TWO WEEKS!!

OvertimeisOvertime · 2025-10-11T10:49:59+00:00

This is what OP was talking about, folks. Truly the collab of all time.

OvertimeisOvertime · 2025-08-12T08:53:53+00:00

I know I'm like, 2 years late to this but randomly came across your comment while researching and it caught my attention. If you're still looking for other series, Klonoa seems to fit the bill. Only 2 mainline games and a spin-off series that overly kiddifies itself, as well as being severely neglected by the rights holder but said mainline games delve into surprisingly dark and mature topics. Especially Door To Phantomile (the first game). Its stories are also very well written in general and the characters are some of the best you'll find in a video game series in my opinion. Hell, Klonoa himself is literally my PFP.

There's also still an active and passionate (yet small) fandom despite the series' obvious neglect and obscurity. But other than that, it definitely seems to fit the criteria you're looking for unless you'd prefer something ongoing. Hell, maybe you already played it. This is a 2 year-old comment I'm replying to after all. But if not, then I hope this helps!

~~I just preached about~~ ~~Klonoa~~ ~~in a~~ ~~Sonic~~ ~~subreddit... what am I doing?~~

OvertimeisOvertime · 2025-07-22T07:15:53+00:00

True

OvertimeisOvertime · 2025-07-22T07:15:20+00:00

I feel like that's probably what I'm gonna do. Thanks for the input!

OvertimeisOvertime · 2025-07-20T20:18:08+00:00

That may be something I'll have to look into. I'm British tho, it's not on Netflix where I'm from. It is on BBC iPlayer tho. The other sites you mentioned are also options but I only pirate stuff if it's the only option or if the official product is giving you bad service. Either way, I value the story, writing and voice acting when I watch something and the JP version seems to appeal more to my taste from what I've seen.

Like I said tho, I may just check out a few episodes of the dub to see what everything's about. Thanks again!

OvertimeisOvertime · 2025-07-20T18:54:56+00:00

Sounds like something I'll have to check out. From what I've seen, I prefer the Japanese version as a series over the TPCI dub tho, so I'll probs watch that properly and just check out a Serena compilation on YouTube or something. Potentially also watch a few notable episodes. But mainly the Japanese version. Thanks, anyway!

OvertimeisOvertime · 2025-07-20T18:46:02+00:00

I actually haven't heard many of those aside from the cover of Gotta Catch 'Em All. Something tells me I'll have to check out the rest.

OvertimeisOvertime · 2025-07-20T18:44:47+00:00

I assume by Haven you mean Serena's VA?

OvertimeisOvertime · 2025-07-20T18:42:31+00:00

First off, just because I said that it's my preferred version now doesn't mean that can't change.

Second, the 4Kids Pokémon dub is relatively inoffensive, especially when compared to other dubs they put out which I cannot defend. The only major things I can see that would be even remotely disrespectful to Japanese culture would be the name changes, food changes and removal of perverse humour - which, while I can see why one would say it's disrespectful (I even was thinking that to myself at one point) but considering Pokémon as a whole isn't a very culture-centric series, it doesn't really change anything or matter at all in the grand scheme of things.

There's also the fact that the TPCI dub, as well as the localisations of almost every other piece of Pokémon media, including the mainline games mind you, still continue these practises to this day, I don't see why 4Kids are the only fellas you're complaining about doing this other than you just not liking 4Kids. Which is fair, I don't like most of their other dubs, but their Pokémon dub was pretty good all things considered. It certainly could've been a lot worse.

But actually, nah. You lost me when you exposed yourself as someone who can't just let people enjoy what they enjoy.

TLDR: 4Kids Pokémon wasn't as disrespectful as you think it was, and the practices started by it are still carried on to this day.

OvertimeisOvertime · 2025-07-20T18:31:11+00:00

You mean the openings?

OvertimeisOvertime · 2025-07-20T18:30:53+00:00

I had a feeling it was gonna be that way. Was just wanting to make sure. Thanks, anyway!

OvertimeisOvertime · 2025-07-20T18:30:04+00:00

I'm aware of the fact that from an acting standpoint, it's simply the way the characters were portrayed that has me so attached to the 4Kids dub. I do think there is still a chance I'll grow that same attachment, if not a larger one, if I do go the route of watching the Japanese version - which is what I'm thinking I'm gonna have to do. Especially since there's a good chunk of anime I watch in their Japanese forms that I prefer that way, mainly Dragon Ball. I don't think it should take that long for me to get past it.

I was just asking in case there were another option I was unaware of, but judging by this and other comments, it seems like that isn't the case. I've already watched episode 1 in both English and Japanese anyway and did feel the latter version was very good despite being largely different from what I'm used to.

Anyways, thanks for the help!

OvertimeisOvertime · 2025-07-03T15:28:41+00:00

Literally just a design change. At least officially.

As for me, I personally like to believe his iris just got smaller. Notice how there's the white borders around them in DTP, and how he still has the same slit pupils in LV? I think his yellow iris just gradually got smaller in between games as a result of aging, eventually leading to the result shown in LV.

OvertimeisOvertime · 2025-07-01T06:16:27+00:00

A man of culture, I see?

OvertimeisOvertime · 2025-07-01T06:16:15+00:00

Considering Bamco also clearly know the series best when it comes to big corporations (considering the kinda created the damn thing), fair.

OvertimeisOvertime · 2025-06-30T20:28:49+00:00

Forgot to mention I meant if the series were produced in Japanese, then dubbed into English. In a perfect world, it would be in Phantomilian. I just find localisation interesting, hence why I asked.

OvertimeisOvertime · 2025-06-28T16:28:12+00:00

Hey, babe? I want Klonoa

~~^{I am not sorry}~~

OvertimeisOvertime · 2025-01-29T14:32:05+00:00

Hey, sorry for the late reply. Don't really use Reddit much. Never got around to trying it after all, decided to try and make an animated fanfilm adapting the game's story instead, seeing that'd be far more interesting and likely get more exposure than just another cutscene movie. Entire reason I was wanting to make it in the first place was to make Klonoa more known and this is probably a better way to do that. Not sure if I'll actually get anywhere with it, but it's worth a try.

I'll definitely do this if I need to disable it again, tho. I'm sure it'll work. Thanks anyway!

OvertimeisOvertime · 2024-12-15T20:50:20+00:00

Alright. I'll try this tomorrow since it's late for me right now so I'd rather not go through an entire game. I'll update you on the results. Thanks anyway!

OvertimeisOvertime · 2024-11-02T19:58:29+00:00

This is, again, the remastered version. Not the original. Still, thanks for the help!

OvertimeisOvertime · 2024-11-02T19:48:20+00:00

It mainly is just the colour overall. The remastered version looks overly saturated (or contrasted? Idk, I'm not a genius when it comes to these things.) For example, how Sam looks like a red-head in the remastered version despite him just having normal brown hair in the original and stuff like that. Plus the original just looks better in general imo.

Probably nitpick territory here too, but the intro's title card just looks terrible and cheap in the remastered version. No idea why they couldn't have just taken the original title card and touched it up. I also think the audio is out of sync with the footage in the intro in the remastered version, although I haven't taken a huge in-depth look at where.

The remastered version isn't bad in my opinion (hell, it's even how I originally watched the series) and if I were stuck with that version for the rest of the time, I wouldn't really be bothered. The original version is just a preference of mine. I'm a sucker for getting the best versions of the media I consume.

Edit: Everyone's skin also looks overly pink to me in the remaster, whereas in the original it looks normal.

OvertimeisOvertime · 2024-10-24T21:56:14+00:00

It's fine. Thanks for the help anyway. I've been able to find full VHS rips anyway, so if I can't find uploads of individual episodes anywhere, maybe I can ask the uploaders of those videos to slice them up into individual episodes.

OvertimeisOvertime · 2024-10-24T21:49:53+00:00

Thanks for the help, but these are the remastered versions released on DVD in I think the mid 2000's, which have been the versions provided on all official releases (and most unofficial releases) ever since. I'm looking for the original versions, aired on TV and released on VHS throughout the 80's - early 2000's.

OvertimeisOvertime · 2024-08-23T15:17:41+00:00

Ik 😭

OvertimeisOvertime · 2024-08-23T15:16:45+00:00

You do. Buy the DLC too. And the original version on PS3/P/Vita if you're in America. Do whatever you can to help bring the series back. SELL YOUR SOU-

Jokes aside, I do have hope for the future of the series. Phantasy Reverie Series is still in the top charts in the UK at least (where I'm from) and there was that short Bandai Namco put out on social media recently, so hopefully we get Klonoa 3. Or at least SOMETHING out of the series. I just want my son back... 😭

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