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Square Enix has revealed more celebratory Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary merchandise; a King Mickey plush revolving around his Kingdom Hearts II attire. The endearing collectible comes with a miniature suitcase, and it has the 20th-anniversary logo engraved upon his left shoe's sole. Further, the plush is available for pre-order via Square Enix Japan's digital storefront (¥9,680), and it is planned to ship on November 12th, 2022. Additional store links will be listed at this article's conclusion when they are provided. You can view images of the Kingdom Hearts II King Mickey 20th Anniversary Plush via our gallery below: UPDATE (4/29/2022) The product is now available for pre-order via Square Enix North America for $99.99 ahead of a March 2023 release window. AmiAmi & Aitai Kuji have also listed the product for pre-order: AmiAmi - ¥7,740 - November 2022 shipment Aitai Kuji - ¥7,750 November 2022 shipment View full article

Square Enix has revealed more celebratory Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary merchandise; pin boxes boasting gorgeously arrayed key art from the franchise. The pin boxes are divided across 2 sets, with them both available for pre-order via Square Enix Japan's digital storefront for ¥13,750. They will also ship on September 17th, 2022. The Square Enix Japan store links are listed below: Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Pin Box Vol. 1 Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Pin Box Vol. 2 Additional store links will be listed at this article's conclusion when they are provided. You can view images of the Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Volume 1 & 2 Pin Boxes via our galleries below: UPDATE (4/29/2022) The products are available for pre-order via Square Enix North America and they both ship in January 2023 with $134.99 price tags. Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Pin Box Vol. 1 Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Pin Box Vol. 2 Both Pin Boxes are also available for pre-order via AmiAmi with September 2022 shipments. Further, each package costs ¥13,060 (approximately $100). Thanks to Twitter user @NipahDUBS for pointing this out. Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Pin Box Vol. 1 Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Pin Box Vol. 2 Aitai Kuji also has both Pin Boxes available for pre-order with September 2022 shipments. Both packages individually cost ¥13,000. Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Pin Box Vol. 1 Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Pin Box Vol. 2 View full article

Square Enix has revealed more celebratory Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary merchandise; bean plates. The dishware is ornately decorated with the 20th anniversary logo and several iconic symbols from the franchise. Further, the set is available for pre-order via Square Enix Japan's digital storefront (¥6,600) and it will ship on September 24th, 2022. Additional store links will be listed at this article's conclusion when they are provided. You can view images of the Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Bean Plate Set via our gallery below: View full article

Square Enix has revealed more celebratory Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary merchandise; chopsticks and a rest for the tools. The items' exteriors are coated in identifiable symbols from the franchise. Further, they are available for pre-order via Square Enix Japan's digital storefront (¥3,520) and will ship on June 24th, 2022. Additional store links will be listed at this article's conclusion when they are provided. You can view images of the Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Chopsticks & Chopstick Rest via our gallery below: UPDATE: 4/29/2022 Square Enix North America - $36.99 - October 2022 shipment window AmiAmi - ¥2,810 - June 2022 shipment window Aitai Kuji - ¥2,800 - June 2022 shipment window View full article

Square Enix has revealed more celebratory Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary merchandise; a soba inoguchi set, with the latter term referring to the cups' prints. The dishware collection boasts memorable iconography from the series and the 20th Anniversary logo. Moreover, the set is available for pre-order via Square Enix Japan's digital storefront (¥4,950) and it ships on October 15th, 2022. Additional store links will be listed at this article's conclusion when they are provided. You can view images of the Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Soba Inoguchi set via our gallery below: UPDATE: 4/30/2022 The Soba Set is now available for pre-order via AmiAmi for ¥3,960 ahead of a September 2022 shipment window. View full article

Square Enix has revealed a Kingdom Hearts Mini Glass Set that is available for pre-order via their digital Japanese storefront. The collection costs ¥4,950 and it ships on June 30th, 2022. Further, each mainline iteration of Sora is portrayed alongside the Kingdom Hearts III iteration of Kairi. Additional store links will be listed at this article's conclusion when they are provided. You can view images of the Kingdom Hearts Mini Glass Set via our gallery below: UPDATE: 4/30/2022 Additional storefronts now have this product available for pre-order, listed below: AmiAmi - ¥3,960 - June 2022 shipment window Aitai Kuji - ¥3,950 - June 2022 shipment window View full article

A member of our staff, KHWaterBlock, has shared gameplay footage of the Japanese exclusive Kingdom Hearts mobile game Kingdom Hearts Coded. This game would be remade into Kingdom Hearts Re:coded for the Nintendo DS, but the original remains Japanese exclusive. Roughly 18 minutes of Olympus Coliseum demo gameplay is showcased, with combat primarily displayed alongside interspersed dialogue. You can view this gameplay of Kingdom Hearts Coded via KHWaterBlock's Youtube channel below: View full article

Recently, Square Enix launched a new mobile game titled Echoes of Mana, part of the classic and beloved Mana franchise. Players get to control several characters from the series as they unite to save the Mana Tree. Humorously, fans have discovered that the title's victory fanfare is strikingly similar to the victory fanfare from Kingdom Hearts Union χ Cross. You can view a tweet by Twitter user @kakaichigo showcasing the victory theme below alongside a link to Kingdom Hearts Union χ Cross' fanfare: What do you think of these rather close similarities? Let us know in the comments below! View full article

The upcoming Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Famitsu interview with Tetsuya Nomura arriving tomorrow has shared preview images with information being shared by prominent leaker Ryokutya. A summation of the provided information has been translated by our team's Ryuji, viewable below: The latest trailer was shown in Unreal Engine 4, but by the next time we see KH4 make an appearance, we will certainly see it in Unreal Engine 5. The girl who knows Quadratum [possibly the Nameless Star’s identity] is still a secret. It is unknown whether she’ll appear in KH4 or not, but Nomura does suggest she is a Verum Rex character. The “Lost Masters” refers to an opposition group, similar to Organization XIII. The 5 masters aside from Luxu have completely vanished. It is unknown if they’ll make an appearance in Kingdom Hearts IV. They each have different purposes and newfound purposes for this saga. The scenario for this arc will be written by Nomura, Oka Masaru, and Akiko Ishibashi. The scenario for Missing Link will be written by Ruiko Fukazawa (writer for Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward). The Dark Road finale is being animated by 2 female animators, who are hard at work. There are no plans to release any KH4 information in the near future. View full article

Japanese publication Famitsu has shared new preview scans for the upcoming Weekly Famitsu providing Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary coverage, including a full interview with series director Tetsuya Nomura. Understandably, it's next to impossible to make out the text within these scans fully. Still, we can tell that the Master of Masters and the Foretellers, the Anniversary event concert, and Kingdom Hearts IV will be receiving dedicated pages. As a reminder, this full Weekly Famitsu issue will be released on April 28th, 2022. We covered translations for a preview that was released earlier this month. You can view the preview scans for this upcoming edition of Weekly Famitsu via our gallery below: Are you excited for the full Tetsuya Nomura interview releasing soon? Let us know in the comments below! View full article