A Kingdom Hearts Animation: Kairi's Heart

[@KudoTsurugi]

Here's some commonly asked questions/points that have been brought up. Please read before commenting: Yes, the character design is inspired by the KH manga drawn by Shiro Amano. This scene itself is a mix of the scene from the original game with some elements from the manga, like Riku/Ansem’s snap for example. This is also why the dialogue is not in order beat-for-beat like the game. Am I going to make more animations based on Kingdom Hearts? I’d certainly like to, but considering how long *this* one took, you’d be waiting a good while. For now, there’s no immediate plans, but maybe later on. Sora’s Keyblade is the Kingdom Key in this animation because: A) it’s the most recognisable one used in nearly all promo art with Sora, B) it’s essentially his only form in the manga. So far, the only time a Keyblade changed form there was in 358/2 Days when Roxas’ Kingdom Key changed into Oathkeeper fighting Saïx. Would it be possible in an anime for Sora swap keychains on the fly like Persona? Maybe. But then you’d be asking why he isn’t using certain keychains from previous adventures. For any software questions, please check the video description. I’ve added a Japanese subtitle track. Most of it is transcribed from the original cutscene, with some small additions with the help of Google Translate. Japanese is not my first language, so if I made any grammatical errors, please let me know. There is an error where the sound effects only play in the left ear when listening with headphones on tablets and mobile devices, but voices can be heard in both ears. I don’t know why this happens, but it seems to play sound effects fine in both ears on the desktop. --- And now for something new. I've decided to make a voiceless version of the animation. So if you ever wanted to make a fandub or dub it in your native language, you can find it with the following link. All I ask is that you give credit where credit is due. As long as you do that, have at it, folks! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXmklHpqZdWqr8U

[@hopper321zxsuperbombermanr9]

Lol

[@mikeyday6697]

Doesn't matter you did amazing this was so good a true tribute to the sires and I think it just wow I mean game mixed with the manga genius my hats to you good sir I hope there's more I really do

[@asra-5180]

Oooh. I can't wait for a germsn dub. Hopefully someone makes it.

[@IJustWantAMocha]

This is amazing is taken you years and you have completed it. Was an honour watching this❤️

[@logankerr7836]

This is amazing work. If you plan on doing more kingdom hearts animations please do. I love this

[@markeyiszra]

The final fighter really gave the KH fans full power. Like you finishing this animation.

[@AlistorTheWolf]

WE HAVE THE POWAAAAAAA!!!!!

[@darkveilnight9993]

I started crying for a while week after watching the ssbu final reveal 😭

[@joshua2400]

lol God Christ Jesus bless you all, have a great day today :" )

[@crazychase443]

@@darkveilnight9993 SAME! and then I cried some more watching reactions of other people cry 😭

[@dgrayman43]

What's good keyblade masters?🗝

[@amidarkdesigns1229]

Listening to it, it really makes you remember how young the voice actors were when it all started...

[@Zonefire15]

Yep the three of them were only kids or at least somewhere in their early teens.

[@Aisubun]

Osment and Gallagher do a really good job overall. Panettiere is really good in this scene and a couple others but I do find her to be the worst of the three with some particularly awful delivery in places like "IT'S MY LUCKY CHARM BE SURE TO GIVE IT BACK TO ME."

[@misteakable8784]

@@Aisubun or, "Suppose you get to another world, what would you do there?"

[@unwrittenmariposa09]

I believe HJO was 14 or 13 as Sora. So they were kids and did a good job!

[@Manueltion15]

@@unwrittenmariposa09well that’s good because he’s supposed to be 14

[@edwardramos4591]

0:57 Giving Riku's eyes that brief glint of Xehanort gold before Ansem introduces himself is a neat detail.

[@imaghost2961]

I thought that looked suspicious for a reason!!

[@indedgames4359]

Yeah but i like that in the game he doesnt. Outside if 2002 Limitations ofcours it innretrospectiv is also a good way to Show Ansem isnt fully controling Riku yet. Riku is still ther.

[@Themoo_atcows]

I just noticed it

[@yoshi_chuck05]

I like that detail too!

[@FaffyWaffles]

"Riku, why did you become one with the darkness?" "Because I'm the worst"

[@VariableZero]

“Riku, you horse’s ass!!” *Sob* “You horse’s ass!”

[@HarbingerYT]

*cuts to gameplay* Ya! Ey! *bumps into wall*

[@Thatonepersononline]

"YoU'rE sTuPiD!"

[@plantinapot9169]

This sounds so goddamn familiar damnit

[@ryaku5]

"Because I'm not a total sap like you."

[@our_illumination949]

Sora: _"Kairi's inside me?"_ Every character in this universe: *spits out their drink* _"What the f-?!"_

[@GODOFAWSOMENESS1]

That one person: kinky

[@twilightjester5672]

"Kairi's inside me?" she's not the only one, Ven's been in there for a long time.

[@our_illumination949]

Somewhere in a dark room behind a locked door, Mickey: _"Hahuh, boy that sounds like fun!"_

[@raheemaslam7363]

@@our_illumination949 aqua: ew Mickey they’re 14

[@joshua2400]

looool God Christ Jesus bless you my broskis :" ) have an amazing day today, and always remember, Jesus loves you dearly :" ) (and so do many others)

[@sheltonrice4951]

That last frame detail Kairi was slightly smiling is so heartwarming.

[@KudoTsurugi]

Nice catch 😄👍

[@GreyNimbus41]

Man, Sora's reputation really skyrocketed after he joined Smash.

[@anothergamer112]

The Smash Effect in full force.

[@isaiahguerrero77]

This was being made like 10 months ago

[@shipper1903]

His reputation was high before smash

[@joshua2400]

Jesus Christ the good sovereign God cherishes you : )

[@cowtzu]

​@@joshua2400hail satan

[@auburnkeyblade2491]

That flash of yellow when he reveals he's Ansem... *chef's kiss*

[@ljeans531]

Bruhhhh, the long awkward pauses are a KH staple.

[@jojonr619]

Kingdom hearts 3 made them significantly worse

[@saxenart]

@@jojonr619 RIGHT??? Like when most of them got reunited at master Yensid’s tower it just felt more awkward than exciting. There where alot of long pauses, they could’ve just cut that out. And they all just stand there awkwardly too. It’s an reunion, everything should’ve been lively😂

[@saxenart]

@Eddy you should rewatch the reunion cutscene at master yensid’s tower. That is the worst.

[@nicoleflores2054]

@@saxenart no joke, i honestly don't get why they edited the cutscenes like those for a long time when a two second pause works better??

[@meepbleep27]

It is I Ansem The seeker of darkness ('V')

[@YoshiTails13]

Dang really love this animation!

[@Buffbuffrules]

Dang… Sora has wonderful reaction timing… it took him only a split second to block ansem’s keyblade… stunning animation By the way.

[@Vidiocity92]

Yay, you finished it! I love Sora's face at 0:44 it's so adorable, the flash of gold in Riku's eyes at 0:57 is cool, and the negative flashes synched to the heartbeat are eerie. This is an amazing video

[@alpha_jasperflair1097]

Hes perfect for an animator and a story board artist

[@Jac-Man]

Sora: Kairi’s inside me…? Everyone: *PHRASING*

[@Buffbuffrules]

Y’know I’m pretty sure whoever translated jrpg’s into English just like making it sound so weird, like if the word ‘heart’ was added right after ‘Kairi’s’ then it wouldn’t be as weird… maybe change ‘me’ to ‘mine’ as well… but y’know… context and phrasing are always just so much fun!

[@CoffeeDubss]

Love how you based the art style of the manga! But the animation, omg its so smooth, and the expressions, alongside the colours and shading, all make this feel really alive. Brings me joy to see, what is probably the closest we'll get to a kingdom hearts anime. I think my favourite segment is definetly the end bit, the animation there was super fluid with the keyblade clash, and you built up the to final scene really well with the animation, truly captured this scene, so great job!

[@SuperSonicRush93SSR93]

This is how I'd picture a KH Anime would go if Disney wasn't afraid to do a anime series of KH.

[@yourbeardlybro5887]

Imagine if Donald interrupted them randomly saying: “This looks like a good spot to find some ingredients”

[@rickydavis4325]

Ah, this scene, the very same scene that is burned into my mind from the original KH for the PS2. Every time I died to this fight this same scene would play again and again. Those of you who have the remixes don't know how lucky you have it. There was no such thing as skipping a scene in 2002.

[@Veganism-IsJustice]

This scene terrified me when I first saw it, because as soon as i realized sora was going to fight riku, I was like this is gonna be some dark souls level boss fight, and my hands would start shaking hahaha

[@ihavenonamestilldonthaveon8970]

@SuperNova dude it only took me three tries with the Kingdom Key, but the cutscenes being unstoppable made it so annoying lmao

[@JackieOwl94]

When I close my eyes at night, I can play every KH1 cutscene in order in my head….

[@rickydavis4325]

@@JackieOwl94 That's... Amazing.

[@liriomoonborne7814]

Goddamn I feel your pain. More than 100 times I had to rewatch that scene. So many times, that I am not even english and I ended up learning the most thanks to it. So many times that I can recite the SAME EXACT words once and once again without even trying- So, so many times that I still dream about it nowadays. Yet, OMG if I felt pretty damn GOOD when I defeated him. Loved AND love this games.

[@naskiio]

ALJSKEOEIE YOU DID AMAZING THIS IS AMAZING! Looks like the manga style! And the shading is good too! Have a nice day or night! And let your heat be your guiding key!

[@JustKetchupAnimation]

Good Work!

[@KudoTsurugi]

Thanks😄

[@0GlassOfAcid0]

OMG DONALD AND GOOFY PANICKED FACES WHEN SORA WAS DOWN! SUCH RAW EMOTION, THIS COULD ONLY BE DONE BY THE WORK OF A REALLY POWERFUL KEYBLADE WEILDER!

[@redstreak9430]

Just a few hours away from Sora in Smash and this is the perfect way to top it off

[@kleptopolarbear1609]

And then it took about 3 million tries before Sora could finally beat him....Great work!

[@Blackfire_2022]

I love that flicker of gold after Sora asks who he. Genius work. That is almost Nomura levels of detail

[@dirtydan4661]

I love for a moment when sora askes who "riku" is their eyes turn semi gold.

[@dekuisagreatmaincharacter]

Oh my, I absolutely LOVED the shots you chose! Especially Riku eclipsing the Keyhole and Kairi being onscreen whenever Sora mentions her heart.

[@ImaginationzKey]

This is outstanding! The wait was totally worth it! Keep up the fabulous work! On another note, this really makes me wish that they would do a Kingdom Hearts anime in some capacity. Maybe something like the Pokémon snapshot series that was released on KZbin a few years back (Pokémon Generations, I believe).

[@quinnhouk5369]

Same

[@SonicFrontiersisaGoodGame]

Pretty sure something was announced to be in the works

[@Hypogean7]

Oh man, this whole animation is pure art! It brings back so many memoreis to the 2000's.

[@Dumb_Plushie]

"But Srora, what if I i-den-t-fy with keyhole characteristics but have a key-bloide?"

[@tridek1949]

HUGE congrats on finishing this up! Amazing job, you should be really proud!

[@oreotaku4017]

Finally finished!!! I’ve been waiting for this. It looks fantastic and I love the fact it’s a tribute to the manga as well!

[@SorasaxoR]

Never noticed how much Sora's chains jingle jangle.

[@mikuhoshina]

This is amazing!!! The wait was totally worth it, you should be really proud of your work! I remember stumbling across your channel and the animatic, subscribing because I loved your work. If only there really was a Kingdom Hearts anime. Let your heart be your guiding key!

[@knightryder11]

OMG ITS FINALLY FINISHED, AND IT LOOKS AMAZING

[@frostnova2144]

This is inaccurate as Sora's shoes are normally sized Lmao but for real though, not only is the animation good, but I love the cinematography, you really have a talent for identifying and creatively communicating subtle things through animation Bravo

[@TemplarBlonic]

That bit beginning in 0:57 all the way to Possessed Riki’s eyes focusing- in what I can assume is *pleasure* in his heinous reputation- are absolutely chilling and amazing. Perfectly reflects the impactful foreshadowing and returnal I feel when replaying the first game. Amazing animation that does justice and adds its own tidbits to one of the most iconic (and infamous) scenes in the series!

[@KatanaToraSan]

Great animation dude. I like the yellow that pokes out of Riku's irus showing he is possessed by Ansume and the white pupils are nice too

[@KalmarWingfeather]

A magnificent animation! You shall go quite the distance with this talent of yours!

[@SpeaksTooSoon-su5gq]

I had to replay that boss fight so many times, I practically had this cutscene memorized.

[@dunkbuscusgaming7016]

I just watched this video again and I absolutely love the detail, the click of the finger everything it adds so much more to the already amazing world of KH.

[@moonlight_stone_1067]

After one year I still admire this masterpiece. I see how much love and effort you put into that❤️ Keep up the great work!!

[@larap_0313]

I have followed the progression of this animation and the finished masterpiece (yes, masterpiece) is just wow...I'm speechlesss. Now I really want a Kingdom Hearts Anime. Like I need it!

[@PhantomBones101]

This scene has been forever seared into my memories. The amount of deaths...hell of a time lol.

[@nxtcaliber3445]

Amazing! One of the best moments of the franchise and the first boss to also use a keyblade! ❤️

[@mekbudaanimations8887]

This looks phenomenal, I love the colors and lighting and the art top of course. I know deep down without a doubt this a great contribution to the kh community. Great work!

[@KudoTsurugi]

Thanks😄 I’ve seen your work too. Nice work on the Sora vs Saix fight👍

[@domonikistheguy]

i was expecting a parody, but ended up getting a faithful animation to a cool scene! good stuff!

[@mr.gamewatch6165]

Wait a minute, I thought Joker was the one stealing hearts, not Sora!

[@PaulNgoXIII]

Sora's more like a hotel for hearts.

[@optccaptain]

@@PaulNgoXIII Sora's heart in a nutshell XD

[@xeroslade4691]

I did not expect a Persona joke... but it makes sense... Sora the Phantom Thief.

[@giwrgosmpartsiwkas9292]

Sora has 2 hearts in kh1 and 1 in kh2 and in kh3 ventus were awakened now he has only his

[@giwrgosmpartsiwkas9292]

Its not a hotel of hearts its not soras problem that the hearts of whoever you touch or talk has a connection lol

[@jaidynglover3620]

Dude you should be hired on making the anime of kingdom hearts, if there was ever a day we get that opportunity

[@kakarrotgoku5073]

The snapping finger was genius

[@LennLeaf]

Wow this is so good🤩 You should make more animations like this 👍

[@tasoganedude]

OMG! Look at all that coloring! And not just the coloring, the shading and lighting! Animated shading and lighting too! This must've been hard work completing this all by yourself.

[@alexanderkazantzis8019]

Oh my goodness this so well done, and that ending was just “chef’s kiss”, you should be proud my friend

[@OceanIgs]

Kingdom Hearts needs an anime adaptation with some elements from the manga

[@cj_skywalker]

Wow, this is super amazing. You're just amazing. ^_^

[@RikuSayPoof]

This is amazing! I love the facial expressions and that quick yellow flash in Riku's eyes.

[@snowdrop7867]

I'm cryingggg THis is so goood i love it very much!! Well done! Thank you for your hard work and for making me so happy!! What an iconic moment to choose to animate too!

[@Semudara]

That last part, especially, gave me chills. I'm so impressed with this, and happy to see its finished form!

[@cassettemokarosa5108]

YO THIS IS AMAZING!!!!! YOU DID SUCH A GOOD JOB ON THIS, DOWN TO THE CAMERA ANGLES AND EFFECTS

[@acehealer4212]

This is so great! I think I remember hearing about a Kingdom Hearts Disney+ series in the works. I hope it’s as cool as this!

[@daveraschke]

you convinced me to play Kingdom hearts again

[@Vandalia1998]

The scene forever edged in my memory cause of non skipable cut scenes in PS2

[@KiwiKeyblade]

You finished it! Congratulations, I was so excited to see this, I clicked on it right away! It looks amazing, keep up the great work!

[@gecko4878]

You did so well to enhance the magic in the first Kingdom Hearts. This brought me back a lot happy memories thank you.

[@oluvids]

I love all the different expressions and camera movements you added!

[@capfalcon4702]

chills dude great work back in 2002 when I was 11 this fight was so difficult and this scen went hard

[@OmegaChase1002]

i remember this cutscene word for word because back in my day you couldnt skip cutscenes so if you lost a boss fight youd have to watch it all over agan.

[@KudoTsurugi]

I know the feeling TTwTT

[@gamerlogicbr4547]

We need a official kingdom hearts animation!

[@Arthur2light]

Just played this moment again on proud mode. It is The moment in the game. Also, the boss was a lot easier than it was for me as a kid. Though I did spam Ars Arcanum.

[@ryanrogers2476]

Finally, an animation of the scene that I can recite by heart....because of dying so many times and cutscenes not being skippable back in the day.

[@Sanimatez7865]

After so long of watching each storyboard video of this I am so happy to finally to it complete, this is so beautiful, I am impressed by the amount of patience you had to complete this💙

[@KudoTsurugi]

Thanks 😄 Glad you enjoyed it

[@capofthink]

Riku-Ansem: _"The Keyhole CANNOT Be Completed.... So Long As The Last _*_PRINCE_*_ Of Heart Still Sleeps...."_ Sora: "Prince? Kairi Is A-- .o." Sora: (In His Head) _"Kairi's A Guy...."_ Sora: GET OUTTA MY FUCKING HEART!!!!!!! *Stabbing Himself With The Dark Keyblade*

[@sora_keychain5510]

This is amazing!!!!! I'm happy you finished this!!!

[@BiduBarbosaAF]

Amazing best day to upload this sense sora’s in smash now

[@ajddavid452]

My Left ear enjoyed this more then my right ear

[@CusterdCrange]

damn this is REALLY good, especially to animate the entire scene, really inspires me to re-animate a scene from the game too, since i'm taking classes for animation.. love this

[@Aisubun]

THIS IS SO GOOD

[@magicemperor2420]

I can't skip this video... thankfully! Nice work!

[@aden_lonestar]

Dude!!! I been waiting on updates for this! You are an amazing artists and animator! Please keep doing stuff like this!!!! We need more talented people in the world like you! ❤ awesome job!!!

[@chocobocloudstrife5697]

It’s evolving you do such a crazy work on this animatic for so long !

[@ando_ow]

One thing I think was really cool about KH1 was that there was a villain "Ansem" who we don't know alot about & even don't know how he looks liked. That makes it more interesting going on to the story. At this scene you hear him say "it is I, Ansem" and even at that point you don't know who he really is and looks like.

[@misslangleysoryuisiconic]

_I love of how you animated this scene but the just a pancake scene though, it won’t erase on my mind_ ❤️

[@firyalioliviamt]

Love this so much! 😭❤ And the characters are so expressive! Such a fantastic job! 🌟

[@killercross9929]

I love the detail in Rikus eyes, how it shows a little yellow on the bottom half of his eyes then it fades to blue again.

[@Marliemac]

Soras reveal finally gave you the strength to complete this project! Congrats

[@KudoTsurugi]

Nah it was just convenient timing 😂 Still, pretty neat how it lined up like that, and it’s cool to see him in Smash😄

[@pedanticat9479]

This is absolutely fantastic! Awesome to see the this fully animated

[@christophersanchez7731]

Most impressive I remember when it was making progress before but this is far better! Well done! Stayed both true to the game and manga

[@warobinson]

How is this the first time I’ve seen this? AMAZING!

[@ultimatealdo1922]

The perfect animation for a kingdom hearts anime

[@NarakunoHana100]

I was already hooked, but that voiceover part with Sora holding his chest got me SUPER invested, well done!

[@angel5s645]

This was really well done, good on you man, keep it up!

[@JellyfishCats7]

This was so good! This really made me feel like I was living in a moment of my childhood when I played it. Gave me that same excitement! :) Well done!

[@PaintSplashProductions]

I've been waiting for the day this would finished. Looks good 👍 Also love the detail of Riku's eyes turning yellow for a second because of the lighting. 👌

[@Kid_zyruh]

This is a certified epik gamer moment. Nice animation

[@peterruiz6813]

You don't even know how many times I acted this out as a kid 😂😂

[@nealleipnitz9332]

Takes the phrase "Don't give up!" to a whole new level! Well done, encore I say!

[@KairiKeyz]

0:11 Looks like Sora was going to cry. That's a peculiar detail.

[@KudoTsurugi]

The voice performance by itself gave me the impression that Sora thought that he got to Kairi too late. And the thought that he might have lost her for good would scare him. So much that it could bring him to tears. But hearing “Riku” from behind snaps him out of that train of thought.

[@jacobglancy7523]

Wow I LOVE the shock in Sora's expression when he realizes Kairi's heart is there. You do a very expressive character justice in your art, great work

[@hallie736]

The mad lad did it. He actually finished it. This is legitimately inspiring tbh

[@thegloriouslerius2199]

KUDOOOO. This came out absolutely incredible my friend. It's been a pleasure seeing this come to completion. Congrats on finally finishing it!

[@ARCEUS493ZELDA]

0:44 sora's face right there........... absolutely priceless, he legit be like: O.O NANI