Kingdom Hearts Volume 1

The first volume of the Kingdom Hearts manga was originally published in 2005 by Tokyopop. It details the beginning of Sora's adventure on the Destiny Islands up to the sealing of Wonderland. The first volume of the Kingdom Hearts Final Mix manga, reissued by Yen Press, occurred in 2013. The first book opens with the start of Sora's adventure and continues up to the Cerberus battle at Olympus Coliseum. Both front covers depict a sleeping Sora floating before one of the Awakening pillars in his Dive to the Heart.

Featured Worlds

 * Destiny Islands
 * Disney Castle
 * Traverse Town
 * Wonderland

Differences

 * The manga includes a prologue which covers Sora and Kairi's first meeting.
 * There are no 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 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 Dalmatians is not covered.
 * Instead of searching for multiple boxes, the Cheshire Cat gives Sora, Donald, and Goofy one.
 * The Trickmaster is defeated after he shatters as a result of being frozen by Sora's magic.
 * The Cheshire Cat was offered a place in Maleficent's troupe of villains.