Hideki Kamiya regrets insulting an Okami fan

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Summary

  • Hideki Kamiya regrets insulting a fan on Twitter following the announcement of the Okami sequel.
  • Kamiya formed Clovers, a successor studio to Clover Studio.
  • Fans rejoice over the announcement of the Okami sequel, while Kamiya remains outspoken on Twitter, often blocking users.



Hideki Kamiya, a notoriously provocative and controversial video game director on Twitter, expressed his regret for insulting a fan of Okami on the social media platform. The original Okami is considered one of Capcom's cult classics and passion projects, thanks to its unique art style and gameplay. Hideki Kamiya is well known in the gaming industry for leading numerous Capcom games, including this one. He is also one of the most outspoken directors in the industry, next to Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada, as he isn't afraid to express his opinion on things or block fans on Twitter who annoy him.

Although Kamiya is known as the face of Platinum Games, he recently left the studio and returned to Capcom to form Clovers, a successor studio to Clover Studio from 20 years ago. The announcement of this new study coincided with the announcement of a Okami sequel at the Game Awards 2024. A sequel to Okami it was one of the last games that viewers expected to be announced, especially fans of the cult franchise, as there hasn't been a new entry in the series since 2010 Okamiden.


The visual key to Okami HD.

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Of course, many Okami fans rejoiced at this announcement, with Hideki Kamiya himself commenting on how he was watching various reaction videos on YouTube. After the announcement, he posted on his personal Twitter account (courtesy of Automaton), commenting on how he saw a reaction video of someone who was overjoyed about the upcoming Okami followed. However, he thought the YouTuber, Skittzipoo, was familiar to him, so Kamiya looked into his previous Twitter records. Kamiya realized that she had sent him questions in the past, and what he had done in response was insult her. Kamiya, for his part, expresses great regret, saying “I want to break my neck…”


Hideki Kamiya apologizes to Skittzipoo for insulting her on Twitter


In a subsequent tweet, Kamiya apologizes to Skittzipoo, saying “I love this person… I'm sorry about earlier…” Kamiya is famous on Twitter for being an incredibly outspoken person on the platform. He usually refuses to answer questions posted in English, and while some questions are asked in good faith, others are sent to intentionally provoke him, resulting in Kamiya typically blocking said user on Twitter.

Following this comment, the Okami The director was asked by fans if he could consider unblocking them from Twitter. In typical Kamiya fashion, he mostly responded to these requests with a resounding no, calling some people “bugs” and asking them to leave if they peppered him with questions that bothered him.

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