So, if an indie developer were to do a Klonoa game, who would do it? There are only two I can think of out of the top of my head that I feel would be a good fit: Dotemu and WayForward. Dotemu thanks to their retro revivals like Streets of Rage 4 and the upcoming Windjammers 2. WayForward because of their experience with platformers as well as the fact that there are several members of its staff that are fans of the series (including a Shantae series creator Matt Bozon. There was even a prototype version of Shantae that had similarities to Klonoa).