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First, on January 7, the cover art for the long-anticipated localization of ''[[Kingdom Hearts novels|Kingdom Hearts: The Novel]]'' was revealed, along with the release date for the novel. The novel, originally released in two parts in the summer of 2005, was published by YenPress’s light novel brand, Yen On, in English on March 24, 2015. The novels take a more in-depth look at the character’s personalities, adding to the story in ways not possible in the games. In addition to ''Kingdom Hearts: The Novel'', YenPress announced on January 27 that it would be publishing ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories The Novel'' on September 20, 2015. This novel is set to give the same in-depth look at ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''.

In the manga world, the localization of the ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days|manga}}'' manga was completed with the English release of the [[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Volume 5|fifth volume]] to the series on January 20, 2015. In addition, Volume 9 of the ''Kingdom Hearts II'' manga released in Japan on February 21. The ninth book in the series covers Sora’s arrival to [[The World that Never Was]] and his clash with Organization XIII. Currently, there are no upcoming releases in the West, though we can be sure that the next localization of the ''Kingdom Hearts II'' manga will be coming soon. Finally, we have music, t-shirts, and hand towels that were advertised in the last three months. A ''Kingdom Hearts Tribute Album'', featuring various songs from the series, remade by various artists, was quietly announced in January. The album, made most-likely for the series’ thirteenth anniversary, was released March 25, 2015. The songs (combined to just ten tracks) include “{{KHWiki|Dearly Beloved}},” “{{KHWiki|March Caprice for Piano and Orchestra}},” “{{KHWiki|Rage Awakened}},” and “{{KHWiki|Traverse Town}},” and were remade in various different styles. Teefury sold a special “Kingdom Krest” t-shirt in early February, featuring a {{KHWiki|Keyhole}}, {{KHWiki|Paopu Fruit}}, Keyblade symbol, and Roxas’s symbol decorating a crest-of-sorts against a navy blue background. And finally, Square Enix sold hand towels at its ARTNIA store in Shinjuku, featuring artwork of the fun little [[Shadow]] Heartless, [[Dusk]] Nobody, and [[Flood]] Unversed enemies from the series.We as fans sure have been getting a lot of love from Square Enix in terms of merchandise. What do you think? Would you get all these ''Kingdom Hearts'' goodies?

A rumor broke out on January 7, 2015, scarcely a week into the new year. Bill Farmer, the voice actor for the lovable and, well, goofy, companion of Sora’s, Goofy, announced on Twitter that recording for the long-awaited ''Kingdom Hearts III'' had been completed. Like Shadows being given a heart, fans worldwide began to swarm and flood Bill Farmer’s Twitter with questions about the game. Many of these questions were skeptical of the voice actor’s claim; after all, it was understood that the development team was still choosing worlds just a month earlier. To top it off, in response to a question on whether work had started on the game, Farmer stated that recording had been going on for “the last few years” and that it “is supposed to come out later this year.”Mind you, Bill Farmer’s claims should be taken cautiously, knowing what we know from other sources, including Square Enix themselves. Except for Farmer, there is no other evidence to the game’s release in 2015. Then again, Square Enix didn’t completely dismiss the possibility with their response to the situation; an official statement simply states that the release date for ''Kingdom Hearts III'' "remains unannounced". Perhaps it does release later this year…

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The mysterious online game ''Kingdom Hearts χ'' has received some interesting updates to its story over the last three months. The new story updates continue to prepare us for ''Kingdom Hearts III'' as it delves into the mysteries of the Keyblade War. The first important update came on Christmas Day, December 25. The new mission introduced a new character, {{KHWiki|Ephemera}}, who is a Keyblade wielder from one of the opposing unions, but seeks to know the truth behind the gathering of Lux and the true structure of the world. We first run into him while he is battling an Invisible in [[Daybreak Town]], to which the Player rescues him. After that rescue, Ephemera gives us some valuable information. Ephemera reveals that the Lux that was being collected was really all from Daybreak Town, and that the various worlds they had been sent to visit didn’t truly exist, but were basically holographic images. This non-existent world was created to make it possible to visit all these worlds to collect the Lux, something that would be impossible to physically do because of the vast space between all the worlds. He proposes then that the {{KHWiki|Book of Prophecies}} is the source of the non-existent world, something that would explain why we could run into characters that Sora and the others would meet in the future. This aligns with Maleficent’s revelation in “A Fairy Tale?”, one of the additional cutscenes to ''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded'' in ''Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX'', where she says that one could conjure up worlds yet to exist using the Book of Prophecies. With all this information, Ephemera still is not sure why they are forced as Keyblade wielders to fight for the Lux, and with that, the Player recalls the strange dream from several episodes earlier where the Player saw the Foretellers and the {{KHWiki|Unknown (KHχ)|cloaked figure}}. With that, Ephemera resolves to go to the Clock Tower where the dream took place.

The second update, which was added late January, continues on that venture to explore the clock tower in Daybreak Town in search of the truth. In that quest, however, Ephemera decides to stop for the day and continue the following day. The player agrees to meet up with Ephemera the next day, but after waiting the whole day, Ephemera does not show up. Noticing the Player’s disappointment, Chirithy, the cute little creature that has been with the Player from the start, arrives to comfort the Player. The Player picks up Chirithy, which throws Chirithy’s cape into the air, revealing a Dream Eater Spirit symbol on Chirithy’s back.  

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What instrument will be featured next? Who will become Featured Article and Featured Media? Head on over to page 6 to learn more about our exciting battles!

'''Promotion''': We have a new member joining The Keyhole's staff team! Ever since he joined, Aixon has wanted to help us out on the wiki. But he far succeeded his goal in helping us out. He has been a MAJOR help on The Keyhole. Heck, he's been handling The Keyole by himself for quite sometime now. He's kickstarted progress on the KH3D world articles, made the treasure lists for KH3D, he's the most active user on The Keyhole, he put the extra weight of Featured Article and Featured Media on his shoulders, he's vocal in the tea parties, both bringing up issues that need to be dealt with and helping resolve our own, he's helped out TREMENDOUSLY with the magazine, uploaded the DDD soundtracks and put them onto a table (something I've been procrastinating on for... ever.), and he made the best box anyone could ever hope for. I know that if he's FinalRest's favorite, he's defiantly #1 on my list. And since he's allergic to the colour fuchsia, owns a Lamborghini, makes a heck of a lasagna, and he smells like tulips that have been sprayed with the tears of a majestic rainbow, we are proud to announce that {{keyhole|User:Aixon|Aixon}} is now a moderator. Hop on by to his [[User talk:Aixon|talk page]] and give him a congratulations and a hello!

*'''{{KHWiki|User:KeytoHope|KeytoHope|#FF8C00}}''' arrived during January. He is a ''Kingdom Hearts'' fan, like many of us, and has written a detailed userpage about himself. Have a read!

|doortolightroundtable=[[File:Where Nothing Gathers.png|thumb|right|Care to join us in our next gathering?]]  Roundtables are meetings held on the #KHWiki-noticeboard IRC channel every 1st Friday of the month at 7:00 PM UTC. Below are important policies we have decided upon at our latest roundtable meetings.

*This is a reminder that the wiki's {{KHWiki|KHWiki:Signature Policy|signature policy|#D8BFD8}} is still in force. Signatures should clearly state one's username, and images should be no bigger than 17px. Comments are still allowed, if desired, but usernames are a must.

*The wiki's {{KHWiki|KHWiki:Magazine|magazine|#D8BFD8}} title images will be hosted on the ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki to avoid problems with external sites moving image locations around (AKA Wikia).

|coliseumudcomingsoon=<big>[[Rage Awakened]] - [[Destiny Islands (track)|Destiny Islands]] - [[Xigbar (track)|Xigbar]] - [[Tension Rising]]</big>

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Shush who cares about emotions (when I wrote my review about emotions I’m a genius here) when you get a melody that has the same beat of a heart beat? What beats that when it comes to Kingdom HEARTS. yes?

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Ah, but don’t forget that gold is found everywhere while diamonds are found far and wide.

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Yea but… Err ok you got me there. I guess I can give some credit to that song (It’s still one of my favorites)

Yup, and I do recognise Dearly Beloved as the series’ most iconic piece (it’s also pretty great to hear too).

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|keyblademasterpage1=<center>Whoop-di-doo, it's April Fools, and what's the latest rue?</center><br>At the KHWiki and Keyhole, we decided to play a small prank on the KH community. After all, we spend the entire year dedicating ourselves to encyclopaedia so we thought we'd seize a moment of playfulness. Our grand plan was the announcement of the new ''[[Kingdom Hearts Wiki:Kingdom Hearts -3D HD ReMIX-|Kingdom Hearts -3D HD ReMIX-]]'' - a completely made-up title that is definitely too good to be true. The article was unleashed onto the internet, where it had been interpreted by fans in their own ways. Venerable KH fans were commenting not only on the wikis, but also on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and even KH13! Let's take a look at some of the reactions: <small>'''Note:''' All names are censored. </small>

Another thing we did for April Fools is lay out a [[Kingdom Hearts Wiki:Magazine/Issue 4 - April Fools|special issue]] of the magazine with its own cover and article. It wasn't as large-scale as the other prank, but I still at least had someone sincerely asking me whether I'm leaving the wiki or not!

|divetotheheartwikitutorial=Signatures are used to sign pages. They (usually) contain a link to your userpage and talk page, as well as the current time. There are three ways to sign something.

<big>'''Step 1:'''</big><br>Create a page, called "User:<username>/Sig" <small>(or whatever you want to call it)</small> and fill it with your signature. You can use images, colored texts, symbols, almost anything as long as it meets the requirements of the {{KHWiki|KHWiki:Signature Policy|Signature Policy|red}}. When you're finished with that, save the page and you have successfully created your custom signature.

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Even without the visual support of the world in which the music is incorporated, it has the power of recreating a mental image of an evil place filled with elements that seek to stop the player from fulfilling their quest and bringing forth light and peace. Now put it together with all the visuals from [[End of the World]] and the result is just spectacular. There are a few minor points that could be improved but overall this is one of the most amazing tracks I’ve heard in the Kingdom Hearts Soundtrack.

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|gridriddle4=Born from the darkness of men’s hearts,<br>I dwell in the land of magic, gold, and thievery.<br>I have the ability to see what lies beyond this morning<br>even if it’s a little later on.

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|flickrushmailbaganswer1=It’s very simple! How else can we keep the wiki community together and strengthen the friendship bonds if it isn't by doing projects where all of us can get involved?

Even though we all edit together, each of us only provides individual pieces where we have the knowledge of but we don’t really bother on knowing who the other authors are. When we hold a community project everyone comes together and share their ideas as part of a big group, getting to know each other even more.

The magazine for example, it’s a project done by the community for the community. Everyone can share their skills and thoughts as well as meet new people that may become good friends. I sent in an image a few issues ago and now I’m the (self-declared) official artist because my friends, whom I met while working in the magazine, liked my work!

So, what are you waiting for reader? Come and be part of one of our projects! Just remember that once you join it’s very hard to part ways. <small>What? That I shouldn't scare our <s>victims</s> editors? Um, sorry about that…</small>

|flickrushmailbagquestion2=Do you think ‘’Kingdom Hearts Χ’’ will see a worldwide release?

|flickrushmailbagquestion3=Do you think ‘’Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX’’ and ‘’Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX’’ will be released on the Playstation 4 or XBOX One?

|flickrushmailbaganswer3=Personally, no, I don’t think so, though it would make sense for it to do so. See, Nomura has already said he aims to have the entire series so everyone can play it without having to get all these different game consoles (PS2, PSP, DS, and 3DS < PS3). Under that logic, they should port it to PS4 and XBOX One so that it’s there with Kingdom Hearts III when that game comes out. However, it doesn’t look like it’s likely to port to XBOX One, and I feel that if they were to do so, they would have already done so. I mean, how hard is it to port a PS3 game to PS4?  

But! Here’s hoping that they do, for all of you that want it there!

|flickrushkhwikitask3=Nominate someone for the {{KHWiki|KHWiki:Votes for Featured Users|Featured User award}}.

|flickrushkhwikitask4=Expand on one {{KHWiki|:Category:Stubs|stub}} article

|flickrushkhwikitask5={{KHWiki|:Category:Articles in need of images|Upload an image}} for a ''[[Kingdom Hearts Re:coded]]'' article.

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|flickrushpollresultsinfo=We’ve got a lot of fans of Terra, Ventus, and Aqua, as "[[The Gathering]]"/"[[Birth by Sleep (video)|Birth by Sleep]]", the secret endings of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]'' won the most votes, with 13 votes, making up 41% of the total count.

In fourth place came "[[Another Side, Another Story...]]"/"Another Side, Another Story [Deep Dive]", the secret endings for ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts Final Mix]]'' respectively. The secret endings garnered 3 votes, making up 9% of the submitted votes.

Least voted for at the ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki are "A Fragmentary Passage" and "Signs of What’s Next", while least voted at The Keyhole, "Another Side, Another Story..."/"Another Side, Another Story [Deep Dive]", "Signs of What’s Next", and "Destiny" garnered the least votes.

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