Kagenuki is the practice of forcefully drawing out someone's Persona by manifesting the practitioners' Shadow into a persona. In the anime, kagenuki has become a popular practice by students in Ayanagi City's Naginomori Gakuen. Kagenuki is treated as a way to relieve stress and described as giving a euphoric feeling, similar to taking drugs. Rumors have it as being introduced by a mysterious figure called Mori.