---So, you've finally decided on a release date?
Nomura: Yes, at the end of the year we have FFXIII, so we're hoping you'll get to play BBS in January.

---In this issue we've shown our three main character's master, Master Eraqus. What do you have to say on that?
Nomura: We decided to try making his name an anagram of Square. The relationship between him and Master Xehanort is something like old classmates. His voice is done by a famous actor who is difficult to get, someone I've wanted to use for a long time.

---At the trailer we saw at TGS we heard Vanitas' voice. Can you tell us more about that?
Nomura: The voice...is mine.

---Huh?!
Nomura: Of course that's not true (laugh). It will be a surprise.

---Please tell us more about the "Master Qualification Exam" that Terra and Aqua are taking.
Nomura: If you take the exam, you will be able to become a Keyblade Master. I can't give you the details, but when you become a master you can either take over that land and take on apprentices, or you can strike out on your own. After you go on your own there are lots of different paths you can take. Master Eraqus became a master and took over this place, but Master Xehanort went off on his own.

---But Ven isn't taking the exam?
Nomura: He doesn't quite have the skills yet. He became an apprentice after Terra and Aqua did.

---Did Eraqus send the three of them after Master Xehanort because he felt something bad was happening?
Nomura: The strange new enemy called "Unversed" only just started appearing. And since Master Xehanort and his apprentice disappeared around the same time, he thought that maybe there was a connection and sent them to investigate.

---In this issue we release more information about Enchanted Dominion. In it we see Terra and Maleficent talking.
Nomura: Even though they go to the same world, the three of them get caught up in different situations and places. Usually how it works is, Terra goes somewhere, Ven follows him, and Aqua takes up the end, going after the two of them.

---Speaking of Aqua, you said that the back of her outfit was changed?
Nomura: Yes, we're trying something in between completely open and completely closed. The one in these pictures is the third iteration.

---You've revealed the new system, the Command Board, this time. Can you play it anywhere?
Nomura: After you've finished a world, you'll then be able to play it, and from then on you can play it.

---What was your aim in designing it this way?
Nomura: When I was in elementary school I loved board games so much I used to make them myself. I wanted to make a board game that just looked fun, and incorporate it into the game system.

---Are there different kinds of boards?
Nomura: There is a board that is themed after each world. They each have their own tricks and mechanisms, and you can play it like a real board game.

---So how long will it take to play?
Nomura: It depends on how many points you need to win. Previously we said that there would be 15 hours of game per character, but with things like this the length of the game will increase dramatically. We have so many more things that will make you say, "This kind of game, too?"

--Alright, please say one last thing for the fans.
Nomura: At TGS I was able to hear everyone's reactions and thoughts to the demo. Currently we are tweaking things to make it even better. You'll just have to wait a little bit longer.