#Nightmare Klonoa

[joeyillustrated]

klonoa, but spooky 🐈‍⬛💫

[t4tklonoa]

The (lost) dream traveler and their reflection

Happy birthday Dream Traveler of Noctis Sol!!!

[theklonoafan]

Nightmare is stuck in a Flash Game!

(+ Bonus Art) OC By Kibynoa

[jesterv1]

[tiffanyelectricity]

Nightmare Klonoa - Forgotten In The Void

Here's my take on Nightmare Klonoa from the cancelled comic Klonoa: Dream Traveler of Noctis Sol!

[stellato-17]

Moo: (Oooh no! He's going to do it! 😨)

[thedragonlover95]

These two have ways into calming one another, if one has a bad day.

[madhogthymaster]

Down The Cabbit Hole: The Weird World of Klonoa Literature - An Archive (Part 1)

It was the Summer of 2022: the HD collection of Klonoa: Door to Phantomile and Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil was released unto this world, and into my life. My reaction in seeing these videogames briefly in the forefront of (semi)popular culture was one of insurmountable elation. To bask into the vicarious feelings of people discovering The Fluffy Boy and his bittersweet adventures for the first time was an indescribable experience, almost as much as it was to re-immerse myself into it all. For a short time in human history, there was a proper, tangible Zeitgeist, a palpable excitement, surrounding one of my favourite things of all time, ever. Naturally, as a long time fan, an educated Klonoa scholar, I have provided several important contributions to the fandom... and I have bothered many Twitch streamers, in the process.

Exhibit A:

At this time, one of my biggest endeavours was the creation of a fan-page on the old deceased bird website, celebrating the existence of these games as well as the weird history of the series. That account's activity has all but gone the way of said avian critter but there is still a rich archive worth of material that I *needed* to conserve for posterity. I wouldn't want anyone on the Internet to be deprived of my immaculately composed memes, after all!

Here's a small selection, presented without context:

By far, the biggest body of work on that fan-page was my deep dive into the extremely lopsided plain of Klonoa comics, the mere presence of which left me scared and confused for reasons that shall become all too clear in a few moments. With the premise out of the way, I am going to share with you my various posts on the subject of Fluffy Boy Literature, mostly raw and unaltered, for your eye-balling pleasure. These salvaged tweets contain my thoughts, musings, honest reactions and critiques over the (surprisingly) multi-faceted girth of comics available to us, in one form or the other, as well as several panels to contextualize said reactions. Join me down the Cabbit hole, won't you?

We begin this journey with the Bandai Namco officially licensed webcomic, Klonoa: Dream Traveller of Noctis Sol.

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18 July 2022

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Perhaps against my better judgment, I have made the decision to read the ill-fated Klonoa webcomic series written between 2012 and 2014. It is an odd curio of officially published media that was released in an unconventional manner. Stay tuned as I report on my findings.

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The publisher was a website called ShiftyLook which seemingly hosted a whole plethora of comics based off several Namco's franchises: titles such as Wonder Momo and, of course, this non-canonical Klonoa adventure.

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It was drawn by Hitoshi Ariga, whose claim to fame comes from illustrating a respectable amount of Megaman manga and Pokémon trading cards, as well as volumes of The Big O adaptation. Jim Zub is credited as the writer which is a big deal - according to Wikipedia.

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I am cautiously excited about reading this story even as I am fully aware of its untimely demise. More over, the fact it's been forcibly removed from whatever passes as The Canon means I won't have to be too pedantic about its interpretation of the *grander* Klonoa narrative.

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Which is good because I inherently disagree with any and all attempts to expand on the inner-mechanics of "Dream Travelling" when the lack of an explanation leaves the door opened for much more interesting discourse and analysis. Not knowing is what makes Klonoa interesting.

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I HATE THIS IMMEDIATELY!!!

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Oh no, you didn't!

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I can just picture the conversation in my head. "You have OTHER friends, Klonoa?" "No. I have BETTER friends, Huepow." Hey, if you have to completely ruin the endings of two of the best games ever made, you might as well GO THERE!

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On the other hand, this is a primo villain design.

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There was a rather jarring change in art style for this page. The new illustrator is Jeffrey "Chamba" Cruz, another prolific comic maker.

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Ah, of course! Guntzland! Guntz's place! The place of Guntz! The place made specifically for Guntz! ... That Guntzland? I feel like I'm going insane.

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Ariga has thankfully returned to illustrate this comic. His quality work is in the only highlight in this otherwise abysmal experience.

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A black and white dream world is a rather cheeky way to justify saving money on colouring.

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"I FOUND YOU, FAKER!"

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You know, I had hoped, perhaps naively, that Klonoa could have spared me the evil doppelganger routine. This comic is a constant cavalcade of nonsense advancing at the speed of thought whilst ironically bereft of any.

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The gang is all here. Waaaaaahoooooooo....

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This is the last page. This is the note in which the comic ends. It's probably for the best, really.

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Overall, this was a toothless, dull approximation of a *Big Crossover Event* the likes of which could not possibly appeal to anyone. It was too entrenched in the games' (unneeded) continuity to attract new fans and it was too much of a travesty to please old fans. It was just bad.

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The choice to undercut the emotional, narrative and thematic impact from both Door to Phantomile and Lunatea's Veil for the sake of cheap fan-service makes this *OFFICIALLY LICENSED* material exceptionally vapid even by corporate standards. Read fanfiction, instead.

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Appropriately enough, the next piece of literature under the proverbial lens would be an unofficial continuation to the cancelled webcomic. So, yes, I followed my own suggestion there.

However, as I find myself encumbered by arbitrary image limits on this blog, I will continue my archival sharing in the next instalment of this now multi-part series. Stay tuned, fellow Phantomilians, for the story is about to get much more interesting.

[PART 2]

[dreamerawaken]

My special guys doing the funny meme

[t4tklonoa]

she's the girls who bite you

[theklonoafan]

失った...

This is some experimental artwork I made with my new aquarelle pencils, what do ya think? これは新しいアクアレル・ペンシルで作った実験的な作品なんだけど、ど���思う？

[jesterv1]

Things I never finished, because I don't know?????!!!!

[thesoothingstorm]

silly meme I made.

[sentient-rift]

MARIO’S OLYMPIC GAMES: MIRROR MATCH!!

"I have to fight a doppelganger? This is Nightmare Klonoa all over again...

"Alright! Can't give up before I even started. I can do this...!"

It seems the doppelganger was just as skilled as the real thing, so he might know everything the clone was going to do, but that wouldn't help him because the clone knew everything Klonoa was going to do. Strange, isn't it?

"Man, that doppelganger was tough... I hope I don't have to do that again..."

Meanwhile...

"Really...? You want me to join you to help rule the Multiverse?"

"Yes... And the best part is, if you join us, you'll get to have your revenge on Klonoa."

"Is that so...? Heh heh heh! Alright, Slur. You have a deal!"

(New muse coming to @fallen-symphony !)

@hxroic-wxlls-rxborn

[thedragonlover95]

Name: Arsen Nickname: Red Velvet, Pyromaniac, Sparky Gender: Male Sexuality: Gay Abilities/Powers: Super Jump, Keen Hearing, Fire Powers, Fire resilient, Shadow Magic Hobbies: Causing Mischief and Chaos, Spending time with his boyfriend, Playing video games, Performing at night. Bio: Was originally named Nightmare Aero, as he appeared when the real Aero had his DNA being copied. He works in a nightclub where he likes to show off his flexibility. This chaotic cabbit enjoys ice cream, but doesn't like when his boyfriend or others make him flustered. He is a very emotional one.

[shinigami-striker]

GBA on Wii U | Friday, 03.03.2023

Did you guys by any chance buy and download any of these Game Boy Advance games down below, regardless of what region (t.e. Europe, Japan, or North America) through the Wii U eShop before March 27, 2023 ends soon?