History Trivia / ParappaTheRapper

* OldShame: Greenblat was ultimately not satisfied with how the anime turned out, especially with his (or even Matsuura's) lack of creative input.

* FranchiseKiller: The first game became an instant hit when it was released and invented the RhythmGame genre. Um Jammer Lammy continues the trend that [=PaRappa=] started, but it didn't sell quite as well due to being more or less the same as PaRappa, including being just as difficult. While [=PaRappa=] the Rapper 2 isn't a bad game, the game was given lower scores than the two games before it due to not changing the formula, and was also criticized for being too easy. Aside from the games being rereleased on the PSP and [=PlayStation=] Network, the franchise was done for when the rhythm game genre moved on. Parappa appeared as a fighter in [=PlayStation All-Stars=] Battle Royale and Sony released a remastered version of the first game in 4K graphics for the [=PlayStation=] 4, but there seems to be little interest in continuing the series.

** Concept art seen in the behind the scenes video for the game shows that Joe Chin was originally more of a thug-like bully instead of an [[RichKids egotistical millionaire kid]] who looks [[YoungerThanTheyLook older than the other child characters]].

* DevelopmentHell: [[http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2340/interview_rodney_greenblat_the_.php This]] was the reason why there wasn't a ''[=PaRappa=] the Rapper 3''.

* TalkingToHimself: Throughout the series, there is a number of actors who have voiced many numbers of characters. They include:
** Michele Burks as Katy Kat and Cheap Cheap the Cooking Chicken in ''[=PaRappa=] 1''.
** Armstead Christian as PJ and Papa [=PaRappa=] in both the original ''[=PaRappa=]'' game and its 2001 sequel.
** Saundra Williams as Instructor Mooselini, Chunky Burger Restaurant Manager, and vocalist for the song "Funny Love".
** Ryu Watabe as Joe Chin, Chop Chop Master Onion, ''[=PaRappa=] 1''[='=]s TV Announcer, [[CrossDressingVoices Ma-san]], and Captain Fussenpepper.
** MC King Kong Mushi's voice actor, Richard Bush, also does the voices of the Two Punks in both ''[=PaRappa=]'' games, and Chief Puddle in ''Um Jammer Lammy''.
** Dean Bowman, King Kong Mushi's [[TheOtherDarrin Other Darrin]] in ''[=PaRappa=] 2'', also does the Guru Ant.
** Freedom Bremner as Boxy Boy and Hairdresser Octopus in ''[=PaRappa=] 2''. This is referenced by Boxy Boy briefly quoting Octopus's "Okay baby, let's go, we gonna do it like this" during two-player mode.

!!Anime
* CreatorKiller: Greenblat's stress with working on the anime (in which he was character designer and had no creative input besides), combined with the fact that he felt that he was [[ToughActToFollow unable to come up with anything as successful as PaRappa]], effectively drove him out of the video game industry (although he with Matsuura attempted a failed comeback with the 2009 flop ''Major Minor's Majestic March'').
* DisownedAdaptation: The art designer for the games, Rodney Greenblat, didn't like the anime. It was too kiddie for him and he thought it was mediocre at best. Sony didn't allow him to be involved in the anime outside of drawing character designs, which also annoyed him.
* HeyItsThatSound: One character has [[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons George Jetson's]] doorbell sound.
* NoExportForYou: Despite the video games great success there, the anime was never given an English dub and released in the USA. This probably relates to it being only a modest success in its home country. It was, however, shown in the Central Europe region with subtitles. There's a Latin American Spanish dub as well.
* OldShame: Greenblat was ultimately not satisfied with how the anime turned out, especially with his (or even Matsuura's) lack of creative input.
* ScrewedByTheMerchandise: The anime was made to sell toys to kids but the series wasn't popular enough, so it finished at only 30 episodes.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The anime wasn't successful with kids. It also had the misfortune of being in a time slot where it was often rescheduled due to baseball games.

* TheOtherDarrin: Sunny, Katy Kat and MC King Kong Mushi in ''[=PaRappa=] 2''. Katy goes through another VA change in ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale''.

* RoleReprise: Master Onion is the only character in the anime to retain their voice actor from the games, which also makes him the only character with the same voice in both English and Japanese.

** Armstead Christian as PJ and Papa [=PaRappa=] in both the ''[=PaRappa=]'' game and its 2001 sequel.

*** Dean Bowman, King Kong Mushi's [[TheOtherDarrin Other Darrin]] in ''[=PaRappa=] 2'', also does the Guru Ant.
** Freedom Bremner as Boxy Boy and Hairdresser Octopus in ''[=PaRappa=] 2''.

*** [[https://twitter.com/VGArtAndTidbits/status/1132310500728082432 Early Concept art from a 2001 Japan Report magazine]] shows that he was originally an Onion headed kid, a clam, a dragon, and a wolf, Although the first drawing of him was a shrimp.

** Originally there were 7 stages but was cut down to 6, Evidenced by a DummiedOut file there was a stage between Prince Fleaswallow's stage and Cheap Cheap the Cooking Chicken's stage listed as stage 4 meaning Cheap Cheap's stage was meant to be stage 5. This stage would have had Sunny's father General Potter as the master of the stage.
** Concept art as seen in the behind the scene video for the game, Joe Chin was originally more of a thug-like bully instead of an [[RichKids egotistical millionaire kid]] who looks [[YoungerThanTheyLook older than the other child characters]].
** The first game's gameplay had various concepts, One of them interestingly involved playing the guitar. This concept was later used in the game's spin-off ''VideoGame/UmJammerLammy''.

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** Concept art as seen in the behind the scene video for the game, Joe Chin was originally more of a thug-like bully instead of an egotistical millionaire.

** Concept art for [=PaRappa=]'s friend group shows that the gang was originally going to have a TokenHuman friend named Pony Pony.

* DevelopmentGag: In the Katy and the Sunny Funny band section you can see that some of the audience members are early designed of some characters.

* DevelopmentGag: Many of the characters in the Katy and the Sunny Funny band section you can see that some of the audience members are early designed of some of the characters.