Overwatch 2 Animated Short | “Kiriko” 

God I always love these animated shorts. They need to make an Overwatch movie.

The fact that her mom is the greatest swordsmaster in overwatch universe... The lore is crazy...

I love that the Kitsune is never physically manifested throughout this whole animation, but you know it's there. Just like her mom thought that it was "an imaginary animal spirit", It's more of a "seeing isn't always believing" sorta stance and I love it. Blizzard still giving their A game when it comes to animations

When Kiriko activated her ult, the sheer speed at which the child chose violence can not be matched

The emotional richness of these animations is unreal. Incredible storytelling and animating.

If only Kiriko had this much emotion in her in-game dialogs

Mann, they should make movies already

When Blizzard Team up with Netflix to bring us some high quality movie or mini series? I love all OW animations ❤

these overwatch shorts never cease to make me tear up

I love this cinematic. In the beginning of the fight scene, Kiriko fights like a ninja. You can see many similarities in her movement to Genji. Of course because they have the same teacher. But when the old man is shot something changes, as Kiriko engages the Kitsune Rush, it's clear that she also changes fight methods, with more spins and wall jumps. Very animal-like motions. I think it's the Fox Spirit itself taking over her body and mind. And it's the Fox spirit that states that "Kanezaka is under my protection", not Kiriko. Also, when her friends rise, it's clear they are not themselves either. In the game, when Kiriko engages Kitsune Rush she exclaims "Let the Kitsune[*] guide you" but what's really happening is not guidance, but possession. So cool. [*] Thanks to @devoncarrier360 for the correction!

“Kanezaka is under my protection” I’ve watched this like 7 times and I still get chills

i wish the personality they gave kiriko in this short translated over into the game. she's so sweet in the short, yet the most annoying character in the actual game. the soundtrack in this short is so emotional tho, its incredible.

Don't let all the face kicking and axe wielding children distract you from the fact that Kiriko was about to down 36 donuts for dinner.

Man I’ll never get tired of their shorts. I’ll rewatch them all multiple times and will know exactly what happens but it still always bring a tear to my eye how beautiful everything is 😭. Wish they’d make a feature film already

If you enjoy Kiriko's VA, she also does the Japanese AND English voice of Carol in "Tomo-Chan is a Girl!"

idc how bad OW2 gets, the cinematics will forever have a place in my heart

These Overwatch shorts are incredible. Pixar used to be this good - which in itself, is upsetting to admit. The roller coaster of emotions in most of these amazing animated stories is staggering.

6:23 As much fun as this entire short is, that moment where the little girl goes into Barbarian Rage has to be _absolutely everyone's_ favorite moment, right? 😆

Whoever makes the animated shorts for Overwatch clearly takes great pride in their work.

This is amazing and made me cry. Especially at the end, when her mom cries from happiness because her daughter just agreed to move in for some time. And I'm living in another country, away from my mom right now..

How do we get this insane level of quality and thought and power and personality here, and then lines like "you should see me on my bike" delievered as though they didn't tell the voice actress they were recording 😭

Her giggle at the beginning with Mr. Yoshida is just... Ugh, pure bubbly happiness. It's so CUTE!

I watch this short film everyday, I love hearing her voice and personality. 😊

No one will ever realise how much I love these overwatch animated shorts, I will forever find comfort in anything to do with overwatch wether it's lore, animated shorts or playing the game. Also when kiriko used her ult I got chills all over, the one thing I love about these shorts is that they always give me chills

For the love of god please make a netflix series for overwatch!

How come these cinematics are way more compelling and better than the game itself

9:09 this part always gets me... All I want is for my family to be proud of me... so I sympathize so much with this

Okay, Kiriko is a badass but.. her mother.. her sensei taught her.. Imagine how badass she would be

No matter how many times I watch this and no matter how much I tell myself to not cry, the ending ALWAYS gets me! It never fails!!! So beautiful 🥺

I remember when this first came out and I watched it for the first time and it was sensational, now almost a year has passed and watching my baby kiriko still hits the same, time really does fly ❤️

That child got power and chose the utmost violence. I love it

I love how the duality of the fox spirit and ninja come out in this short, in her personality and in her hero design in game. Super loving and caring for others but also sassy and fearless. Does 3x headshot damage but also empowers her team with kitsune rush and suzu. 10/10 one of the best heroes they've released from top to bottom.

More please. Honestly, I enjoy these cinematics far more than the actual game. I want to see one with Kiriko, Genji, and Hanzo invading the Hashimoto. And Kiriko's Mom, too. Akari could absolutely grow up to be a ninja too. Her mastery of JSL would make the ninjutsu hand signs a piece of cake for her. Plus she is already athletic, and has great aim (well, assuming she didn't mean to aim lower). I'm also hoping for an everyman hero in OW someday. The idea being, the boy in the hoodie from the first cinematic, the little girl from the Soldier 76 one, the police officer from the OW2 trailer, something like that. We have seen people connected to and associated with the heroes and main characters becoming heroes, or villains, themselves, but so far I don't think there has been an ordinary person, inspired by the actions of those that came before to also rise up and become something more than just a bystander. I suppose Baptiste is close, but even he was a part of Talon.

The quality of this animation is so insane. They are very detailed and put a lot of effort into this work.

The whole scene is so effective with such an impressive pure intention. It almost brought me into tear even I.

We need an OW mini series! The lore is so good

The one team in Overwatch who's never slacked is the animated short team they are so class its insane.

Literally better than any Disney/Pixar animation, you can't change my mind. I love EVERYTHING about their shorts. I'd pay anything to have an animated series or movie from them.

Nearly one year later and I still rewatch this on occasion, Kiriko is one of the coolest heroes in the game for sure.

It's out nearly year and I'm getting nostalgic vibe.. also tear appeared.. Whatever it is happening in world, these animations from Blizzard and also cinematics are masterpieces that stuck in your heart, for me I have to say I love them

Man these guys know how to make me pumped, cry like a baby, then laugh, then cry again. And all in a cinematic for a new character in a video game. Fricken awesome.

Bro these overwatch animated cinematic videos are so good the characters,music, vibe is all on point 10/10

Amazing as always…

I loved the part where Kiriko said "Let the kitsune guide you" as it led the enemy team back to spawn. Truly an overwatch experience

オーバーウォッチのムービー毎回凝っててホントに凄すぎる…

地名も名前もちゃんと日本語だったり母親のうっかり出た日本語も手話も素晴らしく、映像もストーリーも美しい。 素敵なキャラクターとストーリーをありがとうございます！ブリザード！!

Does anyone that knows JSL have an idea of what Kiriko's namesign is a mix of? I know they tend to be personalized, and all I can guess is it's a play on a Japanese letter/syllable for "K"/"Ki" and a fox! I'd love to know more.

I would love an animated series of this

I enjoy revisiting this from time to time, it has a wholesome sentiment.

Team lead: "well, the scene is great so far. It really shows the sweet side of her, but how are we gonna showcase kiriko's Ultimate ability?" animator: *snerk* "what if it made the sweet, little girl a crazed, axe wielding gremline?" Team lead: ".... yes"

Overwatch 2 obviously still has its share of problems, but the core gameplay is still great, and their story and cinematics are easily the best thing about it

The amount of goosebumps I get from these shorts, I can’t describe it

I was a bit mad about the fact that the game slowly stopped being my thing, but I keep watching these animations because they are really good, I hope to see a show or a movie series at some point, I still love very much the lore and the characters, especially Kiriko and Tracer!

I love how pretty much every hero can explain their abilities as something with advanced science fiction technology, and then the Japanese heroes are just straight up magic.

no matter how many times, I have watched this it always makes me cry, thank you for this amazing animation

The amount of detail in the animation makes it so that you must carefully watch countless times see it all, and even then! The cinematic animation team for this is absolutely stellar!

While the devs might not seem to care about the game, these animators are doing gods work with these incredible animations, such amazing quality, movie like.

Blizz cinematics are always fantastic. Top notch team.

Say what you will about the game they never miss with the animated shorts, not ever, this stuff got me to tears man. ❤

I love the way her ult was interpreted in this short, making the old man and young girl crazed speedy killers lmao, excellent stuff

This is why I love kiriko sm, i love the details in this short and Overwatch and EVERYTHIIIING, it was so wholesome to watch. Can’t believe kirikos mom taught genji and Hanzo

I'm a college game design major. Being in animation for like 2 years I gotta say, that's some impressive keyframing right there! Be proud of that, it takes a lot of skill!

These almost never fail to impress, but...this one hits different

My favorite short they've done.

Why haven't they made a show or movie? You can tell they want to. This wasn't even 10 minuets and it hit all the right targets, it even made me cry! 😭😆

I wish these shorts had credit, The animators and everyone else involved really deserve the credit!

9 month later and I teared up again. This ow shorts are crazy good

this made me cry. what a beautiful animated short

I don’t think I’ll ever stop rewatching it everyday, I just love her I guess.

I always loved OW1 and then since OW2 came out i lost faith in developers but still Animation Team never disappoint us

no matter what you pay those animators its not enough, this is amazing

Gotta be honest, after everything that happened in the past year, I didn't think the Overwatch Team still had this in them. Well done.

0:07/6:56 Those piano notes... 0:13 Subtle lesson. 'r' inside the word is rolled. 0:50 That Kiriko learnt sign language makes a *positive* difference. 5:15 The heartbeats... 5:30 That _palpable_ grief... 5:45 _"Rise from your grave."_ -- Zeus, "Altered Beast" 5:48 _"That...was...a mistake."_ -- Robot, "Lost in Space" (1998) 5:52 The punctuations with the gate and slamming that guy into the ceiling... 6:11 _"Kanezaka is behind her, you are in front of her. If you value your lives, be somewhere else."_ -- Delenn, "Babylon 5" 6:21 _"Power up!"_ -- Zeus, "Altered Beast" 6:27 _"Running would be a good idea."_-- Philippe Roache, "Godzilla"

Such a cute short. So much potential for an over watch movie

The animation team is actually insane

"A legendary fox, never forgets her home & her path. She will always stay immortal & forever strong" To: Kiriko. Love: Stephen Nuciolo.

Blizzard please bring overwatch series soon 🥺 i will binge watch thousand of episodes if ever there is

i would love to make animated films like this. i have been learning blender for almost two years now, and i have just enrolled in a character animation course.

I love kiriko so much everything about her this cinematic is so adorable emotional and epic! ❤🦊

If they can make animated cinematic shorts like this then making an animated overwatch movie should be no problem

I did not expect a Studio Guibli level animation but I am SO. HERE FOR IT.

Probably one of the only things you can't fault Blizzard for, they got an amazing art team.

Holly f!!! This is not just an animation. This an art that belong in the museum ! From animation, background music, storyline all the way to voice acting is nothing less than perfect.

I can really see Overwatch's animation team take a couple years off gaming just to make a movie. I wouldn't mind putting updates on hold just for this to become a thing. Hopefully soon we'll get it. Maybe as a last hurrah if Overwatch is finally complete in the future.

The best part of all this, is the fact that in this world, it’s not just adults that are fighting back, it’s kids too, especially when fueled by the spirit of the fox.

Why? Just….why? This is so good . They could’ve made animated series or a movie

The part when she gave her the fox plush was just sweet ❤

Overwatch animated shorts always get me emotional. Plus the little girl's battle cry with the axe, I give it an 11/10.

I wish the Devs for OW2 had this much pride in their work

Every. Single. Time I watch this I start crying I absolutely thought that after almost a year & knowing everything that happens I might not this time, but nope, the tears always come lol I think I'm in the double digits of times viewed now or so, it's just so heckin good

This short is so aggressively wholesome i love it

as artes são lindas, mesmo que o jogo seja falido

Straight up started crying. Not even gonna lie. Incredible.

Overwatch animated shorts never disappoint. Loving this

I like to think that from about 5:50 as her power wells up her voice is heard throughout the building starting as an easily understandable whisper and as an echo in a short area around it directly through the mind rather than sound like her anger makes her lose just enough grip on her power for it to be heard and get louder as more power is exerted the final line at 6:10 echoing loudly throughout a several blocks as she reaches her peak

Kudos to the animators and voice actors that are still carrying this game on their overworked backs. Seriously, someone needs to figure out a way to buy the rights from Blizzard and just make this series into a webcomic or animation series. It'd be SO GOOD.

5:22 - 5:29 - incredibly high-quality work.. просто слов нет❤

I'm in love with this. this was made so well

Not interested in playing the new game, but I am such a fan of the Animated Shorts.

if they can make us emotional with a 10 minute short, imagine what they could do with an arcane length series