Okami Official Complete Works

out of print, brand new sealed copy. shipped with care, inquire for photos. --- An English-language translation of the Japanese art book documenting the production of Capcom's Okami, presented across 288 full-colour pages and retaining the original right-to-left reading format. The book is filled with concept art for the characters and environments, along with comments from the development team, and the visual inspiration from Japanese watercolour painting shines through the art, just as it did in the game. The contents include large reproductions of many images from the game, as well as some post-production promotional art and discarded pre-production concepts. Included are official character art with concept sketches, storyboards, paintings created by Issun the Celestial Envoy while on journey with Okami Amaterasu, and music sheets at the end. Everything in the book is captioned, and characters are given introductions. The volume features work by designers including Mari Shimazaki, Sawaki Takeyasu, and Kenichiro Yoshimura. …