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Sean Hollister
I hope Katamari Damacy’s creator gets a royalty when I buy his delightful desk mat.

The New York Times reported in 2023 that Keita Takahashi gets no royalties from his quirky roll-up-the-world’s-objects-into-a-blob game series — which wouldn’t terribly surprise me. Royalties aren’t common in an industry that doesn’t treat workers well in general. But I imagine he’s getting something from cute licensed products with his name on them, right? Right?

The desk mat is $28, and I just bought one for my wife. (We bonded over Katamari in our dating years; Don’t tell her, it’s a surprise!)

“By Keita Takahashi,” says the website.
“By Keita Takahashi,” says the website.
Image: Fangamer
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