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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…

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|Ephemer}}, 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, Ephemer gives us some valuable information. Ephemer 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, Ephemer 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, Ephemer 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, Ephemer decides to stop for the day and continue the following day. The player agrees to meet up with Ephemer the next day, but after waiting the whole day, Ephemer 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.  

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

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?

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

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).

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.

|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.

|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!

|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.