The Kingdom Hearts Animated Series That Never Was
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- Published on July 8, 2014 @ 06:50 pm
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An animated series for Kingdom Hearts has been discussed frequently, usually as nothing more than wishful thinking. There were so many restrictions between Square Enix and Disney, it seemed like it would take a miracle to even get the project greenlighted, and don't even get me started on how exactly they'd be able to cram all the details without making sacrifices.
The thing is, this project was actually a reality! Technically speaking anyway.
This news comes directly from Seth Kearsley, who posted storyboards from the un-aired Kingdom Hearts animated series in November 2013. Kearsley, a former director at Disney Animation Studios, was originally hired to direct and develop an animatic, as well as write the script for a test pilot back in 2002, when only the original game had been released. Although the pilot was received extremely well, the decision was made to scrap the project so as to not jeopardize the relationship between Square Enix & Disney as they began to expand the franchise.
You can view the storyboards below, with details provided by Kearsley:
I actually played the entire game myself to the end and tossed the script they originally had because it read more like an episode of Aladdin guest starring the characters from Kingdom Hearts. I wanted to be very true to the game without just copying the game.
The episode took place in Agrabah and centered around Sora and Riku trying to get the lamp, which was the key to Agrabah. It started on the island the way the game starts so we could meet Sora, Riku and Kairi then it turns into a bit of a nightmare and Sora wakes up on the ship with Donald and Goofy as they're approaching Agrabah.
We see Riku with Maleficent and Jafar. Riku and Sora meet up in a fight against the heartless in the streets. They both go for the lamp. As soon as Riku touches the lamp it's as though Maleficent has control of him and ultimately Sora gets the lamp away from Riku before a giant heartless hand pulls him through a portal.
He also mentions something rather interesting! You may notice that there are no backgrounds in any of these storyboards. The reason for this is because they had originally planned to use the real production backgrounds from the original films!
So when Sora and Riku were fighting in the streets, it was the actual backgrounds from the movie. When Riku grabs the lamp, it was the background from when Aladdin grabbed the lamp.
My plan was to do that for all of the lands they would visit in the series. I felt that using the actual backgrounds would not only save a bunch of money it would keep us from recreating the wheel for each of those lands and it would have a visceral effect and make you feel like you had seen this before. I thought it would do an interesting thing to the brain of any hardcore fans.
Source: Seth Kearsley's deviantArt
Thanks to forum member LightUpTheSky462 for the heads up!
COMMENTS
It kind of blows my mind that this came so close to being a reality. I can't even envision how different the KH series would be today with an animated series to accompany it.
I'd love to see an animated series today to be quite honest. A short series running for 12 episodes, featuring the journeys of one of our favorite wielders (and preferably one that can be voiced by their original VA)
My dream studio would be Titmouse Inc because they are badasses at action scenes, but hahaha ha *goes to watch Motorcity on her computer*
The art is growing on me, honestly. It reminds me of the concept art from Kingdom Hearts that wasn't drawn by Nomura.
Can't say I'm to fond of what I see of SRK in those images. The disney characters look great though. =O
Lemme just give a big no thank you to this. At first, many years ago, I thought it
d be cool to have a show or a movie or something else with KH, but now it just seems like a bad idea. The mangas are probably as far as I'll go with separate stories in this whole series, but even those like many have said before are pretty canon. This just seems like it'd be big and dumb and not relate to the series in a bigger way like chi is coming around to do.
Me either. SRK's faces seem really off. Although that hug with Sora and Riku is cute. I guess the disney characters look better because the illustrator was a lot more familiar with them/has easy references to their designs. It would have been interesting to see what would have happened to the franchise if they had been able to pull it off!
They're storyboards. Half of the time, characters don't usually look that great. XD; Like so. http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090427221928/finalfantasy/images/6/61/Crisis_Core_Storyboard_2.jpg
Their only purpose is to structure how scenes go and stuff. But, yeah...I actually would have liked to see an animated series.
This just seems like it'd be big and dumb and not relate to the series in a bigger way like chi is coming around to do.
Chi was marketed though as mostly a non-canon, fun social game. It's actually just started to be more relevant to the series with the reveal of the Foreteller's script.
I'm really curious about how this series would have affected KH. It definitely would have increased the exposure of the series in the West which would have increased the already impressive sales numbers. But would Disney have forced Nomura to develop a more cohesive series? Would they have asked him to scale back some of his ideas? What would have happened if Disney eventually cancelled the show, as they do many of their animated series? Would their support for KH have stopped? No matter what, I couldn't see an animated series of KH go on for 10 years like the games have.
Lemme just give a big no thank you to this. At first, many years ago, I thought it
d be cool to have a show or a movie or something else with KH, but now it just seems like a bad idea. The mangas are probably as far as I'll go with separate stories in this whole series, but even those like many have said before are pretty canon. This just seems like it'd be big and dumb and not relate to the series in a bigger way like chi is coming around to do.
The manga is not canon. The novels are 3rd tier canon, though, if that was what you were thinking of. The manga is inspired by the games but it is not a faithful adaption.
Lol, it was an animated series scrapped over 12 years ago. You wouldn't have known if it would have been bad or not. If anything, I bet every single one of us would have loved it because back then it would have been the only other piece of Kingdom Hearts we would have had at the time.
Plus we would have all been a decade younger.
Disney channel was the shit back in the day.
It's fascinating to see that rumors over ten years old had some truth to them.
Plus we would have all been a decade younger.
Disney channel was the shit back in the day.
Oh god we would have probably been bigger dorks over Kingdom Hearts if there had been an animated series. So many people who don't play games would have been into this series. I kind of lament this now.
Somebody tell Nomura the children are crying out for an animated series!
I don't like this. If there is an animated KH series, I would want it done in Japan with the KH team working with it.
In any case, I feel like KH would be better suited with a movie akin to FFVII: Advent Children. A movie that isn't retelling any of the games, but adds to the story canon.
I don't like this. If there is an animated KH series, I would want it done in Japan with the KH team working with it.
In any case, I feel like KH would be better suited with a movie akin to FFVII: Advent Children. A movie that isn't retelling any of the games, but adds to the story canon.
This is over 12 yeas old. xD It's not happening, but it is a nice bit of information. Trust me, when you were 7-12, you weren't thinking about this stuff. You all are letting your adult selves blind you to the fact that when you were kids this would have been the greatest thing.
I'd like to add that in his interview on Kingdom Hearts Union, Mr. Kearsley said that he did all the storyboards himself because as he understood it, the director of a manga in Japan did everything for it. And since KH was a game developed in Japan, he wanted to stay true to that idea in the rough draft, so to speak. He later went on to say that if/when this actually would have begun proper development, he would have wanted to work with a Korean or Japanese anime company to make it as similar to the KH style as possible. So, long story short, the finished product wouldn't have looked like what we see here, but closer to the game.
Personally, though I understand why they chose not to go forward with this, it really is a shame. I would have loved to see it. And I know my younger self back then would have just eaten it up. Nothing would have been better for me back then than seeing Sora on TV as the hero I knew him to be.
But, yeah. Here's hoping we can maybe see this someday. I'd be interested to see how it would have been similar and different from the game. I'm all ready pleased in knowing how Mr. Kearsley wanted to stay true to the heart of the game, and bettered their original script for it, so no doubt I would have liked the finished product, too. It would have been different, of course, but I can't imagine I would have felt any differently about it than I do the manga or mostly decent book to movie adaptations.
I wonder if they might ever think of doing something like this again, though. Imo, after KHIII would probably be the best time for them to introduce an animated series or movie. They'd probably have a bit of time to work on it before the next Saga, and they'd have the entire Dark Seeker Chronicles to work with, so they wouldn't have to worry about stepping on toes and making it too different.
We'll see what happens, though, I guess.
But y'know... this really does make you think how things could have been different, if we'd also had fans of the anime joining us in discussions and that sort of thing right now:)
Edit: There's also a huge part of me that just wants to see how Disney would handle the KH story, tbh. In some ways, I think it would be better (as it would be less convoluted, probably), but in others it would probably be worse (as we probably wouldn't have Nododies and other dark things, since Roxas' backstory is pretty dark for a kids' game and stuff... or, more likely, they would have just toned it down for the anime), but it would have been interesting to see how they went about it, nonetheless.
I'd like to add that in his interview on Kingdom Hearts Union
Interview. Do you have a link?
Interview. Do you have a link?
It's on ITunes right now, but I think the people on KHU might be posting it on YouTube eventually (as they just posted about this on kh13 and said as much, it looks like). But if you go to ITunes and search "Kingdom Hearts Union interviews", I think it'll come up. I listened to it earlier today, but I don't remember if that's exactly what I typed in to find it. Sorry if it's not:/ If it isn't, just tell me and I'll try to look it up again:)
I can't really access iTunes right now but I'll wait for when they get it up on YT! I'm excited to hear it!
I"m aware that this isn't happening, also I would have to disagree that I would love it as a kid. I was pretty picky about animation and things being "canon" even back then lol
Kids are the world's toughest critics after all!
I think it would have been interesting at least to see what liberties they would take with the story.
*happy screams*
I *KNEW* I remembered reading an interview about this YEARS AGO. There weren't any storyboards, but they talked about Agrabah!!!
I've heard whispers of this a long time ago, but it was always a "he said, she said" scenario without solid evidence. I didn't here a lot of details, but every thing that was mentioned turned out to be true. It really is amazing how some of these things can have truth to them.
I still wanna see this happen. I'm sure many would cry foul if every detail wasn't exactly lifted from the games, but I'd rather see people try and be creative and make something their own, so long as they stick to the "spirit" of what ever it is that's being adapted. I really don't hate the ideas they were going for, with world related objects being some sort of "keys" and the approach to Riku and him falling to darkness looks like it was going to be handled differently.
Maybe after KH3 and the entire Xehanort Saga has been layed they'll reconsider and give this another go. The hype for KH3 is phenomenal, retelling the story via animated series is a great way to garner new fans, and Disney and Square have had a solid relationship for over a decade now. Maybe...someday...
/pipedream :(
I think it would've been a lot better than some stupid shitty exposition/story heavy CG film like "KH: Advent Children" or something. I know that my opinion is obviously contrary to the popular opinion, but I like KH for the fun aspects, and I'd want any animations to reflect that. That's why if there ever is a KH animation, I want it to be handled by western writers and animators, who can better handle the Disney humor and animation. The thing is, a KH series would be a huge undertaking with all the meshing styles, and it'd be better done in a simpler western/House of Mouse kinda style, as opposed to some awful stiff anime stuff.
Completely agree, Ruran. I would have LOVED to see this and what Disney would have done with it. In fact, I bet it would have been a real treat for all the Disney fans out there. And, of course, the Disney would have been true to its source material and prevalent like it was meant to be.
And y'know, the whole idea about objects being Keyholes is essentially what they did in KHII. Different items unlocked the gateway to the next world in that, so it's almost like the people at Disney thought about that early. In fact, it sort of makes me wonder if there was any sort of collaboration between Disney and Square on that part, but I doubt it.
(And speaking of which, I think I just realized that I would LOVE for Disney and Square to do a real collaboration, where both sides are involved equally. Maybe they could with something like this someday? Maybe?)
Anyway... do you guys think they would have used the original voice actors for this, or would they have gotten other people? I'd like to believe the former. And part of me wonders if someone like Billy Zane might have stayed for something like an animated series, but probably not.
So about the rumor of a KH movie... was that essentially the same thing as this for the most part, or was that an entirely different rumor?
...Here's hoping that they do something like this after KHIII. That would be the perfect time, as people wouldn't have to wonder if the anime was canon to the current storyline anymore, as it would be done at that point. Yeah...
So about the rumor of a KH movie... was that essentially the same thing as this for the most part, or was that an entirely different rumor?
It was a different rumor. It's hard to tell what kind of plans Disney really had for Kingdom Hearts back in the day, though...It took 12 years for this to become public knowledge, and only because Kearsley posted it on his dA and people found it. It'd be great if there was more staff out there that was willing to discuss this stuff.
I can't really access iTunes right now but I'll wait for when they get it up on YT! I'm excited to hear it!
here: Kingdom Hearts Union: Episode 68 | GamingUnion.net
About the tv series, I will love if they do it but I have my reserves if is done in the west, specially because the art style on the characters that are not from Disney. I wonder if this series was going to be CG or traditional animation?.
Great! Yeah!!! Hope it will be continued... But who will voice young Sora? I can't live without Haley :(
Great! Yeah!!! Hope it will be continued...
Highly doubtful if not close to be impossible since these plans were considered 12 years ago and definitely scrapped.
Great, now I wish they would have done that, even if it would have been canceled after one non-cannon season it would totally have been worth it.
i can already see a kickstarter to try and bring this to reality.
So there was a show in the works...
I gotta admit, my feelings on this is a little mixed. While I wish the animated series happened, in the back of my mind I feel that if it did, Disney would have made themselves more involved with the games and would have changed the series drastically, and that the series may not have lasted as long as it has.
Though I would love to have a series now. With the Xehanort saga ending soon (any year now...) having an animated series retelling would be a great idea. Of course, I wouldn't want things to be exactly the same, but staying true without just copying it.
If a series ever happened (it'll never happen, but hey, I can dream,) I'd want it to be traditional 2D animation. The games themselves are CG and I wouldn't want it to feel like we're just watching the game.
i can already see a kickstarter to try and bring this to reality.
It's 12 years old. We are never getting this show. Not the one Kearsley planned, at least. Disney doesn't Kickstart any project, either, and Kickstarter is not for fan use. Disney has the infinite funds and resources they would ever need for such a series if they wanted it.
Paul Rudish needs to take a swing at it.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Paul+rudish&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Sni9U821MYqayASlpoC4CQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=643#q=paul%20rudish%20mickey%20mouse&revid=584721035&tbm=isch
He's got a way with those Mickey Mouse specials, and he created Sym-Bionic Titan and that was an AMAZING series...I'd love to see him do something for the series *in my dreams*
Paul Rudish needs to take a swing at it.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Paul+rudish&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Sni9U821MYqayASlpoC4CQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=643#q=paul%20rudish%20mickey%20mouse&revid=584721035&tbm=isch
I think I've recognized that art style after reading an recent danish donald duck comic this year, ironically,
I thought that art style in your avatar and signature also came from the artist but after checking for a second, it wasn't, my mistake.
I think I've recognized that art style after reading an recent danish donald duck comic this year at, ironically, I thought that art style in your avatar and signature also came from that artist but after double checking, that wasn't, my mistake.
I am very flattered, those are his style but they're my pieces emulating it.
Here's the link to the interview, if anyone wants to listen to it:) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaO92mBdJNM&list=FLhnEWMZ1lDPAr7dpBSfTZ2Q&index=2
Here's the link to the interview, if anyone wants to listen to it:) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaO92mBdJNM&list=FLhnEWMZ1lDPAr7dpBSfTZ2Q&index=2
It was shared on the page before.
It was shared on the page before.
Those videos are two different things. The one linked on the previous page is a podcast where Churro and Branden from KHU talk about the interview, among other KH things, but the interview isn't in it. The link I gave you is the actual interview between Branden and Seth Kearsley:)
Wow! A TV series for Kingdom Hearts was actually something they were considering? I sure didn't know that! What a surprise! Lol.
I've always kinda tried to imagine what it would be like. I hope they continue to keep a movie of KH for the future in mind. That would be amazing!
I think this would have been pretty neat! I wouldn't mind if the series was aired, it's not like the franchise has anything to lose. But being the person I am, I'd probably preferred a Japanese Anime of the series over a Disney Animation. I feel like an anime could do better at attracting a more mature audience and storywise. Some of the concept art also seemed a bit weird to me, but I don't mind it much.
At least we can say that KH was ALMOST going to have an Animated series!
I think this would have been pretty neat! I wouldn't mind if the series was aired, it's not like the franchise has anything to lose. But being the person I am, I'd probably preferred a Japanese Anime of the series over a Disney Animation. I feel like an anime could do better at attracting a more mature audience and storywise. Some of the concept art also seemed a bit weird to me, but I don't mind it much.
Most, if not all storyboards look weird expect when you have perfectionists drawing them. It wasn't concept art. It was just storyboarding to get the feel of the plot of the episode.
I personally have to disagree with that statement about anime. Most western audiences view anime and cartoons in general as a less-serious medium. Anime especially does not appeal to the majority of people in the west because they feel it tries too hard or it just looks weird.
The difference with the audience appeal of an anime versus a cartoon is that you'll find a western audience is more likely to sit down and watch a cartoon for a multitude of reasons (i.e. comedic relevance, quirky concept, watching with children, attractive designs). Since Kingdom Hearts has more popularity in the west, to me it makes more sense that if any animated show was to happen, deferring to Disney would be the best route.
A cartoon can tell a serious story and attract a mature audience (i.e. ATLA, Legend of Korra, Tron: Uprising, Star Wars, Young Justice, Green Lantern the Animated Series, Gargoyles, Batman the Animated Series/TNAB/Batman Beyond, Motorcity, Justice League, etc.) and still be full of quirky, fun moments and look really good while doing it.
Hmm, sounds kinda interesting. I was planning on making a animated series myself based on my own version of Kingdom Hearts, but I've been thinking against it.
I was so exited reading the title then I saw never was...
I'm honestly not sure what to think about this...Good? Bad? Uuhhh...?
I just listened to the interview. Kearsley has about a ten inch stack of panels and he may still have the animatic, but he can't share anymore because he might get in trouble with Disney.
*crying*
An animated series would have been awesome for the KH franchise! Sucks that it didn't take off though...
Although, a disney backed movie would be even better. Double points if it's about Kairi. *Gasp* Then that means she could have been an official Disney Princess! DISNEY DO THIS NAOW!!!!
*Gasp* Then that means she could have been an official Disney Princess! DISNEY DO THIS NAOW!!!!
Whoo, calm down. Disney doesn't even have their characters that are princesses on the official Disney Princess line like Kida. And don't get me started on how Esmerelda should be there, too. Kairi would probably not end up there especially because they would probably have to give SE some kind of royalties.
*dream killer 2014*
Holy Peanut butter!!!!! I always wondered if Kingdom Hearts ever get an anime of TV series or...something. I had no idea how close we actually were to getting one. Such a shame they decided to can it. I'd have watched it for sure!
Man, I just want more 2D Disney comedy animations in general. The last great one was a short made in ToonBoom with Goofy. That was before Princess and the Frog came out.
Whoo, calm down. Disney doesn't even have their characters that are princesses on the official Disney Princess line like Kida. And don't get me started on how Esmerelda should be there, too. Kairi would probably not end up there especially because they would probably have to give SE some kind of royalties.
Mm, I doubt that last part. Disney outright owns the original characters, I don't think they paid Square anything for the original Kingdom Hearts mobile game, for example.
Mm, I doubt that last part. Disney outright owns the original characters, I don't think they paid Square anything for the original Kingdom Hearts mobile game, for example.
No, they don't. Nomura owns the originals.
No, they don't. Nomura owns the originals.
No, he doesn't. Prior to Kingdom Hearts II, Disney and Square wrote up new contracts for the continued development of the series. Part of these agreements was that Disney would own the copyrights to the entire series, including the original characters. This is why every game post-KH2 says "(c) Disney. Developed by Square-Enix". Characters like Sora, Riku, Kairi etc. are owned entirely and exclusively by Disney.
No, they don't. Nomura owns the originals.
Pretty certain they both do. The difference with Disney is that they don't have to ask to use the Kingdom Hearts characters if they want to.
No, he doesn't. Prior to Kingdom Hearts II, Disney and Square wrote up new contracts for the continued development of the series. Part of these agreements was that Disney would own the copyrights to the entire series, including the original characters. This is why every game post-KH2 says "(c) Disney. Developed by Square-Enix". Characters like Sora, Riku, Kairi etc. are owned entirely and exclusively by Disney.
Oh damn, didn't know about that.
Pretty certain they both do. The difference with Disney is that they don't have to ask to use the Kingdom Hearts characters if they want to.
Oh damn, didn't know about that.
Yeah. I remember around that time, during KHII's development, an interview came out with Nomura talking about how sad he was to have to give Sora over to Disney as he felt a really strong connection to the character being that KH was the first game he was director for and the creator of, and so on.
Yeah. I remember around that time, during KHII's development, an interview came out with Nomura talking about how sad he was to have to give Sora over to Disney as he felt a really strong connection to the character being that KH was the first game he was director for and the creator of, and so on.
It's so good to have someone else around who remembers these things. It was a sad article.
Whoo, calm down. Disney doesn't even have their characters that are princesses on the official Disney Princess line like Kida. And don't get me started on how Esmerelda should be there, too. Kairi would probably not end up there especially because they would probably have to give SE some kind of royalties.
Well if we as a fanbase collectively get together and buy ALL Kairi merchandise, making her stuff skyrocket in price, we can make her an official princess until all of us are so poor and our houses are filled with nothing but Kairi lol! I mean, Disney only keeps princesses in their official princess lineup if their merchandise sells :P
Well if we as a fanbase collectively get together and buy ALL Kairi merchandise, making her stuff skyrocket in price, we can make her an official princess until all of us are so poor and our houses are filled with nothing but Kairi lol! I mean, Disney only keeps princesses in their official princess lineup if their merchandise sells :P
Wait, there's actual Kairi merchandise?!
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In all seriousness though, Disney Princess is really just a brand name that Disney knows how to advertise really well by making it look like an honor to be on the list. Disney Princess is really just a popularity contest and being one means a character rakes in the dough.
Seeing as how Kairi isn't popular enough, and by extension, doesn't make the green it's highly unlikely that she'll ever make the list. Kingdom Hearts as a whole isn't even popular enough, not enough to get house hold name status, like Mario or Zelda anyway.
I don't want to say it's completely impossible though, but highly improbable because a lot of things have to go right before that happens. Like Disney being interested enough in the series to do something like make a movie. Since an animated series was almost a thing, the idea doesn't seem so impossible anymore, but still not all that likely.
Wait, there's actual Kairi merchandise?!
Before I knew you were kidding, I felt bad for a second cause I didn't know how to put you down easy LOL
| I don't want to say it's completely impossible though, but highly improbable because a lot of things have to go right before that happens. Like Disney being interested enough in the series to do something like make a movie. Since an animated series was almost a thing, the idea doesn't seem so impossible anymore, but still not all that likely. |
Well, the thing about KH was, when it first came out, Disney was REALLY behind it. They even gave KH it's own wall in one of their stores in Downtown Disney in Florida when it first came out just for the game, guide, and Mirage figures. However, KH did NOT sell well at the time and Disney almost lost complete hope in KH (sadly). I know that recently they have been getting back in KH more given the slew of KH backing by Disney at D23, US conventions, tidbits of merchandise in the store, and of course last year's 1.5 party in CA (I hope they do 1 for 2.5 this year as well).
It will take a long time before KH ever gets to a great point with Disney and I doubt Kairi will ever be a princess (unless they make a KH movie that become popular and every little girl loves Kairi, but I'd prefer they not even make a movie) but KH can still be popular :D
If they were ever to do this and actually put it into production, I 'd like to have them get in contact with Nomura and have him draw some key art and maybe even a short(~20 seconds) animation for all of the non-Disney characters, especially the main characters. If the animators could keep to that, with some minor tweaks, you could have a true mash-up. Nomura's characters along side Disney's.
If they were ever to do this and actually put it into production, I 'd like to have them get in contact with Nomura and have him draw some key art and maybe even a short(~20 seconds) animation for all of the non-Disney characters, especially the main characters. If the animators could keep to that, with some minor tweaks, you could have a true mash-up. Nomura's characters along side Disney's.
In the interview from KH Union with Kearsley, I think he even mentions about how he did not want the series to disappoint Nomura, so I assume if they went back to it, Nomura would definitely get some say, even if not the final say since it's both SE and Disney owned.
Hey guys, I saw this posted on Cracked and it reminded me how awesome I thought it was, so I did a mock-up screencap of what this could have looked like, I used some KH1 concept art for Sora and Kairi and spliced together some background artwork from Lilo & Stitch. Did a lot of editing and a bit of drawing and this is what I came up with:
This looks pretty good. The color for all of this really pops out.
Anyway, I thought I heard rumors of a Kingdom Hearts show many years ago, but it's so odd to hear that it was not only a thing, but that it was actually surprisingly close to happening.
But hey, you never know. The recent increased publicity for the Kingdom Hearts series could cause this thing to come to fruition near the end or after the Xehanort saga.
Maybe...just maybe...
I can only hope this site will serve as a thermometer for disney / square. To see how strong we want that.
If Kingdom Hearts ever goes through with an animated series: they should do a re-imagining of the entire series (From Chi to Kingdom Hearts III). Not only would it make the storyline much more fluid with a lack of plot holes, but, certain characters can be provided more depth that was unable to be provided through the games.
I'd love to see a more coherent RWBY (in animation/look) type of anime series. A bit torn on whether I'd want it to incorporate all the Xehanort, war and Xblade bullsh*t though. Maybe a retelling of the first three games with slight alterations? Like Ansem really is a ruler gone bad and so on....on second thought just leaving Ansem as a ruler gone bad kinda remedies the entire issue. lmao
Perhaps blend CoM & Days "arcs" someway? Or change his role to focus solely in KH2 "arc" as he repeatedly encounters Sora. Sora slowly realizing who Roxas is and so on.
So many possible ideas~
EDIT
Forget RWBY-style give me an animation based on Amanos manga style! 2D!
Bumping for a reason:
https://twitter.com/SethKearsley/status/779055424209158144
If the footage is still in tact, well...we'll do an article 8D
Bumping for a reason:
https://twitter.com/SethKearsley/status/779055424209158144
If the footage is still in tact, well...we'll do an article 8D
Bumping for a reason:
https://twitter.com/SethKearsley/status/779055424209158144
If the footage is still in tact, well...we'll do an article 8D
C'mon Seth, give us the goods. <3
Someone hold me.
Ahh! If we get footage from this, I might die!
I prefer stuff from this animated series that never was (that we've heard about it, anyway) to the actual games now!
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
There is hope! Please surface by the anniversary! PLEEEEASE
Just show the footage already Seth, well this is a important update for this scrapped show.
Yeah, this footage really needs to leak out. Even if it was something similar to the Deadpool leak. Just get it out. There must be a huge craving for this, and Disney knows, at least somewhat, since they orchestrated this in the first place.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! Hook up the VCR, slap that tape in, and watch it... while unbeknownst to you, an unidentifiable intern films the screen with a HD camera and great audio system, then that intern "leaks" it onto the internet.
Someone tell me the address of the office so i may break in and leak the tape*
*hypothetically
Somebody call Jesse McCartney and set up a dinner date with Seth.
Bumping for a reason:
https://twitter.com/SethKearsley/status/779055424209158144
If the footage is still in tact, well...we'll do an article 8D
Holy hell, is that the cancelled KH cartoon!? Gahh, I want to see it.
I'm not really sure if I would want to see that... :D I really don't want a bad KH animation. If it's original content then eh, I guess it could work, but an adaptation would be very hard to make right. Unless they use the KH manga and make it like that, it has a very different tone than the game but it's really funny. Something like that might work.
Modern Disney has produced some true quality animated shows; especially Gravity Falls and the Mickey Mouse Shorts. I certainly have a lot of faith that Disney could depict the Kingdom Hearts universe in a faithful, quality series moreso than the Disney of the early 2000's.
Modern Disney has produced some true quality animated shows; especially Gravity Falls and the Mickey Mouse Shorts. I certainly have a lot of faith that Disney could depict the Kingdom Hearts universe in a faithful, quality series moreso than the Disney of the early 2000's.
Kudos mate. I imagine a continuation after the events of KHIII.
Gram
July 8, 2014 @ 10:54 pmOffline