A few of our favorite Caramelldansen videos
If you’re a YouTube fan, chances are you’ve encountered the Caramelldansen phenomenon, a strange, 30~120 second video that shows cartoon-style versions of popular anime, cartoon or video game characters doing a bunny-wiggle dance to the hyper song “Caramelldansen.” After sitting through the entire video, you’ll be a bit stunned, perhaps wondering what is going on. Yes, you’ve stumbled upon an outdated meme.
Since then, fans have decided to dance the “Caramelldansen” dance, dragging their favorite characters with them. No series is safe, no character too unlikely, to become…
Okami Wii’s unfortunate cover art rips off IGN
According to a new post at Destructoid, the box art for brilliant Wii-ported Okami actually has the IGN watermark in the background. This means that whatever “artist” designed the cover blatantly ripped off an image from IGN and used it for the cover - a move that signifies the epitome of laziness.
If this is correct (and it appears to be the real deal), then someone in the graphic design department at Capcom will be getting the boot. Seriously, if you work for a major gaming company, I can’t imagine why you wouldn’t have access to the original, high-quality assets. It’s quite funny (and perhaps a bit ironic) considering that the unique art style is one of Okami’s best features.
Read [Destructoid]
Capcom launches a site devoted to the art of Okami
Capcom has opened a new Okami Art website to compliment the Wii rerelease of the fan favorite title Okami. The website contains a galleries of both official and fan art, downloadable wallpapers, information on the upcoming Okami: Official Complete Works art book and a fan art contest. The contest details haven’t been officially announced, but all fan art that has been submitted count as entries for it.
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