Nothing; not vegetarian meals, going to school, getting in trouble, taking swimming lessons, not even going camping can make Calvin more sad than losing Hobbes.
I’ve heard that about the language difference. Even in watching the few I’ve seen, you can kind of sense how the language difference affects things. Like all the various mythological creatures just being translated as “spirit” or “ghost” since English just doesn’t really have proper words for those things. Then there were the changes made to Spirited Away and Kiki’s Delivery Service. I’ve actually watched more of the TV shows. I don’t know why.
“See with eyes unclouded by hate.”