Okamiden blog update - The Birth and Production of Kuni

This time, I’d like to talk about one of the most important partners in this game. That is Kuni, and of course, there is a story on how he came out during development. In Okamiden, Chibi overcomes difficult situations in cooperation with each partner. Kuni is the very first partner for Chibi so it’s very natural for us to start off working on Kuni. In my mind, from the beginning, Kuni is modeled on

- A son of Susano and Kushi

- A rambunctious kid but cowardly at heart.

Based on the above two settings, I asked design team to come up with his look. This is the finalized Kuni image.

However, prior to this final version of Kuni, there actually was older version of Kuni in It’s a very different taste from what you see below.