Shigenori Soejima is a Japanese illustrator, graphic designer and currently an employee of Atlus' Japanese branch. He is best known for his work on both Persona 3 and Persona 4 and is responsible for the art direction of the Persona Team's games. His style is nowadays defined by the vibrant colors in his artwork that create a certain sense of lighting as well as his characters that resemble typical manga-styled figures.
Soejima follows a personal rule while designing mascots - for color palettes, he uses a "toy color" set of red, yellow and blue. This rule applies to Aigis, Teddie and Morgana.[1]
Soejima stated in an interview that although the majority of his work is done using programs like SAI and Adobe Photoshop, he prefers to sketch on paper as he can't be creative while staring at a computer screen.
Credits[]
Below is a list of works within the series associated with Shigenori Soejima.
| Game Name | First released |
System | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devil Summoner | 1995 | Sega Saturn | Character Portrait Designer |
| Megami Ibunroku Persona | 1996 | PlayStation | Opening Movie, Character Portrait Designer |
| Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers | 1997 | Sega Saturn | Character Portrait Designer |
| Persona 2: Innocent Sin | 1999 | PlayStation | Sub Character Designer, Character Portrait Designer |
| Persona 2: Eternal Punishment | 2000 | PlayStation | Sub Character Designer, Character Portrait Designer |
| Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne | 2003 | PlayStation 2 | World View |
| Persona 3 | 2006 | PlayStation 2 | Character Designer, Art Director |
| Persona 3 FES | 2007 | PlayStation 2 | Character Designer, Art Director |
| Persona 4 | 2008 | PlayStation 2 | Character Designer, Art Director |
| Persona 3 Portable | 2009 | PlayStation Portable | Character Designer, Art Director |
| Catherine | 2011 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Character Designer, Art Director |
| Persona 4 Golden | 2012 | PlayStation Vita | Character Designer, Artwork |
| Persona 4 Arena | 2012 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Character Designer, Artwork |
| Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth | 2014 | Nintendo 3DS | Character Designer |
| Persona 5 | 2016 | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 | Character Designer |
| Catherine: Full Body | 2019 | PlayStation 4 | Character Designer |
| Persona 5 Royal | 2019 | PlayStation 4 | Character Designer |
| Persona 5 Strikers | 2020 | PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | Character Designer |
| Metaphor: ReFantazio | 2024 | PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Steam | Character Designer |
| Persona 5: The Phantom X | TBA | TBA | Character Designer |
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