Okami Official Complete Works
Feast your eyes on this big guy...
You betcha! The original Japanese edition of Okami Official Complete Works. (At least, that's what the English edition is going to be called, if they ever actually release it... In fact, the fact that the release date has been pushed back for several months scared me into purchasing the Japanese edition before something made them think nobody wanted it anymore.) And when I say this is the Japanese edition, I'm not kidding... The only English words in the entire thing are "Capcom" and "Clover Studios", that you can see right there on the front cover. As for the book itself? It's cram packed full of Okami goodness... And the book goes from right-to-left, instead of our way of reading from left-to-right. It's... really funky and really fun. For the record? That black trim on the bottom is only a slipcover that I decided to leave on for originality's sake. If you want to check out the rest of the photos I took, clicky the More below! Oh! Also, the cover of the book looks like it's flaking off, but this thing is in pristine condition. It's printed to look that way. I was hoping that the little string was real, but... It's just printed on paperback. Oh well.
The little black slipcover comes off, of course, but what surprised me was the fact that there's a sweet poster on the other side of the main slipcover! This alone, I think, is worth the price of the entire book. I'm definitely going to whip me up a set of those minimalistic plexi-glass frames that my friend Iaian7 made and hang this thing on my wall somewhere.
For those of you curious about what the other side of the main slipcover looks like? Not quite as beautiful as its other side, if I do say so myself, but still pretty neat. It's kind of interesting that the book itself is monochrome, but still an exact duplicate of the slipcover. While not quite as awesome to have sitting on my coffee table (that, uhm, I don't have), I'd much rather have that than nothing, and I'd much rather frame the slipcover so it doesn't get all messed up.
So here ya' go! Amaterasu samples... So pretty.
Everyone's favorite baddie, Orochi, in all his two-page glory!