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[[Image:KHCoMcover1.jpg|thumb|right|Cover of the first volume of ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories''.]]
{{InfoManga
The '''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories''' is the second series of Kingdom Hearts manga was based on ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''.
|series=com
It was released in two volumes and translated to English by [[Wikipedia:TOKYOPOP|TOKYOPOP]].<br />
|publisher=Gangan Comics
The ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Manga'' has a much lighter tone than that of the game, as evidenced by many things, including the following:
|publisher2=Tokyopop
|publisher3=Yen Press
|release=October 2005
|release2=October 2006
|release3=June 2013
|written=Shiro Amano
|translated3=Alethea Nibley, Athena Nibley
|lettering2=Deida Terriquez
|lettering3=Terri Delgado, Lys Blakeslee
|edits2=Bryce P. Coleman
|cover2=James Lee
}}
The '''''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories manga''''' is the second series in the ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|series}}'' manga series. It generally follows the events from ''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]''. It was first published in Japan in 2005, and later translated to English by Tokyopop in 2006.


====Differences====
In 2013, the manga was translated to English again by Yen Press, combining the two volumes into one.
*When [[Axel]] first arrives to test [[Sora]], he has his hood up.
 
*[[Sora]]'s first confrontation with [[Axel]] is a farce, including Sora crashing into the wall alongside [[Donald Duck|Donald]] and [[Goofy]].
==Volumes==
*Some characters, such as Riku, cuss.
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="max-width:1000px"
*Both Larxene and Lexaeus are seen reading
|-style="{{style|com|a}}"
*[[Marluxia]] always has flowers around him.
!Cover||Volume||Release Date||ISBN||Content
*Both teams ([[Marluxia]], [[Axel]], [[Larxene]] and [[Vexen]], [[Zexion]], [[Lexaeus]]) both have living room like bases instead of empty rooms.
|-
*[[Marluxia]]'s team have computer screens to watch Sora's motives.
|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 1 Cover (Japanese).png|x150px]][[File:Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 1 Cover (English).png|x150px]]||'''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 1'''||'''Gangan Comics'''<br>October 22, 2005<br>'''Tokyopop'''<br>October 10, 2006||'''Gangan Comics'''<br>4757515529<br>'''Tokyopop'''<br>1598166379||Card:01-06<br>Bonus: Transform Sora
*Marluxia and [[Larxene]] have a small party, where they drink soda and eat chicken wings.
|-
*Zexion, Lexaeus, and Vexen are shown doing chores, and even have a chore wheel. There are eight chores: Vexen and Lexaeus both have three, while Zexion has two. After Vexen's death, Lexaeus assumes that he will have to do Vexen's chores in addition to his own.
|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 2 Cover (Japanese).png|x150px]][[File:Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 2 Cover (English).png|x150px]]||'''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 2'''||'''Gangan Comics'''<br>April 22, 2006<br>'''Tokyopop'''<br>February 6, 2007||'''Gangan Comics'''<br>4757516703<br>'''Tokyopop'''<br>1598166385||Card:07-12<br>Card:XIII<br>Bonus: The Strange Tale of the Riku Replica
*The [[Traverse Town]], [[Agrabah]], [[Twilight Town]], and [[Destiny Islands]] World Cards are the only ones that Sora is shown to use.
|-
*The [[Hollow Bastion]] and [[Destiny Islands]] World Cards are the only ones that Riku is shown to use.
|[[File:Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Cover (English).png|x150px|center]]||'''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories'''||'''Yen Press'''<br>June 25, 2013||'''Yen Press'''<br>0316255622||Card:01-12<br>Card:XIII<br>Bonus: Transform Sora<br>Bonus: The Strange Tale of the Riku Replica
*[[Riku]] kills Zexion.
|}
*The [[Riku Replica]] lives, and leaves [[Castle Oblivion]] along with multiple Vexen Replicas.
 
*[[Jiminy Cricket]] never writes 'Thank Naminé' in his journal.
==Collections==
*Unlike the game, Sora remembered who [[Aladdin]] is despite some difficulties at first.
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="width:1000px"
*Sora, Donald and Goofy try to save [[Jasmine]] by pretending to be genies. After [[Jafar]] makes an impossible wish for them to grant (for Princess Jasmine to fall desperately in love with him, stating that a sultan has need for a princess), Aladdin springs in to action, while Sora and co. follow suit.
|-style="{{style|com|a}}"
*Instead of setting [[Genie]] free with the last/3rd wish, Genie was freed with the 2nd one though he still insisted he would grant the 3rd wish (but he can grant more than three since he was freed). This breaks the canon for both the original version of CoM, [[Kingdom Hearts]], even the original version of the film Aladdin.
!Cover||Volume||Release Date||ISBN||Content
*Genie played along in granting wishes (which logically ended up as just 1, by making him Sultan of Agrabah) for Jafar. Especially tricking him into turning into a Genie himself.
|-
*Before Sora fights Marluxia, he uses thorns to hold Naminé in a similar fashion to being crucified. Donald and Goofy save and heal her from this painful method of imprisonment. It is shown that this seems to have left her unconscious, possibly due to the pain.
|[[File:Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories - Limited Edition Boxed Set.png|100px|center]]||'''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories: Limited Edition Boxed Set'''||'''Tokyopop'''<br>October 9, 2007||'''Tokyopop'''<br>1427806292||''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 1''<br>''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 2''
*Donald and Goofy are unable to participate in the final battle due to being restrained by giant Venus flytraps.
|}
*[[Tidus]], [[Selphie]] and [[Wakka]] did not appear again because they didn't appear in the manga adaption of the first Kingdom Hearts.
<!--Tokyopop chapters are "Card x: title", instead of "Card:x title" -->
*Small TV's were shown in Naminé's room. The TV Brand name was Nomura, the last name of ''Kingdom Hearts'' creator Tetsuya Nomura. Marluxia is also seen eating Nomura-brand chicken.
==Chapters==
*Rather than the Destiny Islands card being transformed into the Riku Replica's fake good luck charm, Axel gives the card to Sora right after he kills Vexen in the Twilight Town floor.
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="width:1000px"
*Instead of being incinerated, Vexen died by being slashed from Axel's chakrams.
|-style="{{style|com|a}}"
*Larxene died by getting wet, causing her to short-circuit.
!style="width:10%"|Image||style="width:63%"|Title||style="width:11%"|Volume||style="width:16%"|Volume (''Yen Press'')
*While going towards the final floor, Sora, Donald and Goofy came across a vending machine of warm potions and elixirs. Goofy buys an elixir, and wins a free drink.
|-
*Marluxia said "In this place, to find is to lose and to lose is to find" four times.
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Card-01 Castle Oblivion (Front) KHCOM Manga.png|100px|center]]||{{nihongo|'''"[[Card 01: Castle Oblivion|Card:01 Castle Oblivion]]"'''|Card:01 忘却の城|<br>Card:01 Bōkyaku no Shiro}}||1||1
*Vexen thought that Xemnas and Riku wore the same cologne that's why his scent was very familiar to Xemnas'
|-
*Instead of Sora and co. meeting Cid alone in the first district, they are shown meeting him along with Leon and co. while making dinner.
|colspan="4" style="{{style|text|a}}"|''Sora is approached by a cloaked figure, who claims something he seeks lies ahead. Sora, Donald, and Goofy enter Castle Oblivion, and start to lose their memories. The cloaked figure samples Sora's memories into a card, which Sora uses to proceed through the castle.''
*Sora, Donald, and Goofy never re-face the armor.
|-
*Sora and co. are trying out a new restaurant when they get attacked by [[Heartless]] and can't defend themselves. Leon comes in to save the day.
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Card-02 Bellyful Stew (Front) KHCOM Manga.png|100px|center]]||{{nihongo|'''"[[Card 02: Bellyful Stew|Card:02 Bellyful Stew]]"'''|Card:02 腹一杯鍋|<br>Card:02 Haraipai Nabe}}||1||1
*Donald doesn't say "[[thunder]]" when he had forgotten his [[magic]], instead, he said things like "Sand-wich?"
|-
*Goofy seems to be ordering a lot of fast-food in his sleep when Sora is visited by Marluxia.
|colspan="4" style="{{style|text|a}}"|''Sora, Donald, and Goofy find themselves in Traverse Town. They get attacked by Heartless, and are saved by Leon, who does not remember them. Both Leon and Yuffie know their names, but claim to have no memory of them. Aerith assumes Sora's memories affect their memories, and warns Sora about illusions. Back in Castle Oblivion, the cloaked figure explains everything they've seen has been an illusion. A second cloaked figure appears to test Sora, introducing himself as Axel.''
*Cid is shown to make a special stew where he dumps everything in the fridge into the pot.  Yuffie finds that her cheesecake is gone, then Cid reveals that he used it for the secret ingredient of the stew.  This ends with Yuffie chasing Cid and throwing shurikens at him.
|-
[[Category:Merchandise]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Card-03 Organization XIII (Front) KHCOM Manga.png|100px|center]]||{{nihongo|'''"[[Card 03: Organization XIII|Card:03 Organization XIII]]"'''|Card:03 XIII機関|<br>Card:03 XIII Kikan}}||1||1
[[Category:Merchandise]]
|-
|colspan="4" style="{{style|text|a}}"|''Axel fights Sora, Donald, and Goofy and gives Sora a card for "passing". Axel discusses his interest in Sora with Larxene. When Sora and Donald don't remember a castle Goofy talks about, Jiminy checks his journal, but finds all the pages are blank.''
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Card-04 The Scent of Darkness (Front) KHCOM Manga.png|100px|center]]||{{nihongo|'''"[[Card 04: The Scent of Darkness|Card:04 The Scent of Darkness]]"'''|Card:04 闇のにおい|<br>Card:04 Yami no Nioi}}||1||1<!--Tokyopop: Card 04: Scent of Darkness-->
|-
|colspan="4" style="{{style|text|a}}"|''Riku wakes up in Castle Oblivion's basement, and receives a card from a myserious voice. The card leads to a Hollow Bastion made from his memories, where he only meets Maleficent. Back in Castle Oblivion, he confronts the voice, Ansem, who gives him another card and powers of darkness. Zexion, Vexen, and Lexaeus discuss Riku's appearance in the castle.''
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Card-05 Uncertainty (Front) KHCOM Manga.png|100px|center]]||{{nihongo|'''"[[Card 05: Uncertainty|Card:05 Uncertainty]]"'''|Card:05 迷い|<br>Card:05 Mayoi|lit. "Card:05 Indecision"}}||1||1<!--Tokyopop: Card 05: Ambivalence-->
|-
|colspan="4" style="{{style|text|a}}"|''Sora, Donald, and Goofy are afraid they might forget about the people important to them, yet press on. In Agrabah, Aladdin is forced to get a lamp from the Cave of Wonders. He runs into Sora, Donald, and Goofy on the way back, and accidentally summons the Genie. He uses his first wish to become a prince.''
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Card-06 Wish (Front) KHCOM Manga.png|100px|center]]||{{nihongo|'''"[[Card 06: Wish|Card:06 Wish]]"'''|Card:06 願い|<br>Card:06 Negai}}||1||1
|-
|colspan="4" style="{{style|text|a}}"|''Genie tells Aladdin his wish is to be free, and Aladdin grants it. Sora, Donald, and Goofy try tricking Jafar as genies. Genie returns and convinces Jafar to wish himself into a genie, allowing Aladdin to trap him in his lamp. Back in Castle Oblivion, Sora thinks about Kairi, and sees another girl.''
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Bonus - Transform Sora (Front) KHCOM Manga.png|100px|center]]||{{nihongo|'''"[[Bonus: Transform Sora]]"'''|巻末付録 変幻自在ソラゆかいな百面相|<br>Kanmatsu Furoku: Hengenjizai Sora Yukaina Hyakumensō|lit. "End of Book Appendix: Ever-changing Sora Making Funny Faces"}}||1||1<!--Tokyopop: Bonus Feature: Transform Sora-->
|-
|colspan="4" style="{{style|text|a}}"|''A bonus chapter that lets you give Sora a funny expression.''
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Card-07 Memories (Front) KHCOM Manga.png|100px|center]]||{{nihongo|'''"[[Card 07: Memories|Card:07 Memories]]"'''|Card:07 思い出|<br>Card:07 Omoide}}||2||1
|-
|colspan="4" style="{{style|text|a}}"|''Sora suddenly remembers another girl from the Destiny Islands. Thanks to Larxene's taunting, he finally remembers Naminé's name.''
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Card-08 Promise (Front) KHCOM Manga.png|100px|center]]||{{nihongo|'''"[[Card 08: Promise|Card:08 Promise]]"'''|Card:08 約束|<br>Card:08 Yakusoku}}||2||1
|-
|colspan="4" style="{{style|text|a}}"|''Vexen has made a replica of Riku, and sends it after Sora. Sora and Riku Replica realize they have the same memory of Naminé, and the same lucky charm. Vexen gives Sora a card, which worries Axel and Larxene. Marluxia tasks Axel with eliminating Vexen.''
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Card-09 Good-bye, Vexen (Front) KHCOM Manga.png|100px|center]]||{{nihongo|'''"[[Card 09: Good-bye, Vexen|Card:09 Good-bye, Vexen]]"'''|Card:09 さらばヴィクセン|<br>Card:09 Saraba Vikusen}}||2||1<!--Tokyopop: Card 09: Goodbye, Vexen-->
|-
|colspan="4" style="{{style|text|a}}"|''Sora, Donald, and Goofy enter a world they do not remember, but feels familiar to Sora. They meet Vexen, who tells Sora he is being manipulated. Before he can finish, Axel appears and annihilates him. Sora gets angry at Donald and Goofy and continues without them. Axel frees Naminé.''
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Card-10 Scattered Hearts (Front) KHCOM Manga.png|100px|center]]||{{nihongo|'''"[[Card 10: Scattered Hearts|Card:10 Scattered Hearts]]"'''|Card:10 バラバラの心|<br>Card:10 Barabara no Kokoro}}||2||1<!--Tokyopop: Card 10: Separated Hearts-->
|-
|colspan="4" style="{{style|text|a}}"|''Sora ends up in Destiny Islands, where he finally reunites with Naminé. Naminé tells him she is not the one he has been looking for, and tries to make him remember. Riku Replica tries to crush Kairi's lucky charm, but Naminé causes him to collapse.''
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Card-11 SHOCK!!! (Front) KHCOM Manga.png|100px|center]]||{{nihongo|'''"[[Card 11: SHOCK!!!|Card:11 SHOCK!!!]]"'''|Card:11 SHOCK!!!|<br>Card:11 SHOCK!!!}}||2||1
|-
|colspan="4" style="{{style|text|a}}"|''Larxene explains Naminé's powers to Sora. Larxene fights Sora, who only fights back after Naminé got hurt. Donald and Goofy return to Sora and they beat Larxene together. Riku defeats Lexaeus.''
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Card-12 Where the Heart Leads (Front) KHCOM Manga.png|100px|center]]||{{nihongo|'''"[[Card 12: Where the Heart Leads|Card:12 Where the Heart Leads]]"'''|Card:12 心の向かう場所|<br>Card:12 Kokoro no Mukau Basho|lit. "Card:12 Where the Heart Goes"}}||2||1
|-
|colspan="4" style="{{style|text|a}}"|''Riku hurries through the castle, trying to get to Sora. Axel and Marluxia fight until Sora intervenes. Marluxia uses Naminé as a shield, but Axel continues to attack, allowing Marluxia to turn Sora against Axel.''
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Card-XIII The Road to Dawn (Front) KHCOM Manga.png|100px|center]]||{{nihongo|'''"[[Card XIII: The Road to Dawn|Card:XIII The Road to Dawn]]"'''|Card:XIII 暁の道|<br>Card:XIII Akatsuki no Michi|lit. "Card:XIII Road of Dawn"}}||2||1<!--Tokyopop: The Road at Dawn-->
|-
|colspan="4" style="{{style|text|a}}"|''Marluxia tells Naminé to erase Sora's memories, but she refuses. Axel refuses to fight, so Sora heads after Marluxia. Sora fights Marluxia, managing to strike him down and save Naminé. Naminé shows Sora, Donald, and Goofy the pods where they have to sleep in to recover their memories. Riku is attacked by Zexion's illusion of Sora, but a voice tells him to embrace both light and darkness, and he breaks the illusion and strikes down Zexion. Riku fights Ansem for control over his darkness, and wins. Riku reunites with King Mickey, and meets DiZ. Riku meets Naminé, who offers to seal away Ansem and his memories, but Riku refuses.''
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Bonus - The Strange Tale of the Riku Replica (Front) KHCOM Manga.png|100px|center]]||{{nihongo|'''"[[Bonus: The Strange Tale of the Riku Replica]]"'''|巻末描き下ろし 異聞リク＝レプリカ奇譚|<br>Kanmatsu Kakioroshi: Ibun Riku=Repurika Kitan|lit. "End of Book Newly Drawn Artwork: Strange Stories and Curious Tales of Riku-Replica"}}||2||1<!--Tokyopop: Bonus Feature: Strange News of Riku—Strange Story of the Replica-->
|-
|colspan="4" style="{{style|text|a}}"|''The Riku Replica regains consciousness and searches for Naminé. He meets a group of Vexen replicas and decides to go on a journey.''
|}
 
==Characters & Story==
:Our hero Sora lives peacefully on Destiny Islands with his best friends, Riku and Kairi, until one night disaster struck his world, and the three were separated, whisked away to faraway worlds. Sora looked for Riku and Kairi in the unfamiliar Traverse Town, but with no clues to finding them, his search was in vain. Then he met Donald and Goofy, who were searching for their missing king, and together, they set off on a quest.
:After a long journey across numerous worlds, Sora and his friends found Kairi. They also found Riku and the king on the other side of the door to darkness.
:But strange things were happening on the other side of the door. Countless Heartless were crossing its treshold and overflowing into the outside world. To stop them, the door had to be locked, with Riku and the king still on the other side. Seeing Sora's reluctance, the king encouraged him, "There will always be a door to the light." Trusting these words, Sora raised his Keyblade to the sky and locked the door. And in his heart, he vowed to find Riku and the king once more...
 
;[[Sora]]
:A boy chosen by the [[Keyblade]]—the key to saving worlds. He continues his journey to find his missing friend, Riku, and return with him to their home on [[Destiny Islands]].
;[[Goofy]]
:He is searching for the missing King Mickey with his friends Sora and Donald. His trademark phrases are "A-hyuck" and "Gawrsh."
;[[Donald Duck]]
:Accompanying Sora on his journey. An expert magician, he is a helpful duck to have around, but once he gets bent out of shape...
;[[Riku]]
:Sora's best friend. He closed the door from the inside together with the King and was left behind in the world of darkness.
;[[Naminé]]
:A mysterious girl who quietly draws pictures alone in a room of the castle.
;[[Kairi]]
:Sora's childhood friend. She waits on Destiny Islands for Sora's return.
;[[King Mickey]]
:King of [[Disney Castle]]. He is missing along with Riku.
;[[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]]
:The "Seeker of Darkness" who lurks in Riku's heart, waiting to take control.
;[[Organization XIII]]
:A mysterious group clad in black cloaks. They seem to be investigating the secrets of the heart.
;[[Vexen]]
:[No. 4] Has the most seniority of all the Organization members at [[Castle Oblivion]]. And yet the treatment he receives is...
;[[Lexaeus]]
:[No. 5] Helps Zexion and Vexen manage things belowground. Avid puzzler.
;[[Zexion]]
:[No. 6] Leader of the Basement Team. Word is he's surprisingly domestic!
;[[Axel]]
:[No. 8] Mysterious individual who appears before Sora from time to time and leaves little bits of advice.
;[[Marluxia]]
:[No. 11] Lover of flowers and leader of operations at Castle Oblivion. It seems he's plotting something.
;[[Larxene]]
:[No. 12] Cold-blooded, temperamental, and really scary. Once she flies off the handle, there's no stopping her.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 2 Cover (Art).png|Artwork of the cover of ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 2''.
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 2 Back Cover (Art).png|Artwork of the back cover of ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 2''.
Monthly Shonen Gangan April 2005 Cover Illustration.png|Promotional artwork for the April 2005 issue of ''Monthly Shonen Gangan''.
Monthly Shonen Gangan February 2006 Cover Illustration.png|Promotional artwork for the February 2006 issue of ''Monthly Shonen Gangan''.
</gallery>
 
{{Manga}}

Latest revision as of 19:27, 22 June 2024

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
Publisher Gangan Comics
Tokyopop
Yen Press
Release Date Gangan Comics
October 2005
Tokyopop
October 2006
Yen Press
June 2013
Written by Shiro Amano
Translated by Yen Press
Alethea Nibley, Athena Nibley
Lettering by Tokyopop
Deida Terriquez
Yen Press
Terri Delgado, Lys Blakeslee
Edits by Tokyopop
Bryce P. Coleman
Cover by Tokyopop
James Lee

The Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories manga is the second series in the Kingdom Hearts manga series. It generally follows the events from Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories. It was first published in Japan in 2005, and later translated to English by Tokyopop in 2006.

In 2013, the manga was translated to English again by Yen Press, combining the two volumes into one.

Volumes[edit]

Cover Volume Release Date ISBN Content
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 1 Cover (Japanese).pngKingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 1 Cover (English).png Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 1 Gangan Comics
October 22, 2005
Tokyopop
October 10, 2006		 Gangan Comics
4757515529
Tokyopop
1598166379		 Card:01-06
Bonus: Transform Sora
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 2 Cover (Japanese).pngKingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 2 Cover (English).png Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 2 Gangan Comics
April 22, 2006
Tokyopop
February 6, 2007		 Gangan Comics
4757516703
Tokyopop
1598166385		 Card:07-12
Card:XIII
Bonus: The Strange Tale of the Riku Replica
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Cover (English).png
 Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Yen Press
June 25, 2013		 Yen Press
0316255622		 Card:01-12
Card:XIII
Bonus: Transform Sora
Bonus: The Strange Tale of the Riku Replica

Collections[edit]

Cover Volume Release Date ISBN Content
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories - Limited Edition Boxed Set.png
 Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories: Limited Edition Boxed Set Tokyopop
October 9, 2007		 Tokyopop
1427806292		 Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 1
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 2

Chapters[edit]

Image Title Volume Volume (Yen Press)
Card-01 Castle Oblivion (Front) KHCOM Manga.png
 "Card:01 Castle Oblivion" (Card:01 忘却の城
Card:01 Bōkyaku no Shiro?)		 1 1
Sora is approached by a cloaked figure, who claims something he seeks lies ahead. Sora, Donald, and Goofy enter Castle Oblivion, and start to lose their memories. The cloaked figure samples Sora's memories into a card, which Sora uses to proceed through the castle.
Card-02 Bellyful Stew (Front) KHCOM Manga.png
 "Card:02 Bellyful Stew" (Card:02 腹一杯鍋
Card:02 Haraipai Nabe?)		 1 1
Sora, Donald, and Goofy find themselves in Traverse Town. They get attacked by Heartless, and are saved by Leon, who does not remember them. Both Leon and Yuffie know their names, but claim to have no memory of them. Aerith assumes Sora's memories affect their memories, and warns Sora about illusions. Back in Castle Oblivion, the cloaked figure explains everything they've seen has been an illusion. A second cloaked figure appears to test Sora, introducing himself as Axel.
Card-03 Organization XIII (Front) KHCOM Manga.png
 "Card:03 Organization XIII" (Card:03 XIII機関
Card:03 XIII Kikan?)		 1 1
Axel fights Sora, Donald, and Goofy and gives Sora a card for "passing". Axel discusses his interest in Sora with Larxene. When Sora and Donald don't remember a castle Goofy talks about, Jiminy checks his journal, but finds all the pages are blank.
Card-04 The Scent of Darkness (Front) KHCOM Manga.png
 "Card:04 The Scent of Darkness" (Card:04 闇のにおい
Card:04 Yami no Nioi?)		 1 1
Riku wakes up in Castle Oblivion's basement, and receives a card from a myserious voice. The card leads to a Hollow Bastion made from his memories, where he only meets Maleficent. Back in Castle Oblivion, he confronts the voice, Ansem, who gives him another card and powers of darkness. Zexion, Vexen, and Lexaeus discuss Riku's appearance in the castle.
Card-05 Uncertainty (Front) KHCOM Manga.png
 "Card:05 Uncertainty" (Card:05 迷い
Card:05 Mayoi?, lit. "Card:05 Indecision")		 1 1
Sora, Donald, and Goofy are afraid they might forget about the people important to them, yet press on. In Agrabah, Aladdin is forced to get a lamp from the Cave of Wonders. He runs into Sora, Donald, and Goofy on the way back, and accidentally summons the Genie. He uses his first wish to become a prince.
Card-06 Wish (Front) KHCOM Manga.png
 "Card:06 Wish" (Card:06 願い
Card:06 Negai?)		 1 1
Genie tells Aladdin his wish is to be free, and Aladdin grants it. Sora, Donald, and Goofy try tricking Jafar as genies. Genie returns and convinces Jafar to wish himself into a genie, allowing Aladdin to trap him in his lamp. Back in Castle Oblivion, Sora thinks about Kairi, and sees another girl.
Front page of bonus chapter Transform Sora from the "Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories" manga
 "Bonus: Transform Sora" (巻末付録 変幻自在ソラゆかいな百面相
Kanmatsu Furoku: Hengenjizai Sora Yukaina Hyakumensō?, lit. "End of Book Appendix: Ever-changing Sora Making Funny Faces")		 1 1
A bonus chapter that lets you give Sora a funny expression.
Card-07 Memories (Front) KHCOM Manga.png
 "Card:07 Memories" (Card:07 思い出
Card:07 Omoide?)		 2 1
Sora suddenly remembers another girl from the Destiny Islands. Thanks to Larxene's taunting, he finally remembers Naminé's name.
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 "Card:08 Promise" (Card:08 約束
Card:08 Yakusoku?)		 2 1
Vexen has made a replica of Riku, and sends it after Sora. Sora and Riku Replica realize they have the same memory of Naminé, and the same lucky charm. Vexen gives Sora a card, which worries Axel and Larxene. Marluxia tasks Axel with eliminating Vexen.
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 "Card:09 Good-bye, Vexen" (Card:09 さらばヴィクセン
Card:09 Saraba Vikusen?)		 2 1
Sora, Donald, and Goofy enter a world they do not remember, but feels familiar to Sora. They meet Vexen, who tells Sora he is being manipulated. Before he can finish, Axel appears and annihilates him. Sora gets angry at Donald and Goofy and continues without them. Axel frees Naminé.
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 "Card:10 Scattered Hearts" (Card:10 バラバラの心
Card:10 Barabara no Kokoro?)		 2 1
Sora ends up in Destiny Islands, where he finally reunites with Naminé. Naminé tells him she is not the one he has been looking for, and tries to make him remember. Riku Replica tries to crush Kairi's lucky charm, but Naminé causes him to collapse.
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 "Card:11 SHOCK!!!" (Card:11 SHOCK!!!
Card:11 SHOCK!!!?)		 2 1
Larxene explains Naminé's powers to Sora. Larxene fights Sora, who only fights back after Naminé got hurt. Donald and Goofy return to Sora and they beat Larxene together. Riku defeats Lexaeus.
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 "Card:12 Where the Heart Leads" (Card:12 心の向かう場所
Card:12 Kokoro no Mukau Basho?, lit. "Card:12 Where the Heart Goes")		 2 1
Riku hurries through the castle, trying to get to Sora. Axel and Marluxia fight until Sora intervenes. Marluxia uses Naminé as a shield, but Axel continues to attack, allowing Marluxia to turn Sora against Axel.
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 "Card:XIII The Road to Dawn" (Card:XIII 暁の道
Card:XIII Akatsuki no Michi?, lit. "Card:XIII Road of Dawn")		 2 1
Marluxia tells Naminé to erase Sora's memories, but she refuses. Axel refuses to fight, so Sora heads after Marluxia. Sora fights Marluxia, managing to strike him down and save Naminé. Naminé shows Sora, Donald, and Goofy the pods where they have to sleep in to recover their memories. Riku is attacked by Zexion's illusion of Sora, but a voice tells him to embrace both light and darkness, and he breaks the illusion and strikes down Zexion. Riku fights Ansem for control over his darkness, and wins. Riku reunites with King Mickey, and meets DiZ. Riku meets Naminé, who offers to seal away Ansem and his memories, but Riku refuses.
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 "Bonus: The Strange Tale of the Riku Replica" (巻末描き下ろし 異聞リク＝レプリカ奇譚 lit. "End of Book Newly Drawn Artwork: Strange Stories and Curious Tales of Riku-Replica"?) 2 1
The Riku Replica regains consciousness and searches for Naminé. He meets a group of Vexen replicas and decides to go on a journey.

Characters & Story[edit]

Our hero Sora lives peacefully on Destiny Islands with his best friends, Riku and Kairi, until one night disaster struck his world, and the three were separated, whisked away to faraway worlds. Sora looked for Riku and Kairi in the unfamiliar Traverse Town, but with no clues to finding them, his search was in vain. Then he met Donald and Goofy, who were searching for their missing king, and together, they set off on a quest.
After a long journey across numerous worlds, Sora and his friends found Kairi. They also found Riku and the king on the other side of the door to darkness.
But strange things were happening on the other side of the door. Countless Heartless were crossing its treshold and overflowing into the outside world. To stop them, the door had to be locked, with Riku and the king still on the other side. Seeing Sora's reluctance, the king encouraged him, "There will always be a door to the light." Trusting these words, Sora raised his Keyblade to the sky and locked the door. And in his heart, he vowed to find Riku and the king once more...
Sora
A boy chosen by the Keyblade—the key to saving worlds. He continues his journey to find his missing friend, Riku, and return with him to their home on Destiny Islands.
Goofy
He is searching for the missing King Mickey with his friends Sora and Donald. His trademark phrases are "A-hyuck" and "Gawrsh."
Donald Duck
Accompanying Sora on his journey. An expert magician, he is a helpful duck to have around, but once he gets bent out of shape...
Riku
Sora's best friend. He closed the door from the inside together with the King and was left behind in the world of darkness.
Naminé
A mysterious girl who quietly draws pictures alone in a room of the castle.
Kairi
Sora's childhood friend. She waits on Destiny Islands for Sora's return.
King Mickey
King of Disney Castle. He is missing along with Riku.
Ansem
The "Seeker of Darkness" who lurks in Riku's heart, waiting to take control.
Organization XIII
A mysterious group clad in black cloaks. They seem to be investigating the secrets of the heart.
Vexen
[No. 4] Has the most seniority of all the Organization members at Castle Oblivion. And yet the treatment he receives is...
Lexaeus
[No. 5] Helps Zexion and Vexen manage things belowground. Avid puzzler.
Zexion
[No. 6] Leader of the Basement Team. Word is he's surprisingly domestic!
Axel
[No. 8] Mysterious individual who appears before Sora from time to time and leaves little bits of advice.
Marluxia
[No. 11] Lover of flowers and leader of operations at Castle Oblivion. It seems he's plotting something.
Larxene
[No. 12] Cold-blooded, temperamental, and really scary. Once she flies off the handle, there's no stopping her.

Gallery[edit]

  • Artwork of the cover of Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 2.

    Artwork of the cover of Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 2.

  • Artwork of the back cover of Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 2.

    Artwork of the back cover of Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Volume 2.

  • Promotional artwork for the April 2005 issue of Monthly Shonen Gangan.

    Promotional artwork for the April 2005 issue of Monthly Shonen Gangan.

  • Promotional artwork for the February 2006 issue of Monthly Shonen Gangan.

    Promotional artwork for the February 2006 issue of Monthly Shonen Gangan.

Kingdom Hearts manga series
Kingdom Hearts
Episode 1: Calling | Episode 2: Invaders | Episode 3: Light in the Hand | Episode 4: A Giant Shadow | Episode 5: Cast Ashore | Episode 6: Traverse Town | Episode 7: The Man Called Leon | Episode 8: Plot | Episode 9: Blast Off! | Episode 10: Kangaroo Court | Episode 11: Find the Evidence! | Episode 12: Helping Hand | Episode 13: Keyhole | Episode 14: Sentimental Star Journey | Episode 15: The Chosen One | Episode 16: The Wizard's House | Episode 17: Reunion | Episode 18: Maleficent | Episode 19: Agrabah | Bonus Episode: Beyond the Door - Secret Place* | Episode 20: The Genie of the Lamp | Episode 21: Devil's Grin | Episode 22: The Price of Greed | Episode 23: The Last Wish | Episode 24: Olympus Coliseum | Episode 25: What It Means To Be a Hero | Extra: Kingdom Bites (1) | Episode 26: Working Together | Episode 27: Pinocchio | Episode 28: Distant Hearts | Episode 29: Atlantica | Episode 30: Ursula | Episode 31: A Storm, Love, and a New Beginning | Extra: Kingdom Bites (2) | Episode 32: A Scientist's Notes | Episode 33: Pirate Ship | Episode 34: Deadlock | Episode 35: Faith and Trust | Episode 36: The Key Bearer | Episode 37: Heart to Heart | Episode 38: The Other Key | Episode 39: Man of Darkness | Episode 40: I Won't Say Good-Bye | Episode 41: Infinite Darkness | Episode 42: Beyond the Door | Special Short I: Winnie the Pooh | Special Short II: Unknown*
* = exclusive to the Kingdom Hearts Final Mix version.
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
Card:01 Castle Oblivion | Card:02 Bellyful Stew | Card:03 Organization XIII | Card:04 The Scent of Darkness | Card:05 Uncertainty | Card:06 Wish | Bonus: Transform Sora | Card:07 Memories | Card:08 Promise | Card:09 Good-bye, Vexen | Card:10 Scattered Hearts | Card:11 SHOCK!!! | Card:12 Where the Heart Leads | Card:XIII The Road to Dawn | Bonus: The Strange Tale of the Riku Replica
Kingdom Hearts II
Chapter 1: Twilight Town | Chapter 2: Intruders | Chapter 3: Sea Salt Ice Cream | Chapter 4: The Distant Sound of Waves | Chapter 5: No. XIII | Chapter 6: A Letter With No Addressee | Chapter 7: What I Want to Know | Chapter 8: The Time Has Come | Chapter 9: Shattered | Chapter 10: Tears of a Nobody | Chapter 11: Putting the Twilight Behind Us | Chapter 12: The Key that Will Open the Door to Light | Chapter 13: Hollow Bastion! Team, Assemble! | Chapter 14: Meeting of the Lonely Hearts Club | Chapter 15: Enchanted Prince | Chapter 16: A Sad Choice | Chapter 17: A Heartless Beast | Chapter 18: Where Love Is | Chapter 19: What Became of the Researcher Vexen | Chapter 20: To the Front | Chapter 21: Beneath the Snow | Chapter 22: One Bad Dude | Chapter 23: It's Tough to Be a Hero | Chapter 24: Underworld Rhapsody | Chapter 25: Let the Games Begin! The Hades Cup | Chapter 26: Follow Your Heart | Chapter 27: Castle of Thorns | Chapter 28: The Castle in Crisis and the Mysterious Door | Chapter 29: Regain the Glory! | Chapter 30: Door...to Days Gone By | Chapter 31: Step Out | Chapter 32: Find the Genie! | Chapter 33: Battle for the Lamp | Chapter 34: Kairi-napped! | Chapter 35: The Trophy for the Strongest | Chapter 36: Traces of a Friend | Chapter 37: Plastic Friend | Chapter 38: Bring Back the Happy Faces! | Chapter 39: Storm Ahead! Hollow Bastion | Chapter 40: Space Paranoids | Chapter 41: Minion Pete | Chapter 42: Find the Password! | Chapter 43: The Door to Darkness | Chapter 44: Mystery | Chapter 45: Make a Break for It! | Chapter 46: The Real Ansem | Chapter 47: Unexpected Happenings | Chapter 48: Pursuers | Chapter 49: A Pressing Decision | Chapter 50: An Unfamiliar Name | Chapter 51: Proof of Friendship | Chapter 52: The Other Twilight Town | Chapter 53: The Clock Tower | Chapter 54: Atonement | Chapter 55: Gratitude | Chapter 56: Blending Hearts | Chapter 57: Parting and Reunion | Chapter 58: Riku's Secret | Chapter 59: Riku's Secret, Part 2 | Chapter 60: Doubt | Chapter 61: Role-Reversing Princess | Chapter 62: Revived Memories | Chapter 63: What the Heart Sees | Chapter 64: Odds of Winning | Chapter 65: The Reason I Fight | Chapter 66: The Foolish Scientist | Chapter 67: The Power of the Heart | Final Chapter: The Door to Light | Special Chapter: The Meaning of the Paopu Fruit
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Chapter 1: The Ice Cream That Started It All | Chapter 2: Friends | Chapter 3: Xion | Chapter 4: I Do Have a Problem | Chapter 5: Sea of Memories | Chapter 6: Morning Elixir | Chapter 7: Key Bearer Blues | Extra Chapter: It's New Year's! Organization XIII's (Unauthorized) Winter Break | Chapter 8: Best Friends...? | Chapter 9: The Clueless One Brings Trouble | Chapter 10: The Xion Supremacy | Chapter 11: Sweet Heart | Chapter 12: Impostor on the Loose | Chapter 13: Watchdog | Chapter 14: Summer Vacation | Chapter 15: A Matter of Memory | Chapter 16: Frustration | Chapter 17: The Wrong Buttons | Chapter 18: Broken | Chapter 19: Wonderland Gambler I | Chapter 20: Wonderland Gambler II | Chapter 21: Wonderland Gambler III | Chapter 22: The Truth about Xion | Chapter 23: Distortion | Chapter 24: Never Land Boogie | Chapter 25: Never Land Boogie 2 | Chapter 26: The Beginning of the End | Chapter 27: The Longest Day | Chapter 28: Searching for You | Chapter 29: Fracture | End-of-Book Bonus Manga: The Love of a Dusk | Chapter 30: Waning Power | Chapter 31: The Last Sunset | Chapter 32: Unsaid, Unheard | Chapter 33: Day 356 | Chapter 34: Her Path | Chapter 35: The Dream of a Nobody
Kingdom Hearts III
Chapter 0: Prologue | Chapter 1: A New Departure | Chapter 2: Olympus Coliseum ① | Chapter 3: Olympus Coliseum ② | Chapter 4: Olympus Coliseum ③ | Chapter 5: Olympus Coliseum ④ | Chapter 6: Olympus Coliseum ⑤ | Chapter 7: Olympus Coliseum ⑥ | Chapter 8: Olympus Coliseum ⑦ | Chapter 9: The Realm of Darkness | Chapter 10: Unbreakable Connection | Chapter 11: The Self Inside the Mirror | Chapter 12: Reunion | Chapter 13: Warmth | Chapter 14: Destiny Islands | Chapter 15: Remaining Light | Chapter 16: Follow the Connection | Chapter 17: Follow the Heart's Guidance | Chapter 18: Twilight Town ① | Chapter 19: Twilight Town ② | Chapter 20: Toy Box ① | Chapter 21: Toy Box ② | Chapter 22: Toy Box ③ | Chapter 23: Toy Box ④ | Chapter 24: Toy Box ⑤ | Chapter 24.5 Toy Box ⑥ | Chapter 25: Lea and Kairi | Chapter 26: Kingdom of Corona ① | Chapter 26.5: Kingdom of Corona ② | Chapter 27: Kingdom of Corona ③ | Chapter 27.5 Kingdom of Corona ④ | Chapter 28: Arendelle ① | Chapter 29: Arendelle ② | Chapter 30: Arendelle ③ | Chapter 31: Return from Darkness | Chapter 32: Awakening | Chapter 33: Nine Guardians of Light | Chapter 34: In His Land | Chapter 35: Light and Darkness Collide | Chapter 36: When All 12 Keys are Gathered | Chapter 37: Scala ad Caelum | Chapter 38: Three Makes One | Chapter 39: Savior of the World
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