shadows", the creatures who murdered the first victims. Yu has also appeared in other works related to Persona 4, including an
anime adaptation called Persona 4: The Animation, a manga version, and several spin-off games. For these works, Yu received his own characterization and development in the stories. He is voiced by Daisuke Namikawa in Japanese and Johnny Yong Bosch in English.