Kingdom Hearts is Ending.

In a recent interview with Tetsuya Nomura, he talks about the future of Kingdom Hearts 4, Kingdom Hearts Missing Link, his own retirement, and the end of the series as a whole.

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[tridek]

7 Mainline games and 13 side games. That's just the sort of crazy symbolic thing Nomura would do.

[KittRidgeway]

I'm calling it right now. Nomura is going to 'retire' the same way as Miyazaki. He'll be back.

[AlejandroMartinez-fwgt]

I need a final fight against the Master of Masters
Imagine that fight bro

[CasualChris]

Having an ending we are working towards makes me completely change my current view on the series and honestly makes me much more excited for 4

[machodgdon]

Got into the series in the lead up to 3, played everything and then 3, and now there’s actually an end in sight. This is wild

[JBoehmGames]

I feel pretty confident that Nomura will pass the torch and his journal to whoever succeeds him. I don't think Nomura's retirement will be the end of KH, especially given its financial and critical success for both Square and Disney. However that may portend grim tidings for later titles, as they may not have the same heart, and come off as soulless cash grab continuations of a popular property.

Still, I think with the fact that KH3 ended the "Xehanort Saga", I can very easily see KH4 and any games after it up through a KH6 being the "Lost Masters Saga, " and would be fitting to have a second trilogy as the next arc. The sad part is that with games being so much bigger now, outside the mobile games, we're probably not going to see nearly as much supplementary material, meaning the numbered titles and the mobile game(s) are going to have to do a LOT more legwork to come into the same realm of lore density and intricacy as the Xehanort Saga

[simbadg]

Personally, I would love it if KH does what Araki did with Jojos' bizarre adventure.

We get a final conclusion with the sora and universe we all know and love.

Then, a new universe for the future kh sagas but has familiar characters come back as alternate versions so the new team can do something creative without ruining the original universe's story and making it even more complicated. I mean we already have traveling through time and worlds. Going to a different universe and having a new "Sora" start his journey wouldn't be so weird.

[caprae]

Just because nomoura is retiring doesn't mean the series is done. There are plenty of writers working on new projects kingdom heart's 4 can take as long as it needs because at the end of it a good game needs effort and time to be good kingdom heart's 3 is a example of that it could of been better but it was rushed whatever the case may be i hope disney doesn't ruin the future of kingdom heart's.

[kicksyo]

In the same year that MatPat retires, hearing the idea that Kingdom Hearts has a conclusion and we're working towards it really shakes up my world and helps me realize how much time has truly passed by and makes me think about my own future.

[goblin]

Just because nomura retires doesn't mean kingdom hearts will end. Disney is not going to let kingdom hearts die. They had new writers working on missing link.

[TakeTheWorld]

I always knew the Lost Master Arc would be far shorter than the Dark Seeker Saga, but actually hearing from Nomura himself that KH4 leads to the end of the series feels so unreal.

[Fallen-]

The day Nomura retires in the day when all Kingdom Hearts fans get their Keyblades, go outside and point them into the air and say, "May your heart be your guiding key"

[MoretsunaKaze]

I just can’t believe it. I’ve been so loyal to this beautiful game for such a long portion of my life. I have no regrets. I enjoyed every moment of playing every KH game I could experience. I can only thank Nomura and you and so many others for experiencing this special joy. I am truly grateful.

[iKed]

You got me into Kingdom Hearts in the first place Sky. You are a part of my childhood and I've grown to like your content for me, instead of only KH. Keep on going.

[MacUser-ilcx]

If you are able to go back and replay any of the titles throughout the series, then the series will never get old. It's ok for it to end. Being able to play through the entire series beginning to end is like watching your favorite series of films. It's gonna remain a fan favorite for a long, LONG time. What I hope is down the road we get remakes of the DS games just because gameplay wise they are still worth checking out.

[themathgod]

to be fair the conclusion comment could be taken in 2 ways
1. that KH4 is the final game which i doubt
2. with "a story that leads to a conclusion" part
rather then it being the final game it could be the start of the final Sega

[captianbacon]

Um no. Just because nomura retires doesn't mean kingdom hearts ends. Hes gonna pass his mad writing's to some lucky Apprentice like a keyblade. And hes definitely gonna email or mail just stacks of info to his Apprentice one night after he wakes up in a fever dream about it.

[arixmas]

To think Kingdom Hearts could reach its conclusion in just a few years is genuinely so sad to me. It genuinely IS existential to think about. This series has influenced me SO MUCH and is SO important to me. It is genuinely my special interest that I could talk about to anyone for hours lol. I know all good things come to an end. But idk what I'll do when that happens. I guess I have a few years to prepare for that. It will for sure be a bittersweet day.

[wichyluvskh]

Im glad that Ive been able to exist in a time Kingdom Hearts exists. I will be very sad when it eventually ends ❤

[mgbrad]

I have been subbed to you and the rest of the key keepers for nearly a decade at this point. KH 1 was one of the first video games I have ever played and it's some of my earliest memories. Hearing I am gonna be in my 30s having accomplished so many of my life goals with kingdom hearts ENDING sent me into the biggest whip lash ever hearing this...

I will continue to be on this mans crazy hype train until the end.