I was gonna choose Rise aswell but when I found out she wouldn't be fighting... Somehow ended up with Naoto, because she was one of the two girls I used in my party. Female detective ftw? =D

You know, I kinda had mixed feelings for Naoto, like kanji did xD I liked Rise, she was way better than when she was Risette ;)

You have almost a month to max her social link. You should do it quite easily with matching personas, I would recommend using Clotho. Her Social link is found on the first floor at the school.

The Fool and Star Social Link will only complete themselves if you go the Good/True ending route, as will Judgment Social Link.

I actually think I loved the whole cast of main characters :D
Rises dungeon/story arc gotta have been one of my favorites. She's a pretty cool character (My favorite female charater, maybe alongside Chie though :P ).

Your knowledge needs to be at max if I'm not mistaken. Also you need to talk to some dude in a black suit for Naoto's social link. Go and max Naoto's social link if you want a good Holiday season :)

Max knowledge to start Naoto's social link. The dude in black is in the shopping district. He'll give you a letter for Naoto.

Kanji is on the first floor in the practice building. You need to talk to some girl first; she's in 2F Classroom building (she'll be in the center). She talks about Kanji, and the MC will wonder if what she talked about was true or not. This activates the social link.

You're at professor level right? Your next one is your max.

I got Persona 3, but I was hoping for something a little more twisted than the content that was in the first three or four hours, so that's how far I made it into it.

Naoto's link is totally awesome. Just like the character. And since she appears late in the game, it's not that hard to max, so you have time.

Rise's link is worth maxing too, I seem to recall she learns a couple useful supporting skills for your party

Rise social link is almost a must. She will tell you where the treasures are on the map, enemies etc.