| Okami Official Complete Works | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 5519
Category: Book
Author: Capcom
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Studio: Udon Entertainment
Manufacturer: Udon Entertainment
Label: Udon Entertainment
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 11.6 x 8.2 x 1
ISBN: 1897376022
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9781897376027
ASIN: 1897376022
Publication Date: June 18, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Okami is one of the newest Capcom action games boasting a very unique art style, heavily inspired by Japanese watercolor painting. The Okami Official Complete Works art book will take you behind the scenes to the amazing artwork that defines the wonderful world of this beautiful video game! The 288 full color pages are filled with character and location designs, concept sketches and production notes from the creators giving you an in-depth look at the fantasy world of Okami! A truly inspiring book, translated into English for the first time!
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If you buy one art book this year, make it this one. June 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is an astounding value, and one of the best art-related purchases I've ever made. I was a huge fan of Okami from the beginning, but this book is excellent enough that even people that have never played the game before can get enjoyment out of it.
The book includes a brilliant holographic cover, high-quality paper stock, and vibrant coloring. My single favorite feature, though, had to be the "Gossip" section that followed up on what happened to the characters after the game was over. The storyboards, sheet music, and production sketches were all absolutely brilliant as well.
This art is not only striking and memorable, but it also manages to evoke real emotion. Any person that places any value on good artistry should look past any biases against the videogame origins of this art book and pick it up.
Best book purchase I've made in the past three years, undoubtedly.
Absolutely great! June 24, 2008
Fantastic artbook with tons of beautiful drawings. A nice addition to any artbook collection, video game related or not. It's definitely a must have.
Excellent addition to any Anime/Video Games Concept Art Library June 20, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This massive collection of sketches, conceptual art, Japanese-print style illustrations, stage and character designs, and bestiary are a joy to behold and a great source of inspiration for budding artists, anime fans, and gamers. I am glad I waited for this English translation of this book, for it's certainly nice to be able to read the text of such a beautifully printed book at a fraction of the cost of the imported version. The bright color palette and the watercolor cartoon sketching style of these illustrations is not only strikingly bold but also deceptively simple to emulate which would make them an ideal non-threatening goal for beginning artists to strive for.
Fantastic. June 20, 2008
I've bought a lot of anime and video game-related art books, and this is easily the best one I've ever bought. It's filled with beautiful art of everything in the game, designers' comments, alternate character designs, promotional materials, and more -- even sheet music for an arrangement of "The Sun Rises," the main theme of the game. At almost 300 pages, it's also among the largest art books I own. I highly recommend this for anybody who's a fan of the game, or even for anybody who just likes the art style.
Okami June 18, 2008
This book is well worth the buy, especially for people who like japanese traditional art, wolves, or just need something good to look into. All in all this book is very good, and better yet it only took a couple of days for it to get to my house came packaged nicely, not to hard to open, and when I got the book out it was in prime condition. Well worth the buy and the wait. Five stars easily.
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