This is a figure in honored of Kingdom hearts II a popular video game series created by Square Enix in early 2000.
The figure was made by Bandai Spirits and was published by Banpresto under the line of Ichiban Kuji. Ichiban Kuji translates to
Number one Lottery. So far this line is exclusive to Japan, thus making the rest of the world to rely on 3rd parties in order to purchase any items this might change one day.
Banpresto is publishing different Anime and Gaming related products every year specifically for this particular line.
As mentioned above this figure represents the series of kingdom hearts and more specifically the latest instalment as of this writting which was the highly
anticipated Kingdom hearts 3 which was released for both consoles (Playstation 4,Xbox one) End of january 2019). The figure comes in 4 seperated, pieces,
Sora
King Mickey
Sora's Keyblade
Figure base
Sora is the main character of the series. He is the little boy from destiny islands who began his journey early in 2002 and still going strong now by the end of 2020.
Sora is 16cm tall and he is wearing his clothing from the latest title Kingdom Hearts III NOTE: Kingdom hearts 3 may not be the lastest title by the time you reading this
and 3 does not stand for third game since its actually the eleveth . From top to bottom Sora has his iconic spikey haircut that has multi layers to show and give depth to the figure.
it also combines two layers of the colour brown , darker from the inside and brighter towards the outside. His expression is fantastic. Bandai spirits paid alot of attention on making sure
that he was going to look kind and welcoming yet full of confidence in his own abilities. On his neck he is wearing the chain of the crown he had from the very beggining back in 2002, It's
worth to mention that the chain has the marks of a chain. As mention he is wearing his new jacket, coloured to perfection. red, gold, black, white and grey are combined beautyfully and resulting
to this new look. The attention to detail is spectacular. from the pins, the pockets, the zipers all the way up to the red hoodie,everything is painted and scuplted with one thing in mind. Making it a must have for collectors.I love the fact that they didn't make him very muscular but they did add details on his hands. Sora was never skinny and he was never Muscular, he was in the inbetween.
On his hands he is also wearing his new gloves which also have nice details on their form and coloring. On his right hand Sora is holding his iconic Keyblade which can be added and remove at will.
The keyblade combines gold and silver and has an actual chain with the the mickey symbol at the end.( It represents the symbol of the kingdom key, there are multiple keys with multiple chains).
On the lower part Sora has his new trousers and shoes. A thing that is instantly noticable is the fact that he has multiple belts everywhere, gloves,trousers and shoes, this is due tp the fact that Sora
was designed from noneother than Tetsuta Nomura himslef who is known for his character designs for Final fantasy vii,XV (and other final fantasy titles), kinggdom hearts and the world ends with you series
that being said it explains why his trousers are filled with belts and pockets. The coloring here is also simply amazing. As for the shoes, Sora was previously known as the banana shoes boy due to the fact that
he was wearing gigantic yellow shoes. Its nice to see that he has a more down to earth proportion for his shoes and its very good that they still have a yellow layer on them in respect to the original Last but not least
the soles of the boots are detailed with their gaps and spikes.
The second character on the figure is King Mickey and he is approximately 9 cm tall .He just like Sora , is also rocking his new appearance from the latest Game of Kingdom hearts 3.
The detail on him is worth commenting. To start things of, again from top ,the Expression. King Mickey, just like in most of the series he seems happy when he is close to his friends and especially Either Sora or Riku.
His pose is simple but it's a pose you get used to when you play the games . I can't describe why but I'm sure some of you know what I mean by that. It is also the pose he has in the art book of the game,
and the model for his character in game . Mickeys clothing is similar to his original look in terms of colouring , that is yellow, red and black, however it is in the Kingdom hearts art style.
This means he is wearing a leather Jacket with the a hoodie resembling his mouse shape head, Zipperss on his jacket and belts left and right. The design of his red trousers are also handled in the same way.
from the back , it is noticable that his tails has an intersting twisting shape. Last but not least his boots are a combination of yellow , black and belts.
The last part of the figure comes from the base. The base is aproximately 2 cm tall and it's completely filled with plenty of symbols regarding the series.
These symbols are:
Crown
A symbol that represents power,honor, victory and others. It appears alot as collectables, stickers and many other in game
Heart
The Heart is the one of the central plot elements and eponymous for the series title.It has a deeper meaning within the series.
Keyblade Master
This symbol is used to identify those who have achieved Keyblade Mastery Mark.An exam key blade wielders have to go through.
Mickey Emblem
The Mickey Emblem is used in various worlds and on many items, most Disney related .It can also be seen as representaton of Disney
Nobodies
A Nobody is what remains of those who have lost their hearts to Darkness. They re new enemies that first appeared in kingdom hearts 2 and keep making re appearances throughout
Heartless
Heartless are physical, living manifestations of the darkness within people's heart. They re the first type of enemies you meet in the games
Unversed
The Unversed means "those who were not well-versed in their own existences", They are enemies first introduced in Birth By sleep(a psp game) and made a comeback in more recent games.
About The series
Kingdom Hearts is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix. It is a collaboration between Square Enix and Disney and is under the direction of Tetsuya Nomura, a longtime Square Enix employee
Who as previously mention is motly known for working on final fantasy vii.
Kingdom Hearts is a crossover between Square Enix and Disney based in a fictional universe. The main character Sora, and his friends Donald Duck and Goofy journey around various Disney , Pixar and originally designed worlds.
They battle the heartless and various creatures of darkness in order to save the world from the darkness. throughout their Journey they make new friends along the way, characters from the disney world they visit and various
final fantasy heroes. The series consists of thirteen games , and with the release of Kingdom hearts III in 2019 and The Remind DLC 2020, the game finaly concluded it's first saga known as the Xehanort Dark arc. The series are
well received from the public although sometimes its beeing critisize for its bizzare story telling. The main issue of the series was the fact that all the games add to one story, however they re split to multiple platoforms
such as Ps2,psp,ps4,Android,gba and the Ds. Square Enix though realised the mess they made and the remastered the games and released them as collections for ps4 and xbox. A wide variety of related merchandise has been released
along with the games, including Cds with the soundtracks of the series,multiple figurines,plushies,clothing ,companion books(guides,artbooks), light novels, a collectible card game, manga series(by Akira Amano)
and potentially an upcoming TV series.
Showcases of the figure
This is a video showcasing and reviewing the figure
This is a figure in honored of Kingdom hearts II a popular video game series created by Square Enix in early 2000. 