Man. Ansem must’ve put in a lot of time on this thesis.
What will Teacher Assistant Sora, Dr. Donald, and Professor Goofy teach him?
①なんだ!?
見(み)よ 無限(むげん)に広(ひろ)がる闇を
あの闇こそが”世界の心”ーー
キングダムハーツなのだ!
What!
EN: Wha…?
Behold! The infinite, spreading darkness.
It is surely the “Heart of the Worlds”…EN: Behold the endless abyss!
Within it lies the heart of all worlds:
Kingdom Hearts!
🎮Title drop #2
②どうだ ひとかけらの光も見えまい
すべての心は あの暗闇から生(う)まれた。
そう おまえの心も闇から生まれたのだよ!
闇よ世界を覆(おお)い尽(つ)くせ!
How’s that. You can’t see even a fraction of light.
The heart of everything was born from the darkness.EN: Look as hard as you are able. You’ll not
find even the smallest glimmer of light.
From those dark depths are all hearts born.
Yes, even your heart was born from it!
EN: Even yours.
Shroud the worlds in darkness!
EN: Darkness conquers all worlds!
※ The imperative verb 覆い尽くせ comes from 覆いつくす. It means to cover completely or to wrap around. I could’ve went with “Cover the world in darkness”, but I wanted to go with something similar and a bit more up Ansem’s vocabulary, shroud.
🎮He decided to turn himself into a battle ship.
③どうしたソラ? もう終わりか
だらしないな
メガポーシオン
メガエーテル
コンボプラスをおぼえた
闇の穴(あな)
エリクサー
What’s wrong Sora? Over already?
How careless.EN: Giving up already? Come on, Sora.
I thought you were stronger than that.
Mega Potion
Mega Ether
Learned Combo Plus
EN: Learned Combo Plus.
Dark Hole
EN: Portal of Darkness
Elixir
※That だらしない part is a call back from when Riku called him a slacker back on the islands so I wanted to go with something like that. It can mean to be sloppy in appearance or in doing something, or weak. Either way, the translator did a great job conveying this word through Riku’s cocky voice.
🎮Thanks for the pep talk there, Riku. There goes that light that Ansem said didn’t exist. While he’s sleeping Sora’s going to go save Goofy and Donald while getting some Mega Potions and Mega Ethers along the way. Should a final boss be handing these out like candy though? Meh. I’m not gonna complain. Then again, I don’t think these many show up in the Final Mix version though.
🎮Thunderhead is a bit of an annoyance though. But it looks like Paradigm Shifter got Aeroga off screen before coming to the End of the World. Note: You can only get that magic upgraded by beating a boss in Agrabah after locking the Hollow Bastion Keyhole. Not only does it protects, it also does damage to the enemy if they touch the person it is protecting. No wonder they didn’t bring this back. It’s kinda broken XD.
🎮Welp into the Dark Hole that is Thunderhead’s mouth to pick up Donald. This guy needs to see a dentist. There’s no way this is normal. Now that the dissertation committee is back together it’s time to put Ansem’s thesis to rest.
④無駄だ おまえのキーブレードだけでは
闇の扉は閉(と)じられん。
キングダムハーツよ
私(わたし)に闇の力をーー
大(おお)いなる闇よ
It’s useless. Your Keyblade alone
will not shut the door to darkness.EN: It is futile. The Keyblade alone
cannot seal the door to darkness.
Kingdom Hearts!
Give me… the power of darkness…EN: Kingdom Heart! Fill me with
the power of darkness…
The great darkness…
EN: Supreme darkness…
🎮Funny how Ansem said there wasn’t any light here and yet he’s glowing like a freaking Christmas tree.
⑤違(ちが)うッ!キングダムハーツは
どんな闇も消し去る(けしさる)ことの出来(でき)る心ーー
光なんだ!
なぜだ。なぜーー光がーー!
You’re wrong! Kingdom Hearts is
a heart that won’t be erased no matter how dark it gets…EN: You’re wrong. I know now,
without a doubt. Kingdom Hearts…
It’s light!
EN: is light!
Why. Why… is it light…!
EN: Light… But… Why…
※Find it a bit odd that the Japanese version didn’t subtitle Ansem’s last words. Oh well. The English translator and I did so it’s fine.
🎮And this concludes Ansem’s dissertation… in failure and was immediately expelled. Good luck trying to get that PhD in Darkness next time Ansem. If there is one for that matter 😉
⑥扉を閉(し)めよう!
よそ見してる場合(ばあい)じゃないよ!
ハートレス!?
早(はや)く!
ダメかーー
あきらめるな!
Close the door!
EN: Come on!
This is not the time to be looking around!
EN: Stop staring and keep pushing!
The Heartless!
EN: The Heartless!?
Hurry!
It’s no use…
EN: I can’t…
Don’t give up!
⑦何してるソラ!
一緒にこいつを閉めるんだ!!
わかった!
もうダメだァ!!
What are you doing, Sora!
Let’s close this thing together!!EN: Come on, Sora!
Together, we can do it!
Gotcha!
EN: Okay!
It’s hopeless!!
EN: It’s hopeless!
🎮Who in the world just took out two Darksides in one shot each. What are they Level 99?!
⑧王様(おうさま)!?
さあソラ!いっしょうに鍵(かぎ)をかけよう!
早く閉めよう!
The King?!
EN: Your Majesty!
Now, Sora! Let’s lock the door!
EN: Now, Sora! Let’s close
this door for good!
Let’s hurry and shut it!
EN: Close it, quick!
🎮Ah the President of the University has now arrived. Looks like Donald’s not giving up anymore. But if they are on that side… what will happen to them?
⑨だけどーー
だいじょうぶさ
光への扉が どこかにある。
ソラ 王様を信じよう!
But…
It’s alright.
There’s a door to the light somewhere.EN: Don’t worry. There will always
be a door to the light.
We can trust the King, Sora!
EN: Sora, you can trust King Mickey.
⑩急(いそ)げ!まだ来(く)るぞ!
ドナルド グーフィー ありがとうーー
カイリをたのむぜ。
Hurry! They’re still coming!
EN: Now! They’re coming!
Donald, Goofy… Thank you…
EN: Donald, Goofy, thank you.
Take care of Kairi.
EN: Take care of her.
※The verb 頼む(たのむ)can mean to entrust so a more direct translation would’ve looked like “I entrust Kairi to you” or “I’ll leave Kairi to you”. However I wanted to make it more straight to the point in English.
🎮Would’ve been funny if the door disappeared and Riku was just standing there. Then again he could’ve just squeezed through the door and helped push. On the other hand, I don’t think he wants Kairi to see him at the moment. You know… considering he went evil and tried to kill them both and all. Pretty awkward… so I can understand Riku’s resolve to stay in the realm of darkness.
🎮I like how Sora just pushed a little bit harder after Riku said that. Like “wait a minute, if he’s gone then…” and ends up having the strength of Hercules XD. Speaking of strength, this door is huge. It boggles the mind on how they were able to shut it. I guess swinging around that Keyblade, Staff and Shield were great workout methods.
🎮In the final mix version, a flashback of Sora Riku and Kairi starts up before the Sora runs to Kairi. There isn’t any dialogue but it’s a good moment so I’ll stick that here at around 3:40.
Ah. And there goes Sora off to see Kairi.
I hope you enjoyed the end game.
We’ll pick this back up next time with the finale.
Next: The Finale