Editing Talk:Kingdom Hearts series (manga)

Would someone mind uploading the manga cover images?
[http://www.tokyopop.com/S-1525/1.html KHV1]

==Kingdom Hearts II Vol. 3 & 4==

{{NinjaSheik|text=Excuse me, but would some please tell me when Kingdom Hearts II Vol. 3 & 4 will come out. I'd heard rumors about TOKYOPOP, or whatever it's called about discontinuing the translation. I heard others about it having some troubles, and they have to delay the release date. And some I heard, that the Mangas are already out, but I can't find them anywhere! Can someone please help me? And tell me the real reason why the Manags aren't out yet?}}

{{Super Sword-chucks|text=I'm not sure about the English translations and discontinuation and all that, but the graphic novels are already out, but in Japanese (I plan to buy No. 4 sooner or later) at my local Japanese bookstore. I read one comment on discontinuation involving financial stuff. I also noticed that the translation publishing dates are approximately 1 year apart.

I'm not sure if this helps, but it's the most I can do.}}

:My understanding is that the Volume 3 and any volumes past that have been delayed indefinitely. It was supposed to release on December 30, [[2008]], but that didn't happen. Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Hearts-II-Graphic-Novels/dp/142780060X/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251960377&sr=1-12 lists] the item with the infamous "Sign up to be notified when this becomes available notice." It also lists [http://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Hearts-II-Shiro-Amano/dp/1427800618/ref=pd_cp_b_0 Vol 4.] as being available for order, but given the reviews included with it, this is apparently a misprint for an older volume from the first game. [[User:Agent0042|<font color="Blue">George B.</font>]] ''([[User talk:Agent0042|<font color="Blue" size="1">talk</font>]]) 06:50, September 3, 2009 (UTC)
::[http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/lineup-book/janrubetu/gangan_c.html This] lists all of the KH2 and even the KHFM manga being out for at least a year. It's just the dubbed versions that have been held up, because nobody gives a damn about the US market, for some reason.[[User:KrytenKoro|<small>Glorious</small>]] [[User_talk:KrytenKoro|<small>CHAOS!</small>]] 07:40, September 3, 2009 (UTC)

URGGG! WHat is taking them so long? I don't undertsand that Kryten!'''<font face=Trebuchet MS color=indigo>—</font>[[User:Ghostboy3000|<font face=Trebuchet MS color=darkmagenta>Ghost</font>]][[User talk:Ghostboy3000|<font face=Trebuchet MS color=mediumvioletred>boy</font>]]<sup>[[Special:Contributions/Ghostboy3000|<font face=Trebuchet MS color=deeppink>3000</font>]]</sup>''' 21:20, September 26, 2009 (UTC)
== Look! ==

{{Template:Ninabean|time=23:39, September 21, 2009 (UTC)|text=hey^^ i found the cover to the 358/2 manga^^ take a look:
[[File:200908127b.jpg]]}}

Nice job, awesome scan. Where'd you find it?--[[User:Xion4ever|<span style="color:black">''Xion''</span>]][[User talk:Xion4ever|<span style="color:darkred">''4''</span>]][[User:Xion4ever/Atelier|<span style="color:maroon">''ever''</span>]] 23:44, September 21, 2009 (UTC)
{{EO|time=23:48, September 21, 2009 (UTC)|talktext=It looks believable, but I'm not sure if we can use it until we have proof from other sources. It may just be an extremely well-drawn fan art, for all we know...great work though, Ninabean!}}

Hey there!  I wrote to Tokyopop, and received this response as to the future translation and U.S. publication of the series:

Hi Jermanie,
 
We love Kingdom Hearts as much as you do, but the reason that we haven’t been publishing new books is that we no longer have the license. Furthermore, Square Enix and Disney have not told us their plans for the series. It’s possible that Yen Press will publish it, but your guess is as good as mine.
 
For all the fans out there, we, too, hope someone publishes it soon! But it will not be TOKYOPOP.
 
Best,
Kasia
 
--
 
Kasia Piekarz
Marketing Manager
TOKYOPOP
ph. 323-692-6739
[http://www.TOKYOPOP.com www.TOKYOPOP.com]

I have a strong feeling that "cover" is not the real thing. I don't even see GanGan anywhere on it and that's the publishing company for the Japanese mangas. Also, when I went looking on their (GanGan's) site I found a link to this: [http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%80%E3%83%A0%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%84-358-2Days-1-%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9/dp/4757529023/ref=pd_sim_b_26 キングダムハーツ 358/2Days 1 (ガンガンコミックス) [コミック] --- Lemony_strudel September 21, 2010

Actually I've seen that cover on OneManga before the site closed down, they got the chance to translate about... 5-8 chapters I think. [[User:17master|17master]] 15:16, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

But the actual manga for 358/2 days wasn't published until June earlier this year. See for yourself on the authors blog: [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://amanosiro.weblogs.jp/ http://amanosiro.weblogs.jp/] --Lemony Strudel 3:16, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

== Difference ==

{{The Dark Master|light=What the hell is going on? Where are the differences? There needs to be differences.}}
:No, we need articles on each chapter, and this article covering the manga as a thing.{{User:KrytenKoro/Sig}} 22:33, January 9, 2011 (UTC)

Really then why do other manga pages note the differences on the manga from the game.--[[User:The Dark Master|The Dark Master]] 22:40, January 9, 2011 (UTC)
:For the same reason they look like crap, pro'ly. [[Kingdom_Hearts_%28manga%29|This]] is what they should be, honestly, with wikipedia-like coverage for the main page. And [[Kingdom_Hearts_Vol._1/Calling|this]] is where plot differences should be mentioned, if necessary.{{User:KrytenKoro/Sig}} 23:00, January 9, 2011 (UTC)

Oh you are not amking sense.Why do other manga pages list the differences from the game but this page does not.--[[User:The Dark Master|The Dark Master]] 23:05, January 9, 2011 (UTC)

He's saying that the other manga pages shouldn't look like that. {{User:Chitalian8/Sig}} 23:19, January 9, 2011 (UTC)

Then why have they not been changed.--[[User:The Dark Master|The Dark Master]] 23:20, January 9, 2011 (UTC)

:Because we're not magicians, and everything takes time and motivation. If it bothers you so much, you can change them yourself.  --{{User:Neumannz/SigTemplate}} 23:23, January 9, 2011 (UTC)

I don't even know the volumes.All I am saying is that we should leace the differences on until we can make more individual chapter pages.--[[User:The Dark Master|The Dark Master]] 23:26, January 9, 2011 (UTC)

Just to bring this back up: We '''''REALLY''''' need to complete the articles on the manga. Can we wrangle up a project, or summat? Even a joint thing with the wikia would work at this point.{{User:KrytenKoro/Sig}} 15:26, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

====Differences====
this is more appropriate for the chapter articles
The manga includes many changes from the game:
*The manga includes a prologue which covers [[Sora]] and [[Kairi]]'s first meeting.
*There are no [[Keychain|Keychains]], and the only [[Keyblade]] Sora uses is the [[Kingdom Key]].
*Sora carries the [[Kingdom Key]] strapped to his back, rather than causing it to materialize when he needs it to fight.
*In the manga, Sora is the one who finds Kairi, unlike in the video game, when he and [[Riku]] talk about the new girl that was at the mayor's house.
*The story begins after Sora wakes up from his Awakening, and [[Tidus]], [[Selphie]], and [[Wakka]] are not shown.
*The [[Mickey Mouse|King's]] letter is written slightly different.
*The night of the storm includes a scene at Riku's house.
*[[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]]'s lines are slightly different.
*Sora uses quotes from martial arts books to plan his boss strategies.
*Sora's encounter with [[Leon]] and [[Yuffie]] is extended.
*[[Aerith]] does not appear until Sora's second visit to [[Traverse Town]].
*Sora's meeting with the [[99 Puppies|Dalmatians]] is not covered.
*Rather than tossing the Keyblade back to Sora, Riku causes it to re-materialize in Sora's hands.
*The destruction of [[Radiant Garden]] is covered with more detail, including a scene with Leon, Yuffie, and Aerith as children.
*[[Aladdin]] uses his first wish to save Sora and his friends from a pit of quicksand, rather than to eliminate a swarm of [[Heartless]]. He uses his second wish to save [[Goofy]], not [[Jasmine]].
*The [[Pot Centipede]] does not appear, and [[Maleficent]] takes Jasmine, rather than Riku.
*[[Deep Jungle]] and [[Halloween Town]] do not appear in the manga, the former due to copyright laws.
*In [[Atlantica]], the [[Crystal Trident]] is never found or used.
*The [[Lost Boys]] appear in [[Neverland]].
*Goofy finds the one [[Gummi Blocks|Gummi Block]] they need in a Rock, Paper, Scissors fight with the Lost Boys.
*Riku does not fight Sora after Sora reclaims the Keyblade from him in [[Hollow Bastion]]. After [[Donald Duck]] and Goofy defend him and Sora takes back the Keyblade, Riku sends out a wave of darkness to distract Sora and flees. After this, he meets Ansem.
*Instead of Sora and his friends fighting Maleficent, she is consumed by her darkness and vanishes when [[Riku-Ansem|Riku/Ansem]] unlocks her [[Heart|heart]] with the [[Keyblade of People's Hearts]].
*Sora and company stay in Hollow Bastion on their first visit as the place becomes overrun by Heartless, as opposed to fleeing and coming back later.
*Sora does not fight Riku under Ansem's possession. After they meet before the [[Keyhole]], Riku/Ansem tells Sora that the Keyhole cannot be sealed with Sora's Keyblade until Kairi's heart is freed, and he gives Sora the Keyblade of People's Hearts to release her heart.
*Sora does not battle Ansem at the [[End of the World]]. After confronting him at the remnants of [[Destiny Islands]], Ansem destroys the island and Sora and his friends fall into [[Darkness|darkness]], where Ansem reveals the [[World of Chaos]] ship. Sora, Donald and Goofy then rush to the [[Door to Darkness]] to try and close it, when the [[Light|light]] from [[Kingdom Hearts (world)|Kingdom Hearts]] beyond the door destroys Ansem.

== Differences ==

This is the list of differences from the Days manga. These things are an eyesore, and the concept is completely asinine to begin with. If they can be at all used on character-plot sections (using the <nowiki>{{canon}}</nowiki> tagset), then please do; otherwise, the manga should be covered in chapter summaries, as started with "[[Kingdom Hearts Vol. 1/Calling]]".{{User:KrytenKoro/Sig}} 22:08, January 10, 2011 (UTC)


==== Differences ====
*Roxas cannot use Holo-Missions, or collect Challenge Sigils and Unity Crowns.
*Roxas does not use all of his Keyblades from the game.
*Roxas does not have HP.
*Xigbar does not ask Roxas to win set amounts of points in Phil's Training.
*Demyx does not give Roxas synthesis materials for doing his missions for him.
*Xaldin does not give Roxas panels and synthesis materials for trying various synthesis recipes for him.
*Xion does not give Roxas a Moonstone near the end of the game.
*Roxas has more facial expressions than he did in the game.
*[[Axel]] is the one who teaches [[Roxas]] to fight rather than [[Marluxia]].
*[[Xion]] reveals her face to Roxas before they leave for their mission on Day 25. In the game, she revealed her face just after they arrived in [[Twilight Town]].
*In Roxas's dream with [[Xemnas]], he hears [[Sora]]'s name the first time in the dream.
*On the seventh day, before Roxas wakes up, three [[Dusk]]s attempt to play a prank on him by sticking a clothes pin on his nose. Then, Axel comes in and stops them.
*[[Zexion]] never goes on a mission with Roxas, he just introduces himself and gives Roxas some fish he made.
*Sora, [[Donald Duck|Donald]], and [[Goofy]] make a brief physical appearance just as they're about to fight Marluxia in [[Castle Oblivion]]. This was never seen in the game since Sora and the others never make a physical appearance.
*Xion is right-handed in the manga, whereas in the game, she is ambidextrous. 
*While Roxas is in a coma, the Dusks used oil paints to draw on his face, making him look like Xigbar and other faces. Xion is often left to clean up, and she finally gets fed up once the Dusks start using permanent ink.
*[[Demyx]] visits Roxas during his coma with Xion, however he is dragged back to work. 
*When Xion defeats the Darkside in Twilight Town it releases a Heart even though it's a Pureblood Heartless.
*When Xion and Axel first meet, Axel sees her face without the hood up from the beginning.
*Roxas fights the [[Antlion]] with Xion and aid from [[Genie]].
*Genie never asks who Roxas and Xion are.
*The Elixirs have expiration dates.  Once this was shown when [[Axel]] said "This is past it's expiration date!"
*Roxas already knew that Xion could wield the Keyblade, but in the game Roxas didn't find out until they defeated the Darkside.
*Axel gets the winner stick when he is ordered to go to [[Castle Oblivion]] by Saix, in the game the one who get winner stick is only Roxas not Axel.