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KH13 Contest: Share your fan-art & win 2 copies of the Kingdom Hearts manga

Hey everyone! Today marks the first anniversary of the KH13 community’s involvement in the social media pages. Also, the Disney D23 Expo is just around the corner so to celebrate we have decided to have another competition. This will be a fan-art competition that will running for TWO weeks, and will give creative individuals the chance to win the two volumes of the first Kingdom Hearts manga (translated in English by Yen Press).
 

 
To enter the competition you must create a fan-art which envisions what you’d like to see in Kingdom Hearts III. Throwing ideas out, this can mean multiple things like:
Summons (characters or the newly announced attraction flow rides),
Keyblade Transformations (weapons or gliders like in Birth by Sleep)
Character Outfits (other characters’ outfits, drive forms, armour like in Birth by Sleep, or for different worlds)

Your fan-art must fall into one of the three categories (listed above) and it must be created specifically for this competition. Read on for more details.
 
How to enter:
Upload your fanart to KH13 (either to the Fan-made Images gallery, or by making a new topic somewhere), and then put a link to your fan-art in the comments below so that we can find it easily.
Fan-art must be related to Kingdom Hearts, fall into one of 3 categories above and it must be created specifically for the competition. You can enter multiple times if you want to increase your chances.
At midnight EDT on August 27th, 2015, our team will deliberate and decide on our favourite fan-art submitted, contact the winner of the contest, and send them their copy of the first two Kingdom Hearts manga! This contest is open to everyone as long as the manga can be shipped to their location via Amazon, etc.

Good luck to everyone! Even if you don't win, there is still a chance we will feature your fan-art on the KH13 Community Twitter and the KH13 Tumblr. Above all, have fun!
AndrewHankinson

Final Kingdom Hearts II manga volume cover revealed & chapter 63 scanned and translated

The final volume of the Kingdom Hearts II manga will finally be released next week (August 22) in Japan. After starting back in 2006, it's great to finally see this manga series coming to an end. You can view the cover below. Thanks go to @ArikaMiz for the tip. Additionally, we also have chapter 63, the final chapter of volume 9 scanned and translated thanks to taime, catmaster0116 & corfidbizna.
 







 
 
Update: Tetsuya Nomura, the director of the Kingdom Hearts series posted a tweet regarding the final volume of the Kingdom Hearts II manga via the official Kingdom Hearts Japanese Twitter page. In the tweet he shows his appreciation on how well Shiro Amano, the artist for the Kingdom Hearts manga series has done with the manga. You can view a translation of the tweet below thanks to goldpanner.
 
Update 2: For the Japanese release, each copy of the last volume of Kingdom Hearts II manga includes a special message from the Kingdom Hearts series director, Tetsuya Nomura. You can find the message below in both Japanese and English. Translation provided by KH13 News Team member soraspromise.
Sora96

KH13.com interviews VGO CEO/Producer, Shota Nakama

I was given the honour of interviewing the CEO/Producer of VGO - Video Game Orchestra, Shota Nakama on behalf of KH13.com. VGO is a combined orchestra and rock band that performs contemporary arrangements of video game music. They're located in Boston, United States where they have in recent years recorded the soundtracks for Square Enix games, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX and now Final Fantasy XV. I asked him about how he started working with Square Enix, what its like playing the games after working on their soundtracks, differences between working on Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII's and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX's soundtrack, what its like working with Masashi Hamauzu, the lead composer of the Final Fantasy XIII series and Yoko Shimomura, the composer of the Kingdom Hearts series and more. You can read the entire interview below. Big thanks to VGO for making this happen.
Sora96

Yoko Shimomura participates in Gamescom 2015 Q&A

Yoko Shimomura, the composer of the Kingdom Hearts series has participated in a Gamescom 2015 Q&A to promote the upcoming blockbuster title, Final Fantasy XV. Nova Crystallis was in attendance and tweeted some of her answers. She discusses playing action games, instruments she likes, inspirations and performing more concerts in Europe. You can read them below.
 
Sora96

Character customisation details revealed for Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ, players can change gender & appearance at any time, + new screenshots

Tetsuya Nomura, the director of the Kingdom Hearts series, has announced some new character customisation details for Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ via the game's official Twitter account. The player will have the ability to change their face, hair color, outfits and gender at any given time within the game, rather than just at the start of the game as in Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]. Other details were revealed, including that the game is in its last stage of fine-tuning before services are commenced.
 
You can read full translations of each tweet below thanks to goldpanner and KH13 Kingdom Hearts χ Team member Aru Akise.
 
 
 
 
 
 
New screenshots were also released along with these tweets, and these can be seen below.
 



Jake

Pre-registration for Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ in Japan now open, releasing in September for Japan

Pre-registration for the upcoming iOS & Android game, Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ is now open for Japan. Those who pre-register will be treated to some special smartphone wallpapers featuring artwork of the game. Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ will launch during September 2015 for Japan. Along with the announcement of opening pre-registrations, an official Twitter account was created for Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ via @KHUX_PR.
 
You can view all the smartphone wallpapers below.
 



Additionally, some new images concerning the game were also released, you can view them below.
 



Sora96

Nomura: No plans to release Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX or HD 2.5 ReMIX on PlayStation 4

Back in December, Tai Yasue, the co-director of the Kingdom Hearts series revealed that both Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX & HD 2.5 ReMIX could make their way to PlayStation 4. However, in an interview with Ruliweb, Tetsuya Nomura, the director of the Kingdom Hearts series has stated there are no plans to do so.
 
 
The most likely reason for this appears to be that they do not want to delay Kingdom Hearts III, as both HD 1.5 ReMIX & HD 2.5 ReMIX were both developed by the Kingdom Hearts team for unknown reasons. Tai Yasue stated in the interview linked above that they did not want Kingdom Hearts III delayed. Another likely reason is that the PlayStation 4 requires all games to have digital versions while both HD 1.5 ReMIX & HD 2.5 ReMIX did not on PlayStation 3, likely due to licensing issues.
 
Thanks go to @RedMakuzawa for the tip, Jess from Tumblr and Amber from Tumblr for the translation.
Sora96

Tetsuya Nomura discusses Kingdom Hearts III with Official PlayStation Magazine UK, states that the fundamental gameplay mechanics almost completed

In an interview with Official PlayStation Magazine UK, Tetsuya Nomura gives an official development update on Kingdom Hearts III. In the interview, Tetsuya Nomura discusses that the fundamental systems and mechanics are almost complete and they will be shifting developing onto the mass production of areas. Along with an update on the basic systems, he also states that smaller development areas such as mini-games are still varied when it comes to a completion progress. With development shifting more toward bigger aspects of Kingdom Hearts III, they hope to begin laying down the groundwork and making sure other big elements within Kingdom Hearts III are complete. You can read what Tetsuya Nomura said regarding Kingdom Hearts III's current development state below thanks to the report by PlayStation Universe.
 
Update: We've included the entire interview under the spoiler tag. Nomura discusses world selection, the preparation of his development team, and specifications on the Attraction Flow moves.
 
 
 
New Kingdom Hearts III information is going to be revealed at this year's D23 Expo in Anaheim, California. Are you excited for the Kingdom Hearts III news next month with this development update by Tetsuya Nomura? Let us know in the comments!
 

DaxovanHearts

Famitsu Weekly details medals & Keyblade upgrading system in Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ

In the latest issue of Famitsu Weekly, the upcoming iOS and Android title, Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ was featured. Within the issue of Famitsu Weekly, details were given about the upcoming title such as it's medals system and the Keyblade upgrade system. As you play through Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ you can make your character stronger by strengthening your medals abilities and upgrading your Keyblade. In the issue they also explain how the controls in the game are optimized for smartphones and other mobile devices as well as going into detail about Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]'s 2nd anniversary, in which the game was originally released in July 2013. You can view a translation of the Famitsu Weekly scan below thanks to goldpanner as well as screenshots within the scan.
 

Jake

Meet & Greet with Yoko Shimomura at Gamescom 2015

With Gamescom coming next month on August 5th through August 9th, Yoko Shimomura, composer of the Kingdom Hearts series is confirmed to appear at Gamescom and will be answering questions from fans and taking pictures. Guests will also receive an autograph and win exclusive prizes in a very exclusive event in which only 50 people will be able to attend. The event will take place on Friday, August 7th during Gamescom. This meet with Yoko Shimomura will be a lead up to the Final Fantasy XV presentation by Square Enix, but fans will be able to ask her any questions, such as questions relating to the Kingdom Hearts series. The event is going to take place at the Square Enix Products booth (Hall 5.1 - C012). If you're interested in attending the event with Yoko Shimomura, you will need to email [email protected] with the subject "SEP Meet & Greet".
Jake

Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ to appear in next Famitsu Weekly, new screenshots & information to be released

Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ, the iOS & Android port of Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] will be featured in this week's issue of Famitsu Weekly magazine. The preview from Famitsu.com reveals that brand new screenshots will be included, we are almost certain to get a press release of these soon after and when we do we'll let you know. The article will also contain new information about the medals which are replacing Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]'s cards in the iOS & Android version. You can view a preview of this article below.
 



Sora96

Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] celebrates it's second anniversary with new artwork from Nomura and new events

Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] is celebrating it's second anniversary, and events are being held to commemorate the game. Players will be getting many daily log-in bonuses, such as items or cards once a day upon logging in. New artwork from Tetsuya Nomura featuring Sora and Roxas wearing each others clothes, along with Kairi and Naminé doing the same has been showcased for the event. A new story is available, and it seems to be somewhat similar to the story held for last year's event. Are you happy with the celebrations so far? Let us know below!
 



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