Kingdom Hearts series (manga)
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Kingdom Hearts is Shiro Amano's manga adaptation of the Kingdom Hearts series. Most of the Japanese volumes have been localized in English by TOKYOPOP and in German by Egmont Manga & Anime, but due to TOKYOPOP's loss of the license and later closure, the series has been indefinitely postponed in English markets.[1] However, the series has since resumed publication after the license was purchased by Yen Press (North America).[2]
Story
Kingdom Hearts (manga)
The first manga series is based on Kingdom Hearts. It was released in four volumes and was localized in English by TOKYOPOP. Unlike the other mangas, the first manga is read left to right, due to being serialized in the gaming magazine Famitsū PS2, rather than the comic magazine Gekkan Shōnen Gangan. In Japan, the series was later re-released from January to April 2007 as the three-volume "Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix", which was later localized overseas and consolidated into two volumes by Yen Press.
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Cover of Volume I of the Kingdom Hearts manga
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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
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Cover of Volume I of the Kingdom Hearts Final Mix manga
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Cover of Volume II of the Kingdom Hearts Final Mix manga
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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 localized in English by TOKYOPOP and later compiled into one deluxe-sized volume with a new translation by Yen Press. It was also released 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 localized in English by TOKYOPOP, while all five volumes were localized in German by Egmont Manga & Anime. A sixth volume was slated to release on April 2012 in Germany, but was not published.[3] However, Shiro Amano has stated that he plans to resume serialization of Kingdom Hearts II after Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days's series ends.[4] 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
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Cover of Volume II of the Kingdom Hearts II manga
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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
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Cover of Volume VI of the Kingdom Hearts II manga
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Cover of Volume VII of the Kingdom Hearts II manga
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (manga)
The fourth series is based on Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It was released in five volumes, and is currently being localized by Yen Press.
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Cover of Volume I of the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days manga
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Cover of Volume II of the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days manga
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Cover of Volume III of the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days manga
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Cover of Volume IV of the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days manga
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Cover of Volume V of the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days manga
Notable differences to the games
The manga generally follows a slightly more abridged version of the games storyline. However the manga does contain some certain, more drastic differences to the games. These include the following:
- The Riku Replica survives the Chain of Memories storyline, where he decides to go on a journey to "find himself". Additionally, he only encounters the real Riku once, in a humorous encounter in which he simply vents his resentment at being his "shadow".
- An exclusive subplot is introduced in which it's revealed that Vexen, during his research, created 44 replicas of himself. During the events of Kingdom Hearts 2, the 44th replica reveals himself to, and kills Xaldin (the latter of which survived his encounter with the heroes at Beast's Castle).
- Certain Disney worlds are excluded from the story:
- In the first manga, Deep Jungle and Halloween Town are omitted.
