Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts
Genre(s)	Action role-playing Hack and slash Rhythm action
Developer(s)	Square Square Enix Jupiter h.a.n.d. BitGroove Inc. Success indieszero
Publisher(s)	Square Square Enix
Creator(s)	Tetsuya Nomura Shinji Hashimoto
Composer(s)	Yoko Shimomura
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2 Game Boy Advance Mobile phone Nintendo DS PlayStation Portable Nintendo 3DS PlayStation 3 Web browser PlayStation 4 Xbox One Android iOS Windows Nintendo Switch
First release	Kingdom Hearts March 28, 2002
Latest release	Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory November 11, 2020
Parent series	Final Fantasy

Kingdom Hearts^[a] is a series of action role-playing games created by Japanese game designers Tetsuya Nomura and Shinji Hashimoto, being developed and published by Square Enix (originally by Square). It is a collaboration between Square Enix and The Walt Disney Company, and is under the leadership of Nomura, a longtime Square Enix employee.

Kingdom Hearts is a crossover of various Disney properties based in an original fictional universe. The series centers on the main character, Sora, and his journey and experiences with various Disney characters, as well as some from Square Enix properties, such as Final Fantasy, The World Ends with You, and Einhänder, in addition to original characters and locations created specifically for the series.

The series consists of thirteen games available for multiple platforms, and future games are planned. Most of the games in the series have been positively received and commercially successful. As of March 2022, the Kingdom Hearts series has shipped more than 36 million copies worldwide. A wide variety of related merchandise has been released along with the games, including soundtracks, action figures, companion books, light novels, a collectible card game, and a manga series.
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