Kingdom Hearts Series

To celebrate its 600th issue, Dengeki Playstation conducted an interview with Kingdom Hearts director, Tetsuya Nomura, who drew the artwork below for the issue's cover:


As for the interview itself, a couple of details have been leaked (a fully translated interview will be posted as soon as it's available), which can be read below:

• There is a congratulatory message regarding the overlap of issue #600 and the announcement of KH2.8.
• The king (presumably King Mickey) and the others were drawn beforehand for the sake of expediting the schedule, but now they're being recolored to create a sense of unity.
• They've depicted this on the front cover several times.

KH3

• The “Lost Master” is discussed in X[chi], but it will be used in KH3
• The creation of Xehanort's keyblade will be discussed in X[chi] and will tie into KH3
• Kingdom Hearts itself will also be discussed further, more than the series has so far
• D23 (November 3rd) will feature a “theater” concept, so Nomura is hoping we're looking forward to the video!

2.8 Final Chapter Prologue

• The part of KH3D that explains the 7 lights and 13 darknesses will be carried on through the end of KH3
• Since “Keyblade Master” is a special title, what's necessary to become one will be taught
• BBS 0.2 and KH1-2's stories will be linked together
• Chirithy is the one speaking in X[chi]: Back Cover

Unchained X[chi]

• Chirithy is the player's guide
• The “Master of Masters” is the teacher of the six apprentices, and it will be revealed in X[chi]: Back Cover who the traitor is

Special thanks to @libregkd for the find.

Source: NeoGAF & KH13.com

Buried in the Press Release for Kingdom Hearts II.8 Final Chapater Prologue, Square Enix has announced that the Kingdom Hearts series has shipped more than 21 million copies since the series began back in 2002!

Two years ago, we were blessed that Man At Arms wanted to recreated the Kingdom Key Keyblade and it looked amazing! Today, they decided to take on the challenge of recreating the Oathkeeper. After watching this, you would want to get your hands on one!



If you want to check out the Kingdom Key version, click here

Thank you to @Sanya for telling us!

Big Hero 6 being in Kingdom Hearts 3 wasn't the only appearance Kingdom Hearts made at this year's D23. Kingdom Hearts is also making it's debut in Disney Infinity with a Keyblade being available in Disney Infinity 3.0!



For those unfamiliar, Ultimate Unlocks are for those fans that unlock all the figures in their Hall of Heroes and usually give a tease as for what the future of Disney Infinity will bring. Last year's Ultimate Unlock, for Disney Infinity 2.0, was Luke Skywalker's Land Speeder with the year before that being Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber.

In addition to this, fans that attended the D23 expo will get an exclusive costume change for Mickey, giving him the appearance he has during Kingdom Hearts.



With Kingdom Hearts finally making it's way into Disney Infinity could familiar faces like Sora and Roxas start making an appearance? Could Disney Infinity 4.0 finally be when KH makes a huge push into the game? We'll have to wait and see!

Square Enix's Europe Site has announced that this year at Gamescom, they will be hosting a Meet and Greet with Yoko Shimomura, who has done music for the Kingdom Hearts series as well as Final Fantasy XV. The event is independent from Gamescom, and only the first 50 candidates will win tickets to this very special event.

Taken from Square Enix Europe:

This is an exciting opportunity for anyone going to Gamescom this year, which will be held from 5th August to the 9th August 2015 at the Cologne Exhibition Centre in Cologne, Germany.

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