Okami Sequel announced, directed by Hideki Kamiya

Capcom has announced the tentatively titled Okami Sequel. It is developed by CLOVERS, a new studio founded by original Okami director Hideki Kamiya, who will also direct the sequel, alongside M-TWO and Machine Head Works. Platforms and a release date were not announced.

Here are the first details, via the official website:

About Okami Sequel

The Okami sequel project is underway!!

Okami is a game critically acclaimed for its unique world, heartwarming story, and exciting adventures. Now, a new adventure in the same vein as Okami has been set in motion.

Hideki Kamiya, director of the original Okami, will be the director of this project, which is being co-developed between studios that include various staff members of the original Okami: M-TWO Inc., Machine Head Works Inc., and CLOVERS Inc.—which Hideki Kamiya is a member of.

What will the new adventures of Amaterasu and company be like? It will be some time before we greet you again, but we really hope you look forward to this project.

What is Okami?

Life in this world revives.

Originally released in 2006 and set in a Japanese-style world, take on the role of Amaterasu and embark on an adventure to bring back life in this action adventure game.

Enjoy the action and character development, while overcoming difficulties through its unique game system, the Celestial Brush.

Featuring a unique world, a heartwarming story, and many other game elements, Okami continues to be loved by fans all over the world, even more than 10 years after its original release.

Message from Director Hideki Kamiya

To all of you,

“Until next time…”

How long has it been since the story was concluded with that? I didn’t think the day would really come, where I’d return to Okami and continue the story with my own hands. Even at this very moment, my body is filled with both a cautious surprise that this is not a dream, and a joy that cannot be described in words.

Everyone who has worked so hard to make this project a reality, the friends who believed in me and gathered at CLOVERS Inc., and most importantly, the voices of so many of you who have continued to support Okami even after such a long time: all of this has come together to create this miracle, for which I am deeply grateful.

Like a strong rising sun, this project is finally in motion. But it’s still a small bud that is blossoming. We are ready to fill this new Okami with many colorful flowers, and to do our best to fulfil the promise of “next time” in the best way.

Everyone please wait with anticipation.

—Hideki Kamiya