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Why did Kingdom Hearts manga series release new volumes so far apart from each
other?

The game has been out for a long time, so the plot is pretty much predictable.

Plus, why have they stopped KH2 in the middle, and begin with KH358/2?


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Why weren't Kingdom Heart volumes released regularly?


Initially, the publications of English volumes weren't that far apart; the
English _Kingdom Hearts_ and _Chain of Memories_ were on a release cycle
around 90 days.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TpHFz.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TpHFz.png)

However, that changed in 2008, when TOKYOPOP, the English publisher, underwent
a major corporate restructuring. Many of their projects, including _Kingdom
Hearts_ translations, were delayed following the first _Kingdom Hearts II_
release. This effectively slowed the English releases of _Kingdom Hearts II_
to a halt.

In addition, Shiro Amano (the artist) went on hiatus from _Kingdom Hearts II_
after volume 2 in favor of _Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days_ , so Japanese versions
stopped after volume 2 as well. (I don't believe Amano or the producers had
any comment on _why_ he did this.)

_Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days_ has been completed with 5 volumes, but shortly
after Tokyopop's reorganization was finished, they lost the majority of their
licenses and effectively shut down, which halted the English _Kingdom Hearts_
series. Thus, those English volumes never saw the light of day.

On a side note: Recently, [Yen Press announced that they had purchased the
rights to the _Kingdom Hearts_ series](http://geek-
news.mtv.com/2013/04/02/sakuracon-hatsune-miku-kingdom-hearts/). They will be
[re-releasing some of the old
volumes](http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts_series_\(manga\)#Licensing_Issues)
first, then:

> Yen will kick things off with the first volume of the fourth series,
> "Kingdom Hearts 365/2 _[sic]_ days" in November, and it will release the
> four-volume "Kingdom Hearts" series as two omnibus volumes (dubbed "Kingdom
> Hearts Final Mix") in May 2013 and the two-volume "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of
> Memories" as a single omnibus in June 2014.

![Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Vol. 5 cover](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cOvYy.jpg)


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