very nice

link to comparison http://wii.ign.com/articles/107/1076179p1.html

looks good

Damn, that looks pretty...weird... I guess I'm just used to seeing the cool (IMO) JP box cover art.

Oh and today I just went to a store that had the game new for 3980 yen, I think I might pick it up the next time I stop by there!

JP boxart (also shown on that original link in the op) for comparison.

I like this box are much better. Other than the writing why the hell do they just not use the same boxarts?

Well it isn't a bad box art but it is busy. Which would definitely be an accurate representation of the game, don't get me wrong, but I think I like the Japanese one more. But still a good one.

Err. It looks weird and tries hard to be edgy. The old story, western covers supposedly have to be edgy for the game to sell.

After looking at it a bit more it kind of looks like what I would expect for a old Atari cover art.

The art is really nice on both, although I prefer the watercolour/gouache look of the Japanese one.
Quick question; is that a soccer ball resting on his neck on the NA box?

So does the North American boxart come with the IGN logo just like Okami on Wii?

I like the US one's background well enough (still think the JP is better, but not a huge gap). However the way the English title is positioned over the Japanese one, as well as its design, bring down the US boxart by a lot.