[30/03] Yen Press acquires Kingdom Hearts manga

[C i d]

The Kingdom Hearts manga is finally returning to western shores!


Manga distributor Tokyopop released all four volumes of the original Kingdom Hearts manga, both volumes of Chain of Memories, and the first two Kingdom Hearts II volumes before the company ceased North American operations in 2011. As a result, we never received a complete run of the Kingdom Hearts II manga (which was also put on hiatus until last year by illustrator Shiro Amano), nor was the 358/2 Days manga ever released.


That’s all about to change, according to the Anime News Network. The website reports that Yen Press has obtained the licenses for the Kingdom Hearts manga series, and will release the Kingdom Hearts Final Mix manga (as opposed to the original version) as two omnibuses in May 2014, with Chain of Memories following the month after in one omnibus. Kingdom Hearts II was also obtained, but no release date was given for Yen Press; Square Enix, on the other hand, will publish the sixth volume of Kingdom Hearts II in May.


What’s even more exciting than this revival–which includes the previously Japan-only Final Mix manga and a full release of Kingdom Hearts II–is the fact that in November 2013, Yen Press will begin publishing the 358/2 Days manga for the first time in North America!


With new English-language manga on the horizon and the HD 1.5 ReMIX just a few months away (and a 2.5 ReMIX being all but confirmed), it would appear that Square Enix is preparing for something big. Is Kingdom Hearts III waiting in the wings?


Source: Nova Crystallis

 

[Razberry Knight]

this is great news for most who love the manga. personally i hope the novels release. i once read a kh manga but went way too fast. but i find it comedic enough to read.

 

[The Witch]

eeeeeeeeek!! omg I CANNOT wait!! I love the kh series so much and when they stopped the manga I was so let down. but now they're back and im happy! i didnt know they released volume 6 and i just read it and it was soo good thank goodness they're coming back!

and like the op said, i hope this means KHIII is on the horizon!

 

[Ohri-Jin]

Is Kingdomhearts 3 waiting in the wings? Hope so otherwise stop trolling! Stupid Nova Crystallis.
Also "My body is ready" keeps coming up lately who made tht up? Argh.

Good for the manga lovers I guess. . so when is the anime coming?

 

[Steve-O]

seems like square are trying to get everybody catched up on the story with the re releases of the games and a manga re release, seems like we could see the saga ending in the next few years finally