Source: Weekly Famitsu Issue #1717

Source: Weekly Famitsu Issue #1713

Source: Digital Devil Story 10th Anniversary Book

Ittō rikusa is equivalent to a colonel in the American military

Source: Digital Devil Story 10th Anniversary Book

Here's a special edition of Did You Know ATLUS for Easter. Hope you enjoy your day regardless of whether you celebrate the holiday 🫡.

Source: Kazuma Kaneko Works 2 Chi-Rho is ☧ (or ΧΡ) Christos is spelled ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ Christos = Christ = "anointed one"

Source(s): Dengeki Online's Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Interview w/ Kaneko and Okada & Kazuma Kaneko Works 3

Source: Devil Summoner Raidou Kuzunoha vs the Soulless Army Official Fan Book

This makes more sense if you know that Kuzunoha Clan are named after a kitsune said to be the mother of Abe no Seimei.

Source: Schwarzwelt Reminiscences

Source: Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse Official Setting Documents

Source: Shin Megami Tensei II Devil Encyclopedia

DONA stands for "Demonoid Original Nandi A-class" and refers to the quality of beef.

Source: Persona Q: Shadow of The Labyrinth Official Visual Materials

Source: Soul Hackers no Subete and Strange Journey Reminiscences Fun fact, two of those characters, Devil Summoner's Shogo Isono (bottom- left) and Persona 1's Tsutomu Kurouri (top) are related in-universe (uncle/nephew).

Source: Weekly Game Table No.147 - The first installment of the Catherine Special! Hashino, Meguro, and Soejima appear from the Persona team!

Source: 4Gamer's "How will the world change after the Great Destruction with the new blood poured into it?" with Archbishop Suzuki

I wasn't a huge fan of Shin Megami Tensei V, but I'm pretty excited for Vengeance. It seems like they could be addressing some of my issues with the game, so hopefully it turns out great. Source: https://twitter.com/ScrambledFaz/status/1464307652360646658

The other demons include story-specific ones like Shesha from SMT4A. I didn't count the demons in 4A from 4 that Masayuki Doi simply redrew like Centaur or Napaea.