News ► KINGDOM HEARTS: FINAL MIX Volume 1 + 2 Covers Revealed!

[Oracle Spockanort]

On May 28th 2013, the first two omnibuses of the KINGDOM HEARTS manga series will be released in North America by Yen Press. The covers for the KINGDOM HEARTS: FINAL MIX Volume 1 & 2 have been revealed and you can view them below! Do not forget to pre-order the rest of the KINGDOM HEARTS manga series!

KINGDOM HEARTS: FINAL MIX Volume 1
Page Count: 272
Price: $12 USD
Release Date: May 28th 2013

After a terrible storm shatters the peace of his tropical island home, a young boy named Sora is set adrift from his world and his friends, Riku and Kairi. Meanwhile, Disney Castle is in an uproar when it is discovered that King Mickey has gone missing, leaving it up to Court Wizard Donald and Captain Goofy to find him! When Sora, in search of his friends, and Donald and Goofy, in search of their king, cross paths, their fateful encounter will change the destiny of the universe forever!

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KINGDOM HEARTS: FINAL MIX Volume 2
Page Count: 304
Price: $12 USD
Release Date: May 28th 2013

Sora, a young boy who lives a peaceful life on his tropical island home, is set adrift when a horrible storm wrecks the world he loves and separates him from his friends, Riku and Kairi. In another world, the Disney castle is in chaos when King Mickey goes missing, and it's up to Donald, the court magician, and Goofy, the captain of the army, to find their king. When both Sora and the King's allies happen upon each other and learn that the ills that have befallen their worlds are the doing of dark beings without hearts known as the Heartless, the three recent acquaintances take up arms together in an epic quest to travel to unknown worlds, set those worlds right, and find their friends!!

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Source: PREVIEWS World [1][2]

 

[Luap]

Eh. just the covers from the original Vol. 1 and Vol. 4. Slightly disappointing, though I expected as much. Something about the colors looks very off. Probably just terrible JPEG compression tho.

 

[Oracle Spockanort]

Eh. just the covers from the original Vol. 1 and Vol. 4. Slightly disappointing, though I expected as much. Something about the colors looks very off. Probably just terrible JPEG compression tho.

It's definitely the JPEG compression. These were the best we could find. At least it isn't the cover with Atlantica!Sora...

 

[Sign]

Still gotta preorder my copies.

And honestly, I'm sort of glad they recycled old artwork for these releases. Remember the last time there was new cover artwork for the KH manga?

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[Ruran]

Not sure if getting. Eh, probably not, I'm too poor to double dip. ;DX

Still gotta preorder my copies.

And honestly, I'm sort of glad they recycled old artwork for these releases. Remember the last time there was new cover artwork for the KH manga?

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[Taochan]

I'm disappointed that there's no new Amano art (wasn't really expecting it yet held a tiny bit of hope) BUT I am incredibly happy that they chose to use the covers from Volumes 1 and 4! The covers from Volumes 2 and 3 are just sort of "meh". Can't wait to get these next month. <3

 

[Chaser]

It's definitely the JPEG compression. These were the best we could find. At least it isn't the cover with Atlantica!Sora...

That is the only manga I have *cries*

 

[Taochan]

That is the only manga I have *cries*

Feel bad about that.

 

[MardukKurios]

Is there some relevant change in the Manga because it's titled FINAL MIX?
Since I have the Ultimanias and they are listed as some Ad in the end I was always wondering if I miss out something great and funny.

Hope that someone can answer me this question! :3

 

[Kenzichi]

I want to know what's different about the regular manga and final mix as well. I'm going to get these anyway, so I guess I'll find out eventually lol. I still hope that they re-translated this. Some of the lame dialogue in tokyopop's translations are just...

 

[Oracle Spockanort]

Is there some relevant change in the Manga because it's titled FINAL MIX?
Since I have the Ultimanias and they are listed as some Ad in the end I was always wondering if I miss out something great and funny.

Hope that someone can answer me this question! :3

There aren't any changes (besides typical corrections done to bounded volumes, and Yen Press translated everything from scratch so it is different from the original TokyoPop translations)

 

[gelandporn]

I hear they recolored the Heartless. You just can't tell because it's in black and white.

 

[Oracle Spockanort]

I hear they recolored the Heartless. You just can't tell because it's in black and white.

8D And they speak in English rather than Japanese like in the original.

 

[Zephyr]

I've tried to color correct the images and here they are.

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[Rydgea]

Aw, I adore the Atlantica cover. It's so colorful, has good composition, and just makes me smile.

It'll be interesting to see any noteworthy changes in translations. I don't remember if there were (m)any discrepancies in the Tokyopop serialization. I haven't read those in a long time. Still, I'm glad Yen Press has decided to start from scratch.

 

[kupo1121]

It's definitely the JPEG compression. These were the best we could find. At least it isn't the cover with Atlantica!Sora...

What you got against Atlantica?!?!?

Aw, I adore the Atlantica cover. It's so colorful, has good composition, and just makes me smile.

I agree...Atlantica needs some love lol It seems like it is always that world that is never that well received haha

 

[Neko]

I was hoping for some new Amano artwork, but I was expecting that previous covers would be used.

 

[Oracle Spockanort]

What you got against Atlantica?!?!?

I didn't think it was the best cover xD The other ones were super mysterious then there was super bubbly Atlantica. xD I like it as art and I love TLM and Atlantica the world. I just didn't like it as a cover

 

[Taochan]

What you got against Atlantica?!?!?

I agree...Atlantica needs some love lol It seems like it is always that world that is never that well received haha

KH1 Atlantica is a great world.

 

[Monkey D. Rocky]

The Kingdom Hearts Manga is sooooo awesome. It's so funny and it was really unique experiencing the KH story in a different way. The KH Manga was the first Manga I've ever owned and I cannot wait to read it again...cause I accidently lost my copies. Btw, is this version of the Manga any different from the original?