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Tetsuya Nomura featured in Newspaper |
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Written by bittermeats
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
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Hey guys! It looks Tetsuya Nomura was featured in an article for local Japanese newspaper, the Yomiuri Shinbun. He was even photographed holding one of his Kingdom Hearts II FM+ illustration!
He greeted the new students in the opening ceremonies at his old high school, discussing his past experience and his introduction into the artwork of Yoshitaka Amano. Here is the article:
 Tetsuya Nomura is an alumnus of Tachioka Toyokata (high school) in Kochi Prefecture where he has participated 11 times in "Manga Koshien" (a manga related event held by the school), the most times of any participator.
Nomura chose to attend the school within the prefecture which offered only art related courses, and it took an hour by bus or train to get to there. His adviser in the department, Tateki Sofue, had shown him a collection of artwork by Yoshitaka Amano, so by the time he was a senior in high school, he knew that drawing "the world between possible and impossible" was what he liked. "The style that cannot be called comic or realism. Such directionality is the reason that its hard to pinpoint."
"Technology is important, but the exchange of a personal encounter is important too. Going outside, we want to expand the world. If the younger student follows, you praise them because its wonderful.
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It's an interesting perspective on artwork! Nice to see what Nomura is up to during his in between work times. Hopefully he'll be announcing something Kingdom Hearts related soon!
Sources: KH&FF Blog and Apocalypse
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Kingdom Hearts Wallpapers! |
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Written by Monkey
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Monday, 05 May 2008 |
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The slow news got ya down? Why not brighten it all up by adding some Kingdom Hearts pizazz to your desktop? (That catchphrase took me awhile!) These wallpapers, made just for the visitors, were created by staff member Ray. Personally, I think they look amazingly well done. What do you guys think? Please comment and say thanks to Ray for all his hard work! And feel free to use them. =) The wallpapers feature Sora, Kairi, and Namine.
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As always, click read more to post a comment, and feel free to make requests!
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Square Enix, Disney Confirm Attendence at E3! |
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Written by Monkey
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Sunday, 04 May 2008 |
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E3, previously the biggest gaming convention internationally, has slowly been shrinking. This year, multiple companies have already confirmed that they will not be attending this expo. Great news for us though: Both Disney Interactive and Square Enix have confirmed that they will indeed be showing their games at E3 this year! No word yet on what games will be shown, let's hope for some good stuff. The best part, E3 is much sooner then it seems!
E3 2008 will take place:
Tuesday, July 15, 2008: 9:00AM – 6:00PM
Wednesday, July 16, 2008: 9:00AM – 6:00PM
Thursday, July 17, 2008: 9:00AM – 4:00PM
Source: Our good friends at FXN and Gametactics
Do you think Square Enix will have a strong presence at E3 this year? Last year they certainly didn't!
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Famitsu Sep 2007 Articles in English |
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Written by bittermeats
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Saturday, 03 May 2008 |
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Hey guys, as summer approaches, the staff here at KH Insider is preparing for information about the new releases. In the mean time, we're trying different things to make up for this drought of news! Since members on the forums showed a great interest in seeing the older scans we've collected translated into English directly, we provided!
Here is the three page spread from Famitsu released September 2007 translated in English! Hope you guys enjoy reading the articles firsthand! Hope more news is released soon, until then.
  
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Written by bittermeats
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Saturday, 19 April 2008 |
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Hey guys, so while there hasn't been anything to report recently about the KH compilation games, there is still some things going on worth mentioning! Hopefully that'll change soon with summer approaching, but we'll have to wait and see.
KH Novels & Manga
Here's an update on the Square Enix calender. The Japanese release date for Axel Seven Days has changed from March 31 to May 30, and thanks to Amazon, the Japanese cover of KHII: Manga Vol. 3 has been released. Included are the upcoming releases in North America as well. Keep your eyes peeled, KHII: Manga Vol. 2 releases next month!
Sources: KH Ultimania & The Light in Chaos
Play Arts Figures
Square-Enix attended to Comic-con 2008 and displayed numerous Play Arts figurines, including the unreleased prototype of Sora. Also shown were the Play Arts Arms five keyblade set along with figures from the Formation Arts Vol. 3 set.
Sources: KH-Vids.net & Figures.com
KHII/KHIIFM+ Ultimate Hits
Finally, thanks to record sales, Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+ are being re-released as Ultimate Hits in Japan. A North American Greatest Hits re-release is already available. The Japanese release date is June 26 2008, and the covers are available below. You can pre-order the import game from Play-asia.com for $34.90, but remember the game is compatible with JPN/Asian PS2 systems only.
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