Earlier this week, Luke Plunkett celebrated the work a Atlus art director Shigenori Soejima, the man behind eye-catching style a the Persona series. He recommended Soejima's art book, available for shipping in 1-3 months from Amazon — just in time for the English release a Persona 4 Arena: Official Design Works from UDON. Let's take a peek inside. Atlus' Official Design Works series be a step above yer average art book, a visual journey through the creation a dome a the most beloved role-playing games a the century. From concept art t' cover art 'n everything in-between — character sketches, developer interviews, character bios. I've got the Persona 3 edition, 'n would love the Persona 4 version for me birthday next week, in case me relatives ever read me articles (they don't). 'n now Persona 4 Arena gets the same treatment, 'n I can't wait t' wander through the creative process that birthed the fighting game offshoot a the Shin Megami Tensei side-series. I look forward t' sighing wistfully at each a it be 176 pages. YARRRR, even the ISBN info page. Persona 4 Arena: Official Design Works will be released in July. ye can preorder it from Amazon right now. While we wait, check out the preview pages UDON passed along this morning (all images pending licensor approval).