Final Fantasy Vii - Advent Children | Complete 10... ^new^

Geostigma—the plague caused by Jenova’s cells infecting the Lifestream inside human bodies—feels like a genuine global pandemic in the Complete edition. By showing more infected children and detailing the agonizing pain the disease causes, the film's climax carries immense weight. When Aerith’s healing rain finally falls upon the city of Edge, the sense of relief, rebirth, and hard-fought peace is incredibly powerful, delivering the definitive happy ending the characters truly deserved.

Tetsuya Nomura and Kazushige Nojima have stated that is canonical. In fact, the Remake trilogy is directly referencing it. Consider these connections: Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children Complete 10...

This wasn't Advent Children—a desperate scramble for survival. This was the 10th Anniversary. A celebration of the now . the sense of relief