<p>Initially, the publications of English volumes weren't that far apart; the English <em>Kingdom Hearts</em> and <em>Chain of Memories</em> were on a release cycle around 90 days.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/TpHFz.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/TpHFz.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>However, that changed in 2008, when TOKYOPOP, the English publisher, underwent a major corporate restructuring. Many of their projects, including <em>Kingdom Hearts</em> translations, were delayed following the first <em>Kingdom Hearts II</em> release. This effectively slowed the English releases of <em>Kingdom Hearts II</em> to a halt.</p>

<p>In addition, Shiro Amano (the artist) went on hiatus from <em>Kingdom Hearts II</em> after volume 2 in favor of <em>Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days</em>, so Japanese versions stopped after volume 2 as well. (I don't believe Amano or the producers had any comment on <em>why</em> he did this.)</p>

<p><em>Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days</em> has been completed with 5 volumes, but shortly after Tokyopop's reorganization was finished, they lost the majority of their licenses and effectively shut down, which halted the English <em>Kingdom Hearts</em> series. Thus, those English volumes never saw the light of day.</p>

<p>On a side note: Recently, <a href="http://geek-news.mtv.com/2013/04/02/sakuracon-hatsune-miku-kingdom-hearts/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yen Press announced that they had purchased the rights to the <em>Kingdom Hearts</em> series</a>. They will be <a href="http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts_series_(manga)#Licensing_Issues" rel="nofollow noreferrer">re-releasing some of the old volumes</a> first, then:</p>

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  <p>Yen will kick things off with the first volume of the fourth series, "Kingdom Hearts 365/2<i>[sic]</i> days" in November, and it will release the four-volume "Kingdom Hearts" series as two omnibus volumes (dubbed "Kingdom Hearts Final Mix") in May 2013 and the two-volume "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories" as a single omnibus in June 2014.</p>
</blockquote>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/cOvYy.jpg" alt="Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Vol. 5 cover"></p>

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Cattua
<p>Why did Kingdom Hearts manga series release new volumes so far apart from each other?</p>

<p>The game has been out for a long time, so the plot is pretty much predictable.</p>

<p>Plus, why have they stopped KH2 in the middle, and begin with KH358/2?</p>

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2012-12-12T00:22:25.103Z
No release is currently planned for Kingdom Hearts II volumes 3, 4, and 5, or for Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, since Tokyopop having lost the license to the manga. Neither Disney nor Square Enix has had any comment on this.
кяαzєя
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2012-12-12T00:53:46.670Z
Sounds very suspicious... They're the produce. After all
Hashirama Senju
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2012-12-12T00:55:49.307Z
You can't publish without a publisher or a license.
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Why weren't Kingdom Heart volumes released regularly?
# Why weren't Kingdom Heart volumes released regularly?
Posted by: username_0 on 2012-12-12
Why did Kingdom Hearts manga series release new volumes so far apart from each other?

The game has been out for a long time, so the plot is pretty much predictable.

Plus, why have they stopped KH2 in the middle, and begin with KH358/2?
**Tags:** kingdom-hearts
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: No release is currently planned for Kingdom Hearts II volumes 3, 4, and 5, or for Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, since Tokyopop having lost the license to the manga. Neither Disney nor Square Enix has had any comment on this.  
> **username_0**: Sounds very suspicious... They're the produce. After all  
> **username_1**: You can't publish without a publisher or a license.  
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_2 on 2013-04-18. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
Initially, the publications of English volumes weren't that far apart; the English *Kingdom Hearts* and *Chain of Memories* were on a release cycle around 90 days.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/TpHFz.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/TpHFz.png)

However, that changed in 2008, when TOKYOPOP, the English publisher, underwent a major corporate restructuring. Many of their projects, including *Kingdom Hearts* translations, were delayed following the first *Kingdom Hearts II* release. This effectively slowed the English releases of *Kingdom Hearts II* to a halt.

In addition, Shiro Amano (the artist) went on hiatus from *Kingdom Hearts II* after volume 2 in favor of *Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days*, so Japanese versions stopped after volume 2 as well. (I don't believe Amano or the producers had any comment on *why* he did this.)

*Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days* has been completed with 5 volumes, but shortly after Tokyopop's reorganization was finished, they lost the majority of their licenses and effectively shut down, which halted the English *Kingdom Hearts* series. Thus, those English volumes never saw the light of day.

On a side note: Recently, [Yen Press announced that they had purchased the rights to the *Kingdom Hearts* series](http://geek-news.mtv.com/2013/04/02/sakuracon-hatsune-miku-kingdom-hearts/). They will be [re-releasing some of the old volumes](http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts_series_(manga)#Licensing_Issues) first, then:

> Yen will kick things off with the first volume of the fourth series, "Kingdom Hearts 365/2*[sic]* days" in November, and it will release the four-volume "Kingdom Hearts" series as two omnibus volumes (dubbed "Kingdom Hearts Final Mix") in May 2013 and the two-volume "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories" as a single omnibus in June 2014.

![Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Vol. 5 cover](https://i.sstatic.net/cOvYy.jpg)
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