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The end has finally come. Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] has now ceased all online gameplay and services worldwide. The title will be back up in English, but only via offline mode functionality. Players will be able to customize their avatars with various cosmetics, but no other gameplay features such as combat will be retained in this upcoming version of the app.
The theater mode will also be present in the offline version of the app, where players will be able to view all of the cutscenes throughout the game including all of the lore-centric Daybreak Town scenes. 
Kingdom Hearts Dark Road is stated to be arriving back at the end of September 2021, containing the rest of the story it was intended to tell. 
The Japanese version of Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] shut down earlier this month, on June 16, 2021. 
The official Square Enix E-store has revealed a brand new set of Kingdom Hearts-themed Acrylic Magnets! Purchasing this product grants the customer a total of 10 randomly selected magnets from the 10 that are available. This means that duplicates can arrive in an order.
You can view each of the 10 magnets via our gallery below:
The blind box can currently be pre-ordered on the Square Enix E-store for ¥8,800 ($79.49) and it releases in Japan on October 9th, 2021.
UPDATE[June 24, 2021]: The Kingdom Hearts Acrylic Magnet Gallery Vol.3 - is now available for pre-order from the North American Square Enix Store, currently for a discounted $81.00 set to release December 2021.
Do you find any of these magnets particularly appealing? Let us know in the comments below!
Square Enix have announced a Kingdom Hearts face cushion in the shape of a Heartless. This cushion is now up for pre-order on the E-Store for ¥4,950 (about $45.00) and will release in Japan on October 9th, 2021. You can view screenshots of the pillow in the gallery below.
UPDATE[June 24, 2021]: The Kingdom Hearts Face Pillow - Shadow is now available for pre-order from the North American Square Enix Store, currently for a discounted $45.00 set to release January 2022.
Good Smile Company has announced the Kingdom Hearts III Aqua Nendoroid, which is currently available for pre-order on their site! 
This Nendoroid features Aqua with the Master Defender Keyblade and her Wayfinder. 
The Japanese store has the Nendoroid available for pre-order for ¥6,500 and a February 2022 release date, while the US store has the Nendoroid available for pre-order for $64.99 and a April 2022 release date.
You can view the Aqua Nendoroid via our gallery below.
Kingdom Hearts III Riku, Sora, Roxas, Axel, and Kairi have also been available for pre-order and will arrive later this year. 
Do you intend on purchasing this Nendoroid for your Kingdom Hearts collection? Which other characters from the franchise do you want to see Nendoroids of? Let us know in the comments below!
Today is the day folks. Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] has officially ceased all online play in Japan. The mobile title will be back up, but only via offline mode functionality. Players will be able to customize their avatars with cosmetics, but no other gameplay features will be retained.
The theater mode will be present in the offline version of the app, where players will be able to view all of the cutscenes throughout the title including all of the Disney world events alongside the lore-centric Daybreak Town scenes. 
The global version of Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] will be ceasing online services on June 29, 2021.
Chapter 18 for the Kingdom Hearts III manga is now available in English from Yen Press. Twilight Town can be bought as a digital download from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Walker, ComiXology, Google Play, iBooks, and Kobo. The issue's price varies from $1.99 for the United States to $2.99 in Canada.

Chapter 18 was released in Japanese on Gangan Online back on June 9th. Chapter 17 is planned to release on Gangan Online on July 7th.
You can also check out the articles for the previous chapters by clicking on the links below!
Chapter 0 Prologue     Japanese   English Chapter 1 The New Departure     Japanese   English Chapter 2 Olympus Coliseum Part 1      Japanese   English Chapter 3 Olympus Coliseum Part 2      Japanese   English Chapter 4 Olympus Coliseum Part 3      Japanese   English Chapter 5 Olympus Coliseum Part 4      Japanese   English Chapter 6 Olympus Coliseum Part 5      Japanese   English Chapter 7 Olympus Coliseum Part 6     Japanese   English Chapter 8 Olympus Coliseum Part 7 Japanese  English Chapter 9 The Dark World    Japanese   English Chapter 10 Unbreakable Connection   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 In addition, Volume 2 of the manga is now available for Japan. The English version has yet to be announced.
Insomniac's newest entry in their highly successful Ratchet & Clank series, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, has a couple of Easter eggs from various titles from not only Insomniac but from other franchises as well. While most of them are from PlayStation exclusive franchises like Jak & Daxter and LittleBigPlanet, there is one that stands out from the rest: an Easter egg from Kingdom Hearts. It could be a subtle nod to the franchise as both series launched their first entry back in 2002 for the PlayStation 2.
If you want to see it, then you can check it out in the spoiler tag below. [DISCLAIMER: POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART BELOW. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!]
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart will release on June 11th exclusively for the PlayStation 5. Are you going to be getting this game and finding the Easter egg? Let us know in the comments below!
Gangan Online have posted Chapter 18 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 19 will be available on July 7th.
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 In addition, Volume 2 of the manga is will be available on June 11th for Japan. The English version has yet to be announced.
The global version of Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] has been updated with the final quest and concluding story scenes. This story update was dropped without warning, with the only recent tweet from the North American Twitter account announcing jewel distribution after emergency maintenance. 
The Japanese version of Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] updated with the finale over a week ago, on May 31st.
You can watch the officially translated cutscenes of the final global update of Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] below, via an uploaded video by Everglow.
What are your thoughts on the finale to this long-running mobile experience? Let us know in the comments below!
Kingdom Hearts manga artist Shiro Amano has tweeted out a preview for the cover of the next volume of the Kingdom Hearts III manga. The full cover has also been posted on Gangan Online. You can view both the preview and the cover in the gallery below. 
Kingdom Hearts III manga Vol. 2 is set to release in Japan on June 11th, 2021 and will cover the events in Kingdom Hearts 0.2: A Fragmentary Passage starting at Chapter 9 and ending around Chapter 16. Pre-orders for the volume are available through Square Enix Japan E-Store, 7net, Rakuten Books, and Amazon Japan for ¥660 (around $6.00). 
Currently, the manga is at Chapter 17 in Japanese and English with Chapter 18 "Twilight Town" available on the Gangan Online app and will be on the site on June 11th. The English version of "Twilight Town" will be available later this month.
The English localization of Vol. 2 has yet to be announced from Yen Press.

The final story quest of Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] has gone live in Japan, with a total of around 40 minutes of cutscenes.
Unfortunately, there has been no word on when the Global version of the title will be receiving this final story update. The North American Twitter account has remained silent.
Thankfully, Everglow has uploaded a video compiling all of the final update scenes with translations! You can view this video below:
 
Genzō Wakayama, the Japanese voice actor of Ansem the Wise, DiZ, and Zeus in the Kingdom Hearts series passed away on May 18th, 2021 at the age of 88. The cause of death is listed as a heart failure. 
Genzō Wakayama was born on September 27, 1932 in Ōdomari in the Karafuto Prefecture of Empire of Japan, currently known as Korsakov, Russia. When he was young, he moved to Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan and graduated from Sapporo South High School. In addition of being a voice actor, he was a disk jockey and hosted a program on TBS radio in Japan from 1973 to 1995 as well as the narrator for a television show Abarenbo Shogun from 1978 to 2003. 
Other roles that Wakayama did include Detective Boom in the 1963 Astro Boy cartoon, Long John Silver in the 1978-79 anime version of Treasure Island, and Demaon in the 1984 movie Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld. He also was the official dub voice for Sean Connery, Gene Barry, and Lee Marvin. Other dubs that Wakayama did was Henry the Green Engine for the 13th season of Thomas and Friends, Zeus for Hercules, and John Silver for the 2003 version of Treasure Planet. Recently, he was also the voice of President Shinra in Final Fantasy VII Remake.
Thank you for voicing Ansem the Wise, DiZ, and Zeus for the the Kingdom Hearts series Genzō Wakayama. May your heart guide you to your final resting place and rest in peace.

 

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