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On January 30, 2019, Ynnins Editions published a new book called "Hommage à Kingdom Hearts: à la croisée des mondes" (in English: "Tribute to Kingdom Hearts: at the worlds' crossroads") by Romain Dasnoy and Pa Ming Chiu, who analyze certain elements of the series so far. The book also includes a preface written by Risa Uchida (Kairi and Xion's Japanese voice actress) and the exclusive interview with Yoko Shimomura (series composer), Takeshi Arakawa (game designer, and Kazushige Nojima (screenwriter). You can read the interviews below. Thanks to KH13 Staff @Mio-chan, for translating. View full article

Kingdom Hearts III Co-Director Tai Yasue will be making an appearance at the 2019 Game Developers Conference in San Fransico, California. Yasue will be talking a bit about the game while at the event. The conference runs from March 18th to March 22nd. Be sure to keep up with KH13.com for the latest updates. View full article

Kingdom Hearts III has continued to show strong numbers in Japan as the game has finished #1 in video game sales for the 2nd consecutive month. Kingdom Hearts III has reported to sold over 700,000 physical copies in Japan from January 25 to March 10. (Note: This doesn't include digital copies). Square Enix did reveal that Kingdom Hearts III has shipped over 5 million copies back in February in a press release. The total worldwide number has yet to become available. View full article

Original artwork of the various worlds from Kingdom Hearts III will be on display in the luxury area at Square Enix's ARTINA store starting on March 15th. The second Kingdom Hearts III campaign at the store will end on March 19th with the third and final campaign beginning on March 20th and ending on April 12th. View full article

Square Enix has announced on their site that the Japanese voice actor for Olaf, Pierre Taki, will be replaced in a future update for Kingdom Hearts III. Taki was recently arrested with using cocaine. Disney has already announced they are looking for a replacement for Olaf for the Japanese release of Frozen 2, which is set to release later this year. His replacement and a date for the update patch has yet to be announced. The patch will only be for the Japanese version of Kingdom Hearts III. View full article

Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania, the official companion book for Kingdom Hearts III, released in Japan on February 28, 2019. The 736 page long book mainly serves as a guidebook and a detailed data book for everything in Kingdom Hearts III, but also contains concept art, character renders, and special interviews with the people who worked on the game. Here is the roundtable discussion with Japanese VAs Miyū Irino (Sora), Miyano Mamoru (Riku), and Risa Uchida (Kairi). DISCLAIMER: This is only a tentative translation. It is possible that there are mistakes. These interviews could have potential spoilers, please be advised. Thanks to KH13 Translators Solis and Mio-Chan for the translations! Here are the other news stories that have previously come out of the Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania: Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania will be 736 pages long At least one other Kingdom Hearts title will release before a "KH4", according to Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania *Spoilers* Nomura has commented on a number of mysteries from Kingdom Hearts III Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interview with Kingdom Hearts III programmer, Tamotsu Goto Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interview with Kingdom Hearts III programmer Masashi Nakamichi Concept art and renders have been found in the Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interview with Kingdom Hearts III programmer Kengo Naka Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interview with Kingdom Hearts III technical director Takashi Isowaki Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interview with Kingdom Hearts III battle director Tomokazu Shibata Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interview with Kingdom Hearts III Scenario + Cutscene Director Masaru Oka *Spoilers* Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania gives more insight into the Secret Reports Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania gameplay interviews Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania Animation Directors interviews Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania Environment Art Directors interviews Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania Characters Art Directors interviews Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania Visual Effects and Interface Directors interviews Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania Visual Works interviews Kingdom Hearts III Co-Director Tai Yasue discuses Keyblade transformations, new connections with Kingdom Hearts III and Kingdom Hearts Union x [Cross], and a new view on the Attraction Flow rides Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interviews with Sound Director Yuki Hirose and Dialogue Editor Asako Suga Kingdom Hearts III music interviews with Keiji Kawamori, Takeharu Ishimoto, and Tsuyoshi Sekito Kingdom Hearts III Composer Yoko Shimomura talks about the latest version of Dearly Beloved and how her trips during the World Tour influence the songs in the newer worlds View full article

Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania, the official companion book for Kingdom Hearts III, released in Japan on February 28, 2019. The 736 page long book mainly serves as a guidebook and a detailed data book for everything in Kingdom Hearts III, but also contains concept art, character renders, and special interviews with the people who worked on the game. Here is the interview with Kingdom Hearts composer Yoko Shimomura about how a few trips have helped create some of the tracks for the newer worlds as well as her latest version of "Dearly Beloved". DISCLAIMER: This is only a tentative translation. It is possible that there are mistakes. These interviews could have potential spoilers, please be advised. Thanks to @lunesacree for the translations. Here are the other news stories that have previously come out of the Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania: Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania will be 736 pages long At least one other Kingdom Hearts title will release before a "KH4", according to Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania *Spoilers* Nomura has commented on a number of mysteries from Kingdom Hearts III Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interview with Kingdom Hearts III programmer, Tamotsu Goto Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interview with Kingdom Hearts III programmer Masashi Nakamichi Concept art and renders have been found in the Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interview with Kingdom Hearts III programmer Kengo Naka Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interview with Kingdom Hearts III technical director Takashi Isowaki Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interview with Kingdom Hearts III battle director Tomokazu Shibata Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interview with Kingdom Hearts III Scenario + Cutscene Director Masaru Oka *Spoilers* Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania gives more insight into the Secret Reports Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania gameplay interviews Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania Animation Directors interviews Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania Environment Art Directors interviews Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania Characters Art Directors interviews Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania Visual Effects and Interface Directors interviews Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania Visual Works interviews Kingdom Hearts III Co-Director Tai Yasue discuses Keyblade transformations, new connections with Kingdom Hearts III and Kingdom Hearts Union x [Cross], and a new view on the Attraction Flow rides Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interviews with Sound Director Yuki Hirose and Dialogue Editor Asako Suga Kingdom Hearts III music interviews with Keiji Kawamori, Takeharu Ishimoto, and Tsuyoshi Sekito View full article

Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania, the official companion book for Kingdom Hearts III, released in Japan on February 28, 2019. The 736 page long book mainly serves as a guidebook and a detailed data book for everything in Kingdom Hearts III, but also contains concept art, character renders, and special interviews with the people who worked on the game. Here are three interviews from Music Supervisor Keiji Kawamori and as well as Takeharu Ishimoto and Tsuyoshi Sekito. DISCLAIMER: This is only a tentative translation. It is possible that there are mistakes. These interviews could have potential spoilers, please be advised. Thanks to @lunesacree for the translations. Here are the other news stories that have previously come out of the Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania: Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania will be 736 pages long At least one other Kingdom Hearts title will release before a "KH4", according to Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania *Spoilers* Nomura has commented on a number of mysteries from Kingdom Hearts III Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interview with Kingdom Hearts III programmer, Tamotsu Goto Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interview with Kingdom Hearts III programmer Masashi Nakamichi Concept art and renders have been found in the Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interview with Kingdom Hearts III programmer Kengo Naka Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interview with Kingdom Hearts III technical director Takashi Isowaki Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interview with Kingdom Hearts III battle director Tomokazu Shibata Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interview with Kingdom Hearts III Scenario + Cutscene Director Masaru Oka *Spoilers* Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania gives more insight into the Secret Reports Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania gameplay interviews Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania Animation Directors interviews Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania Environment Art Directors interviews Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania Characters Art Directors interviews Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania Visual Effects and Interface Directors interviews Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania Visual Works interviews Kingdom Hearts III Co-Director Tai Yasue discuses Keyblade transformations, new connections with Kingdom Hearts III and Kingdom Hearts Union x [Cross], and a new view on the Attraction Flow rides Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania interviews with Sound Director Yuki Hirose and Dialogue Editor Asako Suga View full article