Tetsuya Nomura shares Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Message + Sketch

[LightUpTheSky452]

Man, I really do hope that that's a new outfit for Namine. But I shan't get my hopes up.

This is looking cool so far. I can't wait to see the rest of it... hopefully. But I'm sure Nomura will get it done

 

[DraceEmpressa]

*sees a lot of Norts in the sketches*
man , do I relate to Nomura wanting for Xehanort to return, half because legit I like him and half because I want to see fandom in shambles.

 

[Squood!]

Man, I really do hope that that's a new outfit for Namine. But I shan't get my hopes up.

This is looking cool so far. I can't wait to see the rest of it... hopefully. But I'm sure Nomura will get it done

I have no idea where the new outfit thing is coming from.

All I'm seeing is a very unfinished Namine.

 

[Chaser]

I have no idea where the new outfit thing is coming from.

All I'm seeing is a very unfinished Namine.

I wonder if people are mistaking her arm for a belt?

 

[Elysium]

I had a bit of a random laugh earlier looking at this picture… Dark humor, but, well, I imagined a fan event where they reveal each image at a time—Sora with 1 finger for KH1, Sora with 2 fingers for KH2, Sora with 3 fingers for KH3. And then finally, a picture from Nomura "to the fans," Sora with a middle finger. LOL Lord knows how hard it must be to deal with needy fanbases for decades like this.

 

[Sprouslex]

Everyone is...still Sora and Xehanort.

 

[AR829038]

Hard to believe it's been 20 years now. I played the first game when it first released, when I was 6 years old. Playing that game changed the course of my life. Kingdom Hearts made me passionate about stories, which made me want to write fiction. And being passionate in stories, also led me to be passionate about history. And in just a couple months, I will be graduating with a Master's degree in History and on my way to a doctoral program in the Fall. I wouldn't have chosen this path in life if it hadn't been for that magical experience, and that one incredible night when I popped that disc into my PS2 and heard that glorious Simple and Clean song for the first time. Finishing Kingdom Hearts 1 was my first major accomplishment in life, and it turned out to be the beginning of so many more. God bless this amazing series. God bless Nomura, and God bless this miraculous product of the most fateful elevator meeting in history.

 

[Oracle Spockanort]

Everyone is...still Sora and Xehanort.

Well he just started it yesterday and it’s a celebration of the series thus far. There is a huge half that we don’t even see because he hasn’t drawn it yet lol

 

[LightUpTheSky452]

@Chaser It's more that there seems to be lines at the top of the dress that shouldn't be there (like, if you look way too close to it. I feel like I may even be seeing short sleeves, as opposed to something akin to the normal kind of tank top sleeves from her dress), if it's her normal dress... and it probably is, and they're just things that will be erased in the final product as this is just a sketch. But it definitely seems to have gotten a lot of people's brains a-thinkin'.

 

[NoWay]

I wonder if people are mistaking her arm for a belt?

Omg you’re right For me it looked like she was wearing a jacket but after you comment I realized it was her arm

 

[Launchpad]

The fact that Mr. Nomura was too busy to complete this sketch might actually be a really good thing for us Kingdom Hearts fans.

Obvious wishful thinking, but if we see something amazing and far along in April, a late sketch will be forgiven.

 

[pastel.goblin]

My girl ; ____ ;

As much as I'd like her to get a new outfit, to me it looks like her usual dress. But as someone starving for Nami content, I'm just happy she's being acknowledged.

 

[Chaser]

@Chaser It's more that there seems to be lines at the top of the dress that shouldn't be there (like, if you look way too close to it. I feel like I may even be seeing short sleeves, as opposed to something akin to the normal kind of tank top sleeves from her dress), if it's her normal dress... and it probably is, and they're just things that will be erased in the final product as this is just a sketch. But it definitely seems to have gotten a lot of people's brains a-thinkin'.

At the moment, since it's a rough sketch and far from the completed work, I'd be inclined to believe them to be sketch marks. It'd be nice for Naminé to get some new duds though!

 

[Nukara]

Why is Sora 's left eye blurred ?

 

[Squood!]

Why is Sora 's left eye blurred ?

Cuz of the blur effect

 

[Silver_Soul]

I don't see why new things would be present in this sketch. It's a celebration of the last 20 years.
I'm sure there will be plenty of new things at the event though!

 

[Squood!]

I don't see why new things would be present in this sketch. It's a celebration of the last 20 years.
I'm sure there will be plenty of new things at the event though!

People are getting starved already.

No thanks to Dark Road being delayed

 

[SuperNova]

Considering this is for the 20th anniversary, I don't think any characters are gonna get new outfits, and people are thinking the person next to Luxord might be Yozora but I think thats just Laurium/Marluxia.

 

[Oracle Spockanort]

It is Lauriam/Marluxia for sure lol

 

[Silver_Soul]

It is Lauriam/Marluxia for sure lol

I wonder if Lauriam will keep his long hair when his somebody reapers.

I can see him growing it out more after being inspired by Rapunzel.