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Published on March 8, 2017 @ 04:30 pm
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We are very pleased to announce that we will be recording an exclusive interview with animator and director of the shelved Kingdom Hearts Animated Series project Seth Kearsley.

Dandelion will be talking about Seth's background in animation, the first pass at the Kingdom Hearts animated series at Disney and a possible do-over. and whatever else we feel like talking about that day!

The reason why we're announcing it now is that we want to hear from you! Submit your questions and help us interview Seth! The interview will be recorded next Tuesday evening (March 14th), so send in your questions before then and we'll do our best to shove as many in as possible! 

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Zettaflare

March 8, 2017 @ 04:32 pmOffline

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A question I would ask would be the music. Would he try and adapt Yoko's score or would he make a new one for the show

OathkeeperRoxas XIII

March 8, 2017 @ 04:41 pmOffline

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My question is as simple as I can do (no promises)

In most adaptions, New lore to Characters is usually added, mostly back story. What would you covered if you had the chance.

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akirahikaru

March 8, 2017 @ 04:48 pmOffline

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How long will potentially be each episode ?

If the series of the first game will be succeeded, will you consider do TV series for the rest of the games?

gosoxtim

March 8, 2017 @ 05:00 pmOffline

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my question would be

Would you allow Mr Nomura or somebody from square side to give you some advice or tips on how to approach the cartoon series?

Alpha Baymax

March 8, 2017 @ 05:12 pmOffline

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If a Kingdom Hearts cartoon series was to be Greenlit, what anime or cartoon franchises would you take inspiration from?

Sdog

March 8, 2017 @ 05:17 pmOffline

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Oh wow this is cool!

Only thing I can really think of would be how prevalent the Disney properties were going to be, i.e the worlds. Were we gonna get one world per episode? A montage of a bunch of em in one? Any o.g voice cast on board?

appleboy82791

March 8, 2017 @ 05:22 pmOffline

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Would you want to use the opening theme songs from the video games in a new opening for the TV show if possible or would you explore new options?

Dandelion

March 8, 2017 @ 05:51 pmOffline

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These questions are great so far! Keep 'em coming everybody!

Zettaflare

March 8, 2017 @ 05:57 pmOffline

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I got another one. Would he try to get the series on the Disney channel, Disney XD, or would he try for possibly Netflix?

FudgemintGuardian

March 8, 2017 @ 06:32 pmOffline

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Trying to think of questions is stressful!!! XD

Uh, okay here I go.

- If a new Kingdom Hearts animated series was greenlit, would it add foreshadowing for the later games or will it be treated as a standalone story like how the first game was pre-Final Mix?

- If the animated series does continue after the first game, how will the other games be written? Like, will each season be about a single game or will some games be merged together? (Example: things from Chain of Memories get shown and referenced throughout Kingdom Hearts II as opposed to doing a season of CoM then a season of KHII.)

Rael_Oblivion

March 8, 2017 @ 06:35 pmOffline

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Mine is: what animation style would you have used, and would you see that evolving to fit current trends/technology if you had the chance to go back to it?

Cyborg009

March 8, 2017 @ 06:37 pmOffline

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my only concern would be the pacing of the story. I would feel little disappointed if they tried to rush the story of one world into a single episode. so my question is a two parter.

Would each world in Kingdom Hearts have like an episodic arc similar to DuckTales or have 1 episode for minor worlds and 2-3 for major worlds in the story?

Chuman

March 8, 2017 @ 06:48 pmOffline

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Who would potentially be working on the show as far as animators, showrunners, producers are concerned? What worlds would be included and how far out of the box would you go for ideas?

Zeto

March 8, 2017 @ 07:08 pmOffline

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Was the show planned with all the original voice actors to voice the characters?

Bad

March 8, 2017 @ 07:17 pmOffline

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Hey Seth, really rooting for ya! What level of animation could we expect from a KH cartoon? For example, I loved the art and animation of 8 Crazy Nights, but I don't imagine it was cheap...

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Markus10199

March 8, 2017 @ 07:19 pmOffline

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A question about the show.....

Maybe ask: during the time where the animated show was first concepted, what year was it going to be aired? If not a date set, did he have one?

Hope this helps!

SoraForeverKH

March 8, 2017 @ 07:39 pmOffline

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Cool! My question I would most want to ask is about the voice actors. Would the characters be voiced by the originals from the game, Haley Joel Osment, Hayden Panettiere & David Gallagher? In my opinion they aren't the same beloved characters without their true voices.

Zettaflare

March 8, 2017 @ 07:53 pmOffline

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If they can't use the original VAs from the games I'm sure they could find decent sound a likes.

IAmKidAlpha

March 8, 2017 @ 08:00 pmOffline

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Will the animation be similar to Shiro Amano's Kingdom Hearts manga art style?

BlackOsprey

March 8, 2017 @ 08:23 pmOffline

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Will the show be more episodic, or will it have a more connected ongoing story?

SkeithTheTerror

March 8, 2017 @ 09:17 pmOffline

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If the first game was adapted, what major plot points would be removed or changed to better fit a T.V. show?

LightUpTheSky452

March 8, 2017 @ 09:34 pmOffline

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1. Since the Kingdom Hearts girls... Aren't exactly treated the greatest, would you try to do moreso right by them on the show? By having them actually get to interact with each other some (you guys don't have to ask him this part... but for instance: I recently heard that Namine met Hayner, Pence, and Olette in the II novel, but had to erase their memories of it)? And would you try to do more with them, and allow more screentime for them--even if it's only altering things ever so slightly (like with how Kairi escaped her jail cell in the manga). Or do you think you might greatly change some stuff about how the girl characters are handled, to make them better? Would you even add more women characters? Like, perhaps at least with us getting to see Roxas interact with the Accessory Shop Girl from II more?

2. If you do end up altering the story quite a bit... Would you still keep the core themes, but in your own way? Like identity and existence issues?

3. What tone would you go for with the show? I imagine it would be a mix of the heavy with the humor. But would it lead more to the light side (which, for the most part, the games actually do do--but the dark stuff is definitely there, but more alluded to), or would you try to go darker with it?

4. Would you try to show things from the Ansem's Reports? Or would you just have Sora and the gang read them and talk about them, if you include them all? Because maybe Disney wouldn't let you show Ansem getting people off the street and experimenting them, letting the Heartless feed on them and turn them into Heartless, etc.?

5. Any idea on how you'd like to handle Sora and Kairi's (or even Sora, Riku, and Kairi's) relationship, exactly?

6. Would you try to keep Keyblades rarer than they ended up becoming? Perhaps with just having Riku focusing on his darkness powers and Soul Eater?

7. Would you try to keep the Final Fantasy cameos in (and later, the The World Ends With You ones), if at all possible?

8. Do you think you would like to show multiple points of view from other people in episodes, or would you keep it mostly to Sora with just maybe a few PoV switches? And in that light... Would you save Mickey showing up until the end again, or would you maybe sprinkle things from his perspective into it?

Also, KHInsider mods... You don't have to ask any of my questions the way that I wrote them. Especially since some contain spoilers that we don't want Seth to know just yet. I just wrote them as such, so whoever reads my question(s) (if anyone even does), has a better idea in their own head of what I was going for. But ask them however you see fit... Or don't ask them at all. Whatever floats your boat:)

But thank you guys so much for doing this! And be sure to think Seth for his interest in the series, and for trying to do this for us again. But I'm sure you will:D

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Deleted member 246005

March 8, 2017 @ 09:41 pmOffline

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I'd ask him to clarify the alternate timeline comment he made on Twitter. I think i got what he meant, i just wanted him to expound on it.

Was there ever an option to focus on a new character (s) or an alternate take like riku was the hero instead of Sora? Or was the pitch always gonna be just adapting Sora's journey in the games?

Did he recieve any guidelines on what to do or not to do with the show? Did he recieve any guidelines on how to adapt the final fantasy characters specifically?

Does he have freedom to add characters or add lore to the show? Like could he introduce Sora's parents or Max (goofy's son) on his own or would he have to go through Square Enix first?

How extensive were the plans for the 2002 show? Did you have plans for multiple seasons? Did you have any ideas/plans for going past the first game?

Claire-Farron

March 9, 2017 @ 12:00 amOffline

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My question is....

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Since V-Cast was published by Disney Interactive and is a KH spin-off that takes place during the first KH, would you try to bring in elements from that or would it be just from the original Kingdom Hearts game?

.xone

March 9, 2017 @ 02:34 amOffline

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Will the series flow as the game (spliting entire KH, KHRE:COM, KH2, etc.) or just will be in one continuous series?

Launchpad

March 9, 2017 @ 04:23 amOffline

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what kind of work would go into making the art style flow into each Disney location? ie. thicker, rougher lines for something like Jungle Book versus clean lines for something like Beauty and the Beast.

Zettaflare

March 9, 2017 @ 06:29 pmOffline

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I'd ask him what his thoughts are on live action worlds like Port Royal and The Grid. Could they work in the tv show or will the be skipped entirely.

LightUpTheSky452

March 9, 2017 @ 07:17 pmOffline

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If he chooses to try and adapt the entire story, will he try to fix some of the continuity errors that ended up happening?

(You guys don't have to ask this part): But for instance, when Donald says, "Master Yen Sid lives here?", when he should've known that... Goofy saying it was "His majesty" who banished Pete instead of "Her majesty"... Donald and Goofy not knowing what a Keyblade is and just calling it the "Key" (and Mickey also assuming that they don't know), when BbS made it clear that they should have, etc.

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Deleted member 246005

March 9, 2017 @ 08:11 pmOffline

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Swoosh
I'd ask him what his thoughts are on live action worlds like Port Royal and The Grid. Could they work in the tv show or will the be skipped entirely.


Or would he just animate those segments rather than keeping them in live action?

Would he try to incorporate the cut content from the games like Pinochio's world making it into 358/2 Days?

Chuuya

March 10, 2017 @ 05:55 pmOffline

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I would like to ask: How long would you plan a KH cartoon to last? Such as a particular amount of seasons.

Dandelion

March 13, 2017 @ 01:48 pmOffline

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Hey guys! don't forget, this is happening tomorrow! If you have any more questions, now is the time to throw them our way!

Muke

March 13, 2017 @ 01:54 pmOffline

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I haven't read through the thread, so sorry if any of these has been asked already:

- Will the original voice actors return? (both main cast and Disney vas)
- Would this follow any of the timelines of the games or be a standalone cartoon?
- Would there be any character arcs?
- If you feel like the games didn't explore plot points or character development enough, would the TV-show fill in those 'gaps'?
- What about the score? Would the TV Series have an 'own' style, or would you try to 'imitate' YS?
- Do you think a movie would be possible (tv-special or something)?

That's all I've got ^^

Zettaflare

March 13, 2017 @ 04:59 pmOffline

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What studio would animate this? If they were outsourcing any chance they would consider Studio Mir?

KudoTsurugi

March 14, 2017 @ 10:36 amOffline

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Would you consider incorporating elements from other Kingdom Hearts material into the series, such as character styles and story elements from the manga drawn by Shiro Amano or elements from the novels that were released by Yen Press?

Zettaflare

March 15, 2017 @ 03:17 pmOffline

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So how did the interview go? Did Seth answer any of the questions we asked?

Dandelion

March 15, 2017 @ 05:08 pmOffline

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I think you guys will be pleased, the interview's pretty long, so I'm editing it down now. It should be up this week, though

Muke

March 15, 2017 @ 05:10 pmOffline

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Forgot to congratulate your guys by the way! This is really great and I'm so happy you guys got to talk to him!

FudgemintGuardian

March 15, 2017 @ 08:21 pmOffline

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Dandelion
I think you guys will be pleased, the interview's pretty long, so I'm editing it down now. It should be up this week, though
That's great to hear, and congrats to you guys for doing this! I'm really excited to see what he says!

Chuuya

March 15, 2017 @ 09:32 pmOffline

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Congrats! I'm excited to find out how the interview went. :)

Zeto

March 15, 2017 @ 10:31 pmOffline

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This is awesome! Can't wait for it to be released for us!

KudoTsurugi

March 15, 2017 @ 10:48 pmOffline

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Looking forward to hearing it :)

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