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title: "Kingdom Hearts – Animated Series Pilot – Shown and removed"
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description: "Many Kingdom Hearts fans may be aware with the plot of the franchise's canceled animated series, which would have adapted the first game's events"
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2022-10-19 14:27:43"
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Kingdom Hearts - Animated Series Pilot - Shown and removed | General News | NintendoReporters

 [![Kingdom Hearts – Animated Series Pilot – Shown and removed](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/kingdom-hearts-animated-series-pilot-shown-and-removed.jpeg "Kingdom Hearts – Animated Series Pilot – Shown and removed")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/kingdom-hearts-animated-series-pilot-shown-and-removed.jpeg)Many Kingdom Hearts fans may be aware with the plot of the franchise’s canceled animated series, which would have adapted the first game’s events for the big screen. However, a sliver of what the project may have become has now been uncovered for the public, even if it ultimately never saw the light of day!

## [](#thanks-to-seth-kearsley)Thanks to Seth Kearsley

Animator Seth Kearsley recently revealed that he was in fact in possession of a VHS tape that contains his work on this long-lost Kingdom Hearts animation project from 20 years ago. Kearsley is a skilled animator who has contributed to several well-known programs throughout the years. That development material is currently accessible to everyone as a result of Kearsley’s preservation efforts; it includes an 11-minute animatic of Sora against the Heartless, among other things.

**Disney ninja’s say no …**

Sadly, though, Seth Kearsley has removed the long-lost animatic pilot at Disney’s request.

But it has been mirrored by others,so as long as it lasts;

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