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The Kingdom Hearts Orchestra - World Tour - has one more stop before heading back to Japan for the final concert, and it's on the other side of the United States in the Big Apple. Welcome to KH13.com's live coverage of the NY concerts! After our successful presence at the KHO concerts in London, UK and Los Angeles, California, we are going to have one last #KH13MeetUp! Staff members Toominator and Ariel Phillips will be hosting tomorrow's meet-up. We'll be collecting fan messages in another special "Thank You" booklet for series composer Yoko Shimomura, as well as distributing exclusive KH13 stickers! The meet-up will take place on Saturday, June 24th near the main entrance of the United Palace Theater at 4pm EDT, so that even fans without concert tickets will be able to attend! You can RSVP to the event and get important updates on our #KH13MeetUp on our Facebook event page. Previously, the Los Angeles concerts saw a new Kingdom Hearts III trailer delivered by series director Tetsuya Nomura himself on stage and confirming a new world and new trailer upcoming for D23 Expo 2017 in Anaheim, California on July 15th. There has been some other reveals from previous concerts including Union χ[Cross]'s reveal and the exclusive canon backstory from Kingdom Hearts III with Kairi and Xion's Japanese voice actress, Risa Uchida, and Aqua's Japanese voice actress, Megumi Toyoguchi. Stay tuned to KH13.com for full live coverage of the event and the #KH13MeetUp and don't forget to also stay tuned to our social media accounts for instant live updates! Twitter | Facebook | Tumblr | Google+ Updates <3 Day 1 (June 23, 2017 - 2:46 PM EDT) Toominator tweets out what he is going to be wearing tonight. He will be there to meet people before the concert. (June 23, 2017 - 5:06 PM EDT) Toominator, Soraspromise, and Churro have arrived outside the United Place Theater. Less than 3 hours to go until the concert begins. (June 23, 2017 - 6:06 PM EDT) People are starting to line up. Less than two hours to go. (June 23, 2017 - 6:27 PM EDT) We have a shot of the stage, thanks in part to @zackrockmacher. (June 23, 2017 - 6:34 PM EDT) KH13 Staff member soraspromise has found her seat. Notice the hearts in the railing. Coincidence? (June 23, 2017 - 7:18 PM EDT) We have a close up view of the stage thanks to whitedmist. Less than 45 minutes to go! (June 23, 2017 - 7:51 PM EDT) Looks like Master Xehanort wants to enjoy the concert tonight. Can Sora keep him in line and away from Kairi? (June 23, 2017 - 8:00 PM EDT) The concert is about to begin! (June 23, 2017 - 9:36 PM EDT) The Kingdom Hearts III trailer was shown at the concert! (June 23, 2017 - 11:46 PM EDT) This concludes Day 1 of our New York concert coverage. Please join us tomorrow afternoon for coverage of our #KH13MeetUp. Day 2 (June 24, 2017 - 5:11 AM EDT) Yoko gives us some photos from the theater last night.( (June 24, 2017 - 3:49 PM EDT) The fans are starting to line up. Hopefully they will stop by the #KH13MeetUp, which is set to begin shortly. (June 24, 2017 - 5:09 PM EDT) Our card for Yoko is filling up with messages! (June 24, 2017 - 6:00 PM EDT) Project Destati are here as well! Only 2 hours to go. (June 24, 2017 - 6:05 PM EDT) We have the Wayfinder Trio and Kairi here ready to see the concert! (June 24, 2017 - 8:00 PM EDT) The concert is about to begin! (June 24, 2017 - 9:15 PM EDT) It's intermission time at the concert. A reading of Kairi's letter to Sora was performed. (June 24, 2017 - 11:01 PM EDT) The concert has ended, but many of the fans are still here waiting to meet Yoko. Concert Gallery <3 KH13 Meet-Up Gallery <3

Square Enix Europe have updated their online store to include a couple of Kingdom Hearts Play Arts Kai and Bring Arts figures that are now available for pre-order at a 10% discount. These include Kingdom Hearts III Bring Arts Sora, Kingdom Hearts II Riku Static Arts, Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage- Aqua Play Arts Kai, Kingdom Hearts II Organization XIII Roxas Play Arts Kai, Kingdom Hearts II Riku Play Arts Kai and Kingdom Hearts II Halloween Town Sora Play Arts Kai. These figures will be available on August 2017. The prices can be found below: Kingdom Hearts III Bring Arts Sora: €61.19 ($68.23 USD) Kingdom Hearts II Riku Static Arts: €44.99 ($50.14 USD) Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Aqua Play Arts Kai: €112.49 ($125.44 USD) Kingdom Hearts II Organization XIII Roxas Play Arts Kai: €107.99 ($120.42 USD) Kingdom Hearts II Riku Play Arts Kai: €107.99 ($120.42 USD) Kingdom Hearts II Halloween Town Sora Play Arts Kai: €107.99 ($120.42 USD) Is anyone going to get any of these? Which one(s) do you want to buy? Let us know in the comments below.

Monogram Direct will be selling a San Diego Comic Con exclusive Kingdom Hearts Pewter Pin Set at their booth, (#3645), during the convention next month. Included in the pin set are Sora, the Kingdom Hearts II logo, King Mickey Mouse in his black coat, the Lionheart Keyblade, the Heartless emblem, and the Way to the Dawn Keyblade. Each set is listed at $30.00 USD, but only 500 sets will be produced and will only be sold during San Diego Comic Con. Thanks to @Churro on Twitter for the tip! UPDATE: Monogram Direct will also be selling this pin set at New York Comic Con 2017 with limited availability, along with their other San Diego Comic Con exclusive Kingdom Hearts merchandise. Check out more about that in the full article here. UPDATE [Dec. 14, 2017]: Monogram is now selling this pin set on their online store, along with their other San Diego Comic Con exclusive Kingdom Hearts merchandise. You can check out more about that, and find out how to purchase these items, in the full article here.

Miyu Irino, who is better known as the Japanese voice actor for Sora from the Kingdom Hearts series, will be a Guest of Honor at this year's Anime Expo on July 1st to 4th at the Los Angeles Convention Center. In addition, he will be participating in a panel and be available for autographs. UPDATE: Miyu Irino participated in a panel at Anime Expo 2017 a couple of weeks ago. He discussed about some of the characters he has voiced including Haku from Spirited Away, Saji Crossroad from Gundam 00, and of course Sora from Kingdom Hearts. When asked about if he liked video games: When asked about which role he loves the most:

Kimberley Wallace from Game Informer recently interviewed Kingdom Hearts composer Yoko Shimomura during her visit to Los Angeles for the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra - World Tour - concerts. During this interview, Yoko talked about her career, touching on some of her favorite pieces and moments during the time spent with Kingdom Hearts, the World Tour, and a possible hint of what's to come for Kingdom Hearts III. You can check out the full interview below: What was your favorite part about this interview? Let us know in the comments below.