Celebrate The Art Of ‘Persona 5 Royal’ & ‘Catherine: Full Body’ With Lead Artist Shigenori Soejima

Atlus and Gallery Nucleus have announced that an art exhibit celebrating the upcoming Persona 5 Royal and Catherine: Full Body, complete with a panel and autograph signing with lead artist Shigenori Soejima.

Based in Alhambra California, Gallery Nucleus routinely showcases artwork from video games, movies and film, including past events for Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse, Final Fantasy and Naughty Dog. The impending release of the Catherine remaster, (which thoroughly impressed us at E3 this year), and the updated version of one of the best RPG’s of all time in Japan with Persona 5 Royal mean that this is the perfect time to give these titles the Nucleus treatment.

Originally released in 2011 partially as a technology test to set the stage for Persona 5‘s engine, Catherine is a puzzle platformer / visual novel hybrid where your character, Vincent Brooks, fights for his life in his sleep while he struggles with choosing between the married life with his longtime girlfriend or staying with the mysterious Catherine, who he had a drunken affair with by day. Praised for being a creative, mind bending puzzle game that masterfully integrated the game play experience with the engrossing narrative, there has yet to be a game that has matched its boldness. It’s easy to see why many people consider it one of the best games of the PS3 and Xbox 360 generation. With more puzzles, new challenges and a third love interest, Full Body is the perfect way to experience Catherine for the first time or to fall in love all over again.

Persona 5 followed suit in 2017 with a stylish, engrossing tale of a group of high schoolers who gain the power to change the cognition of criminals to force them to confess their crimes. Hailed as one of the best games of the RPG genre, this title especially has launched the once niche title closer to the mainstream that it has ever been thanks to spin-offs, anime, films and a shocking appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. With a game that already had hundreds of hours of content, the beloved game will be receiving an updated version later this year in Japan, while the West will get their hands on it in 2020.

Some of the exclusive merchandise made for the show.

The gallery will be on display from August 17 to September 1 with exclusive prints and merchandise up for sale… Assuming any of it lasts beyond the first day. During opening day, Shigenori Soejima will be present for an autograph session and panel, which will have a pre-registration period starting on August 2 at 10 AM PST. Door prizes will be given out while supplies last, so make sure to sign up, get there early, hang out with like-minded fans and enjoy celebrating these two unforgettable games.

Further details can be found at the Gallery Nucleus event page.