---How do you express "KH: Birth by Sleep" in a word?
Nomura: It's Kingdom Hearts, evolved.
Yasue: It's like a wonderful course made up of unexpected spices. To take in everything, from the unprecedented game system, presentation, and every little bit of technology; it combines to complete a three star game.
Yoshimoto: It's gonna be fun for the PSP.

---What does "KH Birth by Sleep" mean for you?
Nomura: Since the concept was "inevitable f...

――-What kind of theme is drawn up in the story of KH Birth by Sleep (BbS below)?
Nomura: The theme seems to revolves between "connections of the heart" and "fate." When it is played last, the player will understand that the KH story that take place afterwards is one "not of chance, but a story that becomes inevitable." Unlike the tender atmosphere of the older games, this one is serious. Because it is a very sad story, people have asked "how do you manage it?" when involvin...

---What about the stories of the three main characters prepared for the PSP title, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep?
Nomura: As for them, their stories begin at the same point on the time axis, but they take separate actions. The worlds they go to are generally the same places, but how they relate with the worlds is what really differs.

For example, after Terra has visited a world that no one has been to yet, afterwards when Ven comes to it, there is a trace ...

---In the recent trailer, their are lines alluding to Master Xehanort aiming for those with hearts of pure light. Is Master Xehanort's goal also to take over the world?
Nomura: It certainly indicates what he's interested in, but that's the first of Master Xehanort's intentions.

---The story follows the viewpoints of the three characters individually, but what happens when the three characters interact together?
Nomura: The three characters will start...

---The Osaka team is diligently working on the development of Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories?
Nomura: Actually, development of BBS started earlier, but we had to interrupt its development in order to improve Re:CoM from it's original plan.

---Then the plot made from before, that image is a reflection of the Kingdom Hearts II: FM+ Secret Movie?
Nomura: Yes.

---Is there special meaning behind the names of Terra and the other characters? <...

---Can you tell us a bit about the development of Birth By Sleep?
Nomura: Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep is being worked on by the same team that created Re: Chain of Memories. Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep's development had originally started before the development of re: CoM, but production was stopped to complete Re:CoM. At first it felt a bit weird starting the project again. I believe this project started before the other two of the Kingdom Hearts games, and ...

Hello, everybody!

The official Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep website has updated with two new videos in the System section. The first video shows off the Shoot Lock abilities for Terra, Aqua, and Ven. The second one gives us a look at some Deck Commands, along with snippets of a few new battle themes. See for yourself--

Kingdom Hearts - Birth by Sleep Official Website

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That's eight on Birth by Sleep, and two on coded:

Discussion of the new scans can be found on our forums, and full translations will be posted there as we complete them!

Hello, folks!

Two new images from the latest issue of Famitsu have surfaced, and it looks like the main focus of the article will be Radiant Garden this time around. The first image features the apprentice Ienzo (who looks strikingly younger than Ven) standing next to Even. The second one shows off a cooperative battle between Terra, Aqua, and Ven against an Unversed. Check 'em out--