Ray-San: What More To Expect In A Rayman Anime…Or Manga

Minasan, Kon’nichiwa! We all know the limbless wonder debuts back in the 1990s, the time of landlines, answering machines and no smartphones [17]. Four years ago, we have discussed how an anime series based on the Rayman franchise could excel [55] [56]. Moreover, I still wonder if the idea of a Rayman anime will eventually be taken into consideration. I know what some of you gamers are thinking. Seriously, Laura? Not many gamers give a sharknado about Rayman anymore [23]. Well, first of all, Rayman is yet to return as part of DLC for Mario & Rabbids: Sparks of Hope later this year [47]. Secondly, there are still some gamers who hold Rayman dearly in their hearts, even the French gamers who remember playing Les Dictées de Rayman [26] [33]. I also suspect that a Raymanmanga series will be a good alternative to a Rayman anime series, but there will be more about that later. As Mario and the Rabbids courageously strive in the Tower of Doooom [21], which power-up from Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc will you dress up in for this follow-up? Besides, now is the time to wish Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc a happy 20th anniversary [32].

Aside from how we wish Rayman 3 a happy 20th anniversary, we can wish the limbless wonder a bright and motivating future. [32]

Some say that he was nicer in Rayman 2, including Globox [32], but could there be hope for a fresh yet familiar fantasy to become a reality [55] [56]? [39]

Enough with the creepypastas because making the limbless hero likeable in a magical world of adventure is essential [14]. He ought to have courage and a strong sense of justice, despite occasional childishness, being the opposite of Scrappy from the 1930s cartoons he starred in [9]. Should Rayman wear a blue shirt for a new anime or manga series starring him, considering how he wore one instead of his usual purple shirt in the Japanese version of Rayman 2: The Great Escape [36] [55] [56]? Better yet, he could wear that snazzy adventurer’s attire he wore in Rayman Adventures at some point [30] [48]. Could Raynette from a flashback sequence in Rayman Origins return as a cynical ex-spouse yet to get used to his hair, leading him to some new character progression that had never been established before [38] [51]? Despite Rayman’s very little popularity in Japanese gaming, a top-notch personality for him in a Rayman anime or manga would let his likeability shine like any one of the seven chaos emeralds from the Sonic the Hedgehog series [55] [56]. Furthermore, an anime or manga Rayman would be a hundred times the man Raymond Alfonso from one of my poems will ever be [57].

Surely, Rayman will not gather any pirate’s treasure just for himself and gain a ton of weight in a new anime or manga [3]. I still stand by how it would be ethical to feature him with five fingers instead of four alongside remarkable anime eyes [55] [56]. [34]

And ummm…I think it would be best to not let him scare any children like this again. [27]

Could scrapped characters or characters from eventually cancelled adaptions be given a second chance? Simohne, a female member of Rayman’s species was originally going to appear in Rayman Raving Rabbids as his girlfriend [39]. Why not let her be the girlfriend of a twin sister for Rayman named “Rayla” instead for some adorable lesbian representation, along with some respectful black representation within Simohne’s portrayal? After all, yuri is quite a popular media genre involving lesbians in Japan [46]. Perhaps the four former circus freaks from the cancelled television series can return to make up for the story of their daring escape from The Great Rigatoni’s circus and adaption to a new life in Aeropolis that was cut short, even though it never aired in Japan, thus there was never a Japanese dub for the series [37]. Perhaps Monik could be one of the anime series’ antagonists with the motivation to ambush Rayman and Globox as she was meant to be Andre’s girlfriend in the scrapped version of Rayman Raving Rabbids [31]. Even though it would be nice to give characters from scrapped projects a second chance in new ones, the best decision would be reintroducing the current league of allies from Rayman Legends, including Barbara [48] [50].

Simonhe’s personality could be like the Barbie from Brooklyn if she was brought into action, even after getting scrapped alongside Monik in the 2000s [1] [2] [31]. [39]

Can you imagine if Lac-Mac, Betina, Cookie and Flips got the happily ever after they deserved, but never got, even though the fourth episode almost seemed like one? [37]

As an alternative to a Rayman anime, there can be a Rayman manga. Besides, there is a manga series based on various The Legend of Zelda games [52] [60]. The format of a Rayman manga would be quite like the promotional comic for Rayman 2: The Great Escapetitled “Hands Down!”, the only official Rayman comic that has ever been published besides its Japanese counterpart, but with some major differences [27] [29] [55] [56]. The pages of a manga may be colourless, but they are still richly detailed. Recently, I decided to tune into the first volume of the manga Your Name to see how it differs from the anime film adaption [15] [59], which partially led to me suggesting a Rayman manga. The pages of a Rayman manga may be monochrome but it can still be enlightening with some splendid effort put into the artwork and a coherent plot. It could be as humourous as the Ratchet & Clank manga [25], but it ought to have some new character depth like Your Name [15]. And of course, the cover will be in fabulous full colour, most likely with Rayman wearing a blue shirt and having an extra finger on each head, along with glossy anime eyes [55] [56]. Surely, it would be less costly to produce a Rayman manga series.

One of the manga-styled graphic novels based on Catherine had its own ending [7]. The other was set before the events of the game [6]. [7]

As faithful as the manga books based on The Legend of Zelda are [52] [60], the plot of a Rayman manga could be a brand new adventure co-starring Globox and a Teensie. Perhaps the prime conflict in the first volume can be Rayman being reduced to the size of an ant, making the plot of the first volume an adaption of Rayman Mini [35]. [60]

Could a Rayman anime or manga be established after the third DLC pack for Mario & Rabbids: Sparks of Hope marks the limbless wonder’s grand return to 3D in late 2023 [47]? I am not saying that either idea will be brought into action, but it is always fun to creatively express suggestions [55] [56]. We can look forward to animated adventures and antics that will definitely happen later this year, such as Hazbin Hotel [4] [13] [16]. We can also look forward to expansions on interactive experiences as two parts of a new downloadable story for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet await Poké players this Autumn and this Winter [44]. Hopefully, action against the sexual harassment that occurred at Ubisoft has been taken [10], assuring that the working environment will always be safe for now on, even though some people just cannot be forgiven. Moreover, not everyone is able to comfortably separate the art from the artist [5] [22] [40] [58], which is understandable, yet there could suddenly be a loophole [11] [45]. The best we can do is to keep being kind while setting up specific boundaries [8] [41]. Possibly in association with that, a new adaption in a gaming franchise could be as familiarly fresh as a salted caramel in a Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate bar [19] [20]. Yondre kurete arigatou gozaimasu to sayonara!

We can also look forward to anime adaptations of video games that are definitely happening, including the upcoming Tomb Raider anime that will be available to watch on Netflix and the next Pokémon anime that will introduce a brand new Captain Pikachu [18] [24] [53] [54]. [30]

Lastly, if an anime or manga series starring Rayman might not boost his cred in Japan anytime soon, there could always be an official Rayman comic book series with a lot of elements from Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends for a Western audience, especially those in France and Canada [26] [33] [48] [49] [50] [51]. Au revoir! [29]

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Rachetto To Kuranku - More Hopes For A Ratchet & Clank Anime

Minasan, Kon’nichiwa! It has been a year since the release of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, also known as “Ratchet & Clank: Parallel Trouble” in Japan for the PlayStation 5 [15] [24] [32] [42], along with the non-canon animated short from Mainframe Studios and PlayStation Originals titled “Ratchet & Clank: Life of Pie” [17] [42]. It has also been three years since we discussed what to expect in an official anime series starring the adventurous lombax and his robotic sidekick, from a stunningly galactic anime art style to thrilling action scenes to humourous moments within trustworthy portrayals of the main and supporting characters [49] [50]. Reflecting on the undeniable impact Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart has had on our fellow PlayStation players and the notable differences in marketing the older games in Japan [6] [32] [42], along with the passable outcome of the non-canon short [17] [42], I still believe an official Rachetto To Kuranku anime series can be acclaimed [49] [50], but with specific aspects to honour the new era of the franchise. It sure is a bummer that there is no sequel to the Ratchet & Clank movie that could have been produced to promote Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart [26] [42], but an exceptional anime can be possibly set after its events can enrich the franchise’s new era [49] [50].

I know it is more likely that there will be a CGI television series starring Ratchet and Clank [17] [31], along with Rivet and Kit [34] [42], but I thought my article on what to expect in an anime based on the franchise could use a follow-up. While plenty of PC players are swinging from webs with Peter Parker in the remaster of another masterpiece from Insomniac Games for Microsoft Windows [14] [19] [22], let us expand on how an official Rachetto To Kuranku anime can excel in the near future of the franchise. Oh! And Happy 20th Anniversary to the franchise [37]! [15]

The plot of the anime ought to be engaging with plenty of quirky moments [49] [50]. The Ratchet & Clank manga that began with the first volume in late 2005 and continued with a second volume in early 2008 was titled “Ratchet & Clank: Bang Bang Bang! Critical Danger of the Galaxy Legend” [30]. Although the manga had some promising potential with its unique stories that increase its individuality in the franchise, despite how it is not fully recommendable to all readers in terms of its humour and fanmade translations [25], an official anime series ought to be up to date with a lot of elements from Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart [24] [32] [42] Besides, Clank’s replacement arm from its ending credits looks pretty good on him. This includes the rather risky ambition of travelling to alternate universes, which is what Sonic the Hedgehog is yet to experience in terms of new character development in the outcome of Sonic Prime on Netflix [51] [52]. Aside from the premise of the anime being set sometime after Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart [24] 32[ [42], there might as well also be a new manga series in association with it as well that will also be released outside of Japan for curious Western fans [30] [49] [50].

The first volume of Ratchet & Clank: Bang Bang Bang! Critical Danger of the Galaxy Legend. [30]

Aside from some faithful portrayals of Ratchet, Clank and Captain Qwark, there ought to be some new exploration for Talwyn Apogee as she makes a return in the ending credits of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart [32] [36]. Despite how I believe the grand return of Courtney Gears from Ratchet and Clank 3 singing a new song in an anime style that would make Hatsune Miku eat her heart out would be undeniable [12] [39] [49] [50], I believe there ought to be some new focus on Rivet and Kat from Ratchet & Clank: Parallel Trouble in the anime, especially some new adventurous moments when they work together as a team to honour the success of the franchise’s new chapter that began on the PlayStation 5 [32] [34] [42]. On the other bomb glove, it would be nice to see an old ally finally return, such as Angela Cross and Sasha Phyronix [38] [39]. Lastly, in terms of proactivity, perhaps for some brand new characters who could also be lombaxes, there can be an official gay or lesbian relationship in honour of equality and positive representation, repelling closed-minded prejudice [10] [13] [43] [46]. Besides, male sims can get pregnant and have an alien baby in The Sims 2 as Pascal Curious is the premade example of that in Strangetown [3].

Surely, Ratchet has to find the rest of the lombax race sometime, especially after his alliance with Alister Azimuth in Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time [41]. However, I suppose that moment ought to be saved for the next main game [32] [42]. Moreover, an official same-sex relationship between two new lombaxes in an official anime series can provide a little more build-up for that long-term goal. [32]

Aside from bringing back a portion of Ratchet’s sass from Ratchet & Clank: Life Of Pie to make his character more balanced [16], how about the return of Secret Agent Clank with his new arm [32] [35] [42] [49] [50]? I wonder who Sasha is dating these days [39], considering Talwyn has been considered Ratchet’s current love interest since Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction [36]. [28]

Any other expectations for an official anime’s animation apart from possibly making Ratchet’s eyebrows coal-black and incredibly bushy [8] [49] [50]? Well, as previously mentioned, Clank ought to consist of his replacement arm if the anime were to be set after the events of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart [32] [42]. I do no doubt that the endless void of stars either Ratchet or Rivet will steadily soar through in a spaceship would be beautiful with perhaps a few shooting stars passing by. And not to mention that some new planets in perhaps some new dimensions ought to be richly detailed with different tones and environments, such as a wintery wasteland and a tropical paradise. And yes, there would indeed be a wide variety of characters expressing their emotions like an anime character would do, such as a large sweat drop at the side of the head during nervousness and the anger symbol known as “cross-popping veins” pumping during fury [2]. As for Ratchet’s eyebrows, it seems unlikely that his eyebrows will be black and bushy due to how the specific change was absent in the Japanese version of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart known as “Ratchet & Clank: Parallel Trouble” [24], which is fine by me as I have always preferred his regular light brown ones.

The art style in the ending credits of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is adorable, but there still ought to be a striking manga style for an official anime series with the flow of the animation in the Western advert for the first-ever game [49] [50]. [32]

Again, those crazy eyebrows… [28]

Even though PlayStation has reportedly lost a fraction of its popularity in Japan [9], a Rachetto To Kuranku anime could help boost its cred in Japanese marketing again [49] [50]. Otherwise, there can be an official Crash Bandicoot anime with Crash in the Japanese design to bring back the kawaii cred he had since his debut in Japan back in 1996 and make up for the possible cancellation of his cartoon that only had two pilots [1] [4] [6] [7] [55]. To those who would prefer to read new Western comic books, reload your pistols and sharpen your katanas for Deadpool #1 this November [18] [53] [54]. As for gaming and anime, I hope some Sonic supporters have enjoyed Sonic’s Adventure in Bean Hill Zone in Fall Guys and there have been some critically acclaimed anime shows on the air recently, including the second season of The Devil Is A Part Timer and the fourth season of Overlord [20] [24] [46]. Plenty of fellow gamers out there are still yearning for an anime based on the Tomb Raider franchise, including yours truly [44] [47] [48]. Could your power level in Fortnite be over nine thousand with its collaboration with Dragon Ball [11] [16]? Who knows what will be next for Ratchet & Clank, whether it will be an official anime series or not? 

The exclusive marketing of Ratchet & Clank and Crash Bandicoot games in Japan were highly similar back in the days [4] [8] [49] [50]. But what is more important than a character’s altered design is their portrayal within the outcome of a new addition to a franchise. [4]

Again, I am not saying the idea of a Rachetto To Kuranku anime will definitely happen, but there can always be hope for a reimagining of Ratchet & Clank: Locked and Loaded as a sequel to the reimagining of the first game [26] [37] [38] [40]. In the meantime, I believe that I can still be happy to be a fan of Helluva Boss [5]. I guess I ought to get ready for an assignment with Mr. Wade Wilson and his new mascot and mentor now [21]. Sayonara, loyal lombaxes and robotic rangers! [33]

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