Kingdom Hearts: Wishing Star DX

Kingdom Hearts: Wishing Star DX (キングダム ハーツ: ウィッシング スター DX, Kingudamu Hātsu: U~isshingu Hoshi DX) is a Japanese anime television series based on the Kingdom Hearts video game series developed and published by SquareEnix and Disney Interactive. Directed by Akira Toriyama and Kazuya Ichikawa and written by Midori Gotō, featuring character designs by Gen Kobayashi and music composed by Yoko Shimomura, Takeharu Ishimoto and Tsuyoshi Sekito. The anime series is split into two halves: the first half premiered on July 3, 2016, and finished airing on April 29, 2017. The second half, entitled Kingdom Hearts: ViVid Strike! (Japanese: キングダム ハーツ: ViVid Strike!, Hepburn: Kingudamu Hātsu Vividdo Sutoraiku!.), premiered on January 14, 2018 and concluded on July 22, 2018 Both parts aired on TV Tokyo and Disney Channel Japan.
==Plot synopsis==
The 78 episodes in Kingdom Hearts: Wishing Star DX are split into eight sagas:
* New Worlds Saga (eps. 1-13)
* Ultron Saga (eps. 14-26)
* Organization XIII Saga (eps. 27-32)
* 2nd Dimension Saga (eps. 33-38)
* Clone Wars Saga (eps. 39-43)
* U.N.I.Q.U.E. Saga (eps. 44-48)
* Infinity Gauntlet Saga (eps. 49-52)
* Kingdom Hearts: ViVid Strike! (eps. 53-78)
==Characters ==
==Production staff and cast==
===Cast===
== Production and release==
An television series adaptation of the Kingdom Hearts series, titled Kingdom Hearts: Wishing Star DX, which is animated by A-1 Pictures and Seven Arcs Pictures, was announced at D23 2015. The series is directed by Akira Toriyama and Kazuya Ichikawa and written by Midori Gotō. Gen Kobayashi adapted the original character designs for the anime, while the music was composed by Yoko Shimomura, Takeharu Ishimoto and Tsuyoshi Sekito. The series was originally announced for broadcast sometime in July 2016.
The first half of the anime television series adaptation aired from July 3, 2016, to April 29, 2017. The opening theme song for the first half was "Chain of Memories" by , while the ending theme was "Global Keyblade Stars" by . The second half entitled Kingdom Hearts: ViVid Strike! aired from January 13, 2018, to July 21, 2018. The opening theme for the second half is "ViVid Connection" by and the ending theme is TBA by .
The anime had been licensed by and was originally streaming subbed and dubbed on , and . It would later be streamed on , when the service on November 12, 2019. The English dub was produced by NYAV Post and featured many Disney stars from New York and Los Angeles in the voice cast.
==Notes==
*During the broadcast release of the series, Seven Arcs was originally credited as Animation Production Assistance for the first two episodes of the series, and thereafter credited as Animation Production. In the Blu-ray release, however, Seven Arcs is credited for Animation Production in the first two episodes as well.
*A-1 Pictures was on the Production team and Production Committee throughout the series' entire run, and they, separate from the Kōenji Studio, are credited for Animation Production for episode 65.
*A-1 Pictures' subsidiary Kōenji Studio rebranded to CloverWorks during production of the second half of the anime. CloverWorks, as an independent company and as the former Kōenji Studio, is credited for Animation Production during the anime.
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