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Kingdom Hearts is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square). It is the result of a collaboration between Square Enix and Disney Interactive Studios, combining characters and elements from Square Enix's Final Fantasy series and multiple Disney franchises. Currently the series includes seven video games released on various platforms, a manga series, a novel series, video game soundtracks released on audio CDs, and a collectible card game.
The video games provide the canonical story of the series. The manga series is adapted by Shiro Amano and the novels are written by Tomoco Kanemaki and illustrated by Shiro Amano. The stories follow the events that take place in the video games with differences to account for the loss of interactivity that a video game provides. The manga and novel series are both divided up into three series based on each of the three main video games. Each series is further broken up into multiple volumes. The manga was originally serialized in Japan by Square's Monthly Shonen Gangan, but has since been released worldwide. The manga was released in the United States by Tokyopop near the end of 2005, but was discontinued in 2008.
Each game in the series has been critically and commercially successful, though each title has seen different levels of success. As of December 2006, the Kingdom Hearts series has shipped over 10 million copies worldwide, with 2.0 million copies in PAL regions, 3.0 million copies in Japan, and 5.6 million copies in North America.[1][2] The main games in the series were released in chronological order, with each new game following the events of the previous. The exception is the V CAST mobile game, which was developed independently of Square Enix's games. Three new titles in the series were announced at the 2007 Tokyo Game Show.[3] Coded and Mobile were only released for Japan. Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is the latest game of the series, being released worldwide on November 11, 2020.
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| Kingdom Hearts | March 28, 2002[4] | September 17, 2002 | November 15, 2002 |
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| Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories | November 11, 2004[7] | December 7, 2004 | May 6, 2005 |
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| Kingdom Hearts II | December 22, 2005[12] | March 28, 2006 | September 29, 2006 |
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| Kingdom Hearts Coded | November 18, 2008[14] | January 11, 2011 (Nintendo DS) | January 14, 2011 (Nintendo DS) |
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| Kingdom Hearts Mobile | December 15, 2008[17] | — | — |
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| Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days | May 30, 2009[18] | September 29, 2009[19] | October 9, 2009[20] |
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| Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep | January 9, 2010[21] | September 7, 2010[22] | September 10, 2010[23] |
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| Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance | March 29, 2012[24] | July 31, 2012[25] | July 20, 2012[26] |
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| Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix | March 14, 2013[27] | September 10, 2013[28] | September 13, 2013[29] |
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| Kingdom Hearts χ | July 18, 2013 | April 7, 2016 | June 16, 2016 |
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| Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix | October 2, 2014[32] | December 2, 2014[33] | December 5, 2014[33] |
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| Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue | January 12, 2017 | January 24, 2017 | January 24, 2017 |
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| Kingdom Hearts III | January 25, 2019[35] | January 29, 2019[35] | January 29, 2019[35] |
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The Kingdom Hearts Trading Card Game is a collectible card game based on the Kingdom Hearts series. It was first released in Japan to coincide with the release of Chain of Memories and was produced by Tomy.[38] The TCG features starter decks, playing mats, and booster packs.[39] In 2007, Fantasy Flight Games acquired the rights to translate the game and market it in North America. In the game, the player takes the role of Sora from the Kingdom Hearts games. Using the cards, players travel to worlds to battle the Heartless. The game allows for two players with a deck and "Player Card" to play together.[40] The game is distributed in a variety of booster packs.[41] The game was released in North America on November 15, 2007.
The music of the video game series Kingdom Hearts was composed by Yoko Shimomura with orchestral music arranged by Kaoru Wada.[42][43] The original soundtracks of each game have been released on two albums and a third compilation album. The games feature two main theme songs, which were written and performed by Hikaru Utada, as well as music from Disney films.
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| Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack | March 27, 2002[44] | March 23, 2003 | November 25, 2002 |
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| Kingdom Hearts -Final Mix- Additional Tracks | December 26, 2002[45][46] | — | — |
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| Kingdom Hearts II Original Soundtrack | January 25, 2006[47] | — | — |
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| Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete | March 28, 2007[48] | — | — |
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| Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts | May 27, 2009[50] | — | — |
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| Piano Collections Kingdom Hearts Field & Battle | January 13, 2010[52] | — | — |
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| Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep & 358/2 Days Original Soundtrack | February 2, 2011[53] | — | — |
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| Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance Original Soundtrack | April 18, 2012[54] | — | — |
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The plot of the manga, drawn by Shiro Amano, stays true to the events in the video games, though it does diverge at certain points. Certain fights were shortened or excluded and some minor characters and worlds visited in the game were also excluded. The first series was re-released in three volumes in Japan in December 2006 as "Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix". The manga series has been well received. Several of the manga volumes were listed on USA Today's "Top 150 best sellers".[55][56][57] The highest ranked volume was Kingdom Hearts volume 4 at #73.[56] Every volume listed stayed on the list for at least two weeks; Kingdom Hearts volume 4 stayed the longest at four weeks. However, due to Tokyopop's 2008 restructuring, the Kingdom Hearts manga series was cancelled after the 2nd volume of Kingdom Hearts II's manga was released.
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| Volume 1 | October 25, 2003[58] | October 11, 2005[59] | — |
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| Volume 2 | April 24, 2004[63] | January 10, 2006[59] | — |
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| Volume 3 | November 24, 2004[67] | April 11, 2006[59] | — |
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| Volume 4 | January 31, 2005[71] | July 11, 2006[59] | — |
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| Boxed Set | — | October 10, 2006[59] | — |
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| Volume 1 | October 22, 2005[76] | October 10, 2006[59] | — |
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| Volume 2 | April 22, 2006[76] | February 13, 2007[78] | — |
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| Boxed Set | — | October 9, 2007[78] | — |
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| Volume 1 | December 22, 2006[76] | July 3, 2007[80] | — |
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| Volume 2 | August 22, 2007[76] | May 9, 2008[82] | — |
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| Volume 3 | April 22, 2008[76] | — | |
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| Volume 4 | November 22, 2008[76] | — | — |
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| Volume 5 | August 22, 2009[76] | — | — |
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| Volume 6 | May 22, 2013[76] | — | — |
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| Volume 7 | November 22, 2013[76] | — | — |
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| Volume 8 | July 22, 2014[76] | — | — |
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| Volume 9 | February 22, 2015[76] | — | — |
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| Volume 10 | August 22, 2015[76] | — | — |
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| キングダムハーツFINAL MIX 1 | December 22, 2006[76] | May 28, 2013 [83] | — |
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| キングダムハーツFINAL MIX 2 | January 22, 2007[76] | May 28, 2013 [83] | — |
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| キングダムハーツFINAL MIX 3 | March 22, 2007[76] | — | — |
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| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | June 22, 2010[84] | 9784757529021 | November 19, 2013 | 978-0-316-40118-0 |
| 2 | March 22, 2011[85] | 9784757531673 | January 21, 2014 | 978-0-316-40119-7 |
| 3 | October 22, 2011[86] | 9784757533882 | March 25, 2014 | 978-0-316-40120-3 |
| 4 | April 22, 2012[87] | 9784757535213 | October 28, 2014 | 978-0-316-28676-3 |
| 5 | September 22, 2012[88] | 9784757536913 | January 20, 2015 | 978-0-316-33626-0 |
A novel series has also been released in Japan. It is written by Tomoko Kanemaki (金巻ともこ, Kanemaki Tomoko) and illustrated by Shiro Amano. Like the manga series, it is divided up into separate series based on the games. Yen Press began releasing the novels in English-language omnibus editions in 2015.[89]
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| The First Door | June 30, 2005[90] | March 24, 2015[91] | October 29, 2014[92] |
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| Darkness Within | July 29, 2005[93] | March 24, 2015[91] | October 29, 2014[94] |
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| 《ソラ編》上 | October 22, 2005[95] | September 22, 2015[96] | — |
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| 《ソラ編》下 | November 30, 2005[97] | September 22, 2015[96] | — |
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| Reverse/Rebirth | January 31, 2006[98] | September 22, 2015[96] | — |
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| Roxas—Seven days | April 22, 2006[99] | June 20, 2017[100] | — |
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| The Destruction of Hollow Bastion | July 16, 2006[101] | June 20, 2017[100] | — |
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| Tears of Nobody | September 29, 2006[102] | December 19, 2017[103] | — |
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| Anthem—Meet Again/Axel Last Stand | February 27, 2007[104] | December 19, 2017[103] | — |
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| No. | Title | Original release date | English release date |
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| 1 | The 14th | July 30, 2009[105] 9784757526044 | June 26, 2018[106] 9781975327491 |
| 2 | Go to the Sea | January 28, 2010[107] 9784757527744 | June 26, 2018[106] 9781975327491 |
| 3 | Xion-Seven Days | May 28, 2010[108] 9784757528888 | June 26, 2018[106] 9781975327491 |
| No. | Title | Original release date | English release date |
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| 1 | Something Strange | December 24, 2010[109] 9784757531116 | - |
| 2 | Best Friends | February 24, 2011[110] 9784757531543 | - |
| 3 | To the Future | May 26, 2011[111] 9784757532212 | - |
| No. | Title | Original release date | English release date |
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| 1 | Side Sora | June 28, 2012[112] 978-4-7575-3652-4 | - |
| 2 | Side Riku | September 27, 2012[113] 978-4-7575-3751-4 | - |
There have been numerous books that provide walkthroughs and supplemental information to the video games. Square Enix has released six Ultimania guides and one bonus book on the Kingdom Hearts series exclusively in Japan. The Ultimania guides primarily serve as strategy guides for their respective games, revealing secrets from the developers' perspective. They also contain interviews with the staff, extended information on backstory, and original artwork. In North America, BradyGames has been given exclusive rights to publish strategy guides for the games.
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| Kingdom Hearts Ultimania | June 13, 2002[114] | — | — |
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| Kingdom Hearts Official Strategy Guide | — | September 11, 2002[115] | — |
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| Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Official Strategy Guide | — | December 3, 2004[117] | — |
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| Kingdom Hearts Ultimania Revised Edition | December 17, 2004[119] | — | — |
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| Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Ultimania | December 17, 2004[120] | — | — |
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| Kingdom Hearts Series Ultimania α ~Introduction of Kingdom Hearts II~ | December 9, 2005[121] | — | — |
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| Kingdom Hearts II Ultimania | February 23, 2006[123] | — | — |
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| Kingdom Hearts II Limited Edition Strategy Guide | — | March 23, 2006[124] | — |
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| Kingdom Hearts II Official Strategy Guide | — | March 27, 2006[125] | — |
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| Kingdom Hearts -Another Report- | March 29, 2007[127] | — | — |
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| Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+ Ultimania | May 2, 2007[128] | — | — |
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| Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Ultimania | March 25, 2010[129] | — | — |
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| Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep: Signature Series Guide | — | August 31, 2010[130] | — |
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| Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Ultimania | May 28, 2012[131] | — | — |
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| Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Signature Series Guide | — | July 31, 2012[132] | — |
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