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 Source: [http://oni.bungie.org/newsarchives/2000/nov00.html#cover Oni Central News, Nov. 2000].
-It's difficult to say whether this is authentic early box art or a fan-made mock-up, but it's interesting to note that this image came out before Oni did, and that it uses the same exact Matrix-style streamers of 0s and 1s that are seen in [[:File:Windows_(UK)_box_art_-_front.jpg|this retail box cover]]. Also, it appeared as a box image on the pre-release Oni product page, and customer images could not be uploaded to Amazon [http://news.cnet.com/Amazon-lets-customers-post-photos/2100-1038_3-5427724.html until 2004]. In any case, the 3D model depicted in this image is rather mysterious and does not seem to resemble any Konoko models, such as the in-game model or the [[1998]] trailer model. Color filter notwithstanding, the woman appears to some observers to have blonde hair.
+This seemingly-official cover was the first image associated with the Amazon listing for Oni, appearing around Nov. 5, 2000, though it was quickly followed on Nov. 10 by [[:Image:Early box art2.jpg|this second one]]. While very different from the [[:Image:Windows_(UK)_box_art_-_front.jpg|final box art]], it uses the same Matrix-style streamers of 0s and 1s. The 3D-modeled character depicted in this image is rather mysterious and does not seem to resemble either Konoko's in-game model or her [[1998|1998 trailer]] model. [http://carnage.bungie.org/oniforum/oni.forum.pl?read=5838 Even Bungie staff were baffled] by the image's origin.
-This early notion of box art was quickly followed by [[:Image:Early box art2.jpg|this second one]].
+After appearing on Amazon for a few days in 2000, the Oni kanji with the woman inside was not seen again until the 2019 re-discovery of the Taiwanese release of Oni by King Interactive Multimedia, which uses it on both the [[:Image:Windows (TW) release 1 - front.jpg|front]] and [[:Image:Windows (TW) release 1 - back.jpg|back]] of the box.
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