ATLUS has announced that they will be hosting a panel titled ATLUS Presents: The World of Metaphor: ReFantazio featuring developers Katsura Hashino & Shigenori Soejima during Anime Expo 2024 in Los Angeles. They will take a deep dive revealing new details and unseen footage of the game.

Here is an overview of the event from Atlus.

ATLUS Presents: The World of Metaphor: ReFantazio featuring Katsura Hashino & Shigenori Soejima
Date & Time:  Friday, July 5, 2024, from 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM PT
Location: Petree Hall
Description:  Travel beyond Fantasy with Metaphor: ReFantazio! Join Director Katsura Hashino & Character Designer Shigenori Soejima for an exciting panel revealing exclusive characters and unseen footage. Explore game development, character designing, and world-building magic.

Earlier this month, Anime Expo announced that it will recognize both Katsura Hashino and Shigenori Soejima as Guests of Honor at Anime Expo 2024. Katsura Hashino is a game director and producer working at ATLUS, responsible for notable titles including Persona 3,  Persona 4,  Persona 5,  Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, and Catherine. After launching his production unit "Studio Zero" within ATLUS, he is presently immersed in developing the highly anticipated new JRPG Metaphor: ReFantazio.

Shigenori Soejima is a Japanese designer working at ATLUS, known for his work as a character designer on the Persona series, starting with Persona 3. He is currently spearheading the character design for ATLUS’ upcoming JRPG Metaphor: ReFantazio.

Please stay tuned for more details about Metaphor: ReFantazio at Anime Expo. For information on the panel and Anime Expo 2024, visit www.anime-expo.org. For more information on Metaphor: ReFantazio, visit https://metaphor.atlus.com/.