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Those of you who examined this game's cover art with a magnifying glass may have noticed that its character designs were created by someone named Gen Satou. Unfortunately, that name doesn't ring any bells for me, and Google has done little to clarify things, so I can only assume it meant something to the small community of Japanese folks who bought copies of this Pac-Man clone back in the day.
Regardless, the design he came up with for Painter Momopie's protagonist is pretty darn cute, if you ask me.
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The right-hand page above shares the game's backstory, by the way. Sadly, I can't understand a word of it. Hopefully it explains why this little witch (I mean that literally) is painting the floors of someone's home?
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Admittedly, these first few pages are far from exciting. At least they feature a couple of cute illustrations, though, right?
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