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Famitsu Interview with Tetsuya Nomura (Talks KH3, Union X[cross], & the World Tour Orchestra)

Posted by Meilin Lee : Mar 14, 2017 at 11:31 AM ( 3 , 1,699 )

Famitsu recently interviewed series director, Tetsuya Nomura, mainly to discuss KINGDOM HEARTS Orchestra -World Tour-. The translated interview can be read below:

Did you have any orders regarding the choice of music for the concert?
Nomura: (Ms Yoko) Shimomura was the one who made the setlist for the show this time. I might have tweaked some things, but the setlist stayed basically the same. I had the order of some things changed based on the performances by the voice actors and such, that was about it. The setlists for both the wind concert last summer and this concert were made at the same time, and we treated them both like two halves of one whole, so I thought about how their structure should match. The way both the last concert ended with and this one began with Hikari was one way it was structured to reflect that.

So, on the whole, you were mainly in charge of the videos and the dramatic readings, right?
Nomura: Yes. We only just barely got it ready on time, but we made it (dry laughter). For the acting guidance of the dramatic readings, we asked external sound supervisor Mr (Yoji) Shimizu, just like with the games. This concert counts as one of the works in the series, after all. Overseas, we will play recordings of Ms Toyoguchi and Ms Uchida's voices, with subtitles on the videos.

Our interest was piqued by how the video that played during Kairi's reading was the only one done in live-action.
Nomura: Kairi is speaking pretty specifically about events happening during KH3, so we didn't have any cinematics that really worked. So, we matched it to a live-action video that fit the vibe. There are pieces of imagery that link to the content of what she is saying, for example, how it shows a scene of a sunset at the part where she says, "He stares at my face."

On the first day, we were surprised when you came on between performances and blessed us with your talk. During the trailer that played, the hall went pretty wild when Ventus came on screen.
Nomura: Well, the first day is special (laughs). It was perfect timing with the announcement planned at an event overseas, so I decided to have it debut at the concert that was happening a few hours earlier.

Of the five new Union Leaders, the remaining two will be revealed from April on. I've finished writing the story for the 4th and am about to start on stuff for the 5th, so please look forward to it.

There was also an announcement that information about KH3 would be revealed during the world tour.
Nomura: We announced that KH Unchained χ[chi] will become KH Union X[cross] right after the release of KH HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMix, so we have touched a little on KH3. Please wait for more information on this.
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New KH3 Screenshot Released

Posted by Meilin Lee : Feb 18, 2017 at 12:57 PM ( 3 , 794 )

While attending MAGIC 2017 (Monaco Anime Game International Conferences 2017), 'Kingdom Hearts' series director, Tetsuya Nomura, revealed a screenshot from 'Kingdom Hearts III', where Sora (in a new Drive form called Power Form) is fighting a Heartless in Olympus Coliseum:

In regards to the screenshot, Nomura says:

Source: Gematsu

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Square-Enix Hiring System Programmer for KH3

Posted by Meilin Lee : Feb 18, 2017 at 12:45 AM ( 1 , 783 )

While Square-Enix continues developing 'Kingdom Hearts III', the company has posted a job listing for their Osaka location, seeking a System Programmer to work on the highly anticipated game. The job description is as follows:

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New 'Kingdom Hearts' Figures To Be Released

Posted by Heart ❤ : Feb 2, 2017 at 1:19 AM ( 5 , 1,694 )

With Kingdom Hearts 2.8 released worldwide and Kingdom Hearts 3 in the works, it's no surprise that Square Enix will be releasing some new figures.

The first of these figures (and the one we have the most information about) is a new Kingdom Hearts 3 Bring Arts Sora figure. This figure is available from both the Japanese Square Enix store and Japanese website, Ami Ami. The figure costs $61 (6,999Yen) from the Square Enix store and $45 ( 5,180 Yen) from Ami Ami . For Noth American audiences, the figure will be available in August 2017 for $69.99 from the North American Square Enix site. The figure includes Sora's new keyblade, often seen in most promo art, his blasters, and other interchangeable parts.

The second figure is an (in my opinion) long awaited figure. To celebrate the release of Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, an Aqua Play Arts Kai figure is set to be release, according to the Square Enix Products Facebook page.

This figure will be on display the Nuremberg Toy Fair in Germany from February 1st to February 6th. No other information about this figure is available yet, but we'll be sure to let you know when it does!

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New KH3 Screenshot Commemorates FFVII's 20th Anniversary

Posted by Meilin Lee : Jan 31, 2017 at 11:14 AM ( 10 , 1,295 )

A new screenshot from 'Kingdom Hearts III' was posted on the official Japanese Kingdom Hearts Twitter account to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Final Fantasy VII:

The screenshot is a clear homage to the iconic FFVII artwork from the game's cover. Whether or not this screenshot will actually end up in the game, or was just something done for FFVII's 20th anniversary, remains to be seen. Nevertheless, it looks pretty cool.

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