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Shiro Amano states that the Kingdom Hearts manga series is over

The writer and artist of the Kingdom Hearts manga, Shiro Amano, has informed us today via an official statement on Twitter, that the manga series has come to a close. Shiro Amano confirmed he will no longer be creating any further manga's based on the Kingdom Hearts video game franchise. A translation of Amano's tweet can be read below thanks to Katie Armstrong ([email protected]):
 
 
 
The Kingdom Hearts manga began twelve years ago in 2003 and told the stories of Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and Kingdom Hearts II. The final manga and tenth volume of Kingdom Hearts II was released in Japan in August. The manga is well known for its humor, additional story elements, and slight alterations in plot to the franchises' original games. The manga that have yet to be released in English will still be published by Yen Press in the US.
 
What are your thoughts on the Kingdom Hearts manga ending? Do you have a favorite section with in the manga you would like to share? Let us know in the comments section below!
SnowPint7Fourths

New gameplay & story updates coming to Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ

A new mysterious item known as a ‘strength bundle’ can be obtained at the beginning of December in Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ which allows players access to brand new six-star strength medals to be used in combat. The medals' abilities will be increased dramatically and will unlock the sixth level of the medals' true power.
 
You will be able to equip a full deck of six star medals to the Keyblade from the 19th November 20:00 (JST) and Square Enix will also begin to add villain and darkness ‘reverse’ medals, which include the Wicked Witch disguise medal. These medals can be used alongside the more powerful silver and gold ‘upright medals’.
 
In preparation for the new ‘strength bundle’ the deck cost for the Keyblades increased dramatically, with the addition of a special avatar board. The bonuses on the board can be obtained through collecting jewels in daily challenges and as a usual login bonus. In addition, Cid medals will be given out more frequently with campaigns and events.
 
There is a chance to obtain more synthesis medals, sold medals and progression medals. These can be obtained through purchasing the 3000 jewel prize draw and the 1400 jewel draw available once per week. (Players who bought these will already have these medals unlocked.) These can be also be gained through the ‘All Daily Quests Open Until Sunday’ bonus and brand new quests that allow you to obtain a Cid medal everyday.
 
It appears we are going to receive the most exciting story update yet! In this monthly update, Unchained χ will tell Olympus Coliseum's final chapter by introducing familiar Disney characters and the Underworld to the story. The story will also begin to introduce the mysterious character Ephemera from Japan’s web based counterpart [Chi].
 
Thanks to KH13 News Team member Kayla Copeland ([email protected]) for full translations of the original article. The translations and images from the article can be found below:
 
 



 
 
Are you looking forward to the upcoming updates of Unchained χ? Let us know in the comments section below!
SnowPint7Fourths

Summary of the Kingdom Hearts Premium Theater event

On November 3rd, Square Enix & Disney held an event dedicated to the Kingdom Hearts series called the Kingdom Hearts Premium Theater. Throughout the event, new footage relating to the Kingdom Hearts series was shown to everyone who attended the event, along with a few extra surprises. While those who couldn't attend the event cannot view any of the footage from the event, Square Enix released a few screenshots from the new footage, along with fans sharing their impressions on all the events that took place at the Kingdom Hearts Premium Theater.
 
Below you can check out all articles, screenshots, and fan impressions from the event.
 
 

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- New images featuring attraction flow for Kingdom Hearts III, Riku and Kairi in Kingdom Hearts 2.8, and Beast's Castle in Kingdom Hearts χ
- New Kingdom Hearts III trailer shown at D23 Expo Japan 2015
- New Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue trailer shown at D23 Expo Japan 2015
- Beast's Castle Confirmed for Kingdom Hearts χ[chi], and "Mickey Code Together" Event for Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ
- Famitsu: Kingdom Hearts Premium Theater summary
 
 

Screenshots




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Square Enix officially released screenshots from the new footage shown at the event, which can be seen below.
 




Fan Impressions




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Thanks to @kh_primavera, and translations by News Team member Rin, you can check out fan impressions on the Kingdom Hearts Premium Theater.
 
 
Thanks to KH13 News Team member Kayla Copeland ([email protected]), you can read fan impressions from FF-Reunion.net.
 
 
Lastly, you can check out tweets from the event, thanks to KH13 News Team member Kayla Copeland ([email protected]) for the translations, and thanks to @aibo_ac7 for the original tweets.
 
 
 
 
With the Kingdom Hearts Premium Theater passing by, as well as all of the D23 Expo Japan event, there are 2 major events left of 2015: Jump Festa 2016 and PlayStation Experience 2015. While Kingdom Hearts has not been confirmed for any of these events yet, there is a small chance of Kingdom Hearts appearing at these events. If any Kingdom Hearts news appears as these events are starting, we will let you know!
Jake

Famitsu: Kingdom Hearts Premium Theater summary

After the Kingdom Hearts Premium Theater event, held on November 3rd, 2015, Famitsu Weekly published an article detailing almost every aspect of the special D23 event. Take the time to read about the new details from Kingdom Hearts III and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, and read special messages from the Japanese voice actors of the series! Thanks to News Team member Rin for the translations!
 
 
What did you think about what the voice actors had to say? Let us know in the comments!
Toominator

Beast's Castle Confirmed for Kingdom Hearts χ[chi], and "Mickey Code Together" Event for Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ

While the information from the Kingdom Hearts Premium Theater event for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and Kingdom Hearts III has been kept pretty quiet so far, we've got some new information from the D23 event about both Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ and Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]!
 
Below are translations from the latest Famitsu article, which detail the Mickey Code Together event, and the new Beast's Castle world!
 
 
For Kingdom Hearts χ[chi], we have confirmation of a new world: Beast's Castle!
 
 
You can view images from inside Beast's Castle, and the Mickey Code Together outfit below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 



 



 
What do you guys think about these new additions to the Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] universe?
Tadaima2006

New Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue trailer shown at D23 Expo Japan 2015

Alongside new Kingdom Hearts III footage, attendees of the Kingdom Hearts Premium Theater event were also treated to a Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue trailer. Though the trailer is not yet available to the public, we have a few details from attendees who shared their thoughts on Twitter.


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What we know so far:


All Foretellers' parts had voice acting in the trailer
Yen Sid speaks to Riku, Kairi and Mickey about the seven guardians of pure light and why they must protect the Princesses of Heart.
Ven, Aqua, Terra also come up in this conversation
Mickey tells Riku and Kairi about his recent visit to the Realm of Darkness

More impressions will be added as we receive and translate them. Thank you for your patience.
soraspromise

New Kingdom Hearts III trailer shown at D23 Expo Japan 2015

Attendees of the Kingdom Hearts Premium Theater event at D23 Expo Japan were given the chance to watch new Kingdom Hearts III footage. Though the trailer won't be released to the public for a while, we have some details given by attendees on Twitter.
 


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The world based on Tangled makes a reappearance, with a new flower Heartless
A new Nobody is shown, confirming their return as an enemy in Kingdom Hearts III.
The conversation between young Eraqus and young Xehanort is expanded upon from what we've seen previously at E3 2015 and Tokyo Game Show 2015 (Later revealed that this conversation is in the event-exclusive trailer).
Sora locks on to 10 Heartless at once within 1.5 seconds and begins to attack at lightning speeds for a temporary period of time!
The speedy action of the KH3 trailer surprised some.
New abilities of Sora, Donald, and Goofy were revealed. Footage of 3 people riding on Goofy's shield and attacking.
Character movements in battle scene are detailed. Especially Sora's legs in the river.
There was a river Sora fell into while fighting heartless.
Towards the end of the trailer, there is a scene with Sora, Riku, Kairi, Ven, Aqua, Terra, Namine, Roxas and Lea. This is the scene that made many fans emotional.

Thanks to KH13 user ZeroKitteh for compiling a list of notable moments from the trailer. A sketch of this new nobody can be found below thanks to Twitter user @aibo_ac7. This nobody seems to have possible ties to Marluxia:

 



 
More impressions will added as we receive and translate them. Thank you for your patience.
soraspromise

New images featuring attraction flow for Kingdom Hearts III, Riku and Kairi in Kingdom Hearts 2.8, and Beast's Castle in Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]

Famitsu has updated their site following the presentation at D23 Expo Japan with a series of images and descriptions including a new attraction flow attack for Kingdom Hearts III. This new attack is based on Disney attraction named "Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blaster". You can find the image below:
 



 
In the section including Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, a new image shows Riku, Kairi and King Mickey standing before Yen Sid in the Mysterious Tower in Birth by Sleep 0.2 -A Fragmentary Passage-:
 



 
Here's a screenshot of Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD with Sora surrounded by all his friends:
 



 
Last but not least, Beast's Castle was announced as a new world in Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]. However, it remains uncertain if Beast's Castle will be added to Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ in the near future.
 












 
Translations will be added as soon as they are available.
 
Do you believe "Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blaster" may lead to a possible Toy Story world? Let us know in the comments!
soraspromise

Coverage: Kingdom Hearts Premium Theater event at D23 Expo Japan 2015

To kick off D23 Expo Japan 2015, Disney and Square Enix are hosting a special event called the Kingdom Hearts Premium Theater. This is a private event in Japan, in which we expect some huge news for Kingdom Hearts III! Because we do not expect a livestream of the event, official or otherwise, we will be using this article to provide live updates in addition to articles covering any big announcements that come up. The doors will open at 10:00pm EST (7:00pm PT) and the event begins at 11:00pm EST (8:00pm PT). Make sure to stay tuned here, on KH13.com, and our social media pages for all Kingdom Hearts news from the Kingdom Hearts Premium Theater!
 

Articles






 
New images featuring attraction flow for Kingdom Hearts III, Riku and Kairi in Kingdom Hearts 2.8, and Beast's Castle in Kingdom Hearts χ
New Kingdom Hearts III trailer shown at D23 Expo Japan 2015
New Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue trailer shown at D23 Expo Japan 2015
 
 
 
 

Live Updates




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4:06PM (USA EST): Pictures of the D23 Expo building posted!
10:00PM (USA EST): The doors for the theater have opened and people are heading in now!
10:09PM (USA EST): Fans have entered the theater!
10:16PM (USA EST): Hashimoto, executive producer of the Kingdom Hearts series, was spotted at the front of the theater!
10:26PM (USA EST): Rules of the theater announced. No video allowed.
11:00PM (USA EST): The event has begun! Information can't be released till 3AM (USA EST)
12:30AM (USA EST): The first showing has ended. Embargo ends at 3AM (USA EST).
12:45AM (USA EST): Photos of King Mickey surface!
12:48AM (USA EST): One attendee describes the Premium Theater event as having "really emotional scenes"!
1:56AM (USA EST): Attendees of the event are having a hard time keeping quiet during this social media embargo, saying "So many things I want to share, but I gotta hold it in!"
1:58AM (USA EST): Another fan tweets "Axel's words always make me cry." Could Axel be making an appearance in this new trailer?
3AM (USA EST): Two new screenshots shown! Buzz Lightyear Astro Blaster attraction flow, and Riku and Kairi as they appear in KH0.2!
3AM (USA EST): No release date for KH3 or KH2.8.
3AM (USA EST): Beast's Castle world coming to Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]!
3:30AM (USA EST): A new nobody was revealed during the trailer! Look like someone we know?
3:45AM (USA EST): Nomura-san showed off a 3D model of Daybreak Town in KH3 graphics!
3:50AM (USA EST): The 3D model of Daybreak Town, as well as new areas of Mount Olympus were from a "Making of KH3" video that will stay exclusive to attendees of the event.
3:50AM (USA EST): All of the union leaders in KHχ were voiced in the KH2.8 trailer!
4:00AM (USA EST): The KH3 trailer ended with Sora, Roxas, Namine, Xion, Riku, Axel, Kairi, Aqua, Terra, and Ven sharing a nice moment!
 

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Toominator

Kingdom Hearts II Riku and Kingdom Hearts II Halloween Town Sora Play Arts Kai figures to release on February 13, 2016

Images of the final versions of the Kingdom Hearts II Riku and Kingdom Hearts II Halloween Town Sora Play Arts Kai figures have finally been released. With these images the tentative release date has been given as February 2016 with pre-orders beginning November 2, 2015. Previously, the prototypes of these two figures have made appearances at San Diego Comic-Con 2015, Tokyo Game Show 2015, and New York Comic-Con 2015. Thanks go to Twitter user @anime_yokaku for the tip. You can view photos of these figures below.
 
 



 
Update 1: The official Square Enix Japan online store has given an official release date for the figures, which is February 13, 2016.
 
Update 2: The official Square Enix North American Store has updated their site with pre-orders for both the Sora and Riku figures. The release date for these figures in North America is March 12th, 2016 and the cost for both figures is $120.00 USD.
soraspromise

[Updated] Kingdom Hearts II Sora Final Form Play Arts Kai figure & Kingdom Hearts II print signed by Nomura for auction - D23 Expo Japan

Update 1: The auction for the Kingdom Hearts poster signed by series director, Tetsuya Nomura is now live! Again, you must have a Yahoo! Japan ID in order to place a bid. The auction will end on Saturday, November 14, 2015, at 10:24PM (JST). The description says the poster is a bit worn with a few wrinkles.
 
Visit this link if you wish to place a bid. Good luck!
 
Update 2: The auction for the Play Arts Kai figure of Kingdom Hearts II Sora in his Final Form signed by Tetsuya Nomura is now live.
 
For bids, please visit this link.
 
 


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The official D23 Japan website has updated with an online auction that will be opening shortly after the event. Tying in with the Kingdom Hearts Premium Theater event planned for D23 Expo Japan, several Kingdom Hearts items have been listed. The items included in the auction are a Kingdom Hearts II Sora Final Form ver. Play Arts Kai figure and a Kingdom Hearts II print, both of which are signed by Tetsuya Nomura, director of the Kingdom Hearts series.
 
In order to enter for a chance to get the signed limited edition Play Arts Kai figure, as well as the Kingdom Hearts II print, you will need a Japanese Yahoo! ID and be 15 or older. If you are not 15 or older, you will need a guardian's consent.
 
The auction begins on the 10th of November at 8:00 AM (JST) and ends on the 15th of November at 10:00 PM (JST).
 
For those not entering the auction, limited quantities of the Play Arts Kai figure will be for sale at D23 Expo Japan. However, these figures will not be signed.
 
You can check out the signed Kingdom Hearts II print below:
 



 
Will you enter the auction and attempt to get the limited edition Play Arts Kai & print signed by Nomura? Let us know in the comments below!
Jake

Countdown to the Kingdom Hearts Premium Theater event has begun

In case you've forgotten through the midst of all the recent Kingdom Hearts news, the Kingdom Hearts Premium Theater event is being held on November 3rd, 2015, which is just over two weeks away (as of October 15th, 2015)! We are expecting new information (most likely a new trailer according to the name "premium theater") regarding Kingdom Hearts III, in addition to possible news about Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ.
 



 
We are assuming the event will be private, with heavy restrictions on recording devices and flash photography. That being said, we will be livetweeting information as it comes on our KH13.com Twitter account. Of course, we will be updating the site with an article as quickly as possible as we receive, interpret, and understand information we are given.
 



 
In order to commemorate the Kingdom Hearts Premium Theater event, we will be counting down days until the event on our social media accounts by revisiting news we've received about Kingdom Hearts III for the past few years. Please be sure to follow us on social media to receive instant Kingdom Hearts news and to receive reminders about the upcoming Kingdom Hearts Premium Theater event!
 

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What do you expect or want to see from the Kingdom Hearts Premium Theater event? Let us know in the comments!
Toominator

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