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Hideki Kamiya Interested in Making Ōkami Sequel
posted on by Eric Stimson
The PlayStation 2 game Ōkami, hailed at the time for its artistry and compelling gameplay, reached the 10th anniversary of its initial release in Japan on April 20. Ken'ichirō Yoshimura, the game's lead character designer, posted this commemorative artwork on Twitter.
Hideki Kamiya, the game's director, marveled at how recently he had marked the 10th anniversary of an earlier game, Viewtiful Joe (which was released in 2003). He then tweeted, "I'd like to make a sequel to Ōkami while I'm alive."
Ōkami's composer, Rei Kondoh, also celebrated the occasion. "I'll be in the studio after this so I can't write much, but it's 10 years since Ōkami was released. Congratulations. For me, also, it's a particularly meaningful work. Even now, Chibiterasu is in my studio."
Fans also expressed their appreciation of Ōkami by sharing their artwork and creations with the game's designers.
@ReiKondoh 大神十周年おめでとうございます。あの世界を色とりどりに輝かせ、滾らせ、癒されるような、気持ちに寄り添う素敵な音楽は今も大好きです。素晴らしい音楽をありがとうございます! pic.twitter.com/BNpe6MXIuy
— 小塚リサァ (@kozukaRisaa) April 20, 2016
@PG_kamiya 大神10周年、本当におめでとうございます!PS2版を初回プレイした時、声にならないほど感動しました。神谷さんの作る大神弐、いつまでも待ち続けますので、ぜひともまたあの世界を駆け抜けさせて下さい! pic.twitter.com/GmpQEPMahB
— みゅう (@myu_t) April 20, 2016
@yoshimura256 大神十周年おめでとうございます! pic.twitter.com/ThuJZfnbxW
— 蛇 (@aks74u) April 20, 2016
Hideki Kamiya is active on Twitter and is generally aggressive towards those he considers pesky. He got into a bit of trouble in January when he ran a stop signal.
Sources: Ken'ichirō Yoshimura, Hideki Kamiya and Rei Kondoh Twitter
