Shigenori Soejima

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.http://blog.lhyeung.net/2017/02/25/persona-5-official-design-works-artbook-review/
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 	Firstreleased	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
Persona 5: The Phantom X 	TBA 	TBA 	Character Designer
==Gallery==
File:SoejimaSignature.jpg|Soejima's Signature
==See also==
* Garcon Soejima
==References==
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