Chapter 39 of the Kingdom Hearts II manga has appeared online, thanks to taime, catmaster0116 & corfidbizna. You can see this chapter below, in our gallery.
Manga → Kingdom Hearts II → Chapter 39
Square Enix have released 73 photos of people in the Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX photo booth. You can view them all on the official Kingdom Hearts Facebook page.
We have completed our Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix cutscene archive and our Kingdom Hearts Final Mix playthrough archive.
You can now watch/download every cutscene from Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix in HD 720p. And you can now watch a complete playthrough of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix in HD 720p.
Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix cutscenes
Kingdom Hearts Final Mix complete playthrough
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX is being featured at Disney's D23 Expo for 2013. D23 Expo runs from August 9 to 11, 2013, and is located at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. A playable demo of HD 1.5 ReMIX is available. Photos from the event can be seen below, in our gallery thanks to Churro.
Square Enix have released new screenshots and a new trailer for Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX. You can view the trailer below, on YouTube, and all the new screenshots below, in our gallery.
Square Enix France have announced Square Enix's line-up at gamescom 2013. Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX appears on the list confirming it's appearance at the event. A playable demo of the HD Collection will be available. Gamescom 2013 will take place on August 21 to 25.
Square Enix have announced that Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX will be featured at Disney's D23 Expo for 2013. D23 Expo runs from August 9 to 11, 2013, and is located at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
Hidemi Matsuzuka, the merchandise manager at Square Enix, has revealed new photos of new pieces of official Kingdom Hearts merchandise-- a keychain of Cloud, Sora, Donald Duck and Riku from the first Kingdom Hearts. No details are known about these keychains yet, however, photos of the items can be seen below.
Update: Matsuzuka has uploaded more keychain photos, and the post has been updated with these additions.
Today, Walt Disney Company Japan announced that they will stage the first ever "D23 Expo Japan", a special event created by D23: The Official Disney Fan Club. This event will feature various presentations, including (as revealed on Disney Japan's website) a Kingdom Hearts presentation known as "Kingdom Hearts Fun Event". The producer of the series, Shinji Hashimoto, will be attending, as well as many Japanese voice actors from the series. The event is said to contain a lot of content, and reveal behind-the-scenes exclusive information. Look forward to D23 Expo Japan, which occurs from October 12 to 14, 2013! Thanks go to aibo_ac7 for the find.
Update 1: A blog post on Message from the KINGDOM has revealed that in addition to Shinji Hashimoto and various voice actors, director of the Kingdom Hearts series Tetsuya Nomura will also be attending D23 Expo.
Update 2: Disney Japan have announced that special Kingdom Hearts figurines will be auctioned off at the event. The figurine was used as a character modelling reference during the development of the first Kingdom Hearts. A photo of this figurine can be seen below.
Update 3: Miyu Irino (voice of Sora & Vanitas), Mamoru Miyano (voice of Riku) and Kouki Uchiyama (voice of Roxas & Ventus) will all be attending the event. Thanks to @aibo_ac7 for the tip.
Game Informer have posted an article about Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX, containing a video preview of the title containing all-new English footage of the game. Thanks to them, this video can be seen below.
Several enemies from the Kingdom Hearts series will be released for the first time as figurines. @hidemi_mad_dog has shared photos of these new figurines, which include the Shadow Heartless, the Flood Unversed, and the Meowjesty Dream Eater. These photos can be seen below.
Update: Hidemi Matsuzuka, the merchandise manager at Square Enix, has uploaded a new photo showing off the new Kingdom Hearts figurines, first revealed above. The figurines, Meow Wow, Meowjesty, a Flood Unversed, a Dusk Nobody, and a Shadow Heartless, are all shown below.
We have completed our Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories cutscene archives.
You can now watch/download every cutscene from both the Japanese & English versions in HD 720p.
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Japanese cutscenes
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, English cutscenes
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.
Update 1: The pre-order page for the HD 1.5 ReMIX wall scroll on Amazon.co.jp has updated with the release date of the merchandise in Japan: August 23, 2013. Starting on this date, the wall scroll will be available for ¥2,292 (approximately US$23.30).
Update 2: Square Enix France have announced that the HD 1.5 ReMIX wall scroll will begin being sold on the Square Enix Boutique at the end of September 2013, for a price of €22.99 (approximately US$30.53). There has been no announcement for North America or other regions yet, but we will keep you updated if any information appears.
The Los Angeles Times have published an interview with the director of the Kingdom Hearts series, Tetsuya Nomura. Here, Nomura discusses Kingdom Hearts III, revealing new details such as the philosophy of Kingdom Hearts III's development, a confirmation that the series will continue after Kingdom Hearts III, and a mention of the gameplay having a strong relation to that of Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance]. Thanks to the Los Angeles Times, we have created a full transcript of the interview for you below.
Variety's "Power of Youth" is an annual event that occurred on July 27, 2013 this year. Here, various celebrities are honored for their charity work. Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX appeared with some promotion at the event, with a model Keyblade, and a playable demo available. Below, various photos of HD 1.5 ReMIX at the event can be seen, thanks to Just Jared Jr. and Variety. Thanks go to Churro for the tip.
