Heartwarming / Katamari Damacy

• At the end of Katamari Forever, The King, always so demanding and critical of his son, helps The Prince with defeating Roboking.
• The final cutscene of We Love Katamari has multiple endings, all which show the King doting on his newborn son, the Prince. Highlights include:
  • Three of the endings show the King playing peek-a-boo with Prince, playfully tossing Prince in the air, and singing "Rock-a-Bye Baby" to him, respectfully.
    • Snot Bubble: However, instead of his son going to sleep, The Queen ends up dozing off, shown by a snot bubble and heavy breathing.
  • The King thanking his son for being born, as the King's father's approving face appears in the sky above them
  • The King trying to comfort a crying Prince, saying that smiling will make him "popular with the ladies"
  • In multiple endings, the King hopes that Prince will become big and strong, like the sun
  • The King says "This is how We feel about you, little prince," and presses a button; this causes a picture of Prince's face to appear in the stars, along with a message: We Love You.
• The ending credits of the first game, especially due to the lyrics of "Katamari Of Love."
• The song "Lonely Rolling Star" and its sequels:
  • The first song starts off with the girl promising to wait for the guy as the wanderlust in him pushes him away from her. She's scared yet optimistic, telling the guy to keep moving and never give up.
  • The second song "Sayonara Rolling Star" the two decide to say goodbye with the girl saying "Our joined hands are little by little coming apart". Even so she still hasn't given up hope.
  • Then finally, the story reaches its conclusion with "Lonely Rolling No More". The two finally live their lives together, and we finally hear the guy sing to show that he indeed came rolling back to her.
• The few instances where the King breaks his "Well Done, Son" Guy routine and genuinely praises the Prince for his work.
• Save the game and quit. The Prince will enthusiastically wave goodbye to you, saying "See you again". He's genuinely having fun with you, too.
• The original Japanese cover art of We Love Katamari is odd, but incredibly charming: rather than some elaborate illustration describing the game itself, it's primarily a photograph of the game's development team standing in front of what was then Namco's headquarters in Ota, holding up signs declaring just how happy and excited they are for their game. "We love Katamari" indeed!

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