I'm not sure if this will introduce bugs later but I read that the partial translation messed up the little image issue I was talking about, and that starting on the Japanese version and bringing the save over after could work.
So this is a 1.07 Japanese save that was then loaded in the PT version and the images are appearing. It's just of the intro with some random squirrel grinding done..
So, following what Pelbobo said, I tested his save game and it worked, but it was a little bit too advanced for me and skipped some parts of the story that might be important (if you play for the story and not the plot hehe ..or just have ocd over continuity), anyway thanks for sharing the idea and the file, Pelbobo!
What I did was, download the Japanese version, start a new game and save it just after the prologue (first cutscene) finally ends. So nothing was lost or altered and you can watch the intro in the translated version, load the save and continue like nothing ever happened.
I noticed, and it was also mentioned before, this problem is related to the translation, since it not only breaks the dialogue portraits, but also the name boxes for the characters, and maybe other things (can't confirm since I just started playing). : /
I would love to pursue this further, but my lack of knowledge and skills, make this the best I can do to help other players..
I'm attaching a zip with three save files, one for each difficulty, easy, normal and hard.
Also, as Pelbobo said, I hope this does not make more bugs than solutions.
Note: Ignore the Japanese characters, most of it will be updated to English on next save. Only Leona name will continue showing in katakana.
Some tech stuff..
Edit: Please read my next post to get the "One Save for All" version. : )