IMPACT x Nightline: Cracks in the Crown: Miss Universe in Crisis?

After Ren gets in trouble with police, he’s labeled as a juvenile delinquent. As part of his probation, he is forced to live with Sojiro Sakura, a stranger who agreed to take him in. While walking to his new school, Ren becomes lost in another world…

Ren begins his new school life, but it's tough being a transfer student with seemingly shady baggage. He meets Ryuji, a classmate who's similarly isolated, and they use a mysterious app to enter a world in which their gym teacher is a sadistic king.

Ren's classmate, Ann Takamaki, has been protecting her best friend from being cut from the volleyball team, but she's at a loss as to what to do about the persistence of Kamoshida, who lusts for her with his twisted desires and irrational violence.

The first heist of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts is underway, as the group sends Kamoshida a calling card, threatening to steal away is twisted desires. Will they be successful in taking the terrible King Kamoshida’s precious Treasure?

Ren and friends decide to continue changing the hearts. And no sooner are the “Phantom Thieves of Hearts” established than a fan website springs up, soliciting requests from troubled teens who want the heart of an adult in their life changed.

Ren and his partners encounter Yusuke Kitagawa, a young disciple of a well-known painter, Ichiryusai Madarame. That weekend, they accept Yusuke's invitation to visit Madarame's exhibition. Ren senses that something is off with Madarame.

After learning Yusuke's true feelings, Ren and his partners decide on Madarame as their next target. Ann plays the role of decoy, as the model for Yusuke's painting when she finds something unexpected in Madarame's storage room.

After Yusuke's eyes are opened to Madarame's true motives, he asks to join the Phantom Thieves. Ren and company leave a calling card and infiltrate the Palace to steal Madarame's treasure, but they find Shadow Madarame waiting for them.

Ren and company realize that the Phantom Thieves of Hearts are starting to become famous. However, Morgana urges Ren and Ryuji in particular to lead normal, serious lives as high school students, and for a time, they do go back to their normal lives.

When Ren, Ryuji, and Ann visit a TV station on a school field trip, they encounter famous high school detective Goro Akechi, who was on a TV show as a guest. The three become anxious when Akechi talks about the Phantom Thieves on live TV.

Makoto Niijima has learned that Ren and his friends are the Phantom Thieves. In order to carry out Makoto's demand to prove that they're actually on the side of justice, Ren and company attempt to infiltrate the Palace of a new target, but…

Makoto is awakened to Persona and joins the Phantom Thieves in the role of advisor. Ren and company infiltrate a Palace again to change the heart of Kaneshiro, the boss of a criminal group that targets young people and rips them off.

With Kaneshiro reformed, the Phantom Thieves take some time to relax after their hard work, except for Yusuke who is dealing with a dilemma. He asks for the assistance of Ren, who is also called out by Goro Akechi for another situation.

Makoto struggles to figure out what she wants to do with her life. While doing so, she makes friends with a fellow third-year, who is dealing with a shady character from Shinjuku.

After their finals are over, Ren and the gang head out to see the much-anticipated fireworks. While they start contemplating their next target, the Phantom Thieves suddenly find themselves targeted by Medjed, an international group of hackers.

The enigmatic "Alibaba" proposes a deal to the Phantom Thieves: In exchange for Alibaba's help, they have to change the heart of one person. Their target is a girl, Futaba Sakura, whose foster father is Sojiro, a former acquaintance of her mother.

The Phantom Thieves sneak into the Palace to steal Futaba's Treasure, but she follows them, becoming the first case of someone entering their own Palace. Inside, she encounters a giant monster in her mother's form with a deep grudge against Futaba.

Futaba has conquered the warped memories and has awakened to Persona. Now she hopes to join the Phantom Thieves for her own personal goal. Ren and the others want to help improve Futaba's social skills, so they suggest an outing to the beach.

Ren and the others enjoy their school trip to Hawaii, but as soon as they get back, they hear the news that the principal of Shujin Academy has died suspiciously, an event that leads to turmoil among the Phantom Thieves.

It's been days since Morgana ran out on Ren and the others, and he still hasn't returned. The Phantom Thieves sneak into the Palace of their next target, Okumura. But standing in their way is Morgana and a girl who calls herself Beauty Thief.

After sharing their feelings, Ren and the rest patch things up with Morgana. Then, in order to save Haru Okumura, who's stressed out about her upcoming arranged marriage to a creep, the Phantom Thieves sneak back into her devious father's Palace.

The Phantom Thieves succeed in stealing the Treasure from the Palace of Okumura and celebrate their victory. However, when something happens during Okumura's press conference, they begin to have doubts about their actions as Phantom Thieves.

Ren and friends are on guard when Akechi is invited to be a special guest at Shujin Academy's culture festival. On the day of the fest, when Akechi shows up, he surprises them with a proposal regarding the Phantom Thieves.

The Phantom Thieves agree to help Akechi by changing the heart of Makoto's sister, public prosecutor Sae Niijima, so they infiltrate her Palace. Meanwhile, a man who claims to be a relative of Futaba's pays Sojiro a visit…

The Phantom Thieves infiltrate Niijima Palace to steal Sae's Treasure. When Shadow Sae reveals herself inside, Makoto realizes just how warped her thinking has become and is determined more than ever to stop her big sister.

The Phantom Thieves attempt to escape from Niijima’s Palace. They split up to increase their chances, but Ren, acting as a decoy, is captured by police. Ren undergoes a cruel interrogation while the friends prepare for a last-ditch battle.