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Shigenori Soejima Artworks SC [Paperback]

Shigenori Soejima
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Book Description

December 20, 2011
This beautiful art book features Shigenori Soejima''s best work from the various Persona games, including other projects such as Stella Deus and Momoiro Taisen Pairon, and an exclusive interview with the artist himself.

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Udon Entertainment; Reprint edition (December 20, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1926778324
  • ISBN-13: 978-1926778327
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 0.6 x 11.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,078 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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4.6 out of 5 stars
I highly recommend this book for other aspiring character artists and fans of the Persona series. urbansaint02  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
Colorful and fine artwork. Jorge Ortiz Guzmán  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Anything Can Be Found Online These Days... December 13, 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Sure, lots of these images can easily be found with a quick Google search...but the same goes with just about every art book I've ever purchased. In this age of technology it's difficult to release something in an exclusive "purchase only form" and keep it that way. If you're purchasing this art book it shouldn't be because you want access to images not already available online, that expectation is a bit silly in my opinion. But if you want a quality hard copy compilation of art that was released at various times, for various reasons, from Shigenori Soejima then this may be a good option for you. The paper weight is nice, and the book is nice and large. My only complaint is a very common one I tend to have with artbooks, that lovely image that stretches across two pages and the binding in the book causes a bit of an interruption in the picture. There's a nice image with Mitsuru in the center of that binding jump that I would have liked to have been able to view more easily without stretching open the book. I especially enjoyed seeing multiple illustrations with the heroes from Persona 2-4 (including the female P3 PSP option) all together. Overall I'm satisfied with my purchase, I look forward to the release of the Persona 3 and 4 artbooks and hope that there aren't any repeat images with this art bok.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Shigenori Soejima is the character designer at Atlus, the Japanese video game publisher.

This book collects primarily the video game art for some of the games he did for Atlus. They are Persona 3, Persona 3 FES, Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4, Stella Deus and a small section of his non-video game works. Catherine is not included as it came out in 2011.

This book is actually the translated edition of the original Japanese book (ISBN 4047267473) that was published in 2010. The difference here is there's no translucent dust jacket.

The illustrations are beautiful. I like the manga style, the line work and the colours. The interview actually explains the difference between anime and manga style, such as the use of cast shadows instead of tone shades. The coloured illustrations are all printed full page while the opposite pages are mostly wasted white space by printing the accompanying line art at only quarter page size. There are several two-page artworks that are quite difficult to see because they are printed across the gutter. One rather good piece is split at the character's nose.

The lengthy interview is a good read. Shigenori Soejima talks about how he got started drawing, the influences he has, design concepts, and all the other work he did at Atlus that were not published. He actually contributed to a lot of games but only those that had artwork are included in this book.

Much of the work in the book were actually collected in other Japanese art books dedicated to the games themselves, such as Persona 3: Official Design Works and Persona 4: Official Design Works, both which Udon will also be translating. The duplication is extensive. So, you can either get two of the video game art books, or just this book.

(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty February 4, 2012
By Jajitsu
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
These pictures are really awesome and pretty. Sure these pictures can be found online...but as an artBOOK and if you want a BOOK of pictures to look at or try to imitate... I highly recommend this one ....if you are a persona fan of course =P
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Came in 1 day to my surprise, and I absolutely love it. The artwork is superb focuses mainly on Persona 3 and 4, but has artwork from 2 dropped in it as well as a few other titles... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Tujex
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
I love this artbook! It is a must buy for a Persona art style fans, mainly Persona 3 and 4.
Published 2 months ago by Michelle
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
Definitely worth the buy. If you love Shigenori's work, you'll love this artbook. Especially if you are a Persona fan.
Published 3 months ago by Edwells Rodriguez
5.0 out of 5 stars Persona!
Shigenori Soejima is a very well accomplished character designer and this collection of his work on the Persona series as well some others proves it. Read more
Published 3 months ago by urbansaint02
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Artbook
Every page is so colorful, one after another. If you are a Persona 3~4 fan, this is a must.

Colorful and fine artwork. Your favorite characters in high quality. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jorge Ortiz Guzmán
5.0 out of 5 stars Just fantastic
Well...this book is just what any fan of the Persona series would want in a matter of artbooks. It's just priceless to have such great material in such a good presentation. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Rafael
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Art Book
The art book shipped really quickly and was in wonderful condition. The artwork is beautiful printed and I would highly recommend this to any Soejima Shigenori fans!
Published 14 months ago by Nile
4.0 out of 5 stars Hmm...
As mentioned in other reviews, a lot of the work can be easily seen with a google search. If your a fan of the persona series, you've already seen a lot of this work. Read more
Published 16 months ago by sodux
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this art book
This is a amazing art book of Shigenori Soejima's work. I found it to be beautiful. It is a art book so you should know what your getting ahead of time. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Maddox
3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty pictures
I would give this either a 3 1/2 stars. I'm a Shin megami Tensei fan and I've played it since the first one. I've also played Stella Deus. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Sakura
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Bad packaging?
Just got mine today and the same thing happened with my package. It was shipped in a bubble-wrap envelope and while the art-book itself didn't receive that much damage it is unacceptable considering this is a collectible item. It's strange because I have ordered artbooks from amazon in the past... Read more
Dec 15, 2011 by A. Kaler |  See all 10 posts
Pushed back?
Yes, apparently, now the release date is January 3, 2012, even though a week ago it said October.

Was going to buy it now but since it's taking a while... guess I will buy it later.
Oct 10, 2011 by Felicity |  See all 6 posts
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