Soejima still considering himself a rookie after all the amazing stuff he's done... true inspiration right there. Thanks for another good vid Archipel.

You guys are the best. We need more high quality journalism like this in the games industry.

Interesting how he is inspired by other styles of art and character but what he draws is completely different and original at the end

Soejima's art is timeless.

There are many anime character design that are too generic and cliche but Soejima's character design are the most unique I've ever seen in an anime

This KZfaq channel might not get the views it deserve. But I really want Archipel to stay alive as long as possible. You are making amazing documentaries that are really life inspiring to me. This place is almost like a dream, somewhere you are always glad to go to. I don't think I will be able to thank you enough for what you did with this channel, Merci.

He is very good looking and seems to be such a chill person... the way you guys nake it look it's incredibly good too. Glad to sed each time you make your videos better, thanks for the upload!

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Love his work so much! He has a good sexy grasp on graphic design too which translates well to his art.

Thank you

What a legend

いきなり豪傑寺から話始まんのワロタ

I ended that video with tears welling up. Thank you for these videos. They always fill me with energy and the motivation to keep going with my animation.

this artstyle its purely his so distinct and iconic.

He thinks like an animator I think. Imagining how a character would see themselves instead of what he thinks a character should look like. Very humbling interview, I want to be a bit more like him

I always saw Atlus as a studio that couldn't do just like the others, however they managed to create something so unique in their game that now they are the only ones who can do it, and their designs are fabulous.

I remember borrowing Catherine on a whim from a friend years ago and having a lot of fun with it. I actually never finished it (I think I got stuck on the last level and just forgot to pick it back up again), but the art style REALLY stuck out to me. When P5 came out, I instantly recognized the art style. This guy sold me on Catherine and the Persona series just with his drawings. What an artist, man.

Definitely one of the 10 best Japanese artists working in the industry IMO. Personally i preferred his Stella Deus work but his more recent stuff are also great. I'm looking forward to see more work from him on Project Re Fantasy besides the amazing artworks we have already seen from him on that project.

Almost End of 2018 and he still using Intuos 3, really Legend.

Damn, Soejima talking about using driving as a means to think is super real.

This man got me interested in digital drawing and I am so grateful to him, because now I really like my works. Soejima is a legend for me and my biggest inspiration, thank you for this video, it's nice to hear him sharing his thoughts!

Soejima is the man I want to be when I reach his age. Really.

This was such a warm episode - I am crying. Thank you so much.

this was amazing and truly inspiring! it's great to see how one of my favorite artists works too, and i have 10 times more respect for him

a warm video. i love it Thank you for this great work

Really great "behind the scene" video, well done.

This was just what I needed. Thank you.

Thank you so much for making this. I love Persona and the artstyle of Soejima-san has helped me improve at my own drawings, I respect him a lot.

Thank you so much for this! I really liked it a lot

Thanks Archipel and Shigenori Soejima for this very nice video : you are the best !

His calm and how happy he is when he’s describing his work is so inspiring

Great video as always. Thank you Archipel

I love his and murata's art so much

Thank you so much for uploading this! i can feel my self motivated :)

Please, Archipel. Do Kazuma Kaneko while you are at Atlus, then do some Nihon Falcom episodes for us!

This channel is SO good. The music, the editing, the interviews the "cinematography" or whatever you call it. Everything is on point.

A great video as always, it amaze me how all this legends like Yoshitake Amano , Hiroyuki Takei, Shigenori Soejima, Yoshitoshi Abe...hell even Kim jung Gi are so humble and all have this mentallity and inspiration of keep getting better. Thanks Archipel for this great videos, always inspiring me during hard times :)

I can't explain how much I love this. Thank you ❤

Thanks for a great video about the work of Soejima.

My favorite artist in the industry! Love you Soejima-san

I haven't seen it yet but I've been waiting for a new video from you guys!! Week made!!

He’s low key hot

This channel is a blessing.

Soejima is legendary. Archipel's doing a fantastic job with this content. And since I'm old school, I would be very, VERY impressed if they get episodes of Katsuhiro Otomo and Yoshitaka Amano who are my major inspirations. Or Taiyo Matsumoto of Tekkonkinkreet graphic novel fame ( I love this manga and anime ).

This might just be my favourite video on youtube

Amazing! thank you very much for making a video about him, i longed a lot of this!

He's actually so pure jesus

I don't think there has ever been such a great interview with an Atlus employee and I'm loving it Keep up the good work!

Good job! Thanks for the update

Muito obrigado, Archipel, por mais um vídeo excelente. Muito obrigado, também, a quem legendou o vídeo para Português.

J'adore ce dessinateur depuis que je l'ai découvert sur Persona 3 et 4, et là je suis hyper content d'en voir un reportage !

Amazing as always!

Just Lovely. The backgrounds music are so beautiful.

Thank you for your work! You are awesome!

He’s my inspa. His style is recognizable

Only got recommended to me now. Wish I saw this great vid sooner.

Thank you for doing this videos of my idols.

One of my favourite character designers (if not my favourite) and probably the main reason Persona games have risen in popularity

God bless him. Persona art is so good

im waiting for persona 3 and catherine full body for steam

I love his artstyle. Really a good person behind Persona and Atlus. Thank you, my Master Shigenori Soejima.

Loving this Channel

this man is responsible for so many best girls. i cant help but love the shit out of him

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!! plz do more with ATLUS staff

thank you

making a note: 0:19 1:05 8:20 8:31 11:51 13:12

5:42 Soejima Jojo fan confirmed

Excellent, vraiment. Merci encore une fois pour cet vidéo de qualités supérieur!!!!

Catherine is one of my most beloved games ever made. This video just made my night. Love this channel so much.

Atlus is full of good fucking people working there, Soejima is a legend

Amazing piece. Please ask Yoji Shinkawa art director for all the Metal Gear Solid series if he would be on your channel.

thank you my hero

I didn't know this one was uploaded; this man's sense of style is Saiyan-level!! (BTW 16:06 and 16:08 I got them printed 3 years ago as posters, never played Catherine, but the art drew me in) Thank you very much Archipel!

I was literally just sitting here wondering what happened to that cool channel Toco Toco TV I followed a year ago. Started watching your recent uploads and you upload this. Wild! Thank you. For this gem of a channel ❤️

Awesome Shigenori Soejima The Art of Persona and Catherine Video.

This is very inspiring.

If they get Bengus, I’ll cry

Soejima San one of my favorite video game artists

If you ever get the chance to do an interview with Hidetaka Miyazaki I would be more than happy. Best video game journalism I have ever seen. One can even watch your videos more than once. Archipel, you've already done videos about Katsura Hashino and Yoko Taro, thanks for that. ❤️

This video was so good. I don't have the words to describe it because I don't know anything in filmography, but it was amazing. Now the dream would be a video of this caliber with the man himself Kazuma Kaneko

Amazing content!! This channel needs more subs!

Soejima is the best character designer, and Meguro is the best sound director!

Amazing

legend!

Please keep making high quality gaming journalism. This is incredible content

10:17 Project RE Fantasy on Mega Drive / Genesis, WANT!

love this one!

when your game is so outta the box, retailers & reviewers categorize its genre as Arcade, a distinguishing characteristic of pure game. my friend couldnt get into it because of the cut corners to animation during the more mundane ingame bar hangouts, my only flaw with it is the analogue chaos/order meter when only 4 endings really exist (max chaos, max order, neutral lotto loss, and neutral lotto win) itll be fun to see what they changeup for PS4 Catherine "golden" edition.

Just amazing... amazing.

truly an inspiration

This was great! Trying doing one on Kazuma Kaneko!

He's so handsome

Thanks for all the effort to put this great content. More music please. I Will try to support the channel. Greetings from Mexico. :)

amazing

キャサリン大好きです

Parabéns pelo canal, muito bom!

Esses documentário da Archipel são perfeitos. Perfeitos demais.

awesome

Great video. Love this guy's art. But is this a replacement for the main Toco Toco series or just a side series that follows a slightly different structure?

Love the new thumbnail