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A new world for Kingdom Hearts III has been revealed at X018! Hundred Acre Wood will be returning as a minigame world once more! The new X018 trailer showcases cutscenes and gameplay from this new world. You can watch it below! UPDATE [November 10, 2018]: Following the release of the Kingdom Hearts III: Winnie The Pooh trailer at X018, Jeff Rubenstein had a brief interview with Shinji Hashimoto on stage at X018. You can read its transcription below, as well as watch the video from the live show here. Follow our social media for Kingdom Hearts III news and coverage! Twitter Discord Facebook Tumblr Youtube View full article

Welcome to KH13's trailer analysis for the new Kingdom Hearts III tangled trailer from Lucca Comics and Games 2018! The trailer is all about Tangled and showing off more of Kingdom of Corona; so Kingdom Hearts III and Tangled fans, let’s take a look! The trailer video starts with Kingdom Hearts III's ESRB rating; it is rated E10+, meaning it will have content that is generally suitable for ages 10 and up, in this case including fantasy violence and alcohol reference (which could possibly appear in the Pirates of the Caribbean world like it did in Kingdom Hearts II). The first moment of the actual trailer took me by surprise as the cutscene of Sora and company being surprised when walking towards Rapunzel's tower in the E3 2015 and Jump Festa 2016 trailer has changed. In this trailer, Sora looks more surprised by the appearance of the tower through facial expressions and voice acting. The characters, which were now running into the open, come to a halt at the sight of the tower. They and environment look more vibrant and realistic now than in previous trailers. The camera also zooms in at speed on the tower, giving the audience/player a more rushed sense of adventure. Sora, Donald, and Goofy slow down at the sight of Rapunzel's tower (Lucca C&G 2018 trailer) Rapunzel's tower (Jump Festa 2016 trailer) Rapunzel's tower, (Lucca C&G 2018 trailer) We can now hear the field music for Kingdom of Corona playing in the background, with a touch of the distinctive Kingdom Hearts playful sounds that you can find in Yoko Shimomura's other works in the series. The next scene shows us Rapunzel jumping from the tower and standing on the beautiful green grass. It’s so great to see little parts of the environment in high quality as it makes it look very close to the original movie in terms of graphics. Rapunzel's hair, the most complex aspect of her character design, is beautifully depicted in the escape scene, emulating its original softness and elegant physics. The scene of Rapunzel stepping on grass for the first time captures this emotional moment of her freedom seamlessly. Rapunzel stepping on grass Tangled's story is made clearer in Kingdom Hearts III throughout the trailer as we know Sora and company have to escort Rapunzel to the Kingdom to see the lights. This is a great choice of narrative as it will let the players revisit the nostalgic moments from the original movie. After finally being free from the tower, Rapunzel goes to touch the giant dandelion Heartless and all of the small dandelion Heartless pop up in a group. This is same scene as shown in the previous Big Hero 6 TGS 2018 trailer, where Rapunzel goes to curiously touch the cute puffy being. Once again these Heartless also look better and more realistic than in the previous trailers. We also get another very detailed look at the white puff close up in this scene. Dandelion Heartless The English voice acting in this scene is also something that stands out as it is hard to tell if this is Mandy Moore's voice (original voice of Rapunzel) or someone else, because it does sound like her. Mandy Moore also voiced Final Fantasy character Aerith in Kingdom Hearts, so it would be interesting to see her return for Kingdom Hearts III. Currently, it is unconfirmed if Mandy Moore will be reprising her role as Rapunzel. Once again the Nobody creatures that looks like Marluxia are shown off but this time it is clearer what they look like and how they attack. This particular creature makes a little dance characteristic of its species, showing itself off and how far production has come to bring enemies to life. The animation of this Nobody is also appealing as it’s very similar to Marluxia in terms of how it grabs its scythe. The flower theme that Marluxia and his Nobodies (and Hearltess) bring to the world matches with the original story's theme and environment perfectly, as if they were meant to be! One of Marluxia's Nobodies Finally we are able to hear more of confirmed voice actor Zachary Levi reprising his role as Flynn Rider in this cutscene. This scene is also interesting as Goofy doesn’t lift his ear in the English version, but lifts his ear to listen in the Japanese version. Flynn says Sora and company are more cut out for combat, meaning they can tag along with Rapunzel and him through the Kingdom of Corona. It is unclear whether Flynn is hiding his true intentions from them, but it can be assumed he is. Sora, Donald, and Goofy listen to Flynn (English trailer) Goofy lifts his ear to hear Flynn better (Japanese trailer) The scene quickly transitions to the Nobody attacking Sora as he dodge rolls away. Sora instinctively summons his Keyblade with beautiful petals and light - it simply looks so pretty! Sora is wielding the Ever After; this could just be for show in the trailer, or maybe we could be able to obtain this Keyblade earlier rather then having to finish the world first like in previous Kingdom Hearts titles. Sora summoning Ever After We have always wanted to see all the animation for world logos in Kingdom Hearts III, and now we can finally see the Kingdom of Corona's beautiful logo animation. Rapunzel’s golden glowing hair is flowing out of the tower window to reveal the artwork and world name. Kingdom of Corona world logo animation From here on, gameplay footage beings, featuring the battle track from the Toy Box demo. The music is upbeat, making combat more enjoyable. Situation Commands are present; the most commonly seen throughout previous trailers is Mirage Staff and Blaster Blaze. Mirage Staff seems to be shown in larger areas throughout Kingdom of Corona and has a huge attack radius in the trailer; Blaster Blaze is also shown off, looking more improved since the last time we saw it. Two new Situation Commands, both green, have also appeared on the screen. Goofy Bombardier sounds like a link attack or limit with Goofy like in Kingdom Hearts II. The Tangled Twist command could be a link attack with Rapunzel. The Situation cCommands also change into a unique style along with the command deck in the world you’re in. Situation commands We can get a glimpse of the HUDs for Sora, Donald, Goofy, Rapunzel and Flynn in combat and non-combat. Flynn can be seen with low health, while Donald and Goofy are knocked out. Character HUDs Amongst all the combat an item drop can also be spotted that looks very similar to items dropped in Kingdom Hearts II, like lucid shards and other materials. Item drop Another interesting feature is a pointing sign as Sora and company are running through the forest. It is unclear and tricky to figure out what the sign says and is there for, but it could be a direction guide orpart of the scenery. The trailer then shows Rapunzel help Sora across the gap; the player may be able to use this mechanic creatively (rather than with clear directive) to overcome obstacles. A guiding sign on the roar This next important thing spotted is sure to grab your attention; there are two new Heartless in this trailer. Firstly, there is a Heartless with a red hat and bow in its hand, standing on a rock. It shoots blue arrows and has a circle around it with a green arrow on top. In the Japan version, Sora hits it and a crown symbol appears. This Heartless is also unclear to see in the English version, but we do get a clearer view in the Japan version. A new archer Heartless The second new Heartless is even more interesting as we have never seen one like this before. While it is not shown in the English trailer, in the Japan trailer it is wearing a type of blue-white ball gown with a hat and two pink feathers. Its appearance could be related to dresses worn by characters in Tangled. It is one elegant and classy ladylike Heartless because of the way it holds its bag up after Rapunzel hits it! Another new Heartless Gameplay showing new Heartless A short glimpse of the Magic Carousel attraction can be seen, similar to the rest of the theme park rides including the tea cups ride, roller coaster and pirate ship Attractions seen first in the E3 2015 Trailer. It also shows the excellent score when a chain of ten is achieved; it looks to be more powerful the higher the score, as the notes come out from the Carousel and the Heartless are flung back. Magic Carousel An Item pick up of a Lucid Stone has also been seen while the Carousel is active. The layout is very similar to Kingdom Hearts 0.2 item obtained alert. Item picked up Memorable scenes are also present from Tangled as Rapunzel is unsure (and then sure) of continuing her journey to the Kingdom. Rapunzel is brought to life as she shows her disbelief at her own bravery. Sora and Flynnlook up as Rapunzel feels guilty while leaning on the tree. Goofy watches as Rapunzel affirms she is never going back home while rolling down on the grass. Flynn and Sora lean casually against a tree as Rapunzel swings around it with her hair, perfectly overlapping her swing attack in the trailer. It's wonderful how Sora, Donald, and Goofy have been included into this iconic scenes from the movie. They are very nostalgic as Rapunzel's inner conflict is one of the most classic and comical parts of the movie and amongst Disney animated movie scenes. "I'm going back. I am never going back! Best. Day. Ever!" Just before the ending of the trailer, Sora starts using the previously shown Situation Command called Splash Run, which was shown in the E3 2018 showcase trailer . Spash Run Finally, there are two other interesting things in the Japanese version of the trailer. First of all, the combat is based in a different area in one of the scenes, allowing us to actually see the rock quarry for the first time, which is where one of the escape scenes take place in the movie. It is unknown if this is a playable area or just a part of the background; it is also still a mystery if The Snuggly Duckling place will be a playable area or have a scene in Kingdom Hearts III. The rock quarry The second interesting thing is by far the most puzzling gameplay feature in the Japanese trailer. When Sora does the final attack for Mirage Rod/Staff (different names in each trailer), just in the bottom right corner is Flynn, Rapunzel and something we haven't seen before.It is unclear if this is a horse, another new creature, or something else. What do you think it might be? Mirage Rod We have come to the conclusion of KH13's analysis of the Kingdom Hearts III Lucca Comics & Games 2018 trailer! We hope you enjoyed every detail of it. Thank you for tagging along, and if we’ve missed anything (or if you figure out what that mysterious creature is), please let us know in the comments below! View full article

The voice actors for some of the Big Hero 6 characters in Kingdom Hearts III have been revealed, including the original voice actors Ryan Potter (as Hiro Hamada), Scott Adsit (as Baymax), Jamie Chung (as Go Go Tomago), and Genesis Rodriguez (as Honey Lemon)! Khary Payton, who voiced Wasabi No-Ginger in Big Hero 6: The Series, will also voice him in Kingdom Hearts III. The announcement alludes to further information coming soon of more Big Hero 6 voice cast in Kingdom Hearts III to celebrate the 4th anniversary of the movie today. UPDATE [Nov 7, 2018]: As a response to our staff's tweet, T. J. Miller, Fred's original voice actor in Big Hero 6, suggested that he is reprising his role in Kingdom Hearts III! He said, "I am in the video game. Never underestimate my voice... it is everywhere...(ghost noises)" View full article

The Australian Classification Board, a government body responsible for the classification and censorship of films, video games and publications in Australia, has given Kingdom Hearts III a PG rating for mild themes and fantasy violence. You can find the full report here. Last month, Kingdom Hearts III was given an ESRB rating of E10+, which stands for everyone of (and above) the age of 10, with alcohol reference and fantasy violence. ESRB have not published further rating information on this title yet. Kingdom Hearts III will release in Australia and the West on January 29, 2019. View full article

In a private The World Ends With You -Final Remix- campaign event at the Square Enix Café ARTNIA on October 30, Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura, who is also the producer of the original TWEWY title, made a surprise appearance. Here he had the opportunity to answer a few questions. One of these were concerning the possibility of a reappearance of the TWEWY characters in Kingdom Hearts III, to which he replied with a no. You can read the translated excerpt from Famitsu below (thanks to KH13 Staff NihonScribe). View full article

The official website for the Kingdom Hearts & Tokyo Skytree Tower of Light and Darkness event has been launched! This event, also dubbed in the website as - Tower of Radiance and Shadow - was announced back in September, and will celebrate the upcoming release of Kingdom Hearts III. It will take place from Tuesday January 8, 2019 through Sunday March 3, 2019 at the Tembo Galleria in the Tokyo Skytree tower, 450 meters above ground. The website shows off renders of Sora, Riku, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy in their "attack" poses. (These renders are also featured in the PlayStation 4 pre-order bonus theme for Kingdom Hearts III). You can see the graphics from the website in the album below, including the promotional poster for the event. The tower will be decorated with Disney worlds and characters from the Kingdom Hearts series, and there will be original content displayed in the Skytree Round Theater inside the tower, using 255° out of 360° of the huge screen composed of window glasses of about 110 meters wide and 2 meters high. The event plans to sell exclusive cafe menu and original goods collaborating with this event. UPDATE [Dec 18, 2018]: It seems that the Kingdom Hearts & Tokyo Skytree Tower of Radiance and Shadow event has been extended for two more days until March 5! Also, the website does not mention the exclusive cafe menu anymore; it is unknown whether they have cancelled this particular collaboration or not. View full article

Kingdom Hearts III is making an appearance at Lucca Comics & Games, the biggest comics festival in Europe! To promote the upcoming game, Shinji Hashimoto will be present at the event at the Share the Magic panel on Saturday November 3, at 5.30 PM CET (12.30 PM EST) at the auditorium in Chiesa di San Francesco. The doors will open at 5.00 PM CET. The panel will last 1 hour 30 minutes, with a signing session will follow. Entry will only be allowed to those holding special tickets, which, in limited quantity, will be distributed at the ticket office at the Teatro del Giglio from Saturday morning. It will only be available to those who have already purchased tickets and collected their wristbands for the event. KH13 News Team Associate Editor Yoshirai will be reporting for us at this Kingdom Hearts III panel! Contrary to earlier reports, this panel will NOT be streamed live. Keep an eye on this article to follow our coverage of the panel, and follow our Twitter for live updates! For those interested in cosplay, there will also be a Kingdom Comes: Final Fantasy e Kingdom Hearts Cosplay Contest on Saturday November 3 at the Chiesa di San Franceso at 12.30 PM CET! Follow all our channels for Kingdom Hearts III news and discussions: Twitter | Facebook | Tumblr | Discord | Youtube Kingdom Hearts III Lucca Comics and Games 2018 Tangled Trailer [ENG] Kingdom Hearts III Lucca Comics and Games 2018 Tangled Trailer [JPN] Updates Pre-event August 20, 2018 [12:27 PM CET]: Kingdom Hearts III demo announced to be playable at Lucca Comics & Games 2018! Oct 12, 2018 [10:01 AM CET]: Shinji Hashimoto to be present at a special Kingdom Hearts III panel at Lucca Comics & Games 2018 on November 3! Oct 30, 2018 [9:43 AM CET]: Giant Kingdom Key statue has been erected at Piazza San Michele! Oct 30, 2018 [1:24 PM CET]: See gallery below for even more pictures of the giant Kingdom Key! Day 1: Wednesday October 31, 2018 [11:36 AM CET] Free seasalt ice cream, since 2005! Perfect for your summer vacations. Collect yours from the #KingdomHeartsIII cart! [While stocks last] [12:00 PM CET] Attendees can enter the Kingdom with a special Kingdom Hearts III passport and visit gorgeous worlds [backdrops] such as The Caribbean and San Fransokyo! There's even a Baymax cutout! The KH3 decor looks lovely at Villa Bottini. [1:26 PM CET] Visitors enter the Kingdom Hearts III "building"! Seasalt icecream has also been spotted! There are different areas for the worlds of The Caribbean, Toy Box & San Fransokyo. Demo playtime seems to be restricted to 10-15 minutes per person. [2:13 PM CET] While waiting in line to play the demo, fans are given sea salt ice cream! (Tastes of vanilla...) [8:26 PM CET] Lucca CG 2018 has by far the best photo ops for Kingdom Hearts III! What do you guys think? [9:28 PM CET] The Kingdom Hearts III worlds' decorations inside Villa Bottini are absolutely stunning! There is a sled with 'snow' and 'ice' in Arendelle, and chests, wooden floorboards and 'shrouds' at The Caribbean! Day 2: Thursday, November 1, 2018 [12:13 PM CET] Tubbo Nubbo have published a video showing and discussing the Kingdom Hearts III getup at Lucca CG 2018! They showed off what's inside their passport (which includes world pages that were stamped as they visited each world-themed room in Villa Bottini). Visitors also received a pin. You can watch their field footage below! (At around 12:41, you can even see Sora hurling Goofy down the cliff...) [12:22 PM CET] "You're about to start an exciting journey through some of the fantastic worlds of Kingdom Hearts III. Enter to discover all the available activities, including the opportunities to take pictures, try the demo, and collect stamps to fill your passport!" [12:46 PM] A close-up picture of The Caribbean room decorations! Day 3: Friday, November 2, 2018 [1:34 PM CET] Pictures of all the pages of the Kingdom Hearts III passport can now be seen in our gallery (and in this thread)! [1:43 PM CET] Some lovely angles of the Villa Bottini entrance and The Caribbean room! [1:45 PM CET] Each room of the Villa Bottini features the battle theme of a specific Kingdom Hearts III world! [3:38 PM CET] Our Associate Editor Yoshirai has now appeared at Lucca CG 2018! Spotted some sweet Kingdom Hearts III promo at the station! Day 4: Saturday November 3, 2018 [5:30 PM CET] Kingdom Hearts III Share the Magic panel with series producer Shinji Hashimoto will begin! [5:50PM CET] Kingdom Hearts III Share the Magic panel has begun! [5:51PM CET] Photos are allowed, but no video recording. [5:52PM CET] Sunil Godhania has taken the stage! He thanks all the fans who are gathered for the occasion. [5:53PM CET] The panel will be in English, and will discuss new gameplay aspects! [5:55PM CET] Square Enix is currently summarising the series' lore whilst showing slides! One of the key themes for Kingdom Hearts III is 'resolution'. [5:57PM CET] They are currently showing a video about Keyblade transformations! [6:02PM CET] The panel showed about 10 seconds of new Baymax gameplay, and are now discussing the Link system! [6:04PM CET] New Gummi Ship gameplay has been shown, with both freeroam and on-rails sections! [6:05PM CET] Various mini-games are being showcased, including Ratatouille cooking and Goofy snowboarding! [6:05PM CET] Hashimoto is on stage! [6:07PM CET] Hashimoto says he is very grateful for his years with the KH series! He is also giving details about the elevator meeting that started it all! [6:10PM CET] Apparently, Miss Yamamoto from Disney pitched the idea of a collaboration to Hashimoto first, asking if he was from Square Enix! Disney was very interested in Square Enix as a company back then! [6:12PM CET] Q&A is starting! The staff on the panel have apparently selected several community questions! [6:14PM CET] "To be honest, I can't say too much about this before the release, but we are considering DLCs, and those will eventually be revealed." [6:15PM CET] Hashimoto says that Big Hero 6 is his favorite world! Developing new worlds was difficult, considering new assets and elements. [6:17PM CET] "16 years ago, the game was released. I wasn't expecting such a success!" [6:18PM CET] "This is hard to answer. Everyone is different, but there is a lot of drama. You guys will be very fulfilled!" [6:22PM CET] "Making a new game is a lot of work. When it's the first game of the series, you're not really sure if it is going to be a success. I was really happy it sold out!" [6:25PM CET] Hashimoto has one last message, thanking fans for coming to the panel. It's not long until the game's release, so be sure not to miss out! [6:27PM CET] A special video is being shown for the first time! [6:29PM CET] The trailer is showing more Kingdom of Corona footage, with English voice acting! [6:30PM CET] The panel has officially ended. A full report from us will be coming soon! On the field footage of Lucca CG 2018 Gallery View full article

Xbox Mexico has announced that attendees of the Xbox FanFest: Mexico City, taking place between November 9 and 11, 2018, will be able to play Kingdom Hearts III at the event! More information about the event can be found in its official announcement. Here, the Head of Xbox Phil Spencer will also host X018, "a global celebration of all things Xbox filled with news, first looks, and surprises." This will take place on Saturday, November 10, and will be live-streamed as an Inside Xbox episode from 3PM to 5PM CST, making it the longest episode to date. You can watch the X018 livestream on: Mixer Twitch Youtube Facebook Twitter Shinji Hashimoto, Kingdom Hearts III's executive producer and brand manager, has made suggestions that he will be in attendance at the event. Thanks to fan @JoniiMdG for the tip! View full article

Kingdom Hearts III will be playable at the Square Enix Games booth (#S1710, in Hall S5) at the October event of MCM London Comic Con 2018! Fans will be able to try Kingdom Hearts III on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with a total of 24 pods set up in the booth; and it is expected that they will have a go at the Olympus and Toy Box demos. A sneak peak of the Kingdom Hearts III demo setup for Xbox One can also be seen in the preview video of the event, which you can view at the end of this article. A video posted by the MCM Comic Con Twitter also reveals the possibility for fans to take photos in Andy's Room with the original Kingdom Key, as well as receive a free seasalt ice cream after playing Kingdom Hearts III! MCM London Comic Con will take place in London, UK, at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre from Friday, October 25 to Sunday, October 27. KH13 News Team's Aquaberry will be representing KH13 at the event and hosting a #KH13MeetUp! This will be part of the Kingdom Hearts Cosplay Meet taking place on Saturday, October 27 at 2pm in the grass area in front of Novotel. You can find out more about this biannual meet on its Facebook group, where updates will be posted during the day. If you'll be attending MCM London Comic Con on Saturday, don't forget to say hi! View full article

Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura has just announced that on Thursday October 25, at 3pm JST, patches for Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX and HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue collections will be released that will allow the sharing of blocked scenes on PlayStation 4. The announcement, made on the official Japanese Kingdom Hearts Twitter, has been translated below by Goldpanner. UPDATE [Oct 25, 2018]: The patches are live in the Playstation Store. Version 1.05 for Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX and Version 1.03 for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue can be downloaded. Both patches removes the share restrictions for certain cutscenes and the cinematic movies on both collections. View full article

Welcome Kingdom Hearts fans, old and new, to the new version of KH13 on the occasion of our 10th anniversary! We are delighted to celebrate a decade of being a hub for the Kingdom Hearts community! Just in time for KH13’s 10th anniversary, we have rolled out the newest update of the website. Version 4 is now more functional and responsive to reflect the needs of our users. The previous version was first released in 2011, and although we had grown to love it, the site had to be rebuilt from the ground up to modernise it and allow us to easily iterate and add new content and features. Look forward to more updates in the future! In the meanwhile, please enjoy the new responsive streamlined design, fully functional mobile site, improved post editor and media submission tools, refreshed video archive and gallery, as well as many other new features scattered around the site. In the past, KH13.com has gone through 4 major redesigns. You can see snapshots of the older versions below and compare it to the current one. Feel old yet? A brief history of KH13 In October 9, 2008, the domain for KH13 was registered; at the time, KH1.com through KH12.com were taken, resulting in the befitting and auspicious claim on the domain “KH13.com”. In October 17, 2008 (October 18 in the webmasters' home country, Australia), the first article was published and KH13 was shared with the world for the very first time, and officially launched! While it all started as a fun project between webmaster DChiuch and Co-Webmaster Aaron, it soon became the full-fledged website for Kingdom Hearts news, media, and discussion that it is today. At the time it was conceived, high quality videos and media were hard to come by, so KH13 initially established itself by providing high quality trailer and cutscene downloads. Now, KH13 is one of the best and well-known Kingdom Hearts fansites for news and media. Within 3 years, KH13 became more well known, paving its future in becoming one of the best and most popular Kingdom Hearts fansites for news and media. In 2011, we started sending representatives to E3 as part of the press. Our first rep was SQEX☆GAL, followed by many others such as Oishii, the Kingdom Hearts community veteran Churro, KH13 PR rep (and former News Team Leader) Toominator and Kingdom Hearts χ Team and News Team member Raxaimus. In the past years, we have established our press presence in many gaming events around the world. Most recently, Toominator and Raxaimus have represented us at the exclusive Kingdom Hearts III Premiere invitational event that took place last May in Santa Monica, California. One important feature that has been prominent throughout KH13 is our gallery and video archives. Former KH13 Archives Team Leader and News Team member Sora96 has brought the video archives and gallery to what it is today, featuring over 29,000 images and hundreds of videos from the Kingdom Hearts series. Thanks also goes to Everglow, our former partner, for recording thousands of cutscenes and playthrough videos for KH13's archives. Our wide selection of videos and images has brought in many visitors for KH13. KH13 today At the present time, KH13 is one of the most essential news outlets on all things Kingdom Hearts, part and parcel of the Kingdom Hearts community. Our news, archives, KHχ and social media team are recognized for their effortful work in delivering the latest information and media to Kingdom Hearts fans and bringing them together to share ideas and resources that embellish the fandom and bring “hype” to the community. The KH13.com community has also been growing on social media. Our Twitter (@KH13.com) has almost 34k followers. Our Facebook page (KH13.com, for Kingdom Hearts) has hit the 25k likes mark. We have a PlayStation community page, and a brand new Discord server! You can follow us on Youtube and Twitch as well. We held many mini #KH13MeetUp’s at various events around North America and UK. Check out the hashtag on Twitter and don’t forget to meet us on the next one! We also released a very entertaining 2017 Re:Cap trailer for Kingdom Hearts news in 2017! A 2018 version is in the works… Reporting Kingdom Hearts news in the past year KH13’s 10th anniversary year has brought forth many exciting developments in Kingdom Hearts! But undoubtedly, the biggest piece of news is that of Kingdom Hearts III’s release date reveal at the Los Angeles Kingdom Hearts Orchestra (Encore) concert. Kingdom Hearts III is coming January 25, 2019 in Japan, and January 29, 2019 to the rest of the world. Recently, Kingdom Hearts III’s box art has also been revealed and has already been branded (anecdotally speaking) as one of the best video games cover! Take a look at it below. Monsters, Inc., Frozen, and Pirates of the Carribean - At World’s End were revealed to have worlds in Kingdom Hearts III! Wreck-It Ralph and Ratatouille will also appear as summon and mini-game respectively. A whopping 9 trailers were revealed in the past year, and along with extra gameplay footage, fans had a lot of information to be excited about, gameplay elements to look forward to, theories to make, and returning characters to welcome back (and at times cry about)! Monsters, Inc. trailer Making of Kingdom Hearts (not released to public) Classic Kingdom trailer Kingdom Hearts Orchetra trailer (not released to public) Frozen trailer Square Enix E3 Showcase 2018 trailer Pirates of the Caribbean trailer “Don’t Think Twice” trailer Extended Aqua cutscene + gameplay (TGS 2018) Toy Box, The Carribean, Arendelle, Olympus, San Fransokyo, Monstropolis, Gummi Ship and Ratatouille (Twilight Town) gameplay (TGS 2018) Toy Box Premiere Exclusive Boss Fight (TGS 2018) Arendelle Trinity Sled Full Sequence (TGS 2018) Big Hero 6 trailer (short) Big Hero 6 Extended trailer A never before seen character appearance is expected to show up in the next trailer... Utada Hikaru’s “Chikai” and “Don’t Think Twice” were revealed as the Japanese and English theme songs for Kingdom Hearts III. (The full version of “Chikai” was released within Utada Hikaru’s new album, Hatsukoi.) “Face My Fears”, a collaboration between Utada and Skrillex, was later revealed to be the opening theme to Kingdom Hearts III. Kingdom Hearts III Deluxe Edition and Deluxe Edition + Bring Arts went on pre-order this year, and a Limited Edition Kingdom Hearts III PlayStation 4 Pro was announced at E3 2018. A Limited Edition Kingdom Hearts III PlayStation 4 Slim was also shown off at TGS 2018. While no new games will be joining the main story before Kingdom Hearts III (Square, please), a free Kingdom Hearts VR Experience was announced for PlayStation VR! Kingdom Hearts’ 15th anniversary was celebrated towards the end of last year. Square Enix Cafe even held an anniversary campaign, where Sora’s birthday was revealed to be March 28, 2002. The Dandelion Meeting for Kingdom Hearts Union x[Cross] then took place in April in Anaheim, California! That was our first experience of trying out Kingdom Hearts III’s LCD-style mini-games, which can now be playing in the mobile game itself! (And while we’re on the topic of firsts…) KH13 staff were amongst the first to get a taste of playing Kingdom Hearts III at its Premiere in Santa Monica, California! Extended demos of Toy Box and Olympus were available at the event; shorter versions of the demo made rounds around the world in various events. (At one of these events, a new area of Olympus within the demo was also accidentally leaked!) Kingdom Hearts fans also contributed greatly to reveals this year. Interesting assets from Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage- were discovered. Deleted Monsters, Inc. assets were also found, after all this time, in Kingdom Hearts II! Off-camera secrets of KH2 were also revealed in the Boundary Break series. Furthermore, Everglow started his Kingdom Hearts Timeline series to piece the whole story together in chronological order to prep all fans for the final chapter of the Xehanort saga! This was definitely the year for Kingdom Hearts merch. Square Enix came forth with many wonderful Bring Arts, including Kingdom Hearts III Sora, Riku, and Kairi. Disney even released Kingdom Hearts Tsum Tsums in Japan! Numerous companies like Hot Topic, Spencer’s, Funko, Bandai, Good Smile Company, and FiGPiN licensed a variety of interesting products, including a Keyblade Proplica, Sora and Riku Nendoroids, and KH3 Funko Pops. Kingdom Hearts II: The Novel, Vol. 2, was released in the West, with the 358/2 Days novel releasing next month. Still no word of Kingdom Hearts at Disney Parks (although Shinji Hashimoto is trying to work it out), but Donald Duck and Goofy in their Kingdom Hearts costumes reappeared, at Disneyland, after a long time! In regards to the past and future of Kingdom Hearts: The old storyboards from Kingdom Hearts’s cancelled animated series by Seth Kearsley were also revealed and later auctioned to fans; Walt Disney made a historic deal to acquire 21st Century Fox, meaning even more IPs could possibly join the series; Nomura stated that Kingdom Hearts Union x[Cross]’s story would continue even after Kingdom Hearts III. In conclusion... As we enter our 11th year, we would like to thank our current leaders of our various teams, which includes Aquaberry, WakelessDream, faemarch, Wan_Pisu, and HaakonHawk; our vice leaders Leamax, Yoshirai, Ventus_, AndrewHankinson, and Justin; staff manager HarLea Quinn, and, of course, webmaster DChiuch. We would also like to thank all the current and past members of our various teams for their contributions to the website in the past year. We'd like to also give the most important thanks of all to you, our readers, and the Kingdom Hearts community. Thanks to everyone here on KH13 for sticking with us for these 10 years. We hope to be around for many more, and to continue to provide the latest Kingdom Hearts news and media! View full article

In what seems to be the latest issue of V Jump magazine, user YonkouProductions has shared a page featuring Kingdom Hearts III! The feature shows screenshots from Twilight Town and Olympus, and character renders from the world of Hercules. Take a look at it below. UPDATE [18 Oct, 2018]: YonkouProductions has added another page from the magazine, showing a screenshot of the Fire and Wind Titans. Some of the previously shown screenshots, including that of Hercules and Pegasus, are shown in larger size. See the page below: Shueisha, the publisher of the Jump line of magazines, is the sponsor of the Jump Festa event, where a Kingdom Hearts III trailer was released in 2015. Jump Festa 2019 will be taking place on December 22-23, 2018; Square Enix is expected to reveal their lineup for the event sometime next month. Are you expecting a Kingdom Hearts III appearance at the event this year? Let us know in the comments! View full article