Learn about the music, movies, and books that fuel Kojima’s creative fire
I like to read Hideo Kojima’s thoughts on movies: enough to justify buying a book? For sure!
The gifted gene and my adorable memes, a collection of essays by the Metal Gear i Stranded death creator published in 2019 “he explores the influences and inspirations that make up his work. “It might sound like you keep Twitter tabs on Kojima, but the book has been out of reach of English readers so far.
Announcement: Hideo Kojima, creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid, explores the influences and inspirations that make up his work. The Creative Gene falls in the fall of 2021. pic.twitter.com/VKL6yXtK79
– VIZ (@VIZMedia) February 19, 2021
By polygon, Viz Media publishes a translated version called The creative gene on October 12th.
The full title of the English adaptation: The creative gene: how books, movies and music inspired the creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid – is a better indication of what to expect. More to the point, there is this translated excerpt from Kojima’s introduction on “What memes connect us”.
Are you ready for this journey or are you good at following their games and watching their mischief develop online?
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