As you all know, it has been 4 years since the release of Part 14. The reason it has taken this long for the 15th episode to come out is because I wanted the final battle scene to be top notch. And action sequences aren't my strongest point. So an animator named T-Dash offered to help me out. He had some good ideas and even FINISHED his scene. But he wasn't satisfied with the way it came out so he started over from scratch. Everything was going good until his computer crashed. When he finally got everything back and running he decided to start working on the scene again.
Well I never heard from him again after that so I decided to look for a new co-author. I approached Dany Laporte because I was very impressed with his sprite work. He gladly agreed and was actually happy to be a part of this series since he loved it. We talked about the scene and everything seemed to be going good but then he went M.I.A. I do hope he comes back soon as he is definitely one of the best spriters on the site. So then I typed "SwishMax" into the Newgrounds search bar and happened to come across a user by the name of KNanakase.
I watched some of his animations and I was very impressed by his action sequences. To top it off I found out he made all of his flashes using SwishMax! In case you guys don't know, I use SwishMax to animate all of my movies so collaborating with this person would be easier than collaborating with someone who used flash since all he has to do is send me his swi file. While with flash I would have to import the SWF as a scene and add all the sound effects. Also sometimes the scenes wouldn't come out right (since they were made with a different program). Check out the battle scenes he animated in this movie so you know what to expect...
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/
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So I gave him all the details and asked him if he wanted to be a part of this project. At first he told me animating a scene for this extremely popular series seems so intimidating to me. I mean, what if it isn't good enough for all those fans?. I then told him not to be nervous and to have fun with it. I also told him that my fans would be grateful because they would finally get to see the finale of my series thanks to him! So everyone who has been patiently waiting for part 15 thank KNanakase. Without him, you would have probably had to wait another 4 years :)
Also I told him to look at my previous battle scenes. They were decent, but not mind-blowing. And I told him any battle he puts out would be better than the one I would make. So after that, he agreed. And now we are in the process of putting the scene together. While he's animating the battle scene I'll be working on the rest of the scenes. I honestly believe part 15 will be the best in the series. Not because it's my latest episode but because of all the detail we are putting into this one. It's going to be the episode with the best battle, best music, and best story. I am really putting my heart and soul into this movie. To me this series is something special, and I will never forget all the good times I had making it. I loved each and every positive review I received from the fans! It's actually what inspired me to continue the series. Without you guys, there would be no "Day After" series. So I thank you guys for that!
If I didn't care about quality or about the fans then I would have just half-assed this movie and released it a long time ago. But no, I postponed the project to find one of the best battle animators on the site. Also I think it's good that I postponed it for this long because my animation has greatly improved since part 14. I want this to be the episode that fans talk about for years to come! I want people to say "it was worth the wait... and an awesome ending to the series". I have a lot of great ideas and am bringing them to life as we speak. The only problem I'm worried about is reaching the frame limit (yes it is going to be that long) but I'll see what I can do. In the meantime, check out this screenshot of the main menu. Keep an eye out for the final episode of FFVI: The Day After! It's going to be here sooner than you think.
