Luna Here

Today is only a tidbit of news, but i still felt it important to bring up to the Kingdom Hearts community.

It has been announced that despite the recent release date of Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, that Japan will be receiving a new version of the game titled Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Final Mix.

As most of us know, there has been a final mix for Kh1, as well as for KH2, and both have included new fights as well as additional information about the secret ending.

I will include a trailer link so you can watch it for yourself. http://www.kh2.co.uk/kingdom-hearts-birth-by-sleep/news/kingdom-hearts-birth-by-sleep-final-mix-trailer.php the video quality is poor, but you can still make out the video. Notice the new monstro world as well as an armored fight with someone who resembles Master Eraqus.

A deeper version of the secret ending for BBS will be included in FM, in order to set up more information for KH3 (working title). If anyone missed the secret ending the first time around, that video can be found here:

Part one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNqB_w7ZMWQ

Part Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=993y9jUFcvI&feature=related 

If I cant find a better quality video i will post that later. Until then, enjoy.

No. 7, The Luna Diviner

“We don’t accept resignations. . . “

Luna Here

For our first bit of information, Org and I thought it would be prevalent to start with BBS.

As many of you know, the NA Birth by Sleep release is just around the corner, with a confirmed date of September 7th, 2010.  Europe follows shortly after, coming in at September 10th, 2010.  The day is coming fast, with just 70 and 73 days for the NA and EU releases respectively. Personally, I have already ordered my copy in anticipation for one of the years greatest games.

For those of you that didn’t watch, the annual E3 convention held in Los Angeles, California took place about two weeks ago, during which time an English trailer was released for BBS. This video, running about about five minutes long, is, in my opinion, simply astounding, displaying many voice actors, some you may recognize, others you may not. That video can be found here. Enjoy.

Lastly, many voice actors for the English and European releases have been confirmed whiles others are still rumored. However, i have a list of them here, both rumored and confirmed. Beginning with the main characters:

Master Xehanort has been confirmed to be voiced by Leonard Nimoy, the original Spock from Star Trek.

Aqua has been confirmed to be voiced by Willa Holland.

Master Eraqus has been confirmed to be voiced by none other than Mark Hamill, who was Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars.

Ventus of course is voiced by Jesse McCartney, as is Roxas. Vanitas is going to be voiced by Haley Joel Osment, as is Sora. Both of those are confirmed as well.

Lastly, Terra. So far, i have found two possible voices for Terra, both of which i was unable to find a confirmation for. First off, I was unable to tell from the video, but it has been rumored that Christian Bale, who played Batman in The Dark Knight, is going to be playing Terra, however, i have seen no official confirmation, and could not discern for myself, if you are able to tell if that is Bale, please say so. Secondly, i have heard that Johnny Yong Bosch is going to be playing Terra. Bosch has been in multiple video games and anime series throughout his career, including Nero from Devil may Cry 4, Ichigo Kurosaki from the Bleach anime, and Adam, the second Black Power Ranger in the original series. again, if you can confirm if this is Bosch, please do so.

Moving on, many of the organization members are making a return, such as:

Braig: James Patrick Stuart
Dilan: David Dayan Fisher
Even: Derek Stephen Prince
Aeleus: David Boat
(The One and Only) Isa: Kirk Thornton
Lea: Quinton Flynn

Well that’s about it for news regarding BBS. It’s coming people, i promise. I know if you watched that trailer I put up, that your extremely excited now, but hold tight, it will be here sooner than you know.

Hope all is well

No. 7, The Luna Diviner.

“Can you feel it? The Moon’s power!”

Scans from Famitsu recently revealed the appearance of Lea and Isa (Axel and Saix’s somebodies, respectively) in Radiant Garden. The two were first announced at Jump Fiesta 2010 this past week, and these are the first images of them to be released. As seen, the two are very young. It is unknown there place in Birth By Sleep.

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Check out this and another clip on the Birth By Sleep images page.

As we approach the Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Japanese release, all sort of new art and info have begun to spill out. First and foremost, the boxart has been revealed, showing off Birth By Sleep’s three main characters and King Mickey. Keep in mind, this isn’t the actual boxart, but the art that will be used to create it.

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Scans for the latest Famitsu have also surfaced, boasting the characters from Olympus Coliseum, Radiant Gardens, and Yen Sid’s Tower. It also shows off some of the CG that will be featured in Birth By Sleep, which looks to be fantastic. (thanks to KHInsider for the scans!)

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Best of all, a Japanese trailer has also been put up on Youtube (in HD!), featuring some of the CG in motion as well as multiple new scenes for all characters. You can watch it here.

Also, look out for a new Birth By Sleep themed banner!

A recent scan from Japanese gaming magazine, Jump, has revealed the presense of Kairi and Final Fantasy VII‘s Zack in Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep.

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Zack appears in Olympus Coliseum, as pictured in various screenshots on the page, whereas Kairi can be seen in the bottom screenshot with Aqua in Radiant Gardens. Why is Aqua with Kairi? Why is Zack in Olympus Coliseum?

You can view the scan on the Birth By Sleep images page as well. Stay tuned for more scans as the Japanese release closes in.

The Square Enix Jump Fiesta 2010 (which strangely is held in 2009) website has just launched, revealing some initial games to be shown at the event. One of those games is our dearest Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep.

You can check out the site here.

The game is shown to have a video and demo at the event. Stay tuned for more info as Jump Fiesta nears!

Both Jesse McCartney and Chris Sanders have recently confirmed their part as voice actors in Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep as Ventus and Stitch, respectively. Jesse McCartney returning as Ventus shows just how similar the character is to Roxas.

McCartney and Sander’s confirmation of taking part in Birth By Sleep should signify that a release date reveal is close by!

Source: Twitter, KHInsider

Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu has graciously released high quality scans from of Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep from their November issue. Take a look below and on the new Birth By Sleep images page!

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Japanese gaming magazine V-Jump has dropped some info on a new mode in Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep — a co-op mode. Players take control of one of the three heroes — Ven, Aqua, and Terra — in a world called Mirage Arena. It’s basically an arena mode, in which the trio fights in their armor as seen in the secret trailer.

It is unknown whether or not the mode will be Ad-Hoc, Infrastructure, or both.

As well as this new information, the magazine released several screenshots. The shots reveal the Peter Pan world, as well as some shots of the Mirage Arena world. Check them out below.

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The official Japanese site for Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep opened today, boasting some character profiles and a brand new trailer. The trailer shows off some new cutscenes and Aqua gameplay for the first time. The site also holds the ‘Coming 2009′ statement, giving further proof that the game will release in Japan this year. Don’t count on it, though.

You can visit the site here. The trailer is under the ‘Movies’ section.