Not how the story goes - Kingdom Hearts Animatic

Cheers to the years! In light of "phase two" oficially starting and the new saga kicking into high gear with new content, i thought no better time to make a tribute to the story so far.
But there's no way i could condense all this series is and means to so many in only a handful of minutes, so take it as it is because i poured my heart into making it!
For 2020 KH Community Day
Song: • That's not how the sto...
Riffs from this lovely cover: • That's Not How the Sto...

[@kinoleogeo7998]

“As foretold, Darkness Prevailed and the Light Expired”

[@itsturtlefacemydudes]

this song is so accurate it almost feels like it was written for kingdom hearts and it really does summarize the biggest OOFS of the series like i was already really sad and then it went to the 'you'd think that three children would lead pleasant lives, but that's not how the story goes' with the destiny island trio and it just fuckin HIT ME like a ton of bricks I mean the other tragedy's are fresher in my mind and I thought about them way more often, but just... The simple, quiet tragedy, that those three never got to grow up, Kairi was fucking kidnapped and expirimented on before being sent to a world that wasn't her own, head fucked with so badly that all memory of her previous life is locked behind layers and layers of trauma and repression, as a literal CHILD, and then, later on, Sora, Riku, and Kairi were torn away from their new home, thrust into an adventure they were far too young to be expected to go on Riku was dragged into darkness and anger and rage and hurt his friends _so_ badly, the people he wanted to protect the most, had his body stolen from him, carried so much guilt and shame and regret up until KH3, all when he was just a teenager, just 16 Kairi's prologue already was fucked but then she was ripped from her new home, had her heart and soul physically torn out of her, left braindead and comatose for god knows how long, only to come to just in time to see her best friend dying in front of her, and, in the end? She was left behind back home, without her friends, memories slowly escaping her, again. And, Sora? God, Sora... This kid This fucking _child_ Had the weight of the entire universe put on his shoulders when he was just barely 15 years old Had to fight and kill and risk his life, desperately trying to find and save his friends only to watch the boy that was like a brother to him grow to despise and attempt to kill him, watch him warp into a twisted mockery of who he once was, and, his other friend? Missing her heart, and, as he discovered, only able to wake if he dies. This fucking child picked up the fallen weapon of what once was his best friend and killed himself with it to save his only remaining friend, lost his heart, was turned into a tiny droplet of darkness in a sea of inky black, and even though he was brought back, it was for naught, because he still had to fight the goddamn antichrist as a child and, when all was said and done? Didn't even get to go back home. Watched as he and his only remaining friend were physically pulled apart by the worlds themselves, promising with tears in his voice that he'll come back to her, but, it wasn't to be, not for literal years in which he went through even more hell *You may think that three children may lead pleasant lives, but that's not how the story goes...*

[@mobgabriel1767]

also add to the fact that the wound of the keyblade of heart never truly healed, as shown by anti and rage forms

[@Platina_Leaf]

And that’s just KH 1

[@TheMasterofMasters1]

"In the realm of Fiction: There are No Facts, Only Intereprations." "In the real world: There are various Intepertations based on the whims of people who face the harsh consequences of cold Hard Facts." -Ray Chase

[@ty-dyed]

OMG THIS IS SOO GOOD the ending of The series of unfortunate events made me cry and i cant believe that it fits so well with kh 😭

[@KirbyProductions]

OMG, I haven’t heard this since I first watched the series

[@hasnayaya]

same!!! it must have been over 7 years ago when i discovered this series for the first time

[@KirbyProductions]

@@hasnayaya I discovered this series when my brother played KH1 on the PS2 and Re:Coded

[@lunathepurpledragon5843]

Impressive. 10/10 Even the song fits

[@Evnyofdeath]

This video getting recommended to me while I was looking up KH amvs and animatics is what reminded me the ASOUE show existed and got me to binge it over the course of a few days.

[@slightserenity1826]

Woah this is amazing!! You picked the perfect scenes to summarize the story. The song fits so well and I can tell you put a lot of effort into this!

[@mortellana]

Thank you! I'm glad it comes across how much time i spent deciding between scenes

[@KingdomofZelda]

I love the Aqua and Terra with Ventus at the line about the parents cuz they are parents to Ventus and it’s so cute

[@laud8487]

This touched my heart so deeply, lots of people already said it but it's so underrated. Thank you so much for this emotional piece of art

[@maddierose3100]

Love how nicely the words fit, great job!

[@chami1603]

i love this sm 🥺🥺🥺 the song fits perfectly and- omg sooo underrated

[@KirbyProductions]

I’ve been looking for something like this

[@thatwildwolf]

This has been one of my favourite videos on KZbin for a while now. Let me just say that it broke my heart over and over and over again. Amazing work. I can only imagine how many hours it took to draw all of this but man, was it worth it. Also you fixed the annoying ending of the song where either Lemony Snicket's narrating or Mr Poe's cough interrupts the song and I value that

[@mortellana]

This comment made me very happy to find and read, thank you I'm glad all the emotions resonated so much with you ^^ Also it was very important for me to fix that little ending bit too and i'm glad the effort went appreciated. If you want, go check out the very underrated cover that i used for that, it is the version that inspired me and it's in the description.

[@Aldersnap]

What’s this? An underrated artist?

[@soleil2934]

dude-UNDER HKJDSDAKJGHDSAFKJHGADSFHG- also i love that u used the asoue music. underatted show turned into an underatted animatic 👌

[@remberedink]

Ohh this is beautiful

[@mortellana]

Thank you 🥺

[@Kat-sp7xs]

Damn I love this it looks great

[@leokliesenhoney]

Amazing animatic!

[@howldorian]

This is really good!!

[@Tetra0airy]

Am i allowed to cry

[@hasnayaya]

why is the kingdom hearts fandom so amazing at animatics

[@dangosandlemons]

UNDERRATED!

[@jellyendeavor7526]

I love this so much because I never cried but this made me cry so much both because of the artwork in this and because this song fits too much with KH XD

[@bagels707]

I LOVE

[@aili_not_ally]

Kingdom hearts AND Asoue??? HELL YES

[@Platina_Leaf]

apparently this was made 3 years ago lol