Atlus Art Exhibit 2019: Persona 5 Royal & Catherine: Full Body Showcase featuring Shigenori Soejima
Atlus Art Exhibit 2019: Persona 5 Royal & Catherine: Full Body Showcase featuring Shigenori Soejima was an art exhibit on display from August 17, 2019 to September 1, 2019. A collaboration between Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, California, and Atlus, the exhibit featured both fan-made and official artwork for Persona 5 Royal and Catherine: Full Body.
Exhibition Features
General admission for the exhibit was completely free. During all days of the exhibition, high-quality prints of official key and concept artwork for both games were on all walls, with concept art being on the second floor of the building. Over a dozen fan-made works of tribute art were on display as well. A chalk board was present as an interactive installation for attendees to use, and featured a large Morgana in the center drawn by Soejima.[1] There was also a photo-op wall, where attendees could take photos with a worker in a Morgana mascot costume. Attendees were encouraged to post pictures of their visit to social media with #ATLUSartshow.
Atlus partnered with a local catering company, Okamoto Kitchen, to provide food out of a Persona 5 styled food truck.[2] The truck provided a variety of items, with the main draws being a Big Bang Burger for Persona 5 and a Kara-age Sampler for Catherine: Full Body. All purchases came with a free sticker. Atlus and Okamoto Kitchen had previously worked together for a food truck at Anime Expo 2017, and the truck was reused for this art exhibit.
Opening Reception
The exhibition had its opening reception on August 17, 2019 from 1:00PM to 7:00PM. The reception allowed attendees to meet Soejima and pre-register for a signing/panel session later in the day. The first 500 attendees to enter the building received a free door prize, and all purchases (while supplies were available) came with a free exhibition poster. A short panel was held during the reception; Soejima was interviewed about his design process for both Persona 5 Royal and Catherine: Full Body, and he was joined by Naoto Hiraoka, the Managing Director and Executive Producer of Persona 5 Royal.[3] After the interview portion of the panel concluded, a special trailer for Persona 5 Royal was shown to the audience, revealing the estimated release date of Spring 2020. The trailer was posted to Atlus West's YouTube channel shortly after the panel ended.[4] A handful of limited edition prints were revealed and sold, with the remaining stock getting listed for purchase on the exhibit's website.
Signing Sessions
During the opening day, August 17, there were two signing sessions held to allow attendees to get a piece of merchandise signed by Soejima. One of the signing sessions was immediately after the interview panel ended, the other was later in the day. The signing sessions required registration, and visitors were only allowed to attend one of the two signing sessions. Staff of the exhibit handed out free posters to be signed, but visitors were also able to purchase the Shigenori Soejima & P-Studio Art Unit Art Works 2 book to be signed as well, which had its first official English release debut at the exhibit. No other merchandise or personal items could be signed other than the free posters or the Art Works 2 book, and attendees were only allowed one signature per person.
Merchandise
Exclusive merchandise was sold at the event, with remaining stock going up for sale on the exhibit's website.
| Item | Price | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shigenori Soejima & P-Studio Art Unit Art Works 2 | $50 | 200 | Sold for the first time in English exclusively at Nucleus 100 were reserved for the 1st signing session and 100 were reserved for the 2nd session |
| Catherine: Full Body Print | $60 | 75 | Catherine: Full Body Box Art |
| Velvet Room Print | $60 | 75 | Dengeki PlayStation Vol. 614 Cover |
| Joker Print | $75 | 25 | Persona 5 Limited Edition Cover Art |
| Catherine T-Shirt | $38 | 60 | |
| Persona T-Shirt | $38 | 60 | |
| Sheep Pin | $12 | 150 |
Artwork
After the exhibit closed, select pieces of tribute artwork and some official key art prints were put up for sale as well. As of July 2024, all artwork is either marked as "Sold" or "Unavailable."
| Title | Artist | Price |
|---|---|---|
| You'll Never See It Coming | Mike Lucas | $280 |
| Kasumi | Simon Baek | $200 |
| Fool I Am | Tess Stone | $180 |
| All-Out Attack: Comic Cut-In | Malcolm Pryor | $250 |
| Arsene | Ameorry Luo | $500 |
| The Gorgeous Panther | D.J. Kirkland | $180 |
| A Queen Upon Her Steed | Tiffany Le | $250 |
| The Last Surprise | Josh McKenzie | $180 |
| Full Bodied | Jasmin Darnell | $280 |
| The Phantom Thieves | Phillip Light | $180 |
| Johanna! | Janice Chu | $325 |
| Kasumi Yoshizawa | Bryce Kho | $350 |
| Phantom Thieves | Bryce Kho | $550 |
| Catherine and Katherine | Samuel Youn | $250 |
| Joker | Shigenori Soejima | $350 |
| Makoto | Shigenori Soejima | $300 |
| Joker and Arsene | Shigenori Soejima | $400 |
| The Phantom Thief | Shigenori Soejima | $350 |
| Velvet Room | Shigenori Soejima | $350 |
| Katherine Triangle Heart | Shigenori Soejima | $250 |
| Catherine | Shigenori Soejima | $350 |
| Catherine and Vincent | Shigenori Soejima | $300 |
| Catherine: Full Body | Shigenori Soejima | $350 |
| Rin Triangle Heart | Shigenori Soejima | $250 |
| Katherine | Andres Blanco | $125 |
| Catherine | Andres Blanco | $125 |
Trivia
Game Informer got a unique interview with Soejima during the exhibit, where he talked about his past and future projects. An article summarizing their interview was posted to their website on August 27, 2019, with the full interview available on page 24 of the November 2019 (Issue 319) release of the Game Informer Magazine.
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References
- ↑ Tweet. Published August 17, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2024. .
- ↑ "Our friends at Okamoto Kitchen are bringing back their Persona 5 + Catherine: Full Body menu for the #ATLUSartshow tomorrow from 10:00AM-5:00PM PDT!" Atlus West, Atlus Facebook. Published August 16, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2024. .
- ↑ @Atlus_West, Tweet. Published August 17, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2024. .
- ↑ Atlus West, Persona 5 Royal: Season Reveal Trailer . Published August 17, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2024. .