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Nomura reminds fans about the release of Face My Fears; image countdown ends as video countdown posts start on the 19th

Today marks another day down on Kingdom Hearts III's countdown! Each day until January 25, director Tetsuya Nomura is making an announcement. Today, he reminded fans about the release of Utada Hikaru's newly released EP for Face my Fears. He went on to say that he drew the key art for the album, which is Utada holding two Keyblades. He also mentioned that this image is the final countdown image they'll be posting, as starting on the 19th they will be out of house videos.
 
We have also provided Goldplanner's translations!
 
KHWaterBlock

[UPDATED] Limited Version Final Fantasy Bring Arts Cloud now available for pre-order from the Square Enix Store and AmiAmi; releasing in May 2019 in Japan and July 2019 for North America

The Square Enix e-Store (Japan) is releasing their Final Fantasy Bring Arts Cloud Strife Another Form Variant Limited Edition in May 2019! Cloud is wearing his Kingdom Hearts outfit in this figure. It can be pre-ordered from their site for 9,504 yen (around $86.90)! Check out this detailed figure in the images below! Special thanks goes to @churroz for sharing this news!
UPDATE [Jan 19, 2019]: AmiAmi and the Square Enix North America Store are accepting pre-orders for Final Fantasy Bring Arts Cloud Strife Another Form Variant Limited Edition figure. The figure will cost 9,504 yen (around $86.90) from AmiAmi, but has a discount price of 7,604 yen (about 69.27 dollars) and will release in May 2019. You can pre-order from AmiAmi here.
The Square Enix North America store has a price set at $89.99 but has a discount price of $80.00 and will release in July 2019. You can pre-order from the Square Enix Store here.
Will you be getting your hands on this gorgeous figure? Has your wallet survived the onslaught of merchandise? Let us know in the comments below!
NihonScribe

Keyblade Graveyard logo revealed in the 2019 Kingdom Hearts III calendar

The official logo for the world "Keyblade Graveyard" was revealed in the 2019 Kingdom Hearts III calendar that was distributed at an exclusive press event in Milan, Italy! Check out the image below, courtesy of @MyriamSephiroth. 

Take a quick look at the press event here:
What do you think of this new logo? Let us know your thoughts down below!
NihonScribe

Rage Form showcased in new Kingdom Hearts III two-minute commercial

Within the new two-minute commercial for Kingdom Hearts III, Square Enix revealed a brief glimpse of Sora's new Rage Form in action. Similar to Anti-Form from Kingdom Hearts II, Rage Form uses unpredictable movements and attacks to give off a sense of speed, anger, and lack of control. Unlike Anti-Form, however, this new iteration wields the Keyblade and can be entered (or avoided) if the player chooses to do so.
Rage Form locks Sora out of his secondary commands like magic and items, so it seems to be incredibly powerful at the cost of these other abilities, or it could be some way to punish the player in the same vein as Anti-Form, which appeared if players overused Kingdom Hearts II's Drive Forms...but what could this be a punishment for? Using too many situation commands or Keyblade transformations in a given time period?
Only time will tell what this form has in store for us, as we quickly approach the release of Kingdom Hearts III!

Let us know what you think of Rage Form, its strengths, and its limitations in the comments below!
Raxaimus

[UPDATED] "Face My Fears" now available worldwide on Apple, Google Play, Amazon, and Spotify

Utada Hikaru's CD for "Face My Fears" is now available in Japan. The CD includes both English and Japanese versions of "Face My Fears" as well as "Chikai" (Japanese) and "Don't Think Twice" (English).
The songs are also available to buy on iTunes Japan. You can buy them by clicking here. 
Utada's Youtube channel has also posted 15-second spots for both the Japanese and English versions of "Face My Fears". You can check them out below.
Face My Fears (Japanese version) preview
Face My Fears (English version) preview
 
UPDATE [January 18, 2019]: "Face My Fears" is now available worldwide! The song can be bought from the Apple Store, Google Play Music, and Amazon as well as streamed on Spotify. 
UPDATE [Jan 18, 2019]: We have now compiled lyrics for both the English and Japanese version of Face My Fears! The translations are by @aitaikimochii , and the romaji were provided by KH13 Staff @Mio-chan. Read them below.
English ver. Japanese ver. (romaji) Japanese ver. (translation) Breath, should I take a deep?
Faith, should I take a leap?
Taste, what a bittersweet
All my, all my life

Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Won't be long, won't be long
I'm almost here
Watch me cry all my tears
Lose, don't have nothing to
Space, this is what I choose
A mile, could you walk in my shoes?
All your, all your life
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Won't be long, won't be long
I'm almost here
Watch me cry all my tears
[Non-verbal bridge]
Watch me cry, all my tears
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Won't be long, won't be long
I'm almost here
Watch me cry all my tears
Nee, dore kurai~?
Nee, waraebaii~?
Ima tsutaetai
Koto yoso ni
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Watashi no chizu ni tattenai
Michi ni tachitai
Nee, umaretsuki
Nee, okubyō na hito nante inai
Hajimete no youni
Arukitai
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Watashi no chizu ni tattenai
Umi wa tookunai
[Non-verbal bridge]
Umi wa tookunai
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Watashi no shiranai watashi ni
Hayaku aitai
Hey, exactly how much?
Hey, should I smile?
I want to tell you something
despite all this

Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
I want to stand on the road
That's not on my map
Hey, by instinct
Hey, no one is born a coward
Just like the first time
For that person
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
The ocean that's not on my map
Is not too far
[Non-verbal bridge]
The ocean is not too far
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
I want to meet the me
Who I don't know yet
For those interested in the lyrics for Face My Fears (Japanese ver.) written in Japanese, you can find them below, along with the romaji and translations for your viewing pleasure.
Japenese lyrics Romaji Translations ねえ　どれくらい
ねえ　笑えばいい
今伝えたいこと　よそに
Let me face, let me face
Let me face my fears
Let me face, let me face
Let me face my fears
私の地図に載っていない道に
立ちたい
生まれつき
臆病な人なんていない
初めてのように歩きたい
Let me face, let me face
Let me face my fears
Let me face, let me face
Let me face my fears
私の地図に載っていない海は
遠くない
Let me face, let me face
Let me face my fears
Let me face, let me face
Let me face my fears
私の知らない私に
早く会いたい
Nee, dore kurai~?
Nee, waraebaii~?
Ima tsutaetai
Koto yoso ni
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Watashi no chizu ni tattenai
Michi ni tachitai
Nee, umaretsuki
Nee, okubyō na hito nante inai
Hajimete no youni
Arukitai
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Watashi no chizu ni tattenai
Umi wa tookunai
[Non-verbal bridge]
Umi wa tookunai
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Watashi no shiranai watashi ni
Hayaku aitai
Hey, exactly how much?
Hey, should I smile?
I want to tell you something
despite all this

Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
I want to stand on the road
That's not on my map
Hey, by instinct
Hey, no one is born a coward
Just like the first time
For that person
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
The ocean that's not on my map
Is not too far
[Non-verbal bridge]
The ocean is not too far
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
I want to meet the me
Who I don't know yet
 
Leamax

The Caribbean, Arendelle, and Corona previewed by IGN; variety in exploration, combat, enemy design, and world-specific mechanics, and Frozen boss battle

The worlds of Pirates of the Caribbean, Frozen, and Tangled were recently previewed by IGN as a hands-off demo by the Kingdom Hearts III co-director Tai Yasue. Jonathon Dornbush has published his impressions on the preview of these worlds, giving insight into new gameplay elements from the worlds. Below are some highlights from his review; they do not include any story-related spoilers.
The Caribbean

Jonathon described The Caribbean (he calls it Port Royal in the article) as a "mini Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag" and "one of the most intriguing Kingdom Hearts levels yet" due to its impressive levels of exploration. He talks of the many explorable islands that provide an incredible treasure hunting experience, which extends to beneath the sea.
All means of travel - on air, water, land - and transitions in the world has been described as seamless. Underwater travel is also more agile than past games in the series, and in air, you can jump from one Heartless to the next freely.
Combat styles change from world to world. Goofy's special bombardier attack involves him being swallowed whole by a sandworm Heartless in this world, only to attack from within. Magic attacks such as Blizzard, Thunder, and Water behave differently underwater. The fish in the sea can be brought back to Remy in Scrooge McDuck's restaurant in Twilight Town.
Arendelle

Jonathon briefly described a boss battle in this world. You can read about it in the spoiler box below.
Yasue said that the development team collaborated with the Frozen team to design enemies true to the style of the world. The Heartless in Arendelle, which behave differently in air and land, were described by Jonathon to have a similar scope of entertainment as boss battles.
Yasue showed one of the first sledding experiences in Arendelle, which branched off to numerous paths and offered many treasures. Jonathon commented that it felt a bit too lengthy.
Kingdom of Corona

Rapunzel's character and personality have been blended into the gameplay of this world. Scenes involving Rapunzel's wonder for the outside world can be triggered by, for instance, casting Aero on surrounding dandelions. Following Rapunzel as she wanders off by herself to a nearby lake will also trigger an interaction. Yasue said that activating these triggers are part of building up Rapunzel's trust in Sora.
Following Rapunzel will also lead to combat scenarios and finding treasures.
Jonathon commented that Corona's fights become "a crazy ballet of oversized household items swiping through the air and Disney characters hurling themselves at baddies." Some enemies in this world had armor to break through first instead of HP, and others had human-like appearances, showing a great deal of variety to be expected in enemy design.

Did you enjoy our highlights? Then you will enjoy Jonathon's full review of these demos even more!
Aquaberry

[UPDATED] Utada Hikaru "Laughter in the Dark 2018" PlayStation VR performances of "Chikai" and "Hikari" now available for all PlayStation members

Utada Hikaru's PlayStation VR performances from her "Laughter in the Dark 2018" tour is now available for all PlayStation Japan members . The VR performance includes the songs "Hikari" from Kingdom Hearts and "Chikai" from Kingdom Hearts III. You can get the performance by clicking the link here. 
Utada's Youtube channel has also posted a 90-second teaser of the live performance of "Chikai". You can check it below.
UPDATE [January 18th, 2019]: The VR performances are now available to all PlayStation members! You can get it through the PlayStation Store on your PS4 or clicking here. 
Leamax

New Kingdom Hearts III screenshots revealed in Shonen Jump; cooking with Remy and selfie feature in Gummiphone discussed

The latest issue of Shonen Jump reveals new screenshots of Kingdom Hearts III with some more references on the Remi mini-game and selfie mode! Image below courtesy of @RedMakuzawa! Image translations done by KH13 News Staff @n_scribe13.

 
Who are you looking forward to taking pictures with using selfie mode? Are you excited for the mini-game with Remi? Let us know your thoughts down below!
NihonScribe

Countdown post features Lea asking Kairi to call him "Axel" and reminder that the Kingdom Hearts III commercial will air at the AFC Asian Cup

Today marks another day down on Kingdom Hearts III's countdown! Each day until January 25, director Tetsuya Nomura is making an announcement. Today, he reminded everyone that the two-minute Kingdom Hearts III commercial will be uploaded after it airs during the AFC Asian Cup tonight on TV Asahi (the program starts at 10.:20PM and ends at 12:30 AM JST on January 18). The media he shared featured Lea and Kairi, where he's accepted the name Axel even as a somebody.
 
Here you can see Goldplanner's translations!
 
KHWaterBlock

BoxLunch launched a Kingdom Hearts III Sweepstakes. Prize includes KH3 Deluxe, Xbox One X or PS4 Pro, and a gift card

BoxLunch has launched a Kingdom Hearts III sweepstakes. It comprises a prize pack that includes your choice of the Xbox One X or the PS4 Pro, along with the console of your choice of the Deluxe Edition of Kingdom Hearts III, and a $250 gift card. 
Information needed is your name, date of birth, and email. Only one person will win. Link to registration here.
Are you going to try to win? Let us know!
Overshot_

USGamer interviews Haley Joel Osment about his experience with the Kingdom Hearts series

USGamer.net's Caty McCarthy recently interviewed Haley Joel Osment about his time voicing Sora over the past 17 years and how it has left a lasting impact on his acting career. You can check out excerpts from the interview below.
 You can check out the entire interview here. 
What do you think of this interview? Let us know in the comments below!
Leamax

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