How the World of Mana almost destroyed the entire Mana Series

In this video essay, I'll explore the details of what made the World of Mana subseries such a fiasco and almost destroyed the classic Action RPG franchise from Squaresoft/Square Enix. As a long-time Mana fan, I've been wanting to make this video for a while now, and I finally had the time to replay some older titles and play others for the first time. I hope you enjoy it! Sources mentioned: Seikens: https://www.seikens.com/ Archive of Mana: https://archiveofmana.wordpress.com/ Fandom Wiki: https://mana.fandom.com/wiki/Wiki_of_... E3 Trailer uploaded in 2006:    • The World of Mana - E3 2006 Trailer   Footage recorded by me OR from official public trailers. If you're enjoying my content and want to see more videos like this on my channel, you can support me here: https://ko-fi.com/vinicacto https://link.mercadopago.com.br/vinic... 00:00 INTRO 00:57 THE MANA SERIES BEFORE THE WORLD OF MANA 05:09 THE WORLD OF MANA SUBSERIES 08:09 CHILDREN OF MANA 14:37 HEROES OF MANA 19:59 DAWN OF MANA 29:41 FRIENDS OF MANA 31:34 SEIKEN DENSETSU MOBILE 34:31 PRINCESS OF MANA 35:45 THE AFTERMATH OF THE WORLD OF MANA 42:41 VISIONS OF MANA 44:05 OUTRO