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Published on June 16, 2016 @ 03:15 am
Written by Sophearum
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KHInsider has something unique and special to share with the KINGDOM HEARTS community.

Even though our bingo didn't successfully achieve a five in a row/column, we wanted to share this in good spirit for the amazing news that were announced at E3 for KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue. KHInsider staff member Zephyr drew a beautiful illustration for us as well as a special message below.

 

"On behalf of the KHInsider staff, I’d like to commemorate and extend our heartfelt thanks for the KINGDOM HEARTS series, our shared beloved experiences with the community, as well as the ongoing support for KHInsider! The anticipated journey for KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and KINGDOM HEARTS III is sure to be worth the wait! Because we’ve been through the series together for quite a long time, it’s like we’re close friends. This community has one of the most passionate fans I’ve ever seen including myself (laughs). KINGDOM HEARTS is definitely one of those series that hits you right in the heart. As a huge thank you, I’ve drawn a very beautiful illustration for everyone! I’ve tried my best to produce artwork as faithful to the style of Tetsuya Nomura’s illustrations. I hope everyone, including the KINGDOM HEARTS team, will love it.”

- KHInsider Staff, Zephyr


Be sure to check our other articles: Dengeki interviews Tetsuya Nomura, Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ Releasing in Over 100 Territories Tonight With 2.8 Aqua Medal, Footage of 0.2 and DDD.

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Grizzly

June 16, 2016 @ 04:05 amOffline

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Zephyr, this is beautiful, job well done! As a (somewhat) newer member of the community here, the message attached underneath was quite kind and very much appreciated.

Muke

June 16, 2016 @ 04:18 amOffline

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Aww, Zephyr this is so awesome! You did a really well job. Thank you!

Zephyr

June 16, 2016 @ 04:31 amOffline

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Thank you so much you guys! I'm happy everyone loves it.

Blue Firework

June 16, 2016 @ 04:46 amOffline

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Zephyr, your art is amazing!

I've been more of lurker than a poster on this forum for about 7 years, (good God, has it really been that long?), but I just want to thank you all for all that you have done for this place over the years. You all have done a fantastic job of making this place an amazing resource for KH fans!

Zephyr

June 16, 2016 @ 04:48 amOffline

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Blue Firework
Zephyr, your art is amazing!

I've been more of lurker than a poster on this forum for about 7 years, (good God, has it really been that long?), but I just want to thank you all for all that you have done for this place over the years. You all have done a fantastic job of making this place an amazing resource for KH fans!


Thank you so much Blue Firework! We'll do the best we can to deliver news. We've been through this series together for a pretty long time…

Antar

June 16, 2016 @ 06:09 amOffline

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Great work as always Zephy! You always impress and surprise! I'm 100% certain the Kingdom Hearts team will love it, even the amazing packaging! Thank you! ^o^

ShardofTruth

June 16, 2016 @ 06:35 amOffline

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Fantastic work Zephyr, I'm really glad we got to see it despite not getting a full bingo line.:biggrin:

Chuman

June 16, 2016 @ 06:54 amOffline

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it looks hella good zephyr. keep up the good work everyone, this site wouldn't be shit without you guys.

king_mickey rule

June 16, 2016 @ 08:26 amOffline

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Awesome work, Zephyr! As a person who's seen (and made) a lot of fanart, yours always stands out.

Thanks to the KHI-staff for the E3 coverage as well, you too did an amazing job this year!

Ballad of Caius

June 16, 2016 @ 09:06 amOffline

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D'awwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!! :3 Your Chirity is cuter than Nomura's~~~~~~ x3 #TeamZephyr > #TeamNomura
Hehe. Nice work, and thanks for the warm message. Really gives a sense of community to KHI. o3o

VoidGear.

June 16, 2016 @ 09:12 amOffline

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This is absolutely adorable. ;_;

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June 16, 2016 @ 12:09 pmOffline

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Wow, this is an amazing piece of work. If someone were to have told me this was official artwork, I would believe them. You really captured Nomura's style with this.

Chuuya

June 16, 2016 @ 01:23 pmOffline

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*clapping* Beautiful artwork! I absolutely love the picture! You did a wonderful job! :D

Zephyr

June 16, 2016 @ 01:41 pmOffline

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Wow, this is an amazing piece of work. If someone were to have told me this was official artwork, I would believe them. You really captured Nomura's style with this.


My friends told me the same thing haha. "If I didn't know any better, this seriously looks like official artwork."

Saken

June 16, 2016 @ 02:04 pmOffline

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Zephy, incredible. You weren't kidding haha

Squood!

June 16, 2016 @ 02:42 pmOffline

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I only have three words to describe this artwork. Beautiful. Amazing. SPECTACULAR.

FudgemintGuardian

June 16, 2016 @ 03:07 pmOffline

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Your artwork is so beautiful, Zephyr!! You did a fantastic job!

LightUpTheSky452

June 16, 2016 @ 05:36 pmOffline

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Aww, this is amazing, Zephyr! Thank you so much for taking the time to make it, and to post it even though we didn't get a Bingo:)

This is just so lovely, and I'm pretty sure I know what I'm using as my desktop background now!

What an amazing site we have here^^ And I'm sure the development team will absolutely love this.

Your words about this franchise were really sweet, too, and reminded me of something Nomura would say, even! It was the "laughs" part that got to me. Haha.

If the series is ever handed to Tai Yasue (or if Nomura decides he wants two co-directors), I think your calling would probably be to be his co-director. LOL.

Kidding. Kidding. I wouldn't want Nomura to leave (though if he decided he wanted two co-directors that would work out for everyone, right? Right?), but you really do feel like SE staff and this looks like official artwork, so I just thought you should know how legit you seem. LOL.

Once again, I thank you for this (I thank all of the amazing KHI staff for their coverage this year, as always), and I totally think that we should be making YOU guys presents next time for always being so awesome to us and so very dedicated. I love you guys.

hemmoheikkinen

June 17, 2016 @ 06:50 pmOffline

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The sky on the back, the characters... man that is some good artwork. Glad that we got to see it in the end! :)

Zephyr

June 18, 2016 @ 04:22 amOffline

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LightUpTheSky452
Aww, this is amazing, Zephyr! Thank you so much for taking the time to make it, and to post it even though we didn't get a Bingo:)

This is just so lovely, and I'm pretty sure I know what I'm using as my desktop background now!

What an amazing site we have here^^ And I'm sure the development team will absolutely love this.

Your words about this franchise were really sweet, too, and reminded me of something Nomura would say, even! It was the "laughs" part that got to me. Haha.

If the series is ever handed to Tai Yasue (or if Nomura decides he wants two co-directors), I think your calling would probably be to be his co-director. LOL.

Kidding. Kidding. I wouldn't want Nomura to leave (though if he decided he wanted two co-directors that would work out for everyone, right? Right?), but you really do feel like SE staff and this looks like official artwork, so I just thought you should know how legit you seem. LOL.

Once again, I thank you for this (I thank all of the amazing KHI staff for their coverage this year, as always), and I totally think that we should be making YOU guys presents next time for always being so awesome to us and so very dedicated. I love you guys.


Thanks LightUpTheSky452 and no problem! I'm sure they probably will!

Rallade

June 18, 2016 @ 11:32 amOffline

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And as a long time KHI member, I've always loved to see your drawings ^_^

Recon

June 19, 2016 @ 09:10 amOffline

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Thank you staff and Zephyr for this announcement. The artwork is most stunning! (even with Mickey's bloody nose.)

Zephyr

June 19, 2016 @ 05:26 pmOffline

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Recon
Thank you staff and Zephyr for this announcement. The artwork is most stunning! (even with Mickey's bloody nose.)


Oh wow I didn't even notice that haha. I was trying to put more color into his skin and I guess that's how it came out lol.

Launchpad

June 22, 2016 @ 05:24 amOffline

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thank you for releasing your art as yourself and not taking a sideways photo of it and calling it a LEAK

Zephyr

June 24, 2016 @ 04:12 pmOffline

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Launchpad
thank you for releasing your art as yourself and not taking a sideways photo of it and calling it a LEAK


Thanks Launchpad! Oh no I wouldn't ever do that haha. That's just too much effort.

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