You think Luxu was just following Xehanort around in secret and then when Ventus was found, he was just like "Oh shit, this is where you turned up? Neat!"
And then when Roxas turned up at the Organization, he was just like "Hey wtf I thought you were supposed to be asleep?"
One thing I love about Kingdom Hearts, and that has only made me love it more as the years go on, is how genuine and true to itself it is. It doesn't lack confidence in itself, it presents itself to you wholeheartedly and asks you to take the story it's telling seriously.
Kingdom Hearts doesn't feel the need to constantly justify itself with meta jokes and commentary. It doesn't take every opportunity to point out how wacky these adventures and characters are - it expects you to go in with a suspension of disbelief and enjoy the ride.
Meta humour has become more and more common, and don't get me wrong, it has its place. KH isn't COMPLETELY lacking in it. It *can* be funny and insightful. But most of the time, it's not. It just feels like franchises being insecure and poking fun at themselves to fit in.
I want more series to come at audiences unapologetically with their premise, however silly it may at first seem, and say "This is the story we're telling. This is what we're doing, and if you're into it, follow along. If you're not, there are other stories out there."
annnd Here’s Part Riku as promised! It’s a bit shorter in text than the Sora one but there was more written text and editing it out was a pain..
Anyhow…… Enjoy!
You know, I like a lot of series that aren't exactly perfect. But for some reason, Dragon Ball is the only one where I keep thinking: "That should be rewritten. I should write my own version of that story."
I wonder why I only feel that way with DB? 🤔
Mostly Z onward, OG is 👍👍