THE FUSE

After a quarter century of doing its own thing, Kingdom Hearts took center stage at this year’s D23 conference. As anticipated, we got a new glimpse at the upcoming Kingdom Hearts IV, along with a release window. Less anticipated was the announcement of an official animated series, which will debut on Disney+. While details on what the series will cover were scant, Kingdom Hearts creator Tetsuya Nomura followed up with a memo, instructing fans to follow in his footsteps: Go nuts. Go absolutely bonkers.