Persona 5 Royal: Best gifts for each confidant & where to get them

Persona 5 Royal expanded upon the original game’s gift system, letting players give items to almost all their confidant, and our guide can help you to sort out the best gifts for each of the game’s confidants.

Persona 3 let players give gifts to romance options in the game, but only to that handful of characters. Persona 5 Royal bucked from that tradition by letting the protagonist give gifts to almost all their confidants. This lets players more quickly advance through their confidants’ stories if they don’t make the correct dialog choices, and fits with the more streamlined progression the game offers.

Still, it’s tough to figure out the best gifts for each confidant and there are several examples of characters not liking gifts that they should, or loving gifts that make no sense. Here’s a full breakdown to make this easier.

A quick guide to the best gifts for each confidant in Persona 5 Royal

Each romance option in Persona 5 Royal and several male confidants can be given gift items. These gift items can boost the main character’s relationship with these confidants, though not all gifts offer equal rewards. Here’s a quick look at the best gift to give to each character:

Best gifts for all Persona 5 Royal romance options

Almost all female confidants in Persona 5 Royal are romanceable and in the original version of the game, they were the only ones who could be given gifts. That has changed, but the selection of gifts that they like and love has changed with them. Here’s a breakdown of all the best gifts for Persona 5 Royal’s romanceable confidants, and what the best Plan B options are.

Worth noting is that certain gifts can only be given after officially romancing a character. Romance-exclusive gifts are bolded.

Best Ann gifts

Ann is traditionally one of the first confidants that players look to max out, and the game is fairly accommodating with that by giving her lots of gifts that she loves:

• Uji Matcha Flan
• Chocolate Truffles
• Castella
• Face Beautifier
• Heart Ring
• Rose Bouquet

Though Ann loves quite a few gifts, she likes even more:

• Designer Perfume
• Best of KGB49
• Flower Basket
• Sakura Fan
• Super Noisy Alarm Clock
• Star Mirror
• Local Mascot Set
• Crimson Lipstick

Best Makoto gifts

Makoto is markedly tougher to shop for than Ann when it comes to gifts, as there are only two gifts that she can love that can be given to her before romancing her:

• Designer Perfume
• Motorbike Figure
• Heart Ring
• Heart Necklace

Thankfully, it’s not hard to give Makoto gifts that she likes:

• Black Mug
• Classical Hits
• All-Purpose Vitamins
• Super Noisy Alarm Clock
• Book Cover
• Flower Basket
• Mini Cactus
• Fountain Pen
• Rose Bouquet

Best Futaba gifts

Futaba’s tastes in gifts are markedly different from the other romanceable confidants in Persona 5 Royal, especially when it comes to what she loves:

• Uji Matcha Flan
• Best of KGB49
• Dragon Sword Keychain
• Local Mascot Set
• Snack Pack
• Heart Ring
• Heart Necklace

Her likes are decidedly more in line with other romance options, though she’s still something of a middle ground between classmates and some of the adult characters:

• Chocolate Truffles
• Castella
• Black Mug
• Super Noisy Alarm Clock
• Motorbike Figure
• Robot Vacuum

Best Haru gifts

Though Haru is a late addition to the Persona 5 Royal party, the game doesn’t offer much help in the gifts department as she only loves a few gifts prior to being romanced:

• Chocolate Truffles
• Book Cover
• Glass Vase
• Flower Basket
• Heart Ring
• Heart Necklace

Offsetting this slightly is a relatively standard list of liked gifts, but she’s still a character that players will have to rush through romancing in most cases:

• Mini Cactus
• Local Mascot Set
• Snack Pack
• All-Purpose Vitamins
• Motorbike Figure
• Dragon Sword Keychain
• Rose Bouquet

Best Takemi gifts

Takemi has one of the first characters that players are going to have as a confidant in Persona 5 Royal, which might have compelled Atlus to show no mercy in her short list of loved gifts:

• Mini Cactus
• Black Mug

Though Takemi’s list of liked gifts is comparatively long, she’s still one of the toughest characters to shop for:

• Classical Hits
• Castella
• Chocolate Truffles
• Sakura Fan
• All-Purpose Vitamins
• Designer Perfume
• Rose Bouquet
• Fountain Pen
• High Performance Electric Toothbrush

Best Kawakami gifts

Next to Takemi, buying gifts for Kawakami is a breeze. Kawakami loves a broad assortment of different gift items, making her one of the easiest confidants to fast-track to rank 10:

• Chocolate Truffles
• Best of KGB49
• Idol Pins
• Star Mirror
• Face Beautifier
• Super Noisy Alarm Clock
• High Performance Electric Toothbrush
• Crimson Lipstick
• Heart Ring
• Heart Necklace
• Robot Vacuum

Kawakami’s list of liked gifts is fairly short, though it’s largely because her list of loved gifts is so long.

• Castella
• Designer Perfume
• Incense Set
• Rakugo Collection
• Rose Bouquet

Best Hifumi gifts

Despite being a student, Hifumi’s loved gifts are more similar to those of the adult confidants, despite her closeted geek status:

• Incense Set
• Sakura Fan
• Black Mug
• Rose Bouquet
• Fountain Pen

Her liked gift list is similar, though the Dragon Sword Keychain does reflect her inner monologue during shogi matches:

• Uji Matcha Flan
• Castella
• Glass Vase
• Designer Perfume
• Dragon Sword Keychain
• Book Cover

Best Chihaya gifts

Chihaya is arguably the single most important confidant to rank up during a Persona 5 Royal playthrough, and she has a manageable lineup of liked and loved gifts to work with:

• Face Beautifier
• Super Noisy Alarm Clock
• Star Mirror
• Local Mascot Set
• Flower Basket

Though Chihaya isn’t as easy to shop for as Kawakami, players won’t have too much trouble coming up with liked gifts for her:

• Castella
• Classical Hits
• Glass Vase
• Book Cover
• Robot Vacuum

Best Ohya gifts

Ohya has a unique lineup of loved gifts. Though plenty of the best gifts for her can be given to other Persona 5 Royal confidants, not many of them are among the best options for anybody else.

• Classical Hits
• Black Mug
• Fountain Pen
• All-Purpose Vitamins
• Digital Camera

Her list of liked gifts is comparatively long, though it’s not as unusual:

• Uji Matcha Flan
• Mini Cactus
• Designer Perfume
• Rakugo Collection
• Sakura Fan
• High Performance Electric Toothbrush
• Crimson Lipstick
• Robot Vacuum

Best Kasumi gifts

Kasumi is an important character to rank up as she’s key to some of the missable content in Persona 5 Royal, so make sure to give her gifts she loves where needed:

• Mini Cactus
• Designer Perfume
• Face Beautifier
• Rose Bouquet
• Crimson Lipstick
• Heart Ring

If needed, Kasumi has a number of gifts she likes:

• Sakura Fan
• All-Purpose Vitamins
• Local Mascot Set
• Black Mug
• Star Mirror
• Flower Basket

Best gifts for each male confidant in Persona 5 Royal

One of the bigger additions to Persona 5 Royal from a progression perspective was the ability to give gifts to male friends. All the male party members and most of the other male confidants can be given gifts, but Yoshida and Mishima are inexplicably left out of the action.

Still, players have the opportunity to hit the gas for most of the male Persona 5 Royal confidants in the game by giving them gifts between rank-ups.

Best Ryuji gifts

Ryuji’s character arc centers around moving past his athletic background, but he still loves sportsy gifts:

• Cup Noodles Set
• Wrist Weights
• Sports Sunglasses
• Silver Bangle
• Dragon Sword Keychain

Despite being a bit of a slacker, Ryuji’s liked gift shows that he’s still punctual:

• Blaring Alarm Clock

Best Yusuke gifts

Yusuke loves artsy gifts and food, which is fitting as the game’s literally starving artist. Here are Yusuke’s loved gifts:

• Castella
• Truffles
• Watercolor Postcard
• Glass Vase
• Robot Vacuum

There’s one exception, though. Instead of loving cup noodles, Yusuke only likes them:

• Cup Noodles Set

Best Sojiro gifts

Sojiro’s loved gifts show that he enjoys a bit of bling, and also that he has a bit of a sweet tooth:

• Fountain Pen
• Truffles
• Silver Bangle
• Castella

Despite his sweet tooth, his liked gifts show that he wants to keep himself and his teeth healthy:

• Omni-Vitamin
• Electric Toothbrush

Best Akechi gifts

Akechi breaks the mold in Persona 5 Royal among male confidants, being generally accepting of gifts while only loving a few. Here are his loved gifts:

• Electric Toothbrush
• Omni-Vitamin
• Silver Bangle

Similar to Kasumi, players should make sure to give Akechi gifts that he loves due to his role in some of the game’s missable content. He has a comparatively long list of gifts that he likes, but these aren’t recommended:

• 48-Sided Puzzle
• Sports Sunglasses
• Fountain Pen
• Luxury Aroma Set
• Robot Vacuum
• Wrist Weights

Best Iwai gifts

Iwai has one of the shorter lists of gifts that he likes and loves, with his tastes skewing in a decidedly grown-up direction:

• Silver Bangle
• Robot Vacuum
• Electric Toothbrush

Iwai’s liked gifts are of the same nature:

• Blaring Alarm Clock
• Cup Noodles Set

Best Shinya gifts

Unlike the other confidants of Persona 5 Royal, Shinya is a younger child and his loved gifts show that:

• Katana Keychain
• Dragon Sword Keychain
• Motorbike Figure
• Silver Bangle
• Chocolate Truffles

His liked gifts also fit into that mold, except for him wanting an alarm clock:

• Blaring Alarm Clock
• Castella
• Cup Noodles Set

Best Maruki gifts

Similar to Sojiro, Maruki has much more adult tastes than the younger confidants in Persona 5 Royal. Here are his loved gifts:

• Blaring Alarm Clock
• Fountain Pen
• Omni-Vitamin
• Mini Cactus

His liked gifts are a bit more of a mix, albeit with the small surprise that he likes perfumes:

• Cup Noodles Set
• Luxury Aroma Set
• Sports Sunglasses

All Persona 5 Royal gift items and where to get them

There are many, many different gift items in Persona 5 Royal that can be purchased from shops across Tokyo. Here’s a list of all the gifts, where to get them, and how much they cost: