ペルソナ3 公式設定資料集

Persona artbooks 公式設定画集

by Atlus

内容紹介
THE ART OF PERSONA3　『ペルソナ3』の美術世界を徹底網羅！
アートディレクター副島成記氏による描き下ろしイラストをはじめ、全キャラクターのさまざまな衣装や表情バリエーションCG、ファン垂涎の設定原画など、魅力的なビジュアルをあまさず収録！　『ペルソナ3』の美術製作に触れられるオフィシャルデザインワークス登場！

内容（「BOOK」データベースより）
初期設定画や背景美術ボード、オープニングムービー絵コンテ、キャラクターの表情CG集、コスチューム設定など、貴重なビジュアル&資料が満載!開発スタッフへのロングインタビューや描き下ろしイラストもあまさず収録した、ファン必携の一冊。

Genres: Art, Video Games, Nonfiction

140 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Name (in native language): アトラス

Japanese video game publisher ran by artists Kaneko Kazuma, Okada Kouji, Soejima Shigenori and director Hashino Katsura.

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

The game that started my obsession.

[emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

an insightful look into the design process for the characters (and overall game) of Persona 3.

[Parka · Rating 4 out of 5]

(More pictures on my blog)

This is the video game art book for the highly acclaimed Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3.

The Japanese edition of this book ペルソナ3 公式設定資料集 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 (橋野桂) and Shigenori Soejima (副島成記).

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 Art Works 2004-2010. 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.

[Jeff Lanter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Persona 3 is one of my favorite video games of all time so picking up the art book was something I was sure to enjoy. Much like the Persona 4 book, this features character, persona, and shadow designs with some promotional art and environments thrown in. Soejima is once again an entertaining voice to guide you through his designs and the interview at the end is great for any fan of the game. This book is smaller than Persona 4 by quite a bit which is disappointing considering Persona 3 is one of the longest games that is story driven that you can play. Some of the sketches are also quite rough which surprised me since the Persona 4 book had a lot of finished drawings. These do not take away from what is an awesome art book that any Persona fan should own.

[Michael Alexander · Rating 4 out of 5]

UDON produces some really nice art books, and this one is no exception. A word of warning to people who haven't played the game, this book does contain some spoilers. Otherwise it has a lot of great concept and game art with commentary from the artist about his inspirations. It is a little on the short side, and kind of odd to be coming out now, 5+ years after the game was released. Still if you enjoyed the game, it is worth the time.

[Alya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really really loved the serie,, moreso than Persona 4 so the moment I saw this book, I knew I had to have it.