On July 26th, 2019, Russi Taylor [the English voice of Minnie Mouse, Huey, Dewey, Louie and Fauna in the Kingdom Hearts series] passed away in her home in Glendale, California due to complications from diabetes. She was 75 at the time of her passing.
Russi Taylor was born on May 4th, 1944 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She began voice acting in 1980 and took over as the official voice of Minnie Mouse in 1987 as well as Donald's nephews Huey, Dewey, Louie in 1990 for the series Ducktales.
She was also married to Wayne Allwine, former voice actor of Mickey Mouse, from 1991 until his passing in 2009.
Rest in Peace Russi Taylor and thank you for your 30+ years of voicing Minnie Mouse, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, and several other Disney characters. You will be dearly missed.
The Guilt Bonus Campaign is back, until August 12th at 23:59 PT! During this time, medal synthesis EXP will be doubled and medal synthesis Munny costs will be halved.
Until August 5th at 23:59 PT, the Ariel (F) and Triton (M) avatar boards return for 1500 Jewels each:
Triton (M)
Ariel (F)
Triton
King Triton Style
King Triton: Fins
King Triton: Trident & Cape (Rare Enemy Perk +4)
King Triton: Arm Guards
King Triton: Necklace
Title: King of the Sea
Sleep+ (5★ Scrooge)
Paralysis+ (5★ Scrooge)
Poison+ (5★ Scrooge)
Attack Boost II Max (6★ Scrooge)
6★ Chip x 3
6★ Dale x 3
6★ Huey & Dewey & Louie x 3
Ariel
Ariel Style
Ariel: Earrings
Ariel: Bubbles (Rare Enemy Perk +4)
Ariel: Headpiece
Ariel: Bracelet
Title: Mermaid
Sleep+ (5★ Scrooge)
Paralysis+ (5★ Scrooge)
Poison+ (5★ Scrooge)
Attack Boost II Max (6★ Scrooge)
6★ Chip x 3
6★ Dale x 3
6★ Huey & Dewey & Louie x 3
Additionally, these three Supernova medals return with their own Medal Deals, each running until August 5th at 23:59 PT:
Supernova - Key Art #20
SN - Blitz Form Sora
Supernova - Sephiroth
Each deal offers Limited VIP Coins with each pull. Note that Limited VIP Coins obtained this month will expire on the 31st at 23:59 PT, while Limited VIP Coins obtained after August 1st at 23:59 PT will expire August 31st at 23:59 PT.
Images from this update can be viewed below. How's your summer going?
New story quests have been added following maintenance! Five new quests have been added to the story and will debut a new world making it's first appearance in the Kingdom Hearts series!
Complete the story quests to receive a new keyblade! This new keyblade has a slot that lends it's multiplier to upright and reverse medals!
Gangan Online have posted Chapter 3 of the Kingdom Hearts III manga. You can view it on their site here. We have also updated our galleries with scans of the chapter. You can read those in the gallery below.
On July 19th, 2019, Rutger Hauer [the English voice of Master Xehanort for Kingdom Hearts III] passed away in his home in the Netherlands after fighting a short illness. He was 75 at the time of his passing.
Rutger Hauer was born on January 23rd, 1944 in Breukelen, Netherlands. He started his acting career in 1969 and continued to be active until his passing. Hauer is mostly know of portraying Roy Batty in 1982's Blade Runner.
Hauer replaced Leonard Nimoy as the English voice of Master Xehanort for Kingdom Hearts III after his passing in 2015.
Rest in Peace Mr. Hauer and thank you for finishing the Dark Seeker Saga as Master Xehanort.
July is coming to a close, we hope you're all enjoying your summer vacation! Here are this week's updates!
*Note: From July 24, 2019 11:00 p.m. to July 25, 2019 2:00 a.m. (PT) KINGDOM HEARTS Union χ[Cross] will be unavailable due to server maintenance.*
This week's Weekly Jewel Extravaganza includes:
3,000 jewels and a hibiscus hair avatar part (item drop perk +9) when completing the VIP! Jewels & Avatar Parts quest! (plus the initial 3,000 jewels received when purchasing WJE, the total amount of jewels received in this WJE is up to 6,000 jewels!)
100 speed gems, 10 power and magic gems, and 10 sun gems
Attack Boost X Max (Deals 3 times more damage. Has a 100% trigger rate at max level.)
7★ SN+ KH III Aqua medal
Spirit pet parts: Sailor hat and sailor collar
5 Blue Fairies, 7 Magic Brooms, 7 Magic Mirrors, Chip & Dale medals, strengthening and evolving medals!
From now until July 28th, complete the special mission by defeating 6,000 enemies with your party to receive 1,000 jewels!
To celebrate 10 million downloads worldwide the following luxury rewards will be available:
Special Event Reminder: Get 7 draw tickets every week for the month of July!
6 hidden stages have been added to the Hades Cup! Defeat all trials to receive gems, draw tickets, and up to 6,000 jewels!
PvP rewards until July 29th will include draw tickets! Top 100 players will be rewarded with special titles!
Until July 31st, challenge the extra hard boss in Union Cross to receive even more cross coins to obtain a Cream Soda avatar part (rare enemy perk +2)! Bonus times at 4AM, 10AM, 2PM, 7PM, & 11PM PT.
Until July 31st, defeat the Ferry Reaper and get draw tickets and gems!
Until July 31st, defeat The Adventurer to receive more raid cross coins and lux! The raid boss will increase by 2 levels every time it is defeated! Bonus times at 2AM, 8AM, 2PM, & 8PM PT for a cost of 0 AP and more lux.
A new set of BANDAI Kingdom Hearts Gacha Capsule Keyblade Keychains have been released. Vol. 2 will contain Kingdom Key D, Way to the Dawn, Star Seeker, Wishes Lamp, Sweet Memory, and Pumpkin Head. You can view the set in our gallery below.
You can order the set on Bandit Selected Toys for ¥3,888 (about $36.00). The set is also available on Aitai☆Kuji for $30.00 for the set and also individual packs for $8.00 as well as AmiAmi for a discounted price of ¥3,100 (about $29.00) for the set.
BANDAI Kingdom Hearts Gacha Capsule Keyblade Keychains Vol 1 was released back in 2018 which included Kingdom Key, Three Wishes, Crabclaw, Oathkeeper, Oblivion, and Ultima Weapon [KH1].
According to a report by NPD, Kingdom Hearts III has become the best selling game in Kingdom Hearts franchise history in the U.S. Additionally, NPD reports that the title was ranked as the second best selling game of 2019's first half for the region, only being surpassed by Mortal Kombat 11. You can view the full list below.
You can view additional statistics about the game here. What do you think of Kingdom Hearts III's continued success? Let us know in the comments below!
Loungefly has recently revealed a new set of Kingdom Hearts inspired merchandise, based off King Mickey. The set of items are listed to release in 2019 and are listed on the Australian and New Zealand distributor website known as Ikon Collectable. Fans are able to choose between three different King Mickey items such as: a Mickey card holder, a Mickey themed convertible backpack, and a Mickey key crossbody bag.
You can check out these items below!
Monogram International has announced a series 4 for their Kingdom Hearts keychain set. The set includes characters from Kingdom Hearts III and releases in November 2019.
You can preorder them from Entertainment Earth as a 6-pack or a case. You can also view the set in the picture below. Thanks to @churroz for the picture.
Originally scheduled for a spring release, the Kingdom Hearts VR Experience gets an update on July 25 for free, adding Olympus Coliseum and battles that require a motion controller. The official Japanese Kingdom Hearts account announced it this morning, with PlayStation confirming it releases in English the very same day. As for the Twilight Town update, it has yet to be confirmed if it will be separate or in this version. A short trailer was included with the announcement, which you can watch below on our YouTube channel.
UPDATE [July 24, 2019]: Part 2 of Kingdom Hearts VR is now available on the PlayStation Store. Twilight Town and The World That Never Was have been added in addition to Olympus Coliseum. The official Kingdom Hearts Twitter have provided some new screenshots for the update. You can view them in the gallery below.
Square Enix Merchandise has revealed a new set of two shadow heartless bring arts figures to be added to the Kingdom Hearts line. The shadow bring arts figures will cost 5,184 yen ($49.99 USD) and can be pre-ordered from Square Enix E-Store (Japan), Square Enix Store (NA), AitaiKuji and AmiAmi. The set will release on January 10, 2020.
The set of two comes with three pairs of different hand parts and two pairs of different antennae parts each.
You can check out the figures in the gallery below.
Are you going to pre-order the shadow heartless set? Let us know in the comments below!
The Square Enix Japan E-store is now accepting pre-orders for a new Kingdom Hearts III Badge Collection, featuring various characters who appear in the game. You can view the collection in the gallery below.
The collection is set to release September 28th, 2019 at a price of ¥5,616(approximately $52.23). You can pre-order this item here.
Square Enix Merchandise @SQEX_MD_GOODS have revealed two new Bring Arts, Roxas and Xion, for the Kingdom Hearts line at their booth at San Diego Comic Con.
You can view some shots of the figures below.
AmiAmi are now accepting pre-orders for Kingdom Hearts travel stickers. These eight stickers each feature artwork and characters related to a world from Kingdom Hearts II. The available varieties are themed after Hollow Bastion, Port Royal, Twilight Town, Disney Castle, Atlantica, Space Paranoids, Halloween Town, and Pride Land. Each sticker retails for ¥320 (about $3.00). The stickers are set to release in September.
You can check out each of the stickers in the gallery below:
