This is amazing ❤ the scenes match lyrics very nicely

"Sora is in love with Kairi and Riku is jealous of him" Me: ok i believe you

27:50 In this scene, Riku is positioned on the sun pedestal. Who is the greek god of the sun? Apollo. What else is Apollo known for? Being the patron of same-sex marriage. I rest my case. Your honor, this boy is gay.

Seeing all the Parallels really made me realize how incredibly Disney Kingdom Hearts is.

Considering that both DDD and BBS were worked at the same time in prouduction. It really makes DDD "The" Soriku game in the series

Even tho im a massive Sokai shipper The "i feel stronger with you kairi" line urks me so much now knowing what the originals line was

Even better to add fuel to the fire is that, aside from the fact that Dearly Beloved plays when their hearts are in tune, each of the main vocal tracks are about Sora and Riku as confirmed by Nomura and heavily implied by the lyrics of Don’t Think Twice and Chikai.

Never commented on this but everytime I get it recommended I have to watch it again-big fan 🫶🏻🫶🏻

I see the relationship between Sora and Riku, the same way I see Christine/Strange, and early Tony/early Pepper. They have feelings for each other, but Riku always has always to hold the knife, especially when Sora or Kairi are involved. Sora respects him for it, but he doesn't feel ready to love him for it. And before anyone says Sora does the same, he's not the one whose lines in the novels idealize his lover to the point he thinks he has the answer to everything, including the origin of existance. Plus, Sora doesn't WANT to hold the knife. He'd rather help others get the knife. He just doesn't want others to suffer for it.

i've never played kingdom hearts, how did i get here

definitely will need an updated version of this whenever kingdom hearts 4 comes out in 2030

Sometimes I don't understand how Western translators can do this. In Taiwan, a translator added localized jokes and internet meme in Everything Everywhere All At Once and the backslash was so great that the publisher had to release another theatre version.

2:21:38 Me to Anti-Soriku people.

Holy crap.

14:15 lets not forget that DEARLY BELOVED LITERALLY PLAYS HERE aka the song that Riku hears when he puts the music sheets(consisting of Sora and Riku’a themes) together in the Sorcerer Mickey cutscene. This scene gets me everytime Riku’s devotion to Sora is just so beautiful 😭💗

The necklace/Ariel connection... woah

i remember being like "what did he mean by that" when riku gave the paopu to sora and was like "if two people share one their hearts become intereined". no heterosexual explanation for this

People be in denial of Soriku endgame actually, frfr 😂

It seems you have no video about Roxas, Naminé or Xion. A pity. There's so much I could say about them...Such as that people seem to misunderstand Roxas. He DID break after everything he went through, like Riku did in the past. If Riku became Ansem's successor, then Roxas is Xemnas's, because Riku destroyed the friendship between him and Xion when he told her to keep their encounters secret. Roxas tried to get Kingdom Hearts for himself. He was willing to sacrifice reality for her, like Riku was willing to sacrifice the worlds for Sora. Why does everyone keep saying they're so innocent ? They're awesome characters and people, but they're not heroes. They are like Darth Revan. They are whatever fits their needs. And I ask you...What's so wrong with that ?

Ariel and Riku should have totally met ! They'd be great friends. I love Sora (my favorite character, in fact) but Nomura monopolizes him WAY too much when it comes to the worlds' exploration.

5:43 about that "weird stuff", I heard from other fans that Nomura implied at some point Riku might not be truly human, but some sort of "Kingdom Hearts" avatar. If so: -That explains his appearance being very much like Cecil's; -I want him to meet Cecil; -I hope he doesn't become "KH" Madoka/Jesus Christ. No matter what issues I have regarding him, I don't think he deserves to lose his life for the sake of everyone else. I think he deserves a long, warm life.

Kingdom Hearts is the story of Sora overcoming compulsory heterosexuality, prove me wrong- /j (I do think Sora genuinely likes Kairi (bi Sora ftw) but they just aren’t well suited for each other long-term. Soriku endgame, actually ❤)

SoRiku is gonna become canon, because Kairi and Sora are sister and brother in spirit ! Let me explain: -Thanks to many fans well versed in japanese, we now know that every romantic hint to exist in the trio has always been between Sora and Riku. And if we analyse Sora's body language around Kairi, mixed with the way he drew himself giving the Papou fruit to her, but not sharing it, it becomes clear what they truly feel for each other. They love each other as much as two people would, had they been born to the same mother (they had the "grow up together" part, though). This sheds new light to scenes through out the series. Some of them become sadder to me, because I always understood better love between siblings than romantic love. But it also allows me to better forgive the characters, because I know what it is to look at deep bonds that feel irreplaçable and unique, and to crave to replicate them. Kairi and Sora's love for each other is so genuine, most would think it's romantic. But romantic love is more what Riku and Sora have, because it's filled with more struggle to connect, due to the passion between them that can mislead one into possession. A love between family, while filled with some yelling, is ironically more serene, because you are satisfied with each other (the fighting is to stave off boredom and keep you on your toes towards life, in a controlled safe environment).

1:09 had no right to kill me but it did

29:05 Riku protecting Sora from a heartless shower, just as he promised

The Ariel / Riku and Ursula / Naminé parallel...Is sooo good. But I have a new theory that actually extends that parallel to Kairi that I will be writing up on tumblr very soon. Because I think this Ariel Parallel is the answer to what we're seeing in KH3 with Sora, Riku and Kairi. You touched on it at 23:09 though! 😁

I've probably watched this like 20 times no joke... I MIGHT have a problem with SoRiku

I legit thought NamiXi (as I just learned it's called) was only something I ever thought about. Like KaiXi/XiKai always felt a little weird to me, and so did NamiKai, but NamiXi never did, and I don't know why.

Aqua: Sora, do you like Riku? Me: YES!

If Riku does become Sora's boyfriend, I want Kairi to become Ventus's girlfriend.

2:40:23 is perfection

1:20 I saw someone interpreting this translated scene as Kairi saying that even if they aren't together romantically, she wants to stay friends with him forever, and that's a much better interpretation than whatever the translators were probably trying to go for.

guys i have a rlly good feeling abt KH lV 🙏 soriku endgame trust

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Let’s Get To 100k Views :) Soriku Forever :)

There 4 soras.. 3 kairi.. 2 ventus.. a 13 nobody of the 13 orginals and riku idk 4 mayhe and then the evil guy time traveler I forgot his name like 7 I think but I know the whole story of KH some how

Lol probably cause they may make a new new new remake or even reboot

“My Journey Started The Day I Lost Her” No Riku Opened The Gate To Go To Other Worlds And Sora Touched Riku’s Light And Obtained The Keyblade That’s When It All Started :) Soriku Forever :)

they were so fake for this honestly

Awesome Video :) Can’t Wait To See More Soriku In KH4 :) Soriku Forever :)

Ever since I read the Sleeping Realm Doc and looking how much hints they show of a romance it really made Sora and Riku characters so much better and beautiful really. Especially Riku. It re-shapes the things Riku goes through and his willnglyness to protect his precious person. It’s more than a friendship but out of a true Love and his whole Arc after KH1 is incredible. He clearly was hiding his true feelings of abandonment from Sora and was only treating Kairi as a way to make Sora jealous, even though it could be Sora did like Her, it didn’t really help the complex feelings which caused his road to darkness possession. After he redeems himself his goal was to make sure Sora was happy and protected. He was even gonna disappear to spare him from seeing his Beast-Form. It really make his Character beautifully written and it captures that Disney Romance but with Gay men. Sora is the same aswell. Riku belives that He can be happy without him but Sora proved him wrong. Hell even when they first leaves Destiny Islands the first thing on Sora’s Mind was finding Riku and Kairi. Sora didn’t go back after KH1 and instead goes to look for him. And after a long journey he breaks down in joy at finding him, even in his beast form he was just happy to have finally found him. DDD and KH3 really are great examples (Can’t forget to mention the Dearly Beloved Hearts singing and the Gayblade which itself is a parallel to the Dearly Beloved) I also love the Disney Princess Parallels too. Like the Beauty and the Beast in Days and the Cinderella. It so easy to mis but at the same time easy to catch if you are paying close attention. Honestly Nomura portrayal of Romance is the best portrayal I’ve seen from media ever. He does it that is difficult to see but once you pay attention and catch it. You can tell it’s deliberate. I love that man so much (also shoutout to Michio Matsuura too for bringing these moments) (Also Happy Pride Month 🗝️🌈)

Those two were having some philosophical conversations when they were kids lol.

Still a better couple than SoKai

Bruh this series pisses me off Nomura just pick one ship its not that hard

Yeah two little boys racing and sitting on a tree together is 1000000% gay and not the creepiest fucking thing I’ve ever seen somebody suggest being evidence that these two are gay. You are absolutely, irrevocably, a fangirl blindly grasping at straws

THERE IS ONLY FONDNESS IN RIKUS VOICE WHEN HE IS TALKING ABOUT SORA AND THE SLEEPING BEAUTY PARALLELS HIT HAAAAARD

AAAAAAAAA- MY HEART NOOOOOOO

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!!! We've needed a whole video putting the paralleles and the scenes next to each other for a while, I'm glad someone finally did it

thefreshprinceofjunes.tumblr.com/post/749491439466070016/do-you-remember-before-we-stood-facing-each-other MISSED ANOTHER ESMERALDA/PHOEBUS PARALLEL AND IM MAD I CANT PUT IT IN THIS VIDEO >:((((((

45:35 funny how Riku has to "follow the darkness" to find his friends... THAT'S BECASUE HE IS THE SOURCE OF LIGHT IT'S TOO FUNNY I CAN'T TAKE IT