The absolutely AMAZING English fandub of this song can be found here    • Ai no Uta  Pikmin (English Fandub)   . For the love of god, give it a listen because it doesn't have NEARLY enough views.

I was hitting burnout when it came to the SpongeBob animatics, so I took a break and came back with a Pikmin one! ... Please don't hate me. Anyway, I fking adore Pikmin with all my heart, and so I couldn't leave this beautifully tragic song without an animatic of its own. I went out of my way to include elements from all three Pikmin games... and even threw in a reference to Hey! Pikmin too!

The song is in Japanese, because it's the original version and how the song was meant to be heard. However, the onscreen visuals match the lyrics perfectly and I have provided English subtitles if you so desire. I break some rules (like Bulbmin being above ground) for the sake of coolness, and there is a LOT of death.

(EDIT: 26/01/2024) Originally, I mentioned a certain YouTuber in the description of this video and thanked him at the end. News has recently come out that he has been a massive creep and potentially a groomer. While the story involving the 15yo hasn't been confirmed at the time of writing and could very well be fake, I cannot risk it. I have since cropped out the thanks because I don't want that name tainting the video.

I'm keeping the reference to Steve the Trooper, partially because removing it would require taking down the entire video and reuploading it. I think at this point, Steve the Trooper has been rather divorced from his originator and should remain as something the Pikmin fandom has.