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To further celebrate the 15th anniversary of Kingdom Hearts this year, 7Net is offering exclusive Kingdom Hearts merchandise from Japan. All items are currently available for pre-order and are releasing on a variety of dates, ranging from June 23 2017 to August 23 2017. You can see some images of the available products for sale below: A list of release dates and prices of items available from 7Net are as follows: Acrylic pen stand sets priced at 4,000 yen, releasing on July 20, 2017 Keyblade key covers priced at 800 yen, releasing on August 19, 2017 Muffler towel two-piece set priced at 1,000 yen, releasing on August 23, 2017 Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary Design iPhone 7 hybrid mirror case priced at 2,780 yen, releasing on June 23, 2017 iPhone 7 cases in an assortment of designs priced at 2,180 yen, releasing on June 23, 2017 iPhone 7 Plus cases in an assortment of designs, priced at 2,280 yen, releasing on June 23, 2017 iPhone 6/6s cases in an assortment of designs priced at 2,180 yen, releasing on June 23, 2017 Two-stage lunchbox priced at 3,000 yen, releasing on July 13, 2017 Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary Design mugs priced at 1,800 yen, releasing on July 13, 2017 Noodle pots priced at 1,800 yen, releasing on July 13, 2017 Other Kingdom Hearts iPhone cases have been offered in the past, as well as Kingdom Hearts themed iPad cases that have been announced more recently. Kingdom Hearts shirts and acrylic key rings are coming to the Japanese clothing store PONEYCOMB for the Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary as well. UPDATE: Even more merch has been announced to be coming to 7net for the Kingdom Hearts series' 15th Anniversary. Key rings, necklaces, memo pads, smartphone stands, tumbler glasses, small plates, and stainless steel bottles will be made available for sale later this year. The leather key rings are being manufactured by Nakagawa Corporation and will be available starting September 16, 2017. You can buy them here: Sora stained glass leather key ring (Black); 4,000 yen ($35.84 USD) Sora stained glass leather key ring (White); 4,000 yen ($35.84 USD) The gold and silver necklaces are manufactured by K.uno and will be available starting September 28, 2017. You can buy them here: Sora Crown necklace (Gold); 23,148 yen ($207.41 USD) Sora Crown necklace (Silver); 9,259 yen ($82.96 USD) Heart necklace (Gold); 23,148 yen ($207.41 USD) Heart necklace (Silver); 9,259 yen ($82.96 USD) Kingdom Key Keyblade necklace (Gold & Silver); 29,630 yen ($265.49 USD) Kingdom Key Keyblade necklace (Silver); 13,889 yen ($124.45 USD) Kingdom Key D Keyblade necklace (Gold & Silver); 29,630 yen ($265.49 USD) Kingdom Key D Keyblade necklace (Silver); 13,889 yen ($124.45 USD) Oathkeeper Keyblade necklace (Silver); 11,111 yen ($99.56 USD) Oblivion Keyblade necklace (Silver); 11,111 yen ($99.56 USD) The A7 size memo pads are manufactured by Ingrem and will be available starting August 27, 2017. You can buy them here: 15th Anniversary A7 memo pad; 2,480 yen ($22.21 USD) Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep A7 memo pad; 1,980 yen ($17.73 USD) The smartphone stands are manufactured by Ingrem and will be available starting August 23, 2017. You can buy them here: 15th Anniversary smartphone stand; 1,980 yen ($17.73 USD) Kingdom Hearts II smartphone stand; 1,480 yen ($13.26 USD) Red stained glass smartphone stand; 1,480 yen ($13.26 USD) The pair of tumbler glasses comes in a wooden box, are manufactured by Maebata, and will be available starting August 23, 2017. You can buy them here: 15th Anniversary tumbler glass pair (wooden box); 3,000 yen ($26.87 USD) The set of nine small plates comes in a box, are manufactured by Maebata, and will be available starting August 23, 2017. You can buy them here: 15th Anniversary set of small plates (box); 5,000 yen ($44.78 USD) The stainless steel bottle is manufactured by Maebata, and will be available starting August 23, 2017. You can buy it here: 15th Anniversary stainless steel bottle; 2,800 yen ($25.08 USD) Thanks to @aibo_ac7 on Twitter for the tips!

One of the UK's leading games retailer, GAME, has partnered up with Square Enix to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Kingdom Hearts franchise. GAME is hosting a giveaway where they are offering a Kingdom Hearts framed art print, featuring many beloved characters in various moments throughout the series. To enter the giveaway you can visit GAME's Twitter (@GAMEdigital) and tweet your favorite Kingdom Hearts moment. Be sure to include #MyKHMoment in your entry! UPDATE: The winner for the giveaway has been selected! Congratulations to @Halestorm_EU on Twitter!

It has been announced on the Tempo SEGA website that a Kingdom Hearts premium jumbo bath towel will be offered in a total of 34 stores in Japan. The scheduled arrival of these towels is set to Friday, April 14, 2017. The towel features a variant of the original cover art for Kingdom Hearts II. You can view a sample of the towel below.

Yesterday was the 15th anniversary of Kingdom Hearts, which was celebrated by Square Enix by announcing special Tsum Tsum events for the Japanese version of Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross]. It was later revealed that Kingdom Hearts would be joining in the Japanese version of the Disney Tsum Tsum Android and iOS game that's connected to the Japanese social network, LINE. You can view their appearances and stats from the game below: Other LINE stickers have been offered in the past, including those for LINE instant messaging. Currently the Sora and Riku Tsum Tsums are only available in Japan. UPDATE 1: Sora and Riku have been released for the Disney Tsum Tsum LINE Android and iOS game in Japan! They'll be available until April 30, 2017 for the random Premium Box, which is 30,000 coins. Until April 18, 2017 at 10:59 JST, there will be a higher chance of getting Sora and Riku. Both of their skills clear surrounding Tsums, but Sora auto clears them for a brief moment of time, while Riku clears them from a fixed number of taps. When they're activated, you can hear their them say their iconic catchphrases. Sora will say his famous line "My friends are my power!" ("繋がる心が俺の力だ！") and Riku will say "I'm not afraid of the darkness!" ("闇を恐れる事はないんだ！") View images of Sora and Riku in the mobile game, provided by @differem7 on Twitter, below: View a video of Riku's skill being activated, provided by @ninomiy on Twitter, here. Thanks to KHInsider for the tip! UPDATE 2: An official trailer for Sora and Riku's appearance in the LINE Disney Tsum Tsum Japanese iOS and Android game has been released! This trailer shows off both Sora and Riku's skills being activated. View it, provided by the official Japanese Disney Twitter account, below: UPDATE 3: Sora and Riku are coming to the international version of the LINE game Disney Tsum Tsum in the month of September. They will be available on September 14-17 and September 25-28. You can only obtain them with the Premium box, which can be purchased for 30,000 coins each. Thanks to jutcdeenc and KHInsider for the tip!

Each year Classic FM holds a "Hall of Fame" poll, where everyone globally may vote for their favorite classical music composers and pieces. The annual poll starts in January and ends around Easter (which falls on April 16th this year). This year's voting has nearly come to a close, but it isn't too late to vote for Yoko Shimomura, the wonderful music composer for Kingdom Hearts. You can submit your vote for the Classic FM Hall of Fame by visiting their website here. If you would like to vote for Yoko Shimomura you can simply type her name in the search bar, and in the results select "Kingdom Hearts (includes The Other Promise) by Yoko Shimomura." You may submit up to three votes for your favorite musical pieces and composers. Kingdom Hearts and Yoko Shimomura have ranked considerably high out of the top 300 musical pieces in previous Classic FM Hall of Fames, including finishing at 31st place in 2016 and ranking 30th in 2015. Let's show our support and help Yoko Shimomura and Kingdom Hearts rank higher this year!

Square Enix has released a new trailer for Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX on March 23, 2017. It has been titled Fight the Darkness, and is available in an dub with , , , and subtitles. You can watch the trailer in English below: Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX releases for the Playstation 4 on March 28, 2017 in North America, and on March 31, 2017 in Europe. UPDATE: A new 60 second long version of the Fight the Darkness trailer has been released by the official Kingdom Hearts YouTube channel. View this 60 second trailer below: At the same time as this 60 second long trailer's release, they also released a 60 second long version of the Familiar Faces and Places trailer as well. You can view that trailer here.

Gamestop is offering a Kingdom Hearts sweepstakes where PowerUp Rewards members have the chance to win a Kingdom Hearts Fantasy trip to Disneyland for two. This sweepstakes opened today March 1st 2017 and ends March 31st 2017. The trip includes the following: 2-Day Park-hopper: Passes to visit Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park 3-Day passes to the D23 Expo VIP Tour of Disneyland resort According to Gamestop's website there are three ways to enter the contest, two of which involve a Kingdom Hearts title. Preorder Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX for 2 entries Purchase Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX or Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue for 2 entries Use reward points from Gamestop (1 entry = 200 points, 7 entries = 1000 points, 15 entries = 2000 points) The maximum amount of entries permitted is 510. You can check out further details or enter the sweepstakes by visiting Gamestop here.