A Kingdom Hearts Animation: Kairi's Heart

Here it is, the finished animation. After over two years since I posted the original animatic, I've finally finished this project.
In the time since I started this project, a fair bit has happened with the Kingdom Hearts franchise:
- The manga made a comeback with a currently ongoing Kingdom Hearts III adaptation drawn by returning mangaka Shiro Amano
-The series dabbled a bit in downloadable content with Kingdom Hearts III: Re:Mind
-We got the first rhythm game in the series with Melody of Memory
-There were rumours of an animated series on Disney+ in the works(which are unconfirmed at this time)
-The entire main series is playable on modern gaming consoles(including PC and Nintendo Switch)
-And now our main character Sora has become part of one of the biggest crossovers in gaming history, Super Smash Bros Ultimate.
All this before the franchise's 20th anniversary next year in 2022. It's almost crazy to think how far this series has come. And I look forward to seeing where it goes next 😁
Credit to The Sounds Resource and Soundbible.com for the sound effects and voice clips:
www.sounds-resource.com/
soundbible.com/
Music used: A Tense Situation - Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMix Original Soundtrack
As established in previous updates, character animation was done in TV Paint 11, while line art, colouring and shading shown was done in Clip Studio Paint EX.
Compositing was done in DaVinci Resolve.
Any backgrounds shown are from the original Kingdom Hearts game. All characters belong to their respective owners, all I claim is the character animation. Please support the official release of the franchise by buying the games by Square-Enix and/or the manga and novels published in English by Yen Press.

[@KudoTsurugi]

Here's some commonly asked questions/points that have been brought up. Please read before commenting:

[@Soulcalibar41]

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

[@markeyiszra]

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

[@amidark6518]

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

[@yourbeardlybro5887]

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

[@ljeans531]

Bruhhhh, the long awkward pauses are a KH staple.

[@sheltonrice4951]

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

[@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.

[@auburnkeyblade2491]

That flash of yellow when he reveals he's Ansem...

[@SuperSonicRush93SSR93]

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

[@YoshiTails13]

Dang really love this animation!

[@edwardramos4591]

0:57

[@our_illumination949]

Sora:

[@FaffyWaffles]

"Riku, why did you become one with the darkness?"

[@Jac-Man]

Sora: Kairi’s inside me…?

[@BunnyUmi]

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

[@Blackfire_2022]

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

[@Vidiocity92]

Yay, you finished it! I love Sora's face at

[@dirtydan4661]

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

[@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!