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Kingdom Hearts anime announced for Disney Channel and Disney+, Nomura involved

Disney announced at D23 that an anime adaptation of Kingdom Hearts will air on the Disney Channel and Disney+. Series creator Tetsuya Nomura is involved and Disney describes the show as a reimagining with a "brand-new story." The adaptation matters because Kingdom Hearts' decades-spanning, complex canon across many main games and spinoffs presents substantial storytelling challenges, and the release coincides with calls by BDS to boycott Disney+.

• Announcement made at D23, Disney's biennial fan festival, that Kingdom Hearts is being adapted into an anime.
• Disney confirmed the series will air on the Disney Channel and Disney+, and described it as reimagining the adventure with a "brand-new story."
• Series creator Tetsuya Nomura is involved in the production.
• The Kingdom Hearts franchise spans many main entries and numerous spinoffs across different consoles, creating a large, complex canon the adaptation will engage