Takotsubo Heartbeat - Splatoon Fan-Made Animatic

This is a 22-minute animatic inspired by the events that happen between the video games Splatoon 1 and 2. In the games, Marina leaves her oppressive underground home for the surface world of freedom and music. I wanted to explore what it means to leave one’s home behind: Why would someone choose to leave or not? What struggles would they face and who would be hurt? Using the Splatoon 2 development artwork for “beta“ Pearl as a jumping point, I imagined what Marina’s childhood friend would be like. Her name is Sunny, and serves as a foil to Marina. The title of this short is named after takotsubo, the name for both an octopus trap and the “broken heart“ syndrome, a weakening of the heart. Age Rating: recommended 10 for mild violence. English captions available. Chapters: 00:00 - 1. Fame and Fortune 01:42 - 2. Life in Octocity 06:33 - 3. Inkling Invasion 10:03 - 4. Parting Ways 13:48 - 5. A New Face 18:34 - 6. Showdown Follow me online @stupjam: Carrd: Twitter: Credits: Splatoon characters and scenario are ©Nintendo Animatic/Script/Sound Design: Stup-Jam Animatic Check: Michelle Santoso Script Check/Japanese Translation: Toodles McPoodles Voice: Amber, Stup-Jam, Toodles McPoodles Sound effects from Additional sound effects from For a complete list of sound effects used, listed approximately by appearance in the animatic, please visit Music: “Space Flight” by wi-photos sounds/521062/ “Where It All Began“ arranged by Chris Kohler Original Song “The Pokémon Lab” by Go Ichinose for Pokémon Diamond and Pearl “Late Nights in Osaka” by YellowTree sounds/595751/ “Hypervigilance“ arranged by Michael Hudak Original Song “Lone Trooper” by Frank Klepacki, Jarrid Mendelson for Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun “EEVEE used Swift!” arranged by AlmightyArceus Original Song “Route 209” by Hitomi Sato for Pokémon Diamond and Pearl “Xerrox Salad/Memories of Memories“ arranged by Michael Hudak Original Song “Rock Solid” by Robin Beanland for Conker’s Bad Fur Day “Spirits of the Fallen“ arranged by heymagurany Original Song “Dream Battle” by Christopher Larkin for Hollow Knight Thanks to everyone following this project. It has been a long journey. I hope you will enjoy the animatic. Thank you for watching!