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'''''Kingdom Hearts''''' is [[Wikipedia:Shiro Amano|Shiro Amano]]'s manga adaptation of the ''[[Kingdom Hearts series]].''

==Story==
===''Kingdom Hearts (manga)''===

The first series was based on ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''.
It was released in four separate books and was translated to English by [[Wikipedia:TOKYOPOP|TOKYOPOP]].
Unlike the other mangas, the first manga was flipped to be read left to right, while the others remained right to left. The series was re-released in three volumes in Japan in December 2006 as "Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix".
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File:KingdomHearts-manga cover.jpg|Cover of Volume I of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' manga
File:KHMangaVol2.jpg|Cover of Volume II of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' manga
File:KHMangaVol3.jpg|Cover of Volume III of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' manga
File:KHMangaVol4.jpg|Cover of Volume IV of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' manga
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File:KH FM Manga Vol1.jpg|Cover of Volume I of the ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'' manga
File:KH FM Manga Vol2.jpg|Cover of Volume II of the ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'' manga
File:KH FM Manga Vol3.jpg|Cover of Volume III of the ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'' manga
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====Differences====
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The manga includes many changes from the game:
*The manga includes a prologue which covers [[Sora]] and [[Kairi]]'s first meeting.
*There are no [[Keychain|Keychains]], and the only [[Keyblade]] Sora uses is the [[Kingdom Key]].
*Sora carries the [[Kingdom Key]] strapped to his back, rather than causing it to materialize when he needs it to fight.
*In the manga, Sora is the one who finds Kairi, unlike in the video game, when he and [[Riku]] talk about the new girl that was at the mayor's house.
*The story begins after Sora wakes up from his Awakening, and [[Tidus]], [[Selphie]], and [[Wakka]] are not shown.
*The [[Mickey Mouse|King's]] letter is written slightly different.
*The night of the storm includes a scene at Riku's house.
*[[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]]'s lines are slightly different.
*Sora uses quotes from martial arts books to plan his boss strategies.
*Sora's encounter with [[Leon]] and [[Yuffie]] is extended.
*[[Aerith]] does not appear until Sora's second visit to [[Traverse Town]].
*Sora's meeting with the [[99 Puppies|Dalmatians]] is not covered.
*Rather than tossing the Keyblade back to Sora, Riku causes it to re-materialize in Sora's hands.
*The destruction of [[Radiant Garden]] is covered with more detail, including a scene with Leon, Yuffie, and Aerith as children.
*[[Aladdin]] uses his first wish to save Sora and his friends from a pit of quicksand, rather than to eliminate a swarm of [[Heartless]]. He uses his second wish to save [[Goofy]], not [[Jasmine]].
*The [[Pot Centipede]] does not appear, and [[Maleficent]] takes Jasmine, rather than Riku.
*[[Deep Jungle]] and [[Halloween Town]] do not appear in the manga, the former due to copyright laws.
*In [[Atlantica]], the [[Crystal Trident]] is never found or used.
*The [[Lost Boys]] appear in [[Neverland]].
*Goofy finds the one [[Gummi Blocks|Gummi Block]] they need in a Rock, Paper, Scissors fight with the Lost Boys.
*Riku does not fight Sora after Sora reclaims the Keyblade from him in [[Hollow Bastion]]. After [[Donald Duck]] and Goofy defend him and Sora takes back the Keyblade, Riku sends out a wave of darkness to distract Sora and flees. After this, he meets Ansem.
*Instead of Sora and his friends fighting Maleficent, she is consumed by her darkness and vanishes when [[Riku-Ansem|Riku/Ansem]] unlocks her [[Heart|heart]] with the [[Keyblade of People's Hearts]].
*Sora and company stay in Hollow Bastion on their first visit as the place becomes overrun by Heartless, as opposed to fleeing and coming back later.
*Sora does not fight Riku under Ansem's possession. After they meet before the [[Keyhole]], Riku/Ansem tells Sora that the Keyhole cannot be sealed with Sora's Keyblade until Kairi's heart is freed, and he gives Sora the Keyblade of People's Hearts to release her heart.
*Sora does not battle Ansem at the [[End of the World]]. After confronting him at the remnants of [[Destiny Islands]], Ansem destroys the island and Sora and his friends fall into [[Darkness|darkness]], where Ansem reveals the [[World of Chaos]] ship. Sora, Donald and Goofy then rush to the [[Door to Darkness]] to try and close it, when the [[Light|light]] from [[Kingdom Hearts (world)|Kingdom Hearts]] beyond the door destroys Ansem.

===''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (manga)]]''===
The second series was based on ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''.
It was released in two chapters and translated to English by TOKYOPOP.
The ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Manga'' has a much lighter tone than that of the game.
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File:KHCoMcover1.jpg|Cover of Volume I of the ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'' manga
File:CoMMangaVol2.jpg|Cover of Volume II of the ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'' manga
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===''[[Kingdom Hearts II (manga)]]''===
The third series was based on ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. This series will be told in five chapters, with only the first two having been released outside of Japan. ''Kingdom Hearts II'' seems to take a more serious tone than ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'', but still has some humorous scenes.
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File:KHII-Manga Cover.jpg|Cover of Volume I of the ''Kingdom Hearts II'' manga
File:KH2MangaVol2.jpg|Cover of Volume II of the ''Kingdom Hearts II'' manga
File:KHII Manga Vol3.jpg|Cover of Volume III of the ''Kingdom Hearts II'' manga
File:KHII Manga Vol4.jpg|Cover of Volume IV of the ''Kingdom Hearts II'' manga
File:KHII Manga Vol5.jpg|Cover of Volume V of the ''Kingdom Hearts II'' manga
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===''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (manga)]]''===
The fourth series is based on ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]''. So far only the prelude and eight chapters have been translated.
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File:KHDays Manga Vol1.jpg|Cover of Volume I of the ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' manga
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==Licensing Issues==
Further translation to English and publication in the United States has been postponed- no release is currently planned for ''Kingdom Hearts II'' volumes 3, 4, and 5, or for ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''.  This is due to Tokyopop having lost the license to the manga. Disney and Square Enix have made no public comment on the future of the manga series.
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