Yay, Kazuma saves the day!
Oddly enough, this is one retcon that I actually like. I guess it's technically not one, since you do see the cubs (Pups? Kittens?) at the end of VII... I've been wondering, actually, how much they had planned out when they actually made that ending, whether they just made it randomly, whether Deneh was a full character already (who just wasn't included in the game), or somewhere in between. Regardless, I think it was handled pretty nicely.
smile You know, from what I've heard, I mean. That whole Before-Crisis-not-being-released-here poses a slight problem.