Featuring the character designs of Shigenori Soejima! Go behind the scenes of Persona 3, one of the most unique and respected RPG''s ever. Inside you''ll find character designs, rough sketches, storyboards, backgrounds & settings, an exclusive interview with the game''s creators, and more!
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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This is the video game art book for the highly acclaimed Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3.
The Japanese edition of this book (ISBN 4757730942) was originally published in 2006. Udon does a great job at translation, as usual. The book only has 144 pages so that's quite thin compared to other Udon art books.
It collects the character designs, sketches, storyboards, backgrounds, miscellaneous in game items, and interviews with the creators, producer and director Katsura Hashino and Shigenori Soejima.
The character designs are from Shigenori Soejima who designs not just this but for other Persona games as well. The character designs are in the form of coloured illustrations, sketches, in-game screenshots of poses and costume changes. Chapter 2 covers Persona and Shadow. Initial and ultimate Persona are both included.
The background art consist of sketches and the coloured version. It's a short section with 6 pages. There are only 6 colour illustrations and each is printed smaller than quarter-page size. The sketches are larger but not all sketches have coloured versions included.
There are a few pages of splash art. Some you might have seen in Shigenori Soejima Artworks SC. Not much is duplicated.
It's a good book but I feel that fans of the game and the Persona series will enjoy it more.
(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
The Japanese edition of this book (ISBN 4757730942) was originally published in 2006. Udon does a great job at translation, as usual. The book only has 144 pages so that's quite thin compared to other Udon art books.
It collects the character designs, sketches, storyboards, backgrounds, miscellaneous in game items, and interviews with the creators, producer and director Katsura Hashino and Shigenori Soejima.
The character designs are from Shigenori Soejima who designs not just this but for other Persona games as well. The character designs are in the form of coloured illustrations, sketches, in-game screenshots of poses and costume changes. Chapter 2 covers Persona and Shadow. Initial and ultimate Persona are both included.
The background art consist of sketches and the coloured version. It's a short section with 6 pages. There are only 6 colour illustrations and each is printed smaller than quarter-page size. The sketches are larger but not all sketches have coloured versions included.
There are a few pages of splash art. Some you might have seen in Shigenori Soejima Artworks SC. Not much is duplicated.
It's a good book but I feel that fans of the game and the Persona series will enjoy it more.
(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By LMM_s
Format:Paperback
When I checked the video review here at amazon, I thought this would be a good but thin book with the main illustrations that make the game. I was completely wrong. This book covers practically every concept art made about all the characters (even minor ones), backgrounds, Personas, even some common enemies were covered, along with plenty of text to explain the reasoning behind the designs.
On top of that, the book itself looks really fancy, the cover is shiny and the internal texts have a glossy feel to them. Recommend it to any fan of the Persona series or fans of concept art in general.
On top of that, the book itself looks really fancy, the cover is shiny and the internal texts have a glossy feel to them. Recommend it to any fan of the Persona series or fans of concept art in general.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By shayne
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you never got the limited edition of Persona 3 or if you are a fan of Persona 3 then this is the book for you. This books showcases all of Shigenore Soejima line art and rendering that went into creating P3. There are even little commentary spread through out the book describing his intention and the emotions and feeling that he wanted to capture as well as unused art that wasn't in the game, like the original design of the main character. Their is 140 pages of stills and artwork from P3 in this book and they are breath taking. A great art book that should be picked up by anyone who is a fan of Shigenore and/or Persona 3.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it
Filled with tons of interesting info and the designs of the characters and personas. A must have for any fan of the game.
Published 15 days ago by Kali
5.0 out of 5 stars
I was so excited to get this in, and I received it so fast!
Great shipping~ It was shipped on the first and I just received it today! If you're a lover of the Persona series or even Shigenori Soejima's work, I think you'd definitely enjoy... Read more
Published 18 days ago by Melissa Pham
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Artbook for Persona fans
This is a pretty decent artbook for Persona fans out there. It's a bit think with only 145 pages or so, but page quality is very good. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Oblomov
2.0 out of 5 stars
Could have been far better
Problem 1 - content: Book only covers character design sheets for characters and main persona - NOT ALL PERSONA, which is highly disappointing. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Zero
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love it
I am so happy! With this I can finally stare at Persona art and I can learn a lot from it. Thank you!
Published 3 months ago by Caitlin
5.0 out of 5 stars
HUGE PERSONA FAN
I LOVE this series sooooooo much and this book brings out my inner fangirl. The pictures are all wonderful. And the extra info about each of the characters is a wonderful treat. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Elaine
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must have for any Persona 3 fan.
Whether you are an old fan of Persona 3 or new to the series this is a must have art book. It does include some of the art that was included with the original PS2 game's artbook,... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Hell Monkey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome!
The art is amazing, I enjoyed this book, if your a fan, you might also enjoy the Persona 4 artwork book. Any Shigenori Shoejima books are a must!!!!
Published 6 months ago by zima101
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Art Book for a Great Game
First off, I just want to say that I am not a fan of most "art" books, even if I love the artist(s) or series. I don't buy a book just to LOOK at full page pictures. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Nikoli
5.0 out of 5 stars
High Quality Artbook
This is the artbook featuring the illustrations of Persona 3 by Atlus. This is am amazing artbook! The quality of the paper and the dimensions and the layout show that this artbook... Read more
Published 10 months ago by MnTale
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