Japan Expo 2013 is a convention on Japanese popular culture, taking place in Paris, France from July 4 to July 7, 2013. Square Enix France have announced via Facebook that the Kingdom Hearts series will make an appearance at the event. Shinji Hashimoto, executive producer, and Yoko Shimomura, composer of the series, will both be attending the event. Last year, Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] appeared with a playable demo, making it likely that Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX might appear at this year's event.

E3 Insider have confirmed that Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX will appear at E3 2013.

E3 2013 will take place at the Los Angeles Convention centre on June 11-13.

Hidemi Matsuzuka has revealed that a special Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX wall scroll is being produced. Hidemi uploaded a photo of the wall scroll to his Facebook, and this photo can be seen below.

Yoko Shimomura, the composer of the Kingdom Hearts series, has Tweeted regarding the possibility of a soundtrack being released for Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX. Shimomura stated that it is not yet determined whether or not they will release a soundtrack for the game, and said that a soundtrack will be more likely to become a reality if people voice their desire for it.

London Expo 2013 is an event being held in London this weekend. Square Enix have confirmed that Kingdom Hearts merchandise will be available at the event for purchase and display via their Square Enix Products Europe Facebook page. You can view all photos from the event below, in our gallery.

In February, GameTrailers teased an upcoming unofficial "Kingdom Hearts Timeline" video. This is the second video in GameTrailers' timeline series, which goes into great depths in explaining the story of a video game series. Today, GameTrailers have finally released the full video-- 52 minutes long, this video explains the story of the whole Kingdom Hearts series, and finishes up by speculating about Kingdom Hearts III. We wouldn't normally post a news article about an unofficial video, but we felt that this was so well-made that it would be worth sharing with everyone. Enjoy!

Hidemi Matsuzuka has revealed that a special Kingdom Hearts themed pencilcase is being produced. Hidemi uploaded a photo of the pencilcase to his Twitter, and this photo can be seen below.

Update: Hidemi Matsuzuka has shared new images of the pencilcase and accessory pouch, and these can be viewed below.

Square Enix have also updated the e-STORE listings of both items (accessory pouch | pencilcase), revealing that both will be released on August 31, 2013. The accessory pouch will be ¥2,200 (approximately US$21.29), while the pencilcase will be ¥1,800 (approximately US$17.42). Thanks go to aibo_ac7 and Weiss from KH13 for the find.

Earlier, Square Enix Europe held a promotional event showing off Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX in London. Attendees were asked to talk about this experience on camera, and Square Enix have turned this into a "Community Video" commercial for the game. This can be seen below, thanks to SquareEnixGermany. Enjoy!

Update: Square Enix France have uploaded a French-subtitled version of the video to their own Facebook page.

Recently, we have updated our Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days playthrough archives. And we have also updated our Kingdom Hearts II, Japanese cutscene archive. These archives are now up-to-date.

Here are the updates in detail:

- Our Japanese HD 1.5 ReMIX playthrough archive has been completed with the addition of 100 Acre Wood from Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Riku's story in Re:Chain of Memories and videos covering the new cards in Re:CoM along with Roxas' Diary, Secret Reports and Character Profiles from the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days portion of the collection.

- We've added a complete playthrough of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days' Japanese version.

- And we've also added all the pre-rendered cutscenes from Kingdom Hearts II's Japanese version.

Pre-order pages for the Kingdom Hearts manga and "The Artwork of Kingdom Hearts" artbook have just gone up on Amazon.com. These pages confirm the release dates and prices of each. We have a link to each them along with their release date and cost below.

KINGDOM HEARTS: FINAL MIX
(Complete series in two omnibuses)

Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Volume 1. Releasing May 28, 2013 for $12.00 USD.

Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Volume 2. Releasing May 28, 2013 for $12.00 USD.

KINGDOM HEARTS: CHAIN OF MEMORIES
(Complete in one omnibus)

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories. Releasing June 25, 2013 for $19.00 USD.

KINGDOM HEARTS II
(Omnibuses 1 and 2 cover the first five volumes of the original releases)

Kingdom Hearts II, Volume 1. Releasing July 30, 2013 for $19.00 USD.

Kingdom Hearts II, Volume 2. Releasing August 27, 2013 for $19.00 USD.

KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 DAYS
(Single volume releases)

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Volume 1. Releasing November 19, 2013 for $12.00 USD.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Volume 2. Releasing January 14, 2014 for $12.00 USD.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Volume 3. Releasing March 2014.

KINGDOM HEARTS FULL COLOR ART BOOK

Shiro Amano: The Artwork of Kingdom Hearts. Releasing October 29, 2013 for $25.00 USD.

Updates: The above information has been updated on May 14, 2013 to include all available information at the time. New release dates and cover artwork has been added.