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Following the conclusion of the Kingdom Hearts Second Breath concert, fans began to share new pamphlet artwork illustrated by Shiro Amano, who many will recognize as the artist for the games' many manga adaptations. The original Organization XIII is depicted playing various instruments. Additionally, Masahiro Sakurai, prominently known for the Kirby and Super Smash Bros. franchises, attended the concert and tweeted a photo of a newly illustrated conductor Sora, also present in the pamphlet. Another piece of significant information related to the concert is a vague statement made by Tetsuya Nomura. One of the concert's attendees and a highly reliable Kingdom Hearts community member, aibo, shared the following account of Nomura's arrival, translated by our team's Ryuji: Many fans are panicking over this exchange. However, there are several different tonal interpretations of whether this monumental series change was negative or positive. Due to the inherent uncertainty of this situation and the lack of official clarifications, it's best to keep an open mind and try not to dwell on it. You can view the new Kingdom Hearts Second Breath concert artwork via our gallery below. The Organization XIII artwork was shared by @princessxemnas: View full article

Yen Press has digitally released Chapters 27 and 27.5 of the Kingdom Hearts III manga, concluding the party's time in the Kingdom of Corona. The issues' prices vary from $1.99 in the United States to $2.99 in Canada. Additionally, the above hyperlinks will lead you to both chapters' hub pages housing various retailers. Then, the manga's Japanese retailer, Gangan Online, revealed that Chapter 28, releasing on their website on March 16th, 2023, will feature Arendelle. Currently, their app has that same Chapter, with Chapter 29 planned to launch on April 6th, 2023. Further, the third volume of the Kingdom Hearts III manga was announced with a cover featuring the cast of Toy Box. So far, Square Enix Japan has the volume available for ¥790. You can view the third volume's cover art below: Lastly, the Kingdom Hearts III manga artist, Shiro Amano, has shared a new illustration to commemorate the third volume's launch. Check out the articles for the previous chapters by clicking on the links below! Chapter 0 Prologue Japanese English Chapter 1 The New Departure Japanese English Chapter 2 Olympus Coliseum Part 1Japanese English Chapter 3 Olympus Coliseum Part 2 Japanese English Chapter 4 Olympus Coliseum Part 3 Japanese English Chapter 5 Olympus Coliseum Part 4 Japanese English Chapter 6 Olympus Coliseum Part 5 Japanese English Chapter 7 Olympus Coliseum Part 6 Japanese English Chapter 8 Olympus Coliseum Part 7 Japanese English Chapter 9 The Dark World Japanese English Chapter 10 Unbreakable Connection Japanese English Chapter 11 The Self inside the Mirror Japanese English Chapter 12 Reunion Japanese English Chapter 13 Warmth Japanese English Chapter 14 Destiny Island Japanese English Chapter 15 Remaining Light Japanese English Chapter 16 Tracking the Bond Japanese English Chapter 17 Following the Heart's Guidance Japanese English Chapter 18 Twilight Town [1] Japanese English Chapter 19 Twilight Town [2] Japanese English Chapter 20 Toy Box [1] Japanese English Chapter 21 Toy Box [2] Japanese English Chapter 22 Toy Box [3] Japanese English Chapter 23 Toy Box [4] Japanese English Chapter 24 Toy Box [5] Japanese English Chapter 25 Lea and Kairi Chapter 26 Kingdom of Corona View full article

Square Enix North America has listed two new sets of Kingdom Hearts merchandise available for pre-order via their online storefront. The first is a trio of metal keychains depicting the Dream Sword, Dream Rod, and Dream Shield from the first game. At the start of the title, they are all selectable for temporary usage in Sora's Awakening, but the latter two are obtainable weapons for Donald and Goofy. The second merchandise set is another trio of metal keychains, this time of the Kingdom Key, Mage's Staff, and Knight's Shield. These are Sora, Donald's, and Goofy's default weapons, respectively, across each game they appear in. Both sets cost $32.99, with shipments expected to occur during July 2023. You can view both metal keychain sets via our galleries below: View full article

Square Enix has revealed new Kingdom Hearts plushes set to appear throughout Japan via Sega Plaza crane games. The new characters depicted as plushes are the Kingdom Hearts I appearances of Kairi and Riku, as well as King Mickey in his coat attire. Additionally, the second volume of muffler towels was revealed, showcasing Terra, Aqua, Ventus, Roxas, Xion, and Axel. Aitai Kuji has the Kairi, Riku, and King Mickey plushes available for pre-order for ¥3,500 each, with estimated March 2023 shipping times. You can view each of these items via our galleries below: View full article

The Kingdom Hearts community recently untied for an ambitious effort, dubbing the entirety of Kingdom Hearts Union χ [Cross]. Led by Kingdom Hearts content creator damo279, several fans provided their vocal talents for this project, comprising 36,000 words and 1,500 lines across roughly five hours of footage. Today, the first video of this fan dub was released, consisting of the story content in the original Kingdom Hearts χ [chi], alongside scenes from Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover and Kingdom Hearts Union χ at specific points to provide clearer narrative context. The credits for everyone involved in this first video of the Kingdom Hearts Union χ [Cross] fan dub are listed below: Director, Editor & Producer: Damo Project Manager / Coordinator & Assistant Director BatuqueOnda Assistant Editor & Credits Sequence Jeremy Love (2.41 Productions) Script Transcribing Damo RKS Legacy Additional Translations Cherrim Promotional Material kimpchuu (@kimpchuu) Production Consultation Damo's Stream Special Thanks DeVon Williams BatuqueOnda Voice Cast Chirithy / Dark Chirithy Kiyah Corse (@MistressNyxVA) Ephemer Christian Roberts (@Sir_ChantisVA) Skuld KindredMelody Strelitzia Julie D. (@JohtoRegion) Player Damo (@KH_Damo) Maleficent Aeba (Absolutely Everything About) Master of Masters Christopher Burns (@ChrisBurnsVA) Master Luxu Devon Otterman (@ShadowShoveler) Master Ava Emia Luna (@emilunagames) Master Ira DeVon Williams (@ThumbOverdrive) Master Gula Caleb S (@KALEEB-CALEB) Master Aced Jackson Lawrence-Yannicelli (@JaXLY1138) Master Invi Faux Synder (@FauxSynderVA) Darkling #1 LightyVox (@LightyVox) Darkling #2 Neptune Does Voices (@gatchatrash) Darkling #3 Aeba (Absolutely Everything About) Male Keyblade Wielder #1's Chirithy Ross D (@shelfmaggot) Strelitzia's Chirithy GirlGotGame (@GirlGotGameGGG) Moogle Ross D (@shelfmaggot) Male Keyblade Wielder #1 Joseph L (@___Joseph) Male Keyblade Wielder #2 Michael SpikeGhetti (@SpikeGhettiBros) Male Keyblade Wielder #3 Jason SpikeGhetti (@SpikeGhettiBros) Male Keyblade Wielder #4 waterkh (@waterkh) Male Keyblade Wielder #5 Regular Pat (@TheSubparPatsby) Female Keyblade Wielder #1 Kim V (@SummonerGlacie) Female Keyblade Wielder #2 louiseyhannah (@louiseyhannah) Immense thanks and congratulations to everyone who worked on this fan dub, as not only is a project of this magnitude inestimably difficult to complete, but it has granted all of us another method of digesting and experiencing the χ [chi] storyline in a new, fresh way. You can view the first part of the Kingdom Hearts Union χ [Cross] fan dub below: View full article

Square Enix has updated the official Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Second Breath Concert website with new merchandise attendees can purchase. You can view each of the new items via our galleries below alongside their prices with tax included. Unfortunately, no high-quality images are available. We'll update these galleries with additional photos if they are uploaded. UPDATE 3/17/2023: Square Enix Japan has officially listed these products on their online storefront (sans the pamphlet), so we have updated each of our galleries with additional images. Further, every item has an expected April 8th, 2023, shipment date. Store links have now been inserted, too. Kingdom Hearts Concert -Second Breath- Concert Pamphlet - ¥2,500 Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Metal Keychain Gold Ver. - ¥2,640 Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary T- Shirt Monogram - ¥4,400 - April 8, 2023 Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary T- Shirt - ¥4,400 Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Tote Monogram - ¥3,080 Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Tote - ¥3,080 Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Earphone Case - ¥3,300 UPDATE [Feb 10, 2023]: Pre-orders for the 20th Anniversary Second Breath merchandise is available on Aitai Kuji! Links to each item along with the price are listed below. Items are expected to ship in Spring/Summer 2023. Kingdom Hearts Concert -Second Breath- Concert Pamphlet - ¥3,000 Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Metal Keychain Gold Ver. - ¥3,200 Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary T- Shirt Monogram - ¥5,000 Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary T- Shirt - ¥5,000 Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Tote Monogram - ¥3,500 Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Tote - ¥3,500 Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Earphone Case - ¥3,700 View full article

Disney and Square Enix have listed the soundtracks for Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX on streaming services, including Spotify and Apple Music. Both albums are scheduled to launch on February 8, 2023. The streaming service playlists for Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX, comprising 84 songs lasting 2 hours and 15 minutes, are listed below: Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music YouTube Music The full tracklist, spread across three discs, is listed below: Disc 1 Dearly Beloved - SIMPLE AND CLEAN - KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version- Dive into the Heart -Destati- Destiny Islands Bustin' Up on the Beach Mickey Mouse March Treasured Memories Strange Whispers Kairi I It Began with a Letter A Walk in Andante Night of Fate Destiny's Force Where is This? Traverse Town The Heartless Has Come Shrouding Dark Cloud Blast Away! - Gummi Ship I- Tricksy Clock Welcome to Wonderland To Our Surprise Turning the Key Olympus Coliseum Road to a Hero Go for It! No Time to Think Deep Jungle Having a Wild Time Holy Bananas! Squirming Evil Hand in Hand Kairi II Merlin's Magical House Winnie the Pooh Bounce-O-Rama Just an Itty Bitty Too Much Once Upon a Time Shipmeisters' Humoresque Precious Stars in the Sky Blast Away! - Gummi Ship II- Disc 2 A Day in Agrabah Arabian Dream Villains of a Sort A Very Small Wish Monstrous Monstro Friends in My Heart Under the Sea An Adventure in Atlantica A Piece of Peace An Intense Situation The Deep End This is Halloween Spooks of Halloween Town Oopsy-Daisy Captain Hook's Pirate Ship Pirate's Gigue Never Land Sky Kairi III Blast Away! - Gummi Ship III - Hollow Bastion Scherzo Di Notte Forze Del Male HIKARI - KINGDOM HEARTS Instrumental Version- Miracle One-Winged Angel from FINAL FANTASY VII End of the World Fragments of Sorrow A Night on the Bare Mountain Guardando nel buio Beyond the Door Always on My Mind March Caprice - for Piano and Orchestra Disc 3 Disappeared Another Side Hand in Hand -Reprise- Dearly Beloved -Reprise- Having a Wild Time - Previous Version- Destati Lord of the Castle Dearly Beloved - KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days Version- Musique pour la tristesse de Xion At Dusk, I Will Think of You... Vector to the Heavens Another Side - - Battle Ver. - The streaming service playlists for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX, comprising 103 songs lasting 3 hours and 45 minutes, are listed below: Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music YouTube Music The full tracklist, spread across four discs, is listed below: Disc 1 Dearly Beloved - KINGDOM HEARTS II Version- Passion - KINGDOM HEARTS Orchestra Instrumental Version- Lazy Afternoons Sinister Sundown The Escapade Dive into the Heart -Destati- Fragments of Sorrow Tension Rising Kairi Missing You The 13th Struggle Roxas Sora The Afternoon Streets Working Together Friends in My Heart Magical Mystery A Twinkle in the Sky Reviving Hollow Bastion Scherzo Di Notte Laughter and Merriment Desire For All That Is Lost Organization XIII Disc 2 Gearing Up Shipmeisters' Shanty Blast Off! Aestroid Attack Crossing the Finish Line Waltz of the Damned Dance of the Daring Hesitation Dance to the Death Beauty and the Beast The Home of Dragons Fields of Honor Apprehension Vim and Vigor Cloudchasers Olympus Coliseum Road to a Hero The Underworld What Lies Beneath Villains of a Sort Beneath the Ground Rowdy Rumble Mickey Mouse March A Walk in Andante Monochrome Dreams Old Friends, Old Rivals Floating in Bliss Winnie the Pooh Bounce-O-Rama Bounce-O-Rama - Speed up ver. Disc 3 Isn't It Lovely? Let's Sing and Dance Swim This Way Part of Your World Under the Sea Ursula's Revenge A New Day is Dawning Any Time Any Place Nights of the Cursed He's a Pirate The Corrupted Hazardous Highway A Day in Agrabah Arabian Dream Arabian Daydream This is Halloween Spooks of Halloween Town What A Surprise?! Happy Holidays! Adventures in the Savannah Savannah Pride The Encounter Space Paranoids Byte Bashing Byte Striking Cavern of Remembrance Deep Anxiety The 13th Reflection Sinister Shadows The 13th Dilemma Disc 4 Showdown at Hollow Bastion One-Winged Angel from FINAL FANTASY VII Battleship Bravery Sacred Moon Deep Drive The Other Promise Riku Courage Disappeared A Fight to the Death Darkness of the Unknown Fantasia alla marcia for piano, chorus and orchestra Destiny Islands Hand in Hand Sunset Horizons Dearly Beloved -Reprise- Rage Awakened Fate of the Unknown Keyblade Graveyard Horizon Dismiss UPDATE 2/14/2023: Disney has made an official announcement regarding the arrival of these playlists. Additionally, the company has created a public playlist housing Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX and Kingdom Hearts III soundtracks, comprising 354 songs lasting 17 hours and 50 minutes. The streaming services containing this playlist are listed below: Apple Music LINE Music Spotify YouTube UPDATE 2/19/2023: Connecting your Spotify or Apple Music accounts will grant the following smartphone wallpaper: View full article

Recently, content creator Shesez uploaded a new video in his Boundary Break series, where he takes the camera anywhere he wants to discover secrets in various games. This time, Shesez tackled the first Kingdom Hearts entry, showcasing several intriuging finds, such as viewing angles that players would never see throughout their playthroughs, zoom-ins on models and areas, and more. Although, perhaps the most major part of this specific Boundary Break is fully seeing Sora’s room which is only ever partially seen otherwise. Unused elements in the Halloween Town world are also shown off. You can view the Boundary Break video for the first Kingdom Hearts game below or you can check it out on his Youtube Channel. The version he used is not the original PlayStation 2 release, but one of the HD re-releases. Shesez did a similar video for Kingdom Hearts II roughly four years ago. View full article