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Disney Japan has announced that they will be hosting their first special Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary discussion, premiering on August 31st, 2022, at 8 PM JST/ 7 AM ET/ 4 AM PT. Specifics on what will be brought up were not shared. The broadcast will occur via the official Disney Games Japan YouTube channel. This is speculatory, but since the tweet explicitly states "#1," it's possible there might be more of these broadcasts down the line. The tweet initially announcing this development is viewable below: UPDATE 8/30/2022: An additional tweet has confirmed that the broadcast will have Miyu Irino and Koki Uchiyama discussing the new LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum Japan collaboration. Additionally, you can set a reminder for the upcoming broadcast. View full article

Japanese retailer AmiAmi has listed two Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary 1000-piece puzzles depicting stained glass platforms and the 20th Anniversary-specific patterns. Both items are available for pre-order for ¥3,740 and are expected to ship sometime in the middle of November 2022. However, neither product has provided images yet. View full article

Alongside the launch of Kingdom Hearts Dark Road's final update, Square Enix released a Q&A with Tetsuya Nomura regarding specific parts of the game's narrative and correlative material to the series as a whole. Our team's Ryuji translated the entirety of the interview, viewable below. However, note that the interview contains spoilers for pivotal Dark Road plot points. We will have also have edited images containing the translations shortly. Additionally, the Q&A images revealed new Tetsuya Nomura artwork of Young Xehanort, viewable below: View full article

Square Enix has announced that the final update for Kingdom Hearts Dark Road is now available globally. The update is roughly 462 MB, while the full game install is around 2.1 GB on Android devices. You can view all of the new cutscenes below via Kingdom Hearts content creator Damo: The names of each upper classmate are viewable below alongside their origins: View full article

As teased last month, Disney Japan has listed new Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Tsum Tsum plushes. The products arrive in three distinct sets, comprising The Caribbean (¥3,740), Timeless River (¥4,620), and Halloween Town (¥3,740). Further, pre-orders will begin on August 30th, 2022, at 10:00:00 Japan Time. However, there are currently no estimated shipment dates. The Caribbean and Halloween Town Tsum Tsum sets solely depict Sora, Donald, and Goofy in their world-specific attire, while the Timeless River versions also include Mickey and Pete. You can view these upcoming items via our galleries below: Additionally, Aitai Kuji will be selling these products at the same time with shipments expected to occur during September 2022. Their store pages and prices are listed below: The Caribbean - ¥4,000 Halloween Town - ¥4,000 Timeless River - ¥5,000 View full article

As teased last month, Disney Japan has listed new Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary products, this time comprising nuiMO plushes depicting Mickey, Donald, and Goofy. Each plush costs ¥4,620, and pre-orders will begin on August 30th, 2022, at 10:00:00 Japan Time. However, there are currently no estimated shipment dates. You can view these upcoming items via our galleries below: Additionally, Aitai Kuji will be selling these products at the same time for ¥5,000 each, with September 2022 shipment windows. Their store pages are listed below: Mickey nuiMO Donald nuiMO Goofy nuiMO View full article

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Recently, the poster set to be gifted to D23 Gold Members at the upcoming D23 Expo was revealed, and it depicts the Kingdom Key on the central tower's left pillar closest to the middle. Thanks to Twitter user @JCz28B for spotting this neat find! View full article

Japanese retailer Amnibus has listed new Kingdom Hearts apparel comprising men's and ladies' T-shirts depicting the Kingdom Key and the "May Your Heart Be Your Guiding Key" phrase. Additionally, a unisex jacket was also shared with similar iconography. The men's and ladies' T-shirts are available for pre-order for ¥4,620 (tax included), and the unisex jacket for ¥9,680 (tax included). However, the pre-order periods for every previously mentioned product close on September 29th, 2022, and shipments are currently expected to occur sometime during early December 2022. UPDATE [Aug 22, 2022]: Pre-orders are now being accepted on Aitai Kuji! T-Shirts will cost ¥5,500 (about $41.00) for both men and women and the jacket will cost ¥11,000 (about $82.00)! Items will be shipped in December! You can view images of the aforementioned items via our galleries below: View full article

Disney and Marvel have revealed that they will be hosting a dedicated Gaming showcase on September 9th, 2022, at 1 PM PT/ 4 PM ET. Currently, aside from the confirmation of "new content from Disney & Pixar Games, Marvel Games, Lucasfilm Games, and 20th Century Games," Disney Dreamlight Valley, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, and an unannounced "Marvel ensemble game from Skydance New Media" are stated to receive news. There is no mention of Kingdom Hearts appearing. Still, there is certainly a chance it could, especially when recalling the franchise's previous showings at the D23 event umbrella, such as 2015 and 2017. Further, with this year being the series' 20th Anniversary, and with Kingdom Hearts IV and Missing-Link on the way, some semblances of acknowledgment could be made. Of course, don't go into the event with presumptions, but simply keep an open mind to possibilities. Links for viewing this upcoming event can be accessed via the official D23 website. View full article

Square Enix has released the English and Japanese versions of the Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary website, containing officially translated comments from several notable members of the series' staff. We translated the Japanese versions of these comments back when the Anniversary Event initially occurred. The website also contains the recently released Annviersary Event recap video, alongside photos of the venue. You can view our gallery housing all of the officially released venue images below: Further, each officially translated Memory Locker message is viewable below: View full article