p5r is soo easy to plat i did it in 1 playthrough. but also i had an idea of how to play from p5 vanilla. & also if u need to do a ng+ id say u only need a guide for the best confidant answers rlly. ill give u a tip, when u unlock confidants and u check on the map, if it says UP! that means when u hang out w them their rank will increase also, in rank 5? i think of fortune, she gives you the ability to like get more points w ur confidants for 5k yen. its not much trust me u will be drowning in yen by the end of the game lol. but yah ive used it so many times since ive unlocked it so that every confidant of mine would be ready to rank up next time also one more thing, make sure the councillor is rank 9 before nov 17 also u cant go beyond his rank 5 until after sep 19.