Tetsuya Nomura is involved in the upcoming Kingdom Hearts anime series, Kingdom Hearts The Series, announced at D23 on August 15, 2026. The series is a co-production between Disney Kids & Family and Square Enix, with Nomura and the Square Enix creative team attached.
Kingdom Hearts is getting its first anime series, and Tetsuya Nomura is attached. Disney announced at D23 on August 15 that Kingdom Hearts The Series will air on Disney Channel and Disney+. The project is a co-production between Disney Kids & Family and Square Enix, with Nomura and the Square Enix creative team involved. The series will tell a completely new story, not a direct adaptation of any game narrative, and will expand the Kingdom Hearts universe while bringing back established characters.
The announcement did not reveal the animation studio, voice cast, or release date. A teaser visual shows a mysterious boy holding a Keyblade in a design that evokes Japanese animation. Disney Kids & Family president Ayo Davis said the series will be "unmistakably Kingdom Hearts" while allowing fans to experience the worlds they love in a new way. The announcement follows a previous attempt at a Kingdom Hearts animated series in the early 2000s, which was shelved.
Nomura's involvement comes as the franchise pushes across media. The game series has shipped over 39 million units worldwide since its 2002 debut. Separately, in July, Square Enix released two limited music products for Final Fantasy X's 25th anniversary, a franchise Nomura has worked on, though the stories do not state his direct role in those products.
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Aug 15
Disney announced at D23 on August 15 that Kingdom Hearts is being adapted into an original anime series, titled Kingdom Hearts The Series, for Disney Channel and Disney+. The project is a co-production between Disney Kids & Family and Square Enix, with franchise creator Tetsuya Nomura and the Square Enix creative team involved. The series will feature a completely new story, not a direct adaptation of any game narrative, and will expand the Kingdom Hearts universe while bringing back established characters. The announcement did not reveal the animation studio, voice cast, or release date. A teaser visual shows a mysterious boy holding a Keyblade in a design that evokes Japanese animation. Disney Kids & Family president Ayo Davis said the series will be "unmistakably Kingdom Hearts" while allowing fans to experience the worlds they love in a new way. The announcement follows a previous attempt at a Kingdom Hearts animated series in the early 2000s, which was shelved. The game franchise has shipped over 39 million units worldwide since its 2002 debut.
Jul 1
Square Enix released two limited music products for Final Fantasy X's 25th anniversary on July 1: a 2-LP vinyl set with 20 tracks and a compilation album collecting 15 arrangements of "To Zanarkand." Both are available at official Square Enix shops and the e-STORE.