Cuphead ships in Japan with amazing art from a Final Fantasy icon, and fans are losing it
Cuphead fans are losing it over the Japanese physical edition boasting artwork by the legendary Yoshitaka Amano.
Earlier this week, Studio MDHR revealed the physical version of Cuphead in Japan via Amazon (opens in new tab), which bundles in The Delicious Last Course DLC and extra goodies like a sticker sheet. One huge selling point for the physical edition is that it features artwork from prolific manga and Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano for anyone lucky enough to get their hands on the physical edition.
We're elated to reveal our collaboration with the legendary Yoshitaka Amano!Paying homage to classic fantasy RPGs, Amano-san's art will adorn the DLC soundtrack included in 1st Run copies of Cuphead's Japanese Physical Edition. Global pre-orders here: https://t.co/wMuBoimLeX pic.twitter.com/mz1YolDaq5February 15, 2023
As you might expect, Cuphead and Amano fans are absolutely losing it on Twitter over the collaboration. The tweets just below are just a sampling of worldwide fans outside Japan crying out for the desperate need to get their hands on this special physical edition of Cuphead, purely for the Yoshitaka Amano artwork.
NO WAY CUPHEAD PHYSICAL COPIES IN JAPAN ACTUALLY HAVE YOSHITAKA AMANO ART THAT IS LITERALLY THE BEST AND I NEED IT pic.twitter.com/LhlHTgytFtFebruary 15, 2023
Dawg, this Amano art for CUPHEAD (of all games) goes so unbelievably hard wtf pic.twitter.com/FKgA6jkTbmFebruary 15, 2023
MOTHERFUCKING AMANO DID THE COVER ART FOR THE CUPHEAD DLC ALBUM?! pic.twitter.com/FqaHMT9vHoFebruary 15, 2023
There's a lot of comparisons being drawn between Amano's new artwork, and his art for Final Fantasy 6. Fans are pointing out how characters on the new artwork resemble Final Fantasy's Terra, with one
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