To commemorate the singer’s 15th anniversary since her debut, Kingdom Hearts creator Tetsuya Nomura drew up a special illustration for Hikaru Utada, who has contributed to the series with tracks such as “Simple and Clean” and “Sanctuary”. [Thanks, Game Jouhou]

 

 

 

The above image is Nomura’s completed image of Hikaru Utada, and he mentioned how he actually struggled quite a bit with its design.

 

 

 

However, when he plans out his work for games, he often goes with the concept of “something that will overflow your imagination about what’s ahead,” which is the same concept he went with for his illustration of Hikaru Utada.

 

 

 

If you look closely at the water, you can even see some of Kingdom Hearts’ motifs in there as well!

 

 

Read more at http://www.siliconera.com/2014/11/11/tetsuya-nomura-drew-hikaru-utada-kingdom-hearts-spin/#CursWOtVTPQpZQYG.99

 

That's just amazing! I hope Utada Hikaru makes at least 1 more song to close the xehanort saga.

Look at that Commandad bar left under. Just like Kingdom Hearts!

Beautiful :~:

 

I hope she sees it

*Gasps* It's STELLAR!

 

Hey....How fantastical would it be if at the very end of KH3, they inserted a cameo of her somewhere during the credits? Like, the characters are all on the beach, and she's somewhere afar off singing the closing song. That would be AWESOME!!!

dem majestic chandeliers tho

Tetsuya Nomura, never fails to impress me with his artwork ^_^

HP Bar, KH Spin, Command deck.

 

Utada doing KHIII's theme song confirmed. Nah lol jk but it is a very high possibility now I think.

After her father tweet saying she would come back to KH3, this was what I needed to get my hopes up.  

 

" There is a meaning to every keyword in the picture." - Nomura

 

Such a boss. KH3 command menu foreshadowing in the water and Utada confirmed as the 13th darkness 

Lol, was gonna post a topic on this yesterday, but forgot. Good stuff, a fantastic design (plus, dat Command Bar).

Do you remember when Tetsuya Nomura, in that one interview in a Famitsu issue, revealed that he had been receiving many offers from both inside and outside Square Enix for collaboration projects? Well, one of those collaborations is with Utada Hikaru! In fact, he drew the ArtWork for her upcoming cover Album:

 

Amazing, isn't it? To notice the Kingdom Hearts-style command list at bottom left!

 

Nomura also left a message:

 

 

This was the first time I felt troubled to draw.

There were a number of things that troubled me. Perhaps you could ask yourself is this the “game”. In the game’s proposal, I kept in mind when writing this, from what you know previously, your imagination may start to inflate/swell. I thought about trying to express this in one picture. What arises from this proposal, there is a meaning to every keyword in the picture.

And, as one waits for Utada to perform again, there is a double meaning in this content. What happens if she starts to move again?
I tried to draw those emotions in the possibility of those imaginations.

 

 

For me, this also strongly hints at Utada's return for Kingdom Hearts III opening!

 

In the form of a teddy bear chair.

Only if Disney gives in and pays her licensing fee.

fracking do it disney. do it or well skin ya'/