- 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 and settings, an exclusive interview with the game's creators, and more!
This book was originally published in Japan. Persona 5 : The original art book features all character concepts, confidants, bosses with the creator’s comment! -Collecting all of people’s concept arts from main characters and their Personas to confidants and antagonists. -Also including their initial images and model sheets. -Translating almost all the Japanese sentences into English. -Collecting the publicity illustrations that is drawn for the magazine’s covers or poster. -On the interview of Soejima Shigenori, who is the character designer, there are untold fact about "Persona 5”’s characters.
Fight and survive towards the one throne waiting at the end in Persona 4 Arena! The fighting game spinoff to the legendary Persona 4 RPG has already, itself, become an instant classic. Now, this spectacular art book collects the artwork behind the landmark title, including character designs, rough sketches, storyboards, and pin-ups. All this, plus character profiles, story summaries, creator interviews, and more!
The long-awaited complete reference book of Persona 5: the Animation. Persona 5: the Animation is an anime television series produced by CloverWorks, a Japanese animation studio and a rebrand of A1 Pictures, renowned for making popular amine series such as Fairy Tail, The Promised Neverland, and Darling in the Franxx. the Animation is based on an internationally acclaimed role-playing video game Persona 5 which has sold over 2 million copies worldwide and a combined 9 million copies across all series. This is a complete collection of material, giving fans detailed behind-the-scenes look at the developing artworks such as character profiles, props profiles, background designs and visual illustrations (including never-before-seen illustrations). The materials consists not only works from Persona 5: the Animation but also from the special episode Dark Sun..., which was broadcasted in December 2018 and Stars and Ours, which was broadcasted in March 2019. Also includes an exclusive interview with the director Masashi Ishihama. Not only fans of Persona series (both anime and games), animators and illustrators but also people who are interested in knowing what kind of materials are used to make anime and how the processes are developing will be intrigued by this book.
Akira Kurusu thought he was doing the right thing when he rescued a woman who was being attacked. Expelled from his school and sent away from home, he is reenrolled in Shujin Academy on probation. Trouble finds him again on his first day when he comes across delinquent Ryuji Sakamoto and the two somehow stumble into a castle in an alternate reality. Caught by the castle’s king, the schoolteacher Kamoshida, Akira discovers his will to rebel and awakens the power of his Persona! -- VIZ Media
Volleyball coach Suguru Kamoshida's evil acts drive one of Akira's classmates to attempt suicide, so Akira and Ryuji resolve to bring him to justice! But to do that, they must infiltrate his palace and steal the treasure within to change his heart! With their Personas—avatars of their will to rebel—as their weapons, Akira and his friends make their way through Kamoshida's palace. But before they can make off with the treasure, Shadow Kamoshida finds them! Do Akira and the others stand any chance against Shadow Kamoshida's true might?! -- VIZ Media
Master artist Shigenori Soejima returns with a new collection of gorgeous illustrations. Included are amazing visuals for video games Catherine and Persona 5, plus a bevy of new pieces for other installments in the Persona series and its many spin-offs. It's all topped off by exclusive interviews with the artist himself and the creative team at P-Studio Art Unit.
The Phantom Thieves are celebrating successfully reforming mob boss Kaneshiro when they’re suddenly called out by the international hacker group Medjed! Caught off guard, Akira is further confused when he receives a mysterious message from a person claiming to have knowledge of Medjed, who offers the Phantom Thieves a special deal to help them out with their predicament... -- VIZ Media