Nanako Social Link

Nanako Dojima's Justice Social Link in Persona 4 Golden starts automatically on May 3 and must reach rank 10 by Oct 31; it needs Expression 3 and then maximum Expression, and rank 10 gives the Family Photo for fusing Sraosha.

Nanako Dojima's Justice Social Link in Persona 4 Golden starts automatically on May 3 and has a hard deadline: it must reach rank 10 by Oct 31, or it can no longer be maxed, per RPG Site's Nanako guide. You spend time with her at home in the evening on nights her father, Dojima, is out. Rank 3 to 4 needs Expression 3 and rank 5 to 6 needs maximum Expression (rank 5), and at rank 10 you get the Family Photo, which unlocks the fusion of Sraosha. In Persona 4 Revival (Feb 18, 2027) every Social Link is fully voiced and, Atlus's staff told PCGamesN, largely unchanged; Atlus has not said whether the Oct 31 deadline stays.

A small garden of leafy vegetable plants behind a fence; Nanako smiles at right over her line about veggies. — Nanako asks if they can grow even more after a harvest in the vegetable garden on Aug 3 in an official Steam store screenshot of Persona 4 Golden Atlus and SEGA

Quick facts

Arcana	Justice
Character	Nanako Dojima, your cousin
Starts	May 3, automatically
When	Evenings at home, when Dojima is out
Deadline	Rank 10 by Oct 31
Stat gates	Expression 3 (rank 4), Expression 5 (rank 6)
Romance	No
Rank 10 item	Family Photo (fuse Sraosha)
Persona 4 Revival	Fully voiced, largely unchanged (as of Nov 3, 2026)

Source: RPG Site's Nanako guide.

Why is Nanako's deadline Oct 31?

Her link closes for good after October because of the story that follows; the guides give Oct 31 as the last day to finish it (RPG Site, Siliconera). The real bottleneck is Expression: rank 5 to 6 will not start until Expression is maxed, so raise it from spring with the Translator job, books and drama or band practice (Social Stats). A separate deadline later in the year, for a dungeon, is not the same thing; see the Persona 4 Calendar.

Stay home in the evening; if Dojima is out, Nanako is free. The two links never run on the same night, so you will alternate with the Dojima Social Link. Gardening, open from May 22 per TheGamer, gives reliable bonus points, RPG Site says. Carry a Justice Persona for full points.

Nanako's best answers by rank

Rank	Needs	Best answers (points)
1 to 2		"Go ahead and ask." (+3), "That's right." (+3), "I have you." (+3)
2 to 3		"I'll go buy some." or "Let's go buy some together." (+3), "It's not Nanako's fault." (+3, needs Expression 3)
3 to 4	Expression 3	"Is there anything else?" (+3), "They go to heaven." (+3), "He's protecting you." (+2)
4 to 5		"A person you love a lot." (+3), "Did he say that?" (+3), "Listen to her talk." (+3, needs Understanding 3)
5 to 6	Expression 5	"Swear to it." (+2), "I'll ask him with you." or "He'll come." (+3)
6 to 7		"Let's go home." (+3); "Let's go look for her." adds 2 to Dojima's link instead
7 to 8		"I'll help you look for it." (+3), "He's lonely too." or "Because you're lonely." (+3)
8 to 9		"He loves you too." or "I know." (+3), "He still has you." (+3), "Play with her." or "Talk to Nanako." (+3)
9 to 10		"Sure thing." (+3), "Let's do it." (+3)

Source: RPG Site's Nanako guide, with a Justice Persona carried.

Reward

The rank 10 key item, the Family Photo, lets you fuse Sraosha, the Justice arcana's top Persona. Nanako is not a party member, so her link teaches no skills. See Persona Fusion.

Nanako's link in Persona 4 Revival

4:10 Atlus has not published Revival's rank dates, answers or deadlines. The Social Links are unchanged in nature, Kazuhisa Wada told Anime Corner on Jul 8, 2026, and every Social Link event has newly recorded voices, per Atlus's Japanese site. Nanako appears in Revival's Steam screenshots, at Tanabata on Jul 1. The guides read here cover Golden only, so what the PS2 Persona 4 did differently with this link is not stated. The clip is Atlus's Sep 19, 2026 broadcast introducing Nanako in Revival footage, not a Social Link scene.

Frequently asked questions

What is the deadline for Nanako's Social Link in Persona 4 Golden? Nanako's Justice link in Persona 4 Golden must reach rank 10 by Oct 31.

Why can't I rank up Nanako in Persona 4 Golden? Persona 4 Golden needs Expression 3 for Nanako's rank 3 to 4 and maximum Expression for rank 5 to 6, and she is free only on evenings Dojima is out.

What does maxing Nanako give in Persona 4 Golden? Nanako's rank 10 in Persona 4 Golden gives the Family Photo, which lets you fuse Sraosha.

Does gardening help Nanako's link in Persona 4 Golden? Yes. Gardening in Persona 4 Golden can give bonus points to Nanako's link, and sometimes to Dojima's.