A video on Ikumi Nakamura's Twitter has sparked hope for a possible Okami sequel, thanks to director Hideki Kamiya saying, "Okami is going to be back."
Famitsu magazine has a special feature this week commemorating its 1600th volume, and with it comes a 40-page spread on the “wonderful world of video game music,” where readers voted their favorite songs.
Famitsu recently held a poll for its readers to vote for their favorite games that released in the Heisei period (Jan 8, 1989 – May 1, 2019), and this week’s issue of the magazine has revealed the full top-20.
Lots of Capcom Sound Team Spotify albums have appeared, providing access to music from Ace Attorney, Breath of Fire, Devil May Cry, EX Troopers, Mega Man, Monster Hunter, Okami, and Street Fighter.
Amaterasu from Capcom’s Okami is getting a new Nendoroid figure, and in another Capcom-related note, X in his Falcon Armor is also getting a new figure for his 25th anniversary.
At NYCC 2018 this weekend, it was announced that Capcom’s Okami had won its second Guinness World Record, for “Most critically acclaimed video game starring an animal character.”
Shiranui, the previous incarnation of Amaterasu from Okami, is getting a resin figure, and a new trailer and making-of video were released for the upcoming figure by First 4 Figures.
Famitsu launched a special English survey last month that asked fans overseas to vote on their favorite Japanese games, and the results were revealed in this week’s issue of the magazine.