Chapter 26 of the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days manga has appeared online, thanks to taime and catmaster0116. You can see this chapter below, in our gallery.

Manga → 358/2 Days → Chapter 26

Disney Games Japan have launched an official page for Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX-. Don't get too excited, as there is no new content-- however, it is nice to see promotion happening leading up to the release of the game in Japan on March 14, 2013. The page contains the trailer from Jump Festa 2013, as well as various screenshots and information detailing both the original titles, and the changes made to them in HD 1.5 ReMIX.

Square Enix Gangan, the creators of the Kingdom Hearts manga series, have uploaded a wallpaper celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Kingdom Hearts series. The wallpaper serves as a calendar for February 2013, and part of March 2013, with a focus on Valentine's Day! You can view it below in our gallery, in all available resolutions.

Various recently-announced Kingdom Hearts figurines have made an appearance at New York Toy Fair 2013. Hidemi Matsuzuka has uploaded photos of the figurines being showcased at the event, including the Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] Tron: Legacy Play Arts, Kingdom Hearts II Formation Arts Volume 3, and Kingdom Hearts 3D Play Arts Kai. All photos from the event can be seen below, in our gallery.

7-Eleven Japan have announced that they will be running a special Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX- promotion in Japan, up until March 11, 2013. If you pre-order the game from 7-Eleven in Japan before this date, then you will receive a product code for an exclusive downloadable original PS3 custom theme. You also receive the game a bit cheaper, for ¥6,280 (approximately US$67.64) instead of the RRP of ¥6,980. goldpanner has translated the 7-Eleven product description, and thanks to her, this can be read below.

Square Enix have updated the official website for Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX-. This update is an update to the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days section of the website, and in addition to the existing subsection for "Story", subsections for "Characters", "Screenshots" and "New Features" have been added. These sections, along with their screenshots, are summarized below.

Background music has also been added to the website's main page. The song is an updated version of Dearly Beloved from Kingdom Hearts, and can be downloaded here, or listened to below. This is the first track we've heard from HD 1.5 ReMIX, so enjoy!

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days section on the official website for Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX-

Story

This section, which was already present with the website update earlier, simply contains a synopsis of the 358/2 Days story, along with some screenshots from the game in the background. This image can be seen below.

Characters

The characters section contains icons and synopses for various characters in the game. Both the small and large versions of these renders can be seen below.

Screenshots

The screenshots section contains 16 new screenshots from the game. These can be seen below.

New Features

The new features section details the contents of the 358/2 Days Video Volume. They compare the quality of the original game (1 | 2) to that of the HD version (1 | 2), and summarize all of the information included in the recent Famitsu article.

Square Enix have released images of new Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] Play Arts Kai, via Hidemi Matsuzuka's Facebook page. Two versions of Sora and Riku will be available, each with a different Keyblade. Check out the images of these below, in our gallery.

Chapter 25 of the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days manga has appeared online, thanks to taime and catmaster0116. You can see this chapter below, in our gallery. You can also find every chapter from the first three volumes in our gallery.

Manga → 358/2 Days → Chapter 25

Square Enix have created a pre-order page for Volume 3 of the Kingdom Hearts II Formation Arts, which were first shown off last week. This pre-order page includes new photos of the figurines, and announces the Japanese release date as June 28, 2013. The box set will cost ¥7,200 (approximately US$78.04). The new images can be seen below, in our gallery.

Square Enix Merchandise North America have announced via their official Twitter account that the Shadow Heartless plush toy, earlier announced for Japan, will be available in North America from March 2013.