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We saw him sitting on the chair in the Chamber of Waking at the end of Dream Drop Distance. He hasn't aged at all. Ven is around 15 years old, and judging by how he looked at the end of DDD, he'll still be around 15 years old in KH3. I think the most likely explanation for this is that you most likely need a heart to age. This would also explain why many of the Organization XIII members aged as Nobodies, since typically, Nobodies do not age. The explanation would be that they grew hearts, so they aged.

Which Ansem? Ansem, Seeker of Darkness? He's a lot shorter than Xemnas judging by the Kingdom Hearts III Orchestra Trailer. Their character models are still being worked on though, so who knows. Or did you mean Ansem the Wise? Because judging by the cutscene in BBS where he found Terra-Xehanort, he seems to be around the same height as Dilan.

Lexaeus. He's approximately 7'9". (Source.)

Today (October 14th, 2017), is the start of the joint campaign between Square Enix Café Osaka, Square Enix Café Tokyo, and ARTNIA 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 were made available to purchase starting October 6th, 2017. This collective campaign is following the Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary Commemorative Campaign Preview Night at Square Enix Café Osaka, which was held yesterday (October 13th, 2017) to celebrate both the Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary and the Square Enix Café Osaka's grand opening, which takes place today. You can find out more about that previous campaign here. You can view images of the campaign event below, thanks to Twitter users @ArikaMiz, @asamisora, @dog664, @m_ff7c, @pi_su05, @rikunami13, @sora_kai_1130, @sonzasinaimono, @vaniroad, and @xKiri8_. UPDATE 1: On YouTube, ikubon has of the campaign at ARTNIA. You can check out the video below: Are you planning on going to Square Enix Café Osaka, Square Enix Café Tokyo, or ARTNIA for this Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary collective campaign? Did you go to the Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary Commemorative Campaign Preview Night at Square Enix Café Osaka on October 13th, 2017? Let us know down in the comments below! 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! Click here to view the article

No, he shouldn't get a weapon in my opinion. Why would you get rid of something that makes a character unique? Plus, he's older and slow-moving. I can't imagine him in combat.

Riku and Mickey don't use the cards to escape. They escaped using Corridors of Darkness that were left open by Organization XIII after they accepted the cards DiZ offered them. Secret Ansem's Report 11: "It seems my friend, fighting in the realm of darkness, appeared in Castle Oblivion through a corridor of darkness constructed by Organization XIII. My new ally Riku also effected his return via one of these corridors." But yeah, Aqua is just extremely unlucky. She hasn't found any Corridors of Darkness that have been left open by people or Heartless. She hasn't discovered the Door to Light (maybe only Sora can?) And she won't succumb to the darkness like Ansem the Wise did in order to be able to create Corridors of Darkness to escape. She's unlucky and stubborn lol

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! Click here to view the article

There's also Donald in his Wizard outfit, Goofy in his Knight outfit, and Black & White Pete. And not to mention the special glow chase Shadow Heartless and Tron Sora, Donald, and Goofy.

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! Click here to view the article

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! Click here to view the article

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! Click here to view the article

I know. My point was that there's tons of canon things in 358/2 Days that aren't in the HD cutscene movie. Gameplay is canon. No, not really. It's definitely is a very interesting and important scene, but there's a lot of those in 358/2 Days that didn't make it to the HD cutscene movie. You're getting caught up in the small things that I'm saying. My main point is this: If you want to experience the full 358/2 Days story, then you need to play the original Nintendo DS game and watch the HD cutscene movie. You need to do both. Because you'll miss a some important stuff if you only do one of those things. The stuff you miss isn't that important, but it is if you want to experience the entire story.