Pokémon Red & Blue Get Stunning Remake Featuring Original Manga Art
An artist went viral online after their video reimagined Pokémon Red and Blue with the original manga art style. Originally debuting in North America in 1998, the Pokémon franchise launched with 151 Pokémon that were largely designed by Japanese artist Ken Sugimori. Although the Gen 1 RPGs were revisited in 2018 with the Kanto Remake's Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee, an artist's video showed fans what the Pokémon Red and Blue remake could have looked like if it used the classic Sugimori artwork instead.
Although Pokémon Red and Blue was an 8-bit RPG on the Nintendo Game Boy console, many fans associate Gen 1 with the vibrant artwork from Game Freak's Ken Sugimori. The art director helped design the original Kanto Pokédex and was also responsible for creating some of the most beloved Pokémon Trading Card Game cards, such as Alakazam from the 1999 TCG Base Set. Decades later, Sugimori's iconic work still largely defines the art style used in the Pokémon franchise.
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Pokémon artist pokeyugami gave viewers a look at what a modern Pokémon game could look like if it used Sugimori's art style in a 17-second video posted on Twitter on May 20th. In the concept demo, Pokémon Red and Blue trainer Red can be seen walking around a 3D overworld as he approaches the infamous Kanto NPC the Bug Catcher. The water-painted graphics truly capture the original artwork from Ken Sugimori, as it looks as if the characters and Pokémon have jumped off the pages of the Pokémon Manga.
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The Pokémon Red and Blue concept video
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