Finally have the exclusive interviews with Tetsuya Nomura found in the Re:Riplai book translated! Thanks for everyone's patience, I'd nearly forgotten about them over vacation, but I have them available now. Please enjoy reading them and if you post them outside of Kingdom Hearts Insider don't forget to credit us.

 

Re: Riplai Interview with Tetsuya Nomura KINGDOM HEARTS Birth by Sleep

Q. Why does Maleficent know about "Kingdom Hearts"?
A. She is influenced by conta...

Next week's issue of Japanese magazine Shonen Jump features an article on Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days!

The article contains the first detailed look at Demyx and his role in the new title, as well as Roxas participating and training inside the Olympus Coliseum! In the bottom left of the scan, details about the new panel feature are shown. The panels can be set to change your character's attributes, much like an accessory. Thanks to FF7AC Reunion for the scan!

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Special thanks to KHInsider Forum member Aluminumticket for bringing this to our attention!

A fan recently emailed voice actor Vincent Corazza who voiced Zexion in the English release of Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, asking if he would return to the role in the English release of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Corazza responded confirming that he will be reprising the role!

Along with Quinton Flynn, that adds another confirmed voice to the English 358/2 Days roster. We'll continu...

Famitsu.com updated with a new article on Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days featuring some screenshots, most of which were also shown in Shonen Jump's February issue. The translated article with screenshots is below.

Fighting against their tragic fate.The Secrets of Organization XIII Revealed in 358/2 Days?

The shadow of Sora, the main character of Kingdom Hearts II, Roxas is the leading role of this title. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (Three Five Eight Days Over Two) is a RPG that revolves ar...

I got hold of the February 2009 issue of V Jump magazine and have scanned the four page article covering the new information on Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days released at Jump Festa 2009.

The pages feature new screenshots, as well as another focus on Agrahbah and the missions taking place there. I don't have the time to translate everything right now, but here are translations of the text/word bubbles:

PAGE ONE Roxas: Even if that guy says it, I'll obey itXion: As for me... I've com...

Hey guys! Thanks for sticking with KHInsider over the weekend as we updated about Jump Festa 2009 event! Now that it's over, here's a review of the information we learned about the event.

KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days

- The Japanese release date for 358/2 Days has changed from February 2009 to Spring 2009.

- A new illustration featuring Roxas, Axel, Xion, Riku, and Mickey was displayed.

- Luxord and Demyx were introduced as playable in the multiplayer demo. Arika-san from ...

Jump Festa 2009 begins today, Japan local time 9:00 AM on December 20 2008. While we often don't receive detailed reports until after the event has been going on for a few hours, here's what we have to look forward to.

Each game will have a playable demo and featured trailer:Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (For Nintendo DS)Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (For PlayStation Portable)Kingdom Hearts Coded (For Docomo P-01a)Kingdom Hearts Mobile (For Docomo phones)

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KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 DAYS OFFICIAL SITE

The official Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days website updated today, adding four new short cut scenes under their Event section. I'll translate them and make them available on Youtube shortly. For now, just follow the link to view them.

Xion introduced to the OrganizationRiku's encounter with Xion at Beast's CastleAxel meeting with XionXion and Roxas at Beast's Castle

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NEW 358/2 DAYS SCAN

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I've begun translating the Kingdom Hearts trailers and gameplay videos from the Square Enix Re:Riplai DVD. I'll keep updating this post until I'm finished, so watch for new content over the next few days! This time they're hosted on Youtube, so hopefully no one has issues viewing them.

KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 DAYS TGS2008 Trailer

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