Kingdom Hearts: The Complete Series

Trying to get a set of these books is getting very difficult due to the very short press run tokyopop gave it, which is a pity. I managed to get a set a few weeks ago and i have really enjoyed reading them. The artwork is fantastic and feel a lot of love and care has been put in. The chracters are the same from the game and the moments of humor really add it it. I also liked the comic strips and other extras in the back of each book. The only thing i felt is that the books are too short. One thing that strikes me as odd is that although they are manga style, they read like a normal book instead of the traditional right to left manga! It's definatly a great collector's item but does not warrent the prices some people are charging!

Love this series. Kingdom Hearts is a great game series and if you love the games, you're going to love the manga. It captures the whole game in comic form essentially and is a rather good take on the main game series.

Exactly how was described, love the books! Great for any fan!

As a very big fan of Kingdom Hearts, I took no hesitation in buying these comic books when I saw them. After receiving them very quickly, I was pleased, but slightly disappointed at the same time. If you don't know what Kingdom Hearts is, it is a series which follows a young boy called Sora, who is searching for his friends Riku and Kairi, who were seperated from him when he was transported from his home island into a series of worlds he never thought of ever traveling too. Sora is also the chosen weilder of the Keyblade, a weapon which can defeat darkness, and the storylines main enemies, known as the Heartless. Kingdom Hearts is very enjoyable, as it combines Final Fantasy with Disney. Sora is accompanied by Donald Duck and Goofy, and these 'worlds' he travels too to are actually locations from Disney films e.g. Agrabah from Aladdin, Atlantica from The Little Mermaid. So whats good about the books you ask? Well, for one thing, they are actually quite funny in some places. Also, you are getting 4 books in the set, which have about 150 pages in them, so they take quite a long time to get through. They certainly pass the time away on a boring day. The thing I like the most about these books though is the mini stories at the back of each book- this is new content not featured in any of the Kingdom Hearts games, and is very joyful to read. However, there are some bad points too. Firstly, as they are comic books, and they consist of mostly animation, it doesnt help that everything is in BLACK AND WHITE. No expense has been spent to add colour to the drawings, which makes it quite dull. Also, the storyline is exactly the same to that of the games, so if you have played the games, you know what happens next. A lot of content in the story line is also missed out too- lots of worlds that were visited in the game are missed out in the books. My recommendation- if you are a fan of Kingdom Hearts, and you like manga comics, you will love this. However, if you have played Kingdom Hearts, and want to read these books expecting something new, then you wont enjoy this. My opinion- a very nice read- could have done with some more colour and extra content.

I love these books, these are a must for every Kingdom Hearts fan who loves the storyline of Kingdom Hearts.

I love it! A fantastic read for the fans of the game!

my son was so excited when i gave him these set of books, he is now waiting for the next game to come out

The book are great but the box it come in was really damaged.