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You can keep your feet warm this winter with Hot Topic's new no-show Kingdom Hearts socks, currently discounted to $10.43 USD from its original price of $14.90 USD. The socks are sold as a set of five pairs with different designs. You can view a picture below: Hot Topic has many more Kingdom Hearts items in its listing, including recent arrivals such as a rubber LED watch, a girl's T-shirt, a pocket watch, Riku and Kairi Funko Pop! Vinyls, and more. Check out Hot Topic's full Kingdom Hearts listing here. Click here to view the article

According to the recent update on Tamashii Web, the Kingdom Hearts King Mickey S.H.Figuarts figure will release January 26, 2018 for 4,536 yen (approx. $40.26 USD). You can view pictures of the figure below: This figure was first shown during the the Tokyo Toy Show 2017 along with other Kingdom Hearts figures from the same series. Since then, the Sora S.H.Figuarts has released; the Donald Duck S.H.Figuarts has been announced to release in March, 2018; and the Goofy S.H.Figuarts is set to release in April 2018. You can pre-order the King Mickey S.H.Figuarts after release from a number of international retailers. Some are listed below for your convenience: AF Galleria Bandai Toy Online Shop eBay [various sellers] HobbyLink Japan HobbySearch ImageAnime Japan World JToys Nin-Nin-Game.com Rakuten Toy Trove Xavier Cal Click here to view the article

Famitsu has recently published a list of 107 video game creators who have participated in their New Year's questionnaire. The questionnaire asked the individuals about their key words and resolutions for 2018. Kingdom Hearts series executive producer and brand manager Shinji Hashimoto was a participant in this report. In a brief statement, he expressed his excitement towards next year's E3 Expo. You can read the full translation below, provided by KH13 staff member Mio-chan. Thanks to @aibo_ac7 for the tip! What do you make of Hashimoto's new year's resolutions? Do you think he's alluding to something big in E3 2018? Let us know your expectations in the comments! Click here to view the article

On December 15, 2017, user Wrestleman posted two screenshots of an alleged new world in Kingdom Hearts III sourced to a Square Enix FTP server. Following this, other similar screenshots from the same world surfaced on Imgur on December 23, 2017. Since then, more Kingdom Hearts III developer's content was made publicly downloadable from the server; they have quickly been taken down, but it is still possible to see the file names (most of them dated April and September 2017), which give away a partial list of worlds in the game. Upon investigating the leaks, KH13.com have reason to believe these are legitimate. However, due to ethical and copyright issues, we have decided to not report on them in detail any further. We have created a Kingdom Hearts III Spoilers subforum where fans can discuss these leaks. KH13.com's spoiler policy on Kingdom Hearts III allows discussion on publicly announced content (eg. trailers, interviews, promotional pictures, etc.); however, leaks are to be discussed in the Spoilers subforum only. Avatars, statuses, and thread titles must not contain spoilers. We may be revising our Kingdom Hearts III spoiler policy in the future, according to future content releases by Square Enix and Disney. We hope that fans understand our decision and respect the work done so far by the game's developing team by not divulging the leaks where they aren't warranted. Thank you for your cooperation. To visit the Kingdom Hearts III spoiler subforum, click here. Click here to view the article

On Thursday, December 15, 2017, the Walt Disney Company announced a definitive deal to secure assets from 21st Century Fox, Inc. for $52.4 billion. Disney hope this acquisition will allow them to "create more appealing content, build more direct relationships with consumers around the world and deliver a more compelling entertainment experience to consumers wherever and however they choose." The deal was signed by Disney's chief executive Robert A. Iger, a veteran in guiding the company to become a Hollywood leader through a series of acquisitions such as Lucasfilm, Marvel, and Pixar. Disney will be acquiring the film and television studios of 21st Century Fox, which includes 20th Century Fox Film studios and movie blockbusters such as Avatar, Titanic, The Sound of Music, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Hidden Figures, Gone Girl, The Shape of Water, The Martian, and Anastasia. The deal will also allow Disney to bring the X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Deadpool into their Marvel Cinematic Universe if they so pleased. The acquisition also includes 20th Century Television studios, which have 36 series currently in production, including The Simpsons, Homeland, This is Us, and Modern Family. Furthermore, Disney will be acquiring 21st Century Fox's cable and international TV businesses such as FX and National Geographic. Disney will also be obtaining Fox's 30% stakes in Hulu and 39% current stakes in Sky (along with their planned complete takeover by June 30, 2018). Earlier this year, Disney announced the end of their distribution agreement with Netflix, planning to pull their movies from the streaming service to one of their own new direct-to-consumer streaming service launching in 2019. The deal to acquire 21st Century Fox marks another step in Disney's direct-to-consumer strategy to become a "more viable competitor" to the tech giants in the entertainment business by adapting to the increasing demand of streaming and other digital services. The acquisition does not include Fox Broadcasting network and stations, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, FS1, FS2 and Big Ten Network; these will be listed under a new, separate company called New Fox. <3 What do you make of this takeover by Disney, including many of 21st Century Fox's remarkable IPs? How do you think this could affect the future content of the Kingdom Hearts series? Let us know in the comments! Click here to view the article

We have been recently contacted by our friends Jorge and Matthias from Disney Central regarding a petition to bring German, Spanish, and French dubbing in the upcoming Kingdom Hearts III. While this petition has existed for quite some time, Disney Central aim to close this by the end of 2017 (prior to the release of the game in 2018), and send the fans' signatures and comments to Square Enix Europe for consideration. You can read the petition letter below: Spoiler Ladies and gentlemen from Square Enix,ladies and gentlemen from the Walt Disney Company, As loyal fans of your video game series “KINGDOM HEARTS”, we would like to point out that, according to our opinion, the series could potentially lose much of its quality in matters of localization and the dubbing of each title respectively. You know as well as we do that the games are well known for their fun factor and story and that these criteria are being referenced when it comes to comparison with other RPG games. After all, they are what many RPG games from Square Enix are all about. There is, however, a difference between a FINAL FANTASY and a KINGDOM HEARTS game: the many Disney characters that starred in KINGDOM HEARTS I and II along with their well-known and much beloved voices made for an outstanding localized game on the videogame market. Not only were the speakers very fitting (which is not always given in other companies’ games), the majority of them were also the original speakers or at least equally good replacements. Thus, the feeling of experiencing a Walt Disney masterpiece has been passed on to these two games. Fans from Germany, France and Spain were able to experience this exact phenomenon. But that’s not all. If you ask the fans, it is clear to see that a localized dubbing is always the better choice. Even most of the fans who would usually prefer the original Japanese dubbing in games such as FINAL FANTASY said the same thing. The KINGDOM HEARTS series really is a class of its own. Due to the familiar appearance and voice of these many starring characters, the gamers and fans have become emotionally attached to them. Take one of these elements away and the character is no longer the same that we know and love. The same applies to the English version. Any other dubbing than the one in the own language takes away this magical feeling. When we learned that KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 ReMIX was to be launched exclusively with English dubbing, storms of protest and complaints came up from which arose the idea of this petition and this letter. We, the petitioners, hereby officially ask of you to publish any upcoming game from the KINGDOM HEARTS series with an adapted localization and dubbing. This also includes the already announced KINGDOM HEARTS III as well any future title including spin-offs. Furthermore, we request that if you publish games that already have a localized dubbing, to release them with their respectively dubbed version. The fact that games which contribute much to the story, “Birth by Sleep” for instance, do not have a localized dubbing at all is most regrettable. In the case of HD 1.5 ReMIX, we would like you to at least provide us with the existing localized dubbing via DLC. That also applies to the upcoming KINGDOM HEARTS II and the HD 2.5 ReMIX respectively. With this petition, we would also like to remind you of 2013’s first half-year. Back then, over 3200 fans signed a petition to have Disney re-release one of its animated movies “Arielle die Meerjungfrau” (The Little Mermaid) with the German original dubbing from 1989 (there is a second version from 1998). Disney agreed to this for their fans’ sake. We appeal to you to let us hear these familiar and beloved voices in KINGDOM HEARTS again – be it newly released or older re-released games. A shining example for this is Ubisoft’s “Assassin’s Creed: Liberation” which was published with English dubbing for the PS Vita in Germany in October 2012. In January 2014, this game was re-released as a HD-remake for the PC and this reason alone led the publisher to add a German dubbing to the game. We would like this procedure to be transferred to KINGDOM HEARTS as well as a subsequent adaptation of the HD 1.5 ReMIX and HD 2.5 ReMIX. Yours faithfully The Petitioners P.S.: please pay attention to the countless comments of the petitioners attached to this letter. We at KH13.com believe this is a fantastic cause, especially for bringing together fans of different backgrounds in the Kingdom Hearts community! We are committed to promote this petition, and urge all our fans to sign it! You can sign the petition here. It only takes 30 seconds! Disney Central have already been receiving statements from the Square Enix team in Germany, indicating interest in the petition. The following is the initial response from Square Enix: Another response followed after a year of campaigning for the cause: As you may already know, Square Enix have been conducting online surveys and questionnaires asking for fan feedback, including regarding Kingdom Hearts. Disney Central and the European fan community have been voicing the need for dubbing in their respective languages through these surveys as well. We believe it's high time the English-speaking Kingdom Hearts community joins as well! Visit the petition website here. Visit the petition Facebook page here. Click here to view the article

Japanese retailer Secret Honey, a brand for fashionable women's clothing, has announced two new licensed Kingdom Hearts-inspired items for its Disney Collection: Organization XIII Mickey short coat, selling at 34,000 yen (approximately $306) before tax Organization XIII long coat, selling at 42,000 yen (approximately $378) before tax. The coats will be available to purchase at the Secret Honey shops on December 2, 2017. You can see pictures of the coats below: Description of the items are as follow: Thanks to @aibo_ac7 for the tip! UPDATE [Dec. 4, 2017]: Secret Honey has listed the Organization XIII Mickey short coat and the Organization XIII long coat on Rakuten. The coats are now available for purchase on the Japanese site. Click here for the short coat or click here for the long coat. The global site has the Organization XIII Mickey short coat selling for ¥36,720 (approx. $325 USD) and the Organization XIII long coat will cost ¥45,360 (approx. $400 USD). Pre-orders for both these coats will begin on December 5th at 6:00 PM JST (4:00 AM EST) and will be shipped in February 2018. Click here to view the article

After many miscommunications and misunderstandings surrounding the release dates of the Sora, Riku, and Kairi Funko Pop! Vinyl figures, Hot Topic finally resolved the issue by stating that the figures will be releasing on Thanksgiving on November 23, 2017. As stated, they are out today! They are available to purchase for $12.50 USD each, or you can order all three for $25.00 USD. You can view pictures of the Sora Pop! Vinyl below. You can order it here. You can view pictures of the Riku Pop! Vinyl below. You can order it here. You can view pictures of the Kairi Pop! Vinyl below. You can order it here. Along with these figures, Hot Topic has also added two new Funko Kingdom Hearts t-shirts to their listing. UPDATE [Nov. 28, 2017]: The Sora, Riku, and Kairi Funko Pop! Vinyls are now available to purchase at BoxLunch for $10.90 each; currently, the price has been discounted to $9.00 each. Funko has released other Kingdom Hearts products previously, including a Shadow Funko Pop! Vinyl, a Halloween Town Sora plushie, Halloween Town Donald and Goofy Pop! Vinyls, a Halloween Town Sora Pop! Vinyl, Kingdom Hearts Pocket Pop!, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy plushies, and a Pete Pop! Vinyl. Funko also has many other Kingdom Hearts releases planned, including an Organization XIII Mickey Pop! Vinyl, a Final Form Sora pop! Vinyl, and Kingdom Hearts Mystery Minis. Let us know if you'll be purchasing these figures, and don't forget to show us you Kingdom Hearts Funko collection! Click here to view the article

You can now purchase Kingdom Hearts Funko t-shirts at Hot Topic that come with two new designs featuring Kingdom Hearts Funko Pop! Vinyl characters! The shirts are originally priced between $20.90 USD to $24.90 USD. However, you can buy them now for $10.00 USD each during the current Black Friday sale! You can view pictures of the Kingdom Hearts Group Pop! t-shirt below. You can order it here. You can view pictures of the Kingdom Hearts Comic Pop! t-shirt below. You can order it here. The Sora, Riku, Kairi Funko Pop! Vinyl figures have also released today at Hot Topic and other retailers. Funko has released other Kingdom Hearts products previously, including a Shadow Funko Pop! Vinyl, a Halloween Town Sora plushie, Halloween Town Donald and Goofy Pop! Vinyls, a Halloween Town Sora Pop! Vinyl, Kingdom Hearts Pocket Pop! keychains, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy plushies, and a Pete Pop! Vinyl. Funko also has many other Kingdom Hearts releases planned, including an Organization XIII Mickey Pop! Vinyl, a Final Form Sora pop! Vinyl, and Kingdom Hearts Mystery Minis. Let us know if you'll be purchasing any of these shirts! Click here to view the article

The Kingdom Hearts II Sora S.H.Figuarts figure is releasing today, on November 23, 2017! The figure was originally shown at the Tamashii Nations 10th Anniversary World Tour at Osaka, Japan. It was then shown off at Tokyo Toy Show 2017 along with the S.H.Figuarts figures of Donald, Goofy, and Organization XIII Mickey. The Mickey figure will release in January 2018, the Donald figure in March 2018, and the Goofy figure is reportedly releasing in April 2018. You can read our coverage of the S.H.Figuarts figures to date in the article here. The figure has an original retail price of 6,264 yen (approximately $56.32 USD). You can view the promotional pictures below. You can also read the product description below: Below is a non-comprehensive list of international retailers to help you order a Sora S.H.Figuarts figure. Keep in mind that many of these retailers ship to different countries. You can comment below if you find an online retailer you'd like us to add to this list. Spoiler AF Galleria [RM250.00] Amazon Japan [8 listings] Amazon.com [$62.00 USD] Amazon.co.uk [£44.89] AmiAmi [5,110 yen after 18% discount] BigBadToyStore [$69.99 USD] Bic Camera [¥5280] Bandai ToyOnline Shop [$56.90 USD] CDJapan [4640] eBay.au [AU$125.00] eBay.com [12 listings, from $67.95 USD] eBay UK [6 listings, from £46.00] HobbyLink Japan [¥5,220] Image Anime [$68.00 USD] Japan World [€79.30] JBox [$59.50 USD] Kiseki Galaxy [RM260.00] McFly Colecionáveis [R$33.99] Mighty Ape New Zealand [NZ$129.99] Ninoma [$57.31 USD] Nippon-Yasan [¥4,680] Plamoya [$53.73 USD] Plaza Japan [$53.55 USD] Premium Collectables [AU$49.95] Prime Colecionismo [R$138.60] Play Asia [Not accepting orders at the moment] Megalopolis [$69.99 USD] Skaditoys [R$279.90] The Toy Trove [Can$89.99] Toy-Ninja [$60.00 USD] Xavier Cal Customs and Collectibles [$68.00 USD] UPDATE [Jan 20, 2018]: The Sora S.H.Figuarts figure will be releasing in the West on January 25, 2018. You can find out how to pre-order it in the article here. Let us know if you'll be purchasing it! Click here to view the article

According to a magazine scan circulating on the internet, the Kingdom Hearts II Goofy S.H.Figuarts figure by Bandai's Tamashii Nations is due to release in April 2018 for 5,940 yen (approximately $53.10 USD). You can view a picture of the scan below: The scan was procured from The Toyark; we have not been able to trace the original source. There has not been an official announcement from Tamashii Nations yet, and their website does not feature the Goofy S.H.Figuarts figure at the moment. The Goofy S.H.Figuarts figure was first shown at the Tokyo Toy Show 2017, along with Sora, Donald, and Organization XIII Mickey S.H.Figuarts figures. Since then, the Sora S.H.Figuarts figure has released, the Mickey S.H.Figuarts figure has been announced for a January 2018 release, and the Donald S.H.Figuarts figure has been announced for a March 2018 release. Both the Mickey and Donald S.H.Figuarts figures are currently available to pre-order. You can read our detailed coverage of the Kingdom Hearts S.H.Figuarts figures to date in the article here. You can purchase the Sora S.H.Figuarts figure on AmiAmi here and on Amazon Japan here, you can pre-order the Organization XIII Mickey S.H.Figuarts figure on AmiAmi here and on Amazon Japan here, and you can pre-order the Donald S.H.Figuarts figure on AmiAmi here and on Amazon Japan here. UPDATE [Nov. 27, 2017]: Tamashii has the Goofy S.H.Figuarts figure listed, confirming an April 2018 release, and a price of 5,940 yen (approximately $53.49 USD). New photos of the figure are also available. You can view them in the gallery below: UPDATE [Nov. 27, 2017]: The Goofy S.H.Figuarts figure is now available to pre-order on AmiAmi and on Amazon Japan! You can pre-order it on AmiAmi here, and you can pre-order it on Amazon Japan here. Click here to view the article