Since the debut of the first chapter of the saga in 2002 on PlayStation 2, fans have been convinced that Disney would sooner or later release an animated series of Kingdom Hearts. That dream was closer than ever to reality in 2020, when persistent rumors pointed towards the production of a Kingdom Hearts anime show on Disney+.
However, over time, traces of the project were lost, at least until a few weeks ago, when Seth Kearsley revealed that he had been hired in the past to rewrite the Kingdom Hearts screenplay for an adaptation. Despite the excellent conditions, the anime Kingdom Hearts created by Keasley was never produced by Disney.
However, the series has found a new life with Kearsley, who has become a champion of the project. The animator published this on his YouTube channelunfinished pilot episode of the animated series Kingdom Hearts.
there The first episode of the anime is dated 09/30/2003, titled Agrabah, follows the three original characters of the video game saga, Sora, Riku and Kairi, in the company of Disney characters like Donald and Goofy. Despite the animation still being in its original state, the anime was able to convey the atmosphere of the original video game, from which the setting of the city of Aladdin was taken.
As Kearsley himself hints, the Kingdom Hearts pilot could soon be taken offline by Disney and Square Enix, erasing the only trace of a product that all fans of the franchise have long dreamed of. With the hope that sooner or later Disney decides to try againSeriously this time, in May 2022, Planet Manga launched the Kingdom Hearts manga remake.
