Takahashi has stated in numerous interviews that he had no desire for Katamari to be touted as innovative or creative – he simply set out to bring the concept of simple, silly fun back into video gaming.
Takahashi has named the following sources as inspiration for his Katamari games:
- Tarō Okamoto (painter, sculptor)
- Tadao Ando (architect)
- Itō Jakuchū (painter)
- Yoshitatsu Yanagihara (sculptor)
- Pablo Picasso (painter)
- Joan Miró (painter)
- Friedensreich Hundertwasser (architect, painter)
- Zdeněk Miler (picture book author)
- Virginia Lee Burton (picture book author)
- Savignac (graphic designer)
- Mitsumasa Yasuno (picture book author)
- John Irving (author)
- Tomo Itsukida (illustrator)
- Quruli (a Japanese band)
- Playmobil (toys)
- Little Shop of Horrors (movie)
- Japanese cityscape atmosphere
- Culture of Japan
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