Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel

Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile (2009) is a 28-minute Japanese animated short directed by Shinji Ishihara — watch it online on iFILM. Produced by Square Enix, it bridges the gap between the original Final Fantasy VII game and the feature film Advent Children.

Denzel sits down with Reeve from the World Regenesis Organization and recounts how he survived the fall of Midgar's Sector 7 and eventually crossed paths with Cloud. For fans of the game it adds real texture to a character whose backstory the film left thin. Coming in cold it still works as a short about a kid who kept moving when the world around him stopped. Stream Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile (2009) online on iFILM.