Square Enix has revealed more celebratory Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary merchandise; bean plates. The dishware is ornately decorated with the 20th anniversary logo and several iconic symbols from the franchise. Further, the set is available for pre-order via Square Enix Japan's digital storefront (¥6,600) and it will ship on September 24th, 2022.
Additional store links will be listed at this article's conclusion when they are provided.
You can view images of the Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Bean Plate Set via our gallery below:
Square Enix has revealed more celebratory Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary merchandise; chopsticks and a rest for the tools. The items' exteriors are coated in identifiable symbols from the franchise. Further, they are available for pre-order via Square Enix Japan's digital storefront (¥3,520) and will ship on June 24th, 2022.
Additional store links will be listed at this article's conclusion when they are provided.
You can view images of the Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Chopsticks & Chopstick Rest via our gallery below:
UPDATE: 4/29/2022
Square Enix North America - $36.99 - October 2022 shipment window
AmiAmi - ¥2,810 - June 2022 shipment window
Aitai Kuji - ¥2,800 - June 2022 shipment window
Square Enix has revealed more celebratory Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary merchandise; a soba inoguchi set, with the latter term referring to the cups' prints. The dishware collection boasts memorable iconography from the series and the 20th Anniversary logo. Moreover, the set is available for pre-order via Square Enix Japan's digital storefront (¥4,950) and it ships on October 15th, 2022.
Additional store links will be listed at this article's conclusion when they are provided.
You can view images of the Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Soba Inoguchi set via our gallery below:
UPDATE: 4/30/2022
The Soba Set is now available for pre-order via AmiAmi for ¥3,960 ahead of a September 2022 shipment window.
Square Enix has revealed a Kingdom Hearts Mini Glass Set that is available for pre-order via their digital Japanese storefront. The collection costs ¥4,950 and it ships on June 30th, 2022. Further, each mainline iteration of Sora is portrayed alongside the Kingdom Hearts III iteration of Kairi.
Additional store links will be listed at this article's conclusion when they are provided.
You can view images of the Kingdom Hearts Mini Glass Set via our gallery below:
UPDATE: 4/30/2022
Additional storefronts now have this product available for pre-order, listed below:
AmiAmi - ¥3,960 - June 2022 shipment window
Aitai Kuji - ¥3,950 - June 2022 shipment window
A member of our staff, KHWaterBlock, has shared gameplay footage of the Japanese exclusive Kingdom Hearts mobile game Kingdom Hearts Coded. This game would be remade into Kingdom Hearts Re:coded for the Nintendo DS, but the original remains Japanese exclusive.
Roughly 18 minutes of Olympus Coliseum demo gameplay is showcased, with combat primarily displayed alongside interspersed dialogue.
You can view this gameplay of Kingdom Hearts Coded via KHWaterBlock's Youtube channel below:
Recently, Square Enix launched a new mobile game titled Echoes of Mana, part of the classic and beloved Mana franchise. Players get to control several characters from the series as they unite to save the Mana Tree.
Humorously, fans have discovered that the title's victory fanfare is strikingly similar to the victory fanfare from Kingdom Hearts Union χ Cross.
You can view a tweet by Twitter user @kakaichigo showcasing the victory theme below alongside a link to Kingdom Hearts Union χ Cross' fanfare:
What do you think of these rather close similarities? Let us know in the comments below!
Do you want more Kingdom Hearts references? Then, you will get more Kingdom Hearts references! In the latest trailer for Chip'N Dale: Rescue Rangers, at the 1:21 mark, there is a shot of a collection filled with items from various characters. Right in the middle is the Kingdom Key, the iconic icon to the Kingdom Hearts series.
This is the 3rd reference to the Kingdom Hearts series in the past few months, along with the Proud Family: Louder and Prouder and The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse.
Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers will premirere on May 20th exclusivly on Disney+.
The upcoming Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Famitsu interview with Tetsuya Nomura arriving tomorrow has shared preview images with information being shared by prominent leaker Ryokutya.
A summation of the provided information has been translated by our team's Ryuji, viewable below:
The latest trailer was shown in Unreal Engine 4, but by the next time we see KH4 make an appearance, we will certainly see it in Unreal Engine 5.
The girl who knows Quadratum [possibly the Nameless Star’s identity] is still a secret. It is unknown whether she’ll appear in KH4 or not, but Nomura does suggest she is a Verum Rex character.
The “Lost Masters” refers to an opposition group, similar to Organization XIII.
The 5 masters aside from Luxu have completely vanished. It is unknown if they’ll make an appearance in Kingdom Hearts IV. They each have different purposes and newfound purposes for this saga.
The scenario for this arc will be written by Nomura, Oka Masaru, and Akiko Ishibashi.
The scenario for Missing Link will be written by Ruiko Fukazawa (writer for Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward).
The Dark Road finale is being animated by 2 female animators, who are hard at work.
There are no plans to release any KH4 information in the near future.
Japanese publication Famitsu has shared new preview scans for the upcoming Weekly Famitsu providing Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary coverage, including a full interview with series director Tetsuya Nomura. Understandably, it's next to impossible to make out the text within these scans fully. Still, we can tell that the Master of Masters and the Foretellers, the Anniversary event concert, and Kingdom Hearts IV will be receiving dedicated pages.
As a reminder, this full Weekly Famitsu issue will be released on April 28th, 2022. We covered translations for a preview that was released earlier this month.
You can view the preview scans for this upcoming edition of Weekly Famitsu via our gallery below:
Are you excited for the full Tetsuya Nomura interview releasing soon? Let us know in the comments below!
Japanese merchandise retailer Aitai Kuji has announced that the recently revealed Kingdom Hearts postcards drawn by Tetsuya Nomura are available for pre-order via their digital storefront. Further, the postcards are divided into 3 sets, each containing 7, which cost ¥3,500 and ship in August 2022.
The Aitai Kuji store pages for these postcard sets are listed below. We will update this article with additional store pages once they are available:
Postcard Set A
Postcard Set B
Postcard Set C
UPDATE (4/27/2022)
The Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary postcard sets are now available for pre-order via Square Enix Japan's digital storefront (¥1,650 each) and they will all ship on June 24th, 2022.
Store links for the products via the aforementioned digital storefront are listed below:
Postcard Set A
Postcard Set B
Postcard Set C
UPDATE (4/28/2022)
The items are now available for pre-order via AmiAmi. They each cost ¥1,320 and ship in June 2022.
Postcard Set A
Postcard Set B
Postcard Set C
UPDATE (5/3/2022)
The postcards are now available to pre-order via Square Enix North America. Each set costs $19.99 and they ship in October 2022.
Postcard Set A
Postcard Set B
Postcard Set C
Do you see yourself purchasing any or all of these magnificent postcard sets? Let us know in the comments below!
Japanese merchandise retailer Amnibus has announced that they are selling Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary hoodies containing iconic imagery from the series. The hoodie has men's and women's variants, with both types costing ¥ 6,578 (tax included) and shipping from the end of August 2022. Prospective purchasers can also choose from various sizes.
You can view the officially provided images of the Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Amnibus hoodie via our gallery below. In addition, store page hyperlinks are also listed below:
Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Amnibus Hoodie - Men
Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Amnibus Hoodie - Women
If you're curious about other Kingdom Hearts 20th Annviersary merchandise, check out our Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary event recap article listing each newly announced product!
UPDATE: 4/30/2022
Aitai Kuji now has both items available for pre-order, viewable below:
Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Amnibus Hoodie - Men - ¥6,500 - August 2022 shipment window
Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Amnibus Hoodie - Women - ¥6,500 - August 2022 shipment window
Do you see yourself purchasing this stylish hoodie? Let us know in the comments below!
Kingdom Hearts V-Cast is a game that only a few members of the community are aware of. It's a humorously obscure title that was released for the V-Cast in Japan on October 1st, 2004, and in the United States on February 4th, 2005, via a service hosted by Verizon Wireless. Before sharing this newly revealed footage, let's give some context for what this game even is.
In this title, Sora, Donald, and Goofy find themselves dozing off while the Gummi Ship is on autopilot. However, while this collective nap occurs, a bizarre creature enters Sora's dreams. Afterward, Sora seemingly wakes and finds himself alone on an unfamiliar land known as Swashbuckler's Island. Obviously intending on reuniting with his friends, Sora builds a raft and goes on his way.
Maleficent is the primary antagonist of this title, and there are Disney worlds, namely Wonderland and Agrabah. Still, Kingdom Hearts V-Cast is considered entirely non-canon, and no direct mention of it has been made by Nomura or staff in the years since its inception.
Only some of this game has been archived with footage online alongside screenshots. In fact, our gallery even houses some.
Recently though, a Youtuber named Negative Space uploaded a video on Youtube showcasing the final stage of Kingdom Hearts V-Cast. It's quite a spectacle to behold, and you can view it below:
In addition, the following galleries hold a few images of this long-lost game:
What are your thoughts on this genuinely unexpected discovery and development? Let us know in the comments below!
Gangan Online have posted Chapter 24 for the Kingdom Hearts III manga. You can check out the previews for the chapter in our gallery below. You can read the full chapter on their site by clicking here or on their online app.
Chapter 25 will be available on May 26th.
You can also check out the articles for the previous chapters by clicking on the links below!
Chapter 0 Prologue Japanese English
Chapter 1 A New Journey Japanese English
Chapter 2 Olympus Coliseum[1] Japanese English
Chapter 3 Olympus Coliseum[2] Japanese English
Chapter 4 Olympus Coliseum[3] Japanese English
Chapter 5 Olympus Coliseum[4] Japanese English
Chapter 6 Olympus Coliseum[5] Japanese English
Chapter 7 Olympus Coliseum[6] Japanese English
Chapter 8 Olympus Coliseum[7] Japanese English
Chapter 9 World of Darkness Japanese English
Chapter 10 Connected Japanese English
Chapter 11 The Self inside the Mirror Japanese English
Chapter 12 Reunion Japanese English
Chapter 13 Warmth Japanese English
Chapter 14 Destiny Island Japanese English
Chapter 15 Remaining Light Japanese English
Chapter 16 Tracking the Bond Japanese English
Chapter 17 Following the Heart's Guidance Japanese English
Chapter 18 Twilight Town [1] Japanese English
Chapter 19 Twilight Town [2] Japanese English
Chapter 20 Toy Box [1] Japanese English
Chapter 21 Toy Box [2] Japanese English
Chapter 22 Toy Box [3] Japanese English
Chapter 23 Toy Box [4] Japanese English
In addition, Volume 2 of the manga is now available for Japan. The English version is schedule to release on May 3rd.
The official Twitter account for the Square Enix cafe has unveiled new Kingdom Hearts postcards drawn by Tetsuya Nomura! Several of these illustrations are iconic to the series, with some more obscure pieces being present. Further, there are 7 postcards across 3 sets, totalling 21!
If these items become available to purchase via digital storefronts, we will update this article to include those pages.
You can view the newly revealed Kingdom Hearts postcards via our gallery below:
During Coachella 2022, a widely known music and arts festival, Utada Hikaru sang "Simple and Clean" and "Face My Fears" from the Kingdom Hearts series! The former is the full version of the track which players will identify from the first game's ending, while the latter is Kingdom Hearts III's opening theme!
Hikaru also sang "First Love" and "Automatic!"
You can view the live stream where Hikaru's performances occured below. This is a live stream, so a timestamp can not be linked. However, if a VOD is saved, we'll update this posted link with a timestamp of when Hikaru's performances begin.
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