Kingdom Hearts (anime)

Kingdom Hearts is a Japanese anime series based off the video game franchise of the same name. Various anime series based off the video game franchise have aired on TV Tokyo since 2003; the latest anime adaptation premiered in Japan on July 9th, 2018, after the premiere of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Cute. Prior to 2018, all Kingdom Hearts anime adaptations were animated at Toei Animation; however, III is instead animated at Studio Comet, due to a previous deal between NickFamily Studios and Studio Comet. All anime series prior to III were licensed in English by Disney Television Animation, with III being licensed for English distribution by NickFamily Studios and Disney Media Distribution. In the United States, the anime previously aired on the Cartoon Network XD channel space prior to 2013, when Dream Drop Distance moved to Disney XD; subsequently, the anime was aired on the Family Channel in Canada until 2018, when it will move to YTV Family.
On August 15th, 2019, Studio Comet announced that the Kingdom Hearts III anime would end on September 30th, 2019, due to its storyline coming to an end. The amount of episodes Kingdom Hearts III will have at that point is a reference to Disney's 65-episode rule in the 1990s and 2000s. Due to Seikunime overseeing a Kingdom Hearts-Final Fantasy crossover anime, it is unknown whether future installments are possible, and whether AuraAnime Licensing/Disney Media Distribution will distribute them in North America.
In 2018, Disney Television Animation's licenses to the Toei-animated seasons expired and were rescued by NickFamily Studios and Disney Media Distribution. The Toei-animated seasons are currently rerunning on TV Akihabara in Japan and on Aura Retro in the United States.
==Characters==
Main article: Wikipedia:Characters of Kingdom Hearts
==Plot==
Main article: Wikipedia:Kingdom Hearts#Story
==Episodes==
Main article: List of Kingdom Hearts episodes
==Broadcasting==
*Japan: TV Tokyo
*United States: Cartoon Network XD, Disney XD, AuraToons
*English Canada: Family Channel, YTV Family
*France: Télétoon+
*Germany: Aura
*South Korea: Disney Channel
*United Kingdom: Kids' WB
*Spain: Boing
*Italy: Disney Channel
*Latin America: Jetix/Disney XD
*Wales: Jetix/Disney XD, Disney Channel
*Philippines: Cartoon Network
*Southeast Asia: Disney Channel
*Australia: 9Go!, Disney XD
*New Zealand: TVNZ, Nickelodeon, Disney XD
==Trivia==
TBA.