Part 23: Okami Artbook 1

Characters

(Newly dubbed) Sleepy the Bear

"A large bear that has been seen in many areas. He does not do anything in particular, but seems to enjoy napping while standing on round objects. He always has a leaf on his head, and whenever he comes across a new round object, he immediately hops over onto the new object and proceeds to snore loudly."

The Nameless Man

(No image in the artbook!)

Oddly enough, the Nameless Man doesn't have an entry in the artbook or any concept art. At all. His basic model is reused fairly often though. His name (or lack thereof) may be a reference to the "Man with No Name", a character archetype found in both Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo, and Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (an unofficial remake of Yojimbo as a Spaghetti Western).

Enemies

Yellow Imp

"Late into the night, once the victim has gone to sleep, he strikes his drum loudly from the earth below his slumbering prey to strike terror and surprise into their hearts. The Yellow Imp has skin coloured like light dirt, and most inexplicable illnesses are attributed to him."

Concept Art

Sleepy