{"id":165895,"date":"2026-08-14T21:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T04:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=165895"},"modified":"2026-08-14T21:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T04:06:07","slug":"disney-announces-kingdom-hearts-anime-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/08\/14\/disney-announces-kingdom-hearts-anime-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Announces Kingdom Hearts Anime Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">A Kingdom Hearts anime series has been announced. It&#8217;s &#8220;coming soon&#8221; to Disney Channel and Disney+.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The show&#8217;s reveal was first made at the D23 2026 event&#8217;s Disney Entertainment Showcase, <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsondisneyplus.com\/kingdom-hearts-the-series-coming-to-disney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">per What&#8217;s On Disney Plus<\/a>. The outlet also reported that the anime will feature a &#8220;brand-new story that will expand on the universe of Kingdom Hearts while celebrating the characters that have captured the hearts of millions of fans around the world,&#8221; and is being made &#8220;in partnership with video game creator Tetsuya Nomura and the creative team at SQUARE ENIX.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ready for a new adventure? \ud83d\udc9b An original Kingdom Hearts anime series inspired by the beloved video game franchise is coming soon to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DisneyChannel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DisneyChannel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DisneyPlus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DisneyPlus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZJMl3LS4yr\">pic.twitter.com\/ZJMl3LS4yr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Disney (@Disney) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Disney\/status\/2088459950997848544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Kingdom Hearts is a JRPG series and multimedia franchise that began in 2002. It notably features Disney characters and settings, with 2019&#8217;s <em>Kingdom Hearts III<\/em> introducing some from Pixar properties as well. The description for <em>Kingdom Hearts III\u00a0<\/em>reads:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">KINGDOM HEARTS III tells the story of the power of friendship as Sora and his friends embark on a perilous adventure. Set in a vast array of Disney and Pixar worlds, KINGDOM HEARTS follows the journey of Sora, a young boy and unknowing heir to a spectacular power. Sora is joined by Donald Duck and Goofy to stop an evil force known as the Heartless from invading and overtaking the universe.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"included-worlds\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">New Disney \/ Pixar worlds included in-game \u2013 Monsters, Inc., Toy Story, Tangled, Frozen, Pirates of the Caribbean, Big Hero 6 and more!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Through the power of friendship, Sora, Donald and Goofy unite with iconic Disney-Pixar characters old and new to overcome tremendous challenges and persevere against the darkness threatening their worlds.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The next Kingdom Hearts game, <em>Kingdom Hearts IV<\/em>, had its late 2027 release window and a showcase trailer revealed at the same event. It&#8217;s coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X\/S, Xbox ON PC, Nintendo Switch 2, Steam, and Epic Games Store.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KINGDOM HEARTS IV | D23 2026 Showcase Trailer\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/54eFEhlnIjg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>Sources:<\/strong> <span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-1tl8opc\">@Disney, What&#8217;s On Disney Plus<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Kingdom Hearts anime series has been announced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":165898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[12833],"class_list":["post-165895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anime","tag-kingdom-hearts"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kingdom-Hearts-anime-announcement-e1786766675938.png?fit=1083%2C610&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8n4QV-H9J","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165895"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165895"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":165899,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165895\/revisions\/165899"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}