Famitsu: Sora is One of the Top Characters

The latest issue of Famitsu features Sora from the series for the top characters of the new issue. Sora, not only made the list, but also made it on the cover of the video gaming magazine, along with seven other pages containing characters from the KINGDOM HEARTS series.

Among the scans that were shown in the interview, there was also an interview with Nomura about Sora’s design and what we can expect next from the series.

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The Story of Sora’s Creation with Tetsuya Nomura
- Since Final Fantasy VII, Nomura has had a hand in designing many characters and is also director in the Kingdom Hearts series.
- At first his design was like that of an anthropomorphic lion, with ears and a tail.
- His weapon was a chainsaw, before the Keyblade.
- With the exciting secret ending of KINGDOM HEARTS Birth by Sleep, we can look forward to the appearance of Sora’s future activities when they are prepared.
- Kingdom Hearts III. since there is demand from the current fans around the world, “I will do my best to bring it into realization as quickly as possible”.

Source: FF-Reunion