Kingdom Hearts is the first game in the series, released in Japan on March 28, 2002, for PlayStation 2. [1] [2] Tetsuya Nomura served as game director, his first time in this position. Kingdom Hearts introduced the main characters (Sora, Kairi, and Riku) of the series, and established the plot's framework involving hearts and dark beings known as the Heartless. It also established the role of Disney characters in the series, with character cameos from the Final Fantasy series. Kingdom Hearts was released in North America on September 17, 2002, [1] [2] and featured additional content that was not in the original Japanese version. The game was later re-released in Japan as Kingdom Hearts Final Mix on December 26, 2002. [1] [2] Final Mix includes the content from the North American release and additional enemies, cutscenes, and weapons. [3] Kingdom Hearts: The Story So Far: Announced in early October 2018, this bundle collects the Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix PlayStation 4 collection and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue. It was released in North America on October 30, 2018, for the PlayStation 4. [65] V CAST • Mobile • Magical Puzzle Clash • Digital Painter • Gummiship Studio • Collaboration: Gummi Ship Campaign • VR Experience

On May 27, 2020, it was reported that a TV series based on the franchise was in development for Disney+. [215] Further reading lol. if they were going to go through the trouble of making another collection, they might as well have made a "complete" edition of kh3 FIRST which included the dlc. typical s-e laziness. i'm not exactly excited to play kh3, but certainly i will be waiting for the inevitable complete edition before i even consider it. Kingdom Hearts is the first game in the series, released in Japan on March 28, 2002 for PlayStation 2. Tetsuya Nomura served as game director, his first time in this position. Kingdom Hearts introduced the main characters of the series and established the plot's framework, involving hearts and dark beings known as the Heartless. It also established the role of Disney characters in the series, with character cameos from the Final Fantasy series. Kingdom Hearts was released in North America on September 17, 2002, and featured additional content that was not in the original Japanese version. The game was later re-released exclusively in Japan as Kingdom Hearts Final Mix on December 26, 2002. Final Mix includes the content from the North American release and additional enemies, cutscenes, and weapons. The Final Mix version was remastered on March 14, 2013 ( Japan), and on September 10, 2013 ( North America) known as Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX for the (PS3).

The Kingdom Hearts series has been critically and commercially successful, though each installment has seen different levels of success. By December 2005, the Kingdom Hearts series had shipped more than 8.5 million copies worldwide. As of September 2007, the series has shipped over eleven 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. The three main games in the series all met with positive sales at the time of their releases. During the first two months of Kingdom Hearts's North American release, it was one of the top three highest-selling video games. Chain of Memories sold 104,000 units in 48 hours in Japan, a record for a Game Boy Advance title at the time. Its positive debut sales placed it in the top spot of sales charts in Japan. In the first month of its North American release, it was ranked 1 st on GameSpot's ChartSpot for portable systems and 6th for all consoles. Within a week of Kingdom Hearts II's Japanese release, it shipped 1 million copies, selling almost 730,000 copies. By the end of March 2006, the NPD Group reported that Kingdom Hearts II was the highest-selling console game in North America, with 614,000 copies. In the month after its release in North America, Kingdom Hearts II sold an estimated 1 million copies.

The first Kingdom Hearts was announced at E3 in May 2001. [74] Initial details were that it would be a collaboration between Square and Disney Interactive, and would feature worlds developed by both companies and Disney characters. New characters were designed by Nomura and include Sora, Riku, Kairi, and the Heartless. [74] [135] On May 14, 2002, a press release announced a list of the English voice actors. The list included Haley Joel Osment, David Gallagher, and Hayden Panettiere as the three new characters introduced into the game. It was also announced that many of the Disney characters would be voiced by the official voice actors from their respective Disney films. [74] [136]

The first Kingdom Hearts was announced at E3 in May 2001. Initial details were that it would be a collaboration between Square and Disney Interactive and would feature worlds developed by both companies and Disney characters. New characters were designed by Nomura and include Sora, Riku, Kairi, and the Heartless. On May 14, 2002, a press release announced a list of the English voice actors. The list included Haley Joel Osment, David Gallagher, and Hayden Panettiere as the three new characters introduced in the game. It was also announced that many of the Disney characters would be voiced by their original voice actors from their respective Disney films. Don unfortunately they can't remaster those, they were DS games and as such a remaster wouldn't be good enough, it would be like remastering a N64 game, you could theoretically do it but it would look like crap Nelva, Giuseppe (December 9, 2018). "Kingdom Hearts: VR Experience for PlayStation VR Gets Release Date and New Screenshots". Twinfinite. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018 . Retrieved December 10, 2018. via: "『キングダム ハーツIII』OPテーマ｢Face My Fears｣公開！ OPムービーを使った発表トレーラーをチェック！" (in Japanese). PlayStation Blog Japan. December 10, 2018. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018 . Retrieved December 10, 2018. Kingdom Hearts II Info". GameFAQs. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016 . Retrieved June 14, 2007. Not sure about the Kingdom Hearts on mobile that is just called Kingdom Hearts and not Kingdom Hearts Mobile. Yes, two different games.

A novel series has also been released. It is written by Tomoco Kanemaki and illustrated by Shiro Amano. Like the manga series, it is divided up into separate series based on the games. Kingdom Hearts is divided up into two volumes; "The First Door" and "Darkness Within". They are scheduled to be released in the USA in June 2008. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories has currently been released only in Japan and is divided into three volumes. Kingdom Hearts II has also been released only in Japan and is divided into four volumes; "Roxas - Seven Days", "The Destruction of Hollow Bastion", "Tears of Nobody", and "Anthem-Meet Again/Axel Last Stand". The sum of all the letters in the names Sora, Riku, and Kairi is thirteen. The same is true for Roxas, Sora, and Xion, and Roxas, Axel, and Xion. Romano, Sal (September 1, 2015). "Kingdom Hearts: Unchained Chi launches September 3 in Japan". Gematsu. Archived from the original on September 2, 2015 . Retrieved April 4, 2016.Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece for Cloud: This bundle contains cloud versions of Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, and Kingdom Hearts III + Re Mind for the Nintendo Switch which was released on February 10, 2022. [39] KH』の世界が法がる[The world of "KH" expands into your hands]. Famitsu Weekly (in Japanese). No.1380. Enterbrain. May 15, 2015. pp.30–35. Romano, Sal (August 27, 2020). "Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory release date announcement trailer". Gematsu. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020 . Retrieved August 27, 2020. V Jump Books | Kingdom Hearts Ultra Hint Book | Kingdom Hearts - The Official Strategy Guide | Kingdom Hearts II - The Complete Guide | Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX: Prima Official Game Guide