Square Enix Hired Loremaster To Keep Track Of Kingdom Hearts' Story
Imagine having this role on your CV.
Kingdom Hearts 3
The beloved crossover series from Square Enix and Disney may look silly at first glance, but its story is anything but simple. Even the most dedicated fans would admit that following the Kingdom Hearts saga has become increasingly difficult, with more than ten entries spread across different platforms. Some of the Kingdom Hearts 4 characters we've seen so far are also going to be confusing if you skipped the mobile games.
Well, it seems that keeping track of Kingdom Hearts' story isn't just a challenge for players. In the recent interview with Famitsu, Tetsuya Nomura revealed that Square Enix hired a dedicated "proofreader" to keep the story consistent, avoid contradicting earlier games, and explain it all to Disney "as clearly as possible, using diagrams and such".
"As the Kingdom Hearts series has continued, the number of characters has inevitably increased, and the story has become more complex. For example, with the newly announced anime series, the number of external people involved in the Kingdom Hearts series has increased, and explaining the settings and scenarios each time has become quite difficult.
Fortunately, the staff working on the χ series had someone who meticulously compiled and organized the settings of past Kingdom Hearts series in an easy-to-understand way, and he was also in charge of explaining the scenarios and settings to Disney. In fact, at the beginning of Kingdom Hearts IV's development, Disney requested that he compile the materials, so he officially joined the Kingdom Hearts IV team as a proofreader." (machine translated)
The "We're All Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This" joke about Nomura is practically asking to be made, but honestly, this makes perfect sense for any long-running franchise, especially when you have to communicate with external producers.
We already know that the χ prequel series is deeply connected to the story of Kingdom Hearts 4, but if you're worried about having to catch up on all of its titles, Nomura said in the same interview that KH4 will offer enough context even for those who haven't played them.
Kingdom Hearts 4 is releasing in late 2027 on PC, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. We don't know much about the story yet, but you'll get to play as King Mickey, Goofy, and Donald Duck, and Pixar's Coco world is confirmed:
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