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Special room at Tokyo Disney Resort celebrates release of the long-awaited release of Kingdom Hearts III from video game publisher Square Enix.

Japan
(awesome • cool • hotels • keyblade • Kingdom Hearts • Kingdom Hearts III • Square Enix • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • travel • video games)

Eminem says he sampled Kingdom Hearts video game for his new song, but credits say differently

Casey Baseel
Sep 4, 2018

Slim Shady’s inspiration remains murky, and could be J-pop megastar Utada Hikaru or someone else entirely.

Japan
(anime • Eminem • Good Guy • Kingdom Hearts • music • Square Enix • Tokyo Ghoul • Utada Hikaru • video • video games)

Kingdom Hearts III brings Pixar into the franchise with new Toy Story world【Video】

Casey Baseel
Jul 17, 2017

Sora teams up with Woody and Buzz to battle the heartless in a crossover first for the hit series.

Japan
(Kingdom Hearts • Kingdom Hearts III • Pixar • Square Enix • Toy Story • video • video games)

Gorgeous Kingdom Hearts stained glass clock installed in Tokyo for game series’ 15th anniversary

Casey Baseel
Jan 11, 2017

It’s time to go to Shinjuku Station.

Japan
(Disney • Kingdom Hearts • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • Square Enix • Tetsuya Nomura • Tokyo • video games)

Video game fans pick the top 10 games they’d like to see made into an anime

Casey Baseel
Dec 1, 2016

One of Nintendo’s most popular franchises ranks high, but fails to snag survey’s top spot.

Internet, Japan
(anime • Final Fantasy • Kingdom Hearts • the legend of Zelda • video games)

Tokyo Disneyland allows cosplay for Halloween but prohibits non-Disney character costumes

Casey Baseel
Oct 27, 2016

Policy officially addresses the gray area of Kingdom Hearts.

Japan
(Amusement Parks • cosplay • Disney • halloween • Kingdom Hearts • Square Enix • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • video games)

J-pop singer Utada Hikaru releases first album in 8 years and a new Kingdom Hearts song!

Michelle Hughes
Sep 19, 2016

Calling all Kingdom Hearts and Evangelion fans!!!

Japan
(Evangelion • JPOP • Kingdom Hearts • music • Utada)

Kingdom Hearts orchestral world tour announced, will perform video games’ music in six countries

Casey Baseel
Apr 29, 2016

Grab your tickets and your keyblades, because two Kingdom Hearts concert series are coming with a total of 15 performances in six countries.

Entertainment, Games & Tech, Global, Japan
(concerts • Disney • events • Kingdom Hearts • music • Square Enix • video games)

Kingdom Hearts fan commissions a gorgeous custom engagement ring from Takayas

KK Miller
Jan 29, 2016

We’ve always loved the jewelry from Takayas, and this customer-commissioned ring based on the Oathkeeper Keyblade from Kindgom Hearts is definitely no exception.

Internet
(jewellery • jewelry • Kingdom Hearts • rings • Takayas)

Grab your formalwear, gamers! Full-orchestra Kingdom Hearts/Final Fantasy concerts coming soon

Casey Baseel
Jan 26, 2016

Two-concert event to cover decades of video game musical history.

Japan
(concerts • events • Final Fantasy • Kingdom Hearts • music • orchestra • Square Enix • video games)

Cosplaying kids steal the show as junior versions of anime and video game heroes 【Video】

Casey Baseel
Jan 16, 2016

These tykes are adorable, awesome, and ready for their close-ups.

Internet
(anime • cosplay • cute • kids • Kingdom Hearts • Trigun • video • video games)

Need a real Kingdom Hearts Keyblade? Ask these guys to make it for you!【Video】

KK Miller
Sep 12, 2015

If there’s one thing we know, it’s that Kingdom Hearts 3 is definitely, probably, hopefully coming out sometime in the future. It might be released in 2016 or 2017 or forever, but it is for sure coming…so they tell us. Like most fans of the series, we’ve replayed Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts 2 over and over again just to get ready for the big release. We’ve made Sora swing the Keyblade around enough times in the game that if given a real Keyblade, we’d probably be pretty amazing at using it.

Luckily for us, there are master weaponsmiths who showcase their talent on YouTube and just this week they uploaded their team making the “Oathkeeper” and it couldn’t be more perfect.

Internet
(amazing • keyblade • Kingdom Hearts • Oathkeeper • video • weapon)

Let the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra transport you into your favorite Square Enix games!

KK Miller
Dec 11, 2014

Great stories make great games. But when all is said and done, when you have finished the game, saved the world and beaten down the bad guy, the thing that sticks with you the most is the music. Especially in roleplaying games, a grandiose soundtrack will elevate your game from memorable to unforgettable. There has been a trend in the past decade or so to perform live symphonic versions of famous video game music. These concerts have been incredibly popular around the world, but how would you like to hear the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra whisk you away to a fantasy world? Now, you don’t have to wait for their next concert!

Global
(Final Fantasy • Kingdom Hearts • live album • orchestra • Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo • video game music)

Gorgeous animated video shows Hatsune Miku as designed by Final Fantasy’s Tetsuya Nomura

Casey Baseel
Nov 5, 2014

Given the massive success he’s since enjoyed as a video game character designer and director, it’s almost hard to remember how skeptical everyone initially was about Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura. When he stepped up to the plate as character designer for Final Fantasy VII, long-time fans were uneasy about his ability to fill the boots of predecessor and renowned artist Yoshitaka Amano. When Nomura announced Kingdom Hearts, a new series that would blend characters from Final Fantasy games and Disney animation, early reactions ranged from puzzled silence to nervous laughter.

Fast-forward 15 years, and Nomura has established himself as the single most influential person behind those two Square Enix franchises. As a matter of fact, his skills are now in so much demand that he’s produced his take on virtual idol Hatsune Miku, which was recently shown off in gorgeous animated form.

Japan
(anime • Final Fantasy • Hatsune Miku • Kingdom Hearts • music • Square Enix • video games)

Tetsuya Nomura draws Sora for Kingdom Hearts -HD 2.5 ReMIX- release

Anime News Network
Oct 6, 2014

Square Enix began streaming a video on Thursday of Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura drawing Sora to promote the release of the Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX game. The game shipped for the PlayStation 3 in Japan on Thursday.