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Yoko Shimomura, known for composing songs for Kingdom Hearts, Mario & Luigi RPG, and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, as well as Kumi Tanoika, who's known for composing songs for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and Final Fantasy XI, will both be attending the Step Up Concert, Anime x Game x Vocaloid Festival in Ōyodo-chō, Nara, in Japan on November 12th, 2017, as a part of the 32nd annual National Cultural Festival. They both will also be performing on piano at this concert, which will feature game music as part of the festival. The two of them will perform for 90 minutes. This will be during the second part of the festival at 3pm JST. The first part of the festival will start at 11am JST, during which the participants will be showcasing their favorite anime, video games, and Vocaloid songs. Admission will be free. UPDATE [Nov. 12, 2017]: The setlist for the performances has been revealed and it will include performances such as "Traverse Town" from Kingdom Hearts, "Somnus" from Final Fantasy XV, a Capcom Medley, a Bravely Default Flying Fairy medley and songs from Okami, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and Legend of Mana. Also, CDs signed by Yoko Shimomura such as the Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack and Final Fantasy XV Original Soundtrack will be available for sale at the event. You can view pictures of the setlist and signed CDs below. Thanks to KH13 staff members Mio-chan, Lady Aleister, faemarch, and Katie Armstrong and former News Team member soraspromise for helping with the translations! Will you be attending the Step Up Concert or the National Cultural Festival as a whole? Let us know down in the comments below!

Kingdom Hearts Sora, Donald Duck, and Goofy Funko Pop! Vinyl figures based off of their variations from the in-game Tron world "Space Paranoids" are now available to purchase as a part of a "Funko Kingdom Hearts Box" that's exclusive to GameStop. The Funko Kingdom Hearts Box includes the Tron (Space Paranoids) Sora, Donald, and Goofy Funko Pop! Vinyl 3-pack, as well as two Kingdom Hearts Mystery Mini blind boxes that are chosen at random. You can purchase the Funko Kingdom Hearts Box for $29.99 USD on the official GameStop website here. There's a 1 in 4 chance that you'll get a special glow chase 3-pack of the Space Paranoids Sora, Donald, and Goofy instead. This is following the recent news of Funko's Series 2 of the Kingdom Hearts Pop! Vinyls, which include Sora, Riku, Kairi, Final Form Sora, Valor Form Sora, a Shadow Heartless, and a glow chase Shadow Heartless. You can check those out here. Also, before this, Kingdom Hearts Funko Mystery Minis were revealed and announced to be coming in December 2017, and Kingdom Hearts Halloween Town Donald and Goofy Funko Pop! Vinyls were announced to be sold at New York Comic Con 2017 as exclusives, as well as at Hot Topic stores during the time of the convention. You can check out the Halloween Town Sora Pop! plushie here, and the Halloween Town Donald and Goofy Pop! Vinyls here. Thanks to KHInsider for the tip!

Square Enix Café Osaka will be holding a Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary Commemorative Campaign Preview Night for its grand opening in Japan. It's grand opening will be on October 14th, 2017, and the Preview Night will be on October 13th, 2017 (Friday) from 18:00 - 21:00 JST. The meeting place will be Osaka Umeda Yodobashi 1st Basement. There will be no entry fee. Instead, 40 Square Enix Japan members will be selected by lottery to be invited. The application deadline is October 9th, 2017 (Monday) at 23:59 PM JST. The announcement of the winners will be on October 10th, 2017 (Tuesday). You can check out the application form here. Also, Square Enix Café Osaka, as well as ARTNIA and Square Enix Café Tokyo, will be holding a collective campaign to celebrate the Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary. ARTNIA will be holding it from October 14th, 2017 to December 14th, 2017, and both Square Enix Café Osaka and Square Enix Café Tokyo will be holding it from October 14th, 2017 to November 10th, 2017. Tickets will be made available for purchase starting October 6th, 2017. Kingdom Hearts-themed coasters and placemats will be available during this collective campaign. The coasters feature the iconic stained glass designs. Check out images of the coasters and placemats in the gallery below: UPDATE 1: A new Kingdom Hearts food and drinks menu has been announced to be served at Square Enix Café Osaka, Square Enix Café Tokyo, and ARTNIA during the Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary joint campaign period. There will also be exclusive new merchandise available to purchase by the guests, including notebooks, postcard sets, and badges. You can view pictures and descriptions of the menu items below: You can view pictures and descriptions of the exclusive merchandise below: Thanks to KH13 staff member @mio-chan for the translations! What do you think about the Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary Commemorative Campaign Preview Night for Square Enix Café Osaka's grand opening? Are you planning on going to Square Enix Café Osaka, Square Enix Café Tokyo, or ARTNIA for the Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary collective campaign? Let us know down in the comments below! UPDATE 2: The Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary Commemorative Campaign Preview Night at Square Enix Café Osaka has happened! You can check out the full article for it here. UPDATE 3: The Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary collective campaign at Square Enix Café Osaka, Square Enix Café Tokyo, and ARTNIA has begun! You can check out the full article for it here. UPDATE [Nov. 8, 2017]: Two new items for the Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary collective campaign have been added to the food menu for ARTNIA. Starting November 11th, 2017, the Kindred Spirit Trio Set and The King's Parfait will be available to order at exclusively at ARTNIA for the joint campaign. The Kindred Spirit Trio Set consists of a Mini Pizza, Mini Pasta, and a Gelatin Snack, and will be 1,080 yen ($9.52 USD). The King's Parfait will also be 1,080 yen ($9.52 USD). You can check out an image of these two new food items below: UPDATE [Nov. 10, 2017]: The Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary joint campaign has concluded today at Square Enix Café Osaka and Square Enix Café Tokyo! Did you get to go to either of those two cafés during the campaign period? Are you planning on going to ARTNIA for its still ongoing campaign period? Let us know down in the comments below!

Various Kingdom Hearts-styled accessories have been recently made available to pre-order for limited availability on the "geek merchandise" shopping site, Merchoid. These items include a sidekick bag, a zip purse, a necklace and earring gift box, bracelets, and socks. These items are currently planned to release in October 2017, but dates can change due to delays in manufacturing. You can pre-order the Sora Cosplay Sidekick Bag for $42.99 USD here, the Sora Cosplay Zip Purse for $35.99 USD here, the Necklace and Earring Gift Box for $15.99 USD here, the Arm Party (bracelets) for $16.99 USD here, and the Sora Sublimated Socks for $13.99 USD here. Check out images of all the merchandise here: What do you think of these items and accessories Will you be picking up any of them up? Let us know down in the comments!

Monogram Direct have announced that their San Diego Comic Con exclusive Kingdom Hearts items will be available to purchase at their booth at New York Comic Con 2017 with limited availability. The SDCC exclusive Kingdom Hearts 6 piece Pewter Pin Collector's Set will be available for $30.00 USD, and only 60 sets are available. The SDCC exclusive Kingdom Hearts 4 piece Pewter Key Ring Collector's Set will be available for $40.00 USD, and only 60 sets are available as well. The SDCC exclusive Kingdom Hearts 3 piece 3D Foam Key Ring Collector's Set will be available for $25.00 USD, and only 80 sets are available. Each item set will be available to purchase at Monogram Direct's booth, Booth #226, at NYCC2017, which starts October 5, 2017, and ends on October 8, 2017. UPDATE [Dec. 14, 2017]: Monogram is now selling the 2017 San Diego Comic Con exclusive Kingdom Hearts merchandise on their online store. You can check out each item below, and you can purchase each item by clicking each link below: - 2017 SDCC Exclusive Kingdom Hearts Pewter Lapel Pins - 6 pc Set - $30.00 USD Take a look at the Monogram product description for the 2017 SDCC Exclusive Kingdom Hearts Pewter Lapel Pins - 6 pc Set below: - 2017 SDCC Exclusive Kingdom Hearts Pewter Key Rings - 4 pc Set - $40.00 USD Take a look at the Monogram product description for the 2017 SDCC Exclusive Kingdom Hearts Pewter Key Rings - 4 pc Set below: - 2017 SDCC Exclusive Kingdom Hearts 3D Foam Figure Key Rings - 3 Pc Set - $25.00 USD Take a look at the Monogram product description for the 2017 SDCC Exclusive Kingdom Hearts 3D Foam Figure Key Rings - 3 Pc Set below:

Prototypes of Funko Pop! Vinyl Kingdom Hearts Halloween Town Donald Duck and Goofy figures were leaked back in April, and now, they have been officially announced and shown off as a part of the Pop! Disney line of Funko vinyl figures. The Halloween Donald and Halloween Goofy figures will be New York Comic Con 2017 exclusives. Check out a video showing off all of the NYCC 2017 exclusive Funko figures, including the Halloween Town Donald and Goofy, below: Even though they are stated to be exclusive to New York Comic Con, Disney Dan, a reputable source in the Disney/Funko communities, says he is "100% certain they will be shared exclusives." What do you think? Do you think they will be exclusive to NYCC forever, or do you think they will eventually be sold elsewhere as shared exclusives? Are you looking forward to these figures? Let us know down in the comments! UPDATE 1: The NYCC 2017 exclusive Kingdom Hearts Halloween Town Donald and Goofy Funko Pop! Vinyl figures will also be available to purchase at Hot Topic only for the week of NYCC 2017. UPDATE 2: The NYCC 2017 exclusive Kingdom Hearts Halloween Town Donald and Goofy Funko Pop! Vinyl figures are now available to purchase at Hot Topic for the week of the convention! You can purchase the Halloween Goofy Funko Pop! Vinyl on the official Hot Topic website here, and the Halloween Donald Funko Pop! Vinyl here. UPDATE 3: The official Funko Europe Twitter account has announced that the NYCC 2017 exclusive Kingdom Hearts Halloween Town Donald Funko Pop! Vinyl figure will be available at the British supermarket retailer, Asda! Stay tuned for a date.

Executive Disney film producer Roy Conli was recently interviewed by Collider about certain films he's produced, films he's currently producing, the possibility of a Big Hero 6 sequel, and, of course, his involvement in Kingdom Hearts III. He mentions how he's very impressed with the Kingdom Hearts III team and how they're so focused on quality. He also reiterates that the Big Hero 6 story in the game will be a new one. And he brings up how he's identified as Xehanort now. View the full quote below: There's more in this interview than Kingdom Hearts III, so if you're interested, check out the full interview here!

Dtimes has recently revealed that Disney and Kingdom Hearts mouse pads, manufactured by Ingrem, have been made available to purchase on Gain Garage. There are two Kingdom Hearts mouse pads and two Disney mouse pads, making four mouse pads in total. The Kingdom Hearts mouse pads feature the two designs of a Sora and Mickey Mouse silhouette design and a Sora stained glass design. Both are on black colored mouse pads. The Disney mouse pads have two designs that feature Mickey and Minnie Mouse. One of them is on a black colored mouse pad and one of them is on a red colored mouse pad. You can purchase the Sora and Mickey silhouette mouse pad here, the Sora stained glass mouse pad here, the Mickey and Minnie red mouse pad here, and the Mickey and Minnie black mouse pad here. They are available for 1,922 yen ($17.57 USD) each. Check out photos of the mouse pads in the gallery below:

CaféReo has revealed various Kingdom Hearts badges in a collection that's appropriately named the "Kingdom Hearts Badge Collection." They are in the iconic stained glass designs, and they will be releasing in October 2017 for Japan. Each individual badge will be available to purchase for 600 yen ($5.46 USD), and you can purchase all 13 of the badges in a box set for 7,800 yen ($70.93 USD). When it launches, it will be available to purchase at the official online CaféReo Partner Shop, nationwide anime goods and hobby shops, mass retailers, and major online shops. The badges are approximately 75 x 75mm each. Recently, Kingdom Hearts acrylic charms and badges have been announced for pre-order on AmiAmi. You can check those out here. Thanks to @aibo_ac7 on Twitter for the tip! UPDATE 1: The Kingdom Hearts Badge Collection is now available to pre-order on the official Japanese Square Enix e-Store for 8,424 yen ($77.12 USD). It'll be released on October 7, 2017. UPDATE 2: A sample exhibition of the Kingdom Hearts Badge Collection will be on display at Volks Akihabara Hobby Paradise in Tokyo, Japan in October. Two new photos of the collection of badges, one of which is a photo of the sample exhibition, have also been released by the official Volks Akihabara Hobby Paradise Twitter account. View them in the gallery with the other photos above.