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Kingdom Hearts is Shiro Amano's manga adaptation of the Kingdom Hearts series.

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Kingdom Hearts (manga)

The first manga series is based on Kingdom Hearts. It was released in four volumes and was dubbed in English by TOKYOPOP. Unlike the other mangas, the dub first manga was flipped to be read left to right. The series was re-released in three volumes in Japan in December 2006 as "Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix".

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Cover of Volume I of the Kingdom Hearts manga
Kingdom Hearts Manga 2.png

Cover of Volume II of the Kingdom Hearts manga
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Cover of Volume III of the Kingdom Hearts manga
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Cover of Volume IV of the Kingdom Hearts manga

Kingdom Hearts Final Mix Manga 1.png

Cover of Volume I of the Kingdom Hearts Final Mix manga
Kingdom Hearts Final Mix Manga 2.png

Cover of Volume II of the Kingdom Hearts Final Mix manga
Kingdom Hearts Final Mix Manga 3.png

Cover of Volume III of the Kingdom Hearts Final Mix manga

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (manga)

The second series is based on Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. It was released in two volumes, and dubbed in English by TOKYOPOP and in German by Egmont Manga & Anime. The Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Manga has a much lighter tone than that of the game.

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Cover of Volume I of the Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories manga
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Cover of Volume II of the Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories manga

Kingdom Hearts II (manga)

The third series is based on Kingdom Hearts II. It was released in five volumes, then discontinued. The first two volumes were dubbed in English by TOKYOPOP, while all five volumes were dubbed in German by Egmont Manga & Anime. A sixth volume was announced in Germany, but was not published. Kingdom Hearts II seems to take a more serious tone than Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, but still has some humorous scenes.

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Cover of Volume I of the Kingdom Hearts II manga
Kingdom Hearts II Manga 2.png

Cover of Volume II of the Kingdom Hearts II manga
Kingdom Hearts II Manga 3.png

Cover of Volume III of the Kingdom Hearts II manga
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Cover of Volume IV of the Kingdom Hearts II manga
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Cover of Volume V of the Kingdom Hearts II manga

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (manga)

The fourth series is based on Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Currently, three volumes have been published.

Cover of Volume I of the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days manga

Licensing Issues

Further translation to English and publication in the United States has been postponed - no release is currently planned for Kingdom Hearts II volumes 3, 4, and 5, or for Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. This is due to Tokyopop having lost the license to the manga. Disney and Square Enix have made no public comments on the future of the manga series.

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 '''''Kingdom Hearts''''' is [[Wikipedia:Shiro Amano|Shiro Amano]]'s manga adaptation of the ''[[Kingdom Hearts (series)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' series.
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 ==Story==
 ===''Kingdom Hearts (manga)''===
+The first manga series is based on ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''. It was released in four volumes and was dubbed in English by [[Wikipedia:TOKYOPOP|TOKYOPOP]]. Unlike the other mangas, the dub first manga was flipped to be read left to right. The series was re-released in three volumes in Japan in December 2006 as "Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix".
-The first series was based on ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''.
-It was released in four separate books and was translated to English by [[Wikipedia:TOKYOPOP|TOKYOPOP]].
-Unlike the other mangas, the first manga was flipped to be read left to right, while the others remained right to left. The series was re-released in three volumes in Japan in December 2006 as "Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix".
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 File:Kingdom Hearts Manga 1.png|Cover of Volume I of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' manga
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 File:Kingdom Hearts Final Mix Manga 3.png|Cover of Volume III of the ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'' manga
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-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.
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 ===''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (manga)]]''===
-The second series was based on ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''.
+The second series is based on ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''. It was released in two volumes, and dubbed in English by TOKYOPOP and in German by Egmont Manga & Anime. The ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Manga'' has a much lighter tone than that of the game.
-It was released in two chapters and translated to English by TOKYOPOP and into German by Egmont Manga & Anime.
-The ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Manga'' has a much lighter tone than that of the game.
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 File:Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Manga 1.png|Cover of Volume I of the ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'' manga
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 ===''[[Kingdom Hearts II (manga)]]''===
-The third series was based on ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. This series was discontinued after five volumes in Japan, Germany, Italy and possibly other countries. A sixth volume was announced in Germany but never published.[http://www.amazon.de/dp/3770473337] The first two volumes have been published in English by Tokyopop, which has since gone out of business in the United States[http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/04/15/end-of-an-era-tokyopop-shutting-down/]. ''Kingdom Hearts II'' seems to take a more serious tone than ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'', but still has some humorous scenes.
+The third series is based on ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. It was released in five volumes, then discontinued. The first two volumes were dubbed in English by TOKYOPOP, while all five volumes were dubbed in German by Egmont Manga & Anime. A sixth volume was announced in Germany, but was not published. ''Kingdom Hearts II'' seems to take a more serious tone than ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'', but still has some humorous scenes.
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 ===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (manga)''===
-The fourth manga series covers the events of ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]''. Currently, three volumes have been published, containing the prelude and a few chapters.[http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4757529023][http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4757531672][http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4757533888]
+The fourth series is based on ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]''. Currently, three volumes have been published.
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 File:Kingdom Hearts 358-2 Days Manga 1.png|Cover of Volume I of the ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' manga

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