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Regarding my last post, if you want to get an idea of what I mean, there’s this excellent post on Reddit by someone who explained the translation differences much better than I could here:

I definitely like the idea of Sora and Riku joining their powers together and bringing out that keyblade again in that moment… but the scene with Riku protecting Sora (and essentially giving his absolute all to protect Sora) is done to complete the narrative that gets set in Olympus (at least, in the Japanese version, which is what I played…the English…kinda loses this narrative).

In Olympus, Hercules says, “All I know is that she was in trouble. Suddenly, I wanted to save her with all my heart…” he also refers to Meg as his 大切な人 (taisetsu na hito) or “precious (taisetsu) person (hito)” in Japanese. The English version translated “taisetsu na hito” to “person I love” in this instance.

Then, right after Olympus ends we get Mickey and Riku in the RoD. In the English version, Mickey tells Riku “I think it’s because you finally found inside you that special strength to protect what matters. […] Sometimes you care so much for somebody that other feelings disappear.” In the Japanese, Mickey says それはきっとリクが大切な人を守る強さを手に入れたってことじゃないかな？or “Isn’t that because you (Riku) finally found the strength to protect *the person* who matters?” The rest of what Mickey says in the Japanese lines up well with the English localization.

After this talk with Mickey we have Riku flash back to the promise/oath that he made when he was younger and this time, instead of saying 大事なもの (daiji na mono) or “important (daiji) thing(s) (mono)” like he did originally in BBS (and again in DDD), he says 大切な人 (taisetsu na hito) - essentially “person who matters” or “precious person.” So Riku changed his oath/promise from being about protecting “things that matter” to protecting “a person who matters” (aka Sora). The localization team totally failed to show this shift in Riku’s oath/promise though and just kept the line as “things that matter.” But, throughout Sora’s visits to the Disney worlds, the word 大切な人 (taisetsu na hito) keeps getting brought up and it always gets used in reference to one person (thus, Riku’s use of “taisetsu na hito” is likely meant to be viewed as being towards one person as well - Sora).

In Frozen, we see “taisetsu na hito” being connected to an “Act of True Love.” When Sora and Anna are talking about Elsa and Riku, the Japanese and English versions vary quite a bit. In the English, Sora says to Anna (about Elsa) “I’m sure she knows how much you love her.” In the Japanese he says エルサのことを大切に思ってるんだな。or “You really care about her.”  Once again we see the word “taisetsu” pop up and Sora uses it again when he talks about Riku a few moments later.

In the English he says (about Riku) “He thought he had to push me away, to protect me.” In the Japanese Sora says 大切な人だからこそいっしょにはいられない。Sora is talking about both Riku and Elsa here and he essentially is saying, because they (Riku and Elsa) viewed them (Sora and Anna) as *precious people*, they “couldn’t be together.” The English localization mostly captures this idea, but they completely erase the aspect of a “precious person.” The Japanese version keeps this through line though and the Frozen world ends with Sora witnessing an “Act of True Love.”

Fast forward to the Keyblade Graveyard. Sora lost the will to fight. He is down on his hands and knees. He looks up at Riku, tears pouring down his eyes and he asks Riku what it is he should do. That he can’t fight without everyone beside him. Sora is so lost. We see Riku start to reach out to Sora - to comfort him - but then he pulls back and clenches his fist. He stands up and says ソラ、俺は信じてる。お前はあきらめない。or “Sora, I believe in you. You won’t give up.” Then he starts walking away from Sora and toward the heartless swarm. The scene then enters slow motion and we see Riku (from Sora’s perspective) using all of his strength to protect the *person who matters* (Sora). He literally protects Sora until his death. He puts his whole being into protecting Sora.

This scene is meant to be an accumulation and reflection of Hercules’ words to Sora at the beginning of the game “All I know is that she was in trouble. Suddenly, I wanted to save her with all my heart…”, Mickey’s words to Riku “Sometimes you care so much about somebody that other feelings disappear,” and of an “Act of True Love,” like what we saw with Rapunzel and Eugene in Corona or Anna and Elsa in Arendelle. The Japanese kept this narrative for Riku extremely clear throughout the course of the game through the use of 大切な人 (taisetsu na hito) by both Riku towards his oath/promise and by the various Disney characters and their use of the term towards the people they care about. The English really loses this aspect of Riku’s narrative though.

That’s why, as much as I *really* would have loved to see Riku and Sora come together and bring out this particular attack again…it would have destroyed Riku’s narrative in this game. A narrative that I love to bits. That this moment was Riku’s “Act of True Love” to Sora - him finally fulfilling that oath/promise he made to “protect the person who matters.” That scene was honestly so good! I wouldn’t want it to change in anyway.

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⭐️ SHOP UPDATE! ⭐️

Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy jewelry available now!

New pieces + May restocking. ⭐️Aerith's red dress necklace ⭐️Aerith's white dress necklace 🌙Tifa's moon earrings (purple dress) 🌙Tifa's basic earrings 2.0 🌸 Aerith's necklace 2.0 🌸 Aerith's inspired earrings (Yellow flowers) 🌺 Kairi's necklace 2.0 🌺 Kairi's crystal heart earrings

Link to my Etsy Shop:

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Also remember the two are available too:

⭐ Strelitzia’s necklace (KHUX) 

⭐ Skuld’s earrings (KHUX)

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Testing the new Aerith sticker that will be available in April, along with the Strelitzia's necklace restock, and a third lovely surprise jewelry! I hope you like it!

The new items will be available in my Etsy shop after Easter holidays (in a couple of weeks). But I will make a final preview soon, including the release date. Stay tuned!

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If you missed your Strelitzia's necklace, you will have a second (and last) chance in April!

We are crafting 7 necklaces more. But they won't come alone. There will be a couple of surprises more along this babe.

Stay tuned!

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The kids who left the Islands.

Ephemer's bloodline.

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Dream, Distance.

This idea was lurking in my mind since the last year. Of course, inspired in one of my favorite games. ❤️

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Strelitzia's necklace

About Strelitzia's necklace, I'm going to check if my supplier has more materials available, so I can (or cannot) make an order as soon as possible. Let's crossing fingers!

I'm really sorry if you missed yours, they were sold out in 3-4 hours. Be patient, please! We keep working extra hard to bring you more lovely pieces.

Meanwhile, remember that Skuld's earrings and Jill Warrick's necklace are still in stock. Along with the new Aqua stickers and the two last sets of Wayfinder pins.

Anyway, I will make another post further on with more details and, hopefully, good news.

Thank you so much for your support!!

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⭐️SHOP UPDATE⭐️ The new #kingdomhearts & #finalfantasy items are available now! ⭐ Strelitzia’s necklace (KHUX) ⭐ Skuld’s earrings (KHUX) ⭐ Young Jill Warrick’s necklace (FFXVI) ⭐ Aqua corset sticker set

Strely's necklace is running out really fast!

Link to my Etsy Shop:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ElemmirielArt

Also last units available:

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New Aqua stickers soon and more!

Firstly, thank you for giving so much love to the new sticker set I'm working into.

As I said, the new Aqua stickers will be available in March. I will make an official post in all my socials the day of release. And this will be very soon (probably on March 8th).

Also, this set won't come alone. This year, we have decided to focus more into FF and KH inspired jewelry, and we are going to start releasing our creations from March (and along the whole year). My partner and I are really hype with this chance. If you are following me on IG and Twitter, you probably know this.

Here is the official list of characters we are going to include this year, and hopefully make a more or less permanent stock in the sh0p along with the stickers and prints!

Some of them are still in project since I'm searching for the perfect materials, but they will be available at any point of the year. And, of course, this list is not closed and open to suggestions!!

That's all for now. Meanwhile, I'll keep working in my illustrations, as per usual.

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Testing the new Aqua stickers that will be available in the next sh0p update in March!

Sorry for the photo quality, details cannot be appreciated, but they are lovely in person. And they will be even more beautiful after laminated with holographic vinyl.

These will be sold as a set of 4 stickers. I hope you like then!

And of course these ladies won't come alone. The jewelry season will be officially opened too, and we will try to have new creations for the whole year!

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Rebel boy Roxy 🖤🤜

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Namine got scared. She was crying and said, “If a star falls on the island, what should we do?”

What should we do, Riku?

I said, “If a star comes falling, I’ll definitely hit it back!”

Like this, I made a promise by striking a pose with a toy sword.

I still remember that promise I made

“I’ll protect Namine from crying”

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A bit late but I couldn't resist to draw Kairi wearing Utada's new hairstyle. I love it!! And, as always, designing some cool jewelry for our dear strawberry cupcake girl. 🩷🩷🩷

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♥️ Hello I just stumbled upon your blog and your art is gorgeous ✨🥰

Thank you so much!!!! 😭😭😭💗💗💗

I definitely should post here more often.

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Skuld is finally here!!!! I can't believe I managed to finish her, but totally worth the effort. I hope you like her! 💖⭐

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⭐️ SHOP UPDATE! ⭐️ The new #kingdomhearts are available now! 💗Wayfinder trio (10 sets) 💗Heartless pin (9) 💗Moogle bookmarkers (6)

First shop update of the year! Wait for a year full of surprises.

Wayfinders and Heartless are handmade, crafted from scratch in polymeric clay. This means that little imperfections should be expected. Please be nice!

Shop below and in bio ⬇️

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⭐️ SHOP UPDATE! ⭐️ New KingdomHearts keychains available now! 💙 The King's message 💙 Moogle's potion I hope you like them and remember there are other beauties available!

Shop below and in bio ⬇️